Mieza Everdeen

Hello you awesome people ^_^ I have been asked a few times, online and offline, on how can we shrink our pores. 

Well, I am not a dermatologist so I don't have any research paper written by myself to let you read. I wish I could make one. However, as a beauty blogger, I have attended some beauty workshops especially skincare workshops and the truth told by dermatologists I met, NO you cannot shrink your pores. 

Actually people have been using the wrong term all these while. The size of pores on your skin are the result of how you take care of your skin internally and externally all these while. Remember when you're small, does your pores look like how it looks like now? No, right? We once had smooth face with no large pores threatening to make ugly our pictures. Now as we grow up, we realize that our pores get bigger, and does it happen within days? No, it takes years. So the same goes to making it look less noticeable and eventually smaller, it takes years. Products available at drugstores can only help to make your pores less noticeable, not shrink it overnight, fortnight or within a month. 

The good news is, there are hundreds of ways and products that can help us minimize the appearance of pores. Make it less visible. So, the conclusion is, cleanse your face properly, use the correct skincare for your targeted concern and take care of your body entirely. You will be the prettiest and healthiest looking human, and then be grateful. So please stop believing that "cream X can shrink your pores with a week" or "cleanser X can make your pores smaller after 3 use". They're a joke. 

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Assalamualaikum and hello! I'm going to introduce you to a supplement that was given to me by HiShop. Mega Alpha Sheep Placenta Extract 300 is a dietary supplement made in New Zealand. True to its name, this softgel type supplement is made purely of sheep placenta, which makes it of genuine quality unlike some other placenta supplements which might be a mixture of something else. For Muslim readers who are keen to know whether it is halal to consume sheep placenta or not, I cannot answer your question in depth as I am no scholar nor scientist who did experiments on this matter. When I first consumed this I admit that I did not thought of it to be harmful in any ways and I stand by not having any doubt on the supplement. Now I found that some people said Muslims can't consume this because it is from a placenta (please don't ask me, I don't know how to explain), some said it can be used externally only (as ointment, serum for skin, etc) and one organization from NZ said that the extraction of placenta for their supplement does not harm the sheep and its baby thus they received Halal status from FIANZ. So, I guess in the end it is up to you and your faith to consume it. 

Now that I've cleared out the most important part for my Muslim readers, let us move to the specifics of Mega Alpha Sheep Placenta Extract 300 okay ;) Each soft-gel contains 300mg of Ovine Placenta and should be consumed as a dietary supplement. You can take 1-3 soft-gels per day, depending on your need or interest to see its result (fast/slow). This Mega Alpha Sheep Placenta Extract 300 is approved by Ministry of Health Malaysia, so no need to worry of harmful ingredients then. Due to its nature as a premium placenta supplement, Mega Alpha Sheep Placenta Extract 300 must be stored below 25 degree Celcius. 

After consuming Mega Alpha Sheep Placenta Extract 300, I noticed that it stopped my skin from getting more zits. During the course of consuming it, I did not get any pimples which has been my main skin concern, and my dry skin problem due to acne medication has healed as well. I also did not experience a very painful period pain. Usually I can rate the pain as 8/10 but when I got my period during consuming Mega Alpha Sheep Placenta Extract 300 I would say the pain I experienced was at scale 3/10. When I stopped consuming Mega Alpha Sheep Placenta Extract 300, I get back my hormonal zits (PMS) and that's all. So I can conclude that this supplement helped me in halting the growth of zits, relieving dry patches on skin and reducing period pain. I did not see any other improvements on my skin, and since I am quite healthy with no other worrying health concerns I am not eligible to tell other effects it give on my health.

That being said, in my opinion Mega Alpha Sheep Placenta Extract 300 is a premium category of supplement that you can buy if you are looking for placenta-type supplement that strictly has no other ingredients in it. It does not have any bad smell so consuming will be a piece of cake. 

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Although I never celebrated Christmas, I have always loved the joy it brought to me when the season is around ;) From TV shows to gift sets, those were the things that fascinates me especially when I was a child. Growing up and finally got the liberty to wander alone around shopping malls, the decorations for Christmas theme intrigued me the most because they always seem to do it all out, considering we don't have the white Christmas here in Malaysia. I remember getting awed by the whimsical Christmas theme at One Utama shopping mall in 2013 and it seems like they did it again in 2014, with a family-friendly theme "A Rustic Woodland Christmas - Love & Joy". 

