Friday, July 26, 2013

Olay Total Effect Advanced Daily Moisturizer with Cooling Effect



Sepagian blog-walking mengenai beauty surprise box yang lagi ngetrend, emang bikin ngiler. Bahkan bisa dibilang sedikit meracuni, tapi setelah dipikir-pikir dan ditimbang-timbang, subscribe di beauty box itu aku bakalan dapat produk yang belum tentu aku mau dan yang aku mau juga belum tentu aku dapatkan, so..... kayaknya jadi gak mau-mau amat deh. Dan kayaknya gak menutup kemungkinan trend Beauty Box gini juga bakalan jadi trend sesaat aja.

Well, back to the topic, karena aku merasa umurku bukan abege lagi, sekarang dah waktunya punya anti aging skin care, dan kebetulan supermarket sekitar rumah lagi kasi diskon gede, tanpa ragu aku comot si Olay Total Effect Advanced Daily Moisturizer with cooling effect.
si Olay Total Effect ini mengklaim untuk melawan 7 tanda penuaan, selain garis halus dan kerutan seperti kulit kering, kulit bernoda, pori-pori besar, kusam, kasar, juga warna kulit tidak merata. Seems like everyting is complete in a bottle ya (ヘ。ヘ) . Plus the cooling effect, I like someting cool on my face, to help me soothe my tired face. Kemasannya yang pump juga satu nilai plus buat aku, karena kemasan pump lebih higienis dibanding jar, apalagi kemasan jar itu bikin skin careku melilin -bahasaku ya- maksudnya si lotion or cream itu kalo kelamaan di jadi agak kering sampai mirip lilin. Kalau udah gitu, susah untuk diaplikasikan deh.
Produk ini juga dinyatakan oil-free, cepat menyerap, dermatologist-tested, non-comedogenic (tidak menyumbat pori). Whoa, what can I expect more?

Ingredients-nya yang aku copas dari official web-nya Olay:
water, glycerin , niacinamide, isohexadecane, dimethicone, aluminum starch octenylsuccinate, tocopheryl acetate, tocopherol, panthenol, sodium ascorbyl, phosphate, camellia sinensis leaf extract, mentha piperita (peppermint) leaf extract, cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit extract, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, propylene glycol, menthyl lactate, isopropyl palmitate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, dimethiconol, titanium dioxide, sodium acrylates copolymer, polyethylene, cetearyl glucoside, sorbitan stearate, benzyl alcohol, cetearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, myristyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, peg-100 stearate, zinc oxide, ammonium polyacrylate, citric acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, imidazolidinyl urea, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, disodium edta, bht, butylparaben, ethylparaben, isobutylparaben, methylparaben, propylparaben, fragrance.

Segera kucoba, bentuknya obviously lotion, dengan wewangian khas Olay. Butuh waktu 15 menitan supaya benar-benar menyerap dimuka hingga gak berasa agak berminyak lagi. Mungkin karena anti aging ya, jadi masih agak minyakan walaupun oil-free (pikirku). Tapi kok ya gak ada cooling effect-nya ya? Apa emang mukaku muka badak ya jadi gak berasa? But that's not a big problem.
Hari ke dua - ketiga, setiap kali aku applikasikan si OTE ini, sela-sela sudut hidung berasa perih. Dan aku ngerasa mukaku kok gak mulus seperti biasa ya? Emang sih mukaku gak semulus porselen, tapi juga gak gitu geradakan kayak aspal jalanan juga. Perasaan komedo juga jadi banyak sih? Kan non-comedogenic?
Hari ke empat - kelima, yang perih bukan cuma sudut hidung, tapi juga sudut bibir, plus kulitnya jadi kering agak mengelupas. Dimuka timbul jerawat segede jagung 2 biji. Ada juga jerawat kecil - kecil lainnya.
Hari selanjutnya aku stop deh pemakaiannya. Fiuh (´~`) .
Aku coba contact mereka lewat Facebook, dan para admin yang lumayan interaktif disana menyatakan bahwa kulitku iritasi dengan si OTE ini dan dianjurkan untuk dihentikan.

Mungkin untuk yang berkulit gak sesensitif seperti aku, OTE ini, salah satu skin care anti aging yang bisa dipertimbangkan, selain karena harganya yang bisa aku bilang bersaing, juga gampang dibeli di supermarket atau mini market sekitar. But too bad, this one is definetly is not for me.

