[REVIEW] SULWHASOO Evenfair Perfecting Cushion no.13 (Light Pink)

Sorry for not posting regularly lately. I have been so busy with life changes and I get to tired that writing a blog seems impossible. Now that I have a 4 days Christmas holiday, I might as well write a good quality blog for you guys.

I have heard about Sulwhasoo Brand for quite a time now and I now they are high end brand and they are expensive! One of my friend owned this line, the Evenfair Perfecting Cushion. I heard that it was voted as the best cushion product 2013 by the Korean version of "Allure". So, feeling adventurous I decided to buy them despite the high cost. 

I bought no. 13 in light pink which is not 'pink' at all judging from the colour of the products.

The packaging is very nice a elegant looking compared to the other brand of bb cushion.

The Sulwhasoo has this gold lining and pretty much slimmer than other brands' packaging. 

In short, they look expensive.

Oh, it also comes with the re-fill!

Unique elegant packaging
They have the golden decoration at the edges.

In side, they have the mirrors and puff (brown colour), just like other bb cream.

Again the gold lining is a major difference. I like the feeling of luxury that I get from the packaging.

What it looks like inside.
Underneath the lid, the cushion is still protected with the protective stickers.

The texture is light, just like other brands.

The colour is not what I expected honestly. 

Not exactly light pink, OK

Here is the Caution statement and what I want to highlight is the 5th points: "2% or more arbutin"

What is ARBUTIN?

They are whitening agents! They works very quickly on the skin by not only whitening your skin tone, but works well as moisturizer too. it can as well fitler out harmful UV rays.

Arbutin is a relatively simple chemical, with a glucose attached  to a hydroquinone. 

What makes a difference is that arbutin does not have the side effects that hydroquinone seems to have.  Arbutin also has anti-cancer activity on melanoma cells, apparently by regulating expression of the p53 tumor suppressor and cell apoptosis. (read more: here)

They do have the better coverage than other BB cushion I might say and they last long too!

I think the colour suits my skin I guess (on real life, not on camera). 

Here is what it looks on my skin. 

Too light? May be?

See the gorgeous coverage and dewy complexion 

Overall Thoughts: 8/10

• Price : IDR 750K++ (prices might increased already)
• Pros  : 
• Contains SPF 50+/PA+++
• Does brighten your skin when wearing the products
• Last long through out the whole day
• Good coverage
• Cons:
• Due to the dewy complexion, my face sometimes looks 'oily'
• I am not sure that I get pimples because of this products, but I have mild breakouts lately.
• EXPENSIVE!
• Repurchase : Not sure. I might if I got some discount. Plus, if I am sure that the breakouts is not caused by the products.
• Recommended: YES! I think it is very suitable for Asian skin tone and if you need high and long lasting coverage. If you have spare money and looking for a high end brand to add to you bb cushion collections, why not try this? It worth the try.

[REVIEW] Peripera Lip Water Tint in #5 Strawberry Pink

By now, most of you must have guess that I am a big fan of MeeJMuse unnie. 

I love her videos, I agreed with most of the opinions that she talked about, and I found that I am in love with the products that she loves as well. 

Thus, I am always looking for what products she is loving as a references. 

(Not all the products she loves will suits me anyway)

One of the reasons why I am buying this lipwater is because she loves it and I fell in love with this colors when she wore it on one of her video. 

This one!!

Since Peripera brand is not available 'on store' at Indonesia, I have to buy it online.

This color, #5 Strawberry Tint a.k.a Candy Juice is a new color and not all online shop has it. 

I need to order them from the one in Jogyakarta (Center Java) #determination

Peripera Lip Water Tint #5 Strawberry Pink

It comes in a very cute packaging. Look at the cat-lady.

The product comes in a small glass-like container that I am sure is plastic.

It has some production code printed on the bottom on the container.

Is it the word "Jeju" written there?

It comes with a build in sponge applicator.
The applicator is somewhat pointy means that it is user friendly.
The liquid is watery. Living up to the name water tint.

Peripera Lip Water Tint #5 Strawberry Pink applied on hand (Left)Peripera Lip Water Tint #5 Strawberry Pink blended (Right)

I tried to apply the products on the back of my hand for a test.

It absorb quite fast. See on the left picture, the edge of the product already turns into a soft looking pink.

After blending it out, the color was even out. There is no reddish spots, dots, or harsh line left out.

Peripera Lip Water Tint #5 Strawberry Pink applied as blusher

As I am sure about the blending 'ability' of the products, I am going to check it out on my cheeks as a blush. 

