My Daily Makeup Routine

Hello my friends!

So today's post is gonna be a little bit different than my usual ones. Still talking about beauty of course. It's about how I do my daily makeup. I don't use too many colors to decorate my face and focus more on the skin care ingredients below those makeups. So if you're looking for bold or colorful looks like I usually write, so this article is not meant for you.

Before we get to the main part, let me introduce you to my bare face. Except for the circled lenses, that's a bare face. No edit, ya.

My skin type is normal to oily. It is not flawless. There are red and black marks, big pores around the nose, acnes, eyebags, oily, and dried sometimes. You can't see all those problems in the picture though, thanks to the sun light, it camouflaged my flaws.

Okay, let's get to the topic. Basically my makeup routine is divided into two: skin cares and makeups. We'll head on the skin cares term first. I will try to write it on sequence. 

"Please notice that pictures of the products are not meant as advertising. They are merely recommendation of the ones I use. They work well for me, but might not work the same way on you"

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SKIN CARE: Step by Step

Viva Acne Gel & Clean n Clear Acne Gel

After cleaning my face thourughly, I would first put on acne gels on necessary parts. If there was no acne/pimple, I would just skip this step. Pimples are usually happen during my monthly period. XD

Artistry AHA Serum Plus

Next step is this face serum. This one's my third bottle and it works quite well on my face.

Melanox Face UV Protector SPF 30 PA ++

After applying face serum, I would apply this drugstore item. I pressume that UV protection in BB creams are not enough to cover my skin. 

Wardah Moisturizer Gel

One more cheap items that works well on oily skin. 

Face primers

The Body Shop Tea Tree Pore Minimiser & Revlon Photoready Perfecting Primer

As a barrier between my skincares and makeups, I would apply a face primer. These products are meant for oily skin and I would use them alternately. TBS Pore Minimiser would be used when my face is super oily and got acnes everywhere.

Vaseline Petroleum Jelly

And finally, last but not least, prepare your lips before using lip colors by applying lip balm earlier on the process.

Okay, skin cares all set, move on to make up routine.

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MAKE UP: Step by Step

Applying Base Makeup

Tony Moly BB Creams & Tony Moly CC Creams

There are many types of base makeup you can choose, either it is a foundation, BB Creams, DD Creams, CC Creams, or tinted moisturizers. I have many types of them, but these two are the items I use the most. BB creams for more coverage and CC creams for less coverage. And no, I don't use foundation. I even usually skip this step for a more natural result. I would smear it randomly around my face and blend using a triangle sponge.

Applying concealer

Revlon Photoready & Inez Concealer

These two are used alternately, depending on which item I found at first. LOL. I would apply them underheath my eyes and around my nose and blend them using a triangle sponge.

Applying face powder.

I set all those bases with a face powder using a kabuki or face brush in a circular motion. It gives more coverage and even result than a sponge can do.

Defining your eyebrows

My favorite eyebrow shape is arched and thin. I don't like the trending cute thick and flat ones because they make my face look sad. I'm not young anymore, I don't wanna look cute XD. My favorite eyebrow pencil at the time is Silky Girl in brown. 

I posted a tutorial on how I draw my eyebrows here, but for everyday look I do a much easier way like this:

1. Draw a precise line on your lower part of the eyebrow..
2. On top of that line, draw small and short lines until your whole eyebrow is covered.
3. Leave the inner eyebrow part natural by not drawing anything there.

A friend of mine, a makeup artist, said my whole idea of drawing eyebrows like this is completely wrong and not the kind of way to be taught in makeup lessons. But I think the correct way by drawing your whole parts is too much for me. And I love it this way, what reason do you need? LOLs.

Drawing eyeliners

Draw a very thin line on your upper eyelids only. You can choose any style you like. For me, I would just draw it like this. Very thin, and no wing. I use Mizzu eyeliner pen in black, which looks miserable already due to overly abused by me. XD

Color your lips

To compliment the whole look, add a liptint to your lips which I dab to my whole lips area. My favorite lip color at the time is TBS Lip & Cheek Stain.

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That's it, my whole part of daily makeup routines! I do that in 10 minutes more or less.

In case you're wondering about a blusher, mascara, contouring, or eyeshadow application and did I miss that step somehow, the answer is no. I didn't miss it. I just skip those steps on purpose because I think those are too much for everyday look.

Final look and comparison:

I know my makeup is not perfect. My chubby cheeks, my eyebags, wrinkles, even my flat nose, they're still there, but only photosopped pictures are perfect anyway. (Ini aja masih sering diprotes ketebelan ama suami).

