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Iman Ridzuan

Who doesn't love a good body scrub? Like the skin on our face, our body needs a good rub to remove the dead skin cells once in a while too. I know a lot of people who don't use body scrub and it irks me thinking about the amount of dead skin cells collected on their body!

Bloomika is a newly bloomed shop that sells this Enchanted Rose body scrub that is 100% organic, vegan and cruelty free. I root! It is only made with beautiful and good natural ingredients, unlike a lot of other chemically filled products in the market.


Obviously from the title, rose is what they focus on for the base of the scrub, formulated with premium rose powder and premium rose essential oil. For the physcical exfoliator itself, they use crystal pink salt. But other than those, they also contain jojoba oil, shea butter and castor oil. Sounds amazing, right? This scrub will not dry your skin out since it has so many moisturizing ingredients, that's for sure. It sells at only RM35 and you even get a cute mini loofah for free!

This body scrub claims to :

- Remove dead skin cells thus smooths and softens the skin 
-Brighten and improve skin tone
- Leave skin feeling fresh and rejuvenated
- Suitable for all skin type



First of all, let's talk packaging. The scrub comes in this dark, thick glass jar. Thank goodness! A lot of other organic products out there don't bother to use a dark container which is a bummer. This is important because organic, raw ingredients can be a lot more unstable than those in-lab formulated ingredients that has been mixed with stabilizers, therefore sun exposure can degrade the nutrients found in natural ingredients a lot faster. By having a dark glass container, it really helps to prolong the longevity of the ingredients a lot better. So I really have no complain on that matter, it's perfect.


When you open the lid, you'll see the pink scrub, with real rose petals at the surface. So cute! The rose petal is for decoration purpose, so once you go over the top layer, it is not found anymore at the bottom. But that's not what I wish to show you guys. I wish I can include a button that can provide you with the scent of the product, my my goodness it smells good! Rose is actually my favorite flower, and my favorite flowery scent when it comes to perfume. I love it.

The scent will linger a little on your body temporarily after you rinse it off, so you will smell like rose oil for a good few minutes. The scent goes away after some times. This jar may look small, but lemme tell you, a little bit goes a long way. Since the scrub is crystal salt, therefore it won't melt when it comes in contact with your wet skin, which is a huge plus. It annoys me whenever I use sugar body scrubs that they'll just melt away and don't provide any satisfying rub to my skin lol. 


However, let me warn you that because it is salt, it will be a little stingy if you have open cuts or wounds on your body. So simply just avoid those areas when you're scrubbing. I actually love using this scrub for my feet. It gives a really good exfoliation for my hard heels. This feet has been walking too much in heels, so I feel super satisfied to give it a good exfoliation weekly. I also use the free mini loofah for my feet and it works perfectly.

I have been using it for almost a month now, and I still have a lot left to finish. In terms of the claims, I would say that everything is true, except I need more time to use it in order to see if it does help to brighten my skin. I do notice that my skin does get brighter after rinsing it off, but that is logically due to me getting rid of the top layer of dead skin cells and revealing the new one underneath, so I am not sure if the ingredients have any brightening benefit or it's just the scrubbing. But other than that, I will definitely continue loving and using this! 

To purchase this scrub, you can find them at instagram : @bloomika.my
or whatsapp them at : +601005077959

Sunday, May 12, 2019 1 comments
Actually, 118 subscribers already, as I am writing this. But thank you thank thank you very much, to each and every one of you for subscribing to my Youtube channel!

I really don't know how to thank you all enough.

I was reading back my older blog posts, and reminiscing some old moments of my earlier journey of blogging. I just have a few words to say to myself. That I am very proud of me, for where I am at, and for starting this beautiful journey that I enjoy doing, a lot.

I have been blogging ever since high school. It was not on this website though, I had like a private diary that I do not share with friends and family where I often post about my life in general. One day, my friend Izrin Shazmira showed me a video made by Michelle Phan on Youtube. It was her Barbie Makeup Tutorial. I was 14, in 2009. I immediately fall in love with beauty related stuff since then.