I know some products like benefit, tend to leave some dots or marks when you leave it even for just couple seconds. But not this products.

Turns out that it blends beautifully without leaving spots and the color is quite nice. 

Since it is a water tint, the color pop out quite nicely and it last longer than powder blush. 

Left: Bare lips
Center: Applied Peripera Lip Water Tint #5 Strawberry Pink, and blend out
Right: Close Up

It turns to a beautiful shades of reddish pink. Not too red, not too pink.

After blending out, the color looks like a beautiful naturally looking lips. 

I love it.

Review:

Price: Rp 70K-110K

Pros:

• Beautiful color, natural looking

• Medium durability (gone after meal)

• Easy to blend out

• Cheap with loads of products

• Beautiful Packaging

Cons:

• Tend to dry up the lips (since it is a water tint)

• Not easily found

Recommended: YES!! The color is sooooo beautiful <3

Repurchase: Maybe? I love the color but since I love exploring other color (now I am having plenty of other colors). I guess I will think about it later.

Secret Key (Sweet Glam) vs Dior (Lip Glow)

I have been loving the Dior Lip Glow.

I have a tendency to have a dry cracked lips and the lip glow really helps my lips to look healthy effortlessly. 

The product will react with your body pH and turn to a color depends on it.

However, it is expensive. I purchased it last year at Singapore Duty Free shop at around Rp 350K and now, with dollars climbing up, the price has reach up to more than Rp 420K (last I checked).

It is not long lasted (only for 2-3 months?) I do not think that it is quite an investment. 

Then...

I found out about the Secret Key Sweet Glam.

They claim to be the cheaper version of Dior Lip Glow. 

I was curious and I decided to buy it. 

I bought the one in #1 Baby Pink as it bears the most resemblance to the Dior Lip Glow

This is the comparison of the product packaging.

Secret Key (Sweet Glam) vs Dior (Lip Glow) --- THE PACKAGING

At a glance, it looks almost similar: the color and the design.

Although, the Secret Key's packaging tend to be 'plump'er and shorter.

Secret Key (Sweet Glam) vs Dior (Lip Glow)
See that the secret key's are bigger yet shorter.

The bottom of the tube is different too. 

The secret key's bottom is in a soft square with the production codes and stuff. 

Dior's bottom is a round end, with CD initial engraved. More elegant I guess.

Secret Key (Sweet Glam) vs Dior (Lip Glow)

Applied on the lips, there is a different actually. 

The Secret Key's are more moist and have the oily feel. 

Dior's are moist without the 'too-oily' feel. 

The color is different too, as you can see on the picture below.

There is a slight difference.
Dior (left) are more matte yet moisturizing and the color are more of a natural lip color.
Secret Key (right) are more dewy/oily and the color are slightly brighter (reddish) then Dior's

Which one do you like more?

I personally didn't like the too oily feel on my mouth. I am not comfortable with that, that is why I am leaning towards lip tint and lip water all this while. 

But I guess I can live with Secret Key.

With price, comes quality, right?

[REVIEW] Holika Holika Wonder Drawing 24H Auto Eyebrow Pencil #2 Dark Brown

I have been wanting to use an eyebrow pencil for a while. I have been only using eyebrow gel (mascara) all this time and I think eyebrow pencil will be better to give definition and tidy-up my brow compared to mascara type.

Eyebrow make up has been popular since quite a time by now but it is a whole new world for me to venture. I have naturally medium thick eyebrow which is slightly arched. 

I am still learning how to groom my eyebrow

Since I have a profound love for Korean Make Up products, I am going to buy mine from those range. My first choice is actually the The Face Shop Lovely ME:EX Design My Eyebrow. However, I got the  Holika Holika Wonder Drawing Eyebrow Pencil haha. I was couple bucks short from being the member, and I remember that I need an eyebrow pencil. So, well.. the difference should not be too extreme right?

Holika Holika Wonder Drawing Eyebrow Pencil
It comes with 2 ends: a brush and the pencil-like end

The eyebrow pencil is somewhat crayon like but when applied on turns somewhat powdery. The color is dark brown which matches my current 'ombre' hair. It lasted all day and the brush is good at evening out the harsh edges. 

This is the color on my skin

I am somewhat still a freshman in 'brow-drawing-faculty'. There are lots of things unknown to me and I am still exploring the areas. I know that with my round face, I am not allowed to draw the straight korean eyebrow as it will make my face even more round. 

