Bonjour Lancome...

the Lancome Institute, Bangsar Village 2 n_n

Early this month, I was invited to a very special bloggers party organized by Lancome Institute, Bangsar Village 2 outlet from hostess of the day, the very sweet and sexy, Fatin =) And the timing couldn't be less than perfect, I almost finish my current foundation at that time and searching high and low for the best one that can suit my not so perfect skin =(

Foundation is actually one of my major weakness when it comes to makeup, I always experienced difficulties in choosing the right shades, texture, and also mixture that can compliment my skin, so yup, the invitation was kinda hard to resist and to make it even sweeter, we were provided with the golden opportunity to meet with the Lancome National Makeup Artist, Zamri Zainol =)

breakfast from Marmalade Cafe =)

The Lancome Institute, Bangsar Village 2 is actually quite spacious, it have wide arrays of their products display at the front side and lots treatment rooms inside... I came a little early (which surprise me a lot btw, wink2) and we were ushered to a special area where the party will be conducted later on... The outlet have a very luxurious and warm aura spreading all over and with the yummy breakfast from the Marmalade Cafe served non stop, I felt very2 welcome, at home and can't hardly wait to get the party started, heehee x)

star of the day, Lancome Maqui Blanc Miracle ^_^

Back to the party, it is actually in conjunction with the Lancome Maqui Blanc Miracle release, the latest addition to their fluid foundation range... I must admit, I'm quite skeptical at first, I did tried their Teint Miracle early this year and the outcome, really2 disappoint me, the shades was perfect but the foundation melted away in less than 4 hours... And I did a little research before coming to this party and realize one crucial thing that I overlooked before, the Teint Miracle was specially formulated to suit people with dry skin not oily like mine, no wonder it doesn't work on me, hihihi x)

Anyway, Lancome Maqui Blanc Miracle is definitely the answer to my prayer, equipped with 3 diligent ways, Miracle Aura, Miracle Touch and Miracle Protection to deliver 12 hours of brightening effects, with light to medium coverage =) It certainly the ultimate savior for those with oily skin and in search for the best foundation that can last all day (and night too if you apply it the right way =P) With 6 shades to choose from for the fluid version and 8 shades for the compact powder version to cater the Asian skin tones, you won't have problems to choose your perfect match ^_~

step by step experiment on Lancome Maqui Miracle & Brand X

To kickstart the party, Zamri did a little demonstration using 2 different compact powder, Lancome Maqui Miracle and Brand X foundations... In the first picture above, you can see him scrapped out the foundations in 2 different petri dish, one for Lancome and the other for Brand X... He then dropped 3 drops of baby oil in each foundation... The baby oil actually represent the oiliness or sebum from our face...

Next, he let the oil set in the foundation for a minute and after that he stir the oil in the foundation using the stirring rod in rotating motions for a few minutes... At the last picture, we can see major differences between these 2 brands, the oil in the Lancome jar easily soaked into the foundation meanwhile the oil in the Brand X jar still have residue left behind and didn't completely absorbed the oil yet...

another Maqui Miracle believer, Isabel and Traclyn x)

This experiment explained the long lasting effect and anti oiliness of Lancome Maqui Miracle compared to BRAND X, in another words, the foundation can stay put on our face longer minus the oil, yeay!!! @_@

temptation that I had no wish to resist =P

Besides showcase the Maqui Miracle foundation for us, we were also introduced to the Lancome 29 St Honore's Fall 2011 collection, even before the press take a sneak peek, kinda cool isn't it? According to Zamri, it was inspired by the 29,St Honore's road at Paris, where all the socialites, rich and famous dress to impress at Paris, a place I can only dream to explore one day =( As we can see from the above pic, The Maison Lancome Blush, imprinted with the image of Eiffel Tower and brightly lit shop, function not only as blusher, it can also be both bronzer and eye shadows, will certainly making their way in my must have list @_@

