Eyes Wide Open...

Having "Aainaa" as a name is actually quite ironic for me because my eyes are far cry from extra-ordinary and I'm unfortunately have short sighted vision T_T In case you're wondering, "Aainaa" in Arabic means beautiful eyes and yes, it's quite a name to live up to... Thanks to MrLens, this won't be the case anymore, with variety of contact lenses, colors and design to choose from, I'm no longer feel the burden to be the girl like my given name, I even feel proud to have such a unique name now more than ever...

 

Special delivery ^^

MrLens, the largest online distributor of contact lenses in Europe is now spreading their wings to Malaysia, with the largest online inventory and the lowest price in this country, MrLens is now becoming a force to be reckon with, they not only have "Recommend a Friend" program which earn you discounts and "Friends Coupon Share" that give you vouchers to shop at MrLens, very2 nice indeed =) Besides that, you can also get free delivery for purchase more than RM50 if you're within the selected territory, don't you think it's about time we ditch the conventional way of shopping? 

Gray & Blue

I received 2 Freshlook ColorBlends courtesy of MrLens for this review and thanks again for their fast and furious delivery, I get it just hours after I placed my order at their website, I must say I'm very impressed with the service... I specifically choose Sterling Gray and Blue, colors that I always shy away from for this review, now I'm hooked for life!!! My sisters keep on saying that I'm not brazen enough to play with colors and used to pick save and natural colors all the time so I'm more than happier to going all out now, hehe =P

 My BEFORE pic, very2 plain old me =(

My AFTER look pic, the different side of me =)

I decided to try a total opposite of my usual look for this review, which inspired by Katniss Everdeen, a character in The Hunger Games trilogy, a girl with gray eyes and spirit like a fire, I think I nailed the look that I'm going for mainly because of the beautiful shades of the Freshlook ColorBlends contact lens that I wear, it's so easy, hassle-free and brightened up my complexion with minimize action, I can't help but loving it, it's so refreshing to change your look once in a while, wink2

Closer look on my Katniss Everdeen inspired eye-do, I'm loving it @_@

So, wait no more girls and guys, check out MrLens facebook page HERE and start sharing with your friends to get fantastic discount!!! There are so many brands to feast your eyes on, I'm sure you won't have any problems to find your favorite with their wide selection*** Say goodbye to your boring eyes and enhance your look with Freshlook ColorBlends from MrLens, you will be captivate by it like I do for sure ^_~

**Brands available @ MrLens.com.my are Acuvue Tru Eyes, Acuvue Moist,  Acuvue Oasys, Acuvue Oasys Astigmatism, Acuvue Define, Soflens 38, Soflens 59, Soflens Toric, Purevision 2, Purevision HD, Biomedics 38, Biomedics 55, Proclear, Definition, Focus Dailies Aqua Comfort, Focus Night & Day, Air Optix, Air Optix for Astigmatism,  Freshlook One Day, Proclear 1 day, Sauflon Clariti 1 day, Soflens daily disposable, Acuvue 2, Acuvue Advance, Adore Dare, Adore Imagene, Adore Pure Eyes, Air Optix Multifocal, Biomedics 55 Evolution, Biomedics Toric, Blincon BB, Blincon Big Eyes, Blincon Classic, Blincon Elegance, Blincon Jazzy, Blincon Sweetie, Chameloen, Colorvue, Freshkon Alluring Eyes, Freshkon Color Fusion, Freshkon Dezigner, Freshkon Mosaic, Freshlook Colorblends, Maxim Color Blue, Maxim Colors Orange, Maxim Color Pink, Maxim Color Toric, Sauflon 55UV, Sauflon Bioclear, Saulfon Bioclear Toric, Sauflon Clear Comfort Aspheric, Soflens Multifoca and etc

Can't Take My Eyes of You...

Who doesn't want a pair of pretty, sexy and beautiful eyes? And how far exactly you will go to achieve it? Going under the knife, falling for eye cream which promise everything or getting lash extension are not the only options in my book, in fact you can get instant eye makeover without going the distance and saving a lot just from the comfort of your living room!!! @_@

I don't think most of us have the luxury to spend our hard earn money for the sake of beauty procedures so contact lens is definitely the answer we looking for... It change our whole look just by wearing it and guess what, with MrLens, we don't even have to visit your local optician to get the lenses, simply log on to their website HERE, after that choose your desired brand,power,payment method and it will be delivered to you within hours if you're in the selected area, cool isn't it? n_n

The best thing about it, I am among the lucky 30 bloggers chosen by PlusizeKItten who get the chance to review the Freshlook Colourblends from MrLens, which is one of their bestseller, yeay!!! I was given online vouchers to redeem not one but 2 different color contact lenses and they even sweetened the deal with mini lozenges delivered to your truly, me likey ^_^ Can't wait to try out and play with the lenses but for now, I'll keep my brand new lenses in my treasure box and get my beauty sleep, wink2

Building A Mystery with Benefit Full Finish Lipstick...

