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Achieve Youthful Light with Estée Lauder ANR Eye Synchronized Complex II Serum & Cream

August 24, 2014 Ena Teo Leave a comment

Hi Lovelies!

It’s no secret that I’m a personal fan of Estée Lauder. And like many, I have been introduced and fallen in love with their Advanced Night Repair serum and now consider it one of my HG serum. I’m not sure about you, but I do think that serums start to come in handy as our skin age so that they can help to nourish and/or maintain the youthfulness of our skin. And truth be told, I’m not a big fan of serums as I generally find them to be too rich (read: oily or greasy) for my combination skin and occasionally pimple outbreak. However I can attest that after using the ANR serum for 2 years, I now consider it my magic potion and I apply it in the night before I sleep and in the morning after I wake up I find the blemishes on my skin is reduced remarkably and has an overall radiance and glow. It’s no wonder that the ANR is the best selling product of Estée Lauder. With amazing results as such, what’s not to love?! Well, the price may be a little steep but a little of this magic potion goes a long way and it’s a price of beauty that I think is worth paying.

So a while back, I was invited down for an EL event featuring their ANR Eye Synchronized Complex II Serum & Cream and here’s photos from the lovely event held at the Fullerton Bay Hotel Floating Pod. It was an exciting and moving (literally) event. :p

The stars of the event; ANR Eye Synchronized Complex II Serum & Cream, alongside the widely raved (me included) ANR.

Estée Lauder trainer, Belda came in to educate us about the new range.

And here are my key takeaways from Belda’s presentation (note the headers are the main points and the paragraphs after are my personal elaborations):

1. Light = Youth
The younger the skin, the more it is able to reflect light. And that is why retaining the suppleness and fairness of the skin are keys to retaining the youth of the skin.

In fact, in light (pun intended) of this perspective, Estée Lauder has now introduced the Youth Light measurement as an Estée Lauder proprietary testing method / measurement to measure the age of the eyes.

2. Ozone = Cellular Damage
The air, sun, dirt in the environment we are exposed to, especially in the city, causes cellular damage. No surprise there, honey. Unless you’re able to somehow find solace in the Swiss mountain alps or somewhere of equivalent purity, we can’t run away from the exhaust from cars on the road, industrial factories and not to mention occasionally forest fires from neighboring countries. I hate to encourage fear where none ought to be due, and perhaps we’re not all going to start sleeping in oxygenated (not pure but in higher concentrations) rooms (which is too pricey anyways and only the likes of Mariah Carey can afford). But this is a fact of life, as we should know that 1 in 4 adults will have cancer in their lives, we may not wake up each day in fear that we will have cancer but we can surely start to use this knowledge to empower us towards healthier living.

3. Skin is 40% thinner around eyes
And that is also why the formulation differs from the regular ANR and the ANR Synchronized Complex II Serum and Cream.

4. Catabolysis Purification of Skin
I know, Catabolysis is a huge word and you’re wondering what it means. To put it simply, the geniuses in the Estée Lauder labs have found a way to formulate the ANR Eye and Cream serum to activate the skin in the way that it will renew itself, and hence purify the skin.

How the Estée Lauder Eye Synchronized Complex II Cream looks like before application.

Estée Lauder Eye Synchronized Complex II Cream after application.

It’s gel like in consistency and compared to the serum it is also thicker and heavier. It is recommended to use this cream as a total eye serum product, so you don’t have to layer it. Generally we apply skincare products on our skin avoiding the eye area as it might be too strong, then you can use this to cover the eye area.

How the Estée Lauder Synchronized Complex II Serum looks like before and after.

It is more liquid based and beige/ cream in colour. Compared to the cream it is lighter in texture and consistency. Due to the nature of my skin as mentioned at the beginning of this post, I tend to prefer using this serum over the cream. I love that it’s stored in a pump dispenser allowing ease and convenience of use. I love to use this on the night before I have little sleep or have to wake up earlier and it helps to lighten my dark eye circles. I can’t promise that it will work magic for you, if you constantly work and sleep late but it’s definitely worth a try.

As a huge fan of the ANR, I embrace these two eye serum and cream into my ANR family.

Delicious finger food at the event!

Photo print outs at the event to bring back our memories.

Cute cup decor customized for the event.

With the lovely ladies at the event~

With Kymm, June, Alene & Min Ru~

Thanks to sweet June for this snap of my outfit of the day. 😉

I’ll be conducting a giveaway for these two ANR Eye Serum on my Facebook page soon (will update the link here when it’s up) so be sure to keep a look out for it soon! 😉

Or if you can’t wait, redeem your free trial here!

Thank you Estée Lauder!

Thanks for reading. 🙂

X
Ena

Art & Design, Lifestyle

Style your iPhone with Man&Wood

August 17, 2014 Ena Teo Leave a comment

Hi Lovelies!

Recently I’ve been gifted some real lovely phone covers by Man&WoodSG and I’m excited to be sharing with you about this chic brand! 🙂

Let me present to you the photos before going to the review!

Which do you prefer, the wood or the mother of pearl design? 😉

If you’re intrigued, continue reading to know more!

Man&Wood is a Korean brand name of eco-friendly products made by Inmok Co Ltd, based in Singapore. We believe in using only quality materials because authenticity is best felt in your hand.

Man&Wood currently has 2 collections; Wood-Fit & Ikins.

These are just 4 of the 34 designs they have under the WoodFit collection. Check out the full set on their site here.

Yes, they have a selection for iPad Mini!And they are also trés on trend with covers for iPad Air as well. 😉

Users of Samsung Galaxy you’re in luck, there’s lots of designs available for you too. Hooray!

Now if Man&Wood’s Wood Fit Collection is all about Au Naturel & Wood, then Man&Wood’s Ikin Collection is Eclectic & Unique with materials such as Metal, Fabric or Mother of Pearls. Yes, Mother of Pearls, you read right!

Some of the really gorgeous Mother of Pearl designs available. See the full Ikins collection here.

Man & Wood Ikins Collection Samsung Galaxy Covers are more limited but no lesser in beauty!

Now let’s check out the designs I picked out in detail. The beauty of Man & Wood phone covers is all about the details! 🙂

I picked out Nerolex from Man&Wood’s Wood Fit Collection and Cube from the Ikins Collection for my iPhone 5.
Each comes in a solid paper casing with the respective gorgeous image as seen on the site. It’s always good to see consistency from what’s online to what you open to when it’s received at home, isn’t it?

I can’t fly to winterlands on whim nor do I often head out to the woods to caress the trees. But with Nerolex, nature’s wood is brought to my hands! What a privilege this is. 🙂

I was pleasantly surprised to open the box to reveal a pretty Nerolex covered with clear plastic. You know, like doubly protected!

Beautiful wood grain in the sunlight.

Under the shade.

With Nerolex & Man & Wood’s Wood Fit collection, nature is literally always within your reach. I know it’s cheesy, but true… Like love. 😉The feel of my new Nerolex cover is much like running your hands through a brand new wooden table, impeccable enmeshed/put together with smooth plastic which allows you to easily slot your phone in and out.

When I was selecting which cover to review for this post, Cube was love at first sight for me. It’s glamour and chic combined into one kickass cover. I’d like to think that it kinda represents my personality. HAHA. #NotShyAtAll

Under direct sunlight.

Under the shade.

Appreciate that Mother of Pearl sheen… SO GORGEOUS guys, I die.

