Maybelline New York's Beauty in Me Finale Part III : Broadway Ballerina by Suraya Anuar @ Esplanade, Jalan Sultan Ismail, KL. (December 2006)

Assalamualaikum Stylistas of Abaya Suraya!

I chose the theme Broadway Ballerina because I desired to present something which is theatrical even haute couture. My idea was about a young, aspiring ballerina, determined to chase after her dreams at the infamous Broadway Theatre, New York City. Ballet for me personally, is not only graceful and elegant. It also requires strength, determination, great commitment, discipline and patience to be a successful performer. I relate it with the Maybelline brand because it goes accordingly with the spirit of a Maybelline woman which is young, beautiful and also ambitious in chasing after her dreams. I was very fortunate to get the cooperation of my adorable model, Sun and Grace Salon, Bangsar (hair-do) for this make-over that took 1 and a half hours to complete it. =) 

The oohhs and aaahhs I received from the audience when Sun and I walked on the runway was worth it. =) And yes to see my mum and sister cheering for me with a huge cardboard written SURAYA #1 really surprised me, so they had a secret project behind me. =D Could not thank them enough. =)

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Assalamualaikum Stylistas of Abaya Suraya,

Sue telah memilih tema Penari Ballet Broadway kerana Sue ingin mempersembahkan sesuatu bercirikan teatrikal dan juga adi busana. Idea Sue ialah tentang seorang penari Ballet yang berazam tinggi di dalam menggenggami impiannya di pusat teater terkenal di New York City iaitu Broadway.  Tarian Ballet bagi Sue secara peribadi, bukan sahaja lemah-gemalai juga anggun. Ia juga memerlukan kekuatan, keazaman, komitmen yang tinggi, disiplin dan kesabaran untuk menjadi penghibur yang berjaya. Sue kaitkan ciri-ciri ini dengan jenama Maybelline kerana bagi Sue ia amat menepati dengan semangat seorang wanita Maybelline yang muda, cantik juga bercita-cita tinggi dalam mencapai impiannya. Sue amat beruntung kerana telah mendapat kerjasama Sun, model Sue yang comel juga Grace Salon, Bangsar (dandanan rambut) untuk solekan yang mengambil masa satu jam setengah ini. =)

Reaksi penonton yang menyukai solekan ini apabila Sue dan Sun memasuki pentas peragaan benar-benar membuat rasa letih Sue berbaloi. =) Oh ya Sue juga amat terkejut melihat Ummi dan adik Sue bersorak untuk Sue dengan kadbod bertulis SURAYA #1, rupanya mereka mempunyai projek rahsia di belakang Sue. =D Sue amat menghargai segala sokongan yang mereka berikan. =)

Maybelline New York's Beauty in Me Finale Part II : It's Showtime! / Acara Berlangsung! @ Esplanade, Jalan Sultan Ismail, KL. (December 2006)

Assalamualaikum Stylistas of Abaya Suraya!

Theme : New York! New York!

Wardrobe Sponsor : Forever 21

Event Management Team :Hotshoes

Judges : Choy Chi Ching (Maybelline Malaysia's Official Make-up Artiste), Fasha Sandha (Maybelline Malaysia's Celebrity Spokesperson) & Remaja & Cleo Magazines' Editors.

Emcees : Rafidah & Celina from 3R

Media Representatives : Beat TV (ASTRO), Nona (TV3), Edisi 7 (NTV7), 8TV, Trendy (RTM1), Kosmo, Harian Metro, The Star, Hot Magazine, MEGA (Utusan Malaysia), Berita Harian, Jelita, Cleo, Cosmopolitan, Remaja, Mingguan Wanita, Dara.com etc

For the initial part, we had to do some catwalk (yeah yeah :p). Later we were each individually introduced to the audience. Each of us had our individual catch song when we walked, and guess what? Mine was PROMISCUOUS GIRL (!!) by Nelly Furtado!:D I know they did not do it by purpose it was just a trendy song. Everyone laughed when the first thing I said into the microphone that "Firstly I'm not promiscuous." Just imagine the irony of it! After all, I was the only one in Hijab. =D 

After all the introduction each one of us had to present our model which we did their make-up backstage prior to the event, and we just had to do touch ups on stage but most crucial, was to explain the make-up which should relevant with the theme "New York! New York!" 50% was accumulated from the 6 months course-work while the other half relied solely on the Finale. Before the Finale, we were given about 2 weeks to prepare our storyboard according to the theme and the make-up that we planned laid out in the face charts. Oh yes although the club was packed with friends and family supporting as well as the media representatives, and the camera flashes were blinding but I loved every minute of it :)

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Assalamualaikum Stylistas of Abaya Suraya!

