Wednesday, July 30, 2014

BENEFIT cosmetic - How To Look The Best At Everything

This is my first set of foundation cosmetic – BENEFIT HOW TO LOOK THE BEST AT EVERYTHING
It has three category specialise for three tone of skin which is
  • Fair
  • Medium
  • Deep


I owned the FAIR one. It give my skin a very good bright tone but I am not so sure with the other category of tone.
I bought it from Benefit store at Gurney Paragon with RM110. No sale no promo, was just drop by randomly and feel like trying a whole set of foundation cosmetic (As I am a very lazy person to apply so many thing, I used to just apply a very thin BB cream or most of the time apply nth lol)

Okay, let me introduce this FLAWLESS COMPLEXION MAKEUP KIT
This is a very good set especially for beginner like me or lazy me people (like me too. Hehe~)
Why?
There are some benefit and advantages from this set and a little disadvantage too
I will start with the packaging first.


It is a very nice and cute packaging. It looks like a BOOK in pink color.
There are a TIPS & TRICKS provided – the procedure and method to apply all the cosmetic in the kit

And a MIRROR! 
For me, this is absolutely very nice to have the tips&tricks guiding for the procedure
And of course the mirror. ** I will always keep the plastic stick back to the mirror after-used in order to keep it clean and I do not need extra time to clean it (you know, the mirror always mess up with those cosmetic powder and end up a very dirty and unclear mirror)

Okay then, the very first advantage of this makeup kit is --- it consists of FOUR cosmetic which we need to complete the face makeup. In this small “book”, we already owned

Primer – 7.5 mL the POREfessional – PRO balm to minimizes the appearance of pores

Foundation – 7.0 mL HELLO FLAWLESS OXYGEN WOW – “believe in me” IVORY – oil free, SPF 25 PA+++, non gras

Concealer – 1.3g lemon aid & 1.5g boi-ing 01 – duo color concealer

Loose powder – 4g “HELLO FLAWLESS” –  “I love me” IVORY

This is the reason why I say this is a very good kit especially for beginner
  • Before you get the whole size why not you try the smaller size first?
  • And, for me, I don’t apply makeup too often and sometime my cosmetic might still leave a lot after the EXPIRY date. It is only 12months for both the POREfessional and Foundation; 6 months for the concealer and 24 months for the powder
  • Then, with the tips&tricks, I may just follow it step by step, from 1 > 4
4 steps in mix & match the complexion perfectors for a flawless look...



THE POREFESSIONAL TIP - Apply to moisturized skin to quickly minimise the appearance of pores & fine lines. If pores come out of hiding during the day, pat on lightly OVER makeup & blend.
**The POREfessional is actually a fill-in pore function – that mean it MIGHT cause pore clog! So, a double cleansing is so much so much needed! Remember to clean until your cotton is clean
so, i'd only rate a 7 out of 10 points.


HELLO FLAWLESS OXYGEN WOW TIP – apply to the center of your face and blend up & out to avoid telltale makeup lines.
The foundation is a bit watery, so about 1.5 pump is enough to cover the whole face.
7/10 points, because it is not bad and average good as it has bit watery but i guess it can use for qquite a long time.


LEMON AID & BOI-ING TIP – pat and blend lemon aid on your eyelids to help hide redness & discoloration. Dad boi-ing over dark under-eye circles & any imperfections.
The concealer is not that easy to stay on skin, so I actually use finger to apply
to be frank, it is not a very good concealer if you have a serious acne or very dark eye ciclee
but for normal user is still okay, just fine
because personally i am not tht perfectionist-type of person who need to conver up or conceal all the spots. still can be used haha~
but the duo-color part is good.
i'd only give a rate of 6/10 because the texture is not really satisfy for me.


“HELLO FLAWLESS!” TIP – sweep over your foundation to seal in perfection! Or wear alone for a sheer. Natural look.
The powder does not play a very important role here, so sometime it can be skipped.
errr... this is actually a bonus for me. not really a very necessary one for me.

last but not least
customize your coverage. Smooth on hello flawless oxygen wow for a sheer, ultra-natural look; or pat on to build coverage.


PROS
  • 4-in-1, a kit with all needed cosmetics
  • Acceptable price, RM 110 [a whole size of any of each one cost around RM100]
  • Tips&tricks, step by step, especially for beginner
  • Non-greasy, suitable for  any skin type
  • Duo-color concealer, can blend into the original skin tone so the concealed part will not be so obvious.