For basis of comparison, the Cube cover is visibly shinier, smoother on the surface and it is also thicker than Nerolex. The Mother of Pearl is coated with a layer of material which I think is plastic and you can easily wipe off any dirt. It looks very, very precious. The plastic layer is quite hardy but I do recommend to avoid putting it with keys as you would avoid/prevent from scratching your screen. I am honestly so impressed with the Cube design and the Mother of Pearl glow / sheen that I’m just picking up my phone every 5 minutes to gaze and admire it when I’m crafting this review. Hehe. 🙂

Now I feel that my wonderful phone and life companion is appropriately & honourably blinged out. 😀

If our clothes express our personality, then our mobiles which we use on a daily basis also expresses who we are. Whether it’s Wood Fit or Ikins collection, you’re bound to find a design that will express your phone personality! 😉

Don’t miss this chance to buy Man&Wood phone cover at a discount, use NDP2014 coupon code to enjoy a 10.49% discount! Limited to first 49 customers only.

Be sure to check them out on Instagram @ManNWoodSG #ManNWoodSG & their Facebook page for new releases & promotions.

Thanks to Man&Wood SG for sending these lovely covers my way!

Thank you for reading! :*

Ena

Fashion, Lifestyle

Lapalette; Popular Korean Bag Brand in Singapore @ Suntec

August 13, 2014 Ena Teo 1 Comment

Hi Lovelies!

A while back I had the pleasure to attend Lapalette’s fashion showcase at their Suntec store and here are the photos. Enjoy! 😉

Before the fashion show, the models were presenting the bags within the windows!

I wanted a selfie with the iconic lapalette horse motif… One with the handsome horse kissing my cheek. 😛

Alas! There was a random guy that photobombed us! >.<#

For that evening, there was a special booth for customers to order a handmade leather keychain with a bag purchase.
Whenever I see handmade accessories it always inspires me to want to design my own as well… 🙂

There were these really awesome meringues, cake pops and cupcakes.

Usually the pretty cakes don’t taste that great, but the treats from this event was really awesome, so much so I took their namecard so that I can share their details with you guys! Check out the bakery’s site here: Spatula Bakery.

Let’s check out some of my top picks from the store!

There are a few collections by Lapalette, but my favourite has got to be Most by Lapalette, which is a sub-line launched with Korean model Hyoni Kang in July 2013. She’s also the one fronting the campaign images below!

I love the modern clean chic designs in Most by Lapalette.

The bag packs are reminiscent of the popular bag brand MCM, this one’s with lovely floral prints!

I also really love the their bag charms!

Aren’t these the cutest?

Lapalette also offers bracelets, these are just some available in store.

The brand founder & CEO Mr Choi Moon Sik was also present for media presentation and interview.

I found this British inspired clutch really cute!

So I took an ootd with it. 😀

With Hong Peng & Sheena at the event! It’s always fun attending events with friends. 🙂

Now check out some of my favourite campaign photos & product shoot images. 🙂

Model Hyoni Kang with Lapalette bag.

And more eye candies from the Most by Lapalette collection! I want them all!

Thanks Lapalette Singapore for the kind invitation. 🙂

Visit their stores:

2 Orchard turn ION Orchard #B3-36, S(238801) Opens daily from 10.00am – 9.30pm

3 Temasek Boulevard #02-368/369 Suntec City Mall S(038983)
Opens daily from 10.30am – 9.30pm (Mon-Thurs, Sun) / 10.30am-10.00pm (Fri-Sat)

1 HarbourFront Walk #01-K22 VivoCity S(098585) Opens daily from 10.00am – 10.00pm

http://www.lapalette.sg/

Like Lapalette Singapore on Facebook!

Ena

Beauty

Achieve Beautiful Eyes with AB Eye Tapes

August 12, 2014 Ena Teo Leave a comment

Hi Lovelies!

Are you like me, Asian with tiny eyes? 😛

Well, I have a beauty ~~secret~~ not-so-secret to share with you!

Some time back, AB beauty brand invited me down for a beauty demonstration led by Kevin Lao Shi, a famous beauty trainer and make up artist from Taiwan who’s famous for teaching his skills on Taiwan TV beauty programmes.

Charming Kevin on the poster!

Kevin with host of the day, DJ Jia Hui.

Kevin begins to swiftly work his magic on the model of the day with “stubborn” single eye lids, according to him.

It’s amazing how Kevin transformed her small asian eye (like mine) into big, beautiful and charming! Unfortunately the lightning in the store was really terrible and this is the best I could get. Sorry for the poor quality. :/

With my dear friend Vinna of www.Vinvola.com ~ 😉

And these are the lovely AB eye products that we were gifted with!

From L-R:
Fabric Eye Wick (white) to thicken eye lash bone, for fuller looking eye lashes, $$16.90.
Single Eye Tape (yellow), this is my favourite because it suits my single eye lids the best, haha. S$23.90.
Mezical (not sure what it means) Eye Fiber 2 (orange), is basically a thin double sided sticker meant to create double eye lids. It requires more practice for this and you can able use up to 2 pieces at once. I tried using this but I have rather “stubborn” single eye lids as well so the effect isn’t very good on me. I would recommend this for people who already have double eye lid folds and want to further accentuate / define it. 🙂 S$28.90.
Double Eye Tape (Green) is a double eye tape that’s meant for “one touch” fast and easy application. S$23.90.
Double Eye Tape (Brown) is similar to the Yellow Single Eye Tape except it isn’t as thick. S$23.90.
AB Double Eye Liquid (Purple) S$19.90.

AB Eye Tapes and Liquid is available at SaSa stores in Singapore.

Close ups of the respective packaging, basically all the eyes look similar and the sticker of the girls are the same… So it is slightly misleading. 😛 But the wordings,the colours and items within are different. 🙂

The purple tube is double eye lid glue, I reckon this is for girls who have reached a pro level in creating double eye lids during their make up. You can also use this for eye lash application / glue as well as using it to stick on the Eye Wick (white), which was what I did to create my Big Eye look in this post.

My favourite of the lot; Single Eye Tape (Yellow) for Double Eyelid effect!

There are 80 single tapes, which would be suitable for 40 wears (should you use on both eyes), and should last for more than a month if you use it daily! 😉

These are the items I used for the look:

Single Eye Tape, Eye Lid Glue, Fabric Eye Wick and Tokyo Direct’s Star Lash Eye lashes in DB17 (non AB product).

Basically I first put on the Single Eye Tape to create double eye lids on my single eye lids. Lol.
Then I put on my regular eye shadow / make up.
Then I put on the Eye Wick on my falsies before putting on the falsies!

I took about 1 hour (I generally don’t put on eye lid tape or falsies, with experience I think you can minimize the time to 20 min) to achieve this look:

Since I went with eyelid tapes and falsies, I also went all the way to line my lower waterline with white liner, cat liner and also lined my lower outer eye corner / rim with black liner to achieve this huge doll eyed look. 😉 This is a look that you definitely can recreate for a special event, like attending a concert or a special dinner.

I highly recommend AB eye lid tapes, I’ve used a handful of eye tapes from SASA, where AB products are available and honestly none of them are as good as AB tapes. Some of them stick and I’ve finished using, and some of them don’t stick at all and its a waste of money and the best part is that they all don’t have ostensible/obvious branding/names so even if I wanted to recommend you I also can’t. I think they were Japanese brands and I can’t read or type Japanese, lol. So it’s great that this AB eye lid tape brand trusted by many and raved in Taiwan, can now also be used by us in Singapore! 🙂

I specially recommend their single / double eye tapes depending on your eyelid needs. AB eye tapes are not too thick but they stick really well and they help to create that magical fold for the double eye lid effect. Yet it doesn’t hurt when you remove it. This stuff is nothing short of amazing.

