PRODUCT REVIEW | LIPSTICK BEAUTY STORY

I've said it and I'm gonna say it again, never under estimate our local cosmetic brand! As all of you know, I'm crazy with lipsticks. When I encounter and find those lipsticks "attractice", I will take them home right away. When I saw Beauty Story has lipsticks collections, I bought two colors to complete my shopping day!

FLASH NEWS | WELCOME APOT.CARE !

Keberadaannya di Jakarta sudah sejak 2-3 tahun lalu namun yang biasanya hanya dapat ditemukan di Beauty Box, kini APOT.CARE telah membuka booth solo-nya di Central Grand Indonesia. To be honest, at first I never heard or seen this brand before. So when I got the invitation I was pretty lost! Thank God I came to this small gathering because now I know about it and learn something new as well. 

Dibawah naungan Kreasi Meluas Group, kehadiran APOT.CARE di tengah dunia kecantikan khususnya produk perawatan kulit wajah tidak hanya sekadar menekankan pada product selling saja namun juga ingin mengajarkan para perempuan di Indonesia untuk memberikan perhatian lebih pada perawatan kulit wajah. Hal ini tidak berhenti pada perempuan tetapi juga para pria! Yeap... boys don't be ashamed with this!

PRODUCT REVIEW | TINTED MOISTURIZER | BEAUTY STORY ID

The wait is over! I finally done testing out the new tinted moisturizer from Beauty Story. Their tinted moisturizer has only two shades available; light (cool undertones) and medium (warm undertones). The price for this product is Rp 88.500,-, Sao cheap!

PRODUCT REVIEW | SMOOTH & LUMINOUS PRIMER | BEAUTY STORY - ID

As promised, I'm going to share my thoughts on some of the products that I bought from Beauty Story. Again, it's an Indonesian cosmetic line and you can find them at Watson or through their website. What I will be sharing with you is that everything based on my experience and based on my skin condition. Some of the products might react differently on every skin, just so you know!

I don't want this post to be too long, so I will be writing each review separately! Let's start with the Smooth & Luminous Primer Primer Smooth & Luminous (Smoothing Base Sun Protection) - Rp 77.500,-

This primer is pearl base; gold, pink, and green pearls, that brightens the skin. It has oil block powder to absorb sebum (oil) and great for makeup base. Basically giving you a smooth, dewy, and glow look. 

Basically, I have oiliness around the T-Zone. With this kind of formula, I and you should be really be careful. Since it contains pearls or shimmer inside the liquid, if you have oily skin or combo skin like I do, it will create the look even more oily. But since it says, this primer also contain oil block powder maybe it won't be that scary. We'll see!

How?

First apply moisturizer, or you skip this if you want but I don't, and then I apply this primer to the whole face. The reason why I do this because I want to see how does the "oil block powder" works on me. Continue with creme blush and lipstick, and done..done.

Result?

This primer surely creates that dewy and glowing look. The liquid doesn't give any weird scents or what so ever, it smells like a baby powder I think. It's very watery and a little goes along the way actually. I squeeze too much actually, haha. So remember don't put too much on your face. It sets very quickly and it feels dewy when you touch your face. It does brighten the skin. After 1 - 2 hours, I don't see any oil building up around the T-Zone. But, when I see my self on the mirror right under the sun, I see some shiny part which is on the T-Zone and which I'm not really comfortable with that. After 3 hours, yes.. the oil has built up around T-Zone. 

Overall?

I do like this kind of primer. But I have to make sure with the amount of product that I apply on my face. Perhaps I'm not gonna apply any of this primer on the T-Zone because as you can see on the picture the shimmer is pretty obvious. The trick is skip the T-Zone area and the apply loose powder to your face so it'll reduce the "too glowing" look. This primer is similar too Laura's Mercier foundation primer which also has shimmer in it and cost aroung S$60. Compare to that, this luminous primer shows the shimmer more than the Laura Mercier. But for starter, not bad and it's affordable, I actually like it!

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HOT NEWS | INTRODUCING BEAUTY STORY ID

To be honest, I never really thought of buying local cosmetic brands. FYI.. I'm living in Jakarta Indonesia. The reason is because I don't really trust them, I mean with the quality, I am pretty much under estimate them. BUT.. guess what, it's my duty explore, get to know more, and to appreciate local brands. So I finally let my self buying and adding more local brands into my collection.

I found a new Indonesian brand called Beauty Story. Of the most local brands, Beauty Story catches my intention the most. At a glance, you might think this is a Korean cosmetic brand because the packaging is very cute, romantic, pastel color, with flower elements on the design. The price is also surprisingly affordable, I would say this is a drug store makeup.

PRODUCT REVIEW | FIRST IMPRESSION | MARC JACOB GENIUS GEL FOUNDATION

I'm kind of obsessed with Marc Jacobs cosmetic line. When they first launched, it was love at first sight! There's something about the brand that just made me connected. Are we talking about makeup or boys? LOL.

Ok.. maybe I'm a bit overreacted now! But what I'm trying to point out is that, I love the packaging, it's sophisticated and very elegant. Last time, I've talked about Marc Jacobs eyeshadow trio, to add more, today I'm going to share my thoughts on Marc Jacob's foundation, Genius Gel Super-Charge Foundation.

WHEN DILEMA HITS YOU ! | MAC HAUL

Pernahkah kamu mengalami dilema besar ketika sedang berbelanja makeup? Pasti dong! Apalagi kalau kamu adalah makeup junkie seperti saya. Dilemanya pun bermacam-macam, mulai dari harga, jenis, brand, hingga pilihan warna. Hal inilah yang saya alami ketika membeli lipstick Mac. Maklum namanya juga perempuan!

Sewaktu itu, saya belum punya lipstick Mac sehingga waktu berkunjung ke butiknya yang di Pondok Indah Mall 2, saya muter-muter di dalamnya hingga pening sendiri. I ended up bought three different lipsticks with three different formulas. Sampai di rumah langsung saya coba-coba lagi, satu per satu, saya bingung lagi, "ko warnanya jadi begini ya? Perasaan tadi nggak seperti ini deh!"

MAKEUP ESSENTIALS | In my Travel Bag

Hey guys, still on a holiday mood? I know, I feel you babes! I went to Ho Chi Minh Vietnam with my family for this long weekend and I have to say it was UH-MAZING. But I'm gonna share my journey separately. I'm going to talk about my version of "traveling makeup essentials". I don't usually do this though, I mean, I don't always bring a lot of makeup but this time I want to do something different. For my self, trying to be less boyish, if you know what I mean!

NAIL CARE | OLIVE NAIL ART

Lokasi perawatan kuku yang agak tersembunyi, persisinya di dalam Sephora Plaza Indonesia membuat saya rela berkelana jauh dari tempat tinggal. Tempat manicure dan pedicure ini cukup mendapat respon baik seperti salah satu sahabat centil saya, "Stace... you should go and try, they have a great service and I go there quite often too!" ungkapnya dengan keyakinan besar. Oleh sebab itu, saya pun memutuskan untuk berkunjung dan mencobanya.

PRODUCT REVIEW | STILLA | ALL DAY LIQUID LIPSTICK | MATTE Lipstick

Hey Guys!

It's been a while since my last post. I've been very busy lately, doing makeup for pre-wedding photo shoot, special projects, and also food styling (my other job, hehe). So... couple weeks ago, I had a meeting at Plaza Indonesia, Jakarta Pusat, I stopped by at Sephora. Guess what? Stila has finally arrived at Sephora! I have been waiting for this because they have pretty awesome products and also been wanting to try one of their famous liquid lipstick, Stila All Day Liquid Lipstick. Yea it was like the right moment and so I took one home, I mean purchased ya! LOL

I heard a lot good reviews for this particular lipstick and one of the best seller shade is Patina but then I was looking for more vibrant color, so I bought the shade in Fiore (Hot Pink). After wearing it for almost 2-3 weeks, here is my review about this pretty lipstick.

WEEKEND STATEMENT | BOLD + NEUTRAL | BURBERRY

Saya sadar ketika kita terlalu sibuk dengan kerjaan atau kegiatan lainnya, kita bisa tetiba lupa sama waktu. Dan, sebaliknya, ketika lagi tidak sibuk, waktu itu berlalu sangat lamban. Well I bet that happens to you all the time as well. Time flies so make the best of it!

Maka dari itu, try something new with making a statement with your makeup by just focusing on the lips! Saya cukup terobsesi dengan gincu, hahaha. Saya bisa punya warna lipstick yang beragam dari brand yang juga beragam. Setelah perkelanaan dengan warna-warna lipstick tersebut, saya sadar bahwa warna lipstick dapat menjadi focal point yang bagus untuk keseluruhan penampilan kami. Yang tadinya sederhana bisa disulap menjadi mewah!

HAIR CARE | INSTANT PARLOUR - SENOPATI

Waktu yang memburu tidak membuat kamu lupa dengan penampilan si mahkota rambut! Instant Parlour hadir untuk menawarkan solusi terbaik demi penampilan teristimewa :)

PROJECT PORTFOLIO |LOOK BOOK | ANTHONY TANDIYONO

Dalam blog post kali ini, saya ingin share salah satu karya makeup di awal tahun 2015. Thanks to my dearest friend, Melanie Tanusetiawan *she's an amazing and talented photographer*, saya dipertemukan dengan seorang Fashion Designer muda asal Indonesia Anthony Tandiyono. Anthony ingin membuat sebuah lookbook untuk koleksi terbarunya di tahun 2015 ini yang dijuluki sebagai Jejak Sejarah. Jadi sewaktu ditawarkan untuk ikut terlibat sebagai Makeup Artist, I was like, OKEYYY!!

NAIL CARE | RIMMEL with RITA ORA

It's been a week, I think, since my last post. I was away for business trip with my cousin to Singapore and of course we went a mini time for shopping at night *definitely did NOT want to missed it!*. We bumped into Rimmel's nail polish collection, BUT since we had so little time so we didn't get to take a look deeper. But from what I saw, they have an amazing collections which is like collaboration with Rita Ora.

After I got back to Jakarta, I went straight to Instagram and found one online shopping: @beautyluxe_id that sells some colors of Rita Ora nail polish collection. Go ahead check them out, they have amazing goodies that quite hard to find in Jakarta with affordable prices!! *wink..wink* I didn't know they have a collection for nail polish *I'm so out of date* but here they are.

This may not the best looking picture, I hope you can find where did I put the nail polish! LOL. Rimmel's nail collection with Rita Ora offer you many different colors from red, white, nude, blue, baby blue, green, and many more. Since I have tons of red nail polishes I bought three other shades that haven't had yet, they are  823 Blindfold Me Blue, 863 Do Not Disturb, 513 Let's Get Nude.

What makes them look pretty exclusive is that there're Rita Ora's pop art or illustration sticker on the brush holder. Each of them contains 0.27 floz or 8 ml and this applies to all collection. I bought this here through Instagram about Rp130.000,-. Not bad right? I'm not sure If the collection exists in Jakarta, but I will check them out for you!

On the other they, may nails looking so bad. I haven't had manicure and pedicure for a long time, so when I was alone at home I just pulled out all of my mani-padicure tools and did it by my self. Besides saves some money but you just have to be patient with yourself.

You know, when you were trying nail polish at the store and you did not realize that you didn't have any remover? Yeap..this happens all the time.

Don't complain, my finger so not lady-like and my nail shape also. LOL. These are the three colors and honestly I'm in love with 513 Let's Get Nude. The color makes my hands looks clean and neat! The color also very rich and it does looks glossy or jelly-like I didn't even wear a top coat. 

I have been wearing this for a week and it still there. I've been washing my dishes and everything too, still there and looking pretteyh! I super-super love this nail polish and I highly recommend this collection.!

Anyone have tried this? Let me know you thoughts! See you soon gurlz :*

SKIN CARE | GLAM GLOW | REVIEW

Waktunya memanjakan kulit wajah kita dengan si "masker lumpur" asal Hollywood, Glam Glow! Mudmask ini terkenal karena menggunakan natural ingridients dan formula yang mampu membuat kulit wajah lebih sehat dan secara instan "camera ready" ala Hollywood.

Banyak orang sudah pernah mencobanya dan mereka menyatakan bahwa beauty product ini memang bagus. Oleh karena "reputasinya" cukup baik, saya pun tergoda untuk membeli dan mencobanya. Dan, ini dia barangnya, Glam Glow Youthmud Tinglexoliate Treatment!

SKIN CARE | CATH KIDSTON + REVIEW

Perempuan memang terkadang melupakan hal yang paling esensial soal perawatan tubuh seperti body scrub, atau menggunakan lotion. Saya tidak mengatakan bahwa kulit saya sangat sempurna tetapi memanjakan kulit dengan lotion yang sesuai kenapa tidak.

