Sweep It in 8!

By Cynthia Lee (Guest Blogger)

If you have been frequenting the supermarket or even actively scrolling your social media platforms, I am pretty sure you must have come across "healthi-nistas" flashing their natural goodness spree from the supermarket - the Nestle range of healthy chilled products!

Ya, this kinda 'healthy selfies' I am referring to =D

Somehow, I am not a milk person despite all the goodness you can get in milk. Some stuff just cannot pass the mouth! Yogurt drinks is most probably the next best alternative with equal amount of goodness and not forgetting 'low-fat' formula to make sure the drinking experience will not grow you horizontally but exponentially in health. 

To me, they are simply the greatest invention for lazy people who cannot bear the thought of cutting up fruits and slicing it piece-by-piece. OK, I am referring to myself ONLY. 

I love fruits, yet I hate to have to wash it and peeling skin and later slicing it into smaller portion. Mango is oh-so-delicious but to peel the skin and slice it perfectly..is just not my forte. I would rather spend 45 minutes trying out new dresses than attempting to peel =D

My solution? I opt for ready-made goodness from Nestle Bliss!

See!? You simply pick your favorite fruits and drink!

Okay, so you don't have the fibers from the fruits just by drinking it these yogurt drinks. Fine. But you are consuming other form of nutrients from Vitamins to Calcium, Magnesium and live culture which is good to aid in our daily digestive problems

My favorite flavor of 'em all :)

Decided to give the Greek Yogurt a try this time round

Good news! If the Nestle range of chilled products are common food that you and your family stock up, well here's a chance for you to win an opportunity to shop and sweep whatever that you can in 8 minutes!

The Nestle Supermarket Sweep Contest details HERE

The Nestle Supermarket Sweep will be running from the 1st of May till 9th July 2014. During this period, don't forget to keep your proof of purchase for all Nestle chilled products that is eligible to grant you an entry to the contest.

The range of Nestle chilled products that you can stock up and use the receipts for your entries

Some simple steps to winning that golden 8 minutes of shopping yo!

More details here : NestleBliss Supermarket Sweep

How to submit : Click Here

Have a great week ahead with Nestle Bliss!

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Nestle Bliss Facebook Page

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Sweep it in 8

Get healthy get Nestle!

By Cynthia Lee a.k.a YSK Guest Blogger

Edited by YourShoppingKaki

Contest: Monsters need their accessories too!

By Cynthia Lee (Guest Blogger)

By now I am a total fan of these spectacular dolls from the Monster High series =D And my camwhoring has switched from my own camwhores to dolls camwhore! It's so much fun to have them around! And with the joined limbs that can be adjusted for all sorts of poses, it makes picture taking even more exciting. These ghouls are just so pretty in picture!

Spectra Vondergeist in the Mr Moustache flats from Dazzling Couture =D

Rochelle loves it clean and fresh - using the St Helen Mud Whitening Soap haha!

Found more creative pictures from the fans of Monster High Malaysia

Trapped romance! Also by a fan from Monster High Malaysia

Another MH fan - Watts Cullen Evens who made a fashion magazine 

'HUNTED MAGAZINE' and new attire for his collection of dolls! 

I think Everly, the turquoise-haired doll, is his custom MH doll! 

The Create-a-Monster set is perfect for those of you 

who want to have something that you can call 'crafted by yours truly'.  

Maybe not 'literally', but almost practically =D

I also have a set of these Create-a-Monster Set that comes with 2 dolls. Mine was Ice and Chica Hielo (if I got their names correctly). For non Monster fans, the Create-a-Monster set most probably looked pretty scary as all of the joints and limbs are separated and nicely arranged in the box. It's written as suitable for anyone above the age of 6. Those that I know adore the Monster High Dolls are above the age of 18 =D These Create-a-Monster Set is perfect to create that piece of ultra unique yet perfectly imperfect kind of doll that you have in mind.

Now the fun part begins! 

Now that you have created the Monsters, now let's look into creating some accessories! As most of us Monster High collectors enjoy taking such couture-ristic pictures of our favourite dolls, what kind of accessories or gadgets that you wish can be made available in the Monster High collection that can enhance the dolls? 

• Based on a doll of your choice (your muse), let us know what kind of accessories you think should be created for that particular doll to enhance it =D
• For example, "My muse is Rochelle Goyle and since she enjoy sculpting, I wish to have a sculpting machine for her that would allow her to sculpt a variety of freaktastic work of art."
• The most creative comments gets to win a set of these Create-a-Monster, courtesy of Mattel. There will be 2 Create-a-Monster sets available as prizes!
• Submit your most creative entries to yourshoppingkaki@gmail.com no later than 20th February 2013.
• You can join as long as you have a Malaysian postal address.

