Fiminin Photoshoot

3 weeks ago I got a surprising facebook message from Ashfi

I know her from college from my friend, and I am her most fans of Fiminin blog, the Muslim Fashion blog she created with Anin and Yasmin

She left the message in twitter

Andddd I contacted Ashfi for the detail of photoshoot

The photoshoot place was a studio with the white background, and there were 9 beautiful girls waiting to do photoshoot

After had make up, Fiminin team explained to us that they are going to publish a book about how to wer hijab and head to to fashion looks

The book will be published in September by Bukune

There will be 30 looks plus the how to do hijab style

So exciting!

The photoshoot started from morning (8PM) to night (6PM), so we have breakfasting there also

Each models had two looks, two how to wear hijab, and interview for video introductory

SInce the theme was college, we had college setting for photoshoot like books, bags, notebook, even maket! :D

And I had two styles: casual and final presentation 

I have shoot taken as teaser

Thank you Fiminin!

Can't wait to get the book :)

Q&A Time!

I got some messages from you via social media like Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and some others which asking about myself, my interest, and such. Here I wrap your questions in this blog post :) Thank you so much for your messages, especially in youtube, sorry I can't reply at all since I have 2 different account, one is astarina123 (my direct account) and another is kecantikankutv (my friend's), which I can't track both with fast reply. I hope I can summary all your message in this blog post

Soo, here you go!

Q: Can you tell me about yourself? Name, hobbies, everything! 

A: Hi, my name is Asta, I am now 23 years old

I am the second daughter among three, yes we are three musketeers! :)

I have a very complex brain, I love fashion, finance, and gadget!

I love sketching, I love colors, I love drawings, I love mix and match, I love taking pictures, I love garments, ah I love fashion a lot

I do love stock trading, financial planning, investment management, and love reading financial articles

I love gadgets, from mac, ipad, iphone, DSLR, and softwares, I have huge interest in those

Q: What do you do?

A: Previously I worked at Unilever Indonesia for 2 and a half years (and half a year in Unilever Asia based in Singapore, total 3 years!) as Assistant Finance Director, but then I resigned to focus on my passion in fashion and business

So now, I manage my time with my blogs, reading a lot, and running my business with my husband to be :) (my wedding is 1 week from now *woaaaaaaa -sudden panic*)

Q: What is your college background?

A: I studied Finance and Marketing in School of Business and Management ITB (Institut Teknologi Bandung) class of 2006, that's why I love business so much :D

Q: Reading your twitter timeline, you are going to Milan? How about your husband-to-be?

A: Yes I plan to move to Milan next January 2013 to take fashion design class in Istituto Marangoni so I can gain the basic knowledge of how to make my sketches happen! hehe

About my fiancee, his name is Marco, but he is not an Italian by the way :D

He is the one who proposed me to take study abroad to get knowledge and network in fashion. Since we have business in Indonesia, we may not leave together, so he will stay in Indonesia to run the business. 

I am really appreciate that *love

Q: When did you start wearing hijab? How do you feel?

A: I started wearing hijab when I was in the first year of my senior high school (class 10), and it was the first day of Ramadhan month. I guess I have the "call" from God to cover myself with hijab, I want to stay closer to Allah, to be loved always :)

Q: Can you tell me tips and trick of how to wear hijab fashionably?

A: Keep researching, do the mix and match of what you have now, different elements can make different resuls. You also can adopt fashion bloggers style like Dian Pelangi, Indah Nada Puspita, and Hana Tajima (both three are my favs :)

Q: If we want to get in touch with you, where should we contact you?
A: Please post me through email: astarina.maulida@gmail.com or you can visit my social media as the icons are available in the right side of this blog :D

I guess that's it from me, hope this can wrap up your questions :)

Have a great day for you all!

Kosmetik Halal Penyempurna Kecantikanku

Cantik..

