The Make-Up Party

I love going to events. Especially those events that have to do with my hobbies or things that interests me...or any kind of entertaining, fun, awesome event! ;) 

So fellas, whenever you wanna have an event, please invite me because I love free food! hahah ;p

Anyways...last few months, me and my sister were invited to a make up event, specially for beauty bloggers. hehe.. The event was held at Villa Samadhi, a very beautiful hotel in KL! I think it's such a great place for a little honeymoon gateway with your hubby! Cuz the ambiance is very nice, quiet and romantic! hehe.. It's a very small place, though.. I think they only have about 10 (big) rooms there, I guess? Not too sure. You can google about it! hehe. But the place was really, really nice..would love to stay there someday! Or maybe do a little slumber party with my girls..? heh.

So anyways...here are the pics I took while I was there! Enjoy! :)

Pretty room, no?

I love the huge bed..... and there's lotsa goodie bag over there too! Another reason to love the bed! haha

Everyone was happily playing with the make up they gave!

Sleek!

One of the best brand for eye shadows that I've tried so far!

I loved This Works products! Been using their aromatherapy sleep spray for years now ;)

...and I also didn't miss the chance to try out their make-up and stuff there

The awesomest lip scrub by Sara Happ! 

Pretty blushers! I love this kind of coral color..

Lippies by Korres and Sleek!

These are Sleek eye shadows.. They're so soft..and the colors are wonderful too! Very pigmented!

Girls....making themselves look prettier! ;)

...and bloggers, doing what they do best! - Taking photos!

and Tammy enjoying her champagne...

....and yours truly, excited looking at my heavy goodie bag! hahaa

Lotsa make up and skin care to try in there!!

By the way, while I was there in the hotel room, I went to check out their bathroom... and I was so excited to see because they're soo big! It was bigger than the bathroom suite in Pan Pacific hotel that I stayed last time, and just slightly smaller than the stateroom's bathroom that I went in Hotel Istana last year. So yes, their bathroom is just superb. I loveeee big bathrooms! 

This is not a full picture of the bathroom! My camera can't fit everything in here! haha

.....I think you can put another four or five toilet bowls in here! haha ;p

Girls........ Pfft

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Their awesome bathtub that looks like a mini swimming pool!! Oh, I want one! hihi

The room is overlooking a very big swimming pool, by the way.....which I think is so cool because you can just jump straight into the pool from your room! haha

Thank you Alexis, for inviting us! It was nice meeting you guys! And I love my goodie bag, lotsa cool stuff! Thanks! ;)

By the way...inside my goodie bag I received this awesome fake eye lash from Paperself! 

They're soooo unique! I got mine that looks like a zebra pattern if you look closely! Or maybe it's a seahorse? Oh, I don't know! haha. 

Me wearing a zebra cut-out eye lash! haha - It was too dramatic I suppose...? Don't know where should I wear this to! haha xD

Anyone wants to invite me to your next event? Perhaps I can wear this eye lash then!! hehee. Okayy..talk soon! Take care girls! ;)

XOXO,

Shazzy.

Acne sucks!

Okay....some of you might think that this post is rather silly (as there are a lot of other important things in life that we really should worry about), but I really don't care, because acne does suck MAJORLY! It's ugly, it's painful, it's unnecessary, it's yellow, it's gross and it's super annoying because no one really needs some huge bumpy thingy on their face for some extra accessories! T___T

To those who are lucky enough not to have pimple ever in their life, might not understand the feelings that we, the pimple sufferer would feel each time we see some bumpy little thing in the morning when we wake up. Sighh... Having pimple really, really does affect my life and my mood! :( I know they're just pimples. And it doesn't seem like a really big matter to some people...and they would rather fix their car problems than being worried about some petty little things in life. But well... for me, every one's "matter" is different. Being a beauty freak that I am, to me..acne IS a big problem! Because why? Acne affects my life! I am not 100% myself when I get acne on my face. It made me so conscious about everything. It made me shy and embarrassed. It made me feel uncomfortable. It made my self esteem so low. And it made me sad too.

A study published in the British Journal of Dermatology found that acne patients experience social, psychological, and emotional ramifications at the same level of those with chronic health problems, such as epilepsy, diabetes, and arthritis! Yikes! O____o

The study also showed that an overwhelming number of teens deal with skin problems and of that group, a majority had feelings ranging from mild depression to severe which in some cases, even lead to suicide! - Depression and anxiety are more common in those with acne than the general population. (Well.. I am grateful that my case is not so severe like some people who even thought of suicide because of acne! But of course, in a society that places great emphasis on appearance, acne often made us feel uncomfortable or embarrassed...right? =/ )

Well...I don't know about you, but having acne makes me feel insecure when talking to people sometimes, you know! I know that acne does not mean it is the end of the world, but I gotta say that acne really affects my social life. I feel embarrassed to go and talk to people. I feel like people are looking at my pimples (and judge me) when talking to me, and not actually looking at ME. -- I'm imagining thoughts on me like "Euww...What a nasty person this girl is! What is thatttttttt thing doing on her face? That yellow-green thing looks SO disgusting! Did she even take her bath or wash her face every morning? Why does she have thattttt and I don't? What is it that thing anyway??" - Or something like that... (that was bimbo talking by the way. hahah. -- I know people might not even think that way and no one really notice it, and it's just me who feels that way, and so perasan...but, I just can't help not to feel SO conscious about it because I used to have a crystal clear skin! And now...my skin is not as perfect as last time! T__T )

