Brush Holders; How I Organize My Make Up Brushes ?

Hi my dear readers :) Today, I would like to share with you guys on how I organize my make up brushes.  Its the easiest way and most implemented by many make up mavens out there. I do the same thing with my brushes , coz I love to see them well organized on the dressing table ! I bought 2 glass jars and filled up with sand and small coloured stones. You can find these things at any department stores but I purchased the glass jars and the coloured sand at SSF~ Home Deco Mart. I uploaded a few pictures of some of my make up brushes, organized in a separate jars according to types for face, eyes and some random brushes.

I dont like to make my life complicated !! So its another reason, why I organize my makeup brushes this way instead of putting them in the drawer because ... it is definitely super reachable and it can get organized back in no time ! :)

I also had decoupage a plain ceramic pot which I bought at the IKEA , with a tissue paper and filled it up with coloured stones to keep the brushes in place ! Isnt this a cool idea for a brush holder ?? Get creative and colour your world girlss! :) You also can use any kinds of jars, plastic containers ? and fill it with cheaper stuffs like rice, pebbles or even coins ! Create a brush holders that strikes your fancy or match your deco. Its fun ! :)

MAC All Ages, All Sexes, All Races mini Haul

Hope its not too late to post about what I got from this collection, which was released  last month ! I've been busy with work loadss.. but since the Spring Forecast collections will come out very2 soon here... I think its better for me to share this a.s.a.p . It was just a mini haul though where I only bought 3 out of 4 of the eye brow pencils, a lipglass, a brow set and a pigment ! I didnt get any of the eye shadows from this collection since I already have lots of neutrals though I admit that the eye shadows are all great for those whose into natural shades ! The impeccable brow pencils are a must have this time since they arent a regular MAC product. What I love most out of 4 is Taupe.. suitable for the very dark eyebrows like mine ! :)

Product Swatches without flash

Product Swatches with camera flash

Handmade Embroidered Tudung/ Headscarf/Hijab

I woke up early this morning at 7 a.m and still havnt take a nap yet to finish up my embroidery work ! I'm feeling so exhausted now ... coz sewing is kinda tiring for the eyes and I feel back ache at the base of the neck.. lol. But still .. Im not done yet with this thing !

I would like to share a lil bit about this as requested by some friends ... thanx for your interest :) I've been doing this Embroidery hijab business since 3 years back but I started learning embroidery after I finished my high school ( about 9 years ago).... at that time my sister was doing a small smocking dress business, so she taught me how to do smocking to make her life simpler ...  so I did the smocking part and she sew the dress ! I then realized that embroidery was more interesting than smocking .. so I slowly learnt by myself just thru books. So here are two latest embroidered hijabs that I've been working these two weeks. The material of this hijab is voile and the hem stitch is done along both sides.

I started doing business on this because.. people admire this embroidery hijab everytime I wear them... since that, Im getting more and more customers ... this is also the reason why .. till now I never applied for jobs, though I dont deny that deeep down inside of me.. I envy with my friends who are employed :(

Antique Wooden Box

This is my first trial of distressing techniques for the antique look, like most of shabby chic style furnitures... Does it look like one ? hehe.  Well this was a trial an error version of the box and trays that I've made where you can view it in my previous entry. I decided to just go plain without distressing for the "hantaran" trays ... due to time constraints.

sorry for the poor quality image coz it was snapped using a phone camera

For this box, I layered the first coat with pink colour and the main coat is greyish blue. It is a multi purpose box actually, where you can make it as a vase and arrange your fav. flowers in it to give any room in your home an instant lift, bright and romantic enviroment :))  or .. make it as a storage box to organize your stuff! Its also a great idea to display some of your fav. books in the living ... or in the guests room ... for their reading pleasure...

To add : I always adore the shabby chic style interior deco and I'm dreaming to have a country cottage style house someday !! amin

Wooden Tray and Box for Hantaran ( Gifts)

These are the wooden tray/ box that me and hubby been working for lately.. especially for my dear friend who has getting married last friday.

These were the wedding gifts from bride to groom. Actually, I was suppose to decorate these according to her colour theme which was (black, red and grey theme).. where I planned to paint the box, with grey colour and use a black ribbon instead of white....and decorate it with the same red roses + white hydrangaes (this time I just use artificials, I have to follow the customer's budget, my priority !)  ... unfortunately, the greenish grey paint that I bought turned really minty green as I paint the wood ... and another bluish grey paint turned very light blue !!

So I decided to paint the box with pretty peachy pink colour so that it compliments the red roses :) Pink will always make something looks very sweet and romantic, isn't it ? I designed this box which is inspired by a corsets , and this thing can change the way it looks by just changing the colour of ribbons and flowers. I will make another set of this design which will be painted with white so that I can have multi ways to match with other diff. colours according to theme. Oh, one more thing is .. there will be 1 set of all pails/tubs of diff. size for rental soon.

To work on these woodcraft thing was kinda depressing job for me coz I dont like the sanding process ... yes, and it makes your palms, rough .. so, my advice: use a lot of hand lotion after finish your work ! hee hee

I decided to create my own trays and boxes coz I couldnt find the one that satisfy my needs .. There are only limited English designs trays in our market place and people use the same ideas for every wedding. So, think out of the box sometimes for some refreshing looks. I'm currently working on other design of "hantaran" ideas which are exclusively handmade and open for rental service.

Reception Makeup For My Dearest Friend

Im so happy that my dear friend, Faradella, has tied the knot on the 18th Feb, 2010. Congratulationss !!We've been friends for almost 18 years now !! Oh Goshh, the time has passed so quickly.. it sometimes feels scary coz we didnt even notice about it. Life is short, so do as much good deeds as possible in this worldly life guys, coz we are actually on our journey "back" to our creator !

Well, It was such an honour for me to do her makeup on the reception day. I felt so grateful coz my close friend has put the trust on me :) Here are some of the pictures during the make up sessions.. but I forgot to snap her pictures before the makeup ... my bad :(

If you notice, I've used a purplish pink lip colour with a lil bit of silvery gloss (dazzleglass) just on the center of lips, coz I made a simple bridal bouquet for her that has got few purple shade roses. So the lip colour and the bridal bouquet compliment each other ..which is very important !! and the silvery glossy look coz the dress was black + grey colour.

I considered this as a bridal bouquet for spring ... coz as far as I'm concerned, this year spring colour trend is full of pink + purple hues, though I know that red roses + red lips would stand out more with grey/black dress !

I also did the decoration of the wedding gifts from the bride to groom .. as previously mentioned .... which I will be rambling about in my next post :)

Brownish Pink Look

Today was kinda hectic to me coz I had to rush early this morning for a make up job , at Sg. Buloh and had to get back to my work at home (as previously mentioned, im doing a wooden craft project for wedding hantaran .. still not finish with the painting and sanding process ! ugh)  Here are some pictures taken of before and after make up for the engagement just for your viewing pleasure ....

For engagement during day time, I prefer a natural look without putting heavy eyeliner on top and just natural brown colour on lower lashline so that the look would be natural but with definition. I used light gold colour on the inner conner of the eyes so that her small eyes would look open up and fresh ... white eye pencil on the waterline to make the small eyes look bigger .. definitely ! Thank God, she satisfied with my work :)