The 2013 Recap

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Salam & hello everyone! Wow! It is the last day of 2013 and it is one of the most waited day of my life. Since 2012 itself, I have been praying hard for 2013 to end fast, why? Because it remarks of my final study semester of my Degree. I had enough of study probably haha. A lot of things has happen in 2013 which I felt so blessed. Totally an eye opener to my life growing up in the heart of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. My hometown is in Johor Bahru and I live here for my study. Here I want to highlight some of the things happen in 2013, not all actually. Let just trow away the bad things happen and just cherish the best thing happen in 2013. I am grateful for every seconds of it!


Hijab. Yeeap. In 2013 I have made the biggest decision of my life which I have been skipping it for years. That is make myself as a better Muslimah. I have completed my self by wearing a hijab starting in 1 January 2013. It was a long story and I have a full reason why I did it and I never regretted it although I have to admit, I have some negative mind towards girls wearing hijab due to some experience I occur in my life. But what I have look at the bright side it that, why accuse others? Why not yourself do what helps others to be inspire and be better. Is what people said, hate the sin, not the sinner. The second picture above shows my first ever event I went in 2013 and wearing a hijab. Its a picture with Illy! Hello Illy if you are reading this! Illy was one of the earliest blogger I know as a friend. Day by day I started experimenting new style of hijab and my favorites. I still have a few collection of hijab and I am now addicted to it. I want more! Hijab make me feel safe and respected. 2013 truly an hilights of my small gesture to this and I am a proud hijaberrrzzz. LOL!


Half of me. If you have been following me back, you know there is someone in my life that I can't live without. Of course my parent but he is also one of a man that have been with me through my life for the past 7 years. The one that help to send me to events, waited for me, picking up my package at Poslaju and such. A great start of the 2013 have been kicked with a humble birthday celebration and I ordered him a large cupcake! Also, I get to be with him during his award night to his promotion in his career. It was a remarkable thing happen to him this year which also a big part of my life. He is Mr. T. Another big thing happen to me is finally. I got to reunited and meet all of my high school friends who I have not meet for 5 years. We meet during an Iftar celebration and it was indeed a memories that can't be erase. Thank you to all and you know who you are. This may not be related to my blog but, it is indeed a big thing happen to me. It is. Really. Thank you again.


New family members. Again if you have been following me you know I have this addiction towards my cat. Well, I am a cat lady. I have a big fat orange cat named Tubbie which my father bought me during my 20 birthday. He has been lonely for quite sometime so my father thought of getting him a "wife". After months of knowing each other, (Ceh!) Tubbie wifey named Munchy got pregnant. We were overwhelme Allah knows! We all were so excited because this was the first time we are all gonna get kittens!. During Munchy pregnancy, we really take care of everything, I myself cant stop talking to Munchy to be patient and eat healthy. Hello, psycho you here! Then one day, POP! 5 small kittens came out and Alhamdulilah, all of them are safe and healthy! I can cry now! We properly take care of each 5 kittens until they learn to walk and "talk". Haha! But unfortunately, my father could only take care 2 kittens and 2 have been sold and only one left to be given. The kittens were given to the other family right after 3 month where they does not need to be milk feed by its mother. They are awesomely cute and Allah know how I can cry by snuggling them. You can go to to #munchyfantastic5 to see all pictures of them in Instagram!


My blog. Definitely the most highlight and things that have change me is my blog and I never ever regreted the time when I was bored and just casually open up this blog with no intention at all. Sharing my wishlist and just reviewing stuff I have in my makeup bag. Alhamdulilah to all things that have happen this year and most of it are because of my blog. I am not a professional blogger or far from a popular one. I am just grateful to the achievement I have get throughout this year which I though was the best achievement in my life. In July, I started to change my blog from www.bysabrinart.blogspot.com to www.sabrinatajudin.com and this year too I have made my decision to have my own business card for my blog. I also have achieve target to my dream page views a day. Thank you to all of you who never stop reading my blog. I am looking forward to next year, maybe my blog can hits 1,000,000 hits for next year? Can I? In sya Allah. ;)