For those who have won in our previous contests, give a shout out to your other Monster fans who may want to join in this eerie fun too! :D

Happy Shopping!

Cynthia (a.k.a Guest Blogger for YSK)

Edited by YourShoppingKaki :)

Giveaway: The Convertible Dress Challenge

By Cynthia (Guest Blogger)

Woot! I heard you got a convertible! Can I hop on?

Haha nope, it's not the convertible sports car where all girls are swooned to have a ride on! I am sure most of us have heard about this ingenious way of wearing a dress in 101 ways that your mind can think of.

Being fashionable is a competitive sport! And being seen in a social event with a same piece of dress is a major no-no to most of us girls! Well, unless if you are the usherer, the bridesmaids, the waitresses or waiting in line to perform some cha-cha in the event. Otherwise no! To avoid such scenes,  I would normally opt the unconventional way out - by wearing sarees. OK, I  am weird!

I really do meant it when I said saree =P

Planning  to attend  social events is most probably any girls' biggest fear. What to wear, what to say, how to make up, shall you curl your hair, where to get a pair of nice heels and many more dilemmas streaming into the mind.

It would be a GIANT relief if you can at least find a solution to one of the above matter - getting a dress to wear without anyone else in the event having the same thing on. Perhaps it's time to invest in a convertible dress

If you do not know yet, Ladies Fashion carries an extensive range of convertible dresses - from long ones to midi length, from single colored ones to colorblocking piece. This is by far the biggest collection I have seen in local blogshop.

Just Where Can You Wear These To?

Out of curiosity, we asked the owner of Ladies Fashion who buys most of these convertibles dresses. Besides those who buy for own personal wearing, a lot of brides-to-be buy the dresses for their bridesmaids. The various ways of wearing the dress allows it to be worn by girls of all sizes. :D

twist and fold and tie as creative as you can be

Maxi length convertibles in various colors HERE

Midi length convertible dresses HERE

Now that you have seen all these gorgeous and multi functional usage of a convertible dress, be prepared to win one! 

Wanna win a convertible dress of your own?

Because November is the birthday month of Sha-Lene (a.k.a. Your Shopping Kaki), we've amped up the giveaways this season! The joy of gifts is more so in the giving than the receiving, so we love organising giveaways! :)

 

Contest sponsor: Ladies Fashion

If you already own a piece of convertible dress, that's easy! Simply put that on, drape it to your most creative way and snap away pictures to show off your style!

I am wearing a two-tone midi convertible here draped to my style ;)

If you have yet to own a convertible dress, be creative with some other form of drapes available in your wardrobe ;) Try getting a piece of scarf or shawl and drape, drape away! Show us the many styles that you can achieve and why you definitely deserve to win that piece of convertible dress from Ladies Fashion!

Draped from a piece of jersey shawl

What are the prizes?

The most creative drape will win the following:

• Winner: One FREE convertible dress of your choice
• Runner Up x3: RM20 vouchers to shop in Ladies Fashion
• 2nd Runner Up x10: RM10 vouchers to shop in Ladies Fashion

Hurry up and get creative now! Contest deadline: it ends on 15th December 2012. Perfect timing for you to wear your winning piece out for the X'mas or New Year Celebration!!

Email your picture entries to yourshoppingkaki@gmail.com

Ladies Fashion is one of the most popular stores in the online shopping community, known for its affordability in price and having an extensive collection from basic wear to dinner wear. With a weekly update that is much awaited, you can shop for the latest fashion for almost every occasion you can think of! From basic wear that you can wear to sleep or a mamak session, to structured pencil dresses fit for working wear and elegant maxi dresses for those evening social events, there is literally and practically everything under one roof and within the budget of every thrifty shopper. 

Shop away!

~ Ladies Fashion ~

Happy Shopping!

Cynthia Lee (a.k.a Guest Blogger for YSK)

Edited by YourShoppingKaki :)

The Perfect S

Product Review: LUS - S Line Slimming Cream

By Cynthia (Guest Blogger)

Sigh... the most dreaded subject for most girls - achieving the 'S' line at all the appropriate parts of the body. And it really doesn't help when most of the time we get ourselves seated in front of the PC updating Facebook status on what have you eaten today, drank, saw and thought about today while munching on tidbits.

