Today Is Kiehl's Day

The Intrepid Beauty and I happened to pass by a Kiehl's outlet just now, and guess what??

Today is KIEHL'S DAY!!
Yes, November 12th is Kiehl's Day, to commemorate the re-planting of the Pear Tree in the Kiehl's shop in New York!

And just specially for today, Kiehl's is offering a 10% off storewide on any purchase.

So, hurry up!!! You can do some early Christmas shopping this evening!!!

Review: REN Active 7 Radiant Eye Maintenance Gel - By The Intrepid Beauty

The Intrepid Beauty will review an eye gel from REN today.

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I tried the 3ml sample of this product which was one of the 6 items in the REN Perfect Skincare Set. As the skin under my eyes is rather dry, I tend to favour eye creams over eye gels. The last time I used an eye gel was 2 years ago when I purchased Clarins eye contour gel. I didn't finish using the Clarins eye contour gel then as I preferred the texture of eye creams. According to REN's Product Catalogue, the Active 7 Radiant Eye Maintenance Gel is "a light and cooling gel formulated with mucilages from Fig to cool, refresh and revive tired eyes. Other bio actives include gypenoside (source Jiaogulan), ginsenoside (source Ginseng), laminaria and arnica to enhance circulation and reduce puffiness. Tyrosinase inhibitor from Wild Rumex and vitamin P address dark circles under the eyes, while Pectins from Sea Grass and natural hyaluronic acid from Corn smooth and tone the eye contour whilst providing lasting hydration".

I was surprised at the watery texture of this eye gel as I'd expected it to be a thicker gel like the Clarins eye contour gel. However, the good thing about a runnier texture is that you don't need a lot of the product for each application so I reckon this little tube will last a few good weeks. My eyes didn't itch or water and what I like most about it is that it gives an immediate cooling and soothing sensation around the eyes. It is especially good when your eyes are feeling tired, the sensation kind of perks you up a bit particularly when you've had a long and tiring day. It doesn't absorb immediately into the skin but I did feel that the skin around my eyes was receiving lots of hydration.

Although I can't say that the dark circles under my eyes are gone after using thie product for a week, I can definitely say that it helps reduce the puffiness under my eyes. There were mornings when I would wake up with ginormous eye bags but this condition has drastically improved ever since I started using this eye gel. If you are looking for an eye gel which eliminates fine lines, then this probably would not suit your requirements but if you are looking for an eye treatment to help reduce the size of eye bags/puffiness, then you need look no further.

The eye gel comes in a 15ml pump bottle and retails for RM133. (Vonvon says, "that's one of the very few eye cream/gel in the market which is very affordable!")


The Intrepid Beauty


So have you registered for the REN Skincare Hands-On Workshop? What are you waiting for? Click here to sign up!

Photos: Kanebo Warehouse Sale Haul

Last Saturday, after the MWW-Clinique Workshop, my friend and I stopped by at Bangsar for lunch before heading to our next 'rendezvous' in Midvalley. Running short of time, my friend 'dragged' me to the Kanebo Warehouse Sale which was only a short distance away from where we were having lunch.

So here's my even smaller and humbler little haul than the Loreal Luxury Product Division haul from the previous week.

From the Kanebo haul..............

A little haul
Total damage??
Only RM118...haha!!
The palette was what really brought me there, and when I saw the 2 liquid eyeliners which were so matching to the palette....I am sold!!

Colors of my newest obsession.....
Blues, greens, teals, aqua........and the likes

Just a short post this morning.....

Writing this while waiting for my little girl at her music class....bad mommy....no longer sitting with her through her class ;P

REN Hands-On Skincare Workshops

REN Skincare together with Yours Truly from Vonvon's Interests will be co-organizing a REN Hands-On Skincare Workshop for everyone (ladies and gentlemen as REN also has a range for men!), but there will be some specials for Followers of Vonvon's Interests!

Read on for the details............


Date of Workshop: 21st November 2009 (Saturday)
Time of Workshop: Session 1 - 10AM - 12.30PM at Escentials@TANGS Pavilion KL
Session 2 - 2.30PM - 5PM at Personal Shopper Room, 4th Floor, Parkson
Pavilion KL

There are 20 seats per session.

The Workshop will be conducted by REN Skincare Head of Education, Ms Kirsty Mawhinney.

Content of Workshop: Introduction to REN Skincare, Hands-On testing of different REN products (participants are advised to come to the workshop with minimal makeup or just your daily skincare
preferably). The Workshop will be an interactive one whereby there will be some Q&A and interesting prizes to be won!!


Cost of Workshop: Purchase a RM80 voucher (fully redeemable for REN products) and each participant will receive a door gift worth RM95.


Workshop-Exclusive GWP Offer! Only for participants of the workshops and available for 1 day only!

