My very first NYX haul

Ever since I knew the existence of Sephora, I’ve always wanted to pay a visit there because of Urban Decay.

Then, I got to know that NYX are brought to Malaysia, and it’s at Sephora. That made me want to visit Sephora even more!

So, on my previous trip back home, I decided to pay Sephora KLCC a visit. I was so excited to swatch the Naked Pallette and the Blockbuster pallette. The Naked pallete was amazing but the Blockbuster pallete was not up to my expectation.

After all that swatching and stuff, I searched for NYX counter. I must say, I liked it! I was on a hunt for this particular coral-ish lip colour and I happened to find it there! NYX offers quite a number of colours which suits all skin tone. Besides, they are quite cheap and affordable.

After trying out the products there, I decided to take up the stick blush and lip cream. After a while, one of their MUA, Nurul offered to help me with some make up on. I am of course very glad! She helped me to put on everyday-to work make up. She made me remove whatever make up I had on my face (only my moisturizer, compact powder, eyeliner, mascara and lipstick). Nurul then cleaned, toned and moisturized my face using some Clinelle product if I am not mistaken. While having my face cleansed, she gave me some tips on make up. She also told me to try modeling as according to her, I have the features required to be one. *Shy*

Prior to that, she applied Sephora foundation powder, followed by Urban Decay Single eyeshadow to define my eyes, Givenchy mascara to lift my lashes (after complementing my lashes. Thanks Nurul!), cream blusher from NYX as base and also NYX powder blusher to set. For lips, I applied NY lipbalm followed by NYX lip cream in Antwerp.

I really loved the outcome, as I looked so fresh without looking as though I had much make up on. Before leaving, Nurul sprayed some setting spray so that my make up remains fresh throughout the day.

Finally, after picking up that stick blush and the lip cream, I headed off to the cashier to pay. I signed up to be a member and I’ve gotten myself a Sephora White Card. Not only that, I received free gifts from NYX as well. A lip gloss and a drawstring laced back. How nice!

My haul that day was not only at Sephora but also The Body Shop! I bought myself a body mist. I just fell in love with the scent.

Next? Pictures!

 

 

NYX Stick Blush in Hibiscus and NYX soft matte lip cream in Antwerp.

Sorry for the bad lighting. The colours and not the same, but the lighting is bad that the colour looks alike.

 

 

 

 

 

My free gift: NYX Mega Shine Lip Gloss in Natural.

This is really my skin tone lip gloss and makes and awesome combo for smokey-eyes!

 

 

The Body Shop Body Mist Midnight Bakula.

Mysterious and sensual.

And my White Card!

 

So, that’s my haul and I am definitely going again to pick more stuffs!

Mahabarata-revisited

In my current workplace now, I get to perform as a part of my job. As in, I have to perform every now and then as a part of my assignment.

It’s cool! I always liked to perform. Back in my school days, I have participated in many many performances. From dance to drama to public speaking to arts competition to sports.

After my university days, I thought I wouldn’t be having anymore chances to perform. But, being in a job which requires you to be a part of performances is just too good to be true! It’s like I am discovering another part of me.

Truthfully, I am not the most graceful dancer but I enjoy every single bit of it. I can even do some movements which others can’t do. Proud, of course!

So far, I have been involved in three different performances and the one I liked and enjoyed the most is Mahabarata-Revisited.

Initially, is was supposed to be a class production for the Final Year Project (FYP) assessment. Then, my boss who is also the lecturer for that particular subject (Asas Seni Tari Tradisional & Kontemporari a.k.a Basics to Traditional and Contemporary Dance) decided to bring it to another level, to open it to the public, as in students within the campus to watch. I just joined the practice for fun, to stretch my body and that’s how I got into the whole production, while also handling the paperworks.

The whole dance-drama is about the great epic of all times, the Mahabarata. The epic boasts about honour, dignity, virtue, brotherhood and the most evil..power. The struggle for power is between the Pandavas(sons of God) and their cousins, the Gauravas.

The choreography involved Yoga, Bharathanatyam, Silat and Malay dance in its one-hour length show. We all used saree as our costume, which made the whole show a very colorful one. Due to last minute publicity, we can’t manage to sell our tickets to the whole campus. We targeted only about 50pax to come and watch our show. We were however shocked to know that out audience is about 100pax, despite the rainy weather. And the best of all, our audience want more of our show! The best part? Non of us are trained dancers. So, that bit of news really cheered me up. I even get some acknowledgement till today ;)

My director is planning to do more, so I’ll keep posting on the updates.

Of course, the post is not complete without pictures.

Not to forget, the famous blogger Kak Jumi is our MUA, together with Carren Akka. Nice, right? ;)

 

During our full dress rehearsal:

 

 

Actual day:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So, that’s all.

Will be back with more news on this.

Cousie’s Wedding

This post is just so so so late!

My cousin sisters’ wedding was on the 30th of November 2012 and I couldn’t find the right time to do a post about it.

