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ini seru, blog yang isinya eksperimen2 make up bertema mingguan. jiwa gw menggelinjang denger kata 'eksperimen dandan'. jadi tanpa ragu2 dan malu2 gw ikutaaaannn...
tema minggu ini futuristik. well, hal pertama yang muncul di benak gw adalah warna silver, lalu neon. walaupun udah lama mikir2 mau gimana, ternyata eksekusinya ga semudah yang dibayangkan. untungnya anak gw tidur rada lamaan tadi siang jadi gw bisa menyelesaikan EOTD ini.

adonannya:
MAC pigment in silver fog
MAD indelible gel liner in black
NYX trio eyeshadow in ceramic
la tulipe e/s in neon green
MAD cream e/s in nude frost

berdandan itu menyenangkan, tapi lebih menyenangkan lagi kalo ada temennya! jadiii kalo ada yang mau ikutan, langsung aja kesini.

NYX S101

i fell in love at the first sight. this palette is just perfect for me!
let's start with its bunch of eyeshadows. it contains 35 e/s colors with neutral, greenish, purplish, to pinkish shade. it also contain one blue and one yellow color. the colors are more to warmer side, i guess. that's why i love it, beside its wide selection of greenish eyeshadow. i looove green!


the bronzer and blush on this kit doesn't disappointing either. it has various color selection from lighter to darker color which is great for every skin shade.

to be honest, i haven't try all of them on my face. just tried it once, and happy with the result! the color pay-off is great, and its bronzers and blushes are subtle, you can always build it!

with its price tag, this is the must-have item for all make up junkie! such a steal!

bronzer trial + FOTD

like i said previously, i was really a bronzer virgin..till now. soon after i received my first bronzer ever, i try it on my face after some youtube tutorial.

i used stila sun spf 15 bronzing powder #2. it's matte, so it's safe to be used as all-over color. disco ball worry free! the color is buildable, depend on how tan would you want to be. me personally used it (mostly) as contouring color, to give dimension to my face.

for this look, i apply foundation (in this case i used bb cream) which is one step lighter than my skin color. it always make me look ghostly, that's why i need bronzer.

first, i apply bronzer in green area, which is contouring area. i found it by making 'fish look', suck my cheeks as much as i need to see the hollow below my cheeks. i did it several times till i achieve the right color depth. then i blend (with little color on my brush) the bronzer in blue area. as you can see, i made the big W on my face. from the temple, down to jawline, up to the nose. i add more color right below my apple of the cheeks and blend it thoroughly, make natural big W. i also dust some bronzer lightly in purple area.

in this look, i didn't only use bronzer, but also blush and highlighter. i wore my blush on the apple of the cheek to the temple and blend it with previous bronzer. then i applied highlighter on T-zone and my cheekbone. i used soft bronzer from Everyday minerals as my highllighter. true to the name, it really is soft, almost unnoticeable but i can see the difference.
voila! not too bad for first timer, aight? *big grin*

Nyx, Mad minerals and Stila haul

two packages arrived today! and i'm uber-happy! it contains nyx 10 palettes for your eyes only in mysterious brown, mad minerals cream eyeshadow in nude frost, and stila sun spf 15 bronzing powder #2.

i believe all of these will become staples in my make up routine. here's why:

1. nyx 10 palettes for your eyes only in mysterious brown. this palette contain 10 subtle colors that compliment each other. all of them are pigmented and buildable without being chalky. however, i found their darkest one somehow less pigmented than the lighter one. i love most of the colors. my favorite is, of course, the green one. i try it on my lid, and the color pop without being over the top. loooveee it! i also love the violet and lilac one. it's subtle yet showed, though i haven't try it on my lid but i guess it will be great.

2. mad minerals cream eyeshadow in nude frost. the color is sooo nice for my skin tone. i used it for base and highlighter. well, as a base, it doesn't really do anything for your eyeshadow unless to make it stay longer. i mean, it doesn't make your shadow color more vibrant or else. but the texture is great. it's not sticky or creased because it turned powdery as soon as you apply it. and nude frost is the great yellowish nude color with shimmer. for me, this is highlighter i've been longing for so long!

