Review etude house dear darling tint halloween edition witch hunt

Hello, i'm back with my new halloween item! You know that etude house always launch halloween edition every year and this time i got the dear darling lip tint #witch hunter. By just hearing the name, it already triggered something fascinating about it.

So the packaging is pretty much the same tall plastic tube, but what makes it different is the black cap and little witch logo along with skycrapers pictures on the bottom.

The liquid looks like blood color and the consistency is like a gel tint. It has a very fruity floral scent and i really like it. The applicator is very nice and doesn't pick up too much product. I think this is the best applicator so far!

Now, when i saw the promotional picture, the shade was winter berry shade but the content looks like blood color, i was curious and it's true, eventhough the tint lokks like blood color in the bottle but when i swatch it on my lips the color is indeed winter berry (pink purple red as one)

It leaves tacky feeling on lips. But.. For the longevity, i will give this product 10 stars if i may. I use this at 9 am, i do drink and eat and the color is still vibrant until 9pm. I can still feel the sticky tacky feeling at the end of the day, and it is so hard to remove even using cleansing water.

Wow with a very cheap price i can get such a great deal! Thank you etude for giving me such a good treat, and happy halloween all!

Review: mamonde total solution bb essence balm

Well.. I promised i'll make more review from now on hehe. By the way, for my indonesian reader, i'll try to make all my posts bilingual since there are so many suggestions about the bilingual post.

So, i've told you i purchased 2 mamonde item, and the one that i'm going to review now is the total solution bb essence balm.

(kemarin kemarin aku ud pernah bilang mau ngereview another product dari mamonde, yaitu mamonde total solution bb essence balm)

I've been dying to try balm type bb cream since the etude nymph aura but i never get a chance to try it. I guess some products are not destined to be mine haha. Few weeks ago, i was in love with mamonde total solution moisture bb cream and i was going to purchase the big size one, but my seller somehow did not sell it and she suggested me to purchase the bb balm instead. Seriously, i'm interested in mamonde brand so i'll buy anything if it has mamonde name on it haha.

(dari dulu aku memang udah pengen cobain bb balm pas masih jamannya etude house nymph aura balm tapi ga tahu kenapa ga pernah kesampaian. Beberapa minggu belakangan aku lagi tertarik banget sama mamonde dan salah satu produk favoritku adalah mamonde bb cream total solution moisture tapi entah kenapa seller ku ga jual dan dia tawarin bb balm ini.)

It is pretty expensive, i bought it for Rp 330.000 or $30. I hate cushion bb since they run out so fast, like the regular etude house one can only lasts for 3 weeks with continously use, and it is such a bothersome if i have to repurchase it very soon, since i hate repurchasing things haha. But since this bb balm is not a cushion, i guess it can last pretty long.

(harganya lumayan mahal, aku beli 330 ribu rupiah di @kbeautycrush. Lebih mahal dari cushion etude dan jujur aja aku ga suka pakai cushion karena cepat banget habis haha, tapi karena ini balm, mungkin aja bisa tahan lebih lama hehe)

The packaging is sleek and mature, with gold pink on top and the rest of the plastic body is in pale pink. The outer body is quite sturdy but inside, you can hear the balm container keep moving here and there everytime you pick up the product.

(packagingnya rapi dan kelihatan dewasa, tutup atasnya berwarna rose gold dan body nya plastik berwarna pink pucat. Outer body nya sih kuat tapi kotak bb balm didalamnya suka bunyi bergerak2 gitu kalau pas lagi dipakai, jadi rada takut kalau tiba tiba lepas hehe)

It comes with a regular puff like a powder. I found the original puff is really bad for taking the product. It absorbs the product and making uneven application on face. Luckily i still have my etude cushion puff so i just using it instead of the original one. I rather dissapointed since i purchase this product in a high price and i only get a cheap puff?

(sayangnya puff bawaan dari mamonde ini kualitasnya buruk sekali. Puff nya cuman puff bedak padat biasa padahal kan harganya mahal, kog puff nya murahan? Hehe jadinya aku pakai puff dari cushion etude yang lama dan lebih berfungsi karena ga begitu nyerap produk)

So, there are no english description on the box, everything is written in hangul, and its not easy to find the product information in google.

