Kotex Breathable Liners!

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Kotex is the first to own a whole range of breathable liners in Singapore, and I am totally loving it!

This can be a pretty sensitive (girls only!) topic, so for the men, you might want to skip this blog post! :P   Well, as you all should know, vaginal discharge is something that is common to all ladies as soon as you hit puberty, and this is actually your body's wonderful way of self-cleaning! 

This fluid is made by glands inside the vagina and cervix and serves the important function of carrying away dead cells and bacteria, which keeps the vagina clean and helps prevent any yucky infections.

FACT: Vaginal discharge is perfectly normal!

However, I'm sure many of you ladies are like me as well, and feel uncomfortable sometimes, especially when the discharge is heavier on certain days ): Being active may lead to experiencing more discharge as well! Also, I tend to experience some light spotting before/after periods, and it can be really troublesome sometimes especially if you accidentally stain your undies, because it can feel really eeky and unhygienic!

I've heard the naysayers who think that wearing liners every day is unhealthy and will lead to vaginal infections and other complications, but it is totally not true! Liners are really helpful to keep us feeling fresh and clean down under, and it doesn't even have to be unpleasant, especially if you're wearing one that is breathable and comfortable! Wearing a liner helps me to feel good about myself, and gives me the confidence to look good as well!

A pet peeve I have when it comes to liners is that the liner doesn't stay in place properly, and at the end of the day, it's all bunched up and can't even do its job properly! Some liners also feel very rough and abrasive, which can get really uncomfortable and makes me feel ill at ease. 

Thankfully, with the new range of breathable liners by Kotex, I can now feel at ease every single day, all day long! 

I've been using Kotex Fresh Regular Breathable Liners, and it is really extremely comfortable for everyday use!

Thanks to the breathable design, it leaves me feeling fresh and clean daily, and the soft touch cotton-like cover ensures that it doesn't feel uncomfortable or chafe against my sensitive areas at all!

The ends are thinner with a raised centre for better fit and comfort, and it stays in place perfectly with double all-around channels to help prevent bunching. It doesn't twist, fold, or fray, and has what it takes to make it through the toughest thing any woman can put it through a regular day in their lives. Awesome!

Enough of the talk and let's put all these claims into action!! I've put Kotex Breathable Liner to the test too, because I can't be all talk no action :P I've pitted Kotex Fresh Regular Breathable Liner, against "Brand C" and conducted a little test! 

With the same amount of liquid tested on both brands of liners, you can see how Kotex Fresh Regular Breathable Liner appears to be significantly more absorbent and dry! This translates into a more comfortable and fresher experience for us, the consumer! After trying and handling both brands of liners as well, I can also vouch for the softness and comfort level of Kotex Breathable Liners, it just feels so much better!

Kotex Breathable Liners are also dermatologically tested for daily use, so you can feel safe using it daily :D 

 From 28th Feb to 27th March, Watsons is running a $2 attractive promo offer for a pack of Kotex Fresh Regular Liners (usual price $2.95). It's a super duper value-for-money price, so try a pack today!

And here's the exciting part! ^-^

In collaboration with Kotex, TheVelvetDolls will be conducting a give-away! 

We've got FIVE gorgeous light, comfortable and airy dresses, and we'll be giving away two pieces per design! To stand to win 1 of the 10 Breathable dresses, simply leave a comment on this blog entry with the following information:

1. Full name 

2. Email address 

3. Purchased a Kotex range liner to triple your chances (Yes/No)

4. Answer: You can wear Kotex breathable liners daily to absorb perspiration and discharge. (True / False) 

You can triple your chances of winning the dress by purchasing any single one of the Kotex® range liners scan and upload your purchase receipt to kotex@nuffnang.com.sg. Please include your full name and whose blogshop reader you are!

The contest period is from now till 17th March 2013, so hurry quick and join this give-away nowwww!

PS. Participants may submit multiple receipts to increase their chances of winning.

Every winner is entitled to only one win. Winners will only be selected in early April!

Say yay to fresh and breathable comfort everyday!

xoxo

Reunion Lunch with the Nuffies!

