My Belated Birthday Haul

I turned 23 on the 20th of March, so it's been nearly a month.
It was a lovely day.

With me, I think I spent a lot of money on myself, there are also other gifts of course :D
I think I overspent...I also bought a new storage thing from Home Star recently...the Ikea stuff there is overpriced of course. Sigh. I need to build it too.

Then I'll be able to organise my makeup and brushes and all that jazz and I'll be able to share my collection? I think at this rate, if I get better at applying makeup on other people, I'll be able to use up all my eyeshadows...I'm out of control with my palettes.

( '_' ) you'll see what I mean.

Anyway, let's see what I got myself first~

I broke my no-buy because of this, and I really broke it!

- Benefit Little Love Potions

- Etude House Oh~ m'Eye Line

- Etude House Precious Mineral BB Cream Cotton Fit #W24 Honey Beige

- Holika Holika I Want Chu♥ Lip Balm

- Tony Moly I'm Real Tomato Mask Sheet

- Tony Moly Lemon D-Tok Body Gel

- Tonly Moly Baby Doll BB Makeup Base in Green

- Catrice Prime and Fine Eyeshadow Base

- Catrice Camouflage Cream 003 Rosy Beige

Wanting to try Benefit products, I went ahead and bought this limited edition set from someone on Facebook. It was from the holiday collection last year, and it's out of production.

I do not plan on using all of them, so I'll be selling some stuff from this set. A friend already booked them, but hasn't taken them yet lol.

The rest are really not planned, except for the makeup base and the camouflage cream.

I also ordered some things online.

Whee :D

I ordered some brushes, some beauty blender dupes and a mixing palette. I also decided to buy some sample jars.

I received some presents :)

From someone important :)

My family also got me gifts, mainly from the US

My dad got me an iPod Touch, it's only about 10 dollars cheaper than in Brunei though. Damn.

My elder sister (who just gave birth yay :D) gave me a Lorac Unzipped. 

I gave her a list of items and she got to choose what to give XD

This palette was bought BEFORE I found out about Makeup Revolution's Iconic 3 though. 

I'm not sure when I'll use this now :/ it's so pretty though!

I asked for the Real Techniques as presents before I found out my dad was getting me the iPod Touch, so I offered to pay for them myself. Turns out that my mom bought them for me, although she kept saying that they're of little value (and I'm like what). Maybe in comparison to what my dad got me I guess.

To be honest though, I wouldn't know what else to ask for from her :O

I'm truly blessed, and I've indulged myself way too much. Way too unhealthily so.

And I gained weight.

Curses.

LOL.

I cannot wait until I can have my own makeup storage system :D JOY!

Well, I do have exams coming up ;-;

'til then, take care :D

-Nisah-

Ramblings On Turning 22

Happy 22nd Birthday to me lol.

I honestly, honestly didn't remember it until someone greeted me.
I was busy packing for the trip.

My sis was in my room the whole time, watching My Kitchen Rules Season 4 (I'm a diehard fan btw, still looking for the complete Season 1 lol) and I was busy packing. She greeted me after I absently blurted "Oh, I'm 22".

I haven't been in an airplane for 4 years, I haven't been to KL in...9 years.
I won't count 12 hour transit at KLIA as being in KL lol back in 2008.

Back then, I wasn't a girly girl. I didn't need all this makeup and stuff to bring.
Nor did I care much about skincare.

I kinda wished that I was still that girl.

Now I have a lot to worry about.

Prepared. Or at least, that's what I'm hoping.

What I packed:

- Skin79 Vital Orange BB Cream (packed this due to the high spf)

- NYX Luscious Lip Gloss Palette in 'Red Rediscovered'

- essence 'In The Nude' Lipstick

- MUA 'Heaven and Earth' Palette

- theBalm Sexy Mama Translucent Powder

- theBalm Creaseless Cream Shadow in 'Home Plate Kate'

- essence 'Forget It' Concealer

- Holika Holika Stick Concealer (I don't remember the name lol)

- Cyber Colors 24H Eyebrow Pencil

- TheFaceShop Make Me Star Waterproof Gel Liner in THE AWESOME BLUE ONE (not real name obviously LOL)

- Urban Decay Sample Size Primer Potion

I haven't even packed my shoes D:
I might just bring my flats and slippers.


