Makeup Geek Eyeshadows!

Yes. I spazz.

Only cos they're FINALLY here!

I actually ordered them from MakeupGeek last DECEMBER and they finally came YESTERDAY (10th February).

I took the first class US international postal service and it said that I should give them about 4-6 weeks. So 4-6 weeks came and went and I had not seen them at all.

So of course I emailed them and enquired about where my eyeshadows were and they asked me to give them another week.

So i waited, only cos i THOUGHT hey i ordered it before Xmas and it was during CNY that I was expecting them to come in.

Still no sign lor!

Then the nice people at MakeupGeek told me that it probably got lost.

So! They shipped me a new one at NO EXTRA CHARGE!

Thanks guys! I love u!

They mailed it out on the 30th of Jan and i received it yesterday!

I did some unboxing yesterday with LOTS of photos!

i got EIGHT quality eyeshadows (some even better than MAC or UD) for USD 45.

Now some of you may be gasping at the price and thinking: "This girl is MAD!"

BUT think about it...

That's only SGD7.10 PER SHADOW!

And a MAC one easily costs more than that.

Now I LOVE these shadows.

They are creamy, super pigmented and buttery.

They are very blend-able and give really good colour pay-off.

I did a look with the shadows yesterday and i loved it.

I dare say the colours are a little better than my UD Naked Palette! *gasp*

L to R

Shimma Shimma (shimmer), Purely naked (matte), Glamorous (shimmer), Unexpected (matte), Cocoa Bear (matte), Mocha (matte), Purple Rain (matte) and Corrupt (matte)

*look at the black!*

But anyone who knows me should know that I loooooovvveee my neutrals and my browns and golds. =D

And OMG the black a.k.a CORRUPT is so DARK!

Even after rubbing it off my hand there was still residue on the back of my hand!

The colours had really awesome names like Corrupt, Cocoa Bear, Shimma shimma, Purely naked, Glamorous, Mocha, Unexpected and Purple Rain.

They fit into a ZPalette perfectly. I got my zebra print one from Shopping District. My new fave online makeup store!

The packaging that it came in was really nice.

It was in these individual sleeves like the ones MAC pro shadows come in.

The only thing that I wished for was that it came in its OWN palette instead of me having to get one on my own.

But that's not a big problem.

What else?

Oh and they're just a LITTLE bigger than your normal MAC individual shadows! So you're really getting your $$'s worth.

When i got this all the other colours were not out yet.

Marlena aka MakeupGeek had not finished with the other colours yet.

But now she has MORE!

So for those of you ITCHING to go and get these shadows and other interesting colours she has listed on her website...

WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU WAITING FOR!

xoxo

Mary

Tag! You're It!

Now I know that I have not been tagged but I have always wanted to do this beauty blogging.

I know I am uber-obsessed with makeup and beauty products since i was 18.

So i just wanted to share and find out about YOUR items in your beauty bag/toiletry bag that some of you may carry in your handbag everyday.

So let me start the ball rolling =)

So the bag that i carry is a knockoff Agnes B little pouch given to me by Azimah of my Green Chicks brigade.

Its small but it carries so much. Too much sometimes. ;p

Neway lets take a look inside :
I have a MAC studiofix powder in NC40 for touchups.
Then of course i have a blush as well, frm MAC too in the shade DAME. This is in a satin finish.
I have (and let me tell you i dont knw WHY) SEVEN lip products in my bag.
I have Lancome's L'Absolu Rouge lipstick in shade 278 (today's choice)
Then i have my bright red lipstick frm sleek makeup in stiletto, a great matte colour. I also hv Stage makeup's lipstick in Heidi, Maybelline's pure Watershine lipstick in shade B23.

The other 3 products are a lip balm frm Kiehls, Sleek's pout polish in powder pink and a Revlon Superlustrous lip gloss in nude lustre number 040.

I have a liquid liner frm Sephora. Felt tipped. An avon BLACK liner and a retractable blush brush frm sephora too.

Essentials! Blotting paper frm Gatsby and also pantiliners for obvious reasons! Hehe.

Well if u have any qns rgdg the products i mentioned, do let me know!

Get crackin' pple! Tell me what YOU have in your makeup bag :)

Xoxo
Mary

Holy Cowabunga!

How long has it been since i last blogged. I think i left the blog in a fit of anger, angst and sadness.

I "think" its been more than a year. I've moved on.

We've gotten back. Hopefully it works out this time round insyaAllah.

I see the small changes in him and im thankful.

I love you. More than you know it.

xoxo

Mary

Narcissistic Me.

I had an awesome time at my photoshoot.

To the point that i was gushing about myself.



And i totally <3 myself to the maxxx =D



Fin.

Eid 2010



I've become more cynical thanks to You.

I am more pessimistic and less upbeat about my own future.

I keep questioning my decisions.

And I hate how I've made so many sacrifices for You.

Simply Thankless.

That's all I can say.