Tema : New York! New York!

Penaja Busana : Forever 21

Syarikat Pengurusan Majlis :Hotshoes

Para Juri : Choy Chi Ching (Jurusolek Rasmi Maybelline Malaysia), Fasha Sandha (Jurucakap Selebriti Maybelline Malaysia) & Editor-editor Majalah Remaja & Cleo.

Para Pengacara : Rafidah & Celina from 3R

Wakil Media : Beat TV (ASTRO), Nona (TV3), Edisi 7 (NTV7), 8TV, Trendy (RTM1), Kosmo, Harian Metro, The Star, Hot, MEGA (Utusan Malaysia), Berita Harian, Jelita, Cleo, Cosmopolitan, Remaja, Mingguan Wanita, Dara.com dsb

Untuk bahagian awal, kami perlu melakukan catwalk =D Kemudian kami diperkenalkan satu-persatu kepada hadirin. Setiap daripada kami berjalan diiringi lagu individu yang rancak dan cuba teka lagu Sue yang mana satu? PROMISCUOUS GIRL (!!) dari Nelly Furtado! =D Sue tahu mereka tidak sengaja kerana lagu itu popular pada waktu itu. Para tetamu tertawa apabila ayat pertama yang keluar dari mulut Sue ialah "Pertama sekali, saya bukan promiscuous (suka bertukar-tukar pasangan kelamin. Cuba bayangkan betapa ironinya kerana tambahan Sue satu-satunya peserta bertudung! =D 


Seterusnya, kami perlu membawa model yang telah sedia kami solekkan di belakang pentas sebelum acara berlangsung, memperbaiki solekan mereka di atas pentas dan paling penting menerangkan apakah kaitan solekan kami dengan tema "New York! New York!" 50% markah dihitung dari kerja kursus sepanjang 6 bulan manakala baki 50% dihitung semata-mata dari persembahan Peringkat Akhir ini. Sebelum Peringkat Akhir berlangsung, kami telah diberi lebih kurang 2 minggu untuk menyediakan papan cerita berdasarkan tema dan solekan yang kami rencanakan pada carta wajah. Oh apa-apa pun, Sue sukakan kemilau cahaya kamera dan Sue amat menikmati saat itu! =)

Roberto, Maybelline Brand Manager. / 
Roberto, Pengurus Jenama Maybelline.

Roberto with Celina & Rafidah. /
 Roberto bersama Celina dan Rafidah.

Our beloved Ching! /
 Ching yang disayangi!

Ijah was the first to present. /
 Ijah merupakan yang pertama mempersembahkan.

Ijah.

Wan Aida Adlina

Karyn

Nurul

Ku Anne

Ee Ling

Amelia

Navii

Yes that's me! Such typical law student attire (except with a pink hijab!) =D /
Ya itu Sue! Dengan pakaian yang sungguh seperti mahasiswi Undang-Undang (kecuali dengan tudung merah jambu!) =D

The Dream Team =)

Ijah's

Aida's NY Aristocrat.

Karyn's.

Nurul's Avenue Park.

Ku Anne's 60's New York.

Ee Ling's.

Amelia's New York Metamorphosis.

Navii's Glitzy Glam.

To be continued. / Akan bersambung. =)

Maybelline New York's Beauty in Me Finale Part I : Preparing for the Event / Persediaan Acara @ Esplanade, Jalan Sultan Ismail, KL. (December 2006)

Assalamualaikum Stylistas of Abaya Suraya!

The Finale which would determine who will be the lucky Champion that will go to Maybelline Headquarters (HQ) at the Big Apple and learn from their renowned Make-up Artiste, Troy Suratt! Before the Finale, we chose our model randomly by picking out our numbers. I got lucky #8 =D

My model was the adorable Sun. Oh boy was she tall! Wardrobe was chosen by us Dream Team members at Forever 21, One Utama (that was the depressing day where my brand-new Nokia 7370 was stolen) =( However that failed to diminish my spirits since I really wanted to do my best for the Finale. So people, may u feel like u were part of the Finale too. Enjoy!

Preparing for the Event

The event started at about 3.30pm but we had to be there by around 9am. Our models came later but we were taught of how to walk for our big entrance which was fun (apparently last night's rehearsal was not sufficient). The bond between us Dream Team members felt closer on this very day. Of course we had high hopes for ourselves, however most importantly all of us just wanted each of the girls to be the best on that day.