And today lesson is about combating those cellulites which seems to have gone stagnant in many parts of our body. This is most probably the most worrying issues in us girls and woman. Be it at 39kg, 46kgs, 65kgs or 88 kgs, we are constantly on the search of products that promise us a slender figure, leaner legs and slimmer arms perhaps. Of course, with a proper diet and well balanced lifestyle with sufficient exercise, you are most probably 75% to achieving that. But with 65% of our time spent on Facebooking, and 50% of us girls who refused to do outdoor activities for fear that our complexion will get tanned and almost another 50% who cannot stand sweating, chances are that you will be like me - accumulating 'human lards' on all parts of your body.

And this is where slimming products come in. To assist the lazy us in burning fats without much hassle. Personally, if you ask if I do believe in slimming products or not, I would not give a certainty in my answer. Because, while a product may work on my neighbour, it may not work on me and vice versa. But by now, I am pretty sure most of us know that anything is worth a try if it gives some hope to reducing some inches off our body parts ;)

I managed to get hold of a set of LUS - S Line Body Slimming Glove from Supermodels' Secrets to try out recently. A box of it comes with 5 sets of gloves, for 5 applications obviously. This is a partial review as I believe items that are applied on individuals may often varies from one individual to another :)

The Contents

the whole set!

too basic an English statements that I can't really understand fully =P

Each packet contains one glove soaked in some moistened agent (the slimming cream).

The gloves comes in 2 different surface - an exfoliating surface and a massaging surface. As indicated in the instruction, the exfoliating surface is the one with dotted surface and the massaging surface is the other smoother one. However, when scrubbed on, the exfoliating surface seem to do more massage work and the smoother one seems to work better as an exfoliating surface (I may have gotten the surface wrong!) =P

But whichever surface doesn't really matter I guess, as it is equally drenched with the same slimming agents anyway ;)

How do you work it?

I started the 'exfoliating process' with the dotted surface as instructed. As the surface is only mildly grainy, it felt more like massaging. The other surface intended for massaging has a coarse texture and felt more like exfoliating! ;)

The dotted surface and the grainy surface of the glove.

After a mere 30 minutes of intense exfoliating and massaging (do not forget to make use of the exfoliating feature and scrub the knee cap also yah!), I felt some heated sensation on areas which I used the glove on. I supposed the fat burning agent is starting to work its way into the layers of fats =D

While waiting for it to work, do proceed to use the glove on other parts of the body, like the feet, back or anywhere else with dead skin cells that needs to be removed =D

Does it work?

Well, to be honest, so far I only had 2 applications. And it will be difficult for me to judge. But I had a before and after picture taken to justify if it does work ;) Then again, you may say I purposely stretch the tape to make some measurement variances. So I adjust the strap to the nearest mole as a point of GPS reference for both the before and after picture =P

I have also seen some reviews online and most does give some pretty good feedback.

How much would this cost you?

If you are a user of items such as Elancyl or any off the shelf slimming products, this is pretty much reasonably rated at RM89 (retail price) - currently available in all Sasa stores. But for you people who does not have access to the offline store, fret not! Supermodel's Secrets (yes, your one-stop vanity store) carries this too! And it is currently on a promotional rate of RM71 with postage included.

Hypothetically, I would say that in general most creams do work. But the results will definitely differ due to many factors. A cheaper product may require more application and extra hours to work on it ;) A slightly more advanced technology product (which is usually priced higher, of course) may take slightly lesser effort to see the results. Then again, sometimes it also depends on our body tolerance. I suppose everyone have a different tolerance/accceptance/adaptability level towards external products. Like how some girls can just make do with the traditional Hazeline Snow cream and get flawless complexion, while others literally milked a cow, shower ownself with milk and lather on expensive cream to get the same results ;)

What now?

If you are keen to try out the product, TWIO is currently having a super duper easy contest in Facebook and you get a chance to win an actual set of both LUS V-Line and S Line respectively. But of course the best prize of all is the Ipad that is up for grab!!

To enter, go to TWIO's Facebook page, Like the page and submit your most creative picture to reflect the V-Line or the S-Line concept / idea and start bugging your friends to LIKE your picture!

If in any case you are not very sure of how to enter the contest, here is a demo for you =P

• Go to TWIO's page in facebook HERE
• LIKE the page
• Go to the Album - Contest of V-Line and S-Line HERE
• My entry is picture No.9 - HERE
• And LIKE me please!!! I want to win an Ipad! Please please!? =D =D

If you have browsed the entire LUS Line, I am sure you will notice the other range which is equally interesting - the LUS V Line for face slimming!! Stay tuned for that soon! In the meantime, head on to Supermodel's Secrets and read more about the products :)

Happy Shopping!

Cynthia a.k.a Guest Blogger for YSK

Edited by YourShoppingKaki