Senarai Makeup Artist (MUA) 2015

Tahun 2015, secara general trend adalah ke arah natural makeup dan no-makeup look. tak ada dah bedak tebal 10 inci, eyeshadow biru hijau, bibir merah menyala (kalau nak merah pun go for deep red, cantik kalau kena dgn bajunya).

Sekarang trend pakai falsies tapi nampak natural. blusher peachy pink, healthy glow pink, nude eyeshadow. sumpah cantik sgt2. semua tema "your face but better".

Jadi sini Deby senaraikan MUA favourite Deby. Dari yg mahal tapi marvelous sgt, kepada yg affordable tapi tetap gorgeous. Tak semua Deby request harga, yg mane Deby berkenan je Deby tanya. Tapi Deby letak link sekali, sila tanya sendiri okay.

Semua perempuan ye, sebab Deby x berapa kenan ambil lelaki. truthfully makeup lelaki sangat laa cantik, but no. Deby xmau.

Copyright notice: Semua gmbr2 kat bawah ni saya ambil dari instagram owner masing2 yang public ye. yang private saya tak letak. gmbr2 ni bukan hakmilik saya.


Senarai MUA best 2015:

1) Yana (Syazreeyanashukri)

Ya Allah, memang cantik sangat hasil kerja Yana. Yana ni MUA yg sgt hot sekarang. Artist, instashops famous banyak gunakan khidmat dia. Yana banyak pakai famous brands mcm Nars, Laura Mercier, etc. Ni contoh hasil kerja Yana:

And lagi satu, Yana ni peramah orangnya. PR bagus. walaupun lps a few days baru dia balas email Deby, tapi Deby suka sgt bahasa dia, soft, very engaging. Even masa Deby reply terpaksa reject dia sbb way out of my budget, dia tetap layan elok2. Siap cadangkan MUA lain yg lg affordable tapi cantik, anak2 didik dia juga (dorang masuk gak senarai ni tau.).

Jadi kalau korang budget besar dan nak hasil yg sangat puas hati, ambil Yana. highly recommended.

Contact Yana:
Instagram: @shazreeyanashukri
Email: makeupbyshazreeyanashukri@gmail.com

2) Bee Ramza (#makeupbybeeramza)

Bee Ramza (org pggl sisram) ni pun famous di insta. Yang buat Deby notice dia, dia selalu makeup kan Adiela Ridzuan, model instashops mcm hana bella, minaz boutique, etc. Sisram ni pun cantik orangnya. 

Rate Deby taktau, Deby tak tanya. Tapi harus lebih kurang shazreeyana, or maybe more. Kalau nak tau leh tanya dibawah:

Instagram: @ramzamode
Email: ramzamode@gmail.com
Phone: +60194175014

3) Ferra Rossa (makeupbyferrarosa)

takkan tak kenal dia? fames ni. hihi. hasil tangan farah ni semua gorgeous and natural look. ni contact details dia:

Instagram: @ferra_rossa
Email: makeupbyferrarossa@gmail.com 
Phone: 0194422808

4) Azni Azmi (azni.hadi)

Anak didik Syazreeyana Shukri. Hasil pn similar dgn sifu dia. hihi. Rate quite affordable, Contact sini:

Instagram: @azni.hadi
Email:azni.azmi@yahoo.com.my
Phone:60193832201

5) Naqiah Rahim

Sorang lagi anak didik Yana. Yana la recommend Naqiah dgn Azni. dua2 magic hands juga, boleh request nak no eyebrow trimmings, no falsies. bride akan nampak glowy. serious cantik. byk ambil studio jobs juga. Details sini:

Instagram: @naqiahrahim
Email:naqiamua@gmail.com
Phone:0193484421 

6) Ummal Hazarin

Yang ni my aunt yg recommend, kawan satu UITM dlu tak silap. makeup dia pn cantik, natural. Harga murah sikit dari Azni. dia juga akan tolong guide kita utk makeup kn husband, free of charge. Kalau nak try details dia sini:

Instagram: @ummalhazaarin
Phone:012-3345051

7) Nurulmf (makeupbynurulmf)

Yang ni pun Deby berkenan. Hasilnya nampak smooth, brides dia nampak gorgeous sangat. tapi Deby tak tanya lagi rate dia. tgk followers mcm ramai so mgkin tinggi sket dari azni?