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Assalamualaikum Stylistas of Abaya Suraya!

Peringkat Akhir yang akan memutuskan siapakah Juara betuah yang akan terbang ke New York, Amerika Syarikat untuk melawat ibu pejabat Maybelline dan belajar dengan jurusolek tersohor mereka, Troy Suratt. Sebelum peringkat akhir, kami telah memilih model rami secara rawak dengan mencabut nombor. Sue telah mendapat model #8. 

Model Sue merupakan Sun yang comel. Masha Allah beliau seorang gadis yang sangat tinggi! Pakaian telah dipilih oleh kami ahli-ahli Dream Team sendiri di Forever 21, One Utama (itu merupakan hari malang Sue apabila telefon bimbit baru Sue model Nokia 7370 telah dicuri sewaktu leka memilih pakaian) =(  Namun peristiwa itu tidak mampu menyurutkan semangat Sue untuk melakukan yang terbaik bagi Peringkat Akhir. Jadi Sue berharap anda semua dapat merasakan seolah-olah anda juga sebahagian dari acara ini. =)

Persediaan Acara

Majlis bermula pada jam 3.30 petang namun kami diwajibkan menghadirkan diri di lokasi pada jam 9 pagi. Model-model kami datang kemudian namun kami telah dilatih untuk berjalan bagi sesi kemasukan kami ke pentas pada acara itu nanti dan ia cukup menyeronokkan(latihan pada malam sebelum tidak mencukupi nampaknya). Ikatan persahabatan kami semua semakin erat pada hari ini. Sudah semestinya setiap dari kami mahu melakukan yang terbaik untuk diri masing-masing, namun yang paling penting kami mahukan setiap orang melakukan yang terbaik untuk hari ini.

Our wardrobe by Forever 21. / 
Pakaian kami dari Forever 21.

With my Sis in the Dream Team, Ijah. / 
Bersama dengan adik Sue di dalam Dream Team, Ijah.

Nurul with her model. / 
Nurul bersama modelnya.

Ijah &  Sifu Ching.

Amelia and her model. / 
Amelia dan modelnya.

Ijah and her model. / 
Ijah dan modelnya.

Ee Ling &  Karyn.

My family with one of the Judges, actress & Maybelline's Ambassador, Fasha Sandha. I do not care of what the public says about her personal life. For me as a public figure, I truly respect her professionalism. As many know, she is very punctual and yes indeed she came half and hour before the event commenced. She was also nice and friendly to the public when my Sis & Mother were looking at her, she came to my family and initiated some small chat. She asked if they wanted to snap photos with her and she asked my mother who is her daughter competing. When I was on stage, Ummi told me she looked at my mother, nodded her head and smiled at my mother. So Fasha, yes I am a fan. =)

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Keluarga Sue bersama dengan salah seorang Juri, pelakon juga Duta Maybelline, Fasha Sandha. Sue tidak peduli sebenarnya dengan apa yang masyarakat perkatakan tentang kehidupan peribadinya. Sebagai seorang figura terkenal, Sue sangat menghormati sikap professionalnya. Seperti yang diketahui ramai, beliau merupakan seorang yang amat menepati masa, dan ya untuk acara ini Fasha telah datang setengah jam lebih awal dari waktu yang ditetapkan. Beliau juga sangat peramah dengan orang awam bahkan sewaktu Ummi dan adik Sue melihat ke arahnya, beliau sendiri yang mendekati keluarga Sue dan mula berbual. Beliau bertanya sama ada mahu berfoto dengannya dan bertanyakan kepada Ummi siapakah anaknya yang bertanding. Apabila Sue di atas pentas, Ummi memaklumkan Sue yang Fasha memandang Ummi, menganggukkan kepalanya dan melemparkan senyuman. Jadi Fasha, Sue merupakan peminat anda. =)

Maybelline Advertorial Make-up on Rafidah 3R / Solekan Advertorial Maybelline pada Rafidah 3R - Hot Magazine (2nd - 15th December 2006 Issue)

Assalamualaikum Stylistas of Abaya Suraya!

It was really close to the finals and as Top 2 in the competition, Amelia and I were chosen to do make-overs on two of 3R's hosts, Celina and Rafidah. I was assigned to do some cheerful make-up for Rafidah. It was great working with her since she is a law grad who went into script writing so she appreciates my passion in make-up. Little did I know that after the Maybelline Beauty in Me Campaign, I would be going to Ho Chi Minh City with the whole 3R crew in 2008 when I won their 3R Intern contest.  =D

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Assalamualaikum Stylistas of Abaya Suraya!

