Workshop - Effortless Beauty On The Inside Out

Did you know that Beauty comes from both what you eat and what you put on your face?

Come join us for a delicious lunch where our experts will give you essential tips on what foods to eat to boost your natural beauty as well as how latest scientific discoveries have unlocked youth in skincare.

The session will be interactive too! Two lucky attendees will be chosen to be our model for the live demonstrations of both our facial regime and one useful make up essential to say 'bye bye' to wrinkles and eye bags!

Price is $45 and includes 3-course meal at Equilibrium, Capitol Piazza.




Sign up today at: http://effortless-beauty.peatix.com

Speakers:
Chong Su Lee (Look Good Feel Great Always) is a wellness consultant who is a trained chemist but now helps people get fit and healthy through customised plans.

Natalie Turner (Energise Life)

Webinar - 5 Tips on how to slow down the signs of aging

Ever wondered why aging occurs and how it happens on a cellular level? Want to know how you can prolong the aging process through cutting edge technology in skincare?

Come join us in this webinar on Wed, 16 Mar at 8pm as we share with you the science behind aging and how you can slow it down so that you remain beautiful and younger, longer.

Register today at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/190339029921911044

Webinar - What's The Fuss Over Detox & Cleansing?

Are you curious to learn about the body's detoxification process? Find out how what we consume and how our lifestyles affect the way our bodies get rid of toxins. Also, learn about the recent popular detox and cleansing programmes to understand what really works and what doesn't.

Come and join us for this webinar on Wed, 23 Mar at 8pm to hear from our wellness coach, Chong Su Lee of Look Good Feel Great Always, to learn about how the body's natural detoxification process and how our modern lifestyles and food habits are affecting this. Register below! https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6801776114998311940

Celebrate Anti-Valentine's Day with us!

Do you cringe on THAT certain day especially when flowers cost 5 times its usual prices and couples are on the streets, shoving their status in your face?

You're not alone.

Join us for an evening of fun and games where we take the mickey out of Valentines' Day and do the world some good by donating our exes' stuff to charity. Give us your "Worst Date" story and the best one will win a prize!

Programme:
7.00pm     Registration starts
7.30pm    Networking dinner commences
8.00pm    Speed hating game
9.00pm    Cocktail Mixing Demonstration
10.00pm    Worst Date Contest Finals

Entrance fee starts from $40 and includes dinner plus 1 drink. Early Bird prices ends on 7 Feb! 

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5 Elements Eyebrow Beauty Talk by HAACH

Hello, I'm Bianche, a beauty correspondent for SWAG Guide and I recently graced HAACH's 5 Elements Eyebrow talk held on 20th January.

Master Lam presenting his talk

The 5 elements talk was indeed an interesting talk, conducted by Master Lam from Hong Kong.  It was a rare treat as this is only the second time that Master Lam is giving a talk in Singapore! Youthful, with boyish good looks and dressed fashionably, Master Lam insisted in only speaking in Cantonese to preserve the authenticity of his Hong Kong nationality.

A refreshing change from people who try to fit in by speaking another language, Master Lam brought to the fore his own culture and preserved the full integrity of his unique point of view by delivering the talk fluently and smoothly in his native language.

I've always liked people who are unabashed about their own identity and relish in being who they are, to preserve the integrity of their thoughts. What confidence!

Master Lam gave a very interesting talk about how our appearance can affect our destinies in the amount of confidence and internal self belief that we carry within ourselves. 

If we believe that we are presentable, have a great appearance, we may believe more in ourselves and believe that we have a greater locus of control where we can therefore, plan and dictate our life more effectively towards our deepest dreams. You will be more focused and decisive in carrying out your plans. 

Looking your best doesn't hurt, on the contrary, it may give you more belief in your self-power and self-efficacy, which will become a self-fulfilling prophecy.

As the oft-quoted line goes, ''when you look good, you feel good''; you will respect yourself more and take your goals more seriously and may even possess an inner peace and stillness, which can be the defining line between success and non-success. It definitely doesn't hurt to endeavour to look your best all the time. as it gives you that invaluable boost of power.

Master Lam's talk elaborated on how the arc and curvature of a brow can parallel the arc of a person's life.

