Tutorial: Ombre Lips

I've heard about this Ombre Lips style these days here and there. Just what exactly an Ombre Lips anyway? Well, Ombré is French for a gradual colour change from light to dark or vice versa, almost like a dip-dye effect. Or, you may call it a gradient style.

The creations themselves are vary. I would like to show you two of them. But before we begin, you have to follow these simple steps:

1. Moisturize your lips.
2. Whiten your lips. Here I use a BB cream (or you may use foundation or lip primer), but since it won't give you a white effect, I pat them again with an eye primer. Here I use a matte white NYX eye primer because the texture is creamy. Use a sponge instead of your fingers for smooth result.

Then let's start!

Rainbow Ombre Lips

I wanted to submit this for the previous April 2014 IBB Makeup Challenge but I didn't have much time, so I just show this here. You have to provide a varios color of eyeshadow to begin with and just play with the palette!

1. Base your lips.
2. Apply shocking pink eyeshadow.
3. Blend with a bright orange.
4. Blend again a sunshine yellow.
5. Last, put a little bright green there.
6. Cover it with clear lipgloss and pout to blend the color!

And, you're done!

The complete look:

Credits:

NYX Eye Primer

Coastal Scents 120 Eyeshadow Pallette

Maybelline Clear Gloss

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Pink & White Ombre Lips

This one's just as simple as the above style.

1. Base your lips.
2. Frame your lips with mauve or dark pink lipstick/lipliner.
3. Fill the center part with white creamy shadow.
4. Blend by pouting your lips. This is the hardest part, somehow the white color became more dominant.
5. Apply clear lip gloss.
6. Carefully, dab glitter dust on them and you're done! Too bad my camera can't capture the glitter, but trust me, it was very sparkly. LOL

Tips: you can do the step 2 and 3 the other way around, whichever you think easier.

Complete look:

Since you can't see the sparkle effect, I just add my own with my camera app. :)

Credits:

WetnWild Lipstick (Mauve Outta Here)

NYX Jumbo Pencil (Milk)

Maybelline Clear Gloss

Beautystyle glitter dust (pink)

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So those are ombre lips in my version. Yeah, I know they're not very wearable for everyday look, but you can adjust the color to your likings.

Maybe I will create some more ombre lips tutorial in the future.

Until then!

Freaky Frog

Okay, it's not something related to beauty but I just wanna post this. 

Just the other day I saw a frog jumping inside the house, but I just ignored it. My kid was freaking out and he just tangled onto me so tightly that I couldn't move to shoo it away.

When my husband got home, I told him about the creature, and he was freaking out, not because he was afraid... I mean, he took a wooden stick and searched the entire house, and when he couldn't find it he told me, if next time you see an unknown creature inside the house, just shoo it away, because you'll never know whether it's a real animal or something else.

OMG, I was freaking out, what in the world did he meant with 'something else' anyway?! A voodoo sent?

Gah! I hope it was a real frog!

My April 2014 Haul

There'll never be enough money

yet time

to feed your greeds

For me, my favorite days to spend my pocket money is always on the third week of every month, because probably that's the week of nobody's payday. Restaurants, cashiers, supermarkets, traffic, shopping malls, are all (almost) empty. It's like having a shopping venue for your own, no bumping, no traffic jam, no queueing line. The only bad thing is that you often have to see the unfriendly faces of those cash register officers, or makeup booth assistants, because well... it's not payday yet! LOL!

I never posted a haul before, so this is my first time. And these are the items I bought. Maybe if my husband wasn't pretty fussy about my shopping habit, I could have bought more. But trust me, these items are the things I need (I think), some of them are part my makeup routines, some are the things I haven't had any before.

Kojie San Dream White Anti Aging Soap

I grabbed this in a local drugstore because I was infatuated by one of an Indonesian beauty blogger who blogged about this soap (forgot who -_-). The word anti-aging always attract me. This is the small box. I'm using this, and after I spent the whole bar, I will try making a review.

Kojie San Skin Lightening Soap

I grabbed this because it's lined just beside the anti-aging soap. Curiousity, as usual.

Revlon & Maybelline Clear Lipgloss

Of all my lipgloss collection, I just realized that I don't have a clear one. I like Maybelline color better because it's so clear, but the formula often makes my lips dry, so I bought Revlon, just in case. I actually want to use these for my next lip art, just wait and see.

