Shopping - Eu Yan Sang 130th Anniversary Sale

I was in Eu Yan Sang Queensbay Mall today, and the shop was packed with people. Eu Yan Sang is having a big sale for its 130th Annivesary, many things are 50% off.

If you have been reading my posts, you would that I am a fan of Eu Yan Sang. I needed to restock some honey. So, my housemate and I bought:

Essence of Chicken with Ginkgo Biloba Extract x 3 = RM90

Honey with Propolis (NP: RM59) + Honey with Royal Jelly (NP: RM69) = RM80

I got two voucher of RM5 from EYS too!

Review - Honey Mart Honey with Propolis vs Euphoria Longana Honey

I'm a fan of honey. I love drinking honey water. Honey helps me to keep my body moist and to be less "heaty". Besides, I have also heard from a radio ad saying honey contains vitamins that we need for a day.

I was drinking Honey Mart's Honey with Propolis (bought from Eu Yan Sang) and I found it quite good. There were some times that I had bad sore throat and I consumed the honey directly without diluting it, it helped. I bought two bottles for RM90, which make RM45 per bottle for the Propolis Honey.

Right - Euphoria Longana Honey, Left - Honey with Propolis, both 500g

Close-up.

Then, it was economy downturn and my honey was finishing. So, I turned to a cheaper version of the honey - Euphoria Longana Honey. This Longan Honey was selling two for RM45 in Eu Yan Sang, which is half a price of the Propolis Honey, means one for RM22.50. It is called Longana Honey because it tastes like Longan, not because it has any Longan in it.

However, I think I made the wrong choice. I should have sticked to the Propolis Honey. During preparation of honey water, I usually use 1 tablespoon of Propolis Honey to mix with a mug of warm water. But, for the Longan Honey, I need 3 tablespoons to get the taste. The taste for Propolis Honey is strong enough though for only one tablespoon is used. For one tablespoon of Longan Honey, it is tasteless, like drinking plain water. So, I am not saving money here.

Euphoria Longana Honey - lighter in color

Honey with Propolis - Darker color and with some dark brown "residue" at the bottom.

Both honey taste very differently. When drinking Propolis Honey, there is a cooling sensation, it is like drinking the chinese medicated oil (风油), seriously. While for the Longan Honey, it tastes slightly sweet.

Effect wise, I feel Propolis Honey is more efficient in improving my sinus. Besides, Propolis is said to have beauty effect, so going for the Honey with Propolis will be a better choice for me. =)

Review - Eu Yan Sang N'zyme LifeForce Enzyme with Cordyceps (余仁生 N'zyme 活力540虫草酵素)

By looking at the packaging, you would thought that this is a kiddy drink to help the kids to grow etc. But it is an enzyme drink! Enzyme is so hot now, almost every house wife makes enzyme. People make "rubbish enzyme" for cleaning purposes, make edible enzyme for various health reasons, some people even use enzyme as facial masks.

I went to Queensbay Mall last weekend, and Eu Yan Sang was having a road show there. They were promoting their YEN series of bird nest products. My kiasuism brought me to buy two bottles of these enzymes.

The sales girl was explaining to me, the "540" means the enzyme took 540 days to get fermented (hell, thats more than 1 year!). enzyme is good for us, especially those who work in offices and stay up late at night, as we grow old, our metabolism slow down, enzyme can help on our metabolism, and make us less tired. And Cordyceps is a kind of delicate Chinese medicine.

I bought these 2 bottles of enzymes for RM168, normally one bottle is RM108. I have been consuming this enzyme for one week now. I take this every morning (the sales girl said it is better to take it in the morning). You need to dilute the solution with 1:1 amount of water. The enzyme actually tastes very good. It is sweet, it tastes like prune juice, but slightly tastier than prune juice. I do not know it is my imagination or not, I do feel the effect, I feel more energetic. Normally, I am always very tired in the morning.

Overall, this product is not bad, But still, i will only buy this when there is a promotion.

It comes with a tiny cup:

You need to add water to dilute it. I guess you might get drunk if u drink it straight ;)