Colors & Fragrances have never looked so glitzy!

Talk about a star-studded event!! Apart from the beautiful bride-to-be Xandria Ooi who MC-ed the event, glowing mom-to-be Amber Chia (a returning judge), Owen Yap, Nazril Idrus and Awal Ashari made up the panel of celebrity judges. Nora Danish Sa Sa' Colors and Fragrance Fair’s 2010 ambassador and Farhana of Akademi Fantasia fame were also present.

Xandria Ooi

Amber Chia

How does she manage to always to stunning even when she's pregnant? 

*wonders*

Nora Danish getting her final touch up done

With this year's ambassador

With Sa Sa's Victoria :)

Sa Sa's helpful BAs

(Rane, the one with short hair, did my Rock Babe makeover *smiles*)

It kicked off with a welcome speech by Ms Corina Loi Sa Sa's Senior Vice President and Country Head for Malaysia. Then the sassy Nora Danish shared her experience as this year's campaign ambassador. When asked what her tip on wearing fragrance is, she answered "Spray it all over yourself!" Depending on the intensity of the fragrance of course. Wouldn't want to overdo it and start smelling like you spent a week in a perfumery. ;p

Ms Corina Loi

Nora engaging her fans

The Launch

Farhana

Performed Big Spender and Mercy

Introducing the Nominated Colors & Fragrances of 2010

Best Women's Fragrance

1. Bluemarine -Bellissima

2. Giorgo Armani - Idole d'Armani

3. Gucci - Flora by Gucci

4. Marina De Bourbon - Fleur de Lys

Best Men's Fragrance

1. Boss - Bottled Night

2. Dsquared2 - He Wood Ocean Wet Wood

3. Sean John - I Am King

Best Couple Fragrance

1. DKNY - Be Deliciouc

DKNY - Be Delicious Men

2. Dsquared2 - She Wood Crystal Creek Wood

Dsquared2 - He Wood Ocean Wet Wood

Fragrance of the Year 2010

1. Blumarine - Bellissima

2. DKNY - Be Delicious Fresh Blossom

3. Giorgo Armani - Idole d'Armani

4. Gucci - Flora by Gucci

Special Colorscentsation Award

Free Spirit - Anna Sui Rock Me Summer of Love

Confidence - Dsquared2 She Wood Crystal Creek Wood

Happiness - Marina De Bourbon Fleur de Lys

The judges will have a difficult task choosing the winner coz the fragrances are individually gorgeous. They have to choose based on the fragrance top, middle & base notes and taking into account creativity, popularity and the impression and appeal of the fragrance to users.

The Celebrity Judges

Awal Ashaari, Nazril Idrus, Owen Yap & Amber Chia

Xandria is just super friendly!! :)

Apart from the panel of judges who will be doing the "sniff test", you can decided on your favourites too. All you have to do is cast your votes at any Sa Sa outlets nationwide or through the campaign microsite from now til 3/10/2010. The most higly voted frangrance on the microsite will receive the fifth award category, which is the Online People's Choice Award.

Vote & Be Rewarded! To get you even more excited.. you are entitled to choose either to receive a Cyber Colors Gemstone Compact voucher for the exchange of product worth RM89.90 or a RM20 instant rebate fragrance voucher upon submission of your votes. Plus all purchase of nominated fragranced made during this period will serve as an entry to win an exclusive diamond necklace worth RM8,000 along with many other frangrace prizes and gift certificates. Don't you just lurv Sa Sa's annual campaign! ;)

GWP - Sa Sa's Pretty Pouch

There's loads more promotion going on. Just check out my Rock Babe Me by Sa Sa post here.

Another one for Chocolate Lovers.. ;)

Tucked away in a corner..

Marquise offers handmade chocolates using Italian chocolate, cakes made using Belgian chocolates, chocolates sold by the gram which looked rather enticing, cookies nicely packed and cakes made-to-order for any occasion prettily decorated with sugar paste.

Pralines & Truffles - RM27/100gm

Rocky Chocolate - RM27/100gm

Dôme Au Chocolate Amande

Moist chocolate cake enrobed with dark chocolate and almond dragées.