Revlon Colorstay Lipliner in Red

I always, always, wanted a flaming red eyeshadow like the ones Sugarpill and Lime Crime has, but those are too expensive for me. I tried many brands before but nothing could beat the shade, and using a red lipstick is just too messy, so why don't I just try using a lipliner instead?

Revlon Photoready Perfecting Primer

I don't have a face primer. I think I need one.

Loreal makeup remover

The best makeup remover I ever tried.

Garnier BB Cream

It's out of curiousity. It's cheap anyway, just a sample size.

Revlon Nail Polish in Gold

This is actually a gift for buying a certain amount of Revlon products in the counter. Since I only have three bottles of black nail polish, I picked this as the gift! Hahahaha.

Silky Girl Pop Soda Lip Jelly

Mindy Pauline used to blogged about this sweet thing but finding this is pretty hard, so once I see it in the drugsture, I just grabbed it right away.

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Yeah, that's all of my haul of this month.

Actually there are some more buahahahah, but I forgot where to put them. 

I think I'll find them. 

Yeah, I have to find them now.

Bye!

Ade Kumala Putri Birthday Giveaway

Hi all,
I'm joining giveaway by Ade Kumala Putri to win Etude House Magic Any Cusshion of my choice. This giveaway is to celebrate her birthday (19th I pressumed). The nice thing about this is she will buy the prize by her own money.
For more info you can check it out here.

This giveaway is open internationally and today is the last day! OMG, I'm such a procrastinator

Good luck guys!

Review: Sleek Makeup iDivine Acid Palette (570)

I'm so glad to finally have this palette in my drawer.

#Superexcited

 

Well, I won't write much about this. Let's take a short review then.

 

 

The carton box, looks like a painter palette

 

 

The ingredients:

There are some items coming from this series, I chose Acid 570, containing many neon colors.

The palette container was made from a black matte plastic, along with a double sided eyeshadow sponge and a wide mirror as well. Too bad I forgot to capture the mirror.

 

All of the shades are matte, except for the two metallic blue shades. For a 12-shade palette, the packaging is pretty travel friendly, except for the not-so-useful sponge (12 shades and a brush? Come on...), the wide mirror just compliments them all. I think this is a great one for those who want to get neon shades all in one package. If only they come with a pigmented hot red shade, then this palette sure is perfect.

 

Here are the swatches in sequence. Please note that I didn't use any eye primer.

 

1. Fuschia. Medium pigmentation.
2. White. Low pigmentation. I mean, what white? LOL.
3. Yellow. Medium pigmentation. The texture is powdery. Some powder may clot/lump when you dab it. So make sure you blend it well.
4. Orange. Medium pigmentation. Just like yellow, it clots.
5. Denim blue. High pigmentation. The texture is metallic and you don't need much product to get a thick result.
6. Light blue. High pigmentation. Metallic. A little goes a long the way.
7. Purple. Low pigmentation. Dig more to get a better result. LOL.
8. Green. Medium pigmentation.
9. Shocking Pink. Medium pigmentation. See yellow/orange.
10. Neon green. Medium pigmentation. See yellow/orange.
11. Grey. High pigmentation.
12. Black. High pigmentation.

 

Turns out only four colors are really pigmented: gray, black, denim blue, and light blue. I felt a bit dissapointed at first, but when I used eye primer and dig more with my brush, I did got the pigmented result. Well, using primer is really a great trick.

 

 

Except for the lips, here's an example of my FOTD using yellow, orange, and shocking pink of this palette. You can check it out here.

 

 

 

Where to buy:

beautihaulindo

IDR 170K (USD 17)

 

 

Have you tried this palette before and have your own judgement, or are considering of purchasing?

IBB Makeup Challenge April 2014 with MAKEOVER INDONESIA

This April Indonesian Beauty Blogger Makeup Challenge is sponsored by MakeOver Indonesia. The theme this month is "Find Your Signature Color". It's pretty much like the picture below:

For further info about this competition you can check it out here.

These are my looks I will submit anytime soon:

First Look

This was inspired by my color rainbow socks, so I literally put all the colors in there on my eyes.

This is a very simple look, the only thing that makes it looks complicated is because the ranges of colors LOL. 

