[ REVIEW ] Tea Tree Skin Clearing Toner AND Vitamin E Face Mist by The Body Shop

My first very own The Body Shop skincare product!!!!!!!!

This post I think would be very short, with only 3 pictures and short sentences, because everyone knows The Body Shop, right? Right? Right? RIGHT?????
Just kidding... yup really, since everyone knows about what it is and the store is located across the world, so I'm not going to write a lot here. If you are so curious, go to the shop and let the salesman helps you, because that was what happened to me when I was choosing which one to buy..

These two, well, will assume this as my first own skincare product.. aside from my almond hand cream that I bought last year, that exceptional, haha..
So, currently I'm using these 2 products, because there is no changes in my irritation or whatever it on my cheeks, it's more than 6 months since I told you guys on February I guess, and not to offend anybody, the things I bought, back on February, was not even effective at all and didn't make any changes since then.. So, told my Mom that I can't take it anymore, and last week, I decided to visit this shopping mall in Surabaya and going in and out each of skincare and beauty stores, like Kiehl's, The Body Shop and others, including those in department stores like SOGO

So, like what I said, I'm currently using this toner, after shower. This toner is the first step of my skin care routine to cleanse make up residue, impurities, as the label said. This toner is suitable for blemished skin. And believe it or not, this is somehow too strong once I apply it on my face, like burning.... Wew.. But it does what it says...thankfully... The blemishes on my face is now reduced and yeah.. I feel some changes..
I forgot what is that layer at the bottom. The salesman told me what it is, and he said that layer is the most important essence for my face, so before using, make sure you shake it well. Looks like baby's milk doesn't it? LOL

Second one...

The face mist caught my attention as I was looking for light moisturizer that I need to use after applying the toner, because the toner really makes my face dry! That I need to apply shea butter cream from ETUDE HOUSE to moisturize my skin, especially near the smile-fine-line area. It hurts so much when your face is completely dry, to the extent that it becomes so stiff!
And so, that's why I think face mist is a great alternative, rather than gel or cream product. It's just for personal convenience, so... yeah... And this face mist smells great too, not too strong.. AND IT DOES MOISTURIZE MY FACE

 

PROS:

1. What... Organic? Eco-friendly? Healthy ingredient? :D

2. Affordable (only for these 2, kay? Hahaha)

3. ALL THE PRO(S) YOU ARE THINKING OF RIGHT NOW!! :D

 

CONS:

1. I just dislike the after-effect for the toner. My face feels stiff and burn, but only 1 minute.. that's alright.

DO I WANT TO REPURCHASE?

Yessss~ Definitely! I even think about buying the toner again in future!

 

RATE: 5/5 

[ REVIEW ] Eye Shadow Palette by elianto

I'm still a beginner -_-
So, if the post is a bit off of the topic, or you found it a bit weird, I'm sorry in advance, because after all... elianto's eye shadow is my FIRST. OWN. Eye shadow. Usually, I steal my sister's, but even so... I still have no idea how to combine it with what and blablabla...

elianto is a product of Malaysia. Located almost anywhere in Malaysia's shopping malls, and like I said in the previous post, for me personally, elianto is just like an alternative for me, not only in terms of price which sometimes can be cheaper, but also the access. ETUDE HOUSE in Indonesia, offline store, the price is just making me cry-blood. I can buy 2 to 3 products by online for this price, but I can only buy 1 product (or even can't) from offline stores. So, luckily, elianto is also located here in Surabaya, and I often visit the counter to check out some current discounts or products they are having..

About the eye shadows....

You would be surprised, no? If I tell you that I bought these 2 products in 2 different country.. Hahahaha. For Frosty Palette, I bought in Malaysia, and you can check it here, for my Malaysia Haul , but not really. LOL. And the black case, I just bought it last week in here, Surabaya, because they were having a 45% discount for the eye shadow, so basically I get Rp90,000 ($9) for 4 pieces of single eye shadows, which is supposedly, you can only get 2 eye shadows for that price.
Note that the case is additional! I bought the case for Rp50,000 ($5) something, and I guess it's still worth it because the eye shadows are on SALE

I think Frosty Palette came out during Christmas 2014 (I hope so...) and so it was on SALE when I bought it, and it was around RM9.90 something, so roughly around $3 or more..
Look! The color is just so universal! You can combine it to make an absolute beautiful eye.. And they are a bit sparkly, but not too much, because I'm not so into glittery eyes yet~ So, these days I'm still interested to get matte-finish eye shadow or a little bit bling bling is still fine..

