tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16526600849597994752024-03-05T23:01:59.593+07:00all that make-upCome on babe, why don't we paint the town with all that makeup?Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14149949920046876899noreply@blogger.comBlogger142125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1652660084959799475.post-49464019239654524452012-07-13T15:12:00.000+07:002012-07-13T15:12:40.255+07:00[Review] Make Up Forever Aqua Shadow<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Say hello to the latest addition of Make Up Forever Aqua line, it's Aqua Shadow!<br />
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Despite what the product claims to be, I tested this product based on my daily needs, and that <i>exclude</i> contact with seawater or chlorinated water. Nobody goes to the beach in Jakarta and I don't swim with eyeshadows on, in fact I'm not really fond of swimming. However, wearing waterproof and long-lasting makeup never hurts.</div>
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Make Up Forever sent me Aqua Shadow in 24E but I decided to add a more wearable color to my collection and purchased 20E as well. 24E is a sheer pink color with gold shimmer whereas 20E is taupe with silver shimmer. This is basically cream eyeshadow in pencil form. To me that's a promise to practicality. The fat wide tip is helpful for fast application when I am in a rush. Specifically, 20E has been my favorite color for daily basis lately. The color itself mimics the color of my lid so it doesn't really look like I have makeup on. But it's the silver shimmer the really brightens up my eyes. </div>
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In general, I love the texture of this eyeshadow. It's creamy and soft enough that I could just gently pat it to get enough color on my lid - no tugging required! - yet it's not too soft that it saved me from transferring too much product upon application. However, 24E is a little bit more on a drier side. It's doesn't transfer color as easily as 20E.</div>
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Aqua Shadow can be used as either eyeshadow or eyeshadow base. I really enjoy wearing this alone on my lid with no primer. And thankfully they don't crease. Yay! The longevity is awesomeness. I put this on the morning and it stays until evening. It does fade a little bit, but it leaves enough pigments on my lid. And I think that's acceptable. As for the waterproof claim, given my lack experience around water and heat, I tried to put the eyeshadow on my lid and rub it vigorously, and here's how the result looks like.</div>
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On the left is how the eyeshadow looks like after I rub it with water. As you can see, there are still some pigments left.</div>
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By the way, I tried the one with matte finish at MUFE counter, and that one didn't really meet my expectation as well as the shimmery ones I have. It smudged underneath my eyes after only three hours. But it was just my first impression, so don't really rely on my thought about the mattes. I'm still looking for reviews to convince me to buy the matte ones, as the colors are so beautiful.</div>
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The application is easy. you can either rub the product to the tip of your finger and then apply it on your lids. Or simply apply the pencil directly to the lid. Make sure to build the color, instead of applying too much product all at once. You'll have enough time to blend the color before it sets. If you want to layer it, wait until the first layer dries, and the add another layer. Here I included a video on how I use Aqua Shadow.</div>
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MUFE Aqua Shadows consists of 12 colors with 7 shimmery finish and 5 mattes. It retails for IDR 250k. </div>Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14149949920046876899noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1652660084959799475.post-50823150533706469182012-06-22T18:17:00.001+07:002012-06-22T18:22:16.101+07:00[Review] theBalm Mary-Lou Manizer AKA "The Lumanizer"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I think it's about time for me to introduce you to my current favorite highlighter (I wanted to say 'ever' but I'm not ready to settle just yet :P). So yeah, I didn't come up with many FOTD entries lately so you probably never noticed this highlighter in my blog. But I really am in love with theBalm Mary-Lou Manizer. Umm.. before you say anything about the name, let me just say that I've never been a fan of theBalm punny names myself, but it comes in a package. So I'll just take it as it is.</div>
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theBalm Mary-Lou Manizer is a compact highlighter. I'm not good at describing color but I'll take it as champagne color with warm undertone. The texture, OH THE TEXTURE!! Seriously it's finely milled, so soft and when I touch it, it feels moist on my fingers. The application is super easy with no crumbly mess. A little bit goes a really long way and with the amount of the product, I don't even know when will I ever finished this. Not that I <i>ever</i> finished up a makeup product before, but just bear with me.</div>
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The result is nothing but satisfactory. It blends very well on my skin and really compliments my skintone. Nothing frosty, as it subtly reflects on my complexion the way sunlight reflects on water (the fact that I just described it like that is a sign that I've been reading too many Cassandra Clare's), if you know what I mean. One thing I have to point out about this highlighter that it is <i>very</i> pigmented. You might not notice it unless you're under certain lighting. But the best advice I could give you would be, "Just because you don't see it, doesn't mean it's not there." So, stop piling up! Otherwise you'd leave the house looking like Photoshop filter gone wrong. Take time to check on your complexion under appropriate lighting. Or if you're too lazy, just don't apply the highlighter more than two layers.</div>
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Below is my FOTD wearing Mary-Lou Manizer under bright sunlight. As I said, the highlight is very noticeable. I personally love the result. I've been using my Real Techniques Contour Brush fro their <b><a href="http://www.allthatmakeup.com/2012/02/review-real-techniques-core-collection.html" style="color: magenta;" target="_blank">Core Collection</a></b> and it does the job very well.</div>
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theBalm Mary-Lou Manizer retails for $24.</div>
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So here's another review of Revlon latest collection. I'm sure you've seen this foundation in their counter lately. It's their Age Defying with DNA Advantage Cream Makeup. This foundation claims to combine makeup and anti aging skincare to help protect skin's DNA to fight the signs of aging.</div>
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At the moment, I don't really have aging problems that I need to deal with. Yes, I know that it is important to prevent rather than to fix the problem. But right now I'm too busy fixing my breakout, instead of aging signs. Besides, if the product claims to fix aging signs by providing UV-rays protection, I might as well write about sunscreen. I always say that I don't care about skincare effect in my makeup and always treat makeup as it is, which is makeup and not skincare. </div>
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Revlon Age Defying Foundation comes in a transparent plastic bottle mimicking the shape of DNA strands. Nice touch. It also comes with a pump and everybody loves foundation that comes with a pump! Spare us from messy makeup application.</div>
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This is a cream foundation. It has a light buttery texture that spreads easily. I don't understand why Revlon keeps infusing all of their complexion products with shimmer, especially for a foundation that's targeted for mature skin. Just like the infamous Photoready, this, too, has shimmer. BUT at least the shimmer is more obscure. It gives the skin just enough dewy radiant look, minus the vampire-shine. As much I enjoy blending the buttery texture, this foundation slips and melts easily. My skin is currently very dry so I can still get away with this foundation without powdering it. However, in general, it is recommended to set this with powder. Piece of advice., though, don't set it using dry translucent powder (like HD powder) as the dry finish only accentuates the shimmer. Happened to me.<br />
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Due to the buttery texture, I prefer to apply this with dense brush to help set the foundation on my skin. I use Sigma F80 or Real Techniques Expert Face brush. I tried damped sponge but it just wiped away the foundation from my face. And the regular paddle foundation brush only left me with streaky finish. I didn't try applying it using my stippling brush because my skin is really flaky right now, the brush will only enhance the flakiness. I use patting motion when applying this foundation.</div>
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The coverage is light and can be built to medium-light coverage. As you can see, my acne scars is pretty noticeable underneath it. I actually love how light this foundation feels on my skin. I thought this foundation would be a great option for daily foundation. Unfortunately it falls short in terms longevity. It melts easily. Right now I could eliminate oil as the culprit, but this foundation easily melts when contact with sweat. And when I try to pat the sweat, the foundation transferred and left me with patchy looking complexion. That's too bad.<br />
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My shade is Medium Beige (25) and it matches me perfectly. But then again, the coverage makes the shade selection quite forgivable. Medium Beige is medium dark with warm undertone, and for all I know is the darkest shade available. By the way, this might be a sponsored review, but Revlon sent me Fresh Ivory (05) which, ironically, is the lightest shade available. So, in order to to come up with this review, I decided to purchase the right shade on my own. There are five shades available for this foundation.<br />
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Overall, I've been wearing this foundation a lot lately just for the sake of the lightweight feeling. Mostly to places where I know I won't be sweating a lot, which is not so hard considering I'm exposed to air conditioner almost 24 hours a day. I have compact powder ready to handle the melting issue in the middle of the day. When my skin is dry, like now, this foundation is okay. However I don't see myself wearing this once I'm done with Accutane and back to my usual oily combination skin.<br />
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Revlon Age Defying Foundation is available at Revlon counters and retails for IDR 145k. </div>Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14149949920046876899noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1652660084959799475.post-9838208707768710642012-06-19T23:16:00.000+07:002012-06-19T23:22:08.573+07:00L'occitane: Blogger Event and First Impression<div style="text-align: left;">
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Welcoming new products to Angelica line, L'OCCITANE held a Blogger Event to introduce the products to beauty bloggers at Cafe Aria.When I came, the place was decorated with a touch of green, just like our dress code. Even the drinks are green! Too cute. I met some of my blogger friend and had fun chitchatting. We were treated to bite-size snacks as well as hand massage before the event started. </div>
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As we enjoy our snacks, Sarah Damanik, Marketing Manager from L'occitane, did a presentation to introduce us to Angelica line, which is a skincare line from L'occitane marketed especially for dehydrated skin. The main ingredient is Angelica archangelica also known as Angelica or Angel Grass. Angelica is plant that can grow to a height of two meters in just a few weeks. And the answer apparently in the roots that grows really deep that it easily finds moisture it needs. From this Angelica extracts, L'occitane createad <i>Organic Angelica Essential Oil</i> that works as antioxidant that protects the skin from free-radical. And <i>Organic Angelica Water</i> that helps boost the circulation of water across skin layers by stimulating the production of aquaphorin (also known as water tunnel).</div>
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Angelica line itself has been available since last year. But this year, L'occitane added three more products to complete your hydration needs in a zap, and they are Instant Hydration Mask (super hydrating mask that works in just <i>3 minutes!</i>), Exfoliating Gel (restores skin radiance in just <i>30 seconds!</i>) and Face Mist (refreshes and revitalizes in <i>3 seconds!</i>).</div>
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We went home with some L'occitane products from Angelica line and a full size of Instant Hydration Mask so we can try and experience the hydrating sensation ourselves. Don't forget to check out my video about my first impression after I used the mask.</div>
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In this entry I am going to share you my current favorite
body care and lip care. If you’ve been following my blog for some times now,
you’ve probably already known my current struggle with acne. As I stated
earlier, I am currently taking <i>Isotretionin</i>.</div>
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If you are not familiar with the name, Isotretionin, you’re
probably familiar with names like Accutane or Roaccutane, it is an oral
medication for severe acne. If you’ve been dealing with acne and no treatments
seem to work, Isotretionin would be the last desperate reinforcement. In short,
it works by modifying the oil production on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">your
whole body</i> into minimum and also kills bacteria. Which is why this is the
last medication to choose because it’s pretty aggressive. It affects the whole
body in order to treat just your face.</div>
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Even before I was on Roaccutane (in this post, I’m just
going to call it with the name you’re already familiar with) my skin is already
really dry and sensitive. Imagine how dry it gets when I’m on Roaccutane. My
skin now is really dry, scaly and so darn itchy. Not to mention my problems
with chapped lips. Those conditions are so uncomfortable so it’s essential pick
the right body and lip care, while I’ll leave the whole deal with my face to my
dermatologist. </div>
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<u><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Body Shop Shea
Body Butter</b></span></u><br />
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I wear this on daily basis. Yes, you got that right. Since
my skin has gotten really dry, I needed to ascend from lotion to body butter.