How to:

1. Apply bright yellow shade.
2. Apply bright orange color. Blend.
3. Fill out your outter lids with a shocking pink shade. Blend.
4. Cut your crease with dark purple, then blend it with a lighter purple.
5. Apply light green on your middle lower lash bed. Blend.
6. Fill out the rest of your lash bed with a blue color. Wing it.
7. Fill your eyebrows with red eyeshadow (red lip pencil works better, but I don't have one!)
8. Frame your upper eyelids with black gel/liquid eyeliner, and using an angled brush, color your lower water line with a turqoise shade.
9. Apply false eyelashes (optional) and apply mascara. Curl your lashes, and now you look crazy already!

Credits:

• Sleek iDivine Acid eyeshadow pallet 570 (yellow, orange, shocking pink)
• Coastal Scents 120 eyeshadow pallet (red on the eyebrows, dark purple, blue, turqoise)
• LA Colors eyeshadow pallete (light purple, green)
• Viva cream eyeshadow (red on the eyebrows)
• Etude House Proof 10 eye primer
• Etude House Gel Liner (black)
• Itsdiva lashes
• Ageha softlenses
• Maybelline Falsies mascara in black

For the lips I use shocking pink Etude House Bloom Lipstick (PK013) and then I changed my mind and replace it with a nude shade of NYX Round Lipstick (Thalia). I actually wanted to do something more with the lips but it was dark already and I was pretty hungry XD

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Second Look

Idea of this look was coming from the dusk and dawn sky, when all the pink and purple burst up there. Subhanallah.

First of all, start with priming your upper and lower eyelids!

How to:

1. Color your entire lids and crease with purple.
2. Blend it with fuschia on the outter V.
3. Apply the same purple on your lower lids. Wing it downward.
4. Fill your waterline with white pencil as a base, then top it with shocking pink using an angled brush.
5. Line your upper eye lids with black eyeliner. Wing it.
6. You know what to do right? Mascara, fake eyelashes (optional), and draw the eyebrows with black color (Actually you can draw your eyebrows first, whichever you're comfortable with).

Credits:

• NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk (as eye primer)
• Coastal Scents 120 eyeshadow pallet
• My Darling eyeliner (black)
• NYX Retractable eyeliner in white (for waterline)
• Mayelline Falsies Mascara (black)
• Itsdiva Lashes
• Princess Universe softlens (Andromeda)
• Viva eyebrow pencil (black)

Final result:

For IBBs who haven't submitted yet, go create one already! You can submit up to three looks in one form. I think I will one more, but I don't know. Belom dapet ART nih, repot! -_-

The Liebster Award: Part 2

Yeaaay, dapet nominasi Liebster Award lagi. Baru tau, emang boleh ya dapet lebih dari satu? Hehehehe.

Kali ini yang nominasiin aku adalah tidak lain tidak bukan temen2 cantikku Shinta Laura, Amelia Pratami, Maya, Widya Moonz, dan Rere Dini. Thank u so much you gals for your support ^___^

What is a Liebster Award anyway, and what are the rules? I have posted everything about this in my previous post: The Liebster Award Part 1. You can learn more about this award from there or anywhere around search engines.

Yuk mareee, kita jawab ya satu-satu pertanyaannya.

Pertanyaan dari Shinta:

Pilih jadi beauty blogger terkenal atau beauty blogger tercantik?
Beauty blogger terkenal lah pastinya. Kalo udah terkenal, gampang dapet rejeki Insha Allah, untuk mempercantik diri. Jadi dua-duanya dapet kan, tenar iya, kece juga iya. Wakakakak!

Jika kamu pengen salah satu bentuk fisik dari beauty blogger Indonesia lain, itu siapa dan apanya?
Matanya Ellen Tan sama tulang pipinya Shinta Laura.

Milih ngerjain tugas (kuliah/kantor/rumah) duluan atau ngeblog duluan?
Kalo aku sih tugas rumah dulu. Kalo nyuci gak pagi2, ntar siang cucian kaga kering! Kalo pagi ga masak, kesian anakku makan lauk kemaren ga napsu.

Apa sih kosmetik atau skin care holy grail kamu?
Olay Facial Wash (Cream Clenaser), Vaseline petroleum jelly, dan Mustika Ratu (Pembersih Sari Sekar Gambir). Yang laennya gonta ganti.

