Eyebrow Embroidery at CLD (Celebrity Dream) Beauty - Tanjong Pagar

For those of you who have read my blog on my eyebrow embroidery removal

(see here --> http://vannytelly.blogspot.sg/2014/04/my-experiences-on-eyebrow-laser-tattoo.html) you would probably be wondering how my brows turned out after, right? 

I actually had a free eyebrow embroidery session (should be the normal 2D type) with Best Beauty as a package I got with my removal, but I didn't use the free session as they can be really pushy.. As I previously mentioned, they have the tendency to push their high-end packages so without a thought I decided on the time when I signed up for the removal package that I was not gonna go back for the embroidery once my removal was a success. Anyway the removal package was cheap enough as it is so not going for the embroidery session didn't seem like it had gone to waste.

CLD was a place where I randomly found online on some coupon website, they were selling coupons for 3D Korean eyebrow embroidery at a cheap price. I was not prepared to spend a thousand dollars to get my brows done even though I knew that having nice brows are really important. Since CLD was pretty near my office and the consultant whom I spoke to over the phone said that I could drop by to have a look before deciding on whether I wanted to go ahead with their services, I decided to have a look-see....(desperate to get nice brows again!)

Went to CLD, as usual the consultant would share the types of eyebrow embroidery services they had, she showed me the 4D one and I tried to get a small discount (Auntie mode on) before having decided on the spot and left a deposit.

Step 1: Application of numbing cream

Step 2: Beautician draws a shape according to my preference

Step 3: The works begin

So here's a compilation of my brows on 3 stages:

bare brows, roughly drawn, and finally embroidery done.

R - bare

R - drawn

R - embroidered

L - bare

L - drawn

L - embroidered

If you paid attention to the picture above, you can see a slight reddish tone to my skin above my newly embroidered brows. That was the area of my old brows and the reason it was reddish 'cuz my skin was still healing from the laser removal. I was afraid that it would show or leave a scar later on so the beautician provided free "nude colour" embroidery onto the red area..it worked like a "concealer" over the old colour and I thought was a great idea...yea. But do not that it will not be concealed 100%, but I would say a good 85-90%.

Before

After

Both brows completed

It is normal for the brows to look super dark during the first 1-2 weeks, it will fade after that. So far its been a year after my laser removal and i've been loving my new brows. Many have commented that I have very natural and thick brows which was something that I've wanted. Although I would prefer if my brows could go even straighter and look more Korean, but I am also aware that the brows have to suit my brow bones and facial structure..yea, so I really just satisfied right now that I do not have "flying" brows like before.

For those of you who are interested in getting either the laser procedure or new brows done, I've paid total of $1k to get everything done. Breakdown: Removal package $399++, $49 for healing cream; $500+ for 4D Eyebrow Embroidery with 1-time free touch up. Yea, so I guess a total of one grand for a whole change of eyebrow and look should be considered worth while, what's your take?

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(PHOTO UPDATE AS OF 23JAN2015 - ABOUT 8 MONTHS AFTER NEW BROWS)

Bare face - brows are not drawn, unfiltered pic

Undrawn

How do they look? Natural? :)

Snacks & Titbits from Taipei 7-11

I've recently been to Taiwan/Taipei for a family trip with my partner and his family, as well as to pay my Mom a visit - and not forgetting my fav part.....raiding the convenience stores!! LOL. Raiding convenience stores and/or super-marts are probably one of my must-dos when it comes to travelling. 

You can either call me a glut or I just love seeing and buying snacks with pretty packaging and the kinda excitement to try out the tastes.....simply....ah......gluttony me. :P

Here's just to share the goodies that can be found in 7-11 stores in Taipei. ;)

Banana Flavoured Sponge Cake

Look at the layers, like-a-kueh-lapis. Hehe.

*Noms*

Looks like the top part is a thin layer of white chocolate.

Banana flavour is really light, tastes more like a regular moist-y lil' sponge cake, its not the super artificial flavour-overpowered kinda taste. Its cute and definitely caught my attention, but the amount of calories just does not justify for the taste, I would give it a 3/5 munchies. On a side note, this reminds me of Japan's Tokyo Banana... hmm..