For the swatches..

So Pigmented and smooth!!!

 I really love it and I've been using it whenever I'm going to class. The brown one is just so suitable for my skin and for the white, sometimes I use it as a highlighter on my nose bridge.. This palette just amazing and incredible~! Universal color, pigmented, smooth, and ANYWAY, it comes with a sponge applicator but I was washing it when I took these pictures.. So, let it dry...

For the second palette....

(clockwise) sparkling silver, orange+brown with sparkle, dark dark dark purple, and hot pink

 Don't ask me the name, because it's not mention on the box. And by the way, by the time I decided the 4 colors, and also the case, the sales girl helped me to put each one of them onto the case, so... don't know... Hahaha.. For dark purple and hot pink, it's a matte eye shadow, and I really love the dark purple, the color is so unique and I saw a blogger using this color, and I think it's easy to combine it, especially with the hot pink one and create a kind of suitable look for autumn, even though Indonesia doesn't have autumn... LOL.. Just amazing.. ETUDE HOUSE has this dark purple color too, and I think it's in Look at My Eyes Cafe line
However, this case doesn't come with brush or applicator, so now I'm struggling -_- wash the applicator so often and sometimes I have to apply the product with bare finger

The swatches....

After silver, is the hot pink, and then dark purple, and then last one, the other sparkle eye shadow, which is.... Not visible -_- I did swipe couple layers and still not visible... Wew.. However, I think for the color payoff, the other palette (Frosty) is much better than this one.. One swipe and it appears really clear..! However, I love both of them and I guess it's still great for a beginner.. beside having cheaper price..

Short right? Will update the post once I have a clear and perfect picture of it on my eyes!

PROS:

1. Pigmented and smooth

2. Affordable, especially if you purchase it directly in Malaysia

3. They always throw a great discount, regularly, and annually.. LOL. Yup, when other shops do not do it, elianto is the only oone

4. Simple packaging, not that fancy.. Well, similar to The Face Shop maybe

5. Great alternative aside from Korean product

CONS:

-

DO I WANT TO REPURCHASE?

Yes! Definitely! They have lots of colors too!

 

RATE: 3/5 

[ REVIEW ] FROZEN limited edition! Watery Face Pride Up! Cushion Pact by PeriPera

This is another thing from my haul in November 2014, and sadly, gotta admit that this is the most expensive thing I ever bought in Malaysia. It is exactly RM89, which is I suppose, twice the price of normally-affordable foundation cushion. RM89 = IDR329,300, or more than $30. It makes me sad.........
I mean, for PeriPera, is this price really common?
For those of you who have a foundation cushion from PeriPera, please kindly tell me how much is the actual (Korean) price.. Thanks~

In this side, it is written that the shade is no. 1 Peach Beige, but back then, when I was unpacked everything to check out this cushion, the shade written there was no. 2 Vanilla Beige (click here)

For a little bit detail, you can check out my post about the haul back in November, by clicking here.
So, I just again realized this when taking these photos, that actually everything is in Korean. No English. Wew.. How sad..
They have other stuff for Frozen limited edition such as powder pact, eyeliner kit, lip tint.. and... I guess eye palette, and that's all. When I was there, PeriPera counter was so small and separated from counter line like with Maybelline, clio and other brand, which is a bit pity, even though they need to highlight or promote this more interestingly.
I still remember I squatted in front of the shelf and picking the products one by one for testing.. Hahahaha..

The blue color part which my thumb was touching it, is actually a little help for us who wants to keep this beautiful box without ripping any part of the box. So, you just gotta press that blue part and then pull it up. Any edge of the box will not get torn because of our nails..

This is my second foundation cushion from other brand, aside from ETUDE HOUSE, and beside regretting, I still have to treasure it for review. Finally, my ETUDE HOUSE cushion has almost empty, currently.

Okay, I don't know who modify this cushion, but on the box, after I peeled off the sticker, it is written as no. 1, but then, at the back of cushion, is no. 2, so I don't know which one is which one.. I can't describe the shade... -_-
This is the bad thing of buying beauty products on the store, especially if the products are imported. Unfortunately, we can't just simply open the box, right.. So, deal with it~

Anyway, the puff's surface, which is later will be in contact with the foundation, is beige color, and which... I don't really like it. I prefer blue. Beige... You know... It looks dirty physically after several using, and I think I gotta wash it more and more often..

