PIXEL Photography Studio - Selfie Photo Studio + Promotions [Review]

Have you heard of SELFIE PHOTO STUDIO ? It allows you to be your own photographer to take professional selfie shots at your very own privacy. Yes, the photo shoot is done behind closed door and you are free to play around with your poses without feeling awkward with strangers around. You can even do nude shots if you are into that, why not?!

With below professional devices and lighting all set up for you, having your own professional quality photos is just a click away! And after you are done, you can either upload to your cellphone or bring your thumb drive to collect ALL your high-quality selfies photos taken during the session, at no extra cost!

So the photographer helping me with this shoot below at PIXEL PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO is....MYSELF!

 I am my own photographer above. 

Yes it is possible with just the click of this mini remote device!

There is a mirror screen right in front of the camera for you to check on your poses and shows where you should stand to be inside the frame. Super easy and convenient and it's almost similar to how you use a photo booth.

PIXEL Studio also provides a wide range of interesting costumes and props to complement your selfie needs! From wedding gowns, to traditional ethnic outfits like Korean hanbok to anime cosplay, shoes, funny wigs and I even spot the angel wings of Victoria's Secret!

You can't deny that taking selfies is one of the top favorite bonding activities you can do with your lover, family or friends. Therefore I have to invite another selfie addict to share this awesome experience with me!

Check out our work below! We didn't really use the cute props because we were trying to achieve a SEXY theme for this series ...by showing off our gorgeous legs. PIXEL also offers photo retouching service at only $5 , which is optional of course. That means if we had terrible acne breakouts or forgotten to shave our legs that day, the retouching service is pretty useful you know.

 If you observe carefully enough, I'm actually holding the mini remote control ,but it is hidden discreetly with my sexy-wannabe poses.

We probably took like nearly 500 over photographs and best of all, we get to keep ALL the soft copies after the session. The owner of the studio ,Eric, does not believe in stressing the customers to pay extra for the soft copies or to limit the number of photos they can keep. His goal is to ensure that PIXEL Studio provides a stress-free fun environment for customers to create happy memories from this unique selfie photography experience.

PIXEL not only provides rental of the selfie studio , they also have a very cozy chill-out area (Marvel hero theme because the owner is a fan of superheros!) , which is great for family and friends gatherings, corporate events and birthday parties! They even prepared additional fun facilities like multi-functional projector, board games ,WII U console and many more!

And now for the golden question.... 

How much does it cost to rent a selfie studio at PIXEL Studio? 

For a group of 4-5 pax taking a half hour session, the rates can be low as only $15 for each pax. Surprisingly, the price is much more reasonable than I expected, considering that you get to keep ALL the soft copies of the photographs you took in that session! Furthermore, there are no charges for kids 5 years and below too. So it is a really good deal for family photo shoot. People are paying up to 3-4 digits figure to hire a photographer to do indoor shoot for them , and are charged hefty price to keep the photos they want. But at PIXEL Studio , you pay 10 times cheaper, absolutely no other hidden cost , get to keep ALL professional quality photographs , and most importantly you create a fun bonding experience with your lovers, family and friends to remember a lifetime.

Click HERE for more price details and other services. 

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Lastly, PIXEL Studio is offering good "lobangs" for my readers!!! Good things must share right?

Quote my name "Adeline Lee" or my blog "Our Happy Little Suns" each time you book the studio to redeem the following promotions. 

1) FREE half hour for every first hour booked at the SELFIE STUDIO.  Yes , everyone gets an extra half hour to take more photos to keep , that's a  good deal!

2) Pay a special price of $70 to get a customized 36cm crystal acrylic cover album with 20 pages and $90 for 30 pages. Yes, if you love your photos so much and wants to create a special album to keep them, I would highly recommend this gorgeous high quality crystal album! And everyone knows customizing a photo album at a photography studio can hit up to a few hundred dollars. But now Pixel is offering it at such a special rate (see sample below). 

Promotions are only valid till end of April, so call PIXEL STUDIO at  64937373 / HP 97778937 do secure your slots asap!

There's absolutely no hidden cost, no hard sales or gimmicks involved. In fact I'm going to arrange another selfie session with my pageant sisters, the ultimate real QUEENS of SELFIES and I look forward to witnessing how they go crazy at PIXEL STUDIO...so stay tune!

