Household review: Sutra Wellness & kitchen tissue paper

I always wanted to have green home (by means back to basic as we could be) I came across by this wellness multipurpose aromatherapy product name Sutra. I read it in one of my neighbour's blog and saw it in one my cousin's house.

I am drawn to know about the product as it claim 100% natural. Best enough for me... (Organic is too expensive). Questions have been raised to my cousin on the product effectiveness. She told me that it does helps avoiding the unwanted guest especially the ants and give a nice smells. She bought with a lemongrass sense. I'm not quite like it though as it reminds me of a harsh sharp smell from the infamous "serai wangi" multipurpose liquid. However the smell of lemongrass sutra is in the low key very mild.

Since my neighbour is one of the agent, I would like to give it a try. I was hopping they bring vanilla tone unfortunately they don't have it. I settled with sweet lavender to be safe. However when group of neighbours discussing it in the whatsapp and place their order, pandan sense was highly requested. 

neighbour

I personnally message Ilyani (the agent/) which one she preferred. She suggested Pandan. I bought both sense. A day before yesterday I went and pick them up and immediately try it sweet lavender on a small section of my mirrored dining table. They claim it safe to use on mirror cleaner. 

My husband notice that the table more shinier. It does not leave any sticky surface but does leave a sweet smells. Just like I like it so. Yesterday after dinner I applied generously on the granite kitchen counter and works wonder in giving me the shine plus a lovely smells of bunga rampai. Yes! I fall in love with Pandan. 

I always very careful with granite as it bit porous. Thus my homemade cleaner (which with vinegar in it) is not a choice. I only clean them with micro mini dollop of dishwashing liquid just because I'm afraid the lemon extract in the dishwashing liquid will make the top damage. 

As of now it is the right choice for me plus for those boycott ( I'm still boycotting) this is definitely a substitute for that ambi pur (I stop using it). 

And for housewives out there, I found a substitute for a quality Scott's kitchen towel/tissue paper (boycott) which is First Choice. Do not buy the cheap Giant brand because the quality is like toilet paper. Seriously. Every time I use giant's I have to do twice or triple job just to cleans the residue of the tissue fibers. Bought them because cheap. This is one cheap product that is not value to the money.

So this is my humble review. 

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Our Heaven On Earth: Currated Home

When we (mean I) decided to have a currated home, I knew the whole house progress will be slow... A terribly slow. People currated good furniture with value. Any decorative items they collected should be a statement and cost a fortune.

My understanding of currated is to ensure what ever we bought is something that value to our hearts. It does not mean it has to be expensive and neither as hoarders. When people start to like something they tends to bought more of it. When it currated it does not just mean rare but useful and definitely has a purpose. 

I try my best to become a curator of my own home instead of hoarder. Yepp, I am normal though I love pretty glasses and crystal and have collection of that. But I ensure whatever I bought have a purpose. Currated life means less spending on unnecessary items thus equivalent to more saving. Still a beginner for having a currated life.

Just my two cents though....

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Home & Deco Inspiration: SueSukaSusun.blogspot.com

Everyday I will check out my blog to see the latest update from my favorite blogger. SueSukaSusun is my daily input. New post or silent I will check her out. I am a stalker you know hahahah.... No lah and from her blog I will hopping to other sites she link on the sidebar.

I love how she tell her diy stories. Very humble. She well organized person by looking and reading of her house progress and newly added project. She like non stop new things and idea. We been living in our house nearly two years and yet you will find the frames still on the floor, empty walls and no wardrobe. 

I bet I more on searching ideas and collecting dreams and not even trying to make things happen.

Apart from reading blogs (mainly about decor and organizing) I will ensure that get up to date on Houzz.com newsletter. 

Therefore this is one newsletter about a room that is suitable for couch potatoes based on series they love to watch. I came across to photo below.

Straight! I remember SueSukaSusun.blogspot.com did almost similar TV area. How cool! She is definitely a go getter. I wish I have that courage to finish up a project. And stop piling up and decrease my iPad memory from downloading so call idea that I got over the Internet and keep on dreaming on making it happen. 

She place a frame and a wall paper to make a focal point. About the same kan with the one in houzz.com...

To you sister good luck and thank you for the ideas and sharing.