Beberapa waktu lalu, ketika sedang jalan-jalan di Mall Pondok Indah 1, tidak sengaja saya menemukan Cath Kidston. Brand asal London ini ternyata tidak hanya menjual fashion, tas, home decorating, tetapi juga produk beauty seperti sabun, body lotion, lipbalm, hand cream, etc. 

Give It A Twirl: Lipgloss Duo [REVIEW]

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Hi guys, how are you so far? It's been rough for this couple days in Jakarta due to flood in every corner of Jakarta. So be very careful guys, you don't want to get stuck on the road for hours! Embrace yourself and hopefully the floods will be over soon.

Anyway... it's been four days since my last post and I was in Bali for the weekend, my apology. Today I want to share about beauty gift from my close friend. She got me Lipgloss Duo by BareMinerals called Give It A Twirl. I never tried BareMinerals before, but what I know is that they have pretty awesome products.

LIME CRIME I Velvetine - Wicked [REVIEW]

It's Lime Crime time! I finally get my hands on this goodies, yippie! Brand asal US ini sudah lama menjadi buah bibir para beauty blogger dan makeup junkies, terutama untuk lipstick-nya.  Dalam situs resminya, Lime Crime juga menjual beauty products lainnya seperti nail polish, eyeshadow, dan soon face products.

Seperti tagline Lime Crime, "Makeup for unicorns", brand  tersebut menampilkan nuansa baru dalam industri kosmetik lewat design-nya yang unik dan colorful. Lime Crime hadir dengan design yang lebih segar, meriah, colorful, eye catching, dan kerap kali melibatkan sosok godest atau unicorn. Pilihan warna pada lipstick dan eyeshadow-nya pun sangat banyak dan mostly terang layaknya gambaran penampilan seorang peri.

Marc Jacobs Style Eye-con [Product Review]

"Eyes are everything to me. I just think eyes are so expressive. You can say a lot with your eyes. The eyes stimulate the other person's imagination" Marc Jacobs.

I was so excited when I first found out that Marc Jacobs about to launch their own cosmetic line! Saya temukan pertama kali di Singapur, sekitar dua tahun yang lalu. Brand favorit saya ini akhirnya mendarat juga di Sephora Jakarta. Go ahead check them out!  Seiring kemunculan kosmetik Marc Jacobs, pas banget karena saya akan mengulas produk Marc Jacbobs. This is like the one and only Marc Jacobs product I have, for now, I definitely going to buy some other products to test them out!

Bourjois Rouge Edition [++Product Review]

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Brand asal Paris ini sudah ada sejak saya duduk di bangku SD, Bourjois. I used to see my mom wearing their products, especially blush on and pencil liner. Sampai sekarang saya masih melihat eksistensinya di Jakarta, khususnya ya, seperti di Sogo, Metro, Seibu, dan deparment stori lainnya. Di luar negeri seperti Singapura, Bangkok, dan Malaysia, Bourjois juga mengisi beberapa beauty shop, paling utama sih di Watson. Tiap kali saya melewati counter Bourjois, ntah.. mengapa saya tidak pernah melirik dan berhenti untuk mengintip barang-barang mereka. I don't why, it's weird.

Sampai ketika sedang business trip ke Bangkok, saya ingin membeli oleh-oleh untuk mama. Nah.. karena pada dasarnya suka banget mengoleksi lipstick, padahal bibir cuma satu, jadilah saya mampir ke Watson di sana. Terpampanglah booth kecil dengan tulisan "BOURJOUIS", dan ya ok-lah.. kita coba intip-intip. Setelah meneliti seluruh produk yang ada didisplay, mata saya tertuju pada koleksi lipstick bertajuk "Rouge Edition Velvet". Pas juga nih dalam benak saya karena belakangan itu saya sedang mengidamkan lipstick dengan matte finish, *alasan saja sih biar beli lagi LOL*. After I pulled couple tubes and did swatched on my hand, I just went to the counter and purchased it!

