February Favorites

February Favorites 

I've been loving a simple routine in February and I always reach for EM Love Life Palette that I have placed in the travel palette that comes with it.

My next favorite is Jurlique Rosewater Balancing Mist, I love the rose scent in it, it refreshes me in the morning and also it can be use throughout the day. I also have a review about this skin care brand in the previous blog post. 

Still in the same brand, I've been loving Jurlique Lip Care Balm to moisturise my lips. I use also reapply it throughout the day before I reapply my lipstick or lipgloss. 

I have dry skin on my body, especially my legs, so I always use moisturiser. I've been loving The Body Shop Fuji Green Tea Body Butter at night and it moisturises my skin for the whole day. 

I love this Lancome Grandiose Mascara because it curls, volumes, and lengthens my lashes. It is also easy to remove because it is not a waterproof mascara. 

Last but not least, I am trying this Lavie Lash type Rosie from my January's Sociolla Box. I like it doesn't have the thick lash band, it feels lightweight and looks like you naturally have long thick lashes. 

My February's Sociolla Box

I wanted to share my thoughts about my monthly subscription beauty box. First of all how cute is that cookie, isn't it. Well here's what I get inside my February's Sociolla Box:

1. Rose Allure

This is an organic based Indonesian product that suitable for dry skin that needs a lot of moisture. But for daily use I'll say this lotion is too greasy. It has a nice spicy rose smell, I think this lotion will be nice to use if you are having a relaxation massage. 

2. Dr. Jart+ Beauty Balm

This BB cream has a nice consistency and light coverage. It evens out my skin tone, give hydration and doesn't break my skin. But since I have an oily skin, it gets oily throughout the day especially on my T-zone and get smudge under my eyes.

3. Juara Clove Flower & Turmeric Serum 

This is another Indonesian plant based product in this beauty box. It is a nice product but I don't really like the smell of it. I don't think I'll buy the full size especially with the price tag about Rp. 900.000,00++.

4. Itsy Luxury Nail Wraps

I haven't try this product because I want to wait until my nails grow long enough to use this beautiful pattern nail wraps. 

5. Menard Face Mask

This face mask is my most favorite product in this beauty box. It has a cooling sensation while you are using it, it is very relaxing, which is why in the product direction says use it at night before sleep. The next morning after I use this mask I wake up with smoother texture and my skin looks glowing. 

Product Review : Jurlique

Jurlique is a skincare brand from Australia and they are made from organic ingredients. I found this brand while I'm window shopping at Plaza Indonesia. At that time I only try the tester and haven't decide to buy them because I have a very sensitive skin. I have a combination to oily skin that can easily breakout and rash if I use the wrong skincare.

From the tester, it looks like my skin respond well to the skincare. So I tried the Rosewater Balancing Mist that will give enough hydration to reduce my oiliness. I also buy the Rose Balancing Serum, Calendula Soothing Cream and Lip Care Balm, then I get the Rose Moisturising Lotion in the travel size.

I really love the Rosewater Balancing Mist and Rose Balancing Serum, I think it refreshes me if I feel tired or I feel like my skin looks dull. I also like the Lip Care Balm, it prevent my lips from getting chapped and also doesn't feel sticky. 

For the moisturisers I think they are more suitable for normal to dry skin type because they are really hydrating. For my skin although it doesn't make me breakout but it makes my skin greasy throughout the day. Overall I like this skincare brand because they are organic based so it won't irritate my skin. I like their products especially for their Rosewater Balancing Mist and Lip Care Balm. 

Valentine's Day Look

I think Valentine's Day is the day to celebrate love with persons around you, but if you want to celebrate it with special someone, always remember that he loves you the way you are. So the makeup that you wear should enhance your best feature and look natural. For this year Valentine's Day, I will be using products that I commonly use in my everyday makeup. 

Base

I keep my base pretty simple by using sheer coverage foundation, The Body Shop Moisture Foundation SPF 15, all over my face to even out my skin tone. To cover my under eye circles and blemishes that peeking through, I mix EM The Great Cover Up concealer with Make Up For Ever Full Cover Concealer. I set everything with The Body Shop Loose Face Powder and use Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush in Mood Exposure for my blusher. 

