KATE GOLDISH EYES PK-1

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This post is supposed to post in June but I only got the mood to experiment with it recently. Was lucky to be one of those bloggers who got hold of KATE GOLDISH EYES, one of the latest eye makeup palettes from Kate. It was launched in May 2013.

KATE GOLDISH EYES contains two unique gold pearl powders – Real Gold Pearl, a pure gold pearl powder with 0.1% 24k REAL GOLD, and Nuance Gold Pearl, a bright pearl powder with a hint of gold. Combined in a beautiful eyeshadow palette, the two powders create a gorgeous shimmer that is glamorous and sophisticated. KATE GOLDISH EYES blends well with all skin tones to create stunning eyes.

Remember KATE’s event that I blogged about?

I was given with PK-1 while another one which I won was also PK-1. What’s the odd of getting two same palettes? I found out other bloggers got different colours, lucky them. Hence, I can only talk about PK-1 which is pink.

Top left to top right: Shiny gold(D) and soft beige(A)
Bottom left to right: Deep brown(B) and color gold(C)



A: Soft beige
B: Deep brown
C: Color gold (there are 4 colours to choose, mine is pink. Other choices are blue, gold, and white)
D: Shiny gold

The colour doesn’t look obvious right? What to do? The palette I was given was in natural tone. It’s actually what I like. However, I was hoping I can get another either white or gold. Not blue for me… I just don’t look good in that and it’s hard to match.

You don’t see I mark A in the photo as I was using it as base so it’s covered by B, C, D. However, soft beige can be good to be used alone to brighten up your eyes and achieve the no makeup look but only apply minimally, not too much.

The shiny gold is pretty impressive and versatile. Just a dab on the middle of your eyelid for the day look or to go to work while you can layer more to transform it into night look for that finishing touch.


Can you see the shiny gold effect? Without it, my eyes won’t pop and look bigger. Even the photo on the left that was taken with my phone was able to capture it.

While for color gold, I used it for highlight under the edge of my brow most of the time. You can also use it for the entire lid.


This is my original eyes LOL… No double eyelid tape. With my hidden double eyelids, it’s just too hard to play around with eye shadows, can’t even see the colour. Also makes my eyes look heavy on the top, flat, small, and tired. With a dab of shiny gold, it managed to give my eyes a bit of life and dimension.

Let’s see how eye makeup trend transformed from 2008-2013:
2008: Deep and contoured
2012: Colourless, clear, and contoured
2013: Sophisticated eye makeup combining gold colour with other colours

Nevertheless, for me, these trends are timeless. I love looking natural than having so much colour on my face.

My verdict? I absolutely love KATE GOLDISH EYES! Just this one box, you can take it from the day to night to anywhere. The retail price is RM59.

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Bourjois Volume Clubbing Waterproof Mascara

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I had bought a new mascara few months back from UK. Didn’t do any research on what to buy, just simply decided on it on the spot. So, I ended up with Bourjois Volume Clubbing Waterproof Mascara (£7.99).

I was attracted to its waterproof claim some more with its claim saying that it’s tested at foam parties! I just gambled on and bought it.


When I first saw the brush, I was like WHAT?!?! It was so huge! Really hard to use. How to reach those hard-to-reach areas? It claimed that its patented double-sided brush with its high volume of supple bristles ensures even coverage on the lashes. Really skeptical about it. Anyway, I just used it, indeed! Very hard to use, too big for me. However, I have no problem using it anymore. Just need some practices and you’ll get the hang of it.

First, use the flat side to apply the mascara on the lashes, then use the the brush side to get the mascara properly coated on the lashes.


Left: Two coats.

Right: One coat.

Does it volume up? Frankly, they’re all clumped up. From afar it does look like you finally have lashes but close-up, the effect wasn’t very pleasant.


To solve that problem, I decided to clean my previous mascara brush and used it to better separate the lashes to make them more natural looking. It works! The brush I used was my old Maybelline Unstoppable Curly Extension Mascara brush.

Girls, before you throw away your mascara, keep the brushes, they are very useful as different brushes will give your lashes different effect even if you are using just one type of mascara. By far, Maybelline Unstoppable Curly Extension Mascara brush is the one I love most.

This photo was taken by just using my phone. As you can see from the quality of the photo, such quality yet you can see that my lashes are obvious. I had three coats of the mascara and I combed them with Maybelline Unstoppable Curly Extension Mascara brush. Not bad at all!

I’m getting to like this mascara. The brush isn’t a problem to me anymore, I’m used to it and have better control of it already.

