(Sponsored Review) Bee Choo Origin Herbal Hair & Scalp Treatment

A few days ago, I was invited by Bee Choo Origin to try their herbal hair & scalp treatment at their Ladies outlet at Bugis where it only caters to women. I had really great experience at the pretty florally outlet with warmth customer service, awesome hair treatment and awesome result too. It has helped me in covering my white hair in the most natural way especially I’m currently expecting.
Herbal hair & scalp treatment is a very safe treatment to promote new hair growth, control oily scalp, control dandruff issues and covering white hair with natural herbal dye. The treatment is 100% natural traditional herbs. Most of the staff are certified trichologists, you can ensure you are in the right hands :)

Ready to enjoy the treatment!

My scalp was analyzed using advance microscopic scalp analysis device from Korea and the result was pretty bad, my scalp was oily & clogged. I have thinning hair, omg!

Oily Scalp & Clogged Hair

The whole process took 2 hours and yes I did enjoy the relaxing process so much!

1. Applying hair tonic to stimulate and open up pores during steaming. It helps to remove impurities and for the absorption of the herbal ingredient into the scalp.

 

 

Head Massage (my favorite part) for 5 minutes, very enjoyable!

 

2. Applying 100% pure virgin olive oil into the hair ends to improve hair condition, making hair shiny and manageable.

 

3. Applying the signature Bee Choo Herbal Treatment Cream directly into the scalp and hair ends.

 

The Herbal Goodness

 

I look like this after applying herbal goodness :)

 

4. Wrapping hair using plastic sheets for maximum absorption of vitamins. 

 

5. Steaming for 45 minutes. I was also given heated shoulder pad for more relaxing experience :) what a great service they provided to every customer!

 

 

6. Washing off the herbal cream and semi dry hair after treatment for best absorption of herbal qualities.

 

I was also given Purity Scalp Hair Shampoo for oily scalp & thinning hair and scalp hair tonic for hair vitality, texture improvement and to relieve itchiness and prevent dandruff. I will use it after I have given birth and hopefully it can help in preventing hair fall post delivery.

 

 

Do check out Bee Choo Origin https://www.beechooladies.com.sg & http://www.beechooherbal.com  for more information of their services and products and of course to book your appointment too.

 

P/s: my hair colour looks a little red-copper which I honestly love. I look fresher after the treatment too.

 

Special thanks to Bee Choo Origin for inviting me over to experience relaxing hair treatment before my baby arrives anytime :)

 

 

I'm almost 39 weeks pregnant with baby #3 and do follow me on Instagram (IG: nettyliee) for more updates!

(Sponsored Review) Signature Yuan Yang Facial Treatment

Hello Beautiful People

I have big news to announce! I’m expecting my third bundle of joy who’s coming in September! This baby is my 6th year wedding anniversary surprise . I will be updating my third pregnancy journey & also my 2 little darlings’ update as well as beauty, OOTDs and pretty things on my Instagram. Do follow me on my Instagram: nettyliee

2 weeks ago, I was invited to Signature Yuan Yang Facial Treatment by Perkz Aesthetics by Lash Regrowth, using the awesome & innovative organic coffee & tea to rejuvenate, refresh, tighten and lifting my skin & face beautifully. It was my first facial experience using organic coffee & tea and I was amazed by its innovative way to combine both Rose Quartz Crystal Guasha Therapy, organic coffee scrub and organic tea compress to rejuvenate my skin as well as to lift up my face and make it more V-shape

The whole facial experience was very amazing, the organic coffee & tea were aromatic & therapeutic, combining with facial massage made me feel so relaxed and I fell asleep too! The therapist was very experienced, gentle and caring.

First step is double cleansing with gentle massage I really enjoyed.

So ready!

Second step is using organic coffee scrub to exfoliate dead skin cells. The smell of organic coffee is very refreshing & pleasant, just exactly like my freshly brewed morning coffee. Organic coffee scrub is known to have brightening properties. I did feel my face was brighter after having the facial.
 
