Feelunique discount (10% off)

Assalamualaikum :)

Haven't update this blog for awhile. I've been busy with my study :'(

Anyway, I got two of these discount codes. So if it's your first time purchasing at feelunique, you can use this code. But it's only valid for purchase £30 and above. Valid until 31 August 2015 if I'm not mistaken. Simply buy something from feelunique.com with a total purchase of £30 and key in the discount code. They also ship internationally :)

Happy shopping!

128 Faubourg, Salon by SOTHYS

Assalamualaikum \0/

Pampering session at SOTHYS hell yeah!!! My skin is in its worst condition lately. There are just too many works lately & it keeps piling up until now like Mount Everest already! Or maybe because I haven't had any facial in a while. My last treatment was 6 months ago at Kanebo International Salon Starhill Gallery.

I was given a form to fill up about my particular details & "healthy" life styles. After that the beautician gave some consultations on my skin conditions & recommended a suitable treatment for me. She asked my main concern on my skin. I told her it's oily & sometimes can be a bit drying. She said my skin looked dull & dry. So she recommended that I do Hydradvance Cosmeceutic Intensive Treatment with the purpose of "immediate and long-lasting hydration that leaves skin supple, well hydrated & more radiant".

So I was brought to this suite room. I think got 3 rooms. Mine is on the right. I can't remember the suite number.

So I changed to the facial attire & covered my hair with a hair cap prepared for me. It's the first salon which offered the hair cap & I think it's brilliant because it kept my hair in place. In other salons, they'd just wrap my hair with a headband which is uncomfortable because the beauticians need to readjust the headbands many many times to prevent my hair from getting in the way during the treatment.

Then I dipped my feet in the lukewarm feet jacuzzi (?). Yes feet jacuzzi. Deal with it! LOL. The beautician came inside the room and dried my feet. Not exactly dried them, more like wrapped the towels around my feet.

Feast yourself with the photos that I managed to take:

Here's my review on the overall treatment:

• Room/Ambience:
• Basic and clean. Let's just say it serves its purpose. The lighting is dimmed & there's a slow gentle music playing in the background. Basically the normal thing you'd experience in other salons. However maybe because of the thin wall, I can still hear people talking, laughing outside, which is my only gripe as I couldn't fell asleep even though I slept quite late the night before.

• Treatment:
• There's lukewarm feet jacuzzi to get you in teh "mood". Basically to calm you and I think it's a nice gesture. My legs were raised a bit using a pillow. Maybe to improve blood circulations (?) but I do feel much more comfortable. The beautician also gave complimentary massage (although not as nice as the one I had at Assata). Prior to the treatment (during the consultation), I told her I like my massage to be firm but I felt like it's not firm enough.  Anyway the treatment lasted for 1.5 hours. I thought I saw in the book that it'd be about 2 hours... Anyway, the beautician that I got didn't talk much but I prefer it that way actually. I don't like conversing when I just want to enjoy my facial treatment. The extraction is fine. The pain is bearable. However the beautician told me it was hard to extract the blackheads/whiteheads because of my dehydrated skin EVEN after the hydration treatment.

• Price:
• Very steep :-) Retail price for this treatment is RM390 but since I'm a first-timer, I was entitled to 30% discount and only paid RM270.

• Results:
• The black heads and white heads are gone albeit maybe not completely. My skin felt softer compared to prior of the treatment. For the first week, it does feel hydrated. At work after performing my ablution, I don't need to apply moisturiser like before because my skin is not flaky like before. 2nd week is still quite good. 3rd week I'm already beginning to see that flaky symptoms but not so severe.

• Would I go here again?
• Maybe since I got a RM100 voucher when I purchased their trial pack. In fact I already booked my next appointment. LOL. However, maybe after this 2nd treatment, I want to try Sothy's other branch. Secretly I like the treatment I did at the Kanebo International Salon slightly more. The lady is warm and nice and seriously no hard selling at all.

Even though the facial is a supposedly "special" intensive treatment, I feel like the procedure is similar to normal facial. Well I guess maybe the product they used are different since this is supposedly a hydrating treatment. I also forgot to ask what products they used especially when there is a moderate selling going on after the treatment. It's a given right? LOL.

Before going there I told myself that I'm not gonna buy any of their package or products. I didn't buy their package (although it's tempting!!). YESSS!! But I succumbed to their "moderate" selling and bought their trial set for combination skin *cries*

The trial set consists of 40 ml of Soothing Beauty Milk, 50 ml of Purifying Foaming Gel, 40 ml of Soothing Beauty Lotion & 50 ml of Hydra-Matt Fluid. I paid a total of RM228 for this trial set.

After using them diligently for about 20 days, here's a short review on them:

• Soothing Beauty Milk:
• Nothing to exaggerate on this. I don't see any profound effect on my skin whether I use it or not. Would I repurchase this in the future? Maybe if I got the cash since I did repurchase a 200 ml of this. Plus I'm such an OCD & believe that you need to use their complete range to achieve the results that you want. Plus plus it was a steal deal since I also bought it with the 200 ml Soothing Beauty Lotion (each cost RM146 but I only paid RM228 for these two; a story I will write later).

• Purifying Foaming Gel:
• While I also don't see any significant effect on my skin, I do love it! Funny isn't it? Maybe because I like the texture. It's a transparent gel like and it doesn't foam that much. It also smells pleasant. It's also gentle and didn't cause any breakout and does not feel tight on my skin like Peter Thomas Roth's cleanser. Would I repurchase? Yes definitely.

