Overview PAC Eyeshadow, Blush and Brush Cleanser

Hi all!

How's your day?

Hope it's fabulous! :)

So, I went to PAC counter the other day, with a purpose of getting their brush cleanser. 

Buut.. end up getting their eyeshadow, blush, and pressed powder as well. 
*Oh well >.<'

( FYI : PAC stands for Professional Artist Cosmetics, it's an Indonesian local cosmetics. Or I might think it's like Indonesian version of MAC. >,<" )

*click the picture to go to their official site*

 Yup. Since you can see I already swatched and use them, I'm giving my overview and how it look on my face.

PAC Brush Cleanser

Price Tag : IDR. 86000 rupiahs ( around $8.60 US Dollar ) 

First thought? I knew it contain alcohol, but should they make it like a whiskey bottle? LOL. Actually, It's my first time purchasing alcohol based cleanser. I need it  for cleaning my Sigmax synthetic brush which tend too long to dry. Huff.

When I first open it, it had such a strong overpowering alcohol and fragrance smell to it. *Duh! But seriously, if I smell it too long.. I think I'm gonna passed out! x.x"

It said at the box how to use it --> I just need to pour the amount of liquid that I needed into a container and dip the brush into it. And that's what I did. Because it's an alcohol, so it got DISAPPEAR from my container quite FAST, BEFORE I FINISH WIGGLING MY BRUSH AND GET RID OFF THE STAIN. errmmm.. Lesson learnt : use a bowl or small cup as a container and WORK FAST!

To me, for 240ml or 8.11 fl.oz. amount of product it seem not much considering I need to use a lot to clean a single brush. Also, the overpowering smell transfer into the bristle for quite a while. eugh.

Despite the cons that I already mentioned, it does the function well. What can I say? my brush clean and dry within an hour instead of 2 days. and it promise to kill the bacteria and moisturize the bristle.

PAC Eyeshadow, Blush On and Pressed Powder

 

 Price Tag : IDR. 59000 rupiahs ( around $5.90 US Dollar ) each.

 picture taken at direct sunlight 

 Price Tag : IDR. 64000 rupiahs ( around $6.40 US Dollar ) each.

 picture taken at direct sunlight

 picture taken at direct sunlight 

picture taken at artificial light 

 
The Swatches

P11 : pressed pearly eyeshadow : soft salmon color with subtle silver shimmer

P06 : pressed pearly eyeshadow : golden bronze

P08 : pressed pearly eyeshadow : deep brown with gold pearl

P10 : pressed pearly eyeshadow : reddish brown 

P12 : pressed pearly eyeshadow : plummy color with subtle silver shimmer 

B04 : blush on : rosey pink almost purple-ish with shimmer

** I didn't swatch the pressed powder, it matches my skin tone anyway. 
FYI, I got it in the color --> 01 Sea Gold **

I've been bothered by the number code as the color name. At least, they could manage to name it with proper name, right? I mean.. I'm not wishing them to name it like NARS or Urban Decay did.

telanjang.. perawan.. dosa.. orgasme.. Okay, I need to stop right now. LOL

P11 is a beautiful highlight color for a brown eyes ( my opinion, off course ). Whenever I applied it on my tear duct area or brow bone, It opens and brightens any tired face that I have. The texture is soo smooth, pigmented, and I don't experience any excessive fall out with it. So far, Loving it!

To me, the winner among the eyeshadow is P06. And that's the main reason why I eventually stuck at the eyeshadow aisle at the counter and pick the other 4 colors. *Oh well. >,<" It got the most beautiful goldish bronze color! at that time I feel like I found another treasure. ( Okey, I've been hyperbole. LOL ) The texture is sooo buttery, easy to blend and crazily pigmented. They did a great job with this! Love it!

I gotta say, P08 and P10 is not the star among the eyeshadow that I got, but it compliment a lot for the other shade. It's the hype girl! Gotta have it, right? hehe..

