[REVIEW] City Color Be Matte Blush in Blood Orange (Photographed by Rani T.)

Hello folks….

It has been always tricky for me to choose blushes. This is because of the complexity of my skin. I am not tan but I am also not fair. Most blushes offer either too pinky or too peachy in regard of their color. Most blushes I had tried mostly made my skin look strange—too peachy or the color wise is not really great.The best method I have tried is to mix orange and pink blushes to get the color that I wanted. IDK maybe I have bad luck in choosing blushes. But now, my olive-colored-skin might scream in happiness since I got my hands on City Color Be Matte Blush in Blood Orange. Yeah so HAPPY!

The Packaging

This super cheap under $5 blushes is packed in black matte plastic. The material is not sturdy in my opinion. You might hear that clank sound each time I flick my fingers on it.  However, City Color Cosmetics is quite generous in giving the product in a huge amount. They give us 8.9 grams of product. Three times bigger than my last blush M****** R*** hich only have 3.0 grams on the pot. Quite a lot right? I think with this generous amount of blush, this beauty could last me for one year

How it is made?

At the rear side of the product, CCC gives information about the ingredients. And look! It is cruelty free!

Ingredients: Talc, Mica, Mineral Oil (Parafinum Liquidium), Phenoxyethanol, Ethythexyglicerin, Tacopheril Acetate, Fragrance (Parfum), Tocopherol, Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Red 6 Lake (CI 15850), Red 7 Lake (CI 15850).

I don’t have anything to say since I am mostly don’t understand what they are. However, I spotted the word fragrance (parfum). So I assume this blushes has a scent that could annoyed anybody who are sensitive with fragrances.

Once I tried to smell it. It has a little bit vanilla scent —only a little, sheer even I swear. But it is not something that is too strong. It is quite mild. So, I don’t think the fragrance can annoy anybody.

When applied, I barely noticed any scent on my face. Which is good!

Swatches

This is by far the most satisfying color I ever painted on my cheek.

The color is great. As it said on the name, Blood Orange, it is a combination of red and orange. You can see it has red color, but it also has orange color. Kind of like that.

See how pigmented it is?

The result of this blush is matte. Like flat matte. It does not have any shimmer which is a good point hence I can choose a lot range of highlighter then. You know, shimmer blush on + shimmery highlighter is a no no. I don't want to look like a walking disco ball.

If you think Blood Orange is too stark for your cheek. Do not worry, this color will not make you like a clown. Because hey, nobody uses blushes this way, right? 

What I usually do is just dab the brush into the product, tap on to the lid to get rid of the excess, and then applied it in light stroke on my face.

One thing you should remember, since this blush gives great pigmentation, you must be careful in using it. Remember 3 steps of dancing with blush, (1) swirl or dab (2) tap the excess (3) strokes lightly,

And voila!

(Update April 18, 2016) I forgot to inform you there are other shades of Be Matte Blush as well. There are Toasted Coconut, Dragon Fruit, Blackberry, Fresh Melon, Blood Orange, Papaya, Pink Grapefruit, Guava.

Source: google.com

                                                                       

[+] Color wise is good, perfect for my olive skin

[+] Great amount of product, will last me for a year or so

[+] Pretty cheap, some vlogger even get it around $5 others $6.99

[+] Long lasting

[-] Quite tricky, train you hand to give a very light strokes on your cheek since this is very pigmented

[-] Cheap plastic-y packaging

Where to buy?

twlcosmetics

Price

IDR 75000 

Note: I bought this blush thanks to Rachel Goddard. And I think this blush is great for any medium/olive skin for the majority of Indonesian skin has.

Update : this matte blush lasts for approximately 4 hours if you apply on top of foundation / bb cream, 3 hours on top of powder. My best advice, apply on top of foundation, and set it with no sebum powder such as Innisfree no sebum powder, Etude House zero sebum, or any pressed powder will do. This way would make this blush looks decent and stays longer. 

I THANK MBA RANI SO VERY MUCH BECAUSE SHE HELPED ME PHOTOGRAPH THIS PRODUCT. LOVE YOU MBAAK! MUAH! LOTS OF LOVE
 

  See you in the next post.

XOXO

[REVIEW] Maybelline Color Show Nail Polish #Coral Craze

Halo semuanya~~~

Kalian sehat, kan? Please dong jangan pada sakit ya.. Soalnya beberapa teman Lulu satu persatu tumbang karena cuaca yang tidak menentu ini.

Lulu harap kalian  tetap sehat dan cantik-cantik XD

Ngomongin yang cantik-cantik, Lulu jadi inget satu nail polish punya Lulu yang warnanya cantik banget (menurut Lulu). Manis seger-seger gimanaa gitu. Yaa, walaupun sekarang masih sering hujan, dan cuaca terkesan gloomy, tapi kita jangan ikut-ikutan gloomy dong yah. Caranya biar gak gloomy salah satunya pakai warna cerah di kuku-kuku kita :)*maaf kalau gak nyambung*
 
Yah, kalian pasti tahu kemana arah pembicaraan ini. Toh, judulnya sudah jelas sangat.

Yep,  ini adalah nail polish yang kece dari Maybelline. Nail polish ini satu family sama Color Show series. Makanya diberi label Color Show gede-gede di tutupnya.

Packaging

Nail polish atau kutek ini berbentuk silinder kecil bulat. Agak-agak demplon sih menurut Lulu. Tapi gak apa-apa, walaupun terlihat bantet dan demplon (apaan ini?!) justru terlihat lucu. Fisiknya yang membulat membuat tampilan luar kutek ini simpel, lucu, which I love so much.  

Formulasi Produk

Lulu sih ngerasa konsistensi dari kutek ini pas. Tidak begitu cair, tapi tidak begitu kental. Lalu ketika di oleskan ke kuku, kutek ini juga lumayan cepat mengeringnya. hanya dalam satu kali oles, warnanya sudah terlihat nyala. 

