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!