Recently I realized how much I’ve been missing on coffee after quitting my daily cuppa for a couple of years. It has helped me reduce my water retention as well as it kickstart my day so I’ve been starting my caffeine fix once again! No mornings are the same without a good cup of coffee but running out of the house for good, quality coffee would take so much time especially when I’m ready to start my day with work. 

Happiness could be a lot of things, but recently I found them in this nifty little machine – Nescafe GOLD Barista coffee maker that makes café style coffee with just a single touch. I could have my friends over and each of us could have any of these different types of coffee - Espresso, Americano, Lungo, Cappuccino, and Latte without leaving the house and with very little effort. 

I would get the machine to prepare a cup while I set up my workstation and by the time I’m ready to hit the emails I would be sipping on steaming hot café quality coffee. 

Here’s a happier part for my Singaporean readers: NESCAFE is having an amazing deal during The Great Online Shopping Festival this 25th to 27th of April to get an exclusive NESCAFE BARISTA* deal! Just click THIS LINK right here to get to the website and don’t forget to check out the links below for their latest news: 

 WEBSITE | FACEBOOK

#MadeofHappiness #GOSF

This photo summed up one fateful evening I had in 2012 while I was on the way home from work. In broad day light, two men tried to break my passenger window while my car was stationary at the traffic light near Publika. I was lucky to have security tinting that foiled their attempt but there are plenty others who were not so lucky and probably have gotten injured from incidents such as this one. Even snatch theft cases was highlighted in the news so much that most women in Kuala Lumpur felt like they could be victims at any time.

AXA Affin General Insurance Berhad recently launched 'AXA Motor For Her', a complete car insurance plan specially for female drivers! This is the first insurance plan designed for the convenience and safety needs of women drivers and caters these services:

At the scene of accident or breakdown, the policy holders will be offered a free ride to ensure they arrive safely and with minimal delay to the next destination. 

Once the policy holder's car is repaired, they can have it delivered to their house or anywhere to give a hassle-free experience and minimise inconveniences of getting public transportation to the workshop.

Policy holders gets this coverage as an exclusive benefit when they take up Driver Passenger Personal Accident (DPPA) insurance with their car insurance plan. It covers losses up to RM500 suffered as a result from window snatch theft.

Provided by AXA's panel workshops in the event of accident or breakdown and AXA's panel workshop staff may assist and guide the insured to make a police report in the event on an accident. 

In conjunction with the launch of AXA's Motor For Her, AXA Affin GI hosted a personal growth and safety event in which they invited me to. It was a seminar catered for women and focuses on entrepreneurship and safety in public. Prominent speakers included Ms Low Ngai Yuen, President of WOMENgirls and kakiseni who spoke on female entrepreneurship, personal growth and development. I learned that women should not be defined by what society expect of us, but rather we set our own definition of success and happiness. 

There was also a Personal Safety for Women demo by Mr Eddie Lim, Malaysian Taekwando Gold medalist in Vietnam 2003 SEA Games who showed us training demonstrations in events of emergencies or threat using daily items (car keys, umbrellas) as well as safety tips on avoiding danger. 

As a woman, and also a window snatch theft victim I find that this insurance policy is a great addition to my current vehicle insurance policy. We should always be vigilant and aware of our surroundings to ensure safety and comfort.

Visit their website for more information.

Growing up in Paris, Aliza Jabès have always been surrounded with the centre of all things beautiful. It was in the early 90's that she discovered NUXE, a small natural skincare Parisian laboratory that she knew she hit a jackpot - a unique concept combining Nature and Luxury, the fundamentals that has shaped the brand to what it is today. Being inspired by nature have long been in Jabès' blood since she was a child and finding a skin care lab that has its own integrated R&D laboratory gave Jabès the chance to uncover timeless secrets of plants sourced all over the world. It is now the biggest independent natural cosmetics lab in the heart of Paris. 

Jabès opened the first NUXE Spa in 2002 surrounded within the historal part of Paris at 32 rue Montorgueil and gave the brand a place where all the elements that NUXE stands for expressed. She believes in tapping into the modern women's needs - skin care that serves its purpose while keeping it simple with a touch of glamour. Endless skin care routine does not exist in the NUXE world as their products are mostly multi-purpose and would benefit the user in any way. 

I was recently invited to the brand launch, which will be available in Sasa stores nationwide and got to try some of the products according to what I felt were suitable to my needs. I love the Huile Prodigieuse® multi-purpose dry oil. It is an all-in-one product that nourishes, repairs and softens face, body and hair. The indulgent scent and dry texture gives a sensuous feeling especially in this weather. It is free of silicone and paraben and contains a blend of botanical oils. Other ranges include ones containing Crème fraîche (fresh soured cream) for sensitive skin, Rose Petals range for freshness, NUXE White for brighter and even complexion and more. 

Beyonce and Topshop has joined the activewear bandwagon by partnering to create IVY PARK inspired by modern performance wear that looks good and functional on and off the field. Queen Bey certainly got the beehive buzzing when she announced this brand. With the joint venture with Topshop and the Arcadia Group, IVY PARK is made accessible at Topshop stores worldwide. They spent six months developing the fabric to perfect the right materials yet maintain the fashion aspect of the line - Beyonce even spent her time signing off every single piece and made sure it's the right fit and it works. 

IVY PARK will launch in Topshop Malaysia this 15 April 2016 so drop by the selected* stores to check out the pieces!

If you've been in Malaysia and loves to shop online, you would have come across Vivy Yusof's name at least once (or perhaps countless times) as this 'mompreneur' have been featured everywhere as a personality and also for her online shopping site, FashionValet. Fans shall be delighted to know that Vivy now has her own reality show on Astro Ria & Astro Ria HD, 9.30pm to give an insight in her life and also sneak peek on what goes on inside FashionValet's office. Each episode will also feature 1 or 2 of the top local designers they have on FashionValet and their Raya collection this year.

We were given a preview of the pilot episode not too long ago, and as a person who have watched reality shows since the days of Survivor, I'd say it is quite enjoyable. Don't forget to tune into Astro Ria this Monday, 9.30pm for an 8-week episode with Vivy and her team and FashionValet.