Friday, April 19, 2013

Enhance Your Natural Curly/Wavy Hair ( Scrunch It! )

I never thought i would like the idea of scrunching my hair since a long time ago. I used to think it just look ugly and weird. But now since i know how to do it, i love it so much. And i recently realize that im one of lucky woman in this world to have naturally thick wavy hair.



This is all you need :

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- Blow dryer ( attach diffuser instead of the nozzle, my case is that i dont have my diffuser with me)
- Tresemme Flawless Curl Gel
- Garnier Sleek and Shine Anti-Humidity Milk

To get started you need your hair wet!

Then apply the Tresseme Flawless Curl Gel and scruch your hair. When you scrunch your hair, it might be the best way to put your head upside down while scrunching. Keep scrunching until you feel there is no product left on your palm!

Scrunch.... Scrunch..... Scrumch......



Then flip your head down , do blow drying with scrunching movements. In this case, you may use your hands to scrunch or with diffuser which the best way. 

And this is the result when your hair dry :



Oh i love it! 


Then i take Garnier  Sleek and Shine Anti-Humidity Milk about a dime sized ammount rub it on my palms and apply to my hair, concentrating on the ends.

And.. all of sudden im on the mood of SNSD/Girls Generation wannabe.........

 (this picture above taken the day after, the curls started to loosen up) 

So girls, do you like scrunch hairstyles? 

Saturday, April 13, 2013

March 2013 Faves!

I feel like it was yesterday i posted my February 2013 Faves and now this is the time already for me to do monthly faves post. I cant believe how time flies!


I apologize for poor quality of the picture as i took it with my phone. And i forgot to code each items by number on picture like i used to.

- Calvin Klein Makeup Bag
I been obssessed with my new makeupbag, i carry alot of stuff in it whether they are needed or not for most of the time when im out of the house.

-Conair Hot Rollers
I love this stuff so so so much, i incredibly loving it! I feel my hair looks sexy whenever i use this, feeling so bouncy!I made the review and tutorial , click here to check it out! I use these hot rollers once a week and leave my hair for another day and it still looks good!

- Rimmel Lipstick (Auburn Breeze)
First thought was looking like an old lady lipstick style and oh boy was i wrong! It looks so good on my lips especially in the winter time! I like the formula of it. The swatch :



- Lorac Blush/Bronzer Duo "Hot&Spicy"
I been wearing this alot. The color combo warm up my whole face. Very suitable for summer time! I have the review post, click here to check it out!

- Vanity Palette from Wet n Wild
A must have super afforfable eyeshadow palette. The price is so cheap with "ah-mazing quality". I use the two brown matte ones for filling my eyebrow everyday and the lighter ones for highlighting the bridge of my nose.

- Hairband and earrings!


Can you see how pretty the details on them? I got the headband from Walmart for $4.99 and earrings i got from JC Penney! Im obssessed with them. But i never wear them together at the same time because i think it's little too much!

What's your faves gals?

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

The Empties : Beauty Products ( March 2013 )

Do you guys feeling proud whenever you finish up using one of your makeup stuff? I do. I feel proud of myself for finishing up some of my beauty products - meaning that i literally using them up , not only wasting money for that stuff unless for a few stuff that doesn't work for my skin.  So here is my March Empties!


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  • My Ion hairspray has been my hair's bestfriend ever. They have to be attached one another almost everyday. You guys should give this hairspray a try because this hairspray doesnt make my hair feel "so hard". And it holds my hairstyle pretty good too. And i love how pinky the bottle is. 
  • Revlon ColorStay Liquid Foundation (For Combo/Oily Skin) - my shade is on sand beige which i think it's little to light for my skin tone. I need to go to buy this again. I probably will try the "Medium Beige", hopefully the shade will work nicely on my skin tone. 
  • L'oreal Magic Perfecting Base - this is my favorite face primer, this actually my 2nd jar and im not sure if im gonna buy this again because i wanna try the face primer from Revlon PhotoReady. If you guys have tried the face primer from Revlon PhotoReady, please let me know how it works!
  • L'oreal Voluminous False Lashes Mascara - i'd say this is the best mascara i've tried so far for my asian lashes. It does clump sometimes but i love how this mascara make my lashes stand up without help from eyelashes curler. But anyway i still curl it up for more "standing up" effect. 
  • Maybelline Dream Matte Powder - I made review on this one long time ago, click here to checking out. I like this compact powder and it gives a nice finish look. 
What are your empties for beauty product this month? 


Thursday, March 21, 2013

My Cosmetic/Beauty Bag Transition!

Do you guys carry cosmetic/beauty bag in your purse? I used to carry them since the first year of my college until like few years back. But recently (since last month) i started carry my beauty bag again in my purse. I hate to see all randomly beauty items all over the place in my purse. Unfortunately, my old beauty bag cant be used anymore because the zipper is broke and i had to buy the new one.