(ga ada deskripsi dalam bahasa inggris dan ga mudah untuk cari review nya online hehe)

As usual bb balm always comes in a swirling formula. The beige color is the bb cream, while the white and the pink swirl is for highlighter and the essence i guess haha. I bought #1 color since no 2 tends to look exactly like my skin color and i need something to brighten the overall look.

(seperti biasa, bb balm selalu mempunyai bentuk formula yang swirling. Mamonde ini punya 3 warna di swirlingnya, beige untuk bb cream, pink untuk essence dan putih untuk highlight. Aku beli warna no 1 karna biasanya kalau warna no 2 cenderung yellow tone dan gelap di kulit hehe)

Actually i don't know how to pick up the product without destroying the design haha, so i picked up only on left side first.

(sebenarnya aku ga tahu gimana cara untuk mengoles produk k puff tanpa ngerusak visual swirlingnya yang lucu banget hehe jadi aku cuman ambil di bagian kiri aja)

The result is very drying and looks patchy at first, i was dissapointed but then i figured out i need to use proper skincare step before using this bb balm. I used toner and thick cream and i can see the better result.

(hasilnya cenderung kering dan menonjolkan titik2 yang kering banget. Pertamanya kecewa banget sama hasilnya, tapi setelah aku pakai perawatan wajah lengkap sebelumnya hasilnya malah jadi bagus dan lembab)

It leaves semi matte finish while actually i always want dewy glossy finish. For the coverage, i have to say it is very good. It covers 8 out of ten. And it is such a good score for a simple bb balm without foundation or primer.

(finishnya semi matte, jadi bagi yanh suka glossy finish, ini bukan pilihan yang tepat. Tapi coverage dari bb balm ini bagus banget 8 dari 10 deh scorenya. Dan udah bagus banget tanpa foundation atau primer)

It contais nobilis flower extract so it is good for sensitive skin and i do not experience any break out using it. It is also non comedogenic

(mengandung extract bunga jadi bagus untuk kulit sensitive. Tidak menimbulkan jerawat sejauh ini dan ga nyumbat pori)

I recommend this bb balm for oily skin type rather than dry skin type. But if those dry skin type out there want to try this product, you can do proper skin care before applying this product.

(aku lebih recommend bb balm ini untuk yang kulitnya berminyak, tapi kalau orang dengan kulit kering mau coba bisa aja asalkan pakai skincare lengkap dulu sebelumnya)

Will i repurchase it? I don't think so since i dislike semi matte finish and the rather drying formula, but i do like the highlight effect though. For the longevity, it can last for 5 hours without re application.

(bakal beli lagi ga? Emm ga deh kayaknya hehe karna hasilnya yang semi matte tapi aku suka highlighting effectnya, untuk ketahanannya, bisa bertahan di wajah untuk kira2 5 jam tanpa touch up)

Jadi bagi girls yang mau purchase kosmetik korean silahkan pesan po di @kbeautycrush yaa, barangnya relatif murah dan free ongkir untuk daerah pontianak

Thank you very much for your time and see ya later

This is how the packaging looks

Yo can see the swirling formula

Left side with the product while right side with bare face, you can see the difference right?

Review : mamonde rose water soothing gel

Hi all, back to mamonde which is a hit in korea nowadays. There are not many products well known aboard and since their shop hasn't available in many countries (only in thailand). The famous one are only cover powder cushion, rose water series and first energy serum. I purchased 2 products which are rose water soothing gel and total solution bb essence balm. But now i'll review the soothing gel first hehe.

(Hai semua, kali ini aku akan ngereview mamonde rose water soothing gel, dan dalam bahasa indonesia karena uda banyak banget permintaan untuk ngereview produk dalam bahasa indonesia. OK, bagi yang belum tahu mamonde, mamonde itu produk korea dan booming banget di negara asalnya tapi di indonesia jarang banget yang tahu karena memang belum ada retail shop nya (cuman ada di thailand) dan kebetulan aku beli 2 macam yaitu mamonde rose soothing gel dan total solution bb essence balm)

Well, the packaging is absolutely pretty. It has rose picture on the lid and the color is pretty pale pink. It is definitely looks gorgeous on the vanity. It came in 300ml plastic jar just like the nature republic one.

