REVIEW: Kerastase Oleo Relax Slim

Halo!

I spend last Sunday in my sister's house, then I see this Kerastase on my sister's cabinet, I suddenly feel pushed to give review about this. I have used one bottle of this product maybe 3-4 years ago, and I have to say that I felt grateful I found this Oleo Relax Slim. 

Aku mulai coba-coba dye-ing rambut waktu awal kuliah, sekitar 5 tahun yang lalu, dan sebelumnya rambut aku virgin banget, I never follow trend straightening my hair, or curling it. Jadi sampe sekarang bener-bener chemical treat yang aku lakukan ke rambutku cuma hair coloring. Dari jaman SMA aku memang pingin ngewarnain rambut karna warna rambut asli aku ga hitam, tapi coklat nanggung gitu. Kalo kata ibu aku, rambut aku jaman TK dulu kaya rambut jagung :""

Tekstur rambut aku dari kecil itu kering, tipis banget sampe kulit kepala dulu keliatan (thanks to ibu yang rajin kasih lidah buaya ke rambut aku dulu), megar atau mengembang, lurus tapi ikal di bagian bawah, dan lama banget panjangnya tapi banyak tumbuh rambut yang menyebabkan banyak anak rambutnya. Nah, setelah aku ngewarnain rambut pertama dan kedua, rambut aku semakin parah. Jadi muncul split ends, semakin kering, dan semakin tidak terkontrol rambut yang fly-away. 

About the Products

This Oleo Relax Slim is from Oleo Relax range, targeted to dry and rebellious hair. It comes in a 200ml bottle. The website said that:

The crème Oléo-Relax Slim is a part of the Oléo-Relax Slim home care programme which offers:

• • Volume reduction
• • A nourished and smoothed hair substance
• • Discipline and anti-frizz / anti-swelling 24h protection. 

The claim on the product:

Volume control intense smoothing cream: Dry and very rebellious hair

Apply it on to towel dried length until ends, do not rinse. This is a leave-in treatment. Then style as usual.

My Thoughts

Teksturnya medium, dalam artian tidak terlalu rich, dan cukup ringan. Aku pake conditioner ini setelah aku blow dry, dengan harapan untuk menjinakkan rambut yang fly-away. Setelah aku aplikasikan produk ini, rambut terasa lebih lembut, dan terlihat lebih sleek. Sayangnya, setelah setengah hari, rambut "singa"ku kembali lagi. Jadi bisa dikatakan efeknya tidak tahan lama. TAPI, aku harus kasih "tapi" in capslock karena setelah aku menghabiskan satu botol leave-in conditioner ini, aku sadar bahwa split ends aku hilang. Rambutku benar-benar terasa dan terlihat jauh lebih sehat. Creme ini tidak bisa membantu rambut fly-away-ku tapi dia jelas bisa membantu split end yang ada di ujung rambutku. Sebelumnya aku harus potong rambut untuk menghilangkan split end, but thanks to Kerastase, it cured my hair! Dan sampai sekarang i have no problem with split-ends-hair anymore :D

Packaging: 3 of 5

I love the color of the packaging, it gives luxurious feeling, just like others Kerastase product. Well, cause it is a high end product, so~ um, the bottle is a little too big for travelling but it is slim so, i think it's still okay. 

Efficacy: 4 of 5

Eventhough it did not solve all my hair problems, but I gotta give this product a 4 because of its magic to make my split-ends-hair disappeared, and never come back eventhough i am not using this product anymore.

Value: 3.5 of 5

I bought this for IDR 350k. This is a high end product so the price is not cheap like any drugstore products. But, you don't need many products when you applied it to your hair, plus it really works on my split-ends-hair, so i should give this Kerastase a 3,5. 

Repurchase ?

No. Because i dont deal with split-ends-hair anymore, and this product did not solve my other hair problem.

Overall Rating: 3.5 of 5

<hair type: dry, thin, volume, many fly-away hair>

In conclusion, if you are looking for a product that can solve your split-ends-hair problem and you have extra budget, I can recommend you this. 

Seeya!

