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[Review] Colourpop Lipsticks comparison!


Today, I'd like to review Colourpop Ultra Matte Lip, Ultra Satin Lip & the Lippie Stix! 

Colourpop has 4 ranges of lip products, which are:
1. Ultra Matte Lip (47 shades)
2. Ultra Satin Lip (24 shades)
3. Lippie Stix which has 8 finishings (Crème (4), Matte X (16), Satin Luxe (1), Sheer (8), Satin (10), Glossy (3), Matte (30), Pearlized (1))
4. Lippie Pencil (24 shades)

*based on their website click here!



Shades that I have, from left:
1. Lippie Stix in Lumiere (matte finish) (dusty mauve pink)
2. Lippie Stix in Cami (matte x finish) (natural mauve pink)
3. Ultra Satin Lip in Echo Park (warm peachy nude)
4. Ultra Matte Lip in Bumble (dusty warm terracota)
5. Ultra Matte Lip in Clueless (dusty mauve pink)


The swatches, form left: Lumiere, Cami, Echo Park, Bumble, Clueless


My Review

Ultra Matte Lip
Price: $6 so kalau convert its around RM25 tapi kalau beli oreder instashop, banyak yang preorder, the price range is RM 35-45. Kalau ready stock, normally RM50-60.

Dries completely matte. Bila pakai, cepat je dia dries to matte. Tak melekit bila pakai, does not transfer, kiss proof and veryyy pigmented. Long lasting, tahan lama sangat bila pakai. However, it's very drying, memang kena pakai lipbalm dulu, make sure to exfoliate your lips before applying, hard to remove at the end of the day like ya rabbi sakit jiwa sikit bila nak remove tu, kena tonyoh betul betul! Bila reapply, dia jadi flaky.

Overall, not my favourite formula although ramai orang suka sebab dia nampak beriya bila pakai and susah sangat nak remove so cam takpelah, tak minat sangat. If you are a lipstick junkie, you would probably love this but I'd prefer more natural lipstick hehe

Rate: 3.5/5


Ultra Satin Lip
Price: Same as UML

Comparing with UML, its not drying and moisturizing because of the finish satin, however memang transfer, tak kiss proof. It's very pigmented, warna cantik bila apply, so smooth. The formula is better than UML but, because the satin finish, rasa melekit sikit.

Rate: 4/5


Lippie stix matte 
Price: $5 so kalau convert, around RM20++. Boleh order dekat instashop around RM30++

The only reason why I bought this Lumiere Lippie Stix is because Kathleen Lights created it. Full coverage, very pigmented, matte finish but its not drying so takde lah kering sangat, still rasa moist and creamy. Kalau tengok tengok swatches dekat internet, it's more like a muted mauve, tapi bila pakai, jadi macam more to pink. (Alasan kulit melayu LOL)

Rate: 4/5 (sebab warna dia lari)

Me, in Lumiere

Kathleen Lights in Lumiere. Slightly different shade than I expected.


Lippie Stix Matte X
Price: $5 however tak banyak instashop yang buat preorder sebab this formula is the newest formula

Creamy and glides easily, easy to apply and takdelah dia bercapuk kering dekat bibir walaupun dia matte. Full coverage and very pigmented. Lightweight and comfortable, rasa macam selesa je dekat bibir, tak rasa macam berat sangat bila pakai and its not drying. Takde lah long lasting macam UML, kalau minum ok lagi, kalau makan, the inner lips dah hilang sikit lipstick dia. Kalau tak makan minum, yes long lasting. Transfer proof and kiss proof. Kalau try kiss belakang tangan, takde kesan sangat lah maksudnya. Love the formula!

Rate: 4.5/5

Me in Cami

Kathleen Lights in Cami (tak banyak sangat beza warna dia)

That's all. Thanks!


Resepi Quesadillas


Bahan bahan:
1. Wrap/tortilla
2. Minced beef/chicken
3. Mushroom (optional)
4. BBQ sauce
5. Parsley
6. Mozarella cheese
7. Parmesan cheese
8. Bawang merah

Cara cara:
1. Masukkan minyak, tumis bawang and masukkan mushroom

2. Masukkan minced beef, kacau sampai masak.


3. Masukkan BBQ sauce, parsley, garam sikit.

4. Masak sampai mendidih, siap. Ketepikan.


5. Panaskan kuali lain, letak wrap.


6. Tabur mozarella cheese


7. Letak daging BBQ tadi atas cheese


8. Tabur parmesan cheese pulak


9. Letak wrap atas tu, terbalikkan sampai garing sikit.


10. Angkat and potongkan.


Susun. Okay siap!

