My New Year's + 10,000 Hits Giveaway!

First of all, HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!! It's 2013 now by the time I'm posting this!
1/1/13, yes, no more 2012.

Did the world end? Nope. LOL.

I'm happy to announce that my blog has reached 10k views about a month ago or so~

I honestly didn't expect it to be so soon as I have prepared my New Year's Giveaway in advanced. So to celebrate that, I had decided to hold a giveaway with SIX winners!

Yes, you read that right, there will be six winners for this one. Excited?
I sure am!

It's honestly really just a small giveaway, appreciating that people take the time to visit my small blog with lots of rambling and stuff, I can't deny it's mostly about hauls and really little reviews :/ I originally made this blog for reviews, so excuse me for that.

Anyway, on with the prizes :D

Reading feedback, I'm sure not everyone is interested to win makeup as much as I thought they would, so this time, there will be two separate Rafflecopters :)

So, for the Makeup Version, we have:

Set A

MUA Cosmetics Pretty Pastels Palette + Lipstick in Shade 16, Nectar 

This palette is for pastel lovers who are not only into pastels but some neutrals too, with 12 gentle shades to choose from, you can't go wrong with this. It comes with dual-ended sponge tip applicators. With this, a very bright shade of lipstick called Nectar is included. Just dab it on for a bright pop of colour with your pastel eyes!

Set B

MUA Cosmetics Poptastic Palette + Lipstick in Shade 15, Juicy 

For those who crave for a pop of colour every time, you can't go wrong with this palette. The dominant shades are blues and greens but in between, you have pretty pops of yellow and pink and even red!! If you're unsure of these, you can always use them to line your eyes and give a nice pop of colour, paired with your beautiful lipstick in Juicy!

Set C

MUA Cosmetics Glamour Days Palette + Lipstick in Shade 14, Bare 

Specially for people who love smokey and neutral eye looks, this palette is for you! Not only that, the lipstick it comes with is nude and can be put on sheer or opaque depending on the style you go with. Be it neutrals or smokey, this palette has all. Even a blue and a green! You can't go wrong with this!

If you wanna join the makeup portion, just fill in this Rafflecopter:

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For the Miscellaneous Version, we have:

Set A

Hair Accessory & Bangles

This is for the girls who like to prettify themselves with accessories. The bangle would fit most fashion and the best thing is, it's detachable! You can either use them all, or use them separately depending on your clothes! As for the hair-clips, it's either girly or chic, it's up to you!

Set B

3 Nailpolishes and 2 Nailart Stickers

For nail lovers, you will get 1 blue nailpolish from Etude House and 2 beautiful girly and sophisticated colours from sasatinnie! With that, you can also decorate your nails with two kinds of nailart stickers, one that comes in pink and the other comes in black. What would you choose?

Set C

Clinelle Travel Kit for Normal to Oily Skin

This travel kit comes with a cleanser, a toner, a moisturizer and even an eye product! It's small enough to carry around, and big enough for you to sample if it fits your skin or not. I chose this because it's very friendly for the skin, but those who choose this must be sure your skin fits the normal to oily category! This is suitable for those with problem skin.

To join this, just fill in this Rafflecopter:

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....and that's it!

Do you want to win these??

Makeup Version

Miscellaneous Version

Unfortunately, those who won my recent giveaways cannot join ):
I'm so sorry but this is to give someone a fair chance to win also.

You will be able to join in two months time :) so no worries there.

If you want, share this giveaway so I'll have more giveaways in the future!
This giveaway is in no way sponsored, if it was, probably the prizes would be better lol.

Important Rules:

1) Leave a comment down below answering the question stated in the widget! (They're to do with resolutions!)
2) This giveaway is for my blog readers, so you'd need to follow my blog via GFC! (This is not mandatory for the Miscellaneous Version but is much appreciated!)
3) The rest are optional but it really does give you a fair chance to win!

Other Rules:

1) No cheating, I will be checking!
2) If you unfollow my blog should you not win, I will have to blacklist you ):
3) If you don't win, it's okay, I'll have more giveaways soon.
4) Yes, this giveaway IS international! Anyone can join!

So that's it and goodluck!
Have a Happy New Year and may all your resolutions come true!

Much love,

-Nisah-

P.S: The winner for my December Giveaway has been announced, is it you?

Appointments and Stuff

Hey :D

Sorry, I really wanted to blog yesterday but somehow I wasn't feeling well enough. I went to the checkup today. Apparently, it was just a checkup to CONFIRM when the colonoscopy would be! I was worried for nothing LOL. I actually didn't have enough sleep. I couldn't sleep, so I decided to record a cover song. I slept around 7AM, then I had to wake up around 12PM to get ready to go. Arrived around 1.30PM and had to wait a long time because my doctor was in a meeting. Went to see an on-call doctor instead.

Had to wait around an hour, so I took a nap on my mom's shoulder.

When I was actually called up, the doctor was nice. So basically I explained that I went to JPMC and stuff and how my doctor there recommended taking an endoscopy too. Then, I found out that the waiting list for colonoscopy could take two months D:

I can't have that! I'm planning to get back to uni in January.

