Cheap tricks...

my July's makeup spree ^_~

It's definitely a sin to me not shop and stocking up when it's sales, don't you girls feel the same way too??? hehehe =P I'm curious actually with Stage, a cosmetic line that I never attempt to try before... Anyway, after reading Harim's blogging about their crazy sales here, I persuaded my sis to tag along with me and get something for her early birthday present and for myself too, of course =) Thank you so much dear for the info, wink2

We only want to buy eyeliners and lipsticks at first, but after that we get sucked in by the very charming SA, Chloe and bought a lot more than we planning too... It's quite cheap than the normal price and I obviously can't say no... They also giving out free membership for more than RM200 purchase... You'll get free makeover + points (which can later used to buy their makeup) + workshop + sales invitation and so much more...

We bought eyeliner, lipstick, lipgloss, primer, foundation, compact powder, brush cleanser, and concealers... It's really2 worth it, even drugstore brand can't get this cheap!!! We were very2 pleased with our haul and smile all the way home, heehee x) Due to sooo many sales that happen at the same time, I decided to get my hands on more inexpensive makeup this time around and Loreal's new quad collection really looks like a good deal to me =) There are 4 palettes to choose from and I instantly fall for the Pink Mania and Aquadisiac...

Despite the cheap price, the quality of the colors wasn't compromise and I can even said better than some high end brands!!! With the current discount at Guardian, you can bought 4 palettes at the same price of one Bobbi Brown palette, impressing isn't it??? Go try and swatch the colors to decide for yourselves and don't simply take my words on it, you'll love it, n_n

Last but not least is Baviphat Apple Jelly Lip Scrub which I discovered after reading Fatin's post here... Thanks to her, I now find something that's working and cheaper than Bodyshop's Lip Scuff or Benefit's Dr Feelgood Lipscription... I love it very2 much and wishing they come up with a lot more flavor... I highly recommended this one to all of you who seek for lip treatment for your dry and chapped lips, I believe your man will definitely notice the differences, wink2

[Giveaway] Girl Interrupted...

 
I heart the book covers, it's love at first sight @_@

I've been super duper busy this couple of months and will getting busier and busier possibly till Raya, so I hardly have time to blog in peace anymore... but I'll try to make an effort to entertain you guys, or at least to entertain myself with writing more post soon, hehe =P One of the things that keep me busy are The Stieg Larsson Millennium Trilogy Books... 

These books are probably the best action series that I've came across since Robert Ludlum's Bourne and Harlan Coben's Myron Bolitar!!! I heard rumours that Hollywood will adapt the books into movie franchise soon!!! Cool isn't it??? =) It's actually written in Swedish by Stieg Larsson as his part time hobby but his books only published and became phenomenon all over the world after he was dead, poor guy =(

The story revolves around the heroin character , Lisbeth Salender who is a genius hacker that had a very dark and complicated past... She's a tough woman who trying very hard to find her own peace but unfortunately her demons still can't leave her alone after all these years... She's holding the secret to Swedish government conspiracy and suddenly everyone is against her except a fearless journalist, Mikael Bloomvist...

The only actress who I can imagine playing her character is definitely Angelina Jolie (part of it because of her Lara Croft alter ego and the other half because it's remind me of her earlier movie Hacker back in 1995, hehehe =P)It'll be anti-climax if I reveal all the storyline here so I'll keep my mouth and finger shut and let you guys figure it out yourself, wink2... 

One thing I can say, if you are a fan of conspiracy theory/ thriller/ mystery, you gonna love this series... It keep me up all night for days but it's really2 worth it!!! I personally love the second book, I think it's full of action and drama unlike most of thriller/mystery books today that lacked all the element of surprise and twist...

p.s : I have extra copy of the first and second book in this series guys/girls, I'll giving it out for free for one lucky reader... Just leave your comment here if you are interested before July 24th 2010 and I'll randomly select the winner later on... Till then, good luck everyone & have fun!!! ^_~

Green & Glam...

