Bali Beauty & Lifestyle Blogger: March 2014

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BEAUTY TALK

Happy March Haul ^O^

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Innisfree

Review: Innisfree Vivid Tint Rouge #02 Sweet Pink

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Review: Utama Spice (Mask, Scrub, Lotion, Butter, Oil)

More products from Utama Spice, they gave me these samples. Even though it's only sample but the packaging is cute and all the label is the same with the big one. If you notice, they already relabel all their products into a new and better label with hand drawing of the main ingredients. This helps a lot because as Indonesian, I don't even know what the spices look like while the ingredients are mostly from local.

These are all the products.. I love the drawing on the label, it's hand painted by local Balinese artist. The samples are similar with the real size but not exactly the same. Check their web to see.

Utama Spice Face & Body Mask - Clay

Clay is well known for its good properties for the skin. It is cooling and calming the skin, alson clean and tighten pores. It almost doesn't have any scent, nothing too noticeable as it is clay. The mask is like a traditional mask so we have to mix it with water to get some paste then apply it to face or body. Wait until it dries and rinse it off. I love the result. I can feel my pores are tighten, for dry skin apply skincare after. Face getting smoother and it calms my big acne, feels like cooling, my acne got flatten after (not in extreme way but I can notice).

Utama Spice Face Scrub - Green Leaf

Green leaf is made from various leaves. I can smell the leave scent but somehow still pleasing. This one is also a traditional scrub. It's more like dry granules and we have to mix it with water too to get the scrub paste. After massaging for like 1 minute, I rinse it off. My skin is smoother, moisturized and more glowing. It has a slight of sticky feeling after but just a little bit.

Utama Spice Body Lotion - Rose Allure, Tangerine, Lemongrass Ginger, Green Leaf

There are many variants of the lotion, I got 4. My fave is Lemongrass Ginger, it smells sweet but refreshing, think of a drink, I like Hot Toddy and Lemongrass Tea. The tangerine smells nice too, while rose is floral and the least is Green Leaf smells like mixture of leaves, hard to describe >.<. The texture is jelly-ish and contaions much oil (VCO), spreads easily and leaves oily finish which comes from the VCO but it is absorbed to the skin well, kinda glowing with a bit of light oil. Not greasy.

Utama Spice Body Butter - Lemongrass Ginger, Rose Allure, Lavender

The scents are the same with the lotion. Lavender is the only ingredient from abroad, we don't have it here but it's really good for aromatherapy. The texture is very soft, not like greasy butter. I like this one better than lotion, I think it blends better leaving skin moisturized.

Utama Spice Body Butter (Balm) - Cocoa

This one belongs to body butter but has different texture among others. I consider it as body balm. It smells like natural cocoa, not a strong chocolate if you imagine that. The texture is very hard and thick, I have to use a spatula to use it. It is dry and non sticky until you blends and it'll melt like butter. Good for dry skin like heels, and rash skin. For full body, it's too greasy for me.

Utama Spice Body Oil - Lemongrass Ginger, Rose Allure, Aphrodisia, Lavender, Clearing

I love this Body Oil for massage. It gives warm sensation after massaging and makes me relax. My fave is lemongrass, rose and lavender. The clearing has mint oil which is good for breathing but has scent like eucalyptus oil somehow. Aphrodisia has unique scent which I find too strong for my liking because it has patchouli in it, I think. Maybe you can end up liking it.

If you want to get those products for free, don't forget to join the giveaway!

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The total prize is IDR 1.500.000

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etude house

[Sponsored] Review: Etude House Precious Mineral Magic Any Cushion #01 Magic Pink

Are you curious about the new Etude House Precious Mineral Magic Any Cushion, wow, that's such a very long name. If you remember the magic cushion, this one is the same concept but filled with base similar with Etude House Baby Choux Base. See my previous intro for this product here.

I've tried cushion product like this before. My first one is IOPE Air Cushion Sunblock EX and I love it. Cushion is really compact and neat, lightweight and travel friendly. Whenever I'm travelling this is my must bring. No mirror or brush needed anymore.

So, when I've to choose something for sponsored product from Cosmetic Love, of course I chose this one. And I chose the pink one. Cosmetic Love is an online shop that sells Korean cosmetics with free world wide shipping.

[Features] source: Cosmetic-Love

[Etude House] Precious Mineral Magic Any Cushion SPF34 / PA++ 15g

Moisture-Rich Multi Color Cushion.

- Magic Pink for Pale Skin

- Magic Mint for Covering Blush

- Magic Peach for Brightening

[Capacity]

15g

[How to Use]

Buff the moisture-rich powder onto skin in circular motions until desired coverage is achieved.

The box has the same color with the compact, this one has pearl pink color, just like the liquid inside. The pact made from plastic, the top side is pearl finish while the bottom side is glossy finish. I love the logo, it's beautiful like a round mirror frame.