So they might try bump me up, I dunno.

When he checked my tummy, it actually hurt. It was very tender. I never realized that until he actually gently tapped on it.

Anyway, that means my life with doctor thingies aren't gonna end any time soon!

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My Macbook Pro casing finally came! OMG, waited so long for it :D

Tiffany Blue, baby!!

I have this weird love for Tiffany Blue nowadays :)
It's just pretty.

But what I'm noticing as I'm typing, the edges around the place where you rest your wrist is hurting me. It's very sharp ): what a bummer. I haven't had the protective screen on yet though. My bro helped me put this together :)

I was actually asleep when he did it. I was just mumbling while he did the rest. My laptop was charging and stuff. I took a nap, a long one. I really didn't want to wake up. I kept dreaming about weird stuff.

I expected the rubberized case to be more sticky but surprisingly, it's not!!

I got so excited I actually asked my sis to paint some tiffany blue on my thumbs XD

Sorry for the dry cuticles ): Been dehydrated.

I chose my usual go-to colours :) I have never tried to actually use nailart, feels weird. Dunno if I like it. I mean, I can only paint my nails on my period anyway :/ feels like a hassle to be all fancy, you get what i mean?

I believe this is almost all my nailpolish collection

I was debating whether to go with dark colours or lighter ones but obviously the lighter ones won XD

I wanna get some nude colours next time!

Okay, now onto the things I got in Miri!!
It's nothing much like I usually do lol. I kinda refrained.

This is a mix of daily thingies. The Rexona deodorant was a freebie though LOL

I got the wax strips from Guardian, the deodorant too. The rest are from SuperSave.

I would have bought more things from SuperSave but I didn't have time :/

Makeup Collection!

theBalm stuff came from SaSa of course. I got the Sexy Mama Translucent Powder and a Shady Lady Single Eyeshadow in Mischievous Marissa. I got lucky that I don't have a similar colour in my Nude'tude! But...I think I can find a dupe on my Cafe Au Lait :O

I got another Revlon Lip Butter in Tutti Frutti. I was on a swatching spree, even asked my dad to compare swatches. I also got this..Maybelline Water Shine Pure Lipstick. It's very sheer :O but kinda pretty. It looks nice swatched. I think it'll look good on people with less pigmented lips.

And lastly, I got two more packs of my favourite makeup wipes :D Pictured here is the one I'm currently using up though.

I got two new items of clothing.

I chose...colourful ones.

Very spring-like, what was I thinking??

Very retro, old lady looking.

 I'll say it flat out, these are HUGE.
Got them from Ms Read, a place my mom shops at.
It's, to me, I define it as a plus-sized clothing place.
A fashionable one though.

Am I that fat?
Not really.

But I'm not thin either and I rather not show my fat arms and my tummy.

These sizes though, are a little bit toooooo loose.
But they're comfy.

They only had two sizes left. The other one was hugeee.

I think it'd look nice in shorts but I don't think I'm allowed to wear them.
But who knows XD
I can definitely say if I ever get pregnant, this would definitely fit.

And lastly.

One. Magazine.

 I HATE it when shops decide to use a very sticky sticker for the price. It ripped off the shiny layer. My OCD hates that. HATES that.

On a side note, Lena is HOT.

I was very bummed out that I couldn't find Marina and The Diamonds's Electra Heart album ):
Really, really bummed out.

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I've been baking recently :)
And here are the fruits of my labour~

Michael Smith's Choco Chip Cookie Brownie

THIS WAS SOOO GOOOOD.

Even my maid liked it like hell. Everyone liked it.

My sis helped. Her, being the mathematician was more precise than I am, maybe that's why it turned out well.

And below, is me, on my own.

I decided to only bake the brownie layer.

OH GOD THAT LOOKS GOOD.

Mom told me to put in the pumpkin seeds.

Bad move.

But it looked pretty nonetheless.

Sis helped smoothen them :) Mom too

Being the Math Hater I am...

I miscalculated the batch.

So it turned out to be thinner than I expected.

Freshly out of the oven!

Bitter Chocolate Pumpkin Brownie

Some people say it's good, some say meh.
But I think when you're sad, it lifts you up!!

I like the bitterness :)

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So that's about it :D

Nothing groundbreaking but yeah :) Hopefully that's a happier update from me :)

Don't forget to join my 100th Post Giveaway !!

It's nothing much, but I'll be sure to have a better one in the future :)

Okay then, have a good night/morning :D

Take care!

-Nisah-

PrizeMail, Dinner Out and theBalm Replica/Fake Makeup??

So today I got one of the post office cards to get your packages.
I got excited. I thought my soaps from SoapyLuv arrived.

But it's not it :( I think the soaps will come this week. Hopefully.
Instead, I got my prizes from a recent Youtube giveaway.

So I went to get it with my sister. I actually forgot about how to get the things. I was sick too, still so my stuffy nose makes it difficult for me to speak or hear clearly.

