Yes! We finally had the much awaited Raya outing on Sunday. Man, I waited five super long days for this! Four cars, fourteen heads & countless laughter – again, it was just too bad Shafiq was not around. We started the outing only at 11 am, but by 8 pm we were all completely disquieted and obviously knackered. We had plans to go all the way till midnight initially. The nerve! What is it about Raya outings that make me so tired, anyway? Is it the heels? The weather? The makeup?  The food? The drinks? The endless photo taking? The kids? The bag? OR IS IT THE CORSET?

We have yet to cover most of the important houses during that one outing because almost everyone was out too that day. This is the most grating part about Hari Raya falling on a weekday. Very pointless. By the time the weekend came, half of my Raya mood was already gone actually.

And since we started our outing in the morning, my girls had to miss their naptime. We kept prolonging their naptime until they finally surrendered and said “Mummy I want to sleep.”  So we planned. We went to the farthest away house possible from where we were at just so that the girls could nap a bit longer in the car. And we told everyone to drive slowly. Hahaha! They have to sleep for at least an hour on normal days so since our journey took about thirty minutes only, we spent another half an hour in the car waiting for them to wake up.

Okay, here are the pictures.  *wipes sweat*

NAH!!

Bertram actually bought this white Baju Melayu for Raya.  We are so touched, Bert! 

What’s our Raya without kaftans right. After all, Studiofrost has been selling kaftans all along so it is a must to wear them. I love my kaftan and my girls’ kaftans too because we made do without the sash this time round. The kaftans were made to measure so they fit very nicely on us.  So the final outcome is a fine combination of  the baju kurung and kaftan.

Me and my partner in crime business. Studiofrost FTW!

Have you seen our screws lying around somewhere?  We lost them.

 Sharleez and her look-alike. Or is it Ili and her look-alike? Aiyah. Let’s just call them the LOOK-ALIKES.

My F1 driver for the day.

And to our most favourite couple besides ourselves, thank you for the invite and for treating us like First Class passengers visitors!

 Check out Mak’s super sleepy eyes! Hahaha!

And the kids.. what would Raya be without the kids?

Yup, they were pretty much bored after some time. Maybe they still do not quite understand the logic behind Raya visiting.  

Might as well sit down one corner and eat peanuts, right Myreen?

Let’s  just be completely honest and shove the songkok one side, right Shan?

Or maybe, just find something for self entertainment, like the fat cat underneath the bed?

But at the end of the day, Raya is all about making peace.

 Raya has been so much fun this far!

 Can’t wait for more outings with the family. Don’t know when the next one will take place, though.

And how’s your Raya this far? Inviting me & the Nadyas to your house or not?  :D

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This blog post is especially dedicated to all Studiofrost buyers. You mean so much to us, y’know? And only special people should be mentioned in my blog. :p

Firstly, thank you for supporting us all along.  We thought we should work extra harder for Hari Raya this year so we came up with so many new things for Studiofrost like:

A variety of new arrivals for Hari Raya to cater to Hijab wearers as well.

Custom made Studiofrost “green” packets for Studiofrost buyers who spend more than $120.

AND…….

Click on the above picture for a BIGGER & BETTER view!

A special feature by Sarah Aqilah, one of the most loved Suria celebrities! Everybody scream with me now!! When both Nurul and I were brainstorming which celebrity we should invite to do a special appearance at Studiofrost, we thought of Sarah Aqilah all at once. It was an honour indeed to have her model some of our Hari Raya collection. She obviously rocked all our outfits, and despite her not being as gigantic as Nurul and me, she was still able to fit very nicely into our outfits. Don’t believe me? See the pictures yourself then! Would I even think of lying during this holy month of Ramadhan? Tsk.

So here’s the best part, whatever that you see on Sarah is available for purchase at www.studiofrost.net . Ready stocks for all, and we will make sure you receive your orders before Hari Raya. Oh, and because you are so special to us, introductory prices for all our Hari Raya collection! Save up to $17 for one outfit! now that’s really a lot of savings.

But you got to hurry though because WHILE STOCKS LAST.

It was a double honour for me to have Sarah Aqilah for our photoshoot because I had the big fat chance to do her makeup and hair. My super awesome partner Nurul, on the other hand, did the photography for the entire photoshoot yesterday. Yeah, big deal okay because my girls are BIG FANS of Sarah!  When they found out they were going to meet Sarah, they slept so early the night before, woke up so early on the day of photoshoot, and behaved extremely well hours before meeting her. While waiting for Sarah to arrive, they took turns to ask, “Where is Sarah Aqilarrrr, Mummy?”

