Pamper yourself @ Style Essential Inc with Mary Kay products!

Trying hard to clear my backlogs now :x 

Got invited to a pampering (read: bare face, so beware! lol) session at Style Essential Inc last month, set-up by Joey Song. 

She belongs to the type of girls i'm so envious of! 

Petite, fair skinned and blessed with big eyes!

Style Essential Inc uses extremely good products from Mary Kay - One of the largest direct sellers of skincare and cosmetics in the world.

Joey and her assistant were so sweet to prepare and customise each of our pampering areas early in the morning!

And each of us got a welcome gift :)

Rachel & Joey :)

Here's our sweet Joey.

We started off with Mary Kay's peach (my fav scent for scrubs! matchy with my body sea salt one) hand scrub.

Sorrie no pics, for obvious reasons haha, my hands were wet!

We tried the scrub on one of our hands so as to compare the before & after effects.

Look at Jowey's hands!

Her left hand became so much fairer within a minute!

Next up, we learnt how to pamper our skin.

Remember to always use our middle and fourth finger for handling our skin. 

Those are called the beauty fingers. They have the least pressure on our skins and thus preventing damages caused by pulls and tugs when we wash our face or apply creams/serums/etc.

We did double cleansing of our skin.

And Joey introduced us Mary Kay's target-action eye revitalizer, which is woohoo! One of the best thing that has happened to me for my eyebags. lol. 

It aims to reduce puffiness and water-retention issues within minutes of application, and it certainly did!

In addition, no fragrance were added to the eye revitalizer and hence making it more au naturel :)

Credits Priscilla*

Joey demonstrating the use of the eye revitalizer on my left eyebags cos i have the worst bags in the world room :(

Kaman happy with her eye pampering moment :)

Next up, we added the eye mask and face mask.

**BEWARE**

NEXT PHOTO ISN'T FOR THE FAINT-HEARTED!

argh.

Ugly, but the mask felt very good on the skin!

Can feel it absorbing excess oil and tightening the pores!

After usage, it is supposed to leave skin looking clarified and revitalized. 

See the difference? 

Left - Before and Right: After 

My right cheek feels much slimmer and firmer!

After getting our skin revived, it's time to move on to makeup!

Credits: Priscilla*

Was the model for Joey's demonstration :)

The product I loved best was the foundation primer! 

It was light, not oily at all and yet highly effective.

After application, it gives a smooth velvety finishing and feel.

Within minutes, it gets absorbed into the skin and you won't feel like anything's on your face at all. Awesome! 

We then a had lil' makeup 'contest' and Joanna won the contest hands-on with her pro makeup skills :)

Apple got a lip scrub/mask with compliments from Joey (she's just so kind) cos her lips are cracked really badly... :/

A group shot with the rest of the bloggers.

Credits: Priscilla*

Bunch of us went on for lunch at Ji Biru (313 Somerset). 

They have set lunches even on weekends at only $11+ :)

Yakitori don for me <3

I went home a happy (pampered) girl that day! ♥

If you're interested in any pampering sessions with your girlfriends or organizing a small cosy company event,  feel free to contact Joey for it!

Also, as Mary Kay products are not available in Singapore, you may wanna contact her should you wish to get your hands on them :) I highly recommend the eye revitalizer and foundation primer!

Joey Song

Style Essential Inc
Style Essential Facebook

joeysong@styleessentialinc.com

+65 8100 8929

xoxo.

Gathering @ Sushi Tei

Merry X'mas all!!
Hope you have a heart-warming one with your friends/family!

Met up with the girls for x'mas @ Sushi Tei last week!

Thanks to omy for organizing it <3

Sushi Tei came up with a special 10-course dinner for us, and i'm really glad to try some of the dishes I've never had at Sushi Tei in the past :)  Have the bad habit of always eating the same few 'safe' dishes i like :x

Sashimi salad. Comes in 3 types of sauces: Sushi Tei house sauce, sesame sauce, and garlic sauce. The house sauce was most delightful out of the three! Made of  carrots  and many other types of vegs, it certainly went very well with the salad.

Sashimi Moriwase.


My first time trying out yellow-tail sashimi. So noob. ikr! Think i'm allergy to it, cos i had rash/bump on my eye right after that :(

Kani Mentai Mayo Roll.

 

Asari butter.

Asari clams sauteed with butter and soya sauce.

This taste surprisingly light, unlike at most places, clams are usually very saltish.

Hanasaki Ika Tempura. This cost only $6 in the menu. Very worth it!



Homemade meat gyoza.

Kaisen Chankonabe

Traditional sumo hot pot with seafood & assorted vegetable

Comes with 3 choices of soup base: Shoyu, Miso and spicy

It's such a nice, warm dish to have on a cold day!
Sushi Tei, being very generous, gave us overflowing pots of ingredients!

