More Baby Stuff Haul! | Bloom & Grow

Tick Tock Tick Tock! I'm actually now at the final stage. Its my 36 weeks! It is not a surprise if I would have give birth tomorrow haha! So many new things to learn and sooo many things to prepare. So I got more haul for my baby, in shaa Allah. I got hook up with some Bloom & Grow products and I am sooo excited to use them I know it takes some stages and time for some of these as it need some suitable time to use them. So I got some essential and so cool stuff for my little man, hopefully! So Bloom & Grow (B&G) is a distributor for all kinds of baby/children products brand. You might have seen them in some shops/retailers and online stores. There are tons of products they offer, from care to safety, toys, accessories, clothes, food utensils and many many more. So wanna see what I got? Come check out below!

I got a few stuff here. Some clothes, toys, baby carrier and some for my self too. Do follow my Instagram because from time to time I will give you my thoughts on these products on how they works, how it helped me taking care of Baby A and of course review on them.

So first off, I got some stuff from Skip Hop. I got some newborn clothes, this starry chevron side-snap long sleeve body suit set. Love the quick snap side buttons to make my job easier later haha. It is 100% made out of cotton and it is so soft! Baby A going to sleep so comfortable in these. Then I got a hooded towel (Skip Hop Zoo Hooded Towel), It is a soft, fast absorbent 100% cotton material made perfectly for any sizes of ages. It's going to be a fun bath time! Lastly from the picture above I got this babyprints color ornament from Pearhead. Got in blue and will use this when Baby A is big enough haha. It is a non-toxic, soft air drying clay. No baking required. Just a little touch of fun to mark Baby A journey as a baby. I know he is going to grow up so fast and I am going to miss his little chubby hand later. hehe.

I saw a lot of parents these days a re using this so I got one for my self. This is the Egrobaby Four Position 360 Bundle OF Joy Baby Carrier. It can be use in so many ways and it also comes with a newborn Infant insert. So I find this is pretty cool! Got it in black so hubby can use this and still look masculine. hahahaha!

So mama also got to make herself comfortable. I got myself the Egrobaby Natural Curve Nursing Pillow for breastfeeding comfort or I think can also be use during bottle feed time. It provides nursing support and comfort while breastfeeding. Then I got the Belly Bandit to help mummy looking slimmer after giving birth, ya all know mommy needs some looking good essential too right. Then I got to try this cool device call grohush This device is a unique tool that use to calm babies. It transmits soothing "white noise" directly to your baby that will help to calm and soothe the baby without disturbing others around. It has 3 different noise sound to choose from, heart beat, ocean waves and rain falling. The device is operated with batteries and it has a soft cover on the bottom part to make it more comfortable on the baby while using it. You can watch a video on how this works here!

Then some accessories for the car seat and stroller. That cute lion head rest and seat belt accessories are from Benbat. Some accessories for the stroller, I got the CuddleCo Momory Foam Stroller Liner, just to give some extra comfort for baby A and the toddle tray from Food N Fun for the front part.

Last and not least of course, a diaper bag! A bag that is pretty much the savior of all as a parent. Will need to carry lots of stuff after this and instead of going for a normal tote, I choose a backpack so me and hubby can switch roles carrying this. First impression of this cool Skip Hop bag is, amazing! I love the design and material. Will definitely give my thoughts on this more when I have use it! So if you are interested to know more and what more do they have, check out these links below! Follow them as you will get useful parenting tips along the way too! More to come, and see you in my next post!

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My own TV Show?

It is surreal. Last year I have been back and forward from JB, KL, JB, KL to finish up this project. I was selected to be a host for a new show at TV9. It is called #sendiribikin. Basically a show about crafty stuff and DIY. Pretty sum up what I love! A total 13 episode have been successfully shoot and now it is live. Every Friday, at 6.30pm me and the beautiful Ameera Zaini (Saffiya Host) will be hosting the show. Nothing formal, a casual chit chat DIY show that I hope everyone going to love! From fashion items, food, decor and even baby & pet accessories! If you are not available to watch the show you can always go to Tonton to watch it back hehe. It started yesterday, and this is the first episode if you missed it! - #sendiribikin Episode 1

It is my first time hosting and I hope you will understand the awkwardness face I may have show in each show haha. Also that serious face while doing the DIY. I laugh at myself! It has been one of the best experience in my life ever. I could say, it was not easy but truly a great experience and fun journey. So what's next? I don;t know. All I want to know is when will my baby give me a signal that he is going to see the world! hahahahaha! *nervous*

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Getting ready for the hospital visit! | Gin & Jacqie Hanna Baby Bag

Oh gosh! How time flies. I am already in my 3rd trimester and yes.. The day is just around the corner and I am pretty much excited at the same time pretty nervous. It is my first time and I don;t know what to expect. I have been talking to my belly everyday and I just can;t wait to see him! I wish my pregnancy and labor will be smooth and nothing bad will happen. Amin! So it has been 32 weeks I think this week. 32-33 weeks pretty much. So it is time to pack that bag! It is called a hospital bag. The essential I need during my labor and my baby. His first clothes, mittens and such.. awwww! This bag would be the bag I will grab when "the time calls!". XD So, I was looking for a baby bag and I found this Hannah bag from Gin & Jacqie. It is just perfect and let me show you why you mom to be or mom with babies need this!

