Time to get bleached with J&J Hair Identity!

I haven't got my hair bleached before, and I so bored of my old boring brown hair that turns into ahlian brown after 3 months.
I decided it's time to get bleached and try something new!

J&J Hair Identity is a new salon located at Katong Square (right beside 112)

The mall is not packed with people, a small mall that is more peaceful and quiet for a day at the salon. 

My hair is really fine and very little. I didn't dare to bleach my hair before was because I am so afraid that my hair will be fried crispy and I have to chop them off. 

The unique point which makes J&J stand out is that all the products they use is called Natulique and it's the only complete certified organic professional in the hair beauty line industry.

J&J is the only distributor, and only salon in Singapore that uses Natulique.

Organic? Why should the product being organic or not bother me?

Well, you know the times when you apply hair dye on your head.. and your scalp turns itchy and pricky and oh-so-uncomfortable that you want to wash it off?! It's mainly because it contains so too much chemicals and the PH level is much higher for us.

Normal PH Level is 4-5? Such hair dyes are at PH Level 9-10.

Why are you putting your tresses into distress by using such harmful products? Then spend another lump sum on hair treatments?

Natulique is 100% PPD Free, 100% Ammonia Free, 100% Resorcinol Free, 100% Parabens Free, 100% Lauryl Sulfate Free. 

Natulique is ECOCERT certified, whom is an organization who are committed to environmental protection serving the world since 1991. With that, J&J is committed to bring only the best & yet care for their customer's health and hair by using only the premium and organic hair products.

Using all natural ingredients only, it has 73 different natural hair colors. The hair colors are designed to give a gentle hair colour with extra conditioning. The special formula includes pure natural sunflower seed extract, jojoba oil and apricot seed oil. 

I was served by the Lead Designer, Jac. He sat with me and asked me if I have any colour in mind, any pictures of inspiration I had.. Jac was very patient with me as I was very indecisive, and couldn't decide between blue-grey ash, or brown ash.

And after a long while.. I chose platinum ash brown with ombre and balayage style. I wanted a really ashy brown so I had to undergo the bleaching process.

Started off with getting my roots dyed first to the same colour...

No itchiness, no pricky feeling.. 

While waiting, I got to look thru their brochures reading up more information on the products they used. And I came across this!! Omg look at the pretty unicorn colours!!
These are coming in real soon in November! Not sure if I have the guts to try them. I really love the Douce Lychee, such a sweet pink colour!

And it's down to bleaching time. This is my first round of bleaching. Jac did the balayage + ombre style a mixure of both for me. Can see the smooth transition on the bleached from my normal hair.

What I got after the first wash. And it's not bright enough yet to achieve the colour I wanted. So bleach round 2! I looked like a lion at this point cause of how orangey/yellow the colour is. 

After 3 rounds of bleaching, it's time to apply the colour!

Spending 5.5hrs in a salon is the longestttt I've ever been. Now I understand how people can even spend 7-8 hours in a salon to get the perfect hair. #nopainnogain #sittillbacksidepain

Due to the lighting, we could not capture the really ashy platinum colour that was achieved.
Really love the transition from dark to light colour. 

Jac and his team of stylist follow the same formula when serving every customer.

Identity = (T)extura + (O)riginality + (P)ersonality

J&J's T.O.P Identity formula aims to bring out customer's identity, individuality and uniqueness.

1. Textura, a latin word for texture
J&J will analyze your hair texture beforehand to determine the suitable outcome for you.

Everyone has different texture and type of hair (thick, thin, bleached, damaged, dry and etc). Different types of hair have different suitable solutions (colour, perm, rebonding, treatments).

2. Originality

Considering customer's original face features (oval, long, square, round etc) to create the suitable hair-dos and outcome that can either bring out your best features, or to hide various features. For eg: if you have a long face, they can recommend you to have bangs to shorten your face for a fresher look.

3. Personality

J&J brings out customer's personality by understanding each individual's preferences, professions, lifestyle and etc. 

They aim provide long-lasting hairstyle that is easy to maintain and manage at home. 

Thanks Jac and his team spending 5.5 hours on my hair and totally starving by the time I was done.
Appreciate it! Can't wait for my next treatment session!

Promotions!
J&J Hair Identity is now having a promotion for
Natulique Organic Colour + Hair Treatment at only $158 for all lengths!

For non-promo services, get 10% off when you mention me!

