Very Inspiring Blogger Award

Morning (it is now morning, at least)!

Untuk kesekian kali nya aku dapet award lagi. Yeay, seneng deh. Berarti blog aku ada yang baca, dan ada temen-temen yang menginspirasiku di dunia yang aku cinta ini. Taelah...

Kali ini yang nominasiin aku tidak lain tidak bukan adalah Shinta from shintalauraswa.blogspot.com. I knew her on my beginning days as a beauty blogger and knowing such a familiar and friendly girl like her did really motivate me to write more and even better. Can I nominate this back to you, Shinta?

Orright, these are the rules for this award:

1. Link the person who moninated you.
2. List and display the rules.
3. Share seven facts about yourself.
4. Nominate other blogs and let them know they have been nominated.

And now, these are the blogs I find inspiring for me:

gratefulbeauty.blogspot.com/ by Luci

lifeisnotacupofcoffee.blogspot.com/ by Roro

www.nonahikaru.com by Hani

And here are some facts about me:

1. I was born on May 18, 1981 as the first child of two girls. My little sister is a more grown up person, though. 
2. I'm not a very good writter nor drawer, but I do love coloring.So maybe you'll find my posts are not very endearing ones regarding their words.
3. I used to have waist-length hair and cut it to Pixie hair in a day. When I was back to work the next day, everyone in the room was stoned and stared at me. It was quite a ruckus, and a pretty queer experience for me.
4. I love studying English, corresponding with snail letters, collecting stamps all over the world, and collecting Mangas.
5. In my rebellious days as a teen, I used to pierce my ears and lips, wearing all black, and listening to death metals. But I did grew up, okay :D I'm much much calmer now.
6. I once diagnozed as kurang gizi by a doctor, because I barely ate and spent most of my pocket money collecting Marilyn Manson and Sailor Moon stuff.
7. Adore Japanese modern sub-cultures.

That's all for now. Thanks for reading!

Playing With My Blue Nails

Hello my fellow readers,

Today I'm gonna do something different. No, I don't wanna review any product nor showing some tutorial.

Just wanna show you my nails I did the other day. The Face Shop nail polish I present on the pictures is not meant to be reviewed, but I just wanna show you the product and the shade I use for this look. 

Also, I topped the color with my OPI Matte Top Coat which I reviewed last month here. The 'before' coating result was a bit darker and shinny, too bad I forgot to capture them! And after applying OPI Matte Top Coat, it turned to a lighter metallic blue, and of course, matte.

So enjoy these picture spamming!

Love love the blue!

See you again!

Tutorial: Sunrise Over The Green Meadow

When I was browsing through the internet looking for a new colorful wallpaper to brighten up my laptop, I stumbled upon this fun colorful picture. It's like a dream place, eh? A bright orange sunrise over the green meadow. Then my mindset suddenly connected it with my eyeshadow palettes and a little EOTD.

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Check out this tutorial if you wanna make your eyes as bright as the sunrise. Definitely a summer eye makeup!

1. After drawing your eyebrows and priming your eyelids, draw a bright orange line from your tear duct up to the outter V.
2. Blend it with a lighter shade of orange on the brow bone to give a 3D effect.
3. Fill your upper lids with a bright yellow tone.
4. Line your lash bed with white pencil.
5. Top it with a light green shade.
6. Fill your waterline with white pencil, and line your upper lashes with black eyeliner.
7. Apply fake eyelashes (optional) and mascara (which I forgot to wear, that's why my under lashes stay green LOL)

Final look and picture spamming time!

Don't mind the mess please? I used very bad eyelashes glue that wouldn't seem to dry up even after a few minutes. So you might see some white stain on my lashes. :(

Credits:

• NYX eyeshadow base (matte white)
• Sleek iDivine Acid Palette (bright orange, yellow, and green)
• LA Colors 16 colors eyeshadow palette (light orange)
• NYX retractable eyeliner (white)
• Mizzu eyeliner pen (black)
• Itsdiva falsies
• X2 Bio softlenses (blue)
• Silky Girl eyebrow pencil (brown)

See you again!