I remember binge watching to Michelle's video every single day, I was so addicted to her videos, be it skincare or makeup tutorials. She was basically my ultimate beauty guru (Still is!) She inspires me so much that I thought to myself at 18, that I want to have my own beauty channel one day. There were two things that hold me back. First, I did not have a camera to record myself. It was 2012 and phone cameras back then were not as advanced as now. And the second is, was me. I was just not confident enough. I was never ready. I think even if I did have a camera, my self confidence would still prevent me from starting my own channel.

Therefore, I resort to beauty blogging in 2015. My first ever post was a review on Nyx's Soft matte lip cream. You can read it by clicking here. I just love sharing beauty reviews, tips and tricks. I help my friends as much as I can when they ask me about skincare and makeup. Whenever I am curious about some new beauty trends and products, I'll just search them up on other blogger websites, and Youtube. More on Youtube. If you see my subscription list of beauty gurus on Youtube, you might be shocked. I am subscribed to over 150 channels lolll. I have my favourites, of course, which you can read about here :

My Favourite Beauty Vloggers

Blogging is fun! It takes a lot of effort, I am not gonna lie. You're not just blogging. You're a writer, proof reader, a photographer, photo editor, website designer and so many other behind the scene works that you don't see. This is why some people can make blogging as their full time career. It IS a career. It has been 5 years of blogging, and I am so proud of all the opportunities that I got for being a writer. I got to be Zalora's magazine editor for a while, tho I quite as I could not keep up with the commitment as a full time student. Attend beauty events, participate in blogging competitions and stuff. My website may not be as popular as others, but I am just proud of my small community. Thank you so much to my readers and followers.

8 years after 2012 I still did not have a camera. When my old phone broke down, I purposely chose iphone 7plus for my new phone because of the camera quality. It is a pain in the pocket sure, but I thought, this is it. It is now or never. I cannot afford a new phone AND a new camera together, so I better pick up a phone with great camera quality for video recording. Furthermore, now that I am paying so much for the phone, I cannot have any excuse to not record a video and make full use of the phone. I ignored my lack of confidence, my flawed skin, and pushed that record button.

January 2019, New year new me! To start a Youtube channel was one of my new year resolutions, but if you read my blog post about my resolution, you'll not see it there. I was afraid to tell you guys ahaha. But here I am! My first ever video, was the shawl tutorial. Click here if you want to read about it, or just watch it down below. I thought it would be the perfect video to start with as I do not have to talk. You can barely see me smile there because I was so shy hahaha.


But you all made it possible, Your warm comments, video requests, and subscriptions makes me enjoy doing what I have started. It was my biggest fear but I pulled through. You guys helped me through. Imagine contemplating about doing a thing and finally did it after 8 years?! THANK YOU. I thought it would take at least a year to reach 118 subscribers, but we're not even mid year yet! 118 may not seem much to you compared to other successful youtubers, but to think that 118 people out there are watching me, and want to actually see my future contents? That makes me so happy. It makes me want to do better and put out more quality contents for you guys. So seriously, thank you, terima kasih, xie xie, nandri, gracias, kamsahamnida!

And if you haven't yet, do subscribe! Pretty pleaseeeeee ;D Click HERE!
Saturday, April 20, 2019 No comments

I have been wanting to try out these lenses ever since I watched a video from a vlogger on YouTube, it looked so perfect and beautiful on her. I then searched high and low for it, on instagram shopee, but it was so hard to find it. Then I finally found them on 11street and ordered it straight away.

The order took about 2 weeks to arrive, which is not so bad considering that they are shipped from korea. I ordered two pairs, grey and Brown. The have a range of power selection, and mine is 2.50. Yes, I am a short sighted person if you don't know yet haha.



They packaged everything very nicely, unlike a lot of other online lenses shop that I've dealt with before. The box is a bit huge for two pairs but I am not complaining, it feels fancy hahaha. Inside, they give you a pamphlet about the lenses and some of their others from the company. And you also get a free lens case that comes with a mirror and lens tweezer, whatever you call it.

The lens is good for a month, which some people may think that it is a little bit expensive (RM 48 per pair), considering you can get a lens that expires after 3 months for cheaper price. But as for me, I prefer to buy a one month lens. I'd rather pay more than having an eye infection for wearing the same lens for 3 months.

BLOSSOM GRAY


(indoor lighting)

(outdoor lighting)

BLOSSOM BROWN

*I forgot to take the picture of the lens itself before disposing hehehehe sorry* 

Brown (indoor lighting)
Brown (outdoor lighting)

This is a 14.0 diameter lens, and it just a slight bigger than my actual iris, so it still look pretty natural. I always hate those doll-like lenses that makes your eyes appear so big, they are scary for me lol.

As for the design itself, I really love the grey one! Eventhough the brown ones are supposed to be more natural looking than the grey one, I just don't find myself to really fond of the brown. I think they make my eyes unnaturally larger in person, even though it looks fine in pictures. But for the grey one, it just looks acceptably not too fake. I can't say that it looks natural because which malay have grey eyes, hahahaha but yeah, it doesn't look too fake on me. The color is not too light and is especially beautiful in person.

In terms of the comfort level, I would say it is an average. I have tried a lot of colored contact lenses, but these pairs are no different than the average ones. I still prefer colorless contact lenses for more comfort. I don't know, my eyes get really dry after about 4 hours, and even when I use eye drops, it doesn't help much to revive my tired eyes. Sometimes my eyes will get very dry and tired to the point that it gives me a headache, and the first thing that I want to do once I get home is to take off the lenses. But that's how my eyes are in general, they get dry easily with any contact lenses. If you don't have similar problem like me, maybe you will like these.

Overall, I might purchase the grey one, but not the brown ones, and for the sake of beauty. Not so much for the comfort. If you want to buy from where I did, click the link down below. Otherwise, have a good day!

https://www.11street.my/productdetail/olens-blossoms-pink-gray-brown-monthly-korean-62824053
Monday, April 08, 2019 No comments

Hi! My friend ask me to do a video on get to know me tag, and since I just started with Youtube, I figured that it will be the appropriate video so that you guys can know me a little bit better. I got these questions from the net, you can just copy paste these or search for the tag on Google, there's a bunch more to choose! 

So if you're curious to know more about me, keep on reading 😉 Orrr if you don't feel like reading (melayu kan malas membaca), you can just scroll down to watch my video on it. Bonus is you can see how I get ready to class! 


1) What’s your full name and are you proud of it?

My full name is Iman bt Ridzuan, yes just Iman. So I do not have any nickname or short name. Yes, I am very proud of it because Iman means faith, so you know you can trust me! And Im proud of it because my parents named me after a Palestinian who once came to Malaysia to give a talk and share about the criminal war that has been going on in their country. So yeah, I am proud to be named after someone who is very inspirational.


2) Do you love playing any sports?

I am so bad at sports. I cant play any sports lol. I joined taekwondo once though, I did love it so much. I got green tip belt. I wanted to continue the training here during degree but the fee is super expensive. Oh does esports count? Because I just started playing Dota and I am obsessed with it.

3) Who is your favorite musician?

Favourite local musician is Dato’ Zainal Abidin. I have been a fan  of him since I first watched the malay version of Tarzan movie when I was in primary school, I fell in love with his version of You’re in My heart song, you know, Kau di hatiku. Then I went on search for more of his song, and I love every single one of it. I just love his evergreen lyrics and voice. my favourite is Hijau.

4) Do you love animals, if yes then which one you love most?