I was very satisfied with how the look came out on photo, but I am still not used to carrying falsies which can be quite heavy on my lids. I would continue using the AB eye tapes to create double eye lid look, without the falsies, on a normal day. 😉

Let me know if you have any questions!

Ena

Uncategorized

Enjoy Nature’s Bounty with Crabtree & Evelyn’s Caribbean Island Wild Flowers Collection

August 11, 2014 Ena Teo Leave a comment

Hi Lovelies!

Have you ever been to a resort holiday and simply wished you could bring home that relaxed atmosphere back to your own home?

Crabtree & Evelyn launched their Caribbean Island Wild Flowers Collection back in July and now you can enjoy that luxurious resort feel and scent in your own bathroom and bedroom after a long day’s work!

Delicate spider lily is blended with notes of wild flowers, tropical citrus notes along with a marine accord, all conjuring that feeling of long relaxing days on a Caribbean island. It is at once fresh, enticing, calming and luxurious.

Fragrance Family: Fresh Green Floral
Top notes: Bergamot, Mandarin & Sea Air Accord
Middle notes: Spider Lily, Night Blooming Jasmine & Passion Fruit
Base notes: Plum, Driftwood & Tolu Balsam

From L-R:
Caribbean Island Wild Flowers Eau de Toilette (100ml), S$85.00
Caribbean Island Wild Flowers Body Lotion (300ml), S$45.00
Caribbean Island Wild Flowers Body Wash (300ml), S$40.00
Caribbean Island Wild Flowers Body Polish (175g), $$45.00
Caribbean Island Wild Flowers Ultra Moisturizing Hand Therapy, S$13.00 (25g), S$33.00 (100g), S$65.00 (300g)
Caribbean Island Wild Flowers Hand Wash (300ml), $65.00

Thanks to the lovely folks at Crabtree & Evelyn, I’ve been enjoying the press samples immensely.

I love how the body cream and lotion is scented, floral with a wisp of the calming caribbean sea breeze. I’ve been bringing the body lotion to work to apply whenever my hands feel dry in the aircon environment and I love to be able close my eyes and imagine that I’m on a sandy caribbean island beach.

Crabtree & Evelyn® Store Locations

Takashimaya S.C, Ngee Ann City #B1-36/36A Paragon #B1-26
Raffles City Shopping Centre #B1-29
The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands #B2-17A Suntec City Mall #01-320
Bugis Junction #01-14
VivoCity #01-00
Parkway Parade #01-07
Tampines Mall #01-31A
Junction 8 #01-42A
Jem® #01-60
The Star Vista #01-03

Ena

Beauty, Fashion, Inspiring, Lifestyle

April Recaps

August 10, 2014 Ena Teo Leave a comment

Hi Lovelies!

YES, it’s time for another monthly update! *Throws confetti in the air*

I know, I know. I am *ahem* just about 3.5 months late…
That’s not embarrassingly late at all, right? I mean, it’s not April 2015 yet, right? 😛

So, you may not believe it like I do, but somehow while I was clearing my April photos folder, I somehow managed to find photos from February and March. LOL. Some of the photos I think I didn’t published on my blog previously.

For the uninitiated/ readers new to my blog, I’ve only started a monthly update a while back, of my personal life and what nots that I find amusing but doesn’t properly fall into an event or review blog post, so I’ve decided to combine them into a major long photo post of sorts.

Anyhoo, that’s long enough for an intro, enjoy! 😉

Met up with Cheryl my JC classmate back in Feb, been about 5 years since we last met and she doesn’t seem to have aged at all. Still pretty and sweet as ever! We had dinner at this ramen place at the 3rd or 4th level of Parco Next Next and I believe this place has shifted out. Not too sure what the name of the place is called but they seem to serve their specialty ramen with black garlic oil. Definitely yummy!

A March pic, which I posted on my Instagram. Basically my first random/spontaneous fried rice I cooked for lunch. Leftover rice, egg, luncheon meat. Was not particularly savory but passable! Well at least it looks decent. 😛

So I’m not sure why I didn’t include these pics into my March update, basically my friends and I had brunch on the last day of March, a cafe that Jacq was quite eager to check out after reading some good reviews online; Stirling Highway.

Jacq & I.

Char’s mushroomy and meat brunch set.

Char & Brunch~

My Salmon Eggs Benedict, which was disappointing to say the least. Very unfortunately when we reached at about 2pm, they already didn’t have quite a lot of lunch items (even though it was legit lunch time) and it was also too early for dinner items like Truffle fries. The waitress had to “check in with the kitchen” to see if we could order brunch items. It was surprising that their stock had run out on a Sunday afternoon. And the salmon in the eggs benedict was bad, as in smelled spoilt upon my first bite that I had to request to return it. For the record, I rarely ever do something like that because I know how insulting it is to the kitchen. Nonetheless they returned it back to me, citing that that’s how the Hollandaise sauce smells like… So I just removed the salmon pieces and finished my meal feeling quite absurd about the whole situation. However the only lightness of the entire situation was they decided to give me a 20% discount for the meal, although they did not admit that the Salmon was not fresh.

Therefore I would not recommend nor go back to this place. This place is also really far for me since I stay in the east, so I doubt I would go back to this place! 😛

Really cute sleepy cat outside the cafe.

One random night that family bought home dinner from Fengshan 85! Famous Bak Chor Mee! I love this stuff, it’s the bomb!

And my second fave, Ah Balling dumplings filled with Sesame and Peanuts respectively in Almond Milk. Yumsssss.

Yes, now going to April photos proper. Lol!
April was pretty good, or at least so it seems from the photos in this post, lol.

April 1st was April Fools Day, in case you forgot. And Google is super fond of having cool stuff for everyone. So for this year’s April Fool’s special thing, it was catching Pokemon on Google Maps! I obviously went quite crazy trying to catch ’em all. Key word being trying. I didn’t managed to catch all 150 of them in 24 hours. 🙁

A lot of my friends were posting about it on Instagram… 😛

One of the first few Pokemons I caught!

One of the places where you can catch a Pokemon on Google maps…

I think I caught a grand total of 38/150 Pokemon. #majorfail LOL!

Oh apparently Google sent a hardcopy mail to all those who caught 150 Pokemons to “certify” them as Pokemon masters!

Had coffee at Dempsey with my colleague before a viewing at Reflections.

This is the view you get when you rent/own/stay at Reflections @ Keppel Bay. Pretty eh?

This is my 拿手好菜 / best dish that I can serve up, instant noodles with kimchi, cheese and my dad’s speciality chilli. HEHE. You might have no idea how kimchi, cheese and chilli go together, but I’m telling ya, it’s major yumsss!!! If you haven’t tried this stuff before, you’re missing out!

One of my April instagram beauty post, this was All Things Pink related. Lots of lipsticks. Follow me @ena_teo for more up to date posts. 😛

My colleague Yan Ling and I meet up for meals quite a lot and we love, or rather I loveee this Taiwan food place near my office and brought her there too.

Yan Ling and her chicken chop rice set.

My mee sua set & I.

We have lunch here really often btw. Here’s photos from another session:

My minced pork and egg rice set.

Yan Ling having mee sua this time round.

Another time I ordered Pork Chop. Which is also major yums and highly recommended!

Go visit if you work/stay or just popping by around the area!