Speaking about consistency, body butter is a lot thicker, stickier and it gets
even stickier when you’re sweating. Definitely feels uncomfortable for daily
basis. I usually wear body butter at night, before bed. But my skin is horribly
dry and desperately long for high level of moisturizer, that body butter even
feels comfortable on daily basis (so imagine how dry is it now). </div>
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Shea Body Butter is perfect for very dry skin. Then again
she butter is famous for moisturizer. The texture is a little bit thick and
doesn’t spread as much as other body butters for different skin type. But I
love the long lasting moisturizing effect. My skin feels very comfortable
wearing this. There are two variants for very dry skin from Body Shop. The
other, I believe, is Mango Body Butter. But scent wise, I prefer Shea Butter. I
love the delicious milky scent as it relaxes me. Also makes me wanna lick it
sometimes. Thank God for self control.</div>
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<u><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Nivea Med Protection
Lip Balm SPF 15</b></span></u><br />
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This lip balm, hands down, is a winner. With or without Roaccutane, I can't live without it. I’ve been using
this lip balm since I was still in school. There are even times when I have two
or three of this lip balms at once just so I can keep it in different purses of
mine. And I never ran out of this simply because I lost it most of time, and
without even bother trying to find it, I just repurchased.</div>
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So it’s a no-brainer that I turned to this lip balm when
I’m on Roaccutane. My lips were not only dry, but really dry, cracked, peeling
and bleed. It was like a evil party on my lips! But I kid you not, this lip
balm fixed them all in just a night. Not the bleeding part, but at least it
dried the next day and the pain was gone. I love the highly moisturizing effect
this lip balm gives me. On days where the dryness were severe, I consistently
wore this every single day. But the moisturizing effect lingers even if I
forgot to wear this for a day or two. This lip balm is very affordable and
easily found in drugstores and supermarkets.</div>
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Okay last but not least is water, even though it's not really a "product". Do I really
need to explain? Since Roaccutane aggravates dryness, adequate water intake is crucial. Remember that water is the only liquid that provides hydration. And I personally believe that it does not count as a drink unless it's water. Other colored beverages are basically just foods in liquid form.</div>
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The picture above is my daily tumbler. It might look huge, but I always run out even before noon. My water intake is usually about three or four times the volume of the bottle. Speaking about tumbler, anyone has any recommendation of a good tumbler that shuts really tight? Mine might called 'Lock & Lock" but really what it does is just 'Spill & Spill'.<br />
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So yeah, those are the things I rely on lately. Keep in mind that I am just sharing with you what I use on daily basis while I'm on Roaccutane. I am not going to advice you whether or not you should take it. But if you're thinking about taking one, you must consult with your dermatologist first. </div>
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Chanel Inimitable Waterproof Mascara Multi-Dimensionnel. Wow. Try to say that three times, fast. Seriously, what's with the mouthful name? Nevertheless, I've been wearing this mascara a lot lately, without even knowing the name. It promises everything a mascara could give. Waterproof. Volume. Length. Curl. Separation.</div>
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My first encounter with this mascara was three years ago. I borrowed my aunt's all the time while I was traveling so in the end, knowing that Chanel is not available in Indonesia, she gave me. What really impressed me the first time I tried this mascara was how easy it is to use. The applicator is made out of plastic with thin staggering bristles. Makes it really easy to brush through my lashes and separates perfectly. </div>
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The texture of the mascara is not too dry, so it gives enough time to work with and doesn't clump. It really does lengthen my eyelashes. Also, mine is in the color 'Noir' and I love the jet black color. The result is very natural, as if I was born with it. Love it!</div>
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Speaking about the curl and volume effects, keep in mind that this mascara is not going to automatically curl your lashes. It does hold curl but I still have to use eyelash curler prior to application. It's also not as volumizing as I'd expected. I mean, the effect didn't really wow me (then again, <b><a href="http://www.allthatmakeup.com/2011/12/review-loreal-volume-shocking-mascara.html" style="color: magenta;" target="_blank">L'oreal Volume Shocking Mascara</a></b> set a rather high bar in terms of volume). But at least the color of the mascara is black enough to give the illusion of full lashes.</div>
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This mascara was given to me, so I'm not sure how much it retails. I checked on Chanel USA website, and all Chanel mascaras retail for $30 which is kind of pricey for a daily makeup product. However if you managed to get your hand on this mascara, this would look pretty perfect on daily basis.</div>
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ColorStay™ Crème Gel Eye Liner is
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;">Easily glides to create delicate to dramatic lines</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;">Waterproof.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;">Smudge proof</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;">Last for 24 hours</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;">Bold and pigmented color</li>
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All rational claims for eyeliner,
except the last-for-24-hours part. But then again, why would anyone want to
wear eyeliner for 24 hours, I can hardly understand. Before I start, allow me
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;">I didn’t test this eyeliner for 24 hours. Then again,
I <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">don’t need</i> my eyeliner to last
for 24 hours.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;">This product was sent to me by Revlon for review
purpose. However, this is my honest opinion.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">While trying this, I am currently on Accutane. This
means, I my skin is very dry at the moment and the verdict of the review
might be bias. I usually write my review based on my oily-combination
skin, so the performance might be different. Once I’m done with my treatment
and I notice a different result of the product, I will update this review </li>
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This eyeliner comes in a glass
pot with lid that reminds me of chess pawn. It’s apparently an attached brush
applicator. Okay, that’s one point for being practical. All these times, one
thing that holds me from wearing gel eyeliner is the fact that I have to buy
and keep the applicator separately. But with this packaging, you can carry the
applicator along with the liner and keep it clean. It's very easy to use as
well. Just attach the base of the applicator and you get an ergonomically
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I'm glad that Revlon really put some thought to the applicator. It really works! Not just some crappy applicator that usually comes with beauty product. It's flat with wide surface and it also has enough density. I can easily create thin or thick line, and no tugging required. Impressive! Just a reminder though, this might be just an attached applicator but do treat it like your individual brush. And by that, I mean, don't forget to wash the applicator regularly. You don't want to accumulate bacterias and then use it to apply product on your eyes.</div>
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The color I got is Brown. I'd describe it as neutral brown with silver flecks. I think brown eyeliner is appropriate on daily basis. I love how the brown color turns out on me. It blends very well with my skintone. Unlike black that can look too harsh so I have to apply eyeliner in between my lashes, with brown I can settle with just single line on my lashes and the result looks very natural. Again, appropriate on daily basis, especially in a rush.<br />
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This product claims to give bold and pigmented color and I couldn't agree more. The color shows up easily in just a single stroke yet you can easily build the color. The soft texture makes it easy to blend and once you're done, it won't budge. For staying power, I wore this from morning to evening and the color didn't smudge and the shimmer stayed intact. But once again I remind you, my skin is currently dry. So it might gives different result on oily lid.<br />
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In the mean time, I have to say that Revlon ColorStay™ Crème Gel Liner impressed me. And totally change my opinion that gel liner equals impractical. Right now this eyeliner is available in every Revlon Revlon counters. There are four color available, and they are Black, Brown, Charcoal, Plum. And it retails for IDR 75k.</div>
</div>Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14149949920046876899noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1652660084959799475.post-1330072266502136842012-06-04T13:51:00.001+07:002012-06-04T14:44:17.240+07:00FOTD Touch of Plum<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Omagah! I get to post FOTD again. Super happy!! As I mentioned in some of my previous entries, I've been dealing with the worst breakout in my life. Which is the reason why I couldn't come up with FOTD post. Makeup looked ugly on me. I attended some events and put on my makeup and thinking about posting the FOTD on my blog. I edited the pictures but the results were too fake. LOL. Guess I just didn't have the heart to post it. However, things are getting pretty good lately. As I said, all the bumps had gone and I have only red acne scars to cover. No biggie. My skin is currently peeling and I take it as a good sign.</div>
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Here's my FOTD when I was attending Coverderm Beauty Gathering. I was wearing my <b>Koh Gen Do Aqua Foundation</b> which is a light coverage foundation (yay!). For additional coverage on my cheeks, I added <b>Graftobian HD Creme Foundation</b>. My skin is very dry right now, so I didn't feel the need to powder. Really love the dewy finish the foundation gave. On my cheeks I had my current favorite blush and it's <b>kiko Soft Touch Blush #106</b> which is a brownish plum. I'm so in love with this one. The color is easy to wear, it accentuates and sculpts my cheeks at once. And it's crazy pigmented too. I have to be careful whenever applying this. To complete the look and compliment the blush, I put on <b>NYX Round Lipstick in Cocoa</b>. Might a little too dark but I liked it. Reminds me of flapper makeup.</div>
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For my eyes, I didn't do anything too over the top with my eyeshadow. I was wearing my <b>Wet n' Wild Coloricon in Vanity</b>. For a little accent, I applied <b>NYX Glitter Liner in Gold</b> on my lower lashline. Can you tell who inspired the look? Hint: Nine girls from a Korean girlband (<i>too easy!</i>). I also had my <b>Elise false lashes</b>. I love these lashes. It's just as long as my natural lashes only a lot thicker. Some even mistaken it as my actual lashes. Haha.. <i>I wish!</i> I don't remember the number though. And ignore that ugly smudge on my eye. I was having a little trouble with the eyelash glue. </div>
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So yeah, those are what I came up with after a long time. I took the picture immediately after I put the makeup on. By the middle of the day, my skin started to peel again and kinda ruined the look. But that's okay though. It's gonna take time to deal with this breakout but I'm getting there. </div>
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Anyway, just for fun, wanna see my amateur editing skill on my picture? The result look too overdone, I think. Guess now you know why I didn't publish this picture before. But not bad for a rookie, eh? Considering I learned the techniques from a guy who edited my ID picture. In the end I edited almost all my pictures just for fun. My skin was awfully flawed back then, it was nice to be able to see it in a smooth condition even just in picture.</div>
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<br /></div>Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14149949920046876899noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1652660084959799475.post-82588279576927178472012-05-30T22:27:00.000+07:002012-05-30T23:03:18.441+07:00Experiencing Shinjuku Premium Salon<div style="text-align: justify;">
I was given a chance to try some services at Shinjuku Premium salon.
About time. My hair could use another smoothing session as the roots had
grown too long already. So there I was, with Nisa, getting a hair
makeover.<br />
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Shinjuku Premium is located in Kuningan City Mall and just recently
opened in Jakarta. Nevertheless, if you happen to live in Surabaya the
name must be familiar to you. The salon is sponsored by L'oreal
therefore they use L'oreal pro products, a brand I can always count on for
haircare. My first encounter with the salon impressed me. I love the
ambiance as it feels comfortable. Afterall, salon is a place for
me-time. Comfort is key.<br />
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I was getting hair makeover together with Nisa. Before decided about
what to do, we consulted with Audid, the owner of the salon. Besides
smoothing, he suggested an idea to highlight my hair. But being a faint-hearted that I am, I backed out (although I am considering it now). So he decided to cut my bangs straight
as it would go together with my medium-length straight hair. The image
of Nicole Scherzinger came to mind, so I agreed. On top of all, I just
wanted a low-maintainance hair as I spend too much time doing my
makeup (or, you know, sleep), I usually have just a very short time to do hair.<br />
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Smoothing session, like always, was long and boring. Thank God I had
some of my friends there so I spent a lot of my time chitchating. Nisa,
Franky and Stella were there as we came straight to the salon right
after blogger gathering. Franky was so funny, waiting for me and Nisa,
constantly telling us that our hair look good. I wasn't sure if he was
being honest or just telling us sweet-nothing, but hey, even false
compliments feel good! LOL. The smoothing solution applied not too close to the root to avoid the final result from being too flat. And the good news? I don't have to wait three days to wash my hair. Oh that means a lot! The first three days after smoothing are the days that I hate the most. My hair look flat, oily and these are the times that I usually avoid meeting friends. Just to be sure, I waited a day before I washed my hair. And it says in shape up until now. </div>
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After the smoothing session, I got my bangs cut. It was a straight bangs with curve on both ends to shape my face also hid my chubby cheeks. Works well especially when I put my hair into ponytail. I love the final result. If you think a simple thing like get a hair bangs won't make a difference, think again. </div>
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Here's how my hair looked like before the whole process started. To be fair, I straightened my hair before I visited the salon because I was attending blogger gathering first.</div>
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Here's how the hair looked like, right after makeover. The roots still too flat and stiff as I just finished smoothing session.</div>
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After the makeover, Audid blowed dry my hair loosely. He said, the concept is, the way my hair looks like as I left the salon is how my hair is gonna look like on daily basis. And I must say I love the result. I received compliments from my friends, told me I look younger, which is my aim from the beginning. </div>
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Did you notice how many posts I've come up with this month? Geez. I
thought I'll never go back to that phase where I could only come up with
less than five entries a month. But unfortunately, sometimes those days
are inevitable. However, allow me to defend myself in this entry that I
disguised as "update".<br />
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First of all, like a memorable old song, my academic life got me tied
up. Well that's something I'll never compromise. I also took a break and
flew to my hometown, Jayapura, for a week where I didn't have my laptop with me.