I packed most of the stuff I guess.
Tomorrow I'd need to do last minute shopping for the cats.

Then we'll have a birthday dinner.
I wanted it to be at Swensens but my dad wanted somewhere else.


I would normally be sad but I don't seem to care anymore.


I kinda wanna cry actually.

For whatever reason.



You know that feeling of ageing but don't feel like you've accomplished anything?
Yeah, that.

That's what I'm feeling right now.



I'm not hoping for a perfect day.


I'm hoping for a tolerable day.

And tolerable days while visiting the country I was born in. Or rather, the city I was born in.



So yeah, 22 years, I'm finally going back.



I'm trying so hard not to cry.
Haha.


Do I have any wishes?
Not really.



I guess no birthdays so far can surpass the one back in 2011.
The birthday present he gave me turned 2 years old too...


Ah screw it.
I'm crying.

But it's fine. It's fine :)


Ah, here, I'll share with you this video I made the other day.
It's not the animation obviously, but it's a speed painting I guess.

So, what do I feel like now that I'm 22?

Nothing special :)

That's that.

Take care, everyone!

-Nisah-

We Have a Second Winner :D

So my 'Counting Down to 22 Giveaway~' is over :D

And...we have a second winner!!
This is for the '22222' screenshot!

The winner is~

GFC/Bloglovin': win lyn

And this is her screenshot~




Congratulations to her and thank you again for participating!
I'll contact you about your prize :)


A few more days until my birthday :)


Let's hope it's a good one.
I might not have a cake because I'll be going to KL the next day...don't wanna waste a good cake, you see.

Still dunno where to eat too, but I'm hoping to release my single (long delayed >_>) ON my birthday.
It would mean a lot if I'm able to :)


It's an important song to me.

Counting Down to 22 Giveaway~

Okay, so my birthday's on the 20th of March right?
Yes.

That's right.

I'll be turning 22 (I think so)

So, here's the deal.


I was waiting for my giveaway gifts to arrive but it hasn't so instead, since I'm going to KL on the 21st, I'll buy the gift there (and maybe still hope that the other gifts arrive!)

So, how do you participate?

This one is fairly simple.


If anyone can get a screen-cap of my blog view count, at either 22000, or 22222, they'll get a gift from me :)

What's the gift? It's a surprise.
So yeah, there'll be two winners, should two people manage to get both '22000' and '22222'.


This is the example of the screen-cap:

I want it like this, with the map also.

It's first come, first serve kind of thing.

The first one to email me the screen-caps will be the winners :)

Should no one actually get it, unfortunately there'd be no winners.

Simple.
But I'll have one giveaway in April, don't worry!

So, rules:

1) Be a PUBLIC GFC (Google-Friend Connect) follower of my blog OR follow my blog via Bloglovin' (Either both, or one of them is fine)

2) Send me a screen-cap like the one shown to my e-mail: nurulhanisah203@gmail.com

3) With the screen-cap, tell me your GFC name or Bloglovin' follower number or name.

4) Go to my blog anytime to increase your chances of winning and getting that screencap!!

5) Remember, the first one to email me the screencap/s wins!

6) And no, don't even think of Photoshopping it LOL. I would know.

7) Anyone can join this (even past winners) and Good luck :D

I'm kinda excited for this lol.
Obviously, '22000' is easier to get than the other one.

But hey, patience would mean you'll get a better gift ;D

Okay then, goodluck!

Take care.

-Nisah-

Back From KK and SJ's Birthday!

So, yeah, I'm back.
But I'm not in the mood to write a lot right now. I'm prepping for my New Year's Giveaway~

So yeah, I got a lot of things from KK. Some gifts for people, a sad gift for someone who will never get it and of course, some things for myself.