P12 is such a lovely plummy color with a lot of shimmer in it. Once I tried to applying it on top of P08.. It become the BOMdotCOM. *speechless  

Sorry for not displaying a picture when I shut my eyes and see the color on my lid properly. ( I forgot. >,<" ) But all I do is taking the P06 on my lower lash line and all over the lid, P08 on the crease, blend with P10, and put P11 on my tear duct and brow bone. :)

B04 is a blush color. It's funny to me when it came with a same size like eyeshadow (all are in 3.5gr of product) It's funny right? or it's just me who think it's funny? lol. nevermind. However, this blush is crazily pigmented. You really just need to dab a teeny tiny amount of product, tap any excess and apply it softly on your cheeks.

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That's it my overview.

Let me know what you think!

Good day all!

Smile :)

NOTE: all of the product were purchased by my own money and reviewed by honest thought. It's just my way to give you an opinion in buying product that you considered to purchase. Be a smart buyer! Hope you like my reviews. 

Quote of the Day

People need to be nice because they want to. Not because they "need to" for something they want.

Happy Easter, everyone! :) 

Time to Give and Share :)

Hi lovelies,

Happy Holy Thursday :)

In this post, I think I wanna share a little of my experience when me and my friends start to do a charity event about 2 years ago..

Why 2 years ago?

It went back from my high school moments. You know what? to me, high school is the time when I really found all of my best friends for life. And it really hit us when we need to say goodbye after graduation. I feel happy.. but sad at the same time. Each one of us have a different plan in continuing our study. Ada yang rencananya pergi keluar negeri, keluar kota, beda jurusan, atau rencana lain yang pastinya buat kita semakin jauh.. hehe.. as  I'm writing this, I got teary in my eyes. hiks :")

Pastinya, moment waktu SMA itu ga bisa diulang. Kita cuma bisa nyoba untuk stay connected and keep our friendship tight like we used to have. Ya pastinya ga bakal bisa kaya SMA lagi.. makan, belajar, becanda, bandel, ketawa, seneng, sedih, susah, nyontek (*loh?) selalu bareng. LOL.

Dan 4 tahun setelah perpisahan SMA atau tepatnya 2 tahun yang lalu beberapa dari kita lulus dan balik ke Jakarta. Ide yang tadinya sekedar ngumpul, temu kangen dan makan2, kali ini diubah sedikit menjadi acara charity ke panti asuhan anak keterbelakangan mental. Dengan tema : KUMPULnya dapet. FUNnya juga dapet. (haha.. kata2 kita banget, gh-huys! LOL.)

25 Juli 2010

Kita yang waktu itu ber18 akhirnya bener2 bisa liat langsung suasana panti. Anak2 yang kita kunjungi berkisar umur balita sampai SMA. 

Di situ kita makan bareng, nyanyi bareng, main games.. dan akhirnya ditutup dengan pemberian bingkisan sebelum akhirnya kita menyudahi acara. Seneng bgt melihat mereka semua senang, bahkan sampai ada yang ga mau pisah sama kita :')

you can see more pictures here --> click me!

Ternyata, kumpul seperti ini bisa 100x LEBIH menyenangkan! Dan kita semua berjanji kalau acara charity seperti ini menjadi acara tahunan kita.

Sayangnya, tahun lalu kita kurang bisa mempersiapkan waktu masing2.. :( Dan acara charity pun kita tunda hingga tahun depan.. 

Nah, tahun 2012 ini adalah goal kita untuk melakukan aksi charity lagi.

Tepatnya tanggal 29 april 2012. Dengan telah dilaksanakannya survey lokasi dan beberapa pertimbangan, kali ini kita mengadakan acara charity ke sebuah panti asuhan sederhana :

Panti Asuhan Fioretti
Jalan Raya Kampung Sawah gg.pos 04/01 No.16
Kelurahan Jati Murni, Kecamatan Pondok Melati
Bekasi

Sekilas alasan mengapa kita memilih PA.Taman Fioretti:
1. Mereka tidak mempunyai donatur tetap (adapun hanya dalam jumlah kecil)
2. Mereka dirasakan lebih membutuhkan (dalam artian finansial)

