Shiseido MAQuillAGE Dramatic Series - Entering A New Stage

Hello lovelies, how’s your lasts Saturday of January 2015 passing by? I’ve a busy day and I’m glad I made it to the launch of Shiseido MAQuillAGE Dramatic Series at Quivo, Level 3 @ Pavilion KL because the collection is simply amazing.

The invited bloggers and their friend had enjoyed the exclusive pampering including makeover, hairdo, and tarot card reading. We also got to be creative to create the best face color, which the best 3 had won a Shiseido MAQuillAGE hamper each. 

So, let’s look into Shiseido MAQuillAGE Dramatic Series shall we? This season, Shiseido MAQuillAGE Spring/Summer 2015 has a fresh new look ever since its launch in 2005.

As the New Year arrives, MAQuillAGE is entering a new stage. MAQuillAGE aims to bring fun and enjoyment to the makeup experience, to awaken the true beauty that lies within all women. MAQuillAGE wants all women to relish makeup and fashion – and not just wear it out of pure necessity.

Feminine and elegant with a touch of sexiness. Innocent yet refined and mysteriously seductive. “Ladylike” beauty is the new mood for new MAQuillAGE, embodied by the one and only, Kiko Mizuhara, model, actress and singer, who is also the face of Shiseido MAQuillAGE.

Setting the stage for a fresh beginning, Shiseido MAQuillAGE has introduce the Dramatic series – Dramatic Melting Rouge, a new series of lipsticks, the Dramatic Mood Veil, a set of blusher and highlighter combined into a palette, and the Dramatic Mood Potion, a fragrance for body and hair, and a limited edition True Eye Shadow.

Shiseido MAQuillAGE Dramatic Melting Rouge RM90

Juicy, luscious lasting lips made with luxurious beauty oil, the new Shiseido MAQuillAGE Dramatic Melting Rouge infuses your lips with sensuality from the moment it is applied.

The packaging is so classy and elegant! That's not all, the unique formula of 'Beauty Oil' made it moisturising yet lasting on our lips.

This lipstick is specially formulated with “beauty oil” that brings excellent skincare benefits to your lips. Combined with Shiseido-exclusive “phase separation technology” that is formulated with functional ingredients in optimal balance to give excellent shine and color, the Dramatic Melting Rouge brings the highest level of luxury to lips.

With the Dramatic Melting Rouge, lips are wrapped in a beautiful color layer with a rich brilliance, and dry, chapped lips are moisturized. Condensed, lustrous coating film repairs lips with vertical lines while its beautiful finish lasts without creasing and fading.

The Dramatic Melting Rouge’s gorgeous yet refined packaging also further enhances the richness of the product. The concept behind the packaging is “Dramatic Glamour”, with its bejewelled surface with pink gold called “Precious Grid”. This signature design, as part of the new look of the Shiseido MAQuillAGE, aims to awaken a woman’s beauty and make her shine, to ignite a spark in every woman’s everyday life.

The new series of lipsticks are available in 10 beautiful shades.

Shiseido MAQuillAGE Dramatic Mood Veil RM 141, Refill RM 91

Achieve lustrous rosy glow with the new Shiseido MAQuillAGE Dramatic Mood Veil. This powdery cheek/face color comes with 5 colors and 5 textures that is able to enhance your beautiful facial features and expressions. This long lasting face color fits perfectly on skin even with facial movements while retaining the initial lustrous and dull-free finish.

The Dramatic Mood Veil also comes with a specially designed dual-end brush with sponge that allows easy application. The brush consist of a combination of firm and soft fibers that picks up powder very well, allowing shading to be done easily and quickly. The dome-shaped sponge, on the other hand, is soft, and allows precise application of color and completing a gradational finish without requiring any special techniques.

The dome-shaped sponge is soft, and allows precise application of color and completing a gradational finish without requiring any special techniques.

The firm and soft fibers picks up powder very well, allowing shading to be done easily and quickly

This powder is available in two colors (RD100 Coral Red and PK200 Peach Pink) and is refillable.

Shiseido MAQuillAGE Dramatic Mood Potion (Eau de Parfum) 35ml RM 106

The Dramatic Mood Potion is an oil-based fragrance for body and hair designed to provide moisture for the skin and luster for the hair while exuding an elegant fragrance. This fragrance of white floral and rose blend depicts cleanliness and an elegant sweetness.

