Be careful when putting your property up for sale

This is more of a warning post than one telling you how to sell your property. We have a house that we have since moved out of and have put on the market for sale. When we told people we had done so, those who did not know we had moved were concerned.

Apparently, there are people who go round preying on people who advertise their houses for sale. They target houses which are put up on the market, but whose owners are still staying in there until its sold. Feigning interest in the property, they’ll come to the house purportedly to view the property, and when you let them in, they’ll rob you.

That was a worrying piece of news. I’m glad we decided to move first, then sell. Its safer, and always go with a reputable real estate marketing company instead of doing it yourself. Never compromise your personal safety just to save a few bucks!

MO Outlet for off season bargains

No, I’m not being paid to advertise this. The MO Outlet is an off shoot of the Melium Group that brings in luxury brands like Cole Haan, Hugo Boss, Aigner amongst others. They also own Dome cafe, as an aside.

Anyway, have you wondered what they do with the off season or past season goods? Well, that’s where the MO Outlet comes in. These off season clothes, shoes, handbags and accessories are sold at discounted prices at the MO Outlet, which is at the Melium offices headquarters in Shamelin Perkasa, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur. It takes some finding, that I must say.

Even at discounted prices, the prices are still high. I once saw a pair of lovely Cole Haan wedges in my size, but had to pass on them, for they still cost RM550 after a hefty 40% discount. I just couldn’t justify buying them. However, if you are prepared to spend the money, then this place is a great place to get deals on branded items.

I’ve personally picked up 2 Cole Haan handbags here that I’d never buy otherwise, because they were going for close to 60% off. A friend who was with me snagged a pair of really nice Cole Haan men’s leather shoes at only RM250! It was originally something like RM600 or RM700. You never get deals like this in the stores!

They run events too, usually on a monthly basis, at the event hall on the ground floor. Depending on the theme of the moment, it could be extra discounts on women’s or men’s goods or just generally on leather goods or specific brands. If you are feeling flush and want to get luxury goods for less, this is a good place to hit.

Address:

MO Outlet
62, Jalan 8/91,
Taman Shamelin Perkasa,
56100 Kuala Lumpur.
Contact: +603 92073291

Review: Skincare: Estee Lauder Cyber White Calming Foam Cleanser

I dug this one out the other day from my stash. It has been a while since I’ve used anything from Estee Lauder, but this has been in my drawer for a while. Its the Estee Lauder Cyber White Calming Foam Cleanser from the Cyber White series.

The Cyber White series is Estee Lauder’s whitening line. On a personal note, I don’t believe in any cleanser purporting to be whitening because you wash it off, without letting it perform any whitening miracles on your skin. Be that as it may, this is a calming foam cleanser.

The cleanser comes in a 125ml tube but I find it can’t really stand on the cover, as the cover is too slim and small for the rest of the tube. A little squeeze is all you need for this cleanser foams up very quickly and there’s a lot of lather.

The lather is soft on the skin and cleans a treat. There is a fragrance that is rather strong. Estee Lauder’s skincare tends to be rather heavily fragranced which can be a turn-off. While I find that this cleanser leaves my face squeaky clean, and is rather drying, it isn’t half as bad as the other cleansers I’ve tried from this brand. If I don’t moisturise immediately, my skin feels tight which is uncomfortable. A friend likes it however, and doesn’t have the same problems I have so I guess it depends on your skin.

This cleanser retails for RM120 (US$34.14) which is terribly pricey. Any other cleanser would do the job just as well in my opinion.

Pros: Lathers and cleans well.

Cons: Expensive, Drying, Heavily fragranced

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Dare I get tattooed?

I pass by a little tattoo parlour in Petaling Street and everytime, I look in warily, and look away again. Tattoos and tattoo pictures fascinate me. It fascinates me that people voluntarily go through all that pain and discomfort to have something permanently etched on your skin. I mean, when you are young and your skin is taut, it looks all good. But what happens when you get older and your skin starts to sag?

I know someone who has a butterfly tattooed on her ankle. That must have hurt as there is so little fat under the skin there. Another I’ve seen is a rose tattooed on her breast. Yes, just low enough that you can hide it under a shirt, but not so low that it doesn’t peek out. I hope she understood why I kept staring at her bust! Me? I’m a scaredy-cat, so no tattoos for me… not yet heh