Master Lam's drawing of how a brow resembles a human

Both have a starting point and the starting point should be a good one for both a brow and a person's life.

There is also a steadily ascending slope in our brows and we hope that this represents the smooth path that we will take while we move upwards during our journey in life.

Lastly, there is the ending of the brow which should end sharply and precisely. Its sharp tip resembles the tip of an arrow, which symbolizes the arrow that we shoot to aim at our goals in life. Every person should have a goal for him or herself to work towards to in life. We should direct all our energy to that goal precisely.

Master Lam also mentioned that eyebrows have a certain portion that represents one's 'conscience'. The fuller your brows below your arch, the more ideal. If you don't really have a full back part to your brows, according to Master Lam - such a person might exhibit flakey behaviour.

Master Lam using my arm to represent a brow

I'm impressed at his creativity and his study towards eyebrows. Master Lam even incorporates Psychology into his work, by telling his clients to visualise their dreams and goals while he designs their brows. It's no wonder he's a hit.

All in all, I believe that a chief takeaway from Master Lam's presentation was that how you feel and think about yourself will really affect how you behave and act in life. Even if it's just an aesthetic change, if it may strengthen your mind, it may bring you to new heights.

Belief in yourself is paramount to any success in life.

A very valuable and interesting paradigm to me.

Master Lam's expertise is in eyebrow embroidery and shaping; joining up with HAACH to bring you a special package of eyebrow embroidery together with facials as Master Lam believes that your skin needs to be nourished for your brows to look good too.

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Contest - Let Us Help You Fulfil Your New Year's Resolution

According to research, only 8% of those who make New Year's Resolutions are successful at achieving them. We know that it's difficult, so we at Pásshen would like to give you a helping hand.

Here's how you can stand the chance to win more than $200 worth of wellness coaching by Look Good Feel Great Always, a make over , financial planning or even a fitness regime all planned out for you! It all depends on WHAT your resolution is!

1. 'Like' our Facebook page or follow us on Twitter or Instagram
2. Share our contest post
3. Fill in this form to tell us what your resolution is and why you deserve to win

The most deserving and/or creative wins!

Contest runs from now till 7 Jan 2016. Winner(s) will be announced on 8 Jan 2016.

Terms & Conditions:
1. Multiple entries are not allowed.
2. Contest ends on 7 Jan 2016 at 2359hrs.
3. Pásshen reserves the right to amend or remove any terms and conditions without prior notification.
4. Decisions made by Pásshen are deemed to be final.
5. Prizes are non-transferable nor exchangeable.
6. By taking part in this contest, you are giving Pásshen permission to contact you.
7. By taking part in this contest, you are deemed to have read and are agreeable to all these terms and conditions.

Event - Beauty In The Face, Eyebrow Embroidery Workshop (9 & 10 Jan 2016)

HAACH has invited Master Lam Cheung, founder of Hong Kong Permanent Soft Stitch Make-up Artist Association, to Singapore for an exclusive workshop on your perfect eyebrows for your facial features as well as how it will affect even your luck and fortune!

Topics to be covered are:

• The Perfect Pair - importance of matching Brow trends and shape with your face type
• Learn how your brow shape could affect your luck and personality
• How your eyebrows can improve your looks and overall features
• Shaping the Perfect Brow - for your facial features, eye shape, age and career
• Understand the art of eyebrow embroidery - including picking the right colour and technique
• Live demonstration of eyebrow embroidery

Below is an example of Master Lam's work:

Event details
Dates: 9 & 10th January 2016 (choose 1 day)
Time: 2 - 5pm
Registration fee: $28

To register for FREE, all you have to do is purchase ANY trial treatment from HAACH as listed on Pásshen!

Master Lam at a previous workshop

About Master Lam
Founder of Hong Kong (H.K.) Permanent Soft Stitch Make-up Artist Association, Master Lam Cheung is renowned for his expertise and fortitude - constantly bringing innovation to the world of beauty and make-up. Since founding of HKPA in 1998, apart from conducting several eyebrow embroidery workshops in HK island-wide, Master Lam Cheung has brought the art of Permanent Soft Stitch Make-up to Germany, Korea, Thailand, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia and has ventured into the Chinese and European markets too.