Source here

I decided to play it safe at first, following my natural eyebrow line.

from the left:
1. bare eyebrow
2. draw the outline of the eyebrow
3. fill the sparse area
4. brush it to blend out harsh edges

And I am done!

Natural enough?
I am not exactly satisfied.
I will definitely update further techniques that I discovered that are quite easy and natural looking enough for daily wear.

Review:

Price: Rp 110K-150K (I forgot the price)

Pros:

• Long last, Waterproof

• Good packaging, Good Brush.

• Good color

• Relatively cheap

Cons:

• After couple of weeks, the end of the pencil tend to be kinda blunt and it is quite hard to draw define line with it

Recommended: Yes, it is a good one.

Repurchase: Probably not. I still want to try The Faceshop ME:EX. 

Innisfree No-Sebum Mineral Powder [REVIEW]

I finally found my Holy Grail Face Powder!!!!

Yup!
It was that Innisfree No-Sebum Mineral Powder!

I used to believe that all loose powders are the same, until I found this Innisfree No-Sebum Mineral Powder. This is an amazing products, trust me. I first found out about this through countless beauty vloggers who loved and have been preaching about the goodness of this products for centuries. After I tried this, then I know the reason why!!

Innisfree is quite a famous brand in Korea. However, there is no official Innisfree store set up in Indonesia yet. The only way to purchase this item is through online shop. I bought mine for 95K but then I found another store selling at 75K! *sigh* I won't put the store name there tho. 

All right, back to the products, the loose powder comes in a small round green container with a small puff. 

Believe me, I am shocked at first when I saw how small the product is. I even have it measured!

It is only a 5.5 cm diameter products. 

Well, it is handy although it means it only contains little amount of products; and I wonder why it is so cheap. Oh well.

The loose powder is suppose to be translucent but the color of the powder is white. It does give a slight white tint to your face, although hardly noticeable after couple hours (less if you are in a hot and humid area) 

Ir claims to be all natural, contains mineral from Jeju, and is a sebum-free formula. 

And I can say that, YES!! It is!

I honestly haven't encounter such a long lasting loose powder before Innisfree Mineral Powder! It sticks to the skin perfectly and last until long enough that I do not have to re-apply them to conceal my oily T-zone! 

I love it!

Review:

Price: Rp 75K - 95K

Pros:

• Long lasting,my T-zone is not as oily as without this

• Neutral color, it is translucent

• Contains mineral

• Relatively cheap for the size

• Portable, it is really small!

Cons:

• Very small!! :'( which means it contains only a couple mg of products. I am getting ready for the new one! haha

Recommended: YES!! This is honestly a holy grail products for me with the combination of my oily skin and tropical area, nothing can hold the make up better than this!

Repurchase: YESSS!!!

Chir Chir (치르치르) Korean Fried Chicken at Somerset, Singapore

By this time you guys should have known  that I have a profound love for South Korea.Their pop culture, their make up, and of course their food!

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!!

One of the korean food that I love is their Korean fried chicken. I don't really know why, but Korean Fried Chicken is... somewhat different compared to KFC or McDonalds although I cannot say that the latter is less tasty.

Korean fried chicken has this unique seasoning taste that people cannot get bored of and most of them claims that they are using healthy, low fat chicken. With the increasing concern of healthy food, the hype of Korean culture, and the tasty chicken, no wonder the Korean Fried Chicken is now one of the world's phenomenon. The franchise of this business has spread across nations. 

I have been to and tried couple of Korean Fried Chicken in Jakarta, namely Bonchon, Chili Jeans, Kyochon, Kkuldakk, etc. 

       

This time, I will review my experienced in Singapore, with Chir Chir Korean Fried Chicken. 

One of my very close friend are working and living at Singapore, one of the country with quite large amount of Overseas Korean nearby. They have a lot of good and innovative Korean restaurant. 

Chir Chir Chicken has been a hype recently, following couple of big instagram food bloggers who come for a visit and recommending this restaurant on their blog. 

The restaurant was located at the #B3-04-06 of Somerset mall, in Singapore. 

B3 stands for Basement 3 and I foolishly go to 3rd FL.

FML!

Anyway, the price of the food is quite high, ranging from SGD 26-30++ but the portion is amazingly huge!

We ordered a Salad. I honestly forget the name of the salad, but do not worry, there are not many option to choose from.

The salad is fresh and sourish. It is a good appetizer and it has great amount of chicken in it as well. 

Simply delicious.