Kini kemuncak pertandingan sudah semakin hampir, dan sebagai Top 2 di dalam pertandingan, Sue dan Amelia telah diberi peluang untuk menyolek 2 hos program 3R iaitu Celina dan Rafidah. Ia amat menyeronokkan untuk bekerjasama dengan Rafidah kerana dia merupakan seorang graduan Undang-Undang yang serius di dalam bidang penulisan skrip, maka dia menghargai minat Sue di dalam dunia solekan walaupun Sue seorang mahasiswi Undang-Undang. Pada waktu itu tidak pernah Sue terfikir akan bersama-sama krew 3R ke Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam pada tahun 2008 apabila Sue memenangi peraduan Intern 3R pula. =D

Fantasy Make-up Assignment for Maybelline Dream Team / Tugasan Solekan Fantasi untuk Maybelline Dream Team - 'Angelic Look' @ Colonial Time, D Curve, Mutiara Damansara, Selangor. (November 2006)

Assalamualaikum Stylistas of Abaya Suraya!

This was my winning look for the 5th Maybelline's Guest Session at the Colonial Time Restaurant at D Curve. My model was a new friend named Yvonne. Her skin was flawless, as Malays say "Ibarat telur dikupas" (boiled egg with its shell removed.) =) However she was so shy! =D Nevertheless alhamdulillah probably the innocence that she portrayed (ironically she has a tattoo on her back haha, this make-up look won. =)

This look was a fusion look. The bold and jet black eyebrows were inspired by the Japanese Geishas. As for the deep red cheeks, they were inspired by the ever blushing Russian @ Matryoshka Dolls. As for the rest of the look, I just wanted it to look magical and yes, Angelic of course. =)

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Assalamualaikum Stylistas of Abaya Suraya!

Ini merupakan solekan yang telah memenangi cabaran Sesi Tetamu Maybelline yang ke-5 di Restoran Colonial Time, D Curve, Mutiara Damansara. Model merupakan seorang rakan baru bernama Yvonne. Kulitnya sungguh halus dan licin, bak kata pepatah Melayu, ibarat telur dikupas. =) Namun Yvonne seorang yang sangat pemalu! Tetapi mungkin kerana kepolosan yang ditonjolkan (ironinya dia mempunyai tatu di belakang tubuhnya haha) solekan ini telah menang pada petang itu. =)

Solekan ini merupakan gabungan beberapa konsep. Keningnya yang pekat hitam dan garang diinspirasikan dari Geisha Jepun. Untuk pipi yang ketara kemerahannya pula diinspirasikan dari Anak Patung Russia @ Matryoshka. Untuk keseluruhan solekan ini, Sue mahu sesuatu yang penuh dengan magis, dan pastinya menyerlahkan sisi Bidadari itu. =)

Maybelline Advertorial Make-up / Solekan Advertorial Maybelline - Hot Magazine (21st Oct-3rd Nov 2006 Issue)

Assalamualaikum Stylistas of Abaya Suraya!

I was chosen to contribute a make-over for this issue of Hot magazine after winning one of the challenges at the Maybelline Guest Session @ Colonial Time, D Curve. I chose a schoolmate, the sweet and shy Sufie Nadhirah as my model. =)

In this advertorial, I used Maybelline Express Makeup Foundation 3 in 1 for not thick yet smooth complexion, Maybelline Color Wear Trio Eyeshadow for soft smokey eyes, Maybelline Volum' Express Turbo Boost Mascara to boost and curl the eyelashes(my most favourite mascara at that time!) and Maybelline Lip Smooth Balm for subtle lip colour.

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Assalamualaikum Stylistas of Abaya Suraya!

Sue telah dipilih untuk menyumbangkan solekan untuk isu majalah Hot ini setelah memenangi salah satu cabaran di Sesi Tetamu Maybelline @ Colonial Time, D Curve. Sue telah memilih seorang rakan sekolah, si manis dan pemalu Sufie Nadhirah sebagai model. =)

Untuk advertorial ini, Sue menggunakan Maybelline Express Makeup Foundation 3 in 1 untuk kulit wajah yang halus namun tidak kelihatan terlalu tebal bedak asasnya, Maybelline Color Wear Trio Eyeshadow untuk solekan Smokey Eyes yang lembut, Maybelline Volum' Express Turbo Boost Mascara untuk memaksimakan helaian bulu mata(maskara paling Sue gemari waktu itu!) dan Maybelline Lip Smooth Balm untuk warna bibir yang lembut.