Gambaran umum panti:
Total 67 anak (45 anak SD, TK dan yang lebih muda lagi)

tempat tidur dan segala kebutuhan pokok yang sangat sederhana
sedikit lahan kosong untuk bermain

Berikut sedikit gambaran dari pantinya :

Dan sekarang misi saya dan teman2 sekarang adalah mengumpulkan sumbangan dalam bentuk dana. Adapun dana tersebut akan kita gunakan untuk membeli sembako dan kebutuhan pokok panti. Dan bila berlebih tentunya akan disumbangkan langsung ke panti asuhan tersebut. Dana yang disumbangkan juga berbentuk sukarela, tidak ada pemaksaan untuk besarannya alias seikhlas dan semampunya teman2. hihi

Bagi yang berniat, sumbangan dana dapat dilakukan sampai tanggal 22 April 2012 dan akan saya infokan lebih lanjut ke rekening teman yang mengatur pendapatan dana yang masuk. :)

I think it's the end of my post today.

I would gladly to hear from you if you want to join this charity event through the funds that we've been collecting. :)

And especially to all my best friends who put their effort to make this charity event keep going strong. You guys teach me how to give and share. :") 

I know I've been blessed to have them in my life. 

Hope I can spread the message correctly.

Good day all!
Smile :)

diakhiri dengan foto keluarga

LOL. *cheers*

Battle of the Pore Minimizing Scrub : L'oreal Derma- Genesis VS Etude House Baking Powder

I'm into a pore minimizing scrub lately. And I've been searching for the affordable products that I could grab easily. These two brands, however, caught my eyes and decided to give it a try.

Oya, I need to remind a thing. I'm comparing this two brands not because I want to "disgrace" either one of them. It's simply because I purchased these almost at the same time and I just test what works for me the best. It could be different result for you. 

It took me about two months just to make sure I get the best result for each of the product. First month just trying the L'oreal, and another month switch to Etude's.

All is simply my honest opinion through my experience :)

L'oreal Derma-Expertise Derma Genesis Pore Minimizing Smoother Scrub 100ml/3.3oz 

It claims : 

• Formulated with gentle purifying clay & micro-beads to exfoliate dead skin cells
• Contains a natural cleansing agent to deeply cleanse skin without affecting its moisture balance
• Blended with BHA to naturally enhance daily cellular renewal
• Shrinks pores & refines skin’s texture
• Skin appears sleeker, brighter & fresher
• Non-comedogenic, dermatologist-tested
• To use: Apply daily to damp face & lightly massage in circular motion. Rinse thoroughly, avoid getting into eyes

And you can purchase online at StrawberryNET . link to the product --> click me!
However, you can get it from any L'oreal counter or Watsons, like I do.

Through the packaging, it's just a regular squeeze tube with approximately 16cm tall. It's a decent size for travel or use daily at home. With this, a little goes along the way. You just need a teeny tiny amount of product just to wash the whole face. From the instruction at the back of the package, I assume to use this daily.. and it is. It's a lightweight feel to clean your face whenever you need it.

For the texture, it's like a foam almost like a cream or a paste with a red micro beads which supposed to exfoliate dead skin cells.  

From the picture, you can see that this formula is not gonna get foamy, at all. When you mixture with water, it's just gonna get more liquidy texture. For me, it's new. Because I believe it's not gonna dried out your skin like a soap can do. Another challenge from this texture, it's not easily clean with a swipe of water, but you need to keep swiping it off until no more product in your face.

It has a fresh floral scents, not too overwhelming but acceptable for someone who doesn't like strong smell. 

I use this almost twice a day for a month. For the result, hmm.. I guess it doesn't do much for me. except having a fresh and clean face after everytime I use it. I gotta tell you, it doesn't change the size of my pores or control the excess oil from all day activity. It pretty much the same as face cleanser. In fact, I still prefer my regular foaming facial wash, Clean & Clear, and it is way  more cheaper.

Etude House Baking Powder Crunch Pore Scrub

It claims :

Baking Powder Crunch Pore Scrub is a scrub cleanser formulated with baking powder to penetrate, exfoliate and cleanse skin deep within pores to remove makeup and residues. Also contains Peppermint to soothe skin.

