Pink and Undecided: June 2014

Body-Tale 07 : Be Gorgeous Body Lotion

Hellowwww!!!

Have you guys missed me??? I am currently on a family vacation, we went to Bandung for four days and now we're in Jakarta for about two weeks (i post random pictures almost everyday in my Instagram now that i have one *LOL*, follow our vacay in real time by following my IG, my id's MGirl83 :D). I got sick (pretty horribly) about 2 days before our flight to Bandung (bad enough that i actually relented and got an injection willingly for the very first time in my entire 30 years WTF) and i was still recovering+felt so tired every night when we get back to the hotel that i couldn't update my blog at all!

Not only that, i know myself really well so i know i'd at least leave one items at home and only realized it at my destinations-this time's no exception, in fact it's probably the worst because i left a severely crucial item behind-my glasses!!! My myopia's super bad so i am practically blind once i showered and take off my contacts T.T... So stupid, leaving my glasses is like leaving half of my vision home zzzzz....

We recently got a new Ipad mini (didn't buy it coz i'm not into gadgets, instead we joined a UOB Bank's saving program with a bonus, and we chose this Ipad mini!) and hunny bought me a keyboard for it so i can blog in easily when we travel so whenever i have free time (like right now!) and my eyes are not too dry from wearing too much contacts, i will blog! This blog post however, i've written a few weeks ago (as usual haha, hoarder forever!), let's start!
Like i said, while the mood is here (to write a review) i must grab it by the ball and milk it dry!!! LOL.

Another body lotion today!

Be Gorgeous Body Lotion

No professional picture ~~stolen~~ grabbed from Mr. Google's finds coz... I can't find any! I can't even find any mention of this body lotion at all! So so weird *___*. Again, it's probably no longer available? (LOL, trust me to keep on reviewing discontinued products) But i think i saw this body lotion not too long ago in Watson's Singapore or Malaysia. Hmph. I dunno.

Anyway, at the back there's a writing stating that this lotion is made in Thailand and exclusively for Watsons. So i'm guessing this is Watsons' house brand!

Made with Bee's milk? I don't think bees secrete milk though??? LOL, my science grade's obviously gotten from plenty of acting like i know what i was talking about instead of actually knowing it. Nevertheless, i find it to be oh so cute hehehe (Oh, i just googled, apparently the royal jelly's also known as bee's milk! LOL, stupid stupid me :p)

To be completely honest the thing that attracted me to this body lotion was this cute little cardboard bee attached to the bottle's neck... It doesn't take a lot for me to buy something, eh?

I bought this body lotion in Singapore's Watsons a while back (can't expect me to remember the exact time, can you?), i am always randomly attracted to unknown brands/products whenever i enter any Watsons/Guardian/Sasa so it's not a surprise that i reached for this. Again, i cannot recall the exact price, but i don't think it was very cheap at all. Weird considering most house brands are very affordable (if you don't want to use the word "cheap" :p), i remember thinking that this was not cheap enough for an unknown brand, but in the end i still got it because : a) The cute little bee and b) the word bee's milk. LOLOLOL, i have the weirdest logic ever! But i am definitely glad i bought it anyway, coz i ended up LOVING it!!!

Be Gorgeous body lotion comes in a nice quality plastic bottle (not the super flimsy, cheap looking ones), it is light weighed but feels solid and sturdy-creamy yellow in color and opaque (so you can't really gauge how much product you still have). The bottle has a nice and simple pump dispenser, very convenient (no need to pour or stuck your fingers into a tub), mess-free and germ-free as well :D.

I can vouch that their claim of a soft, smooth and younger looking skin has a base! It worked on mine!

Hmm yeah, reading the lines now i remember they also have (or had, i dunno) shower gel, etc but i decided to just try the body lotion out first since i didn't know whether or not i was going to like it.

