[Review] New ASIENCE Leave-On Hair Treatment

May 5, 2013 by sunkisstiffy

Lotsa changes in my body hormones ever since I am pregnant. Other than the increase in weight, waistline, bust line, tiny bumps on forehead and pigmentation issues, my hair condition has been affected too. Because of morning sickness and tiredness, I hardly have the energy to take care of my skin and hair, which results in dryness for both.

When I am introduced to the new range of leave-on hair treatment from ASIENCE, I decided to take the sponsorship and give it a try, also to give my hair a second chance.

The different treatment range for different hair types

ASIENCE Leave-On Treatment Water : For Tangled and Untamed Hair
ASIENCE Leave-On Treatment Milk: For dry and frizzy hair
ASIENCE Leave-On Treatment Oil: For Severely Dry and Damaged Hair

ASIENCE Leave-On Treatment focuses on maintaining hair smoothness and manageability all day long.

As my hair is seriously “dying”, I decided to give all 3 products a try. My hair sure needs all the hassle-free care and treatment.

I keep the ASIENCE Leave-On Treatment Water in my office. Whenever my hair dry and tangled, I will just give it a few sprays, use my fingers to comb through my hair, and less than a minute, my hair is fixed. Recommended to use on damp hair but I like to use it on dry hair to give my hair some hydration as and when I feel my hair is dry.

You know how strong the wind can mess up my hair when I return to office after lunch? ASCIENCE Leave-On Treatment Water helps to keep my hair moisturized and in a way, easy to comb and tidy it after lunch.

When I am at home,I will just apply ASIENCE Leave-On Treatment Oil to ensure my hair is looking healthy when I’m out. Recommended to use on damp hair, but I’ve no problem in applying it on dry hair.

I am surprised it’s not oily at all. Not oily as in my hands do not feel abit of oiliness. Despite not being oily, ASIENCE Leave-On Treatment Oil is able to fix my dry and untamed hair.

Before

After

ASCIENCE Leave-On Treatment Oil is my pick from this range, the non-oily texture moisturizes my hair ends and maintain nice hair shine.

For those who don’t mind milk texture, ASIENCE Leave-On Treatment Milk deals with dry & frizzy hair.

It’s a little sticky for my liking. I have to wash my hands with soap after application as I am the one who likes hands to feel oily/sticky.

Before

After

The result is almost immediate when I apply two pumps on my hair ends to mid hair length. Because it’s in milk texture, I choose to apply on my damp hair after hair wash. My hair feels very easy to manage and tangle free when it turns dry.

I am not sure if my sniffing sense has been affected from my pregnancy, but I don’t really find any scent from this range, which is good for me. My pregnancy cannot stand strong scent.

ASIENCE Leave-On Treatment range indeed fulfills the promise to smooth and manageable hair. It spares no effort in repairing and moisturizing the hair. All thanks to these ASIENCE’s exclusive Beauty Essences from Lotus Flower, Camellia Oil, Pearl and Shell Ginger Leaf. One key ingredient is ASIENCE’s advanced Moisture-Lock Complex which helps to lock moisture on the hair the moment the product is applied. With the adequate moisture, hair smoothness and manageability is maintained all day long.

ASIENCE Leave-On Treatment range retails at $14.90 and is available from April’2013 at selected hypermarkets, supermarkets and pharmacies.

For more product info, please visit: http://web.kao.com/sg/asience/products/outbath/

My Experience with Shunji Matsuo

January 28, 2013 by sunkisstiffy

Got my hair colour fix with Shunji Matsuo a couple of weeks ago.

Prior to the hair session, I have went to another hair salon to colour my hair black. The reason why I chose black was to make my hair look more voluminous. However somehow the colour wasn’t long lasting and my hair were back to brownish again, especially the hair ends were looking like light orangy brown and dry.

My hair condition before visiting Shunji Matsuo.

Fanny, from Shunji Matsuo (Ngee Ann City outlet) totally understood what my hair was lacking of, the natural shine and volume. Fanny knew my concern was not about fancy colours. Very much I was wishing for an ombre dye, it just didn’t suit my hair at this point of time.

Having a 9-year experience in the hair industry, Fanny said most colours would suit my skintone, and recommended me a 2-tone colour, dark red brown & yellow beige.

Dark red brown is mainly on my hair top and top hair layers to make my hair look a little thicker, while the yellow beige in the under layers are to add a little shine to my hair. Anyway, a 1-tone colour will be too boring right?

Fanny also gave me a hair colour treatment after the hair colouring session.

Masking my hair has never been so relaxing for me. I had my hairmask and hair steam while lying comfortable on their Yume chair with adjustable basin that provide better support and fit during hair treatment! Can fall asleep without having to worry about knocking the head on those hair steamer that has the shape of a helmet~

After my hair treatment, Fanny gave some curls to my hair using curling tongs.

The curls actually lasted quite well till end of the day.

I am now having some thoughts of buying a curling tong after seeing the beautiful curls created by Fanny.

Before

After

Most hair dye tends to dry up the hair, but after my session with Shunji Matsuo, my hair condition seems to have improved! The hair ends are less frizzy.

Incase you are not looking at hair treatment after a hairdye, Shunji Matsuo offers this new Arimino Caretrico Hair Treatment that provides deep moisturization and nutrients for hair, helping to achieve and maintain healthy and shiny hair. It also repairs damaged hair conditions such as dry and brittle hair, frizzy hair or fine hair.

This treatment is specially customized and formulated to suit and treat individual hair conditions.

