232: My Birthday Throwback + Bean Brothers!

Can you see the glow on my face?! Maybe not so much. Haha..

It was night shift for me and coming back home past midnight, I was just thinking of the bed and nothing else but guess what? I was greeted with this pretty bouquet and birthday cakes! Yes, a combination of cake slices! :D

Couldn't say this enough but I love 'em flowers! I'm a girl who's heart flutters at beautiful flowers. :) Just so you know (or anyone else)... flowers are from Floristika at Bangsar. I would not say flowers are extremely cheap there but prices are reasonable. Wrapping service is available above. 

I love this place because flowers here are really fresh.

Throwback new unicorn hair colour from Groom Artistry! All about it here.

Faint colour is love. What's your favourite?

Hightlight stop for the day is Bean Brothers. A place I have been wanting to visit for so long! Finally we made it here! This place is huge, considering that it took up a factory lot! 

As if it's not the biggest cafe I've been to, this place consist of 2 floors! The upper floor give you more space for privacy and quietness. Just perfect for work and study.

Right behind me is a wall with a few big frame for each outlet there is in Korea - Incheon, Gangnam, Shindorim, Henan, Google Campus and more! They're not just like any booming cafe but one you should take seriously considering the size of their every outlet, consistency of their perfection of interior, management of every outlet and most importantly, their specialization in coffee.

The circling bar seat on the higher level is good for people watching :D Especially when you have a curious devil in you always wondering how your cup of coffee is made.

I'm very inlove and impressed with the induatrial design with combination of wood work. Though like a run down factory ruin with sights of rust and raw cement openings, everything was almost sparkling clean. 

 

As I was saying about their coffee, we had a try on their fruity flora beans in long black and flat white. Almost never before have I tasted an extraction of fruity or floral coffee in a cup of  flat white before. The fruity and floral taste was vivid. It was stronger in aroma when the coffee enters my mouth. Very much recommended.

#totoronailart

The lower ground is a more casual and public space. Although place has huge, lighting and audio was carefully coordinated.

The kitchen was closed when I visited, open only on very limited times. Not sure about now though. Hopefully the kitchen is open more often now. It would be good to have some food after some work considering the place is pretty far away to get food.

Outfit of the day...
High waisted short from Forever21
Red White Stripe Crop Top from Mng
Sling Back from XES
Black Sneakers from Converse
Hair Makeover from Groom Artistry

Floristika

a: No.6, Jalan Liku, Off Jalan Riong, Taman Bukit Pantai, 59100 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

t: +603-2287 6113

h: Monday - Sunday, 8am to 8.30pm

w: http://www.floristika.com.my/

f: https://www.facebook.com/Floristika.com.my/ 

Bean Brothers (Malaysia)

a: Jalan PJU 3/50, Sunway Damansara, Petaling Jaya.

t: +603-7733 5418

h: Monday - Sunday, 11am-10pm. 

w: http://www.beanbrothers.co.kr/

f: https://www.facebook.com/mybeanbrothers

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231: Unicorn Hair from Groom Artistry

Scrolling back to the visit to Groom Artistry end of May this year! A must visit to the Salon after a very long time! The last I visit to the salon before this was before Chinese New Year.

How much my hair has grown, it's time to make them even again but most importantly, give them a new colour! <3

Groom Artistry is situated near KLCC, in The Intermark. 

Most people might not be familiar with The Intermark but they do have a nice food court at the lower level, together with Village Grocer. Love this place because they have got some really good cheesy mash potato! My favourite craving at the moment! <3

While going for any treatment, you can request these friendly people here to help you get some food or drinks in case you are having some cravings.  

If you are driving, best time to visit this place is after working hour on weekdays and on the weekends for a flat rate parking fee.

Their interior is raw and simple. Mostly cement flooring and wall with some wooden elements.

Random picture of my converse sneakers coz they look so good here :D

After hours and hours of bleaching, colouring and waiting, the result is finally out! It's <3

Thanks to Carina (the pretty stylist at the center) for the mix of colours! You can always set an appointment with her because she is really good with colours :)

Top layer is ash brown all over. Bottom was a gradient of Green -> Blue -> Purple. Felt like a unicron colour! 