3. stila sun spf 15 bronzing powder #2. this is my first bronzer ever. before this, i was such a bronzer virgin. getting a bronzer means i step forward to the next level of beauty school world. hahaha.with my non-existent experience, i guess i can't make a good judge of how this bronzer works. but with newbie eyes, i can tell you one thing or two about this bronzer. it's a very-subtle-almost-matte bronzer, though if you look more closely you can see a bit shimmer in it. it's like medium-dark powder in pan, but apparently it's not dark on my NC40 skin. yes, it has orangey-tinge, but i found it okay. i just used it slightly on my cheek to look how it turn out on my skin, and so far i like it. will inform the development later, i need more practice in this department! haha.

hello blue eyes!

hiya! this is my look from few weeks ago, just had a chance to post it now.

it's blue and silver eye like i never did before.

in this look i used:

MAC pigment in silver fog

MAC pigment in naval blue

NYX trio eyeshadow in lake moss

natur minerals in violet blue

mad minerals gel liner in black out

maybelline volum' express mascara

cosmetic shopping day!

udah lama gw dan icha merencanakan untuk syoping2 kosmetik murah-seru di mahmud. hampir tiap hari kita ceting, ngomongin kira2 apa aja ya yang mau dibeli di si mahmud indang. hehehe.

dan akhirnya hari itu dataaaaanggg!setelah ubek2 berjam2, inilah hasil belanjaan eyke...

1. kuas blush on. merknya entahlah. gw beli karena gw selalu butuh kuas gede buat berbagai blush on. sebenernya gw lebih butuh kuas miring, tapi ngga ada yg oke. jadi ini aja deh. well, quality wise masih kalah sama kuas pupa yg harganya lebih murah.

2. maybelline volume express cat eyes. aku sukaaaa!! gw bukan orang yg mascara-minded, prinsip gw one mascara at a time aja deh. dan karena maskara maybelline volume express gw itu udah berusia lebih dari tiga bulan, butuh dong yeee maskara baru. dan si mata kucing ini emang mantep! kuasnya kecil kaya sisir, jadi lebih gampang menjangkau daerah2 sulit, terutama bulu mata bawah, dimana aga susah kalo pake volume express biasa yang kuasnya gede itu.

3. oriflame vision eyeliner pencil. gw belinya iseng, karena gw ga punya satupun eyeliner pensil. belom pernah dicoba sih, tapi di tangan sih lumayan kereng. ya lumayan deh buat punya-punyaan aja...

4. pensil alis viva. ini sih emang karena butuh, udah keabisan. dari dulu gw pake ini, males ganti2 lagi. udah cuco booo...

5. my darling liquid eyeliner. bought it after good rave di FD. buat sebuah eyeliner cair ini murahnya kebangetan. dan hasilnya oke juga, sekali poles kereng dia. kemaren sempet test drive, jalan2 dan huhujanan dari pagi (siang) sampe malem. hasilnya, agak flaky in the end of the day. mungkin emang ga buat sehari-hari, jadi mungkin akan gw pake buat pesta2 aja. yang jelas ga rugi deh beli ini, definitely will repurchase!

6. lipstik revlon in fleshtone. ini baru belanjaan kalap. ga ada niat sama sekali buat belanja lipstik, apalagi gw juga baru beli si mauve it over kemaren. tapi pas icha asik milih2 lipstik, eh kok ya gw tergoda juga buat beli. dasar banci lipstik. btw banyak orang bilang lipstik super lustrous ini bikin bibir super kering, tapi gw tetep demen lho bagaimanapun juga. udah nyoba lipstik ini-itu tetep aja dong gw baliknya ke revlon lagi. mungkin karena murce dan pilihan warnanya banyak. hohohoho.