Meiji Strawberry Chocolate

This is really good!

Look at it, so pretty!

And shiny!

This is one sweet treat for the strawberry fanatics.

If you're a Meiji strawberry fan, you would know what I mean by the rich and aromatic strawberry taste it has. :P
Just that it has a tiny bit of crunch to the insides yet does not feel like a biscuit. Interesting texture and a yes-yes!
I'm giving this a 5/5 munchies, a must-try!

Dried Strawberries in Milk Chocolate - Cute?

Hey, so little inside.

Quite a decent size thought there were only 6-7 pieces.

The milk chocolate was surprisingly tasty & creamy, reminds me of the Cadbury Milk Chocolate-y taste.
The dried strawberry tends to taste a little sour, just like the real fruit, just that since its dried/dehydrated fruit, its a tad crunchy - not bad at all. I'll give this a 4/5 munchies for a quick chocolate pick-me-up & quite-a-cute packing.

Taiwan Milk Caramelized Soft Candy.

Simple sweets from my childhood.

This is called "Niu Nai Tang" aka "Milk Candy" in Chinese.
In Singapore we have the Rabbit Milk Candy, in Taiwan they have this.

This is just a really simply soft/chewy milk candy with a tinge of caramel taste to it, not exactly like the White Rabbit Candy we have in SG which tastes closer to condense milk flavour. That explains the orangey/brownish colour to the chewies.

For childhood's sake and the small packing thats easy to keep in handbags, i'll give this simply treat a 3.5/5 munchies.
Try it, tell me if you like it. ;)

Meiji Midi Strawberry Pocky~

Who doesn't love a Pocky?

Small packets for guilt-free pleasures.

:)

Okay, by know you probably could observe that I can be quite a strawberry-flavoured-anything fan. Lolz!
So without a thought, I picked this up while shopping for snacks at 7-11.

Plus points for it when I discovered they were mini packed after I tore the box apart.
Instead of the usual plain biscuit flavour, this was made with chocolate biscuits coated with strawberry flavoured cream - first bite into it shocked me as my teeth sank into the thick-coated strawberry cream, waaaayyy thicker than the usual.. this sensation & flavour was a nice one. You have to try it!

What's not to love?
Im giving this a 5/5 munchies. Yes, too much plus points not to give it such a score. ;)

Oat biscuits (?) [pardon me, I can't really read Chinese characters despite my Mom being a Taiwanese]

Really liked this!

Plain, "Oat-y", great tasting. Im a real biscuit fanatic.

I usual prefer plain biscuits as I snack them on a daily basis, so I wouldn't want to load myself with the extra calories from cream filling etc. Plain biscuits go a looooooong way I must say.

This to my surprise, though the packaging wasn't exactly appealing, tastes really great!
Probably my fav among the bunch if I had to pick one to sit my desk while I work.

It packed a light oat flavour without being too dry. I think the (bite) size played a good role for nibbling, taking small nibs at a time without having too much biscuits in the mouth to dry everything up.

I'll give it a 4.5/5 munchies (not a perfect score for being a little messy if you're not careful of the crumbs) [Yes I am an OCD! I snack alot at my desks and on my bed (Okay don't judge me kay) so having snacks that are not messy are great]

Yes, so this is also a must-buy if you love biscuits!

(Left) Strawberry Milk Tea, (Right) Plum Drink with Chia Seeds

The convenience stores in Taiwan also boasts a variety of drinks and I love-love their flavoured milks and coffee/teas.
The two above were something that I wouldn't normally try but just thought I had to try them out for their interested packing and mix.

But to my disappointment, these two drinks were not fantastic and I probably would not buy them again.

Strawberry Milk Tea taste weird, Plum Drink was okay but nothing to shout about.

Well I guess there's just too much other options you could try on your own if you ever get there.

That's all I've got for you today...hope you enjoyed looking at the pictures or even better - hungry ! Was supposed to have alot more shopping done but I fell ill the last day thus only managed to snag up a small bag of titbits before my flight back.. So until another time. Ciao~ ;) - the Glutton Girl signing off.