Fifty Shades of my Lips

I made those title for Fifty Shades of Grey's sake. Since so many people talk about that just-release-movie. I watched it already, and I think the movie isn't as detail as the book. Anyway~

Kali ini aku tidak ingin me-review satu per satu. I just wanna have fun, take some selfies, and share my addiction to lipstick and what colors do i have on my beauty cabinet :3 Aku rasa ga cuma aku perempuan yang ada di muka bumi yang punya addiction to lipstick. Kayanya three will never enough. Sama halnya dengan tas yang ga cukup cuma punya satu atau dua. 

Here is some of my lipstick collection, yee-ha!

Jadi setiap lihat lipstik di beauty counter, hawanya pingin masuk, nyobain warna-warna yang terlihat cute di mata saya haha. dan thanks to the genius lighting di counter make up, aku selalu merasa cantik tiap nemu warna lipstick yang lucu hehe~

Sebenernya pada protes warnanya kurang keliatan, fotonya kurang deket. Tapinya aku malu buat post foto yang super close-up haha. Jadi dimaafin ya :3

Dari beberapa lipstick yang saya punya, ada beberapa yang jadi favorit saya. 

- Sephora Rouge R12 "Sexy Game"

I love the texture and the bold color. Lucunya di bibir aku lipstik ini sesuai warnanya, hot pink. Tapi di bibir ibu aku jadinya merah :))

- Chanel Rouge Coco Shine 91 "Boheme"

Ini lipstick paling mahal yang aku punya. Saya beli juga karna dapet voucher belanja dari Silk Air di Changi Airport hehe. I loove the color, and the rosy smell coming of it. It doesn't dry my lips, give enough moisture feeling. it gives sheer coverage but still gives you enough color.

- Revlon Colorstay Ultimate Suede 097 "Designer"

Lipstick ini sungguh luar biasa untuk ketahanannya. Saya pake makan, minum, it stay on your lips. Hanya saja karena bibir saya kering jadi gabisa sering-sering pake ini. Mesti dalam keadaan moist dan tidak kering baru bisa pake lipstick ini. Tapi bener-bener harus di higlight untuk ketahanannya!

Sebenernya bisa dibilang semua warna lipstick ini favorit aku. Karna kalo aku gasuka warnanya ga akan aku beli kan! hehe Tapi ada satu yang aku kurang suka yaitu Revlon Colorburst Lipstik 075 "Peach". Ga pigmented, ketahanan juga so-so, jadi di aku warnanya ga keluar gitu. 

So, how many lipstick do you have in your beauty cabinet guys ? 

Seeya! 

REVIEW: The Body Shop Almond Hand & Nail Cream

Hai!

This time I will share my experience using The Body Shop Almond Hand & Nail Cream. I got this as a birthday present from my cousin, "Thankyou Tami!" and never thought i will need this at the first time.

 I do love to polish my nails, I mean, with all the pretty colors of nail polishes out there, who wouldn't fall in love with and want to paint it on our nails? Right? After years i did that to my nails without balancing with nail treatment, my nails started to weak, and prone to breakage. So, I stop wearing any nail polish to "rest" my nails from any chemicals so hopefully it will get better and not breaking anymore. But, nothing's change, and i did nothing to it.

Until I had new problems with my finger, it getting dry, like super dry until it felt hot and burning when I ate sambal. That's when I remembered I have this hand cream, and started to use it every day. 

About the Product

This is the cream from The Body Shop Almond hand care series, it comes in a 30ml metal tube. The website said:

 This effective daily hand cream cares for nails as well as hands and contains two manicurist’s essentials: sweet almond oil and panthenol.

The claim on the product:

Moisturizes hands and conditions nails, with sweet almond oil and Community Fair Trade Brazil nut oil.

Apply small amount of this cream onto your hands and nails, everyday or anytime you need. Just don't apply it too much cause it can get greasy.

My Thoughts

I love the water-based texture of it, cause it's light, and quickly absorped. It still feel greasy thou if you put too much product or you forgot and wash your hands. But it feels moist and softer right after you applied it to your hand.

I hope you can see the photo above, I circled the troubled area, it still flaky now. But before I use this cream, my nails were 5 times worse! When i touch my nails, it felt really weak, looks flaky, and reaaally break-prone. I was afraid that I will never able to have a nice and pretty nails .-.

