The Color Run Malaysia 2017

Are you a fan of colors? If you are, then I hope you managed to attend The Color Run last Sunday (13 August) at Padang Merbok, Kuala Lumpur.

If you’ve never heard of The Color Run, it’s a run where fist-full of colors would be thrown at you throughout the whole 5 kilometres. It first began in Phoenix, Arizona five years ago and slowly expanded across the globe.

The race kit was collected at eCurve, Mutiara Damansara the week before. Needless to say, they were pretty cool. The white t-shirt was a soft cotton fabric, unlike most of the other t-shirts I own. There were a few other things too, including a goodie bag and a headband with the words “THE COLOR RUN” printed in bright yellow.

Race kit – a white t-shirt for colors to be thrown at and a goodie bag containing facial products, sticker tattoos, and a headband.

On the event day, I got up at 5:40 a.m. and made my way (with my uncle) to the designated location. The sky was still dark, and the roads were exceptionally empty. Without the usual heavy traffic present during the day, it took a short 30 minutes to get there.

Upon arriving the field (Padang Merbok means Merbok Field, so the event was set up on a field), we were astonished to see the wave of people in identical white t-shirts. There were at least 500 people warming up, lead by the event hosts who were already onstage with two unicorns dancing about.

Took a bite of a giant doughnut before the run.

After a few stretches here and there, we were lead into a pathway towards the starting line like a massive herd of sheep plus we were all wearing white, so we were all human sheep. There were at least three drones flying high up above our heads, recording the whole thing.

Participants were released in waves, each one starting off with a sprinkle of color over their heads. We were the lucky enough to be at the second wave, which started a little after 7:15 a.m. Participants who started later had to run under the eight to nine o’clock sun.

It was a cool and lovely run, thanks to the ample shade the tall trees provided for us. It was like running in a forest. At first, we thought there would be color stations every kilometre, which should add up to five stations. To our surprise, the distance between the first station and the second was less than a kilometre, probably as short as 500 metres.

The first station threw yellow, green, and purple at us. I was lucky my aunt advised us to bring a scarf or a cloth to cover our faces while running through the stations beforehand. The colors were made of powder, in which the event crew threw fist-full of colored powder at us. Since they were made of powder, it caused irritation to the eyes and the mouth. There were a few times where we ran past families, their young children complaining of the powder in their eyes or their color powdered shoes.

After running blindly through stations of blue, orange, neon green, and red, we reached the finish line at 8:30 a.m., our clothes and hair stained with color. At the finishing line, we were given a packet of colored powder each, including a bottle of water and a can of energy drink.

Thoroughly stained with color.

Nashata Sweatpants splattered with paint.

My uncle’s red mane after the run.

Overall, it was a fantastic event. Though it wasn’t your typical run-and-go marathon, it was definitely a fun run. Not recommended for children 10 and below because they may not be able to handle the irritation. If you’re in Rhode Island or Portland (and many more places in the United States and around the world), you still have a chance to participate in the fun. Who knows, maybe you’ll join the run next year.

– Nukey

Siapa kata tak boleh pakai MAKE-UP masa bersukan?

Boleh ke memakai MAKE-UP ketika bersukan?

Tiada apa yang mustahil di dunia ini. Sebagai wanita normal, sudah menjadi lumrah kehidupan untuk mereka tampak cantik dan menarik dalam apa jua keadaan walaupun ketika bersukan. Solekan memberikan ‘kuasa’ tertentu terpulang kepada persepsi masing-masing untuk mentafsirkannya. Sesetengah wanita tidak suka mengenakan sebarang make-up diwajah ketika bersukan tetapi tidak juga menjadi masalah untuk mengenakan make-up ketika bersukan. Solekan di wajah dapat memberi keyakinan diri setiap individu. Disini kita akan bincangkan topik berkenaan penggunaan make-up yang betul ketika bersukan sebagai ilmu tambahan kita bersama:

Moisturiser dan sunblock

Ini adalah sangat penting untuk melembabkan kulit muka anda dari kering dan mengelupas. Negara kita yang panas dan beriklim khatulistiwa akan memberi kesan UV yang tinggi yang terdapat pada cahaya matahari. Kini banyak terjual produk kecantikan yang melindungi kulit dari sinaran UV. Jika anda bersukan pada waktu malam tidak perlu lagi menggunakan sunblock.

Foundation

Penggunaan foundation juga tidak digalakkan ketika bersukan. Hal ini kerana penggunaan foundation akan menutup dan menyumbatkan ruang rongga di kulit. Tetapi ada sesetengah foundation yang masih boleh digunakan jika sesetengah kaum wanita ingin memberi warna dan tone sekata diwajah seperti contoh penggunaan Non-Comedogenic Foundation jenama dari Lancolm, Revlon Colorstay,  dan sebagainya.

Bedak

Tidak perlu mengenakan bedak dengan tebal di wajah kerana obses untuk kelihatan putih. Hakikatnya kulit anda akan tetap juga berwarna kulit yang asal. Memadai hanya memakai bedak secara sederhana. Pemakaian bedak yang tebal akan nampak tompok di wajah apabila anda berpeluh ketika bersukan. Antara bedak yang sesuai di pakai ketika bersukan ialah bedak yang mengandungi kandungan antiseptik bagi menyerap minyak di wajah seperti contoh bedak Dettol.

Eye-Shadow/Pembayang mata

Tidak perlu memakai warna yang terlampau gelap atau kombinasi warna yang terlalu cerah sehingga menjolok mata. Cukup sekadar memakai warna semula jadi yang bersesuaian dengan kulit asli anda. Sebolehnya tidak perlu mengenakan sebarang pembayang mata kerana dikhuatiri ianya menjadi cair dan merosakkan wajah anda. Cuaca di Negara kita tidak sesuai untuk menggunakan pembayang mata.

Maskara Kalis Air

Penggunaan Mascara jenis kalis air boleh digunakan ketika bersukan kerana ianya tidak akan memberi kesan walaupon dalam keadaan berpeluh mahupon ketika melakukan aktiviti renang. Yang pastinya mata anda akan kelihatan cantik dan make-up tersebut tidak cair dan membuatkan mata anda menjadi seperti mata hantu sebagai contoh produk dari Make Up For Ever (MUFE), L’oreal’s Infallible, Covergirl’s Hydrofuge, Maybelline mascara dan sebagainya.

Gincu Lips Gloss

Selain memakai gincu dengan warna yang kemerah-merahan di bibir, anda boleh menggantikannya dengan memakai lips Gloss yang hanya untuk melembapkan bibir anda yang kadang kala kekeringan. Adalah lebih baik menggunakan lips gloss yang mengandungi kandungan mentholatum yang memberi kesan sejuk di bibir dan yang pastinya bibir anda akan kelihatan lebih lembab dan sihat.

 

Kecantikan semulajadi semasa bersukan adalah yang terbaik. Tetapi, jika solekan ringan dapat menambah keyakinan semasa bersukan, apa salahnya kan? Yang penting anda mengguna barang kosmetik yang tidak menutup dan menyumbat ruang rongga di kulit dan kalis air. Oh ya, jangan lupa pula mencuci dan menanggalkan make-up anda sejerus selepas bersukan ya!