Scalp & Hair Beauty Workshop by René Furterer

A woman's hair is her crowning glory. We pay a lot of attention to our hair because everyone else will. It's one of the first things people notice at a first glance. Thanks to all the social pressure, we women spend a lot of time to make sure we tame that insane mane of ours before we step out of the house. It's frikkin serious business and René Furterer knows it!

Last week I received an invite from Tammy to attend René Furterer's Scalp and Hair Beauty Workshop organized by OnlyBeauty. Was quite keen to attend since I've been wanting to get my scalp analyzed :D Last time I went for a scalp analysis at Himalaya but unfortunately I applied some essential oils so they couldn't tell me the status of my scalp T_T. This time I made sure I leave the house with my unruly hair..... *wears paper bag on head*

"Beautiful hair grows from a healthy scalp like a plant in fertile soil" -René Furterer 1957

Of course, to have beautiful hair, one will have to know how to take care of their scalp. For over 50 years, René Furterer designed treatment products that treat both scalp and hair. Their treatment products are based on plat extracts and essential oils, well known for their therapeutic properties. These ingredients naturally provide hair with the elements to improve its health and beauty. The following pictures are a mixture of mine and some stolen from Arisa because I'm a bad photographer =(

Speaker for the day: Mr Damien, PFDC Asia Pacific Trainer

Damien introduced René Furterer's hair care range which consist of 18 types of treatments stretching to over 50 products as each treatment has their own type of shampoo, conditioner, sprays and etc. Instead, I'll spare you the long post and direct you to their product ranger here: René Furterer Product Range. As you can see they have treatments catered to almost any type of hair condition. Products can be mixed depending on hair condition as well. 

René Furterer also created a scalp and hair care method that is recommended to optimize the growth of strong, healthy and beautiful hair. 

The first step starts with a scalp massage. Massages have a therapeutic effect while reinforcing the effectiveness of the hair treatments. René Furterer's scalp massage can be done in the comfort of your home in just 3 easy steps.

Hands on demo during the workshop with Arisa as the guinea pig :D

Next comes the treatment process which consists of 4 steps.

Just as you thought shampooing and conditioning is sufficient 

The first step is to prepare the scalp by performing the scalp massage mentioned above together with their product, the Complexe 5. 

The Complexe 5 is a must have in René Furterer's scalp and hair care routine. It strengthens hair from the route while deeply cleanses the scalp and optimizing the effectiveness of René Furterer's treatments. The Complexe 5 is made out of 53% pure essential oils of Orange and Lavender  Just massage the oil on to dry scalp before shampooing.

Next comes shampooing depending on your hair condition. Will go more into that later.

Step 3: Conditioner/Mask

Lastly, the treatment~

Seems like quiet a handful doesn't it? My mind was already spinning with the amount of products they have @_@. After the workshop, we had a scalp analysis session where we have experts to scan our scalp and recommend the idea scalp and hair care routine for us :D (phew!). 

Yay I had Damien to scan my scalp!!! *gets smacked*

First we had to answer a series of questions regarding our hair condition.

Then comes the moment of truth DUN DUN DUNNNNNN. Damien scanned my scalp and compared it to other pictures of scalp types.

My scalp and hair care routine :D

Thankfully my results show that I have a pretty healthy scalp but suffering from a period of hair loss. I'm guessing it's the sleeping late habit XD;; Damien recommended me a mixed ritual between the Carthame and Myrrhea range to provide sufficient moisture to my dry-ish hair and tame the hairs near my forehead~

René Furterer products are available at selected Sasa outlets or if you find the routine a bit too tedious for your time, you can always opt for a visit at their boutique located at Pavilion for a personalized consultation and treatment :D 

René Furterer Paris Institute

Lot 6.29, Level 6, Pavilion Kuala Lumpur

Tel: 03-2143 9308

Also available at

Hair Culture Mandarin Oriental KL

Level 3, Kuala Lumpur City Centre

Tel: 03-2179 8730

Glamor House Bangsar

No.3, Jalan Riong Off Jalan Maarof

Tel: 03-2283 4868

Sasa Selected Stores

Kuala Lumpur: Pavilion, Sungei Wang Plaza, Lot 10, Hartamas Shopping Mall

Selangor: Sunway Pyramid, 1Utama, Empire Gallery

Penang: Gurney Plaza, 1st Avenue

Johor Bahru: City Square

Kota Kinabalu: Suria KK

Thank you OnlyBeauty and Tammy for having me there! \>w</ This workshop has been very informative for me. To get a chance to attend awesome workshops like this, like OnlyBeauty's FB to get the latest updates :D

Facebook: OnlyBeauty

Nature Republic's Member Service

Hey all! Just want to share some news from Nature Republic as I've been a fan of their products, especially their Trouble Spot Clear Patch which sadly has been discontinued T_T. Anyways, just to update you guys regarding their membership upgrading service which is from 5th Oct to 11th Oct:

