1/14/16

BEST OF 2015

So, 2015 has passed and here we are in 2016! I admit 2015 wasn't the greatest year for me personally, or for the blog. I swear I'm going to do better in 2016.

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 Now, I've compiled my most beloved, used and 100% will be repurchased if I somehow lose them. If I did the review for the following product, I'll link it to the review page! :)

1. Masami Shouko Pro Makeup Brush.



Ever since I take my makeup job professionally, I'm in an urgent need of more makeup brushes so I could use mine on rotation - means less cleaning time! I bought mine at Kat Collection store, I purchased mine in Grand Indonesia mostly. My favorite will be #40 eye blender brush, #38 blender brush and #41 pencil brush. 

They're not as light as the reguler brushes, they're firm and soft. You can make thousands of eyeshadow look with these, I totally recommend them! 

2. Tony Moly Gel Backstage Eyeliner in Black




When doing someone else's makeup, I prefer to use a gel liner more than other eyeliner types. And nothing beats Tony Moly's Gel Eyeliner in the term of longevity and smudge-free-ness. I've used MAC "blacktrack" before when I first jumped into gel liner bandwagon, and it definitely did not impress me. Since then, I've stopped using other gel liner until I find this product! 

The trick is I'm using a watercolor brush from Lyra that I got in local bookstore (aka Gramedia) - and with right amount of product, I can assure you it'll stay all day long. 

I'm so excited to purchase more shades like dark brown, or burgundy on my visit to Korea in February!!!

3. Maybelline Great Lash "Lots of Love"



The unique shape of the brush is what makes me want to try this mascara - and it was the cheapest one of of Maybelline's mascara that time so I guess I can just throw you if you mess up. 

I know I'm in love with this mascara almost immediately! Not only it's easy to build up, the formula itself is the perfect for my need. I hate waterproof mascara that can't be remove by the end of the day, but I still need something waterproof, and TADAAH here's the answer, Maybelline Great Lash Mascara! 

I prefer this mascara when it's half dried up, so that it's easier to build up the volume and less clumps. It's too liquidy when it's brand new :( 

4. EM scribble calligraphy liquid liner in tattoo black



I don't know why I got this product in the first place, because it's been years since I last use a liquid eyeliner. But anyway, I read a good review on the net and my friend at that time need someone to also buy the eyeliner (it was black friday 1+1 sale on EM) so I said why not.

This eyeliner is probably the darkest out of my eyeliner bunch, it's so dark and matte, it totally make my eyes pop. Recently I'm out of my Clio brush pen liner and I began to use this product again, I'm so impressed on how black and longlasting it is! 

I use to hate liquid because it makes my eyelashes clump. But this one, probably because of its felt tip applicator, it didn't pick up too much product so my eyelashes are free of eyeliner :) 

One thing is this product is soooo small and thin, I'm saving it up so I won't be out of this! :( 

5. The Saem Cover Perfection Tip Concealer


If you're following Korean youtuber, you're most likely be very familiar about this product. I know how great this product is from the Great Ssinnim, and I bought it without any hesitation, especially knowing that the price is only KRW 5.000! 

They're small but they last so long, I'm still using my first tube (i didn't use it daily, but I use it A LOT - i have like 2 backups lol still unused). They're very blendable and last all day, so so so creamy. I always recommend this to those that are gonna travel to Korea ☺

6. 3CE Pore Silky Balm 



This is definitely a rediscovered love - I just realize how this primer works like magic combined with almost every foundation I have! One thing that definitely help is to control the amount of usage, the less the better! You only need a little bit of these to cover your pore and to make sure your foundation stays all day! Love!

Rather than using the sponge given, I love to use my fingers to apply the product. I already hit pan on mine, definitely purchasing another one on my next visit to Korea!

7. 3CE Natural Finish Loose Powder




Usually most loose powder gives a total matte finish to the face, but I find that this powder still leaves than natural glow that makes the whole look less cakey and thick looking. I use this powder a lot when I did someone else's makeup to make sure the overall look is set but not cakey!

8. The Faceshop's Ink Lipquid




"Ink" tint is something that is popular in 2015, and amongst the ink tint product I guess my favorite falls to The Faceshop's Ink Lipquid. I haven't do my review on these haha hopefully soon! 

I love the tint texture, and the applicator is the best! I have two shades now, I got it one from my sister and one from ci rini! Thankyou! 

9. Etude House Drawing Swan Eye and Cheek


Since my skin isn't fall in the "fair" category in Korea, most of Korean blusher didn't show up on my skin. But, this shows up perfectly on me! 

The best thing from this blusher is that it contain a little shimmers, definitely not overpowering, and it gives me a little highlight look without highlighter, it's 2 in 1! And the amount of product inside makes me wonder will I ever hit pan on these! 

10. Lush perfume, Lust.


Lush perfumes are the only perfume that stays on me even after hour - and among their perfume my favorite is "Lust".

Many people said it smells like aromatherapy massage oil - but like I care I loooooove the scent!

11. Aritaum "Pooyan" Lip and Eye Remover


I can't not try this remover after it was crowned as Get It Beauty "Blind Test" makeup remover. It almost always sold out 90% of the time, so it's only by this year I finally tried the product! Love hownon-sticky this is, and how effortless it is to remove any waterproof mascara with this product! 




The shades in this palette is neutral but in the same time still different from all brownish neutral palette that I have in my collection now. I do think I fell in love with this palette more than I should have! 

One bad point is that all the shades are medium to dark toned, I need other eyeshadow to fill in the highlight and lighter shade. Nevertheless, grayish tones are so in this year, this palette is my go-to palette this year! 