(sekarang aku review yang soothing gel dulu yaa, packagingnya sih menarik banget, ada sticker rose yang bagus banget dan pastinya bisa mempercantik meja rias. Jarnya warna soft pink, tapi ketika dibuka ternyata ga ada plastik pemisahnya, jadi rada messy kalau ga sengaja jatuh ato kebalik. tapi gel nya punya memory texture jadi bakal balik sendiri ntar.
 Jar nya berisi 300ml product jadi lumayan banyak untuk dipakai satu badan)

There is no separator lid so it's a little bit messy when we accidently turn it upside down but the gel has memory texture and that means it can go back to it's own shape later.

Ok, i would like to tell you that my previous Nature Republic aloe soothing gel was fake!! I realized it after using half of it. The jar has different color and the texture of the gel is more watery. The smell is not as strong as the real one and it has no effect, just like alchohol evaporating once you applied it. IT is very drying but fortunately it doesn't break me out. SO be careful when you are purchasing something online, especially from a very well known product.

(Ngomong ngomong nature republic yang dulu aku pernah post itu palsu! aku ga sadar sampai udah hampir pakai habis dan kalau salah satu murid ku yang ngefans banget sama kosmetik korea ga kasih tahu, aku ga akan tahu kalau itu fake. Cara bedainnya dari kemasan, sticker di atas memiliki gambar tetesan air warna hijau dan kelihatan banget pixel nya jelek ( masih kelihatan dot dot nya kayak hp jadul) lalu wanginya ga sekuat yang asli dan texturenya kayak gel gatsby. GA bisa balik ke memory texture dan abis makai rasanya kering banget.) walaupun aku beli dengan harga Rp 90000 tetap aja ternyata palsu, untungnya seller nya mau refund, jadi please be careful girls)


Back to the mamonde soothing gel, it feels watery and not sticky on skin. IT absorbs completely after 1 minutes and the scent linger for A quite long time.

(balik lagi ke mamonde rose water soothing gel. Pas pemakaian, rasanya cooling banget dan ga lengket di kulit. Teksturnya watery dan meresap dengan cepat. Untuk keharumannya, lumayan tahan lama, sekitar 30 menit lha)

I like to use it as body gel rather than face gel since i like the cooling effect. IT does't provide enough moisture for the face and you can't see any fast result after using this.

(aku lebih suka pakai gel ini sebagai pelembab tubuh karena efek coolingnya yang cepat dan selain itu, untuk wajah, aku rasa ga terlalu melembabkan dan ga ada efek instan dari pemakaian)

Actually i have lost my heart upon soothing gel products since they are just a gimmick and can't do any big things on very dry skin,but i guess it will work well on oily skin.

(sebenarnya aku ga terlalu berharap intuk produk soothing gel lagi, karena rata rata kemampuannya ga sebagus yang di iklankan dan tidak terlalu berfungsi untuk kulit kering, tapi mungkin lebih bagus kalau dipakai di kulit berminyak)

But if you still want to try it, i will recommend this mamonde rose soothing gel above the nature republic aloe vera gel or even the face shop damyang bamboo soothing gel. AND for those who love rose scent, you should definitely try this.

(tapi kalau girls masih mau coba, aku bakalan recommend mamonde rose soothing gel ini dari pada nature republic aloe dan the face shop damyang bamboo, dan untuk yang sangat suka bau mawar, soothing gel.ini adalah pilihan yang tepat)

Thank you very much for reading my blog and i promise, i will be posting more often haha

Review: innisfree green tea cleansing water

Hi all, back again with another review. Maybe some of you wonder why i always write products review and i have no other topic, but actually my blog is a way to channel my obsession towards korean cosmetic. Having lots of good thing with no one to share about and care about can drive me insane! (you know when you have a very good lipstick color o when you use it no one ask you about the oobrand and no one cares?) well, through writting blog i can help people out there who are looking for options and reviews before buying (i know because i always do that)

Okay, so now i'm going to review my newest cleansing product, (i bought 3 which are the face shop rice cleansing foam, the face shop   bubble calming seed

and this) it is the innisfree green tea cleansing water.

