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I like to make changes to my hairstyle every now and then.

It's amazing how a change in hairstyle can make you feel completely brand new and refreshed. 

I'm not the kind of girl who is adamant about keeping my hair nice and long,
I prefer experimenting with different lengths/colours/styles from time to time to keep things interesting.

Since I've been keeping my tresses long for the past half year,

I decided to get them trimmed during my recent visit to COVO.

Also, managed a small victory by persuading Yoshi (my stylist) to let me have bleached highlights!

And I am really liking how this length turned out.
The last time I went this short was probably close to almost a year ago.
Could do with a shorter crop but I'll leave that to the next visit...
Which probably will not be too far away given that Yoshi also promised me that he'll be giving me larger and lighter chunks of highlights.

Also want to add on that a fresh new hairstyle also makes my #ootd life much easier.

Looking forward to the next time I step into COVO!

COVO
43 Keong Saik Road
Tel 6221 4585

Grooming.

Finally paid visits to my hair and nail sponsors this month. 

Have not been doing so for the past few months because I got too caught up in work.

Started preparing for the shifting of office since March,

finally shifted in May,

settled down in June,

and now it's halfway through July.

Work load has also doubled this year.

But we have not increased our head count at the office.

So that makes us twice as busy.

It's all good though.

Being busy.

Just that I totally neglected my personal grooming and had to live with my ugly bare nails and unkempt hair for the past few months.

I now see why some girls spend so much (both time and money) on grooming every month.

It really makes a huge difference!

I feel so much happier when I have nice nails and hair.
It also increases my confidence when I have to attend events and meet new people.
It is also much easier to take OOTDs with my new hair!

Here's making a mental note to visit my sponsors on a regular basis!!
(Read on because I have awesome promotions to share!)

EWW.
Look at my hair.
Just how flat and shapeless can it get???

Long fringe really does not suit me because my face shape is naturally oval,
and it does not frame my face well.
So I told my stylist at COVO to snip it off and give me a short(er) side swept fringe which is easy for me to maintain.

My hair was not layered previously so I told Yoshi (my stylist) to give it some layers this time round.


So pleased with how the haircut turned out!
Immediately took selfies in my new hair and sent them to Thom.
Hahaha.

Also got treatment done because Yoshi told me that my hair was too dry.
As usual,
the treatment was so extremely relaxing and calming that it almost lured me to sleep.
Also love that the hair stylists at COVO are always gentle with handling my hair during washes,
unlike some other salons that I have been to previously.
Maybe it's a Japanese thing?
Hahaha.








Outfit:
Top from F21,
Havana Skorts in Sunshine upcoming on TTR,
heels from Jeffrey Campbell,
bag from C&K

Was looking forward to take my OOTD today because I look so much fresher in my new hair cut!
:)





The good news is,
COVO hair salon is running a promotion for new customers!
You get 20% off all hair services (except products) when you visit COVO from now till end September 2014.
How awesome is that!

If you're looking to get a good haircut,
I highly recommend that you give COVO a visit.
They also have really great service.
I went half an hour early for my appointment this time due to miscommunication,
yet they still attended to me in the quickest time possible.

COVO hair salon
43 Keong Saik Road
S089147
Tel: 6221 4585

Huge thanks to COVO and their wonderful stylists for always taking good care of my tresses!
So grateful!

And a shoutout for my lovely nails sponsor Milly's.
Aren't my fruity nails just the cutest?
Had them on for a week now and they still look as perfect!

They have a special promotion for you, gelish manicure for $20 only!

If you're looking to do nail design,
you can quote my nail for 10% discount.

Milly's Far East Plaza
#03-141 and #03-131
Tel: 6737 6723

Milly's Bugis Street
Bugis Village Extension Level 2 @ Bom Bom street,
DESL No. 3, 4, 5
Tel: 63384137

Besides nails, they also do hair and lash extensions!
Best to call and book an appointment before heading down,
but they do take walk-in customers depending on their availability as well.


That's all from me for now!
Getting a few requests to do up my Korean haul post so I will work on that very soon!
:)

RAVEN

Polka Dot Bralet from Topshop, Polka Dot Tutu Skirt upcoming on SEP, shoes from Aldo, bag upcoming on TTR

Wore this outfit for the movie premiere of Divergent last week.
So obsessed with the movie that I got myself the entire book series too!
Completely ucked into the world of factions and divergents now.
Hahaha.
Have already completed the first 2 books,
going to start on the third book tonight!


Anyhow,
I recently visited COVO to give my hair a revamp!
Haven't had time to visit ever since before CNY and my hair was in dire need of a change in colour and a trim.

Didn't want to stick to the previous style and colour...
So I told my hair stylist to give it a good few inches trim + go darker on the colour!

