Creativity in Motion by Limkokwing University 2015

The 'Creativity in Motion' fashion show by Limkokwing University happened on the 2nd of July @ Starhill Gallery. Such an extravagant event is held annually to allow their graduating students from the Faculty of Fashion and Lifestyle Creativity showcase their best work to the public, potential recruiters, family and friends.

The glamorous atmosphere was filled with many talented and beautiful people. We were definitely in it for a fabulous night of Fashion, Music and Art!

Lights, Camera, ACTION!

At first I was afraid, I was petrified

A powerful performance by Siti from the Faculty of Sound & Music!

 

The emcees for the night!

...and let the strutting begin!

Baby don't baby don't baby don't lie
BOOM BOOM POW! He owned the floor for sure!

'Long Surviving Mentawaiaan Tribe' by Vinny Lee from Indonesia 

Love how she put together Elegance and Sexy into these pieces!  

'The Colonial Majestueus' by Sharmaine from Malaysia

What's behind those sinamay hats? Frigging mysteriously dope huh?

'The Combatants of Peak Eui Min Jok' by Jung Hye Lim from South Korea

Those Hangul detailing caught my eye! You see what I see?

'The Khalka Mongols' by Sanyazainy from Malaysia

F I E R C E!

'The 5 Elements of DANCHEONG' by Dayana Ramli from Malaysia
Inspired by the Korean traditional decorative coloring.

'Anicient Tribe of the Kasivo' by Aida Nazifa Wahab from Malaysia
She is STUNNING! Legs for days baby!

'Kyrgyz Ethnic' by Angelina from Kyrgyzstan
Love the gold detailing.

'Vanished Whaea' by Tania Vania from Indonesia

Princess Warrior

'The Snake Charmer' by Dharashini from Malaysia
The first design reminds me of what an Egyptian princess would wear when she sneaks out to meet her lover.

'MiaoMei' by Luo Tian Xuan from China

I see a mixture of Thai and Chinese culture. Those silver fingertips brings all the boys to the yard!

My personal favorite of the night! Elaborate and sensuous. 

In all honesty, if I was there without knowing all these beautiful designs were by the students of Limkokwing, I'd probably think they were all designed by renowned fashion designers. Every piece had its own unique recipe, very well-thought-out designs with meticulous details. By Limkokwing giving these aspiring fashion designers the chance to stage their work has immediately help them open up the passage to many great opportunities.

I feel immensely proud of everyone who was involved in this production as they've truly outdone themselves with leaving the audience in awe by putting such a fantastic show! *many many applause*

Unfortunately I didn't capture all of the collections so do check out their official website for more details and pictures! CLICK ME :)

A flawless performance by these 2 gorgeous gals! 

Sharon Kaur and I
It was so good to see this gorgeous woman again! ;)
Love what she's wearing? 'Tribal Kimono' designed by her!  
Patience, your secret is safe with me ;) it was so nice meeting you!
Who is this cute Korean looking guy? ;) Steven Leonard, he is the Head of the Faculty of Fashion & Lifestyle Creativity!
My gorgeous neighbors during the fashion show ;)
Daler Yusof and Adeline Tsen, they're both local celebs! 
Sharon and I along with more local stars! Nadia Brian and Ainul Aishah
 
Ryzal Jaafar, a local model/actor.
He reminds me of the Malaysian Johnny Depp!  
Meet Ella! According to my interviewer we look identical, what do you think? :P

A great big thanks to these two beautiful ladies for inviting me to this Fabulous event, the lovely gifts from Limkokwing Fashion Club and for being so hospitable! Wished I had spent more time chit chatting with you girls, let's make it happen the next round!
 
Moreblessing! Isn't that the dopest name EVER? 
 Girl you don't need makeup, you already look so good in your braids!
Adeline looking smokin' in her red lipstick! *mwah 
I'm wearing Limkokwing Fashion Club's Limited Edition Painted Sleeves Biker Jacket, which fits me to a T! 
The cutting really accentuates the body and is a fashion statement alone oozing out funkiness with its colors and blings!
  
Post fashion show, I walked over to Pavilion to meet up with my parents for supper! 
We restaurant hopped from Malones to Cafe de Paris!

Banana and Strawberry Nutella Crepe @ Cafe de Paris
The name itself could already seep through your veins and cause instant diabetes! I'm not a sweet tooth but at times my taste buds can crave for things it shouldn't. This was really yummy if you're a fan of Nutella :) Their pancakes here are good too by the way, don't ask me how I know that *does the Ian Somehalder smirk*

and well ending the night with a few necessary shots of my eye make up!
xoxo,
Mel

Into The Wilderness

Photographed by Khairi Zawawi

MUA & Hair by Melissa Tan

Outfit details:

TOPSHOP Bralet, Missguided Lace Maxi Skirt 

Mystical Goth Makeup

My interest in makeup has definitely developed throughout my phase of growing up into a lady but not yet a woman, you know like the Britney Spears song... okay forget it, just an attempt in making a joke. Sigh, and i keep trying anyway. 

So, yes make up has always been my little passion ever since i started competing in Latin competitions where i independently had to apply my own stage makeup at the age of 12. Imagine a 12 year old struggling with makeup oh gosh, those million rounds of trial and errors until i finally could draw a decent cat eye (decent at that time). It was stage makeup so the more dramatic it was, the better! I'm pretty damn proud of myself though, my mom knows absolutely nothing about make up and so there wasn't a choice, i had to learn fast by practicing on myself. Thank goodness i had the aptitude for it. 

Gradually, my interest for makeup became more of a therapy. I wouldn't say i makeup mainly to look good...wait, who am i kidding? :P of course it's to look and feel good! you know that extra boost of self-confidence when you're all dolled up but it sometimes isn't why i do it because i actually love going out barefaced and i normally do because i teach my fitness classes everyday, just eyeliner at most. so when i say it's therapeutic, it's just something i enjoy doing, the step-by-step process of drawing that almost perfect cat eye or selecting the different shades of eyeshadow to match each other.

My favorite step of the whole makeup process would probably be drawing my eyeliner because just with those few strokes can significantly change your look, from a subtle demure look to that wild catty look. it just brings me great satisfaction when i see my art painted well. :)

i've always wanted to try bolder shades of lip color after looking at so many gorgeous asian Intragramers pulling it off so well! i find it so sultry! so i stumbled upon TOPSHOP's lipstick, Depth. An extremely deep purple shade.

let the experiment begin! *EXCITED KITTY MODE*

It looks almost black in the picture but i promise you it's a very deep purple.

People here in Malaysia would probably get a minor heart-attack from the first sight of such dark lips, especially when i'm comparatively very fair and my lips are fairly voluptuous hehe. Oh come on, i come in peace! ;)

Anyway, i daringly walked around today in this colored lips with barely any eye makeup on so it wasn't a complete look. Got home relatively early and decided to finish my look with some eye makeup just for fun!

and well how could i remove it without taking a few vain shots ;)

brace yourself for my Mystical Goth look...

Dare to be different.

i won't go into the details tonight as i don't remember what i used for my eye makeup :( it was a sloppy and rush do. next time i'd definitely do so :) hope you liked this makeup post! i promise i'll be doing these more often :)

 xoxo, Mel