(High quality crystal cover album with 20 pages or 30 pages- limited time offer)

PIXEL PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO

117A JALAN BESAR

SINGAPORE 208837

TEL: 64937373 / 97778937

Facebook : pixelsingapore
Instagram: SgPixel

Eyelash Extension by Kim's Stylash [Review]

Eyelash extension should sound really tempting to all lazy beauty addicts like me. No more mascara globs, no more eyelash curler,no more eyeliner, in fact say byebye to tedious eye makeup routine. With eyelash extensions, you can look fresh and awake even on days with no makeup! It is truly the ultimate fix that deserve to be added in our beauty regime.

 A good lash specialist has the skill and patience to do a good job using the lash by lash technique. They should NEVER glue them onto your eyelids, or clog your lash follicles which may lead to pain or infection. A good lash specialist also uses quality lashes which are as light and comfortable just like your own real lashes.

 I've heard so many who claims that their eyelashes fall off so badly because of lash extensions. But I just have to declare that I'm an eyelash addict myself and have been doing lash extensions almost every month for the past two years. So at the rate that I'm going and if the saying is true, I should have no more lashes by now.

 But...my lashes are still intact and chio ok.  Absolutely no eye makeup in the photo below. Just the awesome lash extension I did today and will share with you later.

 Even without lash extension, our real lashes are suppose to fall off naturally by itself (just like we lose some of our hair everyday) but it's more obvious and easier for you to notice when extension is done to it. It still goes back to my point that a skillful lash specialist will do a good job to ensure your own lashes are not badly harmed from the extension that she did. After exploring all different places for my lash extension for the past two years, the best one that I'm going to vote for is not even one of the big players in the industry. 

Ever since my pageant days to now, the only lash specialist that I trust is KIM from KIM'S STYLASH. She's the only one that can give me the "beauty pageant standard" lash that I want. Yes, I rocked her lashes throughout the entire journey of my Mrs Singapore World 2016/17 pageant. Isn't it amazing that I wasn't even wearing any falsies even when I'm on stage or in front of the camera. The comfortable lash extension done by KIM is enough to boost my confidence to sashay my way up the stage. 

This is Kim's humble little workplace. Nothing fanciful or pretentious .

The certifications and awards show how trained the specialist is. You'll be ensured that your lashes are in the hands of a real lash expert.

Her basket filled with tools and products of premium grade.

Today I came down to let her tidy up the 2D lashes that she did for me almost 3 weeks+ ago.

Tadah! The magic she creates from her skillful hands !

Soft and natural, at the same time dolly and luxurious lashes

Kim offers extremely reasonable pricing for her service. $86 only (first trial) for the 2D lashes you see above.  All lashes addicts like me should know that this is a really good price especially when she filled up every strand of my real lash. There's once I've paid up to $200+ for crappy lashes from another popular lash place which claims that the hefty price is for more dramatic effect but it is not even half as good as the one Kim did for me above. So now I only trust Kim to handle my lashes and I knew she is ethical with her pricing too.

And unlike most places, Kim does not charge you by the number of lashes you use. Regardless it is 60 lashes, or 90 lashes or even if you need more than 120 lashes and above. She charged you at one reasonable NETT price and use the maximum number of lashes that your eyes can carry. Kim truly works by her moto "build business with her hands, win clients with her heart."

Below are some examples of her designer lashes that she customized for other clients. Great for parties or festive seasons!

And did I mention that Kim is also a beautiful mommy who looks really gorgeous for her age.  She was shy to take a pic with me today so I've to post a photo from her facebook to prove what I mean! haha!

HOT RIGHT!

Since getting my lashes done at KIM'S STYLASH, I've been receiving loads of compliments from my friends and there were even strangers on the street who stopped to ask me about my lashes, not kidding ok! And because she is getting popular with most of her slots being booked everyday, there's chance she may consider revising her rates in the future. So do call up to secure a slot asap, especially when she's now offering a good price for 1st Trial customer (view photo below). 

KIM STYLASH

220 Orchard Road 

Midpoint Orchard

#04-06

Singapore 238852

Tel : 94565671

Updated : Now KIM STYLASH has changed her name to LASH&CO STUDIO.

How My Children go Medicine-Free for One Year and still counting ( Oxyginberry and Millennium review )

Yes as shown on the title of this post, my 2 years old and 4 years old boys have already been free from doctors and medicine prescription for one year..and still counting. Yes they haven't been seeing a doctor (except for vaccination) for one whole year! That's a good record to break! No they are neither little Superman nor Ironman who never fall sick. They still have their occasional coughs, flu and fever, but ever since I replaced all the doctors' prescribed-medicine and over-counter drugs with good immunity food, their recovery rate has been so much faster and the frequency of them falling sick again has reduced tremendously. 

(My two cheeky boys! Staying healthy means they don't need to skip school and are in good health to celebrate the coming festive season!)