Front and back look. I always love hidden bright colours at the bottom layer shadowed by the top hair layer with less eye-catching colour. 

My favourite colours are always the bright colours / ash colour / faded colours. <3

It was a very comfortable visit even though my first there with them; Aishah, Carina, Jerry. Their boss make it a point that they must make every visitor feels at home all the time. Missing from the picture is the young chatty PR girls, Emily.

Below is the colour transition as time pass;

2 days later.

2 weeks after.

6 weeks after.

Visited the salon a second time and got this new ash colour by Jerry. Top layer ash brown + bottom layer ash grey 8-5

1 week after. 

5 weeks after.

Which is more of your style? Carina's work or Jerry's work? Well, either one, they are all done at the Groom Artistry! Call them up for an appointment today and let them know Patricia / Tenshi referred you for a special price! *wink

Groom Artistry

a: The Intermark Mall, Level 2, Lot 2-03, No: 348, Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur.

t: 03-2181 8116

f: https://www.facebook.com/GroomArtistry

i: https://www.instagram.com/groomartistry

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230: P.S. Tokyo Turns 1!

P.S. Tokyo is finally 1! It is definitely a new milestone achievement to see this place able to grow and finally reach a year old. 

So what's better than to share the joy with everyone? Psst, surprises awaits at the end of the post!

A year old it is and a celebration with joy must not be missed! It was a moment of simple but meaningful gathering. Everyone had a good time mingling and enjoying the desserts, even making their own rendition of a parfait.

The cafe was decorated with classy elegant black and white balloons in collaboration with The Balloons. The giant balloon and silver star was icing on the cake! If you ever need balloons to spike up your event, do drop them a message!

Everything was kept to minimalist, in-line with the cafe environment. The French Crullers Dessert Bar had collaborated to decorate the party table with a macaron tower and beautifully decorated cupcakes. They are not only good for display but taste delicious as well. She is definitely one of the baker that can make beautiful yet tasty desserts! <3 Totally recommended!

It was definitely a fun filled celebration with all blogger friends! However, not forgetting the crowd for their support towards P.S. Tokyo all year long, there will be surprises and promotions, hopefully to get everyone excited.

P.S. Tokyo anniversary actually falls on 4th October, 2016 when free mini soft serves were given out! If you have missed out these delicious Japanese soft serves, perhaps try your hands on these going-to-be-launched Japanese Hot Cakes! 

Japanese Hot Cakes (ホットケーキ) are the thick and fluffier version of American pancakes. They are what Japanese loves having in the morning.

Coming this 18th October 2016, these Japanese Hot Cakes will make their way into P.S. Tokyo menu! The hot cake comes in 2 version; the Fruit Mix and the Azuki. The Fruit Mix is a refreshing combination of Strawberry, peach and grapes, drizzle with strawberry syrup + maple syrup.

The Azuki version holds a combination of azuki beans, butter and drizzles of maple syrup. Which would you choose?

In conjunction with the introduction of these delicious hot cakes, P.S. Tokyo has collaborated with KL Now to bring you RM1 Japanese Hot Cakes! 

Yes, they could be yours for only RM1! All you need to know is HERE! 

Let me repeat again; GET YOUR RM1 JAPANESE HOT CAKES NOW! Click the link above!

Do check it out now and own them before anyone else does, because they are only giving out 50 plates!

For more years to come, I hope P.S. Tokyo will continue to be a place that brings people together and make them happy. That's what this place is for. <3

P.S. Tokyo

a: 80a, Jalan SS2/60, 47300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

t: +6012-2133706 / +6017 6139631

h: Tuesday - Sunday, 12pm to 12am (11pm last call)

f: www.facebook.com/pstokyocafe

i: www.instagram.com/pstokyo

t: www.twitter.com/pstokyocafe

e: pstokyocafe@gmail.com

 #pstokyoturns1 #freesoftserve #RM1JapaneseHotCakes

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229: My Realash, Real Lashes Result.