Apa yang menarik dari blog kalian sih?
Pastinya muka saya yang cakep banget ini  Sebisa mungkin setiap tutorial dan review produk aku bikin dgn foto dan penjelasan sedetil, se-simple, semenarik mungkin supaya orang tertarik bacanya. Trus kalo ada produk minimal aku udah pake sebulan lah, terus kalo tutorial aku udah latihan dulu sebelumnya. Jadi orang abis baca, dia dapet referensi berguna buat nusa, bangsa dan agama, gitu.

Jenis makeup apa sih yang paling kamu gak suka?
Maskara sama lem bulmat palsu. Secara yah, ini idung pesek gini pake kacamata, jadi jarak antara kaca ke bulu mata deket banget. Maskaranya sering nempel di kacamata bikin burem. Trus lem bulmat palsu itu sering bikin perih dan susah dibersihin!

Kalian pernah baca blog ku Shinta Laura Dhewani's Room ini gak? Kalo udah, apa yang kalian suka?
Pernah dong, sering malah. Yang paling aku suka itu tutur katanya (yaelah bahasanya) yang gak jelimet trus kocak, jadi bacanya ga bosen. XD

Artis Indonesia dengan wajah yang bikin kalian terobsesi ada gak? Siapa?
Asmirandah. Cuekin aja ya berita miringnya dia, tapi aku suka mukanya yg serba lancip. Mukaku banyak buletnya soalnya.

Skincare yang kalian percaya bikin kulit sehat tuh apa sih?
Skincare-nya produk bukan nih? Karena menurutku skincare paling ampuh itu banyak minum air putih, makan sayur en buah, sama tidur cukup (ga begadang). Kalo produk mah, itu cuma penunjang aja.

Foto tentang apa yang paling sering kalian post di Instagram?
Pictures from my beuaty blogs tentunya! XD

Kira2 apa sih yang bikin Shinta bisa nominasiin blog kalian?
Apa krn muka saya yang cakep ini? Mungkin Shinta nominate aku krn blog ku ini menarik (barangkali!) buat dia, trus rada kesian juga secara polowernya masih dikit, trus mungkin juga rada pusing nyari siapa lagi yang musti di nominate. Bahahahahaha! Ga tauuuuu....

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Ini pertanyaan dari Amel:

How much you love your imperfections shapes of your face?

Kalo dibilang cinta... hmmm susah. Aku tetep pengen punya wajah yang perfect, tapi sekali lagi aku berpikir, masih untung punya organ tubuh lengkap dan nggak cacat. Kalo aku mikir kayak gini, jadi lebih 'tabah' gitu hehehe...

Do you ever tried fake or replica cosmetics? If yes, what is the side effect you feel?

Pernah aku nyoba palet eyeshadow Mac abal-abal (warnanya pigmented loh), dan syukur Alhamdulillah gak ada efek apa-apa sampe sekarang. Jangan sampe deh, amit-amit dah.

Have you tried whitening your skin with abal-abal cream or lotion?

Tidak pernah. Kulitku memang sudah terang, tapi kalopun dilahirkan dgn kulit gelap, aku gak bakalan mau pake krim pemutih. Waktu kecil aku baca di majalah Bobo kalo krim pemutih mengandung merkuri yang berbahaya. Jangankan abal-abal, kalo ada merk paten yang ada embel-embel whitening/pemutih, aku gak bakal mau beli.

What is your biggest problem of using makeup?

Gambar eyeliner pake eyeliner cair sama nempel bulu mata palsu, gimana caranya biar apik, gak bergelombang? Sekalinya bisa ya kebetulan aja, ga bisa diulang! Wakakakak!

Are you happy to be a beauty blogger?

Iya dong. Hepi banget. I wish I can make this as my future job.

Do you know how to contour or highlight your face?

Yes. Tapi hasilnya masih kacau. Masih perlu banyak latihan. Btw, do you know, jilbab itu sebenernya cara paling gampang untuk men-contour pipi chubby, dagu lipat, dan jidat jenong loh. Hehehehe

What is your goal as a beauty blogger?

Pengen blog ku ini berguna buat orang yang cari referensi, view rate-nya banyak sampe jutaan kalo bisa bahahahhaha. Aamiin. Mengkhayal banget!