This luxurious thick oil can be applied not only on the wrist but also to the arms, décolleté and at hair ends.

Shiseido MAQuillAGE True Eye Shadow – Limited Edition RM150

Shiseido MAQuillAGE presents a set of limited edition True Eye Shadow this season that shows off a combination of 5 colors that accentuate the pupils.

This trendy color combination is able to produce a meltingly soft light that blends well in to the skin with lasting clear colors.

Let’s look absolutely stunning and gorgeous with Shiseido MAQuillAGE all-new cosmetic line: Shiseido MAQuillAGE Dramatic Series this Chinese New Year. The collection is available in February 2015, yes it’s tomorrow onwards! at all Shiseido counters nationwide.

Last but not least, they are having a SNAP, POST and WIN Contest on instagram and Facebook which is open to public. From 25th Jan 2015 to 12th Feb 2015, Wear your favourite Dramatic Melting Rouge colour and snap a ladylike selfie together with Dramatic Melting Rouge. Post your pretty selfie photo onto Facebook or/and Instagram with Hashtag #MyMaquillage. 15 winners will be selected from Facebook and Instagram respectively.

For more information on Shiseido MAQuillAGE, go to https://www.facebook.com/shiseido.malaysia

Sakae Sushi CNY 2015 Treats and Yee Sang Launch

Ushering in the 2015 Lunar New Year, one can certainly look forward to a festival of auspiciousness, merriment and togetherness. In the same vein, Sakae Sushi continues its well-loved tradition of bringing people together through good and healthy food whilst rewarding customers by offering exciting promotions – all part of the brand’s promise to provide a fun-filled, quality and value for money dining experience. 

This year, Sakae Sushi’s Fortune Salmon Yee Sang is once again bound to tempt taste buds everywhere and set the stage for an auspicious toast. A distinctively Japanese-inspired take on the traditional yee sang dish, it is masterfully prepared by Sakae chefs using thick slices of fresh airflown salmon accompanied with a variety of authentic Japanese ingredients such as seasoned jellyfish, scallop, seaweed, radish, sesame, and more. 

Speech byYew June, General Manager of Marketing for Sakae Sushi Malaysia

Sakae’s delectable yee sang is then topped with a unique and appetising citrus-infused sauce. “What makes Sakae’s Yee Sang great is our fresh Salmon and special signature sauce that is tantalising and refreshing. It complements perfectly with the fresh ingredients used to fully bring out the flavour of the dish.” comments Yew June, General Manager of Marketing for Sakae Sushi Malaysia. 

Could you spot your favourite local celebrities here?

To cater for different occasions, the Fortune Salmon Yee Sang is available in two dining options themed Success (for 1-2 persons) and Money (for 6-8 persons). For added convenience, the Yee Sang comes in an exclusively designed premium packaging box ideal for takeaways, gatherings, corporate giveaways or gifts.

FORTUNE SALMON YEE SANG

新春三文鱼鱼生

Dining Options & Prices:

i) Success (1-2 pax) RM 29.80

ii) Money ( 6-8 pax) RM 49.80

Sushi lovers, be sure to keep an eye on the brand new CNY Treasures Combo Set. With a combination of the Money Yee Sang and Sushi Party Set, the Combo Set features Sakae’s signature sushi favourites prepared with Vitamin E-added sushi rice for health benefits. It makes an ideal choice for toasting with loved ones or gathering with friends, relatives and acquaintances and is available for both dine-in and takeaways. 

Apart from bonding over great food and great company, diners can also expect auspicious rewards with Sakae’s CNY Treats. This comes in the form of the Lucky Bag Giveaway, where customers just Dine, Collect & Redeem an exclusive Lucky Bag. 

Through this promotion, customers receive a stamp for every RM30 spent at Sakae Sushi. Once they have collected 8 stamps, they can then redeem a FREE Lucky Bag consisting of a limited edition Sakae Fortune Froggie plush toy, a tote bag, genmaicha, cash vouchers and angpows totalling up to RM88. Alternatively, they can collect just 3 stamps and take home the Lucky Bag for only RM38.80. 

