bigger than ever

quick update!

about how big i am today. haha.

foto ini diambil saat gw hamil 18 minggu. see, i gain weight! *grin*

16 d scale tee, cotton.ink legging, vintage bag, chrissie shoes

brushes talk

i'm not an expert in make up, i just love it. but i don't love it enough to splurge more than i should (as always..buahaha). that's why i don't really have the urge to show you my beauty supply, in this case, brushes. because, i'm not so proud of it. i tend to buy dirt cheap brushes (especially for eyes) with unknown quality. if it's good enough for me, i'll use it regularly. and if it's crap, i'll buy a new one. that simple, really.

but dewdew, an fd member, inspired me to do this. yes, it's for you! hahaha. she said good brush is a key to good make up. totally agree! yet i'm not really sure i've used good brush. yes, they're work well for me, but i don't know if they're really good.

ah, however, these are my brushes:

(from left)

1. some dirt cheap brushes i bought in some beauty store. it only cost me idr 5000. it has double ended. before i bought eyeliner brushes, i used the below end to wear my eyeliner, but it's not good enough. while the other end is my favorite crease and outer lid brush. thanks to the (almost) triangle shape!

2. pupa eyeliner brush. just bought it and in love with it. it's so sharp to make a thin line and you can still make a thick line with it. love love love! forget the other end, it looks like bottle brush to me. wehehehehe.

3. e.l.f blending brush. just arrived yesterday, haven't got a chance to actually use it. but the bristle is so soft, i hope it could do wonder.

4. e.l.f eyeshadow brush. got this after the excellent review. love it! before the blending brush arrival, i used this to blend my eyeshadow. it's soft and dense, so comfy!lately i realize, it's good to pick up color, especially for lid area where you don't need precision.

5. angled brush. my first angled brush, and the best. it pick enough color for my lower lash line. 6. well, i'm not really sure what kind of brush this is. it look like lip brushes, but i find it too small for lips, especially for wide lips like mine. haha. so i use it to wear some e/s or pigment on my waterline. it's so small and sharp, with soft bristles. so far, it works fine for me.

7. eyeliner brush. haven't really try it. still in love with pupa eyeliner brush. hohohoho.

8. it's the least quality brush. rough bristles, cannot pick enough color. but it works fine for wet application. i always foiling my pigment with glycerine and use it as a base. my eyeshadow stays all day!

(from left)

9. it's crappy. never used it.

10. concealer brush. it only works fine for powder concealer. i should get better brush for cream concealer.

11. everyday minerals flat top brush. my most precious brush among all. haha. it works wonder. no need to explain.

12. coastal scents skunk brush. not so good dupe of MAC 187. it's uber soft, but it shed like crazy! i don't really use it anyway.

13. pupa blush brush. new brush i use regularly! it only cost me idr 14000 but it's surprisingly soft! since i've had two pupa brushes and love them both, i wondering, pupa ini merk apa ya? merk darimana? kali aja emang good quality semua barang2nya..hmmm...

well, that's all my humble experience with brushes. whatever the brush is, you need it! never count on the applicator you got from your products! *grin*

cheap and happy

gw emang gadis murahan. demen yang murah2 bok.

dan beberapa saat yang lalu gw mengadakan acara belanja belenji cakep-hemat. ini barang2nya:

1. kuas2 eyeliner merek pupa dan zuangcangcingcong (apalah mereknya ga penting). ini gw dapet di toko mahmud (yang akhir2 ini jadi toko kesayangan) waktu nganterin Icha the newbencong. ternyata eh ternyata kuasnya enak dipake! terutama yang mereknya pupa (tengah), harganya 3ribu perak doang maleeehh..

kuas ini gw pake tentunya untuk membubuhkan MAD cream eyeliner favorit gw itu. sebenernya ini double ended tapi aduh mascara wandnya ga penting aahhh..

2. Sari Ayu loose powder. yang ini aga mahalan, sepuluhribu perak (mahal kata lo, nggi?). memutuskan beli ini karena racun FD, seperti biasa. tapi manis deh racunnya, gw demeeeeeennn bener sama nih bedak! coveragenya bagus, warnanya masuk sama skin tone gw, dan awet pula, muka gw matte seharian. ya ga seharian sih, setengah hari deh. tapi ya namanya bedak murahan, tetep ada cons-nya: bubuknya aga kasar, dan puffnya ngga banget. biasanya tu puff cuma gw pake buat tepok2 terus lanjutannya gw rapikan pake flat top brush. terus kalo nepok2nya kebanyakan gw suka batuk2 sendiri. huehehehe...

oh, ini juga ada wanginya. wangi emak-emak. :D

oiya, gw beli yang shadenya kuning penganten. ini seriusan warnanya kuning. buat yg yellow skin toned abis, ini cocoklaahh...

