MIVVA Beauty Box April 2013 Edition-GALAXY

After 2 months of subscription, I have quite a high hope for MIVVA box. However, there is a saying 'the higher the hope, the higher the disappointment'. There is slight disappointment actually when I see there is only 1 full size product and the expiry date in this year. However, I am quite happy too, to see a lot different range of products that were given to us.

This month's theme is Galaxy. "In a galaxy full of amazing beauty products, which stand out and be your shining star?"
I like their creativity to change the description sheet from single sheet to booklet type. It also has a illustration  that there are more products given to us.







This month MIVVA only give 1 full size product. However, there are 7 types different types of products from head to toe!





Product included:
B.liv Off with Those Heads
Beautymate Purifying and Brightening Nano Essence
SF Beauty Skin Perfect Glow Sunscreen and Remover Cleaning Gel
Somang Keratin Silk Protein Hair Care
O'slee Poseship Beauty Solution Advance Formula III
Timeless Truth Charcoal Deep Whitening Mask
Hair Chalk (From MIVVA Team)




B.liv Off with Those Heads
RM139 for 30 ml/ RM179.90 for 45 ml

When I see into the product description sheet, I first thought I am going to get this product as full size! haha! Well, I hope too much. They gave us a sample size but I think its good enough. I wanted to try this product for so long but never have the chance to try it. Mainly because it is quite expensive and if it didn't work, I will be wasting my money. My problem is blackheads and also large pores. I really wish I can get rid of it.








Beautymate Purifying and Brightening Nano Essence (FULL SIZE)
RM 69.90 for 30ml

I really don't mind having Beautymate products this 3 months because I think this product is very good and I am very satisfied after using their toner and moisturize. This essence is a plus point and I think the MIVVA team did a very good job by telling us the correct steps to use the products in their facebook. So how to use it? Cleaner--toner--essence--moisturizer. Perfect! I really see how my face condition become better after using the products. I just can't wait anymore so I started to use it on the first day I received it. I saw some subscriber complaint of having this product 3 months straight and I don' really understand why because personally I think Beautymate are good and it suit all skin type. The only thing that I wasn't happy is the expiry date for the essence is this August. Hope I can finish it by then.

SF Beauty Skin Perfect Glow Sunscreen and Remover Cleaning Gel

Sunscreen RM 125 for 30ml

Cleansing gel RM 100 for 150ml

First time I am exposed to this SF product. Not sure how it work because I haven't try the sample given to me. In the description, it says that the sunscreen can be use as concealer or nude make up. Will definately try it and see the outcome!





Somang Keratin Silk Protein Hair Care
Hair Shampoo RM 49.90 for 640ml
Hair Pack RM 49.90 for 500ml/ RM 79.90 for 1000ml


This is what I mean from HAIR to toe. This month MIVVA gave a very special and new product for us to try which is hair care product. I feel that the price is very reasonable. I think the Hair Pack is something like conditional.






O'slee Poseship Beauty Solution Advance Formula III

RM 59.90 for 100ml

Do you know O'slee is from Hong Kong? According to the description, it contains 7 functions. Basically you can use it for toning, make-up base, soothing, deep moisturizing and as body lotion. This again reflects to what I wrote above- from head to toe! However I don't like the smell of this solution. It is like a syrup smell instead of rosy smell.

Timeless Truth Charcoal Deep Whitening Mask

RM 10/piece

Can I say that this is also 1 full size product? I guess so cause it cause RM 10 for a piece of mask. Inside the MIVVA box also include a coupon for 20% discount for online purchase.

Hair Chalk (From MIVVA Team)

Priceless :)

MIVVA team always give us surprises! This month they gave us hair chalk. Dip Dye fever is not over yet!!! If you have reason like me who can't do permanent ombre hair dye due to regulation from the college, you can use chalk! It is so great that they give us 6 different colours and we can actually be creative among the colour given to us and create our own colour. blue + red = purple! yellow + red = orange!! Just be creative. If you still don't know how to do dip dye using hair chalk, you can visit the TUTORIAL by MIVVA model, Emily Kong.

If you are a loyal subscriber, you'll know MIVVA always give surprise or a special treat. This month, the bonus is shopping list note. I wish that there are other different colour other than pink cause I am not a fan of pink colour. But I think they just want to match with their pink box. Other than that, MIVVA also launch their new design for the beauty box and they give the subscriber randomly. I like the new design very much but I am not the lucky one cause I get the old design but I don't really mind at all. The products inside the box are more important.