Makeup sehari-hariku seperti ini, yang natural aja. Dari jaman aku kerja sampe sekarang jadi ibu rumah tangga, look seperti inilah yang paling sering kupraktekkan. Bukan berarti aku bilang yang bold atau warna-warni itu ga bagus, tapi semuanya tergantung dari selera dan kebutuhan masing-masing orang. Mungkin akan beda makeup routine-nya buat yang dituntut harus tampil bold, atau mungkin juga buat sebagian orang look seperti ini udah menor banget. Hehehe... Apapun itu, lakukan aja apa yang membuatmu percaya diri. Terserah orang mau bilang apa, itu hak mereka untuk memiliki penilaian. Yang jelas kamu punya hak untuk tampil seeeee nyaman mungkin. ^_^

How do you do your own daily makeup routine? Or maybe, you don't have one?

Thanks for reading!

Viva Exclusive Membership Card (a Beauty Package)

Setelah melihat beberapa teman yang udah pernah mendapatkan Viva Cosmetics Membership, aku penasaran pengen dapet juga. Dan entah apa akunya yang dong-dong, setiap kali visit web nya Viva, ga pernaaah nemu di mana link untuk mengisi keanggotaannya. Mungkin ga pernah nemu karena udah keburu distracted sama belanja kali ya. Hehehe.

Hingga pada suatu ketika, datanglah kurir JNE bawa-bawa ginian.

Karena lagi ngga ngerasa belanja apa-apa di sana, proteslah eke ke kurirnya, ntar disangka mengambil yang bukan hak lagi. Tapi kata tuh dia, emang banyak yang dapet 'hadiah' ini dari Viva, gitu. Jadi dengan sangat terpaksa (yeah... right, terpaksa? Hehehe) aku terima deh.

Begitu dibuka, ternyata isinya beberapa produk sample size dan full size dari Viva, plus sebuah kartu keanggotaan. Anehnya, aku ga pernah ngerasa ngisi form apa-apa untuk keanggotaannya, malah penasaran di mana bisa dapet link nya. Tau-tau udah dikirim aja. Mungkin lupa kali ya, IDK.

Duo sejoli si Viva Milk Cleanser dan Face Tonic untuk kulit normal cenderung kering. Full size.

Kenapa dikasih yang varian ini, ngga tau juga. Apa semua dapet yang ini, atau dulu mungkin aku sempet ngisi form dengan mencantumkan jenis kulitku. Face tonic nya sih di aku lumayan cocok, kecuali milk cleanser-nya. Karena berasa perih di aku. Hiks... sedih juga ga bisa kepake.

Viva Acne Gel Triple Action. Full size.

Aku seneng banget dapet acne gel ini, udah lama mau nyari cuma lupa mulu. Kebetulan juga acne gel-ku yang Clean & Clear udah habis, belom sempet beli baru, dan ini muka lagi jerawatan di sekitar anak rambut. Let's say, the right item at the right time. Udah sempet kupake sih, enaaak banget, gel nya ringan, transparan, dan baunya seger. ^0^

Viva White Clean & Mask for Dry - Fine Wringkle. Sample Size.

Produk duo function. Kalo dipake kering bisa buat masker, tapi kalo dibasahin dengan air bisa buat sabun cuci muka. Yang ini untuk melembabkan kulit kering. Tapi kayaknya ga dipake dulu deh, lagi jerawatan gini. Heh...

Viva White Hand & Body Lotion with Mulberry. Sample size.

Viva White All In One Face Cleanser with Mulberry. Sample size.

Kedua produk ini diformulasikan untuk mencerahkan kulit yang kusam. Tiap belanja di Viva web pasti dikasih dua sample ini. Jadi masih banyak di laci. :)

Beberapa katalog Viva dan Red A, plus a notebook.

Aku baru tahu kalo Red-A masih kakak beradik sama Viva. Dan katalog besar berwarna putih itu berguna banget, karena selain berisi informasi tentang macem-macem produk Viva, juga banyak tips-tips kecantikan. Jadi kayak mini magazine. Notebook nya... lumayan buat catetan belanja ama resep. :D

Last but not least, my membership card. I don't know what I'm gonna do with this anyway. LOL. Tapi aku seneng banget lihat ada nama ESY tercantum di situ, bukan namaku yang tertera di KTP, karena dari 10 orang, cuma 1 yang bisa spell my name correctly, saking anehnya aku punya nama. Hahaha. If only I can get a dollar for someone mispelling my name... Hahaha curcol.

