[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.

K-Palette 24H Tattoo Eyeliner #1 Jet Black [REVIEW]

I have been quite busy lately with our third exam (just done) and Duty Office Internship coming up tomorrow. I was placed on Kalimalang Primary Branch which is quite far from where I am staying at the moment, will talk about it in details on a separate post.

Now, I have been raving about the greatness of K-Palette 24H liner!

I have previously owned one, in brown shades, check it out here.

I honestly bought my previous liner on luxola.com and had it delivered to me via a visiting friend.

I have been looking for the liner for ages since my last liner run out of 'ink' LOL

I finally found one on Online shop! Although sadly they didn't have the brown shades. 

I am quite OK with the black one, so I purchased it. 

There is a manufactured date sticked on the bottom on. 

There barcode was printed and the MFG date sticked

Mine stated March 2015, which is quite recent.

This is what the packaging looks like.
The packaging has the hologram-like shades printed on a hard plastic with Japanese writings on it.
It is a number one sales in Japan!

This is what the eyeliner looks like

The brush is pointy but not too rigid which I like as it doesn't hurt my eyelid.

The line is precise and the color is vivid.
I smudge it couple of times and it still maintain its glorious line!
I love it!!

It really live up to its name 24 Hours Eyeliner Tattoo! 

It doesn't stray no matter how much I smudge my eyes or cry, it still stay strong till the end of the day!

This will be my forever beloved eyeliner brand of all time! <3

Review:

Price: SGD 19 on luxola.com or IDR 210K on Indonesian Online shop

Pros:

• Vivid color

• Long lasting

• Smudge-proof

• Waterproof

Cons:

• Difficult to find here in Indonesia

• Quite expensive

Recommended: YES!! Definitely it is one of my favorite liner!

Repurchase: YES! But I want the brown color! TT^TT

Nomz Kitchen and Pastry - Grand Indonesia

Nomz Kitchen & Pastry
Grand Indonesia East Mall Ground Floor #06-07
Phone:(+6221)23581211 
Opening Hours: 11am – 10pm (weekdays); 11am – midnight (weekends)
Instagram: @nomzjakarta
http://www.nomzjakarta.com/

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Nomz Kitchen and Pastry is located in a quite strategic location. Inside one of the most prestigious mall in Jakarta,  Grand Indonesia. 

from the left: Chef Arnold, Chef Kim

As written on their website, the restaurant was founded by Chef Arnold Poernomo and Pastry Chef Kim Pangestu.  Some of the chef includes Chef Arnold's younger brother Reynold Poernomo and a Master Chef from Australia, originally from Vietnam, Kha Nguyen.

Correct me if I am wrong.

(from the left) Chef Reynold, Chef Kha Nguyen, Chey Arnold, Pastry Chef Kim

The ambiance

We (me and 2 friends) came on Sunday afternoon around 12 pm and we choose to sit on the outside table as I think that the lighting will be ideal for photography, and it was perfect!

As soon as we ordered, we were served an appetizer. 

I cannot exactly describe what that is. It is kind of a fried dough. I couldn't say I love it, but it was a good 'crunch' to have while waiting. 

ps: the flower smells soooo gooood!!
I want to take them home!

What we were ordering:

Curry Baramundi (115K) -- the black bowl
This was the food that I ordered.
The size is pretty big that I couldn't even finish.
I love the curry sauce very much and I love how the elements of the food compliment each other well.
It taste somewhat Asian/Thailand food, somewhat savory yet sour and fresh.
Love it.

Nomz Benedict (110K)
It was my friends meal. I honestly feel like this meal is overpriced.
It only consist of two layers of pancake (?) and 2 eggs and the platting is very plain. Just that pile of eggs and pancakes on a big, white plate. I honestly felt my friends disappointment when the benedict was served.
The eggs was slightly overcooked too, they didn't ooze the gooey yellow yolk when cut into half which is quite a disappointment as I expect more.
Mostlikely would not recommend this dish to anyone.

Nomz Chicken (95K)
The meal was simple. It was practically fried chickens with garlic butter rice.
I was pretty disappointed too! The chicken was great but some of them (I remembered two) was undercooked.
It was the pink chicken!!! My friends ended up not eating those.
I really expect more. I didn't get to take pictures of the chicken tho (TT,TT)
Would not recommend others to have this.
I thought the Masterchef was suppose to be very strict about food safety.

Well, at least they have a great lightning

And my post was re-post! 

[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. 

Hog's Breath Cafe Jakarta

The new "IN" restaurant in Jakarta, it has been reviewed by couple of food bloggers like AnakJajan and Eatandtreas!  It is relatively easy to find as well as it was located on one of the biggest mall in Jakarta, Tribeca, Central Park Mall.

We come at night and this is what it looks like. I am not smoking but I sat on the smoking area because of my friends wanted to sit on the sofa.

They have a saloon concept and they offer mostly steak and western food wit rusty feel. The concept itself makes me feel like some cowboy is going to jump out outta no where. LOL. 

I came with a Buddhist friends who cannot ear beef, so we are having all chicken night. 

Cajun Chicken Dijonaise - Hog's Breath Indonesia

The Cajun Chicken is the menu that I wanted to try. I love that the chicken is tender, juice, and perfectly seasoned! The portion is big and we have our fill. I love the fact that the side dishes are not neglected! The mashed potato was OK but the vegetable were seasoned and boiled until it is soft. 

I can say that the side dishes matched the chicken pretty well.