I think it's unfair to say that all the mystery begin with the eyes, don't you think? Lips certainly play a huge role to attract the attention of male species... The living proof of my statement? ANGELINA JOLIE of course... I'm sure men will never say NO to her seductive invitation, hehe =P 

Flirty ladies ^_~

I might not be blessed with her famous pout but I love my not so perfect lips anyway and the best way to show my love is definitely by showering it with the finest and luxurious lippies I could ever afford, wink2 My choice is none other than Benefit Full Finish Lipsticks, it's full and rich coverage compliment my imperfect lips perfectly, I'm in love~ n_n 

Lady's Choice (left) and Flirt Alert (right) swatches n_n

I read somewhere in a magazine that a woman should at least have one red and one nude lipsticks in their possession as a secret weapon, hihi x) I couldn't agree more with that statement because a red or nude lipstick can definitely change your whole look from ordinary to extra-ordinary instantly...That's why I bought myself this 2 wonderful lippies from Benefit; Flirt Alert (red) and Lady's Choice (nude) ^^


the love note from Lana & Betty @_@

Something about Benefit Cosmetics; they always come up with flirty and cute packaging, the same goes with their lipsticks... With a little tag inside and their fancy black tube, even guys will be swoon ^_~ There are 20 different colors in this range, from Neutral (Lana), Medium (Gabbi) to Deep (Betty), it's creamy formula not only moisturize, it also gives a smooth and long lasting finish for your lips =) Tempted? Get it for yourself now at Benefit Cosmetics beauty counters for only RM65, you will be pleased @_@

Fighting the Big C with Soap & Glory Sit Tight...

If you think petite women doesn't have to deal with cellulite, well think again... According to Dr Oz (from Oprah show fame), a very high percentage of female population - it's 90% in fact, suffered from cellulite all over the world... And after thorough and close inspection from my sister and myself, I believe I'm unfortunately not among the lucky 10%, T-T There goes my wish to become Victoria Secret's angel~ (kidding, haha =D)

Since I discovered the existence of my "C" thingy, I had an irresistible urge to try out every single scrub I could think of at the "affected area" with every intent to remove it from my sight and mind... and IT DIDN'T WORK!!! I wonder why I'm not surprise anymore, sigh~ and suddenly during my weekly visit to Sephora (yes, I dropby Sephora at least once a week, hee ^^) the brand new Soap & Glory's cellulite cream - SIT TIGHT caught my eyes attention...

Soap & Glory did come up with another firming cream before known as "Slimwear", but it didn't intrigued me as much as "Sit Tight" did... My sister prefer "Slimwear" actually because the nature of her job, "Sit Tight" as it's name suggest, work best when you sit!!! It's it genius??? @_@ So, it suit those who work in the office like yours truly perfectly ^_~ Since my sister work involves a lot walking, she didn't like it as much as I do...

If you guys are wondering how does it work, well this cream is equip with not one but 3 major components; Pressocapsular-Firm-System™, Detoxyboost™ and Puffdrain 82™ that comes with double action formula which firm and tone skin while you sit. You just need to knead a generous amount of "Sit Tight" onto the affected area and then allow the cream to absorb for about 60 seconds before putting on your clothes. You'll feel a kind of nice heating sensation and sit as much as you can to activate the cream, walla~ ^^

And after a month of using it, I'm now a believer of the "Sit Tight" awesome-ness, my "C" thingy definitely lessen in appearance and hardly seen even under harsh light, weee~ Now, I can dream of gracing the Sports Illustrated cover again, wink2 You can get rid of your undesired cellulite too with only RM85 at your nearest Sephora now, don't forget to share with me your verdicts girls~ n_n

Surprise, Surprise...

Ever since I start blogging back in December 2008, I realized that I never missed a single month without at least one entry, so I have no intention to start a new tradition and ruin my track record just yet, hehe =P 

I had a very wonderful February so far, packed with activities which kept me from spending my precious time to blog =( I'm not complaining of course, as much as I love writing, I love living more, haha =D 

I always have a thing with surprises, I absolute-freakingly love it!!! And this month alone, I had executed 2 successful surprises, hihi x) The first one was the surprise birthday gift for my special someone who celebrating his 27th birthday 2 weeks ago, and it probably was the grand-est gesture I ever did for a guy in my whole life, hee~ 

I'm very pleased to know that he love it so much and very2 surprised indeed!!! @_@ Curious about my so-called grand gesture? Check out my video below, wink2

I sounds funny I know, so let's move to the next surprise, hehe =P It's the Shazwani Hamid belated bday bash that me & 9 other girls threw for her last week ^^ It was a very girly affair, full of pink stuff and wonderful company that I'm so thrilled to be a part of since I haven't had any girly time for quite sometime~ ^_^

She certainly have no idea about the party and I can tell from her reaction that she's loving it very2 much too =) I didn't have my camera with me so, this is the pic that I stole from one of the girls FB, please don't judge my weird poses, haha =D Till then, live your full of surprises life to the fullest girls, adieu~  

Guess Who's Back?...

