055 - Steigen Exalt Laundry System

Have you ever had a stench/damp smell on your newly-washed clothes?

Have you ever had difficulty putting heavy bed sheets out to dry?

Have you ever had bamboo poles almost falling onto your head when you try to hang the clothes up for some indoor drying?

If you answered YES to one or even all three questions, I’ve got the perfect solution for you!!

Started in 2013, Steigen focus on resolving Singapore's laundry woes by incorporating the best of German technology to raise the standards in quality, efficiency and design for automated laundry systems.

Steigen re-defined indoor laundry drying experience with automated laundry systems that are specially designed and invented for consumers. It provides innovative solutions to dispel indoor drying conundrums.

Safe and Effortless

Operating with remote control, the system lift up to 35 kg of clothes in a touch. That's about two full loads of clothes! And as you can see, the remote is detachable from its casing, so just put it where you think it's convenient; by the wall, on the fridge, in the drawer. Anywhere! :)

Energy Saving

The entire unit, even with Solar functions, can be powered simply with a lighting point. It dramatically reduces the energy consumption as compared to electric dryers and has an energy saving function to shut off the Solar tubes and fans automatically after 2 hours. The LED lamp can double up as the service yard lighting. Who needs dryers when you can save time, save money and at the same time save energy with a better-looking service yard?

Quality and Performance

Incorporating German designed motor, reinforced hanger rods and upgraded circuit board, the system is built to last. Tested to withstand at least 100,000 cycles of usage, the laundry system is expected to last for around 20 years of motor usage.

Apart from the above already-superb features, Steigen's signature Solar series have three other key features that consumers are excited about.

True Indoor Sun Drying

Steigen’s Solar series uses a unique air circulator design to ensure warmth of the Sun is deliver to all clothes hanging on the rack. Solar will dry your delicate clothing at a range of 34 to 35 degree celsius, equivalent to the temperature of the sun during noon hours.

Fabric Care

It is created to bring all the benefits of Sun drying at your convenience. Solar mimics the gentle warmth of the Sun and dries your laundry in the most delicate way to bring out the natural fluffiness of your clothes. The only difference between Solar and the sun is that it contains no ultra-violet that may cause your clothes to fade.

Hygienic

Steigen’s Solar series not only speeds up laundry drying but also ensure wellness your family is taken care of. The warmth of the Solar helps eliminates 99.9% of bacteria and prevents musty odour.

If words are too much for you to absorb and imagine how good this automated laundry system is, go have a look at this short video!

 

In summary, the Exalt + Solar:

ü  Has 2 solar tubes and 2 air circulators to simulate sun drying effect and increase drying speed, so the average drying duration is now at an average of 1-2 hours. Meaning even in the wee hours of the night, your clothes enjoy the warmth of sunlight like no others!

ü No additional cost incurred because the solar tubes and air circulators will be automatically turned off after 2 hours.

ü Like any other home devices that you have, there is a battery-operated remote device for your easy control of the system. You can easily use the remote to pause it to your desired height! So don't worry if you are very tall or not-so-tall, all can be personalised to your own preference! No more neck and back pain! 😁

ü Rods are extendable and adjustable to suit your everyday needs such as your king-sized bedsheets, your heavy quilt blanket and clothes of everyone in your big family. Apart from its side-folding scissor and steel cable for stability, it has a colossal capacity of 35kg (which is about two full loads of clothes), so no worries about it not being able to handle all your linens!

ü The Exalt Solar also comes in a sleek and stylish design with white powder coating finish, which is one of the most important feature to me! I mean, who would not want every single part of their house to look as good as possible after spends tens of thousands on house renovation right? Furthermore, white would practically go well with every theme you have for your house as compared to other basic colours like silver, black or grey.

ü The most important point of all is that it comes with obstacle detection safety measure. With a light touch on the smart sensor, the system will immediately stop its motion to prevent hitting any other objects.

ü Tested to withstand at least 100,000 cycles of usage, the laundry system is expected to last for around 20 years of motor usage.

