Riviera Lavender - L'Oreal Colour Riche Nail Colour

Since I started college a few month ago, I become obsessed with taking care of my nails. I use the session of self-manicure-pedicure (the cheapest method possible, of course!) as relaxation with my friends after a long long hard week.

Last Monday was the due date of one of my group assignment. There were a lot of things to be done but all of the students (that I've spoken to) didn't think it's worth the mark. Hands down, that assignment was the most stressful for this semester.

Once we finished the project, I decided to wind down and do a wee bit of taking-care-of-myself/nail ritual. It is fall here so I think pastel color would look lovely on nails.

I tested out my L'Oreal Colour Riche Nail Colour in shade 507, Riviera Lavender. I am not sure if this available in all countries, but I really hope it does since this shade is so beautiful!

This is how the bottle looks like. I'm a sucker for cute small bottles of nail polish, since I rarely finish one standard bottle and it does not take up a large space to store. Since Lavender is indeed my favorite flower and smell, the color appeals to me the most. This is how the nail polish looks like once you put it on:

The color come out to be pastel purple with a little bit of blue hue in it. The formula is great, creamy in a very good consistency. I used two coats and top it up with one layer of top coat and it covers my 10 nails beautifully. The brush is so easy to use and it feels soft on your nails as well. It stays on my nails very well too. The picture was taken on third day of using it. As I'm writing, it's day 6 and it has only chipped a little bit on the edges (most likely because I had to crawl and use a lot of hand movement for something :P)

Overall, I give L'Oreal Colour Riche Nail Colour 5 stars because it is very pretty, looks lovely and stays really good on my nails for quite a good price (for a uni student! Thus, it might be cheap for you lovelies out there who work?). You can give L'Oreal Colour Riche Nail Colour a go by going to your nearest drugstore or department store :) x

What You Hate is What You Love

It's funny how people change so drastically even when you think you them so well. Most of the time, they change to become the those people who they used to hate.

Is it just a biased view from our side that distort the image of them? Or are they really becoming 'those people'?

Or are we the one who changed in the first place?

I remember you hate people who are so full of them self. You mocked them around and you really showed it to them.

You used to be so sarcastic when people are being ignorant or arrogant around you. To be honest, it was really funny how they thought you like them when in reality you hated them to guts.

I remember when you hated people with lots of bullshits. If anything, you could be one of the anti bullshit campaign agent or something.

I remember when you despised people who are living in the clouds without looking at the people around us. I remember when you hated glamour, extravagant and over-the-top lifestyle.

I remember when you were a genuine person. You like them if you like them and hate them if you do so. You were never a two-face.

I remember when I thought we were on the same page.
I remember when I thought I knew you so well.

Funny how you change so fast from who I remember you were - who I thought you were - to someone who you used to hate. (or at least I thought you hated)

Funny how these days you did all the things you did not approve in the past.
It's funny how you did not realise...

People say: What you hate is what you love

How could I be so foolish? It's really funny how I always thought I knew you.

I really don't; never did and will not ever try again.

Life Happens, Life Begins, Life is...

Life happens when you are busy making other plans. Life begins when you are 21, or 16, or 18, or even 40. Life happens when you appreciate little things in life. When did life begin?

Life begins when you open your eyes in the morning. Be it on your own or with someone you love the most. It continues as you drag your feet to the bathroom and through until you reach your workplace or your school.

It begins when you realize you have to do this everyday, doing something that you do not enjoy. However, it happens when you see the faces of your significant other, your children, or your parents. At that moment you realize that you are doing this not only for yourself but also for them. For the people you love the most, to put that beautiful smile on them. It happens when you smile at the thought of them and the thought of them drives you, on and on.

It begins when you come back home. To the arms of the people you love and arms of people who love you. You realize that they will always be there for you. They will accept you in any condition; your best and your worst and everything in between. They will support you to do what is right and they will guide you to the light. That is the moment when your life begins.

It happens when you are tired and fed up with all the routines, all the problems and obstacles that will never go away from your sight or your mind. It happens when you are annoyed with your schoolmate, dorm mate, or fellow workers. It happens when you are rejected and down. You realize that life will never be pretty with flowers and unicorns all the time. You realize that movies will not be real life, even the ones based on true stories and such.

That is when life begins and when life happens. Life is every time you open your eyes and it will never stop even when you close your eyes every night.

Life is present, life is now;

It Is What It Is

It is what it is - because of me. I am not perfect, as you know, nobody is or ever will be. I have done wrong in the past and I admit it. I have been horrible for so long. I acknowledge it. I was the one who were afraid and I was the one who went away. I was really hot and cold, the one who were always unsure. But to be honest, I tried. I tried to make it worked. I put my effort into it and I put myself out there. You know I would never do that to anyone, but I did. I tried to put my trust in it. Again, you know I would not do that easy but I did it anyway. And I am thankful that I did. 

It is what it is - because of you. You tried beautifully hard and put everything in it. You are pretty much a perfection. You are everything everyone will ask for. I was just so very lucky that I crossed path with you and got the opportunity to spend my life with you. And nobody can stop it from happening, nobody can stop you. You find what the world can offer you and you know you can reach to the top of whatever it is you are aiming to. You find the place where you belong, you find a new home. You are growing - from a little piece of perfection to someone much much more bigger and powerful. To someone who knows where to belong and know what it is to be a perfection. And I am thankful that you did. 

It is what it is - because of us. Because we met, we talked and we interacted. Because we grow and we develop together. Because we figure out the world together; or at least we tried to figure it all out together. Because we share the moments and we share whatever it is we wanted to share. Because we made it that way and now we let it be this way.

It is what it is - because I hope. Because you hope. Because you are and because I am.