Third step is extraction. The therapist was very experienced, thus I didn’t feel that much pain when she extracted black & white heads from my nose & chin

Aromatic Organic Coffee Scrub

Fourth step is facial massage. This was my favourite step and facial massage was so nice & relaxing. Since I became pregnant, I can no longer go for body massage and I felt that having facial massage was just as good as body massage. I felt rejuvenated and it was truly nice to be pampered in my second trimester of pregnancy.

Fifth step is guasha therapy using rose quartz. The benefits of guasha therapy are to increase blood flow, reduce wrinkles & fine lines, reduce inflammation, increase antioxidants, brighten skin and reduce puffiness & dark eye circles. And here’s my before & after, absolutely obvious lifting result, my face was less puffy & more V-shape . I didn’t feel pain at all, instead it was relaxing to me, just like a massage. The therapist told me that the pain level of guasha therapy is different from each individual, the more toxins the person has in his/her body, it can be painful during the guasha therapy. But I felt relaxed and sleepy during the therapy instead of pain. So yeah, it was enjoyable to me!

Before & After guasha therapy using rose quartz, can you see the obvious lifting difference?

Sixth step is using organic tea compress before having relaxing shoulder massage. I just felt like I was in the spa with the smell of aromatic organic tea. Just look at how beautiful the colour of the tea!

And the last step is having double intense tea mask. And I fell asleep for good 30 minutes. The double intense tea mask is full antioxidants, thus it helps in improving skin complexion, reducing puffiness & dark circles and of course, anti-aging too. I enjoyed the uplifting and energizing effects of tea’s aroma. It’s very relaxing & soothing!

Make sure to book your first appointment at Perkz Aesthetics by Lash Regrowth, phone number: 8261 3088 and the usual price is $220, first trial is $68. Duration is 90min. My whole experience was amazingly enjoyable and very pleasant and I hope you can enjoy the same wonderful experience too

 

Picture taken 2 days after my Signature Yuan Yang Facial Treatment using light make-up, do I look brighter, fresher and younger?

 

Phytopia Slim Way Review

Hello Beautiful Friends

Phytopia is a young, innovating natural health-hacking brand that offers unique healthcare products with essential oils drawn from the organic or wild cultivated plants over the world. Phytopia's synergies will transform your daily life into a healthy lifestyle, discover the magic and enchantment of nature healers in a simple touch. Highly concentrated organic synergies that hold the secret of youth and health found in medical plants. Ingredients: Organic Carrier Oils (Olive Virgin, Sunflowers, Evening Primrose, Jojoba), and Organic Essential Oils (Juniper Berry, Grapefruit, Fennel Sweet, Lemon Green, Rosemary ct Cineole, Cypress, Michelia Alba, Geranium China) I love how organic this product is!

Phytopia Slim Way is a slimming oil that promotes healthy metabolism thanks to ingredients like grapefruit. Massaging SlimWay on skin can passively eliminate fat and excess water helping body metabolize faster, helps with weight loss thanks to its ingredients that work as an appetite suppresant which helps with weight management, cleanses & tones skin and elevates mood with energizing and revitalizing properties.

I have been using Phytopia Slim Way for 2 weeks now, every day, once in the morning and once in the evening after I take my shower, 10-20 drops applied on my stomach and I do a few minutes of massage after that. I can feel that my skin on stomach area is smoother and more hydrated. I have maintained my current weight very well even there were a few times I ate so much without exercising or dieting (I went to Bangkok for food adventure too!) but my weight remained the same. I guess Phytopia Slim Way really helped me to eliminate fat and excess water helping my body to metabolize faster. I am amazed by how I can feel less hungry after applying this oil around stomach 30 minutes before meal. It really works well as an appetite suppresant. The scent of this oil is very calming & relaxing too, it smells like Indonesian Minyak Telon (Baby Oil), super comforting! Another point I like to add is I feel less bloated in the next morning. I used to have bloatedness problem in the morning but now I'm waking up with flat stomach every morning! Yay!! I believe Phytopia Slim Way helps with my digestion.