Process of Arimino Caretrico Hair Treatment:

1. A stylist first thoroughly examines the hair condition and determines the formulation of the treatment. Depending on the formulation, the various care essences are added into the base treatment to create the customized treatment.

Type S-2 provides volume boost for fine hair
Type H-2 provides rich, deep conditioning for intense softness and frizz control on dry, brittle hair.

Heatless liquid is suitable for all hair conditions such as coloured hair or curling hair.

2. Hair is sprayed with the steamer to open up hair cuticles for 15 minutes, which enables better absorption of nutrients from the treatment.

3. Customized treatment-formulation is then applied onto hair.

4. 15 minutes later, the treatment is rinsed off and a leave-in coating treatment is applied onto hair.

5. Blow dry hair.

Total treatment only takes about 45 minutes.

Located in the heart of Singapore’s shopping and lifestyle hub, on the 5th floor of Ngee Ann City, Shunji Matsuo Hair Studio is an epitome of modern Japanese design and space. The expansive 3,800-square-foot features contemporary furnishings from Japan designed for comfort.

Warm and welcoming, the new salon has clearly defined cutting, styling, washing, treatment and colouring areas with a colour bar for customised consultation, where hair colours are matched to individual skin tone.

Shunji Matsuo Hair Studio
Ngee Ann City, Podium B
391 Orchard Road
#05-23
Singapore 238 87

Business hours: +65 6238 1522.

L’Oréal Hair Expertise EverStyle

December 23, 2012 by sunkisstiffy

Do you have the dilemma of wanting to style your hair everyday but also worried about damaging the hair with the heat and chemical-formulated hair products?

Fret not now! L’Oreal Hair Expertise has come up with its first alcohol-free hairstyling products, EverStyle!

The Hair Expertise EverStyle helps to achieve easy hair styling and is gentle on both scalp and hair. It doesn’t contain any alcohol and that prevents the hair from drying up. Another plus point here is, the products are able to provide a long-lasting hold up (be it for curls or for taming the hair frizz) to 24 hours!

Hair Expertise EverStyle is also formulated with botanical extracts like Orange Peel Oil to give an invigoration scent to the hair. Saves me from the embarrassing moments when my hair smells oily!

A good tip when using hairstyling products will be to apply bit by bit. In any case when we need to apply more than one product, we should always start the one with the lightest texture. Simple tips like that will keep the hairstyle fresh and long-lasting enough without damaging the hair conditions.

Basically there are 6 products in Hair Expertise EverStyle range, mainly for,

Curls
Volumizing
Strong-hold

For styling hair curls, Curl Activating Mousse (S$17.90) is available to shape and boost the curls while taming the frizz and maintain natural shine on the hair. Curl Defining Gel (S$15.90) has a more heavier texture than Curl Activating Mousse. It gives maximum curl control to define and hold the curls after styling.

Both products are to apply on damp hair using fingers to brush through to ensure the products are evenly spread on the hair. Give the hair a blow using diffuser or electric tongs to create the curls.

For volumizing, Volume Boosting Mousse (S$17.90) is a must-have for ladies with fine limpy hair like mine. The light-weight mousse texture boosts up the hair volume without making the hair sticky. It leaves no residue or any flakes on the hair.

This is easy to use as blowing is optional. I’ll just have to apply on my damped hair and spread evenly using fingers, create some volume using my fingers and leave the hair to dry by itself.

For an even more volumizing look, Volume Root Lifting Spray (S$18.90) helps because it is a spray that concentrates on the hair roots, builds up thickness and lift at the roots.

After my hair has turned dry, because of the increase in the volume on my hairtop, twisting my fringe to the hairtop is easier. My hair looks less limpy as well.

For the ladies who loves styling the hair with good holding power, Strong Hold Defining Gel (S$15.90) maybe the perfect one for you. Despite the gel texture, it leaves no residue, stickiness and flakiness on the hair. Infact, hair looks shiny and structure with the strong holding power.

For those who are used to hair spray when comes to strong hold power to the hair, Strong Hold Styling Spray (S$15.90), affordable priced and alcohol-free, is just like a hair mist giving shine to the hair, while also giving the hair a good holding power to the hairstyle.

L’Oreal Hair Expertise EverStyle is now available at Watsons, Guardian, Sasa and selected departmental stores.

Grab one to DIY your hair into a professional-looking hairstyle for this festive month!

Here’s a video clip starring Velda, co-founder of Love Bonito, on how L’Oreal Hair Expertise EvertStyle eases her fuss-free time to create 3 different hairstyles for different occasions. Enjoy!

Re-Launch of Ichikami Hair Products in Singapore!

December 22, 2012 by sunkisstiffy

Ichikami haircare, have you tried it? I am loving the nice scent from this haircare. It makes my hair feeling soft and smooth, very easy to manage.

Japanese women have always put in effort in taking care of their hair because they believe the condition (inner beauty) of the hair is more important than the outer appearance of the hair. Ichi-kami has recently relaunched their haircare products focusing on the inner beauty of the hair, and that starts with keeping the hair moist.

With enough moist to condition the hair, we can say bye bye to dryness, roughness, frizziness, lack of shine, split ends issues on the hair. Ichikami not only repairs but also strengthen hair conditions.

Some key ingredients like extracts from cherry blossom, blackberry, black soybean, walnut oil, camellia helps to make good condition hair to happen.

Basic haircare from Ichikami will be the shampoo and conditioner.

Above left to right: Shampoo ($16.90), Conditioner ($16.90)

Shampoo produces fine lather to prevent friction during washing, while conditioner contains natural oil to smoothen the hair, making it manageable.