It’s right next to a Japanese restaurant at Lorong 4 Toa Payoh. I can’t seem to find the address online, but I’ll ask for it the next time I’m there and update here again. 😛

If you were ~~living under a rock~~ unaware, back in April, a small Ming dynasty-era bowl dubbed the “chicken cup” sold for 281.2 million Hong Kong dollars (US$36.3 million) at a Sotheby’s sale in Hong Kong on Tuesday, setting a record for the most expensive Chinese porcelain ever sold at auction, see article on Wall Street Journal here.

I was so impressed that I immediately when to my kitchen, took out this chicken dish, and proceeded to snap the following pictures. I am sorry to disappoint, but it’s not going to be sold for millions, it’s just priced at $2,000. Don’t ask me why it’s sold for $2,000, not $200 or $20,000. Cause you know, you shouldn’t be so caught up with the price, I just like the price $2,000. Should you be so keen to purchase this rare and exquisite item, you may email me at enabalista @ gmail.com (no gaps). 🙂

My sisters and I visited Doong Ji at Katong for dinner.

My eldest sis and I particularly loveee the mashed egg and potato side dish, featured on the bottom most right corner. Awesome dish there, guys.

We had Octopus and Meat Stew for $29, fit for 3-4. We could not finish it between the 3 of us. Absolutely worth it.

How the dish looks like after it’s all cooked.

Visit them at:

222 E Coast Rd, Singapore 428919
6345 4264

For desserts we proceeded to Nine Thirty.

A slice of heaven, that’s what it is. Layered chocolate cake and chocolate ice cream. BEST EVAR GUYS. Lots of yumsss.

I believe this to be the most expensive chocolate milk there. It deserves a precious photo such as this, with my second sister modeling. I do believe you’re paying more for the circular bottle than for the milk as well. It’s $7-8 for a bottle, if you were wondering.

Visit them at:

131 East Coast Road

63452190

On the way home, we met my bestie YL on the bus! :*

Spot the cat.

Was invited down for Whole9Yards styling event at Tangs by my Lasalle college classmate, Pris (we’ve all graduated, in case you’re wondering).

Lovely presentation.

With Shi Hui, Mayshella, Belle, Pris, Rachel and our tutor Anne Laure~

One of the designers Daniel Heawen introducing the collection.

Ever lovely stylist Lionnel showing us how to style with the collection.

Selfie in the fitting room~

I love the structures and really fab materials used in the collection.

Some of the guests for the evening~

Image credits to Whole9Yard FB. Check them out of FB here. 🙂

Yes guys, I got to 2048. 😀

My second sis and I had NeNe chicken from Bedok Mall. The last I checked today (in August) it’s no longer there. 🙁 Nothing is quite like it, although 4 Fingers come close, it’s probably as delicious but the flavour isn’t the same. We had spicy and garlic if I didn’t recall wrongly.

Was invited down for Bill Ang and Friend’s concert at Lowercase. Attended the 1st one last November and was glad to be down again, HOW TIME FLIES GUYS. >.<

You can’t tell here, but I was wearing a cropped top and I was too shy to wear it without my denim jacket. >.<#

Bill looking as suave as ever. Rocking white/red/whatever hair colour he ever has. And a manskirt! 🙂

Grammatically incorrect; it’s supposed to be You’re amazing. But how lovely is this galaxy inspired background! How uncanny it is that Spotify is playing Bruno Mars’ Just The Way You Are at the very moment I am captioning this image. We always need a timely reminder to know that someone will always find us amazing and we don’t ever need to change a thing. It’s true. You just gotta believe it. 😉

Took me forever and a day to get down to buying a new pair of kicks which got me running for a while… and I stopped again. 😛 Time to put on the running shoes again! Maybe time for me to get some new running gear/sports wear. 😛 I want those abs! HAHA.

Honestly took me a while to figure how to photograph my badass metal rings. YES, that’s the real reason for the victory sign finger. LOL. #vainpot #blogger Rings from Louvisa. 🙂

Went down to ME @ OUE because a friend was spinning/DJing there.

With lovely girls Jacq & Char.

Great company & view! Couldn’t have asked for a better night.

There was a day in April when I wanted to post this particular photo up on Instagram, but I just couldn’t. It’s one of those weird unexplainable technology/Instagram faux pax and so this photo never made it to my Instagram. It’s basically a photo of all the sunblocks I have. 10. I believe I have more than 10 now as of August. 😛 A beauty blogger never says no to more beauty products, esp. Sunblocks! Haha.

Alright! That pretty much sums up my exciting April with a lot of food and friends. Ena will never say no to food and friends. 😛

Leave me your questions, comments or love notes, if any~ 😀

Ena

Lifestyle

My 24th Birthday @ TCC

August 10, 2014 Ena Teo Leave a comment

Hi Lovelies~

You might know that I turned 24 last July and here’s some photos from the night I celebrated my 24th with my family and friends! 🙂

For dinner, my family and I enjoyed our meal at TCC @ airport, Terminal 3 #01-22. As I have the TCC card, I enjoy 50% discount on my birthday month! 🙂

Some of the pretty cakes on display.

“If you’re gonna be two-faced, at least make one of them pretty.” Did Marilyn Monroe really said this? 😛 Well for the records, I don’t think we should be two-faced. There’s no harm having a pretty face tho! 😉

My parents. We forgot to take a family photo that day. 🙁

My sister’s seafood baked rice.

My dad’s braised beef baked rice which was really yummy; much like a East meets West fusion cuisine.

My red wine beef steak, which I really enjoyed! I rarely eat steak outside (I find chewing steak a hassle and painful at times) but I was in the mood to and this was really delicious. I had mine in medium well, no blood, still tender and chewy. I highly recommend it!

My second sister ordered a spaghetti bolognese, which was also a rare choice but it was delicious! We all didn’t think that a simple dish like this could astound us but it did.

My mum’s salmon dish.

We didn’t think we would all be so full with out own dish and we had a side order of this beef ball skewers which was really yummy but we couldn’t finish the last ball. hahaha.

I always love going to the airport for travels, send off and meals. It’s a beautiful place of departures and arrivals!

Some of the gifts and angbaos from close friends, colleagues and family! 🙂

It felt kinda weird to celebrate my 24th this year because I’ve started saying I turn 24 this year since the start of this year. So when I finally turned 24, it felt kinda underwhelming and also because I’m starting to face a new stage in life where I don’t want to turn older, lol.

Nonetheless, I have been exceedingly blessed this year; with a great family, work and friends. My wish for the year ahead is that my family and friends will enjoy the best of health and that I will work harder and smarter for my career ahead.

That is all!

Ena

Lifestyle

How often should you clean your laptop and mobile phone?

August 9, 2014 Ena Teo Leave a comment

Hi Lovelies!

How often do you clean your laptop and mobile phone?

There isn’t a source I can find online that recommends how often we should clean out our laptops and mobile phones, but generally I tend to wipe down my laptop and mobile at least once a week or once a fortnight.

Just think about it! We use our laptops and mobile phones EVERY DAY. I’m pretty sure that’s a lot of grime and dirt going around from daily usage. If we shower everyday, what more about cleaning these electronics that are so close to us right?

So thanks to the lovely folks at Watsons, they’ve sent over a pack of baby wipes a while back which I’ve brought over to my office to share with my colleagues and we’ve been using it to wipe down any dirt we find after our meals or dust and such in office. It’s super convenient!

What I love about this pack of baby wipes is that it’s enriched with Aloe vera and vitamin C so there’s this really light sweet fragrance that makes cleaning up gentle on the skin and that much sweeter. Plus, it’s only $2 a pack!

You can find these baby wipes and more at all Watsons stores. 🙂

Ena

Beauty, Lifestyle

Luxola’s Shimmer Party

August 9, 2014 Ena Teo Leave a comment

Hi Lovelies!

