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>