The ingredients, for those of you who actually cares *i'm horrible, i don't...*

One pump

The consistency of this lotion was fla-like (even the color reminds me of fla sauce...), or very watery and soft pudding (OMG, i'm making myself hungry describing it WTH), very pale yellow in color with very soft and subtle powdery honey smell (probably royal jelly scent, also reminds me of a bee pollen's scent). I find the scent to be quite pleasant (even though i prefer fruity/very honey scent), organic and natural-it did take awhile for me to get used to the scent, but it definitely grew on me so towards the end of the bottle, i actually liked the scent.

The lotion's super light (and fluffyyy), it got absorbed immediately on my skin but managed to keep it super smooth and moisturized the whole day without any icky, greasy or oily feeling at all! It works like a dream on my normal skin, but sadly it works just so so on my hunny's super dry and sensitive skin. I used this lotion on him for a period of time but when i saw it not really working wonderfully for him, i stopped. Better let him stick to boring Vaseline lotions and save the varieties of lotions for my own skin, right?

It's super light but also very dense-as in it's not watery. I put my hand on its side like this for a few seconds and they lotion stayed put

This lotion in the long run, it makes my skin super smooth, softer than ever! And that's really something because my skin's normally *ahem* pretty soft already :D. I love love love this lotion and can safely say that this is one of my most favorite body lotion that i've tried. I tend to like most body lotions and trust me when i said i've tried a TON of them, so... Yeah, i think Be Gorgeous body lotion is really awesome!

Not only it keeps my skin super soft and hydrated, but it actually helped calm my eczema down! I have problems with most shower gel/cream (like, 8 out of 10 products. ZZZ), most of them would aggravate eczema on my fingers (it'll be very itchy and rough, with water bubbles forming in my fingers and palms! Disgusting WTF. A more stripping shower products would even leave my elbow feeling dry) and i just had a particularly bad episode with an Etude House shower cream, after using this body lotion regularly my eczema actually soothed and subsided without any added topical ointments! I have not found any other body lotion that works like this! I believe the royal jelly (which i heard good for easing allergies) in the ingredients must be the main reason for this to happen!

I would definitely recommend this for people with normal skin who wants a soft, hydrated skin that is fast absorbing, doesn't leave a greasy trail and smells soft and organic.

Not recommending it for people with very dry skin (not that it'd do anything bad, it's just not working as wonderfully on a dry skin) who needs more concentrated body cares (go for body butters instead!) or those who cannot stand organic, royal jelly scent.

I would 100% repurchase this if it's still avaible! Will be keeping an eye for this product the next time i stumble into Watsons (which might never make it to Surabaya, no thanks to Guardian *sulk*)!

Have you ever heard of this product before? If not, did i manage to tempt to to try it out?

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12:01:00 AM
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O & MM's Bday Celebration

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Hello guys...

Typing this while feeling super sick, nauseated and dizzy :(. Been down with a bad case of flu for a few days (that's why i've been MIA-ing again, although i admit i was too busy going out on dates with my hunny too *LOL*. Baby Boy is in Jakarta with the grans, and while i miss my boy like crazy, it's nice to spend a few days with only my hunny and feel like we're dating again ^.^), i've been planning to blog a lot these last couple of days because we're leaving for a vacay (just locally, to Bandung and Jakarta) the day after tomorrow, but all plans had gone kaput thanks to the super strong flu meds that keeps me down most of the time! I haven't even packed yet *sigh*.

Anyway, this is a pretty backdated post, not because i was procrastinating (although of course, it's always part of the reason...) or anything, but because after this celebration we had-the exact next day MM's father passed away :(. It was really shocking and i thought it would definitely be unappropriate for me to post this while we're still in the mourning period (of course i'm not saying the family's over mourning period by now, when you lose a father/husband who knows how long it'd take for your to feel normal again :(... I'm not good with grief and just typing this makes my eyes brimming with tears, so let's just talk about other things okay!).

I finally saw MM posted some pictures of her and her little family in her FB and took it as a cue to blog about this little celebration!