I have almost finished a bottle and would love to purchase another bottle because this oil works and it has amazing calming scent I like. I love the fact that this oil is 100% organic with no added chemicals at all, thus I believe it's super safe for my body!

 

I received a bottle of Phytopia Slim Way as part of my sponsorship review with Beauty Keeper, a Taiwanese beauty platform that carries Phytopia Body Care Series and other awesome Taiwanese beauty products and do check them out at http://beauty-keeper.com/

(Sponsored Review) Mucota Omega Volume Rebonding by Apgujeong Hair Studio

Hello beautiful ladies!!!

I have a brand new hair! Woohoo!!! And it was done by my favorite Korean salon in Singapore, Apgujeong Hair Studio! And I would like to thank Apgujeong Hair Studio team for inviting me over to have hair make over and making me looking gorgeous & lovely for my New York trip next month! Truly feeling blessed with everything! :)

Naturally I wasn't blessed with beautiful hair, my natural hair was thin, dry, wavy and frizzy! It has never been beautiful naturally before like what I had always dreamed of, thick, shiny and soft! So since I was 18 years old, I have been doing hair rebonding almost every year to tame my frizzy wavy hair and to make it more manageable! On top of that, I colored my hair at least twice a year too, that's very bad right? For wanting to be stylish and trendy, I have a price to pay which is super damaged hair!

I was always told to do hair treatment regularly after having my hair permed or colored but even though I did, the result wouldn't last long due to the strong chemicals used on my hair in the past and it had already caused a long term damage. I think if my hair could scream, it would scream "help me please!"

                                                                               "Before"

Thanks to Apgujeong Hair Studio, my hair is healthy now! Guess what I did to repair my hair and to make it more manageable, soft, thick and bouncy? It's the new Mucota Omega Volume Rebonding with strong C-curls! Mucota is the latest trend of hair treatment that has gained huge popularity in Korea and it's the best hair treatment for damaged hair while doing rebonding or perming and if you have hair like mine, as you can see in the 'before' picture, very dry, stiff and damaged, I would recommend you to take Mucota Omega Volume Rebonding or Perming because the chemical products used are very mild and also the rebonding or perming process has combined together with Mucota treatment which resulting in healthy beautiful bouncy hair!

The senior Korean hair stylist at Apgujeong Hair Studio assigned to transform my hair, Ann, did a wonderful job! The transformation was amazing and I felt very happy & satisfied with my brand new hair! I felt like I was reborn! Detailed & honesty were my first impression on Ann. Joy & satisfaction were my second impression!

Ann is a very skilled senior hair stylist at Apgujeong Hair Studio. What I like about her is she's very detailed and honest about the style that suits me according to my facial features rather than following the latest Korean trend which I really appreciate her honest opinion so much! I have habit of crossing my legs when I sit down and Ann told me not to do that & asked me to sit straight so my shoulders would be straight and she could do nice & detailed hair cutting on me. She analyzed and carefully cut my hair! To be honest, it's hard to find such a detailed hair stylist in cutting hair but Ann is very professional in her profession which makes me comfortable and wanting to come back to her to make my hair beautiful in the future!

Ann also told me that with my short forehead, it's best to keep my fringe long. Forget about the latest trend, Korean see-through bang, it isn't suitable for everybody. If it looks good on others, it may not look good on me, so it's best to stick to my own style! And if I think again, she's right! From what I see from my own shameless selfie pic :p I look so much better with no fringe rather than whatever latest trend, see-through bang etc. I can't explain why but it's the feeling! Hahaa..
 