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Beauty Product Review: Kaylena Beaute (New packaging)

I think they heard my concerns on the packaging as you can read in my previous post. I would say I am one happy customer. If a return customer (twice previously) I will be considered as a loyal one as this will be my third purchase.

I am very much happy when the are having new packaging. They are not only consider on the spill complaints but they even increase the cubic measurement of their night cream (15g to 50g) and their treatment moisturizer in a pump (15g to 50g too) which make us easy to control the amount exactly a pea size. 

Apart from that I believe they improvised the ingredients as I can smells new fragrance (green apple scented) in most of their product. The treatment moisturizer and the night cream have a different texture.

The previous treatment moisturizer is a satin smooth cream but this new improvised formula they have this soft brittle cream which some how feel like scrub but dissolve once you apply it on your face.

As for the night cream it has this gel look a like and a gooey texture but once apply you can definitely feel it lock the moisture. The new formula, they are more like frost cream and somehow they still manage to lock the moisture in. 

I am okay with both previous and the new. But for value reason I preferred the latest one. If the 15g I can use it for 2 months (I still have some balance of the previous bottles and jars) imagine the new one. I might calling up the agents in another 4 months perhaps. 

Anyhow I haven't tried the cleanser and the day cream yet (as I mentioned I still have some balance) I shall update it later.

And I do received queries  and compliments on how my skin looks like now. So up to you readers. As for me I will continue using them and have some thoughts of being their agents.... Hehe

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Our Heaven On Earth: Dry Kitchen Planning

Every time we come back home, my house still have that new house smell. Smell of paint & cement. I believe if you read my post about the painted grill post  you will understand how is my so called wet kitchen looks like. Looking back on the the initial plan by the developer I think they plan this area as a laundry area. That is why they planned it with open grill style.

I like open spaces, but it is definitely not practical if you living in terrace link house. So there goes the louvers and frosted contact paper on the installed window.

Our wet kitchen was built by Everskilldesign. I am definitely a comeback customer. We are planning for the dry kitchen area. Most of the neighbours smashed the wall down just to make the kitchen look larger. I prefer the other way. As my love of open spaces I still want my wet kitchen well hidden from the main area. It is so uncomfortable if guest can peek on how messy you will be in the kitchen (saya x cekap, I took longer time than others when it comes to prepare, cook and cleaning) 

One thing so important for us when we first enter the house and as advice to new homeowner, please put water filter as main priority and must put in your renovation and furniture cost. We bought ours from COWAY. We chose the standing water filter as we lack of kitchen counter and currently located at our so call dry kitchen.

Thus due to this we do have a few conflicts right now on where should we place it. We do have insufficient storage, therefore this is first layout. To have a tall unit next to fridge and the water filter/dispenser next to the door (please assume the heater is water filter/dispenser and half of it height)

Pros;

1. The switches are right where the electronic appliances belong (a plug at the back of fridge and a plug at the back of the water filter)

2. More storage with the tall unit. Can hide many of the small kitchen appliances (juicer toaster and such)

3. There is drainage hole and water pipe at the back of the water filter for water output.

Cons;

1. Shorter counter against the window make it look cramp

2. The water filter can be seen from the main area.

3. A relocation of water filter need to be done by COWAY technician (F.O.C)

Second plan is to forget about the tall unit and let the water filter at the place where it should be.

Pros;

1. No relocation needed.

2. Longer counter area against the window. Suitable for breakfast table.

Cons;

1. Counter and cabinet need to be drill and make a hole for the water inlet and water outlet (yes currently it looks like the blue and orange water pipe from the tap).

2. There is only a plug. Require new plug or additional plug (need to check with technician whether can use the extension plug or otherwise)

I require your comments and idea on this matter which suit best.

Other than wild dream of having white Carrera marble as the counter top (which definitely not going to happen) against the white cabinetry with gold handles. I will come back on my imagination to have a see through glass wall cabinet, frosted wall cabinet or just plain white for upper and lower cabinet.

Long way to go guys because saving will only taken place starting next month.

Wish and pray for all whites kitchen approved by my husband.

P/s: black counter top do keep the spills invisible but watermark and dust can easily be the eye sore. 