Review: Silky Girl Pop Soda Lip Jelly (Strawberry Pop/03)

This is actually part of my last April Haul. I've been waiting for the right time to use this lip balm since I don't wanna open the plastic and hurt the cute bullet. But, WTH.

The tube is actually upside down in this picture since I wanna show you the strawberry sticker. This is what this product will look like in the counters. The sticker shape depends on the fruit fragrance of each variant. But I forgot how many of them.

Mine is strawberry. I wish there was a banana fragrance.

When you removed all the plastic and that strawberry sticker, this is the real packaging of this product. Some of you might find it not very endearing, but I think the silver tube and that clear plastic cap is very futuristic looking and I love it. And because of my sloppy hand, the ingredients printed on the plastic was ripped apart. It was my hand's fault, not mine.

The transparent bullet. It really looks tempting and smells like strawberry. But it's actually bitter when I tasted my lips, curious as usual. The fragrance somehow reminds me of that strawberry flavored Fox's hard candy.

It's kinda hard taking pictures of the bullet in detail. Here are the best I could do. With and without camera flash. OMG, can I chop it with my teeth?

The result on my lips. 

According the directions of use in the sticker, you gotta wait until 30 seconds after 2 layer applications before your lips changed color, but this is the best result I achieved. It was so sheer that they looked slightly no difference at all. Even my Lip Ice Sheer color produce deeper color than this.

Its moisturizer effect is quite okay at its first hour only. After that, the formula felt a bit 'tacky' and dried my lips, so I had to reapply it. I think until now, no other lip balm can beat my Vaseline Petroleum Jelly--which is not travel friendly thanks to its bulky packaging. Maybe I will still bring this when I go out.

Verdicts:

• Sleek tube
• Cute transparent bullet
• Nice strawberry smell, for this variant.
• Not very moisturizing
• Very sheer color, almost like no color at all
• For a Silky Girl product, it's quite expensive
• How much: around IDR 60K (USD 6)
• Where: drugstores. Although this one's kinda rare, so happy hunting! ^_^

Will I buy it again? 

No. I think its cuteness and the nice fragrance are the only benefits I could get. There are many better qualified products with lower price :(

Note: Verdicts are based on my own experience. Results may vary.

IBB Makeup Challenge May 2014 with Japan Softlens

Assalaamu'alaikum,

This May of 2014, Indonesian Beauty Blogger community sponsored by Japan Softlens present a makeup challenge with the theme Fun Makeup All About Japan.

Honestly, this is one of hardest challenge for me, because there are tons of makeup ideas inspired by Japan. I just couldn't decide one or two or three, and it frustrated me, even now. So reluctantly, I'm gonna show my paintings on my face canvas.

There are three looks I created: Anime Girl, The Blue Geisha, and Old Skool Gyaru.

Oh, first of all, this post basically is all about picture spamming. I am not able to provide you the pictorial since I was totally clueless what to create that day.

So, prepare your heart and stomach as well.

ANIME GIRL

The key for this look is to be cute with  inhuman eyes. 

How to:

1. Base your face with foundation one tone lighter than your natural skin tone and contour your nose.
2. Disguise your eyebrows by applying foundation and white powder several times until you get the result you wanted (which I failed at).
3. Using an angled brush and shocking pink eyeshadow, draw thin eyebrows a bit downward to create puppy eyes effect. Top it with with fuschia lipstick.
4. Apply baby blue eyeshadow on your lids, and cut your crease with black eyeshadow. Blend them.
5. Apply shocking pink eyeshadow on your outter eye area, near your cheek bone
6. Using gel eyeliner, draw eyeline like I did in the picture.
7. Apply fake eyelashes.
8. Set your lips with shocking pink lipstick.
9. Pose as cute as possible!

Anime Girl is supposed to be cute right? Sooo, I tried to look as cute as possible. Do I look like Michelle Phan? LOL.

This is another example of a failed attempt. Can you spot the difference with the first two pictures?

THE BLUE GEISHA

I removed all the red color and big black hairdo in conservative Geisha looks and replace them with blue Hijab and blue eyeshadow. But, still, that white painted face, is there.