Resepi Butter Chicken

Bahan-bahan:
1. Ayam potong kecik kecik
2. Tepung gandung dua sudu, campur dengan tepung jagung dua sudu, letak garam sikit
3. Telur
4. Daun kari
5. Bawang putih 4 ulas & bawang merah satu ulas
6. Butter
7. Susu pekat
8. Susu cair

Cara-cara dia:

1. Celup ayam dalam telur and celup dalam campuran tepung tadi.

2. Goreng sampai crispy. Api jangan besar sangat, nanti hangit pulak. Angkat and ketepikan.

3. Ambil kuali baru, cairkan butter. Tumis bawang. Potong cili padi kalau nak pedas sikit.

4. Masukkan daun kari. Lepastu susu pekat satu sudu. Dengan susu cair setengah tin. (Takde gambar sebab lupa tangkap hahaha). Masukkan air sikit. Kacau sampai mendidih.

5. Tuang kuah atas ayam yang dah goreng tadi.


Okay siap! Boleh makan dengan nasi. Serious sedap!




My study tips

AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEMESTER

1. Normally at the beginning of the semester, I'll print out my study planner. You can read about my study planner here.

2. Make sure you know your timetable, your course outline (things you'll learn for the whole semester) and also the textbook that you'll gonna use.

3. Tips: Kalau nak jimat, awal awal semester bila dah tahu nak pakai buku teks apa, go and borrow at the library. Kalau lambat ni confirm habis. Pinjam terus untuk satu semester! #Jimat . Tapi kalau pesen suka conteng buku teks tu, sila lah beli sendiri atau cari seniors yang jual buku second hand.

4. Kalau malas nak ada buku teks, download siap siap softcopy buku tu, including all the reference books that are list out in your course outline.

5. Find any seniors or friends, borrow or photostat their notes.


DURING THE CLASSES (HOW TO USE THE STUDY PLANNER)

1. Log your class log everytime habis kelas. Tulis lecturer ajar topik apa, page berapa dekat your class log. One class log for one subject.

2. Write down any assignments to submit, quizzes or projects and the submission date.

3. Have a notebook to write all of notes during the class. Write the date for each class notes.

4. Kalau tak sempat salin, takpe. Biar kosong. Nanti time study nanti just fill in sendiri yang kosong kosong tu.

5. Always make sure your notes are up to date. Download semua learning materials yang lecturer bagi, letak dalam folder baik baik. Jangan nanti nak exam baru gelabah cari all your notes and materials.



STUDY FOR QUIZZES OR EXAMS

1. List down all of the topics you need to study.


Kotak dekat tepi tu nanti tick bila dah habis study.

2. Set your goals. For example, one topic for one hour.

During the break, boleh lah check phone ke, scroll twitter ke instagram ke kejap

3. Have a study log. Set your alarm every 15 mins. Contohnya start study pukul 8.00pm. So pukul 8.15 alarm bunyi, tulis your progress. Lets say Chapter 1 ada 20 pages nak kena study. So buat log to make sure you are on track. 

Ni normal lah macam ni, banyak sangat alasan. Impian kemain tinggi, satu malam habis 4 chapter, padahal 2 chapter pun tak habis... My husband selalu annoyed asyik berbunyi je setiap 15 mins, sorry lah! I nak keep track. Hahaha.

This way, I'll feel macam ala membazirnya masa sebab tak fokus lepastu esok cuba dengan lebih gigih lagi and this method totally works for me! Bila time study, rasa cam alamak alarm dah nak bunyi, kena study banyak sangat supaya target tercapai!

4. After each chapter, do mind map supaya nampak dengan jelas.


Thats all from me, thanks! Kalau ada apa apa, ask me on askfm: imanabdulrahim :)

[Review] Silky Girl Matte Junkie Lip Cream

Hi! I super love matte lipsticks and apparently Silky Girl has this new Matte Junkie Lip Cream which I super love!