Kalau masalah ada apa saja ingredients di kutek ini, silahkan scroll ke atas foto sebelumnya. Lulu masih awam sama nama-nama disitu, dan gak tau harus tulis bagaimana.

Di foto ini, hanya memakai satu lapis kutek.

Biasanya, Lulu suka pakai dua lapis. Jadi, setelah lapisan pertama kering, di timpa lagi dengan kuteknya. Dengan begitu warna yang keluar jadi lebih vibrant dan penuh.
 

Penampakan bagian leher botol. Maklum ini beli sudah lumayan lama, kira-kira enam bulanan XD

 
 Kekurangan
Hanya ada satu kekurangan dari kutek ini, yaitu kurang tahan lama. Pemakaian dan glossy-nya hanya bertahan sekitar 3 hari. Setelah itu, mulai pecah-pecah di ujung kuku. Sebenarnya dengan harga yang murah, ini sudah sangat wajar. Solusinya biar warna kutek ini tetap bagus lebih dari tiga hari? Pakai top coat.

Kelebihan
Kutek ini sebenarnya sudah menjalankan tugasnya dengan cukup baik. Warna yang cantik, lucu, cepat kering, dan murah. 

 


Harga 
IDR 30.000an. Aduh maaf agak lupa, sudah lama belinya ^^v

Gimana? Tertarik untuk mencobanya juga? Masih banyak warna lain yang dijual, besok-besok, Lulu mau coba warna birunya ah... Hehehe

Terimakasih ya sudah mau baca sampai akhir. Kamu hebat! 

Bye~ 

 

Tips: Ketika Wajah Berjerawat...

Halo semua! Daramang *sehat?

Kali ini Lulu mau ngebahas tentang perawatan kulit berjerawat nih. Awalnya gak pernah kepikiran di kepala Lulu untuk nulis beginian, soalnya kulit Lulu juga mood nya musiman, kadang bersih, kadang timbul komedo sampai ke kening, juga muncul satu jerawat besar sampai merah. Pokoknya malu lah kalau lagi jerawatan. Nah, kalau kulit Lulu lagi jerawatan bermasalah begitu, biasanya Lulu balik lagi buka-buka cabinet khusus skincare. Ada apa sajakah disitu?

Tapi sebelumnya, jerawat itu apa sih?

[REVIEW] NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in Monte Carlo

Hello, Readers!

As promised, I will give you my review on NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in Monte Carlo! Yeay!

I know it is kind of late, many people have tried this product, but I just purchased it few weeks ago.  (Yeah, poor me.)

Before we jump into the review, I want to tell you something. Actually I have many hesitations in buying matte lipstick. That’s because I had bad experience in using matte lipstick. My first matte lipstick was from Revlon Colorstay in shade Designer. The color itself is very good, it was orangey and it looked very fresh in my lips. But the after usage is … blrashhsd … it dried up my lips very very bad. I don’t know whether I had sensitive lips or what, i just don't know. But I don't like the after usegae effect. It made my lips chappy, dried my lips, and at the end of the story I chose not to use it again. Funny story tho, it was good to be applied on my cheek as a substitute for blush on (I am lazy af to buy blush on kkkk). Yeah, at least I didn’t throw my money to buy something I didn’t use later.

 

Okay, back to the story. So, I ended up bought NYX SMLC in Monte Carlo after I watched a swatches video in Youtube. After that, I waited for my package to arrive and voila… here is the baby~

Packaging

This lip cream comes in simple long tube with a doff handler.

 

Application is standard, as many other liquid lipstick.

What I like the most from this applicator is, little bit angled on one side. So it makes the application easier.

Comparison with my other favorite lipstick Maybelline Colorshow Pinkalicious. Look how red deep is Monte Carlo!

 

This SMLC texture is creamy, which is good ad it glides easily on my lips (as expected from the name Soft Matte Lip Cream).

This need to be highlighted, this lip cream is so pigmented. One swatch on your lips is enough. It really covers my dark-skinned lips beautifully. However, since my lips are quite dark, to achieve a real shade of Monte Carlo, I need to use two or three layers on my lips. And bam, after that I got that dark red of Monte Carlo ^^.

 

Unfortunately, there is only one minus from SMLC Monte Carlo. Even though this lip cream glides smoothly when application, not chalky and not sticky, this lip cream is quite hard to erase.  I found it hard to erase this lip cream after the usage. I tried to wipe it off with baby wipes and baby oil, but it just doesn’t come off. Even though most part of the lip cream are able to come off, but some are still stained my lips in the center. I don’t know whether to be thankful or to worry over this. Half of me said, “It is okay, that means this product have good pigmentation.” But my other half said the opposite, “OMG what am I going to do? Is it bad if I leave it like this to sleep?”

At the end I didn’t do anything with that. I woke up the day after and the stains are still on my lips.

[Skin Care] Nighttime Routine

Halo Manis!

Kali ini, saya mau share ke kalian tentang night time routine yang biasa saya lakukan sehari-hari.

Cleansing

Proses membersihkan wajah, apalagi setelah seharian pakai makeup dan terkena debu dijalanan itu sangat penting. Maka dari itu, kita harus pintar-pintar cari pembersih yang sesuai dengan karakter dan masalah di wajah kita. Pernah saya menggunakan pemberih wajah ber-scrub kasar ketika wajah saya sedang lumayan berjerawat, hasilnya gak banget deh, wajah saya tambah iritasi dan jerawatnya semakin merah. Belajar dari pengalaman, saya semakin berhati-hati memelih produk untuk membersihkan wajah.

Produk yang saya pakai untuk membersihkan wajah adalah: