Mieza Everdeen

Assalamualaikum and hello!

I have always wondered how our ancestors keep their skin healthy and flawless. I mean, come on! They don't even have facial cleansers back then yet we were told that they have the most gorgeous looking skin even when they're already old. On the contrary to my sad skin story, I started getting breakouts and other skin problems when I was in high school. Up till now, all I ever wanted to get is clean, healthy and smooth skin. Please slap me because I am dirt lazy to even drink 2L of plain water daily, which alone can give me excellent, healthy skin. How..... :(

Days passed, and suddenly, I found myself sitting in a spacious room with a bunch of gorgeous ladies and we were there to discover about the latest facial cleansing brush from Clinique, which is called the Clinique Sonic System Purifying Cleansing Brush ^_^ Clinique came out with this sonic brush with aim to help users get clearer skin and making this Sonic System Purifying Cleansing Brush as the new bestie to Clinique's 3-Steps Skincare System. After all, living a lonely life is not good for your health and happiness isn't it? Even a skincare regime needs a best friend!

The Clinique Sonic System Purifying Cleansing Brush is a very lightweight facial cleansing brush that comes with 2 colours bristles. Its green bristled tip is to be used to reach the nook and crannies of your nose and T-Zone, while the remaining white bristles are meant for our cheeks, as it is softer than the green bristles. Bear in mind that this Clinique Sonic System Purifying Cleansing Brush is NOT AN EXFOLIATING brush. It is born to help us cleanse our skin better, hence the use of sonic vibration on this brush. It's brush head does not rotate, and this brush works by sonic vibration of its handle which leads to the left-right soft vibrating motion on the bristles.

I was told that the brush vibrates, to bring out the impurities clogging our skin. The sonic vibration used in facial brushes are known to give a very soft, non-abrasive effect on skin that even the sensitive skin will have no problem to use it. During the event, a demo took place where they used the Clinique Sonic System Purifying Cleansing Brush on a piece of tissue paper as the skin. Guess what? The tissue does not even tear! What a successful demo on how gentle the brush is ^_^

I got to bring home a set of Clinique Sonic System Purifying Cleansing Brush (USB variant) and I am happy to share with you guys my verdict on it. First of all, only the USB variant is available in Malaysia and you can get it from Clinique counters or website. A fully charged brush can last 180 minutes, which if used daily for 1-2 minutes can last you up to 3 months ;) It has a blinking LED indicator right below the brush head which tells when the brush is charging, in need to be charged, and fully charged. Next, it has a sturdy semi-transparent cap/brush head protector which is super awesome as it protects the bristles from dirt and damage(s) especially when chucked into your bag for travel. Thirdly, the brush is waterproof, super-duper awesome again because you don't have to worry about damaging it in the shower.

To use the Clinique Sonic System Purifying Cleansing Brush, simply press the only button it has, and it will vibrate for 30 seconds only and after that it automatically stops. Users are recommended to glide the brush around the face for 30 seconds to 1 minute only. Just use it with your favourite facial cleanser and then wash off with water and pat dry your face. I have been using this brush for more than 3 weeks and I shall say that the Clinique Sonic System Purifying Cleansing Brush is a very well made brush for my facial cleansing routine. My skin does not favor harsh facial brushes and Clinique Sonic System Purifying Cleansing Brush is very gentle that I don't get any random breakouts while using it, or any discomfort at all. I feel that my skin is properly cleansed and it gets softer + brighter after each use of this brush. 

Then again, I should point out that this Clinique Sonic System Purifying Cleansing Brush is not an exfoliating brush that does the heavier job of getting dead skin off your face  (don't compare this with Clarisonic, they're not the same at all). I still scrub my face once a week after I started using this brush, and 1-2 hormonal acne still visits when it is that time of the month. However, I see that the pores on my nose are less visible/blocked than before, which is a very good thing and explains that the green bristles on Clinique Sonic System Purifying Cleansing Brush works up to expectation in cleansing my T-zone. My cheeks are softer too, thanks to the white bristles!

Overall, I'll say that Clinique Sonic System Purifying Cleansing Brush is a good facial cleansing tool if you are looking for a sleek, yet decent brush to be incorporated in your cleansing routine. I cannot comment if it is magical on troubled skin (I mean, if you have lots of zits and you expect this brush to clear it off) as it is not my condition. If you want that "I-am-confident-that-my-skin-is-properly-cleansed" feeling + satisfaction, then it is time to invest, get one Clinique Sonic System Purifying Cleansing Brush for yourself ;)

**Product was given by Clinique Malaysia to me to test out but rest assured that my thoughts are genuinely from my own experience, observation and definitely unbiased. 