Oh, and it did good to my dry and burnin finger. it get better now. 

My broken nail

Packaging: 3 of 5

Nothing special or annoying about the packaging. It's just fine.

Efficacy: 3,8 of 5

Um, this is a good product I think. Cause, it did what it claimed on the product, my hand and nails did got better because of this cream, in short time also. It is a plus point to this product. 

Value: 5 of 5

I got this as a present and I didn't spend any penny to buy it, so I love this cream more! ha-ha. anyway, if you're planning to buy this, I think the price is in the middle range,(IDR 119.000) (If i'm not mistaken)  I mean not cheap and yet not that expensive, so~ I can say, if you have troubled nails or hands and you are looking for a product that works, you can out this in your list of options :)

Repurchase?

No, I hope so. Not because it's a bad product but because i'm too lazy to apply this everyday so I hope my nails and hands won't dry anymore so I don't have to spend money to repurchase this. he-he 

Overall Rating: 3,9

<skin type: tan, dry>

No matter how flawless your skin are, you still have to take care of it!

I was posting to my facebook about my new blog, then my dear friend text me, and she said that she want to have consultation with me about her skin. duh~ perhaps she thinks I'm a dermatologist haha! Anyway, she said that she want to start taking care of her skin because her skin is dull now. She never used any mosturizer, and I shocked. Like "whaaaat?" She thinks that its okay not to use any treatment or moisturizer because her skin is normal, no acne nor any important problem.

So my dear friend, no matter how normal or flawless your skin are, you still have to take care of it!

Source: www.luckymag.com

At least do this basic routine:

1. Cleanse

So you just got home from work, college, or school, and you feel tired after a full day of activities. All you wanna do just sit back, relax, watch tv or read a book or maybe straight to bed. But ladies, I warn you, DON'T! You feel tired which means your skin feel tired too. After all the make up, pollution, and dirty air, your skin has the right to relax too! The make up and dirt will clog your pores which can lead to acne or dull skin. Its okay to relax for a while, but do not forget to cleanse your face before go to bed. Clean your skin 1-2 times a day, in the morning and before you go to bed.

2. Tone

This step, some people agree that it is important step on your daily routine, but some don't. But, I personally believe that tone your skin is good to enhance the cleansing, refresh your skin, or maybe hydrate it. It's depend on what toner that you used. 

3. Moisturize

Whatever your skin type are, you always need to moisturize. Its like food to your skin. Choose moisturizer that suits your skin type, cause every skin type need different moisturizer. For you, oily skin people, do not think that you have oily skin than you don't need moisturizer. That is sooo wrong. Of course we still need food, we just need the lighter one. Choose water based moisturizer or any moisturizer intended for oily skin. Apply moisturizer on a clean face, in the morning and before sleep.

4. Exfoliate

We need to exfoliate all that dead skin, so our skin can renew it cells. Do it at least once a week. For you who has normal skin, you can use a regular facial scrub that contains sugar, coffee scrub, or etc. and for you who has oily or acne prone skin, you can use gel peeling, its smoother so won't harsh your sensitive skin.

That just the basic routine, if you have problemed skin like me, of course you need extra effort to have glowing beautiful skin. 

REVIEW: The Body Shop Peppermint Intensive Foot Rescue

Halo!

Are you having the same problem as mine ? dry and cracked heels ? well, I feel ya ladies! About 8 months ago, I was move back to my hometown which got hotter and drier weather. and voila! I got dry and cracked heels just like that. At first, I didn't give a damn cause honestly, I was too lazy to add one more routine before my bedtime. But it got worse and worse and I can't stand it. It was so annoying. 

Then I bought a local foot cream called "Kanna". It works and cheap. It did get better, but only a little, then got worse. I kept my searching of foot cream then I decided to bought "Gehwol" that oh dear God, so expensive. and not really works. and then I meet this sweet-soft-pink foot cream from The Body Shop.

About the Product

So, this is the cream in Peppermint-foot-range from The Body Shop. It comes in a 100ml soft-pink tube. The website said that:

         "For feet in need of TLC. This overnight moisture-booster works on hard skin and dry heels. 