Now before the rest of you berate me for being a bitch.


I OWN THIS PLACE!


Plus, I'm only saying it as it is.

Lying and cheating while you are still with someone is ...

well to put it mildly, DISGUSTING.

Good luck to you.

Yes i am still 'sakit hati' because YOU

well,

you hurt me.

More than any other person has.

Thanks for nothing yah.


Fin.

Seething.

Still am but it is slowly coming to a simmer.

Learning to come to terms with this blow.

Liars and cheats are people that I despise most in this world.

I pray that Allah will deal with those in question justly.

And may I be granted more patience and tolerance.

So that I may weather such storms with grace.

Amiin.

Thank you Allah for great friends.

For without them, I would never have been able to weather through this storm.

*Praying for a miracle that will lift my spirits this Eid*

I am NOT looking forward to Eid.

Or balik kampung.

I havent bought my sampul, havent changed my notes, havent picked up my baju raya.

Havent this, havent that.

So many have nots.

So not interested in gg jalan raya at all.

With TF or with my green chicks.

or even with my family.

Raya 2010. You officially suck.

Ramadhan 2010, the most testing ive had so far.

Fin.

Its Been Awhile

I know its been some time.

Forgive me, I have been really preoccupied.

What with setting of exam papers, vetting, trying to complete the syllabus, and also marking exam papers.

The bane of my existence.

Marking 240 over scripts is no joke.

Especially if youre marking compositions.

-tears hair out-

Thankfully all has been completed.

Its lovely now.

I've got some time freed up and weekends are FREE of marking!!!

Last week i went cycling with the boyfriend just to blow some steam off after a hard week of work.

Boy was it good.

2 hours of cycling up and down various terrains.

This week i plan to go again with bestie Huda whom i haven't seen in months. Possibly close to a year!!!!!

And she lives nearby my sch!!!!!!!!!!!

Preposterous i know.

Cant wait to cycle =D

*and ache all over again*

haha

Counting down to the 14th with my AI girlies!

Fin.

Semester I 2010

The semester is ending soon.

The mid-year exams are coming.

I am tired.

Super hoarse.

*lost my voice on Monday*

I'm freaking out.

Worried about how my students will do in the exam.

*sigh*

1001 things to do.

But i AM looking forward to S*amirians 1st birthday bash!!!

So exciting! =D

I am glad for that little reprieve.

Hope everything goes smoothly.

...and...

i hope my boyfriend stops worrying.

InsyaAllah things will come your way soon! =D

Fin.

Twenty6


Yes, i turned 26 on the 8th.

With some fanfare and excitement.

My corny but oh so adorably sweet bf gave me the best surprise.

He came up with all this crap and nonsense about needing my help and asked me to get ready in 20mins.

So the man arrived (and of course i hear his bike before he actually calls me)

And i think,

"OMG does he REALLLY think i'm gg to fall for this surprise nonsense?"

So i arrive downstairs and he said that he got into a bike accident.

Considering that his brother got into one, I was pretty wary.

He did show me his stiff left arm.

I swear my heart dropped.

I thought he fell and fractured it.

Then he was going on and on about something on his bike that broke and he asked me to check it out.

Now of course at this point I was thinking:

"Is he for real?"

I was STILL pretty suspicious.

And lo and behold, there was a small paper bag with my present in it.

I just grinned.

I almost broke into tears.

Never had a man to do such corny and sweet stuff for me before on the eve of my bday.

Got a nice dinner bag, a bracelet and a brooch.

i LOVE the bracelet *the most of course*

*sigh*

You are the real deal.

ily.

even MORE now.



Fin.

OHMAIGAWD




I'm turning 26 in a few days time.

This year, the hyperventilating attacks have lessened.

I have no reason for it.

But it has come.

Today.

I. am. turning. twenty6. on the eighth.

There were so many things that I was hoping to do by the time i was 26.

I "thought" i was supposed to be married with one child by now.

I "thought" i'd already be in the teaching profession for two years by now.

I thought about many things i would have achieved by now.

But i always seem to forget the most important things.

I forgot to think about being grateful for all the things that i have.

Like family,

friends,

my boyfriend,

a stable career,

a roof over my head,

more than enough food to eat,

the clothes on my back,

and the bags that i can afford.


Its always one or the other.


And we have to make peace with the things we are dealt with.

Its just not time yet.
*i hope*

And i have to learn.

Keep learning

and

remembering these lessons.



Fin.

Sneaks From Our First Unofficial Photo Shoot!
-28122009-

very impromptu photo shoot. a friend was doing some shots for an advertisement so we just decided to jump in.

see the sneezer at the back? hehe

my fav shot! =D




Fin.

Can I Have A Girly Party Too?

Siaper nak join? Then i can make enquiries =)

Best kan!


Fin.

Pretty Please?


Now that I am turning twenty6 this year

*gasp!*

Can I still have a birthday party?

One small one for my close friends and family?

A Wii party?