Umm..... This is kind of weird or normal, you think? The sponge is white.. I mean usually it's brown.. Huh? I was quite surprised actually..
Whatever.. So you are supposed to "dig in" a little bit, means pressing the puff onto the sponge quite hard and the foundation will appear to the surface. However, this is quite sad.. After several usage, I just realized that, is it because the shade that does not really match my skin or what, but I appear to be more greyish and pale instead of looking natural.. My excitement completely reduced when this thing did not work really well with my skin.. I have no problem if my skin appearance after applying this becomes lighter than my skin color, just not becomes grey~~~~ And I found out that I can't apply too much just like how I always did with the ETUDE HOUSE one

This is why I don't like beige puff. It still looks dirty no matter how many times you wash it

Pictures above taken after several using, like a month may be..

Conclusion....
Just like the theme and title, "Watery.." This is suitable for people with dry skin, so it moisturizes your skin after that. Just not for me.. Duhh.. I'm still not aware of what my skin needs until now.. Tsk tsk tsk..

PROS:

1. Completely new (great impression) even just by the look at the sponge which is still white.

2. Still considered as affordable... It's expensive because I purchased it outside Korea and there are almost none of PeriPera store in Malaysia either.. They are usually inside Watsons or any other small stands, selling Korean stuff

CONS:

1. I don't know whose fault is this, but the shade doesn't match my skin :'( somebody pasted wrong shade stickers on top of the actual one

2. It would be great if the air puff is in blue color instead of beige.. It looks dirty after some time even after you wash it -_- I prefer dark color for the puff

3. Too RARE. I went to Watson when I went to Malaysia but they don't sell the refill.. then what about it when it finishes? Throw away the case?

DO I WANT TO REPURCHASE?

No more.... Sorry PeriPera, but this product is just fail, or out of my expectation.. Only the theme "Frozen" will make people interested.

P.s. This is my personal opinion. If this goes well with you, then it's fine :)

 

RATE: 3/5 

[ SHARE ] MALAYSIA HAUL June 2015!

Just wanted to keep it short for this post, because I told you guys a lot of story in the previous post about my trip and so on~ If you are interested, you can check here! I wrote a lot of stuff.. Haha... From my stay in KL and then went down to Malacca, and blablabla...

So, let's get back here...
When I went to Malaysia, I didn't make any plan about what I'm going to buy or what I really need, or... which one is only sold in Malaysia and not in Indonesia.. I was just too excited about this trip, and thanks to my aunt and my parents for giving so much for me for shopping... But.. I didn't consider it as shopping anyway.. It's too little.. LOL~ Unlike how I used to do..

(Clockwise) Nature Republic Cleansing Wipes, ETUDE HOUSE hair treatment. 5 pieces of sheet masks from SaSa, Cleansing wipes and cotton pad from Daiso

The second picture is the combination of what my bestfriend and I bought. Yup, we went to our (or may be "my") favourite store, and visiting in one shopping mall is not enough. I was so happy to find Bath & Body Works was ON SALE. I was thinking a lot about trying their product other than hand sanitizer and lotion.
These two pictures were taken in the hotel, so definitely 2 months ago.. Haha

Watsons

 Wet tissues and nose pore pack strips are definitely my absolute favorite from Watsons! Their wet tissues are just great, with no alcohol, smells good and they have a lot of types for this.. I've been using their tissue starting from last year until today, and actually there is one Watsons too nearby my hometown, but I just can't help my hand not to take this cuties.. Haha.. And and.. Their pore pack is better than Biore, noted~

Daiso

 From Daiso, I ended buying only these two. Due to my obsession these days with cleansing wipes and cotton pads. Yes I'm telling you honestly here. There are only few drug stores or may be companies who produce cleansing wipes, other than Pond's, which is also my favorite and it is recommended too if you are interested. That goes the same to cotton pad too... I was just crazy to find cotton pads here and there to compare which one is good. Indonesia do not have cotton pads like this too.. I'll show you next post..

Elianto. (Clockwise) BB Age Block Toning Serum, cute and handy Eau De Toilette, Again.... Cleansing wipes, Sheet Masks, Simple and cute palette from Frosty Christmas edition, and mini lip gloss

Yes, you saw cleansing wipes again.. -_- Hahaha.. Sorry for my obsession~ That time, Elianto was the only cosmetic shop who threw a quite great deals for almost every single product! From 10%, 20%, 50%, 70%, Buy 1 get 1, and just woww.. So many things here I bought for only RM10 (each), except the masks, because 1 box contains 10 and I already distributed (lol, I mean gave away) to my Mom and friends, and only 5 or 6 left.. Anybody may have different opinions, but I think Elianto is the best alternatives (in price, especially) if you need to buy an affordable cosmetic or skincare product - Korean cosmetic. I guess I went to Malaysia a little bit early before their annual mid-year sale, so that's why I can't get much~ I was just looking for SALE items, haha..

(Clockwise) Nature Republic, ETUDE HOUSE (mask), Bath & Body Works (lip gloss), The Face Shop (Cotton Pad), ETUDE HOUSE (hair treatment)

You may wonder why I only bought such a few from ETUDE HOUSE. Only 1 mask and 3 hair treatments? Yes..... 'cause it was only RM5 / each. Well, I checked their local website regularly to know what are their current promotion. But these 2, are the only I things I was interested. The rest I can buy online, it will be cheaper. So, again, you saw cleansing wipes and cotton pads! Hahaha.. But this is the last one, don't worry.
The cotton pad is from The Face Shop, compared to the other two above, this one is the most expensive and the least, in terms of amount. LOL. However, I'm currently using it and I think it's different than the other two.. Review will be up in future!

(Clockwise) SNP Animal Character Mask, 6 pieces of My Beauty Diary Mask, Collagen Omega-3 masks with Cat on it from a random K-pop shop in Dataran Pahlawan, Malacca (in front of Brands Outlet). Eye patch from Guardian, 2 remaining masks from SaSa

These things above I picked it from random drug store, like SaSa, guardian, and even Pasar Malam (night market)!! LOL~ Like SNP Animal Character Mask, well guys.. If you are following the trend, this type of mask is currently a hit in the market, and The Face Shop already has it in the store, and the price.. Well, this one is quite expensive, but knowing the fact that I will look like a monster when I'm wearing it, just wow... Just assume it's worth my money.. Haha. And then My Beauty Diary mask is also recommended and affordable! It's also another option other than ETUDE HOUSE or Innisfree may be.. This mask is made in Taiwan, and I swear it's great!!!

[ SHARE ] Another Journey to Malaysia!

Hi readers! I'm truly truly sorry for not updating anything for these 2 months, 'cause I was a little screwed up with my schedule! Well... Anyway, these 3 months until September will be my last term in the college before another 3 months for internship.. Time flies so fast...
For the whole June, I was doing my final assignment and also preparing for my final exam, and after that 2 weeks of full holiday, and I went to Malaysia for a week, and which! I'm going to spill everything about my trip in this post! Hope you read until the end okay... LOL.. And the following week, I went to other city in Indonesia for another chapter of holiday with my cousins, and after that.. my new classes started~ May be, because I'm on my last term, I'm a little bit more busy than previous terms. I got hectic assignment here and there, but! Surprisingly, I slept too much.. And this body is going to be fat :'(
And today..! You know what guys, I just had my mid-term exam but luckily there is none tomorrow, so I decided to do my blog!

Petronas Twin Tower, Kuala Lumpur

 Let's get started!

Thanks for your patience guys, and I hope you don't leave me.. LOL~ Thank you so much for always reading my posts. And so, for today's story.... it's about my HAUL! Mostly... When I went to Malaysia on June 22nd - June 27th.. Too short isn't it? :'( I know..... I wish I could stay longer...

Day view (from single room)

Night view (from single room)

I guess it was a big mistake to book my flight at night hours, because it's just sucks! I wasted one day already! :'( and I just realized that... -_- I departed from Yogyakarta around 5pm, and reached KL around 8.30pm (local time), two-and-a-half hours flight. The new terminal (yes I said new) is really really big. KLIA2 is still considered new. It took me around 1 hour to go out from there -_- So like, more or less around 2km of walking. Yes, walking! It's so unfortunate that there's no shelter car, or what they usually used to give the elders a ride.. Because my Grandma's friend was with us, so, I felt bad but I can't do anything, because there was no one there..! Like, only toilet workers, in a big hall, imagine that... And it was so tiring, even I felt that as a person who is much younger than her..

Blur selfie of four of us. Empty ~~~

 
Let this be a lesson for you.. No wearing fancy high heels. Bring less stuff in your hand (no luggage or whatever). Look for the securities if you need help like, giving your grandparents / parents a ride until the luggage claim or even exit door. Well, in fact I saw a small indoor car there..