There are also some rinse-off treatment products from Ichikami helps to pamper the hair even more with the rich nutrients.

Above left to right: Treatment ($12.90), Treatment Mask ($14.90)

Just like the face, hair needs a weekly treatment and masking too! They provide intensive conditioning to the hair, keeping the hair smooth and soft, tangle-free.

My hair feels unbelievably soft after using the below Intensive Pack Treatment.

Above: Intensive Pack Treatment ($19.90)

Hair feels light throughout the day and I feel pretty good about it. Afterall, good hair days makes one happy.

Here are my before and after photos from using Ichikami shampoo, conditioner and 1 tube of Intensive Pack Treatment.

In terms of visual results, my hair looks more shiny than before, hair ends are less dry.

For those who loves styling the hair, Ichikami also launches leave-on products to fix and protect the hair.

Above left to right: Hair Essence ($14.90), Hair Serum ($16.90)

Hair essence to keep the hair moisturized while the hair serum is meant for hair tips to avoid dryness and split ends.

Ichikami products also include a styling product to create a wavy hairstyle without damaging the hair strands. Comes with UV protection!

Ichikami haircare are worth a try if you looking for something to fix and soften the hair!

Ichikami hair products are available at Watsons, BHG, John Little, Nisshiro, Meidiya, Shins.

#Review# Keratinology by Sunsilk – Advanced Reconstruction Program

April 7, 2012 by sunkisstiffy

Keratinology was launched on September 2011. Keratinology is like a sister brand of Sunsilk. And together with some bloggers, I was invited by Keratinology for a event, to find out more about this brand. Keratinology was also very generous to provide each of a complete set of the products to try them out.

It’s right now my complete set for my seriously dry and damaged hair. Have just started using and am still monitoring the results. But some of the products are already giving me instant result each time I use! Read on to find out which!

Keratinology is like the perfect haircare to achieve nice-looking hair, like when you just come out from a salon. This brand has won a couple of awards from:

Cosmopolitan Inaugural Beauty Awards in March issue for
“Best Leave- In Hair Conditioner – Drug Store”
“Best Heat-Styling Product – Drug Store”.

Most of us will probably wonder why our hair seems to be so pretty and smooth every time after a salon visit. Yet after a wash, the results are all gone. One of the reason is because some salon processes (or treatments) can damage our hair’s inner structure, hair then loses its protein, Keratin. As time passes, hair becomes dry and damaged.

Keratinology is developed to work with salon treated hair, so as to maintain the good condition achieved from salon for up to 6 weeks after a treatment.

By using its new innovation, advanced Pico technology, the good condition from salon treated hair can now be more long lasting. It contains powerful nutrients that are 1000 times smaller than nano!! With this Pico technology, penetration of the nutrients into the hair fibre is so much deeper and intense than usual.

There are 3 ranges in Keratinology.

Korean Bounce Therapy is suitable for permed hair with curls. Contains lightweight formulas to nourish and strengthen every inch of the hair fibre, right down to the permed tips which are the most brittle and weak part of the hair. Hair will feel soft with bouncy curls.

Sun-kissed Colour Therapy provides special care to coloured hair. Helps to nourish and repair hair fibre, sealing the cuticles to lock in hair colour and ensure long lasting shine.

Advanced Reconstruction Program helps in treating dry and damaged hair through intense nourishment and reconstuction. 5 days of usage is like recovering the hair damage which was accumulated for the past 1 year.

Inside Keratinology Advanced Reconstruction Program…

There are a total of 6 products to complete the range.

Shampoo and conditioner are the basics. This shampoo is a Detoxifying shampoo to ensure all dirts and residues are cleansed off from the hair, to prep the hair for the next haircare. Surprisingly for me, the shampoo doesn’t make my hair feels dry despite it has the capability to give both hair and scalp a thorough cleanse. The next haircare to be used is of course the Express Treatment conditioner. It provides deep conditioning to the hair and also help to start reconstruct the hair immediately. Hair is more easier to manage after conditioning.

Just like how often we mask out face, the hair needs a weekly hair mask as well. Keratinology Advanced Reconstruction Program Hair Spa mask penetrates 3 layers of the hair fibre! It also helps to seal up the cuticles to prevent shine loss. I love how soft and smooth my hair feels after using it. A good tip will be to apply it on towel-dried hair, clip up with hair and leave it on for about 30 minutes before rinsing. My hair tends to almost zero tangle after rinsing.

Other than daycare for the hair, night care is also necessary. Overnight Reconstruction comes in. This is my favourite product. It’s non greasy and very lightweight to leave it on through out the night. It also helps to prevent my hair from further moisture loss while sleeping in air-conditioned room. It contains nutrients for the hair, provides intense repair for up to 8 hours as I sleep. The next morning when I wake up, my hair feels smooth and light!

My first time to know a haircare which comes in two tiny tubes for a 2-step hair treatment. Dual Shot Treatment is its name. Step 1 helps to provide intense repair, and step 2 helps to lock in the shine and smoothness of the hair.

This is necessary just like our skin. After giving it all the moisture and nutrients, sealing up all the goodness will help to ensure a long lasting and better results.

For those who tends to blow dry the hair, or performs DIY curls on the hair occasionally, Heat Protector Spray is going to come in handy. When the hair is frequently exposed to heat from hairstyling tools, the hair tends to turn frizzy or gets brittle. But with this Hear Protector Spray, it acts as an protective later on the hair and helps to prevent the hair against breakage and frizz.

Keratinology Advanced Recontruction Program has all the products necessary to reconstruct the hair to its healthy state, it’s definitely worth to try them out.