This product contains 100% natural fragrance, and is dye-free.

Each box contains 24 pouches.

Vol. 7g x 24 pouches = 168g (5.92 fl.oz.)

And you can purchase online at Indonesian multiply market. link to the product --> click me!

This time, I'm taking the traditional way. Baking soda is famous for it's way to shrinken the size of the pores. But I'm just too "skeptical" if I have to put the real baking soda into my face. Hais, I'm scared.. hehehe. So I'm just searching for a product that made to be a facial wash and formulated with baking soda. For coincidence, Etude House made one. And the cute packaging is always a plus for me. ^_____^

It's a triangular shape box filled with the actual product in it, 24 pouches of facial scrub. The pouches also shape triangle, so darn cute! And that is a huge "pro points" for me, in why they made it this way --> This aren't meant to be used daily! It says that "Use it for 1-2 times per week". It meant to deep cleaning your face weekly. ( NOTE : for the regular wash, I'm using Clean & Clear )

For the texture, it's like a foam wash, and I don't see any micro beads like L'oreal does have. But you know when you feel it, it's like the texture of baking soda ( a finer size than a micro beads, almost like sand texture ). And it has a lemony fresh scents.

And for the usage weekly, I got help by this bad boy right here.

no no no! not the squarepants! LOL!

Yup. I believe it help me exfoliate more of my dead skin cells. You can purchase it anywhere at drugstore, I personally bought it at SOGO MKG ( Mal Kelapa Gading ). My face felt really really clean and much smoother. It does help reduce my oiliness in regular day. To be honest, I don't see any different at the size of my pores. 

Make me realize that.. You know, there is a word saying, "Pore size is genetic, and there is nothing you can do to make your pores permanently smaller. Do not fall for claims stating a product will reduce your pore size. There are, however, tricks you can employ to temporarily minimize the appearance of pore size."

Here is I found a great article related to :

"Pores and Size: How to Minimize Their Appearance" --> click me!

 

My Thoughts 

Yeap. Maybe you can say from the reading that Etude House Baking Powder Crunch Pore Scrub is the winner to me. And I'm gonna put in the list as my weekly routine. 

That's it my review.

Let me know what you think!

Good day all!

Smile :)

NOTE: all of the product were purchased by my own money and reviewed by honest thought. It's just my way to give you an opinion in buying product that you considered to purchase. Be a smart buyer! Hope you like my reviews. 

Mada Foe's Giveaway

YAY! I'm on a mission to Mada Foe's giveaway.. or http://cantiktanpabangkrut.blogspot.com

because she reached 100 followers!

yay. I'm happy for her!

And this time she is giving away e.l.f. Studio Endless Eyes Pro Eyeshadow Palette

 I like reading her blog, as it says, "Beauty on Budget" atau Cantik Ga Perlu Pake Bangkrut lah ya. hehehe.. And she done so many reviews about local products or affordable makeup that we can try. She is an inspiring person as well, through her post you can see it :) 

I would love to win this e.l.f eyeshadow palette because I love experimenting with new colors and so far I'm quite impressed with e.l.f products.

Ok. Let's hope I could win this. Thx for the giveaway, Mada :)))

Spotted : Avril Lavigne Nail Polish

This time I'm spotting another "pop" idol releasing their beauty product.

Previous, I'm quite excited when Katy Perry released her eyelashes ( see picture --> click me! ).

Now, Avril Lavigne collaborate with Sally Hansen releasing her Sally Hansen Salon Effects Real Nail Polish Strips!

Here is the sneak peek :

 Avril's collection of Sally Hansen's Salon Effects Nail Strips now available in the USA at Walmart and drug stores for $10 US Dollar each. 