1. Base your face with BB Cream/Foundation.
2. Apply white base foundation again and set it with white powder. Or white flour. Do this several times until you achieve an even result. Don't forget to disguise your eyebrows and lips as well.
3. Using black eyeshadow and an angled brush, draw flat thin eyebrows.
4. Apply navy blue eyeshadow on your outter eye using your fingers. You don't have to be so neat.
5. Frame your eyes with black liner in Ulzzang style.
6. Using black eyeliner, draw a small lip, and set it with blue lipstick or blue eyeshadow. Pout by placing a tissue between your lips.
7. Pose! In a freak kinda way...

I accidently invented this Hijab style when I was at the highest stage of frustration to create a Geisha hairdo :) And no, I'm not going to be like this when picking up my kid from school.

Daster keliataaaan...!

OLD SKOOL GYARU

If you notice, this picture is actually my late post--and also my GFC profile picture--from the very first time I started this blog. Still lacked here and there (I am still now, though), and the poor pixel resolution because I took it with this iPad camera, you know how bad Apple camera, right?

You can check out the tutorial here. Please note that I aimed to create an Old School Gyaru look, not the Neo Gyaru. So perhaps you might think I did too much with the eyes.

That's all for now!

See you on the next challenges!

Review: Veet Hair Removal Cream

Sejujurnya, aku kan pake jilbab yah, jadi ga pernah bermasalah sama penampakan bulu-bulu di badanku. Tapi yah, boleh dong buat di rumah, nyenengin suami. Jadi pas lewat ke Alfamart mau beli coklat, gak sengaja ini kaki reflek aja gitu masuk ke rak skincare. Trus, tangan ini dengan sendirinya aja nyomot produk ini.

For a hijaber, I don't really have problems with hairs on my hands and feet. But removing them really has a soft feeling when you touched them. I found this babe in a local convenients store just in my neighborhood.

Ini satu-satunya varian yang tersedia di rak. Ya udah ambil aja ini, apalagi warnanya pink! Klaimnya si Veet ini sih ga neko-neko. Cuma bilang:

~Kulit mulus lebih lama~

Gitu.

There are three variants of this product, if I'm not mistaken, and this was the only one available, so I grabbed it.

Krimnya padat dan kental banget berwarna putih. Teksturnya mirip odol cuma lebih padat lagi. Sebenernya ada extra tutup alumunium di dalem tutup putarnya. 

Ada tulisan Lotus Milk & Jasmine di kemasannya. Aku pikir itu aroma krimnya, tapi kayaknya itu adalah saripati yang terkandung di dalamnya, karena krim ini kaga ada sama sekali bau jasminnya acan. Ampun, Ya Allah Ya Tuhanku.. Baunya haduh... Kayak bau obat keriting di salon.... Pernah ga cium bau pepaya di kandang burung beo yang udah lama ga diganti (kesian tuh burung), nah ntuh baunya kayak gitu. Untung aku termasuk tabah nyium bau langu. Mending pake masker aja deh kalo kamu sensi sama bau.

What's inside the tube was white, super thick cream, with very bad smell, really awful. Shoot! I suggest you wearing a mask if you're sensitive to odors.

Ini komposisi bahan dan cara penggunaannya. Menurutku ini krim nya keras ya (kayak batu) karena bisa rontokin daun, eh bulu, bukan sembarang krim kayak lotion gitu, jadi watch out baek-baek tuh cara penggunaannya. Jangan sampe dilanggar kalo ga mau kulit cantikmu itu kenapa napa. 

These are the ingredients and directions of use. Please read and follow them carefully to avoid unnecessary negative impact to your skin. I'm pretty sure they're available in other languages depending on your country.

Ini spatula plastik yang ada di dalam kemasannya. Warnanya pink, lucu banget, kyaaaa! Ga tau deh kalo varian lain. Apakah warna pink juga atau warna-warni ngikutin kemasan. Kalo iya, aku pengen beli deh semuanya, koleksi spatulanya! Nomor satu yg aku kasi tanda panah itu untuk ngolesin krimnya, nah yang nomor 2 (ujungnya) buat bersihin krim sebelum dibilas air.