My first child was born prematurely and has rather weak health ever since he was a baby. I can never forget the first two years of his life filled with the tedious waiting time at KK hospital and all the colourful bottles syrups that filled up our entire fridge and cabinet. It became worse when we put him in nursery school because that was when cough , flu and fever took turns to attack him almost every week! He was so weak and vulnerable to all these viruses and often in a drowsy state because of all the prescribed drugs that we have to force-feed him.We understand that it is common and natural for a child to fall sick as it's also part of their growing up. I always believe that they become stronger each time they recover. However isn't it better if the kids fall sick lesser, recover faster and suffer less? 

Finally I made the decision to embark the journey of enriching myself with the knowledge of what is really beneficial to my children and how to improve their health. It was then I came to understand that

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Medicine for kids DON'T cure sickness. The drugs are used to temporary relieve the symptoms from the sickness but they DON'T cure. 

Your own immune system is your body's only best doctor. 

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When the child is having fever, the medicine that you feed the child (such as Ibrupofen) DON'T cure the fever. How it works is that it only temporary removes the symptoms of the fever (high temperature, flu, shivering) to make your child feel better for a while, but in this way it also PROLONGS the fever and drags their recovery time. During fever, the high body temperature is a sign that your body is doing its job by trying to "burn" away the virus inside. It is the child's body, their own immune system that is helping with the recovery. There are many truths that doctors didn't want you to know but I decided not to bored you with all the research and details here. I've given you the facts, go read up yourself if you wish to understand more. 

Now I'm going to share with you the ways how I improve my child's health and how I successfully go medicine-free for the past year. My belief is that sickness is prevented with good nutrients and strong immunity.

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Nourishing our body is necessary so our immune system is well-equipped to fight and recover from any viruses that came their way.

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(Oxyginberry and Millennium, the super immunity powder beverage )

Few months back I met a mom who shared her experience with Oxyginberry and Millennium from E.excel , to support her children's health. I'm the kind of mom who always approach new ideas and suggestions from others with an open mind, especially when it comes to something which I feel is beneficial to my children. Oxyginberry and Millennium are powder beverages that are recommended as premium superfood for kids. That's because they contain cactus, a premium ingredient which has 10,000 types of phytonutrients and is excellent in its healing, antiviral and anti-inflammatory properties.

(I used to feed them with a large syringe but now they have got used to drinking right from the cup.)

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 Oxyginberry helps to nourish their skin and body organs and its high anti-oxidant and super immune ingredients work well to support a child's health. Millennium is my MUST-USE powder beverage whenever my kids are fighting a fever. It helps to prevent the fever from spiking and increase their recovery rate so much faster than before. It also seems to reduce the effects of the fever because after the use of Millennium, my kids somehow eat well and play well, showing no much signs of discomfort even when they are burning close to 39 degree Celsius. And since they don't suffer much from the symptoms of the fever, I am more at ease allowing them to self-heal naturally without the use of medicine. Most importantly, I noticed that with the use of Millennium, it seems to speed up their recovery rate. They used to suffer from prolong fever for up to 7-10 days, but now it takes only around 2 days for my child to recover from a fever. So now I believe that their body's fast recovery rate is due to the reduced usage of prescribed and over-counter drugs over the months. Which means that their body have been trained not to depend on medicine but to depend on their own immune system to naturally helps them to recover. 

Of course you also have to trust your mother's instinct and common sense. Eg.If the child is throwing a fit from over 40 degrees Celsius high fever then you gonna send the child to the A&E duhh !
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To maintain my kids' health, below are some of the health food , protocols or natural home remedies that I follow as well.
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Organic cold-pressed coconut oil - boost immune system, fights flu virus and helps body to better absorb vitamins from food.

Manuka Honey - contains amino acids which benefits a child's growing body, treats respiratory infections, protects liver and heal wounds faster. (But take note that no honey should be given to babies)

Green bean soup - relieve inner heatiness and clear body's toxin. 

Probiotics - helps digestion, reduce diarrhea and eczema and prevent gastrointestinal problems.

Homemade chicken essence (will share recipe soon)- high protein and nutrients to combat tiredness, improves concentration , support health and boost energy especially when child is sick and lost appetite. 

Epsom salt bath - to increase magnesium level, flush out toxic and promote sleep. I prepare this detox bath for my kids whenever they are not feeling well. 

Young Living Essential oils - apply Thieves oil under their feet before they go to school to form a protective barrier against germs and viruses. Apply Immupower oil under their feet or along their spine for immunity boost when they are falling sick. Diffuse Frankincense oil or apply on child to calm cough or generate body cells.