Anyway, there isn’t much that I could talk about since my cousie and her hubby didn’t want to make it a public thingy. They even told us strictly not to post their pictures in Facebook or tag them in the pictures at least. I don’t understand, but I respect their decision. After all, it’s their wedding, not mine ;)

Which means, this blog post will only reveal some pictures from the wedding.

Here goes!

 

The manavarai.

Rangoli.

Entrance deco. I like the ambience.

Ladies of the family ;)

Yours truly, of course! I like everything I had on that day. From my saree, my bangles, my payal, my jewellery set, my hip key chain to my make up. Not OTT. Just nice. And owh, my hair too!

 

 

Youth club! :P

 

Mr and Mrs Teddy.

 

 

This, was for the lunch on the next day. My dressing theme: Black and white.

Aaand..me and my dearest mother! We both look alike, right?

 

So, that’s the case for my cousin sister’s wedding.

And for mine, I am eagerly waiting ;)

Confused soul.

What’s going on with me.

I am in utter confusion. Just because.

I don’t understand what it is. I don’t want to get confused and be confused.

I want to be clear, I don’t want to have this war between my heart and my brain. It’s really confusing!

Sometimes, it feels awesome like no other. Sometimes, it’s all about pain. Not pain ‘pain’, but the heartache.

It is like being in the deepest sh*t and in the same time, being at the sea side under a shady tree, being all so serene and blessed with the tranquility it offers.

Sigh. Messed up, aren’t I?

Adding to that, it involves the families as well. And the beliefs. Oh dear, what am I to do??

 

Sigh.

 

* Images are courtesy from Google.

Genting Trip 2012

Two days after Diwali, we packed our stuffs and made our way to Genting Highlands. I was so excited as during the previous visit, we never had the chance to play all the outdoor games. So this time, I made a point to try all the games.

We checked into Genting First World Hotel, or the colorful hotel as how I call it. One of the largest hotel in the world with about more than 8000 rooms. That’s huge, right? We booked two rooms, unfortunately, we got one on the 16th floor and another one on the 20th floor. My brothers took the one on the 16th floor while my parents and I took the one on the 20th floor.

That night, my father went around to look for spectacles, he left his at home. So the rest of us decided to stroll around in The First World Plaza. The scenery was so good, a lot of people and it was warm inside. It shocked me to see one Crunch ice-cream costs about RM4 there while down in Kuala Lumpur, it’s about only RM1.50. Not surprising though, as it’s a tourist spot and it’s normal to find things at a higher price.

We went to bed quite late after walking through the crowd, watching shows and window shopping. The next day, at about 11am, we all got showered and got ready to hit the theme park. We bought our ticket, only RM50 for unlimited all-day entry to the Outdoor Theme Park. I am quite surprised to learn the price,I expected a higher price. After that, we went to the canteen right opposite the theme park for our lunch.

At about 11.30am, we finally entered the theme park. As it was still early, not many people were around. We decided to go for the Sungai Rejang Plume Ride first. Halfway there, my brothers wanted to go for the Bumper Boat. I didn’t want to go for Bumper Boat, so I followed my parents to the Sungai Rejang ride. Litlle did I know that they wanted to go on the Mini Train and Antique Car! I was so disappointed, but I can’t complaint either,they want to have some time to relax too. So yea, I had to follow them and only after that I got to know that my brothers went for the Sungai Rejang Plume Ride already!! I was so disapointed again :(

Too bad, the queue was too long by the time I reached the entrance to that ride. SO, we all decided to go for the Corkscrew, the longest roller coaster in Genting. I really enjoyed the ride. It was so much fun! But before that, I kept thinking and praying that nothing like Final Destination movie happens. So lame of me!

Then, we went to the Space shot. Damn, I can never go for the ride without feeling scared. We proceeded to the Dinosaur Park before my brothers wanted to retire to their room. On the previous visit, they tried all the games, so this time it was quite boring for them to play them again. My Dad chose to join them ,leaving me and my Mum to have fun. We tried all the other games available on that day including boating, which I enjoyed the most.

We wanted to go for the Dragon Ride so badly, but too bad, it was down for maintenance.We then took our dinner before heading back to our room. And I, of course took the chance to soak myself in the bath tub. It was really nice to have a hot bath after a tiring day. One thing to note here, the hotel rooms in the First World Hotel is not air-conditioned. It comes with ceiling fan. What we did was to switch off the fan and we left the windows open.

The next day, we checked out early as I wanted to go to the Strawberry Farm/Park at Gohtong. It was on our way back to Kuala Lumpur. Nothing much there, except for a souvenir shop and also farms with strawberries and vegetables. Not to forget, there’s a mushroom nursery as well. My brother bought a packet of fresh strawberries while I got myself some key chains before heading back home.

Next, I’ll let the pictures do their talking.

Check In

 

 

 

 

First World Hotel, where we stayed.

 

On the double-decker carousal.

Below: Boating!

 

So colourful, like a poster!

 

My 2 pest brothers.

 

 

 

That’s all for now. Till then~