2014 RECAP - As a Sunsilk Ambassador

2014 has been a crazy experience and I thought I'd share with you guys one of the best things that happened to me this year. For someone who's been a huge fan of Sunsilk's hair products for more than half my life, I was overwhelmed with joy when I first knew that I was gonna be one of the few Sunsilk Ambassadors of 2014 in Singapore. I remember how it started off with a call, knowing that I was gonna be part of this whole journey... I was thrilled, and I felt honoured, thinking to myself if all these were true… it would be amazing!

My journey working with Sunsilk started in late 2013, where I was given a chance to try out their Hair Fall range. Needless to say, my constantly dyed hair then was dropping in scary amounts and I was so happy to be able to try it out! My favourite product from that range had to be their hair tonic.

In 2014, I was chosen to front the Nourishing Soft & Smooth range and I was happy to be put with this range cause I think my hair really needed the nourishment! I did a photoshoot in late 2013 fronting this range with the other Sunsilk Ambassadors, Eunice, Rachel and Asyiha, for the Sunsilk Cleo Handbook, which came out in February!

I remember how anxious and fearful I was back then during my first shoot with Sunsilk, it honestly felt intimidating with every girl there looking so glamorous. I've been dyeing my hair repeatedly over the last few years on a regular basis, which caused huge damage to my hair! I've learnt to pay extra attention to my tresses ever since it started to look like hay.

The shoot turned out to be pretty fun and here’s how the final tutorial looks like on the Cleo handbook.

The next big thing with Sunsilk was their annual Pop-Up Salon. Now this part was pretty exciting for me as the four of us ambassadors were tasked to style our own readers hair! Since a very young age, I always had a thing for hairstyling; I even figured how to tie my very first plaid for my barbie doll on my own, which, not to mention caught my mom by surprise. I like coming up with my own hairdos and playing with my girlfriends' hair which was also why being able to style my readers' hair at the pop-up salon felt like a dream-come-true. Watching them stride off in confidence after their hair was done, wearing a huge smile on their face... These were the things worth remembering.

Throughout the year with Sunsilk, we would constantly challenge ourselves to think of different looks to teach all of you and it was through this, I learned a lot can be done with just your hair! Other than coming up with basic everyday looks, one of my favourite ones was this Cat-ear hairstyle tutorial I did for Halloween this year.

Well, as you can see, it was indeed a wonderful time; Being able to learn new things and expose myself to different areas... Things that money can never buy! Life wouldn't have been this easy without my Nourishing Soft and Smooth Oil Spray!

Well, as you can see, it was indeed a wonderful time; being able to learn new things and expose myself to different areas... Things that money can never buy! I hope that through our own learnings, we succeeded in teaching you a thing or two!

So anyway, to finish off the last phase of the year, Sunsilk's been conducting a few rounds of giveaways with the other ambassadors. If you were one of the winners of the staycation at the New Majestic Hotel, congrats! If you weren’t, you don’t have to worry cause Sunsilk’s ending this contest off with a bang! They’re giving away a trip to Hong Kong! #SunsilkHairHunt

This Saturday, 13th of December, Sunsilk is conducting a physical #SunsilkHairHunt and you will need to find out where I’ll be at 2pm. I’ll be leaving a string of clues throughout the morning so follow me on Instagram @Naomineo for more details about the secret location!

The first one to find me will win a trip to Hong Kong and subsequent winners will receive Sunsilk goodies! I look forward to meeting all of you and wish you the best of luck!

All aboard!

Aside from the crazy amount of things that happened recently (which I will address soon) I must say that I've experienced one of the best times of my life last week.

I'm pretty sure most of you would've figured out that I went on a cruise (it's the ship) with a bunch of really awesome people for a total of 4 days. So here's a summary of the things that happened.

Got an invitation a couple of weeks ago and back then, I had my reservations and felt pretty skeptical about this idea, cause the last time I could remember being on a cruise was when I was as young as... I can't remember, that's how long it was. :p Every detail in that email I received took me by surprise and left me in awe. The line up, the ambience... DAYUM! Together, it seemed as if they were describing what paradise would be like. Too good to be true.

Didn't have much of an expectation nor was I anticipating for anything great to happen before I went on board, so that was exactly how the standards of the ship exceeded what I imagined. Great service, great food, great view, great everything lol. I don't mean to sound overly enthusiastic about this, but it was just too great.

It was literally EAT, SLEEP, RAVE repeat. Having friends as neighbours was one of my favourite parts of this trip. Being away from my phone and my social life was something I've been yearning for for awhile. Not to mention how living "on the sea" was such a breathtaking escapade.