CONS
  • the POREfessional primer need a very serious removing procedure
  • Really really small in size, not suitable for heavy user or daily user, and sometimes need to keep remind of yourselves to not to use too much or save it a bit haha.



Alright, this is the before (right) and after (left). 
i knowit doesn't give a very big difference but c'mon makeup is about little and little difference make the look right?
Overall
I will still recommend it to everyone because I actually really like it. And of cause I will definitely make sure myself do a very clean makeup removing every time.
Actually in normal occasion I will just skip the first step of using the pore minimize balm, only in occasion such as photo shooting I will wear it. Since I don’t really have much obvious pores so I think it is definitely fine right.

Overall, I will still rate it as 9 out of 10. 

Baa Baa Black Sheep Cafe @ Tanjung Bungah Penang

It is a very beautiful Tuesday – while everyone is preparing or stuck in the traffic jam on highway because today is the last day of raya holiday for most of the working people
We were randomly come across to this café which opened since March 2014. It has a very catchy name – Baa Baa Black Sheep


It is located at Tanjung Bungah. On the way to batu ferringhi, it will be on your left, located opposite Dalat international school/ Flamingo Hotel.

Inside the shop is kind of small, only 5 4-person table and the counter. It has a very simple and straightforward interior design, sheep’s’ drawing on the wall and some toys as design and you may make it as a prop when taking pictures.



Okay, I actually saw 3 ladies at the table behind playing selfie with the toy for a really long time with their so-called自拍神器. Haha~ alright, very brilliant idea to have this cute and catchy shop name and with these simple design and prop can make a buzz. Not bad.

Alright, let’s look at how the food here!
Because it is just a tea time break, so we only order these
**from the ALL DAY MENU

Big breakfast (RM 14.90)
It comes with a foot long Sausage, a slice of Bacon, two Hash Browns, two Toasts, Scrambled Egg, Ketchup Red Beans and Stir Fried Button Mushrooms with Onions.
The scrambled egg taste good


Salmon and scrambled egg waffle (RM11.90)
Okay, the waffle is actually just kind of normal one, but somehow the combination of the salmon make it taste nice too. But, I would be happier if they can offer more salmon. Haha~ I know salmon isn’t cheap. But c’mon, for the sake of good taste right hehe~

Hot chocolate (RM9.90)
It is just… okay. Very normal. It is quite rich but too much milk for me. Yea, I would rather prefer Choco another café.

So overall, I will still recommend it to my friend to try it out. Generally it is a very good place to chill out with friends. The place is
  • Clean & simple
  • reasonable price,
  • Has Wi-Fi,
  • Friendly stuff (because I see they help people from other states to check out the destination address, yea, for the 3 pretty ladies hehe~)

But, they have
service charge 10% >.<
small area (bcz i always wonder people beside will hear my crazy story, as  i heard theirs too LOL XD)

Additional Information:
Add:      8A, Jalan Tanjung Bungah, 11200, Tanjung Bungah, Penang. (Opposite Dalat International School/ Flamingo Hotel.
Business Hours: 8am to 10pm. Closed on Monday.
Contact Number: 604- 890 4733

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

sunday night at Coffee Journey @ Tanjung Tokong

It’s the best Sunday for everyone! Because everyone still have at least 2 days off day as it is Hari Raya tomorrow
However, it’s heavy traffic everywhere especially in town area. Shopping malls are so crowded too.
I was randomly drop by to here >> Coffee Journey @ Island Plaza
It located at Island Plaza, facing the main road of tanjung tokong and right beside coffee beans.
I would say this is a very good chilling place for coffee lover.
Once you enter the shop, you’ll definitely feel so much welcome by the coffee rich aroma and cozy ambience!

It is way different with other café we see in the town area. Coffee Journey more to the same category with Coffee Bean and Starbucks.
It is definitely a good try for coffee lover who is precise on the quality of coffee
They served the normal types of coffee which we can find in other café such as mocha, latter, etc.

