Emina Beauty Bliss BB Cream

Latety I feel something about basic make up. I don't know why recently I'm really attracted to foundation, bb cream, cc cream and such. 80% of my haul is about that kind of thing.

This Emina BB Cream is a gift from friend few months ago. This friend loves korean and local Indonesian products and she recommends this to me. While I'm new to local products, I'm so excited to try it and hope it as good as international brands.

It is quite small and the price is really affordable even for students (please refer to the counter). Consist of 20ml of products, the tube is cute, travel friendly and lightweight. 

Sadly the packaging is not holding the product well. The liquid is too runny so I hope Emina is going to either fix the texture or change the packaging type.

The color is honestly too pink and too light for my skintone. The coverage is light and actually it is pretty comfortable for daily use and has dewy finish which I like. It is a mixture of moisturizer, primer, antioxidant and foundation and contains vitamin C and E. It does not cover my pimples or dark spots, but it did brighten my skin and moisturize it well. It does not make my pores more visible nor clogging it. I don't have any problem wearing it for a week in a row.

Without primer it lasts for 5 hours, with primer the longetivity extended by 1-2 hours before starting to fade. It is better using good setting powder to prevent creasing and melting. Below picture is the finish look using Emina Beauty Bliss. 

After all this is a good alternative for daily use. Thank you for reading.

Morphe Brushes 35N Palette

Hi everyone, how are you? It is in the middle of the week and also in the middle of the month. Did you haul few things or you survive keeping the money inside your pocket? I broke my promise for not hauling this month. Hahaha...

Well, instead of feeling guilty, I want to share about this stuff. Everybody know about Morphe Brushes 35 Color Eyeshadow Palette. The most hyped is 35O that pushing Morphe to come out with the shimmer version and matte version. I have the original version that I will be reviewing soon. Now, let's talk about 35N first.

I bought 35N together with 35W and 35O, but I ended up selling 35W to my friend. Why? Because actually 35N and 35W have the same exact shades, only 35W consist of shimmers and mattes and 35N is all matte!

I have a lot of shimmery eyeshadow but only have few mattes in my stash, therefore I'm definitely going for the all matte palette. Generally, the color range is neutral enough for everyday use and can be combined with other shimmery palette for more glamorous look.

Below I provide you swatch of all shades. You have a lot of options from light shades to dark shades, most are neutral with few warm tones and few cool tones.

As you can see, the texture is soft, a bit chalky and not so buttery. The pigmentation is not the best among my eyeshadow collection. At first I thought, "oh maybe this will not be my favorite", because I like the buttery texture of an eyeshadow and the pigmentation not impress me.

But surprisingly, it has almost no fall out and really easy to blend. I mean seriously it is really blendable and the most of the shades are buildable. The worst shade is the gray black, the second from bottom right (you will find the swatch in the last swatch picture) that yesterday I found still can be used with a bit of effort. It is difficult to pick and powdery, but will be okay for not-so-bold look. 

But think again about the pigmentation, this is all matte palette! Matte eyeshadows never as buttery as shimmery eyeshadows. So finally I found that this 35N is great enough to keep in my stash.

I always use Urban Decay Primer Potion Anti Aging when using this because I dislike the chalky texture and find that they could last all day. Seriously in the end of the day when I want to erase my make up, it is still there, almost as nice as in the morning.

Above is daily looks using 35N palette.

And here I combine with Urban Decay Book of Shadow NYC shade Money for more eyepopping look and Money should be thrown away because the texture has changed. Excuse for buying new palette? Lol.. 

I really love this 35N when thinking of how affordable it is. I get 35 matte shades that I need and finally I find gorgeous shades for transition and crease. Overall, I'm loving it!

Thank you for reading..

KIKO Ultimate Pen Long Wear Eyeliner

Hello from Kuala Lumpur! I arrived yesterday after long flight from Amsterdam and now I think I'm having jet lag. LOL.. Instead of scrolling through instagram and drooling over any latest collection, I prefer to write a review for you.

This eyeliner is from KIKO Milano. I bought this in Milano Centrale for €6.90 in the end of July. I run out of my Marc Jacobs Magic Marc'er in mid of August, so luckily I've already bought this one.

You get 1ml inside which is twice as much as Stila Eyeliner Pen and Marc Jacobs Magic Marc'er which is 0.5ml each. The pen is in black color and slightly slimmer than Stila if I'm not mistaken. I'm still away from home so I could not compare.