Next up, we had the golden roll, and the mini golden roll ($16 and $11 respectively).

King prawn sushi roll with mango.

Last but not least, there were the desserts!


These innocent-looking mochis actually explode in your mouth, filling it with sweet, fragrant coffee ice-cream. MUST-TRY!


Not sure the name of this waffle dessert, but it contains vanilla ice-cream and chocolate chips right in the middle. A classic, savoury dish!


Ice-balls. Looking so pretty!





My ootd: Upcoming dress on La Enchante (Think it's perfect for the coming CNY//valentines hehe) Gucci tote Shoes from BKK
 

Smoothie King and 1-for-1 Giveaway!

With all the coffee cafes, bubble tea stores around that give us the caffine fixes we need, the sugar rush etc, have you ever crave for a drink that's more healthy and yet delicious & fulfilling at the same time? A drink that looks cool, taste great and have high nutritional values that gives you energy, helps you to shape up and trim down when necessary as well!

The answer is right in town now and I'm doing a giveaway for it!



Just read on til the end for the giveaway! :)

Smoothie King in da house!



Got invited to Smoothie King's event just a day before the official opening.

They opened officially on 12 December 2012 at The Centrepoint mall. With over 600 stores in the United States, Singapore is the first destination in Asia for Smoothie king.



Smoothies Korea CEO Kim Sung-wan, 40, recently took over the U.S.-based parent company with the goal "to make everyone immediately think of Smoothie King when it comes to fruit-based drinks, just as people look for Starbucks for coffee.”

The new store will host a modern café style concept which is gonna be a hit in Singapore!
We all love chillin' out in nice cafes right?

Smoothie King's smoothies are cool, thick and creamy, blended with real fruit, natural juices and our revolutionary enhancers. Each smoothie is made fresh-to-order! 
They come in tons of flavors and several functions designed to meet your goals ie. staying healthy, going skinny, getting energy, refreshing your day and such. 

There are smoothies that are low fat and under 400 calories each (based on 20 oz. size). Some have special ingredients that promote weight loss even further!

If you're feeling lethargic, there are smoothies formulated to give your body that extra boost of energy needed to wake up in the morning, get through a workout, make it through the end of the day or simply feel energized! 
Further towards weight gain and muscle building? 
Check out the almond banana, almond mocha, almond chocolate, pineapple mango or strawberry blueberry! They’re all either high-calorie or high-protein to fight hunger cravings and to gear you towards building muscles ;)





Personally, I've tried Strawberry X-treme, Mango Festival, Angel Food and Almond Banana.
Strawberry X-treme is extremely good!
Made of strawberries and soy protein, it tastes great like a thick strawberry ice-blended without being overwhelming sweet :) Soy protein assists in lowering bad chlolesterol and regulating hormonal balance in women (*winkwinks*). It has also shown to help reduce the rates of breast, colon and prostate cancers.
Not only does it taste delicious, it also assist in improving the overall health! Double-win!



Second choice would be Mango Festival that has mangoes, electrolytes, soy protein that's a great source of sodium and potassium, carbohydrates and calcium. Excellent supplement after a work-out!
What's more, the taste of mango is so refreshing!
I can drink it anytime in sunny singapore :)



All other smoothies really have to bow down!

Not only does Smoothie King has smoothies, they wraps & salads to go together with your smoothie drinks to make it a complete meal!
What's more, with such cutie pies & beauties preparing your food, you ought to give it a try! ;p







Citrus walnut salad that comes with plentiful raisins, & citrus fruits such as grapefruit and orange and zesty lemon juice.
It increases your appetite at the first scent of the dish. But not to worry about eating more, cos it's a real healthy and fresh salad! <3





Generous servings of juicy fruits, yums!



Tomato & mozzarella taco wrap, good for a light meal ;)

If you need a slightly heavier meal, go for the chicken wrap!



Teriyaki chicken breast wrap, served warm which makes it a delightful bite.





There was a lucky draw and KaMan got the prize!
We swear that there was something going on between him and kaman cos he was looking at her like half the time he was picking the drawcards?? hahaha. Caught red-handed on camera!









Okay la, since she let me have her crown, shall let that incident pass~~



With some of the rest of the bloggers, new & old friends :)



Moving on to my first blog giveaway!
1-for-1 Smoothie King vouchers!



Just leave a comment on this blog post with your name & email address.
Comments will be screened, so no issues about privacy :)
Alternatively, email me directly at mystique.soul@gmail.com with the subject 'Smoothie King Giveaway' :)

The first 10 to do so will get it! :)
So comment/email away!
Vouchers are valid til 28 Feb 2013.
Good luck! <3

//edit: 5 left!!


Visit Smoothie King if you're interested in more details.