I booked 3 rooms in Tune Hotel Downtown. Remember, it should be downtown...
1 double room for my aunt and my grandma's friend, 2 single rooms for my best friend and I. Yes, we stayed in a separate room, due to sudden reservation of my grandma's friend, like, she suddenly wanted to join us, that goes the same for my best friend too. At first I only reserved the double room for me and my aunt, but then.. Yeaaa.. That happened. However, as a Hospitality kid, I'm just gonna say that Tune Hotel Downtown has the best service for such a budget hotel! I booked 3 rooms from Traveloka , and it was really cheap even though I booked the room 1 month before... People say that the hotel is not really good, because they have a bad experience like losing their stuff or whatever, but the main thing is, you should take care of your own thing, don't scatter it all over the bed when you're out, because every day, your room will be cleaned! Even without you make a request!

My Room (Single type) #1

My Room (Single type) #2

My Room's Toilet (Single type) #3

My Room's Toilet (Single type) #4

My Room's (Single type) #5

Tune Hotel Downtown is so close to 2 shopping malls I guess, and one of them is most recent one! And other than that, you are just so close with Monorail station (Medan Tuanku) and from my room, I get to see KL tower everyday!! Best view ever~
By riding monorail, you can go to Bukit Bintang directly without changing to RapidKL. I only mention Bukit BIntang, because it's my favourite place~ I always have to go there anytime I visit KL. Bukit Bintang is the heaven for shopping ladies.... Haha. From H&M, ZARA, Vincci, Forever 21, and a lot more are in there! This is recommended places for shopping, especially if they are throwing seasonal fantastic sales!! That's just.. HEAVEN! Hahaha..

This is just one part from our Haul.. Will not reveal everything here~ LOL

 

Pavilion, Bukit Bintang

I have the chance to visit a quite new shopping mall, I guess, other than Bukit Bintang and Berjaya Times Square and Mid-valley.. It's Nu Sentral!! You have to go to the most end station, KL Sentral.
Now they have this shopping mall as a "bridge" between the monorail station and KL Sentral itself.. And I found Bath&Body Works!! And they were on SALE!! Wew.. Sorry~ Just need to mention it.. Haha

Bath & Body Works Mid Year SALE!!!

My stay in KL was really pleasant, and mostly it was thanks to Tune Hotel Downtown for having such a great strategic location! And also Traveloka for the cheap return tickets and hotel reservations! Tune Hotel has really great single room, and I guess I would just book that room again in future even though I travel with friends.. I prefer to have private room than share share with somebody.. Haha

Main Lobby (photobooth)

Meeting Room for 6 pax (photobooth)

Moving on, to another city called Malacca... 2 hours from KL by bus. It's where I used to stay for 4 and half years and Malacca has changed a lot! But.... not really... I still love the atmosphere, the food and basically it was still the same, but what I like about Malaysia (tourism side), especially Malacca, is that within 2 or 3 years, they always do some renovations in their shopping malls, streets... and... somewhere.. LOL.. I only pay attention to the shopping malls, so yeah.. hahaha. Malacca is also less hectic and less traffic than KL. There are lots of hotels near the shopping malls, from budget hotel to 5 stars hotel...
If you want to explore the tourist destination, I suggest you to find a hotel near Jonker Walk, Malacca Raya, Kota Laksamana, and Mahkota. Other than that, if you need to ride a taxi, not only Malacca, but all over Malaysia, you can use MyTaxi. Follow the instructions, and the "personal driver" will call you back in a mean time~

Jonker Walk, Malacca

Dim Sum stand! Always always always available!

Jonker Walk only open on weekend as a night market, starting from 6 or 7pm until 11pm. Other than that, you can only explore their mini shops which mostly sell souvenirs. Delicious food, cheap stuff, a lot of things are there.. Not much.. But it can satisfies your hunger! I was really craving for their dim sum, too good~
That summarizes my story? LOL

For complete story of what to eat, where to go, and so on.. You can go to my bestfriend's blog, by clicking here! 3 parts about our trip, lots of picture and I love her!! :D This trip was the first overseas trip for us and were really excited!
Thanks to our parents for paying, of course.. Haha.. The trip is our advance birthday gift this year.. Thank God!! :D

* I don't have camera or DSLR, so a lot of photos didn't come out well. Some of the photos were captured against the sunlight, so it was not good too *