Taking care of our children and improving their health is always the top duty of a mom. There are so many other ways to boost their wellness, such as introducing more fruits and vegetables, engaging them in more physical activities, practicing good hygiene and the list goes on.  If you have any of your own special health remedy for kids, do share with me too!

(One last cute photo of my boys "yum-senging" with each other with their power beverage)

 

Article on ShinMin Newspaper

The news article about my beauty pageant on ShinMin chinese newspaper. It mainly describes the journey on how I raised my premature firstborn who was diagnosed with the risk of learning disability but turned out to be gifted. Click HERE if you like to learn more about his story. 

The article also talks about my amazing 30kg weight-lost transformation before I won the runner up title for Mrs World Singapore pageant. The photo in the article was taken when I hit almost 80kg, my heaviest weight ever. Click HERE to read more about my transformation. 

My Mrs Singapore World 2016/2017 Pageantry Journey

Hey readers, it has been a while isn't it? Many things have been going on in my life and I guess it is the time to revive this blog again with an entry of my recent pageant journey. Many have knew that I was one of the twenty finalist selected for Mrs Singapore World 2016\2017 pageant. So if you are really interested to see some snippets from behind the scene, or you are already a finalist ( or preparing to go for the audition) or happen to chance upon my blog while searching for more info on this pageant... you are truly at the right place.. 

Why I joined Mrs Singapore World 2016/2017

Initially I was invited by ERM company to help them blog for their events on Mrs Singapore & Mrs Classic Singapore held earlier this year. You can check out the entry on the previous pageant which I blogged HERE. 

 ERM is the leader of the most reputed pageant organisation in Singapore and they are the pioneers of beauty pageants cater for married women which gives them the opportunity to discover their hidden potential and to realize their dreams on an international platform. 

And because I had the chance to blog for their previous pageant , I witnessed the fun experience, the friendship, the exposures that I'll never get if I'm still a stay-home-mom,  and the chance to learn new self-development skills and explore challenges that I can never imagined. All these got me really interested in participating for the next pageant, which happened to be Mrs Singapore World 2016\2017. 

The Audition

The audition was a breeze because I was very prepared for the questions that I've expected them to ask , such as "Why do you want to join?", "Tell us more about yourself?" "What do you think of pageants?"etc etc. It didn't take long for them to invite us down to the office for our first briefing as the official finalists and to fill us up on the coming events we need to attend and what to prepare for the pageant. 

(First photo of the finalists taken by our Mrs Singapore Classic 2016, and our last year Mrs Singapore World 2015 winner Meena, during our first briefing at ERM's office.) 

Press Conference

We had our press conference at Orchard Ion where we received our number tags and pageant sash. I was praying not to be assigned as the first number because I thought it'll be rather nerve wrecking to be the very first contestant to begin all the segments. In the end I got assigned as contestant number 2, doesn't make much difference haha! It was later on then  I realised that the numbers were according to our age, which means the smaller the number , the younger your age is among all the other contestants. Mine is number 2, which means I was the 2nd youngest among all the other ladies.

During the press conference, we all had our chance to do a self-introduction and answer some questions on stage. I didn't expect to be intimidated by this first stage experience! Stage fright was the last thing on my mind. I had overestimated myself because i I realised that I was not as confident as I thought myself to be haha. My stage presence was insignificant and I felt the urge to get off the stage fast when I faced the audience below. And when I was off the stage, I immediately regretted not doing better. 

The two contestants beside me, number 1 the gorgeous looking Vanny and number 3 , Hannee the sweet as honey. These two ladies were the first two "allies" I made that day lol. We hit it off very quickly and I was looking forward to see them again for our next event.

Swimwear Photoshoot in Bintan

(Warmly welcome by Bintan Agro Beach Resort & Spa)

Our supporting sponsors ; makeup by THE MAKEOVER INC hair by VINTAGE STUDIO and swimwear by AIMER.

My pageant BFF Vanny in her bikini which was the same design as my one-piece swimwear. People got the body to flaunt ok..I almost drooled on her whaahha. And here is Hannee in her sexy tribal swimsuit and she has this tiny Barbie doll waistline to die for! 

By the way, all married liao, MRS already ok haha!

We are also the very first batch of MRS Singapore World to strut in our swimwear... no fear, bring it on man!

(Doing a shout-out for one of our sponsors, Vita CoCo.)

That night we had an awesome Halloween party planned by the ERM team and once again I really appreciate their effort in organizing this party for us, which was also one of the highlights for this trip. 