 

I miss this girl so much ♥

I have a great news for all of you makeup fanatics out there, our favorite girl will be back in town this March, yeay!!! @_@ Need I say more? Well, I kind of knew it weeks ago but keep it under wrap and waiting until someone confirmed the news before I can blog about it, hee~ Actually I found about it through Hello Malaysia magazine twitter and then I contact Sephora Malaysia for confirmation... So save up for more shopping spree soon babes, wink2

Hello Malaysia Twitter page

I'm so freaking excited already, can't hardly wait!!! I think you can probably figure out why by looking at the picture of my Stila collection few years ago, how fast time flies, sigh~ After Stila left us, I'm very2 devastated and turn my sight mostly on Benefit Cosmetics... But now, I can have the best of both world again, weeeeeeeeeee~ @_@

my precious Stila collection back in 2009 ^_^

[Tips & Tricks] When Life Gives You Lemon...

My issues with acne isn't exactly a news, in fact I've been struggling with it ever since I hit puberty, exactly half of my lifetime ago~ =_= I had tried almost everything I could think of, from traditional methods, dermatologist medication, expensive skin care, not so expensive skincare, diet, Vitamin C injections, charcoal and the list goes on... That's why I can get pretty sensitive sometimes when people point out my skin imperfections, but today I'm pretty much immune to all the nasty words, it doesn't hurt that much as it used to be =)

Back to the topic, I don't really obsess over acne that much anymore, I try to control my food intake, pay more attention to my health and more focus on making myself happy... And I guess it kinds of work (I think, hehe =P) I slowly swap all the expensive over the counter skincare with a more natural solution, which I get from google mostly, thank god for technology ^^ And among the one that work wonders for me is this D-I-Y Lemon-Aid! 

Okay, the pic above here are the stuff you going to need for this beauty project; fresh lemons + empty bottle for storage (I'm using my Benefit Woman Seeking Toner used bottle ♥) + facial cottons + filtered water (not in the picture) + a knife and a pitcher... You can find all these in your kitchen or get it at your nearest hypermarket! It's a very affordable acne treatment for cheapskate like me =P

Firstly, you have to roll the lemons on a clean surface for a few times to get juice flowing nicely, and then cut the lemons in half. Squeeze out the juices from the lemons as much as you can and get rid of everything else but the juice... Add a little filtered water to your juice and let it cool in your fridge before you bottled it up =) 2 lemons are good enough for my one week usage, I'm afraid the juice will be rotten after one week because I don't refrigerated it... To use it, just apply generously with you facial cotton at the scars and acne area. Make sure you clean your face first before you do so and let it soak in and dry out. Super easy, don't you think?

I had used it for about one month now and I love the brightening effect it gave to my acne scars, I also noticed that my acne doesn't pop out as frequent as it used to... It may hurt a little since lemon is acidic, but no pain, no gain, right? And the best thing about it, it's cheap, easy and natural so you don't have to worry about side effects, sweet isn't it? And if it doesn't work out for you, you can always make lemonade, wink2

Price Tag...

Every good stuff got a price, and yes I wonder how they can sleep at night (coz it can keep me up all night sometimes to figure out ways to have it =P) This is my interpretation of Jessie J's - Price Tag lyrics which I knew most of us can relate to, wink2 Benefit Cosmetic had their own prestige and price tag of course, with their whimsical packaging and brilliant potions that always speak to me and close to my heart @_@

Benefit definitely had a magnetic power to lure me to the dark side (I mean my broke side =D) My recent visit to the Benefit Cosmetic Parkson KLCC had proven very2 worthwhile because not only I discovered the new attraction that will soon coming to our shore, but get this girls, they're reducing all their products price in Malaysia this year, yeay!!!! I can finally save more money and buy more stuff, double yeay!!! @_@ You can expect from RM5-RM20 (or more...) less than original price for every items, weeeeee~

The reason they're reducing their price here according to one of the SA is to standardize the Benefit Cosmetic pricing in Asia, thank god for the great news, now I can happily Bene-spree, hihi =P By the way, don't forget to check out some of the new stuff like Hello Flawless in liquid form, Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow, a repackage of Boo Boo Zap, Cabana Glama palette, blush in a box Hervana and a new twist of High Brow, High Brow Glow =) I can't hardly wait to welcome all the new addition to the Benefit family ^_^

HELLO FLAWLESS OXYGEN WOW =)



BOO BOO ZAP ^^

HERVANA ^_~



HIGH BROW GLOW n_n