Not a sleeping beauty

My husband took this when I was waiting for him to check on his project site.

My little girl

Oh she loves makeup

I remember when I was a little girl, how I loved to play dress up and put on my best dress, then I pretended I was this big shot secretary or big boss. Although I didn't remember really what kind of outfit I was wearing, mind I only remembered busily scribbling notes as I barked orders to my subordinates.

When I had a baby girl, I prayed that she would love makeup and just be a little girly instead of a big tomboy like her mother. I terribly want her to always feel like she's the most gorgeous girl in the universe and not like me who grew up thinking that I wasn't pretty enough. Big pyschological babble coming up but I digressed.

I remember how charmed Kasih was when we (my mother and I) put some lipstick and eyebrow pencil on the first time. She looked so pretty and she didn't fuss at all. She was less than 1 year old then. She would look in the mirror and smile her beautiful smile at her reflection. Even when she's just a tod, she already understood the power of makeup.

I never stopped her from playing with my makeup and over time, she thought that my makeup stash was not the most exciting playground (oh a relief!). She already decided that she didn't like lipstick/gloss yet (good!), but still, when we took a bath, she would play around with my brushes and powders and touched up her face.

We were both playing around with makeup one evening and that was the first time I saw her totally engrossed in applying makeup. She dusted her face with my blush brush, then lined her lips using my lip blush looking all so serious and grown up. She even hummed this little tune and started primping in front of the mirror. The cutest sight, one I would never forget.

Party Look to the Reunion

I have a 20 year reunion to go to in New Jersey that I couldn't go to. So instead, I cooked up some idea of what I'd like to look like. Mind you, it's around 8:30 pm, I just got back from work, was about to wash up before bed. Why not? That yellow dress wasn't a dress at all, just this shawl I tossed on my shoulder. The bottom? None! I' m at the bathroom, anyway. It was fun, though, playing dressed up. I had to dig several boxes to find me some earrings.

Wait! There's no earrings on the 1st picture.

Pretty festive, ain't it?

FOTD - 11 November 2008

Aghhh...I need to be on a diet! I have a 20-year reunion with my AFS pals coming up on November 28, and I need (must must) look a tad slimmer than I am now.

But alas. My day started out with a slice of bread thickly layered with peanut butter and hazelnut jam, a cup of cappuccino and two sunny-side eggs for brunch. I didn't plan on having lunch, but I have a box of Cheddar Shapes on my desk which at the time of writing was a quarter full. A guest came in with a huge glass of Starbucks Caramel Frappuccino and prior to that glass of goodness knocked on the door, I was having a fried instant noodle topped with an egg. And after a peek of what my in-law was eating, I decided that I wanted to have a bowl of pempek from the street vendor in front of the office.

I'm stuffed and I have 15 days to redeem myself.

But that aside, here's my face. I'm trying to use my pigment again so it's the golden olive time to get some lovin' this morning. I used loads of MAC Light Flush on cheeks but to my surprise it didn't show much on the picture.

FOTD - November 10, 2008

Arggghhhh...why is my morning always hectic? My brain is probably brainwashed by images of moms reading papers and having hot steaming coffee on the dining table.

Instead, my morning started with me waking up the boys, Aca was as usual the last time to get up, then banged the window to get the breadman's attention, dived into the purse for bread money, then went downstairs to start banging the pots (eh eh...I always loved that phrase : banging the pots), cooking up fried noodle (with angel hair pasta, minced beef and soy sauce), laying out the uniforms for the kids, had a quick second to slurp my hot coffee, distributing the breads for snack at school, then compiling school papers for Hanif to study in the evening, rushing all the boys to brush their teeth, screaming at their father because he took 1 hour to get ready, oooohhh I just had headache typing this all up. I had some extra minutes to put my feet up before rushing Baby to the bathroom and getting her ready for school, then brushing her hair, making sure she had everything for school, then getting myself ready.

So here it is, I tried using my long-neglected pigments; pinked mauve and lily white on lids, and then contrast eye shadow for more definition. I then brushed Orgasm and PAC brown blush and tried applied Avarice lipglass, Oriflame lipgloss (blah), and Oh So Scarlet lipstick.

OPI - 2009 Holiday Collection

This collection is MAD! I love all the reds but then given how lukewarm the rave on my Affair at the Red Square was, I decided to pick Don't Toy with Me from this collection.



The color in this picture was a bit off, I'd say my ring and pinkie fingers showed the closest match to this color in real life. However, the picture didn't do the color justice at all. Don't Toy with Me has some gold flecks that beautifully reflects light. I just put one layer of coat, but I'm sure with two or more layers, the color will pop off even more.

I'm expecting the Back on Skates on my mail anytime. Until then, I'd be off soon to the salon and have my nails professionally done with Don't Toy with Me. Yippieee!

OPI - Holiday collection

Viva La Vespa _ Essie

It's always amazed me how the nail color manufacturer could come up with incredible names for their products. Consider the cheeky name that OPI has for its nail colors. Every single name makes me sit straight at the edge my chair, leaning forward staring at my screen, trying to make sense of the colors behind the names. Now Essie, consider Viva La Vespa. Vespa never comes in purple, does it? Or else I already had one back in my uni days. But the color of this polish...lookie!



My cellphone camera is a bit on the crap side, but the colors on my ring finger and pinkie are the same in real life.

Isn't She a Doll?

The cheekiest girl in the whole wide world!



I just wish she stops growing!

Manped with OPI

In Rima Salon, a nearby beauty salon near my house, a manicure pedicure costs approximately Rp 90,000 (including 10,000 tip for the lady). Is it expensive? I could always do it for free, of course, just relying on my so-so expertise. And some salons charge a LOT for a manipedi. House of OPI charged about Rp 300.000, Prema salon charged about the same. Well, after a relaxing and nice manipedi, would you think much of the cost?

Say hello to my little piggies, swathed in OPI Russia collection and my fingernails in You Don't Know Jacques.

Fried Banana

I don't like fruit. I look at bananas with suspicion since it contains a lot of sugar and stuff that makes you feel full, and who wants to feel full just by eating bananas? I certainly am no monkey. But, I could never say no to fried bananas. Especially those that come steaming hot in a plate. This crunchy ones were no exception.



Pisang goreng pasir was found on the street side on the way to BSD.