Eyes

I think eyes are always the main focus of my makeup. I always primed my eyes with Too Faced Shadow Insurance before apply my eyeshadow. Starting with brows, I fill my brows with Shiseido Eyebrow Styling Compact. For this Valentine's Day I use the EM Love Life Palette for my eyeshadows. For all over lid color I use the shade Vulnerable, on the outer corner I use Mocha Fix, then I use Beige Faith to blend all color to the crease area. I use Bobbi Brown Long - Wear Gel Eyeliner to tightline and create small wing on my outer lashline. Then I apply Lancome Cils Booster on my lashes, curl it with Panasonic Eyelash Curler, follow with two coats of Lancome Grandiose. 

Lips

For lips use neutral color to make your lips kissable. I use Lancome Rouge in Love in number 280N, I think it's a perfect rosy pink for my skin tone. 

I wish you all have the best Valentine's Day celebration with your love one. 

Love,

Irene

January Favorites

I think January passed so fast. There are few products that I enjoy in the past month. So here are my January favorites:

1. The Body Shop Drops of Youth

This is the first time I try this product and I immediately fall in love with it. I can see the difference on my skin, especially when I apply it at night, the next morning I can feel my skin getting smoother and supple. 

2. Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette

I had a very simple makeup routine in January because in December I often wear more complicated makeup for events. This palette provides a lot of neutral colors that I don't have to think a lot to choose which color should I wear on that day. Basically I use the color Snakebite all over my lid, Foxy to highlight my browbone and Blackout on my lashline to make my lashes look fuller. 

3. Dior Addict Lipstick in 751 Exotique

I've been using this lipstick constantly on the past month to complement my neutral eyes. This shade give a pop of color to my overall makeup and make it looks fresh. 

4. The Body Shop Honey Bronzer

This is another product that I've been using to make my makeup looks fresh. I keep my makeup pretty simple but still looks fresh to start the year. 

5. Starbucks Planner

One of my new year's resolution is to get organise. So I get this Starbucks planner, start making checklists and organise my schedule. I admit it isn't as easy as I think, but using this planner makes me more determine to do the tasks and stay on track. 

6. Alarm Clock

This clock also supports me to achieve my goals and making sure I get up early to do the tasks that I've plan before. I love the color and also the shape of it, it also can wobble :D

That's all about my January favorites, I hope you find it helpful, thank you for reading my blogpost. 

Love,

Irene

My Favorite Products in 2015

Most of the products in this blogpost are my daily use products and some of them I've mentioned in another blogposts. Without further due, these are my annual favorite products of 2015:

• The Body Shop Loose Face Powder
• Make Up For Ever Full Cover Waterproof Concealer
• Clinique Cheek Pop in Peach Pop
• The Body Shop Honey Bronzer
• Benefit High Beam 

• Urban Decay Original Primer Potion

• The Face Shop Design My Eyebrow in Dark Brown
• Urban Decay Naked 2 Eyeshadow Palette
• Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner in Black Ink
• Loreal Super Liner 
• Loreal Infaillible 16h Eyeliner in Chocolate Addiction
• Maybelline The Rocket Volum Express Mascara

• Benefit Hydra-smooth Lip Color in Nice & Teasy
• Benefit Hoola Lip Gloss
• Urban Decay Lipstick in Gash

• Clarins Instant Eye Make-Up Remover
• Cetaphil
• The Body Shop Seaweed Clarifying Toner

• Cetaphil Daily Facial Moisturizer SPF 15
• The Body Shop Tea Tree Oil 
• The Body Shop Tea Tree Blemish Fade Night Lotion
• Kiehl's Creamy Eye Treatment with avocado
• The Body Shop Honey Lip Balm

• Yves Rocher Moment de Bonheur Perfume 
• The Body Shop Fuji Green Tea Body Butter
• The Face Shop Sake Clarifying Gel Body Scrub 

• Phytopanama Shampoo
• The Body Shop Grapeseed Glossing Serum 

My First Sociolla Box

Sociolla Box

I always wanted to have a monthly beauty box and last month I saw that Sociolla made a subscription box. So I feel so excited when I receive it this month!

In the box we'll get 3-4 travel size products and 1 full size product. 

This month products that I got are one pair of Lavie lash, one travel size Cottage Kiwi shower gel, one sample size SPF moisturizer and one full size L'Occitane Almond Hand Cream. 

Inside January's Sociolla Box 

I think it is a good bargain to subscribe this beauty box because sometimes I wanted to try a new product but I feel like I'm wasting my money if I buy the full size product and doesn't like it. Also it introduces me to various brand that I may not know before. I can't wait for the next Sociolla Box to arrive. 

I hope you find this blogpost helpfull, have a nice day :)