Local or international product you love most?

Sebenernya ini cocok-cocokan sama kulit sih. Tapi aku mengakui lebih suka produk luar karena lebih banyak varian. Varian loh ya. Kalo kualitas sih cocok-cocokan sekali lagi.

Your everyday fragrance is...

Any perfume that has the smell of Vanilla. Sekarang sih pake Bodycology body mist yang toasted vanilla sugar (banyak di Guardian). Baunya manis kayak kue. Sampe nyetok beberapa botol.

Have you ever shopping at online shop? If yes, have you dissapointed when shopping online?

Aku lebih sering belanja olshop daripada ke counter. Kecewa, sering lah. Dari barang yang ga sesuai ama foto, barang kelewat gak kekirim, atau salah kirim barang. Tapi gak kapok sih.

You favourite Indonesian Beauty Blogger?

Cominica.

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Pertanyaan Maya:

What is your favorite Makeup items?

My concealer. Sekarang lagi gemar memakai concelaer stick nya Inez yang Light. Ini satu-satunya concealer yg shade nya pas banget di aku, cover noda tapi ga terlalu terang. Belom nemu lagi dari merk lain.

How old were you when you first putting on some makeup on your face?
When I was about 6-7 years old, 'stealing' my mom's. XD

Who is your favorite author and favorite book?

Agatha Christie, aku suka semua bukunya yang pemerannya Hercule Poirot. My fav book would be Tirai/The Curtain, pas Poirot bunuh diri.

If you could travel anywhere in the world and money was no object, where would you go? Why?
Ini gara2 baca buku Edensor-nya Andrea Hirata, aku pengen banget ke desa Edensor di Inggris. I wanna re-arrange my dream wedding, outdoor di bawah bukit, tamunya dikit aja ga lebih dari 50 orang. Pake baju item-item, aaaahhh jadi heboh sendiri. XD

Flat shoes or high heels?
Flat shoes lah! I'm a Crocs and Converse fan. Kerja aja pake Crocs, kecuali pas meeting ama bos baru high heels dipake.

Would you rather skip breakfast or dinner?

To be honest, I never skipped any meal time. But if I could choose, I would rather skip dinner. Skipping breakfast would only make me stupid. Yup, real stupid.

If you have a super power, what kind of power would you like to have?Why?

Ga tau ini super power apa bukan, tapi aku pengen banget punya kantong ajaib Doraemon, so I can bring all the pretty boys in anime come to life. OMG....

What is your dream job? Did you do it at the present moment?

My dream job is to be an interpreter, specifically in English, tapiiiii karena ga pernah nyoba submit hasil karyaku ke penerbit, jadi hobi ini aku tuangkan di blog aku aja.

Team Jacob or Team Edward?

Jacob lah, lebih manly!!!

Who is your most favorite person in this world?
My son, my number one champion in the whole world :)

Name 3 things you cannot leave behind, if you are leave your house.

Duit, KTP, HP. (Daripada gw jawab dompet, ga berguna kalo dompet kosong sih hahaha...)

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Pertanyaan Widya:

Pilih cantik atau pandai ? Alasannya ?
Pandai dong. Kita jauh lebih bisa mendapatkan lebih banyak kalo pandai, karena cantik doang seringkali malah banyak apesnya kalo ga pinter memanfaatkannya.

Rambut panjang atau pendek ? Alasannya ?
Pendek. Emak-emak nih aku ahhahaa, mau pake remabut panjang rempong bener dah!

Brand skincare favorit ?
Olay (facial wash), Secret Key (STE), dan Mustika Ratu (milk cleanser).

Kalo cuma boleh pilih 2 produk makeup buat dipake pergi, pilih apa aja ?
Kertas minyak dan lipstik.

Minta maaf atau memaafkan ? Alasannya ?
Minta maaf. Memaafkan lebih susah.

Apa hal yang paling kalian benci ?
Diatur.

Kalo dikasih 1 permintaan, pengen minta apa ?
Susah bener yak pertanyaannya. Aku jawab yang jangka panjang aja deh: Selamat dunia dan akhirat.

Celana atau rok ? Alasannya ?
Aku suka dua-duanya kok, asalkan panjang menutup aurat. Rok atau celana, semuanya tergantung kondisi dan acaranya.