This bloggers event was held at Novus.

We were treated with a full course sumptuous lunch.

And was also told about this new app which helps to find out more about our hair and how Keratinology can help to improve our hair conditions.

It was fun! You may want to download the app and try it out!

Pricelist:

Detoxifying Shampoo – $11.90

Express Treatment Conditioner – $11.90

Hair Spa Mask – $21.90

Overnight Reconstruction – $19.90

Dual Shot Treatment – $22.90

Heat Protector Spray – $17.90

Keratinology is available exclusively at Watsons stores.

#Review# Curl Control from Style Aromatherapy

March 26, 2012 by sunkisstiffy

I have 3 bottles of haircare products couriered to me from Style Aromatherapy.

Anti-dandruff
Moroccan Argan Oil
Curl Control

Style Aromatherapy haircare products do not just provide care, but also helps to make styling easy.

I always have a hard time trying to tame my hair frizz. Constant hair-rebonding in the past has somehow damaged my hair structure, and my hair never returns to its healthy condition ever since. Sad max.

So, out of the 3 products which I receive, I pick Curl Control to be the first to try out, hoping that it can help to give a long-lasting result at least for a day.

Style Aromatherapy Curl Control is basically an leave-in moisturizer for hair. It can be used on both damped or dry hair after shampoo.

The trick is, pump generously, using fingers to brush through the hair strands many times for to ensure the moisturizer is evenly spread.

Cream-type texture, feels alittle greasy. Some parts of the hair (when dried) may feel a bit sticky if the cream is not evenly spread.

The aroma from Curl Control somehow calmed my mind and that night, I had a good sleep till the next morning. No wonder it’s called Hair Aromatherapy.

Seems to me the product has a 3-in-1 function!

Moisturize
Easy styling
Aromatherapy

Check out my before-and-after photos! Not very obvious because I applied on towel-dried hair.

Before

After

Some of the hair frizz was tamed. There was more shine on my hair when it’s dried.

The tamed frizz lasted for about 8 hours before a big gush of wind messed up my hair. O.O

My verdict says: It’s still worth a try, if you’ve got thick coarse hard-to-control hair.

Something about STYLE Aromatherapy

Contains minerals from the famous Dead Sea, providing nutrients to the hair.
Its aroma serves as an aromatherapy at home anytime you need.
Style Aromatherapy has this patented “Natural Anti-Aging” benefit for the scalp and hair!

The other two haircare which I mentioned earlier,

Anti-dandruff – deals with getting rid of dandruff while conditioning the scalp to prevent anymore dandruff from happening.
Moroccan Argan Oil – contains anti-oxidants, protects hair from UV damage. It is also a new generation product to substitute the traditional hairspray products.

More Style Aromatherapy products and info can be found at Style Aromatherapy website.

Style Aromatherapy products are exclusively available at Guardian outlets in SG.

My Scalp Treatment Experience at TrichoKare – it was HEAVEN!

January 5, 2012 by sunkisstiffy

TK TrichoKare is a holistic hair and scalp care centre that provides European herbal hair remedies, catering for all hair conditions. Started by a certified trichologist and being the first ISO 9002 certified trichological centre in Singapore, TK TrichoKare provides a comfortable and luxurious environment for its customers to enjoy pampering hair and scalp care treatments through premium European herbs.

They have been featured in quite a few magazines.

TK TrichoKare uses European herbs and natural plant extracts in their treatments and haircare products. Dealing with hairloss issue is one of the expertises at TK TrichoKare.

Professional Herbalists from TK TrichoKare came up with remedies and formulations of the premium European herbs like Burdock, Horsetail, Sage, Leopard’s Bane etc, to target on various hair problems like dandruff, hairloss, itchy scalp, oily scalp etc. Ingredients are carefully picked to achieve optimum results on every customer.

Their remedies and formulations follow a stringent laboratory standard regulation which is certified by Trichologists. Products which are used at TrichoKare are only pure extracts from plants and herbs, which are meant to nourish the hair and scalp.

Consultation was given before the treatment. Mainly scanning and checking on my scalp. I had about 4 snapshots of my scalp conditions shown to me. My consultant also gave me an easily understandable explanation on how the hair grows, the root cause to my hair loss and oily scalp. It seemed that I had got very oily scalp and some of my hair pores were clogged, which prevented nutrients from flowing in, and hence no new hair growth. Lack of nutrients also causes my current hair to turn weak, and that explains the hair fall and hair thinning issue.

After the consultation, I was brought to another room where I could have my hair treatment done.

I personally feel TrichoKare emphasizes alot on customer’s comfort and privacy. Every seat had a partitioned panel. There’s no worry about feeling embarrassed or unglamorous.

Hair washing area at TrichoKare looks very cosy. The ambiance, interior design and service made my hair washing so relaxing that I could fall asleep.I was offered blanket to keep myself warm. That’s very nice! Each time a rising is required, a new blanket was given. Very clean and hygienic salon.

In this treatment, a deep cleansing shampoo was used. It was a mint shampoo. I called it mint shampoo because it gave my scalp a cooling sensation during shampoo-ing.

My Therapist towel-dried my hair and applied hot mask in the next step.

This Hot mask was like a detox product, it was supposed to remove the excess oil on my scalp, and at the same time define my hair pore for a better hair growth.

Hot mask was in green solution, (I bet it’s because of the European Herbs). My scalp felt like cool and minty. After application, leave on for 5 minutes. Then rinse and apply conditioner.