                  Softens hard skin, Rehydrates dry heels, Helps to combat odour"

 The claim on the product:

           "Smoothing Community Trade cocoa butter, peppermint oil, and grape acids, soften hard skin

                   and help prevent dry cracked heels"

Simply apply it on your foot, especially problemed area, before you go to bed, and put on your socks to lock the moisture. Leave it overnight.

My Thoughts 

I can say that the texture is light but rich  It is heavier than lotion but lighter than body butter. When you applied it on your skin, it felt a little greasy at first but it doesn't took a long time to absorped, so the greasy feeling will gone. I love the peppermint scent, its not so strong but give you calming and refreshing feeling. and the next day, I take off my socks and felt my heels were really soft and moist like a baby butt :3

I used it every night for 1 week and I can see the result. My heel got softer, and not cracked anymore. Well, not 100% gone, but it did got better a loooot. and now, the crack just goooone!

My better heel after I used this product

So sorrrrryyy I put my ugly foot here, but i wanna show you that my heels did got better. Just a  little cracked left (i hope you can see it). It was worse before, like 5 times worse!

Since my heels got better, now, I only use it 1-2 times a week. But when I feel like it started cracked again, then I apply it everyday. Just use it as you need.

Packaging: 3 of 5

Nothing special about the packaging. I love the soft-pink and blue combination on the tube. Nothing annoyed me, just normal.

Efficacy: 4.5 of 5

I gotta say that this is a good product cause it really works aaand in a short time. I mean I didn't have to wait like months or weeks to see the result. Compared to other products that only expensive but did nothing, this TBS Peppermint Intensive Foot Rescue was did a goood job! 

Value: 4. of 5

I bought this for IDR 159k in TBS counter. With this efficacy and the fact that when we applied, the product goes a long way so I assume that it will long last. Maybe more than a year ? :D So worth the price.

Repurchase?

Yes! but not any time soon cause I still have 2/3 of it :)

Overall Rating: 4 of 5

<skin type: tan, dry)

REVIEW: NYX HD Eye Shadow Base

Halo! 

Have you heard about this eye shadow base? I bought this eye shadow base after I decided not to go to the beauty salon in my graduation day. Cause you know, sometimes they just put a thick foundation and powder, eye shadow, and a drama-unnatural look-lashes. But since the graduation event will be held in the middle of a hot day, so i was looking for a trick in order to make my make up -especially my eye shadow- stay still. Then I read many positive reviews about this eye shadow base, so i gave it a try.

About the product

It is an eye shadow base from NYX HD range that will make the eye shadow looks better and long last. The official of NYX Website said that:

"Prep your eyelids with this lightweight eye shadow primer that makes skin appear smoother, more even toned, and ensures lasting makeup application. The High Definition Eye Shadow Base conceals creases and pumps up the vibrancy of your eye shadow."

Simply take a little amount of the product and spread it to all over your eyes, from eyelashes to eyebrow. Wait for a moment so it can dry, then apply your eye shadow and eye liner after.

My thoughts

The formula is lightweight, so it is easy to apply and blend. Although I have an oily skin, it did not crease or became more oily at all. A little product goes a long way, in fact, if you put too much it will be oily and take a longer time to dry. I think it does make my skin smoother and even toned. It helped the eye shadow color out. 

These are the swatch (I am using a dark gray eye shadow from PUPA Milano):

Can you see the different ? The eye shadow color without the base is not as intense as the one which use the base. It also easily erased with tissue, unlike the one with base under it.  

I have a naked 2 eye palette, and I think that everyone agree that naked is good. But without any primer, I always thought that I was wasting money because no matter how beautiful the colors are in the palette, I never had the same when I applied it on my crease. But now, after I owned this, I take back my statement. ha! 

Packaging: 3 of 5

It comes with applicator, so we don't have to put our finger to take the product out. More hygene for sure. Oh, and I always love black color on make up packaging. It looks professional and elegant. So, eventhough nothing special about the packaging but I just love it. Simple. 