Ingatanku kembali kepada aku dimasa kecil yang sedang melenggok dengan sepatu hak tinggi kebesaran punya Mama, lengkap dengan muka bercoreng lipstik merah dan tas selempang cokelat kulit buaya

Mama kemudian mendatangi aku sambil bertanya

"Nduk, kamu belum cukup umur untuk pakai beginian, ga pantes"

Akupun memasang muka kecut

"Mamaa, aku kan juga ingin cantik dan putih bersih kaya mbak-mbak yang di tv"

Mama tersenyum

"Yang namanya cantik itu dimulai dari hati Nduk, nanti kalau hati kamu cantik, aura kamu jadi bagus. Nah dari luar kamu juga harus ngerawat, jangan dibiarin aja"

Sepenggal kisah kecil namun membawa rindu dan membuatku mengerti arti cantik yang sesungguhnya

Ayu nian hatipun senang melihatnya
Aku adalah perempuan dengan latar belakang tradisi yang kental, Jogjakarta
Papaku keturunan Kraton Jogja, bahkan sertifikat silsilahnya terpajang apik di ruang keluarga
Sudah menjadi tradisi bahwa perempuan harus menjaga diri, baik jiwa dan raga
Islampun yang kupegang teguh sebagai tiang hidupku mengajarkan pentingnya kesehatan dan nikmatnya keindahan
Gusti Allah mencintai keindahan

Kupercaya resep Islami nenek moyangku

Makanan yang sehat dan halal baik untuk tubuhku

Bacaan yang bermanfaat baik untuk makanan otakku

Senandung sebar agama baik untuk telingaku
Blogging baik untuk kreatifitasku ;)

Kosmetik yang halalpun baik untuk kulitku

Dulu aku sempat tidak yakin ada kosmetik yang halal sampai aku menemukan Wardah

Wardah, kosmetik yang bersertifikat halal satu-satunya di Indonesia dari Majelis Ulama Indonesia

Bahkan Wardah telah memperoleh penghargaan Internasional dari World Halal Council

Kualitas Wardah telah terbukti tak kalah dengan produk kosmetik lainnya, dengan harga yang lebih terjangkau

Bahkan kulitku menjadi lebih lembut dan berseri

 

Aku yakin, yang halal memang baik

Cantik dari luar dan dalam lengkap sudah dengan Wardah, kosmetik halalku
Akhirnya Raden Roro inipun lega karena dapat menemukan kosmetik yang dapat memenuhi tradisi dan syariah

Bagaimana dengan kamu? :)

Happy Lebaran! New Everything!

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Hi, how are you doing after Eid al Fithr?

Must be very exciting!

To celebrate it, I have changed this blog with new look

You may notice the difference, especially the blog address

Yeaah, from now on I have changed ilovemyveil.blogspot.com to astarinamaulida.blogspot.com

It sounds easier to remember and professionale :D

Also the blog title became: Harmony di Colori which means the harmony of colors

As we started new chapter in life after one month fasting, I guess it will be fun to create changes for this blog

I am enjoying the new look of this blog, and I hope you too

XOXO, Asta

Istituto Marangoni confirmed!

Just got the confirmation from Istituto Marangoni, Milano for Feb 2013 class!

Subhanallah, Alhamdulillah I can make my dreams come true

Great gift from God as a bless for my marriage :)

Fashion designer, here I become :)

Mahar

Deciding mahar for my wedding is kinda nice but confusingQuoted from one forum about Mahar:

The lower the mahar the more barakah blessing in the marriage

Yes indeed, because the marriage itself means not to make it difficult for man for marrying the womanOr you can say... tolerance!
Hmmm... In the same forum also I found interesting statement:

If you give high mahar, you think high of the woman



Again... yes indeed
It feels so nice if I get valuable maharThe same like I get a box of chocolate :)
Well I guess I will choose the value which can increase every year -you know whatThe one which is approved by my man :)
Andddd, the one which is memorable

Win, win!