J&J Hair Identity 
88 East Coast Road
#02-11 Singapore 423371
Opening Hours:
Mon-Fri : 11am to 9pm
Sat-Sun : 10.30am to 8pm

Book your appointment now thru whatsapp
M: 8372 9084 or call the branch T: 6344 2388

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Due to some personal work reasons... I decided to pay Jac a visit to change a new colour.
The bleach did it's magic and my hair was lighten and still in very good & silky smooth condition.

The curls above are done myself, thus so messy.. 

Because JJ Hair Identity only uses organic hair products, I feel safe and I have trust in Jac & his team that my hair won't be damaged even if I colour my hair again.

I decided to go with a really dark violet hair this time round!

To also create a more young and fresh look, Jac gave me this new look with a long bob!

After a short 2 hours in the salon......

TA DA~~~~! 

Can you see the purple hues? I'm so in love!

I feel so much fresher with shorter hair and it's so much easier to style day to day!

PLUS, I've been receiving so much compliments on my facebook, instagram and colleagues that my new hair looks amazing and more suitable for me!

What's even more amazing is that my hair is not damaged at all!

Even better, it has a healthy shine to it now that it's in a darker colour! 

My bf even asked if I did any new treatment or I applied any serums on my hair

When I did not apply anything at all!! 

2 days after the new colour, the purple is slightly more obvious under the sun. 

I'm absolutely loving it!

Don't forget to book your appt now with J&J Hair Identity!

#Celestrys x Beauty-Keeper.com (with 2 Giveaways!!)

I had a really great time at Sample Store's Giftopia Event, going through individual booths trying out the products and even making purchases over the 3 hours I was there. Time flies when you are having fun. Only bf was having a hard time following me around.

There was this booth by Beauty Keeper that was giving out their pretty pink boxes which contains 8-10 products for us to try out! Every box contains random items and I was excited to get mine!

What is Beauty Keeper?

Beauty Keeper is originated from Taiwan itself to bring Taiwanese brands & their products to Singapore! It serves as a one-stop solution for all girls to shop online for their taiwan beauty essentials!

Above are all the goodies I've gotten from SampleStore's Giftopia event. 

What are the products they carry?

They carry a wide variety of brands and products under their arm from skincare, to beauty nourishment products, makeup and more!

Let's go through some of the products that I've gotten!
Those items with a ★ are items included in my giveaway!

#1 Home Love Eyes Light

Specially formulated to target sore, dry and tired eyes, Home Love Eyes Light is able to moisturize and relieve fatigue in your eyes. Their technique is by turning effective elements containing multi-active peptide and collagen into Nanoparticles for great absorption. 

How to use? 

In the morning, middle of the day or at night before bed.

Timing does not matter as it's not a mask, it penetrates instantly into your skin.

Just have to gently dab a little onto your delicate eyes area to brighten it up.

#2 Jan Dan Rose Facial Essence
I tried this product over at their booth, and it left a strong impression. Too bad it wasn't in my goodie bag!

Using aloe and rose essence, JAN DAN Rose Facial Essence activates skin's natural exfloliation & also refreshes your skin. The organic aloe helps to fasten the speed of your skin cell turnover, stimulates collagen and also protects your skin. With 54% of the product being water and 46% is natural ingredients, it is ethanol free, hazard free to our body and the environment. It also gives off a rose scent which is very sweet.

How to use? 

In the morning & at night before bed.

This would be the first step in your daily beauty ritual.

Gently pat over your entire face, making sure all corners are covered. 

#3 Phytopia SlimWay Synergy

Stop calorie counting or controlling yourself from eating your favourite foods, starving is not the way as well! However, if you control your appetite size per meal, you might just lose that few kgs you always wanted! With losing weight, comes with wrinkles/loose skin. With SlimWay Synery, it helps to keep skin firm, eliminate orange peel skin, burns off the calories and maintain smooth skin. 

How to use?

Regular Use: Apply in morning, noon and night.

Apply 10 drops (according to individual) to each area the size of 3 palms. For example, whole tummy would require 10 drops. And only perhaps 20 drops if application on thunder thighs like mine. 

For Extra Strength: In the first 30mins, apply 1 drop onto stomach and take deep breaths for 1 min before sleep. 

Note: Please do drink more water during this period of application to assist in decomposition of fat. The ingredients are 98.5% organic.

#4 YOHO Power 

BeautySkin18-Probiotics-Collagen

This single pills has a high density of collagen with 83%, with super berry power coming from the US, 12 different natural phenol to give you 100% radiant skin. 

It contains the following fruits : Acai Berry, Cranberry, Mangosteen, Pomegranate, Wolfberry, Strawberry, Chilean Fruit Wine, Blackberries, Grape, Blueberry & Cherry. 