Yes yes yes. My favourite animal is dogs, particularly bulldog. But I really love all dogs in general.

5) What is your favorite drink of all?

The ais, and Tealive’s strawberry pudding smoothie

6) Do you want to have a business?

Hmm. Actually I have a dream of opening up my own café. Please pray for me.


7)  What is your most favorite movies?

I have 2 favourites, the first one is Fireproof. It is quite an underrated movie but trust me it is so good. It is about a breaking marriage, and how you connect with the God almighty. If you haven’t watch I would totally recommend that movie.

The second is Taken. All siries, taken 123. I love Liam Neeson so much and he nailed his part in that movie so well.

8)  What is your biggest accomplishment?

Paused. Wow, I have no idea. This, I think? YOutube? Because the thought of having my own youtube channel came when I was 18. Michelle phan inspired me the most. But it takes so long for me to get finally start is becaue I am afraid how people are gonna judge me. So I started with beauty blogging, which if you haven’t check out my beauty website, you can just go to this link! And with a few words of encouragement from friends and family, here we are! My own youtube channel.

9) What is your favorite ice-cream flavor?

 Mint chocolate

10) What is your favorite quote?

Everything happens for a reason. I keep this quote in mind to calm me down when bad things happen.


11) What is your favorite way to pass time?

Currently, dota hahahahhaa. But before dota came into my life, I just binge watch beauty videos on youtube.

12) What is the name of your favorite restaurant?

Sukiyaa! Their teriyaki chicken is the best!

13) Are you a good cook.

Emm, I would say not so bad. I am really good at western cuisines, but local dishes, not so much. I still need my mum to help for that. Oh and I hate baking. I cant bake.

14) Can you whistle?

Nope!

15) Do you have a tattoo?

Astagfirullahalazim Haram sis

16) What is your star sign?

Im a proud gemini!

17) How many relationships have you been in?

Been in 2, marrying the third. hehe

18) What app do you use most?

Twitter.

19) Pick one, vanilla or chocolate?

Definitely chocolate!



Till then, byebye!
Sunday, February 17, 2019 No comments

Ola! I just published a video on my youtube channel on my go to makeup routine. This is a look that I will put on when I go out for lunch with my friends, boyfriend, often basically when I don't feel like experimenting with new look. It is super easy to recreate, and you really don't need to buy the exact same products that I use.

I feel like the shade orange, coral, peach, compliment my skin the most. I have mainly orange shade lipsticks in my lip collection and I mainly go for peachy blushers every single day. Hence, why I named this look an orange makeup.

You probably won't see the orangeness too much in the video, but trust me in real life, it is there. I am not gonna put extra shadows just for the camera because I prefer a more natural look on me. I like it.

That explains the no extra coverage or color correction on my blemishes and imperfections on my base because I sometimes prefer to flaunt my flaws to feel more human, and especially for Malaysian's weather, you really don't want to cake your face with tons of products. So I am really sorry if you're expecting a perfect makeup look with a flawless finish hehe.

Please like and subscribe if you haven't, it will mean so much to me ♥ Enjoy the video!


Products used : Face - Mario Badescu Facial Spray with Aloe, Herbs and Rosewater - Maybelline Baby Skin Primer - Maybelline Fit Me Matte and Poreless Foundation (128) - Catrice Prime and Fine Transluscent Loose Powder - Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush (Paaarty) - The Balm Mary-Loumanizer Highlight - Catrice Sun Glow Matt Bronzing Powder (030) - Nyx Setting Spray (Dewy) Eyes - Too Faced Semi-Sweet Chocolate Bar Palette - Silkygirl Lash Prism Masara - Maybelline Hypersharp Eyeliner Lips - Nivea Lip Butter (Blueberry) - Silkygirl Matte Junkie (Terracota) - Peripera Lip Tint Water Gel (Chillipress)

Saturday, February 09, 2019 No comments

Hello there my beautiful readers! 