(From the left we have our Hello Kitty who looks cute than scary, our fiesty diva-devil, I'm supposed to be dressed as the Queen of Hearts, and lastly our dear Vanny who cant wait for Christmas to arrive)

We were so damn good with dress ups and of course I remembered all the selfies and photo-takings that flood our entire groupchat that night lol!

On the last night was our Black Dress event and here is me and Vanny again...

she's officially my we-fie partner now. 

This is one of my roommates, Raquel contestant number 5! Her craziness is absolutely contagious! And seriously I tried to find a good photo of both of us but this photo below is already the most decent one I can find HAHA! I really cherished and missed the time we spent entertaining each other!

I know the girls probably kill me for posting this but I got to say that I love this photo the most because it brought back so much awesome and crazy memories from our Bintan trip!
Damn it...I'm starting to miss you babes again....

Talent Show
It took me a while to think what I want to do for the talent segment. I cant decide between singing and dancing so I decided to do both, half singing and the other half a hiphop dance routine.
After I watched the hiphop dance routine performed by my roomie number 5, I admitted my defeat hands down, legs down and even head down haha! In fact there were many great talented dancers from this batch and I can see competition is getting stiff!

(The talented ladies....we are so damn good at posing man..)

(The hiphop duo. One day I like to do a dance with her haha)

After the show I realised I'm probably neither good at singing nor dancing lol. And since everyone has been saying that I speak like a bullet train, if I've a another chance to do a talent show again, damn hell I'm gonna do a RAP instead...lol!

(A group photo with the judges)

Charity: Society for the Aged Sick
Unfortunately I had to miss this event because of my overseas trip made way before my decision to join this pageant. However it certainly made my day to see the photos updates of my fellow pageant sisters who had spent a meaningful day with the elderly at the Society for the Aged Sick.

Bionn Visitation
Bionn is our official sponsor for this year and so we can all enjoy a pampering facial during our visit.

 This giant stand-up poster of us was the first thing that greeted us at the doorstep. Honestly I feel my photo on the poster doesn't do me enough justice lol! Or probably I'm stucked in between number 1 and number 3, and both have the perfect small egg face...but mine is the face of a potato...HAHA

The Prejudging
Before the grand finals, there is a prejudging segment which is done behind closed door. Every contestant have to get ready their own makeup, hair and gown and go through a one to one interview with ten tables of judges, as well as displaying our catwalk in our swimwear and gown. This segment is the most important one because it make up the most points at 50%.

(My shimmering gown rented from my mentor Betty)

(Another groupfie inside our changing room)

We each received a trophy and certificate to motivate us for making this far in becoming the finalist of Mrs Singapore World. 

Fitness Test

Two months ago, we were asked to record our weigh-in,check our fats analysis and practice some exercises routines at GYMNTONIC. The day after our prejudging, we have to return back to the gym to have our weight and fats measured again and to test whether how much we have improved in our workout routines like planking, push ups and squats etc.

After our test, we completed a mannequin challenge at the gym too!

Grand Final

After months of hard work we finally reached the night we've all been waiting for....one last best shot for our last performance together!

(Hair sponsored by Vintage Studio and makeup by The School Of Makeup)

(Waiting behind the stage for our first opening dance to begin..)

(Swimwear catwalk)

The Coronation

Newly crowned winners of Mrs Singapore World 2016/17!

Mrs Singapore World 2016/17 - Yusnimah Bousigues

Mrs Singapore World 2016/17 1st Runner Up - Anu Alex

Mrs Singapore World 2016/17 2nd Runner Up - Josephine Lee

Mrs Singapore World 2016/17 3rd Runner Up - Celine Fang 

Mrs Singapore World 2016/17 4th Runner Up - Adeline Lee

I'm still extremely overwhelmed and truly honored to be crowned as the 4th runner up of Mrs Singapore World 2016/2017. Thank you to those who have supported me throughout this entire journey. I'm grateful for the opportunity to participate in this pageant and to meet so many wonderful people along the way.  This pageantry journey plays a big role in forming the new beliefs I have today and changed the way how I used to view the world and myself. 

(It was difficult to get any clear shots that night,and this is already the best one I had with my hubby, taken by my bestie after the coronation.)

Presenting Sponsor: Bionn International

Swimwear by Aimer Singapore
Gowns by Beautiful Love Wedding
Heels by Riccino Shoes
Hair Styling by Vintage Studio & Vitas Pro
Makeup by The School of Make-up

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. I'm wonderfully blessed with the privilege to embrace this opportunity that has came forth. Although my pageant journey with Mrs Singapore World 2017/2017 has come to an end....I'm pretty sure the next journey I'm going to embark has only just begun..........