Instagram: @makeupbynurulmf
Phone: 0125132298

8) Aishah Jailani

Rasanya dorang ni semua sifu sama kot? hasil semua lebih kurang sama dan gorgeous semuanya. Aishah ni selalu jd model juga, dan mata dia cam Deby a bit sepet. Asal aritu nak tanya tapi terlupa. Hehe. Boleh try sini:

Instagram:@aishah_jailani
Email:aishahj@live.com
Phone: +60142398719

9) Erin Leola

Erin ni seangkatan dengan Yana. Enuff said.

Instagram: @erinleola
Phone:0173200041


10) Leenzakaria
Pun famous gak. hasil pn kebaboom. Makeup sifu juga ni. Dia, sisram, Yana banyak buat makeup class. teringin plak nak pergi sekali. Maybe bila dah balik Malaysia. nak tau gak apa rahsia diorang. hihi

Instagram: @leenzakaria
Email: masazleen.z@gmail.com


Fuhhh... ramai lagi tau yang best2. tapi ni yang Deby shortlisted haritu. Yang lain2 Deby senaraikan instagram id dorang kat sini:

11) teyn: @makeupbyteyn - dia selalu makeupkan vivvy yusof
12) ayu kirana : @sentuhanayukirana
13) anna charms: @anna_charms
14) Nadiawani: @maekupbynadiawani
15) @fazs.faozi
16) Atiqah Zainuddin: @tieqazai


So selamat mencari MUA. percaya cakap Deby, MUA sgt2 penting. masa deby tunang dedlu, dalam gmbr makeup nampak cantik, tapi real life nampak tebal sgt. tu kira MUA yg agak fames tau. tapi sekarang rasanya hasil dia dh byk improved. Jadi kalini Deby was2 nak hire mana2 MUA.
Deby taknak la hire Sue Cantik, Ayangkamell, awin, etc. Dorang famous dan rate tinggi.
Tapi InsyaAllah Deby hire Azni kot. tgk dlu camne.


Love,

Senarai Vendor Kahwin 2015

Salam...

Lama betul Deby tak posting. Busy dengan studies, plus sekarang lebihkan twitter dgn instagram.

Deby sekarang tgh prepare nak habiskan phd. at the same time, busy prepare nak kahwin.

Yup, InsyaAllah tahun ni Deby akan kahwin. tarikh dah ada, tapi terpaksa rahsiakan dulu. bila kad dah siap baru leh gitau. hihi. Lewat sangat kan kahwin? patut haritu 2012, ni dah 2015. takpe lah, jodoh ni urusan Allah SWT. dh tertulis Deby kahwin lambat.

Dalam2 Deby nak prepare untuk kahwin ni, Deby sedar bila guna Encik Google tak ada banyak dah review2 vendor, group B2B kat fb, etc. tak semeriah tahun 2011/12 dulu. Dulu2 Zimie, Renee semua ada posting2 review yang sgt2 membantu. Sekarang dh tak ada sgt. Taktau lah kenapa, mungkin orang lebih kepada fb? Ataupn vendors tak kasi share harga kat blog?

Jadi Deby decide nak post review vendor, vendor2 yang popular skrg, vendor2 yg deby nak recommend dan harga, kalau boleh. Harap2 dapat membantu b2b kat luar sana.

Ni master post. nanti Deby akan link kan individual posts kat bawah ni ye.

Senarai Vendor Kahwin 2015
1) Senarai Makeup Artist 2015
2) Senarai OP (official Photographer) 2015
3) Senarai OV (Official Videographer) 2015
4) Senarai venue sekitar Kuala Lumpur 2015
5) Senarai venue sekitar Nilai/Putrajaya 2015
6) Senarai designer baju nikah/sanding 2015

Love,

Never give up

Everytime i said' "that's it! i quit!", its always my sv who pulled me back.

today a similar situation occurred, and I said "I want to quit. I had enough!"
my sv replied, "I don't want you to quit! I believe in the project, the idea, and you!"
(perasan tak sy no 3 dlm list dia?)

anyway, my point is, its crucial to have supportive supervisors, friends and families around you when you're doing your PhD.

if I didn't have any during this exhausting journey, I would have packed up my bags months ago.

So today I declare I love my sv so much, even though there are days I want to strangle him.

and sorry to the folks who had to listen to my rants and tears and whatnot about me quitting. i guess i'm not allowed to give up?

