I dont know why we have to call it an “Advertorial” or disclaim it in the beginning see, since, yknow, we’ve actually tried the service and I think it’s WORTH writing about the experience. Good things should be shared you know. Maybe we should call it an “Experitorial” or something along those lines.
Make sure you read through the entire post for the answers on YOUR CHANCE to win FREE nail/hair/eyelash extensions!
Advertorial
When I first received the invitation from Milly herself, I’d be lying if I said I wasnt thrilled. Advertorial!!!!!11!!1!1! Yet at the same time, I knew I had to be prudent. Who knew what or who would be at the other end of the bargain!
But I called anyway, and was pleasantly greeted by a cheerful voice which I would soon come to associate with Milly herself. (So cute right her name) I identified myself before proceeding to make arrangements over the phone for me to go down to her newly opened shop in Far East Plaza.
I went down alone on Thursday. And again, I DIDNT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT. Should I have prepared a proposal of sorts? Or you know, maybe brought someone along whom I could rely on to get me out of trouble if things got sticky. What if they cornered me and mangled me to bits?!!
I walk along the corridors of Far East Plaza looking for #02-83 (which wasnt hard to find actually) and find myself at the shop front.
It is PINK! And very easily identifiable.
I step into the shop and see MORE PINK STUFF. Bwahahaha.
A pink string curtain and several pink fluffy items like a pink heart mirror and pink books are littered all over the place! Who doesnt like hearts. I like hearts! *draws squiggly pink hearts all over*
Im not a very pink person but still, the colour never fails to appeal to my girly side and win me over.
Okay. Actually I didnt really see those items when I first stepped into the shop. In actual fact, when I first entered the shop, three heads looked up and peered at me curiously. At that instant, I felt my non existent balls shrink.
“Milly? Im Valerie.” I ask cautiously, hoping at the same time Im at the right place.
“Valerie? OH HELLOOO!” comes the reply.
Milly immediately ushers me inside to a small white corner table and says, “What design would you like? You can just choose whichever.”
She hands me the two fluffy books with white hearts I spy sitting on a low white bench against the wall.
“If you want, you can also choose the nail art. The lace designs hanging on the wall also can!”
WAH. Anything also can? I want everything then! MUHAHAHA. Typical Singaporean leh.
I flip through the books and find myself poring over each nail design, thinking which I would eventually decide on. (If only choosing a husband were this easy.) There were so many to choose from! And they were all so PRETTY.
*sings Im so pretty, oh so pretty*
See now why I wanted everything?
Each nail was carefully decorated with glitter, lace stickers, bling, flower motifs, hearts and leeeetle tiny beads! WAH. Furthermore, they came in all sorts of colours! Pink, purple, black, white, red! Ahhhh.. HOW HOW? I didnt know which one to pick. HELP, I thought, I might be here the whole day just DECIDING which nail design to put on my nails.
However, after some reassurance and help from Milly, I finally decided.
I was informed that the designed I picked would be put onto a set of fake nails which would then be mounted onto my real nails. These were not acrylic nails and were comparatively better than having acrylic nails. It’s a little like buying the nails that come in a set, just that these nails fit you better and of course are fully customisable! You can choose whatever base colour you want, and if you like two designs, you might even request for a combination of them both! Nails you can truly call YOUR OWN.
Soon the process of getting my nails done starts!
SO EXCITING!
Here are the things you need to bling your nails up!
Plastic nails. Mounters.
THIS NEXT ONE IS VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE!
Or nail expert if you like.
He (YES! It’s a HE! How often do you get a male nail artist?) will now orchestrate the “Music of my Nails”, arranged and composed with due care.
The secret I’ve realised, is to buff/file the nails such that it fits right onto your nail bed! It’s just like wearing fitting clothings you see. You dont walk around very often with clothes that are too small or that are 10 sizes too big and thus hang off your frame now do you? But I guess the tricky part is having to know WHEN to stop buffing, and that’s why I’d rather trust an expert to get the nails all nicely shaped.
=)
Anyway, during this time I got to disturb Rahman as he was doing the nails chit-chat with Rahman aka Nail Maestro and found out that he’s one talented guy!
Q: Is nails your specialty?
A: Actually, hair is my specialty. I used to be a makeup artist and I’d do both hair and makeup. Of course, nails was just part of the package.
Q: WOW! Makeup artist! So you can do all three then!
A: Nahhh. I do hair and nails. Milly’s the one who does all three – hair, nails and eyelash extensions.
How talented! I decide to take this opportunity to wrangle out some professional makeup artist tips from the expert himself. Hee hee.
Q: So what is the one thing, according to you, that you should never leave your house without?
A: Concealer. Especially under the eyes and around the corners of the mouth.
Q: What would you say is the one important thing that we so often get wrong?
A: I would have to say blusher. I realise that most girls actually apply their blusher wrongly. You should apply your blusher in a downwards 45 degree angle under your cheekbones. You really dont want to end up with two red patches of blush on your cheeks.
EH. Cool or what Milly’s. I can get my nails done AND get beauty/makeup advice.
Anyway, during this time, Milly tells me that she’ll do my eyelash extensions for me! I was apprehensive at first cause I’ve heard horror stories about how eyelashes fall off when you get extensions done, but when Milly tells me the technique she uses for her lashes, I’m relived! I did an eyelash extension once previously and that was horrid. I’m never going back there again. I went for a shoot and had the makeup artist tell me off. She said if you want to get extensions done, you SHOULD NEVER get those that CAP THE EXTENSIONS OVER YOUR REAL LASHES. Imagine a thimble being placed over a thumb. Those are bad for your lashes because they weigh your real lashes down and if you accidentally dislodge the extension, you run a higher risk of pulling your real lashes off! Ack! I dont want to have bald eyes!