Anyways, my point is...acne really makes me feel unpretty and disgusting human being. And what's worse is that, acne could even make me feel depressed sometimes (severe case!). I don't know whether I get acne because of depression, or having acne made me feel depressed?? - But I think, it is a bit of both! Cuz I definitely feel sad when I get acne (more than 2, that is). And most of the time, when I am stressing out, acne started showing up on my face!! Because even though I did change my skin care regime sometimes, I know that that is not the main cause for my break outs. - my face is not really that sensitive to products, but my face is sensitive to my hormone and stress level, I think! Haihh... T___T

And right now...I kinda feeling really stress lately. There's something really bothering me...and I can't help not to feel sad, which....as a result, acne started showing up on my face as a sign of asking me to calm down....which actually made it even more depressing for me! :(
Ohh...why can't I just feel sad..and not have to have these "side effects" of being sad?? Ishhh. Leave me alone, acne!! You're making me even more stress now! Yeeeesh. >__<


I read somewhere that under stress, the growth of nerve fibres near sebaceous glands is stimulated, which in turn contributes to the increased production of sebum — the fatty substance that combines with cell debris and dead skin cells, to form those familiar pustules! Eeeeeek. And in a study done by Statistics Norway, it was found that there is a linear relationship between mood and acne! It was discovered that the more severe the acne was, the worse the depression symptoms were as well!

I know I only have a moderate acne, and there are people who suffer more worse than me! But mine are like the huge ones, you know! And this is making me really conscious, although I know that this is just temporary..and I'll get my clean face soon, but...I still can't help not to worry about it! :(
Hmm...I guess, this would be a really good time for me to go for a holiday, and leave my worry behind...and just be happy about life!


Of course, I don't like having acne and  I hope they will be gone soon. But as weird as this sounds, I am still glad somehow that I had the experience of having acne, because it has helped me to be more sympathetic to other people who have other various problems in life. (though I really wish I just had that experience for a day or two instead of weeks! :p )

Anyways, before I end my sad entry here, let me share with you what someone so dearly to me used to tell me... Whenever we get problems in life, remember that all of the experiences, make up who we are in life. He said, there are no problems...only solutions and how we deal with it. So even though some things are hard to deal with, he asked me to please try to find the good in the bad. And he said, someday we will all be free from the problem, and in my case, acne free (or whatever it is that you're facing in life) - It's just a matter of time. And we will all have the memories of our experiences and those memories will influence how we look at life. :) Hopefully we will be more understanding of other people's differences and be a better person for having gone through what we did.

If you can think of a "good point" of acne, please share it with everyone so we all can handle it positively! hehe.. Now...I gotta see my doctor soon. And wear the right skincare treatment at this crucial time! Take care girls! :)


XOXO,
Shazzy.

Holiday Mood!

Oh, it's December already.. Almost reaching to a year end! So much has happened for me this year.. Good and bad stuff. The bad part is.. you know what la kan. heheh.. (Well I figured, it's not so bad after all..cuz everything happens for a reason. And I know now, and I'm loving the reason! heh ;p)
But, one of the good things that happened to me is.. I get to travel quite a lot this year, as compared to the last few years! (This year I think around 10 cities so far!) Alhamdullilah...rezeki ^__^

And right now...as I'm browsing the internet, thinking where to go, and what to do for my next holiday before the year ends, I can't help but to feel sooooo lazy to go to work tomorrow as I'm already in my holiday mood! haha. - It's December already! December means holiday lar! hahaha.. ;p

Looking back at some of my traveling photo albums, made the feelings even more stronger now! Oh, I need a gooooooooood holiday, man! Like all the typical hot country citizen, I think of all the seasons in the world, Autumn/Winter would be the best time to go for a holiday in a 4 season country! hehehe ;p
Although spring would be great as well...

But what do you think? Which one of the four seasons that you like the most?! Do you like autumn like I do too? ;)

Summer in Paris

Spring in Amsterdam

Autumn in my heart.. ;p

(can't remember where was this! Spain maybe? Not sure though!)

Winter in Switzerland..

Snowy in Zurich!

Sunbathing in Australia! ;p

Rainy day in Turkey!

Sunny day in Saudi Arabia!

Tut-tut ride in Jakarta

Waiting for the bus in Perth

Taxi ride in Hong Kong

Waiting for the Tourist Bus in Milan

Train ride in Hong Kong

Bus ride in Italy..

Train ride in Zurich

Waiting for tram

Mid night shopping in Switzerland

Disneyland experience in Hong Kong

Beach holiday in Maldives!

Going shopping in Singapore

Strolling around in Beijing street

Snorkeling experience along Kurumba island!

Sightseeing in Istanbul

Shoe hunting in Mendrisio

Shopping in Italy

Shopping in Holland

Shopping in France

Breakfast in Qatar

Lunch in Turkey

Dinner in Indonesia

Tea time in Lucern City!

Dessert in Hong Kong!

These photos are the random photos I took from year 2007 till 2012! I didn't have any of my holiday pics from 2001 to 2006 though! They're all gone I guess..? - Since I wasn't a blogger yet at that time (it was high school year), so I didn't really thought about keeping the photos inside my laptop that time, and so I left the photos/camera to my parent's responsibility! LOL.

So anyways..what would be your favourite holiday spot? Do share! ;) Well...mine would be, a place where there is a great sightseeing spot, a beautiful scenery, great places to see and activities to do, great shopping places, great food!, great awesome people, cool weather...and lastly great transportation system! hehe

Oh, I need a goooooooooooooooooooooooooood holiday, please! hehehe ;p




XOXO,
Shazzy.