Nearly forget about another surprise! FREE underarm wax treatment from STRIP!! Strip is a very famous waxing center and now they also offer IPL! Other than free underarm waxing, we also can get 50% off any a la carte waxing/IPL service on that date of visit. I really happy for this!! Definitely will get my treat after my exam!







Verdict

I am very happy that I don't see Murad product or voucher on this month subscription. This month there is only 1 full size product. Although there is only 1 full size product, there are more choices and different products were introduce to us, from head to toe. Including hair care and also multipurpose solution like O'slee.

Another thing that I am happy is getting the Beautymate Essence.It is hard to get full set of products and try it out. Now I am wishing for cleaner from Beautymate. I am not sure if there is any, but if there is, please give me the cleaner next month!!
This month, all of the products are new brand compare to last time except the Beautymate. I like the B.liv and actually hoping for full size! hahaha! Too greedy again!!

I think it is a very good initiative for MIVVA team to change their box design. I just hope that they can make it fair for all the customer to get the same thing instead of half getting the new box and half getting the old box as all of us pay the same price. I think MIVVA have putting a great job putting the full size and different products in MIVVA box. I actually hoping for Natural Republic or Loccitane, or make up product from Stage. hehehe...

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life is fragile

I was driving to HKL this morning for my ward work in psychiatry ward and along the MEX highway I received a call. That number wasn't in my saved in my contact so I don't know who called me. I still answered it. I was still grumpy from waking up in the morning and the voice from the other side says: hello Melissa, I am Nicholas. I guess I have hearing problem and I heard it sound: hello Melissa, I am Lucas. So I asked: Lucas? He says: Yes. Are you free to talk. So I totally don't know this 'Lucas' and was grumpy so I answered " I am driving!". Then he says its ok he will call me later.

Just right after we reached and parked in the parking, my phone ring again and I answered the phone. Then only I realize is Nicholas instead of Lucas and he says likthing father just passed away yesterday night. I asked: "likthing? likthing's father?" I was in shocked. I totally don't know how to respond cause I never see this coming. So he told me Likthing father passed away yesterday night and now likthing and him already go back to Melaka to arrange everything. I was totally shocked and I don't know how to respond. I forgotten what I asked and even forgot to ask how it happened, why etc.

My hands were shaking. Whole body is shaking. I just can't imagine the fact that likthing's father passed away. So I phone Likthing, the call was answered but no sound from the other side. So I hand up thought that maybe she just don't want people to disturb her. Then she phone me back, was crying. We talked for a while, then she asked me 怎么办？ meaning how. I was stunned and I don't know how to answer the question. I says I don't know how to answer her, she only can accept the truth. She is still at the mortuary when we were talking, waiting the hospital to release the body. I wasn't dare to ask how her father passed away in the accident.

Luckily her boyfriend is with her. I can't imagine how she can go through this by herself. I keep putting myself in her shoes. I can't accept it when I heard the news what else for her. I just tried my best to comfort her and give her condolences. Phone her a few times to check on her, make sure she gets enough rest and have her meals. Other than that, I don't know what else I can do.

It is hard to care without giving pressure. Maybe she needs somebody to talk to. Maybe she wants to be alone. Too many people flooding calls and messages to her wasn't a good thing too. I just want to make sure she is fine and able to face it. yet keep asking her to be strong for her family is not good either. Maybe she just need a cry instead of being too strong.

Later at night I saw the news on online newspaper. A photo and article about the incidence. Only then I realize how hard is the truth. As usual her father and mother were going back after working at the restaurant, her father was on bike and her mother was driving a car. But her father was hit by the car on the way back home and her mother witness the whole incidence. I can't imagine that!!!

I meet her father so many times. He was so friendly and kind hearted. Always have smile on his face. He will be missed!

I really hope that I can stay by her side now. I am stuck in my studies and I can't go back until Friday, or maybe the earliest is Thursday. I really hope she can be fine, but how to be fine when this happened to you? Friday please come soon!

Life is so fragile. No matter how many times we faced death, we will never ever able to accept it.

URBAN DECAY NAKED BASICS

Million Dollar Beauty is having awesome giveaway of Urban Decay Naked Basics palette!!! I know about Naked and Naked 2 but I didn't know about this Naked basics until today!!! I was link to Million Dollar Beauty when I was surfing online about the review of MIVVA box, which I also subscribed for 3 months!

After reading the review, I want this palette so badly! I wasn't eye shadow type of person and seldom apply eye shadow because I always feel like I am messing it up. Maybe I am just not used to the eye shadow. So many people are using this Urban Decay Naked eyes shadow and I first know it from Michelle Phan. I wanted to buy but I think its a waste if I seldom apply eye shadow. Now, I realize there is this Naked basics and I think I should consider having it!