And then mom paid a visit afterwards, helping me to move out of my
apartment. It was hectic. Second of all, I couldn't really play with my
makeup. For reasons I don't know, my breakout decided to aggravate by
the end of last month. I have this theory that it had something to do
with a lot of stress I didn't realize I was under. I'm sure you know
that the key to flawless makeup is healthy skin. So not only the result
of my makeup was desperately flawed, putting on makeup on inflammatory
acne was nowhere near fun. The pain was agonizing. So back on accutane I
go! My skin is getting better now. I still have redness and acne scars
scattered all over my face, faded a little bit, but at least the bumps
have gone. So glad that I get to wear sheer to medium coverage
foundation again (with some acne scars still peeking through, but I
don't mind). The options used to be either bare face or high coverage
foundation (I really put my Graftobian foundation to good use for these
last couple of weeks).<br />
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Let's see, what else... Oh! Mom and dad just got back from their trip to
Europe. Mom got me some makeup, of course. I have family there and my
aunts, knowing my interest on makeup (they even found my blog!), also got me so many new makeup. I
was completely in awe. There are too many!</div>
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I also added some foundations to my collection. I've been wanting to try all these for so long, especially Koh Gen Do foundation. So I took advantage of Sephora Friends and Family Sale. Just let me know if you want to know more about products you see here.</div>
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Speaking about too many makeup, I proudly announced that starting this month I am
currently on makeup ban. Isn't that great? Those foundations were my last purchase and I bought them a month ago. Didn't see that coming, but
finally come those days where latest makeup collections don't interest
me anymore (although I still have a soft spot for foundation). I mean, I still love playing with my makeup that I have. I
just don't feel like I need to buy more, hence I rarely visit makeup counters
lately. Not to mention I have enough makeup that will last until the apocalypse, so I'm good. Doesn't mean I'm running out of materials to blog, though. I
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Being on makeup ban apparently doesn't save me from bankruptcy at all. I
think I have this pathological habit on spending money. Maybe subconsciously I just
hate seeing my purse filled with enough money and prefer to be broke,
instead. I am revisiting my old hobby now, reading. After two years
didn't have enough time to finish a book briskly, I'm like on fire these
days. Gramedia, Periplus and Kinokuniya have replaced Metro, Sogo and Matahari department stores as my favorite places
to visit. And man... Books these days are expensive. I mean a hundred
thousand rupiah for a novel? Come on! And why do these authors keep
releasing books in series? Why can't they just stop with one? OMG. (An
irony coming from someone who just spent $62 on a bottle of foundation). These are some books I collected since the beginning of this month and I only read less than half of it so far. Well, in my defense... Oh, what the heck, I am defenseless.</div>
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Anyway, reading a lot of books really broaden my vocabulary and the
nerdy side of me really excited about that. I really want to
incorporate that to my writing, however some of my friends told me that
my vocabulary is already too complicated and hard to understand,
especially for my Indonesian readers. I personally took it as a
compliment *grin* but, just out of curiosity though, what do you
think? I think that I'm still a rookie and there's nothing sophisticated
about how I write. You wanna see sophisticated writing? Go visit my sister's <a href="http://overmellow.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">blog</a>. She got me perplexed all the time, even until now.<br />
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I tend to get carried away when reading (or watching movies or doing
anything I'm into) and there were these periods when I'm reading certain
books I like, I bombard my twitter timeline with the same topic over
and over until it gets annoying. Apparently 140 characters aren't
enough. So I decided to create another blog. This is not a book blog,
mind you. Just a blog to write anything that interests me, other than
makeup. And the blog is in Bahasa. So if you happen to have the same interests, feel free to pay a visit to <b style="color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://myownlittlechair.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">myownlittlechair</a></span></b>. I am still building the content and not sure where this blog is going to go at the moment. Probably just let it flow and not going to be obsessed about it too much. But who knows. That's how I started with <i>allthatmakeup</i>. Haha..</div>
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And speaking about my makeup blog, (this it the last point, I promise!), did you notice the new URL? I finally decided to purchase a domain. So it's <b><span style="font-size: large;">allthatmakeup.com</span></b> now. My blogger friends were very supportive about that. <b style="color: magenta;"><a href="http://www.nisabeautyroom.com/" target="_blank">Nisa</a></b> helped me a lot with the process given she just bought a domain herself. She said better hurry before other people took the domain. Did you know that there are two other blogs that go by the name "allthatmakeup"? Because the name was already taken, they added numbers behind it. </div>
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As I promised, this is finally the end of this pointless ramble. Here I write a lot just because I feel like to, really. I know this journal kind of entry might not be everyone's favorite nor that it'll take anyone's attention. But I don't care. I just need to let it out and get a little personal. As I said, it'll be nice to get to know the person behind all that makeup. </div>Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14149949920046876899noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1652660084959799475.post-38120113458342533262012-05-07T22:35:00.002+07:002012-06-23T13:19:35.656+07:00Swatch of Kiko Face Palette in Tangerine Tan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My other <b>kiko Origami Face Palette</b> finally arrived. This one is in the shade <b>Tangerine Tan</b>. <a href="http://allthatmakeup.blogspot.com/2012/04/review-kiko-origami-face-palette.html" style="color: magenta;" target="_blank">I already reviewed the product in general</a>, so this post is just going to be about the swatch and pigmentation, which sadly, even worse than my previous palette.</div>
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If you notice that chunk of blush in the picture and staring with questioned mind, well that's not how the palette originally looked like <i>right after</i> it fell. I panicked when it fell and then relieved that the blush was alright so I just pressed the detached product immediately into the pan. And then I realized, this could be a testimony for the product and I wanted to show it on my blog. So.. <i>ehm</i>, I slammed the palette one more time. This time with lighter force though, just enough to detached the product once again and took picture (I realize this story is getting even more absurd as I'm writing it).</div>
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In the middle of last month I was invited by Unicharm to come to the launching of <a href="http://www.shinewithpassion.com/"><span style="color: magenta;">www.shinewithpassion.com</span></a> where there will be talkshow and discussion about finding your passion and reach your dream, as well as introduction about latest product from Charm. The topic really appealed to me so I decided to come. None of my blogger friends could make it, so I asked my friend, <a href="http://thestoryofbipolarcoffeejunkie.blogspot.com/" style="color: magenta;" target="_blank">Hanny</a>, to come with me. </div>
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The event was hosted by Iwet Ramadhan and Priscilla and started with Mr. Yoshihiro Miyabayashi, the President Director of PT Uni-charm Indonesia giving opening speech and introduced us to the company and their achievement in Asia and, specifically, in Indonesia. And then continued with Mr. Yasuaki Aoyama, Brand Manager Feminine Care of PT Unicharm Indonesia, explaining the ideas behind the campaign and their latest product. "This is an era where women play an active role in social environment. Therefore, more women are maximizing their potential to turn their dream into reality. 'Shine with Passion' comes as a reflection of the passion from Charm to facilitate active and talented women across Indonesia in finding their potential and reach their dreams with maximum effort." Not only by 'Shine With Passion' campaign, Charm also introduces the latest Charm Body Fit Day Slim to prove their passion and commitment to understand active women's needs to work on their passion with no obstacle, including the uncomfortable feeling during that 'time of the month'.</div>
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We talked about Diana and Reva's passion. What keep them doing what they are doing right now. Reva picked acting as her passion. Trying to portray a character is her passion and something she really enjoys. As for Diana, whether as a blogger or entrepreneur, she loves to share the ideas she has in her mind. With that, Mas Alex comes into an underline that passion doesn't equal job. You are maybe a writer but what is it that you <i>really</i> do when you write? Some people write to share ideas in their head, or maybe to teach someone or to describe something. Also there are people who writes because it's their job, which is most likely the most boring answer (in my opinion). So your passion determine the output of your work. And something that you do out of passion will give more satisfying result and people who see your work can see that.</div>
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Mas Alex's presentation about The Quantum Leap theory really is an eye-opener. He started with a question, "If you have only two millions rupiah in your hands, where would you travel <i>six months later</i>?" Many audiences proposed idea of domestic traveling, except for Diana who carefully answered Europe. After he gathered all the answers, he then reminded us that the question asked your purpose in six month later, which means there's enough time to do many things with your current money.</div>
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The application is, he asked us not to plan our future based on what we have and then later define our dreams (SW-OT). This way of thinking only <i>reacts</i> to alteration and differences and we 'predict' our future based on what we have. Instead, find your dreams, and then define what you have to do (OT-SW). This way, we <i>create </i>differences and instead of predict, we 'make' our future happen. Quantum leap in growth!</div>
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<i>"</i>‘Shine with Passion’<i> mengajak perempuan berusia 18-27 tahun untuk langsung mengunjungi situs <b><a href="http://www.shinewithpassion.com/" style="color: magenta;">www.shinewithpassion.com</a></b> lalu melengkapi data yang diminta. Pilih kategori dan kirim proyek yang akan dikembangkan, kemudian peserta akan mendapat link khusus untuk mekanisme pemilihan hingga 30 Agustus 2012. </i></div>
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<i>Sepuluh besar finalis dengan voting terbanyak akan ditantang untuk mengimplementasikan proyek yang telah diajukan sebelumnya. Setelah pameran khusus semua hasil karya mereka pada 22 September 2012, akan terpilih tiga finalis utama akan diumumkan pada 30 September 2012.</i> </blockquote>
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<i>Finalis terbaik akan mendapatkan dana sebesar Rp 100.000.000,00 dan dua finalis lainnya masing-masing mendapatkan dana sebesar Rp 50.000.000,00 untuk merealisasikan proyek mereka tersebut."</i></blockquote>
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Semoga kalian ga bosen dengan tips-tips sok tau dari saya. Tips kali ini tentang memulai beauty blog. Semakin ke sini, saya liat semakin banyak yang mau memulai beauty blog. Apalagi kalau menilai dari jumlah member di komunitas <b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/347493815272299/" target="_blank">Indonesian Beauty Bloggers</a></b> yang semakin hari makin bertambah. Artikel ini sebenernya udah lama mau saya selesaikan setelah sekian lama duduk manis di <i>draft</i> blog saya. Kebetulan IBB Jakarta baru aja ngadain gathering dan di acara itu Stella dan Mada ngajak saya untuk sedikit sharing tentang dunia blogging. Setelah itu, saya baru inget kalau saya ada artikel nganggur menunggu untuk diselesaikan. Jadi yah sekalian artikelnya saya kembangin, siapa tau bisa membantu buat temen-temen blogger yang baru mulai blogging.</div>
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<b>Hobi makeup tidak sama dengan hobi menulis tentang makeup</b><br />
Oke, maaf kalau poin pertamanya sudah terdengar <i>harsh</i> begini. Tapi sebaiknya dari awal saya kasih tau batasan antara hobi makeup dan hobi ngeblog tentang makeup. Banyak orang yang hobi dandan dan koleksi makeup. Yang membedakan mereka dengan blogger adalah <u>hobi menulis</u>. Kalau kamu tergiur untuk memulai beauty blog, tanya dulu sama diri sendiri: apa saya suka menulis? Di tahap awal ga perlu pinter nulis dulu karena seiring dengan kita sering nulis, lama-lama akan lihai bermain kata-kata. Tapi dari awal harus ada minat dulu untuk menulis. Karena yang namanya nge-blog tentunya ga akan jauh-jauh dari hal tulis-menulis.<br />
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<b>Pilih-pilih nama blog</b><br />
Jangan anggap remeh pentingnya memilih nama blog. Ini yang akan jadi identitas kamu, jadi pilihlah baik-baik. Sebaiknya cari nama yang mudah diingat dan dilafalkan. Awalnya, saya sempat terpikir untuk membuat beauty blog dengan menggunakan nama saya. Tapi setelah dipikir-pikir, untuk booking pesawat saja saya sampai njelimet mengeja nama saya, apalagi kalau saya pakai untuk nama blog? Bisa-bisa orang nyasar tiap mau berkunjung. Menggunakan nama yang simpel itu membantu sekali. Dan sebaiknya hindari penulisan gaya alay yang membingungkan dengan mencampuradukan huruf dan angka. Tujuan kita adalah mencari nama blog, bukan bikin password. Bisa juga memilih nama yang berhubungan dengan isi blog, sehingga orang yang mengakses blog kita sedikitnya punya bayangan mengenai isi blog yang dikunjungi.</div>
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Jujur aja, untuk poin ini saya angkat jempol buat komunitas IBB. Saya sampai kagum koq bisa mereka kepikir untuk bikin nama blog yang unik dan imut-imut. Saya sendiri bukan orang yang kreatif dan cenderung praktis. Kebetulan hobi saya yang lain adalah dengerin musik dan saya suka musik jazz. Jadi bisa ditebak, nama allthatmakeup diambil dari lagu <i>All That Jazz</i>. That is, in case you're wondering.<br />
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<b><br />I have a blog. Now what?</b><br />
Saat kamu sudah punya blog, inget-inget bahwa dalam ngeblog ada dua tahap yang mesti dilewatin. Yang pertama, fokus dari dalam dulu yaitu dengan membangun konten blog. Setelah itu, kalau kamu merasa konten blog kamu sudah cukup bermanfaat untuk dikunjungi, barulah mulai sebar 'undangan'. Ga mungkin kan kita fokus ngundang orang dulu, tapi waktu pembaca dateng kita ga punya apa-apa untuk disajikan? Jadi jangan sampe tahapannya kebalik ya.<br />
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<b><span lang="IN">Membangun konten blog.</span></b><span lang="IN"></span></div>
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kekuatan kita yang bisa dijadikan ciri khas</span></b><span lang="IN"></span></li>
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<span lang="IN">Kalau mau ngomongin tentang 'kosmetik', tentunya
topiknya luas sekali. Saran saya, mulailah dari koleksi kita sendiri. Dan
seiring dengan berjalannya waktu, kenali kekuatan kita. Menurut saya,
pembahasan beauty blog secara garis besar dibagi jadi dua, review dan
tutorial/FOTD. Saya sendiri, waktu mau memulai beauty blog sebenernya pengen
lebih fokus ke tutorial. Makanya saya sampe punya youtube channel segala. Tapi
makin sering nulis, saya sadar bahwa kekuatan saya justru di kemampuan saya
mendeskripsikan produk dan bermain kata-kata. Dari situ saya membangun blog
saya untuk lebih fokus ke review produk. Dan itu bukan sesuatu yang saya sadari
dalam sehari dua hari ngeblog. Wajar koq kalau di tahap-tahap awal kita masih
mencari-cari kemana arahnya blog kita. Kalau kita tetep pada konsep awal, itu
bagus jadi dari awal kita udah punya target pembaca yang tetap. Tapi kalau di
tengah jalan baru ketemu <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">‘feel’</i>-nya
dan akhirnya kita berubah haluan juga ga masalah. Pokoqnya menulislah dengan
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<span lang="IN">Dalam komunitas IBB, kita perhatiin beberapa
blogger senior yang udah lama ngeblog punya ciri khas masing. Misalnya <a href="http://putrikansil.blogspot.com/" style="color: magenta;" target="_blank">PutriKansil</a> dan <a href="http://www.lizzieparra.com/" style="color: magenta;" target="_blank">Ichil</a> yang fokus ke tutorial/FOTD. Atau <a href="http://www.priscillaclara.com/" style="color: magenta;" target="_blank">Priscilla</a> dan <a href="http://my-lovely-sister.blogspot.com/" style="color: magenta;" target="_blank">Ai Ni & Eve</a>
yang fokus ke review produk. Bahkan kita bisa memilih topik yang lebih spesifik seperti <a href="http://cantiktanpabangkrut.blogspot.com/" style="color: magenta;" target="_blank">Mada Foe</a>
yang ngeblog khusus untuk review produk kosmetik dengan harga terjangkau. Atau
<a href="http://diaryofaproductjunkie.blogspot.com/" style="color: magenta;" target="_blank">Stephanie</a> yang mereview produk dari sudut ingredientsnya. Nah, luas banget kan?
Apalagi dengan menjamurnya beauty bloggers sekarang, punya ciri khas tersendiri
itu membantu banget untuk menarik pembaca ke blog kamu!</span></div>
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<span lang="IN">Tujuan dari menulis di blog adalah menyampaikan
informasi. Untuk itu penting banget menggunakan bahasa yang kita kuasai. Saya
ngerti kalau beberapa bloggers memilih bahasa Inggris untuk ngeblog dengan
tujuan meningkatkan traffic. Saya sendiri pun bertujuan begitu, selain untuk
melatih bahasa Inggris saya. Tapi jangan anggap remeh kekuatan dari bahasa kita sendiri. Pasarnya
Indonesia ini luas koq. Liat aja blognya <a href="http://hannaanindhita.blogspot.com/" style="color: magenta;" target="_blank">Hanna</a>. Bahkan <a href="http://pink-buble.blogspot.com/" style="color: magenta;" target="_blank">Elrica</a> yang udah
sampai Singapore pun masih ngeblog dengan bahasa Indonesia. Dan
traffic mereka pun tinggi! Jadi jangan takut kekurangan pembaca karena menulis
dengan bahasa Indonesia.</span></div>
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<span lang="IN">Kalau pun kita kekeuh mau menulis dengan bahasa
asing, jangan lupa konsekuensinya adalah kita harus mau terus belajar dan
meningkatkan kemampuan kita. Apalagi bahasa Inggris yang salah penempatan huruf
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">s</i> aja bisa bikin arti kalimat jadi
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<span lang="IN">Pada akhirnya sih, mau menggunakan bahasa apa itu
kembali ke bloggernya masing-masing. Asal kita bisa pastiin kalau pesan yang
mau kita sampaikan bisa sampai dengan tepat ke pembaca.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="IN">Promosi blog</span></b></div>
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<span lang="IN">Setelah kita merasa kita sudah cukup membangun isi
blog kita, tentunya kita pengen apa yang udah kita tulis ini dibaca orang dong?
Dari sini kita mulai promosiin blog kita. Saat ini udah banyak platform yang
bisa kita pakai untuk memperkenalkan blog. Salah satunya kita bisa gabung di <a href="http://www.hellocotton.com/" style="color: magenta;" target="_blank">Hellocotton</a>
atau <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/" style="color: magenta;" target="_blank">Bloglovin</a>. Apalagi sekarang era-nya Facebook dan Twitter, kita bisa mempost
hasil tulisan kita di kedua soc-med tersebut supaya orang lebih sadar dengan
keberadaan blog kita. Kalau kita ikut forum kecantikan, secara pasarnya pas
banget, kita bisa sertakan URL blog kita di signature, seperti yang saya
lakukan di forum <a href="http://femaledaily.com/forum.php" style="color: magenta;" target="_blank">Femaledaily</a>. Bisa juga dengan meninggalkan komen di blog
lain. Intinya bergaul lah seluas mungkin dan tinggalkan alamat blog kita.</span></div>
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<span lang="IN">Walaupun ada banyak cara yang bisa kita pakai
untuk memperkenalkan blog kita, tapi disini saya amat sangat sarankan untuk
jangan pernah menghina hasil karya tulisan kita sendiri dengan berkunjung ke
blog orang lain untuk <i>“follow for follow”</i>. Selain bisa menyinggung si empunya
blog, kita pun terkesan <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">desperate</i>. Percaya
sama hasil tulisan kita sendiri dan percaya sama diri kita sendiri. Kalau
memang blog kita bagus dan berkualitas, otomatis orang pasti dateng dan
ngikutin blog kita. Lagipula, follower yang tercantum di blog itu ga menjamin kualitas
suatu blog. Blog yang bagus memang punya banyak follower. Tapi blog yang punya
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<span lang="IN">Selain itu follower yang datang tanpa
diminta-minta itu bisa digunakan untuk mengukur sejauh mana jangkauan blog
kita. Tapi untuk hasil yang lebih tepat, saya sarankan untuk menambahkan fasilitas
blog counter supaya kita bisa menilai jumlah dan pasar pembaca blog kita. Kebetulan </span><span lang="IN">fasilitas ini sudah disediakan oleh </span><span lang="IN"><a href="http://blogger.com/" style="color: magenta;">blogger.com</a>. Sedangkan saya sendiri, untuk
menambah informasi seputar traffic blog saya, menggunakan <a href="http://statcounter.com/" style="color: magenta;" target="_blank">Statcounter</a>.</span><br />
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<b><span lang="IN">Konsistensi</span></b><br />
<span lang="IN">Nah, ini dia bagian yang saya sendiri masih harus tingkatkan. Sebisa mungkin jangan sampe blog kita ditelantarkan dalam jangka waktu panjang, tanpa postingan (ngomong sama diri sendiri). Ya memang yang namanya blog tetep aja dianggap hobi sampingan (setidaknya buat saya) dan saya ga mau sibuk ngeblog sampai kesibukan utama saya terlantar. Yang mahasiswa tetep mesti utamain kuliah. Yang karyawan tetep aja mesti utamain kerja. Tapi sebisa mungkin blog tetep di-<i>update</i>. Atau segera <i>update</i> blog setelah kita menghilang utuk periode waktu tertentu.</span><br />
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<span lang="IN">Karena bikin postingan (yang niat) untuk beauty blog itu rempong, biasanya proses ambil foto produk, <i>editing</i> dan tulis menulis saya cicil. Misalnya, supaya praktis, begitu beli barang biasanya langsung saya foto walaupun saya sendiri ga tau kapan saya akan posting. Yang penting saya sudah punya foto barangnya dalam keadaan masih mulus. Selanjutnya saya tinggal <i>edit</i> saat ada waktu luang dan sediakan waktu untuk menulis artikel.</span></div>
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<span lang="IN">Sekian tips dari saya. Maaf ya kalau tips dari saya makin lama makin
panjang. Buat saya ngeblog itu adalah suatu proses dan saya belajar dari
pengalaman (dan kesalahan) saya selama blogging. Kalau kalian punya saran dan
kritik yang relevan buat blog saya, dengan senang hati lho saya terima. </span></div>
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Confession: I've never done any Blogger Award before.</div>
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As much as I truly appreciate the gesture and the awards, let's face it, the tasks is sometimes too complicated. By the way, saying I received an 'award' sounds awkwardly overstate in my head, as if I'm doing something big here. I'm just gonna call it a tag. Ahaha... However this tag caught my attention because there aren't many questions and the questions are blogging-related. That's a topic I always like.</div>
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So thank you <a href="http://diaryofaproductjunkie.blogspot.com/2012/04/blogger-appreciation-award.html">Stephanie</a>, <a href="http://love-yourbeauty.blogspot.com/2012/04/my-first-blogger-award.html">Monica</a> and <a href="http://bubblegum-happiness.blogspot.com/2012/04/blogger-appreciation-award.html">Felicia</a> for tagging me. Don't forget to drop by at their blogs as well.</div>
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<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>I’ve been blogging in my beauty blog for three years now. But I’ve been blogging in general since 2008. </div>
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It all started with a series of diary when I was in sixth grade. I guess I must admit that I like pouring everything that’s going on in my mind into an essay. I always have opinions about everything but I’m not an outspoken person. That’s when a pen and a piece of paper become handy. Or I should say now, a keyboard and a blog page.<br />
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I used to blog about my life and my ideas about everything. And then I realized, nothing in my life is interesting enough that would attract people to come and read my blog. However, beauty blog and video were very ‘in’ back then. And I was just started doing makeup. That’s when it hits me: I’ll just write beauty articles!<br />
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Anyway, if you’re interested, here’s <a href="http://chezcelle.multiply.com/" style="color: #cc33cc;">the link</a> to my old blog.</div>
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Until now I only follow beauty blogs.<br />
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There are many things I need to improve. First of all would be the design of my blog. I love blogging but I am not a hi-tech person. I hate dealing with complicated codes in my website. So as you can see, the result is a super simple and forgettable layout. Ugh!</div>