Meeting awesome people. Another highlights of my life would be meeting awesome people that I never image it could happen to me! Before blogging, of course I have a few blogger that I admire and never in my life image got to meet them but Allah Almighty have given me the chance to meet them. In events I got to talk face to face with awesome successful people. Some of them are Cheeserland, Malaysia popular Japan blogger. Meeting a few artist in some event such as Sazzy Falak, Joe Flizzow, Waris, Fatin Suhana, Ieda & Iena Mansor and many more. And one of the most remarkable thing that happen to me is meeting Annie Ford Danielson, the big person behind Benefit Cosmetics. Total idol because one of my dreams is to be like her! Faints! Meeting marketing agency people that gives me opportunity to be better, inspirational people and Allah know better to all of the support these people gave! I'm am beyond speechless to all this! Cant say anymoreeee!


My blessed luck. Since I was in school I am a very competitive person. I always go to coloring contest, sending that small "sampul surat" to magazine contest and all. I am pretty much a contest freak. Haha! So yes, Alhamdulilah again, I have won myself a lot of things this year through contest. I have won my self a bag of Benefit Cosmetics goodies, A freaking RM1800 worth of L'Oreal prize, Etude House contest and more! I find myself did really need to go for makeup shopping because I am pretty much stock of it! Hehe. Well again, thank you!


Opportunities & Experience. What can I say, Alhamdulilah. Without my blog I never can imagine my self pampered to all this. Sponsorship, products and package to my door step every month. Well this does not come like that, I do really put a lot of effort to come to this. Success does not come with a lift but a rocky mountain. Well, not all sponsorship and stuff is a bed of roses. All sponsorship and sponsors have taught me a lot and totally gives me a lot of experience to be professional and be a responsible person. I got 2 box full of stuff that I can say that I will never ran out of skincare items. Box full of box with a box in a box! Package by packages to be open. Really? Alhamdulilah again! Thank you to all company that have put trust in me and give me all this opportunities. All sponsors have really help me to survive living here in Kuala Lumpur where all things need money. It what people said when you are grateful, God gives you more. The never ending miracle happen to me when I am on my knees asking for help. Ok stop before I cry. I don't really fond taking about what my life really is. 


Make lots of new friends. The best part of 2013 is totally this. I made a lot of new friends. Seriously? Its like having a group of sisters that treat you like a family! One of it is thank you to Tammy, the blogger behind PlusSizeKitten and also the Mamasan behind Butterfly Project. Tammy is one of the earliest beauty blogger I know and I still remember that time when I saw she won the CLEO top blogger and I personally add her to Facebook just to say congratulations. I really admire her and guess what? We are now like friends and she have gave me lots of opportunity most blogger want to have. Personally, Thank you Tammy. And to all my friends that I have know through events and such though out this year. Thank you for the endless support especially to Sabby who willing to carpool with me to go to events! She does not accept if I want to pay for the fuel!!!! Why you Sabby? HAHA! Anyway, I know she means well, again Thank you. And again to all again, aaaaaaa I can't thank you enough for everything! Some of you even personally come to me and say you read my blog. How flattered I am? I can cry okay! The support, the visits, the comments. I am beyond blessed and I hope your support will never stop here. 2013 have been ended with a warm pot luck celebration with the Butterfly community. I wish all of you a prosperity, happy, awesome 2013 ahead! I can't wait to post my 2014 resolution tomorrow!


