How many of you have dreamt of having smooth, frizz-free, shiny hair? My dream is those three, just in curls but it's nice to try something different for a change. L'Oreal Professionel Liss Unlimited range gives you just that, just not for curls. It's catered for smooth frizz-free straight hairstyle.. soft curls a the ends are optional.

L'Oreal Professionel Liss Unlimited range is not exactly a new introduction. It has however welcomed a few new products into the range. I have actually tried the shampoo and conditioner ages ago and it turned out alright but the smoothness factor didn't last too long. This improved range with new products is dubbed 'The First Climate Proof Programme' promises a longer lasting smoothness over 4 days, even in extremely humid conditions ie 80% humidity. I got to experience the whole range at Senze Studio yesterday and am dying to see if it really lasts 4 days.

Last weekend I tried out L'Oréal Professionnel London Addixion Bouncy Wax which I thought worked great at defining and sculpting curls (for review click here). Over the span of last week and the weekend I experimented on how best to use the London Addixion Bubbles Souffle and Sprax Delight. Here's what I came up with, very simple styles but it really gives that "Oh so Fab!" effect. At least I think so. *laughs*

I found the name Bubbles Soufflé so dessert-ish. I'm not completely off tangent. What's soufflé-like about it is the texture, an aerated cream. Its fluffy aerated texture gives perfect volume for blow drying. The container feels light even with product in it. I used this on towel dried hair for blow drying and not only did my hair feel lighter than usual but it also had volume. Mind you I'm not really a pro at blow drying so when it turned out like it did I was surprised. In the first photo I used a tiny amount from the mid length down to separate sections on blow dried hair. Strength: Force 3.

Sprax Delight is a unique spray wax. The texture, liquid. Due to the texture, it's meant to be sprayed on towel dried hair before blow drying. The result - instant body with a lightweight wax hold. I used this one for the side low pony. After blow drying, I used a curling thong at the ends to get the wispy choppy look and the hold was great. It's light therefore allowing a more natural movement. Even when I let my hair down the choppy bits looked good. Amazingly enough the effect lasted for a whole two days on my hair. Strength: Force 3.

I love the fact that these products do not feel heavy on my hair. Neither do they leave unsightly residues, it washes off very easily. And if you are loads better at blow drying than I am, imagine what you can do with it. I will try other hair styles with it when I have a  bit more time and I will definitely be posting it on the blog. Perhaps a quiff next or a chignon. Don't I aspire to do much. :P

In the mean time here are more promo shots from the L'Oréal Professionnel London Addixion range as well as hair style how to's by Malcom Edwards.

*Note: Products courtesy of L'Oréal Professionnel Malaysia.

I'm off to the Asian Shark Conservation NGO status media launch today. Yes they are predators but they need protection too. There has been an increased decline of sharks in Asian waters in recent years. It's worrying! If you guys want to learn more about sharks and how you can help drop by Fahrenheit88 over the weekend. For more info on what's happening click here.

Today I'm wearing The Body Shop Pink Ginger lippie from the Colour Glide Lip Colour range. I picked this up along with the rest of my birthday spree last month at The Body Shop and I have actually been wearing it quite often. 

I wasn't looking for screaming lips when I bought this one so Pink Ginger is a great neutral shade with a hint of colour on my lips. The coverage is more of a medium than full for this shade on my lips. Then again my lips aren't exactly naturally light and/or pinkish to begin with. It can be layered though for a bite more colour. The texture is rich & creamy and does a good job at moisturising my lips thanks to the Community Trade marula nut oil. It lasts about 3-4 hours without munching in between. Colour Glide Lip Colour comes in 15 shades and retails at RM45. Click here to check it out online.

I'm also trying out the new L'Oréal Professionnel Tecni Art London Addixion Bouncy Wax (Limited Edition Styling Range) on my freshly chopped locks. It's been 8 months since a pair of scissors came near it. The tail bit at the back was already touching my waist. Insane! Okay so it's not 10 inches shorter or one side shaved off or anything extreme. I was tempted though. Kind of missing my short hair days which didn't require me to spend an hour on drying and styling. *sigh* I went for a trim, only 2 inches off. But for my curly hair it looks as though 4 inches disappeared. At least I look younger now. *laughs* I'm using the bouncy wax to add definition and texture to the curls. We'll see how that works out.

Happy Friday and have a good weekend guys!