The centre..

Yeah I chose this one for the round bit on top! I'm such a sucker for strange bits. Lol! The sponge was quite moist. You could taste the chocolate though it wasn't very rich. Half way through it, a lil surprise awaits you.. A smooth white chocolate mousse centre. It's right under that small chocolate ball. Which I later discovered was a chocolate coated hazelnut. I left the dark chocolate ring for last!

Forêt-Noire

aka Black Forest Cake

Chocolate mousse and whole cherries sandwiched between layers of chocolate sponge coated every inch with Belgian chocolate shavings.

Black forest is just a classic. No Kirsch in this one though. Lol! The sponge was quite moist and the mousse was smooth. The chocolate shavings covering the slice was smooth and nice.

Both nearly gone now.. :p

Between the two I preffered the Black Forest. The cherries did it for me. Though overall I felt the cakes were just a bit better than average.

I would give the cookies and chocolates a shot the next time round. :) 

Top: Vanilla & Chocolate Salami - RM27.90 (tall)

Bottom Left: Dark Chocolate Almond Ma'amoul, White Chocolate Coconut Ma'amoul, Chocolate Heaven - RM29.90-RM39.90 (tall)

Bottom Right: Rose Almond Tuiles - RM16.90

Where?

G138 Annexe

Bangsar Shopping Centre

Follow Marquise Pâtisserie and Chocolaterie on facebook

It's time for Chocolate Cats & All Things Strange to show you guys some lurv for following, reading & stalking for a whole year! Thanx loads! :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHOCOLATE CATS!!

I thought I'd do something called "Caption Me"! Have you guessed what its about already? That was quick.. Lol! What you need to do is pick 1 (one) of the photos below and write a caption for it. It can be a short one, a not too long one or a 2 line dialogue.

Photo A

Meet my lil darlings:

Bobby - Black & White

Juicy - Ginger

OR

Photo B

Could Garfield be telling me something? ;)

Be Creative, Funny, even Strange!!

Giveaway play by play

Step 1: Be a Follower! Click on follow.

Step 2: Choose Photo A or B

Step 3: Write caption

Step 4: Leave your details - Follower Id, Email

Step 5: Blog about it! Leave your link. (If you have a blog) ;)

Example

Photo A

Caption:-
Bobby: Omg Juicy!! You smell!

Juicy: No.. that's you Bobby! It's your paw you're sniffing.. ;P

Follower Id: FatiN

Email: fatinfeisal@gmail.com

I blogged about it @: chocolatecatsz.blogspot.com/giveaway

T&C of Giveway

1) Open to Malaysian residents only

2) One entry per person only

3) There will only be 1 (ONE) Winner

4) Winner will be announced within 2 weeks

Closing Date : 27th September 2010 (Monday) @ Midnight

Have Fun With This Guys!! :)

It was one of those, "What shall I eat today?" episodes. Since I was at Pavilion and decided that I wanted to go somewhere nice for dinner, I found myself at Café Stelle.

This Italian-inspired dining can be found in the heart of Pavilion's chic couture wing. Despite the posh surroundings, it's actually a really nice place to chill especially if you choose to sit on the casual ottomans and loungers.

My happy satisfied look after a really good meal.. lol

Apart from the Pasta dishes, they offer salads & soups for starters, chicken & lambs dishes and of course desserts *big smiles*. To complement your meal, just choose from the variety of drinks in the menu, from coffee, freshly squeezed juices, Champagne, cocktails and a variety of mocktails.

Their portions are just enough for you to leave space for dessert. lol.. In other words, if you're starving you might have to order starters or sides with your mains or pastas. Hmm.. bangers & mash sounds quite good right about now.. ;)

Pollo alla panna e fungi - RM26

Slowly cooked chicken with mix mushroom and fresh cream, root vegetables and warm rocket salad

First thing that came to mind when this dish got to me was, "That smells really good!" The chicken was tender & succulent. The mash, smooth and the fresh cream sauce was well seasoned. I liked the purée of root vegetables that accompanied this dish. It complemented the cream sauce nicely. The mushrooms and rocket salad were fresh.