beautiful au naturale shades ^_~

The collection also came with red lipcticks, red & black nail varnish and not to forget the Les Oeillades Eyeshadow and Brow Compact Quad, a neutral matte eyeshadows which can also double up to define the brows, I can smell the trend that will hit the runaway soon... Fierce red lips with natural eye colors and mystery red/black nails, I wonder if I could bring myself to follow this trend, hahaha =D

the makeup demo by Zamri

The party will not be complete without a makeup demo by the connoisseur himself, using the 29 St Honore's Collection and Maqui Blanc Miracle to create a perfect day look to one of the blogger, Jean... He's very generous with makeup tips and tricks, showing the best way to achieve the desired effect and lots of humor in between =D

One of the lesson I learn that day is most eye products (such as eye cream) can also be applied to the lips and vice versa, first time I heard it actually, it's great to know insider tips like this sometimes =) And, concealer can also work as highlighter, why I never think of that, it's genius since concealer usually one shade lighter than our skin tone, rite? And he did showed a rather unique way to apply the liquid foundation, which is by massaging to our face using circular motions, it's not only spread the color more evenly and thoroughly, it can also exercise some of our face muscles along the way, super awesome!!! @_@

Jean before and after the transformation =)

This is Jean before and after being touched up from Zamri, she look more alive, lively and gorgeous, ready for work and party from day to night, wink2 I asked Zamri whether this foundation can hide all my flaws excellently since its only have light to medium coverage... Zamri suggested me to use it with the compact form to set the foundation and to provide better coverage for all my skin imperfections... He also mention that the liquid form can last quite long, very2 worthy buy coz we only need half a pump to cover the whole face ^_^ It will look quite white after you applying it though, just wait for a while until the color set in and you will look radiant and glowing before you know it, ^_~

Zamri swarmed by us girls =D

Before heading back home, we gossiped, debating, sharing opinions, camwhoring and feast our eyes and skin with all Lancome wonderful products... I always have a soft spot for Lancome Mascaras and Eye Palettes, so I basically tried everything to my heart content, hehehe =P We were not going home empty handed by the way, each and everyone of us were given a full size bottle of Lancome Maqui Blanc Miracle (worth RM130) according to our own skin tone, weeeeeee~ @_@

I have nothing but compliments to the party organizer, Lancome for their generosity and also to Fatin for inviting me and for being such an informative and wonderful hostess to us all, wink2 I know for sure, everybody going back home happy that day and excited to try Maqui Miracle themselves... I did try it for couple of weeks now and what can I say; Lancome, you definitely won me over!!! ^_^

with the very lovely Fatin =)


merci beaucoup Lancome for the awesome goodie bag, yeay!!! @_@

Misery Loves Company...

I got "Tangled", in "This Love" triangle, it "Makes Me Wonder", why you never failed makin me "Shiver", oh, Adam Levine, I'm "Losing My Mind"...

Sounds cheeky isn't it??? hahaha =D This is actually the slogan that won me 2 tickets to catch Maroon 5 Live in Kuala Lumpur last month, courtesy of The Score Magazine, one of the coolest magazine in the planet, ^_~ You guys can check out their FB page here for a little glimpse of their magazine spread and info =)

The Hot 5, wink2

Thanks a zillion Score Magz ^_^

Back to the concert, me & my sis heading out to Bkt Jalil around 8pm with utmost hope that we won't be late for the show which start suppose to begin at 9pm... Since we both are hopeless when it comes to navigation and direction, we confidently used the most familiar route to get there, but along the way, my sis somehow able to distract me with all the weird K-pop song and suddenly we end up in the middle of nowhere, arghhh~ Thank god, her friend managed to guide us back to Bukit Jalil within time through phone and we reached there around 9pm... The journey that usually took only 30 minutes turned into 1 hour long just because of K-pop, huhu~

Maroon 5 fans (literally & figuratively) ^_~

To make it worst, the security people there sucks big time and caused long long lines just to enter the stadium... Even Adam Levine complained about them in his twitter account... The show delayed for almost half an hour due to their incompetence and while waiting, lots of the fans get restless since the band didn't have opening act like any other concerts... Most of us used the free time to camwhore and patiently wait for the band to make their grand entrance...