This is my old batik makeup bag :




I really love it, the batik pattern is so pretty and it's one of my identity sign that could says Im an Indonesian girl. I still keep it though and trying to think how i put the zipper back together so i can still use this in the future. :)

So last week, i went to Ross and found the new cosmetic bag. It's Calvin Klein Signature Cosmetic Case. They sell this for $9.99 and it is really good in size to carry a bunch of beauty/makeup items. The whole material is covered by "plastic" kind to protect it from any accidents may occur such as water spill or food spill or anything. So yes im glad i found this. 




And it's always fun to show off what's in my makeup bag :


Do you carry a cosmetic/beauty bag in your purse?

Saturday, March 16, 2013

Review / Hair Tutorial : Conair Heat Waves (Hot Rollers)

Conair is one of famous hair tools/accessories in the States. They are known as good products yet affordable! I love Conair , i have their flat iron and few days ago i eventually got one of them hot rollers.

So i picked the one "Heat Waves" that comes with 4 super jumbo rollers, 8 jumbo rollers, and 12 wire clips. These jumbo rollers are perfect for long hair like mine and creates beautiful bouncy curls which i have been rocking for 3 days already! The purple wire clips go with purple roller and black wire clips go with black roller.



 This hot rollers heat up pretty quickly only in 85 seconds which is such a time saver in the morning! You want to make sure your hair is in damp/dry condition. You dont want to use this when ur hair is wet! What i always do in the morning, i just spray heat protector all over my dry hair and brush through so it kind of damp and being protected from the heat.

And this might be best thing to read first before using this hair appliance :) (click the picture to see it in large size)


When you see the red dot change to white dot, it's ready to rolled up on ur hair. Here i present my illustration of how i section my hair and apply this on my hair. 



Now how i roll them up on my hair?
Section No 1 : Roll them toward your face
Section No.2 : Roll them toward your face again (i used to think it suppose to be away from your face, but i didnt like the result on that way at all!)
Section No. 3 : Roll them away from your face



The technical term for this setting is called "Basic 9". Basic 9 is starting from the center of your head and you take horizontal parting from the bang area all the way down of the head. And then you have sides part left where you want to divide each side into 2 sections.  Look these pictures below to see it in action.



Well guys i hope my illustration pictures arent confusing to you! After i rolled them up on my hair, i let them sit for 15-30 minutes depends on how long i done my makeup and prepare my lunch bag. It usually takes me around 30 mins to do both of them.  But 15 mins should be good enough if you really dont have many things to do. Don't forget to apply some hairspray few minutes before you ready to take the rollers out. And now these are the final result from the hot rollers :



I have such thick and coarse hair that holds curls really well compared to fine hair. So these curls last the whole day for me! :) Thanks to my mother and God for giving me this type of hair!

After 10 hours : 


If in case you guys have a fine hair, i recommend you to use good hairspray that holds style real strong. Tresemme or L'Oreal would be your best bet from drugstore. Try Paul Mitchell Hairspray or Sebastian Professional. I love them and they work really good. They really do hold the style in place!

This Conair retailed for around $29  to $30. I got mine from Walmart and im sure you can get this from any drugstores. 

Pros :
- Affordable
- Works very well , producing a big curls like how i want it.
- Heats up very quick
- Easy and quick to use in the morning
- Curls last very long
- No frizzy looking 

Cons :
- The wire clips tend to hurt my scalp sometimes ( feel uncomfortable)

Do you have these amazing hot rollers?

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

LORAC Blush/Bronzer Duo "Hot & Spicy"

Around 3 weeks ago i went to Sephora to looked for something compact that has blush/bronzer/highlighter that i can carry in my cosmetic bag. I meant to find UD Naked Flushed one but too bad they all were sold out! Then i came across to LORAC line and as usual i swatched every shade they have in blush/bronzer section and i fell for this one :








Needless to say, the packaging is not something fancy but looks classy enough to carry in my bag. Packaging is not my number 1 concern when i purchase a beauty product. But who minds for super cute packaging? It's just a bonus plus. It comes with a single applicator brush which i dont normally use but it is good to have in case you need one when you're out.  The texture and formula is not too powdery which i love to minimize from making a mess. And this product is retailed for $30 and have 2 range of shades. Now, let's get to the swatches :




 
 The "Hot & Spicy" contains peach shimmery blush and light to medium bronze. With flashlights pictures, the shimmer quite obvious and on without flashlight picture, instead the colors itself more show up. 

After my whole makeup process done, i think both the blush and bronzer give me sunkissed look, makes my face looks more warm and i absolutely love it. 

at 8 am 


at 5 pm

What do you think guys? I think LORAC did a good job made this! The color still noticeable on my cheek as it is not as much as first time i applied it in the morning though. But hey i blotted my face around 2 times that day, it might took some products off my skin. Overall, i love this duo blush/bronzer, i feel like im so ready to rocking this alot in the summer time. 

Where to purchase? I got mine from Sephora. You can go to their website LORAC .
Price : $30 
Range of shades : they have 2 shades. 

Pros :
-  Good pigmentation 
-  Buildable
-  Last long
-  Even though it's shimmery product, but it blends naturally well on skin
-  Gives me a sunkissed look which i love! 
-  It's not powdery during application

Cons :
-  As it is high end stuff, it's quite pricy

Have you guys tried any blush or bronzer by LORAC?