This Hannah Bag Bag comes in 3 color options and mine is in Pink. It comes with a detachable strap and a small pouch. The material is made out of a very high quality canvas like material (Printed 600Denier) It has a measurement of 35cm x 27cm x 14cm. The strap lenght is 18cm with a metal closure.

It has 3 vertical slots with a lot of compartments as you can see from the picture above. There is so uch space and slots I can use to organize all my baby stuff in there. The inside is made out of a easy to wipe/wash material. The pouch it came with has a zipper on it. You can use it for many things and store it in the bag or simple hang it like a key chain on the bag it self.

I use the pouch to store some diapers that I need to bring. A a paranoid person, I would not likely to just throw in the diapers with the other stuff. I don;t want the diapers to get dust on it. I find the pouch is very helpful to store some diapers in it. This way the diapers are well protected and will not expose to dirt easily. Yes to that! I store the bag along wth the other stuff in the bag. The pouch fits 6pcs of newborn diapers perfectly. Just nice!

There are also some slot on each side. Perfect to put 2 baby bottles on each side. Below is how it looks like when I have put all of the baby essential. Still got a lot of space! 

Now my hospital baby bag is ready! This bag can be also use after I give birth for my baby everyday essential when going out. I really love this bag and really recommend it to all mothers out there!

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2016 Shopping Wishlist

I was a bit bored and I thought of doing this post. As you know I am a person who always have my wishlist updated. Haha. Of course, being a normal person who always have something to own or buy. Well I love shopping and I am not guilty about that. It makes me happy, who doesn't! So I made a 2016 shopping wishlist. So I can keep track on what to save for or else I will be spending on things I would not even really want to have. Here are some of the things I really would love to own this year. Most of the are pretty pricey so it would be a great target goals this year for me to work harder and stay motivated.

1. Dive into the Mac Lipsticks craze.

I never own any Mac lipstick and I think it is about time. As I felt more adult, I think I am into lipsticks nowadays. I wanted to start collecting Mac Lipstick as they always have wide varieties of shade selections and they are classic. I heard good reviews about them and they have tons of shades that I think I would love. So, I might be starting to buy them one at a time and collect them from now own. Share with me your favorite Mac lipstick if you have! Would be a great recommendation for me.

2. Own the Frends Layla Headphones in Rose Gold.

Gosh I have been wanting this since last year Zoella shows hers. It is this pretty splurgy headphone that well, obviously looks super pretty with its white and rosegold detailing. Also I love how this can be folded and it came with a  pouch to keep it safe. This can be bought at most designer online stores. It retails around RM600++ as for the currency now. So... A RM600++ head phone? I might be splurging on this if I have some surplus money or probably a birthday treat.

3. Complete single eyeshadow palette collection.

I want to start owning makeup that I really use and love. So will be slowing down on the eyeshadow palette I want and start investing on a good single shadow that I really use. As for now I have listed some Make up Geek eyeshadow that I want and I want to organize them in the MAC 15 empty palette. So, if I got to complete at least 2 of them, it would be a great accomplishment!

4. Have my first ever designer bag.

This might be the biggest one. I have been eyeing some some designer bag. Some of them are overly priced and I think so far Kate Spade bag are pretty decent to be owned. I saw they have open a new boutique here in Malaysia. I want to have my very own designer bag that I would mind splurging in. It would be the Kate Spade Small Cedar Bag. For now I want the one in Mulled Wine. They have in other colors. Let see if I can motivate my self on owning this bag. It is such a cute bag!

5. Try out some NARS products.

NARS are only available in KL. I stay in JB so its a bit hard for me to get their stuff. But if I have the chance to go back to KL and do some shopping, I would love to buy all of the NARS product that I have been wanting since years ago. Would love to try their products as they are one of the brand that people swear by as one of the best brand to splurge in. Looking forward for the foundation, blushes and bronzer.

6. It;s about time. Have a new phone.

I have been using my iPhone 5 for about 2-13 years now if I am not mistaken. It's getting old and I would love to have a new phone. Let see which model I can afford when it's about time. Of course I wanted the latest one, in rose gold but ya. They price. Urgh. I could buy 2 Kate Spade bag.

7. Convince my self to own some BBW candles.

The number of how many times I refuse to bring the candles to the counter and pay is countless. The selection of BBW candles here in  Malaysia is pretty sad to be honest, there are not much of a choice like what we usually see in the YouTube community BBW hauls. I'm pretty jealous but maybe they will bring more and I would love to own some and use it as a decor for my own home as we are planning to move into our new house. Would be a great decor and props for photography too!