The massive sea of fans =)

At 9.30pm sharp, Maroon 5 began to fired up the night with the first single from their latest album, Misery... Clad in only shirts and jeans; they definitely know how to grab all the crowd attention and made the girls (and boys =P) goes into frenzy mode, wink2 This is their first Malaysian show by the way so the crowd were more than eager to please, hehehe =P

Guitar hero~ n_n

I'm not a huge fans of Maroon 5 to be honest, so I'm quite surprised to see firsthand that Adam Levine musical prowess is something that you have to see it to believe... I must admit that his track record with all the beautiful ladies do come in handy... He sings not only with his heart but also with his body, very2 sexy, not to mention mesmerizing and his guitar skills especially when he jammed with the rest of the band on stage certainly had me at Hello, wink2 I can't seem to shake out my weakness for guitar players I guess, I fall for them like magnets, hahaha =D

He dance, he dance... oh baby2 he move, he move~ =P

They played a mixture of their hits from Song before Jane to Hands All Over with new arrangement for almost all their playlist that night, a good move on their part I must said coz they got all the crowd fall in love with the songs all over again =) They finally made their music feel more humanized when all the unnecessary effects were scrapped out from the songs... Their acoustic rendition of She'll Be Loved certainly a crowd pleaser that night and really2 a huge hit among the fans, coz it got us all singing along, enjoying the moment and kind of transported me back to all the memories it held @_@

Encore2, yeay!!! @_@

Despite a little drama at the front row, the show goes on without a hitch with tunes varied from ballads such as Secret to pop rock like Wake Up Call and This Love... It does astonished me that Maroon 5 apparently have a huge fan base among boys here in Malaysia!!! They even get crazier than us girl you know, screaming frantically everytime Adam sang their fav songs, hahaha =D Anyway, the band ended the almost 90 minutes show with upbeat songs like Hands All Over, Makes Me Wonder and not to forget the very soothing Sunday Morning...

The 6th member of the band, the not so Maroon 5, hee~ X)

Overall, I would say the show was quite interesting, I rank it somewhere in the middle, not that great but not that bad either... A great musical experience and I'm sure the rest of the fans can't wait to see them again in the future =) Although I'm having a hard time to keep track with what Adam were saying most of the time, (I blame it entirely on the group of boys around me =_=) me and my sis definitely had fun and enjoyed it very much =) As Adam mention before he leave the stage, they'll be back again in Malaysia and I had a feeling that it won't be soon before long, wink2

It's Her Birthday...

Missy Doroshi @_@

It's 25th april - it's the payday and my dear friend, Doroshi birthday today!!! A very happy birthday dear ^_^ Wishing you the greatest birthday ever!!! She's a Taurus too by the way, and I can definitely see some of the characteristic we share together like her determination and drive to pursue her dreams and her passion for music and jazz, wink2

Anyway, to celebrate her birthday this year she's doing a giveaway at her blog here for her readers, go check it out girls!!! I hope I'm the lucky one who will walk away with the cute Guess clutch, wish me luck ya, ngee~ n_n

Missy clutchy ^_~

An Evening To Remember...

I ♥ Benefit

What are the odds for you to meet the creator or founder of your favorite brands? Almost none isn't it? You can practically ask anybody around you, did they ever crossed path with Steve Jobs or maybe Oprah Winfrey and I can bet my groom eyebrow on it that nobody ever did, right? hee~

So, when Benefit Cosmetics Malaysia open up the golden opportunity for all their Malaysian fans to join the Meet & Greet session with the very sensational Annie & Maggie Ford Danielson (the daughter and niece of Benefit Cosmetics founder twin, Jane and Jean Ford) at Benefit, Pavilion on 31st March 2011, I can't hardly contain my excitement and rsvp myself and my bff straight away, wink2

For those who unfamiliar with Annie and Maggie, they both actually had inherited their mum and aunt gift with beauty since a very tender age, exposing to such a great stuff all around you can definitely do wonders and now, both of them are the the faces and the makeup trend artists for Benefit Cosmetics which they officially joined since 2008.