When you look at the first picture above, the tip of this pen is quite sharp and application is easy. Below is the swatch of the product. You can make thin line to bold wings easily. It has matte finish.

What about the performance? Well so far so good when the weather is good. I mean, this is long wear but I find it easily smudge when you scrub with water (I'll post video in instagram soon). As long as you are not easily sweating, this one is good enough. Just make sure you're not rubbing your eyes when sweating. Blot using tissue, it will be okay.

I even wear this for country to country travel in Europe and have no problem with this. Citywalk, city transport, country to country bus, train, flight, you name it, this baby has gone through it all. 

Below is the picture when we were in Praha, eating Trdelnik after few hours walk in city center. I don't wear much make up while on the road and don't have any close up picture wearing it yet. (Just wait until I get home guys!).

And if you want to make it more long staying, just put your best primer on. It helps! I'm currently using Urban Decay Primer Potion and find it not as easily removed compared than without using primer. 

Well, I don't know if I will repurchase or not since we don't have KIKO counter in Indonesia and not many local seller selling this eyeliner. But I don't have any regret buying it.

Thank you for reading! Have a good day (or night here) ^_^

Diorific Lipstick 003 Daring Shock

As promised I will review Duo Lipstick from Dior Holiday 2014 Golden Shock Collection. The one catching my sight is no 003 Daring Shock since I have too much dark/bold lipstick and looking for bit bright one.

The case is the cutest that I've ever seen.. Shaped in dumbell-like and golden colored, this is absolutely a must have.. It is really difficult to take picture since it is mirrory and keep reflecting my hands or my phone. Plus, I missed last year edition and this year Dior release such a unique item, this piece is two in one lipstick! I'm a happy girl! See my review on another item from Dior Holiday 2014 Collection: Pink Illuminating Powder here

Parted vertically are matte and metallic. I was looking at the swatch some bloggers did and found it is quite different with what I see for real. In reality, I found this Daring Shock Matte side has softer color when applied on lips and brighter when swatched on the back of my hand. The metallic is not really metallic, I think it is more shimmery than metallic and appeared very soft (only give slight of shine) both on lips or hand.

I applied it without lip brush, matte first on full lips then just light swap in the centre of lips. For clumsy people (it has to be include moi!), better to use lip brush for application to avoid breaking or maybe just to make sure that the color not mixed up.

The texture of both side are not sticky. It is pigmented for matte side and it does not dry my lips and quite moisturizing, not like other matte lipstick. While for metallic side is sheer and shiny. When applied together it last up to 5 hours with a bit fading and tranfering. But it stains even after I was eating. What lipstick could stay 100% after you eat oily dish and drink water a lot!? NONE! So I think stays up to 5 hours and keep staying after eating is a big achievement..

Dior Pink Shock Illuminating Powder

I've been waiting for Dior Holiday 2014 since I saw their advertisement few months ago.. Clearly that I'm always attracted by Dior's products and feeling bad because I was missing last year holiday edition..
(Saya telah menunggu Dior Holiday 2014 sejak saya melihat fotonya beberapa bulan lalu. Sudah jelas bahwa saya selalu tertarik pada produk Dior dan menyesal kelewatan edisi holiday tahun lalu)

From all golden pieces in this collection, I've put their illuminating powder, duo lipstick and nail polish in my wishlist.
(Dari semua koleksi emas ini, saya memilih illuminating powder, duo lipstick dan nail polish nya untuk masuk dalam daftar saya)

At first, I think the golden illuminating powder was on my priority. Sadly, it comes in yellowish colour which I am not too brave to use. So I ended up asking my friend to buy Pink Shock instead. (I also bought one duo lipstick, but no nail polish since I rarely use nail polish anymore. Will do the review of lipstick soon!)
(Pertama-tama, saya berpikir bahwa illuminating powder emas berada pada urutas atas barang yang ingin saya beli. Sayangnya, warnanya kekuning-kuningan dan saya tidak berani untuk pakai. Jadi saya meminta teman saya membelikan yang warna pink saja. Saya juga beli sebiji duo lipstick tapi saya tidak beli nail polish karena sudah jarang pakai. Ulasan lipsticknya menyusul segera ya!)

