Gift Ideas: Royal Selangor

Today, I bought a gift for my aunt, who just came back from the States for vacation. It gave me a headache on finding something special for her, something that probably she cannot get in US. :)

Finally I made up my mind on Royal Selangor Pewter!Since she likes something cute, I get her a pewter mug - Teddy Bears' Picnic which is RM170.00. :p In addition, there is 10% discounts for Intel Employees! wow~

The packaging is simple and nice. :)

 Actually, I like the teddy bear sitting at the side ;)

Although it is a little pricey, I'm sure it is a good gift idea, especially it can be kept as a memorable souvenir!

How do you think? ;)

Teddy Bears' Picnic from Royal Selangor retails at RM170 (special 10% discounts for Intel Employees).

Pros: Special and nice
Cons: Pricey

Enjoying: Aromatherapy at Home

Do you realize that most of the facial salon and spa has aroma scent? I love the scent so much that it actually made me relax during the treatment in the salon :) *sniff sniff* Then I came to know that it is aromatherapy!

Aromatherapy is a form of alternative medicine that uses volatile plant materials, known as essential oils, and other aromatic compounds for the purpose of altering a person's mind, mood, cognitive function or health - definition from Wikipedia.

I then decided to practice aromatherapy at home too! The reason is I wanna  get myself relax after a tiring working day! :p So, I went searching for a good burner (shown above), essential oil and candles. :)

It is said that a good burner is very important as it will provide suitable temperature to burn the essential oil. So I picked up a burner from Blu Scents Aromatherapy store at RM40 ( if I still remember it correctly :P).

Next, what we need is a pure and high quality essential oil. A poor quality of essential oils might give you bad effect. Remember, fragrance oil is different from pure essential oil. So watch out when you are selecting an essential oil. I got mine from Eve Taylor, Relax blend, which does not contain alcohol, mineral oil, artificial fragrance, artificial preservative or colour.

The candles I bought are Blue Scents organic candles.  

They are made from 100% vegetable palm oils, a replenishing raw material that is an environmental friendly alternative to paraffin based tea light candles. There candles also have clean burning properties with no smoke. Organic Tea lights are perfect for use in well ventilated vaporizers and oil burners - described by Blu Scents.

To practice aromatherapy, what you need to do is to fill some water on top of the burner and pour 3-5 drops of essential oil into it. Lastly, light up the candle and place it inside the burner! 

Now you can have a relaxing moment while watch a tv show or reading a book :)  Good Luck!

Aromatherapy Tools:
1. Blu Scents Burner retails at RM40.
2. Blu Scents Organic Candles retails at RM8.50 (24 pieces)
3. Eve Taylor Essential Oil retails at approx. RM68.

In Love: With Urban Decay Primer Potion

For some time, I have been having headache on how to prevent my eyeshadow from creasing, fading or smearing. :( The eyeshadow often becomes greasy and forms a line in the middle of my eye lid.

Do you encounter the same problem like I do? 

Finally, I found the solution - Urban Decay Primer Potion (UDPP) from makeup blogs! :) It is a fantastic eye primer that I am totally obsessed with right now. It works perfectly on preventing the eyeshadow from creasing! ;)  Sounds like a miracle huh?

The Little Purple Tube

UDPP comes in an odd shaped bottle. Although I like the packaging, the shape of the bottle might give a false indicator that your primer is finishing. Maybe when we thought the tube is done, we can cut it to see if there is anymore left :P (Well, I haven’t come to this point yet)

The Creamy Primer

UDPP has a creamy texture. One swipe with the sponge-tip applicator is more than enough for one eyelid. It creates a smooth magnetic eyelid that is ideal for eyeshadow application. Hooray~ ;)

My Experiment

I have experimented with UDPP by applying eyeshadow on my right eye (with UDPP) and my left eye (without UDPP) to see how both eyes go after few hours.

Here are the results after 4 hours. Hope you can see the difference :P

Left Eye w/o UDPP

Right Eye with UDPP

So, are you interested in getting yourself an UDPP? 

Urban Decay Primer Potion retails at $18USD at Sephora.

Pros: Prevent eyeshadow from creasing, easy to apply.
Cons: Might have left over although you think the tube is done.