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I am a very boring and unadventurous person in terms of the products I use. I tend to stick like glue to certain products that work well for me and diverting to another will most probably take ages for me. Having said that, monthly favourites would therefore be close to impossible for me so I have decided to accumulate things I have been loving and share them with you lot!



1. Body Shop's Vitamin E Moisture Serum




Last month, my skin has started showing dry patches on my face. Knowing myself, I gave it time to go away by itself because my skin normally has its phases of being annoying especially when I am stressed out or tired. This time, however, the dry patches did not go away but it started to peel off really badly when I apply foundation on. I knew right then that I had to take action! I knew I did not want to purchase a whole new moisturizer because I already had mine and I wasn't planning on switching it up until I was completely done with it. Coming across this was an immediate eye-catcher for me! A pre-moisturiser was just what I needed. I picked this baby up and whipped out my membership card hoping to lessen the hole in my wallet. Still a tiny dent in my wallet, but it sure did save me from looking like I'm shedding.


2. Thursday Plantation's Tea Tree Medicated Gel for Acne



Ever since I hit puberty, which was almost 10 years ago (heh), my skin has never cooperated with me. I have been battling acne and acne scars for most of these years and I have gone through dozens and dozens of products in hopes of curing this horrible dilemma. 
I used to despise the smell of Tea Tree oils because my mother used to slather bottles and bottles of tea tree oil on my face during my pre-teen years. I recently discovered this product a few months back during a vacation in Australia. My mother tried to convince me to try this product and surprisingly, it worked. I dab this on the giant craters on my face twice a day and it shrinks almost immediately. Not a definite cure, but I found myself thanking this for regulating those pesky pimples.

3. Misha's Cherry Blossom Hand Cream


I don't know about you but just seeing the word Misha, dollar signs flying away pops up in my head. This is, no doubt, one of the most expensive Korean brands I have tried out but one of the most effective ones! I was lucky enough to get this as a free gift when my mother purchased some products from this brand. 
I have recently been living off moisturizers and hand creams because my hands cannot go a day without being moisturized. It has been fragile lately especially because of all the skin rips I've gotten. I've gone through a lot of different hand creams but this one definitely did my palms justice! Unforunately, I'm almost all out of this stuff and I don't think I would want anymore dollar signs flying away.


4. Lanolin Oil Moisturising Cream




The reason behind this necessity has been stated above but here's another traditional Australian favourite that has been loved by the ladies of my family ever since I could remember. A trip to Australia each year will never be complete without at least two of these tubs brought back! An oldie but a goodie.

5. Dove's Clinical Protection Deodorant



Ok ladies, let's be honest.. Sometimes our armpits don't smell as good as we'd want them to.... Just me? Alright. I admit my armpits have always had a bit of a problem adjusting to normal deodorants. They apparently only want the "clinical protected" ones. Even my armpits are sassy. I spotted this baby when I was at a pharmacy in Australia and I knew I just had to give it a try. After a few days, a few good sniffs when I wake up, and no stains on my clothes, I knew I have found my saviour! I picked up another one and packed them for home. 
I am, however, on my second tub right now but luckily, I found a similar one here in Brunei! A different brand, but worth a try. Will have you guys on the loop about it when I start slathering it on my armpits! Hehe

6. Carmex's Moisturizing Lip Balm

My second tub and almost gone. Brunei, you have got to step up your lip balm game! Ship these blessed products here!! Like my armpits, my hands, and my skin, my lips are also very picky when it comes to the products I feed it. Other drugstore lip balms will do nothing to my lips but dry them out even more and make them shed. It's horrible and it's disgusting. My darling Carmex, however, keeps my lips as smooth as a baby's butt and I use it religiously every day.

7. Pantene's Hair Fall Control Shampoo and Conditioner



My hair, how can I forget my hair.. My hair also has it's own issues. When I was 16, I started having issues with hair fall. I remember running my fingers through my hair and seeing a few strands stuck in between my fingers every time. It finally got to me and I started to lose it "AM I GOING TO GO BALD?" 
For years, I have been on the search for the perfect shampoo that will help this problem. I have done many different treatments and sat through hours and hours of hair steaming and some fancy things they do to your hair when you tell them you have a problem with it. All it gave me was neck strain and a really bad neck massage.
I was very very shocked when I found a normal off the shelf shampoo that seemed to work for me. I have been using organic and expensive shampoos that diverting to a normal shampoo like this was quite a shock to me, in a good way! I missed how shampoos like these smell and I miss how it lathers perfectly! You ain't getting no lather with organic shampoos. I have noticed some small improvements ever since I've been using this shampoo and conditioner. I am still on the hunt for an even better one but I must say, this one saved me this time!