This Urban Decay Naked Basics eye shadows are not shimmering type, which is more suitable for me. I am not into shimmering type of eye shadow because my skin type is combination type, shimmering type of eye shadow will make my face look like oily and I don't like it. All of the colours in the palette are earth colour, which is more easy to applied especially to new user like me!

As you can see in the picture below, see how they compare the Naked Palette from the first generation until Naked Basics! So compact and perfect for travel! If I have this palette, I also can learn a lot of tutorial from youtube on how to apply gorgeous eye shadows!

I think Naked Basics is multipurpose. I can create a simple, natural look during the day and smokey eyes look for night just like what Michelle Phan always taught in her make-up tutorial! With just a little eye shadows palette, I can create so many looks! How amazing make up can change a person look. Eyes are window to the soul. It is so important to create an eye shadow that suit me the most, to bring out my personality and attitude!

You might have a chance to win it too! Believe in yourself and your luck! Have a try! You'll never know if you don't try!

For more info, you can go to THIS blog post!

Good luck!!!

little thing

something strike me today so I decide to write it down, something that I would like to remember and recall it.
sometimes, people will appreciate a little thing you do.

as usual, since I'm in psychiatry ward now, I was in hkl today doing my ward work. today my group was assigned to occupational therapy department and attached there. there was this little girl, well, she is not that little anymore as she is 20 years old this year but her mental state is still in 5 years old. she is so eccentric and act like a child. sometime I don't know I should laugh or feel sad for her, but mostly we well laugh at her act, as she being funny. Colouring and doing ABCs.

Wana, one of my groupmate suddenly asked if that little like me when we were reading case file, cause the little girl keep looking at me. But I don't think so cause she keep looking at anyone. she is being curious to anything around her. Then I sit beside her cause I was want to see what she's doing. Then she keep look at me and suddenly she hold my hand. Just a gentle holding. I was quite shock but I just smile at her. So Wana says: see, she likes you! I just smile back and when we were leaving, I went to her to say bye bye and she hold my hand and hug it and don't want to let go. this really touched me. even though her mental state is at 5 years old but she makes me feel warm. her hands are warm and her heart is warm too. if mentally disable people can should such a kindness and warm to us, why we can't do so.

then we were waiting the lift. well, I quite hate the lift in HKL building cause its not strategy at all. narrow and small yet so many people in HKL. everyone is like rush for the lift. then when I got into the lift, I pressed the open button, because in Malaysia, you will never ever see a person hold a lift for you, like NEVER. and I freaking hate people doing do, being the first got into the lift but stand at the corner and don't press hold button to prevent the door from closing before the next people come in.

so there were this parents and a kid on the wheelchair. everyone were going into the lift. I pressed the open button and wait for them to come in because they were the last. After the mother and the kid came into the lift, the father is still outside, the lift was quite packed so I tell him there are some space, he still can come in. he says its ok because he need to take the medication at the pharmacy. So after the door closed I ask the mother which floor she need to go so that I can help her press the button. she says she need to go to 1st floor same like us. in Malaysia you hardly see people offer and ask you which floor to go and help you press even they are blocking the button.

after we reach the first floor, everyone going out so I pressed the open button to let everyone out cause again, it is a rare case for people here to help you hold the lift. then a middle age lady from back of the lift on the way going out suddenly smile and say this to me: thank you for your good deeds for the day! I was stunt and I only able to respond her with 'you're welcome!' while she already far away. well, I never expect people say this to me though. mostly people might say welcome but that's rare. and suddenly this lady says like that to me, I am touched! I was wearing my doctor coat too so I guess at least I am giving impression that not all doctor are arrogant or no feel it etc.

this prove that there will always be someone who see the good things you did. just a little thing and little act, there will be a person who appreciated it, and even there will no return, I will still do it.


Good deeds are spontaneous acts of kindness, accommodation, generosity, benevolence, charity, assistance, help, sympathy or aid, all performed with the simple intention of being helpful and no expectation for compensation of any kind.

life is suffering

doctor definitely didn't cure patient's suffering. they just trying to reduce their suffer. yet life is suffering. seeing so many patients suffer, unwillingly. i am not sure if psychiatry patients aware their behavior or not but i am sure they didn't want to choose this path. so sad seeing them in the ward. 佛说，人生来时受苦的。sometimes, i choose not to see.

quote

I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. 

I make mistake, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. 

But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best 

#quote

p/s: I'm not emo or unhappy. i like this photo and the quote very much so I make it 2 in 1.