One good long year has passed since last year's Nuffie Reunion Lunch.. And this year we were invited back again to the same place: Crystal Jade Palace at Takashimaya for reunion lunch again! I'm not complaining, because I remember the food there being really awesome and it was just as good this time round! Crystal Jade Palace really serves one of the best dimsum in town, methinks!

This year's lunch was with a slightly different group of lovely people: It was myself, Juli, Valerie, Vel, Bea, Evonne, together with Boss Ming, Melissa, Gabby and Jayne! Yay!


A polaroid shot we took.. Bea left early so she's not in this photo!

Two of the newer additions to Nuffnang, Evonne who just joined this year, and Juli whom I first met at a Kiehl's event last year! Glad to have made more new friends like Juli, as well as welcome existing good friends into the "family" hehehe.

Le awesome fooooooood @_@

流沙包！我的最爱！But Crystal Jade's is OK OK only. Passable but not as good as my favourite one from Victor's Kitchen!

三辰肉 @_@ Crispy crackly skin, soft tender meat. 爽!

萝卜糕 aka Carrot Cake! Very delish, melt in the mouth. Not too oily or greasy either!

叉烧包～～

烧卖! The best Siew Mai I've tasted in Singapore :D

虾饺 lost out in comparison to the 烧卖. I would order Siew Mai over this next time!

小笼包! Tasty but the skin was so fragile it broke when I was attempting to get a piece with my chopsticks! :(

Sauteed shitake mushrooms VERY SHIOK.

Fried prawn wanton! I didn't try this but it sure looks good!

MUST MUST MUST TRY. Mini egg tarts damn good especially when served fresh, flaky crust and melt-in-your-mouth texture that isn't too sweet!

虾酱鸡! Crispy crispy. Very nais!

Mango dessert!!! Damn good with mango pudding in the middle. SLURPS.

Honeydew sago which I felt was slightly less nice compared to the mango.

Group picture of all the prettyyyy ladies together with Boss Ming! I swear everyone in the restaurant especially the men at the next table were all staring. And then one of the waitresses came up to us while we were leaving and asked us 你们到底是做什么的啊, 怎么个个都那么美? HAHAHA.

Thank you for lunch, Boss Ming!!

It was a really great get-together, and I'm hoping this year will be another better year yet for myself, this little blog, and Nuffnang! I am indeed privileged to be part of this amazing bunch, and there is so much to be thankful for! :) And just as importantly, this blog is only here today, because there are lovely people reading this space like YOU.

No matter why you're here reading my blog.. Because you're a fan/customer of TVD, because you're my family/friend/acquaintance, or even if you just happened to stumble upon this page randomly, thank you so much for reading, and do know that I put my heart and soul into my space here, and I really do appreciate it so much that I can share a part of myself with all of you here! ^.^

I admit that this blog is still after all a public space, which is why I don't feel comfortable sharing so much about my own personal/private emotions and thoughts at times, and it may even at times seem superficial or commercialised. But honestly, every blog post (even if it's an advertorial or sponsored post!) has got hours of hard work behind it, when it comes to the photo editing, designing of graphics, and writing. It may seem easy and frivolous to write a blog like this, but I do put in a good amount of effort and stay up til wee hours sometimes, just blogging!

I hope that in some small way, that you've enjoyed my blog posts, thought that the photos were nicely taken? maybe admired the graphics, or felt inspired by some of my sharing. It is truly encouraging and motivating for me when I get readers who leave little positive comments, or even just to share their own experiences with me upon reading any particular blog post that struck a chord and resonated with them! These are the small and gratifying things that make me smile to myself and warm my heart.

Another thing that I'm so extremely thankful for, are the opportunities and friendships that this blog has made possible! How impossible a fairytale it may have seemed, but is now truly and really made possible. I don't mean to sound like I'm damn upz now or something, because I am not! But I have been given so many blessed opportunities, which I will always be grateful for.

Hair sponsorship by one of the most respected salons in town? Who would have thought it 3 years ago? I remember getting a "hate" comment by someone who scoffed at me and said something along the lines of "Who do you think you are, asking for sponsorship? You're no one famous!"