8. The Lost and the Found by Cat Clarke


The last but definitely not the least, the books that I zoomed past in just a few days! 
Having a sister who was taken away from your family and was gone for more than 10 years, but then she suddenly comes back, all grown up. How can you be completely sure things will be the same again? How would you feel? 
Cat Clarke got me in a wave of emotions and I sat through hours and hours reading this book. A good read after a long time of hiatus!



And there's a list of some things I have been loving! 
I am in search of a new foundations and a new hand cream, any suggestions?

I hope you all enjoyed this is long list! 

Liyana


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It’s now a new month and that means, it's time for a new favorites post! I know I’m a bit late for my September favorites post because honestly I was just so lazy to take photos of the things I’m going to talk about and since the power was out for a half an hour (or so) today, thought I’d take pictures of them to pass the time.

First: Mascara
Brand: Maybelline The Magnum Volum’ Express Waterproof
Purchased from: Guardian 



 

I know that this mascara is kind of old but just recently when I was going through all the makeup my sister didn’t bring with her to the UK, I found this mascara. I’ve worn this before but I’m not sure why I stopped because clearly, I love love love this mascara now. I wear this mascara almost everyday for the past month! If you’ve been following my favorite makeup posts then you will know that I always wear my NYX mascara but to be honest, I have not worn them for quite a while now. Guilty.

This mascara is amazing. It adds volume and length to my eyelashes, which makes it thicker but it still looks natural. It’s also waterproof (as stated) and I absolutely love waterproof products because my face gets oily so they tend to smudge if they’re not waterproof. It’s waterproof to the point that it’s a bit difficult for me to take it off. I’m not sure if it’s my makeup eraser or the mascara but I find it hard to take it off and that’s probably the only flaw I can say for this product.

Second: Lip Tint
Brand: Revlon Protective Lip Tint
Code: 060 Berry
Purchased from: Guardian

 

 


Whenever I’m in a hurry, which is almost all the time, I tend to always wear whatever lip products I carry in my handbag and this is one of them. I actually got this from years back honestly, when I was staying in KB at my cousin’s place and her mother bought this for me. I’m not sure if they still sell these though because it was from a long time ago but it still works so I still wear them. It wasn’t my go-to lip product at first because I don’t really like dark lips but somehow last month, I wore this color almost all the time. ALMOST. It’s easy to apply and it doesn’t dry out my lips; probably because it’s a lip tint. It also has SPF 15! Wonderful.

Third: Shampoo and Conditioner
Brand: Good Virtues Co.
Shampoo: Happy & Heavenly Anti Dandruff Care Shampoo Nourishing Hair Fall Protection
Conditioner: Helpful & Delightful Anti Dandruff Care Conditioner Nourishing Hair Fall Protection
Purcahsed From: Supasave



First of all, HOW CUTE IS THE PACKAGING??

You know I’m a sucker for cute packaging so they immediately caught my eyes. I was on a hunt of finding a new shampoo because the shampoo I used before this was the one I have been using for 3 years straight. The reason why I didn’t change it was because whenever I try to, my scalp ends up getting really itchy and flaky and it would only stop if I go back to the original shampoo that I was using. This happened a lot for the past 3 years and it was quite worrying because this shampoo worked well at first and in the end my hair just got used to it, I guess.

So when I bought these two, I was really hoping that my scalp won’t get all itchy and flaky because if they did, I would be so disappointed on not being able to continue using the shampoo and conditioner. After 2 weeks of using them, my scalp wasn’t itchy AT ALL. I was quite surprised because as I said, no matter how many times I’ve tried to change my shampoo, I couldn’t BUT FINALLY, after 3 years, I have found the PERFECT shampoo and conditioner!!

It doesn’t only smell nice, but it doesn’t make my hair oily nor does it make my scalp itchy. I see no dandruff on my hair, amazing but I still have hair falls from time to time so I probably just have to keep continue using them. Bonus point for the packaging, of course. Sigh. I just love these two!

Forth: Movie 
Title: Inside Out

Credit: Google
Now, I actually watched this movie last August with my family and I don’t know why I didn’t put it in my August Favorites because this movie deserves to be in a favorites post. I am the type of person who would always be down to watch animation movies, and if I were to list all the animation movies I love, it would be never-ending. When my siblings first talked about it, I had no idea what’s it about as I’m not the type of person who watches trailers. I prefer to just go in the movies without expecting or knowing anything about it but somehow the title got me curious and it got me thinking, what kind of movie is this?