After receiving and unboxing my package, I saw golden box there containing my pink shock. Slowly opening the box and it was beyond what I expected. I deeply in love with that gold reflective packaging. Honestly I didn't know what the case looks like because I only saw the inside on internet.
(Setelah menerima dan membuka paket, disanalah kotak emas berisi Pink Shock saya. Dengan hati-hati saya membuka kotaknya dan apa yang saya temukan melebihi harapan saya. Saya jatuh hati pada packaging emasnya yang reflektif. Sejujurnya saya tidak tahu bagaimana rupa wadahnya karena yang saya lihat di internet hanya isinya saja)

It is in round shape, smaller in diameter than another usual powder or highlighter. But I think it's deep enough because it is quite thick. It certainly have mass and quite heavy and with that it increasing the feel of luxury.
(Bentuknya bulat, diameternya lebih kecil daripada bedak atau highlighter kebanyakan. Tapi kelihatannya cukup dalam karena cukup tebal. Terasa berbobot dan cukup berat dan dengan demikian semakin terasa mewah)

It comes with velvety pouch and application brush. The brush handle is also gold! When tried the product, I used the original brush and it is well applied. I'm happy with it! Several times I found some products with brush but the quality of the brush is not good enough, such a waste!
(Dilengkapi dengan kantong beludru dan kuas aplikasi. Pegangan kuasnya juga warna emas! Saat mencoba produknya, saya menggunakan kuas aslinya dan pemakaiannya cukup bagus. Saya senang sekali! Beberapa kali saya menemukan produk dengan kuas namun kualitas kuasnya tidak cukup bagus. Sayang..)

Now we move to what's inside. Just like the name, it is pink illuminating powder with emboss that some people describe as rose. I just prayed that I spent my money in the right place considering this piece is expensive (thanks God they let us know months before so we can save for this). I hope that it is not too pinky or too shimmery on my face.
(Sekarang mari kita bahas dalamnya. Seperti namanya, ini adalah pink illuminating powder dengan emboss yang beberapa orang mendeskripsikannya sebagai mawar. Saya hanya berharap bahwa saya tidak salah membeli barang mengingat ini cukup mahal. Thanks God mereka memberitahu kita beberapa bulan sebelum mereka mengeluarkan produk sehingga kita bisa menabung untuk ini. Saya berharap ini tidak akan terlalu pink atau berkilau di wajah saya.)

Then I tried to take the powder with the brush. It is soft and transfered easily to my face. But remember to take it lightly to have just a glance of pink highlight. The colour is definitely pretty and unique. While another highlighter gives you white/golden glow, this one gives you pink! The good pink, not a shocking pink like its name.
(Lalu saya mencoba mengambil sedikit dengan kuasnya. Ini sangat lembut dan dapat dengan mudah menempel ke wajah saya. Tapi harus diingat untuk tidak mengambil terlalu banyak bila ingin mendapatkan sedikit kilauan bersemu pink. Warnanya cantik dan unik. Kalau highlighter lain memberikan efek kilau putih/emas, yang ini memberi kilau pink! Pink yang bagus, bukan pink mencolok seperti namanya)

I use this as highlighter on my cheek and my bridge nose. It stays on my skin in this hot and humid weather for about 6 hours already. I think if you have spare money and need or want or love unique highlighter, this one is recommended for you.
(Saya memakainya sebagai highlighter pada pipi dan tulang hidung. Dia bertahan cukup lama di kulit saya pada cuaca panas dan lembab selama kurang lebih 6 jam sejauh ini. Menurut saya, bila kamu punya uang berlebih dan memerlukan atau menginginkan atau mencintai highlighter yang unik, yang satu ini bagus untukmu)

Also made video about this, check on my instagram @deavalence
(Saya juga membuat video tentang ini, kamu dapat melihatnya di instagram saya @deavalence)

Overwhelmed by Nature Part 1

This is a latepost but I still want to share with you how I was amazed with what nature provides..

Around 2 weeks ago, we had to cut down our coconut tree due to our house widening process.. After an hour or so, when my husband came back there to check, our workers all sat down and gathered round and ate something greedily..

When he asked what they ate, one of our worker showed the part of coconut branch that can be eaten. So my husband got some and gave it to me.. People here called this "krambil" and usually eat it raw.

Surprisingly I really like the taste. The taste is like young coconut, but the texture is solid and juicy similar with bengkoang. My husband only ate a bit while I was eating a big bunch..!!

I could not eat more than two piece because of the Full-Sensation it gaves me (When you are lost in the middle of tropical jungle/island, remember this can be source of food). So I decided to process the rest, add spices and more veggie.. It is delicious with warm white rice.. Hope you can try it someday.. (Continue to Part 2)