How your 2013 have been? Wait for tomorrow post! My 2014 resolution!
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L'Oreal Superliner Blackbuster

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Salam & hello everyone! Today is the last weekend for 2013. I hope all of you are doing well. Recently I have receive this big fat marker. Not your ordinary stationary marker but it is an extra black marker eyeliner from L'Oreal! Claims to be a the thickest marker you ever find, easy to wear and easy to remove. I love how big this marker is, but I took a 2 weeks of try for this product. On application, this eyeliner contains alcohol. I kinda feel a lil sting around my eye while using it.  i think this may cause by the alcohol. I have sensitive eyes by the way. The scent of this marker was okay, not too overpowering. It is formulated with Acrylates Copolymer, to help make it last longer and does not fade away. Well here what I thought, this marker serve better for a full bold liner look rather than a thin natural look. I use the basic everyday liner look I usually do and my eyeliner fades around 2 hours. It does not appear pigmented especially on eyeshadow. For a bold line look, this serve better. It last longer and it shows up better. The texture of the eyeliner is just like a marker but a lil more watery. Not that watery type where it can cause mess, but just nice to help glides on. I find it is hard to create a thin wing line with this. What I like about this is it is perfect for waterline and bottom eye liner. This help a precises control under there. It is also easy to take off even with baby wipes. Oh yes, this does smudge a lil when there is a contact with water. I recommend the Superliner in gold tube if you are looking for a nice liquid eyeliner for thinner line, and go for this if you wanna rock that bold line look! The big tip make it easier to create it. Just a note, this eyeliner also contains Paraben and Alcohol. I don't really fond for this, I think it does not suits my small eye area.

Name : L'Oreal Superliner Blackbuster
Price : RM39.90
Where To Buy : All participating pharmacies, Watsons, Guardian, and others
Net Weight : 2.5g


**Disclaimer
This product(s) were send to me for product review purposes.

Do you prefer marker type of eyeliner or small tip eyeliner
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4U2 SPLASH! Matt Blush 3 #02

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Picture credit to : Withlovekisses

Salam & hello everyone! As promise, after reviewing the 4u2 Splash eye shadow quad which you can read it here (link), I will be reviewing the blush next. So here is the blush that I have tried a few days ago and here is my thought. The shade that I have tried is in number #2. Which is the first one on the left on above picture. As you can see the blush is actually embossed with a lace pattern on it. You can really see in my really picture because I have used it and swatch it quite frequently leaving the lace embossed on the blush gone. Ganas betul. Again, as you can see they have 3 different shade in one blush. On the swatch picture above, the first one from the left is a combination swatch of all three color. It looks pretty bright peach color which the other 3 individual color swatch are (from left to right) a semi bright raspberry tone color, soft pink tone blush color and a bright peach tone blush color. It smells like baby powder! And they are matte blushes and there is no hint of shimmer in it. Application wise, they are pretty smooth and pigmented but they only last a few 1-2 hours. Re-application is needed. Use a blush brush and they are really picked up with it. Again as I mention in my last post about the eyeshadow, I don't really like the packaging as they look pretty tacky, but for quality, they are a pretty good blush! Love the color combination!

Name : 4U2 SPLASH! Matt Blush 3 #02
Price : RM23.90
Where To Buy : Hishop Malaysia (link)

More info go to :
Official Website : http://www.hishop.my/
**Disclaimer
This product(s) were send to me for product review purposes.
Do you love matte blush or sparkly ones?
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Care for your eyes

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Salam & hello everyone! Happy Friday. Did you know that the area around your eye area is the most sensitive part of your face? It have the thinnest skin layer of all. It can easily damage if you did not take precaution on how to care for it. Eyebag are causing from wealing where we might not get enough sleep, drink a lot of water and excessive rubbing under there. We don't want that to happen right? Along with that it causes your eye area to bruise leaving dark circle while leave you to look like a none attractive panda. No I don't wanna have that. So I am going to show you, other than having beautiful skin, you also need to take care of your eye area. Did you know you need to massage and pad your eye area frequently so the blood circulation on that eye area will be better resulting in a brighter eyes? Presenting the L'Oreal White Perfect Micro Vibration Eye Brightener. Consist a nice eye cream and a Micro Vibrator that uses to massage and make the eye cream absorb better. 

Ways to prevent eyebag and dark circle are :
Eat lots of fruits and veggies
Drink lots of water
Avoid looking to the computer screen for too long
Sleep with your contact lens
Don't rub excessively on your eye area
Wear UV protection eye wear when you are exposed to the sun
Don't look at bright light directly
and lastly massage! How?