Energised by HAACH and StralaYoga

Entrance to StralaYoga's studio

Beauty Week ended on a high with 2 days of the 2 things that Pásshen loves - skincare and fitness!

Alex from HAACH presenting on best pre and post workout routines

We were very thankful to have HAACH speak about best pre and post workout routines to our attendees on both Fri and Sat. Most of us knew about removing make up before we worked out but did you know that if you were going for a swim, you should slap on moisturiser? The chlorine in the pool will severely dry out your skin so it's best to apply a layer of moisturiser before heading into the water.

HAACH brought along their fancy equipment to test the moisture levels of the skin. Thus, one would be able to know whether you're applying the right amount of moisturiser or the right type of moisturiser for your skin type!

Alex from HAACH also introduced their latest and best seller, the Phytopeautic Facial which uses stem cells from a rare type of Swiss apples to help rejuvenate skin cells and diminishing wrinkles as well as age spots which therefore, enables one to look more youthful. Pásshen members are able to book this award winning facial at a bargain for only $50 (usual price is $288)! Click here to book your slot today.

Attendees queuing up to get their skin tested

After learning more about their skin, we went into the yoga session that evening with StralaYoga's ENERGIZE session. Those unfamiliar with Strala were treated to their style of yoga - relaxing with modern music playing in the background.

Su from Strala leading the Fri yoga session

ENERGIZE was really aptly named as all of us broke into a sweat during the hour! For Sat's session, Jo (Director of Strala Singapore) included more advanced poses like handstands to really push and challenge the participants.

Jo supporting one of the students into a handstand

After the yoga session, all the participants were relaxed but also feeling really full of energy and ready to continue for the rest of the day. For those interested to attend yoga at Strala, you'll be glad to know that Pásshen is offering each class at $22! No packages and you only need to book each class one week in advance. To book your class and to see Strala's schedule, visit this page.

Turning Into Kawaii Japanese Ladies

Kimono inspired clothing, bags and pouches by local designer Alice.K

Day 4 of our Beauty Week was all about cosmetics and transforming ourselves from ordinary ladies into kawaii (cute) Japanese dolls! The workshop was led by Mia Yeh of M.Y. Makeup Artist, a freelance makeup artist whose services are listed on Pásshen.

Mia started the workshop by asking the class to imagine that they're now in Japan, surrounded by cherry blossoms and whatever screams 'Japan' to us. Why was it important to imagine this? Similar to the mindfulness workshop, if the mind is thinking of it, the end result of our makeup will definitely be more Japanese than if we were not conscious about the 'goal'.

Once we imagined ourselves in Japan, Mia then went on to show several images of Japanese celebrities dressed in kimonos and pointed out that what makes Japanese makeup different is that it's clean, flawless, simple with emphasis on large round eyes. It's almost natural-like makeup, which is one of the hardest to achieve.

Mia applying customised foundation on a participant

In order to achieve that flawless look, the foundation was of utmost importance. As there seldom is a shade of foundation that is exactly the same as our skin, Mia then showed the participants how to mix foundations with tinted moisturiser or serum in order to achieve a customised foundation that's perfect for each individual. As it is normal for makeup to oxidise, Mia recommended that we mix the foundation such that it is one tone lighter than our actual skin.

Mia showing where to apply the blusher for that trendy 'cute' blush

Next came the blusher. Mia mentioned how the new trend is to apply the blusher directly under the eyes, where the apple of the cheeks are. However, she stressed that this was only suitable for those with high cheekbones and if your cheeks were more towards the sides of your face, it should be applied directly where your cheeks show up when you smile. Nonetheless, it should not go towards the ears as this is only suitable for high fashion photoshoots and not real life. Moreover, we were told to be bold and put on more blusher than we normally would as the final dusting of loose powder would lighten everything.

After letting our foundation 'settle' through the warmth of our skin, we were soon ready for eyebrows and eye makeup!

The Japanese tend to have the eyebrows looking very natural so no fancy shapes or arches. The doll-like eyes also mean that we had to draw thin eye liner around the lids and even the waterline at the bottom of the eye to make our eyes seem rounder than usual.