Details on her complete line:

Sound Check – Yellow/black checkers
Take the Stage - Black glitter
Purr-fect Harmony - Purple cheetah print
Headbanger - Pink with black skulls
In the SPOT-light - White with black polka dots
Crowd Surfer – Silver/teal ombre
STUD-io Time – Gray studs
You’re a Star - Blue with black stars
Beat You To It! - Green glitter
Fur-ocious Vocals - Blue/silver leopard print
Plaidical - Red Plaid
Running Wild - Purple zebra print

The design is totally all about Avril... skulls, checkers, studs, and stars. She knew exactly how she wanted the nails to look.

on Avril's nails -- a mash up of Headbanger and Beat You to it!

 all pictures courtesy by : beautyandthefeastblog and http://avrildaily.net

 

I think this is fun! Avril always been her when it come to a style.

Do you consider to purchase this?

Let me know what you think!

Good day all!

Smile :)

Beauty Wishlist : April 2012

Every once in a while, I like to do "wishlist" blog posts to share which products/items I've been lusting over lately. With all of those so many product releases, I'm practically drowning in desire, so I thought I would share which items I'm eyeing the most! 

Note: All photos used in this post are official promo images, as I do not physically have the products to photograph myself. If you would like to see actual product photos/swatches, a Google image search will give you an even better idea of what they look like! :)

1. Mary-Lou Manizer from The Balm

 I definitely have been eyeing their product for quite a while now! You probably heard about them from their famous Nude Tude Palette, The Bahama Mama Bronzer, Sexy Mama Anti-shine Translucent Powder, or Hot Mama the Blush. But, I feel so desire to have their luminizer (highlighter) called Mary-Lou Manizer. Being a flattering color to a subtle glow to the skin is a must have for me! Yeah, I want it.

picture taken from their official site : the Balm cosmetics

direct link to the product : http://www.thebalm.com/makeup/maryloumanizer.htm

2. Lioele Triple The Solution BB Cream SPF30 PA++

 I heard so many good reviews about this. Being a great coverage for oily skin, enough said. I want it. In fact, one of my favourite beauty guru in youtube replacing her Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua Foundation with this BB Cream. woah.

picture taken from their official site : Lioele

direct link to the product : http://en.lioele.com

3. Precision Kabuki Airbrushed Effect from Bdellium

 Geez. Actually, their line caught my eyes when I'm looking for a synthetic makeup brush set. And I got distracted when so many raving about Sigma Sigmax Brush being told that it was the best. Recently, I watch Gossmakeupartist raving about this brush as one of his five amazing makeup product that he LOVE! Damn. I already got Sigma. Should I have more? haha. help me puh-leasee >,<"!

 picture taken from their official site : Bdelliumtools

direct link to the product : http://www.bdelliumstore.com/Precision-Kabuki-Airbrushed-effect-Antibacterial-Brush/M/B003NZ1GAC.htm

4. MAC Chenman Mineralize Eye Shadow Duo 

From the first I saw these, I knew I want it. It is the most gorgeous marble baked colour that I've ever seen. The swatches just made me hype and pumped up. I know, it's crazy. For $20 each, I need to calm myself first. And I just froze my credit card into my freezer. haha jk!

  picture taken from their official site : MAC cosmetics

 direct link to the product : http://www.maccosmetics.com/product/shaded/8543/21071/Chenman-Love-and-Water-Mineralize-Eye-Shadow-Duo/index.tmpl

 

 5. Maybelline Color Tattoo & L'oreal Color Infaillible

By mean of that, I've been wanting to have all of the shades. Crazy? I know. It's my middle name. I just find that all of the color is dangerously divine and vibrant. The quality is also being raved. While Maybelline Color Tattoo has 10 gorgeous shades, L'oreal Color Infaillible has 9 stunning shades ( I believe they have more shades, but this top nine shades is the first released in fall/summer 2011. And then they released more shades in winter/holiday 2011. The color range is 1-27 with various range of colors ) . If I had all of that, I'd post all of the swatches.. in my face. Not kidding. :P

 link to the product : from their official website

 link to the product : from their official website

Well there you have it. My current beauty wishlist! 

What items have you been lusting over lately?

Let me know what you think!

Good day all!

Smile :)

My Top 5 Favourite Youtube Video Tutorial in the Month of March TAG!

