satu hari dalam dilemma.

After Mr Fiance's shocking news about the change of date, i know the first thing to do is to contact my MUA and photographer and let them know about it.

Good news my MUA is still available on the revised date! That saves me a hassle of MUA hunting. But unfortunately my photog already have a VIP wedding job on the new date. Takkan nak suruh dia cancel job tu. I heard the Agung is the main guest. So? He will send his assistant instead or i'm free to find other photogs.. Well i don't blame him but my future father in law! (sorry Mr Fiance.. marah tak hilang lagi) Takpela.. kenduri bertandang je.. the main highlight is my akad and MY reception.. photog kebanyakkan pun takpe, kan? kan? (effort untuk memujuk diri sendiri). Ke nak ambik je photog ipoh-based yang berbakat tapi tak mahal. The only one i know ipoh-based which is not-so-murah but good is Jangguttouch and memang lari budgetku ok!

This left me with another dilemma.

sigh.

Makeup Artist - Part 5

I am so backdated with a lot of things! Oh how i wish i have more than 24hours a day. Masa sangat sangatla mencemburui aku (Even though i can not relate how they come up with this proverb in the first place!)

I love to be spoilt with choices.. but i don't like to keep myself too long without decision. So, i decided to settle with another makeup artist. Yes, i have 3 different MUAs for separate events.. I don't want to look alike for 3 different events, so a different touch from 3 different hands it is!

I decided to settle with Nazliman. He's been in the industry for 16 years but keeping himself low key. I see a lot of potential in him. I'm a big fan of orang2 yang humble tapi talented. Just like Yuna.

Ok, back to Nazliman, i hope i will not go wrong with Munie Ahmad's sifu. He is highly recommended by Munie, so i guess i am giving Cik Lee kita ni a chance. Everything was so easy with him. I called him out of the sudden and surprisingly enough i did not think twice or thrice pun. Terus book him and placed deposit. Sometimes we have to believe in our own instinct, am i right?

Regardless his years of experience, his rate is very very unbelievably reasonable. Tak percaya? Go and ask him.. (unless you read this post 10 years after the posting date, his price might go up). So, if you are an artist/ pelakon/singer jgnla spoil the market for cheapskates like us. Biasala, MUA ni kalau dah sentuh muka artist harga pun tinggi melangit.

His humble works can be seen here.

Makeup Artist - Part 4

How do you guys want your nikah makeup look ? I want for something clean.. and i'm still not a fan of light pastel eye shadows.. pink.. light blue.. nope.

pic from peveyhack

i love how elyana was done during her nikah.. this makeup by kak saidatulnisa. Who doesn't like kak sai's touch? Cantikkan? Nampak biasa2 je eyeshadow dia.. very the mat salleh style.. tapi still nampak berseri.. or maybe sbb elyana ni dah ada seri artist kah?? but kak sai's rate is something around 900++ if i'm not wrong..

So.. who i hired for nikah?
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Hazlie Hamzah!

I saw how clean he did for my friend. According to her, Hazlie sapu foundation lama.. that shows how detail he is to ensure the base and foundation tahan lama. Makeup tak crack even sampai habis majlis.. and her skin is oily macam my skin jugak.. so good benchmark la kan.. And hazlie's rate pun ok.. within my budget lagi.. And he does nice hair jugak.. I don't mind sangat because i will be covering my hair macam style rebecca nur islam during nikah, insyaallah..

pics from jangguttouch

Oh btw, hazlie does hand bouquets too.. he charges me only RM100 of fresh flower hand bouquet of my choice.. tu spesel rate because i hire him.. else the price will be RM150.

Kalau MUA untuk nikah sudah ketemu.. siapa agaknya gerangan MUA untuk Majlis Sanding ye?

jeng jeng jeng.........

Makeup Artist - Part 3

I was a lil bit depressed last week. I did not bother to search for MUA. Blog hopping kejapla..For the sake of trying to engage the groove back.. nak google pun kena ada feel..