I have always preferred shawls over bawals for their versatility, and I often got tons of questions from strangers on instagram and from friends in real life on how I style my shawl. Now since my friends and family members have been pushing me to create a youtube channel, I present you, my first youtube video! I figured a shawl tutorial would be a perfect content to start with.


Now these 3 shawl styles are my go to for classes and outings. The first picture is probably my most favourite one, and you might notice that if you scroll over my instagram pictures. Because it is so easy and literally take seconds lol. It takes a longer time in my video because I am not used to be so far apart from the mirror hahaha.

I had fun creating this video although the process of getting it done (shooting, editing, rendering) takes forever! Hats off to all youtubers, it is really a hard work. This video takes me a whole day to finish! And I am still learning on especially editing. I would say that I am a pro with editing photos, but videos are a whole another story lol. Self teaching and learning will take a long time, but I'll try! Pray for me on this new journey! I hope to create quality contents for you guys in the future, and if you have any suggestions and requests, feel free to comment. Now grab your popcorn and enjoy!



Help your homegirl please, like and subscribe to my new channel hihi. Love you all <3
Friday, February 01, 2019 No comments

Ola beauties! Who doesn't love pampering themselves in the weekend right? I'd rather do facials at home rather than going to skin spa for facial treatment. This is because I have been to a few of them and I always ended up having breakouts afterwards. So as for now, I can only trust myself for my face hahaha, which explains my mask collection at home. Maybe I should do a post about my mask collection soon?

Anyway, Freeman is very famous for their facial masks that are so good and affordable. I have tried the Mint & Lemon Clay mask, and Cucumber Peel Off mask from their regular line. Loveee the first one, not so much for the latter. But, this is my first one to try from their new Beauty Infusion line, the Manuka Honey and Collagen Hydrating Cream Mask

There are 2 other masks and 1 overnight mask from this line.


credit picture from packagingoftheworld

Packaging wise, I really love it! It looks very exclusive compared to colorful ones from their original collection. However, the content is a lot little for 118ml compared to 150ml from the original version, and it is selling for RM47 in drugstores. A little expensive I would say, so I expect this mask to be amazing. This mask is serum infused and dermatologist tested. What's good about Freeman is that they don't test it on animals, so big yay!



This mask claims to :

-Instantly boosts moisture
- Restores smoothness
-Improves elasticity

The mask comes out in thick white cream, almost like hair conditioner. It smells like hair conditioner too lol. Despite having manuka honey as one of the main ingredients, it doesn't feel too sticky. It just sits well on the face. I usually apply quite a thick layer and let it sit for about 15 to 20 minutes before rinsing it off. 

When I first apply it on my skin, it gives me a tingling sensation. I don't know if that is good or bad, but the tingling will be gone after a few minutes. So as long as I didn't get any irritation from this mask, I'm good lol. But if you have a very sensitive skin you might wanna take this as a concern, because there are mix reviews online about this mask that says it burns for their skin. 


Visually, it doesn't give me any extravagant changes. It's not those typical mask that brightens your skin temporarily for that wow effect after you rinse it off. But my skin definitely feels a lot smoother and softer to the touch. It feels adequately moisturize and comfortable afterwards, like I do not need to add on any more moisturizer, but I do so anyway. My skin just feels hydrated and moisturized, that's all I can say about it. I am not sure about elasticity improvement, because I do not notice any plumping effect or any other improvements.

I even tried applying this every single night for a week but my skin still gets dry during mid day. If you're wondering, yes I am someone who drinks a lot too.  I do however, notice that my pores are tighter and appear smaller, but the effect is temporary.

Do I recommend this thing? If you have very dry skin and are looking for a good mask that really focuses on moisturizing, sure! Why not. But other than that, I know a lot more other masks that moisturizes and yet gives a lot of other beneficial stuff at the same time for cheaper. My all time favorite moisturizing mask is definitely Rice Wash Off Mask from Skinfood, so you might want to check that out if you think this is a bit too expensive for a drugstore mask. Overall, this is a very good hydrating mask, but it's just can't replace my all time favourite hehe.