I attended the L'Oréal Professionel - L'Oréal Colour Trophy 2012 Grand Finals and Gala Dinner earlier and it was just fantastic. I have loads of photos to share with you guys but it's going to take me an extra few days to  edit them. But I know you guys are curious to know who the winners are so I'll just leave you with these photos first.

Grand Prize Winner: Temah Low Yoke Wei (F11)

Andy Chan Hair Studio (Southern Region)

1st Runner Up: Dexter Chiew Han Seng (F1)

Degroom Salon (Southern Region)

2nd Runner Up: Steven Chu Chin Hua (F2)

Cut By Elle (Souther Region)

And here's a sneak peek of what I wore, prepare for some gold glare. More on my outfit soon. ^^

A separate post coming up very soon with photos from the awesome evening! :)

Full write up and more photos HERE!

After being at A Cut Above for a bit over 2 hours watching in awe at Winnie Loo's prolific talent, I waddled over to Zouk Cafe @ The Gardens to see whats happening there for the event itself.

Guests started coming in about 630pm. Just in time for food to be served. A nice spread on the buffet table.

Then it was time to introduce Winnie Loo! Yayyy!! Winnie emphasised on how important a good hairstyle is. A certain hairstyle should be chosen according to face shape, hair texture and whether you're daring enough to try a style that could give you that "Wow!" effect. And colour is another important thing, yeah there's been talk/studies saying that it could be cancerous but Winnie says otherwise. So if you want to colour you hair, just go ahead and do it! You may want to consider L'Oréal Professionnel's new hair colour using the latest technology, Innovation No Ammonia (INOA) for sensitive scalp. Winnie has a saying when it came to colouring hair and its possible cancerous effects, "If you are to die young, then better die beautiful". (I'm all for this!)

Next, spotlight on Tammy @ Miu, Yunny and Xin Yi with their gorgeous new hairstyles. Winnie showed how they could play around with their looks just by styling it. Experiment. Be it with hairspray, styling clay or any other products to create different effects. Read about Tammy @ Miu's experience in getting a hair makeover here.

Tammy @ Miu

Yunny

Xin Yi

Extreme init! Definitely gorgeous!

Apart from the Q&A session, Winnie shared some tips with the ladies.

Tip 1: Go for a trim every 6 weeks.

Tip 2: For a round shaped face, don't attempt a one length bob with a full fringe.

Tip 3: To soften a triangle shaped face, try a fringe.

Tip 4: For a long shaped face, don't do a straight rebonding.

Tip 5: To smoothen out frizz prone hair, try A Cut Above's latest Brazilian Keratin Hair Treatment. (I should give this a go to smoothen out my headfull of fluff instead of having to blowdry it so often. Or I could just change my name to Fluff-tin! Lol!!)

A special mention

Winnie Loo has been invited to be in residence backstage at the New York Fashion week this coming September! The first Malaysian ever to be invited. A feat any hairstylist could only dream to achieve. Not only has she made Malaysia proud, this surely should be the catalyst to spur Malaysian Women to strive for nothing but the best. She is truly an inspiration!  

Winnie Loo & Jeanisha Wan

Thanx to the sponsors for making this event possible. It's been exciting and am looking forward to what WEVents has in store for us next!

The Committee that made it happen

Bottom picture taken from WEVents facebook album.

A Lil Caution: Don't hold your stylist liable for a wrong haircut or style! *winks* (Besides, it's hair, it'll grow. So go ahead and try something different. You might just get asked out on a date by that hot guy over there. Lol!)

If you've missed my exclusive Behind the Scene on the makeover with Winnie Loo click here.

WEVents definitely managed to get everyone excited in the run up to their latest event, "Gorgeous Hair for A Gorgeous You" with Winnie Loo, director and founder of A Cut Above Salons.

Three lucky registered guests were selected to get a hair makeover done by none other than the amazing Winnie Loo herself. The three lucky ladies whose identity were kept a secret before the big unveiling at the event were, Tammy @ Miu (a well-known blogger), Yunny Hasfaniza and Chin Xin Yi.

The Unveiling

I was phreaking excited when WEVents and Winnie gave me the green light to do a "Behind The Scenes" post! Which meant that I could be around throughout, to witness greatness at work and see the shocking transformations. 