The box contains English description and ingredients while the others are in Korean. It's nice to see that it has SPF in it. Sometimes I just lazy putting up sunblock and layering my face again. No time for that. This shorten my morning routine.

The size is the same with Any Cushion and my IOPE. Thick but light weight. The air puff is pink as you can see the bottom side, it's definitely cuter than the previous Etude House Any Cushion which has dark blue color. The pink color has perfect match with the case. There is a plastic separator between the cushion and the puff to keep it clean.

The cushion's texture is like sponge with big pores, that's where the liquid is.

The color is pearly milky pink. I'm afraid it's too white since the color contains more white than pink, not like the baby choux, this one is whiter. The texture is light, but remember to not using it too much or it will end up pasty. The smell is like powder with floral hint, somehow similar with my IOPE.

The puff is pink, cute right? It's the same with other variants. I think it will be cuter if the mint has green puff and the peach has peach puff too. Because this product has light pastel color, the cushion's color is lighter too (compared to Any Cushion which has dark blue color).

The liquid blends in nicely with the puff using tap tap motion, this will give light finish and won't be cakey. It gives brightening effect with light shimmer or pearl finish. Nice as make up base for glowing finish. I think this can be used as highlighter too if it's too white. Personally, I think it's a bit too white for me if I use it alone. Very unsuitable for people with dark skin.

I love that it does brighten and giving me healthy complexion rather than my dull face before. It doesn't have coverage but can brighten and ease up a bit the look of my freckles. I added under eye concealer, eyeliner, lipbalm and BB Cream, ready to go!

But be careful. It can be pasty, both the Magic Any Cushion and BB Cream must be applied in thin layer, unless you want to look awkward, getting too white or enhance the dry patches. Remember to prepare your skin well before using them, it helps a lot and smoothen the make up. Adding some loose powder helps them to stay in place and make it less sticky.

Pros:

+ Compact base to bring

+ Brighten the skin and giving healthy glow

+ Has SPF

+ Cute packaging, as always

+ Comes in 3 variants, but I think peach and pink is kinda similar

Cons:

- Expensive for a base make up

- Might be too pasty and white

- Not suitable for dark skin

- Can enhance dry patches

- A little bit sticky for tropical humid temperature (using loose powder will help)

Overall:

It does the job well, but with some cons I said above, I will rethink to repurchase because it is quiet expensive. I love the brightening effect it gives and the compactness, it's easy to bring everywhere and less messy to apply, no hand or brush needed. I always use it with light tap tap motion to make it natural and finish it with natural loose powder.

This product is sponsored by

Product link: Etude House Magic Any Cushion

Price: $27.54

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BEAUTY SHOPPING

[Sponsored] Review: OST Original Pure Vitamin C20 Serum

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Born Pretty Store

Cow Nail Art ft Nail Water Decals

Been long time since I posted my last nail post. Today I'd like to tell you about my new fave item for nail art!

I've known nail sticker since I was a child, I liked to play with it, even until now. They're cheap and easy to get. Less than $1. But I hated it when I got cracked and peeled off, it becomes dirty and sticky. >__<

But now, I've found my new love with Nail Water Decals. At first I don't know what it is, until I got them from Born Pretty Store as giveaway gifts. I got 24 of them and they're so pretty.

Pretty... I feel like a child again. Lol.. I have shared some with friends. I'm going to show you! It's such ashame I don't know about this before and I haven't found any whose selling this in Indonesia.

So.. I'm interested in the cow motif. They are so cute right... The best to pair is white nail polish. I'm using the one from Etude House. Not so good quality, crack easily but still ok for a few days. And base and top coat with Revlon Double Twist, cheap and good nail polish, easy to get out there.

So, this is how to use nail water decals.

- Don't forget to paint your nails first and make sure it is completely dry. Use hair dryer. It helps a lot.

- I cut the decals into pieces, only the one that I wanted to use. Once it's been removed, it can't never back in place, not like stickers.

- I prepared a small plate (usually used for sambal), pour it with water. That's why it called nail water decals because they need water. Then soak the design into the water until it can be peeled from the base. You can also use cotton bud to wet the design.

- Don't forget to wet or moist your nails too. If don't the design won't stick nicely on the nails.
- After the design is removed, hurry! Place it on your nails in the right position you want. You can't move it because it's so thin and soft or you'll tear them away. If you want to move it a little just make sure it is moist enough or add a small amount of water and be careful. (Sorry no pic of this, I was to busy with it and I have to be really quick)
- Put some topcoat on after. Just make sure it's already dry and don't put too much top coat or the design's color can fade away.

Finish! Sorry still a bit messy. Too lazy to clean it up, already midnight. Beautiful.. and cute.. All people who've seen it thought that I painted them because nail water decals gives the best result that it is so soft so there's no hard surface after, unlike stickers.

What do you think, do you want to try it!
Can't wait to try the others!

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Review: Innisfree Vivid Tint Rouge #02 Sweet Pink

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[Sponsored] Review: OST Original Pure Vitamin C20 Serum

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