Pro:
- Harganya bersaing
- Gampang didapat
- Kemasan pump yg lebih higienis

Con: - Bikin breakout

Repurchase: Definitely NO

Saturday, July 20, 2013

Mavala Eye-Lite Khol Kajal Pencil

I was looking for a medium lasting eyeliner, the one that to be used just for a short outgoings. Since I am me, I want something with intens colour. I inteded to buy a white one, but it's gonna be a waste I'm affraid, since I already have one from Etude. Then this blue colour looked shining in front of me. It was Mavala Eye-Lite Khol Kajal Pencil in Bleu Argenté with metallic blue shade.





The swatch


I bought in from Watson, for around 89.000 idr. But, the pencil is hard to use, and doesn't slide as smooth as I expected. It's not suppose to be kajal, in other hand a bit chalky (or should I say dry?) I have to slide it few times on my upper lid to have it pigmented.
The staying power is good, last about two hours, longer than that, I have to retouch. I can say it waterproof, washing face with water (and only water) won't erase it, as long as u don't rub it.

After having a bath. A bit blur


After bath and body lotion. Gone 


With single use -without primer and eyeshadow- it smudge over my oily eyelid. It stamping the colour to my upper lid. Well, the smudge is less visible when I use eyeshadow.
I'm not expecting a kajal will be this hard and chalky. Maybe for some dry or normal skin, this eyeliner tends to be waterproof, but not for oily one.

Pros:
- Good colour

Cons:
- Hard and dry
- Smudge

Repurchase: No


Note 18 November 2013:
After few times using and sharpening, this eyeliner becomes less chalky and soften a little bit

Thursday, July 18, 2013

Biore UV Aqua Rich Watery Mousse SPF 50+ PA+++

When I'm in quest to find the right sunblock, I found this one as hundreds' person HG. It's Biore UV Aqua Rich Watery Mousse SPF 50+ PA+++ (^~^).

sorry for a bit blur image



I read a lot of good reviews about this product, and found out that it is a perfect mate for oily skin. It's alcohol base sunscreen, but also has hyaluronic acid and citrus essence to keep skinh hydrated.
I bought this around Rp 133.000 in Guardian, for 33 gr. A bit pricey I think.

And here comes the testing time ..... the texture is.... mousse - of course.





I love the cooling sensation when it touches my skin, with light refreshing scent of citrus as well. It sinks in instantly and doesn't feel oily at all. Yay... . \(^▽^)/ I don't feel like using sunscreen. Maybe I can say it has some kind of oil control as well.
After application, it leaves some kind of titanium finish (wait, it was my gunpla (*^^*) ) I mean it give some sort of sheer metallic colour, some kind of white cast maybe, but it's kind of metallic. Well, I don't mind since it's still acceptable with my skin tone, it will gone after moments anyway.


left side without the sunscreen, right side with the sunscreen

I always use it after moisturizer, followed by pressed powder, and it makes my powder runs smoothly. It doesn't make my BB Cream cakey as well. After few days of usage, I realize it doesn't clog my pores. The hyaluronic acid also does it job well, since the sunscreen doesn't dries my skin even it is alcohol base.
But I don't think its protecting enough, because after a mid day outdoor walk, I realize that my cheek become a bit red. Well, too bad for such a high spectrum sunscreen like this.

Pro:
- High spectum, SPF 50+ PA+++
- Doesn't make skin oily
- Has some kind of oil control.
- Sinks in instantly

Cons:
- A bit pricey
- Not protecting enough

Repurchase: No

Sunday, July 14, 2013

Bourjois Contour Clubbing Eyeliner

For those a has oily lids like me, know how hard to find perfect pencil liner that does not smudge. Then, I read an article in a local beauty forum that gave me an answer to my long time question. It was Bourjois Contour Clubbing Eyeliner


It becomes my HG eyeliner since then. I have two shades, #42 Gris Tecktonik and #44 Golden Grey Session, which both are so pigmented.


The swatches

Gris Tecktonik is a metallic dark grey -a bit teal- colour with a bit sparkling in it. I think it will pop up fair skin tone and looks good in dark tone. While Golden Grey Session is a green base colour with golden touch - without any grey in it. I think it will look stunning for dark skin tone.
The staying power is great that facial foam is not enough to erase it.
Even after bath, the colour still stay
I use Maybelline make up remover instead.
Feels like crayon liner, it slide smoothly and softly in my lids. So soft that it blunt fast. Non allergic as well, so my sensitive eyes don't have problems with it.


Pro:
- Great staying power
- Intense colour
- Trully waterproof
- Doesn't smudge

Cons: None

Repurchase: Yes, definitely