They both currently on tour all over Asia to promote the new tint in the Benefit Cosmetics family, Cha Cha Tint and also the long waited skincare line, b.Right! Radiance Skincare... Unfortunately all of the new products are not available in Malaysia yet, =( However, their visit is not only about the launching of their new products, they also made it their mission to get in touch with local fans and demonstrated few looks using their Benefit favorite must-have!!!

delicious cakes for grab, ^_~

cutie bunny, yummy!!! =D

Before the arrival of the girls, we were served with variety of dessert and cakes from Coffee Beans!!! They have cheese to chocolate, cupcakes to cream puffs, super delicious!!! =) I also spotted few familiar faces from the Benefit Malaysian team like Yee Hwa and my fave SA's @ Benefit KLCC - Michelle and also some of my blogger friends, Fatin and Janoah...

it's me & Fatin, the Bene-freak =)

the best brow-girl ever, Michelle n_n

Not long after that, Maggie and Annie Ford Danielson arrived with their entourage and didn't waste any time and introduced themselves. My oh my, they both look very identical to each other and they even finished each other lines. If I don't know better, I would think they're twins too, hihihi x) And they're very tall and gorgeous, I certainly felt like a cute dwarf next to them, hahaha =D I felt quite intimidated at first but their friendly manner and quick wit definitely won me over, wink2

Maggie & Annie introducing themselves @_@

Maggie began the demonstration with a day inspired look using Benefit Big Beautiful Eyes palette, Some kind a Gorgeous (the foundation faker), Benetint and the BadGal mascara... She also shared few tips and tricks for us like mixing the That Gal and your favorite moisturizer to create a very luminous look and using The Porefessional as the concealer... The day look is very easy to pull and very subtle which suitable for any occasions and event, love it =)

Maggie ready to do her magic ^_^

finished the look with the very2 sexy BadGal mascara x)

Annie continued the show with the demonstration of the night inspired look. She used the Benefit Smokin' Eyes palette, Coralista, their industrial strength concealer, Boi-ng, High Beam and the BadGal eyeliner... She also emphasize on the brow, using Speed Brow and showed us the best technique to highlight the brow and make the eyes pop! I have most of the stuff she used here and so excited to tried it myself later ^_~

Annie smokin' up the model looks with the Smokin Eyes palette =P

and finished it with the Speed Brow *_*

After that, they made time to answer our beauty dilemmas, mingling with the fans and even taken pics with some of us, they both are very down to earth, stylish and beautiful!!! I didn't missed out the rare opportunity to speak with the girls, asking for their personal tips and expressing my concern about the new products, which only come in all skin type range... I also shared with them my undying love for their Woman Seeking Toner which are discontinue right now and wish it will make a comeback soon, let's cross our fingers about that ya, @_@

Q & A session with the girls...

Last but not least, all the fans were not going home empty handed, each of us received a very cute goodie bag with a free brow waxing at the Benefit Brow Bar, Pavilion + miniature of Benefit The Porefessional and a duo lipgloss in Friends in High Place + Zoned Out, yeay!!! @_@ They also had a very special promo that day, a cute pouch for every RM250 and above purchase but I had to pass the very tempting offer since I just bought the last 2 Woman Seeking Toner stock from Benefit KLCC couple of days before, sob2 T-T

my recent Benefit haul ♥


the freebies, yeay!!! \\^_^//

Personally and professionally, I had a blast getting to know new friends and rubbing shoulders with not only one but two beauty icons, the very awesome Annie and Maggie Ford... This definitely a moment I will cherish for a long long time and can't wait for the next big thing Benefit Cosmetics Malaysia have in store for for us, the Bene-freak in the future, wink2 They are quite good at organizing a great event you know, you guys can catch up with the party I had last year with them here... Till then, stay pretty and be lovely, muahsssssss ♥ ♥ ♥

with the very lovely ladies, Maggie & Annie ♥

In the Buble...