This is the super cute pink spatula. Use side 1 to apply the cream, and side 2 to remove the cream afterwards.

Aku sebenernya jijik geli ngeri eneg sama foto ini, tapi ga apa-apa lah aku post biar tambah jelas. Ini hasil setelah kurang lebih 5 menit dioles di kakiku yang berbulu jarang. Dia jadi agak keriting gitu, mungkin karena efek panas 'terbakar' zat kimia di dalam krim ini. Rontok loh ya, bukan tercabut sampe ke akar kayak waxing. Lalu segera deh angkat krimnya menggunakan ujung spatula, seperti yang udah aku tulis di atas, dan bilas dengan air. 

It's kinda gross right? LOL. Actually, this is the picture of hairs on my feet after about 5 minutes. Quickly remove the cream with spatula and rinse with water. This cream doesn't meant to make your hairs fall off to their roots like the one happened with hair waxing, though.

Menurut petunjuk di kertasnya siiiiih, bersihkan krimnya setelah 3 menit. Tapi kalo rontoknya kurang maksimal, boleh diteruskan sampe 6 menit. Tapi jangan lebih dari 6 menit, kalo kamu ga mau kulitmu iritasi. Krim ini hanya untuk penggunaan di tangan, kaki, dan si keti alias ketiak. Jadi jangan coba-coba yaaaa rapihin alis, botakin rambut, atau cukur brewok pake krim ini. Perih, bro!

According to the directions of use, leave the cream on your skin up to 3 minutes, but if you still haven't achieved the desired result yet, you can leave it again up to 6 minutes. Not more than 6 minutes. This cream is to be used on your feet, hands, and underarms only. No application on your faces, scalps, or genitals is advised.

Tuh kaaaan hasilnya, mulus kan, mulus kan, mulus kan??? Selama pemakaian dan setelah dibilas, aku sih ngerasa kayak ada rasa cekit-cekit perih gitu. Efeknya kira-kira sama kalo kayak kita habis cukur pake silet cukur. Kalo aku sih diemin aja karena ga tau harus diolesin apa. Perih dikit tahan lah, jangan digaruk yaaa. Mau oles body cream malah takut kenapa-napa. Veet sih mengklaim mereka juga produksi sabun khusus untuk mengurangi tingkat sensitivitas kulit setelah penggunaan krim ini tapi sampe sekarang aku belom nemu tuh. Mungkin kalo nemu aku akan share di sini. Oh ya, krim ini ga boleh dipake saban ari ya. Pakelah minimal setelah 72 jam. Pake tiap ari sebenernya boleh, asal siap-siap ledes aja tuh badan.

This is the result before and afterwards. I felt a sting sensation when and after the application, the same one you get when you remove your hairs using a usual razor. But not too much. You can reapply the cream after 72 hours since last usage.

Btw kemasan 25gr ini aku cuma pake sekali langsung habis loh. Mungkin karena betisku gede kali ya, jadi bidang yang dioles juga lumayan luas.

Okay, here are my verdicts towards this:

• Thick and white cream
• Awful smell, very very badly
• Sting sensation on your skin
• Effectively remove your body hair
• NOt to be used other than on your feet, hands, and underarms
• Where to find this. It's everywhere, I guess. On drugstores, supermarkets, or convenience stores.
• How much? Oh no, I forgot, silly me. I think it was no more than IDR 20K (USD 2)

Will I buy this again?

Maybe. Considering its stingy effect, I don;t think I can use this too often.

Gimana setelah baca review-ku, cukup ngeri liatnya atau malah penasaran, atau jangan-jangan ada yang udah pake yaaaaa...

Are these products available in your country? Have you tried any other product than this?

Review: Wardah Moisturizer Gel

Yuhuuuu, apa kabar?

Aku mau share pengalamanku make pelembab dari Wardah, salah satu brand lokal yang mengklaim produk mereka halal. Pake bahasa endonesa aja ah.