Even during hair rinsing, my Therapist tried to untangle my hair very gently. She took the imitative to ask me if I was alright with her strength which was really comfortable on me.

My therapist was very professional and gentle. She knew what she was doing. Throughout my treatment, my Therapist would let me know what the next step she was going to perform on me, and what products she was applying.

So after the conditioning and rinsing, I was back to my seat. It was time to apply the hair tonic.

Drying the scalp was a must before tonic application. Drying scalp was done by hair dryer, at a warm temperature. Hair tonic was applied all over my scalp, but main focus was on my head top and crown area. Tonic bottle has spraying nozzle, easy to use. Daily use can last about half a month.

Here comes the most pleasing and enjoying session.

A warm pack was placed on my shoulders to keep them relaxed. My Therapist gave me 2 rounds of head/neck/shoulders massage after applying the tonic!

When it was time to dry hair, hair oil/lotion was applied to my hair ends to protect the heat from hair dryer.

The drying was a simple one, but I noticed the gentleness in my Therapist, I could see she really tried to take good are of my hair.

Protein was then applied on my hair before the Infrared treatment.

Infrared treatment was to improve the blood circulation in my head, and also to ensure that the tonic was further penetrated deep down to my hair roots, underneath the scalp.

I was done when the Infrared treatment ended. I returned to the consultation room and did another scan check on my scalp. One immediate result was improvement in a more defined pore on my scalp. There were also less clogged pores as compared to my scan before the treatment.

I felt good after the session, there was no sign of itchiness or irritation. My scalp felt clean and fresh. =)

One plus point for TrichoKare’s service. Their Therapists provides 100% focus, 1-to-1 personal service to every customer.

When I was told that my leave-on would be 5 minutes, it was really 5 minutes. There was no case like while doing my leave-on, she would attend to another customer, which tend to delay herself in attending me. (Happened to me at another salon, total disappointment, I had to wait for 20 mins for her to finish doing another customer before coming back to me!) But no for TrichoKare, there was not a single minute that I had to wait for my Therapist. When my 5 minutes leave-on was up, my Therapist attended to my punctually. Every therapist has a timer to time their customers, I guess this make the service deserved to be praised.

Promotional Offer for my readers
TrichoKare is now offering a good deal for readers of Sassyd0ll to try out their Hair Loss Defense Treatment (which I had) at S$59.99. With purchase of the Hair Loss Defense Treatment, you’ll get a complimentary Delicate Kare Hair Bath worth S$49 FREE!

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Don’t miss this good deal!

Clear your scalp problems with Nutrium10!

December 8, 2011 by sunkisstiffy

Unilever launches a breakthrough technology in scalp care – CLEAR with Nutrium10.

One of the world’s largest networks of dermatologists, The International Academy of Cosmetic Dermatology (IACD) has identified Nutrium10 as the scalp care technology that will lead the paradigm shift in scalp care management.

Unlike other anti-dandruff shampoos that are wash-away solutions, the new Clear with Nutrium 10 treats the root cause. It not only infuses the scalp with nutrients three layers deep # but also helps to rebalance cell proliferation processes to restore the scalp to its healthy condition.

4 products sponsorship which I have received:

Female Clear Ice Cool Menthol
With cooling menthol. For all scalp and hair types. Refreshes and revives scalp and hair with an invigorating burst of menthol freshness.

Female Clear Anti Hair Fall
With Hair Lock Technology. For weakened scalp and hair. Strengthens from the root to tip and increases hair’s defense against hairfall (due to breakage) and breakage.

Sassydoll’s Trial ‘n’ Thoughts

Shampooing with Female CLEAR Ice Cool Menthol shampoo…

My scalp feels uber cooling during shampooing!

The cooling sensation didn’t come immediately during shampooing. Infact, it was like after 10 minutes of massaging, just before I wanted to rinse my hair, I began to feel the cooling minty sensation on my scalp.

It’s a pity the cooling sensation was not very strong, else my scalp would have felt very cooling and refreshing!

As for the scent from the shampoo, there wasn’t any nice scent. But it made my scalp and hair felt very clean after rinsing.

After towel-drying my hair, my hair was very manageable, easy to comb even without using a hair conditioner. I then let my hair dried by itself under the ceiling fan. On and off I would use my fingers to brush through my hair, I could feel the smoothness on my hair strands, there was no hair entanglement.

It’s a pity there wasn’t any nice scent.

Next…

Shampooing with Female CLEAR Anti Hair Fall shampoo…

There were alot of foams during foaming. I took about an amount slightly less than a 50-cent coin for my long hair. Very easy to massage on my scalp, I enjoyed massaging my scalp and spent about 10 minutes doing that. =)

Its fragrance was very light, there wasn’t any long-lasting scent after shampooing. My scalp and hair felt clean and light. I washed my hair without a conditioner because I wanted to see what’s the softeness level this Anti Hair Fall shampoo could have on my fine hair.

Well, in terms of softness after shampooing, i give 5 out of 5!

I had no problem combing my hair, trying to separate the entangled strands under a towel-dried hair condition.

I let my hair dried by itself before heading to bed. he next morning when I woke up……………………………….

My hair turned out to be extremely extremely soft and smooth! Too bad there wasn’t any nice scent on it. After a few hours leaving the house, my hair became a little fluffy, looked slightly volumized but naturally good.

I am quite satisfied with the results (except the scent) the two shampoo gave to my hair.

Gave the other 2 male CLEAR shampoo bottles to my guy and demanded him to return me with his truthful thoughts after using. ^.^

Male Clear Cool Sports Menthol
With active menthol. For all scalp and hair types. Ultimate Anti-dandruff refreshment.