Thankfully, so many kind people out there have decided to give me a chance to prove my worth, and I am eternally indebted to every single brand that have had the faith in me, be it sponsoring me services, products, and engaging me as a blogger/social influencer.

Whenever I know that I have somehow managed to make a difference: for example, Jayne told me that she was at Salon Vim the other day, and one of their customers was showing her hairstylist my picture and asking for my hair color! ^.^ I feel insanely touched and happy to know that indeed, I have not let my sponsors down!

Oh gosh, I didn't mean to get so long-winded, but I just did. LOL.

So ANYWAY. What I'm wishing for this year.. I would like to get sponsored to travel!!! ^.^ HAHAHA Ok here is me sounding thick-skinned again. But I love to travel so so so much, and I love travel photography so so so much! (Yes, I am a camera/photography geek. I carry like two cameras and four different lenses when I travel overseas) And I love!!! sharing about my travels so so so much too! I have been sponsored to travel a few times previously, and every trip was like a dream come true for me.

But really. Thank you thank you thank you and thank YOU :')

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After lunch session which was really long and intellectually-stimulating (HAHAHA. There was a huge debate going on at the table!!! But it was a good one!) Some of us girls headed over to TCC to chill and carry on chatting! Girly talks are the best.. :D The men probably won't understand why we have so much to talk about! :P

Evonne, Vel and myself! These two picture perfect ladies!

Juli and Val as well!

My tea. By the way, I always always order English Breakfast Tea almost everywhere I go. FML I am more boring than your grandmother.

Evonne's something lychee or peach tea something. Hahaha.

Fuji Instax! Yay! Evonne always carries around her Instax cameras so we all get awesome keepsakes! Thank you! ❤

Had a long chat over drinks, heh. It's always great fun! Oh, and I just realised all of us are also all sponsored by Salon Vim as well! Thus all the AWESOME hair! ❤

Juli and I look really matchy with the hair colors!

自拍 a little difficult with my camera because of the 17mm lens not being wide angle enough but we managed! :P

AAAANDDD even more instax. Whoop whoop :D

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Orite folks. Signing off now! By the way, TheVelvetDolls gets back to work next week for real and I'm wondering if I should do a MASSIVE SAAALEEEE to kickstart the new year! What say you :D

Oh yes I have not been logging into Formspring for the longest time because the app wasn't working well on my phone, but I promise I will log in soon and start answering questions again! Enough of my awesomest long break and it's back to work work work after this weekend!

Hope everyone enjoys your weekend!!! Have a fabulous one!

xoxo

Review: Majolica Majorca Chapter 36: Secret Blink

Ever since I tried my first Majolica Majorca mascara when I was 19 years old, I was utterly and completely SOLD to the brand! I remember it was only available via online websites (who remembers the good old sprees on Livejournal?) and I always stocked up on Majolica Majorca mascaras whenever I ordered them online. 

Then, I went to Japan in 2009, and bought my first Majolica Majorca eyeshadow palette, which I still have up to now, with back-up copies, because I loved it so much! It's not just the gorgeous branding and packaging which I love, but Majolica Majorca in my opinion, is one of the best value-for-money drugstore brands available.

So so happy that Majolica Majorca is now widely available in Singapore for quite a few years now, and even when I don't have anything to buy, I like to pop by Watsons whenever I see one, just to spend some time looking at all the MM products and admiring them! :D

I was privileged to get a preview of the latest Majolica Majorca Spring 2013 collection, Chapter 36: Secret Blink. 

Below are the 5 items that are available in Chapter 36: Secret Blink:

Lash Expander Edge Meister Mascara - SGD25.90

Lash Jelly Drop - SGD25.90 

Majoromantica M (limited edition) -  SGD25.90

Skin Remaker Case 2013 (limited edition) - SGD13.50 

The Little Humming Book 1 (limited edition) - SGD25.90 

The Lash Expander Edge Meister Mascara and Lash Jelly Drop have already been launched, and the other 3 limited edition items will only be stocked on 28th Feb, 2013.

