Wednesday, July 18, 2012

{LovelyIdeas} Less than 100 days!

The sense of nervousness had came to me now. Like seriously I have done only a few things. Really a few things and there is so much to do. This and that. Let me count the days..1, 2, 3...erk less than 100 days to go. So many ideas, so many to choose from yet few things yet not completed. Ok, nervous!

Things I thought are cute and simple taken from Anggerik Weddings. Well, I am not really pleased with myself for being so perfectionist. It is hard actually. To be so fussy on the little things do making things a little bit slow. To make things even worst, I like to DIY so it will be based on what I have imagine in this head rather than buying or to get some help from other people. CRAZY indeed! Huhu...Wish me luck people for this less than 100 day event. OMG!



Love the ideas :)
 

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Careful with what you eat and use!




CANCER is a word that hunts many of us and feared by others. It is often related to a horrible disease that shorten the life span of those who affected by it. When we go to supermarket, how often of us read the labels of your food, cosmetics or even toiletries? There are actually some of the chemicals contain in the products can lead us to cancer. Today friends, I love to share with you some of the cancer-causing chemicals that was often used in our daily product and you should think twice or trice before you bought the products.




Saccharine

It is known as an artificial sweetener that is known to cause cancer but in year 2000, it has been removed from the list of cancer causing chemicals although studied still show that it causes cancer in laboratory animals. I wonder, why an artificial sweetener when you have sugar and honey?








Bubble Tea or Pearl Milk Tea

Yes! This is my favorite drinks too! I. The main ingredient of this product is milk essence which gives the bubble tea its fragrance and flavor. The fragrance and tastiness are derives from the traces of arsenic, lead, copper and many other harmful minerals. Besides cancer, long term consumption of these elements can lead to other health complications like heart and blood vessel disease. Too bad!








Potassium Bromate

It is used to treat flour to give baked good a sponge like quality. It is also can be found in tooth paste, mouth washes and gargles. This chemical has been banned world wide except in United State and Japan.








Diet Sodas

The use of artificial sugar, aspartame make s the drink a cancer-causing agents. Thank goodness I am not into diet sodas and they even said that people who drank diet sodas are more prone to obesity. Just drink plain water. Much more safer.








Grilled or Barbecued Food

Cooking food at high temperature can lead to the formation of minute quantities of potent carcinogens that comparable to those in cigarette smoke.











Parabens

Widely used in skin care products asan anti-microbial preservative in food, pharmaceutical and cosmetics products and it mimics estrogen in the body. If you have endometriosis, using products with paraben will increase the estrogen in your body and make more painful symptoms for you. Another study conducted by a group of British researchers discovered traces of parabens in tumors of breast cancer patient.







Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS)

Who doesn't like bubble when using soaps or shampoos? SLS is an ingredient that generates more bubbles and widely used in commercial shampoos, but it's also used in engine degreasers. It can be stored throughout the body including in the eyes, brain, heart, and liver, and can even change genetic information in cells. It can react with other ingredients in shampoos and body cleansers to form carcinogenic nitrates and dioxins. With just one shampooing, large numbers of nitrates can be absorbed by the skin and enter the blood supply.







Source: Google and Newspaper :)

Friday, July 13, 2012

Cookies Everybody?

Let us calculate together shall we? Now you and I are almost there for the holy month of Ramadhan. For girls out there...dah habis ganti puasa? I hope so all of you will. The propose of writing this entry is to promote My Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies for this year Aidilfitri. This year rather than the old plain chocolate chip cookies, I do have the one with almonds too! Yeay! Great news rite? If you are interested please do email me at azura.chika@gmail.com or friends, call me!. :)

Looking forward to bake this cookies for all of you!



Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Makeups - YES or No?


          My biggest dilemma this time is wearing makeups. Really I am not a huge fan. Let me tell you the truth, my compact power memang susah sangat nak habis. Sometime I just throw them away because it has been expired (Ohh kayanya daku!). That is why now I have a new mission. To find out a really great products that will make my skin glowing and use less make up. Well, I don't have such a beautiful skin. Really I have elephant size pores on my face that I need to reduce. 



          Currently I, using this product called EVERLYN. I hope it will work and have been using it for couple of months. There has been a good results so far. I am not writing this to promote the product but only to share some information. It has been good to me and maybe it will do something good to you too. 

RETINOL LIFTING AND FIRMING MILK




  • Light velvety milk deeply nourishes the skin to visibly reduce fine lines and wrinkles.
  • Smoothes surface. Replenishes moisture. Skin feels firmer, denser and intensely revitalized day after day.
  • Skin pH balanced. Low irritation.
  • Free of fragrances, mineral oil, alcohol & colorant.
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              I really have a terrible flaky skin and this too one of the reason why I didn't wear make up so often. Not even a powder on the face. I googled and found that a product found the most reliable products for flaky and dry skin is Hada Labo. Of course I bought one for myself and the result. Seriously I can wear at least some makeup after this.Miracle! No good picture taken unfortunately to show you the evidence...huhu...Selamat mencuba!