So I went on youtube and watched the trailer and honestly from that moment, I couldn’t stop bothering my family about it. I was curious on how the story goes and I was curious on how it will end. I don’t want to spoil it to anyone who hasn’t watched it but the movie wasn’t a boring one, at least to me cause there would always be something happening. It’s wonderful.

AND. They had a short animation clip before that too that made me sing along and dance to it! I have the song on my phone now and I listen to it all the time. So to anyone who hasn’t watched it, YOU SHOULD. I’m not really sure if they’re still showing it but if they are, go go go watch!

Last: Quote

Credit: WeHeartIt

Once you’ve read the quote, I’m sure you understand what it means. Last month was quite a rough month for me as I lost one of the special people in my life, assignments were building up, people were getting on each others’ nerves and all those things. So there are times when I feel like I just want to shut the world and just be alone, not talking to anyone, not doing any task, just simply do nothing but then I thought, there are so many things to do, so many responsibilities that I don’t have time to mope around and do nothing. I told myself whatever that is going on in my life, people out there have it worse, I should be thankful for all the blessings I have.

Everyday might not be a good day but at least I have a roof above my head, meals on my plate and most importantly education. We are so blessed living in Brunei that the government either pays or subsides almost everything. There are a lot of people who depend on me, who need me and I can’t just let myself crumble for so long. Yes, I broke down but I told myself to immediately get back up. I had one bad night that made me lose my focus for the whole day, the next day but Alhamdulillah, at the end of the day I managed to gain back my senses.

This quote means a lot to me, it might sound sassy but it’s true. Whatever situation you are in, make sure to be professional about it. Don’t let personal matters affect your work or your schoolwork. It is ok to cry, it is ok to have a day off from everything but you have to tell yourself, once this is over, I’m going to leave whatever I just let out and move on with my life. As what was quoted “no matter how you feel, get up, dress up, show up and never give up.”

That is all for last month’s favorites! Till next time.

All photos are taken by me, otherwise stated.

Sabrina Yussof
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It has only been one week after our mid-semester break ended and we had to go back to this place called university. Only one week and already, the amount of assignments thrown at us is unbelievable. Well I guess it's no surprise as we're going towards the end of the semester but this week has been quite stressful for me. Bad things happened since Monday and the day after was more or less the same.

It was all rain no sunshine kind of week as the following days were similar as well and thats when I told myself I needed to do something before things get worse. By worse I mean me, thinking negative about everything. So on Friday I had a little "me-time" as I told myself to take a break from everything and I honestly felt so much better at the end of the day.

And comes the weekend! A stress-free weekend I should say because thanks to the weekend, my stress level decreased.

There are two parts of my weekend and both consist of me spending time with my family!

1st part: Saturday night

My family from my mom's side came together for a "doa selamat" for my aunt who recently received an award during Teachers' day. She is obviously a teacher but she is also a part time student and as far as I know, she has been scoring mostly distinctions on her exams. I am really inspired by her as she is juggling a lot at one time but still managed to score distinctions. If you're not jealous of that then there must be something wrong with you.

Congratulations Aunty! 

We also celebrated the people whose birthdays are in October. AND I can't emphasize enough on how much I loved the cake that night! I've always, ALWAYS loved Bakerlyn's Snow White. We bought the cake for my dad's birthday last February and I thought last night needed a wonderful cake as that as well. So I told my mom to buy Snow White and she did, and my tummy was happy.

Doesn't that look yummy?

2nd part: Late Saturday night till Sunday Midday

Second part of my fun filled weekend was staying over night at Mangrove Resort Paradise at the new villa. My nephew turned one today and his family wanted to celebrate his birthday at Mangrove and they decided to let me tag along. I couldn't be happier when my cousin invited me because I thought that was what I needed to release my stress. What could be better than spending the time surrounded with amazing people, the river and the forest? Nothing!

The villa wasn't that big but it was enough to fit all of us. It consists of three bedrooms, one living room and one kitchen. There's also a Jacuzzi outside on the balcony but the water wasn't as warm-hot as I thought it would be. The buttons weren't working well though so I think that's part of the reason why.

This morning, we tried to catch the sunrise so we went up to the tower! It wasn't really a tall one but it was just right. Although we weren't patient enough to wait for the sun to actually rise up, the view was beautiful nonetheless. The one thing that disappointed me was seeing the river filled with trash/garbage. The view of the river and the forest was amazing but seeing garbage in the river was a definite turn off! But other than that, everything was amazing.