8. Have some Martha Steward craft paints.

I have collected some and would be nice to have just a little bit more. I love these paints as they are multi purpose and I have wide list of DIY projects I wanna make with these paints. Lining up these paints and by looking at them are also therapeutic too haha! Of course I wanna do more crafty things this year. Been neglecting my hobby for quite sometime.

9. Have a new dressing table and makeup organization storage.

As we plan to move out I would love to reorganize my makeup section Wanna get rid of more stuff this year and only keep things I really use and not empty like what I did for the past year haha. Wanna get the Ikea dressing table, and maybe pair i with a large mirror on the front and a small drawer to keep other extra things. 

Well that is all I think. What is your biggest shopping wishlist this year? It is great to have goals and target so we can keep track on what we want and have some motivation to move forward and be better in doing things. Till next time!

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Must have apps for Beauty & Fashion geek out there!

From my previous last post I mentioned that I am going to highlight the top 3 apps that I love by using on this new ASUS TP300CHI. I like simple apps that keep me going. As a blogger who loves beauty and fashion, keeping up-to-date with trends can be time consuming. An app that is simple and with just a few clicks can help me get things done in just a few minutes. The long hours have been reduced and I have more time to do other stuff! Here are some of the apps, available on Windows 10, that I love and I think every beauty & fashion lover should discover it!

1. Photo Editing
I have a full version of Photoshop in my old laptop. I use it when I need more advance editing for my photos. But after discovering how Photoshop has an Express app, I realize it has helped me so much in saving time. Especially when I am on the go, I can edit my pictures that I took on my phone and save it to my OneDrive. No cables needed! All it takes was just cropping, re-sizing, exposure leveling and sometimes I use some filter to make the pictures look nicer. From my phone, to OneDrive, to my laptop and I can just straight up upload it in my blog and publish it.

2. Inspiration

What else other than my favourite site to go to. Pinterest! I have a full organize board there from Makeup looks, Makeup pictures, DIYs, fashion pictures and more. When I am relaxing or simply want to have some inspiration, I can just unplug the ASUS’ screen from the keyboard and now it is a tablet and it let’s scroll though my Pinterest, with my finger, through this app called Pinspiration. Believe me, when you get into this app, you will never stop scrolling. There are so many things to learn and guess what. I learn most of picture product photo taking from here. I usually will pin some makeup product pictures to get me inspire on how should I took my blog photos. 

3. Shopping
What else! Beauty and fashion lovers have to shop the latest trends! You know how much I love eBay. eBay is one of the market place where I get to know the latest stuff, the rare stuff and especially the ones that you cannot get here locally. I’m so glad there is a Windows 10 app for easy access to eBay. For example the famous Maybeline age rewind concealer that is not available here locally here in Malaysia. I can get it though eBay. Korean makeups and more! Oh also, the best selling Morphe eyeshadow palette! It has been a breeze with the awesome processing speed I get from the ASUS TP300CHI.

There are more apps that I wish I could share with you! Don’t want to run out of topic but some of them include games. I love how this has helped me so much during my busy days and a whole lot of travelling this month. Getting things done anytime is not impossible for me anymore.

Stay tuned for more. More info about making magic everyday like I do, visit the Make Magic website!

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Busy Me! How I get things done anywhere I go.

I always have something to do and sometimes it can get very overwhelming. I got to admit I am a hasty kind of person and if I can't get things done, I will go crazy the whole day. haha! True story. As a full time blogger and online entrepreneur, I always need to be around my computer all the time. Get access to the internet all the time and always have something to be done through the computer. Things that keep going are something that is easy to be carry anywhere, light and long battery life. Right now I am using the ASUS TP300CHI. It has a slim sleek design (a thickness of 7.6mm only!) that I love and the best part is. It’s a 2 in 1 so it can be a computer as well as a tablet. Powered by Windows 10 and Intel, it keeps me going and this is how I #makemagiceveryday.

While my husband is driving especially when we travel, I can never stop doing my work. Usually there will be some urgent task I will need to complete it on time, when they have some plan changes and such. To bring my old laptop for travel would be impossible. It is heavy and the battery would not last long as it is just a basic computer that need charging all the time. The ASUS TP300CHI has longer battery life, and it mobile friendly. It is so light and easy to carry anywhere. Up to 8hrs of baterry life, I can easily feel breeze at any 4-5 hours worth of traveling journey. 

As you know Windows 10 has has a new interface on the front where it features a quick start up. I organize my favourite apps on the front which makes my work flow much smoother. While waiting for my food to arrive or simply hanging out in the cafe, I can relax and sit back with my computer by just unplugging it from the key board and now it is a tablet! Not just an ordinary tablet as it is also function just like a real computer where I can get access to more software than a normal tablet can do. Sometimes looking like you doing your work though a laptop can be tiring and you just want to relax. The tablet mode is really convenient. With just one click it can be change between laptop mode or tablet mode easily. The difference is that laptop mode is made to be used with a cursor and the tablet mode to be used with your finger!