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Throwback: Engagement dress on a budget (Baju Tunang Simple dan Murah)

It's the season again... My weeks filled with anything related to people take another step on their relationship. I was not a favor of wedding before not until after my marriage, I'm kind of love weddings. Because I know how happy for being a bride.  I'm happy to listen to their story of preparation. How creative once a tomboy and those who always said they have "tangan kejung" and not creative I.e; myself.

Throwback on my preparation for my majlis pertunangan. It was a simple engagement day. A freshly grads with a minimum salary how could I afford to have a grand one. To be the first who engaged among the three siblings (langkah bendul), my mom got way too excited and tends to park a cost for things related to engagement. The hantarans decoration.Therefore I have to divert a small budget indeed a very small budget for my baju tunang. I wanted a simple baju tunang dan murah. Thus the best things is to revamp an existing dress.

I sew beads and fake pearls on my mom baju kurung with 80s cutting (yes that vintage!) just to enhance it but not overpower the dress my mom got from her late mother in law. It's just a normal nylon mixed chiffon old timer kinda fabric.

The cream colour suited well with the theme. This dress actually happened to be the star. Still a star. Always got the compliment from my cousins. Apart how gorgeous the rest of my cousins' dress. They always come back and compliment my engagement dress. Not because of the dress is nice and sweet (they still are!) but because of how sentimental it become.

P/s: will took a proper photo later.

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Beauty Product Review: Kaylena Beaute by KFLN

I was interested to use this product since last year when Leuniey still carrying the baby inside her tummy. The reason is because she using it during her pregnancy so this convinced me that the product is relatively safe.

I am somehow can be a somebody who is sometime so particular about beauty product. My aim to be using all organics and paraben free, Laureth free and mercury free products. Aiming too high with a hole in pocket, I cannot even afford to use one accept if I doing it homemade in the kitchen or back to use something almost similar or close to organics products.

On my first few weeks of using this product (at that time they still using a soap as facial cleanser and with different name too) I do feel a bit of changes on my face skin. Better. Glowing. But I came across from blog hopping a review of mercury products in Malaysia on how a product the reader's used make her skin worst. 

The blogger did not mention any KFLN products anyway but she does put a collage of trending beauty products at that moment in Malaysia which also include the ads of KFLN.

Without thinking much I stopped using it and at the same time I get a joyful news that I am pregnant. 

Things come at the right time. Though the product is safe to use 'claimed by Leuniey herself' I rather take precaution because we have been waited for the child for years.

I wanted to throw them away but somehow I reluctant as this product is approved by Ministry of Health Malaysia thus I hands it down to my friend.

Unfortunately we lost the baby on the first trimester going to 2nd. So it takes months for me to come back up after looking at my own dreadful reflection in the mirrors. During the pregnancy I have pretty glowing facial skin but with very bad back acne. When the baby gone things was not so great on my face. As the back pimples come to subside my face took place for being dark and dull and some unwanted pimples and rashes. 

After a long research of beauty products that I should use I think I rather give it another try for Kaylena Beaute by KFLN. This time around I did not buy them directly from the HQ but from Farah a Kaylena stokist in Cheras. A very good person to dealing with.

So I received the package. New package with the solution cleanser instead of soap and with toner (last time I bought it did not come with toner) treatment moisturizer, SPF 20+ day cream and night cream.

I would say it does good to my facial skin (I did not expect an immediate effects anyway). The glowing face and simple application does help save my time and bucks( I do not have to buy foundation and loose powder)

But I need to brought something for the management to notice. It's undeniable the packaging of Kaylena Beaute so sweet with pink and silver font written on the box but somehow the packaging of individual items is so flimsy. The small packaging only take a few space in your handbag and very light but because of easy fallen cap of the cleanser and toner make them easy to pump out by itself and the creams always have some spill around it body. Though the cap of creams is well tighten but there are some sneaky residue left on the outside of the container.

I need to bring this matter up as for improvisation. I'm happy with the product itself but not at the product container flimsinest. (I not going to get the matter of the relativity of the products cubic meter over the price though...) as I trust on the ingredients and the expiry of the products is 6months it does show the rack life is short so if it fill in bigger container some wastage might happen. Good things always happen in a short time right. 

Again IMO this is a good product as it do wonder to myself but somehow the products container is still am mehhh for me. 

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