Review: La Tulipe Cover Foundation (Natural)

Sebagai seorang yang mengaku meminati dunia kecantikan, harga diriku seringkali tertohok sangat dalam bilamana ada yang bertanya "foundation-nya pake apa?"

Karena aku cuma ada satu: Maybelline Dream Liquid Mousse.

Itu juga minjem punya sodara.

Jadi kesimpulannya, aku seorang beauty blogger yang gak punya foundie. Kasian? Enggak juga sih, lebih kasian lagi aku 6 bulan lalu sebelom punya beauty blog, cuma punya satu base makeup berupa BB Cream Ponds Age Miracle, yang mana saat itu aku nyangka BB Cream sama dengan krim anti aging. Parah.... >___< Mapp curhat dikit.

Maka untuk memperkaya koleksi base makeup-ku yang isinya cuma BB Cream dan CC Cream, aku memutuskan untuk beli foundationnya La Tulipe ini. Kenapa merk lokal? Hello, aku cuma emak-emak biasa, bukan orang kantoran, bukan MUA, jarang jalan keluar. Pake base makeup juga cuma buat latihan lenong, ngapain yang mahal? Baca-baca review b-blogger lokal, foundie ini yang coverage-nya paling bagus dengan harga yang terjangkau. Seperti apa benda ini begitu kupake? Mari kita cek performa-nya sodara-sodara.

Kemasannya, not much to say yah. Buat yang biasa liat brand ini, kotak dan jar plastiknya itu khas La Tulipe banget. Hampir semua produknya dikemas dalam kotak berwarna abu-abu itu. Sekilas mirip kotaknya Kryolan, ya gak sih? Ada beberapa tipe cream foundation yang diproduksi sama La Tulipe. Kalo gak salah soft foundation, cover foundation, dan cover foundation for oily skin. Aku pilih cover foundation. Kenapa ya? Mungkin kalo dilihat dari runutan namanya, foundie ini ada di tengah-tengah. Ngga ngerti? Ya udahlah...

Ada ekstra tutup plastik di dalamnya. Agak males sebenernya dengan tipe kosmetik yang harus colek-colek gini. Gak higienis dan liat deh, baru dicolek sekali aja udah keliatan messy and gross banget. Tapi sepertinya tekstur thick model gini pasti susah kalo mau dikemas dalam botol pump. Ada sedikit bau yang menurutku gak enak, mirip bau foundation jadul berbentuk kerang yang suka dipake nenekku dulu. Apa pula itu merknya... ah lupa.

Dan ini komposisi bahan plus logo Halal dari MUI. Shade yang aku pilih adalah NATURAL. Kalo kata SPG-nya sih yang shade Rachel buat kulit kuning, yang Natural buat yang kulit putih, Suntan dan Beige untuk yang berkulit gelap/sawo matang. Yah, walaupun aku gak ngerasa putih-putih banget sih, aku pilih yang Natural aja. Setidaknya paling mendekati.

Kalo banyak yang bilang ini foundie susah di blend, ternyata emang bener. Tekstur krimnya itu padat sekali. Perlu usaha dan waktu ekstra, juga sering latihan untuk bisa ngeblend ke muka biar keliatan rata. Otherwise, jatohnya bakalan kayak badut banget. Apalagi aku biasa pake BB Cream yang gampang banget di blend, gak sabaran juga sih pas pertama make ini.

Contoh di gambar atas adalah perbedaan wajahku ketika masih bare face, pake foundie, dan pas udah ditimpa bedak padat. Aku cuma ulas sekali dan itupun dikiiiit aja, di blend pake sponge, udah lumayan covered. Mata pandaku yang termasuk kelas berat juga tertutup! Hasilnya juga matte deh, jadi kalo nge blendnya rata, gak usah pake bedak lagi udah oke. 

Ngomongin soal shade-nya, yang NATURAL ini terlalu terang buat kulit wajahku. Kalo aku apply di muka, leher dan kuping jadi keliatan belang banget. Apalagi kalo udah ditimpa bedak, tambah keliatan lenong banget. Untungnya aku pake jilbab, jadi ga terlalu masalah. Tinggal bedakin aja tanganku biar gak kebanting ama muka, beres deh. Tapi aku rasa shade yang setingkat lebih terang gini cocok banget buat acara resmi kali ya.

Sekedar iseng pengen nyoba performance-nya di air. Dan emang bener dia waterproof. Jadi masih bisa lah dipake syuting sinetron yang adegannya hujan-hujanan sambil nangis. Tapi jangan digosok keras-keras. Dijamin hilang. Foto yang di kanan itu setelah kugosok dengan tenaga dan nafsu yang sedikit violent, kelihatan pudar kan walaupun masih sisa dikit.

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So far I like this product, buat mukaku yg normal-oily, dia lumayan gak minyakan dan makes my face stay matte for a whole day. Disiram air wudhu masih oke lah. Di mukaku juga cocok, ga jerawatan, dan gak oxidize terutama di sekitar hidung.

Untuk mengimbangi shade-nya yang rada keputihan, aku campur dengan BB Cream Sariayu Fair White, sesekali dengan Maybelline Dream Liquid Mousse Foundation. Kenapa? Karena di antara base makeup-ku, dua produk itulah yang memiliki shade tergelap. Lumayan juga kalo dicampur, selain gak keputihan juga jadi lebih gampang di blend. Palng butuh usaha ekstra aja untuk mencampurnya di palet/tangan sebelum ditemplok ke muka. Tapi cara ini so pasti mengurangi tingkat staying power nya. Jangan lupa pake pelembab dan segala skin care routine kamu sebelum menggunakan foundie ini, otherwise bakal kelihatan dempul banget, alias cakey.