"Rouge Edition Velvet"

I did some research, so.. koleksi dari Bourjois ini menawarkan formula Matte Finish dan ringan. Di dalam website Bourjois, lipstick ini diklaim sebagai "gincu" yang soft, melting texture, yang berubah menjadi matt finish tanpa membuat bibir kering dan tidak cepat luntur. Sekitar ada  8 warna bold yang ditawarkan dan sangat pigmented. Yang saya beli ada dua warna Velvet 07 Grand Chu dan Velvet 08 Nude-ist.

Product Review : Urban Decay Cannonball

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Urban Decay (UD) tidak hanya handal dengan produk eyeshadows saja; yang sangat pigmented, moist, banyak pilihan warna, dan tahan lama. You know the Naked series right? One of the best eyeshadow palette ever. You own one, I have one, everyone must have that right! hahaha... UD tidak cuma menjual serial Naked saja loh tetapi juga serangkaian produk lain yang patut untuk dicoba. Seperti salah satunya adalah maskara Cannonball.

Maskara Ultra Waterproof dengan packaging yang biasa saja *that's what I think* diklaim sebagai si pelentik bulu mata yang light-weight, waterproof, dan gel-formulated. Dan untuk menghindari sebuah janji palsu, mereka terjun kelapangan langsung untuk "nge-test" formula yang diciptakannya ini. Dari ke pantai untuk mencoba formulanya di air laut sampai ke tempat gym, dimana banyak perempuan yang pakai maskara pas lagi olahraga. Yeap.. so they're not playing with their own products! 

Product Review : Liquid Eyeliner Eyeko VisualEyes

Tertarik mencoba eyeliner dari brand asal London, Eyeko? Beauty product ini ternyata sudah ada sejak tahun 1999, tetapi jujur saya juga baru tahu sekitar satu tahun yang lalu lewat seorang beauty blogger Missmaven.com. Akhirnya ketika menyambangi Sephora Singapura, tanpa berpikir dua kali saya langsung beli dan memakainya!

Saya rasa brand ini juga mulai dikenal, atau semakin dikenal, lewat Style Icon Alexa Chung yang selalu merekomendasinya melalui Instagram pribadinya. Selain menjadi model iklan, ia juga ternyata telah menjadi Creative Consultant Eyeko sejak tahun 2013. Beautyproduct ini tidak hanya menawarkan eyeliner tetapi ada juga maskara, brow gel, pencil liner, cream eyeshadow, dan lain sebagainya. Namun fokus dengan perias mata saja dan tiap produk memiliki tipe atau formula yang berbeda-beda. Seperti varian liquid eyeliner; Eye Do Liquid Eyeliner dengan bentuk aplikator seperti spidol, Skinny Liquid Eyeliner Black, atau Visual Eyes Liquid Eyeliner. 

Product Review: Maybelline The Colossal Volum Express

Beberapa waktu lalu, saya pernah dikasih maskara Maybelline baru oleh teman tetapi belum pernah dipakai. Maybelline The Colossal Volum Express sudah lama hadir seperti di Watson, Guardian, atau deparment store lainnya. Sejumlah teman ada yang sudah pernah menggunakan maskara Maybelline, tidak hanya karena murah tetapi kualitasnya juga bagus.

Product Review:Laura Mercier Smooth Finish Flawless Fluide

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Kali ini, saya kembali menemukan liquid foundation terbaru dari brand asal Amerika, Laura Mercier, yang hadir dengan formulasi baru dengan julukan si "Smooth Finsih Flawless Fluide". Tampilannya yang elegan dengan tag line "a long wear, oil-free foundation that magically blurs the line between real skin and makeup", langsung memikat hati untuk mencobanya langsung. Foundation tersebut juga diyakini humidity-proof, sweat-proof / water resistant, non-greasy, non-drying, dan cocok untuk semua jenis kulit termasuk kulit sensitif. Mari kita buktikan formulasi terbaru dari produk ini :)

Product Review :TARTE Amazonian Clay 12-hour full coverage foundation

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Sebelum memulai artikel pertama tahun 2015 ini, saya mengucapkan Happy New Year dan mudah-mudahan resolusi kalian tercapai, yang penting niat, berusaha, dan terus semangat. Dan, mulai sekarang blog ini akan aktif terus untuk berbagi cerita dengan kalian tentang dunia kecantikan. Kali ini, saya ingin berbagi pengalaman bersama salah satu produk foundation dari brand internasional Tarte Cosmetics, Tarte Amazonian Clay 12-hour full coverage foundation.