Monday, September 22, 2008

Hair Cut + Stila Contouring Kit swatches

I am a Chinese and it is without a doubt that I'm very proud to be Chinese although in my case, a Malaysian Chinese. But sometimes the things that the Chinese do back in my ancestral homeland makes me cringe especially when it comes to Quality Control on food.

I remember reading the newspaper some time ago that they actually mix cardboard with mince meat to be stuffed into meat buns. Although the Chinese Government actually covered the entire thing and accused the newspaper reporter for reporting a 'hoax' or whatever. I'm going to be a little more cautious when it comes to Made in China stuffs especially food stuffs whether they come preserved or in a can.

I'm trying not to be biased but I've come to believe that in China, almost anything can be done in order to make a profit. It doesn't matter who eats it or what happens to the consumers, as long as a quick buck can be done, it's done!

It's almost like their motto is "If you die eating our products, it's not really our concern as long as you hand your money over before you die"
God, that sounds like a some robbery.

Melamine, an industrial chemical normally used in plastics, is believed to have been added to diluted milk to make it appear higher in protein.

The watchdog said it would "strictly find out the reason for adding the melamine and severely punish those who are responsible".


I'm really NOT into the death penalty in any circumstances but I would make an exception for this case, no scrape goats, I want the 'genius' or the person who's bright idea it was to mix melamine into the milk powder to die for his 'wontaufu' idea. Seriously. Also included the people who agreed to this hare brained idea and the person who approved and allowed the item to market. No mercy when it comes to other toying with people's life.

Yili group products were recalled by the Hong Kong government on Thursday, after tests found milk, ice-cream and yoghurt to be contaminated with melamine.

Health scares and fatalities in recent years have ranged from the contamination of seafood to toothpaste and, last year, to pet food exported to the US.

Taken from:

How cool is that? You give milk to your baby/ children thinking it'll make them big and strong and what do you end up with? Kidney stones and death. Yes people, breastfeed you baby if you can, it's scientifically proven that babies that are breastfeed grows up smarter anyway. Nothing beats mummy's milk. Your baby is NOT a calf/ baby cow, STOP feeding it with Cow/Goat milk!

Moving on:

Oh, I finally had my haircut on Sunday. Phew, it was getting a little unruly and messy. So anyway everything got snipped off and my head feels so much lighter, yay! I've colored it too, but it really cost me alot for my length. Rm120 is on the pricy side in Penang but now that Andrew, my friend and hairstylist is no longer in Penang, I'm left with very little choices on who to dye my hair. RM120 not including cutting just yet T.T

View from the back while it's still fresh out from the saloon

In my sis' room. Taken without flash so the hair looks much darker

Side view. If you're wondering why so many pictures, Ronny is a forgetful guy so I can show him again in a few months time.

Ignore the face and concetrate on the hair, Thanks!

Went back to Stila (for the third time) to get the Stila Contouring Trio for RM90. I wanted a contouring colour for quite some time and was looking high and low for MAC's emote but that has been discontinued long long time ago even before I took an interest in MAC. So it didn't leave me with alot of choices, I've always been a little scared of contouring colour because it's usually too dark for my skin and makes it look dirty and patchy instead. But I saw a blogger doing a review for this before and decided to get it since it's so much cheaper thanks to Stila's closing down sale. AKAKAKAKAA! *evil laugh*

Awww, ain't it a beauty?

A little bulky thanks to the mirror, so called LED lights (I still haven't figured out how to on it)

Left to right: Light, Flash and Dark


Master the art of illusion with stila's latest technique tutor the contouring trio. Learn how to enhance, shape, define and soften your features just as the pros do with just a flick of the wrist. Each compact comes with 3 shades, light (a high-lighting powder), dark (a low-lighting powder), flash (a soft neutral shimmer), a step by step simple instructions on how to contour cheeks, nose and eye, and some very essential lighting that surrounds the mirror - Taken from Stila's website

Website shows that this item is only sold for US$38 which is pretty much equivalent to roughly about RM129, so why is it selling for RM190 in Malaysia? Damn, they sure marked up alot! Shocking!

Side images are taken from someone's blog which I have stupidly forgotten where but it does come with every Stila Contouring Trio.


1 comment:

Anonymous said...

you turn the lights on by pulling out that piece of clear plastic - then the lights will automatically turn on every time you open the compact.

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