Male Anti Hairfall
With Pro-strength Ginseng Technology. For weakened hair fiber. Strengthen your hair and defend against hair loss.

His Trial ‘n’ Thoughts

For himself, he had no preferences on choosing shampoo. What he’s looking for was one which could really clean and care for the scalp and hair. So far, those scalp-care shampoo which he tried, were pretty drying for his hair. Each time he tried, his hair felt coarse and dry, the hair tend to look dull over time. He practically given up hope in choosing a good shampoo, which was why he had no preferences at all.

When I passed him the two bottles scalp-care shampoo from CLEAR, he tried on his hair as per normal.

The minty sensation and menthol scent from the Cool Sport Menthol shampoo was not bad. The scent was like cologne, very different from the fruity or floral scent found in other shampoo.

Same thoughts as me, the hair felt very smooth and manageable after towel-dried. No combing was needed for him!

For Anti Hair Fall, he didn’t feel anything on his scalp and hair. He had no hair fall issue, but no harm for him to try it on his scalp right. As the saying goes, prevention is better than cure!

He reviewed to me the only difference was, he felt his scalp was cleaner than before, as compared to using his old shampoo. Same sentiments as me!

I quite like this new range of shampoo from CLEAR. Nutrium10 seems to be a introducing good care to my scalp. Even when no conditioner is used, my hair turns smooth, entangle-free, very manageable.

For my guy, he find the scent not bad, something not commonly found in other shampoo, which are mainly for unisex use.

And now, here’s your chance to try out the new range of shampoo from CLEAR!

CLEAR Shampoo Sample Redemption

The CLEAR Shampoo with Nutrium10 samples (in 7 different types) are now up for FREE redemption at www.thesamplestore.sg !

Female Clear Smooth & Manageable
Female Clear Complete Soft Care 2-in-1
Female Clear Dry Scalp & Itch Control
Female Clear And Anti Hair Fall
Female Clear Ice Cool Menthol
Male Clear Cool Sports Menthol
Male Clear And Hair Fall

Pricelist of the CLEAR shampoo

Men’s shampoos: $10.30 for 350ml, $15.70 for 700ml
Clear Men Cooling Itch Control
Clear Men And Anti Hair‐Fall
Clear Men Cool Sport Menthol

Women’s shampoos: $9.40 for 350ml, $14.30 for 700ml
Clear Women And Anti Hair‐Fall
Clear Women Smooth & Manageable
Clear Women Complete Soft Care 2 in 1
Clear Women Dry Scalp & Itch Control

Unisex shampoos: $9.40 for 350ml, $14.30 for 700ml
Clear Women Ice Cool Menthol
Clear Women Extra Strength

Available at leading pharmacies and supermarkets.

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Happy shamp00-in9!
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Bifesta Bloggers’ Party!

November 22, 2011 by sunkisstiffy

Mandom Corporations held a Bloggers’ Party at their office, demonstrated to us some of the beauty brands which they carry.

Mandom Corporation carries quite a number of highly raved beauty products from Japan.

In this blogpost, I am including reviews on some of the products from Mandom Corp, so it’s going to be a long blogpost. Breathe in deep before you continue reading!

Ready?? Here it goes!

Starting with haircare!

Hair Styling brand Lucido-L!

Lucido-L believes for beautiful hair and style, the inner care-oriented customers are looking for a “product that can essentially improve hair from within”.

Hair texture (moisture, softness) is more important that its shape!

So Lucido-L came up with Hair Make Supplement, an oil-based hair serum which contains +CMC, a CMC-like ingredient.

CMC stands for Cell Membrane complex and exists inside our hair follicles. CMC works like stem to transport water (moisture) with the hair follicles. When the CMC is broken, water transportation breaks and parts of the hair cuticles and cortix lose their strength due to lack of moisture, and finally hair becomes dry and damaged, split ends occur.

Lucido-L understands the importance of CMC and hence came up with a CMC-like ingredient to be formulated inside their Hair Make Supplement, so as to compensate for the broken CMC inside hair follicles.

In this way, hair moisture is maintained and improved, hair becomes more manageable and healthy. And because it is oil-based, the treatment oil coats the hair surface to prevent water loss.

Hair Make Supplement comes in 2 types, one (pink) for straight hair, another one (orange) for permed hair.

Review on Hair Make Supplement for straight hair
(Recommended to be used on washed towel-dried hair for better results.)

Felt so sad whenever I saw the dryness on my hair ends… =(

Hair Make Supplement is recommended to be used on washed, towel-dried hair, infact most hair serums are to be applied that way. But for this blogpost, I decided to try it on my dry hair to see what the results would be like.

I picked the pink bottle to try it out. The bottle looked so cute!! It had a shape of a supplement pill!

I took about 3 full pumps.

Smells niceeeeeeeeeeeee!

The nice fruity with abit of floral scent from the Hair Make Supplement made me feel so rejuvenated!

Upon application, I tried to spread the light texture heavily on my hair ends, and some remaining amount all the way up to my mid hair length.

Check out my hair ends, they looked so smooth and healthy!

After applying my hair ends, I believe my palms still had some residue of the product, so, I just brushed through my hair crown with my palms.

Surprisingly, the frizzes on my hair top were tamed! Less frizzes as compared to before.

Hair Make Supplement is non sticky and non oily on my hair.

It’s so light on my hair that I felt my hair had nothing on at all!

I’ve also tried the product on my washed, towel-dried hair. My hair felt smooth and very manageable when it’s dried up after application. The fruity scent tend to last longer that way.

