ULTIMA II Delicate Blush Review

Who loves blushes as much as I do? I think blushes are the key for that natural looking complexion. I always feel that my face looked extremely pale without any blushes one and now there are several new blush color in my stash! I'm usually stick to the same-pink color for blushes therefore I am so excited to explore on these colorful blushes from ULTIMA II Indonesia. 

ULTIMA II Delicate Blush comes in elegant silver packaging. Not really a big fan of metallic packaging as they tend to left fingerprints but still they give the chic feeling and also looks very instagenic on any flatlay photographs hehe.

Sariayu Power Lunch Event : From Indonesia to the World

Last week, Sariayu invited beauty bloggers and press to celebrate their three biggest achievements and created a new history in their journey as a local cosmetic brand. Well for Indonesian people, we must have been familiar with this local brand, especially for their decorative products such as eyeshadow and lipstick. I'd been a fan of their eyeshadow collection that had a great pigmentation color with such affordable price :D

As Indonesia, we should be proud because one of the biggest international event, Miss World 2013, was held in our beloved country. Therefore, Sariayu was entrusted as the official makeup and hair do for all Miss World 2013 contestants. Around 60 professional makeup artist were involved for 129 contestant.With huge experience from doing makeup and hair do for Miss Indonesia since 2001, Sariayu bring the spirit of Local Wisdom Go Global from our culture to the world through their works.

Not only that, Sariayu was also entrusted to collaborate with Mrs. Ghea Panggabean in her fashion show in Milan and Roma! o_o The Fashion Show come with a theme : Treasured Indonesia, A Journey into Indonesia Fashion, Art, and Culture.

Last but not least. This year, Dr. Martha Tilaar was representing Indonesia to speak at The Leader Summit UN Global Compact. This important event was held every 3 years and attended by more than 1000 participants from 100 different countries. Dr. Martha Tilaar delivered her words through Martha Tilaar Group's vision which are Beauty Green Green, Beauty Education, Beauty Culture, and Empowering Women. Dr. Martha Tilaar paid a big attention about our environment besides beauty. They keep on trying to create a better future by developing their company, advancing global priority such as weathers, clean water, kids, human rights, women empowerment, and education.

Based on the theme Architect of A Better World, Dr. Martha Tilaar had a chance to share her experience in side event Empowering Women To Led the Way to Low-Emission and High-Resilient Future and UN Private Sector Forum : Africa with main topic about women empowerment.

I feel that Dr. Martha Tillar is really inspiring through her acts and words.

Therefore, to celebrate Sariayu special achievement, they launched this Beauty Box Limited Edition - Beauty Across The Continent. 

o_o very beautiful packaging, right? 

This beauty box contains a palette with eyeshadow and lipstick plus a shimmering powder which are inspired from women's diversity from five different continents : Asia, America, Africa, Europe, and Australia. I am so excited when I heard that they are going to launch something new. 

 Three gorgeous models from different continent. Their makeup were done with the new palette! 

Doorprize winner!

Well I was actually the last person who got the doorprize ahahahaha... still considered as lucky :P 

And blogger's photo as usual! With Mrs. Ghea Panggabean and dr. Martha Tilaar

We're also given a herbal plant as a gift :D this is the first time I attend a beauty event and bring back a plant hehehe. Green Beauty ^.^

As one photo will never enough haha.. 

I don't know why my eyes aren't straight to the camera while the others are! o_o

That's all from me. And if you're curious about the box, I will review it as soon as possible. Honestly, I am so excited to try it hahaha. Thank you for reading.

MariMari Dobest Giveaway Review! #1

I won Marimari Do-Best giveaway and had a chance to try a Japanese Brand cosmetic named Do-Best. :)  Marimari sells so many cute sleepwear too there ^^, I love their cute Qmomo Pajamas Collection >,<  They also accept pre-orders item. You should visit their blog here and also their facebook fan page here for further information. :D

So here is what I got from MariMari. :)

So cute, isn't it? Marimari is kind enough to give me 5 Do-Best products :D

Review : ELF Studio Countouring Blush and Bronzing Powder

Back here girls! :) Lately I'm learning how to contouring . Well then I decide to buy ELF Studio Blush and Bronzing Powder. This product is widely known as dupe of NARS Orgasm and Laguna. But I never using any NARS product before so I couldn't make any comparation. So let's see how good it is. :3

It comes with a pretty black packaging that I love, and it has a quite big mirror inside. It looks classy for me and not bulky. Fit in perfectly in my make-up pouch. The amount of product is enough for me too. But they didn't include any brush, so prepare one by your own.

The price itself  is quite cheap. It's US$3 but I got it in here around US$ 6-7. Still affordable. And what I love from ELF is they brought so many good product with affordable price. This is really helpful for those who are still learning make-up like me but also on a tight budget. :D As a starter one, I think you shouldn't buy a high end make-up first, right?

Here's the swatch.

On packaging

Swatch on my hand

In my opinion, the blush color is kinda sheer while the bronzer color is super pigmented. I don't know but the blush color might pop up more on fairer skin type. The color in the photo above is created when I take the blush with my FINGER and NOT with a brush. Because no matter how many times I put it with a brush, it always create such a sheer color that can't be captured with my cam. But still I love the blush color. It looks really natural on me even it tooks much effort to make it more popped up. But usually I just applied it around 2-3 times and it looks good already. And I prefer the sheer natural color how the way it is. :) just suits me perfectly. For those who expected for a pigmented blush, you might skip this one.

About the bronzer color, I found there's a hint of reddish brown on it when I applied it on my face. It doesn't show any redness when I swatch it on hand. I think it's kinda weird since I expected for a dark chocolate tone color for countouring. But after blend it all, I found there's no problem about the reddish brown color anymore. The staying power is also good! That's why I love it. And don't worry about shimmer that you see in the swatch or the packaging. They didn't appear at all when you'd applied them on your face. :)

Both of them aren't chalky and stays really good. But for those who have an oily skin, it might fade away after few hours especially the blush. I think the bronzer would stay much more longer than the blush. So I would recommend this for those who find a good and cheap blush and bronzer. :)

Unfortunately ELF doesn't have any counters in Indonesia. They just available in online shop, in ready stocks or pre-order system. But nowadays there's so many online shop that has provided ELF products, so I think it wouldn't be a big matter to purchase.

LIKE:

-Pigmented bronzer color and natural blush color

-Elegant and slim packaging

- An enough amount of product for me

-Cheap

CONS :

-Sheer blush color

-Only available in online shops 

Rating 4.3/5

 So far I love this product :) and I would like to try another ELF products as well. They have so many range of product. Probably I will try their famous powder brush. :D

 Hope this post help you girls (>ω<＊)