Halloween Celebration at 1 Utama

Social Media Is Not That Scary

Earlier today, i decided to check out the Halloween Celebration happening at 1 Utama, and boy they had tons of things to do! This happens to be 1 Utama's first social media event to actually provide more exciting events for shoppers to enjoy.

This is happening from the 30th of October until the 1st of November 2015 at the Ground Floor Promenade, just right in front of TGIF this weekend. So if you happen to be around, be sure to check them out to win some exciting goodies!

Spooky Skeleton

What caught my attention was their tagline which said "Social media isnt that scary" where there feature different platforms of social media looking epic in a Halloween themed design. After a second glance at the social media icons, it does make the whole event look and feel like the season of fear. Boo! Good job 1 Utama!

You gotta be with me that their deco is the BOMB!

Never really liked spider webs, even if theyre fake.

Mr Spider wants to join you for tea.

But i have to say that they had an EPIC living room, really attracted all the attention, complete with life sized skeletons, cobwebby bookcases, fireplace, and eerie decorations for shoppers to take photos and share it online. Even i managed to take a photo with the set too! IT LOOKS AMAZING! I mean, not to expect much, but if 1 Utama ever happens to have a haunted house one day, with all the sets looking similar to this, it would be the highlight of any Halloween day/night.

The Friendly Dead Mascots of the day.

There were a pair of creepy friendly mascot characters walking around to embrace and get shoppers to feel the Halloween spirit! Despite looking very ghostly, even little kids were not afraid to snap pictures with these mascots, cause they were ever ready to just meet more people this halloween.

Now the fun part! Did you know that you can redeem gifts by just being there? And no, no spending necessary, this time they uniquely use social media as Halloween currency to make redemptions more exciting. Woohoo! There are three social media stations which are available at the event area, where each social platform gives you different rewards.

Instagram Photobooth Area

Get your photos printed out instantly!

Theres an Instagram Station, where you can take selfies with friends or family at the spooky photobooth and all you need to do is share it our on your instagram, and hashtag #1Utama to receive a complimentary ghostly 4R photo print! Each day, they'll be giving out 100 TGV cinema movie passes, so be sure to be the early bird tomorrow to get yourself some passes!

Facebook station gives out edible goods.

Got myself some fresh cotton candy and popcorn. Yums

Next would be their Facebook station which is a favourite for the kids, cause by liking 1Utama's official facebook page, you get to redeem yourself sinful treats like free popcorn and cotton candy. Managed to get my hands on them, and it felt oh so Sinful!

Youtube // Twitter Station

Spin the wheel to determine your prize.

Last station would be the Twitter & Youtube station where you get to spin the wheel of Horror and win prizes! All you need to do is to follow them on twitter or youtube, and you instantly get to bring yourself some devilish freebie depending on your luck. Hehe.

S&J, 10% off for 1Utama Card Holders.

Free makeover for 1Utama Card Holders

Candies were on sale!

And for ONECARD Card Holder's, you can get yourself some Halloween Privilege Treats as well! For being a ONECARD Card Holder, you get three benefits to enjoy, from getting a free special effect face paint, an additional 10% discount at Cold Storage, and an additional 10% when you shop at S&J!

Kids enjoying their Keychain Workshop

Not forgetting the kids, 1Utama has decided to give them some opportunities to enjoy the season too! But in a less scary version, by giving them a DIY Halloween Keychain Workshop and a Decorate Spooky Cupcake Workshop. So for today, i managed to check out the workshop, and the kids looks like they had tons of fun making pumpkin and macaron monster keychains by using air dry clay. The Decorate Spooky Cupcake workshop on the other hand will be happening tomorrow, so be sure to register yourself early tomorrow for your kids, as this is only complimentary for kids aged 5-12 years old and limited to the first 20 pax.

Take a picture and bring it back home while you still have the chance to

Its great to see 1 Utama interacting with their loyal customers, and of course, im sure we are all looking out for more event organised by 1 Utama right? So there you have it. 1 Utama in Halloween mode. Dont worry, its still not to late as you can still enjoy halloween by dropping by 1 Utama tomorrow!