A day in the snow

Macam biasa, snow di London memang sgt rare. Tahun lepas snow sehari je di bulan februari. Tahun ni bulan januari pulak. Fyi, the coldest months in UK are January n February.

Tahun ni tak enjoy snow sangat, walaupun seminggu gak snow. Busy bangat. Sekarang pun busy gak ni. Sabtu ni ada progress presentation dekat sponsor. Haish. Hopefully semua okay.

Meh tengok gambar snow. Snap dekat Hyde Park. Lari kejap waktu keje (Hyde Park kat belakang Imperial College ni je). Maaf banysk camwhoring. Semenjak Deby tukar ke note 2 ni, memang banyak betul camwhoring. Yelah, camera depan cantik. Hee.

Pssst: kat atas pale deby tu actually safety goggles.  Terbawak dari opis. Hiks.

Berjalan2 di Old Trafford dan London

December langsung tak ada post. Semakin hari semakin malas nak blog.

And harini Deby nak declare Deby sungguh malas nak twit or FB lagi. Banyak sangat bendasing dan makhluk dan serangga yang tak puas hati. Sukati saya la kan nak post apa? But noooo... ada je tak puas hati. nak marah. nak comment. Bosan. Cukup bosan.

Oh. Post ni bukan untuk ranting. nanti ada yang tak puas hati lagi.

Post ni nak cerita Deby pergi Old Trafford. Yup. Pegi stadium Manchester United. Am i a fan? Nope I am not. Pergi pun sebab teman pakcik dan makcik yang datang Berjalan ke London. Kepada yang bising cakap saya asyik berjalan, just so you know, masa ni college saya tutup, okay? Cuti dari 21 dec smpai 1 jan.

Pergi masa hari mendung dan sejuk bangat. Tapi nampak sangat pakcik puas hati. Die hard fan la katakan. GGMU. Ternampak Kagawa. and ramai betul groupie Japan dia. tapi Deby tengok je la. Malas nak kejar. Hensem, in an Asian kinda way. Deby sebok tengah makan nasik goreng time tu. Ye saya bawak bekal.

Iklan: saya suka bangat dengan scarf Michael Kors saya

Ni la sket2 gambar kat Old Trafford. Cantik padang dia. Our tour guide explain how they culture the grass (culture, dalam erti kata mudah menipu rumput tu yang matahari sedang keluar supaya dia boleh tumbuh dengan jayanya), nampak how they take care of the stadium. Pakcik saya mengeluh kalau lah stadium Shah Alam or Bkt Jalil dijaga macam nie (oh pakcik saya die hard fan Selangor and Harimau Malaya, tiap kali game mesti pergi). Nak buat macam mana, dia depends gak dengan jumlah investment atas team tu sendiri.

Siap dapat certificate. 

Tapi personally saya rasa Emirates stadium lagi cantik. Tapi itu pun saya nampak dari jauh. Yelah. Stadium agak baru katakan.

Gunners. Gambar dari luar stadium. 

Sempat singgah gak Etihad stadium. Alang2 dah sampai Manchester.

cantik kan boots saya? kan kan?

Dalam berjalan2 tu ada la pergi the normal tourist attractions, London eye, Madame Tussauds, etc. Gambar ada banyak juga. Semua kat Facebook. Malas nak post kat sini or twitter. and yes, twitter saya dah dimangga. Menyampah bila orang baca twit saya pastu comment tak puas hati la, sebok nak tau apa saya buat lah. TOLONG. bosan gila.

Gambar serba sikit sepanjang saya berjimba dengan pakcik makcik saya.

shopping masa boxing day memang harus. 

Big Ben. 

Kami memang gedik

Dekat London Eye

Post harus dekat tube

Di camden town. memang menarik. 

Gambar2 ni semua diambil menggunakan Samsung Galaxy Note II. My new toy. Oyeh, baby!

Homemade Pesticides

warning: post ni dalam english. ampun ye.

Yesterday night, a friend of mine went on a cockroach (!) tour at the Science Museum. Being superbly sick as I am, I was unable to join him. Teasing him about fnding ridsect andsoforth reminded me of a mini project I made my students do during my year as a lecturer.