What's inside Sakae Sushi's Lucky Bag

Happy kids from Hope worldwide Malaysia with their cute froggie

This year also marks a unique and meaningful CNY celebration as Sakae Sushi capped off its ‘Gift of Love’ campaign with a cheque presentation ceremony. The campaign, which was launched in conjunction with Sakae’s 17th anniversary last year, saw diners being invited to fold an origami heart and drop it off at the “Gift of Love” box placed in Sakae outlets nationwide. Each origami heart received would then be channelled as RM1 to be donated to Hope worldwide Malaysia, enabling Sakae Sushi and its customers to play an active role together in supporting charity causes. 

Speech by Ms Katy Lee, Executive Director of Hope worldwide Malaysia

To commemorate the campaign’s success, Sakae Sushi presented Hope worldwide Malaysia with a total of RM20,000 in donations. This amount was then presented in a ceremony held in Paradigm Mall on 17th January 2015. 

The emcee of the event

Graced by local celebrities, guests of honour, media and bloggers, the event was a fun-filled affair with the launch of Sakae’s CNY Treats, performances, lucky draw and more. Guests were also treated to a sumptuous lunch of Sakae Sushi’s signature dishes including the Fortune Salmon Yee Sang. Undoubtedly, the Year of the Goat promises much great joy and blessings ahead. Make your way over to Sakae now for a taste of the auspiciousness to come!

Spectacular cheerleaders performances

For more information on Sakae Sushi, go to https://www.facebook.com/sakaesushi

Chu Lip Lipbalm is Launched Officially at Chu Lip Carnival

Good news for us in Malaysia especially to those who always buy Chu Lip Lipbalm from Japan, Chu Lip Lipbalm is officially launched in Malaysia.

Rohto-Mentholatum(M) has organized a fun-filled Chu Lip Carnivalat The Oak Room, Nexus@Bangsar where hundreds of celebrities, bloggers, and fans had enjoyed the fun yet exciting activities such as the Ping Pong Ball Toss, Ring Toss, Bushel Basket Toss, Can Knowckdown and the Penny Pith.

Ping Pong Ball Toss Game

Ring Toss Game

Bushel Basket Toss

Can Knowck Down Game

Penny Pith Game

“We hope our guests enjoyed themselves at the event as the carnival was designed and organized just for them to have fun and also release their stress. This carnival epitomizes the characteristic of Mentholatum’s Chu Lip lipbalm which is fun!” said Miss Lim Mei Yuen, General Manager of Rohto-Mentholatum(M) Sdn Bhd.

Miss Lim Mei Yuen, General Manager of Rohto-Mentholatum(M) Sdn Bhd (Second from left) presenting prizes to the winners of lucky draw

With the new Chu Lip, applying lipbalm is so fun, unique and amazingly cute! Just remove the top cover to reveal the balm then kiss it to nourish and moisturize your lips. This cute dome-shaped balm is so attractive and smells fantastic that it just makes you want to use it over and over again. Now, you will never forget to apply your lipbalm!

‘Chu’ which means kiss in Japanese, is apt to the function of this lipbalm. The Chu Lip lipbalm comes in a fun and stylish dome shape with an easy glide-on formula.

It is available in four attractive colours, each comes with its unique secret blend of fragrances. You can collect them all and mix and match the various colours to accessorise your desk while caring for your lips.

The four colours are Pink, Red, Purple and Green.

Use Pink - Paris, Perfect Memories to feel the eternal love with sweet berry scent with its unique mix of raspberry and peach flavour.  

Apply Red - NY, Brilliant My Way and be dazzled with the powerful fruity scent of Apple, Ginger and Tea Rose.

Try Purple – Arabian, Floral Shower and experience the magic spell of elegant flower scent of Rose, Germanium and Clove.

Use the Green - Nordic, Fancy Nostalgia and enter the world of fairytale surrounded with refreshing scent of Orange, Lime and Mango.

All Chu Lip lipbalms are formulated with delicious blend of recipes as well as enhanced with moisturizing ingredients of Olive Oil, Macadamia Nut Oil and Rose Hip Oil for happy and healthy lips.

Verdict: I am glad to find out Chu Lip lipbalms here is made in Japan. The design is simply adorable yet functional; I could apply the lipbalm without using a mirror as the shape covers my entire lips perfectly. I like it’s non-artificial scent and it does moisture my dry lips for long hours. I would keep the Chu Lip even when I have finished using the lipbalm because its’ colorful and cute packaging would spice up my boring working desk.

Mentholatum’s Chu Lip lipbalm is available at all leading pharmacies and major supermarket outlets at RM25.90 each.

For more information, go to https://www.facebook.com/MyCHULIP