I always love to get inspired all the time so going through my favourite apps like Pinterest to get some new ideas for incoming projects and stuff is one of my favourite things to do. I can go hours browsing and scrolling though it. Will let you know my favourite apps that keep me inspired as a blogger and entrepreneur next!

Stay tuned for more. More info about making magic everyday like I do on the Make Magic website!

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When did it all start?

Have you ever imagine your life without the computer discovery? Well basically I could not. I would not imagine what I am doing right now if it is not being around my computer. The first computer I got as far as I can remember back years ago was the HP Presario v3000 powered by Windows and Intel processors.

It was my life!

It might be bulky and heavy to be honest, but I bring it nearly everywhere around campus. I do assignments with it, surf the internet, play games and more! When I woke up in the morning, it was the first thing I could remember to turn it on. While getting ready for class, I will turn up some music. And it all begin there, when I was bored. There is when I started to have my own blog.

Famous question. When did I start blogging? Haha! It all started back in June/July in 2011. I used to have a blog back in 2009 but I am not active around it because on my old study place did not have good access with the internet. So I started back with a new blog back in 2011 when I studied in KL. With the same laptop I got and I can still remember the time when I register my blog right in my room. It all started because I am an avid reader to other people blogs especially beauty and makeup blog. After a while I thought that I should have one too so I can express my love for makeup too. But all I have that time was only a phone camera. So I use the best lighting that I can have in my apartment and snap a few pictures of the things I wanna talk about and upload it in my computer.
My Windows device powered by Intel processors came with all the things I need to get started with, such as using Paint and a free picture editor in  my computer to edit my picture. The basic editing such as re-sizing, watermark placement and such. I also have done a time lapse paint video and use the Window Movie Maker to edit my videos. There is when I learn more about content in my blog and there is where all the fun started!

From my many years of blogging, I’ve learnt so many new things through my computer. The love to learn new things and I could not thank you enough to my laptop as sometimes I neglected the important and how it have helped me so much in doing things in my life. There is where an inspiration comes. I want to have my own Beauty Line. There is when I use my leisure time around my laptop to do research on my business. As student, I could not afford to buy books about business and such. I just use my computer to store my info. Save some pictures in my Picture folder for some inspiration, using Word Document to store some information on the product listing, Excel to set up my budget and more. It took me 4 years to do the research for my Beauty brand which is Breena Beauty. Nope, I did not fly all the way to other country to find my supplier and connection. I do it all through my computer. Sound magical to me! Aaah those memories! This is the basic highlight of when it all started. Do you find my story interesting?

Stay tune for more. More info about making magic everyday like I do! : http://makemagic.my

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How am I? Baby Journey.

Gosh. It is December guys. 2015 is ending! And I am about to turn 25 this coming weeks. Time flies as well as how things changes a few months ago. If you still don't know, I just got pregnant a few months ago. I am on my 14-15 weeks now. I thought of sitting down and probably talk about what has been going on and what really happen lately. I could say, it has been a real roller coaster ride for me as I am experience everything for the first time of my life. Surprise by surprise and confuse in many times.

I knew I was pregnant when I was in my 4th weeks. I did a pregnancy test using the thing that I bought at the pharmacies. What is it call? Not sure haha. Me and Mr T was so happy as we have been dreaming of having our child as soon as possible. We basically can't wait to be parents. So we went to see the doctor for some confirmation and yes, I am pregnant. As soon as September ending, as far as I can remember my last "healthy" state were during the Raya Haji celebration. Suddenly something weird happening to me. I feel sick, not well and nausea. I knew this was coming. And yes, from that very day, I was not my self. I was sick and I could not describe how weak I am during those months. I got a pretty serious pregnancy symptom. Tell me about it, nausea, headache, back pain, fever, and the most serious part was, I could not eat. I will at least throw up 2-3 times a day on every single day from the end of September till November. If you realize that I rarely blog, I rarely post selfies (haha! will talk about that). From 55kg to 47.5 kg. Crazy! How did this happen, oh pretty well said that I could not eat. It was a really crazy time for me. My nose were so sensitive, I hate most of my favorite body wash and skincare products, I hate how my perfume smells and I also don;t like how my hubby smells haha. Pretty weird. I could not eat anything that I love. Basically what I eat everyday is bread, biscuits and milk. I'm so weak, I could not drive, I can't stand the sun, and I can even look at my laptop more than 10 minutes. Which I am a person who can work on my laptop for straight 12 hours. My vision was getting blurry too. People said that it is because I am sharing nutrients right now and hormones are getting new to my body. 

Two month past and I was praying hard for all this to go away when I reach my 12th -13th weeks. Alhamdulilah, since the last 2 weeks of November I realize that my health is improving. Still throw up but not as frequent as what 2 months past has become. I can already start to eat rice and proper meal. The only thing was I had a problem with consuming the folic acid. It is a supplement given by the doctors for my child development. Then now I move to this supplement called Obimin. It is better than Folic Acid and it does not cause much allergies to my body. Along side, as you know I live in JB and it has been 4 months now with this water rotation thing. It was so hard for me as I always consume outside food instead of cooking it my self. It is so frustrating as I am pregnant and we only had a small amount of water to use. Oh God! Bersabar sahajalah *cries*.