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Another thing is to write carefully in the right manner. I wish I could be more attentive. I am not a patient person so I tend to just speedily write and then publish the article without proof-reading it. And the result is, most of a time, a piece of article loaded with typos. And I *always* find them after I published my piece.</div>
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Last thing I could think of right now that needs improvement would be how to write grammatically appropriate.</div>
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Okay, that was fun. After all, digging up stories behind someone's blog is always fun, yeah? I know this tag has been going around and everybody has done it but I would like to know the about my sister's blog at <a href="http://peachysweetness.blogspot.com/" style="font-weight: bold;">peachysweetness</a> and my friend, Hanny, at <a href="http://thestoryofbipolarcoffeejunkie.blogspot.com/" style="font-weight: bold;">thestoryofbipolarcoffeejunkie</a>.</div>Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14149949920046876899noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1652660084959799475.post-21743830752929617852012-04-26T04:49:00.003+07:002012-06-23T13:19:46.523+07:00[Review] Kiko Origami Face Palette<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This might sound really late, but I've been into Kiko products a lot lately. If you're probably not familiar with this brand, for all I know, this is an Italian brand. And that's the extension of my knowledge about the brand, so far. Nothing more. My aunt's been traveling a lot and gave me some Kiko products for me to try. Kiko Origami Face Palette no. 04 (<b>Hot Pink Contour</b>) is one of the many products she gave me. I looked up at the website and apparently this is part of their limited edition Summer collection, <b>Blooming Origami</b>. I'm not sure how long this collection would be available. But I tried to provide this review as soon as I could and hopefully you'd still have time to get your hands on the collection.</div>
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Origami Face Palette caught my attention at first sight. The packaging is sleek and clean looking. The velvet pouch gives an extra luxurious feel. Reminds me of products from Dior or Chanel. It also comes with a huge mirror which makes it handy for touch up during the day. </div>
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Inside is this five colored face powder / blush with satin and shimmery finish, arranged beautifully in a way that mimics origami. The colors inside, based on my own definition, are warm deep brown, pale chalky pink, deep hot pink, shimmery bronze and taupe. I assume, multi-colored face palette usually means you get contour color, along with blush and highlight / face powder. Or you could just swirl all the colors at once and treat it as a blush. I swatched all the colors and I must say the only two colors that show up easily on my skintone are the deep brown and the deep hot pink which isn't a surprise considering those are the only two colors that have the most pigmentation out of the five. The shimmery bronze doesn't deliver much color but gives a shimmery finish to the blush in general. And I have no idea why are the pale pink and taupe colors even included in this palette as they, in my opinion, contribute nothing. I don't see how the colors would work when applied individually, so I just swirl them all together and apply it just as blush.</div>
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The texture of the product, quoted from the website, is <i>"brand-new texture, the result of an advanced extrusion-baked powder technique."</i> God knows what does extrusion-baked mean but I'm impressed with the texture and the finish of this blush (let's just call this a blush from now on, because that's what I use it for). The color doesn't easily show up on my skin, so I have to layer it. But it is worth the effort. About three layers of this will do. The texture is really soft and blends well on my skin. It has this 'transparent' finish that gives the 'glowing-from-within- effect and looks very natural on me. That's not something I usually get from powder blush. The blush last on me about 8 hours until I had to remove my makeup. Although it's kind hard to notice when did it start to fade since the color itself are pretty sheer. </div>
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So I'm just gonna gather all my thoughts into conclusion now (I'm trying to cut the length of my reviews and all my entries in general. Started to think that I ramble too much. Let me know what do you think, though). Origami Face Palette as a face palette with multi-colored shades might be a great idea but doesn't really live up to the claim, which is to <i>"enhance cheeks and cheekbones and sculpt the complexion."</i> As a blush, though, I really like it. It does take effort to make the color show up, but it's worth it. Then again, it might show up a lot easier if your skintone is lighter than mine. </div>
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<a href="http://www.kikocosmetics.com/eshop/uk/product/-/productdetail/origami-face-palette/KC01501071/249/0;jsessionid=kWz0rdDV0a9hfyJfDki9mg__.jboss15" target="_blank">Kiko Origami Face Palette</a> is available in 4 different colors. Palette number 1 is specifically a color correcting powder while the rest are face palettes like this one that can be used for blush and whatnot.
Luckily my parents is currently on vacation in Europe so I asked them to get me
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I’m back with another lip product
review. I rarely do review for lip products. In general, I think most of them,
whether drugstore and high end, deliver pretty much the same performance. I
mean we’re talking about lipstick and lipgloss. In the middle of the day, they
will fade. And I don’t want to end up with a bunch of reviews saying just about
the same thing. However, if I ever decided to write a review about lip
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Enter my current favorite, Yves
Saint Laurent Rouge Pur Couture Vernis À Lèvres Glossy Stain. Wow that’s
mouthful! The product just launched in Indonesia recently and I couldn’t
wait to get my hands on it, given the reviews it received around blogosphere. I
have two of those, which are #6 (Camel Croisiere) and #9 (Rouge Laque).</div>
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Based on the information on YSL’s
website, they describe this as a mix between gloss ad stain. It gives ‘the
texture and shine of a gloss with the long-wear of a stain’. Lip products these
days, they’re hybrid of everything, it’s kinda hard to draw a firm definition.
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Speaking about the packaging, I
think it’s ‘blah’ looking. I mean come one, if they could come up with luxurious
packaging like <span class="st">Rouge </span><i>Volupte, </i><i><span style="font-style: normal;">why can’t they do the same with
this one? It’s a plain black square with gold lid. There’s a window on the tube
so you can see how much product you have left inside. However, I love the applicator.
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<i><span style="font-style: normal;">The texture is watery the way lip stain usually is.
It glides easily on the lips and delivers medium coverage, more than the coverage
lip gloss usually gives. You can wear it in layers too. I usually apply one
layer, wait until it dries and sets on the lips, and then add another layer for
more opacity. Or wear it like lip gloss and just apply it at the center of the
lips. I still have to get used to the scent that this product has. It’s this
sort of fruity slash chemical kind of scent which I don’t really prefer. It
doesn’t linger, thankfully, but I could do </span>without</i><i><span style="font-style: normal;"> it. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-style: normal;">I went to this Beauty Workshop held by YSL when
they were introducing this lip stain and the recently launched Forever Youth
Liberator. There I was told that this
lip stain is absolutely transfer-free which I think is an overrated statement. After
it sets, it does transfer a little but the majority of the pigments stay on the
lips. After meal, I found the lip stain in the inner past of my lips fades
while the rest stays vibrant. I really appreciate that, but wearing vibrant lip
color with fading shade in the inner part would look ridiculous so I always
touch up after meal. However, without meal – and maybe, smooching – the color
does last long. Even after the gloss disappeared, it leaves stain that gives
enough color on the lips. Now the long lasting part might scared people thinking
it would be drying. And I’m so glad that I get to tell you that this product
feels really comfortable as long as I have it on my lips, it doesn’t feel
drying at all. Excellent!</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-style: normal;">Despite some mundane flaws, like the packaging and
the weird scent, overall I’m crazy about this product. Even for a moment I had
this idea to throw away all my lip gloss and replace it with YSL </span></i>Vernis
à Lèvres Glossy Stain. Unfortunately, that’s not possible. And here’s one thing
that really irritates me, and please correct me if I’m wrong, but up until now
I still couldn’t find an MLBB shade in the collection. The color runs more
opaque than it shows in the little window, which is the case with #6. And
thanks to the harsh lighting at the mall, I thought the shade would look tame
but I left the mall and realized that it is more intense than I thought it
would be. If you happen to know any nude-ish / MLBB shade in this collection
please recommend me. Because it’s getting embarrassing to visit the counter
back and forth, just to convince myself that I couldn’t find what I’m looking
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<i><span style="font-style: normal;">YSL Rouge Pur Couture </span></i>Vernis à Lèvres
Glossy Stain available at YSL counters and retails for IDR 285k.</div>
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Say hello to another addition to
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After I ditched the uber-scratchy
MAC 129, I was in the hunt for a decent blush brush. Considering I was in Real
Techniques hysteria back then (Still is, actually. My other brush has just arrived.
Yeay!), I decided to order the blush brush from this line. At a glance, Real
Techniques Blush Brush is not the usual blush brush you usually see in the
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Yeah, as weird as it sounds, it
literally is a fluffy egg-shaped blush brush, with long bristles and tapered side.
Like every Real Techniques, the bristles is made of cruelty free taklon
bristles. The bristles feels really really really soft. Did I mention that it
feels really soft? My previous Real Techniques brushes are all dense so they aren’t
really described as soft when touched my skin. Now with this blush brush, I can
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Now, soft bristles is not always
handy for some brushes. The bristles of this brush is longer than usual blush
brush so it sways easily and the fact that it’s really soft made me a little
bit worry that the brush won’t be able to pick up and transfer enough pigments
on my cheeks. However, I was worrying over nothing. All my blushes show up
fine. The egg-shape might be something that needs to take a while to get the
hang of. However, once you get used to it, this brush blends effortlessly. I
usually use swirling motion to pack on more pigments. Or just the tapered side to
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Other than blush, this fluffy brush is also handy for dusting powder when I don’t
want a lot of powder on my skin (which is all the time). Sam claims this brush
could also be used for contouring, which I disagree. Contouring requires high precision,
however the brush is too wide and fluffy so it won’t apply product accurately.
I’d rather go with my Real Techniques Contour Brush from the Core Collection
for that (after all, it’s in the name). On the other hand, I also use this brush
to apply my bronzer since you don’t have to be really precise when applying
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In a nutshell, once again Real Techniques impressed me with their product. The brush retails for $8.99 and I paid IDR 120k plus shipping for this brush. The price makes this brush even more perfect, in my opinion. Sam just added three new brushes to the line, and they are Setting brush, Fine Line brush and Expert Face brush. My latest purchase is Expert Face brush and I so can't wait to try it. Check <a href="http://search.ulta.com/nav/brand/Real%20Techniques/0" target="_blank">this page</a> out for complete Real Techniques collection.</div>Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14149949920046876899noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1652660084959799475.post-36773668841199192472012-04-20T23:59:00.001+07:002012-04-21T00:48:36.416+07:00Reminiscing: Indonesian Beauty Bloggers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="IN">Hai hai!</span></div>
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<span lang="IN">Postingan kali ini bukan mengenai makeup, walaupun masih berhubungan dengan
komunitas beauty. Kali ini saya cuma mau curhat dan bernostalgia aja sih..