Go green and stay glam X)

What is the best way to go green without missing all the glam??? My answer is definitely shopping at Kiehl's, heehee =P Just kiddin, I'm trying to justify my reasons for visiting the latest Kiehl's store @ KLCC to myself actually, ^_~ And of course I can't just ignore the current promotion they are having right now at all Kiehl's outlet, RM10 rebate for every Rm100 purchase, yeay!!! \\^_^//

What's more, they are giving out free cute re-usable bag where you can choose from 4 gorgeous design which represent 4 different magazines that collaborate with Kiehl's for the Earth Day Programme - Eh, Glam, Female and Nuyou... I pick Glam Bag because I heart the design, and I got Glam magazine for free too!!! In real life, you won't see me buying or reading this coz I always considered it "mak datin" kind of magazine, hahaha =D
Anyway, I bought myself Kiehl's Blue Herbal Set to replace my Clinique 3 Steps Type 3 that I've been using since forever and hardly see any improvement at all =( I've done my research for quite some time and tried the Kiehl's samples before and instantly felt in love with the fresh and clean feeling it gave me... It smells a little like toothpaste but I still like it nevertheless ^_^ I got couple of other samples too that I can't hardly wait to try... I wish it can work it's magic on my full of flaw skin, heehee =P

Eye candy...

the new addition to my Benefit collection, n_n

I missed the Benefit Warehouse sales last year and I had vowed ever since that I won't make the same mistake again, heehee =P Unfortunately, I'm only human, I can't make it to both Benefit sales this year T-T But, thank god, I had successfully persuading 3 different person to do some shopping for me, ngee~ ^_^ Thanks Cuna, Miu and Doroshi for your help, you guys really2 make my day, wink2

I bought creaseless cream shadow/liner in 5 different shades- Hunny Bunny, Samba-dy Loves Me, Gossip, Stiletto and Flying Down To (I'm greedy, I know~ =P) and a brush set which consist of concealer brush, eye shadow brush, kabuki brush and a sharpener (I don't get why they include this in the set, hahaha =D) The brushes wasn't really in my list actually but it's too hard to resist @_@

The great thing about these eye shadows is, it can be used as an eyeliner too and it doesn't crease like most eye shadows at the end of the day, quite cool rite??? I bought 2 previously in Busy Signal & Recess, which I already swapped with other bloggers due to the similarity of the shades with my other Stila pallete..

Yet, I can't help buying more and more eye shadows, huhu~ my mum even ask me to eat it all if I like buying it so much, hahaha =D Well, I can't really blame her, I don't even used some of them anyway, heehee =P Do I want more??? You know I do, wink2

Older & Bolder...

I'm officially 26 years old today, tsk2 T_T As much as I hate getting older, I think it's quite cool anyway coz right now, younger men were chasing after me instead of married men, hahaha =D So, the best way to celebrate my birthday this year is with a new haircut, bolder and shorter of course, wink2

I always love my long wavy hair, it can look quite nice when I'm bothered to do so, but most of the time, it's hard to maintain and taking care of since im wearing scarf...Anyway, I'm very2 excited about my new haircut, it's sexier, cooler also with a touch of attitude and personality in it, ^_^ I'm not gonna reveal my new hairdo here obviously, but it looks a little like Charlize Theron's haircut in this picture (minus the blond and styling, hehehe =P) I'm lovin' it, n_n

Girls day out...

it's my bff, Deya & me ^_^

As mentioned earlier in my previous post, this post is about my KLCC Fashionista Acca Kappa & Benefit workshop... Me & my bff for almost 12 years, Deya had a very fabulous Girls Day Out at both events and had fun trading tons of gossip in between, heehee =P (we haven't seen each other for more than 1 month mind you, wink2)

Back to the workshop, I'm not really interested with Acca Kappa stuff, I only sign us in due to my curiosity... And I'm happy to see other familiar faces joined the workshop as well n_n Acca Kappa actually is an Italian brand famous for their hair brushes range which surprisingly have couple of star products that I'm completely unaware of its existence before =)

For example they have hair brushes that can massage your scalp & help your blood circulation and also hair brushes purposely for shower usage... One more thing, you can also carved your name at the brushes for additional fee, quite cool isn't it??? ^_~

Besides hair brushes, they also have skincare, bodycare, makeup brushes, fragrance and men products... Their skincare ranges are based on natural ingredients such as grapes, hibiscus, blueberry, just to name a few...

Besides products introduction and demonstration, Acca Kappa had invited stylist from A Cut Above to give hair makeover for anyone interested... I would love to get their hair brush/ scalp massager one day, it would be nice to pamper your scalp once in a while right??? @_@

Acca Kappa's workshop n_n

To occupy the 4 hours gap before the next Benefit workshop, we hang out @ Bisou, the new cupcakes stall at KLCC which I think served quite average cuppies (I still think Cupcake Chic is the best!!! ^_^) and very2 bad beverages... (for RM7 I do think I have the right to expecting more than instant drink, rite??? huh~ =_=)

After that, we shopped for Deya nieces and nephews @ Toys R Us and lucky us, they were having free membership promotion that day, weeee \\^_^// This can be handy when my little sisters bday coming up later, hehehe =P While browsing for Mother's Day Card @ Memory Lane, we both received RM5 gift voucher from the store which I later used to get discount for my Mother's Day card purchase @_@