I am really keen.

Hehe


*tak tau malu...dulu kecik2 tak nak party...skrg dah tua bangka baru kau nak buat party...chet*


I will be sister-less when my bday rolls around.

She'll be happily traipsing around in England.

*whines*

Dammit.

Not faiiiirrrrr.

Oh well, its kind of a bday present for herself.

Gd luck and have fun.

In the meantime.

Nak Wii lagi bleh?

Hehe.

I enjoyed the Wii party the other day.

Arms were aching though after that.

I went THREE rounds of Wii boxing with DK

and

I WON!

heh.

Tak sia-sia aku amek kick boxing classes dulu.

Huhu.

The S*uper M*ario game was also a heck of a laugh.

Main tak ingat org si bday boy nyer.

Had a great time.

I wanna replicate it again can?

Anyone got an empty house to loan to me for a while?


Fin.

Three65


We are turning one!

I am happy.

Truly happy.

Thank you baby for all the good times and bad.

The hard times.

The trying times.

Like when I hear things wrongly.

*ye i tau kadang2 i ni pekak sket lepas kul 12mlm, paham2 aje kalau PC dah tgh hibernate and gg to sleep eh heheh*

Or when i irritate the hell out of you like ask you the same question more than once. Sometimes three times.

Ooops.

Or when I'm late.

Thank you for putting up with me.

And being patient.

And being there for me when I complain about EVERYTHING.

*lately i have been complaining about school. whats new now?*

Thank you for putting up with my crazy moments.

*You know I know aje lah eh ;)*

You must be the most patient man after my father that I've known.

Thank you so much for a year of getting to know you

=)

Please can we go to Sentosa again *grin*

Sentosa April 12th 2009 was good.

This year lets make it great?

ILY.

*Tuhan je tau braper byk i syg u*

To many more anniversaries...

Ameen.


Fin.


p/s: Aku hanya mahu jadi yg halal bagi mu....

Of Medical Certificates and E-Learning Days


I spent the whole of last week getting my students to arrange their files and to get them in order.

Till today, i still get:

1) Files that are NOT in order.

2) Files with content pages not filled in DESPITE me putting it up on the whiteboard for them to copy.

3) And people who STILL owe me FILES.



all this crap caused me to get what the Doctor diagnosed as tension headaches.

Its not a migraine.

It just throbs uncontrollably in the frontal lobe area and my temples.

Then this migrates down to my neck.

So I've got sore muscles in the neck area, like when u get *salah bantal*

A crick in the neck.

Which also causes nausea.

*sigh*

This is only the tenth week into my career.

Good luck to me.


Fin.

Semalam...


I went to the hospital.

S*aiful looks strong. Really strong.

Alhamdullillah.

InsyaAllah he will be moving out of the Intensive Care Unit and into a High Dependency ward.

MasyaAllah, God is Great.

Allahuakbar!

I'm really happy.

His whole family is happy and healthy, ameen.

And while I was on the phone with DK, i realised that its been ELEVEN months.

I know eleven months is a short amount of time.

But for me its a milestone.

Don't think I've gone this long ever.

And we'll celebrate one year together this 25th March

=D

super glad and excited.

I loved you then.

And ILY now.

And i'll love you even more later.

=).

Suka!

Heeeee.....



Fin.

I am Touched.



Baby, i am really touched that you spent a good THREE hours going through my entries in this blog last night *11 plus till 2am*

-from 2004 till present-

*terharu sangat dibuatnyer*

Thank you.

And now you've made me Love you even more.

Now i'm looking forward to our First =)

And in response to your FB wall post in my profile:



ILY More



Fin.

Lusting on Monday...

I am lusting after a new bag.

*sigh*

seriously.

again?

My bf is gg to kill me.

Before my mother attempts to do it first.

Haha.

And the culprit this time is,

K*ate S*pade.



Isn't it a nice work bag?

Thinking hard.

Really trying to keep my hands in my pocket to keep me from taking them money out!


*sigh sigh*



Fin.


p/s: I'm supposed to be saving money right?

Happy =)

Seriously happy.

Because WE will move forward together.

I really hope this works out =)

Cos ILY and i'm glad that it was you and no one else.

Earlier i remember sharing with A*zimah how i worried that we hadn't fought before.

We barely squabble as it is, just irritated with one another at times but that's about it.

And i really was starting to get concerned how we hadn't had a fight.

Now i'm counting my blessings.

Cos there isn't anything to fight about.

And for good cause, cos one of our biggest obstacles together is his brother's accident.

And i'm glad i can be there for him.

I'm happy that i can stand by him and his whole family

(plus his extended family - whom i have made good friends with =D))

And i'm glad we're learning.

ILY and i hope you know that.

Fin.

Sneeze-Sneeze


I have suddenly come down with the flu.

Haiyah.

I want to go to the hospital this week!

my head is stuffy and nose is dripping.

Ugh. I cannot afford to get sick!


Fin.