*aih!* Kebetulan lagi ngobrol-ngobrol sama temen-temen bloggers, jadi pengen
cerita disini.</span></div>
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<span lang="IN">Kalau diperhatikan, blog saya sekarang ketambahan logo cantik di pojok kanan
atas, hasil karya <a href="http://carrynapratiwi.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Carryn</a>, yang kalau di klik akan membawa kamu ke komunitas Indonesian
Beauty Bloggers di Facebook yang isinya, terakhir saya cek, ada sekitar 200
lebih blogger Indonesia. Ngeliat ramainya grup IBB, sampai sekarang saya masih
susah mencerna kenyataan bahwa grup itu berawal dari Blackberry Messenger
dengan anggota hanya 7 orang saja. Iya, 7. Saya, <a href="http://www.stellalee.net/" target="_blank">Stella</a>, <a href="http://hannaanindhita.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Hanna</a>, <a href="http://rebzone.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Franky</a>, <a href="http://www.nisabeautyroom.com/" target="_blank">Nisa</a>,
<a href="http://www.priscillaclara.com/" target="_blank">Priscilla</a> dan <a href="http://putrikansil.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Putri</a>. Hasil ngobrol ngalor ngidul, curhat sana sini, tiba-tiba
tercetus ide untuk bikin grup Facebook dan logo Indonesian Beauty Bloggers.</span></div>
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<span lang="IN">Kalau sebagian besar teman-teman saya, seperti Stella, Nisa, Hanna dan
Priscilla, berterimakasih sama Ponds karena mereka pertama kali ketemu di
blogger event yang diadain oleh Ponds, saya mesti berterimakasih sama Make Up
Forever yang udah bikin <a href="http://allthatmakeup.blogspot.com/2011/07/mufe-blogger-event-meet-greet-with.html" target="_blank">bloggers event</a>, sehingga saya bisa ketemu sama
teman-teman beauty bloggers. Bener-bener ga nyangka kalau kita sekarang sering
<i>hang out </i>bareng dan bisa saling nyambung satu sama lain, padahal itu awalnya cuma
saling kenal dari internet. Jujur aja, saya ini orangnya canggung dan cenderung
pasif kalau berada di antara orang-orang yang saya ga kenal. Tapi saya inget di
acara MUFE, saya <i>excited</i> banget ngeliat wajah-wajah familiar dari blog-blog
yang sering saya kunjungin, sampai saya memberanikan diri untuk kenalan kesana
kemari. Sampai sekarang pun, kalau kita lagi ngobrol-ngobrol, kata-kata “ga
nyangka yaa..” itu masih sering banget tercetus oleh siapapun diantara kita.</span></div>
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<span lang="IN">Karena yang 7 orang itu berinisiatif untuk memulai komunitas, otomatis
mereka juga yang mesti bertanggung jawab
mengatur grup. Karena itu kita ngebentuk staff IBB dengan Stella Lee yang ditunjuk
sebagai ketua secara dia yang paling aktif di internet. Selain itu, kita pun
ketambahan anggota yang membantu kita jadi staff IBB seperti <a href="http://cantiktanpabangkrut.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Mada</a>, <a href="http://whileyouonearth.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Carnellin</a>, <a href="http://www.lizzieparra.com/" target="_blank">Ichil</a> dan <a href="http://carrynapratiwi.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Carryn</a>. Dan jujur aja, saya harus
bilang, kita ga salah pilih orang untuk jadi staff. <i>Dear beauty bloggers, I
just wanna say, rest assure because you are in good hands!</i> Nama-nama staff ini
udah dicantumin di grup IBB, tapi untuk perkenalan resminya saya serahin ke ibu
ketua saat <i>gathering</i> nanti. <i>Oh yes, there’s going to be a gathering</i>! </span></div>
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Pada intinya, saya berhutang banyak sama blog saya sendiri. Dari sekian manfaat yang saya dapat, bisa ketemu dengan teman-teman dengan hobi yang sama itu bener-bener <i>priceless</i>! Akhirnya ketemu juga komunitas yang ga nganggep saya culun karena saya punya blog atau nganggep saya kecentilan karena saya hobi dandan. Temen-temen ini juga yang sering ngingetin tiap kali saya mulai jarang posting di blog, terutama ibu ketua.. LOL. Setelah dapet sekian banyak manfaat dari blog, <i>my way to pay it back</i> tentunya dengan rajin posting ya..</div>
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Seperti judulnya, postingan ini hanya sekedar nostalgia dan <i>sharing</i> aja. Kalau diperhatikan, secara komunitas IBB udah berkembang pesat dan ramai dengan berbagai bloggers dari berbagai kota, ketemu temen-temen baru yang nyambung itu bukannya tidak mungkin. Laporan terakhir, beauty bloggers di Jogja udah ngadain gathering yang seru banget. Laporannya bisa dibaca di <a href="http://racuncelle.blogspot.com/2012/04/10-jam-bersama-beauty-blogger-jogja.html" target="_blank">sini</a>. Untuk gathering Jakarta rencananya akan diadain tanggal 28 Mei di Coffee Cabin, Kuningan. Kalau bisa dateng, jangan lupa daftar ya!</div>
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If you're wondering why am I doing this review now while the collection had launched months ago and everything has sold out now, well, MAC Shop MAC Cook MAC just recently launched in Jakarta (here, we call it just Shop MAC). Not every MAC limited edition available here so I decided to went ahead and ordered the product before the collection launched here. My order has arrived long before Shop MAC launched in Indonesia. Which I think is kind of unfair for Indonesian customers, having to wait so long. </div>
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The packaging is the usual lipgloss-type of packaging, only with slimmer and taller tube. It comes with a doe-foot applicator. The packaging of limited edition collection always excites me. I love it when MAC does different design for their limited edition, like their Wonder Woman or Give Me Liberty London. In this collection, the carton box comes in a colorful color with polkadot motive, but unfortunately it was just an insert. Inside is just the usual boring black packaging *sigh*.</div>
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Anyhoo, Shop MAC collection is
now available in every MAC counters in Jakarta.
The only product that caught my interest in this collection is the Kissable Lip
Colour which is repromoted from Peacocky collection. In general, it's a hybrid
between lipstick and lipgloss. I always fall for liquid lipstick, so it's not hard to see why this product appeals to me. </div>
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Out of all available colors, So
Vain is the only color that really attracts my attention. In my eyes, the color
appears as soft peach with a hint of coral. It reminds me a lot of MAC Kinda
Sexy, in different finish, of course, since Kinda Sexy is a matte. So Vain is
an MLBB type of color that is easy to pull off and suitable for daily lip
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The consistency is soft and creamy.
The product distributes easily and gives a smooth and even finish. Remember
that NO lip products will appear smooth on chapped lips, so never forget to
remove dead skin before applying lip products. However, with no lip problem, I
experienced no streaking and it doesn’t settle into my fine lines. The
finishing reminds me a lot of luster finish, with less glossy appearance. It
gives light to medium coverage and enough to covers my dark lips. It wears comfortably on my lips without feeling dry at all.</div>
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In my opinion, the only flaw I
found would be the staying power. The color fades in about less than three hours
with me just watching movie while having drink. Don’t expect anything after
meal because the color just significantly wiped off with nothing left. I think
lipstick and lipgloss in general can do better than that, even after meal. I don’t
usually complain about my lipstick fading, especially after meal, but this one literally
disappears. So that’s something to consider because that means you’ll need to
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This Saturday, MAC and JOY magazine are throwing a launching event of Shop MAC collection at MAC counter in Grand Indonesia with <a href="http://www.stellalee.net/" target="_blank">Stella Lee</a> as the host. You are very much welcome to attend and check out the collection yourself!</div>Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14149949920046876899noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1652660084959799475.post-16096666786324927562012-04-16T01:11:00.002+07:002012-06-17T11:41:03.795+07:00How I Take Care of My Atopic Skin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So, here’s a gross fact about me.