3. Revlon matte lipstick 'mauve it over'. ini juga kena racuuun gara2 mantengin thread revlon mulu. sebenernya gw ga terlalu butuh lipstik baru, tapi dasar racun racun duniaaa gw jadi penasaran. apalagi i'm such a sucker for lipstick!

anyway, quality wise ni lipstick oke ya, ga kering, warnanya juga bagus. tapi pucet di bibir gw yang pigmented alias item. kayanya cociks kalo dipadankan dengan heavy eyes. suatu saat nanti akan kucoba.

si mauve it over ini best selling shade di line matte. emang warna nude wajib punya!

ohya, price wise, cuma 50rebu aja, and worth every penny!

maap ye fotonya burem2, males ngeluarin kamera digital... itu swatch-nya si mauve it over di tangan gw.

EOTD: gold, purple and green

blog ini lately kok jadi agak nyasar jadi blog beauty. halah. gapapa lah ya, dikiiittt...


beberapa hari kemaren gw sedang sangat enerjik dalam mengkaryakan mata. kaga peduli muka lagi breakout dan alis menghutan, saya tetap tampiiiillll.... buahahaha!

yang ini judulnya golden-purple. i think it's not an ordinary combination. tapi ternyata hasilnya ya lumayanlaaahhh... kembali mengkaryakan pigment rose gold yang tadinya gw benci banget (karena entah kenapa pas make pertama kali gw instantly ngerasa kaya penganten, not in the good way) tapi sekarang jadi cintaa.

kemudian gw merasa, i really need another purple eyeshadow! okey, maybe a few more purple eyeshadow. satu mana cukup cyiiiinn... buahaha!

setelah itu gw menghapus mekap yang di lid dan menggantinya dengan si ijo2 ini. kali ini ijonya gw campur kuning, dan chartreuse, my new favorite pigment! entah ada apa dengan gw dan eyeshadow ijo. i got a lot and still want more! huehehehehe...

btw, i need highlighter. baru sadar, highlighter gw cuma shroom, dan itu juga kurang cucok buat kulit gw yang yellow toned ini. i'm so lack of eyeshadow color. please tell that to my hubby. :D

my face of the day

i miss this blog! seriously!

sorry for the lack of posting. i don't know if there's anyone missing me (haha), but i seriously miss blogging!

lately, i'm a bit off in clothing and shopping department. since i become home-prisoner, didn't go anywhere, i'm hardly wear my shoes, nor proper clothes. but i do LOVE make up!

i still going nowhere outside the house, but playing with make up is soooo fun! i gain my love back with this department.

the good side is i don't have to spend much money to have fun. i still have my stash from the glory days and it's enough (NOT!). well, i do buy one or two things out of curiousity, when the product is great-reviewed and i feel like need it. ...and few of 'laper mata' items.

anyhoo, this is a few of my experiment.

it's one of the easiest eye make up for everyday wear. actually, i just wanna test the camera. i took it with flash, something i don't usually do. i like the photo result, it's sharp enough, catching the color enough, even it catch my tiredness enough. duh.

sorry, i did it in the evening, almost bed time. so i'm sleepy and tired, and it shows in my eyes.

anyway, product i used:

MAC pigment in rose gold

MAC e/s in bronze

MAC e/s in espresso

MAC e/s in shroom

MAD indelible gel liner

Maybelline volum' express mascara

and here is another FOTD (face of the day) i did in the afternoon. daylight is the best, i dare say.

hello, little bumps!

first appearance after being a preggy mommy! :D

this pants is my favorite of the moment.

for sure, because this is the ONLY pants i can wear right now. kenapaa? tentunya karena cuma ini satu2nya celana yang muat ya bok! *napsu*

it has an elastic band on it, so it can handle my enormous hips, while others fail.

aand look at my belly! it's getting bigger! (OK, not only belly, I AM getting bigger. d'uh!)

those photos were taken on my 10th week of pregnancy. maybe the baby bumps hasn't really show up yet, but soon it will! *grin*

secondhand blouse vintage necklace unbranded pants ruby shoes every bag

Jell-o!
This post will contain no picture (again), because.. I'm just plain lazy. I did zero productive things in past 4 weeks. Be it my major responsibility or hobby, and this blog is one of those abandoned things.
I give myself a whole month off. from my work and thesis, but I didn't have plan to give up the blog. In fact, I planned to make one more blog, some pregnancy and baby blog. But that isn't happen yet, even after my 10th weeks pregnancy. I'm sooo failed. :(

Well, maybe pregnancy and laptop just isn't like each other. I only open my laptop to play some games or watching dvd, in my most 'fresh' time. And those 'fresh' time is somewhat rare. Haha.
What I do these days is just.. Well, sleep much, eat much, counting my daily intake of nutrition and supplement. Other than that might just watching TV, some DVDs, and tweeting (ini penting!). Haha!
But I still going out with hubby every weekend, the only time I actually go out.

After two and a half months, I can feel (and see) myself bloated. I can't wear my jeans anymore, especially the high-waist one, because, apparently, I have no waist. But I have boobs! Hehehehe..
With this new body shape, I have no much clothing choice. I realized now I have so small clothing cycle. Blouse+legging, dress+jacket, blouse+pants, and flats! Plus, I avoid fitted tee and my favorite waist belt (and waist everything! Sigh).
However, being preggy doesn't necessarily mean you can't look good. We can still playing with accessories like necklace, shawl, bracelet, bag, earrings, etc!
The only challenge for me is just how to look good and fresh without spending a penny. Being preggy is money-spender enough. So I have to think harder of how to make anything in my closet work.