Cosciotto di pollo alla milanese e
salata pomodoro - RM32

Breaded chicken thigh served with confit of lemon and cherry tomato salad with fresh shaved parmesan cheese

This is one of those quick & easy Italian dishes. The breaded chicken thigh was tender and the fresh tomato sauce was just flavourful. The lemon confit gave the cherry tomato salad a slightly zesty yet refreshing taste. If I could ask one more thing of this dish was that, if it could only have a bit more parmesan shavings. *cheese phreak alert*

Dessert Time!! *droolz*

Torta al cioccolato e gelato di crema alla vaniglia - RM19

Café Stelle brownie with caramel sauce and vanilla ice cream

It came in this space age looking bowl. It looked so lovely I nearly tucked into it without taking some photos first. Lol!

First bite into the brownie, rich chocolatey taste. It was slightly dense, moist and with a slightly sticky texture. There were finely chopped fruit bits in it. Tasted a lot like winter melon *I stand corrected on this*. It gave an exciting break to the rich chocolate taste. The vanilla ice cream was light and smooth. The caramel sauce lent a perfect sweetness to this dessert as neither the brownie nor the ice cream was very sweet. I kept the chocolate stick bit for last coz it was a wonderful way to finish it off.

I savoured every bite of the brownie. Fabulous! *sigh*

Almond Milkshake - RM18

Vanilla ice cream, fresh milk, Maple syrup and Almond essence

It was lovely at first sip. Rich! The almond essence made the milkshake smell really good. The taste of the maple syrup was a bit strong though. Half way through the almond milkshake it got a bit too much. It wasn't the milkshake's fault though, it's just what milkshakes do. Lol!

Am I going back?

I always do! ;)
Good food at a reasonable price, what more can I ask for.

Where?

Couture Pavilion, Level 2, Pavilion Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03-2118 8822
Operating hours: 10am - 10pm daily

Woohoo!!

Chocolate Cats & All Things Strange turns 1
on 22nd September 2010!

*Lurv Ya Always Schmooties*

I hadn't realised it's already been a year. Wow.. where have I been.. lol!

To all of you out there who have been following, silently reading & stalking Chocolate Cats, thank you loads!! *big hugz all 'round* really appreciate it.

And to show you how much I lurv you guys, I'll be having my 1st BLOG BIRTHDAY GIVEAWAY! *yayy! applause! screams! lol!!*

Details will be up within the next few days. So be sure to check back aite.

I promise it'll be good! *grins*

If you haven't clicked on "Follow", quickly click. Coz the first thing you need to do to take part in the giveaway is to be a Chocolate Cats Follower. Go on, it'll be fun! :)

The "2010 Blockbuster" Color Collection

It's been a year & I can tell you've been waiting for this! *winksz*

An array of colours for you to play with. What more can a girl ask for.. *sigh* Having a girly outing, chill out session, fancy event, romantic dinner or even staying at home to experiment with looks? Everything you need is in that Stylish Gold Companion train case, accompanied with a gold companion case with round gold zipper closure! So Glamourous!!

Here's what you'll find in that beautiful gold case:

- Deluxe Pure Color Eye shadow Compact in 18 eye shadow shades with 2 eye shadow applicators

- Deluxe Face Compact in 4shades : 4 Signature Blushes and 1blush applicator

- 4 Pure Color Long Lasting Lipsticks

- Artist Eye Pencil in 3 shades

- 2 Pure Color Gloss

- Lash Primer Plus Full treatment formula

- Take-It-Away Gentle Cleansing Milk – 100ml

- 4 Piece Professional Makeup Brush Set : Powder Brush, Blush Brush, Lip Brush and Eye Brush

- Gold Fabric Wrapped Stand up Mirror

This is worth RM1,850 but retails at RM220 with any Estée Lauder purchase of RM230 or more. Visit your nearest Estée Lauder counter to check this out!

Have I mentioned it's a LIMITED EDITION colour collection!!

This promotion starts 1/09/10. Today!! ;)

*Psst.. you can even share this with your girlfriends.. Shh.. I didn't say anything..*