Thanks to The Butterfly Project Malaysia, I got to witness the opening of One Utama's 2014 Christmas theme "A Rustic Woodland Christmas - Love & Joy". First of all, I'd like to say "WOW" when I saw the decorations sprawling along the Concourse area as they really made it to transform One Utama into a whimsical forest like what I dreamed in Enid Blyton stories BUT instead of trees, bushes and streams, there are kiosks with an extensive offerings of gifts and special sets waiting to be bought, hehe! What's with the theme this year? You should expect to stumble into their cute chubby polar bears, squinty-eyed foxes, squirrels, owls, raccoons, penguins and even the charming snake! They're all there to make your Christmas experience an unforgettable one ^_^

During the media preview, I really enjoyed the opening Christmas show and the musical performance by Amazing Gaia. Seriously if you drop by One Utama until Dec 28th, I really hope that you could catch even just one of the many performances, they're definitely so amazing and worth watching! Don't forget to snap pictures or selfies and post it on Instagram okay? Make your account more colourful with them ;) We were also given the chance to try some amazing teas by Betjeman & Barton for our tea time and boyyy I really really fell in love with their Malesherbes and Rooibush Jardin Rouge tea so much! Then we also got to bring home our personalized keychain from Juize by Five, aww it's so cute!

The concourse area is densely packed with promo kiosks where you can get items with discounts, Christmas sets and many more. Expect Laura Mercier, L'Occitane, O.P.I, Claire Organics, Kiehl's, Dyptique and Caudalie around there. Ahemm, have you visited them yet? Who knows they might have what you have been looking all these while ;)

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The entire world knows that I'm married to red lipstick. If any new lipsticks are in town, I'll swatch the reds first, and 95% probability of my purchase would be the red shade as well  ^_^ So when I delicately tore open my parcel from Makeup Revolution Malaysia, they clearly are stocking me up with an array of reds in case a zombie apocalypse happen so that I'll have the perfect weapon to combat in style, hahaha XD

Okay enough of my nonsense :p I have been loving this new addition to my makeup bag, which is Makeup Revolution Lip Power in shade Yesterday's Favourite. I salute Makeup Revolution for their creativity in giving quirky names to their products, it made my day more awesome as I am a person who loves creativity in language, hehe! Hey, have you checked their entire website yet? The prices of Makeup Revolution Malaysia products are all so affordable I wish I could bring a trolley and shop till I drop, I'm not kidding you XD right, without further ado lets see what's so awesome with this Lip Power shall we?

At first I thought it was only a lip gloss, until I realized that "oh, there's a lipstick too!". The first plus point is, Makeup Revolution Lip Power is a double duty lip product. It comes with a lipstick and a coloured lip gloss. The shade Yesterday's Favourite comes with a deep red matte lipstick and a pinkish coral lip gloss with gold flecks in it. Forgive me for such description of the colour, I hope you can understand my language :p

I think Lip Power is a must have in every ladies handbag because of its dual-functionality. Sometimes all you can carry is a small purse so this will come in handy. The lipstick, though matte, is buttery soft when applied and the colour payoff is opaque. It does not need more than 2 layering when I used it on my lips. What about the lip gloss? Well it is quite thick but it is not overly sticky, your lips won't get glued with this on ;) I found it rather hydrating, and it tones down the deep red matte lipstick when applied on top. However for girls with pigmented lips this gloss wouldn't really show up with any colours if applied on its own. It is shimmery laden, and if you use only the gloss you'll get the shiny, metallic lips look ;) The staying power of Makeup Revolution Lip Power in Yesterday's Favourite is quite remarkable. The stain transfers on the cup when I drank but it stays pigmented on the lips. Upon eating, I can say that there are still 60% of the colour left on my lips so yeah, this product is really a Lip Power ^_^ oh before I forget, both lipstick and lip gloss has a sweet, citrusy scent to it.

Conclusion : Makeup Revolution Lip Power in Yesterday's Favourite is definitely my favourite now, hehe! I super love the matte lipstick as its formula is hydrating and it does not make dry lips look uglier. I vote 4/5 star for the lipstick! As for the gloss, I'll only wear it on top of the lipstick to add shine to my lips as it is too shimmery to be worn on its own coz I have dark lips. If you have fair, pinkish lips then I think the gloss will look marvelous on you ^_^ The price is very affordable, and you'll get to choose from 5 colours :) There is nothing I don't like about this product as it passed all my requirements for a lippie ^_^

Personal reminder : I say the lipstick is not drying and has a hydrating formula because my lips are not dry/chapped/severely chapped during the course of using this Lip Power. For ladies out there with dry, chapped lips, the result upon application might vary, which I shall not be deemed responsible due to my review. Please exfoliate your lips regularly and drink plenty of plain water to avoid dehydration. Well hydrated body = sexy lips = can wear any lip products and look fabulous! Thank you!

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