If you are still not buying the idea of doing indoor laundry-drying, think; 

• No wet weather to spoil your decision of wearing your favorite dress out for your important date tonight.
• No inconsiderate neighbors putting out their dripping-wet mops to dry.
• No droppings of the heartless birds flying out there. 
• No mischievous kids dumping their wastes out of the window.

There you have all the valid reasons to do indoor laundry-drying. Honestly speaking, there is no exaggeration when I list out all these reasons because I've heard so much from my friends and colleagues.

So if you are as convinced as I am to get the Steigen Exalt Laundry System for your home, here's a great deal for you.    

Enjoy $50 off your Steigen Exalt + Solar system by entering "STEIGEN50" at checkout in the following link: https://www.steigen.com.sg/products/exalt-solar

Else, you can contact them via email or mobile at sales@steigen.com.sg and 8818 6588 respectively.

If you would like to have a look and feel of the Steigen laundry systems, head on to the retailers listed HERE who are selling them!

For more information, do follow Steigen Singapore on their Facebook page! 😄

Steigen Singapore

140 Paya Lebar Road #06-19

AZ@Paya Lebar

Singapore 409015

054 - J&J Hair Identity (NATULIQUE Natural Hair Colours)

Friends and family around me would know that I have very thick hair since birth, and now that I have grown it to almost waist-length, the handling and maintenance takes a lot of time, effort and of course, Money.

So being the thrifty me, I will usually use off-the-shelves hair dye, mask and treatment for my hair. The last when I went to a hair salon was more than a year ago, when I finally decided to have my hair bleached to get the ash colour that I’ve always wanted. But of course, the colour did not last and soon I was left with yellowish and dry hair. No matter how I try to cover up the unsightly hair colour with a darker shade, it will always fade to this ugly yellow after a few washes, making it look almost hay-like.

 

So I was truly thrilled to learn that I was given the opportunity to pamper my hair at J&J Hair Identity salon with NATULIQUE hair colours.

 

NATULIQUE Professional Natural Hair Colours is strictly designed with the focus on natural ingredients that provide a more gentle hair colour and extra conditioning. A unique and exclusive formula that includes added pure natural sunflower seed extract, jojoba oil and apricot seed oil, which enables us to create pleasant to use hair colour with less chemicals and with better functionality.

 

What Makes NATULIQUE Natural Colours Different?

• 100% Ammonia-Free
• 100% Lauryl Sulfate-Free
• 100% Parabens Free
• 100% Grey Hair Coverage
•  98.02% derived from natural sources
• Pleasant Mild Odour
• With Natural Ingredients

NATULIQUE Natural Colours are made with certified organic and natural ingredients that are designed to work together to provide a more natural hair colour, extra conditioning and superior comfort. Wait a second, by natural hair colour do you mean that we can only choose our colours from brown and more brown?

The answer is NO! Surprise! They offer 73 fabulous shades that can suit your every need with the maximum gentleness!

 

The unrivaled quality of this ECOCERT certified hair care product can only be attributed to the passion and dedication involved in creating hair care products that outperforms even the most established brands in the professional hair care market.

 

Located at Katong Square (next to I12), J&J Hair Identity is a clean and spacious hair salon in Singapore that has been tastefully renovated. I love the exterior so much that I’m actually looking at having a similar concept for my new house that I’m getting soon!

 

I had my appointment made at 1.30pm, and even though I reached slightly earlier, I was attended to quickly by Jac, the Salon Manager and Lead Designer. Served with a drink and some snacks, I sat down with Jac and he asked for my preferences before going on to recommend me the few colours that would be more suitable for me. I really like it that he takes the effort to listen patiently and understand customers’ needs and wants before giving any further advice. Jac and his partners recognize that different customers have different desires and needs with regards to their hair, and so they came out with a T.O.P formula that focuses bringing out every customers’ identity and individuality through a sequential process.