How to use? 

Take 4 sachets a day continually for better & lasting effects.
Take 2 sachets a day for maintaining skin glow

#5 Hanaka Macaron Facial Mask ★

This is the one that everyone is looking for because it's soooo cute to have! The packaging is in a macaron design, very creative I would say. By integrating 10 great skincare components into these cute macarons. Applying one at a time creates a radiant look. All products were extracted from plants. 

The set I got is the Moisturizing Set.
Green = Tea Tree
Light Pink = Collagen
Turquoise = Vitamin E
Pink = Q10
Blue = Glacial Mineral Mud

How to use? 

All masks are wash off masks. Apply all over face and leave it on for 15-20mins.
Wash off with lukewarm water afterwards.
Each capsule is sufficient for 1 time usage.

#6 Miss Hana

No Smudge Waterproof Eyeliner

I had my eye on this when I walked to the booth. I was curious what was in this cute box & I want to have this box!! It actually more like a tin box. It is targeted to create long-lasting eyeliner for perfection after a long day. 

It comes with 4 awesome colors to suit different looks! Personally love the Choco Brown for day to day simple nude makeup look. And the Galaxy Black for a party night look with shimmer.

#7 Evemed

Aurelia Aurita QQ Series - Moisture Jelly Toner

The aurelia aurita collagen sustains natural protective layer to combine moisture. It repairs the dull & aging skin, making it feel moisturized and protected.

Skin Moisturizing
It contains Moist 24 by Merck and QP Hyaluronic Acid from Japan which acts as a moisturizing medium. It stimulates the skin cell to absorb more water and smooths our skin.

Skin Repairing
With the function of anti-baterial and anti-inflammatory from aloe extract, it can accelerate the healing of wounds, whitening and moisturizing skin, especially in treating acne. It prevents skin from being damaged by UV radiation and can be used to treat wounds, sunburn and dermatitis.

Skin Soothing
Containing extracts derived from plant stem cells, it have the ability to promote healthy cell regrowth and protect against UV damage. It soothes away dry and peeling skin and helps the skin to retain water, preventing dryness.

How to use?
2-3 pumps is sufficient to cover the whole face as it turns from jelly to watery texture once applied on skin.

#8 Mdmud ★

Water Drop Cream

Being a 3-in-1 skincare product, combining toner, serum & lotion all into 1.
The texture is like lotion at first, then turns into a toner texture. Having smaller molecules to help skin absorb better. Combining toner, serum & lotion, the Water Drop Cream aims to hydrate, moisturize the skin and repairs dry skin, tightens skin & also to improve the appearance of fine lines.
Containing Thiostim, Drieline, DiffuporineTM, Vitamin B3 & Hyaluronoan.
It prepares your skin for makeup & can also help makeup stay the entire day.

How to use?
Pump 2-3 drops on to palm. Apply all over face and gently pat in for skin absorption.

#9 Mdmud ★

Upra Age-Delay Revive Toner
Revive, hydrate & improve visible aging, leaving you with smooth and radiant skin appearance.
Enriched in high concentration of compound natural ferment extract, Mdmud Toner prevents and slow down skin aging, helps skin cell metabolism, provides abundant nutritions for skin & ultimate repair your skin deserves.

How to use?
Drop 4-5 drops on to palm. Pat all over face and gently pat in for skin absorption.

#10 Vitalab ★

Perfecting Revitalizing Elixir 

An elixir for luxurious skin make aging and skin regeneration, restructuration and revitalization realized.
Key Elements: C1C2, White Truffle Extract, Snail Secretion Filtrate, Panthenol, Super Vitamin E, Salicornia.
Provides customers with safe, effective and hypoallergenic skincare for prompt restoration and recovery of skin. 

How to use?
Pump 2-3 drops on to palm. Apply all over face and gently pat in for skin absorption.

★ Giveaway Time! ★ 
This is the best part of any post, am I right? I'm doing this giveaway personally and not obliged by BeautyKeeper to do this.
But I would really want you guys to try them!

I've divided the items into 2 sets just so I can pick 2 winners!!

