Monday, 29 July 2013

Radar: Édition de Beauté


It's been quite a while since I've talked about my cravings and must haves and etc etc, I figured now it's time to do another, since at this moment I kid you not, I am wanting too many things. But this time it is beauty edition, exciting! Okay so these products have probably been on the market for years but I am just recently obsessed with beauty products  (because recently I watch a lot of beauty gurus' videos on YouTube and I've got to admit, they can be pretty addicting). So here are just some of the things I've been wanting to get. I'm going to start off with:


1. LUSH Bubblegum Lip Scrub

Just by the look of it, I definitely want to eat it. I knew this product a couple months back from Ingrid Nilsen (a beauty guru from YouTube known as missglamorazzi). The one that she owns is the popcorn lip scrub but I found this bubble gum one from the internet and I instantly fell in love with it. The color (if you are close with me you pretty much know how obsessed I am with pink) and the shave iced-like texture is divine. I haven't touched this product or seen this in real life so as you can tell.. Yeah, I still judge a book by its cover.

2. NYX Matte Lipstick

Not a big fan of makeup, but I am such a sucker for nude or peachy color, especially matte ones. I want this lipstick because it has a very subtle color that won't make my lips stand out too much, so it'll turn out nicely. If you didn't know, I am telling you this: NYX has the best, I mean, the best lip color shades ever. They also have different kinds of lip products which attract me the most. A few days ago I went to Debenhams to swatch some matte lipsticks on my hand because I was very very curious about how the colors will turn out like in real life, since I had been searching NYX lipstick products all over the internet. They have just the perfect shades and I am in love. Definitely getting this the next time I go to Debenhams.

3. Bath and Bodyworks Coconut Lime Breeze Body Lotion

I am also a sucker for body lotions. I love everything with fragrance. And lately I've been obsessing over anything related to coconuts. Something about coconuts' smell is just fresh and relaxing yet not too overpowering which I really love. Nothing much to say about this product. It's just a really great product and smells amazing.

4. Kiehl's Clearly Corrective Dark Spot Solution Serum

This is a little bit unusual for me to want something related to skin care products. I first knew this product from an Indonesian blogger and shoe entrepreneur Diana Rikasari. The reason I wanted to get this was because I have an acne prone and very oily skin so basically everything breaks me out. And every time my pimples would always leave red or dark spots which is highly uncomfortable to look at. And this product says that it helps to lighten uneven pigmentations on your skin and this product has a lot of good reviews. The only downside is the price. It costs around Rp 500.000 here in Indonesia. Okay just a little story, I saved my money for this, and when it was the day to buy it, I went to the store, and when I finally got in front of the store I immediately turned around and went, "nah" and I ended up buying a concealer which helps a little bit too, but I think this serum would get the job done even better. But for the price, well, I'm going to have to think about it first.

5. Butter London Nail Polish

I have been obsessing over this shade of color for a long time and probably won't stop. These colors look so delicious that I want to eat it. There are a lot of nail polish products here in Indonesia, but I feel like only Butter has the perfect caramel-y shades. Although I don't know if they sell these in Indonesia. I would love to buy one. Or even three of them! I haven't tried this nail polish nor read the reviews so I can't really judge the quality of it. But overall, amazing color. Magnifique. 

Wednesday, 10 July 2013

BONJOUR À TOUS! 


This holiday since I'm not going anywhere for vacation I decided to try to make some clothes and I succeed! The result came out just the way I visioned it. I didn't have enough time to make more than one cause unfortunately I only have 2 weeks of holiday (I know, it sucks) but I'm going to try to make more during the upcoming holiday and I'll make sure I'll post the pics and the patterns I made etc etc. And not only that, I also intended to make transparent clutches (one of them was Christopher Kane's Gel Clutch which I failed making it ha) and something holographic-y if that makes sense. Okay so let's begin with an oversized shirt I just finished. (Oh just thought you should know: Yes, I made it all by myself from scratch. That is, starting from making the pattern. And, I'm still learning to sew, so there's still some imperfections that I need to work on, plus I took the pictures by myself, so excuse my lack of expertise). Enjoy!

So I was looking around fabric stores to find the perfect fabric to make the shirt. I was very excited when I saw linen which is my all time favorite fabric. Linen is basically perfect for anything. Clothing, pencil case, book cover, etc etc. So I simply got three colors. Okay so without further ado, here are the pictures:






Special thanks to my friend Chika Armenia for willing to do this shoot :)


For the second part I'm just going to show the pictures, so here they are: 

 Transparent Clutch





Neon transparent vinyl I used to make the clutch


Holographic Tote Bag



Saw this in the store and was super excited!! The lady at the store gave me the fabric samples of the holographic fabrics and the colorful transparent vinyl too :D (I will try to upload the pictures though)


My messy working table lol

That's pretty much what I did during the holiday, hope you like what you saw! 

Bisous