Happy National Day Weekend here from Singapore!

Hope you’re enjoying your weekend and the National Day festivities with your family and friends. 🙂

This year I continue to thank God and pray for Peace for our nation and tiny red dot! May God grant our government, leaders and officials wisdom to govern our country with integrity.

So, a long while back, I was invited to Luxola’s Shimmer Party by a good friend, Sherlene!

Photos time~

Having my make up enhanced by makeup artist Janice.

Sneaking a shot in the mirror with lovely ladies Sherlene & Fenny.

With Vinna~

Group shot with Janice, Fenny and Sherlene~

Not forgetting a pic with Jacq of Jacqueline Burchell nail polish brand~

My outfit for the night. 😉

And a pic of my special diamante eye make up for the night as well. 🙂 Thanks Luxola and Sherlene for the fun nighttt!

Ena

Beauty, Fashion, Lifestyle

Sweet Date Look Make Up & Hair with Panasonic Eyelash Curler & Nanocare Hair Styler

July 30, 2014 Ena Teo 1 Comment

Hi Lovelies~

Lately I’ve been playing with the Panasonic Beauty Tools
Eyelash Curler EH-SE60 & Panasonic Nanocare Hair Straightener EH-HS95K
and I thought I’d create a “Sweet Date Look” skincare, makeup and hair tutorial to share how I use these tools in my daily living!

Watch the video tutorial here:

My review ~

Panasonic Eyelash Curler EH-SE60

This eyelash curler definitely requires a little getting used to, similarly to the traditional eyelash curler/clamper, it is daunting to put a tool to close to your eyes. So what I did was to turn on the Panasonic Eyelash Curler and used my finger to touch the curler while it was turning. It was just a light sensation and so I overcome by initial fear and could confidently place it close to my eyes and curl my lashes from the base to the top. Unfortunately as my lashes aren’t very long and full the effect isn’t very obvious on screen. However once coated with the mascara, the natural curl effect is visible to me. Perhaps a down side to the Eyelash Curler is that it requires an AA battery, which does not come with the box and it took me a few days to buy the battery. So if you’re getting this, remember to grab a pack of AA battery along as well!

Panasonic Nanocare Hair Straightener EH-HS95K

As mentioned in the previous post and video above, this is the best and I personally love this product out of all the products sponsored/loaned by Panasonic for review. It’s obviously an effective hair styler, though termed Straightener, it can also double up as a curler (as seen in my previous post and post event video). It straightens and curls hair without drying the hair out or causing the hair to frizz because it’s imbued with nanocare technology which allows the moisture of the hair to be retained. So after styling my hair with this product, my hair is light and shines. Highly recommended hair styler product!

In case you’re wondering, I used 4 skincare products, 10 makeup products excluding 1 Panasonic Eyelash Curler EH-SE60, 1 Panasonic Nanocare Hair Straightener EH-HS95K, 1 fragrance, 1 set of earrings and 2 bobby pins to complete the look. That’s a total of 15 skincare and makeup products, 2 beauty tools, 1 earrings and 2 bobby pins for one date look.

Remember to vote for my blog daily until 31st July here! :*

Thanks for reading!

P.S. Check out these sites for updates!
Panasonic Official Website | Panasonic SG Facebook | SBA Facebook | Enabalista FB

Ena

Beauty, Inspiring, Lifestyle

Elizabeth Arden’s Exquisite 5 Min Ceramide Self Foaming Mask & Untold Eau Legere

July 22, 2014 Ena Teo 5 Comments

Hi Lovelies! <3

Today I’ll be introducing 2 products that I’ve been using and loving. 😉

So a while back (I know I’ve been using this to intro A LOT of my updates, lol, I’m really working towards saying “So a few days a go”…) I was invited to Elizabeth Arden’s Blogger Event for their new launch of Ceramide Boosting 5 Minute Facial and Untold Eau Legere.

As usual, photos of the event followed by my personal review! 😉

Elizabeth Arden adds the new Ceramide Boosting 5-Minute Facial to its range of Ceramide youth-restoring skincare products.

We were each given a piece of paper to chronicle our own UNTOLD story…

Once again we have Elizabeth Arden trainer Angeline to introduce the new products and the story behind them to us… 🙂

Elizabeth Arden adds the new Ceramide Boosting 5-Minute Facial to its range of Ceramide youth-restoring skincare products.

It’s a 2 step, bi weekly (u can use it 1-2 times a week) system that includes a luxurious Self-Foaming Mask and Replenishing Serum. The duo boasts to help to detoxify surface impurities and boost radiance for the ultimate flawless looking complexion.

Step 1: Self Foaming Mask 30ml

This ultra light mask glides easily onto the skin’s surface. After seconds, the unique formula works itself into a light foam, activating chemical and enzymatic exfoliators to gently cleanse as well as a purifying system to help detoxify surface impurities and promote skin cell turnover. Skin is left cleansed and primed for the second step.

To apply: Dispense a cotton ball sized amount of the Self Foaming Mask into hands. Apply a thin even layer to dry or damp uncleansed face and neck. Allow product to gradually foam into a luxurious Mask as it draws out surface impurities. During the mask’s activation, a tingling sensation is likely to occur, after the mask is fully activated (about 2 minutes), rinse well with luke warm water. Pat dry.

Key ingredients include:

– Lactic Acid and Protease Enzyme that gently exfoliates and dissolves surface skin clogging impurities
– Botanical Extracts – a blend of bilberry, sugar cane, sugar maple, orange, and lemon botanical extracts which contain naturally occuring apha hydroxy acids, that helps exfoliate skin.
– Targeted Peptide: a purifying peptide that helps prime skin for optimum treatment
– Glycerin: a humectant (molecule that keeps moist) that replenishes skin with moisture.

Step 2: Replenishing Serum, 15ml

The serum’s silky formula delivers Elizabeth Arden’s Ceramide Triple Complex deep into skin’s surface. It helps reinforce skin’s protective barrier providing enhanced moisturizaion and a smoother texture as it soothes sensitive skin. The serum is further enriched with Retinyl Linoleate and Tropical Fruit Extract to help firm, strengthen and retexturize skin’s appearance. Soothing ingredients like Aloe Vera and Rice Kefiran leave skin calmed and soothed.

To apply: Immediately following step 1, apply Replenishing Serum to dry face and neck with fingertips and massage evenly in a circular motion, Let the product absorb to replenish and deeply hydrate the skin.

Check out the on-set demonstration!

This is how it looks like after the Self Foaming Mask looks like after spreading it across my hands.

Amazingly it bubbles like champagne~

Following the launch of UNTOLD Eau De Parfum, Elizabeth Arden reveals a new dimension of UNTOLD – UNTOLD Eau Legere!

The fragrance is aptly bottled in a piece that reveals its multi-faceted scent, like a modern day lady;
Vibrant, Spontaneous, Feminine, Mysterious, Sensual.

The characteristics and the ingredients:

Vibrant: Sparkling Green Apple fused with playful Pink Pepper
Spontaneous: Playful fruity accents of Grapefruit and Blackcurrent
Feminine: Delicate Purple Freesia and Pink Peony
Mysterious: Nuances of Patchouli Heart LMR (plant) and Sandalwood
Sensual: Heated Ambers & White Masl

Our stories are pasted on the mirror and the Elizabeth Arden ladies discuss which UNTOLD story deserves a prize… I *ahem* shared about a JC crush which apparently isn’t much of an UNTOLD story, keke. The winner is my friend June! 😀

Then we had a special guest, Marco Ficarelli, the VP of Elizabeth Arden of Asia popped by towards the end of the event to chit chat with us! 🙂

Ficarelli says he’s personal friends with global blogger, fashion accessories and shoe designer Chiara Ferragni, someone I personally adore very much too! Maybe one day he can boast that he’s friends with Ena Teo. 😉 He also shared about the 8 Hour cream that is part of Elizabeth Arden’s heritage and promptly made arrangements for us to receive it via post to use and review. I have it with me and will be reviewing in a separate post!