 

Texture                : To analyse customers’ hair texture to define suitable solutions

Originality           : To consider customers’ original face features to give suitable hairdos that bring out the key features

Personality         : To bring out customers’ personality by understanding customers’ professions and their lifestyle preferences

 

With that formula in mind, Jac and I took a good 10-15 minutes discussion before finally deciding on the hair colour that I want. I wanted something dark to cover my yellow hair, and something that would not fade back to the current shade. So he recommended Black Violet, which I am very much pleased with the end result.

 

So this is my hair before the colour treatment. Seriously, saying that it looks like hay is not an understatement!

 

Because my hair has two contrasting tones and I did some DIY dyeing to my hair previously, some parts of my hair couldn’t absorb the colour well and turned out patchy. This can only be seen after all the waiting, washing and blow-drying. But Jac was really nice to ask if I was in a hurry, coz if I am not, he can help me fix it. So at this point, I was really surprised at his level of service and his dedication to want to let his customers leave his salon happy and beyond satisfied. As I was on leave that day and my only plan was just to have my hair done, so I gladly let Jac fix my hair with his magic hands!

 

After another hour of waiting, washing, blow-drying and this time, curling, this is the final product!

 

I am so super pleased with the outcome. It may look just black in this picture, but under sunlight there is a hint of burgundy in my hair, which I love! What’s more is that my hair looks shiny and healthy, and really smooth and soft to the touch.

 

Jac left me alone to take my selfies with the ring light, and here are more of me with beautiful hair and flawless complexion. Haha!

 

3 days after the colour treatment – the purple in my hair has gotten a little more obvious, and my hair still feeling soft even after a few washes!

 

To everyone who is reading this, I'll strongly recommend you to J&J Hair Identity if you are looking to put your hair into good hands. For myself, this will definitely not be my last visit to this salon given that I’ve had such a wonderful experience. Do remember to make an appointment before going down as Jac and his partner could be busy with other customers. I have seen it myself that Jac has his own regulars coming to him while I was waiting for my hair to be done, even on a quiet Monday.

 

If you would like to read more reviews on J&J Hair Identity and NATULIQUE products, click HERE!

 

J&J Hair Identity @ Katong Square

88 East Coast Road #02-11

Singapore 423371

 

Tel: 6344 2388

 

Opening hours:

Mon-Fri: 11am – 9pm

Sat-Sun: 10.30am – 8pm

053 - Road to Healthier Skin!

Was really excited to receive an invitation from Sample Store to try out the Bourjois Healthy Mix Anti-Fatigue Foundation and Concealer because that would be my first cosmetic product review! I started googling for reviews on the products and they seem so good that I can’t wait to get my hands on it!

So I cannot contain my excitement when the products finally came in my mailbox!

Thank you for packing it so beautifully!

The Bourjois Healthy Mix Anti-Fatigue Foundation has a new formula that contains a vitamin-infused complex that erases all signs of fatigue for a fresh and healthy-looking complexion. The new blend of vitamins allows your skin to look fresher and rested, appear natural and luminous, and reveal the radiance from within.

The foundation has a long-lasting (up to 16 hours) and medium coverage, which at the same time giving you a natural and healthy-looking glow. It is ultra-lightweight, giving a semi-matte finishing and yet giving your skin an all-day hydration that it needs.

This is the amount that one full pump can give you, but in fact this is too much for my face! To cover my whole face, I only need half a pump thanks to the watery consistency which makes it easier to blend, giving my face a light and natural make-up look.

Say bye to dark circles and puffy eyes with the Bourjois Healthy Mix Anti-Fatigue Concealer! Its light-reflecting pigments gives an immediate radiance to your skin and the spherical powders gives it a silky finish.

The concealer comes with a small brush applicator which allows easy application. Simply dab the amount required onto your face to cover dark eye rings and redness and blend them all out lightly with your fingertips. 

So here's me with my bare face. You can see that I've got pretty obvious dark rings under my eyes. Must be all the late nights from catching up with dramas. >.<

So here's one more pic after a light layer of concealer was applied under my eyes. The dark ring are almost all gone! I used shade 51 - Light which is the lightest shade amongst the three which are available. 