The best thing about Bourjois Volume Clubbing Waterproof Mascara is that it’s smudge proof! Waterproof! It stood up to its claim! I was rather worry about smudging, some more it’s black in colour, I normally don’t buy black mascara because I tend to get them smudged, so usually I will go for brown but there’s no brown for this, again… I just gambled it away. Lucky me, took the right move to buy it.

It is very easy to remove too with just normal makeup remover.

All in all, Bourjois Volume Clubbing Waterproof is not a bad mascara, just the brush is a bit of a let down and it didn’t curl or extend the lashes much, it didn’t claim to do so anyway. All you need to do is get used to it. I would buy it again for sure just because of its smudge and waterproof ability.


These photos were all taken with my phone. Suddenly I have very defined eyes *lol* The wonder of eye makeup. I’ll share with you the new eyeshadow palette I’m using in this photo some other day. It was rather surprisingly good too else you won’t see such effect for my eyes 😉

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Melaka Trip (6-7 Sept 2013) – Part 3

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Continue with Melaka trip post…


After walking so much under the sweltering sun, we decided to stop by Restoran Famosa Chicken Rice Ball ( 28-30 Jalan Hang Kasturi, Off Jonker Street, Melaka 75200, Malaysia) for a break at the same time to try out the most-talk-about chicken rice ball in Melaka. There’s quite a number of shops selling it, this is just one of them. I think this is the largest. If I’m not mistaken, they’re in the process of expanding as well.


Left: Nyonya Cendol (RM3.80), this one has better presentation than Jonker88. However, as I mentioned before in part 1, it’s really nothing, just gula melaka and the coconut milk while the cendol also became hard when it came in contact with the shaved ice.

Right: The famous chicken rice ball, actually it’s really nothing much also, it’s just the shape that makes it different from other chicken rice in Malaysia or Singapore. The texture is more chewy and dense than your normal rice. We ordered chicken rice ball(RM0.30/ball) and yam rice ball(RM).50/ball if I recall correctly).


Left: Steamed chicken (1/4-RM10, 1/2-RM18, whole-RM36). Ok… It tasted as it should, what else can I say? It’s not dry and succulent enough.

Right: Roasted pork (small-RM9, large-RM15), very salty -.-”


After that, we had a walk around. Saw many of this ice cream kiosk around but didn’t try it. I just couldn’t part with my RM3 for egg-size ice cream. Maybe you can try when you are there, they have various flavours such as durian(this is more expensive, RM4), peach, lemon, chocolate, and mango to name a few. I rather spend the RM3 on the cendol hahaha…


Jonker Walk. This is where you should be in Melaka on weekend nights. We were there on Friday, means the night market would be where we will be later at night.


You definitely cannot miss this. This is erected to celebrate 608th anniversary of Cheng Ho expedition.


Left: Hard Rock Cafe in Melaka. Frankly, I’ve never been into one before hahaha… Not even this one even though we were just outside of it. I guess it’s because of who you’re traveling with. Coincidentally, my travel partners all these while were not people who would go to such place.

Right: Melaka River. One thing I don’t understand, so many dead fish floating in the river, why? Polluted? I’m so glad our Sarawak River isn’t like that. Thankfully!

Ok… Here you go… The following photos will show you some views of Stadthuys.



The Christ Church Melaka building was under restoration when we were there. In Melaka, you definitely cannot miss seeing beautifully decorated rickshaws. Didn’t go on them, not necessary at all. Maybe I would go on them if I’m with my other half *LOL* but I won’t go on them with my parents, siblings or friends. Just not the right mood ;p Also… Really didn’t bother to spend this kind of money hahaha…


The roundabout in Melaka with sculptures of mouse-deer. For Malaysians, I’m sure you know how it relates to Melaka.

A popular account puts the Prince as out hunting one day and while resting under a tree, one of his dogs cornered a mouse-deer or ‘pelandok’.

The mouse-deer in its defence attacked the dog and even forced it into the river-water. Parameswara was so taken up by the courage of the mouse-deer that he decided on the spot to found a city on the ground he was sitting on. Thus, Melaka or Malacca was born. Many claimed that the prince took this name from the ‘Melaka’ tree that was shading him.

source: http://www.melaka.net/history1.htm


Left: On the way up to St.Paul’s Hill, this is Cheng Ho Gallery, it was under restoration too.

Right: Melaka Revolving Tower. You’ll get to see Melaka 360 degree. We didn’t go for it.

To be continued…

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tHe Spring’s RAD Campaign Presented by Levi’s

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It’s been a long time not attending fashion event. Seriously long! Was lucky to be invited to tHe Spring’s RAD Campaign last night. It was attended by up to 500 Levi’s customers and the highlight of the night was a fashion show by Levi’s showcasing their new Levi’s Revel, the jeans designed to be their most comfortable and best-looking jeans made for women.