I love how the micro vibrate leaves a lil tingle and cooling effect while applying it. Comes handy since its a 1 product with a dual ended and perfect when you are always on the go! The cream does not feel greasy or thick, it help my concealer to be more moisturizer and less cakey. The vibrator it self leave my eye brighter and refresh. Just work your way upwards massage in all the cream around your eyes. The vibration serve 130/minute and its perfect because it uses a delicate motion to gently pad you eye area. This eye cream cost RM69.90 for 15 ml of product. Also! Don't forget your daily skin care routine! Perfect eyes and skin are a must for all us girls to look youthful and healthy!


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Who is Miss Rosy? You can check out my post here (link) to find out more!

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SEPTEMBER TILL DECEMBER!
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***Product were given for review purposes and this post is dedicated and sponsored to L'Oreal Paris Malaysia
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4U2 SPLASH! Velvet Eyeshadow 4 #01

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Picture credit to : Withlovekisses

Salam & hello everyone! This is my first time hearing this brand name actually. It is called 4u2. I have done a lil googling and I found out this is a Thailand brand, correct me if I am wrong. They have all kinds of makeup products from powders to foundation and etc. So we are lucky enough to get our hands on this brand through Hishop.my. I will be reviewing the blushes too, for now on I will be reviewing this eye shadow quads first. This quad came in a plastic type of packaging and a stick on sticker on the face labeling. I find it look quite tacky tho and i find hard to differentiate it with my blush because they look the same., This quad contains 4 different color in it including a eye shadow sponge applicator. These quads also offers 3 different of color/style you can choose from. I got the one in no #1. As you can see the colors in this quad have a very matte black eye shadow and some sparkly shades in it. First impression, they look pretty good. After a few swatch I am quite impress with the matte black color first. The first color swatch from the left in above picture is quite chalky and it does fall out a bit. So I need to be careful when using that color. The others colors are okay to my opinion. The application of this eye shadow is quite okay too, it is not as rough as I thought it would be. The color pay off is super pigmented, points to that and it does not fade fast even without eye primer. This reminds me of getting the NARS duo in Pandora except it does not have a matte white. I find this quite a nice quad to bring around as the black matte color can be your eyeliner, and the silvery color can be as you highlighter on the go. Pretty neat.

Name : 4U2 SPLASH! Velvet Eyeshadow 4 #01
Price : RM25.90
Where To Buy : Hishop Malaysia (link)

More info go to :
Official Website : http://www.hishop.my/
**Disclaimer
This product(s) were send to me for product review purposes.
Have you tried 4U2 Makeup stuff? 
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Dove Intense Repair Event @ The Botanical

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Salam & hello everyone! Happy Xmas to my christian readers, hope you have a warm Christmas with all the ones you love! Well, last week I attend an even featuring Dove Intense Repair Hair Care Range. I guess you guys already know about it since the advert is always played on tv. "Umur lapan tahun, mak saya dah fed-up dengan semua knots, dia potong rambut saya pendek! Saya menangis..." . I actually love her Malay accent! So cute! Is she Sarimah Ibrahim siblings? Because they look alike! The event were held at The Botanical, Bangsar Village II. I never been to this restaurant and they said it doe not have meat and chicken recipes in it. Pretty much like a 50:50 vegan restaurant.

Event starts with a drink refreshment and a fun activity. We had this mini photo session by a professional photographer where our picture were printed on the same day and the picture can be attach on the calendar given by the, Pretty sweet! But I was quite shy shy on that day to pose around. hehe. We also make ourselves like home by decorating our pictures to be pasted in the calendar. Joyce and Audrey were there too! Looking cute like always!


After that, John Goh the Research & Development Deploy Manager of Unilever Malaysia gave us some short explanation and briefing about the common issues of hair face by us everyday. Lots of tips and facts we learn throughout that session. He also said that, "We all like experimenting with hair, but in the long run, damage takes its toll within the structure causing gaps due to serve damage of keratin. The new  and improved Dove Intense Repair range with Keratin Repair Actives works at the cellular level of the hair structure and helps reconstruct damaged protein making hair strong and resilient to damage". Featuring the new Microsheets Technology that coats hair for visible smoothness and shine. These Microsheets acts to help detangled hair so it make combing hair much more easier. It helps us modern women that is always on the go and love to style our hair prevented from damage. Same as me as a hijab girl who actually tie my hair everyday. My hair get stress out and weak, this range might help.