Anyway, this is really stupid, but have I ever mentioned that I can't swim? I remember being extremely wasted one night and I ended up pushing random people in the pool while partying. So when it was my turn to get pushed in... I told everyone I couldn't swim and that I'm allergic to salt water. IT WORKED. Thought it's a pretty good tactic to share lmao. And because I dyed my hair a few days before I went on the ship, guess what? I jumped in the pool in a white bikini, and came up with a pink one. Most epic shit ever. 

Few other highlights were, getting to meet Dash Berlin in person, watching Lil Jon live, Chvrches perform and not forgetting, attending Sasha Grey's private party. 

Overall, it was a wonderful 4 days with the best companions I could ever ask for, don't think any other parties could top this one, so thank you for having me, It's the ship!

I would continue blathering on and on about how great it was, but I'll let the pictures do the rest of the talking!

Online Shopping Using BonusBay

Hey guys, remember the haul video I uploaded 2 weeks ago where I mentioned about bonusbay.sg? (Watch it if you haven’t)

Did some online shopping recently and found out about this really cool website called BonusBay. You pretty much get a percentage of your money after you shop. It's also available in Malaysia! Anyway click on http://www.bonusbay.sg/naomineo to receive $5 right away!

So I’ve been receiving endless amount of questions on this service and I was thinking, why not just do up a post to answer the more frequently asked ones!

Basically Bonusbay is a completely free service that helps you get a fraction of your money back from your online purchases. It's actually pretty cool how we could now shop and get back a "bonus" (in the form of cash), similar to how rebates on credit cards work.

Moving on, these are answers to a couple of key questions you guys have been emailing about.

How do I get bonuses from online shopping?

You get bonuses by signing up as a user of Bonusbay and by browsing online shopping websites through their site. All you need to do is 1) log in to your Bonusbay account (through facebook or by creating a new acc)

2) select your desired webstore via Bonusbay and proceed to make a purchase as you normally would. *You have to remember to shop through Bonusbay and only from the shops listed. Otherwise, you would not be able to receive your bonus.

Next, you'll be brought to a page similar to the one above and all you have to do is click on the orange ‘get bonus’ button. You wont miss it!

Immediately, you'd be redirected to your chosen webstore where you can start shopping!!! YAYERS. It’s as easy as it looks!

Okay, next question.

Do I get bonuses automatically after signing up to Bonusbay.sg?

This is a yes and no answer. No, you will not get bonuses by merely signing up for Bonusbay In order to get bonuses of your purchases, you must be logged in to your Bonusbay account, and you'd have to shop through Bonusbay.

BUT BUT BUT if you currently do not have a Bonusbay account yet, you may be interested in what I’m about to share next. The folks at Bonusbay are being very generous and my readers will automatically be given $5 worth of bonus the moment you sign up! All you have to do is sign up through this link here (Bonusbay.sg/naomineo)

How to use my bonuses?

I am just so happy about how the bonuses are paid in cash to my PayPal account. You know how sometimes a store or website gives you a rebate or voucher and you read the fine print only to realise that you have to spend $xx on your next purchase before receiving the privileges? Well, for Bonusbay all that can be thrown out the window :p The bonuses you get through Bonusbay are not bonus points with limited t&cs, but cash directly into your PayPal account. It usually takes up to 2 months before you'd be able to receive it, depending on the transaction etc. You should get a confirmation email within a couple of hours like I did.

Where do the bonuses come from?

The bonuses come from the webstore you shopped from. When you go to the webstore through Bonusbay it recognises that you are a user of Bonusbay and pays them sales commission for your purchases. They share this commission with you, so that you will get part of your own money back. Sounds legit?

Do the bonuses raise the prices of the products?

This was something I was really sceptical about too. No doubt, everyone would be worried that the bonus they’re receiving is just the extra amount they’re paying for their purchases. Well to answer this question, NO, they do not! :) As mentioned previously, the received bonuses come from the sales commissions paid to Bonusbay from the webstore. The product purchased by you is at the same price, as if you bought it without Bonusbay. However, the perk is, through Bonusbay you'd get part of your money back.

Last but not least, here are just some of the stores you can choose from. It's really crazy how they have 200 stores participating in this service. When I clicked on "Brands" I saw so many familiar brands that I’m used to purchasing from! Really pleased I found out about this service, and like I said “good things must share” haha. So there you go guys, simply click (Bonusbay.sg/naomineo) to start shopping, and to receive $5 worth of bonus immediately!

Hope I've cleared your doubts. :) Feel free to leave a comment on this post if you've more questions, I'll try my best to answer them. (Whether it's pertaining the video or Bonusbay.) Have fun shopping!