I have a condition called atopy. A little bit about atopy, it’s an irregular
type of hypersensitivity reaction that inherited genetically. There are four diseases
that categorized as atopy and they are asthma, rhinitis, dermatitis and
urticaria. They could be inherited in the same or different form. For example,
my dad has asthma but it’s inherited to me in a form of dermatitis atopic. </div>
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Having an atopic condition means
on daily basis I have a very very uncomfortable dry skin. And it’s very
sensitive too. If I had contact with allergens (Which until now still remains a
mystery. I should do series of rather expensive skin test to find out, which I
still refuse to do until now), even stress and PMS, I’d come up with dermatitis
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Having a dry sensitive skin
condition means I have to avoid irritants as much as I can and pay more attention on picking the right products for
my daily skin care routine. So these are the products in my routine that I can
always count on. Since these are basic products that I have to purchase
regularly, I stick with products that are affordable and easy to find.</div>
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Living with sensitive dry skin
means say bye bye to harsh soap and shower gel. Always go with body wash that
contains moisturizer. After I was diagnosed with atopic skin, I changed my soap
to baby body wash and I stuck with it for years. It worked like a charm but I’m
sure all mommies out there know that baby stuff is expensive. I used Johnson
& Johnson’s Milk Bath. One bottle of 500ml milk bath lasted for just a week
and a half on me, as it doesn’t lather as much (which is the point of a milk
bath at the first place). As it is probably enough for tiny babies,
unfortunately I am a lot larger than a baby. A bottle cost around IDR 20k, so
imagine how much money I have to spend on body wash each month. I tried The
Body Shop as well but as much as I love the Brazil Nut Shower Cream, a bottle
of 250ml cost IDR 75k which is an even more ridiculous spending.</div>
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Thank God I found a line of
affordable shower cream that sold in a large bottle at supermarket. These days I use <b>Leivy Double Moisturizing
Shower Cream</b>. Leivy shower cream comes in a different variety. I stuck with
their Double Moisturizing Shower Cream although I occasionally try other
variants. One huge bottle contains 1100ml cost only IDR 55k and lasts for a
good one and a half month on me.</div>
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Hand wash is another thing I have
to take care of, as hands is the body part that we wash the most. My current
favorite is <b>Palmolive Liquid Hand Wash
in Milk and Olive</b>. Also love the fact that it smells amazing.</div>
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Please keep in mind that
showering and rubbing body or hand wash means stripping the fat layer on the
superficial part of the skin that works to retain water and lock it in to work
as natural “moisturizer” factor for our skin. So if you have dry skin, please
limit the amount of showering and don’t spend too much time in the shower. Also
avoid hot water and shower with water in body temperature instead. Despite the
steam all over you mirror in the bathroom, hot water causes dry skin even more.</div>
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To soak the skin in lotion is
another way to treat dry skin. People with dry skin naturally has limited
amount of moisture factor. Lotion works to help seal in the water and also
increase the moisturizing effect. When it comes to body lotion, I always go
with Nivea products. I’ve been using the lotion since I was in junior high
school as the lotions work all the time for me. It gives the most moisturizing
effect out of all lotions I could find in supermarket. And if I wear it regularly,
my skin still feels moist even when I forget to apply the lotion for a day or
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Another product that I'm just
starting to use is hand cream. I didn’t realize how important it is until just
recently. I tried L’occitane hand cream once and fell in love with it
immediately. Unfortunately it was too expensive to purchase regularly. I was
looking around at Watson and found their hand cream. The cream works great on keeping
my hands moisturized and, in conjunction with my hand wash, it also has olive
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If you’re wondering why do I have
to use different lotion for my hand, as I said previously, people tend to wash
their hands even more than the rest of the body. Hand cream is usually thicker
and more moisturized than body lotion. But I love the consistency so much, I
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One thing I was taught when I was
in dermatology department is to apply lotion immediately after shower,
preferably between one to three minutes. At this time, water still absorbed in
skin layers so the lotion works to seal in the water so it would work to
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Anyway, those are all the products that work for my dry skin. When I was in dermatology
department and asked to pick a topic for my paperwork, I went with Dermatitis
Atopic right away simply because that’s the topic I could easily relate to. I decided to share this
because as strange as the term might sound, skin atopy is actually not a rare case. So I hope
you find this article helpful.</div>Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14149949920046876899noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1652660084959799475.post-72684062179393209062012-04-11T23:01:00.001+07:002012-04-14T23:36:22.994+07:00When I Don't Play With My Makeup..<div style="text-align: justify;">... I sing. Say hello to my other hobby.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">When I received the announcement that I've passed my co-ass, I celebrated it by visiting a recording studio I've always wanted to visit instant recording. No reason at all, actually. Just for fun. For one time I want to sing songs that I love with the right key. It was my second visit there, though. The first time was years ago with my sister. But we picked stupid songs that I'm not even gonna tell you, I eventually lost the file.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The studio called <a href="http://wannab-studio.com/id11/" target="_blank"><b>Wanna-b</b> studio</a>. You've probably heard about it if you lived around South Jakarta. It's located at Jl. Ahmad Dahlan. The basic idea of instant recording is, you pick songs that you want, sing it in a studio while the staff records your voice. Then the staff burn it into a cd that you get to take home. There are two options, IDR 180k for 4 songs or IDR 200k for 5 songs + 1 main course (there's a cafe there). You also get to practice in between songs. Anyway, there is also a professional studio with better equipments for people who wants to record a demo or whatever. It's a lot more expensive, obviously.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I picked 4 songs for my session. As much as I wanted to add just IDR20k to get one more song and a free main course, I thought singing 4 songs continuously (plus practice in between) would be tiring. So I picked I Love The Way You Love Me by Boyzone; Everything by Michael Buble; Flying Without Wings by Westlife; and When You Say Nothing at All by Ronan Keating. All male singers so it was kinda hard to adjust the base key, especially I Love The Way You Love Me. Thankfully the staff who assisted me that day was so patient. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />Since this is just an instant recording, the process is super simple and the voice wasn't edited. Which means, mistakes could easily spotted. My voice was kind of shaky and un-pitched at some parts. But whatever. I sing just for fun.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Out of the results, Everything and When You Say Nothing at All are my favorites.So I embedded those two here. I recorded these two videos at home, edited it and added the songs. By the way, beware of constant hair-touching throughout the videos. I uploaded the video on my Facebook and my friend told me that me constantly fixing my hair is annoying. LoL! I've warned you!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:large;"><b>My Cover of Ronan Keating's When You Say Nothing at All </b></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/GzpWjOQWVZ0" frameborder="0" height="315" width="420"></iframe><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size:large;">My Cover of Michael Buble's Everything </span></b><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/rOKmwVq3Uv8" frameborder="0" height="315" width="420"></iframe><br /><br />I hope those voices don't do any damage to your ears.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:x-small;"><br /><br />No copyright infringements intended<br />Entertainment purpose only</span></div>Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14149949920046876899noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1652660084959799475.post-62239797014961327892012-04-11T00:15:00.000+07:002012-06-23T13:20:17.408+07:00[Review] Graftobian High-Definition Creme Foundation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I’m back with a foundation
review. This is actually a super long overdue review. I purchased this
foundation about a year ago, back when I was still in Semarang. Of course it was none other but
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/gossmakeupartist" target="_blank">Wayne Goss</a> who introduced this kind of ‘stage makeup’ and I’m always weak when
it comes to foundation so I decided to give this a try.</div>
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Graftobian is an affordable brand
with quality products that you can find online. That explains the super simple
packaging. Fancy packaging requires more $$ and seems like Graftobian focus
more on the quality of the content. The cream foundation comes in a simple pot
with transparent screw lid. Not only budget friendly, but I think the compact
packaging is convenient for professional makeup artist who will have a lot of
this pots in their makeup traincase. It doesn’t take up so much space. If there
was one thing I could fix from the packaging, it would be the screw lid. I
prefer a snap shut lid. I think it’s a lot less messy, also smaller chance to
lose it, especially when work with more than one pots.</div>
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The texture of this foundation is
buttery soft. It glides easily on the skin and a little bit goes a long way so it
takes just a smallest amount of this, and seriously you don’t want to over
apply. Because of the super soft consistency, applying too much products makes
this foundation slides around and hard to evens out. So I always start small.
If you use just the right amount of products, the application is really easy. I
can even easily apply this using my paddle brush whereas other foundations tend
to be streaky when applied with such brush. Still, it’s necessary to set this
foundation with powder.</div>
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Depends on brushes (or sponge),
this foundation gives medium to full coverage. I find using dense brush with
flat surface gives minimum coverage while paddle brush and sponge give fuller
coverage. This even covers my pores very well even with no primer underneath.
The finishing is somewhere between matte and glowy. No reviews describe this as
matte but I just don’t think this foundation is glowy enough. I prefer my
foundation to be glowier (Not a word, everyone. I made that up). And I found
applying this foundation with damped sponge gives me the kind of finishing that
I want. As usual, theatrical foundation is not meant to be long lasting, though
this foundation gives the usual four to five hours performance before it turns
oily on my t-zone. Very much acceptable for me. </div>
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Below is a picture of me wearing this foundation using buffing brush. As you can see, my blemishes on the cheeks still peeking through. You can find other FOTDs of me wearing this foundation on some of my latest FOTD entries.</div>
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Graftobian offers a wide range of
color selections with three different undertones which are cool, warm and
neutral. Still, finding shades online could be challenging. The amount the shades available are overwhelming as well. Back when I was about to order this foundation, there weren’t many
reviews about this foundation on the internet so it’s kinda hard to find
information about which shade that matches me.<br />
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Now this is the reason why I
never used this foundation until just recently. First of all, I ordered the
shade in yellow undertone. Unfortunately, it’s not warm enough for me. It looks
a little bit red. Second of all, the shade I ordered, “Desert Sand’ is too dark
on my skin back then. I’m about one or two shades darker than my usual shade so
this foundation matches me at the moment. Gonna need to order lighter shade,
though, once my skin back to its usual shade. About the reddish undertone, I
usually set this foundation with my Ben Nye Banana Visage Poudre to tone down
the red a little bit, but it still kinda bugs me (Not as bad as Guerlain Parure
Gold, though)</div>
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As always, I don’t feel eligible
enough to say about an HD-ness of a foundation due to my lack encounter with
any HD tools so this is just my experience around cameras when I’m wearing this
foundation. I think the most notable time of testing the performance of this
foundation in front of camera is when I was at the launching of Revlon Lip
Butter, since it was a bloggers event. There were many bloggers and each of
them has different types of camera. Not to mention, the interview with O
Channel.</div>
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Well, I was browsing through my
friends’ entries about the event and thankfully all the pictures turned out
great, including the one on television. My face looked flawless and the
foundation appeared natural on my skin, which is the key to HD foundation. More
than just covering the flaws, it supposed to look natural and not-masky at all.
And this foundation gives those qualities. Other things to note are I found no unnecessary
shine or white cast. </div>
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To sum up, I am very much pleased
with this foundation. I prefer light coverage on daily basis so to me this is
the kind of foundation I use for special occasion. It could do better in
packaging and the undertone but overall this foundation meets my expectations. </div>
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I ordered mine from
<a href="http://camerareadycosmetics.com/" target="_blank">camerareadycosmetics</a>. Back then I had to pay IDR 220k because I had to pay for
the shipping fee as well. The website gives free shipping for order more than
$60 and my online seller is so nice that she now opens pre-order regularly to
be able to collect orders until it reach quota. So next time I can pay less
than my first purchase. But even with the shipping fee added, this foundation still considered affordable.</div>
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Hi everyone!</div>
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I’m sorry for being MIA for so
long. Let me fill you in with some updates. I have finally reached the end of
my co-ass (or internship, you might say). Yay! There will still be another test
on May, held by government. And if I passed the test, I will officially be a
doctor. But at least, the hardest part is now over. </div>
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Anyhoo, have you Meet Matt(e)?</div>
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Give it up to theBalm for their
weird (or funny?) product names with pun intended. The palette, as you can see,
has picture of a guy in front of it. I assume he is Matt. It’s kinda funny that
when I tried to take pictures of the product, the camera kept focusing on that
guy in the cover. The packaging is a sleek, compact carton board with magnetic