All five of them.

From top to bottom: 01 Retro, 02 Glamour, 03 Rebel, 04 Vintage and 06 Vixen.

I love the 04 Vintage!

What I'm wearing: 04 Vintage

You can get it at Guardian, for RM21.90. Searched it at Watsons tapi takde. Guardian je ada tapi mostly dah habis stock, kemain eh korang beli.

Update: It is finally available at Watson!

So the review.

Pros:

  • Very pigmented. Applying only once is already enough!
  • Kissproof. Maksudnya lepas pakai, cuba try kiss tangan sendiri, warna dia tak melekat langsung! Which is so good.
  • Long lasting! Minum air tak hilang. Tapi kalau makan berminyak or sup, of course dia hilang sikit, so need to touch up.
  • Quite waterproof. Bila kena air, lepastu try gosok, tak hilang! Susah nak hilang.
  • Bila apply dekat bibir, dia terus dry to matte. Tak perlu tunggu lama untuk kering.
  • Very affordable!!

Cons:

  • Bibir rasa kering so lipbalm is needed! But it's matte, all matte lipsticks are like that.
  • Hard to remove. Tapi takdelah susah macam Colourpop UML, yang tu paling susah!

I really recommend this. Besttttt!!!! 4.8/5.0.



If you have any questions, you can ask me at my askfm: imanabdulrahim :)


Thanks for reading xxx




My Peach Resume


I instagram this a while ago, and many girls asked me how did I do this. So this blogpost is the answer :)


First of all, you need a Microsoft Publisher.


Secondly, you need some inspirations. My inspirations are from pinterest. There are A LOT of pretty resumes! Just search "resume design" and you'll be rambang mata nak semua!



Next, when you have the idea on how your "pretty" resume will look like, you can start your project. 


Just draw the text box, type in your name and majoring. Insert your picture too!


Insert text box, type in all your details, susun cantik cantik. For the icon, (envelopes, mobile phone, location), just google it, copy and paste it. For example, the envelope,


Just google "envelope icon", the pilih bentuk mana yang suka, copy, paste it in your project.


And then, right click on the icon, click format picture, then recolor it to the colour that you want. I choose peach.

Search other icons and repeat the steps above. Susun cantik cantik dekat tepi tu.


Next, for languages proficiency, it would be boring if you just put 5/5 ke, 4/5 ke, so I decided to use bullets. 


And then, just change the color of the bullet one by one (sila gigih ya). If the first language is 5/5, make all the bullets peach, kalau yang tak, buat grey. Depends on you.

I did the same for the skill part. Just list all your skills and do the bullet part.

For the other parts (Activities, Achievements, Projects), just use the normal text box and type all the details. I make sure that my line spacing is 0pt untuk jimatkan ruang.



My actual resume. Since it's just a resume, I only put important and relevant info only.

Save the your publisher project as pdf. And then when you want to apply for any jobs, just send the pdf version. TADAAAA





Disclaimer: I didn't use this resume untuk apply kerja betul betul. I only used this resume for my internship application. Untuk apply kerja lepas graduate, I used a CV, not resume. And my CV is only a simple black and white, formal template. 

Difference between CV and resume: Resume is only a brief summary of your skills and experiences. CV is more detail. For example, in the project part, I only write what project that I did. In my CV, I explain more about the project, what are the objectives, the software that I used, the skills that I obtained. 

If you have anyting to ask, just ask me at askfm: imanabdulrahim :)

How to score A+ in Add Maths SPM

This tips can also be applicable for other subjects!

1. Develop your love. In order to fall in love, you need to find the attraction. Find the attraction. Find the reason why you love Add Maths. Because you've always wanted to be an engineer ke, because you just want that self satisfaction, because you feel that people who understands Add Maths is sexier ke, haaa suka hati

2. Determination. Don't give up easily. Prove to people that it is possible to get A+. Have a vision board. "Get A+ in Add Maths SPM. #lifegoals". Out of so many life goals, include getting A+ in Add Maths as your goals.

3. Understand not memorize. Understand where and how to use the formulas. Understand the concept so that if you are given any numbers, you'll know. Understand everything. Dia macam kalau lelaki nak faham perempuan kan susah, tapi bila dah faham, semua jadi smooth je. Sama lah macam Add Maths, bila dah faham, bagi lah soalan apa pun, senang je nak selesaikan.

