With Rihanna's FENTY label under PUMA making waves across the globe recently, THE TRAINER sneakers are being launched. It made its debut at the fashion show on February 12th and have proven to be a must-have among gym-goers who are style conscious and street style enthusiasts. Constructed from Ariaprene and solid rubber outsole pods, they are fashionable yet sporty allowing maximum comfort and breathability. 

The sneakers will be available at Puma stores in KLCC, Pavilion and Mid Valley.

H&M has once again teamed up with Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival for another collection for 2016. The collection embeds the on-the-road, street-savvy and artsy vibe with their subtle prints, folk influences and a bit of Boheme meets Cowboy through the denim cut-offs and dungarees. The looks this time round are all about mixing, not matching to convey a message of ease and freedom. 

For the second year, H&M will have a pop-up shop on-site in the H&M tent where festival goers can buy the exclusive collection, take a break from the heat, and enjoy an interactive social experience. For those who can't make it to Coachella, the collection will be in stores nationwide on March 31st 2016.

For more info visit http://hm.com/my

The moment I sat down on the dentist-like chair, I was asked the million-dollar question, "What do you not like about your face?". It didn't take me that long to think of my answer cause I'm very aware of what I do not like about my face - everything! I guess it's not unusual for Dr Alan to hear all the complaints from other women like me. Living in a very demanding aesthetic world now have turned us into scrutinising every bit of our being, from the uneven skin to our body shape and weight. 

People often shout about loving yourself, but how can one love yourself when all they see are comparisons with another better looking person? Out of the never-ending list I told Dr Alan that I'd love to change on my face, he pointed out only the smallest things. It made me feel better to know that I don't need to pull a travolta-cage face-off to look much better. 

"Just enhancing your skin with laser treatment, maybe the chin and removing the mole if you'd like?", he said. 

Of course I naturally added a little bit more about the non-existence of protruding cheekbones to the equation. I'm personally very neutral to plastic surgery and aesthetic enhancements and I believe that if it makes your life easier in the long-run, why not? I would definitely consider minor non-invasive procedures if it means getting me extra minutes in the morning that I do not have to 'enhance' my face with cosmetics. And it helps to have chiselled and proportionate features so you use less makeup on a daily basis. 

Dr Alan is a very patient and knowledgeable person. He took his precious time to explain to me different laser types, and how it works so I know and understand what it does. It's not my first time doing a laser treatment but understanding the science to it helps me think about how my skin works and what I do to it daily. I told him about my skin being bumpy - not the rash bumpy but the skin feels a little unnatural. He examined it under the big light, and pointed out about the redness. 

"I use a clarisonic brush, maybe it aggravated my skin? But it wasn't like this the first year I've been using it". Okay, to be fair to Clarisonic my skin was not this bad until my husband decided to change our sensitive brush to a normal skin brush which clearly did not work well. 

He suggested that I stop using the cleansing brush for a while to see the difference, and that I should go for a mild MedLite C6 laser treatment right after to improve my skin condition. I love the fact that he's honest with his work, explaining to me that the laser is not a whitening solution (p.s. your face seems fairer after because the hair follicles on your face have been stripped off their melanin). My skin condition has improved after I followed Dr Alan's advice and treatment so far. 

It'll take a while, and a few treatments to see the difference (Dr Alan does laser on one of his hand to practice and also show the difference you'd get with the treatment compared to his other hand and it is vast!) but I have a feeling I'll keep coming back. He writes on his website HERE and it's very educational for those who are in the dark about beauty enhancements. First rule of thumb - NEVER go to an untrained beautician to do surgical procedures. 

Here are some of the interesting treatments that they offer in the clinic that caught my eyes that I think you should check out too!:

- Fat Transfer: transfer fats from one part of the body to another part (yes, that is possible)

- Vagina Rejuvenation: I probably laughed a little harder than I should cause maybe I'd need this after three kids?

- Water-jet body sculpting: yes, sounds like a jaccuzi session.

They're currently having a promotion for their treatments now and they have plenty so check out their links below:

Website | Dr Alan Wong's website | Facebook

Contact: 012-3330480

Address: 30, Jalan PJU 5/20D, The Strand,, Kota Damansara,, 47810 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

'Til the next session!


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About Dr Alan Wong