Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Event # 2: Ascent Find Your Perfume Personality!

Hey girls! Do you know that the scent of your perfume could tell your personality? Or vice versa.



Perfumes these days come in so many different scents/fragrances that it can be mind boggling! I always have a problem in choosing my perfect scent whenever I want to buy one, due to the influenced from the retail assistant, or the promotion that they are having, or influenced from the cute little bottle that they have and so on! Too many distractions that sometimes I didn't really sure that's my perfect scent!

So what's your perfume personality? Do you know? As a perfume lover, I truly believe that it is important to know your signature style and characteristics in order to choose your perfume personality, ie Casual, Sophisticated, Sensual, and so on..

Well girls, if you wanna know your perfume personality, head over to the Parkson Pavilion NOW! There's a campaign going on called ASCENT Find Your Perfume Personality. My sister got the chance to attend the launching of the event last Thursday, and she asked me to tag along..

The launching of the event was short and simple, but really interesting! The setting of the place is soo relaxing and there weren't many people (which I like), there were only TV stations, celebrities and selected bloggers that were there.. Oh, and the food provided was good too! =)


Opening/Launching speech by the General Manager of Aramis & Designer Fragrances



After the opening speech, we began finding our perfume personality..


It was really interesting to find out what's your perfume personality based on the images, sound and scent that were given to reveal the real you. We have to answer a few questions based on the pictures showed in the program or I should say the application in the iPod. It's like answering the quizzes in Facebook! haha. But better! Because, at the end of the questionnaire, I received the real final result in my hands! hehee =)

Nicholas Chay from Nuffnang watched me as I answered them accordingly.. 


The SA told me to choose the pictures according to what's best describe me, my likes/preferences and according to my mood and how I feel on that day..

And...the answer is..
I'm a sophisticated woman! It says here: "Often, you are considered confident, independent, stylish, classy, ambitious, successful, intelligent, and happy with who you are". Erkkk.. Is that so? Heeee. You be the judge! ;p


So the last test was the sniffing test! hehe. She gave me two types of perfumes to suit my personality which is Sophisticated. And then she asked me which of the two perfumes that I would prefer..
She let me tried Tommy Hilfiger Dreaming and Sean Jean Unforgivable for Woman.


"Hmm..this one smells gooood!". I didn't know which is which.. But both smell so nice! So being me, (indecisive), I closed my eye and randomly chose the scent that I want..



So, after the test, she ticked on this card to reveal my perfume personality and I can redeem my perfume! Yeayyy! The perfume that I chose was Sean Jean Unforgivable for Woman! (OMG!!!! I have been longing to have this perfume for months nowww! Thank you so much!!! Dah la dapat yang 125 ml punyaa! Super awesomee!)


Anyways..after the test, we had a lil' chit chat and asking some questions session..

We tried a few perfumes..


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Food was provided by Dome. Lovely.


Ohh..and there's coffee machine too! Did I ever tell you that I'm a coffee lover? Heee..I get excited whenever I see coffee! haha ;p

So I ordered one. A cappuccino. Made with lovee...




There's Yasmin Hani too. She's so tiny! (Not vertically, but horizontally! hehee)



And 8TV people..


...anddd bloggers! Heh. Well, I meant my sister. She's a true blogger. And I'm just a crappy ones! Huhu ;p


Posing with our candy perfume!


♥♥♥ So this is my gift! I LOVED IT! ♥♥♥



Thank You Parkson and Thank You Aramis & Designer Fragrances!



To Mr. Sean Jean, welcome to my family!!! Hope you enjoy your new home! hehe =)



P/s: If you want to find out what's your perfect perfume for your personality, hop on to the Parkson Pavilion at Level 3 (Shoe department entrance), today! (It ends 5th May 2010)

P/ss: A special privilege also awaits you as a Parkson Elite Cardmember!



XOXO,
S.

Event # 1: Shu Uemura Make Up Workshop

Okayy.
After taking 100 years to relax and quit from the blogging world for awhile, so here goes my entry on that Shu Uemura Make Up Workhop for my blog followers. Heee. Sorry for the lack of updates! ;p



The event started off at 2.30 pm till 6.30 pm. It was held at Shu Uemura Store in Sunway Pyramid on 24th April, 2010.



Anyways, I have invited 7 bloggers to this event, my eldest sister Iza, my second sister Hanis, Reena, Leen, Fadd, Farah and Nazlin Adlina. (Thanks for joining girls!) =)

Just to let you know, this is my very first time experiencing a hands on make up workshop. All these while, I only went to those make up workshops that only let me see and hear while they demonstrate the techniques and their tools that they are using. So thanks to Shu Uemura for offering me to do a make up workshop specially for bloggers! =)



Anyways.. We started off by removing our make up by using one of their iconic products which is the Cleansing Oil.