Pros :
  • Very hydrating
  • Tighten pores
  • Skin feels soft and smooth afterwards
Cons : 
  • I'm not a fan of the scent and how it feels like hair conditioner
  • A little pricey
  • Effects are temporary
Wednesday, December 19, 2018 No comments
When it comes to doing my makeup, lipstick is the part where I am always the most excited about. I personally think that I look and feel the best with a little bit of color on my lips. But to find one that stays all day, is very though.


This product claims to last for 16 hours on the lips. That is a huge claim for lip products considering we gotta eat and drink and some of yall maybe smooch throughout 16 hours in a day of your life. As for me anyway, my mind is already trained to reapply my lipstick throughout the day so I gotta bring a lipstick with me for touch ups whenever I go out.




Let's talk packaging. I personally think that packaging is sleek and I love love love the fact that the tube resembles the color that you're getting. It is very helpful when you're someone that owns another 100 nude lipsticks (I am exaggerating but you get the point lol). And the white top just add a touch of class to it. Some of you may think it is pretty bulky for travelling, but I don't mind it.



It has a reservoir tip which is uncommon in other lipstick products and I actually adore it so much. The pointed tip makes application soooo easy and fast. Do you see that divot in the middle? From what I have read, it is so that the applicator collects more product onto it. Genius! I am usually not a fan of scents in my products, but this one has a sweet vanilla scent that I can look pass it. I am not sure if it is the same scent for other colors though.


Freshly swatched

After set, it turns a little darker exactly like the color on the tube packaging.

The shade that I got is 75 Firefighter, which looks like a burnt orange. I should have got other colors if you look at my lipstick collection but what can I do, I love orange lipsticks so much hahaha. Within one swipe, this covers my lips perfectly. I have other matte liquid lipsticks that are streaky and needs multiple coats for the opaqueness that this one from Maybelline gives in one swipe.


Like any other matte lipsticks, this one does settles into my lip lines as well. It's a no surprise for me though, matte lipsticks often tend to suck up the moisture on my lips. But on another note, does it lasts long on the lips? I'd say heck yes!


The first time I tried this, I went on a Kfry date with my boyfriend. Oh you know Kfy, those juicy chicken drumsticks covered in layers of cheesy goodness. So I went to the ladies afterwards because I didn't bring my small mirror for touch up, and to my surprise, I didn't need to! It stays put and didnt budge at all, damn I was so surprised. Surprised of how good my lips still looks like after gobbling on that meal. I did a kissproof test on the back of my hand and guess what? Absolutely nothing transfers! But, you gotta allow at least 2 minutes for it to set on your lips first.

On another day, I wore this lipstick and went lunch with my girlfriends and I ordered Carbonara. Now this one made my lipstick fade. However, my friend was wearing it too and she had a good amount of pizzas but her lipstick stays put. Therefore I can say that with this lipstick, it won't last very well on...omg what is "berkuah" in english? Haha! To my malay readers, you get the point. If you don't understand malay, I'd say just avoid creamy things like pastas with this lipstick or those Asian soupy meals. Other than that, you're good to go.

My friend Ayu (Front) after having pizzas, absolutely no reapplication needed!

Overall, this is by far the best matte liquid lipstick that I own and I am already planning to get more colors. The longevity is no joke for a drugstore product, damn Maybelline you've done great! I am so impressed. For RM35, this worth every single penny spent. I give this a 5/5, go grab yours now!

Pros :

  • Lasts long
  • Doesn't need to touch up after certain meals
  • Affordable
  • Very opaque
  • Easy application
  • Color on the packaging is exactly what you're getting inside
Cons :
  • A little drying. Just a little!
Monday, December 03, 2018 No comments
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