Efficacy: 3.5 of 5

I have to say that this is a good product cause it proofs their brand claims. It did a really good job. The eye shadow color was really pop out (as you can see above). My eye shadow was stay still after I walk in the morning, looking for the company's building where I took my interview test, then I have to run to catch the bus in the middle of a hot-sweaty-day. Not only that, It also still looks fabulous after my five-hours-without-AC-graduation-event (again, in the middle of a hot-sweaty-day)! ta-da!

Value: 4 of 5

I bought it for around IDR 120k from an online shop (cause I can't found it in the NYX counter both in my town and hometown). With this efficacy, and the price that not so expensive, I have to say that NYX HD Eye Shadow Base has high value. Compare to the great but expensive Primer Potion by Urban Decay, this is better. Especially if you're on a budget but still want a good product. Whether you're wearing make up every day or not, It still a good investment!

Repurchase ?

Yes! 

Overall Rating: 3.5 of 5

<skin type: tan, oily>

In instance, I think, no matter how great and expensive your eye shadows are, it will be nothing without a good eye shadow base. Ciao!

REVIEW: Drops of Youth

I gotta say that this is my Holy-Grail product. I bought it after I read the review in a beauty blog. I used it in a transition phase after I stopped using prescription from my latest dermatologist. I wasn't really sure about this product at first, but I decided to give it a try so, here is my review.....

About the product

It is a pre-serum of a Nutriganics series from The Body Shop. What made it so special is its ingredients: Criste-Marine Plant Stem Cells & Babassu Oil. 

According to the official website of The Body Shop, Criste-Marine is a rare plants able to survive the harsh environment of the rocky, sea-battered coastline of Brittany. This plant is resistant to salt and dryness. Babassu oil is extracted from the nuts of the wild babassu palm tree, found on the fringes of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. Blend of these unique ingredients known to enhance surface skin renewal. It gives skin a smoother, fresher, healthier appearance.

Source: www.thebodyshop-usa.com

The brand claims that:

Source: www.thebodyshop-usa.com

It is a water based & not-so-thick concentrate, it has a nice scent, and immediately moisturizing. 

                               

The idea of "enhance surface skin renewal" is what made me bought this. I thought that if my skin renew better and faster, the acne marks on my face will disappear. So, I was looking the review of Drops of Youth on an acne prone skin, but there was only 1 or 2 blogs. Still not sure to buy this, I went to nearest store and I asked the sales assistant for the sample. They gave me 5 drops of the product in a mini tube. When I applied it to my skin, I got immediate moisture&smooth feelings. So I bought the 30ml bottle, and started using it. In 2-3 weeks, I had purging (in my case was a little break out). But after that, those annoying acnes never showed up again. Well, not completely gone, it still peeped out when I'm in period, but not as bad as it was.

Right now, I am using it in the middle of my skin regime, after toner and before serum/ampoule/moisturizer. Simply put 1-3 drops on your finger, spread it out a little, then apply it to all over your face and neck.

Packaging: 3 of 5

It packed in a thick glass bottle with pipette, so it's not too easy to broken and the hygene is good. Nothing special about the packaging. It's just when I purchased the 50ml, the pipette isn't as easy as the 30ml. 

Efficacy: 4 of 5

I can see the result after 3 months I used the product. Acne rarely peeped out anymore, less oily, smoother, softer, acne marks was slowly disappeared. I say Drops of Youth from The Body Shop has delivered their promises to the consumer, especially me. 

Value: 4 of 5

The price for the 30ml & 50ml bottle was about IDR 350k & IDR 550k. I forgot the exact price so, sorry :3 I used the 30ml bottle for 3 months, and now I'm on my second bottle (50ml). It's been 4,5 months but I still have a quarter. I can say that the price is worth it, cause you only need 1-3 drops and it last until 3 months for 30ml and (maybe) 6 months for the 50ml bottle. aaaaaaaand it is working!

Repurchase ?

YES! Definitely! As I said, I'm on my second bottle and definitely repurchase for the third,and fourth, and so on.

Overall Rating: 4.5 of 5

<Skin type: Tan, oily, acne prone>

Have you tried this Drops of Youth ? Or maybe you have plan to buy this ? Share your experience using this product and any comments below!

Have a good day, ladies! :)