I really hope that my health will improve more. I have a big thing going on this December. Will be in KL for the whole month a few weeks coming. Will reveal it soon maybe? I don't know. Maybe some sneak peek in my Instagram if you are keen to know about it. A lot of plans have been out of the list since I got pregnant. I thought I want to share about my wedding but it has been 4 months and I think it wont be an exciting story to tell anymore haha. Also I had a lot of problems with the Videographer. This is what happens if you are a nobody in this world. People treat you so differently and take for granted on what you have paid. Ugh, I wish I have the guts to reveal them and how I did not recommend their service! I really wish I could share my wedding video with you guys but until now I sill have not get the share link. Also yes, I have a lot of pending videos to share with you guys, I really want to film my Makeup Collection video but a you know I got sick and things have been delayed. Will try to film it soon! Can't wait to discover the baby's gender! Aaah! Pray for my health and journey. <3

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The Beautiful Blogger Award Tag

I just got tag by 2 beautiful ladies here. Thank you WadaLuna & Hana Blurbs . So here are my answers to all of the questions! I hope you enjoy and learn something new about me. If you want to. Tee Hee. *Pictures above taken from WeHeartIt for illustration purposes. They aren't mine, but I wish too.

1. Describe about yourself in 3 words.
Clumsy, Introvert, and Hasty.

2. Tell one thing you do for the past five-month that will inspires everyone else.
I'm not sure if I inspire anyone. Lol. Maybe the story where I quit my job and decide to run my business full time and get married. Haha!

3. What do you like about yourself.
I am independent when doing things.

4. And what you don’t like about yourself.
Hot Tempered.

5. What are you working on right now for your future.
Improve my blogging skills and more product research and development for my business Breena Beauty.

Tell us 7 random facts:
1. Not a picky eater but I hate bean sprout.
2. Child at heart, still watch cartoons.
3. Self taught on mostly everything thorough the internet and YouTube.
4. I have 3 cats.
5. Gamer. Definitely not a player. Haha. Die hard fan of Final Fantasy 12.
6. Married to a guy I dated since 2006.
7. Introvert. I feel more relaxed and find more inspiration when I am alone.

Question by WadaLuna
1. When do you start blogging?
It was actually back in 2009 but during that time I have low internet connection, I start back on 2011.
2. What's one thing you're most proud of?
Being able to be independent, pay my bills and get what I want by my own hard work money.
3. What was one of your most defining moments in life?
When the Tok Kadi say "Sah". Hahahaha
3. If you have a chance to travel anywhere, where would you like to go?
Oh this is hard. Some of the countries I really want to visit would be Korea, London and Dubai.
4. Who do you most admire in life?
Secret.
5. What are your most favorite book and why?
All Goosebumps series. Sadly I cant find it anywhere now.
6. Describe "Love".
Being able to sacrifices on anything so we can make someone happy.
7. Do you play computer game(s)? If yes, what game(s) do you play?
Oh yes I do. Current game playing - The Sims 4
8. How do you spend your leisure time?
Playing games, watch YouTube, Painting, and spend time with my cats.
9. Describe "Beauty" in a sentence.
Always be positive about everyone and has less tendency to pick up on someone flaws.
10. What is a skill you'd like to learn and why?
Baking! I actualy love baking, I like the part where I get to decorate and play with the icing. But my home does not have alot of baking stuff and no ones here knows how to bake. So I have less exposure on it. Anyone wanna teach me? Haha

Question by Hana Blurbs
1. What is your first makeup mistake that you made?
Wrong foundation shade. Hahaha.
2. Skirts or Pants?
Both depends on situation.
3. What inspires you to blog?
Makeup. Being able to share the love of makeup.
4. Other than blogging, what are your hobbies?
Crafting, Painting, Playing Games, Watch YouTube and playing with my cats.
5. What is your most essential clothing piece?
Black Long Cardigan.
6. Most comfortable outfit?
Black Abaya.
7. Life goal?
Be able to help m family get out of their financial problem. In shaa Allah.

8. State 8 random beauty/fashion facts of yourself :D
o I love nude lipsticks
o Love heels but rarely wear them
o Ultimate bag goal would be Celine Micro Mini Luggage Tote and Chanel PST
o Top 3 picks for makeup - Concealer, Eye brow Pencil and Lip Balm
o Love to buy makeup more than clothes.
o Start wearing hijab back in 2012
o Always curl my lash before and after applying mascara
o I love my makeup brushes LOL

Nominate 10 beauty or fashion bloggers:
I tag everyone who read this!