With MM, O, MM's daughter K and Baby Boy :)

In case you're thinking that my getup look very familiar, yes this was right after i attended that Estee Lauder Event! MM's birthday's actually on the 3rd of April (LOL) and O's at 12th May, but the celebration was postponed until almost the end of May because they're both tour leaders (most of my university friends are tour leaders/tour and travel staffs because i studied Tourism back then) and they had to go on duty one after another. In this celebration O's husband was not even present because he had a tour duty haha. We had dinner at Domicile (told ya it's the "it" place right now! You can read our detailed review of this restaurant here).

MM's husband's really into photography at the moment and he kept on telling my hunny to snap pictures of the lamp. Artsy fartsy thingy, you know *LOL*.

The lamp does look nice...

As most of the stuffs we ordered were the same as the ones we've covered in the review, i only snapped some pictures :

MM's hubby (H)'s pork ribs, their pork ribs' pretty nice but it could be juicier!

Baby Boy's mushroom risotto that ended up being my dish because i ordered the squid ink's pasta and he got attracted to it -___-

One of their pizzas (obvi cannot remember the name haha)

Baby Boy with Aunty O

It's really hard to make H pose normally -___-. Btw, i'm always convinced that H look a lot like Deddy Corbuzier (when he was not skinny like now)! Seriously, just add a thick eyeliner and eye shadow...

Group pic

My silly Baby Boy

Seeing this kind of things makes me feel like we should try to have a daughter since i always believe that every dad has a special bond with their daughter (like every son has a special bond with their mom, i know Baby Boy and i have that bond). As long as i manage to lose enough weight (so that i won't be too obese when i'm pregnant) i think i will give in and try zzzz *peer pressured*

Signature pic while in Domicile. Very dark ya?

Better? I really hate pictures taken with flash though *___*

I know most of you are nosy parkers just like moi, you must want to know what i got them as pressies right? Just admit it... I'd post it anyway since i tend to buy stuffs in bulk (to throw into parcels LOL) and i might make mistakes by giving people very similar stuffs year after year! Now i can keep tracks...

What i got for MM : a cool sunglasses :D from Melawai Optic

And cute sunglasses case from errr Daiso

Throw in some tops and cardi. It's really hard to pick clothes for MM coz her taste's very particular. She's very casual and not girly, so i just gave her some neutral clothing

And this is what i got for O :

Hot Pink Velvet clutch

Threw in some floaty dresses because O's hoping to get pregnant ASAP and i'm sending her positive vibes (like #Undecided and her Secret stuffs you know, you keep on thinking it'll happen and it'll happen? Hehe) by giving her these pregnant friendly clothings!

And that's all for now! We had lots of fun catching up (i don't get to meet MM and O very often due to their busy schedules and family lives). Still got #Undecided's bday to blog about, hope we can blog tomorrow or it'll have to wait until i get back from vacay which is more than 2 weeks from now!

One last pic of us in Domicile

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10:33:00 PM
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Event Report : Miracle Mid Year Festival

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Hi guys!

How're ya all doing? Better than me, i hope >.<... I'm having a horrible sore throat and feeling the beginning of a bad cold *sigh*. Hope it'll go away soon. Anyway, a few weeks ago i got another invitation from Miracle Aesthetic Clinic for their Mid Year Festival Event (read about their previous event here)

In all honesty, i didn't plan on attending this event, mostly due to the fact that i couldn't find anyone to accompany me *LOL, yes... the fear of attending anything solo is still there, strong!* but then Katherine (who's fast becoming my event sidekick haha) messaged me asking me about this event. Since she has some free time and was willing to attend this event, we decided to go.

I arrived at 1 little more than 1 PM and the place was already very crowded with their loyal customers and media.

There's Jennie manning the reception area :D

And as usual, a treatment bed for some treatment demo's provided at the "stage"

Tupperware booth :p

Batik clothing booth

I liked the one that the mannequin's wearing!

They set up some round tables for the attendee's seat this time round

Colorful traditional sweet corner :)

Katherine (who for once wasn't late-mostly due to my terror) gorging herself in some traditional cakes. Usually she'd arrive pretty late in an event that there's no snacks left for her LOL!

Rever Academy's table

The MC of the day

Introducing Dr. Lanny, one of the founders of Miracle Aesthetic Clinic

Closer look of Dr. Lanny, she's a tiny little thing and still looks very youthful and vibrant!