Tiba-tiba terclick kat Munie Ahmad and stayed there for quite a bit.. Actually I've known Munie from a friend's wedding. She did my friend effortlessly but the result was very impressive. At first, I was a bit skeptic with female MUA especially new faces like her.. But she proved me all wrong. Female MUA can do as good as bapuk..

I asked Munie if she's free in September. I thought of hiring her for my nikah. Unfortunately she's not. My motivation was pulled down once again. But Alhamdulillah she is available in November, so she can cover my majlis tandang.. Yang penting, her rate is very very affordable and that includes hairdo. Slightly cheaper than Emma Pesona. But Emma charges cheaper travelling expenses to Ipoh, Munie charges quite expensive expenses. I argued at first on fuel and toll to ipoh but she made a point about car's wear and tear.. so, takpela.. pusing pusing sama je total ngan Emma Pesona. And yes, Mr Fiance's kenduri is gonna be in Ipoh.

Ok, now i've got a MUA for my majlis tandang. one problem solved. Who is going to paint me on my big days??

Makeup Artist - Part 2

"Hari ni kena booking makeup artist untuk nikah".. terngiang2 sampai masuk dalam mimpi. We have the nikah date in mind, so I quickly ask kak emma if she's free to cover my nikah in september.

Oh no! she's expected to deliver her baby in september. Takkan nak suruh dia hold baby plakkan? so no choice kena carik MUA lain.. takpe kak emma yang pasti you cover my kenduri tandang already :)

Esokla carik MUA.. takde mood.

Makeup Artist - Part 1

After looking and looking and looking sampai mata nak tercabut.. i decided to ask kak Emma from Emma Pesona. Yay! The rate falls within my budget.. she did a friend of mine and i totally love her touch.. i saw good reviews about her as well and she is really into the business. Very confident and professional. She charges additional RM50 for hair which is to me is still reasonable. Rambut pun penting jugak. My previous MUA who did me for my engagement makeups really well but slacking in hairdo. I ended up becoming a my own consultant. Tapi nevermindlah because she admitted earlier she's not good in hairdo.

Ok, back to kak Emma. Without further ado, i don't want to miss kak emma so i decided to settle with her for my tandang kenduri. Why not hire her for nikah and my reception as well? My tandang kenduri date is firmed not my nikah and reception. Ouh well, the date is still undecided.. there's a lot of dramas in my family that we couldn't even get a firmed date. sigh. Better grab something than nothing kan? Then i placed the deposit.

I hope i will get a firmed date for my nikah and reception very very soon. Can't afford to lose good MUA till last minute. Just incase Kak Emma is not available anymore, I still need to find alternatives. sigh. sigh.sigh.

Who wants to be my Makeup Artist?

I don't do heavy makeups.. I usually highlight on my eyes with eyeliner. Thanks to dad's genetic. He has Chinese blood.. and that explains the sepetness. I would like to find an MUA who knows how to do light makeup but great impact. .. i love nude lipstick with dramatic focus on the eyes.. dramatic focus by all means NO COLORFUL SHADOWS and NO HEAVY SMOKEY like burung hantu or kungfu panda kena tumbuk. I love light smokey eyes.. Who doesn't love Kak Nurol Shukor? But i don't plan to splurge 1k++ on one session of makeup. Sue Cantik.. lovely! But her rate can easily reach RM900 or more for 1 session if i'm not mistaken. I love how Ayang Kamell do the eyes.. then why don't i book him?

Sudah cuba.. but unfortunately he's not available on my dates. (i terus off pc and tido sbb stress ok) Then goes the googling session to search for the one that suits my style and.. fall within my budget. Someone recommended Emma Pesona, Munie Ahmad and Hazlie Hamzah. I'm gonna bug these people tomorrow..

...Frankly, I'll be glad if I can find anything less than RM500! Cheapskate? I am.