I actually made a video. A rather awkward one because she asked if I would do a prize mail opening video :) and I was fine with it. I just dislike the fact that my voice sounded so nasally.

I'm quite excited about the nail art kit the most.

Here's a pic of the prizes:

Thank you for this, SakuraNailArts!

In other news, I had dinner out at Grazie Mauri the day before yesterday.

Chilled Cranberry Juice

 It's just boxed juice unfortunately, lol. I asked.

Pizza di Salumi?

 My sis ordered this one, she likes it very much I guess.
As for me, I love the one in this pic:

I forgot the name but basically it's blue cheese and some veggies.

 For my main dish, I ordered a beef fillet with mushroom sauce. It comes with veggies and potatoes. I asked for medium.

Looks yummy.

It came medium...or was it rare? LOL Didn't care.

 Unfortunately, the beef wasn't seasoned so it was bland and chewy. It actually hurt my teeth.
I brought it home, salted it, cooked it again with the sauce and BAM, tastes a whole lot better.

They need to somehow cook the sauce with the beef itself :/ so the flavours mix. Well, that's my own view on it anyway.

And then I had dessert.
I think for this dessert, my friends like it.

For me, it was just okay.
I can make something similar to this and it tastes even better.
Seriously.

But I do like the addition of the strawberries and the vanilla ice cream.

It wasn't as delectable as I expected it to be I guess.
High expectations met with mediocre results.

Fantasia di Maria

 But then again, I was sick that day.

Maybe it's my tastebuds BUT I could taste the pizza perfectly.

Anyway, I had my long lost froyo soulmate ( ;w; )
Mochi!!

Butterscotch with strawberry mochi and kitkat bits.

It was nice. The hint of butterscotch flavour and the sourness of the yogurt really comes through.
Unlike Tutti Frutti which really tastes like ice cream.

I should become a food critic.
Like, totally.

I wish I had the gall to actually comment to the chefs.
#NoBravery

I went to Citis Square to visit the art exhibition by UBD students a.k.a some of my friends.
It was the last day.

I was underwhelmed when yeah, some of the works are just form 6 standard.
I guess it's not much of a loss if I don't take art as a major.

MAN, I wanna go abroad D:

Look of the day. Yesterday.

 My sis complains when I braid my hair.
Too childish??

I just used concealer + SPF-ed moisturizer.
No powder.

Today I went out without makeup.
Couldn't care less.

Just packed on sunscreen.

I ordered these but I ended up not eating them.

I've been losing appetite recently.

I guess it's because I'm sick.

I've been sick for a long time.

Longer than usual. It annoys me to no end.

Oh yeah, got this. No, actually, mom got me this.

I thought it was BND$16 something at first...turned out to be BND$23.

I just hate it when they don't label products properly at Guardian. I felt really bad to buy this actually.

Might as well label the price ON the product. Sheesh.

KP, go away!!

Yes, I have KP.

I applied this last night and I think it worked a bit.

Slowly.

I also had my sister paint my nails last night.

Yes, I'm holding a banana.

It looked pretty against my pink nails.

Got banana?

I HATED the nailpolishes.
I don't know why but it dries so slow.

And the white one from Etude House.

I don't recommend it to act as a base.
It's just impossible to work with.

OH YEAH.

I found out that theBalm Cosmetics has been replicated!!

Say what??

This bothers me because I haven't got my replacement from SaSa Malaysia.
And paranoia says DOUBLE CHECK it next time.

Just in case.
>_>; it hasn't arrived so it's not in stock yet.

But I do know that SaSa has been selling replica brushes that look like EcoTools too so...

Well, I doubt they would break the trust of the company (theBalm) by doing so but anything can happen. Thought theBalm never contacted me back when I emailed them. Phooey.

Hm.
In other words, I'm just worried.

But I'm also tempted to check the quality.
Maybe it'll pop out somewhere, someone getting this.

People do say some of the replica makeup are actually quite good.
Plus, if they actually say it's replica, it's up to the buyer to buy it or not, right?

Safer than eBay which sells replica makeup most of the time but people claim it to be real.

As for me, will I ever buy replica makeup?

If it looks cute.
LOL. Cute wins me over.

But in all honestly, theBalm Nude'Tude palette that I have is all buttery soft. And no, I didn't use it because I'm supposed to get a replacement.
I just cleaned the palette before SaSa Malaysia contacted me back.

It was so dirty :/

They also have Shady Lady Vol.3
I wonder if Meet Matt(e) will be next?

Who knows.
Just be careful when you buy theBalm palettes online next time!
Okay?

Okay.

I'm dizzy now.

Take care!!

-Nisah-

Nail of The Day

Say what?
Nail art?

Or so-called anyway.

My sis did it :) I...even though I'm an artist, I suck at working with my own nails.

The Pink Thing

 Really failed on the accent nail here LOL.
This was me and my sis' crappy work LOL.

Tigger Nails

I like this one :) it reminds me of chocolate.

I need to get a top coat ): dammit.
Base coat too.

These won't last long, would they ):

Ah well.

'til then!

-Nisah-