Hello October!

Can't believe it's just a few months away and it will be a new year again. Time sure pass in a speedy rate! This post has been long delayed but I finally have the time to share my result after a month of using Realash Eyelash Enhance.

If you missed out my previous post about my unboxing of this pretty parcel from Realash, you can read it here. It is actually a well-known eyelash enhancer serum.

Here is a photo for comparison of before and after usage. Looking carefully on both pictures, you will be able to notice some slight improvement on the length of eyelashes. My lashes have grown 1 or 2 mm longer after a religious 30 days of application. Although it might not look much, it actually does a different to the beauty of my eyes.

It is not visible here but I applied some left over serum on my bottom lashes as well after application on my top lashes. There shows some visible growth in lenght as well and it makes me happy.

Every morning, I look at the reflection of my eyes on the mirror and it makes me smile. I smile at the sight of a more beautiful pair of eyes enhanced by my improved eyelashes.

I used to have very brittle eyelashes and they would fall off in a number of 1 or 2 every single day without fail. Recently, I don't notice them falling anymore. Thanks to Realash, my eyelashes now have grown stronger too! #eyelashesgamestrong

Thanks to Realash for making my bare eyes beautiful. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who faces brittle and short eyelashes problem.

During the 30 days, the only problem that I face was a slight discomfort twice during the application of the serum. It was very slight and goes off in just a while. Therefore, it was not a bother to me.

I hope my share of experience will be able to help you decide whether to get this or not. It is a product I would recommend you to try at least once and judge for yourself. 

You can read about my unboxing of the beautiful parcel here as well.

Realash Eyelash Enhance & Brow Conditioner

w: http://realash.my/ 

f: https://www.facebook.com/Realash.my

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228: Althea - Shopping Korea in Malaysia! #Cybersales

Hi girls! 

Understand that the cray cray #CyberSales is going on right now!  But where to get one of the most amazing deal and continue shopping when it's over? Read all about it here right now and deets at the end of the post!

It's late of me but I'd love to share where you can shop direct from Korea in the comfort of your own couch! Yes, it's almost a year since the big change in my life and I have not gotten much time to catch up on beauty products! Still, I've got to restock my beauty products once the old ones has diminished, right?

There's this online shopping which I find really reliable! More now since that I have tried it out for myself! Althea is a name which should be quite familiar by now. You might not have experience it but I'm sure you would have heard or come across it on facebook! 

I was spoilt for choice during my first time shopping there. Everything seems to be on promotion and reviews seems to be amazing! Limited budget but everything seems so tempting! 

My first parcel from Althea, called the beauty box gets me really excited! ^^ They sure know the way to a girl's heart! Purchases was packed in a pretty pink box and send to our doorstep - free of charge for every purchase above RM150. Sure feels like receiving a gift from Santa although I know it's just my own purchase. 

Althea is very generous with promotions. During my purchase, they had a Buy 3 Free 1 promo! Promotions like this usually comes with a lot of terms and conditions but not Althea. I got an Innisfree Green Tea Balancing Skin Toner worth RM56 as the free item with my purchase totaling RM208 -  which means I get free shipping too! - shipping direct from Korea <3 

Shipping takes less than 10 days - considered a reasonable duration for me!

Items I got from Althea are as below;

Piolang 24K Gold Wrapping Mask (80ml) - RM240 RM69

It's an editor's pick with good review! Can't wait to test how it fares!

SkinMiso Pore Corset Serum (30ml) - RM163  RM78

Saw some recommendations and positive review results regarding this product, hopefully it works well on shrinking pores like how the crowd says.

Innisfree The Green Tea Seed Serum RM115 RM61

Innisfree Green Tea Balancing Skin Toner worth RM79 RM56 

This is going to be my first try on Innisfree products. Heard a lot about them and hopefully they will do my combination skin some good in terms of hydration and balancing skin condition. 

Althea has 4 promises which won my confident to shop with them long term. It makes me feel that they read our mind as consumers really well and knows what exactly is the values that they need to have as an online shopping portal.