Hadiah apa yang paling diinginkan saat ulang tahun ?
Gadget, lensa kamera baru, sama emas. Bahahahaha matre!

Brand fashion favorit ?
Sepatu termasuk fashion kan? Kalo gitu aku pilih Converse! :) Tapi sebenernya aku ga punya baju bermerk terkenal, kebanyakan beli di pasar deket rumah atau di olshop aja.

Sebutkan 3 orang yang paling kalian kasihi ?

My son, myself, and my mother. Itu sesuai urutan loh :) Jahat ya aku, lebih sayang diri sendiri dari nyokap.

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Pertanyaan Rere:

Hal menarik apa yang membuat kamu jatuh cinta dengan Makeup?

Karena dengan menciptakan satu garis eyeliner aja bisa merubah ekpresi wajahmu! THat's like, magic!

Tuliskan 3 produk andalan yang kamu pake di Daily Looks kamu?

Concealer, pensil alis, dan lip balm.

Gaya Makeup apa yang membuat kamu tertarik untuk mengunjungi sebuah blog (makeup harian atau Makeup yang out of box)?

Aku sih lebih prefer yg harian biar bisa dipraktekin. Kalo liat yg makeup out of box, aku suka liatnya aja, tapi untuk mencoba mikir dua kali, susah! XD

Gambarkan diri kamu dalam 3 kata!

Penyendiri, pendiem, dan perhatian. Halah....!

Siapa Beauty guru di Youtube yang banyak menginspirasi kamu?

Gossmakeupartist (for beauty tips), Michelle Phan (for makeup inspiration), dan zWinnieyap (for anime eye makeup). Itu nama akun di youtube nya yah, kecuali Michelle Phan, aku ga tau nama asli mereka.

Apa sie yang membuat kamu tertarik untuk mengunjungi atau membaca sebuah Beauty Blogg?

Kalo makeupnya unyu, atau dia lagi review barang yang aku lagi incer.

Apa sie suka duka kamu selama jadi Bloggers?

Dukanya, tongpes, karena belanja mulu. Tapi ga jadi b-blogger juga udah tongpes krn sering belanja baju! Hahahaha. Tapi kalo sukanya, bisa melakukan apa yang kamu suka (pertama kalinya aku melakukan apa yg aku suka, selain nikah dgn cowok pilihanku), dapet ilmu soal beauty, dan pastinya dapet banyak temen baru yang isi kepalanya satu ide, satu minat! Lebih banyak sukanya deh.

Apa tanggapan kamu tentang maraknya oplas yang menjamur saat ini?

Aku cuma tahu satu hal yang pasti tentang oplas: dosa. Tapi selain itu aku ga berani komen, soalnya ga tau keadaan orang yang melakukan oplas itu gimana, apa pola pikirnya, dan latar belakangnya apa. Yang pasti, karena oplas itu mahal dan hasilnya permanen, aku yakin orang2 yang melakukannya punya alasan yang kuat.

Menurut kamu, bagian mana yang paling menonjol dan kurang dari wajahmu?

Bibirku sekseh, bahahaha! Paling sebel sama idung, pesek! Kacamata melorot mulu, wakakakak!

Apa tanggapan kamu tentang blogg ku ~QueenaLooks~ ?

Jujur yah, kalo soal makeup menurutku kamu pinter banget krn hasil look nya selalu rapi dan ga overdo. Selain itu, pertama liat PP-nya Rere di google, kayaknya Rere orangnya cewek banget, tapi kalo dari hasil FOTD-nya, Rere punya banyak 'kegilaan' terpendam. Hahahah! No offense yah, this is a compliment! ^_^

11. Seandainya suruh milih, lebih suka Makeup Challenge yang penilaianya dari Vote apa berdasarkan penjurian?

Penjurian lah, lebih adil, kalo pake Vote... ehm.... lebih subjektif kali ya. Maybe that's why di IBB MUC selalu ada dua pemenang, yang based on Vote sama penjurian.

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Haiyyah, itulah sodara-sodara jawaban saya. Untuk para next nominator nya, aku udah bahas di part 1 yah. Tapi boleh dong aku mau nominate 1 orang lagi nih temen baru:

• Intan Nugraheni (http://intanheni.blogspot.com/)

Itu aja dari aku. See you again on my next posts!