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Udah gitu aja ah pamernya. Makasih ya Viva Cosmetics.

Bye!

Classic Brown Cut Crease

This is the first time I ever try to do a cut crease style. Been watching a lot of tutorials, and most of them using many shades of brown to create a very nice gradient blended warm tone. But since I find it too much of a hassle, I would just skip all of those colors and making it into two shades of brown: light brown and dark brown. I think that would be much easier for a beginner like me and making this look a bit more practical for everyday use.

This look also compliments my small eyes, they appear much bigger. ^_^

How to:

1. After drawing your eyebrows and applying eye base, draw a brown line using angled brush and brown eyeshadow on your crease area.
2. Bring the color outside then blend.
3. Apply a brown shade lighter than your natural skin tone, on your entire upper eyelids.
4. Draw an outline in a shape of a thick wing line.
5. Fill it with black eyeshadow or black eyeliner, whichever. Then frame your lower lash bed with the same color.
6. Apply mascara and falsies (optional).

Abused tools:

NYX single eyeshadow (dark brown)

Coastal Sscents 120 original pallet (light brown)

MIZZU eyeliner pen (black)

Artistry automatic eyeliner (black)

Silky Girl eyebrow pencil (brown)

Ageha softlens in Midnight Black

Maybelline The Falsies mascara (black)

Unbranded falsies

Hope you like it!

Makeup Collaboration: Witches of the Darkness

Burn the witches

Don't take time to sew your stitches

Good is the thing that you favor

Evil is your sour flavor

I don't need your hate

I decide my fate

You cannot sedate

All the things you hate

Makeup collaboration again! I really wanna do a witch face but don't have the confidence to post it on my own. I don't know why. 

Thanks to Rere Dini from queenalooks.blogspot.com who were willing to do it together with me, so that I finally have the courage to write this post. You should check out her page for her own version of a witch face.

My own witch is a green kinda face. I actually wanted to add extra nose and chin but failed half way through. Out of desperation, I took off those fake items and continued with my very own face. I did managed to have that classic green witch face, though.

Here are my makeup result with different lightings. It's the best effort I did, though. I must, and will, do better than this.

Enjoy! 

-THE END-

Lyrics credit:
Marilyn Manson
(Dogma, 1993)

I Wanna See Your Peacock!

Ah, peacocks. I love watching them...

Let's create the look using their feathers. Because of my lack of ability (LOL), I'll try to make this look as simple as possible.

How to:

1. After priming your eyes and defining your eyebrows, apply light green eyeshadow on your inner corner down near your tear duct and lower lash bed.
2. Apply turqoise shade in the middle upper and lower.
3. Stick a tape, then apply dark purple eyeshadow on your crease, outter V, and the rest of your lower lash bed. Don't forget to blend!
4. Highlight your brow bone with silver eyeshadow. Remove the tape.
5. Frame your eyes with black eyeliner. Don't forget to draw exagerate your tear duct to imitate a beak tip.
6. Apply mascara and falsies. Simple, right?!

The abused tools:

• NYX Eyeshadoe Base (matte white)
• Silky Girl EYebrow Pencil (brown)
• Coastal Scents 120 eyeshadow palette (dark purple, turquoise, light green, silver)
• Etude House Drawing Show Creamy Liner (black)
• Artistry Automatic Eyeliner Pen (black)
• Maybelline The Falsies Mascara (black)
• Princess Mint Softlens (purple)
• Koji Clear Eyelashes Glue
• Unbranded falsies

Hope you like it!

Review: Sariayu Borneo Lipstick (B01 & B04)

OMG, udah lama banget ga review lipstik ^_^
Sekalinya ada, yang warnanya ungu terong. Hahahaha!
Tenang, tenang... yang ini locally made kok, jadiiii bisa dipastikan warnanya pastilah rada wajar, ga kayak lipstik bule sono yang ajaib-ajaib.

The lipsticks I'm gonna review today is Indonesian made, so I'll write this in Bahasa.
Sebenernya karena lagi males mikir juga sih...

Lipstik yang unyu ini berasal dari Trend Warna Sariayu 2014, yang mengadaptasi elemen Kalimantan. Jadiii... kayaknya packaging nya itu serba Kalimantan kali ya. Kotaknya bergambar burung... apa itu? Hornbill, maybe? Sama ada gambar bunga kenanga atau anggrek ya itu? Kayaknya sih anggrek, soalnya Kalimantan terkenal sama anggreknya.