A pop-up bar was set up too! It’s called the Indigo Room. Guests were served with Indigo Ale (cocktail made of tuak and ‘bunga telang’). I didn’t drink at all. I would never reject free alcohol but this time I rejected it *LOL* Just wasn’t in the mood to drink at all. So I have no idea how it tasted.


Finally, the fashion show started with Deborah Henry welcoming the guests.


You know you’ve not taken proper runway shoots when all the photos turned out so-so -.-” I lost track on how long. More than 2 years! I even cannot remember how to set my camera setting for it! Camera was rather low in battery too so I didn’t dare to play too much with it else it will be continuous shoot most of the time.


Didn’t manage to get a good spot for it too, that’s why none of them facing me hahaha…





There’s few more not in this post because they were too blur or I couldn’t get any proper shoots of them.

After that, there’s dance performance by Soul Dance Academy.

Was lucky to be able to take a photo with Deborah (Miss Universe Malaysia 2011). Goodness! She’s so tall! I was on my 3-inch heels some more! Imagine that, she too was on high heels. Oh… I’m so tiny…

The Indigo Room was where the guests mingled around, pretty nicely setup I must say. The best thing was that no smoking allowed! If only there’s place like this in Kuching.

There’s a section setup at tHe Spring for anyone who is interested to try out the new Levi’s Revel. You even get to have your photos taken 360 degree to see how you look like in the jeans. Better go there early, the queue was pretty long!

Here’s some of the designs that I personally like. Which is your favourite?

So what’s the Revel is all about?

Levi’s® Revel jeans use exclusive Liquid Shaping Technology that has been fused into the denim through innovative design techniques like screen-printing. The Liquid Shaping Technology controls the fabric’s stretch in strategic areas for a figure-hugging fit that lifts and defines your body and gives you a beautiful, shaped silhouette. While other brands have jeans with shaping panels or inserts that many women find uncomfortable, the magic of Levi’s® Revel jeans is in the liquid, which holds you in at the same time as being super comfortable.

The denim for Levi’s® Revel jeans has been carefully selected, developed and tested to make the jeans feel as great as they look. Levi’s® Revel denim delivers four-way stretch that perfectly enhances a woman’s shape and moves with her body. A super-soft hand feel and superior memory retention help the jeans keep their shape as well as hers.

Interested? Head over to your nearest Levi’s store to try them out.

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Melaka Trip (6-7 Sept 2013) – Part 2

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After we check-in, we went to visit the bird nest museum known as Jonker Bird House. I tried to look for information about bird nest museum when I found out that our room came with entrance tickets to the museum but I couldn’t find anything. Apparently Jonker Bird House is the museum it referred to.


It’s not far from The Baba Hotel, once you walk out from the back of the hotel, just turn left and walked till the end, you will see it. It belongs to the same boss of the hotel.


Before going into the museum, there’s Hoko products greeted you. Of course, they will let you try various products and hope that you would buy but we didn’t buy anything *LOL* Just for your information, this product is from Sabah, not Melaka. At first we thought it’s Melaka’s home grown product.


The journey to discover how bird nest came about starts here…


Left: The olden days transportation, pulled rickshaw and bicycle.
Right: Ancient Wishing Well, you can throw your money into designated hole (depending on what you wish for, longevity, peace, health, and etc.), don’t throw them into the well itself! The money will be collected to be used on worthy cause.


Left: Story of Cheng Ho discovery of bird nest while caught in a storm in South East Asia and when he got back, he gave it to the emperor in China as a gift. If you want to know more details of the story, you can do a search online.

Right: Various type of bird nests on display.


Lazy bird nest, old triangle bird nest, and hanging bird nest are just some of the types. By the way, the museum is also a swiftlet house where you can see it with your own eyes how the birds build its nests.


First time seeing the cleaning process of bird nest. After cleaning it, it was placed on the mould for drying. Then it can be packed and sold.


After the museum, we went on a walk around Jonker Street.


It reminded me of Kuching’s Carpenter Street but too bad… Most of our old buildings are gone.


Melaka preserved and maintained the old buildings but it’s an opposite for Kuching. It’s all being demolished for so-called development, how sad…


Saw this shop, Malaysia 13 State’s Coffees. Very interesting but no chance to pay there a visit. I guess if you’re there, you must try their coffees but for us… We’re not coffee drinkers. Maybe coffee lovers should check this place out if you’re in Melaka.

That’s all for now. More to come, not even half way hehehe… Chicken rice balls will come next.

Going Places, Melaka, The West Side