Be sure to follow 1 Utama social media's to keep yourself updated with more events!
Instagram: www.instagram.com/1utama
Twitter: www.twitter.com/1UtamaOfficial
Youtube: www.youtube.com/1utamahappenings
Facebook: www.facebook.com/1utama

Hope you enjoyed reading my post, to more updates loves.
Sara xx

Sugar Skull Makeup ; DIY

Hey everyone, since halloween is just around the corner and some of you have been wondering how i got my sugar skull makeup done, so here it is! the moment of truth. This would be my first time blogging about a tutorial on how to DIY sugar skull make up. Feel free, or do let me know, if i missed anything out. Happy reading!

Now, first, before we start, obviously we need to know what we need? In my case, i was just using the things that i have at home which we're not entirely based on just make up.

Things you need:

1. Maybelline Color Tattoo : Blue, grey and turquoise
2. Johsons Baby Powder ( since i didn't want to use white face paint ) haha
3. Maybelline Sharp Eyeliner
4. Silkygirl Lip liner
5. Gem Stickers.

Now, once you have all that in your list, you can start on painting you face into a beautiful skull. First off lets start with pre-preparation. If you have long hair like mine, i would suggest that you tie it up into a bun to make sure your hair doesn't distract you from applying makeup. What i did was i tied my hair up into a bun, cause i like my hair to be all tied so that it stays neat.

My hair let down

Tied hair into bun

Next is the fun part, what i did was i lined a circle around my eyes with baby powder (cause i wasn't confident enough to draw directly using an eyeliner), or you could just directly use eyeliner to draw your circle around your eyes. Once you're done with that, you can just colour your nose partly like how i did or they're also different ways to do it, depending on your nose structure.

Draw a circle around your eyes

Colour your nose black.

When that is done, you would roughly know where to apply white to your face. This is optional if you don't have white face paint or if you prefer not applying white, would be fine to. You can skip this part if you want your look to be more natural. Im suppose to use white paint, but i didn't exactly prefer to have a sticky feel on my face as white face paint leave a sticky feeling to it, i decided to use baby powder. haha

The next one would be applying the Maybelline colour tattoo to the inner part of the circle, in my case, i mixed blue and turquoise. But any colour would be fine depending on the clothes you wear. If you don't have colour tattoo, eyeshadow works the same way as well.

All white around the face.

Apply colour in the inner circle of your eyes.

Almost there, just the final touch ups, would be drawing some patterns on your forehead and also around your lips. I used maybelline colour tattoo in grey to my eyes to create a more dramatic look, and also applied some eyeliner like how you would usually apply it to your eyes.

I applied some lip liner on the inner part of the lips to create a certain to, but you can apply it any way you want it, be confident! Adding red lipstick would be fine too, but since i made my eyes dramatic, it would preferably be better if you let just one part of your face gets the attention. And since i had these diamond stickers lying around at home, i decided to apply it around my circle to create a more dramatic look.

And wallah, let your hair down and your look is done! To give it a complete look to it, add flowers to your hair and wear the perfect outfit to be looking hauntingly beautiful.

I hope this was clear enough for you to understand, and feel free to ask me any questions or maybe some tips on how to improve my tutorial writing skills. Have a good day! and also...

HAPPY HALLOWEEN. 

Much love, 

Aliza Sara xx

Forget haunting ghouls and spooky ghosts!

Are you a parent? A big brother or Sister? Looking for some fun with your baby sister/ baby brother? 

And you don't know what to do for Halloween? If you're up for some not so spookish fun, makchic will be organising a scream party at The Bee, Publika on the 2nd of November, 11am till 2pm. And not to forget to mention that admission is free! So, why not have some fun on a sunday before the monday blues hit you up again. 

"We can hardly contain ourselves – it’s I Scream Party time this coming Sunday, 2 November 2014! Taking place at The Bee in Publika, it’s going to be a spooktacular time for kids and adults alike. 

Admission is free! 

We're going to have lots of fun activities planned for the day which include: 

+ Free ice cream thanks to Nestlé (offer valid while stocks last).

+ Storytelling: Get spooked at our live story telling sessions at 11.30 am & 12.30pm. 

+ Trick-or-Treating

+ Face painting

+ Arts & Crafts: Get crafty and make your own monsters and ghosts!

See you there!"
-by Makchic

RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/events/513540862114529/