The difference between falsie and none

False eyelashes also really help to make the eyes seem larger than usual, which you can see from above the difference it makes!

To complete the transformation to Japanese ladies, Mia then helped each of us with a more Japanese hairstyle, complete with flowers to adorn! We then tried on the various kimono inspired outfits courtesy of local designer Alice.K.

The end results!

We all had so much fun that we didn't realise that we overran the time! One attendee remarked after the event that she enjoyed herself so much during the workshop that from today onwards, she will really read Pásshen's newsletters so that she is aware of future workshops!

Mia does weekly 2-hour makeup lessons every Thursday at her home and Pásshen members get a discounted price of $35 instead of $38! To book the class or any other of Mia's services, please visit M.Y. Makeup Artist's page here.

Mindful Of Stress Relief And Self Massage

Talking about stress and mindfulness

Day 3 of our Beauty Week was all about dealing with stress and learning how to deal with it. Living in this fast paced rat race, we often deal with stress only when it becomes too much to handle. Tonight's workshop was all about recognising the signs and learning how to deal with it mentally as well as physically.

The workshop kicked off with one of our speakers, Theresa Chin who is a counsellor working with the Health Promotion Board, who talked about mindfulness. What is mindfulness? It was started by a doctor who realised that mindfulness was a good psychological way for patients to deal with pain. However, research soon showed that people who practised mindfulness were also aging a lot slower than their peers! Maybe this is the 'real' fountain of youth!

So how do you practice mindfulness? It is all about mind over body and recognising that you're exhausted or anxious. Once you've recognised that you're stressed to the point of exhaustion, then you need to learn to tell yourself to move from that point and trust that there are loved ones around to support you through this period of stress. Then, of course, you need to do something physical to reduce the stress.

Participants doing breathing exercises

After Theresa, our next speaker, Wing Phua from My Santosh, taught our participants some simple breathing exercises and stretches based on yoga. Wing taught very practical stretches that anyone could do while seated at their office desk. She highlighted that because of the modern lifestyle, our bodies have since adapted to have very tight shoulder muscles that tend to be slightly hunched inwards. To counter this, it is thus very important to stretch it out. Another way to release stress is deep breathing as when we're anxious, we tend to take very short breaths.

The various acu-points according to traditional Chinese medicine

After the yoga stretches, we went into Traditional Chinese Medicine with Dr Kong from Aegle Wellness Clinique. He first introduced us to commonly used acu-points and although there were so many listed on the screen, he taught us only the 10 most important ones!

Dr Kong showing one of the points on our chest

We were led into a self-massage session for the next 30 minutes were we learnt about the different massage techniques - one being tuina. The audience were definitely paying attention and a few were busy taking photos of the screen showing the acupressure points so that they wouldn't forget it the next day.

After Dr Kong's session, the attendees were visibly more relaxed and a couple of them even commented that they were so relaxed that they could sleep on the spot! Looks like the Chinese really do know which spots to press!

Aegle Wellness Clinique is listed on Pásshen and members have more than 10% discount off normal prices for consultation and treatment! You can also read the review about Aegle Wellness Clinique's treatment here.

Revealing Beauty Secrets From The Kitchen

Wellness Coach Chong Su Lee with our Director, Melissa Fann

It's Day 2 of Pásshen's Beauty Week and the workshop was aptly named "Beauty Secrets From The Kitchen" where wellness coach, Chong Su Lee, from Look Good Feel Great Always shared 2 types of beauty secrets - food intake as well as skincare.

The event was held at Route 44, a nice quiet cafe at 44 Rochester Park, which also believes in healthy meals and drinks.

The audience was first introduced to the idea of eating for your lifestyle where you should eat more carbs if you're an athlete or reduce it if you're desk bound. Moreover, everyone is NOT consuming enough vegetables. Most people consume only 1 to 3 portions a day (1 portion is about 1 fist-sized) but the daily recommended intake is more like 5 to 6 portions. That's almost 2 portions per meal! Which is why Su Lee said that she fulfils 2 portions at breakfast by drinking vegetable and fruit juice every morning. We'll soon get to juicing later.