The some things for myself....that, THAT's the dangerous thing. I might do a full haul maybe later but I'm going away to Empire for a short getaway. I dunno what I'll do there. I don't bowl much, I don't really swim....maybe just eat and watch a movie. Or just take a nice bubble bath.

So yeah, basically, a day after getting back, I was invited to a birthday lunch lol. A last minute one too. It was on the 27th.

It was for Suok Jiuan (SJ)' 19th Birthday. We had the lunch at Sawadee, a Thai Restaurant close to The Mall. Waiting for us were two of her friends, Jo(sp?) and.....uh, I forgot your name, cool dude Dx I'll just call you "Emmerson" XD

I thought it was "Pay For Yourself" kind of thing so I ordered a dessert and a pineapple shake Dx (SORRY SJ!!!)

....Red Ruby was it? It was good either way.

I'm not used to the whole "Birthday Person Pays For The Food" thing. Really lol. My family doesn't have that tradition.

The birthday girl chose the meal :3 it was uh, how do you say? I dunno how to explain it but we each get a plate of rice and tom yam soup and she ordered four dishes to eat the rice with.

The food she chose was yummilicious like WTFSOGOOD Dx I've always liked Thai Food but this was sooooo good. My appetite was huge.

It was so good I didn't get to take a photo of it LOL.

The only thing that was so-so was the squid one I think but it was still palatable.

Thanks for the treat SJ :D

And then~ Birthday music started playing and I was shocked. LOL. SJ was shocked too!
Apparently Jo and "Emmerson" had macarons as a substitute for a cake!

Each macaron had a candle from it.
I immediately knew it was from The Colony lol.

I thought these candid shots of SJ were so cute :)

Birthday Girl making a wish!

Then comes the fun part. I would post a video but I'm tired right now LOL.

Basically, every time she blew the candle, it rekindled. LIKE WHAT.

I thought it was my eyes that were deceiving me.

IT FRIGGIN' REKINDLED EVERY SINGLE TIME!!!

Jo started to help her blow the candles but to no avail lol.

So in the end, they requested for a bowl of water to put the candles in.

And believe me when I say this, one of them was actually still burning in the water O.O

The magical candles.

I hope no one pranks me with these candles!!

It was a nice occasion. I really enjoyed myself. I was surrounded by five people who spoke a lot of Chinese but it was fine XD I wished I could have understood, of course.

I only know 'sui' which is water lol.

I should take Mandarin or something next time.

And then it was time for gift openings. This was also new to me LOL. We usually open gifts when guests leave or we're at home XD

I was nervous when she opened my gift because it started off with a bang!

The two got her a Totoro Music Box and I felt giddy watching her be all cute and hyper when she received it.

Now I know she likes Totoro, I might get her that next time lol. That or Dolly Wink XDD

I was about to get her some Dolly Wink but then I thought she already bought some. Bad move on my part lol.

I got her nail art stuff, masks and some lip products. Just very basic girly things XD;

It's nothing compared to the Totoro Music Box. It was beautiful.

Seeing someone happy makes me happy so yeah XD SJ being happy made me happy lol.

After that, I suddenly was dragged to watch a movie with Kat lol. Upside Down. It was interesting. The visuals were nice. Very nice, but the story was a bit confusing. I was sleepy from all the food I consumed, so yeah.

The visuals reminded me of Final Fantasy.

It was a romantic movie, about love and sacrifice. Kinda like a better version of Romeo and Juliet. As a literature student, I think I can analyse the movie a bit more.

I give it 7/10.

And then, I was left alone.

And I hauled.

But no, none of that. However, if you follow my Instagram you would have known what I got.

Once again I thank SJ for inviting me to lunch XD it was yummy and a good day :)

I hope all your wishes come true (I think you were partially wishing for the candles to go out lol)

Happy Birthday again, SJ <3

Okay then, good night :D

Take care. Much love.

-Nisah-

EDIT: The guy's name is Emerson. So I'm partially correct. YAY