An event isn’t complete with food, right?

We definitely indulged!

And just look at the bathroom… Which none of us got to enjoy, lol! 😛

Definitely big enough for a party! This space is at M Hotel, for all who’s keen:

Address: 81 Anson Rd, Singapore 079908

Phone:6224 1133

Review time!

I’m adding this review in as as extension of my previous post! This EA Flawless Finish Perfectly Nude foundation doesn’t need further introduction as I’ve shared about it in my other post, and I love it for it being like my second skin, lightweight and the colour really matches my skin flawlessly. I can’t attest the same for you as we all have varying skin tone, but I highly recommend you to get yours swatched and let me know if you have the same experience as me! 🙂

Check out my #MOTD (Make of the Day) with this Flawless Finish Perfectly Nude foundation:

No filter! The EA Flawless Finish Perfectly Nude foundation in Natural 5 is an amazing match for me, with moderate coverage that doesn’t feel heavy or cakey. <3

~My reviews!~

I found this Ceramide Boosting 5-Minute Facial to be remarkable, it’s my first self-foaming mask and I thoroughly enjoyed the experience, like a girl experience magic popping sugar in her mouth, or bubbly champagne for the first time; but in a home facial manner, on her skin. 😛 The products work exactly as promised for me; smear the mask across the skin and the enzymes start to work their magic and activate with a tingly sensation, then the face is cleansed within 2 minutes after which you will need to wash with warm water leaving the skin taut, that’s why it’s required to replenish the skin with the serum. The serum is silky without being too heavy, so it’s great! Retails at Eliz Arden counters island wide for $149. It is good for up to 8 facials per set.

UNTOLD Eau Legere, the last two words means light water. It’s definitely a story awaiting to be Told, and anything but light. I am usually not a fan of Sandalwood and White Musk, so with these ingredients forming the base of this fragrance I was quite apprehensive of embracing this fragrance. But I have come to appreciate this fragrance as I used it a handful of times for this review. I am impressed with how multi-faceted this scent is; it is amazing that a scent can be 5 tiered and layered in ways I never thought possible before. And you know what, it perfectly encapsulates what a modern lady is like; she’s Vibrant, Spontaneous, Feminine, Mysterious, Sensual all at once. Maybe you’re not, maybe you’d like to be this modern lady, nevertheless I encourage you to let this fragrance transform you into a modern woman to tackle on this world with a crisp white dress and high heels! 🙂

UNTOLD Eau Legere EDT retails at Eliz Arden counters island wide; 30ml – $65, 50ml – $92, 100ml -$117.

Love little touches like this on the packaging! <3

As always, thank you Eliz Arden ladies and men and fellow lovely bloggers for the warm hospitality and laughter at the event!

I am going to miss their next event this week due to a clash of appointments. :'( Nevertheless I look forward to sharing their future launches. 😉

Thanks for reading! <3

Ena

Fashion, Lifestyle

Sects Shop Private Party @ Orchard Gateway

July 20, 2014 Ena Teo Leave a comment

Hi Lovelies <3

I had the pleasure of attending Sects Shop’s Private Party @ Orchard Gateway a while back. 🙂

For the uninitiated, Sect’s Shop is a new concept shop with a focus on Men’s street wear; brought to you by the same folks behind Depression, the local cult label that’s going international. It’s a privilege to have seen them go from Blueprint Tradeshow back in 2011 to Seoul Fashion Shows in 2014. Altho most of their brands are men’s focused apparels, brands such as NCE; which stands for Not Cool Enough bring in unisex apparels and well, girls can always wear guy’s shirts as oversized, ala boyfriend style. 😉 Street style in monotone just spells cool chic addiction, to me at least. Well, I’m not gonna continue to wax lyrical about Sects Shop and NCE because trust me, I can go on all day.

Badass invite.

A pic of the memories, with Kenny, one half of the Depression and NCE label duo.

I tried on this NCE varsity and fell in love…

In what seems like my pea brain memory, I had photo records of their store in my phone; but for the life of me I cannot track it down where I saved it on my laptop. Nonetheless, it was quite easy for me to sieve out these pics from Sect Shop’s FB page to show you their cool warehouse, raw and laidback interior & street style fashion.

From their album titled People of Sects Shop:

Garion, a friend and staff at the shop,

Fancy a burger sweater?

Had a huge discount from shopping at the party 😀 Here’s my loot from Sects Shop; NCE jacket and SDOD Socks and necklace.

Wore it out for a concert:

I was one of the 10 to win the Instagram contest~

Received a Depression dress & also here’s the NCE cap from the private party goodie bag, will feature them in an upcoming ootd. 🙂

Visit them @

Orchard Gateway #04-14, 277 Orchard Road
Singapore 238858

Watch an event video here~

Check them out on FB!
Sects Shop FB | Depression FB

Thanks Kenny & Andrew for the invite~ :*

Thank you for reading~ <3

Ena

Fashion, Lifestyle

Superspace @ Orchard Gateway Singapore’s Newest Mall

July 20, 2014 Ena Teo Leave a comment

One of Singapore’s coolest concept store, SUPERSPACE had their store opening a while back and here’s what you can except from them!

List of brands that they stock!

Ling Wu’s exotic reptile skin bags

Jablonski, I have a lot of love for this chic brand!

A very bare and modern way of presenting their stocks.

Colourful apparels; featuring brands such as Revasseur; one of the 4 founder Gilda’s own quirky label.

Skeletal fashion.

Voodoo, anyone? 😛

Revasseur shirts & apparels.

Love this cute sweater by MASH-UP, another local label. #SGPRIDE

Andrea Crews (Paris)

With Gilda who’s decked out in her FW 2014 Villians Collection, cute!

Visit them:

277 Orchard Road, #02-18 Orchard Gateway
Singapore 238858

SUPERSPACE FB | Revasseur FB

Other cool shops spotted in Orchard Gateway~

Spoilmarket SG FB Particularly love the high ceilings for level 1 shops~ So classy. <3

Thanks for reading~

Ena

Art & Design, Beauty, Lifestyle

SK-II Workshop & Trial Set First Impressions

July 19, 2014 Ena Teo Leave a comment

Hi Lovelies~ 🙂

A while back I had the opportunity to attend SK-II’s workshop and purchase their products at a huge discount. 😀

This is the generous goodie bag that was given to the workshop participants! I also really love the bracelets and charms. 🙂 There was also a $90 voucher, which I used to purchase a set of masks for my sister, since her wedding is coming up in August and I want her to look her best. 🙂

As you would probably have guessed by now, I have too many beauty products to try at the moment and I #onlyhave1face, so I haven’t got round to try SK-II products yet!

As I was busy trying out the products during the workshop and demonstration, I also didn’t manage to snap any pics. :/

I’m not sure about you, but I have conflicting feelings towards SK-II. On one hand, my first impressions of the brand is that it’s a prestige brand with amazing whitening effects but on the other hand, my emotional feelings towards it is really bad – I really hated seeing SK-II ads popping up during Youtube videos. And it’s practically everywhere online! Clozette, Luxola and basically most of the female sites when I’m on, of which I reckon by now that I am one of the targeted/intended advertising recipient. It’s one of those brands that I feel is suffering from “over exposure”, to the point that consumers like myself find it irritating.