We are not happy after had the cuppies & bad coffee =_=

I can't believe I actually thrilled getting this, hahhaha =D

Since we both love creative art very much, we used the remaining time to visit the current Art Exhibition @ Galeri Petronas... It's a very2 interesting way to spend your day, just walk in this gallery reminds me of the memories of us busting our ass to get our graphic assignment done which I didn't missed much actually, hehehe =P I wish we were allowed to take pics here because all the artwork are very2 gorgeous and unique in it's own way @_@

The NOVA's Art Exhibition flyers @_@

I didn't take any pics @ the Benefit's Workshop due to my digicam low battery, and it's quite similar with the previous Benefit party I had @ Pavillion anyway, with Matt demonstrating their latest product, Stay Don't Stray... This time around, I'm trying different products like the Bad Gal Plum Mascara + Sugarbomb and Velvet Eye Shadow which I'm starting to fall for, wink2

We bring back quite a lot of free stuff that day so I'm not really tempted to buy anything much~ (I'm very2 proud of myself!!! ^_^) Thank god for freebies and KLCC of course, heehee =P

Freebies, yeay!!! X)

Mama, I heart you...

my mother's day gift to my dear mama @_@

I'm a makeup freak, and it's my calling to spread the virus to the people around me, heehee =P I had converted my colleague, my friends, my sisters and even my mom, wink2 So, the pressie it's not really a surprise actually, I'm giving her makeup all the time, since I love colors, it always lippies or eye shadows but never compact powder or foundation...

For this year Mother's Day, I'm giving her Shiseido's Pressed Powder instead since she's not into foundation... And I found quite a cute Mother's Day card @ Memory Lane in a handbag shape which I can't hardly resist, wink2 The best thing is it can fit my gift perfectly!!! What's not to like, right??? n_n

To my mama, I love you very2 much despite your drama and tendencies to spill all my secrets to my dad, hahaha =D I knew it since I was born, no other person in this world could love me more than you do... Happy Mother's Day, Mama... Love you truly, madly & deeply - Your eldest daughter, Kina...

the handbag card back view X)

I have a date with spring...

This April and May, KLCC had collaborated with various fashion labels and cosmetic brands for their Fashionista Workshops which quite rare I think for a big shopping mall to organize lots of free workshops for so many brands, wink2... This is something that I really2 welcome since KLCC have become like my second home lately, hahahha =D

Anyway, I signed myself and my bff for 3 different workshops; MAC, Acca Kappa and BeneFit but I'll focus on MAC for this post ya, hehehe =P I supposed to go to this workshop with my bff but due to some unavoidable circumstances, I asked one of my classmate/blogger Asna to join me instead... You guys can check her blog post here for blow by blow detail coz I don't take lots of pics that day and too lazy to do so, wink2

waiting anxiously for other people to show up, we are the first one there, huhu~

I'm surprise this workshop actually highlighting MAC 2010 Spring Collection which have been in the market for quite sometime... I sincerely thought they will promoting their latest collection, MAC Give Me Liberty of London but it's fine with me since I'm not really a big fan of MAC... The MAC KLCC makeup artist, Apple and Syahidah are the person in charge of the session I'm in... I love the way they doing the demonstration together, very informative and easy to follow with lots of humor in between, hehehe =P I highly recommend you guys looking for either of them to assist you if you're happen to visit MAC KLCC...

spring fling~ n_n

As much as I love colors, I'm not really fond of their Spring Collection... My interest is definitely glued to their MAC Viva Glam Gaga Lipstick which I knew undoubtly will look ridiculous on me but I still like nevertheless, hehehhe =P So, I get one myself just to admire the beautiful color (it's quite sheer than I have expected) and help the needy by buying it (part of the profit will be distribute to charity organizations) I also get myself their waterproof eyeliner coz I almost finish mine, sob2 T-T (I still think BadGal is the best eyeliner ever,wink2)

 

the freebies + my haul (eyeliner + lipstick ^_^)

The goodies bag is quite okay I think (what do you expect when it's free, rite???) It consist of MAC Eye make-up remover + Salabianca rock chic bracelet + MAC product brochures... I happened to be quite lucky that day, soon after I left MAC workshop, I walk across Mixed FM promo team car, answer couple of their questions and win myself Marie France Bodyline merchandise & free sessions (which I later gave to my sis and bff) + Women's Weekly Magazine~ @_@, I'm beginning to believe this could be my lucky year, hahhaha =D (dream on, Mizz Ayna~ =P)

Mixed Fm stuff that I won, yeay!!! @_@