3. Practice. Beli buku yang topikal, sebab dia akan bagi soalan untuk setiap topik dengan lebih mendalam. Buy books that have complete solution, not only the final answer so you know how to solve the problem step by step. Tak ada lah tension, "MACAM MANA BOLEH DAPAT JAWAPAN MACAM NI???" Lepas tu stress sorang sorang.

4. Practice past year papers. Trial papers. Timing yourself like you're in the exam. If you can't do it, just flip through the answers. Don't waste your time trying things you don't even know or understand. Membazir masa je.

5. Buy literally all the exercise books at the bookstore. If you can't afford it, go to the library, borrow from you friends and photostat them, ask your seniors or ask your teachers for extra exercises and do it RELIGIOUSLY. Masa lepas PMR dulu, sementara tunggu nak masuk Form 4, I bought a lot of exercise books because people have been saying Add Maths susah gila, takde harapan, so I don't want to prove them right, I want to prove that Add Maths sebenarnya boleh je nak dapat A+.

6. Practice a lot of times until you are familiar with the questions. Do Add Maths as if its your hobby. Dedicate two hours every weekdays to do Add Maths and maybe five hours during the weekend. You'll cry, you'll be stressed out, but it's gonna be worth it. Lepas ni bukak je soalan, dah tahu macam mana nak jawab. Dah nampak dah jalan kerja dalam kepala.

7. Try Wolfram Alpha. It is one of the best website where you can type in all your questions and it will give you the solution.

Literally everything from Algebra, Calculus, Trigo. Just type in the question.


For example, you want to factorize. It will give you the step by step solution.

The best!

My parents never believed in tuition so when I was Form 4, of course literally everyone pergi tuition and there's me, orang yang tak pernah pergi tuition but of course, there are many other sources you can learn especially from the internet, as long as you are rajin enough nak search satu satu. But trust me, it will be worth it.


8. Youtube! You can just search all the step by step solution on youtube.



9. Find your go-to person. The person you can ask every time you have any difficulties. Either your teacher, your mum, you dad, your kakak, your abang, your seniors, your friends, any one yang sanggup ajar ajar satu dengan penuh kasih sayang.

10. Finally after all the effort, don't forget to doa and tawakkal. Ask redha from your parents and your teacher. InsyaAllah, you can do it. All the best!


If you have any question, you can ask at my askfm: imanabdulrahim :)

My ACL husband

My husband is a crazy futsal player. He'd normally play futsal 1-2 hours everyday, even on the weekends. Normally kalau jatuh ke apa, (being the supportive wife), I'll always tolong urutkan. Sakit sakit pun boleh turun main lagi, ikat je lutut tu ketat ketat and boleh main (katanya).

But when things get serious sampai lutut tak boleh nak bengkok, solat pun duduk antara dua sujud tak boleh duduk properly, we decided to go and see a specialist. Ok confirm, memang doctor cakap bukan setakat ACL putus, meniscus pun koyak.


Ni gambar ACL, in my husband's case, ACL dia complete tear, maksudnya memang putus terus and meniscus tear yang warna biru dalam gambar tu pun koyak jugak. Punca dia, maybe jatuh atau pun sebab ada orang langgar. Kalau tak operate pun takpe, tapi layan je lah lutut goyang macam tu and ada potensi kena arthritis bila tua nanti. Doctor nasihatkan buat operation, rehat 9 bulan, nanti boleh main semula macam biasa sebab my husband is still young.

So we booked the doctor, terus book next week untuk surgery sekali, (being the #IsteriBerguna), I settled everything, call the doctor, settle admission, all the insurance and papers.

The night before admission, my husband went to play futsal konon konon the last one before operation and cuti 9 bulan. Dia punya main beriya tu macam esok tu nak mati. Main bersungguh sungguh. Tak reti nak insaf betul lah eeee laki sapa entah degil sangat, nasib baik malam tu tak patah semua kaki lutut semua ha baru dia insaf agaknya.

The day before the surgery, dah kena admit masuk hospital but before that, kena buat MRI to reaaaally make sure that the ACL is complete tear although the doctor is 100% confident that it is ACL complete tear, but of course, kena ada bukti.