That said however, I look forward to trying these products and to report back how I find it. 😉

Anyone has any experience with SK-II products that you wanna share?

Thanks for reading~! <3

Ena

Uncategorized

Harpers Bazaar Asia New Gen Fashion Designer Award 2014 Show @ AFF

July 19, 2014 Ena Teo Leave a comment

Harpers Bazaar held their Asia New Gen Fashion Designer Award 2014 Show @ AFF and the show was an excellent presentation of Asia’s finest fashion talents.

Before the show we were welcomed by an array of beauty and lifestyle booths; Sally Hansen nail bar, Nars make up booth and more.

Attended the show with these lovely ladies~

Some of my favourite picks~

Peggy Hartanto (Indonesia) – “Unseen”

Teresa Lim (Singapore) – “Lenina Gone Wild”

Sean Loh (Malaysia) – “A Thousand Kisses Deep”

Yahn Adam (Singapore) – “My Asylum”

Jatupong Metula (Thailand) – “The Whispering”

Harvee Kok (Malaysia) – “Bipolarity”

Watch a video summary on vimeo here:

<p><a href=”http://vimeo.com/100028657″>Harper’s BAZAAR Asia New Generation Fashion Designer Award 2014</a> from <a href=”http://vimeo.com/user29742097″>grace</a> on <a href=”https://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a>.</p>

Thanks for reading~ <3

Ena

Fashion

LASALLE Degree Fashion Show 2014 “Between Worlds” @ AFF

July 19, 2014 Ena Teo 2 Comments

Hi Lovelies! <3

The graduating batch of LASALLE Fashion Degree had the privilege to showcase their designs at Audi Fashion Show as a part collaboration with local fashion magazine L’Officiel.

Tho late in coming, I hope you’ll enjoy these talents as much as I did! Photo credits to my sweet and lovely girl pal and fashion partner, Christabelle. :* Various designers also as credit on the photos. 😉

My favourites are Faye Chan and Gracia Christabella for their young and vibrant cuts and colour. <3

Ending off with ootd and wefie pics with Belle~

Thanks for reading <3

Ena

Beauty, Fashion, Lifestyle

Teaser Video | #OMYSBA2014 Best Beauty Blog Finalists Panasonic Beauty Workshop

July 19, 2014 Ena Teo 1 Comment

Here’s a teaser video for the
#OMYSBA2014 Best Beauty Blog Finalists
Panasonic Beauty Workshop~

Will be uploading the full video here and on my Enabalista Facebook Page tmr. 😉

Remember to vote for my blog for #OMYSBA2014 Best Beauty Blog, daily here! :*

Hope you enjoyed watching the video! 🙂

Panasonic Official Website | Panasonic SG Facebook | SBA Facebook

Ena

Beauty

Experience Black Paint @ Takashimaya

July 17, 2014 Ena Teo Leave a comment

Hi Lovelies! <3

I AM BACK! 😀
After a minor scare from a blog suspension and fixing the naughty link that is disallowed by WordPress, I got this blog back. *Phew* I know some of you missed me and sent me FB messages to ask me what happened to my blog, thank you! :’) And I was particularly worried because I have a piece of great news that I was expecting to share with you all and I want to be in time to share it!

As you all may know by now, I previously reviewed Black Paint skincare regime on my blog and it was a truly unique and zen cleansing experience for me.

https://enabalista.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/black-paint-review-enabalista-3.jpg

Here’s an excerpt:
What I truly love about this soap is how natural and zen it makes me feel, during the cleansing process and after it.
As pictured, it is recommended for us to apply the black paint soap over the entire face. I find the application and cleansing process very therapeutic and artistic. I feel like I am a chinese calligraphy practitioner and I am spreading ink over my face, that is the canvas. The entire experience is oddly satisfying and I recommend everyone to try this unique product! And of course, other than the interesting and unique experience, I also like that soap bar cleanses my pores, but yet doesn’t leave it squeaky clean. I used to think that squeaky clean skin is good, but I’ve now learnt that it’s better to use gentle cleansers that will clean our skin but still leave it hydrated with necessary oils on our skin. 😉

Go read it here if you haven’t!

It gives me great pleasure to announce that

BLACK PAINT Soap has won another year of Monde Selection Award “GRAND GOLD”, the highest ranking, for another year.

It has won the “GRAND GOLD” title for 6 consecutive years! *Wow* More information about Monde Selection Award here. I rejoice together with Black Paint for the success of their product and securing awards year on year! *throws confetti*

If you haven’t already seen these videos, check out these really helpful and informative videos about Black Paint skincare products!

1. How to minimise pores- 4 step pore care by BLACK PAINT

2. Black Paint Series: Product Introduction

3. BLACK PAINT No.1 Pore Care Facial Series in Japan

So, do I hear someone asking, “what’s the great news” that I am excited to be sharing?

From now till 24th Jul 2014, BLACK PAINT is having an experience counter in Takashimaya Basement 1

(near L’Occitane counter and aromatherapy shelves, see photo above) for ladies troubled by ACNE, black head, wrinkles and pigmentation problem to experience BLACK PAINT. The BLACK PAINT girls at the counter will demonstrate how to do the BLACK PAINT 4 step skin care regime to maximize result.

After that, if you choose to try their star product BLACK PAINT SOAP 120g (S$49.9), you have the option to utilize the voucher & do a purchase on purchase for a trial set for S$10 (worth S$90). Super Value!

The trial set contains all the items needed for the BLACK PAINT 4 step regime, they are :

>Best Water 50ml SG$34.9

>Oil Water Rose 30ml SG$19.9

>Water Cream Rose Lavender 10g SG$19.9

>Black Sponge (small) 1pc SG$9.9

>Facial Paper 10pc 1pack SG$3

>Black Paint Soaking Cup 1pc SG$3

Go ahead and download the Voucher on BlackPaint FB here, it will require you to Like their page first.

Hurry down in the next 7 days, or get a friend who works in town to help you purchase the set! 😉

Thank you Black Paint for this awesome deal and news!

Thank you for reading~

Ena

Art & Design, Beauty, Fashion, Lifestyle

Currently Trending World Cup 2014 Fashion & Beauty

July 10, 2014 Ena Teo 2 Comments

What’s awesome about World Cup isn’t just about the hot guys, skilled players & nice jerseys & kicks.

It’s also the patriotism & the camaraderie that the games bring out in people.
It’s being able to get together and root for the same team/people/person *ahem Germany & Klose winning his record breaking 16th World Cup goal, woohoo!*.

It’s being able to put aside our various differences and arguments aside for a while and be one the same side for a while. Or even to agree to disagree and be on different sides, sometimes it’s also fun that way, isn’t it?

Whether you happen to be rooting for the same team with your friends or not, there are some World Cup inspired Fashion and Beauty products that you all can still appreciate together! 😉

Designed by the Olsen Twins, under the TEXTILE Elizabeth & James label, these World Cup inspired Tees are exclusively available on Shop Bop here. Singlets and shirts, US$88-92.

For a more affordable alternative, we can always trust on Forever 21 to provide some very on point and comfy fashion choices. Titled Soccer Collection and now at a very generous 40% offer, items are running out quickly, prices US$6.80-14.80 including men’s items here.

This is a pair of very quirky Karl Lagerfeld x Melissa shoe with a soccer ball as the ornament. Definitely shows you’re a very ball-sy kind of gal. Ha! 😉 For the full collection, here.