To make me look fresh and young, Ann also cut my hair (of course cut my damaged hair away too, yay!) to below-shoulder length which I super duper love! It's my favorite length, not too long but not too short, yet making me look fresh and young! Hooray!! Besides, Ann also suggested me to go for strong yet natural C-curls with the combination of inward and outward C-curls that will bring the sweet and feminine side of mine! Bravo!!

And so the 3.5 hour process started! I would say it depends on your hair type, the process could take longer than 3.5 hours if you have never done any rebonding or perming before. Since my hair was seriously damaged, for each process, the waiting time was only 10-15 minutes. Ann took her professionalism very well in transforming my hair :) she cared my hair condition more than anything else!

Before the first step of volume rebonding, Ann applied leave on hair treatment for 10 minutes and rinsed it off, it was like pre-rebonding process, preparing my hair, so it won't get damaged. Ann also mixed Mucota treatment into my volume rebonding process, so my hair condition would stay as healthy as possible. For my first process, the relaxant or cream softener, the waiting time was only 10 minutes before rinsing it off because my hair was very dry and damaged.

Mucota Omega Volume Rebonding, 1st step

And the process started!

 

Feeling super excited!

Ann straigtened my wavy hair

 

and applied the 1st step which was cream softener

 

and then waiting...

 

 

Rinsed off and blow-dried

The next step was my favorite! It was the hair curling! I think I look kinda cute with lots of curlers on my head hahaa. Next, neutralizer to restructure my hair and make it nice C-curls I wanted and the process wasn't long too, about 10-15 minutes before rising off due to my hair condition. Every process of Mucota Omega Volume Rebonding included the application of Mucota treatment products to make sure my hair wasn't damaged further and to reverse the damage and to turn it into brand new soft & bouncy natural C-curl hair :)

2nd step, neutralizer

Curling process and waiting!!

 

 

nice curl, right? but not ready yet!

 

last step, almost done!

 

After rinsing off, the process of omega volume rebonding was pretty much done and the next step was hair treatment as you can see, the cute syringe filled with hair treatment goodness! Nice!

 

steaming & waiting

 

 
Mucota Hair Treatment has 3 steps:

Step 1: Mucota Scena Adel (Moisture Base For Treatment)

Adel contains Maltose - based Millet Jelly (starch syrup element) and ceramide 1 ●  2 ●  3 ● 6II that improves hair condition, Adel keeps and supply deep hydration which penetrates into the cortex (core of the hair). Internal permeation typed moisture holding elements in Adel keeps hair soft and hydrated before next treatment.

Step 2: Mucota Scena Brava (Repair damaged hair and keep better condition) 

Contains 5 kinds of hair repair elements to repair various damages. Also, to keep these elements inside hair, Brava contains reactive ceramide-like ingredients which is effective for repairing.

BRAVA contains 5 kinds of hair repair elements to repair various damages. Also, to lock these elements in the hair, Brava contains reactive ceramide like ingredients that prevents from nutrients from flowing out of the hair. Thus, it’s effective for repairing several damages.
BRAVA contains matrix keratin and fibril keratin which make up hair cortex. It's repair components can heal various damages. Enhanced Amino acid which is an advance CMC(Cell Membrane Complex) component that is highly in efficacy for repair. Silk PPT(Polypeptide) has cuticle repairing effect and pearl proteins (Hydrolyzed Conchiolin) handles all kinds of damages.Both can be found in Brava!

Step 3: Mucota Scena Calore (Protect cuticle and get healthier hair)

After repairing inside hair, Calore repairs cuticle damage to keep penetrated elements and improve beautiful luster. It gives hair silky texture and puts outmost cuticle back to protect hair from external damage.
After repairing cortical cell of the hair, Calore repairs the cuticle layer. It coats the outer cuticles with superlipidure to obtain beautiful and luscious hair. Packed with 2 kinds of cuticle repair elements, it restores outmost cuticle back to ideal state to protect hair from external damage

Ann also recommended me to use Mucota Aire, non rinse out type hair treatment, veil for straight 10 to prevent my hair from damage like heat of a dryer and UV rays. This treatment is suitable for me who would really love to have smooth and silky finish and to keep my hair moisturized. I'm using Mucota Aire treatment on regular basis after I wash my hair, apply it on my damp hair and dry my hair using hairdryer by twisting my hair using my fingers. As result, my curls are as beautiful and as bouncy as ever! Would really recommend this treatment if you have any rebonding or perming done and you want to maintain beautiful & healthy hair :)

 

and it was all done in 3.5 hours time! Nice!

