I was shortlisted for the Garnier 16 Skintone Search contest
as one of their 48 finalists out of 600+ contestants!
Whoohoo~
I was so excited when i received the call!
However, they only gave us like 4 days notice to attend the event on that same week =/
Moreover, we are asked to dress in white/yellow from head to toes, including shoes!
Such a short notice >.<
We were asked to wait at Newton MRT on the 5th Dec, to wait for their shuttle bus
It was easy to recognise who are the other finalist as everyone are dressed in mostly white
Many people stare at us, cause of the obvious colour theme! =D
But end up their representative was late, even though they stated in the email
for everyone to be punctual -___- !
The event was held at
Mimolette, 55 Fairways Drive
Mimolette is a very NICE place! Highly recommended!
That place is gorgeous!
The environment was nicely decorated, even on the outside walkway
It is a two storey building, with restaurant and bar on the 1st floor.
There is a Bukit Timah Saddle Club near the restaurant, so on the way in
we saw horses crossing the road, gazing leisurely on grasses, etc...
The experience was pleasant!
Upon arrival, they split us into 4 groups according to our skin tone
Mine was a skin tone 7! :D
As we walked into restaurant, we saw the DJ, Pei Fen filming outside
i manage to take a photo with her before she left :p
Then the camera man also asked us to walk past this Garnier counter
and pretend to talk happily to their Garnier girls LOL~
These Garnier girls were the leaders for each group
Surprisingly, they were kinda young although they appear to be older than us =x
Most of them are quite pretty
Then we were ushered to a small stage area, as the audience
We were given a short briefing about their products,
and also the plans for the rest of the day
Mainly, the day is split into 4 sections, from 9.30am - 5.30pm
1. Make up & Hairdo
2. Photo Shoot
3. Casting
4. Interview with 4 judges
The scariest part is...
nobody expected there would be trial casting on that day -____-
Imagine having to memories a script like this:
"with Garnier light cream, any skintone can be fairer and more radiant... etc..."
and each person only have 2 takes
i screw up mine =x
Anyway, the people from Garnier and the marketing company were very nice and friendly ^^
The food was way better than my expectations
We had scones and mini sausage bun for breakfast,
with an array of interesting food for lunch =]
But its irritating, when we have to wait for 2 hours for the results,
instead of the stated 1 hour!! =.=
Oh ya and i get along well with 2 of the girls from my group
Eventually, 1 of the two girls won for her skin tone, congrats! =D
With that, it also means that i never win >.<