To be honest, i was interested in the product because of its design, it looks so sleek and nature and i fell in love at once.

It came in a bulky container and the content is 300ml. The bottle is transparent plastic so you can easily see how many product left. It comes with a very handy pump, unlike the regular pump, this pump has the shapes of bowl and all we need is to put cotton pad on the pump bowl and press down. Two pump is enough to wet the cotton pad. But be careful, you need to cover the whole bowl with the cotton pad and press is slowly otherwise the product will burst out and it will get messy (it sometimes happen when i was in hurry) but overall i like this pump.

Next, for the green tea lovers, this cannot satisfy your hope since the green tea smell is different from the usual green tea smell. It does have a hint of greentea but it is also mixed with flowery smell. The smell is subtle though so it doesn't really bother me.

For the performance, i have to say i really love this product. The texture is very watery and cooling. And it can remove makeup very well, even for the water proof type! It can remove my memebox eye liner easily with just one swipe. I don't need to pull or force to swipe it.

I have a sensitive and dry skin but this doesn't break me out and it feels very moisturizing afterwards.

Sometimes when i wear no makeup at night, i will swipe this green tea cleansing water and just rinse it with water. It leaves my face damp and smooth. And i can feel the moisturizing properties well.

And one thing that can encourage you to buy, it is 100 percent made of green tea. Since the first ingredient is green tea and not just water. The price is also cheap for such a good cleansing water, i bought it for Rp150.000 online or around $15 so it is definitely worth to try!

Will i purchase it again? Yes of course and i'm thinking about trying the calming water version and the minimum line of innisfree. See you later, bye

review: nature republic aloe soothing gel

Hello again, today i'm going to review my recent skincare family. The super famous Nature Republic aloe soothing gel. I notice every korean brand will have the same aloe gel product but nature republic is the only one that gets super attention. Perhaps due to its multi function advertising?

i've been running out of my etude collagen cream and i have no intention to repurchase it, meanwhile my skincare product will be coming on next week so i need something to replace it temporary.

I got a rather sensitive skin this lately due to the cheap viva cleansing milk, i somehow borrowed my mom's cleansing milk, it was a local product and super cheap (only Rp 5000) i thought it will do nothing harm on my skin since it was only cleansing milk, but it turned out catastrophe.

I got raging red acnes for a month! Every time one spot has healed the other would appear instantly. It was really ache since the acne is deep within my skin more like swollen parts. I even blame the skinfood product and i swear i will never buy it forever! But i was wrong, it was the damn cleansing milk. Sorry skinfood, i still adore you.

Back to the product, i purchased this gel merely because of the soothing effect. It contains 92% pure aloe vera and the other 8% is chemical things such as alchohol which is quite high and it also contains perfume. Well both of them are well known for drying the skin and none of the alchohol products that i have can satisfy my super dry skin.

This product has a clear transparent gel texture. It cools down my skin upon the first application.

The scent is refreshing, not too strong. You can only smell the scent when you put your nose on it cause once it applied on skin you barely can detect it. The scent is a mixture of faint aloe vera smell and subtle citrus smell.

Now let's test the multi functions claim!
1. Face moisturizer: well it does what it says. It makes my skin moist and soft, but unfortunately the effect doesn't last very long. Only 1-2 hours and it will disappear. So i need to re use it again. Actually this works well for daily moisturizer, when the weather is hot and humid and you need something light on your skin. But my fellow told me that it feels dry on his skin, well because it contains alchohol it dries up so fast and it leaves tightening effect and some people may not like the effect since it can be considered as drying the skin.

2. Body moisturizer: well, i love this function! Since the product came in 300ml jar, it can be used for the whole body. I use this right after the shower and before i apply my face shop body essence. It makes my skin softer and very cool. Haha

3. Face mask: take a huge amount of this product and apply generously all over your face. Wait for 10 minutes then wash off. I found that it is very cooling and soothing for my skin, but actually it leaves no effect other than cooling down my skin.

