The MakeUp Myth

It doesn’t.

Every pore on your skin, the shape of your cheekbones, the length of your lashes and the way your lip curls when you smile are unique to you and only you; and are ultimately the things that make you beautiful. 

We’re only human, and as a little girl, a teenager, and a young adult I have struggled with the idea of what it means to be truly beautiful. Even though we all start out bare faced somehow with each passing year I began to equate my self-worth with the layer on my face and how people perceived me physically.

What I don’t understand is when we became so shallow that a blemish on our faces suddenly became unacceptable? When did we forget that all of this came to be in order to empower us versus put us down? When did we become so afraid to be ourselves and be seen without a smidgen of makeup that it governed how freely and carefree we lived?

And more importantly, when did we lose sight that beauty is far more than skin deep.

I don’t know when it happened, but I know it happened because I am the product of it all. I have struggled tirelessly with the idea of being myself. Every morning of every day I have trained myself to hide and put my best face forward. But isn’t my best face the one that is true?

If our standard of beauty has become a face that is so far from my own than I have come to terms that I don’t ever want to be that kind of beauty.

In no way, shape or form am I condemning makeup. I’m just telling you to love yourself with or without it. Because at the end of the day makeup is only intended to highlight and enhance everything you already are; not define you.

We get so caught up and lost that we forget that makeup can only enhance our natural beauty. We begin to believe it is makeup that in turn makes us appealing. We have all reached this crossroad at some point in time, and it’s important to let go of who you so desperately want to be and accept who you are and allow that to dictate your perceived notion of beauty.

Learn to be your own kind of beautiful. That’s when you’ll realize that there is so much more to you than meets the eye. That it’s your radiant unapologetic smile that is capable of lighting up a room that is alluring. The fire in your soul that chooses to fight despite every heartache and mishap life throws your way.

It’s the way your eyes sparkle when you fall in love with the little things around you. It’s the way you walk, the way you dance, the way you sway with the wind that makes you the gorgeous force that you are. It’s the lines around your lips that have shaped your face due to every happy moment that add to your appeal. It’s the little freckle on your skin that the sun-kissed just to make you one of one.

Please don’t lose sight of the fact that brush you take to your skin is nothing more than a tool that gives your already glistening skin that extra sparkle. That line you draw above your lash is just there to enhance your already perfect eye. And remember that there should never be a moment in time where you should ever be ashamed to show the world just how flawless you are underneath it all.

story inspired by Samira Behrouzan, 

California native who lives to create, travel, and explore.

The CORE of My Life :)

Hey guys ! Whaddup. It's already 2017

Second semester for my third year of degree and I'm feeling 22 :D:D

Yup, dah masuk sem dua and PSM 1 bermula, Literally speaking, it will be more hectic then before.

Now, aku nak cerita balik what i've been through before, during and after umrah itu hari. Yes ! aku pergi UMRAH :) Siapa sangkakan? aku sendiri pon tak sangka. FYI, kiteorang pergi persendirian bukan ikut trip by agent andalusia ke tiram ke. NO ! Kiteorang bawak mutawwif. Perjalanan kiteorang start dari MECCA-MADINAH-CAIRO

BEFORE

so me getting news about going there was a sudden news, during my final paper actually. Feeling aku waktu tu? semua ada. Happy! Serabut! Cemas! Excited! HaHaHa semua ada. Habis je final paper terus balik rumah and by that weekend jugak pergi buat kursus umrah. Aku punya special case, dia buat malam. HAHAHA but then kalau nak cerita pasal before pergi, its a must untuk aku berubah supaya Allah dapat permudahkan urusan aku dekat sana. Aku bangun solat taubat. Aku banyakkan berzikir. Aku banyak kali doa supaya Allah permudahkan urusan aku sekeluarga nak buat umrah, especially mak ayah aku, To be honest, before pergi memang aku banyak kali menangis waktu solat. Janganlah tanya kenapa :) preparation nak pergi sana? aku tak bwk banyak pon. Aku bwk 3pasang baju tidur, satu jubah, 2pasang baju jalan untuk kat Cairo. Telekung spare satu lagi. Banyak yang aku bawak yg kecik-kecik tu la and segala stoking tangan kaki.

UPON DEPARTURE

31.1.2017 so departure hari Selasa at 3.00pm kena check in, so by 12.00noon ada kat KLIA dah. Our flight is Saudia Airlines. Aku memang suka fly naik airlines ni :D selain emirates and mas. Atas flight still suspend tu ada, what happens bila aku sampai sana nanti? Agak-agak Allah bagi tak peluang untuk aku buat ibadat kat tanah suci tu. Why aku boleh terpikir macam tu? sebab ade certain case yang aku dengar bila dia dah jejak tanah suci and masuk masjidil haram, Allah tutup pandangan dia daripada tengok kaabah and macam macam lagi. Walaupon aku berdebar jugak, aku buat rileks je sebab adik aku ada kat sebelah. Aku taknak dia cuak sekali, Aku ajak dia fight score aku main game TEXT TANGLE yang ada dalam apps flight tu.

UPON ARRIVAL
31,1,2017 sampai dekat Jeddah. Aku landing dekat terminal Haji je so tak jauh pon dari Mekah dalam sejam kebih je perjalanan compare to Jeddah international airport. Waktu landing kiteorang dalam 11.15 malam dan sepanjang perjalanan ke mekah tu kiteorang bertalbiah. Mekah sejuk sangat waktu ni, suhu dalam 12 degree celcius macam tu. Dah check in hotel, kiteorang siap siap nak buat umrah wajib. Meamandangkan dah Miqat waktu dari atas flight.

MECCA
Hotel kiteorang yang dekat menara Jam tu, Kalau ikutkan siapa yang stay hotel kat situ, Itulah hotel yang paling dekat dengan pintu masjid. Aku ulang PINTU/GATE masjid. Hotel Hilton pon boleh dikira jauh jugaklah nak kena menapak. Kalau hotel kat Clock tower tu, kau turun je hotel dah masuk perkarangan masjid. Jadi, please highlight tips aku ni ! Jangan mudah tertipu kalau agent tu tulis berdekatan masjid atau sebelah masjid, boleh jadi hotel tu memang sebelah masjid tapi nak masuk masjid. Terpaksalah menapak jauh sikit. Kesian aku tengok orang-orang yang jalan jauh dair hotel dorang. Ada yang tua, ada yang pakai wheelchair. Kalau between zohor and asar, dorang stay je kat masjid. Ada yang stay sampai Isyak sebab hotel dorang jauh. Alhamdullilah hotel kiteorang sangat dekat, dari dalam bilik pon boleh nampak kaabah. Oh Alhamdullilah ! dalam family, aku antara orang pertama yang nampak kaabah dulu. Waktu tu, time check in bilik, aku selalu bukak tingkap nak tgk view apa yang ada *dah jadi habit* dan waktu tu aku nampak KAABAH :')) Aku terkedu lama lepas tu baru aku panggil mak ayah aku tengok. Menitik jugak lah air mata aku waktu terkedu tu. Then dalam pukul 12 tgh malam, kiteorg turun pergi masjid buat umrah wajib. Alhamdullilah selesai dalam pukul 2 pagi. Waktu buat tawaf ni, tak ramai orang. Alhamdulillah rezeki :) Antara benda special yang aku lalui kat sini ?

Jeng Jeng Jeng

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