Sayangnya aku cuma pernh pake ini ke acara-acara santai, jadi belom pernah tahu hasilnya kalo diulas tebal buat kondangan. Hehehe. Mungkin temen-temen ada yang pernah pakai juga? Please share ^^

So far, here the verdicts:

• Matte result
• High Staying power
• Perfect for oily skin
• The shade NATURAL is too light for me
• Hard to blend
• Thick textured cream
• Soft disturbing smell
• Doesn't break out or oxidized, at least on me.
• How much: IDR 25-30K approximately.

DA Sisters Blog 1st Anniversary Giveaway

It's giveaway time!

This is my third time participating in a giveaway event. This time it's held by Dyne and Aisah from DA Sisters Blog celebrating their 1st blog anniversary. For more info regarding this event, you can check it out here.

As one of requirements to participate in this event is to recreate one of their EOTD. Only one. But, yes, I made four!

Saking semangatnya...

Langsung aja yah!

LOOK #1

EOTD yang ini dibuat waktu mereka me-review eyeshadow Sariayu seri Lasem. Tapiiiii karena aku ga punya esedo itu, aku manfaatin aja harta benda kepunyaanku. Hihihi. Maaf ya, aku ga sempet buat pictorial. Tapi bisa langsung klik aja di blog DA Sisters yaaaa.

Abused tools:

• NYX Eyeshadow Base (matte white)
• Revlon Lip Pencil (Red)
• NYX Retractable Eye Pencil (pink)
• Viva White Cream Eyeshadow (Red)
• Coastal Scents 120 Original Pallet (Pink)
• Viva White Eyebrow Pencil (brown)
• Mizzu Eyeliner Pen (black)
• Artistry Automatic Eyeliner (black)
• Maybelline The Falsies Mascara (black)
• Itsdiva eyelashes
• Candy Rainbow softlenses (gray)

LOOK #2

Look ini aku contek dari review eyeshadow Ellianto. Padahal kayaknya aku udah buat seeetebal mungkin, tapi kenapa di foto warnanya kalem banget. Huaaaa, mau nangis. Ya sudahlah, di submit aja. Bikinnya udah capek. Hehehe

Abused tools:

• EH Proof 10 Eyeprimer
• Coastal Scents 120 Original Pallet (brown)
• NYX Single Eyeshadow (dark brown)
• Mizzu Eyeliner Pen (black)
• Viva Whte Eyebrow Pencil (brown)
• Artistry Automatic Eyeliner (black)
• NYX Retractable Eyeliner (white)
• Maybelline The Falsies Mascara (black)
• Itsdiva Eyelashes
• Candy Rainbow Softlenses (gray)

LOOK #3

Yang ini agak lumayan keluar warnanya hehehe. Kalo ga salah EOTD ini dibuat di artikel tentang review eyeshadow Inez. Ini hasilnya pas aku buat. 

Abused tools:

• EH Proof 10 Eyeprimer
• Viva White Eyebrow Pencil (brown)
• LA Colors 16 Colors Eyeshadow (sky blue and blue)
• NYX Single Eyeshadow (black)
• Mizzu Eyeliner Pen (black)
• Artistry Automatic Eyeliner (black)
• Maybelline The Falsies Mascara (black)
• Unbranded eyelashes
• Candy Rainbow Softlenses (gray)

LOOK #4

Look ini based on their article yang berisi tutorial tentang Chocobrown Valentaine themed EOTD. Lagi-lagi di kamera warnanya jadi kalem banget. Mau nangis.... huaaaaaa

Abused tools:

• EH Proof 10 Eyeprimer
• Viva White Eyebrow Pencil (brown)
• LA Colors 16 Eyeshadow Pallet (baby pink and purple)
• NYX Single Eyeshadow (brown & black)
• Mizzu Eyeliner Pen (black)
• Artistry Automatic Eyeliner (black)
• Maybelline The Falsies Mascara (black)
• Unbranded falsies
• NYX Retractable Eyeliner (white)
• Candy Rainbow Softlenses (gray)

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Baiklah, itu aja dulu look yang aku buat. Pedes juga ini mata soalnya. Hahahah.

Kamu gimana, udah ikutan belom? Seru loh kalo ada giveaway yang pake acara recreate gini, bisa sambil buat belajar juga! ^_^

See you again!

Classic Brown & Black Smokey Eyes

Black and brown eyeshadows are my favorites. They just compliments my eye shape and skin tone. This classic smokey look using those two colors is very simple yet wearable for any occassion. The key is just on the eye lashes. The bigger the falsies, the more dramatic you make a statement. Or you can simply apply mascara and leave the falsies behind for casual look.

1. Draw your eyebrows and prime your eyelids.
2. Apply dark brown color on your upper eyelids, all through your natural crease line. Or you can go higher.
3. Fill your inner lids with black color. Blend.
4. Fill your tight line with black pencil.
5. Then frame your lower water line with black pencil as well. Apply dark brown eyeshadow on your lower lash bed then smudge.
6. Apply mascara and falsies (optional).

One thing I love from wearing black eyeshadows on the upper lids is that you don't have to apply extra upper eyeliner, since I suck at it. Me and my trembling hands. >_<

 I changed my falsies with a casual one and the effect changed in an instant.

The abused tools:

1. Silky Girl eyebrow pencil in Brown
2. NYX eyeshadow base (matte white)
3. NYX single eyeshadow (black & brown)
4. Artistry automatic pencil liner (black)
5. Maybelline The Falsies Mascara (black)

See you on my next posts!

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)