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Et tu sais?! (a french term for "you know what?") ive been chosen as a brand ambassador for Ettusais along with 9 other lucky girls! heh. I’m really glad to be chosen as I have sensitive skin and ettusais products are ideal for girls with such problems!

last week, we had our virgin meet and greet session to learn more about ettusais, the products and of course, to meet the lovely ambassadors. let me do a quick introduction of them.
from left to right: sarah, grace, jeanine, regine, zoe, me!, fidelis, holly and esther. we're missing an amanda in the picture cus she couldnt make it.

i was wondering why i looked so short in the picture. and then it dawned to me that most were wearing heels. and perhaps my hair should never be allowed mood swings, its currently undergoing the flat-in-your-face phrase. i think i need new legs, longer ones. new voluminous hair would be good too, actually. heh.

okay, next, we were introduced to the brand itself, the products, and the stuff we would be getting to try out and review monthly.



also, we have the nice people from toshiba here (the ladies in black and blue), who would be sponsoring some prizes for this collaboration between ettusais and toshiba. they gave us a brief on their new laptop and a little gift which i LOVE. more about that later (:



next, here am i as the model for the skin care and make up demo. bare faced and prepping the skin up for make up! the pre make up routine helps protect your skin and enable your makeup to last. the friendly make up artist here is chelsea who also did my make up for an advertorial for ettusais (coming up in the march issue of cleo!)

curl your lashes for an instant wake up call for your peepers. and always curl your lashes before applying mascara to prevent the breaking of your lashes girls!



all pictures taken at the meet up session's courtesy of iris the marketing exec of ettusais, and esther who kindly mass sent her pictures. (fortunately/unfortunately for me, i wasnt able to take pictures much or mingle around with the friendly girls cus i had to sit still while chelsea worked her magic on me.)

the days ended with us girlies presented with goodies from both ettusais and toshiba! (:
we acted like kids under the christmas tree tearing open their presents in a fervent rampage. okay, highly exaggerated. once more altogether!



this is the stash from ettusais! (left to right)
1) an extremely cute and handy 2009 planner, complete with an ettusais charm bookmark!

2) lipstick (mine's in pk4)
3) nail polish
4) basic skincare trail kit
5) a mystery product (heh)
6) eye zone massaging essence (new)
7) eye zone tinted colour essence (new)

i will be reviewing the two new products from ettusais eyecare range to help fight dark eye circles in my next ettusais post. for sneak previews of these products and price range, you can read up about them at ettusais very own website, http://www.ettusais.sg.

i tried the basic skincare routine which includes, "gentle wash" in a soap bar for cleansing, "version up" which acts as a skin toner, and "aqua shooter" as moisturiser (oil control for oilier skin and moisture up for dryer ones)



i like the "gentle wash" in a soap bar because it lathers up to a rich creamy texture which doesnt create any friction between my skin, and allows the dirt and grime to glide off. leaves my face feeling deeply cleansed.



"version up" works as a softener, enhancing your skin's ability to absorb moisture (as we all know, the skin's natural ability to absorb moisture is rather low, sadly), prepping it up for a good boost of moisturiser. just apply it directly onto face, simple! its rich texture makes me feel as though my skin is indeed softening!

"aqua shooter" is an extremely lightweight and refreshing moisturiser (just like water!) that promises no greasy or sticky feeling which i LOVE! i hate the feeling of having stuff on my face especially when i sleep at night, so this works great. dab it all over your face gently using a cotton pad and youre good to go. besides preventing dryness, it also helps to prevent acne. double yay!

anddd, lets welcome, PALA-CHAN! this ridiculously cute seal(?) is the new mascot for toshiba. his dad is called pala-papa, mom is called pala-mama, and his gf (beat that!) is called papu-chan. them people at toshiba sure are creative! you can read more about pala-chan, get cute wallpapers, watch videos and more HERE. (he's actually a laptop screen cleaner)

toshiba also introduced their portege laptops to us, you might have seen their ads in your daily commute already. comes in 4 different fun colours to suit your lifestyle and personal preferences! i personally like the one in red (:


showing palm-sized pala-chan some love. i refuse and cannot bear to use him to wipe my laptop screen though. thou shall live with an inch thick of dust on my screen than swipe it with pala-chan's white belly once over.

thats all folks! i'll review the "eye zone massaging essence" and "eye zone tinted colour essence" by next week, and there's still the mystery product waiting to be unveiled. keep my name on your address bar, have a good one!