March had been very kind to me so far, I had won myself few contests in this month alone and the biggest highlight of course was winning the tickets to Michael Buble show last week @ Stadium Malawati!!! When I received the call from Warner Music, I'm beyond ecstatic and rendered speechless because I never really thought I'll win, I just entered the contest for fun without any expectation at all...

I felt extremely lucky because not only I won 2 tickets worth RM850 each, I also got Buble's latest CD, Crazy Love Hollywood Edition, ^_~ At first I thought I won the VIP seats (due to a little confusion on my part), but I'm more than happy with the seats I got which obviously I can't afford with my current paycheck, sob2 T-T

Anyway, that night I tried to come early to avoid bad traffic, the rainy day didn't help much either but we managed to arrive just in time before the show started and catch the opening act by local jazz singer, Najwa Mahiaddin (yes, she's the TPM daughter =P)

I never heard her sing before and that girl really blew my mind away!!! Her songs are quite catchy and cool, I can't help but loving her, you rock girl!!! =) She entertained the audience for almost 1 hour before Mr Buble took his turn and start the show at 8.35pm.

He begin the show with Cry Me A River, a very2 good choice on his part, it's also one of my favorite... And all the 9,000 crowd can't stop shrieking and screaming when the very talented Mr. Buble finally show up on stage!!!

He dazzle us with his amazing vocal. his aura and also the fireworks, we can't hardly take our eyes of him!!! When he sing, he really2 sing from his heart and with deep emotion, I got goosebump everywhere and I'm not even cold that night, that's how good he is!!! =)

We were seated at the right side of the stage so I'm having difficulties to capture great pics; thank god there is a giant monitor on the right side of the stage for our viewing pleasure, so I didn't felt that bad, hee~

Buble mainly sang songs from his latest album such as classic like Crazy Love, Georgia on My Mind, and Heartache Tonight (just to name a few) besides his other hits like Feeling Good, Haven't Met You Yet, Everything, and also Save the Last Dance. Unfortunately he doesn't sing his latest single, Hollywood and his previous hits, Sway which I really2 hope he will =(

Anyway, his charm and sense of humor really2 worth all the troubles going through the rain and bad traffic, wink2 I can't stop laughing at his jokes and yes, if he's not a singer he do have a very bright future ahead of him as a stand up comedian, hehehe x)

His love and admiration for his band can be clearly seen when he introduced them to the crowd complete with their family background and personalities, and he never forgot to thank them repeatedly which shows how very remarkable person he is, unlike lots of big star out there who barely care about anothers...

He also took a little time to sign autographs and shake hands with his lucky fans before heading to the center podium and mesmerized us with his acoustic version of Home... His adoring fans including yours truly can't keep ourselves from singing along to the beautiful melody and get lost in the moment... It's really2 was a breathtaking scenery, how I wish I could re-live the moment again and again!!!

The best part in the concert however was when Buble tried to impersonate Michale Jackson; it's really2 funny, he's pretty gifted dancer himself and constantly doing his sliding moves and even singing in higher pitch to fully imitated Michael Jackson's voice, it's definitely cracked up all the audience and leaving us wanting more!!! n_n

To my delight, he also sang the Glee theme song, Don't Stop Believing and Disney's classic, A Whole New World, it's super duper funny and hilarious, I do took a video of it but due to my non stop laughing, the video turn up shaky and I can only hear my voice on it, hahaha =D

The lights, effects and drama in this concert certainly deserved a standing ovation too, everything went smoothly without a hitch and in-sync with the performances ^_^

The existence of an Audi car on the stage however strange it is (Audi is one of the main sponsor of this concert btw) didn't steer out our attention from the man of the night, Mr Buble himself and the balls that had been thrown all over the stadium too, keep the audience in playful mood through out the night and let us all losing ourselves to the Buble spell, wink2

After more than 10 songs and almost 2 hours later, the show finally had came to the end... Buble end the night with Song For You, a song he sang without the aid of microphone and chilled us all to the bone!!! All 9,000 fans go all quiet and surrender ourselves to the Buble's haunting voice~ It's something you have to see it to believe it moment, and I can't believe the fabulous night is finally over...