 
Su Lee tailored the salad buffet portioning based on the book "Fit Not Fat", which was written by 2 nutritionists. In the book, it clearly states the nutritional and caloric value of things that are often found in salads and not all salads are really healthy if there are lots of dressing or fatty proteins.

Mortar, pestle, cotton wool and some interesting ingredients

After the talk about ratio of vegetables, carbs and protein one should eat in one's diet, Su Lee then went on to talk about how certain items in our kitchen can also be used to improve our skin! With her mortar and pestle, Su Lee showed the attendees how to mash up pineapple and strawberry to make simple facial masks that can help with moisturising and pore cleansing. Some of the attendees were also brave to do an oat scrub on the spot! Attendees that day also took back a 'recipe book' of all these facial masks and scrubs so that they can recreate them at home!

The buffet spread in the midst of being set up

After the physical demo, the audience could finally tuck into the salad buffet spread but everyone was very mindful about portion sizing and choosing the right ratio of protein, carbs and vegetables/fruit in their plates or bowls, depending on whether they wanted to eat a wrap or a pure salad.

For 'dessert' we were all treated to yummy cold pressed juices from Daily Juice. What's cold pressed juice? Unlike conventional juicers, cold pressed juicer does not blend the fruit or vegetables. It literally uses force to squeeze the fruit or vegetables and thus, it preserves a lot more vitamins in the juice and yields more juice per gram of fruit. In addition, nuts can also be cold pressed to yield nut milk, a good substitute to dairy.

As a lot of nutritionists advise, it is preferred to drink your vegetables and eat your fruit. Why? Because fruits are high in sugar and drinking the juice alone without the fibre does you more harm but vegetables on the other hand, are full of vitamins and it is highly recommended to eat more portions but it is a lot of hard work to chew that much veggies. But veggie juice alone isn't that palatable, which is why Daily Juice has concocted several different types of delicious juices that are high in vitamins, antioxidants and minerals.

Pásshen Director, Melissa Fann, with Yunye who won a beauty pass through intheloop magazine

After the event, several attendees said that they'll definitely be more conscious about eating more veggies and drinking more water after listening to Su Lee's advice. All who attended really enjoyed the workshop and were looking forward to more such workshops! We hear ya and will definitely keep this in mind!

Everyone, Eyebrow Makeover!

Day 1 of our inaugural Beauty Week saw a second workshop in the evening entitled "Shape Your Windows To Your Soul". The idea was to learn about different face shapes and which eyebrow shape suits each of them. However, we're all a combination, so it's also about learning which one really suits our face.

It was a very hands on workshop as each participant was given an eyebrow pencil and asked to redraw their eyebrows based on what they think their brows should be. After which, Leticia of Exquisite Aura went to everyone to touch up and correct their brows.

All the participants raved at how they saw marked improvement in their eyebrow shape and it was a really fun atmosphere as we each saw the transformations. Every single one of us couldn't help but exclaim to each other how their eyebrows were looking better than before!

Challenge for us now...to keep up with the brows!

Leticia also brought samples of the Japanese lash extensions that she uses for her clients. They were super soft and felt almost like natural lashes. This is why the lash extensions that she does for clients do not poke the eyes uncomfortably.

Leticia also shared that for her, she glues each extension onto every SINGLE strand of eyelash, which is considerably more tedious than what a lot of beauticians do - glue 1 extension to 2 or 3 strands. Hence, with proper care of these extensions, they can last up to a month without any irritation as the lashes can grow out naturally. Moreover, by gluing individual strands with the extensions, the lashes will not break off easily as they are allowed to grow plus the added benefit is that you can wash your face as per normal! Only exception is NO oil-based cleansers and NO mascara on said extensions.

Another lesson learnt - the difference between Japanese and Korean lashes. The Japanese like the doll-effect and so the lash extensions tend to be longer in the middle and highly curled. The Koreans on the other hand, are looking for the length so it tends to be long at the outer edges of the eyes.

All attendees to Pásshen's Beauty Week were treated to a S$50 voucher for semi-permanent make up (eg. eyebrow embroidery) or 10% discount for eyelash extension to be used when booking made via www.passhen.com. To know more about the services and classes that Exquisite Aura has to offer, please click here.