I'm sure you would be surprise that I never had a vaseline before. I've read bout it at MUA, beauty forums, and even on DIY hair colouring instructions, but I thought Surabaya doesn't have it. So I was pretty surprise when a friend of mine brought a jar of it to hospital and used it for a lipbalm. Tried it but prefer my Kiehl's lipbalm.
During my vacation at New Orleans (first time going to USA) I visited CVS pharmacy, it's like Watson's or Guardian but much bigger, spent a hour there, looking at every single products at the shelf :p and I found the famous Vaseline, thought the price is cheap for a medium jar and took it along with my other cheap beauty products ;)
Started using it the next day because my lips was really dry and chapping. It did moisturized my lips, only in a few minutes. It also helps soften the dead lip skin so it's easier for me to peel away.
So far I've only using it as a lipbalm, don't really dare to use it as a eye makeup remover or as a moisturizer for my dry patches. Would like to bring it next time I go travelling, but the jar is way too big. Good thing I bought Carmex lipbalm. Heard it's quite famous in US, a long time brand of lipbalm. Haven't try it yet, still have to finish my TBS strawbeRry lipbalm. Will review it later :)
Sunday, May 23, 2010
random makeup talk
When I was a little girl, I like to walked by Shu Uemura store at Tunjungan Plaza. Boy, that was long, long time ago. We don't even have Shu counter let alone a store right now in Surabaya. I remember wanting to go in and try on different colors of lipsticks. Hey, like I said, I was a little girl, so my beauty makeup was only a lipstick ;) never got the chance to explore Shu store cause when I finally have the money to buy, they already close :(
During my junior high, The Body Shop was very popular in Indonesia. I don't remember what was my first product from them, but I do remember saving my money to buy their makeup brushes so that I could be a member. I don't know how but I was pretty smart to buy the basic brushes. I got the blush, small eyeshadow, large eyeshadow, lip n a very big powder brushes. Never really use the powder brush though. I also bought some eyeshadows n manicure products. After that comes the hype of Red Earth and Etude.
I was crazy about Red Earth back then while I was in high school. Bought almost everything from them. But now I've throw them all away long time ago. PS: I still have my TBS brushes, use them for my unexpensive makeup ;) I wasn't really crazy about Etude, only bought a couple of blush on and makeup brushes from them.
When I went to Singapore for exchange student, I decided I want to get my long time dream, some Shu Uemura makeup :) read from Cleo magazine and fell in love with Shu's eyeshadow palette for summer, the price was reasonable (for a Shu palette I mean). Went to Shu counter at Tangs. Asked the SA to do my face using the e/s palette and the infamous Glow On blush. Decided to get the blush in M 31E(if I'm not wrong), eyelash curler and the e/s palette. But when the SA told me the price, I almost fainted, there was a mistake stating the price at Cleo. At the end, I didn't get the e/s palette, way too expensive :( I really love the blush though, it gave me a sweet pink flush. But due to my stupidity, I throw the blush away 3 years ago, thinking it maybe ruin :'( haven't bought any Shu blush since then.
Another long time dream for me is to have MAC customized 15 e/s palette. Never really had the courage to take the plunge since it will be kinda expensive. When I was planning to go to USA this year, I've made planned to visit MAC Pro Store at Metairie to buy the palette, but I just bought Urban Decay Alice in Wonderland palette, not to mention that my e/s has exceeded 50 colors (this may not be a lot for makeup addict, but for a girl who rarely do the makeup due to her schedule, this is A LOT), I decided to get the palette some other time.after all it's not like MAC going away anytime soon :)
Eventhough so, I still determine to built my collection of MAC brushes. I took the advice of another makeup addict and starts slow, buying one at a time cause they surely not cheap. So far I only have 3 standard size n 5 special edition brushes. I'm not trying to get all MAC brushes, just what I need. Still have 5 more brushes to get. Well it's a good think that there's no MAC counter here in Surabaya, or else I would have go crazy and buy them all at once :p
Sorry for the long post and blab around. I only had 2hours of sleep last night, yet I can't sleep right now, got clinic to take care off :)
During my junior high, The Body Shop was very popular in Indonesia. I don't remember what was my first product from them, but I do remember saving my money to buy their makeup brushes so that I could be a member. I don't know how but I was pretty smart to buy the basic brushes. I got the blush, small eyeshadow, large eyeshadow, lip n a very big powder brushes. Never really use the powder brush though. I also bought some eyeshadows n manicure products. After that comes the hype of Red Earth and Etude.