Set #1
1. Vitalab Perfecting Revitalizing Elixir
2. PSK Intensive Hydra Cream
3. Hanaka Macaron Facial Mask in Collagen
4. CathyDoll's Invisible Sun Protection
5. CathyDoll's Aloe Vera & Snail Gel
6. Bravura Whitening & Moisturizing Essence Mask x 2
7. MD/AA Jiao Pulsed Mask Foaming Face Cleanser
4. Giftopia Exclusive Tote Bag
5. Giftopia's Exclusive Postcards

Set #2
1. Mdmud Water Drop Cream
2. Mdmud Upra Age-Delay Revive Toner
3. Hanaka Macaron Facial Mask in Glacial Mineral Mud
4. White Formula Intense Brightening Toner
5. White Formula Facial Cleanser
6. Bravura Whitening & Moisturizing Essence Mask x 2
4. Giftopia Exclusive Tote Bag
5. Giftopia's Exclusive Postcards

How to qualify?
1. Follow me on Instagram @Asuonof & Beauty Keeper @BeautyKeeperTW
2. Tell me which Set #1 or Set #2 would you like to win! *Extra effort = More chances
3. Tag 2 friends to share the gifts!

Comment on this post!
https://instagram.com/p/BMN31LPACRG/

Note: Meetups only to collect the gifts.
I can't do mailing cause they are too heavy
I can meetup at Tampines, MacPherson & Bishan MRT after office hours.

Goodluck girls! Can't wait to see all the responses!

#Celestrys x Skin Booster 水光针

#Celestrys Skin Booster 水光针

I did tons and tons of research before I made my decision to get the skin booster injection. I was initially thinking of getting whitening jabs 美白針 as I got a lot of comments that I was getting tanner/darker/look like pinoy..... 

However, on the other hand.. after the eczema flare up the look and texture of my skin was very affected. It's dry most of the time, uneven skin tone, dullness and lack of that ... boing boing? 

I really want to do both treatments. But with my budget constraint, I've decided to get the Skin Booster Treatment first.

What can Skin Booster do?
1. Smoother, Hydrated and Radiant Skin
2. More refine pores and scars
3. Improves skin tone and eliminate dullness
4. More enhanced complexion

So i started googling, looking for reviews, comparing price and the amount of HA (Hyaluronic Acid) they offer and many many other concerns I had.

So i found Lee Na Young on facebook when I saw their ad. After many rounds of facebook messages, asking them many questions on pricing and the brand of injection they use, the method they use. I've decided to get it done before my birthday!

With Makeup. No Edits. No Filter.

I signed for their Celebrity Shine Promotion @ $2099 (I used my OCBC card for installment)

Which consists of 3 x Dewy Treatments, 3 x  Covered BB Treatment + 3 x Free Vitamin C Ampules.

If you take $2099, divide by 6 sessions, it's around $350 each session.

I found some other clinics at $800-$1000/session. 

Whole Procedure at Lee Na Young

Same procedures like any other clinics I go, I have to fill up the form on my skin concerns and background of my skin before the treatment. So I have to declare that I have eczema skin to them so they would not use any alcohol products on me. 

So the consultant looked through and looked at my skin condition as well. So i have a little active eczema on my upper lip on that day itself. She advises that we will not be injecting any at that area, and will avoid. As my eczema was active, the healing will take longer than usual, and it may get reddish or bruises. 

We agreed that we'll avoid that area, and proceeded to the treatment room. 

Firstly, the lady did my make up removal.

After which, they explained to my how the numbing will be, how it will feel later. And then applied over my whole face. And wrapped with a cling wrap and let the numbing cream work it's magic.

After 30mins... it's time!

My consultant explained to me what she'll be injecting and showed me the new packs. I was nervous, so no pictures. Haha. She showed me the 2ml of HA, together with the Vitamin C Ampule. & also the new needles that she'll be using on me. (for hygienic & health purposes)

I only managed to snap 1 picture, as it gets bloody thereafter. So the inject procedure is done with a sequence of micro-injections delivered into my whole face.

As my skin is very very thin after many steroid creams during eczema flare ups. I tend to bleed and bruise very easily. 

The whole session was quite fast, but i have to say. It did pricked me a little during some areas of my face. But still bearable after all. No pain no gain ma right?

After it's all done, they used the HA mask on me for faster healing. HA masks can be purchased over their counter as well if you want to use at home. Which I did too, as I know myself eczema skin have a much slower healing speed.

Downtime for Skin Booster

So this is me at 11pm, 3 hours after the treatment. Not sure if you can see, but there are dots all over my face... To be honest, I got a shock when I went to the toilet and saw my face! Look like I got chicken pox! Opps!
#NoEdits #NoFilter 

I used the HA mask that I purchased in the night before bed. Hoping to wake up with lesser dots...
Dots are still here. I guess my skin really has a very slow recovery... ): #EczemaWoes

I put makeup still to cover up the dots, as i have a meeting to attend.
Although advisable to give your skin a rest during Day 1. 