I update my twitter, A LOT, but not on my public twitter. I have a private twitter where I can membebel like nobody's business and I feel like kalau update banyak sangat dekat public twitter pun nanti orang rimas, hence, the private twitter.

Admission time.

The surgery was scheduled on Wednesday 27th January 2016 so on Tuesday dah kena admit.

Tapi tak buat pun LOL


That night, we watched some movies and talked about the surgery esok. My husband macam biasa lah, "Jom Sayang, kita lari dari hospital ni. Tak perlu kot operation ni". Zzzzz


It's the day. Being the clingy wife, of course, rasa macam nak teman sekali masuk Operation Theatre boleh tak. Nak duduk sebelah, nak bersembang, nak tengok. (Ni clingy ke busybody ni). At first the doctor decided nak bius kasi tidur, which is our option sebab kalau bius half body nanti boleh dengar everything, dengar dia gerudi or whatsoever.

Lepas dah hantar sampai depan OT tu, drama lah kan, pintu tertutup pastu lambai dari luar je rasa nak nangis kan, macam lah operate lutut ni boleh mati tapi itulah. I waited at the ward alone sebab saja lah nak feeling sensorang (kau apehal nak feeling, operate lutut je pun), and then dapat call, the doctor can't do full bius which means, my husband boleh dengar and sedar during the whole surgery, which is his worst nightmare. It was the worst feeling ever, for not being able to be besides your husband when he needs you. Takkan nak pergi redah je masuk OT tu lepastu bagi semangat, "Relax Sayang relax, you can do this". 

I CRIED.

And the doctor estimated the surgery would only take around two hours tapi lepas tiga jam, takde berita. Berapa puluh kali suruh nurse call OT tanya dah siap ke belum, I bet that nurse rasa nak menyumpah ada perempuan macam ni. Eh hello mestilah risau. Lepas nearly four hours of waiting, nurse kata dah siap, terus ikut nurse sekali, nak pergi ambil dekat OT ewah ewah busybody betul tau.


Right after operation.



That night, we slept together atas katil single tu kan, sebab tak dapat extra tilam.



The next day, since my husband memang tak boleh bangun langsung dari katil, semua benda memang buat atas katil, EVERYTHING. Which means, ambilkan wuduk, mandikan, gosokkan gigi, pee. Yes. Ada bekas so you'll pee in that bekas, and bawak the bekas, buangkan dalam toilet bowl. Tapi tak geli pun, sebab sayang kan. Hahaha.

During physiotherapy.


Tak sampai 24 jam after the surgery, the physiotherapist dah suruh start jalan, which hurts so bad (katanya, I teman je). 



Don't you worry, I'm always here for you.


We stayed in the hospital for 5 days, and even bila family suruh balik rumah rehat, I didn't go back home. Sepanjang masa menghadap je orang sakit ni sebab takdelah penat pun, bukan kena stay up jaga. Setakat jaga macam baby je, haha


Kejap je sakit dia. Masuk hari kedua, dah boleh main main dah. Habis katil hospital ni macam macam position dah.

Total operation cost: RM33,000 at Columbia Hospital, Balakong. (Tak termasuk physiotheraphy). Nasib baik ada insurance. Kos lagi mahal dari kos kahwin ok!


After operation, dah boleh jalan pakai tongkat tapi jalan lembab. Kadang kadang bila tension jalan lembab sangat, I asked him to sit in the wheel chair je then I'll tolak him around, contohnya tengah shopping groceries macam ni.


And what makes me even sakit hati, tak sampai dua bulan, dah mintak main futsal eeee tak insaf betul tau. Kalau main lepastu putus lagi ACL tu camne?

I did a poll on twitter. Out of 233 people who vote, 89% suruh ikat je dalam almari. I'm still curious who are the 11% yang suruh bagi. I bet his futsal friends. Sorry, cuti 9 bulan ok.

I even asked Dr. Mahyuddin on twitter, of course, it's a NO. No futsal for 9 months.

Harini baru nearly three months. I hope I can sabar for the next 6 months. Setiap hari kena tadah je soalan, "Sayang, boleh tak kite main futsal harini?". Hmmm.


TAK BOLEH.