Each formula is differentiated by colors, for easy remembrance. 

The cleansing oil works as a makeup remover and a cleanser.Which means, it is THE cleanser itself. So you don't have to use any other facial wash or cleansing foam after it. (Right after using this cleansing oil, you can straight away put on your fave toner and then your moisturizer and so on).

So even when you're not wearing any make up on, you can still use this to cleanse your face. Great!!

 Put at least 3 pumps of the Cleansing Oil onto your clean and dry palm and you can start cleansing your face!

 Lucky thing I was wearing this kinda hijab. Bosnian style btw. So cleansing made easy! hehe. Well, not that easy actually. The washbasin was too small! My sleeves were soakin' wet! ;p


Anyway, so this Cleansing Oil can be used to remove waterproof eye make-up as well, but I personally prefer to use a separate eye make-up remover. Even though mascara and eyeliner can be dissolved, but it does require a little more effort to get it off. When I was rubbing and removing my eye make up, the cleansing oils got into my eyes. I was wearing contact lenses btw, and surprisingly it does not make my eyes sting or feel like it's burning at all! (But I gotta admit, it was a lil' bit discomforting as it made my vision blur and my eyes were red).

The cleansing oils emulsify, meaning that the oil turns into a milky texture when water is added so that it rinses away easily. 


Next, we were then headed to a special room at the back of the Shu Uemura store, where the workshop was conducted..

 
Each one of us had our own workstations with mirrors and make up tools and some Japanese tidbits. It was so cool!!! =)


 Yummy snacks!



 The SA helped to put the skincare; toner, Depsea Water, serum and moisturizer before we started our make up lesson..
My workstation with all the tools provided: Sponge, Cotton Buds, Puff, Brushes, Tissues, etc.


Okayy now, let's start the lesson!

Peggy, the make up artist started the workshop by explaining to us about the history of Shu Uemura and their iconic products.. She preached about the Cleansing Oil, the Depsea Water, and etc.. And this thing has really caught my attention; it's their UV Under Base Mousse (I loveee this stuff so much!) 



You only need to pump/press this mousse once, to get this foam to use all over your face

It is so lightweight and easily blendable..

She taught us how to apply this mousse using their sponge. First, we apply it at the S zone (the cheeks), then O zone (around your mouth and chin area) and lastly T zone

You can use this stuff as a make up base or use this stuff alone and skip the foundation for a light make up! It does prep your face and makes it a perfect canvas for make up to adhere to. I love the fact that it feels so light and smooths out the skin for foundation application. It is indeed a brilliant primer for the face and keeps your skin feeling fresh! I likey!! =) 

Next Peggy showed us the technique to wear foundation, concealers, powders, eye shadows, eye liners and so on. Basically I already knew what are the step by step of applying make up..but what I didn't know is the method to apply those stuff! I didn't know that I should blend the make up base, the foundation and the powder onto my palm first before I began to put on my face! Normally I would just slather them on, straight to my face and blend it in! Heeee. It's much more easier and smoother using a make up sponge, you know! Now that I have learned all these, I will never gonna use my hands anymore to apply my base, foundation and powder! =)



Anyways, here are the rest of the products that we used during the workshop..

  1. Cleansing Oil (The price ranging from RM 99 to RM 110 per 150 ml or RM 260 to RM 280 per 450ml. The prices are according to the differentiated formulas)
  2. Skincare products: Toner, Serum, Moisturizer and Depsea Water
  3. UV Under Base Mousse (Price: RM 108)
  4. Liquid Foundation
  5. Concealer (Price: RM 80)
  6. Tools that were used.
  7. Loose Powder
  8. Powder to be applied using their puff
  9. Eye colors (Price: RM 65 each color)
  10. Blushers (Price: RM 82)
  11. Shu Uemura Eye Lash Curler and Mascara
  12. Eye Liner and Eye Brow Pencil
  13. Lipstick/Lip Gloss (Price: RM 70)

 The girls busy doing their eye make up..


 I picked a purple-silverish shade to match my scarf. And turns out, I looked so weird! I hated the color. It was indeed a bad choice! Tskkkk. I should have stick to my usual color: Brown. Hmm...nevermind..
Anyway, I chose the # 1 as my base, and # 2, a darker tone of purple and applied it all over my lid, # 3 at the corner of my eye lid and # 4 as my highlight on my brow bone..

 And this is the result..without eye liner, mascara and  eye brow pencil yet.. (Eeeeeek. I don't like that color!) =(


 Peggy taught me the right way to curl the eye lashes..

Shirley helped me to shape my eye brows using one of their iconic products: the eye brow pencil.