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Assalamualaikum and hello! Hopefully everyone reading this is interested to know about my passion for archery, hehe! Yeah yeah, I am not the 24/7 stay-at-home type of human. I love outdoor activities but my movements are a bit restricted due to my parents' rules, unless I am not at home :p I have been immersing myself in archery classes since 2012. It started as a co-curriculum subject and I volunteered to be the vice (as usual, president was a guy). It went superbly well, I fell in love with archery more than I ever imagined but I never got to go further than the walls of UiTM because it seemed like I started a bit late (not since school) and I don't have the capital to equip myself with a professional set. I am lucky that my father gave me a set of wooden recurve bow, which is exactly as used in my co-curriculum class, mostly used by beginners.
I then developed my confidence by joining the inter-faculty archery competitions, and also inter-college competitions held by UiTM Shah Alam and UiTM Jengka. Every semester, I'll be there. My first game in semester 2, I scored 5th place, no medal. Then the next semester I scored my first gold for team event at UiTM Jengka. In semester five I scored third for individual event in UiTM Shah Alam and recently I was called again to UiTM Shah Alam to take part in individual and team event, and alhamdulillah, I scored gold and silver for both. I think I ended 2014 with a bang, what more with my convocation day drawing nearer and I still managed to collect a few "points" before I get crowned as an official alumni, hehe!
If you're wondering why I chose archery, please be reminded that this has nothing to do with The Hunger Games or Katniss Everdeen. I fell in love with archery since before I read The Hunger Games in 2008. I am really grateful that god gave me the opportunity to learn archery for free in UiTM and be good in it. Archery taught me to be patient, composed and focused. You get good body stance if you do well, and you practice it, I'm not kidding. I used to be so skinny and slumping my way in and out till my mom get so pissed off looking at my posture. Archery's discipline changed that. Aside from learning and participating in competitions, I also have experiences teaching archery to beginners in schools and college around KL/Selangor. I helped my coach to be her part-time coach assistant whenever I have free time.
Maybe I'll think and discover about setting up a business to open an outdoor archery range for public. All these while in Malaysia, archery is not that famous yet. All I can see is the super-mini archery ranges in shopping malls, sad-looking outdoor archery place with hefty entrance ticket, and traditional/horseback archery classes at secluded places with again, expensive price. What I learned and practice here is the Olympic format archery. The equipment, the rules and regulations. I just never practiced the Olympics archery shooting distance (up to 70m for female and 90m for male) because it requires years of constant training and the need to own a professional archery set that costs more than RM7k.

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Assalamualaikum and hello! This post is gonna be a bit different than my usual reviews as it is gonna be in Bahasa Melayu, hehe! Here goes ;)

Tak semua orang membesar dengan kulit yang cemerlang gemilang terbilang, betul tak? Ada yang dapat pakej kulit berminyak dengan liang pori macam kawah, ada yang dapat pakej kulit kering mengelupas ala-ala papan yang kita sagat dalam projek kerja kayu Kemahiran Hidup, ada jugak yang masalah jerawat datang melawat macam sanak saudara berziarah masa hari raya. Mieza pun tak terkecuali, dapat combo jerawat dengan kulit berminyak sejak sekolah menengah sampailah sekarang ni. Puaslah dok tepek segala macam produk yang gigih iklan kat TV pakai model muka bersinar ala-ala VS angel tapi in the end macam "hmmmm, tak jadi apa pun. Kulit aku ni tebal immune macam kulit buaya ke?"

Untuk pengetahuan korang semua, apabila kita dapat masalah kulit berminyak ni bukan sebab kita terlebih makan minyak. Dermatologi cakap kulit berminyak ni kebanyakannya adalah kulit kering, kita tak cukup air dalam badan maka lapisan minyak dihasilkan oleh sistem badan untuk melembapkan permukaan kulit. Kadangkala kalau takde penjagaan yang betul dan konsisten, kulit kita boleh naik ke lagi satu peringkat iaitu kulit sensitif.

So kalau korang yang tengah membaca ni ada masalah kulit berjerawat, berminyak, kulit kering atau kulit sensitif, tak perlu risau lagi sebab Mieza nak kenalkan satu set skincare yang sangat awesome dan sesuai untuk masalah kulit ni ^_^ CLARISSA Beauty merupakan jenama Malaysia yang sedang dalam proses mendapatkan kelulusan daripada KKM (ini sangat penting okay? jangan main taram guna je produk yang takde kelulusan KKM/FDA/yang sama waktu dengannya sebab nanti kalau kulit rosak sape nak tanggung?) dan produk dalam set skincare CLARISSA ni memang tak leceh nak pakai sebab konsep dia adalah untuk kita praktikkan cara jaga kulit muka sama ada berminyak, kering dan sensitif dan juga menggunakan serum untuk kulit yang berjerawat serta menghilangkan parut. 

Hanya ada dua produk je yang korang kena pakai dalam set skincare CLARISSA ni iaitu pencuci muka dan serum muka. Haa, mudah kan? Takyah la macam orang Korea punya step tu, bagai kena susun 10 botol benda atas meja nak pakai satu-satu, hehehe XD pakai sekali waktu siang sebelum tepek mekap tu, and then petang/malam balik rumah cuci muka lagi sekali and pakai serum lagi sekali, pastu boleh landing tidur tanpa perlu risau atau rasa leceh nak pakai banyak-banyak benda kat muka.