Hair Make Supplement is available in 2 types (straight hair, permed hair) at Watsons ya!

Hair Treatment Water

After applying hair serum on the hair, it’s still not the end. Incase you aren’t aware, hair moisture tends to evaporate be it under the hot sun, or inside an airconditioned room.

Introducing this hair mist from Lucido-L!

I carry this handy-sized Hair Treatment Water (hair mist) around to moisture the hair at all times! Usually at the end my working day, my hair looks tired and dull.

Hair Treatment Water saved my hair from looking dead! Just 1-2 sprays, my hair becomes alive with the a healthy shine.

Just like our face and plants, hair needs to be moisturized at all times!

Next, Heroine Make!

Kiss Me Heroine Make Series are also brought in by Mandom Corp. I totally dig this makeup range, particularly the liquid eyeliner and mascara!

Inside the brand name “Heroine Make”, the word heroine refers to a lady in a movie. In general, a heroine is supposed to remain brave, confident and beautiful under all bad circumstances that happened to her. Even when she cries, her beauty remains. Heroine Make series is specially created for ladies who inspire to be a heroine.

Check out the cupcakes specially baked with Kiss Me Heroine Make as the main theme!

Inside Heroine Make Series, there are mascara, eyeliner (NEW improved versions), falsies, eyelash serum (NEW pdt), eye tape tools (NEW pdt), bb cream!

Heroine Make series aren’t nothing new to me, infact I have already been using them since last year.

Here are my REVIEWS for Heroine Make products!

[My first buy] Kiss Me – Volume & Curl Mascara – How To Use: http://sassyd0ll.wordpress.com/2010/05/30/kiss-me-mascara/

[Review] Heroine Make – Volume & Curl Mascara, Heroine Make Mascara Remover:
http://sassyd0ll.wordpress.com/2010/06/14/review-heroine-make-volume-curl-mascara-mascara-remover/

[Review] Heroine Make - Long & Curl Mascara
http://sassyd0ll.wordpress.com/2010/06/15/review-heroine-make-long-curl-mascara/

[Review] Heroine Make – Smooth Liquid Eyeliner
http://sassyd0ll.wordpress.com/2010/06/15/review-heroine-make-smooth-liquid-eyeliner/

[Review] Heroine Make – 2 mascaras being used together! Volume & Curl x Long & Curl
http://sassyd0ll.wordpress.com/2010/06/19/review-heroine-volume-curl-and-long-curl-together/

[Review] Heroine Make BB Cream
http://sassyd0ll.wordpress.com/2010/06/23/review-heroine-make-bb-cream/

More BB Cream to try!

[Review] Heroine Make – Fake Eyelashes No. 03
http://sassyd0ll.wordpress.com/2010/11/21/review-heroine-make-falsies-03/

More falsies to try!

These falsies are from 2010 series, and there will be new ones coming end of 2011 or 2012, be sure to keep a look out for them at Watsons stores!

The above reviews are from 2010. For the liquid eyeliner, right now there are two newly revised version ones, Smooth Liquid Eyeliner N and Impact Liquid Eyeliner N. Both are more intense in terms of blackness, more long-lasting as compared to the earlier versions.

Differences between Smooth and Impact liquid eyeliners:

My recommended must-try items if you are a newbie to Heroine Make:

Long & Curl mascara – Long-lasting, waterproof, smudgeproof, dramatic lengthening.

Smooth Liquid Eyeliner N – Enhanced blackness, waterproof, resistant to tears, sweat, water and sebum, easily removed by warm water.

Other than the 2 improved versions eyeliners, 2 newly launched products from Heroine Make are the Eyelash serum and Proof Eye tape.

Eyelash serum

- Rich texture acts as a protective coat to add firmness to the eyelashes.
- Concentrated oil-rich formulas to ensure eyelashes are moisturized and stay separated from one another.
- Soft brush is designed to apply the serum well even to the tips while separating the eyelahes.

Proof Eye Tape

- Elastic fiber-like tape that is almost NOT noticeable even from close distance.
- Tapes are so fine that we hardly feel that we are having them on out eyelids. Comes in 2 fine thickness, 1mm and 0.07mm.
- Strong adhesion, resistant to water and sweat, long-lasting.
- Skin Patch tested, do not cause skin irritation.

Heroine Make products are available at selected Watsons stores!

Finally, after applying the makeup, we will also need special care to remove them!

Cleansing Express, the well-known and highly popular makeup remover, was also brought in by Mandom Corp. Cleansing Express has renamed to Bifesta recently.

Bifesta! The word simply means Beauty Festival!

Under Bifesta, there are 7 different types of makeup removers to cater to individual needs and for the different purposes.

Review on Bifesta Eye Makeup Remover
I tried out this makeup remover on my waterproof eyeliner and mascara.

Bifesta Eye Makeup Remover is a waterbased product. Its formulation was derived from toners which contain oil dissolving moisturizing agents. Oil contained in makeup is lifted up quickly without tugging and rubbing on the delicate skin. Bifesta Eye Makeup Remover moisturizes the eyes area during eye makeup removal.

Bifesta Eye Makeup Remover is bi-phase, it consists layers of water and oil. This formulation ensures stubborn eye makeup can be easily removed.

Here’s my eye makeup with waterproof eyeliner and waterproof mascara before product application.

Give the eye makeup remover a shake before use.

Poured an appropriate amount onto cotton pad, be generous ya, at least ensure half to two-third of the cotton are soaked.

Wipe gently onto the eyes. Rubbing is not required as Bifesta Eye Makeup Remover works by lifting makeup rather than melting it away.