 Normally, they would charge RM 30 for shaping your brows, but for us, it was free on that day! =)



And...we're done!
 (I dunno whyyyyy, I don't like my look at all. I don't like the eye liner that they put on me, (it was too dramatic, I guess), the colors that I stupidly picked, and the colors for my eye brow that they choose.. I dunno whyyyy, I just feel everything about my eyes are so wrong! tsk! Perhaps, I should just stick to my kind of make up! Heeee.)


Okay, here's some random photos that we took after the workshop had ended..


 Choosing what to buy..


 On that day, we get to apply for their membership program too!








And... before going back, yours truly got herself these:




This is the freebies that we received! Each one of us received: A sample size of the Cleansing Oil, Depsea Water, White Recovery Brightening Mask, a foundation sponge, Shu Uemura face puff and a Shu Uemura small pouch
And these are the things that I bought: The UV Under Base Mousse, Brush Cleaner, Concealers and Make up Sponge



And on that day, they have a special offer: Buy RM 250 and above, and we'll get a make up pouch that contain these items:

Cleansing Oil (50ml), Depsea Hydrability Toner (50ml) , Depsea Hydrability Serum (10ml), Depsea Hydrability Moisturizer (10ml), Depsea Hydrability Gel Cream (13ml) and a Shu Uemura make up case! Oh, and I also get to have a complimentary eyebrow trimming, makeover and lash atelier workshop upon signing up their membership program! I love all the products!!




P/s: I'm starting to love Shu Uemura's products! Especially their base, concealer, brushes, and lipstick! =)




XOXO,
S.

Friday, April 30, 2010

Events, events, events!!

This week has got to be the most tiring week ever! My short semester has just started, so I had to meet some lecturers and admin people due to some problems I had regarding registration, earlier this week.. And for a few days, I had been traveling here and there, to settle some other things.. But good thing is, I have received so many invitations to some events for this week!! Yeay!

But seriously, with the things that I had to settle earlier on, and with so many events to attend (6 to be exact), I can barely breathe! hehe ;p

I do like attending events, especially when I don't really have many things to think of like assignments or exams. But well.. I had to turn down some of the invitations because of the time constraint that I had. And accepted the other four events for this week. =)

One is, as I mentioned earlier; the Shu Uemura Make Up Workshop




Second one is ASCENT Fragrance Press Event.



Third is from Anya Hindmarch, Tattoo Parlour



And lastly, from Nine West Spring/Summer 2010 Launch

One of these paper bags is Reena's. =)



I will blog about all of these events later ya! Right now, I need to resize some of the pics! =)

Later babes!



XOXO,
S.

Friday, April 23, 2010

A Make Up Workshop With Shu Uemura!

Hello there beautiful ladies!!
I got news to tell you! I am SO excited right noww! hehe. Listen up!

Shu Uemura is having a party/make up workshop specially for my blog followers!! Yes, you heard me! For Shazwani Hamid's blog followers! (How cool is that?! hehee). YES, that Shu Uemura, the international make up brand from Japan! Heeeee =)

The event will take place at Shu Uemura Sunway Pyramid, this Saturday. We will learn how to use the right skincare and how to enhance our look with their make up. So yes, there will be a makeover session with the girls! Yeayy! I am SO excited! =)

Unfortunately, they only plan this for a small group of people. (Because they want everyone to participate and get to experience & try the products with their own hands, rather than just listen to the speaker). So, I have invited 7 followers/bloggers to this party...


Click on the picture to enlarge!


So the lucky girls that has been invited are:

1. My eldest sister, Iza (hehe. tak aci! ;p)
2. My second sister, Hanis (pun tak aci! ;p)
3. Leen
4. Fadd
5. Reena
6. Farah
7. Nazlin Adlina

So girls, come enjoy the party and primp with me this Saturday!!
See you there!


"Take a little color, add a little shine.. My oh my! You look divine!"


XOXO,
S.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

My Fifth Day in Perth

Okay. So here's a little update on Perth. =)

On this day, we only went for shopping! Yes, shopping for the whole day!! So most of the time, we were indoors. And I was busy browsing and shopping that I forgot to take some photos, for me to share it with you guys here.. So, nothing much to share/show though in this day. sob sob.. =(

So anyway, on that day, Aunt Maria and Uncle Abbas brought us one whole family to the biggest shopping mall in Perth, Karrinyup Shopping Centre to feast our eyes and feed our hands.

It is SO biggg! The shopping mall is only a 2-storey building..but there are so many shops in there! I almost got lost in there! There's a lot of big departmental stores like Myer, David Jones, Woolworths, Big W, anddd more than 60 specialty shops/boutiques in that shopping centre! It is indeed, not enough for me to spend a day in this mall..cuz, there's just so many interesting things to seeee!!! (and maybe buy!) ;p


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