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.

Romantic ,Beautiful Homes and Kutu.

La Belle Vie - Bel Air

It's the time again. I am back to my favourite themes. Romantic homes and Louis XVI furnitures. While I like English style themes , I am drawn to french furniture. Rococo , and more and more I am drawn to Louis XVI furniture once I know the difference. I love french doors . This is my dream home . It's called La Belle Vie, which is French for "beautiful life." It is in Bel Air and there are many Louis XV and XVI-inspired details. It's now for sale for USD 53 million. Well ,I read somewher that you have to dream for something that you want . These are my favourite things to surf .I like white furniture . I also like to surf the Horchow Collections, France Era, Sweet Pea and Willows and all others. Well it's no harm to dream of something lovely.

Now I also like a site called Cindy's Romantic Home. I love Cindy's blue bedroom. I love her white furniture. And she paints her funiture white something I wanted to do but do not know how. I like her French dining table and chairs with blue toile fabric . Toile is also very french. I especially adore her white lacy linens. Vintage of course . I also love the shrimp louie she has with her daughter Lauren outside with the white linens and all . Maybe I should do that also and have outdoor food with my parents . You can find the shrimp louie on the patio at :http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2009_06_01_archive.html

I just bought a Carvenzi white furniture bedroom with some romantic details. There is a brown chest of drawers which I thought of painting it white. I don't feel confident about sanding it . I did once with an old dresser . Perhaps I put new white doors for my cupboard . That will cost me RM 500. I thought of buying white and blue wall paper somewhere and that would cost me RM 1000.00. I think I will do some Kutu . Kutu is a system played by Malay women to buy what they want. It's played in a groups . It's like you can pay in installments not to the bank but those who offer the stuff. For example you want to buy something for RM 500 . There will be 10 ladies in a group , each will pay RM 50 per month and then when it is your turn , you will get the stuff and so on until you pay for the rest 9 month. It is a swell way. Most women do this so you have some monies to do whatever you want . My mother is the Kutu leader which means , she is the one who is conducts the Kutu and she will get the Kutu on the first month. Kutu leader and kutu players have to be trustworthy because some people might run away with all the Kutu money on the first month or refused to pay because they do not have sufficient funds.

Gold skincare

I have been reading on gold in skincare for the past two days. Anything that has gold in it , the serums , the ampoules the facial. I personally think that gold is a good way to heal the skin. It has been used as far back as the ancient Egyptians particularly by Cleopatra that is. I found an interesting site on the usage of gold. It's called the skin gold thread cosmetology.Using the face grids in like the Egyptians did , scientists in France and Russian had succeeded in the implantation of 24k gold thread into the face in 1999. It would be for those who want to look young for ever . As gold be for eternal youth.This is the site that says it all http://www.wanling.com.my/gold-thread/english/index.php.

It reminds me of the old malay practise that use gold called 'Susuk,' there 's the gold , and sometimes diamonds. Then there is UMO, the creator of the original UMO 24 Karat Gold Facial Treatment. Their headquarters is in Japan. Of couse there is the popular gold cocoa mask from Korea which I have bought and is using. It does brighten the skin.

There are some local companies which use gold in their skincare . One is BML a popular skincare by Becky M. Leogardo . It has been around since 1994.The skincare is hugely successful. Their gold skincare is called Alexa. Another gold skincare is from Silvana Ultimate. Silvana Ultimate has been around for 14 years .They have just launched a the gold set for RM 699 with Anita Sarawak as their ambasadress.

Years ago I used to buy a gold turmeric cream from Himani whenever I have any pimples. It does heal the pimples but it has a strong scent though. Shahnaz Hussein also has her own gold range, there is a mask, scrub and a foundation. I think they would have the gold facial as well.

So far I have found some ampoules that have gold in the first is tne the Beautee 24k Gold serum. There's the Italy 3003C Nano Gold Gel Mask and Italy 3003C Nano Gold serum which cost about 100 USD but you have to put it in the fridge once it is opened. Then there is the Swisa 24 Karat Ampoule which cost USD 249. So now you can choose to use the skincare, the serum or the ampoules. Then you can go for the 24k facial. For the ultimate in gold then go for the gold skin thread and be young forever .....