I wish to come with my own family here too someday! (Mom I know you are reading this so let's go next time!)

I also took the advantage of the beautiful view to capture my #ootd pictures. Hehe.




 and here is a picture of my two adorable cousins!


I also bumped into one of my close friends as I was on my way to my car. We've met each other at the same place before too and it's funny that it happened again!


On a different note, I just wanna say Happy birthday to my cousin and my nephew!!

Arif Fayyadh

Nurul Kamaliah
Happy birthday to the both of you!

P/s; What I mentioned above were only the surface of what I did during my weekend but what matters most is now, I am welcoming the new week with a clearer and positive mindset!

I hope all of you enjoyed your weekend as much as I did and I hope life is treating all of you well!

Sabrina Yussof
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Being confident with yourself can be easy for some people but it can also be the most difficult task for others. We tend to get insecure with every single thing and that includes on how we dress. Dressing well is in no doubt the best way to increase our confidence but the question is how can we be confident with ourselves even if we can’t be confident with what we wear? Others may have different tactics on how they can be confident with what they wear but let me just share mine.

1. Get inspired.
Choosing my own outfits and finding my own style is difficult for me, therefore I look for inspirations everywhere; I buy fashion magazines, I go to fashion websites and I even go on fashion-related instagram accounts. There are lots of ideas and inspirations that you can get from all these sources, especially instagram. Why give yourself a headache on searching for fashion websites when you can go to instagram? Be nosy and look at how others style themselves, they might even suit you!

2. Be brave and hear what people say.
Once you’ve decided on what style you want to go with then make sure you put that to the test! Go out and show the world your new style AND make sure you hear what people say. Criticism is hard, although, those honest remarks are the ones that will make you stronger. If your friends don’t think you suit that style then take into consideration BUT you have to know that at the end of the day, its YOU who choose what style you want regardless of what people say.

I’ve tried many styles before and my friends gave me their opinions about it too so I listened. I get sad when they say this certain style doesn’t suit me but maybe they are right. I am the type of person who doesn’t know my own personality, I know what I like and what I don’t but it’s hard to describe myself to others when they want to get to know me. So with that, I choose to listen to others.

But again, at the end of the day, it’s your choice whether to stick to that style or change up a few things. Your new style might even grow on your friends, you wouldn’t know!

3. Stay positive!
Sounds cliché but it helps a lot. I often have times where I don’t feel confident in what I wear that day but sometimes I chose not to care about it. I have amazing people around me who won’t judge me regardless anything, so why worry? Stay positive and smile! A smile is the best makeup every girl can wear! And I totally agree with the statement. Show them that beautiful smile and people would care less about what you wear!

I know it’s hard to be confident when you see a lot of people wearing pretty outfits and everything but that’s their life. You have to live yours too! And hiding yourself because you’re not confident won’t get you anywhere. You’ll realize you’ll be happier once you stop caring what others say about you.
Though this may contradict what I mentioned earlier, but as I said, in the end it’s YOUR choice.

I have a few #ootds that I’d like to share. Who knows these might help!

1.
Shawl: I made it myself
Jumper: FashionValet 
Bag: Sofina3 Signature by Sometime
Pants: iTop

I often like wearing all black and pairing it up with my Sofina 3 Signature!

2.

Shawl: Myself 
Sweater: GAP
Bag: Something Borrowed
Pants: Diesel
Heels: Zalora (I think)

I wore this for a movie night with my family!

3. 
Shawl: I'm not sure!
Blouse: Alrezkhanz 
Pants: This, I'm not sure as well 
Bag: DKNY 
Sometimes I just mix match different colors to my outfit!
4.
Shawl: Aniqah Collections
Blouse: I'm not sure,
Skirt: Forever21
Bag: Guess 
Heels: Zalora 
When I feel extra girly I wear skirts!
 4.
Shawl: Myself 
Top: Not sure (same top as above!!)
Skirt: Alrezkhanz 
Bag: Sofina3 Signature by Sometime
Flats: Not sure (It says V though, hmm)

And again! I love flowy skirts! 
5.

Shawl: Not sure 
Blouse: Dorothy Perkins
Jeans: Diesel
Bag: Mango  

I wear this when I'm lazy (which is almost all the time)

So there you go! Outfits I often wear! 
You can see that I wear almost the same thing all the time but I tend to switch it up once in a while too. So you don't actually need a number of clothes. Just be creative! 
Hope this helps even a tiny bit!

Sabrina Yussof
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