What Milly does however, is use them individual lash bunches, and stick THEM DIRECTLY TO YOUR EYELID. This was the method that got the nod of approval from the makeup artist responsible for award winning makeup in a local film.
It’s very much like using falsies, because you stick the falsies to your eyelid too. It’s just that in this case, the glue she uses is a stronger glue. Korean glue to be precise. And well, it’s really just like having a semi-permanent falsie glued to your lids. There’s no discomfort in keeping the lashes there, although your eyelid does sting and feel a little itchy during the application stage. But once the glue dries, be prepared for big, bold lashes!
Milly leads me behind the pink string curtain where 2 comfy recliner chairs are positioned with Kittys.
And I take the time to cam-whore with the Kittys before Milly gets down to work.
Before eyelash extensions.
The entire process takes about 45 minutes to an hour and because you’re so comfortable in the recliner chair, you hardly realise that time has passed! Soon you open your eyes and “wake up” to……
HELLO LASHES!
When I say that Milly’s is a one stop shoppe for all your beauty needs, I really mean it. Because once Im done with the eyelash extensions, it’s time for me to get my nails pasted on! Rahman finished BOTH finger nail extensions AND nail extensions within that one hour! MY GOODNESS. Expert or what?! Who paints TWO sets of nails within an hour? WITH BLING SOMEMORE!
But because they applied a layer of GEL top coat, which you should get if you want your jewels to stay on your nails longer, I had to wait around for a bit for it to dry. In the meantime however, I decided to camwhore in front of the mirrors and test out my photography skills. There were so many pretty knick-knacks on the counters of Milly’s! And she even has a little corner filled with bling jewelry going at reasonable prices! All imported from Korea/Hong Kong.
I particularly like this one. Looks like DIOR!
Super like this picture.
Cam-whore with your new lashes.
Cam-whore in front of the fan so that your hair flies like a superstar.
And then get your nails pasted on.
Toes done at the same time.
Then take picture with the person responsible for your nails!
Remember I mentioned that Milly’s does hair extensions too? Guess how much they are going for?
ONE DOLLAR PER STRAND!
Where got anything in the middle of Orchard, especially Far East Plaza that would cost you ONE DOLLAR? Even Old Chang Kee doesnt cost one dollar anymore.
The hair extensions come in a variety of colours and comes both in straight and wavy. They are all made from real human hair and can be coloured/dyed/permed/rebonded just like your own hair!
A girl getting her hair extensions done.
After a short few hours, Im almost completely made over. My finger and toe nails are blinged up, my eyelash are full, thick and maxed out. And I walk out feeling like a million bucks.
But not before I camwhore (AGAIN!) with the pink string curtain ala Britney Spears on her Oops! I Did It Again album cover.
Before this post ends, come on, did you think I would really forget to include the most important person in this post? I’ve mentioned her name countless times in this entry but you’ve yet to put a face to a name. Naturally, I would only save the best for last.
Other than Rahman who did my nails, there’s Jasria who also does hair and nails.
Psssst! She did mum’s classic mani and pedi! Yes I brought mum back the next day to treat her to something nice! Other than your nail art, they have your usual mani and pedis to tidy up your nails and clear your cuticles.
And of course.
Milly herself!
Milly decided to set up her own shop specialising in these extensions because she herself was a heavy consumer prior to this. Every 4 months, she would get her hair extensions done. While on a regular 1 or 2 month basis, she would get her nails and eyelash extensions done. On many occasions she would make her way down to various beauty salons and palors to get her regular fix of little enhancements. Until one day she decided that it would be so convenient to integrate all three into one! One could pop in, get your nails measured, probably go for a lunch date and shop around before coming back to collect your nails. Viola! Glamourous nails in an instant! Or if you prefer, you could have gone ahead and done the eyelash extensions while waiting for your nails to be customised! It’s speedy, time-efficient and very importantly, clean.
Sounds all too good to be true? Well, now YOU have a chance to experience this for yourself! Milly has kindly agreed to sponsor 3 prizes for a contest!
Now that you have read the entire post (if you havent, better go back and read now!), it’s very simple to win! All you have to do is, send in your answers to the 3 questions below and be the first 3 people to get ALL three correct. Since there are three prizes, I will need each answer to come with a preference ranking of the different beauty treatments. Each winner will be entitled to ONLY ONE extension treatment.
And they will need to blog about their experience thereafter.
Please send in your answer in THIS format. All answers not in this format will be disqualified.
Answer format
Answer:
1.
2.
3.
Prize Preference:
Choice 1: Hair/nails/eyelash
Choice 2: Hair/nails/eyelash
Choice 3: Hair/nails/eyelash
Blog URL:
AND THE QUESTIONS ARE
Q1. Milly’s is located at Far East Plaza.
True/False
Q2. How much are the hair extensions at Milly’s?
Q3. The theme of Milly’s shop is
a. girly princessy
b. rock princess
c. ice queen
Send in your answers to daydweam [at] gmail [dot] com.
So what are you waiting for?! All answers to be in by 21st June 2359 hr.
Winners will be notified by email.
Have fun! And soon you will be pampered like this.
Milly’s is located at:
Far East Plaza
14 scotts road #03-129
Singapore 228213
Tel: 67376723
Bugis
Bugis Village Extension,
Level 2 @ Bom Bom street.
Tel: 63384137
Bugis
Bugis Street, Little Red Dot
Tel: 63384137