So, here's the compilation of what's best in 2015! Quick shout out to this my 2015 life soundtracks : 







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12/22/15

REVIEW : Too Cool For School "Artify After School Lunch Box BB Foundation"

Today I'm going to review this super cute BB Cream from "Too Cool For School" called "BB Foundation Lunch Box" XD



      BRAND      
Too Cool For School

      PRODUCT NAME      
Artify After School Lunch Box BB Foundation

        type of product        
BB Cream/Foundation, Concealer and Cream Highlighter

       shade       
#2 촉촉한 피부

      PRICE      
KRW 18.000


        sites        
TCFC official site (kor)










Too Cool For School is famous for the school themed brand concept, and this product is not an exception. You can see from the name itself "lunch box" and the design matches its name. It's a 3 in 1 product with BB cream/foundation, cream concealer, and cream highlighter - a one stop for all product. 


The top part opens up to the half-concealer and half-highlighter and it has a small mirror placed on the lid. The base part is filled with BB Cream/Foundation.


The product itself came in 3 shades, with first being the lightest and 3 and being the darkest. Mine is #2 which is the middle shade and it's a shade lighter than my skin tone. 



The BB Cream Foundation has a SPF of 37 PA++ and a slight grayish tone to it. It does brighten my face up, just like old-fashioned BB Creams but it does look unnatural especially under direct sunlight. The BB Foundation is not at all watery, it's more like mousse textured but it's still easily blendable and lightweight. The finish is very, very dewy - a very typical old fashioned BB Cream formulation. 

Since you have to scoop out the product out, please refrain to directly apply the BB Foundation with the applicator if you have troubled skin or you're using it with someone else. Or even if you're using the applicator, make sure you wipe it cleanly first then put it back again.

foundation swatch

foundation face swatch

The cream concealer is rather thick and salmon colored, perfect for covering dark under eye area. This is something that I notice from cream concealer is that if I didn't set it properly it will 100% create smudge panda especially because I like to draw my eyeliner thickly. It's probably me though - anyway you have to set the concealer thoroughly to avoid 'panda eyes' incident.

cream highlighter UP applied  BELOW blended
(since the BB is so dewy already, almost the highlighter is almost unnoticeable when blended)

The cream highlighter have micro glitters and shimmers but it didn't look too much on the face. I'm not someone that use a lot of cream highlighter because of my oily face, unless I do need a little more glam - but I usually prefer powder highlighter more. Cream highlighter is definitely much more natural looking and blend more effortlessly. But since it's included in the 3 in 1 product, I got the chance to try a cream highlighter and you too to if you do purchase this.


As for the coverage, it's light to medium and it's buildable - though the more you build it, the lighter it gets so I usually stop at 1 layer. Oil control is not its best quality, nose starts to look shiny after only 1 hour of application, and at 4-5 hours elapsed the side of nose started to look red again. But other than that I feel this BB Foundation is super light weight. Kinda disagree with the name "BB Foundation" because it's definitely a BB Cream. 

The BB Foundation reminds me of Holika-holika Aqua Petit Jelly BB, but its texture is so mousse-y, and this BB Foundation is definitely not as mousse-y.




Overall, none of the formulation impresses me, it's all average, from the BB Foundation to the concealer and the highlighter. Of course the design and the actual 3 in 1 product is definitely a great appeal for some, the product itself didn't really impress me as much! 

Though I think it still great for those who just started digging in to makeup! Look at that adorable, all in one product, I think it'll be a great gift for teenagers that just started to build up their makeup kit :) 

Special Thanks to Melissa (IG @melissavian) or helping me with the English text (brain fart mode on)


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12/21/15

REVIEW : Aritaum All Day Tip Concealer

Yellow, Sugars!

Today I’m bringing you a review for Aritaum’s “All Day” Tip Concealer in the shade #2 Natural Beige.

      BRAND      
Aritaum

      PRODUCT NAME      
All day Tip Concealer

        type of product        
Liquid Concealer

       shade       
#2 Natural Beige

      PRICE      
KRW 6.000


        sites        

Nothing too special about the packaging, no box, they just sealed the top part and that’s it. Make sure you check the seal, especially if you order this item online



The product itself only comes in 2 shade, #1 and #2 Natural Beige, an as per usual, I went to the second shade. This concealer definitely contain a lot of product which is very nice

I can smell a little bit of “Aritaum” st. scent to it, but it is not disturbing.


The consistency of the product is kinda watery? Not as creamy as I thought mainly because of the somewhat similar product previous to this, the “Full Cover” line is very creamy and thick.

This concealer has medium to high coverage, which is kinda strange since the product is somewhat watery so you wouldn’t expect for it to be as high in the coverage department.



The wateriness of this concealer also makes this problem ever so easy to blend and didn’t look too cakey. I saw that this concealer works better for my under eye than my blemishes, plus it stays longer on the under eye more than on my blemishes because of course there’s more oil on the “red” area.




This concealer is perfect for the under eye, it brightens up the area without looking too unnatural and blends very easily. I want to recommend this to people with drier skin – although I think people with oily skin also tend to have dry under eye area, so I’ll recommend this for everyone!

For me, I super love this product for touching up after work hours just because it’s very light weight and it just enough to freshen me up again.



Overall, I love this product! I’ve been eyeing for products from Aritaum’s All Day line, and surely they didn’t disappoint me!



Again, special thanks for ce Rini (rinicesillia.com) for bringing this product all the way from Korea to Indonesia – I do have the primer and foundation from the line, but I stupid, stupidly LOST THE FOUNDATION. The biggest one out of all, yet I still LOST it. It’s not like my room is that big or so do my house, probably misplaced it somewhere… 

And yes I’m that clumsy ㅠㅠ


Anyway, thankyou so much for tuning in, I’ll see you soon! MUACH! xx



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