I love light coloured hair but sometimes they can be a real pain.
Especially when the black roots grow out.

My hair looks almost black now and so far this is the darkest I've seen my hair.
My natural hair colour is quite brown and not even as dark as this.

But I must say,
I'm liking the change.
Realize how dark hair makes me look so much fairer!
:)
This shorter length is much easier to maintain too,
especially when I'm rushing out of the house in the mornings.

I always trust my stylists at COVO to do a good job with my locks.
Make your appointment with them today!

COVO hair salon
43 Keong Saik Road
Tel 62214585

READY FOR CNY.

Finally done with the mad CNY rush at the office.

Really thankful for all the support during this festive period!

:)

I must say that my girls really did well for the past 2 weeks with the increase in mailing and self collection.

There were some inevitable slip ups but on the whole I'm really proud of how smooth things went!


Getting ready for CNY part I,
having TTR reunion steamboat!

The first of many reunion meals to come.

My family at work

Each year,
I always feel thankful for having such a wonderful (and growing) team of girls who helps me so much at work,
who always puts in their best without having me to ensure so.


Getting ready for CNY part II,
pretty outfits!

I'm pretty lucky that I don't have to spend time shopping around for CNY outfits.
All my CNY outfits will definitely be from TTR.
Proud to be wearing my very own label!
;)








We Heart Bustier Romper in Black from TTR










Wrap Party Skorts in White from TTR










L'amore Crochet Top in White from TTR










Wrap Party Skorts in Tartan Red from TTR

If you've managed to snag a piece of these from our launches,
yay for you!
:)
I hope you like them because we've definitely put in lots of hard work in churning these pieces and collections out in time for CNY.


Getting ready for CNY part III,
new hair colour and lash extensions by COVO salon!







Got myself a (much) brighter hair colour for CNY,
and retouched my lash extensions so that I can have pretty eyes for this festive period!

If you have not gotten your hair/lash extensions done,
it's time to start panicking.
LOL.

Call COVO to book your appointments now!
If you're lucky,
they might just still have slots left for your last minute CNY dash.
Heh.

COVO hair salon
43 Keong Saik Rd
Singapore 089147
Tel: 6221 4585

Here's a special promotion just for you, just quote my name <JOYCE> to enjoy the discount!
*Eyelash extension unlimited usual price $150
SPECIAL PRICE $90

*Valid till end Feb 2014
*Only for first time customers

Here're some tips if you're heading down to get your lashes done:






HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR TO ALL!!!
I'm really over the moon that we're done with work and I can now start to enjoy CNY.

It's my favourite holiday out of the entire year because of all the good food,
awesome goodies and the very fact that I get to spend lots of time with my loved ones.

Christmas Love.

I just wanted to start my blog post by saying that I had a good week.

Not a super great everything-went-smoothly kind of week,

but it ended on a really sweet note when I came home on Friday and received all the love that my sponsors sent over.
♥

A super huge thank you to the very sweet people from Browhaus (Jeane and Eugenia),
Benefit (Mei Ting), Hairstylers Asia (Lin),
and Brands Innershine!

It definitely put a huge smile on my face when I came home to these goodies.


Items I got inside my goodie bag when I attended the new outlet opening of Browhaus and Strip at Westgate!
(Will be blogging about it in due course!)
The chimpanzee is way too cute, hehe.


The very awesome smelling shower gel which was specially customized and personalized for me by Jeane and Eugenia!
Thank you girls!
This is a really nice gift and I love it.


Absolutely adore this funky printed zip pouch that was inside the package too!


Already blogged about the contents of this pretty gift set from Benefit in my last post!
:)




This pretty in pink Mason Pearson hairbrush which Lin sent over is really awesome.
Really, really awesome.
So awesome that I will be sharing this on my blog soon in case you're wondering how this is different from the normal hairbrush.




Babyliss Curl Secret - new toy for my hair!
Saw this on Youtube before and I was really amazed at how it works.
So happy when Lin told me she was sending me a set!
:)))








And lastly, the goodie bag which the kind people at Brands InnerShine sent over.
I was excited to find out that it consists of their newest product,
the Marine Collagen Essence Strips!

I love collagen and I drink bottles of them on a weekly basis if I remember to.
Thought that it was pretty cool for collagen to come in jelly form!

Between my mum, sisters and I,
we already finished the entire box after I finished taking the photos.
They taste really good (even better than collagen in bottled form) and are super addictive to chew on!
Each strip has about 1000mg of collagen and I think it makes a really wonderful snack.