Make up 10 questions for your nominees to answer:
1. Favorite drugstore makeup brand?
2. Favorite high end makeup brand?
3. Favorite TV Shows?
3. Favorite YouTuber?
4. Favorite Online Store?
5. What is your calm food/drinks?
6. How do you handle negativity?
7. What is that one thing you really want to buy when the time gets right?
8. Life goals?
9. Er.. Do you like cats?
10. Favorite Quote you live by.

I hope you enjoy this post! Do let me know if you do this tag!

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Breena Beauty featured in TheSun

Well hello there! *Waving with a shy face on". Yes I know. Where have I been for a week now people! Well basically I just got married if you don't know and had a week for myself and my new room buddy. Lol! Yes, husband to be exact haha. I have been resting for a while. Not really resting actually, still doing lots of things for the past week and today he just got back to work and I have more time alone. So as you can see in the title above, self explanatory! Thank you to Rachel from TheSun for this feature. Apologies once again for any inconvenience causes. Things always clash in between. Like on my previous feature in Hijab Magazine, I was busy with my convocation. And this when I am busy with my wedding preparation. But let's focus on this, Alhamdulilah. How am I not proud of it! God know what journey I have went through. :')

It was featured in TheSun newspaper on 3rd August. Just exactly a day after my wedding day! Haha! We went to a coffee shop and grab "some" lol. Hubby and I was so proud and happy for this feature and it mean world to us. It was just about 3 months since we launch and oh my I hope I could tell you tell whole story of my life about it. It was such a bitter sweet experience and I am ready for more. 

When you are doing something different from what people use to do, some people like to make fun of you. Yes. They tease your product, they make fun of it and they doubted you. They feel forced to support you when you are promoting it up. Where actually you are promoting to the other people or market. They make you feel Focus on the positive side, I am so grateful to have friends and people who supported me from the first. Support with no other reason at all! When I was nothing when I can't see what will happen to me when I quit my job and run this full time. Thank you to everyone and yes, the Face Luxe Brush has sold out! And do follow us in Instagram for the new brush that is coming real soon! *wink* *wink* I am ready for ore adventures! Dragons and Knights! Here I come <3

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Hey! It's the 1st Syawal!

To everyone who celebrate this beautiful day of the 1st Syawal. Selamat Hari Raya! Or Happy Eid! I would like to seek forgiveness from all of you if I have made any mistakes or trouble or basically anything that is not nice to you and I hope you have a pleasant week with your loves ones, stay safe, drive safe and eat lots of food okay! Tell me your favorite thing about Hari Raya! The food? The bunga raya? The new baju raya? The kueh? What is your favorite kueh? Mine is the cornflakes honey, almond london & suji! Or your favorite thing is duit raya? Hehe, I can't receive any more duit raya, I'm too old! Hahahaha. But if you wanna give me, I be more than happy to receive it. =P Hehe, Selamat Hari Raya!!!

May Allah bless

Your days with happiness;

Your weeks with prosperity;

Your months with contentment;

And your years with love and peace!

Happy Eid-ul-Fitr!

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30 days from today

Before you start reading this post. I'm warning you that this post gonna have a lot of cheese. So if you don't like it, come back tomorrow for a new product review. Haha. This post would be something more personal, more about me and what's going on with my life as I don't normally update things like this just because maybe I feel that my private life would be better untold publicly as I don't know who is reading. I am a bit paranoid. Is not that I am not happy, but sometimes, not everything you can tell on the internet. We all have a different life and different judgment. It can be hurtful sometimes and what words coming out of people mouth. Can be a prayer to you. Well, some are nice, some are more too, probably hatred. So what is going on right now? Well, in exactly 30 days from now, I'll be someone wife <3 Haha yay! I thought it would be nice to let you guys know about this as it is one of the day I have been waiting for 9 years.

That is why sometimes my blog is not updated, I have been busy with my day job in the early years, my baby which is my Breena Beauty and of course the preparation for my wedding. Well quick note, don't expect anything much as my father is not a Dato haha. My wedding would be simple and just enough for me. I decided to spend all my saving to my business instead of a one day wedding day. Think about the future than satisfying unknown people. But still, I am very grateful enough this is becoming a reality. I meet my fiance back in 2006. Yep. It has been almost 9 years! We engaged this early year. And to be exact, this 1st August is our 9th year together! We meet back in the high school days. Long story. Haha. We did not go to the same school but pretty much our school is near around and there is a story on how we meet. Maybe one day I'll tell you guys. XD We did not get to book our wedding date on 1st August, as it was fully booked all over Johor. So we got 2nd August instead. Well, better than nothing.