Purchase REN Products worth RM280 to receive: (Wow!! Only RM280 to get the 1st tier of GWP??? Unbelievable!! Incredible Deal!!)
A 4-pc gift set consisting of Deluxe Size Neroli Shower Gel (100ml) + Glycolactic Skin Renewal Peel Mask 5ml + Hydra Calm Global Protection Day Cream 3ml + Active 7 Eye Gel 3ml

Top Up to RM450 to receive additional:
Seaweed & Sage Shower Gel 200ml(full-sized)



EXCLUSIVE for Followers/readers of Vonvon's Interests

In addition to the door gift worth RM95, anyone who purchases the vouchers via my blog will receive a mystery gift as well in their goody bag. Hint, hint!! The mystery gift is definitely not as tiny as my little girl's pinky. :D

Alternatively, you can purchase the vouchers at Escentials TANGS@Pavilion or REN Counter in Parkson Pavilion. Errmm....Don't you wanna have an extra gift in your goody bag as well?


For those who are interested to purchase the vouchers via my blog, please leave a comment below with your email contact and Follower ID, and I will get back to you with payment details, etc.
Or you could email me directly at vonbeautyexpress@gmail.com if you want me to help you purchase the vouchers or have any questions regarding the Workshop.

Do register as soon as possible because seats are limited!!!

Already Reached The 200th Published Post

Whoooppsss....I haven been posting and posting lately and didn't realize that I have passed the 200th published post!! Not too much, you may think....but for Vonvon and my humble little blog, it's another little milestone, with my blog's 1st BIRTHDAY coming up soon!!!

I want to thank all my dear readers, and faithful blog followers for all your support.

From blogging, I get to know many people, and also learn the many colors of people's characters, and the fact that how fast people can change under different circumstances. Haha!!

So for the run-up to my blog's 1st BIRTHDAY and also in the spirit of the coming Holiday Season, I have many interesting activities and events lined up for my dear readers and followers of my blog, to be unveiled in the coming weeks.

So STAY TUNED and quick!!!
Be a follower of my blog, as some of the activities/events will be solely and exclusively for followers of Vonvon's Interests!!!

Vonvon's Introduction To REN Clean Bio Active Skincare And REN Hands-On Workshops For You

Huh! What a long title to the post!

Firstly, some introduction to REN Bio Active Clean Skincare...........


Some of you may have heard of this skincare brand from the UK, which was founded in 2000 by Robert Calcraft and Antony Buck, and debuted in Malaysia this past summer. That's right, it was
around that time I saw REN's counter in Tangs Pavilion, if my memory did not fail me. Anyways, I was invited by the lovely people at REN Malaysia recently for an introductory session so I could get acquainted with their products, including many award-winning ones, and share my impressions with you, my dear readers!

So, bear with me for a few more minutes, my esteemed readers, as I shall unveil a little early Christmas pressies for you all..........

Excited already?

Let me share a little history and the idea behind REN Clean Bio Active Skincare....... (pssttt....History wasn't my favorite subject at all in high school) but just wait till you hear how REN came about.

(Mummies and Mummies-to-be, you might want to take note.)

It all happened one day when Antony Buck's wife, during her first pregnancy, began to develop adverse reactions to almost every kind of cosmetic and skincare in the market. And a great idea
was born............. *To create a new brand that offered the "holy grail" of skincare - advanced, effective, sophisticated, high-tech products that smelt great and were a real pleasure to use but, at the same time, were free from all the skin-unfriendly chemicals routinely used in the skincare industry. They summarised the idea as Clean Skincare and called the brand REN - which means 'clean' in Swedish (and as they later discovered, mean 'honourable endeavour' in Chinese).

However, coming up with the idea was easy and soon Robert and Antony found that producing their Clean Skincare was no child's play. With unfailing enthusiasm and the expertise of a brilliant
French cosmetic pharmacologist, Dr Colette Haydon, REN began to take shape and in September 2000, Robert and Antony launched the first-ever truly desirable skincare range that was free from synthetic fragrance and colours, petrochemicals, propylene glycol, animal ingredients, genetically-modified (GM) ingredients, PEGS, TEA/DEA, sulfates and parabens. And the response to it was simply fantastic. Some of the celebs who are REN fans include Alanis Morisette, Jude Law, Kate Winslett, Nigella Lawson....to name a few.

The ultimate aim of REN is to create advanced, effective products that are 100% plant- and mineral-derived. "We are convinced that REN's approach is the blueprint for skincare of the future," says Buck, "With Clean Skincare you can have the best of both worlds - brilliant products that really work and the comfort of knowing that you're avoiding the chemical nasties'.