 

 
Overall, I was very happy and satisfied with my hair, done by Ann from Apgujeong Hair Studio at Tampines One branch and I will come back to Ann for my hair transformation again :)

My hair was so nice! Soft, thick and natural looking! Super love it!

 

"After"

 

I kinda like the sexy 'Korean feel' look :p

 

 

with my gorgeous Korean stylist, Ann :)

 

For my long hair, Mucota Omega Volume Rebonding + Mucota Hair Treatment is S$513. You can check out more info & pricing from Apgujeong website: http://www.apgujeonghair.com/

 
Apgujeong @ Tampines 1 10 Tampines Central, #04-27
Tampines 1 Shopping Mall, Singapore 529536
(Directly connected to Tampines MRT Station)
Opening Hours: 10.30am - 9.00pm Daily
(Including Weekends & Public Holidays)
Telephone & Mobile:
+65 67811052 | 94575780

Eyebrow and Eyeliner Embroidery at Brow Studio

Hello beautiful friends...

I have done something quite permanently on my face, okay maybe 'semi permanent' term would be better!

I DID EYEBROW & EYELINER EMBROIDERY! Btw, this post is being partially sponsored but all opinions are sincerely coming from myself and I'm very honest about it!

I've never thought I would do something like this in my life and gosh, eyebrows, who am I kidding? You know how I would freak out if I can no longer wipe off my eyebrow pencil? Yes, I would be lying if I said I wasn't afraid at all! I was afraid, I was afraid of getting funny looking eyebrows and regretting it later, I was afraid of pain, I was afraid my husband would hate it! I worried!

BUT

I was also feeling fed up with my super thin, greyish color and not-so-proportional-to-my-face eyebrows. Simply put, when I didn't draw my eyebrows, I looked pale and sick! Thus I couldn't leave the house without drawing my eyebrows!

Long story cut short, I saw how those eyebrow embroideries were being advertised so convincing-ly on Facebook and seeing the results, I was seriously tempted! So I did my research for so long, read bloggers' reviews over and over, again and again! I was just getting paranoid something could go wrong and that's it, I would cry a river hahaa... I know I can always erase it at the salon but it would hurt I guess (come on, something quite permanently like needle & ink cutting through your skin like tattoo but tattoo is much deeper cut of course and I won't buy the idea it wouldn't hurt at all) So I did my research for almost one month and decided to give it a go since I saw a friend of mine did her embroidery very naturally!

ANOTHER THING is the price was mostly very very crazy! The cheapest eyebrow embroidery I found was around $550 and the expensive one was up to $1800, oh my gosh! I was very certain that I wouldn't want to spend my money just like that! So so so, I did my research again through a Vanitee app and I found BROW STUDIO! Wendy, the stylist is very skillful and I saw she did very good & natural eyebrows on her portfolio and I swore, I was hooked! And the price was so reasonable!

Waiting no more, I booked an appointment to let her do the transformation!

Wendy is originally from Taiwan and she has more than 17 years doing eyebrow embroidery at her previous employer which was a big beauty & spa company. She has all the experinces under her belt, very careful and skillful.

She made me really comfortable, no hard selling at all and she was really patient!

Top pic: after I did my eyebrow embroidery. The ink hasn't peeled off yet

Bottom pic: my original eyebrows without eyebrow pencil :/

No make up pic! Wendy helped me to draw the shape I liked which was pretty thick and Korean looking :) and Wendy was very patient, helping me to draw different shapes and asking me to choose my favorite!