For waterproof eye makeup like my scenario here, hold the cotton pad onto the eyes for awhile before wiping it off.

During my first wipe, I wasn’t generous with the product and I didn’t hold the cotton pad onto my eyes for awhile before the wipe. It resulted that my first wipe wasn’t very successful.

So I poured more onto the cotton pad during my 2nd wipe, this time I made sure I held my cotton pad onto my eye makeup for a few seconds before the wipe.

And true enough, most of my eye makeup came off!

There were a few smudges on my bottom eyeline, I folded the cotton pad and used the clean area to wipe the rest of my eyes area, the smudges were removed very easily.

No stinging on my eyes, mess-free and fast way to remove eye makeup.

See how effective the Eye Makeup Remover is!

GIVEAWAY!

Thanks to the big generosity from the Bifesta, the nice folks from Bifesta are now giving FREE bottles of 30ml Cleansing Lotion Sebum to for everyone to try!

What you need to do is…

“LIKE” Bifesta facebook fan page: http://www.facebook.com/#!/Bifesta.SG
On the left column, click on the “Free Sample” link to go the app to redeem your sample, which is a 30ml Cleansing Lotion Sebum!
Enter your particulars and under the Password field, type “Sassyd0ll” and viola, prepare to receive your trial-sized product!
Spread this love to your friends, fast!!

Enjoy using the product! <3

Thanks to Mikki and Yunwen for inviting me to the party, it was fun and very informative!

Defend Your Hair From The Harsh Weather!

July 25, 2011 by sunkisstiffy

Sunsilk, one of the very popular haircare selling in SG, has launched its Weather Defence haircare range.
In this range, there is a shampoo and conditioner, hair treatment in cream and serum textures.

During an exclusive bloggers workshop last weekend, Sunsilk presented to us the Weather Defence which is supposed to protect our hair from the harsh weather.

We had Shawn Lee giving us a background on hair knowledge, he then further explained to us the various factors which add to hair damage, some important points about hair care.

Did you know…..

Hair increases in length by up to 3% from dry to humid ways…
Curly hair may frizz up, straight hair goes limp.

3/4 of women gets 15% more frizzy when it’s over 24-deg Celsius.

UV rays also cause frizz and several hair damage.

For the first time…

Sunsilk collaborates with Paris-born, NY-based hair expert, Teddy Charles, to co-create the Weather Defence range to protect tresses against humidity and heat! *WOW*

Teddy Charles had ever hair styled on celebrities like Sarah Jessica Parker and Cameron Diaz! *IMPRESSED*

Sunsilk and Teddy Charles shared a common dream…

To co-create a Weather Defence range that protects hair and help it to keep its shape in hot and humid weather.

Rare ingredients inside this Weather Defence range…

Sunsilk features the Rose of Jericho, a resurrection ingredient, that comes to life after months of appearing lifeless! *amazing eh*

This amazing plant grows in the valley of the Dead Sea and can survive harsh desert conditions and restore itself after months of appearing lifeless, all because of the naturally occurring ingredient, Trehalose.

Weather Defence was put under test…

Weather Defence range was put to the test on several models with different hair types in a giant humidity chamber known as ‘The Bangkok Room’ before the perfect formula was found. I bet ‘The Bangkok Room’ was really very hot, dry, humid!! =\

After the test, it was observed that Weather Defence range worked well on the 3F’s!

Weather Defence range targets on 3 F’s…

Frizz | Fly-away | Flatness

Live demo…

Shawn Lee picked one of the bloggers and demonstrated the haircare on her hair.

He used the Weather Defence Leave On Shield and Frizz Control Light Cream onto her curled hair. Before application, her curls were a little loose and hair looked dull.

Shawn emphasized to us the first step during application was to rub the leave-on cream onto the hair, followed by fingers combing to ensure every strand could absorb the cream.

He didn’t pour alot, but he spent quite some time on the combing.

As Shawn combed the hair, we started to see the curls becoming more obvious and her hair looked “life”, no more dullness!

Shawn explained it’s recommended to apply the cream right after conditioning and shampooing, that’s when the hair is wet, the pores of the hair are open, cream can be fully absorbed.

This’s something which i didn’t know and all the awhile, i had been applying hair cream/serum on dry hair, thinking that if i apply on wet hair, the cream/serum would be evaporated in the air!

I was so wrongggggg!

Hair moisture is easily loss even when we are in a normal condition temperature. To prevent this loss, hair cream or serum has to be coated onto the hair when it’s wet, so that when the nutrients are being absorbed into the hair pores, a layer of coating is still on the hair strand to maintain hair moisture, and to prevent it from drying.

Conditioner comes before Shampoo!

Another tip we learnt from Shawn was, applying conditioner before shampooing results in a less frizzy hair! Believe it? Yes i am!

Actually many years ago, i was told by a friend that whenever i used conditioner, i had to ensure my hair was very well rinsed and there should be no traces of the conditioner left on the hair, if not, my hair ends would be even more drier.

So when Shawn recommended about conditioning the hair before shampooing to result in a more manageable hair, and better hair protection, i come to realize, hey, if this method would be able to rinse off the conditioner on my hair, that explains why conditioner comes before shampoo! Shawn suggested to us try it out for 2 weeks to see the results.

Well, i could already see a more manageable hair after 2 days! Infact i shared this method with my colleague and she feedback-ed to me she had been having good hair days!

As for the Weather Defence Serum, i carry it in my bag for regular use in the office which is air-conditioned. The dry air inside the office tends to dry up my hair.