Sebenernya aku beli ini udah ampir setaon lalu. Ceritanya lagi klik-klik Lazada, eh ternyata produk Wardahnya banyak sekali di sana, dan karena waktu itu aku belom punya cleansing milk sama toner, beli lah. Beli pelembab ini sih cuma reflek aja, ga sengaja ke-klik (alesan!). Mikir-mikir daripada keluar panas-panas ke Giant, pesen aja dari rumah.

Tube-nya terbuat dari plastik, warnanya khas banget dengan signature color Wardah, ijo atau biru ya ini? Kayak warna angkot kopamilet, sekilas. Kayaknya gede yah? Padahal ngga, ini aku pinter aja motonya jadi keliatan gede (pow!), aslinya kecil. Isinya cuma 30ml. Kalo diterawang di lampu, isinya ga ada setengah tube-nya. Hahahaha! Yah ga apa-apa lah, murah ini.

Btw, jangan ketuker sama Moisturizer Cream-nya yah, karena kemasannya sama persis!

Tutupnyaaa aku suka sekali, flip cap gini cocok banget buat para manusia ceroboh kayak aku yang suka jatohin tutup odol. Joget-joget... Btw, pelan-pelan aja yah mencet tubenya karena isinya enceeer sekali, sekali pencet dikit, keluar deh.

Ini komposisinya. Banyak yang terganggu mungkin yah dengan penampakan miss paraben di sini. Tapi ngga sih, aku termasuk cuek sama yang beginian. Yang penting mukaku baek-baek aja.

Isi dalemnya. Tuh kan, tuh kan, encer banget. Aku ngga ngerti kenapa produk ini di kasih embel-embel GEL, secara isinya kan krim encer. Gel itu kan mustinya ga netes yah kayak pelembabnya Inez. Mustinya loh... Oh ya, seuprit gel yang ada di foto itu bisa cover setengah wajah loh.Wanginya menurutku soft dan seger sih, tapi karena aku punya fetish terhadap bau-bau aneh, mungkin ada baiknya kalian ngga terlalu percaya sama pendapatku soal bau ya. XD

Awalnya aku rada jiper make ini, soalnya liat ada Mineral Oil di kompisinya. Denger-denger banyak yang alergi sama mineral oil ini, dan Cleansing Milk Wardah yang juga mengandung bahan yang sama terasa perih di mukaku. Eh ternyata selama beberapa bulan make ini, Alhamdulillah mukaku baek-baek aja, ga jerawatan, ga kusem, ga kejang, atau terjadi huru-hara lain. Tetep cakep lah, gitu...

Overall, pelembab ini rasanya ringan banget di wajah, gel-nya (yang gak kayak gel) kaga lengket sama sekali. Nyerap di muka rada lama sih, tapi muka ga tambah minyakan. Produk ini kayaknya cocok banget buat kamu yang mencari produk pelembab ringan, tanpa ada embel-embel fungsi lain. Maksudnya pelembab tok, ga tinted, ga ada SPF, ga ada anti aging, ga ada kandungan whitening atau lightening, etc. Just moisturizer. Aku biasanya pake krim SPF Melanox lagi sebelum pake ini, dan Revlon Photoready Face Primer setelahnya.

Baik, mari sekarang kita tarik ikhtisar bersama:

• Krimnya encer dan ga lengket
• Wangi seger menurutku
• Rada lama diserap kulit
• Diklaim cocok buat kulit normal-oily dan oily, so buat kulit yg kering, jauh-jauh kali yaaaa, karena ga terlalu bisa melembabkan
• Masih ada paraben
• Pelembab ini ngga banget buat kamu yang berkulit kering dan butuh extra moisturizer
• Isinya 30ml, cukuplah, soalnya isinya encer jadi ga perlu oles terlalu banyak
• Berapa? Lupa, tapi IDR 20K masih ada kembaliannya kok. Tergantung seller yang jual.
• Buat kamu yang tidak pemalas seperti aku, Wardah sangat mudah didapat di toko sekitarmu yaaa. Supermarket, toko kosmetik, di pasar, di mana-mana.

Nah, segitu dulu ulasanku tentang ini. Apa kamu juga pake pelembab yang sama denganku, atau make ini juga dan hasilnya berbanding terbalik?