Also, this June-July marks the 4th year of my blogging. What is the relation between him and this blog? Basically, he is the back bone of this blog. During our studies year, we are still broke. Super broke. Coins are our best friends. We barely buy new clothes and I would normally spend my money to upgrade my blog and buy stuff to review. Because I want to really be passionate about what I am doing. Blogging is just not in front of the laptop back then when I stayed in KL. I also was invited to go to events too, you know to expand your social networking. But one problem. I normally don't have nice clothes to wear, fuel money and something to impress. Most bloggers come in purdy clothes and high tech cameras. There were me, sitting in the corner, taking pictures using my phone. My mood will start to ball up when someone starts to light my fire "Amik gambar pakai phone je ke?". Well. Ugh. He has been the supporter and has been the one of the people who send me here and there to events, picking up stuff for blogs and encouragement. He is the one who always reminds me it's ok to wear torn flats/shoes to events. It's ok to not have a canggih manggih camera to the events. He always reminds me that it's ok to wear the same clothes to the event. I am not saying I am already successful but from what I have achieved today, Allah knows how grateful I am to be here for what I have. My life is not as sweet as what people would see. I choose to show happy, so people might think I have a 100% happy life.

I meet him when he has nothing. He does not even have a bike. Now we both have cars. Audi A5 and a Volkswagen GTi Golf. Hahahaha! Nah I'm just kidding. (Serious joking ok, jangan cepat spekulasi, have some joke.) I mean, we both have transportation, a nice decent car to go here and there. Another thing, whats a big deal about having a car? Everyone has it too. Well, in my early years with him. We did not have the luxury as other couples. We would wait on the bus stand for a bus, walk by foot and barely have money to eat. We even celebrate our 1st year anniversary at KFC! Hahahaha! For me, during that time, KFC was the most luxurious place I ever was eaten. XD. Back then when we were studying in Selangor, our dating spot would be in front of the hostel by the road sitting on the divider. Watching people go in and out driving cars comfortably. Then we upgraded, he has a motorbike, but during rainy days, we will be soaking wet and wait at the petrol station shaking a shivery cold. We bought a bun (you know the ikan bilis gardenia bun), spilled into two as our dinner. We would buy one plate of rice, split into two and take the free Nasi Lemak sambal as the lauk. I would buy bread and will pack him sandwiches for the whole week as our meal. Is not that our parent did not help, but the fact that we don't want to keep asking about money and we know how hard our parent work for every cent they had. Stranded in the middle of the highway, because of his tire leak suddenly. It was raining and we have to walk 5 kilometers on the fly over until we saw a tire shop. Then, upgraded again to a car. Alhamdulillah, But the air cond is not working. Haha! At least there is a roof above our heads. Then again we upgraded to a decent car and now we both have jobs and pretty enough to have 3 meals a day. Well, that is the 5% things told about what we been through in this 9 years. Some people think we did not have arguments, Well you are 101% wrong. We do argue in some times, jealousy, misunderstanding and much more. Alhamdulillah we both we patient enough with each other and successfully did not have any break ups since 2006. He would always remind me to recite my prayers when we are arguing. That's the key I think in calming down. Glad we survive those adventure years.

It takes a full patient, faith, and courage to all these 9 years. It was not perfect but it is great. This 2nd August would be the day we both celebrate the years we been through together. I hope that we will still keep our faith, patient, and courage to longer years and hope to grow all with him. We have many plans ahead, one of them is our business together. We hope that Breena Beauty and an upcoming business plan will help to improve our life after years of suffering and an empty stomach. As we are staying together after this, it will be easier to manage together. We really want to have a better life ahead. Well, that'an all I think. 30 days left for me. I am excited and I think the there is an eagle inside my tummy. I am very much nervous but still excited. Hopefully, my preparation goes well. In shaa Allah. See you in my next post! To Mohd Tawfiq, if you are reading this. Thank you for being there during my worst and best. (Here cheese to you guys who is reading, sorry! ha ha hah) 30 days to go!!!! Oh yes, Looking for some tips and guide on Malay Wedding, head over to Kahwin.sg. Ok then, Bye! :)

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What am I up too? The secret I have been keeping. Sneak Peak #TheProjectB

Here a sneak peek of what I have been working on all these years. I have been keeping this for only God knows! Haha. Finally it has come to a reality and will be official launch soon. Although a lot of things does not goes as planned but I will still do it because it has been my dream since I can even remember!
"If you can dream about it, you are half way there"

A bit description of what am I up to is that I am doing my own beauty brand. My main focus is to build an affordable but high quality Muslim & Vegan friendly beauty brand. Start with a one beauty tool. And will build up from time to time, in shaa Allah. 

Energy, tears, money, time, risk, courage & many more has been put 101% in this.

It will be launch soon. I promise!

All I need is your support to my humble beginnings.

Follow my brand Instagram : https://instagram.com/breenabeauty/

Like my brand Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/breenabeauty

Will update you more soon!

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March 2015 Lucky Reader

Hello everyone! Hello April! This month is going to be a great month because I have a lot of things going on. As usual I will announce who is my lucky reader from last month. I know that I have not really been blogging these past month. So congratulations to....

Congratulations :

anys nadhilah

You just won yourself this exclusive Etude House Body Care set! I really love the packaging! I hope you like it!