7. milani mai tai. oh kalo ini bukan belanjaan toko mahmud, tapi MP FD. akhir2 ini gw agak banci blush on dan merasa kok blush gw itu2 aja ya? kayanya emang butuh, dan pilihanku jatuh pada milani mai tai yang super pigmented ini. wow, sekali swipe aja warnanya udah kereng abeeessss... di pan emang rada nakutin, tapi pas dipake dia semu2 pink-peach bikin pipi gw jadi malyu-malyu. ah, suka ahh!

btw, total kerusakan mahmud kali ini 170ribu saja buat 6 item. seruuuuu....

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.

BB cream craze

have you tried bb cream yet?

maybe some of you haven't recognize what bb cream is. BB stands to blemish balm. no, it's not an acne cream. it's more like tinted foundation with an advantage of moisturizer, nourisher, primer and sunblock. it said as the secret of Korean stars flawless face's secret. :D

i'm not a fan of Korean stars, but this bb cream seems promising. tried and tested.

i've been using it about a year now, but not religiously. my first (for a long time) bb cream is dodo club since it's easy to find (on the internet), got a good review, and cheap (of course).
i like how this (claimed as) magic cream done with my face. it make my face supple and better by slightly covering impurities. but a thing about this dodo club is it doesn't match my skin tone. as a common Asian, i'm yellow-toned, and this dodo cream is more pink-toned. even though bb cream's coloring tend to blend with our skin, it still annoy me.

the dodo club bb cream

that's why, after long time, i finally has a courage to find another bb cream that really suit me. and now it seems more difficult (or easier?) since there are soooo many range of bb cream to pick. oh.
my second try is Missha Perfect Cover #21. unlike the dodo club one, it has two color selection, 21 and 23. 21 is fairer than 23, while the 21 has more yellowy undertone, 23 is more pinkish. so i pick the 21. turn out it's way fairer than my skin i look like a ghost. and though it said as more yellowy, it's still pinkish to me. despite of the color, it's actually good bb cream. high SPF, good coverage, easy to blend, good oil control.

missha M Perfect Cover

i found it quite difficult to find the perfect bb cream for my skin tone. since most of the bb creams are originated from Korea for Korean market, they were tend to have fair colors. dodo club was said as the dark bb cream, and it still too fair for my tanned skin. :(

the search continued, then i try scandal bb cream. i think it's dc now, so hard to find it in the market. i heard that it was one of the dark bb cream, with good review (no SPF, though), and nice packaging! tee hee..

it has better coloring than two previous bb cream! slightly grayish tho, but ok. i think it will suit better for night out since it has no SPF, and the coverage is somehow heavy (especially if i want my face look entirely flawless from those nasty acne scars).

that said, i need to search more! :D

Electro magnifico

I was in the phase when I'm so addicted to cosmetics. I bought every single thing I need, from lipstick to eyeshadow, from red to blue. I wear make up everyday, for sake of experimenting.
Until I met one point where I feel I already had more than I need, along with my lack appetite of experimenting, and I always late to do make up before work. Then I stopped being addicted gradually (Actually it being replaced by shoe addiction, but let's hide the fact *shy*).

But somehow, I cannot live without make up. At least a lipstick. Errr, I'm sorry, I mean lipsticks-->one is never enough, frankly! Haha!

And today, I decided to wear an orange lipstick I rarely wear. It's called electro, from MAC. At the first time I saw it, I was kinda shock, since it's shocking orange! When my friend saw it, spontaneously she said, "how come you buy something like that?!" Eheheheh...

Somehow I like it. It's not too frightening on lips (or on photo, sorry for the lack of image quality.. I have no camera in handy so I took it with my bb instead). It's bright orange with the same (or less) amount of attention you'll get when you're wearing red. It's great to be mixed too. Mix it with red and you'll have pretty coral!

It's not my everyday wear, but it's great to brighten up my day a bit!
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Sweet experimental mind

This is me and my friend Vella doing some make up experiment. We did it after temptalia's tutorial. It's soo helpful!





MAD indelible gel liner as base

NYX trio eyeshadow in ceramic

Lancome eyeshadow in cream

MAC lipstick in viva glam I (on me)

Rimmel lipstick in red hot (on vella)