It started at 3pm sharp with a hair consult with Winnie. There was one thing that all three ladies asked of Winnie, make them look slim! At first they were sceptical and didn't really know what to expect and played it rather safe, no one wanted to do a short look until one was daring enough to take the plunge and the rest said, "Lets do it too!".

Consult with Winnie

Still with their old looks

All that gone in just a few minutes

Xin Yi before

Winnie Loo's magic case

Tammy @ Miu

Fatin: Hey Tammy, how do you feel?
Tammy: *smiles* Nervous! Scared and not quite sure what Winnie is going to do to my hair.

The picture of nervousness

Meet Tammy, she's had long hair for 2 years and was just waiting for an oppurtunity to get a new look. Winnie initially suggested her hair to be cut about mid length with soft layers. Until the unexpected happened.. *enter shocking backgroud music*..

Tammy told Winnie to chop her length off! Winnie was soo excited that she didn't leave room for second thoughts and chopped it all off with my camera clicking away! Just by cutting the length, a fresh new look was already obvious. She worked her magic from there on..

Ready, set...

chop chop!

bye bye hair!

The scissors that made it happen

New look coming together

Winnie also decided to do a lil bit of a touch up with Tammy's roots which ended up with a hair colour to complete the makeover. Soo lucky!!

Someone's got new colour

That's starting to look like a creature of some sort

Tammy's hooked on this eye pose now.. lol!

A perfect side view

Yunny Hasfaniza

Fatin: How you feeling Yunny?

Yunny: Definitely excited. I'm eager to try something new and will just have to wait and see what happens.

Another gutsy lady.. Winnie was concerned at first with the fact that Yunny is getting married in December so suggested that Yunny keep her length with a wispy look. But eventually Yunny decided to try something different and cut off her length as well!

Since Yunny already had a short fringe that couldn't be changed, Winnie worked more on the length. She gave Yunny a bit of an angled look.

Winnie went quite short at the back

The length that was

Finishing up the sides

Yunny considers this makeover as an early wedding present to herself. *You go girl!!*

Xin Yi

Fatin: Tell me how you're feeling Xin Yi?

Xin Yi: I'm nervous and scared. (and she looked it.. *winks*)

Xin Yi came in with a short-ish one length hair style, a bit aunty-ish ;). Winnie suggested that she try a much shorter style which Xin Yi wasn't really sure about. I'm not sure how Winnie talked her into saying yes but it happened. (Where was I? Hmm..) Winnie did a Mod look on Xin Yi. One side was slightly longer to make it more interesting.

Check out the difference!

The back looks really nice

The Mod Look

Xin Yi at 20 years old ;)

Now this transformation really took years off Xin Yi despite her already being young.. ;)

During the whole process it was great listening to Winnie share her experience after being in the industry for 36 years. Believing in being hands on even with so much experience, she always encourages people to change their hairstyle and loves doing the transformations herself. According to Winnie she gets a lot of her male clients asking her to encourage their wives or girlfriends to change their hairstyle. It makes them feel like they're getting a new one! Lol!

I of course was dying to ask Winnie a question. Seemed to be the most logical thing to do a chance like this doesn't come around ever so often. ;p

Fatin's Question: What does it take for you to get to where you are now?

Here's what Winnie answered, "You have to be driven, you must have passion and never give up! You don't just maintain, you strive for more, to stay at the top. It's hard work but it's worth it, for the fame and the image. I'm a surgeon with scissors!" (An amazing one at that!)

About two and a half hours later, Winnie and her team did the finishing touches on the ladies and VIOLA.. each one with gorgeous new looks!!

Winnie's Creations

I gleefully asked: How do you guys feel??

Tammy: I feel HOT! SEXY! I feel like wearing leather and crawl like a cat on the floor! (I'm not making this up, she really said this.. lol!)

Yunny: New, Fresh, Younger! (Expecting wedding invite for this.. :P)

Xin Yi: I can't believe it! I feel confident and I feel like sharing this experience with everyone. Eventhough I was afraid at first, I must try it at least once. *huge smiles from Xin Yi*

This was a wonderful experience even for me. Just being there watching Winnie Loo creating works of art was such an honour and a treat. She's just brilliant!

An hour left before the event started, the ladies went off to touch up their makeups, buy a new outfit and do a lil shopping. Want to know what happened at the event itself, stay tuned.. there's more. :)

Thanx loads Winnie Loo and WEVents for letting me be apart of this! *beaming smile*