For the main course, we are having Garlicky Tenders for $26.90.

It is so good! the chickens come in abundance and they have roasted tokpoki and garlic!

I love roasted tokpoki and even though I dislike garlic, I ate it! 

Simply delicious! *droll*

Garlicky Tenders from Chir Chir Chicken

If you manage to notice, they provide the cute mini-fork/tongs so that you don't need to use your hands on the food. It is quite sturdy and practical. Not to mention cute! Hehe!

The service is spot on and the food is delicious. It worth the price!

Chir Chir Fushion Chicken

#B3-04/05/06, 313 @ Somerset,

313 Orchard Road, Singapore, 238895

[REVIEW] CLIO Waterproff Kill Brown Pen Liner

I am ruining out of eyeliner for 2 days before the parcel containing my CLIO waterproof Kill Brown Pen Liner arrived. I was using the K-Palette Eyeliner Tattoo 24 H also in Brown for a year and it has just finished. 

I heard there are tons of good review about CLIO's eyeliner, therefore I decided to buy it. 

I found one on Qoo10 for Rp 155,000,-

There are two options to the waterproff eyeliner: Pen or Brush. I am confused but ended up buying the pen liner. I thought that the brush must be too "brush-y" that it will be very hard for me to apply it. But then, now I was thinking that I might have made a huge mistake by taking the pen liner.

I miss my K-palette so much! I think I am gonna repurchase it.

The CLIO liner is made in Japan. Claimed  to be waterproof, and have no smudge formula. It is also recommended for beginner. 

I do not find it all true though:

• Waterproof ✔️

Its the common, most basic procedures.

• No Smudge Formula ✖️

Not really 'No Smudge' actually. It comes off in small dust-like pieces. It doesn't stay as long and as strong as my K-palette *started crying*

In addition, I do not think that this eyeliner is suitable for people with oily face or for you who life in tropical or humid area. The products fades overtime. It gets overshadowed by the eyeshadow. Can you see the difference???? It is just like the eyeliner is being 'eaten' by my eyeshadow!!! 

• Beginner Friendly ✖️ (?)

This is might be my fault. I have been using eyeliner for 3 years and I have never use any pen liner before. I bought this liner, wrongly. The end of the pen is really sturdy and pointy that it kinda hurts my eyelid. *sob* I cannot apply it nice and as evenly as my K-palette. It doesn't dry fast enough. My K-Palette dries up within seconds so when I blink, the product won't get into my upper lid. I am really sad and disappointing. 

After countless good review from all the beauty vloggers and bloggers, I am so very disappointed. 

I think this eyeliner will sit on my drawer or ended up in someone else's make up box. 

I am Sad

I do not even feels like reviewing this product.

Review:

Price: Rp 155.000 (before delivery cost)

Pros:

• Well, the cap has a springy function which was nice.

Cons:

• Smugde, after all day wearing it, it is just half of it left on my eye

• Not recommended for all day use in tropical area, it is somewhat 'over-ride' by the eyeshadow

• The color is not strong, you have to apply it over and over but the tip is so hard, it hurts your eyelid

• Not realt waterproff

Recommended: NO.

Repurchase: HELL, NO.

The Legend of Noodles - 취강 해물짬뽕

So, I figure that since I was at Jakarta, why not have a fun culinary adventure and try all sort of food that I have been craving since God knows when? haha!

Anyway, I have been craving for Korean Food for quite a time by now and I luckily got to try the delicious, famous, and currently very "IN" in Jakarta, the LEGEND OF NOODLES!

Legend of Noodles

Originally opened at Senopati, South Jakarta; It has recently open a new branch at the "IT" place, PIK, North Jakarta. I went to the one in Senopati, tho. 

The original place is always better, right? and I heard that the menus are more complete too! Plus there are so many Koreans that literally, the table on my front, back, northwest and south west are all Koreans!!!

This is what the restaurant looks like on the inside.
They have second floor too!
It has the "Drivers' Restaurant Feel"

Not much banchan is served.
I love the kimchi tho <3

Cold green tea is given in a big bottle, just like when you are in Korea, and it is self service.

Not long after, the food come!!

I cannot believe my eyes! 

The bowl is no damn huge and the fillings are so damn generous!!

With 85K/bowl there are tons of seafood!!!!

I am in an awe!!

There are clams, prawns, small crabs, small octopus, and squid!

짬뽕

짬뽕 from Legend of Noodle
Look at those generous seafood!!!!

Jjajang Myeon
Hell good!!! I haven't taste a Jjajang Myeon quite like this one!!