Girls, definitely learn from all the beauty gurus in Youtube Video is like a free expensive makeup class. Each different person has their own way to express and gave us a worthy lessons. Off course not all the entire tutorials or lessons could suit us. And I found all of these tutorials excited me the most and I've been liking it in the month of March 2012. Even though some of them were made in ages ages ago. LOL. 

And yes, it is a TAG! and I'm tagging all of YOU! :D

By mean of that, I just thought that it could be more fun to know your personal favourites by making a post respond and let me know by the comment below. hihihi :)))

Shall we start?

Let's begin!

1. NikkieTutorials ( her Youtube chanel --> click me! )
 She is one of my favourite girl on Youtube! Only 17 (SEVENTEEN!) but super talented and fun to watch! All I know that she is originally from Netherland and her mom is the owner of  hetcosmeticahuis. In fact that she is young, not only we can understand and related by her tutorial, but she also gives a lot of tips and tricks to achieve a professional makeup look. Her style definitely edgy, fun, colourful and runway look. But sometimes she does a basic makeup and everyday wearable look. Like what the video below, she teaches us basic foundation routine and how to achieve a perfect glowy skin. Check her out!

 twitter --> https://twitter.com/#!/Nikkietutorials
 dailybooth --> http://dailybooth.com/Nikkietutorials
 facebook page --> http://www.facebook.com/pages/NikkieTutorials/188140011283436
 website --> http://www.nikkietutorials.com/web


2. frmheadtotoe ( her youtube channel --> click me! )
 Jen is a 27 years old Korean-American ( beauty blogger, youtuber ) who is definitely super beautiful and give a lot of great reviews and tutorials. I love watch her "Hits and Misses" too in every month, because she has a lot of recommendation of great products. One of her tutorial that I love the most this month is her St. Patrick's Day : Green Winged Eyeshadow Tutorial ( plus Cherry ). Arghh because of this tutorial I wanted so bad to have Sugarpill eyeshadow in Midori. Check her out! psst... you've been warned! LOL
 

 twitter --> https://twitter.com/#!/frmheadtotoe
 facebook page --> http://www.facebook.com/frmheadtotoe
 beauty blog --> http://www.frmheadtotoe.com

3. Alba Mayo ( her youtube channel --> click me! )
 This goes to the cutest nail polish design by Alba Mayo. Love her and her tutorials, but this cute leopard nail polish design definitely one of my favourite in the month of March. And yes, I'm in the haunt of those nail colors she wore in this video! LOL. Check her out!

 twitter --> https://twitter.com/#!/albamayo

 facebook page --> http://www.facebook.com/officialalbamayo

 instagram --> http://followgram.me/u/3425495

4. Michelle Phan ( her youtube channel -> click me! )
 Haha.. I love Michelle Phan. I begin to love watching makeup tutorial from youtube because of her. Can't argue, she is talented. Also, her hair bff friend, Daven Mayeda 's tutorial is contagious. And from Michelle, this month I favourited her Rock The Red Lips tutorial. Check her out!

 twitter --> https://twitter.com/#!/ricebunny
 facebook page --> http://www.facebook.com/MichellePhanOfficial
 instagram --> http://followgram.me/u/12825023
 website --> http://www.michellephan.com

5. Sasaki Asahi ( her youtube channel --> click me! )
 I know Sasaki Asahi long ago when she made a makeup turorial in BALI! I just like her because she is fun and cute. She is former known as a manwomanfilm (her previous youtube channel) for her theatrical, costume performance look and playful makeup tutorial. From her latest makeup tutorial, I enjoyed watching her Bright Spring Makeup ~Lavender Eyes~ this month. Check her out!

twitter --> https://twitter.com/#!/sasakiasahiYT

facebook page --> http://www.facebook.com/manwomanfilm

google+ --> https://plus.google.com/103106532371041980368/posts

Yup, I guess that's it!

So so so so many youtuber though that I like. But it happens that I enjoyed watching those video in the month of March.

Let me know what you think!

Good day all!

Smile :)