shut that reminds me a lot of some stila palettes. Inside there are nine
eyeshadow and a dual ended tiny eyeshadow brush. The name of the individual
eyeshadows is another pun. There are nine different Matts in various races,
like Matt Chung, Matt Batali or Matt McDonald. Yeah, I think it’s kinda
ridiculous if I posted an FOTD entry and listed Matt Smith, Matt Gallagher and
Matt Ramirez as products used. Oh well.. Not that I’m against it, it just feels
kinda weird, that’s all.</div>
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However, I sing a totally
different tune when it comes to the quality of these eyeshadows. I wasn’t so
surprised with the intense pigmentation as theBalm eyeshadows are famous for
that. The colors show up so easily but you can adjust it if you want less
pigmentation, say when you apply colors on the crease. Awesome! It’s the smooth
consistency that amazed me. I really didn’t expect it from a matte eyeshadow. I
always a little bit permissive when it comes to matte eyeshadow. For all I
know, matte eyeshadow tends to apply a little bit chalky and powdery but I
found none of those problems with this palette. Make sure you tap the excess
products before applying the eyeshadow, and you’re safe from eyeshadow fall out
on application. Double awesomeness!</div>
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The color selection is great as
well. I love how most of these eyeshadows have neutral undertone so it works
for everyone. It even has two highlight colors, Matt Smith as warm beige-based highlight
and Matt Chung as pink based highlight. Matt Gallagher and Matt Patel are my
two most favorite crease colors. While the other colors are great to darkened
the outer corner of the eye.</div>
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Of course, the dream when buying
a makeup palette would be to have one palette that covers all the colors you need
from base, crease, highlight to definition. But as you can see all colors in
this palette are mostly dark colors. Now except for the browns, the colors in
the palette don’t really coordinate with each other. Matt Ramirez, Matt McDonald
and Matt Batali are great for definition color, especially when you go smoky. Matt
Patel, Matt Gallagher, Matt Horowitz and Matt Schilling are great for crease. I
rarely apply medium to dark eyeshadow on my lid, but if you like, Matt
Schilling and Mat Horowitz could be your options. But in my opinion, with nine
eyeshadows available, there is not enough color gradation to play with. Now
this is not a problem with me because the reason I bought this palette at the first
place is to get many matte colors in one palette at once. I already have enough
eyeshadows in various colors and finishing, other than matte. And I hope this
palette will complete my eyeshadow collection. Still, I don’t think this is the
kind of palette that can be used alone. If you are still building your makeup
collection, I’d suggest to postpone purchasing this palette and collect other
palettes that have more colors combination and different finishing first. But
if you have enough shimmery/glittery/satiny eyeshadows in your collection, then
this palette would be a great addition.</div>
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theBalm Meet Matt(e) retails for $34.50 and is available at theBalm website. I purchased mine via my online seller while theBalm was having Friends and Family Sale.Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14149949920046876899noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1652660084959799475.post-29538501741957261392012-03-19T00:05:00.006+07:002012-03-22T18:39:37.599+07:00How I Highlight My FaceHi guys!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">This post is going to be about highlighting. At least, this is how I do highlighting. Most of the times I do highlight and contour, even though I don't do harsh contour. Just a little bit to cut my chubby cheeks and to shape my nose, since nose could look a bit flat in picture. However when I don't have enough time, I'd pick highlighting over contouring. It's always easier to accentuate rather than hiding you features.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">How I do highlighting is based on video tutorial by Wayne Goss. His technique is more advance and he also include contouring in his tutorial. Click <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAtJkOk7PKE">here</a> if you want to watch his. The 'triangle' technique under the eyes is not new though, Kandee Johnson also has a video about it before Wayne posted it. Of course like so many makeup techniques, I learned it and then shaped in a way that feels comfortable for me.<br /><br />What I use is my MUFE Lift Concealer and Real Techniques Pointed Foundation Brush (or any paddle foundation brush will do). Sometimes I want extra shimmer so I add my theBalm Mary Lou-Manizer highlighter.<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /><br /></span><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in">I always do highlighting after my foundation. Now, the general rule of thumb is <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">“Cream to cream (or liquid); Powder to powder.”</b> The bottom line is, you want to apply all of your powder products <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">after</i> you apply your liquid or cream products.</li></ol><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEbknlLuRO1ax2r8hHpbFYYPxhD-Hm0wOjiRjPI9OXq5mJbgo92EhYA6MUXUM_wQAk8ooTGwZmcWBcfpAFZFZ0wAhEiP6C2s3CJsMRwcfD4t2JXl6AE7Nw6kLviM-FSLQZWKfNV3FLgBM/s1600/1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEbknlLuRO1ax2r8hHpbFYYPxhD-Hm0wOjiRjPI9OXq5mJbgo92EhYA6MUXUM_wQAk8ooTGwZmcWBcfpAFZFZ0wAhEiP6C2s3CJsMRwcfD4t2JXl6AE7Nw6kLviM-FSLQZWKfNV3FLgBM/s400/1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722664273292724290" border="0" /></a></p> <ol style="margin-top:0in" start="2" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The area I work on first is my undereye, as it is the widest area. Using my foundation brush, I start by creating the frame of the triangle and then fill it. As you can see in the picture, I draw the line starting from the inner part of my eyes all the way on the side of my nose. Another line goes from my inner corner of the eyes all the way to the temple. And then draw another line to connect those two lines. </li></ol><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTxnOGrBMocsEjiURSfU7JwJdfxKagqzIMYyJmAO7KVxPg2mtUl45TZQlZbwbWlUT4g2R_V3Awt76bUbRpt0GODiR2fSl7MWx1jkdGnEb8On2zDOYhAmZQ_0loRhuUJuJ6O7VKHX4tcKQ/s1600/2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTxnOGrBMocsEjiURSfU7JwJdfxKagqzIMYyJmAO7KVxPg2mtUl45TZQlZbwbWlUT4g2R_V3Awt76bUbRpt0GODiR2fSl7MWx1jkdGnEb8On2zDOYhAmZQ_0loRhuUJuJ6O7VKHX4tcKQ/s400/2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722682262667687170" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"> </p> <ol style="margin-top:0in" start="3" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">I also add the concealer on other areas that I want to highlight. Like in between my brows, halfway down my nose, on my cupid’s bow and under my lips (marked in white dots). I don’t apply the concealer all over the center part of my forehead as it will give the illusion of wider forehead. As well as on my nose, I don’t drag it all the way to the tip to avoid my nose looking bigger (since I don't do contour here) and oily. The concealer might look a bit too harsh but I give it time to set while I do my eyes. The pink area is where I apply my blush. </li></ol><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMOUnpnJIsodS6C7aZlG2NEQmjKk1-lyL3vybooa1XeE034_whuu2AeuAjd5fcoWsEik0tFeaifKu6QfORdrOBqUNxXPrWwcBrtA9xrMbxpDGmW8UMjUG3O3AvZA_-tLsv2cMKqzhEJFs/s1600/3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMOUnpnJIsodS6C7aZlG2NEQmjKk1-lyL3vybooa1XeE034_whuu2AeuAjd5fcoWsEik0tFeaifKu6QfORdrOBqUNxXPrWwcBrtA9xrMbxpDGmW8UMjUG3O3AvZA_-tLsv2cMKqzhEJFs/s400/3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722664290371243650" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"> </p> <ol style="margin-top:0in" start="4" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in">As you can see after I did my eyes, the area under my eyes doesn’t look as harsh as before yet the highlight effect still noticeable. This is the step where I apply my powder. But I usually just powder the center part of my face and dust a tiny layer of powder on the undereye area to keep the highlight effect.</li></ol> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglJS45lNJn2i5jXhEPNjgJRoiO8SptRo5BG33B6n2WasQ6mwmd_4gguQsjyjTPMhPx5OXMBNuc92VkgdOx7mr4YrG4NJi-nxG_3UDq6kRfaqFYHY_UA3NyjOLqxxU6yYKF-clYPFsICgg/s1600/4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglJS45lNJn2i5jXhEPNjgJRoiO8SptRo5BG33B6n2WasQ6mwmd_4gguQsjyjTPMhPx5OXMBNuc92VkgdOx7mr4YrG4NJi-nxG_3UDq6kRfaqFYHY_UA3NyjOLqxxU6yYKF-clYPFsICgg/s400/4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722664303770874130" border="0" /></a></p> <ol style="margin-top:0in" start="5" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in">As the final step, as I said, I add shimmery highlighter to bring out the area even more. Add lipstick of your choice and you're done!<br /></li></ol> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA1VH1IhyphenhyphenQzyo8ZaHrWIDBodGTC_qyRik5qTsEj4WaIIuqs6aU9W0qz20SK2kJU3dmKWuqJ0QPLeMDIzmHmKd_zxnWURt0jxoA8GuLNH5ZVgv5IblLdQO7CUWx8CaLnW581-1X6WyhF1o/s1600/5.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA1VH1IhyphenhyphenQzyo8ZaHrWIDBodGTC_qyRik5qTsEj4WaIIuqs6aU9W0qz20SK2kJU3dmKWuqJ0QPLeMDIzmHmKd_zxnWURt0jxoA8GuLNH5ZVgv5IblLdQO7CUWx8CaLnW581-1X6WyhF1o/s400/5.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722664314126993522" border="0" /></a> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"> </p><br />Other products I used<br />Chanel Mat Lumiere Foundation<br />Ben Nye Banana Visage Poudre<br />MAC Powder Blush 'My Highland Honey'<br /></div>MAC Eyeshadow 'Cork'<br />Stila Smudge Pot 'Cobalt'<br />YSL Rouge Pur Couture Vernis à Lèvres no.9Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14149949920046876899noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1652660084959799475.post-41031142889570111172012-03-17T00:35:00.008+07:002012-03-18T14:42:26.414+07:00Why Do Women Wear Make Up?<div style="text-align: justify;">This is apparently one of the most famous topics in the world wide web. Google <span style="font-style: italic;">'allthatmakeup'</span> and you'll see so many results asking for reasons of why women wear 'all that make up'. And this is actually one of my favorite threads in <a href="http://femaledaily.com/">Femaledaily</a> forum. There are so many entertaining answers. Since most of the members are women, obviously the answers are pro-makeup. But seriously, do you ever feel underestimated because you're a girl who wears make up?<br /><br />I'm only one woman, obviously these answers don't represent all women's opinions. But let's have some fun reading one women's opinion about makeup, that is me.<br /></div> <ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><b>You can't explain a hobby.</b> Well, actually you can. But if people didn't have the same idea, they will still think that your hobby is weird, no matter what. Maybe you can't understand why people would want to risk their life, climbing mountain. Or why twenty two men bother running around a huge field, chasing one ball only to pass it to someone else. Or why women bother to take time out of their life polishing their skin with powder and blush. But it's a hobby. Don't bother trying to explain that women need no makeup because they are beautiful the way they are bla bla bla. I know! But makeup is my hobby so I won't stop doing it just because somebody else told me to. So girls, next time your boyfriend tells you to stop wearing makeup, tell him to stop doing and watching sport, or whatever hobby he has and see if he can do that.</li></ul> <ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><b>Makeup doesn't define me.</b> I don't wear makeup as a mask to cover who I am. I don't wear makeup because I think I look hideous without it. I love myself the way I am despite all of my imperfections. It's not like I hide my face when I don't wear makeup in public because I'm comfortable in my own skin (except when I'm experiencing my severe breakout, but that's a whole other story). And I don't even wear makeup when I don't feel like it. It's silly how people automatically define girls with makeup as insecure. People, this world is already bad enough. Don't make it worse by being judgmental.</li></ul> <ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b>Girls are hiding behind their makeup? <i>Yeah..</i></b> There's one statement that always cracks me up whenever I see guys watching makeup videos (God knows what are they doing there?!). It's something like this, "Ooh.. these girls are wearing a lot of makeup and mislead you. Once y0u get married, that's when you'll see their bare face for the first time and you'll be shocked" Gentlemen, if that ever happened, I only have one thing to say to you, "Don't blame the makeup. Blame your unhealthy relationship." Chances are, either you are in a dishonest and insecure relationship or you are marrying someone you just met ten minutes ago.</li></ul><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif][if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif][if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><b>I don't wear makeup to please guys. </b>Yet another silly statement from guys, thinking girls are wearing makeup to impress them. Oh boy, speaking about self centered. But if you happen to be that kind of guy who is currently reading this, let me burst your precious little bubble: <span style="font-weight: bold;">We girls don’t wear makeup for you</span>. When I apply my makeup, what I have in mind is, “What to pair this color with?” or “Oh my, I love what this foundation does for my complexion!” And if you probably don’t realize, either makeup-covered face or naked face, both are just exterior! There are so much more in a person than just their appearance. You are missing out a lot by judging someone based on their exterior. But then again, it’s your lost. For me, if to be with someone requires me giving up something I love to do, that doesn’t even do harm to anyone, than that person is not worth it. </li></ul> <ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b>It's one of my ways to respect people.</b> That's what my mom taught me. On special occasions, to polish yourself and dress properly is a way to show respect to people. Makeup has never been my mom's hobby. But she purchased some to make sure she has enough makeup to put on. My mom would kill me if I dare to come to a big family gathering with shirt, jeans and bare face. <span style="font-style: italic;">In this case</span>, even when I don't feel like polishing up, I still have to. When you show up with proper appearance, it shows people that you appreciate their invitation and really took time to prepare. Although all of those wouldn't be complete without proper manner. </li></ul> <p> </p> <ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b>Don’t be too serious, it’s only makeup.</b><span style=""> I don’t know if you noticed but this quote by Francois Nars is written somewhere in my blog, which is my way of seeing makeup. This is my favorite makeup-related quote because, in my opinion, it so true and could be applied for anyone. For people who sees ladies with makeup and judge. Honey, chillax. It’s just makeup. It doesn’t kill! For the ladies who think makeup has to be perfect and complicated. Have fun! Every mistake could be fixed. Makeup is supposed to bring out the best of you, not make you someone else. And for people out there who feels insecure without makeup. No amount of makeup can make you happy if you can’t love yourself the way it is. No matter how much makeup you put on your face, at the end of the day it’s just you and your naked face.</span></li></ul> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">So those are my thoughts about makeup. I hope this post doesn't offend anyone. I know this little post isn't gonna change the perspectives about makeup entirely. But at least I speak my mind.<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Have fun with your makeup, ladies!<br /></p>Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14149949920046876899noreply@blogger.com8