The Jjajang Myeon is sooooo goooddddd!!! The noodles are chewy and soft, the meat and potatoes are plentiful, the gravy is spot on!!

I think the noodles are hand pulled. It is sooooo damn good!!!

and it is so long!! we have to cut it to consume it (OK, I share the two bowls so of course we have to cut it)

OK, now I look at the picture and I want to eat it again! Damn!

Will be revisiting soon!!!

I also ordered another plate of Tangsuyuk (Sweet-Sour-Pork) which is so good! and since it comes in the middle of our eating, I didn't manage to take the picture hahaha!

Glutton before Picture!

You should definitely visit this noodle house!

Did I mention that I have to park the car far far away because the parking area near the restaurant is very very full????

It is so damn good and so damn cheap, that's why there are a hell lot of people coming. 

Oh, and when I visit, an ang mo comes for a visit too! haha! Just saying tho!

Anyway, the shop is located at:

Legend of Noodle Senopati

Jl. Senopati No. 81, 

Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, 12180

(021) 52906995

Opening hours: 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

 

Aritaum Full Cover Stick Concealer No. 1 (Light Beige) Review

It is the firts Aritaum product that I owned. I have heard about the brand for quite a while as they are quite popular among the beauty bloggers and vloggers for their quality. I was a bit doubtful at first, whether to buy or not to buy this product because I have never owned a concealer before. Although I feel like I should try it to see why people are loving it so much!!

What makes concealer so special that people cannot live without them? or cannot use foundation, or BB cream, or CC cream to replace them?

This is the first thing I found on Google.
Not an alternative to all-over foundation, but compliments it.
So why not just use your foundation twice?

Then, I found this on Yahoo Answers

They can cover up tougher imperfection! I assume with smoother finish?
Dark circle? Any one?
Oh, and once in a while, pimples?

So, by then I decided I will buy the concealer. The Aritaum concealer is the yellow type. Aritaum is not available here in Indonesia. I bought mine from Qoo10 (Indonesia Gmarket) from a selller Best Prize Breezy, you can access them here. I chose the seller as they offer the low delivery rate (Rp 39,000) and I bought several other stuffs from them. (Parcel delivery cost from Jakarta-Pontianak is around Rp 26,000)

Aritaum Full Cover Concealer in No. 01 (Light Beige)
It is a stick concealer with a pen-like shape with two ends
The first end is where the concealer is, it has creamy texture but once on the skin, it feels a bit powdery
The other end is where a soft brush that I assumed is attached for blending purpose

I cannot wait to try but I have make up on my face at that time. So, I applied it to the back of my hand. Fortunately, I had a bruise from bumping a chair the other day (I am a clumsy) that I will try to cover. 

1. There is the bruise
2. Applied the concealer and blending
3. I guess its 80% gone

I was thinking, NOT BAD! but then I have no comparison as I have never owned a concealer. But hey, I can use BB/CC cream for this, right?

Therefore, I decided to use it on my face the day after. I apply it to the recommended area: eyes, nose (near nostril area), and pimples. I also use it as a eye primer as I am running out! And I am loving it.

Left: Bare Face
Middle: Concealer applied on eyebag, nose, cheeks, eyelid, and troubled areas
Right: All concealer blended

Now I know why people are buying concealer, it covers blemishes and dark spots perfectly without the heavily layered coverage like BB/CC cream. It makes the skin look flawless with just concealer along. 

As an eyeprimer, they work wonders as well! I think its roughly the same as if you are using eyeprimer as eyeshadow base. They do the color justice and they prevent creasing. Although I will still buy an eye primer.

Now I am loving concealer and I thank God that I found them! Will going to try liquid concealer next time for sure!

Review:

Price:  It cost me Rp 97,000,- on Qoo10

Pros:

• Good Coverage

• Feels light on my skin and doens't cause any break up

Some product residue is left
on the packaging

• Cheap

Cons:

• I think it blends better when I dab it with my hand. I do not use the brush. I think the packaging will be better without the brush.
• The consistency is cream and they put it in a twist up packaging. Some of the products are wasted  when we twist it back.

Recommended: Yes! It has good coverage, doesn't feel heavy on my skin, long last, and doesn't cause any break out. It matches the skin tone well. Oh, you are supose to buy concelaer in 1 shade lighter that your foundation color. 

Repurchase: Not sure. This is my first concelaer, I think I should try several brands and type to know what worls best for me. Haha! I am feeling adventerous already.