MIVVA Beauty Box March 2013 Edition

KNOW YOUR SKIN





Un-boxing my March MIVVA beauty box!!!
Still, with their lovely box and packing, sweet notes, greetings card and product descriptions.







I was so happy with the February Valentine's Day Edition MIVVA beauty box so I decided to subscribe 3 more months from MIVVA so that I can accumulate the points and redeem 1 beauty box for free!! I am totally satisfied with their posting service because it is fast and efficient. The product has no defect or leak in any way.





This month I get my personalize card in black. Wasn't a surprise anymore because too many spoiler blogger in facebook and instagram. I tried very hard to not to see what they get for March beauty box but my hands were too itchy and I clicked it! So... I know what the content become it reaches my hands. But I am still very much surprise with the products and the sizes they gave me!





This month's theme is 'Know your skin'. I know my skin is combination to oily type and I am so glad that the products in the box all suitable for me!!





This month's product descriptions sheet is smaller and I think is better.







I got 2 FULL SIZE products again this month and I love it!!!





Product included:
Murad Hybrids Skin Perfecting Primer Dewy Finish 
Secretleaf Pure Oil Series 01 (FULL SIZE)
Beautymate Purifying and Brightening Nano Lotion (FULL SIZE)
Uriage Hyseac Cleansing Gel
Esllon Bio-Eye Mask




Murad Hybrids Skin Perfecting Primer Dewy Finish 

RM 150 for 30ml

I know this product from another beauty box which is call Wonderbox. I was quite worry when I first use the product because of the colour of the primer. It look much darker than my skin tone but the texture is light. But after I apply on the face, it totally smooth out and there is no such effect from the colour. The coverage is medium and usually. I am quite disappointed with what they claimed as balances oil production. My face still become oily after 4 hours using it together with my foundation.

Secretleaf Pure Oil Series 01 (FULL SIZE)

RM 75 for 15ml

This is so WOW!!! I can't imagine they gave this as a full size product. It is so multipurpose as it can be use on face, skin and hair!! I haven't try this one but I am sure will try it very soon. I am so happy that they actually give a new product! See the manufactured date!!! Manufactured on 31th January 2013 and only expired on 2015!! I can keep it for so long if I don't open the seal! Oh! they have a seal at the cover to ensure you that it is new and never open before. 

Beautymate Purifying and Brightening Nano Lotion (FULL SIZE)
RM 49.90 for 100ml

I was so so so happy when I saw this!! Last box I got the Beautymate Purifying and Brightening Nano Toner and this month I get the Lotion?!!! In FULL SIZE!! If I continue subscribe MIVVA box I might get whole range of Beautymate product! I was so satisfied with the toner so I can't wait to try the lotion. I tried it on the night I received the beauty box. Similar with the toner, it had very nice smell. After apply the toner then I apply the lotion. Surprisingly not oily at all for me. I saw some other review saying that she feels dry after applying but totally different case for me. Not dry or oily at all! I think it really help my skin cause there are fewer breakouts now. See how much I use for the toner!








Uriage Hyseac Cleansing Gel
RM 61.90 for 150ml

I wound say MIVVA is not stingy at all in giving their product. They gave us this Uriage Hyseac Cleansing Gel in 50ml!! They gave me the combination to oily skin which is totally suitable for me skin. This cleaner just come at the right time because my cleaner is finishing soon!!

Esllon Bio-Eye Mask
RM 59 for 5 pieces

Lastly is a piece of Esllon Bio-Eye Mask. I am still considering should I give this to my mom. I wanted to try but I also want to give my mom to use at the same time. haha! I think I should give to my mom and if she says its good then I can go and buy the one in 5 pieces and share with my mom.





In additional, MIVVA box also come with a puppy! A towel puppy and mine is in RED which I really really like it!! My current favorite colour. Sometimes I feel like MIVVA really can read my mind! I haven't unwrap the puppy towel cause I afraid I might not know how to fold it back to original shape. So lets just be like that for now.






This month's vouchers are Murad RM 30 gift voucher and RM 20 voucher from number76. number76 is a salon which most of Malaysia blogger like to go. There are 3 branches around Klang Valley. I am still considering to go or not cause I am worry about the price. I am not that kind of people who spent so much on hairdo. It only expired on March maybe I'll consider if I want to do hair cut or treatment. I was wishing that they will give like free one haircut or free one hair treatment when MIVVA hint in their facebook page, but only RM 20 voucher was given. I am being too greedy as they already gave me 2 full sizes products!!
By the way, who wants the Murad RM 30 gift voucher? I got 3 vouchers now and I don't think I am able to use it all as there is the term and regulation of only 1 voucher per 1 customer per transaction. :(







Not forgetting the MIVVA Point Rewards Program!! I only realize I already have so much point prior to this blog post! Cause I wanted to print screen and I found out that i already have 356 point!!! For redeem a box only need 380 point!!! OMG I can redeem it very very soon!!!






