Panasonic DIY Dazzling Workshop

The skies were pouring again this morning as I made my way down to Vivocity for the Panasonic DIY Dazzling Workshop. I had signed up for it through Cleo magazine's website and received the confirmation call earlier this week.

The session was 2.5 hours long with about 15 participants. I think this was one of the most useful workshops I've ever attended due to the ample amount of time for hands-on practice with the various tools and beauty products. Each participant was provided with one set of the Panasonic face steamer, hair straightener and heated eyelash curler to try out. Shiseido was one of the sponsors of the workshop so there was also Aqua Label skincare and Majolica Majorca makeup.

The first part of the workshop was learning how to use the Panasonic Multi-styling Straightener, which is a 6-in-1 tool that can both straighten as well as curl hair. It has 5 attachments and heats up to 180 degrees (with 5 temperature settings to choose from).

The Photoceramic-coated plates supposedly help to maintain colored hair and hair moisture much better than normal ceramic-coated plates.

The straightener turned out to be quite easy to handle and the curls lasted quite well (after setting with a Shiseido Professional hair wax) with a perky bounce.




Next, we tried out the Panasonic Nanocare Facial Ionic Steamer EH2473. Touted as the world's first Platinum Hot/Cold Teamer, the nanoparticle ion steam felt very cleansing without being too stuffy or hot.



It has three programme settings for meeting various skin concerns. We did the Skin Care Mode which alternates between the hot steam and cool mist. My skin felt very plumped up and moisturised after the course.

After that, the trainer went through skincare and basic makeup application using Aqua Label and Majolica Majorca. It was pretty standard stuff so I won't go into the details. We also got to try this Panasonic heated lash curler.

You have to hold the button down for 30-60 seconds for the curler to heat up. I'm still not comfortable holding a heated instrument so close to my eyes, so I'll continue sticking with my trusty MAC eyelash curler. The heated eyelash curler comes with a free Majolica Majorca mascara if you purchase it at the Panasonic roadshow at the Vivocity Atrium this weekend (near Tangs).

I was quite impressed with both the hair straightener and the face steamer and decided to purchase both after the workshop. I've been deliberating over getting a hair curler for quite some time but never knew which was a good one to buy. The hair straightener usually retails for S$99 but it is on sale at just S$79 at the Panasonic roadshow.

The face steamer is going at S$549, down from the usual price of S$599. The face steamer also comes with a free Shiseido White Lucent Intensive Brightening Mask (6 sheets) that has a retail value of around S$100. There is another face steamer model that is going at around S$249 at the roadshow and it comes with a different Shiseido mask. Below is the doorgift for the workshop, which also included the December issue of Women's Weekly.

And my lucky dip prize with my purchase!

Thanks to Cleo for organising the excellent workshop!