Also I have an announcement to make. This will be the last lucky reader giveaway that I will be holding. :( I am so sorry as I don't think I can make it again after this, or maybe I will stop for a moment. The reason is because I just resign from my day job, I'm afraid I can't cope with the commitment as I am nearly to launch my Project B. yes, you read that right. I have a big announcement to make after this. I hope you continue to support my blog as my blog are also going to go to a new revamping session for your viewing pleasure. I love you guys and your support means a lot to me. I will try to make more giveaway after this, in shaa Allah! Stay tune for my #theProjectB launching! I am super excited!

Leave your email down below in the comment section and I will contact you. By revealing your email here for your shipping details, make sure to receive email from hello.nsabrina@gmail.com only. (For safety purposes) Congratulations again!

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Simbae Pet Care Range

Today will be a little different because today I will be featuring a pet care range for you little ones at home! Hey they need some beauty pampering too right. Recently I discovered an awesome pet care range from a brand called Simbae. Simbae is the bae to my cats! haha! Simbae have a lot of pet care range that is targeted to any animal lover and pet owner that love to pamper their furry friend at home. Remember, having pets is not about just the cuddling and feed time, it also about taking care of their hygiene and health. Here I got to try 3 different products from them, first let's have a look of the scent that they carry in their products. *Scent description by them.

Country Grove is a flowery aroma of Lavender, Geranium Neroli, and Green Leaves blended with Lemon, Apple and Mango, built on warm notes of Patchouli and Sandalwood. A refreshing floral concoction that is cosy and comfortable.

Spring Garden is an intermingling of floral aromas Lavender, Jasmine, Lily of the Valley and Violets - balanced with a Milky Powder. This collection collection of fragrant blossoms is the embodiment of love, care and generosity.

Lemon Orchard has refreshing qualities of Eucalyptus, Lemon, and Lime gilded with Rose and Apple scents on Amber and Mimosa notes. An invigorating scent that is cheerful, frisky and spirited.

Any of these fragrance does not contain any Phthalates, Nitromusk and any of their derivative compounds due to their known carcinogenic properties.  They are all naturally derived ingredients and definitely safe for your pets. They are certified halal and they does not contain harmful chemical that would not be safe for your pets if they tend to lick/bath them self.

A product specializing for you too. When your pets roaming round the house of course they will leave unwanted germs around your house. The Simbae's Pet Territory Sanitiser (RM34) helps to disinfect your pet’s favourite spot. It has an anti bacteria properties that helps to removes germs without that medical scent to your furniture or home space.. It is simple to use and very convenient. It is recommend to be use around your kitchen, eating area, around toiletry or bathroom. What I do it I usually spray this on my bed and sofa, because there is where my cats love to hang out and where I use to sit around too. Comes in 3 different scent which are Country Grove, Spring Garden, Lemon Orchard. I got mine in Country Grove. It leaves my house smelling fresh too! Love it!

Direction of use : Spray onto surface and leave to penetrate for up to 2 minutes before wiping down with a dry cloth for long lasting sanitising protection. Suitable for all surfaces.

Do you experience when walking in pet shop? If you are not really use to a other pets environment you will smell this uncomfortable "animal scent". LOL. I can't even describe it properly, I hope you understand. Well great news, Simbae Pet Air Freshener (RM35) emits a full bodied fragrance to overcome any smells, this alcohol-free formula can be used to quickly neutralise the air in your pet’s favourite spot or in any space within your home. Comes in 2 awesome scent Country Grove & Spring Garden. It really leaves my room smelling clean and fresh. So now I wont have to worry about friends coming over with that crazy cat lady home smelling kinda thing. Haha.

Direction of use : Best use in  Pet Room, near the Litter Box, in your bedroom, on the carpet, or on on their favourite chair. Just simply spray in the air around the room. Let the air freshener penetrate into your pet’s bedding and spray directly into the litter box for ultimate odour control.

Of all three this is by far my favourite one. It is so easy to use and it gives my cats instant care and grooming. This is the Fabulous Fur Conditioner. Simbae’s Leave-on Fabulous Fur Conditioner (RM36) is easy to use, and you don’t need water. It has a natural soothing and conditioning elements of Aloe Vera, Vitamin E and Vitamin B5 prevent itching,nourish the skin and leave your cats or dogs feeling fabulous. I got mine in the scent called Spring Garden. I love it, it has a nice powdery scent. My cats smells like babies now. Haha. You can also choose the one in Country Garden

Direction of use : You can either apply on wet or dry coat, lightly spray and gently brush through the fur while avoiding face and eye areas. This will extend time between baths and with regular use will bring beautiful natural lustre to any coat. But in my case, especially Tubbie, he is afraid of "spray" stuff, so I need to spray it at least 30-40cm away or I just spray it on the comb and then use it on my cats. I love how it keeps my cats hair tame and well combed long hours.

Overall I really love these pet care range. Something that I rarely find in pet store. It helps to keep my cats feeling fabulous, healthy and clean. These pet care range are suitable for any furry friends. Do check them out for more info. Link as below!

SHOP :

http://www.simbae.com.my

www.instagram.com/SimbaePet

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