Ramadan Eid
Posted by ilyana | Filed under Announcements, Make-Up & Beauty
Ramadan (a month of abstinence from food and drink at dawn til dusk for muslims) has come and gone, this can only mean that Hari Raya Aidil Fitri (also known as Ramadan Eid, Eid ul-Fitr in other parts of the world) is here once again.
A time of celebration and a terrible time for dieters alike because of the sumptuous feasts we are all subjected to when visiting our relatives. I lost 4.5kg during the past month and with my mother cooking 5 dishes (oven-grilled chicken being one of them!) just for tomorrow….I fear for my calorie intake lol.
Everyone who reads this blog on a regular basis (whoever you are, thank you so much for reading and people who actually take their time to drop a comment, you get extra love and a cookie from me!) probably has seen too much of my garden so here are some shots of my home that I took this morning (AT LONG LAST!). My family has been cleaning, polishing, mopping the house since last week to make sure everything looks *sparkling*
I WENT SHOPPING! HURRAH! I’m going to quickly run through some of my new favourite products of the week and give you guys a quick review on the both of them!
I went to my local Bobbi Brown counter for the first time and got myself a new concealer! Well it’s not really a concealer - it’s a corrector actually, which neutralizes your undereye circles..sort of like a base for your actual concealer. The Bobbi Brown Corrector has gotten some fantastic reviews online so I got one in the shade Peach which is a yellow toned color!
It has a very creamy consistency which I love and applies more fluid than my other favourite - MAC Studio Finish SPF 35 concealer. I know you’re supposed to layer the corrector with another concealer but I think just the corrector alone set with some loose powder under your foundation provides enough coverage.
And before I forget, I am in LOVE with Sephora’s concealer brush! I originally intended to get Bobbi’s concealer brush but there weren’t any stock left so I went to Sephora and got their brush instead. It’s made out of synthetic hair, is pretty soft (yay for the delicate eye area!) but is stiff enough to apply cream concealer/eyeshadows smoothly onto the skin. AND IT’S A LOT CHEAPER, +1 to Sephora.
My BFF went to Hong Kong for a vacation with his family just last week and with all my incessant demands “OMG YOU HAVE GOT TO BUY ME THIS H&M DRESS”, “YOU NEED TO GET ME THIS DVD FROM HMV HK MY LIFE DEPENDS ON IT BB” and “OKAY PLEASE TELL ME YOU’RE GOING TO LUSH”, he certainly did not disappoint and bought me presents including this huge tub of LUSH’s new facial scrub, Dark Angels.
If you’re familiar with LUSH, you would probably have heard of their popular cleanser, Angels on Bare Skin. It’s pretty gentle for the skin, I would even call it heavenly if you like lol.
Dark Angels is the spitting black, demonic ash fallen angel sister to Angels on Bare Skin and it is not to be messed with.
You only need a teeny tiny amount and please make sure you’re not wearing anything expensive because if it gets on your clothes, this bitch is going to stainnn.
This is perfect for people with oily/combination skin. It’s got the good oil combating properties of charcoal, avocado oil and Rhasshoul mud. The scent of the scrub is woodsy, almost earthly and I would really recommend this if you need a scrub with extra oomph (it’s not harsh but it isn’t very delicate either so people with sensitive skin, please stay away!)
That’s all I have for you guys today. I’ll be going on a short hiatus due to the festive season (all that visiting, eating!) but don’t worry I won’t disappear for long. Please follow me on twitter for instant tea noir updates or just follow me because hella I think I’m amusing enough!
I would like to wish all my muslim readers a Happy Eid, have a joyous time with your family and try not to eat too much! A shout-out to my bb girl, Nadz, I LOVE YOU BBCAKES! I hope to see you tomorrow!
Till next time!
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9 Responses to “Ramadan Eid”
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[nadz] Says:
September 19th, 2009 at 7:56 pmyour house so pretty pretty desu!
And Dark Angels looks like something I would eat to satisfy my dark inner soul of darkness. Wah somebody got her heels out already for tmr!
See ya tmr cousinnn I LOVE YOU <33333
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SUE Says:
September 19th, 2009 at 9:55 pmSelamat Hari Raya, maaf zahir dan batinnnn! Wah, your house looks all set and gorgeous. I fear for my calorie intake as well, my gramps make the bestest sayur lodeh.
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ilyana Says:
September 19th, 2009 at 10:27 pm@ Nadz
I’ll pass you some tmr if I have time to stuff it in a small plastic container lol! See you tmr bb <3@ Sue
Selamat hari raya!! I think I’m not going to care so much about what I eat tomorrow, it’s like fighting a losing battle - if we don’t eat the food our elders stuff us with, they’ll get offended and feel “kecil hati” so I guess I’ll just work my ass off the next day! -
naomi Says:
September 20th, 2009 at 11:13 pmholy mother of papaya, you live in a freaking castle.
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Alia Amanina Says:
September 21st, 2009 at 8:25 pmHAHAHAHA “HOLY MOTHER OF PAPAYA” was funny. COUSINNNN YESTERDAY WAS AWESOME OMG, MENTANG MENTANG HARI RAYA CAN MENGUMPAT ALREADY. TSK.
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ilyana Says:
September 21st, 2009 at 8:51 pm@ Naomi
I DON’T LIVE IN A CASTLE WOMAN!! LOL@ Alia
It was pretty cool lol, remember we were bitching in my backyard? And my brother’s man united outburst! -
Xuping Says:
September 25th, 2009 at 6:30 pmwow.. pretty house u have =)
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tea noir » Blog Archive » The ultimate LUSH battle: Angels on Bare Skin vs Dark Angels Says:
January 5th, 2010 at 11:04 pm[...] heavens of Lush HQ just last year? I actually wrote a short review about Dark Angels in a previous entry but now that I’ve had it for a couple of months now, I thought I’d write a longer one [...]
September 28th, 2009 at 9:40 pm
@ xuping
Aww my mom would be pleased to know you think our house’s pretty, it’s a chore though to do the cleaning!
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