4. Hair mask: i do not notice any special effect that it has


5. After shave: well i guess this will work for soothing the irritated skin cause by shaving

6. Eyelashes vitamin: this doesn't work


7. Nail and cuticle gel cream: this is a very promising nail and cuticle gel, eventhough the effect will not last long.

8. Swollen eyes: i have no swollen eyes so i don't know how it can soothe swollen eyes. But because of the cooling effect, i guess it will work well

9. Makeup base: i don't know wether this could act as a primer or act as a pore cover since it doesn't do anything as a makeup base. It covers nothing and hide nothing.

Overall, this is a good poduct for soothing the skin but do not really rely on it as your skincare product since it doesn't do much. Will i purchase it again? Maybe since i like the cooling effect during the hot days.

review: holika holika petit bb cream # ouncing

Hey hey hey, do not be fooled by cheap price! I got this bb cream a week ago from one of my student when she went to kuching. Actually i have no intention to purchase it but well my student said it is a good product so let's give it a try..

So this bb cream is called petit bb cream and it comes in 5 variant, bouncy, shimmering , moisture, aqua and clear. At first i have my eye on the shimmering one since i love dewy and shimmering finish, but it was not available.

So the next to nothing is The bouncy type. It contains collagen and caviar extract to maintain skin elasticity and suppleness. It comes in 30ml yellow plastic tube with bouncy writtings all over it. Well actually the price is very cheap it is only 38rm or in indonesia i can found it for Rp75.000 online. Very very cheap for a korean bb cream. The scent smells like artificial flower fruity scent, very strong and i don't like it.

Next, for the performance, it comes in one shade and it has yellow tone. As you know my face tends to have pink tone and i don't fit well with bb cream that has dark shade cream (except brtc).

So when i applied it on my face it turned very white (i have a very light asian skintone and this is 2-3 tone lighter than me almost ghostly) i was very scared it couldn't match my skintone but then it oxidized. Now it is time for concealer, i used etude house surprise essence concealer in no 1, and.. My face is two tone darker than the concealer (i swear it got darken) while actually i had no problem at all with this concealer, usually it always suits my skintone.

Next, the coverage is very terrible! I can still see all my spots and discolorations. It indeed cover some redness but not enough to be called good. And one thing more, it makes my face feel itchy

I've never felt as disappointed as this when it comes to korean cosmetic. Evethough it is cheap, it is still just a waste of money. So i will not recommend it for anyone at all.

Sorry for the rather angry post haha but truly this is such a shame for a holika holika product

But i still need to Thank my student eline who gave me this bb cream since she was so kind

,  thank you

review: etude house dust cut mist

HI all it has been a long time i never write anything from etude house. I'VE been trying many other brands and forgot to buy something from etude.

Well, today i would like to share my opinion on etude house dust cut mist. I bought this product last year and it was a hit.

It claims to block dust and dirt from our face. They even have a small test to try it out by blowing small dust on 2 pink balloons. The one that has been coated by dust cut mist has lesser dust.

So if we spray this mist it should act as a shield on our face. I still remember my first impression one year ago when i used this mist while riding motorcycle. Usually my face will feel sticky due to the dust and dirt out there but    when i used this mist all over my face, i could feel my face less sticky and still feel very fresh even after a whole day out there.

It contains 150 ml and the bottle is bulky so definitely not travel friendly. Etude house states that it also contains bamboo water for moisturizing effect but lol i feel none. Haha

The mist is transparent clear with crisp flower scent. The scent is pretty strong but still tolerable and it quickly disappear after the mist has dried.  the consistency is very runny and can completely dry after 15-30 seconds.

Once it has dried i could feel (and see) my face tightened. Etude house says that this means the mist is working. It kinda building transparent layer on my face. Well i could see something like transparent film on my face.

One thing that i notice is once it combines together with makeup it doesn't work quite well. It can't form the layer nicely. Or maybe i can't feel it since my face has been coated by the skincare regime, base makeup and bb cream?

I prefer to use it at night when i put nothing on my face except toner. I could feel the effect and when i wake up in the morning, my face feels less oily and dirty.

So, is it a good product? Well if you want to protect you face from dirt and dust out there you could try this product

but overall i think this product is just a gimmick, sorry etude house, i still love you but this product is just a nope for me.