I was crazy about Red Earth back then while I was in high school. Bought almost everything from them. But now I've throw them all away long time ago. PS: I still have my TBS brushes, use them for my unexpensive makeup ;) I wasn't really crazy about Etude, only bought a couple of blush on and makeup brushes from them.
When I went to Singapore for exchange student, I decided I want to get my long time dream, some Shu Uemura makeup :) read from Cleo magazine and fell in love with Shu's eyeshadow palette for summer, the price was reasonable (for a Shu palette I mean). Went to Shu counter at Tangs. Asked the SA to do my face using the e/s palette and the infamous Glow On blush. Decided to get the blush in M 31E(if I'm not wrong), eyelash curler and the e/s palette. But when the SA told me the price, I almost fainted, there was a mistake stating the price at Cleo. At the end, I didn't get the e/s palette, way too expensive :( I really love the blush though, it gave me a sweet pink flush. But due to my stupidity, I throw the blush away 3 years ago, thinking it maybe ruin :'( haven't bought any Shu blush since then.
Another long time dream for me is to have MAC customized 15 e/s palette. Never really had the courage to take the plunge since it will be kinda expensive. When I was planning to go to USA this year, I've made planned to visit MAC Pro Store at Metairie to buy the palette, but I just bought Urban Decay Alice in Wonderland palette, not to mention that my e/s has exceeded 50 colors (this may not be a lot for makeup addict, but for a girl who rarely do the makeup due to her schedule, this is A LOT), I decided to get the palette some other time.after all it's not like MAC going away anytime soon :)
Eventhough so, I still determine to built my collection of MAC brushes. I took the advice of another makeup addict and starts slow, buying one at a time cause they surely not cheap. So far I only have 3 standard size n 5 special edition brushes. I'm not trying to get all MAC brushes, just what I need. Still have 5 more brushes to get. Well it's a good think that there's no MAC counter here in Surabaya, or else I would have go crazy and buy them all at once :p
Sorry for the long post and blab around. I only had 2hours of sleep last night, yet I can't sleep right now, got clinic to take care off :)
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Dior DiorSnow SPF50 sunblock
I'm going to talk about my favorite sunblock of all time, my DiorSnow sunblock..well actually e title is not e precise name (dun understand why do skincare company likes to give such a long name tat make us,consumer, dun even remember).
I started using sunblock when I went to doctor for my acne. Dun really like it back then coz it's too sticky n made my face very oily at e afternoon. So when I stopped going to e doctor, I started looking from e dept stores products. First one I tried was Clinique Super city block SPF 26..it wasn't sticky but I'm looking for a higher spf, so I tried e SPF40. It was too oily for me n gave me clogged pores.
After tat I tried The Face Shop sunblock for acne prone skin(green tube) n it felt like those Nivea sunblock tat I used when I go swimming. I was using Avene skincare at tat time so I decided to try thei SPF40 emulsion. It was really sticky n left a white cast. N also made my foundation really hard to blend.
I quit using sunblock after those error trials until I read tat e most effective antiaging is sunblock. So I was back infront of my laptop, reading review after review. My candidates were sunblocks from Lancome, Clarins n Dior. I wasn't really into Clarins(my aunt use their skincare so e name Clarins back then refers to old women skincare ;p) so I crossed it from my list. I know my friend is using Lancome so I asked her advice, she said it's e best sunblock she ever tried. I was conviced on buying Lancome till I read a review from MUA, where a woman mentioned tat she has tried many brands including Clarins, Shiseido, Estee Lauder n even her former HG Lancome, but DiorSnow really makes her fall in love. Tat was enough to convince me to try DiorSnow, so when my parents when abroad e next time, I asked them to get it for me.