• Best Price Policy

Online shopping portal is a business war zone. Prices are easily comparable with just a few clicks and most of us are always on the look out for the best price. 

Althea work directly with brands and ship products directly from Korea which gives them a competitive stand on giving some of the best prices we can source. I would not say that have the lowest price for EVERY single item in their inventory but they give the most saving for overall purchases.

• Authenticity Guarantee

They are 200% confident about the authenticity of their products because there can't be any replicas when they are getting the stocks from the brands directly, right? 

Also because they know how important it is for us consumers to be applying safe products on our skin, they uphold the honour any returns and refund 200% on the purchase value right away should there be any mishap like that happens.

• 30 Days Unconditional Refund

Any refund does not do the company any good but for the benefit of consumers, Althea lets their customer returns any products which they are not satisfied with, within 30 days. They even cover up to RM6 off the return shipping fees! 

This is something not many online companies are generous of. Especially when the product is shipped all the way from Korea.

• Safe Delivery

All Althea orders are checked for the authenticity, condition and even expiry before being boxed up. Overall, every order goes through 3 levels of quality control. Every items are also packed nicely and protected properly for delivery all the way from Korea to Malaysia so that we will receive our order in good condition.

With these promises, I do not see any reason to doubt shopping with Althea. So far, they have been doing well with their promises as I have not heard any complains about it. Therefore, I am really recommending any beauty junkies to check out Althea for your next online shopping if you have not.

As for the  current #CyberSales cray cray, Althea is having a Buy 1+1 Laniege Water Sleeping for only RM90. Yes, it's time to stock up for this much raved about item! Today is the last day!

Althea

w: http://my.althea.kr/

f: https://www.facebook.com/altheakorea

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227: Burps and Giggles Cafe @ Ipoh Town

Wondering how is the cafe scene in Ipoh? Well, I can say this place is getting more hipster slowly..

Decide to pop into a cafe to relax for a bit and refuel the fluid in my body after going around under this hot weather. Burps & Giggles it is! It actually consist of two lots of shop but still, space is quite compact inside

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226: Kong Heng Square @ Ipoh Town

Made my way to Kong Heng Square on Monday (said to be open) looking for Ais Kepal from Bits & Bobs but was greeted with locked grills. Ironically, this is the only place to get it from around this area, Disappointed indeed. Not like it's something really amazing but it's simple joy like this which puts the smile on the kid within us. If you know what I mean..

Anyway, here's a brief walk through Kong Heng Square... They have little stall here and there all selling little gift, trinkets and souveniors.. Do browse through and who knows, you'll see something which you would want to bring back so dearly. :)

Selalu Locks, the Ipoh Town version of love locks! Lock and mark you love memory in this place with your loved ones! Get one for RM18 or 2 for RM30. I wonder how heavy this photo grill can withstand. *sweat face Haha..

Just so you know there's a barber here in case you need a haircut so suddenly. It's chic with the glass panel walls instead of just in some normal shop lot. I wonder if people just go in for a haircut.

Further inside, there's some boutiques inside selling clothes. Love how they preserve the old structures and yet made it operational as a recreational area. It is a waste a lot of heritage buildings in Kuala Lumpur was not preserved this way.

Little did I expect to see Plan B here. If you are looking for a fancier meal instead of the local stall and delicacies here, this is the place you should visit. Although with price tag on a heavier side, the environment is definitely comfortable and a great place to hang out.

The lazy book keeper overlooking a visitor registry book while dozing off... If you're a fan of the legendary Yasmin Yuusoff, you would perhaps like to drop by for a visit.

Similar to the Penang town, there's amazing mural drawings scattered all over the place. I especially like this because it has Marilyn Monroe on it, and very beautifully drawn as well. <3

This one is one of the seven drawn by Ernest Zacharevic around town.

It's a great sight seeing place around the Kong Heng Square with many must eat food, all withing a short walking distance. I would advice to find a place to park and just stroll all around here.

Like my page here. <3

Kong Heng Square

a: 99, Jalan Sultan Yussuf,

30000 Ipoh, Perak.

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