Ok, maybe it's time for me to diggin' my closet! I'll report any development soon! Hehehehe..
Bye!

Different days

Dear fellow bloggers,
I feel like a sinner, abandoned my own blog for too long. :(

I'm not gonna say I'm too busy this time, since I'm not. In fact, I have a whole lotta time for myself, but with condition.

I'm 8 weeks pregnant now! Yay!
It explains everything, aight? In my first trimester of pregnancy, I feel anything preggie moms do. Nausea, lightheaded, weakness, I can't even open my laptop to write single line here.
Now everything seems different. From the way I live to the way I look. With my baby growth, my body also growing bigger. No more skinny and high waist jeans for me. Picking the right clothes is a challenge, since I've never been this big before.

I promise I'll make a post about pre-natal clothing next time. Even though I'll look so big and gross, after all it's only nine months, I have to cherish it! :D

Til next time, fellas!


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online shopping day

sitting in front of laptop, with internet connection and the urge of shopping is dangerous. i did it.

and casual browsing leads into serious buying...

black cardigan (on left), buy it on Scarf Collection By Me. they sell few adorable handmade item, and this cardigan is just perfect for my fall collection.

grey pants from vittabelle. i've been looking for slouchy pants like this a whole time, so happy i finally find it, though it's not ready stock. vittabelle designed their own clothes, consisting dresses, jumpsuit, skirts, and many more. have a look!

slouchy tee from Local treat. i just found this online shop few days ago, and decided to place an order for their tee. it's from their collection called the freakish. they also sell few cute dresses, skirts and bags.

see? internet is such a poisonous thing. *sigh*

retail therapy in grey

the shopping season is here!! yay! haha. this is what i purchased in the shopping day with hubby.




1. GAP jacket, purchased it on Grande, some factory outlet in Bandung. cute, comfy jacket for everyday use.
2. Birdie belt, from Royal Queen, a small boutique owned by our friend in Jl. Ternate Bandung. i always fall for waist belt, plus it has black and gold ensemble. double love!
3. Zippered shirt, from EST. it's no secret that i'm craving for some zipper.
4. Grey dress, from happy-go-lucky. it's my first visit to happy-go-lucky, a small and cute boutique at Jl. Ciliwung 14 Bandung. i'm impressed with their products, can't help to buy this unique-shaped dress. simple and so me. :D

when i got home, just realized i bought all-grey ensemble. this is totally unintentional.
to make it worse (or just to match it), i also bought this cotton.ink legging in dark grey. aha!


source: cotton.ink

happy, happy, happy!

lost in translation

these photos taken on dinner (buka puasa) with kria-ers last Friday. they're my college friends. we were doing assignment together in rush hours, and eventually graduated together.
that night we had sooooo much laughs while taking these weird photos (ini lebih menyenangkan daripada bergaya emotional breakdown ala marshanda. jaha.) and afterwards. anything can be the topic, and anything could make us laugh out loud. wicked.
ah, miss you all weird stuff! ayo kita karaoke abis ini!

short cut

my hair was like big, fat and frizzy. it need trimming, yes.

after my mom's long fuss, i decided to make short visit to my regular hair stylist to get new hair cut.

well, it's a bit too short for my liking but it will grow eventually, aight?

at least no more hair fuss, i'm so relieved. now i can sit back on my favorite spot peacefully.

later y'all!

GIMME GIMME

black, studs, embellishment, leather, slouchy things and zipper runs in my blood.

source: forwardforward, polyvore

black, black heart

When I first saw this Sash limited collection in JUICE magazine, I’m falling instantly. Not quite sure why, I’m lusting over black again. I promised myself a while ago, will add more color in my closet, but this black temptation is just too strong to avoid.
So I’m heading to their website and see the entire collection. I like them all! But nothing quite shoot me right at heart to lead my finger hit the ‘buy’ button.

My first pick is the black asymmetrical dress. But on second thought, I know I won’t wear it much, and it will not so wise regarding to the price. Second pick goes to another dresses. Skipped it with very same reason. Then I move to another item, this time is cardigan and blouse. Still, something not right, my heart didn’t approve.
FYI, I always shopping with instinct, don’t know if it’s good or not, but sometimes my instinct works better than my brain.

pics source: satcas/sash

In the middle of browsing around, I remember the midi black dress I bought in Public Affair a year ago. I didn’t wear it much, but it only cost me 80k so nothing to lose. I thought it can be the substitute for this 250k Sash dresses. It’s not fancy but quite good to be the basic black dress.
So I paired it with my DIY studded jacket, zippered boots, chained necklace and quilted bag. Not too shabby. In fact, I like it. I guess I have to learn to wear skirt sometimes.

PS: I’m still in lust with the Sash dress. Help?