There are two types of DiorSnow, one is spf35 n e other is spf50, I tried e latter. They also have 2colors, transparant n pearl white. I chose transparant. First time using it I almost use it like I use anyother sunblock, directly apply it.but I read from e booklet tat I should put 3dots on my index,middle n ring finger, rub it together then pat it to my face. I tried n like this method, not only it's easier to spread e sunblock, it also means I need less sunblock in each application. Well it is an expensive product, so if there's any way to use it as little as possible, I'll use it ;)
This sunblock doubles up as a makeup base.it makes my foundation glides easier. Even if I put on my makeup at night, I still use this sunblock. Eventhough it's creamy but it doesn't clog my pores or gave comedones. I'm on my 2nd tube right now, this time is e pearl white. I prefer e transparant coz e pearl white enhance my dilated pores :( but other than tat, it's as good as e transparent.
I already ordered my 3rd tube, but sEeing e new sunblocks available at e market rite now made me wander should I try them or stick to my DiorSnow? Some of e sunblock tat I considering at e moment are from Lancome n Kiehls. Both are spf50. I've looked for reviews but since they are quite new, not much reviews for me to read. It's ˙˘˚°•⌣ok@Ɣ ;):D⌣•°˚˘˙ after all I still have half a tube to finish n my 3rd tube hasn't arrive :)
I started using sunblock when I went to doctor for my acne. Dun really like it back then coz it's too sticky n made my face very oily at e afternoon. So when I stopped going to e doctor, I started looking from e dept stores products. First one I tried was Clinique Super city block SPF 26..it wasn't sticky but I'm looking for a higher spf, so I tried e SPF40. It was too oily for me n gave me clogged pores.
After tat I tried The Face Shop sunblock for acne prone skin(green tube) n it felt like those Nivea sunblock tat I used when I go swimming. I was using Avene skincare at tat time so I decided to try thei SPF40 emulsion. It was really sticky n left a white cast. N also made my foundation really hard to blend.
I quit using sunblock after those error trials until I read tat e most effective antiaging is sunblock. So I was back infront of my laptop, reading review after review. My candidates were sunblocks from Lancome, Clarins n Dior. I wasn't really into Clarins(my aunt use their skincare so e name Clarins back then refers to old women skincare ;p) so I crossed it from my list. I know my friend is using Lancome so I asked her advice, she said it's e best sunblock she ever tried. I was conviced on buying Lancome till I read a review from MUA, where a woman mentioned tat she has tried many brands including Clarins, Shiseido, Estee Lauder n even her former HG Lancome, but DiorSnow really makes her fall in love. Tat was enough to convince me to try DiorSnow, so when my parents when abroad e next time, I asked them to get it for me.
There are two types of DiorSnow, one is spf35 n e other is spf50, I tried e latter. They also have 2colors, transparant n pearl white. I chose transparant. First time using it I almost use it like I use anyother sunblock, directly apply it.but I read from e booklet tat I should put 3dots on my index,middle n ring finger, rub it together then pat it to my face. I tried n like this method, not only it's easier to spread e sunblock, it also means I need less sunblock in each application. Well it is an expensive product, so if there's any way to use it as little as possible, I'll use it ;)
This sunblock doubles up as a makeup base.it makes my foundation glides easier. Even if I put on my makeup at night, I still use this sunblock. Eventhough it's creamy but it doesn't clog my pores or gave comedones. I'm on my 2nd tube right now, this time is e pearl white. I prefer e transparant coz e pearl white enhance my dilated pores :( but other than tat, it's as good as e transparent.
I already ordered my 3rd tube, but sEeing e new sunblocks available at e market rite now made me wander should I try them or stick to my DiorSnow? Some of e sunblock tat I considering at e moment are from Lancome n Kiehls. Both are spf50. I've looked for reviews but since they are quite new, not much reviews for me to read. It's ˙˘˚°•⌣ok@Ɣ ;):D⌣•°˚˘˙ after all I still have half a tube to finish n my 3rd tube hasn't arrive :)
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