The event started with a demo of Miracle Slimming Facial which is a quick resulting facial for those who covet slimmer, tighter face *who doesn't?*

The model before treatment, with very visible laugh lines *sorry, mbak :D*, the lady behind her is the beauty therapist who's going to work on the model's face

The theraphist using a special tool to rub vigorously on the model's face and neck (it's important to work on both the face and neck so you won't be left with tight, slim face but saggy neck, right?)

The MC gave the audience a chance to ask some questions (which as always, prompted with a little gift :)) in which another fellow blogger that's also in attendance, Widya, raise her hand enthusiastically to hehe

Widya with her gift

Back to the model. They worked on only one side of her face to show you the treatment's result and this is after the vigorous rubbing with the tool and special gel (which is not painful at all, only causes warm sensation). The side that they performed the slimming facial is the left side (from your POV, it's her actual right face side)

Dr. Lanny marking the model's face (don't worry, she's using a special marker haha) to define which part had been worked on and which part hadn't

The result can be seen by the much fainter laugh lines at the left side as well as the reducing of fatty bump on the lower cheek

More defined jawline

The facial's continued with application of a special mask-which looks a bit scary and seems to have a hot, tingling sensation, bad enough that the therapist actually had to hold a little fan in front of the model's face to reduce the uncomfortable feelings she might be experiencing (she held a very calm and unchanged facial expression throughout the demo it was hard to gauge the level of discomfort *LOL*). Although usually it's peeling treatments that require them to fan your face, i remember my mum always get this kind of mask/serum on her facials where the therapists would fan her face vigorously because she said it caused a burning, itching feeling. I imagine it might feel a bit like the Eye Revitalizing Peel i experienced in Miracle as well

The end result

And suddenly my eyes got caught in this cute little boy sitting on the table across from ours :

Oh so cute! And well behaved!

Then i spaced out a bit (or focusing on other things, although the former is more likely :p) and got confused when the MC called out two names and a very young looking couple went to the front.

And started singing to accompany the next session : fashion show!

That day's fashion show was by a renowned Indonesian designer (who actually dressed two actresses in this year's Golden Globe!) Peggy Hartanto (for Bateeq)

Whooping prices but with the designer's calibre, it's actually very reasonably priced

The fashion show started with a vibrant blue and white sun dress

This is the first time i'm attempting to snap pictures of a fashion show so i'm so sorry for the awkward angles. The cramped space (the models actually had to slide behind my seat *LOL*) also didn't help

I think #Undecided would love this dress

My favorite dress of this fashion show

That's why it deserves a second pic *LOL*

I didn't get a clear pic of the singers so while they're at the side i snapped one, and clearly the cute female singer's always camera ready *LOL*. Look at the cute little boy from earlier staring at her in amazement

Sorry one more *LOL*. I honestly don't like kids (except my own and my BBF's LOL) much, but this chubby little thing reminds me a lot of my own Baby Boy when he was younger, all chubby cheeks and spiky hair!

Next up is presentation and demo for Miracle Nose Beauty Perfection which essentially is a nose shaping treatment for a prettier, higher nose using Hiko (which i am not mistaken, means "lift" in Japanese) threads.

It's always great to see a non-invasive procedures so one can alter/perfect one's features without going under the knife!

It is faster (one can go out right away after the procedure) and with less pain. Actually i had a little mental argument after seeing the screen because "less pain" and "painless" are totally different and it's a bit contradictory to put them side by side like that *LOL*. Sorry, i'm a nerd like that

I snapped a few times and still got the same blurry results every time, i was also a bit annoyed because the guy who's operating the camera keeps on covering my line of vision *LOL*

Again, i was a bit distracted (and forgot to take the "before" pic, silly me!) but i think in this picture the doctor's injecting some botox to make the alars appear smaller. Miracle Aesthetic Clinic's doctors would always check the patient's problems (and the result they want to achieve) thoroughly before deciding the steps they need to take to reach the goal. They might suggest combination of botox, filler, hiko thread, etc for that desired nose you always dreamed of!