Price range:
Espresso [single/double/machiato/long balck etc.] RM6~8
Espresso+Milk [ latte/cappucino/flat white/ etc.] RM8-10
Espresso+Milk+Flavour [mocha/hazelnut/butterscoth or lavender/ etc.] ~RM 10


and then, they have theiw Signature Coffee Beverage ** Pretty woman & Honey Peach Coffee RM10
a mocktail-concet coffee ! isn't it sounds special? yea right!

And they have brewed coffee too! (i didn't try it but i will definitely try it our in my next visit)


For non-coffee, their CHOCOLATE is GOOD! Very rich Choco. I love it so much!!

Non Coffee [Juice/Choco/earl grey latte] RM7~9

Of cause, just like the Starbucks and coffee beans, coffee journey also serve CAKES!


These have quite a number of choices, and we ordered these. And both of it taste special, much different with those normal tasted cakes

Overall, I like this place! Because it has
  • A very good ambience with rich coffee aroma
  • Reasonable price for quality drinks

These are all I need when I simply need a place to have a small talk or read a book.
By the way, maybe the located place is way further from town area. It has lesser people compare with other café I’d been to.

Additional Information:
Add: Lot G-08, Ground Floor, Island Plaza, 118, Jalan Tanjung Tokong, 10470, Penang.
Business Hours: Sun-Thurs., 8am to 8pm; Fri & Sat, 8am to 10pm. opens daily.
Contact No.:       604- 890 5102

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

#100happydays from #day1 to #day100

Are you wondering why people are posting picture with a hashtag #100happydays?
and they are doing it everyday?

#100happydays
a self-challenge activities.
you're require to post a picture continuously for 100days
with a hashtag #100happydays and #day1 >> #day100
or you may create your own hashtag as long as it is consistent used throughout the challenge
such as #kahlenshappydays etc.

It challenge YOU !
you may not even have a 5 minutes to recognize what make you happy in the day
and
71% of people failed to complete the challenge with the reason of lacking of time.
so,
they just simply did not have time to be happy?
Can you be happy for 100 days in a row?

I'd just completed this challenge about one week ago. I was kinda amazed by myself to be able to complete this challenge. haha~
I posted at least a pictureof what made me happy everyday
it could be anything
my favourite coffee
my boyfriend
my bestfriends
assignments done, win an award, beautiful scenery, books, movie etc.







honestly it really need some effort in keep reminding myself in not forgetting to post everyday
and it sometimes really make me headache in looking for something that is best making me feel good
of cause we don't have a very big happiness in every ordinary day
but this challenge has taught me how to look at the best side even in a bad day
even i felt so bad with some assignment stuff but i am glad i have a very good teammate in working out the thing with me
my boyfriend is being so lovely by bringing me to have my favourite food because i told him i dont have a happyday that day. hehe~

I dont get any reward
but feel really really good because i am able to recognize what make me happy
i tried to define #happiness
i feel so much happy throughout the challenge
i am such a careless person who always forget to appreciate
this challenge really benefit me in looking for who and what i should never forget to appreciate

it is not a happiness competition or a showing off contest.
If you try to please or make others jealous via your post, you falied without even starting.

there are actually pros and cons in doing this

pros:

  • learnt how to look at the best side in a bad situation
  • learnt how to appreacite even a little thing around
  • a platform to shor your appreciation or maybe say thank you or let people know your true feeling
  • a platform to share happiness (share joy is doubled joy right!)


cons:

  • so, sometimes people start to manipulate happiness. OMG! just because they dont want to fail?! you already failed if you do thaat alright.
  • without know what truly happiness is. in this sense, they are simply looking for something to take picture
  • and everyone became drama queen&king 


How to start the challenge?
first, register at http://100happydays.com/  then choose your favorite platform for submitting pictures. Here you can decide yourself on the privacy of your participation & happy moments: 
    • Share your picture via facebook, twitter or instagram with a public hashtag #100happydays;
    • Come up with your own hashtagto share your pictures with to limit publicity. 
    • Simply send your pictures to myhappyday (at) 100happydays.comto avoid any publicity.
Now, finally i'd completed the 100days challenge. I know stay happy is a life-long challenge and sometimes it isnt that complicateed as we thought.
never forget to appreaciate even a little things
and always be positive.
KEEP CALM and go for it !
check out my instagram @kahlenneow http://instagram.com/kahlenneow
will always happy to share my happiness 

so, are you ready to go for it ?

good luck to you.