Alahai banyaknya membebel, sorilah ni first time tulis bahasa Melayu dalam tempoh 3 tahun :p Oh ya, set skincare CLARISSA ni datang dalam satu harga sahaja untuk dua produk, dan antara kelebihan Pencuci Muka Magic Clarissa dan juga Serum Muka Magic Clarissa dalam set skincare ni ialah :

-Merawat jeragat dan jerawat

-Merawat bintik2 hitam

-Mengecilkan liang pori

-Mencerahkan kulit tanpa kesan sampingan

-Mengurangkan lingkaran gelap bawah mata

-Mengurangkan kedutan

-Melambatkan pembentukan garis-garis halus di muka

-Merawat luka jerawat

-Memudarkan parut

-Mencegah kesan buruk SInar UV 

-Efek kulit muka "glowing"

-Anti penuaan dan anti kedutan

-Wajah lebih segar berseri

-Memulihkan kulit rosak berparut dan kusam

The activity awaited us after the introduction session was to depot rosemary plant. Remember the Kitchen Garden they taught Umbari villagers to practice? Well, this is what we (partially) learned, hehe! Rosemary is useful in cooking, as it is one of the herb ingredients for many dishes. The expert (man in black shirt, sorry I forgot his name) taught us step by step procedures on how to depot a baby plant to its own pot. 

All in all, I really had fun during this event and I discovered more than what I expected. I fell in love with the Aveda Blue Oil Balancing Concentrate, I wanna get it soon as it really helps to make me feel relieved and calm. It's a stress-away potion! I went home and already used up the Invati™ shampoo, conditioner and scalp revitalizer and I found that my hair fall reduced since the first wash, and I am not kidding about it. Since the price is quite a 'challenge' to me, I shall have to wait till my hefty pay day comes before I can go to one of Aveda's salon or experience center to get the full sized set ^_^ Thanks a bunch to the awesome Aveda team for the meaningful event!

Assalamualaikum and hello guys! I have been silent for days, and I feel sorry for my blog due to the emptiness. Anyhow, I'm trying to get back on track so please stay with me okay? Well, today's topic is simple, I need your votes on "which item should I buy".

I received RM50 voucher on Luxola, which I am sure many of my readers have received too because I believe most of you have been spending and splurging there as well :p The dilemma here is, I am torn between makeup and skincare. There are 3 items I wanna buy, or I feel like buying, or I feel like I should get them :p

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General Information

This blog sale consists of all the items I did not find the time to use. Some are new, some are opened but not used, some are used (preloved). It will be stated clearly the condition of each items for your convenience, and some might consist of market price (Neutrogena brand) to let you see the price comparison with my sale price. Either manufacturing or expiry dates will be shown as well, but some does not come with it so please refer to label that shows how many months can it be used after it is opened. All items are authentic, no fakes or imitations as I am a firm believer in authenticity. 

Segala item dalam blog sale ini adalah produk-produk kecantikan yang belum digunakan, atau telah dibuka pembalutnya tetapi tidak digunakan, atau (pre-loved) yang telah saya gunakan. Bukti keadaan terkini item-item yang dijual akan ditunjukkan melalui penulisan atau gambar. Harga pasaran juga disertakan tetapi cuma untuk item-item tertentu sahaja (Neutrogena), bagi menunjukkan perbandingan dengan harga yang saya tetapkan. Tarikh luput juga akan ditunjukkan dalam gambar, tetapi jika tiada tarikh luput sila rujuk label tempoh penggunaan selepas produk dibuka. Semua item di sini adalah produk original dan saya tidak menjual/memakai produk tiruan. 

For makeup colours, please find the swatches online. If I have reviewed the items, there will be a link provided for your perusal. I'll provide links to other blog reviews as well if I found it helpful.

Untuk produk mekap, sila cari sendiri gambar swatch melalui online reviews untuk mengetahui warna sebenar. Saya akan sertakan link sekiranya terdapat produk yang telah direview di blog ini. Link daripada blog lain juga akan disertakan sekiranya sesuai. 

Postage Information

All items are priced with postage fee. Parcels will be posted out using Poslaju. I am not to be deemed responsible for whatever misfortune happened with the parcel once I posted it out. If I am not away from home, postage will be done on Mondays to Thursdays only. If you placed your order and paid for it on Fridays-Sundays, items will be posted out the next Monday. 

Harga semua item adalah termasuk kos pos. Pengeposan akan menggunakan kurier Poslaju. Saya tidak akan bertanggungjawab sekiranya terjadi apa-apa keatas parcel anda selepas pengeposan dilakukan. Sekiranya saya berada di rumah, pengeposan akan dilakukan pada hari Isnin hingga Khamis sahaja. Jika anda membuat pembayaran pada hari Jumaat, Sabtu atau Ahad, item akan dipos pada hari Isnin berikutnya. 

Buying Procedure

1. Email or PM or whatsapp me (if you are my fb friend/have my contact number you can skip the email part) about the item you want.
2. Confirm reservation if the item is still available.
3. Payment is to be made within 24 hours, email/send me a picture of bank slip
4. Confirm payment received, item will be posted out the next day.
5. Sold items will be deleted from the list.

 Collection Cosmetics Extreme Colored Lengthening Mascara in Blue 2

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