Safah Herbs and Sukin Organics

Two days ago my mother had treated me with a salmon teppanyaki. I went to the Body Shop and there I saw the foundation brush for RM 59. The face and body brush is at RM 68. I was in a hurry so I think that is the price .

I went to Watson's .There I saw Sukin Skin Organics from Australia  .I come to know of the skincare from one of the local beauty blog . Previously it was available in Singapore . The price is between RM 30 to RM 80 . It is without SLS and Paraben among other things. I was thinking of buying Safi instead . You can find everything about Sukin skincare here http://sukinorganics.com.au/.

I have made a rice body and face scrub. I got the recipe from an older forum from a lady named Liz Dee. The recipe is to take handful of rice , I took glutinous rice . Soak at for one day . The next day toss the rice , add thumb size turmeric. That is the ibu kunyit. Blend it . I put three handfuls , the Eswari turmeric powder which can be bought at Indian shops . I put three tablespoon.

Then there is another local company which use traditional items for skincare. I bumped into it while I was searching for how to make green gram scrub. It is a wonderful site, I have not buy any of the the items.The website is : http://safahherbs.com.my/. There is traditional body scub, mask, soap and beauty oil . There is a wonderful centella and green peas body scrub. The company also conducts beauty courses and other services . The price for a scrub is from RM 11.90 for a 60 gm scrub to RM 119 for a 600 gm scrub . There is also super facial soaps like Aloe Honey soap for RM 12.90 for 50 gm. All price is for West Malaysia only. Maybe I will try the soaps one of these days.

Selamat Hari Raya , Eid Mubarak

A happy Aidil fitri to all muslim members . My siblings from Jakarta, Penang and Puncak Alam were here for the Aidil Fitri. It was most a joyful time. My mother had made her famous rendang chicken . The cat with blue eyes and two of her kittens had dissapeared. Only two were calling out for food . Perhaps I should check them out from time to time. Tom the new orange cat was here yesterday . Her stomach is bulging.

Today I went to Kuala Lumpur and my pinkish salmon linen was ready on Hari Raya's eve. It is still quiet at the Jalan Masjid India. I went to Haniffa textile and Mydin. At Haniffa I spotted the Pond's Cleansing cream and one for Dry skin. The other thing I bought was the Color Stay Revlon foundation in Sand Beige. At last after months of salivating in front of the computer.

My sister Nas bought one for her too. We bought a concealer from Maybelline. Today I bought a Mustika Ratu foundation stick for RM 18 and a face powder for RM 8.50 at Mydin . It was a good buy since I was thinking I will slather it for a few days to come.

I also spotted some Kryolan foundation at City One where my husband has a food stall. It cost from RM 85 above. My colour is Sawo Matang . This is colour suits me most compared to Kuning Langsat which is too fair.

My sister Nas brought us for dinner at Sushi King two days ago. I like the fried tempura. We will have a party next weekend.

Cats

It's raining now. I have been up looking at the You tube for an absolutely flawless face. After much glueing to the computer , I realize I only need to buy the MAC 109 and the 217 brush. I also realised that I should use the stick foundation for more matured ladies. The foundation will cost me about RM 100 . My husband stared at me when I mentioned it just now .

I think what I will do is to find a cheaper version of the foundation brush, I read that Watson's has one . I have to find a good concealer . I have never used those before . Farmasi Cosmetics the one I mentioned earlier has a primer , concealers,stick foundation and all that would cost me a bit more than RM 100 or I could buy Mustika Ratu 's stick foundation. I thought of buying their Honey soap ,lulur , scrub and jamu.

The cat with blue eyes has four lovely kittens. One day I saw her holding a fish in her mouth then I saw them . Four lovely kittens inclusive of an all black kitten . They have large eyes like their mother. I haven't had the chance to hold them because they were afraid of me. So now I have four little ones for friends. I have not tell this to my niece Maryam.They go out at night . The kittens I mean.

Tom the orange cat meow when she comes home. Now she is languishing somewhere in the house. I think she is pregnant. Why do pregnant cats come here ? I saw a wonderful video on cats , it's about cats which live on a hill. You can see it at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwM6f0liHpo It's called A Cat House on the hills. It's about a lady who takes care of 500 cats on her 6 acre land. It's very sweet. There is another large male cat with blue eyes.His coat is light brown. He seems lost. Has he been thrown out or purposely left here ? His owners must be very worried. Awang does not dare to fight with this one . He has been howling perhaps he is expecting his owners to show up . Poor boy.

Make up Artist - The cost

It started with Nurin Photopages. The basics for make up classes which goes for RM 300 per day. For two days which includes Bridal Makeup classes it is RM 650. I like her make up . It looks fresh.You can find her at :http://nurinmakeover.fotopages.com/
And then on and on I went to see who sells what. You need to have good brushes , the sable ones. I found a web selling Kryolan items on line. I came to know Kryolan from my sister in law who reads URTV. A Kryolan tv stick cost RM 85 for Hari Raya sales and there are Naturactor loose powder and foundation and also the loose powder from Dodo Plagantong . The lady Azwa also sells sets of brush . You can find her at :http://kryolan-malaysia.fotopages.com/
Another website with is full of beautiful before and after photos is seindah wajah. You can find it at :
http://www.seindahwajah.com/index.html.

One has to find good foundation and loose powder ,from what I read .That includes the primers. Kryolan and Mac are good base for stunning faces. Well if you have the budget then by all means do buy. The cost for Kryolan is about RM 500 for a basic set. The brushes are about RM 200. Classes are from RM 650. I haven't even come to the colours .

There are the 88 eye colours for about RM 100. Coastal colours . Kryolan has lip colours ,blushers and eye colours for about RM 300 a set . Then Mac. Oh Mac.

I also like the colours from Giffarine . Giffarine is a skincare company from Thailand. It's new here. They have really nice colours , supplements. They do have nice pomegranate juice . Furthermore they have lip tester and powder tester. You can find it at : http://giffarinemalaysia.blogspot.com/search/label/FOUNDATION and news of Giffarine at :http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2009&dt=0830&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Kesihatan&pg=kn_07.htm

There is another makeup from Istanbul. The colour is sexy and glam .It's called Farmasi Colours .I like the eye colour and glittering lipstick. Here is one of the website selling the range :http://www.yourbeautymall.com/

So what is the cost ? About RM 1000 and above. At least RM 3000 for good brand. Good luck for all the make up artist wannabes like me. Selamat Berbuka Puasa everyone.

New cats on the block

A cat reminiscent of my tompok appeared. I saw her last week. So I fed her some chicken. Another new comer . A male white cat. The beautiful cat with blue eyes is still there. Today the new Tompok made noise. I gave her fish but still she did not want to be quiet . At last I picked her up . I think she thinks that I am her owner or she is lost herself. Awang was angry but then he hissed whenever I am around. I am thinking of starting an online beauty store. I think it will be for next year . Next year's project.