For current members, just bring your old NR card to be replaced at any nature Republic Outlet and get a RM5 voucher to be used in their store! Better be quick as there's only 3 days left :D

Left: Old member card, Right: New member card + my RM5 voucher :D

Gonna miss you *sniffs*

To be honest, I prefer the old card design =/ really gonna miss it *sniffs* TT___TT. Oh, forgot to mention that the member card gives you 10% discount for any purchase in the store :D I've manage to save quite a bit with the member card as I used to get the Trouble Spot Clear Patches for my pimples. Sadly it's discontinued now T_T but I'm still getting stuff from Nature Republic. One I'd recommend is:

Soothing and Moisturizing Aloe Vera Gel

This is one of the best sellers in Nature Republic and it's only RM30+ for a 300ml tub! I've had this for a few months and I've no idea how to finish it! I love this product as its both moisturizing and soothing so it's suitable as a moisturizer for my face :D The texture is a lot thinner compared to the 100% Aloe Vera's that you get from Watsons and Guardian so it doesn't feel very thick and clogging my face. I'm using this as a moisturizer, lotion and even to soothe my friend's sunburns during the Hari Belia event XD;;

Here's a rough guide by Nature Republic on how to use the Aloe gel :D Hmm... gotta try it as hair treatment next :P

And guess what....? :D

They're having a MEMBERS DAY!!! :D

YEEEAAAAAHHHHH!!!!! Members day is pretty soon too!!!! This Friday to be exact WOHOO!!! Planning to buy their Bamboo Series Eye Cream to try :D

Follow Nature Republic on Facebook to get more updates!! :D

Nature Republic Malaysia

If  knew their members day was soon, I would've saved the RM5 voucher for then *sniffs*

Bought 2 masks at RM5.90 each :D

Up, Close and Personal with Dr. Julian from CINDERELLA

Beautiful, charming and the belle of the ball, that was every little girl's dream. We yearn and look in envy at other people, wishing to have the lips of Angelina Jolie, the face of Emma Watson and the legs of Blake Lively. With highly skilled specialist and top-notch technology, the culture of plastic surgery is booming all over the world. A little bit of tweaking on the nose, some restructuring on the jaw and a slice under the eye, anyone can have a baby doll face with doe eyes.

During the weekend I had the opportunity to get up, close and personal with the CEO of one of the best plastic surgery clinics in Koreal, Cinderella Plastic Surgery and Dental Clinic.

Yes, not only they do plastic surgery but they're also dental clinic. Their services include the latest Invisalign 'braces' and also One Day Cavity Clinic where they treat cavities using high-tech CEREC system to reduce the treatment time. I like!!!! only cuz I get to avoid scaling XD;;

CINDERELLA Plastic Surgery & Dental Clinic is a professional medical group which specializes in 3D Star PlastyTM. As an official plastic surgery clinic for a chamber of KBS TV star and MBC TV star, Miss World University, Korea Actor/Actress Union, Seoul Art Technical College and MTM Actor/Vocal Academy, CINDERELLA’s has been the leading plastic surgery for Korean celebrities to come and give high praise. And also newspapers such as Sports Seoul, Joong Daily, Donga Daily Newspaper and Korea Telecom awarded CINDERELLA’s as the best plastic surgery. In 2011, they've also received grand prizes in both fields of best medical group and social contribution.

As mentioned earlier, I had the opportunity to meed Dr. Julian along with a few other girls for a private interview session.

DAT FACE!!!! Dr Julian aka Jung Jong-Pil

Gosh he looks so young if I don't count the grey hair OAO;;; 

Public perception towards cosmetic surgery has been very positive and could get better which is why CINDERELLA is looking to have a partnership to establish a branch here in Malaysia :D Cosmetic surgery is now seen as a worthwhile investment rather than a sign of vanity. To many Korean women, cosmetic surgery is seen not only seen as self care but serves as a sign of status in the Korean society where first impressions are everything. 

Plastic Surgery is almost seen as a natural thing to do in Korea. Roughly 7 out of 10 women in Korea in their 20's to 30's have done plastic surgery. Most popular would be surgery to make the eyes rounder and nose sharper. CINDERELLA provides 24/7 care to each patient after surgery. There would be 24 hours round the clock supervision for post op care. 

According to Dr. Julian, most of their surgeries are pretty painless O.O as they do a thorough examination of the patient before going for plastic surgery. Recovery rate is also much faster to what I recalled reading a few years ago. Now a surgery for bigger eyes only takes about a week to recover whereas a whole face reconstruction only takes 2-4 weeks for recovery o.o. 

Some goodies from CINDERELLA :D including skincare products <3 The snail cream sample packet looks so cute~ I tak sanggup to tear it!!! ;_;

A photo of the girls together with Dr Julian :D

Psssst... he admitted he injects botox into his face :D No wonder he looks so young~ Looking forward to see a CINDERELLA clinic here soon. I've browsed through the website and the facilities look awesome! Though I'm still cringing at the thought of doing plastic surgery myself, I'm looking to get rid of the deep smile/frown lines on my face in the future x_X

CINDERELLA Plastic Surgery and Dental Clinic is only available in Korea but you can browse through their global site just to check out the services and facilities they provide :D Again, thank you to Tammy from Plusizekitten.com and Chyi Ming from Beauty Expo for providing me this opportunity!