I'm also really impressed by the effort that they took to source for items which come in the similar pretty purple tones to put into the goodie bag!
;)


I'm truly feeling blessed to have received so much love given that I haven't been blogging "seriously" as a contracted blogger for very long so far.
So thankful to have all these brands/my sponsors for placing their faith in me,
trusting that I will do a good job in sharing about their products on my blog.
And of course, the biggest thanks goes to my management company Nuffnang,
for without which I will not have this much opportunities to work with so many wonderful and well known brands and companies.
♥


Anyway,
here's sharing my outfits for this week!
I haven't been taking outfit photos at anywhere else other than the void deck,
because it's been raining like mad on most days and I just don't have time to head out to nice places.








Outfit of the day:
Slouchy Knit Cardigan and X Factor Spag Top from TTR,
Groovy Corduroy Shorts upcoming on TTR,
bag sponsored by Sandy Trove,
heels from Topshop

Kept all 3 colours of this pair of Topshop inspired shorts.
LOVE LOVE LOVE THEM!
The texture of the shorts definitely adds an interesting but subtle touch to any outfit.
And I just have a inexplicable weakness for shorts which comes in a cutting like this.
So basic and easy to pair with any top.

Laine Bag in Black is kindly sponsored by Sandy Trove.
I'll be sharing more about them in my next few posts and you can expect discounts!!
;)






I also spent a couple of hours this week at one of my favourite places - Covo Salon!
I always feel extremely welcomed and I love getting my hair pampered.
Their treatments are seriously the best.
Not kidding!

I also got a retouch on my eyelash extensions (blogged about it previously HERE).
I thought that the ones I did the first time round wasn't obvious enough on me because I have a habit of drawing eyeliner.
With the liner on,
the C curl lashes I picked tend to not show up that well.

So Jeanne (the therapist) suggested that I go for the CC curl this time round!
:)
I'm really loving my eyelashes a whole lot this time after the retouch!
They are much curlier and are still noticeable after I draw my eyeliner.
Although now that my eyelashes are so prominent and pretty,
I tend to skip the eyeliner altogether on most days.

You can go to my Dayre and take a look,
I've recently posted pictures of me just out of bed with zero makeup on.
My eyes still look just as good as in these photos even though I just woke up.
www.dayre.me/joycesayshello


For my hair,
I chose to do the Super Treatment (as I always do when I visit Covo, it's really fantastic!) and a subtle perm at the ends so that it would curl inward naturally.
I love the effect which using the Babyliss Big Hair 42mm gave me (read here) and so I asked my hairstylist whether they could give me the same curls because I wanted something more permanent.

And it turned out exactly the way I wanted it.
Some of you have asked me whether the curls will stay even after washing your hair and all.
And yes it does.
It works just like your normal digital perm,
they will stay the same if you blow dry your hair properly after washing!
:)

COVO eyelash extension promotion: 
 *20% off for 1st time customers (applies to both eyelash extension & hair service) 
 *Color extension fee waived (usually additional $20 but they waive this $20 for my blog readers) 
 *My blog reader/1st time customer can use both service together (1st timer 20% off & waive $20 for color extension) 
 *Please quote my name to enjoy this promotion! 
 *Promotion valid till end of December 2013

Covo Salon
43 Keong Saik Road
Singapore 089147
Tel: 6221 4585

Book your appointments now to get pretty hair and lashes in time for the festive celebrations!
:)













Outfit of the day:
Season of Love Romper upcoming on TTR,
bag and heels as above

It's always a matter of romper > dress for me,
so it was a no brainer that we should manufacture a romper which looks like a dress for Christmas!
Our rompers are usually on the more casual side,
but this year end we decided to make them a tad dressier and more suitable for those fancy parties you're gonna be attending.

I really wanted to keep this in all colours but I'm running out of space to stash in my wardrobe.
So after much deliberation,
I kept this in Wine and Navy!
Was a really touch choice between Tiffany Mint and Navy,
but Navy won eventually because I already have many items in mint colour.
Hahaha.










Outfit of the day:
Manhattan Skater Dress upcoming on TTR,
Soda Box Bag from TTR,
loafer wedges from Charles and Keith

You know,
this was initially one of those dresses which I dismiss as "not my type" when the sample first came.
But that thought faded into non existence when I first tried it on.
The cutting is JUST. SO. GOOD.
It fits to a T and is extremely comfortable.
In fact, I think I will be wearing this over and over again.
Especially on days when I peep into my wardrobe and have a frigging mental block on which outfit to pick.

Hehe, and now I really want to keep this in another colour as well.
I have till 8PM tomorrow to decide!


Our launch tomorrow is super awesome if I can say so myself!
Pop by and grab a few pieces!
They are definitely timeless essentials which you cannot do without in your wardrobe.
;)


Talk to you again soon!