This beautiful palette was specially created to commemorate Majolica Majorca's 10th anniversary, and it is so lovely you might not bear to use it!

It is indeed a little book on its own, and has a song printed on it with musical notation and japanese lyrics.. how quaint!

The palette consists of two eyeshadow shades [Flower Dust] and [Green Shower], one eye cream base [Moonless Night] and one lip gloss [Tulip Bed].

The interesting thing about this palette is that the eyeshadows can either be used on their own for a sheer wash of color, or layered over the eye cream base for a more intense color that's almost metallic! I had a lot of fun playing with the different combinations to create my very own unique look!

All you need to do is to apply the eye cream base first, before layering the eyeshadow over it. It took me a couple of tries to get the hang of it, but the end result was gorgeous! I love shimmers in my eyeshadows and Majolica Majorca eye palettes never fail to deliver that sparkle to my eyes.

Majolica Majorca mascaras: Still my first love when it comes to mascaras! I felt right at home with the plastic comb applicator, though some find it hard to use. It's great for separating and coating every single lash with that awesome mascara formula that Majolica Majorca is famous for!

If you're as confused as I am with all the different types of Majolica Majorca mascaras available, here's a comparison table for your reference!

The Lash Expander Edge Meister helps to lengthens your lashes, at the same time strengthening them for beautiful long lashes. It has a duo comb that widens and separates each lash, which means that every lash will be coated. The upper comb is meant for the upper lashes while the lower comb is meant for lashes at the corner or your eyes and your lower lashes. It is also sweat, oil, tear and water proof.

You can see the amazing lengthening effect of the Lash Expander Edge Meister: from barely visible lashes to beautiful long lashes that are separated and defined! I only used one coat of mascara to achieve this effect, as Majolica Majorca mascaras tend to get clumpy if you layer them too much.

And here's a huge-ass picture of my complete eye look: I didn't have on cheek or lip products because I was focusing on just the eyes!

This limited edition case is specially made to contain Majolica Majorca's Skin Remaker Pore Cover! The Skin Remaker Pore Cover is a powder foundation that evens out pores in a single stroke and provides a long-lasting, fine-textured smooth finish. It also has satin powder and sebum catching powder to give you radiant skin, contains SPF, non-comedogenic and is dermatologist-tested.

I love how gorgeous the case is, especially the embossed emblem and gold finish! Majolica Majorca really does have one of the most beautiful packaging around.

Majolica Majorca’s Skin Remaker Pore Cover comes in 4 shades, BO10, BO20, OC10, and OC20.

The Lash Jelly Drop is a rich lash treatment gel for eyes and treats each damaged lash by providing shine and elasticity. It is formulated with Arginin which is a hair repair ingredient, and also wild rose extract and glycerin which helps to moisturize the skin along your lashline. You can use it both in the morning and at night: yes, even before your mascara! Just remember to let this dry before mascara application!

The Majoromantica Mystic Garden Scent is a concentrated rich scent with a mixture of floral, fruity and sweet notes.

Black Rose, Rose, Freesia, Peony, Jasmine, Violet, Lily of the Valley, Pear & Orange Peel dominate the top notes, and at the heart of the fragrance it has June Berry, Raspberry, Strawberry, Blueberry and sweet chocolate. The base notes are made of Brown Sugar, Cedarwood, Sandalwood, Amber, Musk, and Cacao Powder. 

At the first whiff, this is fruity and citrusy, but leaves behind a strong floral musk that is quite heavy on the nose. I dabbed it on my wrists and behind my ears, and found that the fragrance had nearly dissipated by the end of the day. Do give it a try at the Majolica Majorca counters, you may love the fruity and floral scent of this perfume!

My top picks of this collection: the Lash Expander Edge Meister and The Little Humming Book 1! Two lovely products I'm more than happy to add to my collection. Majolica Majorca is exclusive to Watsons in Singapore, and can be found in most Watsons outlets!

Psst. For more reviews /swatches, pop over to Jayne's and Evonne's blogs! ;)

xoxo