Website: CINDERELLA Plastic Surgery and Dental Clinic

Malaysia Hair Makeup Nail Competition 2012

The Malaysia Hair Makeup Nail Competition 2012 is organized by the APHCA Malaysia, Interexpo (M) Sdn Bhd, Malaysian Practitioner Association of Cosmetology, and in affiliation with APHCA Hair & Makeup International Competition. The competition is established to support the development of future creative stylists, makeup artist and nail technicians.

This year, the competition was held at the Beauty Expo on 29th Sept 2012 for the Junior/Student category of Retro Hair Makeup Nail category. In this category, contestants will have to showcase their skill by creating a true retro look on a female model. The look will have to be based on 1920's to 1960's theme.

Here's some of the photos taken from the event. Some of them I've done compilations since there are a few shots. Sorry it's a very bad looking collage ;_; all were done by paint *sigh* Sucks when you have a slow netbook and no photoshop ><

Contestant 1 Loving the jewels on her train~

Contestant 2

Contestant 5

Contestant 8, looking like the gijinka version of Minnie Mouse XD

Contestant 13. Loved how she walked down the runway and go 'SEE MAH BLING!'

Contestant 14. She radiates with the villain aura :D 

Contestant 17. I find her the cutest XD

The judges for this competition consist of well respected locals and international industry leaders who judged based on technique, creativity, individuality of style, execution and presentation of each concept. Winners for the competition took home cash prizes and sponsored hampers.

Congrats to the winners!

Beauty Expo 2012

Now in its 12 year and going from strength to strength with outstanding participation from experts of the industry, the Beauty12 Expo was held from 28th Sept to 1st October in Kuala Lumpur. Founded in 2001, Beauty Expo was the first professional beauty trade exhibition to be held in Malaysia. Covering a top-notch selection of beauty, business, education, trends and industrial competitions over the pas 11 years, this exhibition has transcended to the most important networking platform for leaders from Beauty, Hair and Nail Industry in the Southeast Asia. Beauty12 Expo Covers 10,000 square metres of space, representing 500 exhibits from 23 countries.

Every year the expo brings in exhibitors from the entire spectrum from the beauty industry. This year, the exhibit zones are divided into 5 areas namely:

1. Beauty Salon Spa & Wellness
2. Hair Products & Equipment
3. Nail Products & Tools
4. Packaging, Contract Manufacturing & Private Labeling
5. Makeup & Education.

The exhibition was opened to public on a weekday with an entry fee of RM15. Believe me girls, this is one of the most worth exhibitions to go to stock up on your beauty items. I normally go to these expo's to stock up on makeup, brushes and also masks :D. Even makeup cases are cheap hehehe, I got my makeup box from the expo a few years back for about RM60 *_*V. Not only that, the expo is a good chance for you to go and see what's new in the market, keep yourself updated with the latest trends :D

The expo features a variety of seminars and competitions covering all beauty aspects. I was there to cover the Kimarie Hairdressing & Academy of Makeup show. Many thanks to Tammy for that!

The show was part of the opening act for the Malaysia Hair Makeup Nail Competition.

I loved how this shot was taken with the projector showing the explosion behind lol

Next come the whites (gods I suddenly feel racist lol)

TADAA~!

Beautiful show put together! =) I really regret not having a better camera to snap better pictures x_X. The runway was quite far *sobs* The competition shall be posted in the next entry but just to share with you some photos I took of the expo.

Set of trimming scissors going for RM60! As much as I know cosplayers are a TaoBao addict but I think getting good quality salon grade scissors (plus skill I suppose) is good.  

Naturactor foundation only going for RM8! Holy that's cheap! But I've already gotten mine from Japan :D

Sol, a makeup brand from Korea. Really love their packaging! They've just launched their range of masks but sadly they're not available in Malaysia.

Interesting, color changing lipsticks depending on the blood circulation of the lip area

Booths from Singapore carrying makeup tools

EYELASHES! LOADS OF THEM HOMG!!!! >A< 

Beautifully displayed!!! Will be reviewing their lashes and eyeliner soon hehe :D

Cinderella's booth where I got the chance to meet the CEO, Dr Chung Jong-Pil,  more about that in the next 1-2 entries :D

Tons of booths selling masks and ampoules

Magicboo, a must visit booth for beauty supplies :D

My haul from the expo

Didn't buy much this time since the Eclat D'or masks were way beyond my budget! They test the mask on half of my face and I loved the result! >.<. Total in that picture itself is already RM138 *sobs*

Next up will be blogging about the Hair Makeup and Nail Competition and also Up, Close and Personal with Cinderella's CEO, Dr. Chung Jong-Pil! :D