Verdict

I have no regret after my February MIVVA beauty box so I decided to subscribed 3 more months. Partly for the points so that I am able to redeem 1 free box and also I have high expectation from MIVVA. This month, there are 2 FULL SIZE out of 5 products. I am so happy to get Beautymate Purifying and Brightening Nano Lotion. After toner then lotion. I haven't apply toner and lotion for quite some time because I don't know which product to get and MIVVA gave me just at the right time! So lets do the calculation for this month! The 2 full size products add up is worth RM 124.90 but don't forget the Uriage Hyseac Cleansing Gel! Divide its size to the price so it's around RM 20 for 50ml. Totally no regret that I subscribed 3 months!! Looking forward for next month box again. 

This beauty box is just like a little surprise or a little thing to look forward. When you are tired or unhappy with what happened around you, or you might have some difficulty in life, or your life cycle is the same and keep repeating the same thing everyday, it is something that can cheer you up, just like how it works on me. It act like a spice or element of surprise once in a month. You can pampered yourself by subscribing yourself just like what I did! Make your life a little bit different and just that little thing, it can hold you up for 1 month.

Lastly, I would say their customer service is really good! Fast and efficient. Email your blog that you already post and they will immediately update your MIVVA point. Few days ago my friend use my referral link to register and she miss understand her own referral link as mine so she thought my referral link is incorrect. She is worry that she did not use my referral link because if she subscribed, I am rewarded with MIVVA points too! So I email MIVVA team and they really assist me very well and ask their IT team to investigate for me. Lastly it was just a little misunderstanding about the referral link.
You can do some research before you subscribed but let me tell you, MIVVA is the best so far. I have seen other blogger subscribed other beauty box and the price is even higher than MIVVA but the products they give was a disappointment. So, I am lucky to have MIVVA!!

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Suki-ya: eat all you can sukiyaki and shabu-shabu

I guess that I haven't post about my trip to Suki-ya.





Suki-ya chained restaurant started quite some time ago. Most of the people around me had went there for the meat and they keep saying how nice was it. But I haven't got the chance to try it out until I saw webuy.com.my having discount voucher which only cost RM 20.90 while searching voucher for food to celebrate likthing's birthday. I went crazy when I saw the discount and I ask likthing if she wants it. She agree and I bought 2 vouchers.





Few days later, I found out I won an Ipad Mini from Lewalk form a lucky draw by sharing their facebook page. I was so lucky!!! My sister just bought Ipad Mini 1 week ago so when I told her I won the Ipad Mini, she go into hormone imbalance mode. So I say I'll treat her Suki-ya since it's so cheap and she agree the deal.


I fetch my sister from her hostel and we will meet likthing at Mont Kiara Mall. The day before that, likthing says her boyfriend, Nicholas wants to tag along. Finally got to meet each other.





I guess all of us had such a great time. The food there was not bad, as in we get free flow of meat, either from beef, chicken or mutton. No pork cause it's halal! It will be great if there is pork. We also get 3 free Tori Karaage, which is also fried chicken upon buying the voucher. There is a healthy bar where there are those instant fishball, mushroom, corn, tofu, noodles and lots of choice for vegetable. Few choice of sauces to choose as well but the best is sesame sauce, which you have to request from the waiter/waitress only you will get it.







My sister and I had 11 stacks of meat, mostly beef. Can't imagine how much both of us can eat!! If you are a meat lover, it's totally worth it for RM 20.90.







Lastly, have some ice cream for dessert and a few choices of toppings! There are 2 types of flavor for the ice cream, chocolate and green tea. Personally I really love the green tea ice cream. My sister and likthing ate the chocolate one and they say there is some sour taste. Not sure is because the ice cream gone wrong or it really taste like that.





The price for lunch and dinner are different and lunch are more worth. RM 29.80 for lunch and RM 39.80 for dinner. They gave a limit of 2 hours to have meal there, with FREE FLOW of meat! There are also a-la carte and 4 types of soup for you to choose. I think the Kimuchi soup is not spicy enough. They also got free rice but you'll have to request it as well. But my opinion is, just go there and have the meat. Side dishes at healthy bar, sushi and rice will just make you too full to have the meat!





There will be a paper on the table teach you How to enjoy delicious Sukiyaki!






everyone's stomach so full and happy!!