KL actually is the last destination for his Crazy Love Tour - Asian Leg before he ties the knot this April... What can I say, his soon to be wife is definitely a very lucky woman, she get the complete package, a man who can serenade and fascinate her, not to mention good looking and amazing!!! @_@

Before heading back home, I didn't missed out the opportunity to took pics at the Audi's promo booth and bought some of Buble's merchandise for keepsake... =) It's a very fun and fantastic show which I never ever dream I can be a part of in million years!!! Thank you so much Warner Music for your generosity, I love love love the concert so very2 much!!! ♥ ♥ ♥

Indonesian Treat...

When it comes to food, I'm not as adventurous as I would like myself to be... I'm a very picky eater, and tend to choose only dishes that I'm feeling comfortable with... Indonesian food isn't really at the top of my favorite dishes list... I tried Ayam Penyet and Bakso before but it doesn't really suit my taste bud...

Bumbu Desa @ Level 4, KLCC ^_^

So, when my parents suggesting us to try out the new and improve Indonesian restaurant @ KLCC, Bumbu Desa, I'm not that thrilled... My parents actually want to re-live their dining experience when both of them went to Bandung last year... Since me & my siblings didn't join their vacation, my dad want us to share at least their love for Sundanese food with us...

Bumbu Desa serves variety of authentic Sundanese and Padang food for Indonesian food lovers with a very reasonable price. The restaurant usage of the word "bumbu" which means "spice" didn't really live up to my expectation since most of the dishes are not as spicy as I'm hoping for. But they deserved some credit for the very cozy ambiance and the unique decoration they have besides their fascinating 12 meters long table display with more than 30 dishes to feast our hunger and our eyes, wink2

cute lamps =)

open space but still feel cozy and relaxing @_@

Among the restaurant's signature dishes are the Sundanese specialities such as Sundanese Ayam Laos dish (which is similar to chicken curry), Ayam Cabai Ijo and Terong Bumbu Desa Pedas. Besides that, they also have Padang dishes such as Ayam Pop, Sambal Goreng Udang and Gulai Talapia. The dishes here are specially prepared by Indonesian chefs to ensure the customer will experience the authentic Indonesian taste and flavor at their restaurant.

We don't try out much of the dishes since we all were having big breakfast in the morning... They have a few special beverages but only one that really caught my attention, which is the Orange Coconut Juice (mixture of both juices which taste a little weird but not that bad actually =P)

my drink of the day; orange coconut juice x)

We also tried the Ayam Bumbu Desa (it's pretty similar with Ayam Goreng Berempah, which didn't really impressed me much), Rendang Daging (my favorite dish so far, it's a little sweeter than Malaysian Rendang but I kinda like it), Sayur Daun Singkong (I don't like it), and also Udang Tusuk (it taste okay but lack of spices I think~)

the rice served in a special "bowl" *_*


our main dish; Ayam Bumbu Desa


Sayur Daun Singkong


Rendang Daging


Udang Tusuk

Last but not least, my dessert of the day, Haagan Dazs Strawberry ice cream courtesy of my daddy, hehehe =P My overall verdict; I still didn't like Indonesian food but this place really worth a try for food hunters and lovers out there, it's not spicy enough for me but I'll probably come again for their Rendang Daging and the Orange Coconut Juice, heee~

my dessert, Haagan-Dazs Strawberry ice cream, wink2