The philosophy of REN is summarised in 5 principles as follow:

RIGHT INGREDIENTS

RIGHT SCIENCE

RIGHT PRODUCT EXPERIENCE

RIGHT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

RIGHT ATTITUDE



REN's Approach To Organic Skincare

REN is concerned that a focus on the word "organic" is being used to distract consumers away from the more serious issues about the ingredients contained in the skincare products they are
buying. For eg: an "organic" sulfate (derived from organic coconut oil) is still as harsh a detergent as one that is derived from ordinary coconut oil. The real challenge is to create foaming products
that use more gentle alternatives to sulfates.

REN's approach is to make Clean products. By Clean, they mean: modern, sophisticated, effective, pleasurable to use products that are free from the skin-unfriendly ingredients routinely used in the skincare industry today. REN do not use synthetic fragrances or colours, petrochemicals, sulfates, TEA/DEA, parabens, urea or animal ingredients in their products.

From a technical point of view, it is difficult to make excellent products without using these standard ingredients. However, the feedback they get from their customers clearly demonstrates the value of the time and effort that they and their chemists put into finding new ways of formulating products.

"As part of this aim to produce only Clean products, we believe that sourcing organic essential oils and plant oils wherever possible is worthwhile. We are already using a significant number of
organic plant extracts and oils and we are working to ensure that ultimately all the plant extracts and oils we use are organic".

*Narrated by Yours Truly based on information obtained from the Press Release.


Alright, enough of facts and info..............now it's the FUN TIME!!!

REN Skincare together with Yours Truly from Vonvon's Interests will be co-organizing a REN Hands-On Skincare Workshop for everyone (ladies and gentlemen as REN also has a range for men!), but there will be some specials for Followers of Vonvon's Interests!

Read on for the details............


Date of Workshop: 21st November 2009 (Saturday)
Time of Workshop: Session 1 - 10AM - 12.30PM at Escentials@TANGS Pavilion KL
Session 2 - 2.30PM - 5PM at Personal Shopper Room, 4th Floor, Parkson
Pavilion KL

There are 20 seats per session.

The Workshop will be conducted by REN Skincare Head of Education, Ms Kirsty Mawhinney.

Content of Workshop: Introduction to REN Skincare, Hands-On testing of different REN products (participants are advised to come to the workshop with minimal makeup or just your daily skincare
preferably). The Workshop will be an interactive one whereby there will be some Q&A and interesting prizes to be won!!


Cost of Workshop: Purchase a RM80 voucher (fully redeemable for REN products) and each participant will receive a door gift worth RM95.


Workshop-Exclusive GWP Offer! Only for participants of the workshops and available for 1 day only!

Purchase REN Products worth RM280 to receive: (Wow!! Only RM280 to get the 1st tier of GWP??? Unbelievable!! Incredible Deal!!)
A 4-pc gift set consisting of Deluxe Size Neroli Shower Gel (100ml) + Glycolactic Skin Renewal Peel Mask 5ml + Hydra Calm Global Protection Day Cream 3ml + Active 7 Eye Gel 3ml

Top Up to RM450 to receive additional:
Seaweed & Sage Shower Gel 200ml(full-sized)



EXCLUSIVE for Followers/readers of Vonvon's Interests

In addition to the door gift worth RM95, anyone who purchases the vouchers via my blog will receive a mystery gift as well in their goody bag. Hint, hint!! The mystery gift is definitely not as tiny as my little girl's pinky. :D

Alternatively, you can purchase the vouchers at Escentials TANGS@Pavilion or REN Counter in Parkson Pavilion.


For those who are interested to purchase the vouchers via my blog, please leave a comment below with your email contact and Follower ID, and I will get back to you with payment details, etc.
Or you could email me directly at vonbeautyexpress@gmail.com if you want me to help you purchase the vouchers or have any questions regarding the Workshop.

Do register as soon as possible because seats are limited!!!

*First posted on November 5 2009, 6.20PM

Photos: Retail Therapy From Loreal Luxury Product Division Sale

So here's my modest little haul from last week's Loreal Luxury Product Division Warehouse Sale.

Total damage?
Very little only...........RM313.
In fact, I should thank some people for hogging the last of certain items, hence I got to save some money.

From Kiehl's
My fav body scrub in Grapefruit, and since I have the Pear Tree Corner scrub, I thought why not complete the set with the Pear Tree Corner Shower Gel? ;)

From Lancome
My favorite eye masks from Lancome. Retails for RM220 over-the-counter, but at the sale only RM120!
Just realised I haven't done a review on this...coming up!

A modest Shu Uemura haul

Shu Uemura brush roll/makeup pouch
Guess how much?
...
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Only RM10!

Shu Uemura lip tint (left) and Holiday Palette Enchanting Charisma (right)

Shu Uemura lip tint

Shu Uemura Holiday Palette Enchanting Charisma
And swatches of the eyeshadows and blush
Review on this palette coming up.....