So I told them this.

“Sarah Aqilah your friend is it? AUNTIE SARAH LA!”

The moment they saw Sarah, I swear they were starstruck. Jaw drop moment for the three of them. Expected. I was just so glad they did not lose control of themselves. They were still quite cool. (Phew!)

For the photoshoot, Sarah requested for light natural looking makeup. What do you know? Studioperfect specializes in that kind of makeup la Sarah!

 Sarah, if you are reading this, thank you so much for your time on behalf of the entire Studiofrost team (which actually consists of just Nurul & me). But hey, team sounds bigger and better, right? So yeah, Studiofrost team.

Before I end this, here’s a short video from Sarah Aqilah herself for all Studiofrost supporters & her fans!
 

See how much you mean to us?

Now time to shop at STUDIOFROST!

First timer? Easy peasy. Here’s how to shop with us.

1. Go to studiofrost.net

2. Register as a member. It takes only 3 MINS.

2. Add product you like to CART.

3. Click CHECK OUT.

4. Check your email for an ORDER PROCESS from our system.

5. Proceed with payment via POSB/DBS ibanking or ATM transfer. And we accept PAYPAL (credit card) too!

See you there! 

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UPDATED!

So here we go. I am going to reveal the 12 brave participants for Challenge of the X finally! What is Challenge of the X? Read HERE.

Well done girls! It was indeed a privilege to have EACH and EVERYONE of you in my 1to1 or 2to1 makeup classes!  Regardless of whether you win this or not, you have all done an excellent job, and you know that! I still cannot believe that most of you actually came to my class not knowing a single thing about makeup, and 2 hours later? Well, you left my house feeling more confident than ever before! You don’t know how extremely satisfied I feel each time my makeup class ends and the student leaves my house like that.

And the 12 participants for Challenge of the X are…

So start voting, people! Closing date for this will be 30 June 2011! Will announce the winner then!

Close to 1000 blog readers have voted, and I thank everyone of you who voted for participating!

 AND THE WINNER IS X5 AYN MOLANI WITH A TOTAL OF 448 VOTES!

Wow. That’s almost half the total number of votes!

Congrats Ayn! You will be hearing from me really soon!

And want to know what Ayn stands to win?

1. A little token from MAC
2. 1 hour of outdoor photoshoot sponsored by Myth Photography (by Chegu Thamrin)  – 1 8R print + 4 X 5R photos worth $99!

To the rest of my ex-students who did not win, come on, congrats to you ladies as well! GROUP HUG now!

To join my 1to1 or 2to1 personal makeup classes, email me at asketrangle@gmail.com to enquire today! Trust me, you do not have to know about makeup to join my personal makeup class because it’s all about your face!  :)

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For every makeup class that I conduct, I always have a goal that I die die want to achieve at the end of it. And the goal is to make sure every student leaves my house looking better than before. And the reason why she looks better is certainly not because of what I do on her face BUT because of what she does on her face using her hands plus her newly acquired/improved makeup skills. This is the reason why I make my makeup classes as hands on as I possibly can. “Happy? Okay remove your makeup now and redo!” I would go all the time before leaving the student on her own for a few minutes. And the same look on everyone’s faces? The big eyes and mouth wide open kind. Classic right? Hehehe.

But look. Ultimately, she has to do her own makeup every day, without any help from others. She has to rely on the makeup skills that she has. She has to trust her own hands. So my hands on her face OR her hands on her face?

Therefore it gives me great satisfaction each time I browse through their Twitpics or FB photos and see how awesome they look now, and how much their makeup skills have improved. And it’s not thanks to me. I do not want to take the credit. It’s all thanks to their determination and constant practice. So well done girls, if I have not already said so earlier.

Which brings me to this entry…

As a way of saying thank you to all my previous 1 to 1 and 2 to 1 makeup students, I am holding a contest called Challenge of the X (students) especially for you, you and YOU who have learnt makeup with me.

All you need to do is to put makeup on using the skills that you have learnt from as well as the makeup skills you already have, snap several face shots of yourself, choose the best face shot, and submit the picture to asketrangle@gmail.com The size of the picture needs to be at least 600 pixels and more.