Aglio Olio - Hog's Breath Indonesia

Next up is the pasta. For pasta, we are having a simple Aglio Olio and I cannot say that I love it. It is bit too greasy and under-seasoned. The cheese is kinda out of place and doesn't match that whole dish well.

Meat Lovers Pizza - Hog's Breath Indonesia

Last but not least is the Pizza! We are ordering Meat Lovers Pizza but we switched all beef, bacon, and ham to chicken. This might not the one you will be having if you are a beef lover. LOL.

The pizza was OK. The bread was crispy and the toppings was good. But not too special. 

I guess since it has a saloon and steak house concept, you should try the meat selection! ;)

It worth visiting and the portion was good!

Hog's Breath Cafe
Central Park Mall, Tribeca Park GF #15
Jl. S.Parman Kav. 28
West Jakarta
Ph. +6221 53662815

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!!!

Solution for Dry and Chapped Lips (EOS lipbalm)

Chapped lips is my once-in-a-while lip problem that doesn't seems to go away completely. It just keeps happening from time to time. In fact chapped lips can happen to anyone and usually we will just realize it when they get really chapped or bleeding. It doesn't help if you have the habit of bitting your peeled skin, just like me.

Dry lips especially chapped lips will have a negative impact for our overall appearance as in today's world, where ladies lips should be plump, soft, and kissable. Our lip product won't sit well on chapped lips as well. They will crack and look bumpy, giving uneven color, and unnatural finish. No matter how expensive or beautiful the color of our lip products are, chapped lips will bring those down to nothing. 

Well, the big question: 

Why is our perfectly soft lips be chapped the next day? 

There are couple of reasons for that according to my experience:

• Lack of Moisture/Dehydration

Lips doesn't contains oil glands like other parts of the skin. Oil glands is actually needed to lock the moisture in to our skin. The absent of oil glands on our lips skin tissue has actually caused it to be more prone to losing moisture, dry out, and be chapped. 

Furthermore, based on my observation from time to time, my chapped lips occurs when I do not drink enough water. Our body consist of mainly water (72%) and the lack of water has actually have a large impact on our body mechanical system. Drinking water will ensure that you have enough moisture to maintain the needs of our whole body (which includes our lips).

• Lips licking habit

I saw a lot of article saying that you are not suppose to lick your lips but I personally never take that into consideration until two year ago when I got the confirmation from a dermatologist who told me not to lick my lips as our saliva will do more harm than good. Licking lips will cause more persistent dryness. It will only moisture your lips for a while but then the saliva will actually eats away the thin skin layer on your lips and caused more dryness! In a long run, it will caused a darkening lips! which is a big NO-NO. Our lips should be pinkish.

• Consumption of certain drugs/medication

I have actually experienced this during those time when I was on dr. Kun's acne medicine. I am sure if you are living around Jakarta area, you would know him. He is a very popular doctor (dermatologist/acne specialist) and he treated many patients who suffered from mild to severe acne.
Some acne medication which helps to control sebum in your face does affect your lips involuntarily as a side effects. I was once given an oral medication (pill) and facial ointment (face cream). After I consumed the pill and apply the face cream for around a week, my whole face which was usually oily, dried out. That indirectly affect my lips. My lips chapped no matter how many glasses of water I drank. I have to use a heavy consistency lipbalm to keep it from peeling and bleeding. 

After those 'tragedy', I used my lipbalm even when I sleep, which leads me to discover the potential to use the lipbalm as a "sleep-mask". I think rather than buting a separate mask for your lips, it is better to just use your lipbalm. Save your money for new attire. 

You can use honey or royal jelly as well for more natural options, but considering that I move a lot on my sleep, I do not want the honey or royal jelly to smear all over my bed cover and invites unnecessary insects. 

You can use any lipbalm you have. I just happen to own the EOS lipbalm. 

I first found out about the EOS lipbalm from Hillary Duff's "Chasing the Sun" music video.

Hillary Duff's "Chasing the Sun" Music Video + EOS Lipbalm

Isn't it eye catchy? Not to mention a hell lot of celebrities are caught using the lipbalm. I owned the cute pink EOS lipbalm in Strawberry Sorbet. It has a nice sweet scent as well.

EOS Lipbalm in Strawberry Shorbet

I usually just apply the lipbalm on my lips and sleep with it over night. The result is pretty amazing. 

Before: Chapped and Dry Lips
After: After applying the EOS Lipbalm. It looks more moist (of course)
The next day: I let it set overnight. The results on the next day is more distinct. The chapped parts are smooth out and it actually turn more healthy and pinkish.

See the difference? I was wearing the lipbalm on 8 PM to 5 AM the next morning (Next day picture). My lips are actually looking softer and healthier. The peeled skin was somewhat healed and it was glowing pinkish-ly. I usually continue wearing it as a sleeping-mask for 2-3 days to ensure that the chapped lips gone away. Until it comes again. *sigh

Review:

Price: $ 3.29 on the website (here)

Pros:

• Cute packaging 

• No coloring and sweet scent

• Deeply moisture without being too sticky.

• Convenient to bring a long (in your bag)

• The egg shape (round) easy application

• It is on a hype, so why not?

Cons:

• It last too long (LOL)

• Aside from the hype, I do not see too distinct features that will make me want to continue buying it.  

Repurchase: Probably not. One EOS lipbalm will last for God knows when. I think I will be so bored by that time comes. 

Recommend: Yes, you should try it. It is a overall good lipbalm.