The reasons why you should go for Hiko threads treatment. It's made from the same PDO material that i've already explained (in detail) here

Dr. Lanny did the demo herself

Like i said, i forgot to take the before picture zzz, this was taken after filler injection (i hope i remember correctly)

And some botox on the the other side too

Seems ideal!

And now it's finally time for the star, Hiko thread to be inserted!

I thought i am desensitized of seeing people being poked/jabbed in the nose/temples by now but... NOPE. Not even close *goosebumps all over*

Hello to the other doctor (whose name i sadly do not recall >.<) who actually did the eye revitalizing peel on me last time (i think. Oh no, i'm having another brain spasm!!! I'm suddenly not sure zzz), she actually still remembered me and mouthed "hello!" from there hehe

Andddd...

Out it goes! Not a drop of blood because according to Dr. Lanny their product actually prompt blood coagulation so it won't be a bloody mess!

Very nice result with enviable nose bridge!

Hi mbak!

I'm borrowing this before and after picture from Miracle's Blackberry profile to show you how dramatic the result is :D

After the event Jennie encouraged us the bloggers to try out fillers/botox, which is very generous of her but really... I'm super scared of needles (do you know that i even refuse to go to the doctor 90% of the time when i'm ill? I would only go when i'm really really in pain and can't take it anymore *LOL*. Mainly because i'm so afraid of being injected with meds!!!)... And i've said this many times, botox is definitely something i would want to get when i'm older (i know i'm not exactly young anymore, but i think it can wait!), when i really really need it! As for filler... I would love to have a slightly smaller nose, but the thought of having something inserted in my nose... i dunno, it's not for me-i don't think! Of course i have nothing against people who gets it done, in fact i admire them because they have something that i don't have-the courage! LOL.

If you're ever thinking of getting your nose done without going under the knife, i would strongly suggest you to consider this Miracle Nose Beauty Perfection, it only lasts for 1 year or so-this way you can see if you like your new result without having to go for a (much more) painful surgery and it's not even like, permanent. Remember, always go to a prestigious clinics like Miracle for a safe procedure and great result! Safety first, people...

Last section is another fashion show from Bateeq

You see the woman in tan top? Jennie brought her to our table and introduced her to us, but me being me-i didn't even hear her name (in my defense, the music was quite loud :p) and after awhile (of us sitting in silence and only talking to each other *LOL*) the lady excused herself. Only then we began to question her identity, according to Katherine her name's Petty (and she's right) so it couldn't be the designer, right (coz the designer's Peggy?)? I totally thought she's another blogger but i was confused why she didn't take any pictures or whatever.

Then we had to ask Jennie about her and she went "That's Petty, one of the designers. She's Peggy's twin sister!". OMG! Damn embarrassing or what? LOL. We totally ignored the designer! Apparently Peggy Hartanto is now a family business ran by her, her sister, and even her aunt. Sorry, Ms. Designer! We love your collection!

And with that the event had came to a close. I wanted to hunt for this full skirt that i saw in GM's Magnolia (but in a sad condition) in other branches, so i dragged Katherine (who has no say since she needed us to drive her home *LOL*. Get a new boyfriend, Kath... *LOLOLOL* One with a nice car :p) to GC and we shopped a bit there (by a bit i meant i went home with one sweater, one skirt-although sadly not the one i was looking for, close enough but at a much shorter length zzz, and three head pieces!)

Hunny snapped this but Katherine's protested because according to her-her arm looked big. No idea WTF she's talking about, she's already skinny like a stick. If i am her, even if i have plenty of things to worry about-the arms would never be one of them *LOL* (do i sound like i am insulting her now? LOLOLOLOL). Anyway, i looked cuter here (and this is my blog WTH) so i'm posting it!

Okay lah, compromise. This one she approved of but i don't look so nice. Whatevs. I'm a good friend, am i not?

Thank you Miracle (and Jennie, specifically) for inviting me, it really was an informative and fun event! Looking forward to your next event and good luck!

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