Masih ngomongin kemasannya. Sedikit perbandingan sama lipstik Sariayu yang seri Lasem (review di sini). Motif cantik di tube transparannya ternyata ga cuma nempel di plastik loh. Tadinya kupikir setelah plastiknya dibuka, lipstik ini bakalan jadi 'bugil' kayak seri Lasem, eh ternyata ngga. Mungkin banyak yang komplain kali ya, cantiknya pas belom dibuka doang.

Sebelum kita bahas soal warna, ini ya komposisi bahan dan cara pakainya. Walaupun kayaknya cara pakai sih mustinya gak usah dijelasin Hehehehe. Readers bisa liat juga kalo Sariayu mengklaim produknya against animal testing dan ada logo Halal dari MUI. Point tambahan ya buat kamu-kamu yang meyakini dua prinsip itu dalam memilih kosmetik (aku sih ngga...). Tapiii kalo soal aman itu tergantung reaksi kulit masing-masing.

Sekarang kita ngomongin warnanya. Lipstik seri ini sebenernya ada 4 sodara-sodara. B-01 (orange red), B-02 (red), B-03 (shocking pink), dan B-04 (nude brown). Karena lipstik merah sama shocking pink udah punya, aku pilih B-01 dan B-04. 

Di ujung bullet-nya ada motif embossed yang aku ga tau itu bentuk apa (duh!), tapi sekali atau dua kali oles di bibir sih langsung hilang.

Kayak gini nih, motif emboss nya udah binasa XD

Swatches:

Nah, kalo aku swatch ke tangan, gini sodare-sodare warnanya. Yang B-04 itu jelas warna coklat nude, tapi yang B-01 itu apa yah? Merah bukan, oranye bukan. Tapi coral kayaknya juga bukan. Vermillion kali ya aku nyebutnya.

BORNEO 01 (B-01)

Hasilnya di bibir aku jadi kayak gini nih. Warna asli bibirku itu coklat mudaaa banget, hampir sama dengan warna kulit wajahku, jadinya cenderung pucat. So, di aku B-01 ini warnanya terang banget. Hasilnya so pasti bakal beda ya buat kamu yang memiliki bibir cenderung gelap ataupun pink/kemerahan. Meskipun terang, tapi jenis ini masih cocok lah dipake buat acara santai, bukan warna bold yang emak-emak banget gitu. Untuk yang berkulit gelap sih aku lebih menyarankan pilih shade B-02 atau B-03. Tapi kalo kamu pede sih, terserah :)

BORNEO 04 (B-04)

Nnnnah, ini warnanya asli cakep banget. Warna bibirku but better. Nude nya ini gak murni coklat ya, because in real life warna ini di aku jadi ada nuansa peach-nya. Kalo buat bibir pucat kayak aku, warna lipstik yang kayaknya pucat di dalam tube, pas di swatch di bibir malah ga keliatan pucat, daaan so pasti bikin kulit mukaku jadi cerahan dikit hehehe. Apalagi sebagai tukang ngopi (lima gelas bo minimal sehari...), gigiku udah gak putih lagi. OMG, jadi kalo pake warna shocking, asli itu warna kuning gigi keliatan banggget.

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Tekstur kedua lipstik ini creamy, dengan hasil yang creamy juga. Ga ada pearl dan gak bikin bibir kering. Jatohnya di bibir berasa lembut banget tapi gak lengket. Cocok deh buat dipake sehari-hari. Kalo soal pigmentasi standar sih, aku butuh 2 kali oles supaya seluruh permukaan bibir tertutup sempurna. Mungkin karena warnanya soft kali ya. Soalnya yang seri Lasem dengan warna shocking pink, sekali oles aja udah pigmented banget.

Ngomongin daya tahannya juga so so lah, standar untuk lipstik yang bakalan awet 2-3 jam tanpa makan dan minum. Ada sedikit bau bubble gum yang enak banget, atau permen yah? Pokoknya enak, gak kayak bau lipstik yang minyakan gitu (apa sih?).

Verdicts:

• Nice bubble gum fragrance
• Medium pigmentation
• Medium staying power
• Non sticky formula
• Satin/creamy finish
• Affordable (IDR 30-40K)
• Against animal cruelty
• Halal labeled

Baiklah, kita tutup cerita lipstik ini sampai di sini. 

Abis download komik baru nih, bye bye!