We also get to witness the demonstration we saw in the ads on tv. They do really work! I don't have the picture tho, but yes, after applying the Dove Intense Repair conditioner, hair becomes smooth and easy to be comb unlike the other one that is only be wash with ordinary shampoo. You can see the ads in the video below.


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Along with that of course we were treat with a very very warm dinner! Its my first time 5 course meal, and it is amazing. My appetizer and starter actually make me full already. It is delicious and thank ypu so much Dove team for this event along with the awesome goodies bag. I love my tumbler! I wanna bring it to work next year, yeay! Also I got to bring back a full year calendar with ma face on it! Maybe I should give this to my Mr T so he can stare at me every new month. Hehe. Just Kidding!


DOVE INTENSE REPAIR PRICE LIST :
Shampoo 375ml   -   RM14.90
Conditioner 180ml   -   RM9.90
Daily Treatment Conditioner 180ml   -   RM13.90
Overnight Treatment 120ml   -   RM19.90
Treatment Mask 200ml   -   RM22.90
All Day Repair Cream 120ml   -   RM10.90
All Day Repair Cream 40ml   -   RM4.90

Also don't forget to enter ther contest! The winner will get a one-year contract as a Dove Girl and  a RM10,000 cash prize! More info go to : https://apps.facebook.com/dovegirlmy
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3D Interactive mural arts at The Atmosphere

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Salam & hello everyone! Remember my last post about the Art event I mention a few days ago? You can check out the post here (link). Well, me and my bloggers friend went there to watch ourselves all 80 interactive murals made by 20 awesome artist! They are really awesome and it is in a celebration of the grand opening of a new shopping complex in Seri Kembangan called, The Atmosphere. Featuring a art that we call street art, as in like graffiti where these remarkable art painted on walls and streets with their own unique meaning. In other reason also, The Atmosphere is now the top collector of having all these murals in Malaysia making it a unique place to go appreciating all 20 artist for all these. The Atmosphere is a joint venture between two award winning company that is Eksons Corporation Berhad and Tempo Properties Sdn Bhd. There is going to be bistros, showrooms, stores, cafes, restaurant , banks and more in one place.

Below are all 20 artist featuring, Haze Long, Michy, Richard Van Kat, Emmalynn Yam, Mono, Cloakwork, Angle Ng, Lim Anuar, Candy Tan, Anokayer, Sattama, The Sliz, Eaves, Andrew T Crum, Escape Va, Kangblabla, Fuad Shah, Shien Sim, Chekri Mansor and Kenzy is Noyz.


Along side with all the mural arts, this event launching is also celebrated with lots of activities and people you don't really meet everyday! I meet dark vader, chun li from the street fighter, cat woman, err.. captain america and a magician! look how fascinated i am at below pic watching that guys do some magic tricks! Oh I want his wallet, so if people wanna lend me money, I said I burn my wallet!


Now lets droll on some pictures on some of the arts I manage to capture in my humble iPhone camera! I had lots of fun and also thank you to Sabby for some of the picture she took for me! Thank you gorgeous!


Thats a wrap! How awesome is that? Tell me which one is your favorite! Thank you too Sabby, Innanie, Kifli, Nizam, Maha Mahu for beign such a good sport! Awesome day everyone! And don't forget to enter their photo contest!

PRIZE TOTAL OF RM15,000!


More info go to :
Official Website : http://theatmosphere.com.my

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The Atmosphere is located at 1-3, Jalan Prima Tropika Barat 2, Taman Prima Tropika, 43300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

GPS Coordinate : N 2° 58.952' E 101° 39.767'

You can also find it in Waze by searching 'The Atmosphere'

Which art mural is your favorite?
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