I did another round of HA mask on Day 1 Night before bed. To help soothe the skin and let it heal better. I can actually feel that my skin is smoother on Day 2 even thou it still looks pretty scary.

I still went out as usual, nothing is going keep me at home during my weekends hehe.
Went to did my eyelash extensions, thus the longer lashes.
A little bumps here and there, but overall still able to cover and not really obvious in real life.

So finally as the days go by, the dots get lighter and lighter and disappear. I still have 2 dots underneath my eyes, I guess is because the skin is really thin there. 

My verdict & noticeable differences
1. Makeup (foundation/concealer) application is much smoother
2. Skin looks hydrated and no flaky skin!
3. Slight improvement on my dark eye circles
4. Skin tone is more even out compared to previously.

I can't wait for my next treatment to see more improvements!! 

The consultant suggested that I'll have my Covered BB treatment 2 weeks after my Dewy Treatment, making sure I've fully recovered first.

I will blog and review on the Covered BB Treatment in my next post during after my next visit.

*Excited* & Stay tune!

#CELESTRYS X VITACOCO!

#Celestrys VitaCoco Coconut Water

We eat it. wear it. swear by it.

Never From Concentrate
Vitacoco Coconut Water Series is something we should look out for. Why did I highlight their tagline? Well, Vitacoco is one of the very few brands that only use fresh coconut water, which means to say it's like drinking straight from a coconut!

I was taken aback with the taste of it when I first drank it. I expected something that is overly sweeten and with very strong coconut taste. But VitaCoco did not taste like that!

What I experienced was something so refreshing and mildly sweet, just like real coconut water!
*Tip: Refrigerate your Vitacoco before consuming, it tastes better and more refreshing when cold!
*Take that Singapore heat!*

The best time to drink Vitacoco is when I'm out in the sun, feeling all dehydrated.... Vitacoco is able to quench my thirst and refreshing, and bonus point it's absolutely delicious too!
#HydrateNaturally #PoweredbyCoconuts #VitaCocoSG

Below are the places where you can get Vitacoco!

You can watch the VitaCoco process here!
https://www.youtube.com/embed/E-JAknw8EUk

*Attention*

 Join #Giftopia Event held by @SampleStore with VitaCoco giving out a Vitacoco hamper!

Find out more in the link here! http://samplestore.com/connect/content/giftopia

#Giftopia will be held on the 15th and 16th of October at Raffles City.
Many prizes to be won and many activities to be enjoyed with everyone!
See you there!

#Celestrys VitaCoco Coconut Oil

My first thoughts when i first recieved this... "Coconut Oil? What can i do with this?? Put on hair will make it smelly anot?? Take and cook with my food? Sure it's edible??"

Personally, I have seen Youtubers raving about Coconut Oil for Hair Masking before, but the ones they had in their video are in a form of "wax-like" texture. Not really clear oil. You'll understand below.

So I thought, let's see what is this all about!

It came with some ideas of what I can do with this Coconut Oil.

Basically for cooking, it can be used as Cooking Oil, Replacement for Butter for Cookies, Smoothie Booster, Pan Frying, Popcorn Topping and much more.

Ways it can be used for Beauty can be, Hair Mask and target frizzy hair, Body Oil, Lip Balm, Makeup Remover, Oil Pulling, Replacement of Shaving Cream and much more!

I'm not really a cook, so I'm going to try out on my thirsty dehydrated skin!
Once i open the cap, i see these white milky stuffs floating inside the oil + i can really smell the coconut! But it's not smelly/turnoff! It's smelt like Coconut Icecream to me! Hehe

Found a dry patch on my knees...

I dipped my finger into the oil and to my surprise, it's quite watery and not as thick as the usual cooking oils we use!

Followed by applying and gently rubbing into my knees.

Not sure if you can see, but the skin looks like it's coated with a layer of protective oil to keep it moisturized.

Look how clear this is! Coconut Oil is an edible oil that is extracted from the meat of mature coconuts. They are organic and cold-pressed to make it perfect for cooking & beauty needs.

*Update:
I also tried this on my hair as an hair mask. I did not take any photos for this.
I think was greedy and overdone it, I had "wet-looking" hair for the next day on my roots.
I have to wash off the "wet-look" with a good long hair wash.

My advice is that only apply the coconut oil on the ends of your hair. And a little goes a long way!
Definitely it delivers what it said it would do! It moisturized and made my hair look so healthy.

Try it out for yourself!