Numbing cream in progress! No pain at all!

After 10 minutes on numbing cream, Wendy started her work! Her needle had been sterilized well and it was new in a new packaging and she threw it away after she was done! She was really professional! She started to embroider my eyebrow and I didn't feel pain at all when the needle cut through into my skin. I felt funny hahaa... like something was scrathing my skin but I didn't feel anything! 30-40 minutes later, I was re-born with a pair of brand new eyebrows! Woo-hoo!

Top pic: after I had my embroidery. Can you see Wendy did stroke by stroke 6D eyebrow? The result was very natural!
Bottom pic: 1 week after eyebrow embroidery. The ink has peeled off and it looked so much more natural!



I want to show you my pic with full make up 3 days after my eyebrow embroidery and I looked kinda funny with thick eyebrows (ink hasn't peeled off yet)

And you see the difference 1 week later? so so so much natural! Just like I was naturally born with nice shaped eyebrows hahaa...

One happy lady :) And my new eyebrows compliment my face nicely :)

One month later, I decided to go for one free touch up session before I went to Japan. Ugly pic here hahaaa.. numbing cream in progress again

Done! Wendy gave me complimentary eyeliner embroidery too! I had eyeliner embroidery more than 10 years ago and the color had faded and nice Wendy offered her service at no cost  (as part of blog review sponsorship, I'm being honest here!) :) My eyes were swollen a little bit in this pic but the result was so natural, like you can't tell I had my eyeliner done too! To me, eyeliner was more sensitive and a little bit painful although personally it was bearable in overall!

The 1 week waiting time for the ink to peel off felt so long! I was in agony! My eyebrows really looked funny when the ink hasn't peeled off yet and I got teased often by my husband for looking so strange and fierce hahaa.. although I couldn't be bothered at all with stares from strangers hahaaa.. My little boy, EJ kept staring at me too and he laughed at my funny face, lol!

A few days after touch up, ink was still there and my face looked kinda stiff with thick funny looking drawn thickly like eyebrows hahaa..

2 weeks after that! Ink has peeled off fully! Yay! Very natural as you can see! I didn't apply anything on my eyebrows

 

and now, here I am :) I put on light brown eyebrow mascara in this picture because light brown mascara will soften my look in some ways. But even though I don't apply anything, my eyebrows are already perfect, thanks to Wendy :)

Eyebrow embroidery was the best semi permanent cosmetic I have ever done to my face and I didn't regret it at all, oh maybe I regretted it a bit, why didn't I do it earlier? :P

Good eyebrows make my face more proportional and make my facial features stand out as well. The best thing is I don't give a darn when I'm lazy to put make up on and I just go out with a small dab of BB cushion and nude lipstick, I'm all ready! I won't say I look pretty without make up on but quite decent looking with just BB cushion and lipgloss/nude lipstick. At least I do look fresh now without having make-up on, not like last time, sick looking with no eyebrow pencil/make-up on even though I was healthy like a cow! Hahaa... it's seriously a very big difference between having nicely shaped eyebrows or pale looking eyebrows!

Brow Studio eyebrow embroidery price starts from $380++ (not sure if the price has increased now, please check yourself) which I think is very reasonable for that quality service and result and it's located at Blk 450 Clementi Ave 3 #01-297, Singapore 120450 (MRT Exit D), Tel: 6774 1330. Email: browstudio2906@gmail.com

Many ladies came to me and asked me where did I do my eyebrows and I told them I did it at Brow Studio and I heard a friend of mine did hers there too and satisfied with the result! My point is if you want to do something you can't erase easily like this, it's better to read clear and honest reviews or get recommendation from your friends because you can't change anything after you have done it! As for me, I trust Wendy's work and I will return to her again! :)

Stay beautiful,
Netty :)