And what will I do with your pictures? I will post them up in another blog entry once submission date is over, and get my blog readers to vote!

The person with the highest number of votes wins the following:

1. A little token from MAC
2. 1 hour of outdoor photoshoot sponsored by Myth Photography (by Chegu Thamrin)  – 1 8R print + 4 X 5R photos worth $99!

Want to see some of the works by Myth Photography (by Chegu Thamrin)?

 Gorgeous, aren’t they?

So join, for the sake of fun, and who knows your fun might just make you the winner of Challenge of the X!

I will be waiting for all your pictures, ex-students!

Closing date for submission? Extended to 17 June 2011, Friday.

Thank you ladies, for choosing to learn more about makeup with me!

 To know more about my ongoing 1 to 1 /2 to 1 makeup classes click HERE  first, and then email me at asketrangle@gmail.com

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Someone emailed me a really cute question a few days back. But this person prefers to remain anonymous so for the purpose of this entry, I am not going to copy and paste her email to me. I will just copy and paste…her question. Haha!

This is what she asked me:

“”How many famous faces have you worked on Diah Mastura? Curious and very kepo to know, if my honesty helps. However,  do not mention my name should you decided to mention this because I do not want to be known as the kepo one among my friends. Many of them  read your famous blog!”

Such a cute yet thought-provoking question that was to me. I have never thought about it before. But right after I received that email, I actually spent some time trying to recall on the “famous” faces I have worked on ever since I started my job as a makeup artist. Not that many famous faces la, but quite enough to make me strive even harder in this makeup industry.

So are you as curious as Anonymous? Let’s start counting then. Not that many, so you only need your fingers for now to count. :p

Famous Face Number 1: Syirah Jusni, the winner of Anugerah Skrin. When she had this makeover with Studioperfect, she was not even in the TV industry yet. So I was really overwhelmed with pride when Syirah won, you know?  

Famous Face Number 2: Aziela Roza, a finalist in Anugerah Skrin. Again, when Aziela had this makeover with Studioperfect, she was not in the industry as yet. So I was very, very excited when I saw her on TV.

Famous Face Number 3: Nabilah from Cinta Ixora. When Nabilah was shortlisted to model for Studiofrost’s New Arrivals at one point of time, she was also not in the TV industry as yet. I could not contain my excitement when I saw her on Cinta Ixora for the first time. And I got to work on her pretty face again for a Manja Fashion Spread featuring Studiofrost.

Famous Face Number 4: Nura J Esman, actress and host of Krayon. Nura also happened to be my fellow course mate from NIE. Yup, we were both trainee teachers at that point of time, eager to join the teaching industry. To date, we have both left the teaching industry. :p I did her makeup for another fashion spread with Manja.

Famous Face Number 5: Nona Kirana, radio DJ for 94.2 fm and news presenter. I was privileged enough to be able to doll the super awesome Nona up for her engagement. I really look up to this lady because i admire her strength, determination and most importantly, her kind & humble nature.

Famous Face Number 6: Nursha Ismail, radio DJ for 94.2 fm. When Nursha engaged my makeup/hairstyling services for her engagement, I swear I did not know it was Nursha the radio DJ until I clicked on her FB display picture. My point is, Nursha lives a really low profile life despite the radio celebrity she already is.

Famous Face Number 7: Lydia Izzati, a Suria actress. I invited Lydia to be one of the models to promote Studioperfect’s wedding portfolio because I know she has such a keen interest in the modelling industry. Besides, we were always conversing in Twitter prior to the portfolio photoshoot. This Lydia Izzati loves to tease me, if you must know.

Famous Face Number 8: Malaque Mahdaly, a former Singapore Idol 3 contestant.  Okay, I was quite starstruck when she came to my place for makeup. Kuch Kuch Ho Tahai . Hellooooo, if you followed Singapore Idol 3, you would have enjoyed Malaque’s unforgettable performance. Which performance?

This one!

So yeah, Kuch Kuch Ho Tahai.

Dang! I should have asked Malaque to sing live for me while I did her makeup that day. Biggest regret, for now.

So my dear Anonymous, hope you are now not so curious anymore. 8 famous faces I have worked on to date, but nothing beats this particular famous face that I see almost everyday. My favourite celebrity, by default. :p

 Never mind the fact that she betrayed me by switching from Blackberry to Iphone!!  Still trying to get over it.

…And that makes it 9 famous faces altogether.

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