Saturday, May 4, 2013

Countdown PRU13

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu'alaikum and good day olls.

Our ELECTION DAY is coming in less than 24 hours, korang! Bahang semakin terasa. Pelik kenapala over nervous kali ni mengalahkan calon nak bertanding pula rasanya..? Hehe. Excited pun ye sebab berpeluang mengundi bersama-sama family tahun ni. Mana taknya every five years katakan. Therefore, peluang yang ada mestila dimanfaatkan sebaik mungkin. *Well too bad my Mr. nampaknya tak berpeluang mengundi this time atas sebab-sebab yang sememangnya tak dapat dielakkan. Adat bekerja di perantauan in the middle of a desert pula tu... Tak dapekla den nak nolong!*

Saya bukan individu yang minat bidang politik tapi saya sedar akan kewajiban untuk memilih pemimpin di kalangan kita. Ye la sudahla tak mahu jadi pemimpin, bila jadi rakyat biasa yang layak dan disuruh keluar mengundipun malas juga? Apakah?! AHAH. Honestly untuk membuat perhitungan dalam memilih pemimpin yang terbaik buat agama dan tanah air tercinta ni bukanla satu perkara mudah bagi orang seperti saya yang selama ni tak berapa nak care.. huh. Lebih-lebih lagi dengan situasi 'perang' siber yang sangat kritikal nowadays. Semakin confuse dibuatnya since terlalu banyak maklumat diperolehi yang saya sendiripun tak pasti kesahihannya. Nak pilih "Sayangi Selangor" ke atau "Selangorku"? "Ini Kalilah" atau "Lain Kalilah"?? Everything seems so convincing. Memandangkan hatipun dah semakin tetap, so saya ambil keputusan tak mahu tengok or dengar apa-apa lagi selepas ni bagi mengelakkan sebarang pertukaran di saat-saat akhir. Cukup-cukupla buat saya. Daripada sibuk dengar apa kata manusia, lebih baik minta terus 'pendapat' Allah SWT yang Maha Mengetahui melalui solat hajat dan istikharah. Senang cerita yang mana hati lebih berat, yang tu akan saya pangkah nanti. Anyway, semoga kita semua diberikan petunjuk dan bimbingan daripadaNya dalam membuat pilihan yang tepat esok. In Shaa Allah. Semoga segala urusan berkaitan PRU13 ni akan berjalan dengan lancar dan selamat. Jangan lupa bawa kad pengenalan. *Urusan juga akan menjadi lebih mudah jika korang semak terlebih dulu nombor "Saluran" dan "Siri" masing-masing melalui laman web rasmi SPR* Well it's going to be a long day tomorrow bersama jari yang bakal tercalit that so-called dakwat kekal... Love Malaysia. Allah bless :)

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Going back to my hometown this evening... weee. HAPPY VOTING.
Sesiapa yang tak mengundi jangan over, please! Heheh

election day malaysia pru13
I don't own a copyright for this picture. Credit to sembangpakzad.blogspot.com

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Today's lunch: Masak lemak lada hitam labu with enoki + ayam goreng berempah + sambal belacan. Masak ciput untuk portion sorang... huhu. Nak mengada hashtag sini bole? #food#foodgasm#foodporn#nofilter :P *Bukan main lagi eh revolusi perkataan nowadays?! LOL* Some may not like pumpkin but it's my favorite. Anyway, labu juga adalah antara buah kegemaran baginda al-habeeb Muhammad SAW ;)

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

benefit Cosmetics

Assalamu'alaikum. HAPPY LABOUR DAY~

A great day to start for everyone, I hope! Well today I'm going to do some reviews on cosmetic products by benefit SAN FRANCISCO as well as my daily make-up style. Have you ladies ever heard or used benefit products before? Well I've heard of the brand name earlier but never bought their products so far until they were introduced by my eldest sis recently. Honestly it was a love at first sight... hehehe. Most of their products are of high quality, practical and come in really pretty packaging. I was very attracted to their signature, POREfessional as well as their latest brightening face primer, "that gal". FYI, I always love a simple and natural look. I seldom wear eye make-up and don't prefer the heavy make-up styles since they will only make things complicated (as well as time-consuming!) for me to perform my prayers and I would also need to put on a new one after each ablution! Huhuh. Alhamdulillah, even though my skin is not so perfect but still, a simple make-up is sufficient to cover the imperfections :)

My previous make-up routine (for work or outing) involved 3 simple steps; the all-in-one BB Cream, a face powder and a lip gloss. A blusher is just an option. However, looks like the make-up steps have now increased with the addition of POREfessional and the face primer! *Tehee* But still, those steps are considered as quick and easy! And there are also times when I only wear the face primer and my BB Cream alone. Anyway, I'm not a professional make-up artist or a celebrity who suffers from appearance-conscious.. AHAHHA. I just want to share on the products that I wear currently, that's all... *Please note that I'm using iPhone this time and all pictures were NOT edited. My apology if the results are not as good as DSLR's*

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L-R: My 1-2-3 quick steps for make-up base

Step #1: Apply POREfessional first before you apply the rest. It actually comes in a bigger size and sold individually @ MYR115. As a first time user, I decided to buy benefit's travel kit that comes in a complete set (with easy steps to follow!) as a trial for my sensitive skin.
 
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POREfessional helps to minimize the appearance of pores. Looks like
foundation but its color is actually TRANSPARENT and it's OIL-FREE

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Lovely "Honey" travel kit (or trial set) by benefit @ MYR120

Step #2: Apply the brightening face primer, "that gal". I like it so much! It has a very nice-sweet smell and of course it's OIL-FREE too. It is sold separately (in 11ml). The face primer helps to brighten your complexion and to smooth your make-up application. You can even wear it alone. Anyway, the SILKY PINK color is its special feature. Go, gal!!!

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"that gal" by benefit @ MYR115

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The pink pretty primer

Step #3: Apply the foundation! Since I bought their trial set, hence, the foundation quantity is very limited for daily wear. Therefore, I usually replace it with less 'spensive and affordable brand like SILKYGIRL :))

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SILKYGIRL Magic BB Cream @ MYR17.90

Aite, just to complete the final look.....

Step #4: Apply face powder (I use MAYBELLINE CLEAR SMOOTH 03 NATURAL)
 
Step #5: Lip gloss or lipstick

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Lancôme ROUGE IN LOVE (337M)

Step #6 (OPTIONAL): Blusher
Sometimes I'd wear blusher before I put on the face powder in order to obtain my favorite
'pinkish from the inside' complexion ^^

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L'Oréal TRUE MATCH le blush (04 Rosewood)

So THAT'S IT!!!

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Finally found the right cosmetic products that blend
really well with my skin. benefit's. YAY ;)

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"Being yourself is easier than being someone else"
*
LO
❤*

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benefit cosmetics oh! so awesome

Last but not least, don't forget to use a gentle make-up remover and wash your face thoroughly
in order to maintain a healthy skin, ok! Take care and happy outing :D

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SILKYGIRL Hydra Clean Makeup Remover
@
MYR12.88 (after less)


P.s. benefit products can be found at almost all popular malls in Malaysia (I guessed!).
I bought mine at One Utama & Sunway Pyramid ;))