• Soothing Beauty Lotion:
• The same argument as the Soothing Beauty Milk applies here. It smells pleasant. Would I repurchase? Sure why not since I'm using Sothys now.

• Hydra-Matt Fluid:
• LOVELOVETHIS! The texture is light and it quickly absorbs into my skin once applied. It also doesn't feel greasy at all! I don't know whether it's because of the facial that I did or is it because of I'm using Sothys regiment now, my skin does not feel as dehdyrated as before. It is still oily but maybe slightly less? Yes my skin is actually a combination of oily and dehydrated *screams*. Well maybe it's also comparable to my Peter Thomas Roth's Oil-Free Moisturiser but since I'm using Sothys, I am the type to go Sothys all the way. Would I repurchase? Definitely!

Well I have book the next appointment on 26-Jan, which means that's almost 2 months after my last facial treatment at Sothys. So we'll see how this products fare after not going to facial for 2 months.

Borghese Fango Active Mud for Face and Body

I bought this at SASA Midvalley. The previous day I was searching online for some clay mask or sea kelp mask and saw good reviews on Borghese clay mask. I saw online that it sold for $61 for 17.6 oz. That's really expensive!!

So I went to SASA hoping to find Borghese and there it was!!! Only RM100 for 7.5 oz. There's also a package of 2 jars of 7.5 oz for only RM150. But I decided to buy the small one first to test the water. See if it suits my face or not.

I immediately tried it when I got home. I kinda scooped a wee bit too much into the bowl. Excited I guess. LOL. So I slabbed it on my face using the brush, on my neck and chest and back body where I can reach, on my forearms. At first, when I slabbed it on my face, it stings a bit. Then after awhile OK. I didn't feel the sting already. No sting when I put it on my body though. So I left it for almost half an hour until it's dry overall.

I removed it with sponge first then took a bath. I cannot tell if there's any difference on my face or not but my chest has become so smooth. Seriously. Before it was like berduri-duri or tajam2, after using that mask, it's very the soft. I like!

I will continue to do this every week. If it works, then I don't need to go to do facial anymore right? Save me money!

Facial at Amcorp Mall & Swedish Meatballs at IKEA

My brother and I went to a dentist for scaling

We ate at KFC after that.

Snack plate as usual! Yum yum!

After my brother went for his Friday prayer, we went to Amcorp Mall because I have facial appointment with Assata.

The facial was brilliant. The beautician was friendly and nice. Instead of 2 hours, it became 3 hours. The facial was very thorough with strong massage. I was impressed. After finished, she introduced me to a range of Assata products that she suggested I should purchase to further improve my skin condition.

At first I didn't want to buy it but because the 1st treatment was so great I was like why not? So for RM1500, paid by installment for 12 months *sigh*, I bought some of their products and 3 x pore minimising treatments.



I used these products for 2 weeks day and night as recommended. It was hard labour for me hehehe using them day and night, coming from someone who usually cleanse her face in the morning only. Well, to be honest, I did not see that much of improvements.

My skin became drier and drier especially around the nose where it is heavily applied to remove clogged pores and reduce pore size. I did not see any improvements in my pore size or my skin condition other than drier skin.It irked me so much that the skin was so dry that I have to use a lot of moisturiser to reduce the dryness, which kinda defeats the purpose actually. If I used a lot of moisturiser, then my skin will get oilier but if I don't, then my skin will get flakey and dry, which I absolutely loath.

Even worse, I also had break outs, not acne, but this white pimple things which is absolutely disgusting. I can tahan/bear with it if it's normal acne/red pimple, but white pimples are absolutely gross on my face.

So I sort of half regret that I succumbed and bought these products when it's not working or not suitable for my skin TT___TT I could have saved a lot of money if I didn't buy these stuffs and could have bought other stuffs that I've been dreaming to like a new wardrobe and book shelves and treadmill...

I even regretted this after my 2nd trip to Assata. This time it's not the same beautician. My opinions: Her work is mediocre. Her massage wasn't powerful. I could not see any difference before and after the facial compared to my very 1st trip. Is it because I have paid for the RM1500 so now you can treat me half-arsed? Maybe because it's a different beautician... *sigh*

Now that I've learned my lesson, I'm just gonna go back to the normal RM30 per facial treatment per month. At least they don't try to sell me products. I mean I don't mind an expensive facial treatment or even super expensive products if it actually works. It pissed me off if they are expensive and it didn't work =___= Isn't there any skin care centre where I can just go and get my face pampered without saleswoman trying to make me buy their stuffs??? *sigh*

//ranting

Around 730PM, we went to IKEA at Damansara Utama. Gosh what a heavy traffic it was that night. It's a given la kot because people got back from work etc since it was Friday after all.

We arrived around 8.30PM and straight went to the diner place where they sold the famous Swedish Meatballs. As we were hungry like hell, we bought a lot of foods other than the Swedish Meatballs.


I bought this but it didn't taste very nice. The taste was quite bland if I must say.


I only bought 5 meatballs. It really lives up to its review. Very tasty, nothing like I've eaten before. <3 Worth the money and it's not that bloody expensive either.

Then we went around IKEA because I wanna buy a new wardrobe and book shelves. I registered for IKEA credit card because I figured if I wanted to buy furniture from IKEA, I need to pay by installments. *broke* I know that a lot of people don't recommend buying furniture from IKEA, but oh well, the other furniture outlet is too expensive for my budget :( It's not like I suke2 mau beli from IKEA...