Added a pump of Healthy Mix Anti-Fatigue Foundation to my face and there I was looking fresh and good already! I took a photo immediately after putting on the foundation, so it may appear that the color was too light for me (I'm using shade 52 - Vanilla by the way. There are 6 shades for you to choose from!).

But after a couple of minutes, the foundation more or less settled in and I'm good to go after putting on some blusher and lipgloss! I was out for a casual dinner so I did not even put on any eye make up. But hey, I was looking all glowy and radiant so I guess that's good enough right? :)

So some personal opinions on the products; The Healthy Mix Anti-Fatigue concealer did what it claimed, that is to cover up dark rings and redness on the skin. But if I have to choose between the foundation and concealer, I will definitely choose the foundation because I really love the semi-matte finishing! I have never been a fan of liquid foundation because they always end up feeling sticky and heavy on the skin which is why I always turn to compact powder to use as my foundation. But with Bourjois Healthy Mix Anti-Fatigue Foundation, it feels really light on the skin and yet it is hydrating and able to give me the perfect radiant glow that I've always wanted on my face without looking too shiny or oily.

The Bourjois Healthy Mix Anti-Fatigue Foundation ($29.90) and Concealer ($17.50) can be found retailing at major Watsons and departmental stores.

You can find out more about Bourjois products on their Facebook page or read more reviews here!

052 - Review on Beauty Keeper Products

Always happy to receive parcels from Sample Store and this time is no exception because I get to try out 3 different products from Beauty Keeper Taiwan! =)

1. Rosy Pink Moisture Dew

A 2-in-1 quick cosmetic skincare product, the Serlando Rosy Pink Moisture due can be applied on lips, areola and private parts. The product beautifies the skin tone according to the pH level of your skin, and lighten your skin at the same time.

The Serlando Rosy Pink Moisture Dew comes packaged in a chic black and pink box, making it look so attractive and appealing even before using!

The product comes in a small and portable size of 10ml, making it easy to carry around in your bag. The roll-on feature is something which I really like as I can easily glide it on my skin to get to the product without being too harsh on my skin.

Personally, I really like this product on my lips ( I did not try it on other areas due to hygiene purposes) as it is moisturising and give a very natural pink shade to my usually dry and chapped lips. I've been using it daily ever since!

2. Pulsed Mask Foaming Face Cleanser

The Pulsed Mask Foaming Face Cleanser by MD/AA Jiao is a breakthrough face cleanser that bubbles up by itself when exposed to air to gently whisk away makeup and skin impurities without hand-rubbing. Cerasome Oxygen™ serves as the oxygen carrier which can build up a depot of molecular oxygen in deeper layers of skin to reduce the growth of anaerobic bacteria flora which is one of the major causes of acne. It has also shown efficacy in the increase of dermal hydration and softness.

Before picture.

The amount after a couple of pumps. The consistency is kinda gelish.

My face generally foamed up within seconds after application.

After washing off, my face does feel softer and also a tad bit brighter. However, I would prefer the product to be slightly more watery so that it is easier to spread through my whole face before it starts foaming. Based on that two pumps, I am unable to cover my entire face as foam appears faster than I can spread. This would mean that I will need more pumps for each use. :(

3. Rose Geranium Skin Soothing Facial Mask

The Inna Organic Rose Geranium Skin Soothing Facial Mask originates from Taiwan and helps in purifying and soothing the skin. 

Just as I was thinking that this must be the most unfitting mask ever, I re-read the instructions again.

Ah! So the blue film has to be removed too. The mask is so thin that it is just like a second layer of skin! You can barely see it from afar! Also, there is a nice smell to the mask and makes it really relaxing while waiting for the 15 minutes to pass.

My before and after pictures. Difference is not too significant, except maybe for the brightness of the skin.

The above three products can all be purchased from BeautyKeeper's website and do check out their Instagram account @BeautyKeeperTW for more information on the products!