I actually think this is really cute. TOMS designed a very pretty “all countries flags gathered together” print shoe. Also will be appropriate in another 2 years for Olympics. Heh. US$54 on Toms site here.

Fancy carrying your patriotism on your clutch? Apparently Charlotte Olympia thinks so! This would be awesome for the respective countries’ independence day too. 🙂

Kate Spade keeps it classy and simple with a soccer inspired wallet. Definitely for a soccer fan type of girl.

MCM shows a little more child like influence in their soccer inspired bag with an obvious Brazilian coloured theme.

For the hardcore and wealthy soccer fans, getting a watch might be timely (pun intended) for the season.

Meet this handsome lad, Bulgari Special edition World Cup OCTO Bi-Retro.

And this striking good-looker, Tissot: Quickster Football watch.

Sally Hansen celebrates World Cup with a special 8 piece set, here we see Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear Nail Polish in Samba.

Of course we can’t miss out O.P.I with a Brazil collection and this is I Just Can’t Cope Acabana. How cute is it? Plus, really love this bright banana colour!

Sephora joins in the fun with 10 shades of Samba Waterproof eyeliner set. Ready to get wet & wild!

Benefit has an online exclusive (which is now sold out, oops) Beauty Score! Set. Always love Benefit sets that are always so thoughtful and convenient!

L’Occitane has a special collection to commemorate World Cup Season.

L’OCCITANE AU BRÉSIL celebrates Brazilian biodiversity with a new collection of well-being & beauty products. Each line associates a unique ingredient sourced from one of Brazil’s biomes in a sustainable way with local producers. The design of the packaging was conceived through collaboration between Olivier Baussan and Brazilian artists. L’Occitane au Brésil is the result of a partnership that brings together local culture with L’OCCITANE’s knowledge of nature.

Do you know of any other cool World Cup Inspired Fashion or Beauty? Just tweet me or comment with the links/photos below~! 😉

Who are you rooting to win World Cup this year?

Thank you for reading and thanks to the various brands sites for the photos & info.

Ena

Beauty, Lifestyle

Vote Enabalista for SG Blog Awards Top Beauty Blog!

July 9, 2014 Ena Teo 2 Comments

Hi Lovelies!!!

Today I’m announcing a piece of super exciting news!

My blog is selected to be one of the
Top Beauty Blogs for Singapore Blog Awards 2014,
under the Advertisers’ Choice, sponsored by Panasonic! Woohoo! throws confetti in the air & whirls around

I’m so happy! Thank you God and all my dear family, friends, reader & sponsors who have supported me thus far~ (Haven’t win anything but give thank you speech already, muahaha). 😛

But really, I must have mentioned many times that I started out blogging fashion events and daily musings about life and didn’t expect this blog to become a lifestyle blog with a niche in beauty reviews et al, and for it to be where it is right now. Of course I could accrue some of the exposure of my blog due to my credit of actually posting stuff up (hurhur), but mostly it is serendipity and I’ve been super blessed and happy to have met a lot of wonderful people and get the many exclusive opportunities to attend events, review products and share with people! How not to be thankful right? 😀

So for this Singapore Blog Awards, I will need your help!!! Yes you!

Voting period has started 7 July and till 31 July,
everyone can vote once a day

(including me, muahaha!)

So pls be super lovely (since I always call you all my lovelies hehehe) and vote for me here, daily!
Must be daily! I am super demanding of your love and vote and support like that! 😀

Pls also be extra lovely and generous and share the link with ALL your family, lover/s (I don’t judge, keke) and friends on Facebook~~~

Let’s all make your favourite blogger (Yes, its me, I know, let’s not hide that fact any longer. :P) and my blog the winning Beauty Blog for Singapore Beauty Blog 2014! Of course I will put in effort and work my magic *throws magic dust in the air, waves my wand* to create winning beauty tutorials, with the wonderful Panasonic beauty tools that I have been loaned and sponsored, for your inspiration and edu-tainment (educational entertainment), which my blog is all about if you haven’t already realized by now, lol! Look out for my posts coming weekly this July!

The link will lead you to this pretty photo *coughs, not shy at all* and hit that <3 button till it’s orange, DAILY, I repeat, DAILY. 😛

Ok, on a serious note, the voting stands 30% and Judging Criteria such as Content, Style stands for the other 70%! So technically most of the winning is still gonna be down to if I can actually blog cool stuff. *ahem, flips hair*
BUT we’re not taking any chances here, are we?

And why should we win?

We should totally win because Enabalista isn’t just about Ena. It’s about an awesome community of my family, friends and readers who simply enjoy reading about fashion, beauty and other interesting lifestyle topics of note!

What will You & I win?

Panasonic has stated that there will be prizes for voters, more info. to be released later, which I’ll keep you updated via Instagram/FB~ 😀

But as 1 of the 9 title winning blogger, these are the prizes:

1) A custom made trophy by Tan Swie Hian! Firstly, it’s a piece of art, secondly, it’s a tangible award! How cool is that???
2) A 5D4N Cebu and Bohol trip!!! Although we will all be like posing and clicking our cameras crazily away and come back still have to blog somemore, lol, but still!!! I have not been to Cebu before so it will be awesome! (I will be sure to slather on sun block like crazyyyyy).

3. And Panasonic items! Which I will be reviewing about and updating you all as well~ 😀

These are the sponsors for Sg Blog Awards Winners, Panasonic & Philippine Tourism Promotions Board!

That is all for now!

Thank you for reading & voting!!! :*

Ena

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Peggy Hartanto (Indonesia) – “Unseen”

Teresa Lim (Singapore) – “Lenina Gone Wild”

Sean Loh (Malaysia) – “A Thousand Kisses Deep”

Yahn Adam (Singapore) – “My Asylum”

Jatupong Metula (Thailand) – “The Whispering”

Harvee Kok (Malaysia) – “Bipolarity”

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BLACK PAINT Soap has won another year of Monde Selection Award “GRAND GOLD”, the highest ranking, for another year.

So, do I hear someone asking, “what’s the great news” that I am excited to be sharing?

From now till 24th Jul 2014, BLACK PAINT is having an experience counter in Takashimaya Basement 1

After that, if you choose to try their star product BLACK PAINT SOAP 120g (S$49.9), you have the option to utilize the voucher & do a purchase on purchase for a trial set for S$10 (worth S$90). Super Value!

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My blog is selected to be one of the Top Beauty Blogs for Singapore Blog Awards 2014, under the Advertisers’ Choice, sponsored by Panasonic! Woohoo! *throws confetti in the air & whirls around*

Voting period has started 7 July and till 31 July, everyone can vote once a day

So pls be super lovely (since I always call you all my lovelies hehehe) and vote for me here, daily! Must be daily! I am super demanding of your love and vote and support like that! 😀

Pls also be extra lovely and generous and share the link with ALL your family, lover/s (I don’t judge, keke) and friends on Facebook~~~

And why should we win?

What will You & I win?

Share this:

Singapore's Lifestyle Blogger ☀

The fragrance is aptly bottled in a piece that reveals its multi-faceted scent, like a modern day lady;
Vibrant, Spontaneous, Feminine, Mysterious, Sensual.

My blog is selected to be one of the
Top Beauty Blogs for Singapore Blog Awards 2014,
under the Advertisers’ Choice, sponsored by Panasonic! Woohoo! throws confetti in the air & whirls around

Voting period has started 7 July and till 31 July,
everyone can vote once a day

So pls be super lovely (since I always call you all my lovelies hehehe) and vote for me here, daily!
Must be daily! I am super demanding of your love and vote and support like that! 😀