The title of the mini project is Homemade Pesticide (oh, fyi, the course was Chemicals in Agriculture). So what they have to do is try to find something (household items, etc) that can be made into pesticides.

Basically my students did a wonderful job. Even my beloved big boss (a.k.a the dean) loved the project so much. And this mini project truly helped them during their final exam, i kid you not. So hereby I assert that rather than emphasizing on theories and lectures, focusing more on hands on and practical works are so much better in guiding students to achieve the course outcome. :D (psst: that class achieve a beautiful bell graph for their marks)

Okay back to the topic. There are numerous items that you can turn into pesticides in your homes. Though we have to purify it at some point (which my students didn't do), and we have to test the potency of each substances (they didn't have time for it), their tests showed that most of them works. Though some smelled really bad, I think the insects will run away based on the smell itself. :p

1) capsaicin (pepper/cili)

This is an excellent source for a pesticide. What they did was they blended these, filter it and use the liquid. I really can't remember the exact aliquot, or water to capsaicin ratio. And i also don't actually remember if they checked the effect on plants, will it burn? i have no idea. but well, basically it works, so maybe needs to purify and adjust the concentration.

2) lemongrass (serai wangi)

Lemongrass or Cymbopogon is a natural insect repellent.  If i remember correctly there's already a commercialized product made from lemongrass in the market. I kinda don't like the smell though, I think there's added ingredient into it. But we can do it ourselves at home. As usual, just grind/blend chopped lemongrass, filter them and wallah, we can directly use it! It seems that lemongrass is good to repel flies and maybe cockroaches (you hear that, mr cockroach?). Again, the concentration plays a vital role, do be wary of too much or too little. play around with it.

3) Garlic (bawang putih)

I think this one has the worst smell among all. Garlic, or the scientifically known as Allium Sativum, is also a natural insect repellent. Well, if you ask me, its a natural human repellent as well. I think the smell alone is good enough to tell those insects (and humans!) not to come near. For this one I suggest you to try with a lower dosage, as the smell is really overpowering.

There are a few more (ginger, dioscorine, salt), but I'm running short of time. So in conclusion, there are many simple solutions for insect repellent, some of it are easily obtained. Do try them out, and let me know if it works. And to Mr Cockroach, beware!!!

Love from London,

Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Adha

Tahun ni sambut  raya haji dalam keadaan demam batuk n selsema. Sedih tol. Pagi2 lagi dah pergi Malaysia High Commision dekat Belgrave Sq untuk solat raya, dengar khutbah. Lepas tu pergi open house (aunts of Kak Zaila) dekat South Kensington. Let me tell you, rendang ayam kat situ memang superb! teringat2 rendang nenek. Sebijik pedas dia. Dapat lontong, laksa lagi. Happy sangat. At least takde la rindu sangat food raya kt Malaysia.

gambar gediks!

Qish, Kak Zaila, Baby Inex and me

among the ladies, beraya at Kak Zaila's aunties' house

lepas beraya, terpaksa masuk office jap. Did i mention i had to become a lab manager? serious taknak, tapi entah kenapa kena paksa. So kena masuk office jap, siapkan permit sebab hari Khamis deby demam panas so tak pergi office, orang2 office dah start sibuk2 call and email. Sedih je bila sakit pn orang tak kasik rehat. :(

Lepas touch and go kat office, Qish ajak pergi shopping kat Oxford street. dan saya bagaikan orang gila shopping mopping. Hahaha. Akhirnya dapat boots idaman hati! yay! Let me tell you, forever21 memang murah bangat kat sini. And i have to mention gak, deby dah lost weight byk gila sejak balik sini balik, now i can wear size 25 jeans! pencapaian nih!!! Sorry, excited lebih. sila abaikan. along the way, suara deby makin hilang. awal pagi suara rock + sexy serak, sampai petang suara memang dah takde. 

Our haul

so in love with this!

Today nak pergi MSD ada open house, tomorrow dekat Mara Hostel gak. Walaupun suara deby dah hilang, raya is still raya kan? makan is still makan gak. hehehe

P/S: next week nak pergi Birmingham (lawat Opie) dan Coventry (lawat Faiz and Ary)

P/P/S: next next week nak tgk Evanescence and the Used in concert! wuhooo!

P/P/P/S: sangat stressed out pasal kerja, most days rasa nak nangis je. T.T sbb tu asyik berpoya2 je skrg

Love from London,