Translucent Skin with POND'S New White Beauty (Re)Launch

Few weeks ago, POND'S invited me again to their event. 

As usual, I was really excited with all POND'S event and I'm really curious to find out. The event was held at Hotel Mulia, Senayan. I was rushing to go there after office hour and stuck in traffic for almost 2 hour TT ^ TT. Luckily, Pat was kind enough to accompany me. At least I'm not alone hehe. 

When I arrived, the event was about to start and it's really crowded already. I'm lucky that I made it on time! :D *take a deep breath*  I met my blogger friend, Chell, and then we take our seat in the front row like a good student haha. 

And please enjoy this teaser before you move to the next part. 

Get any clue?

Our beautiful host, Nadya Mulia, started the event with a little chit-chat about the definition of an ideal skin. Various answer was given but most of us answered that we would love to have a healthy skin with fresh and bright complexion.

Therefore, Ms Indriani as Senior Brand Manager of POND'S Indonesia, started to explain about the ideal-skin that every woman want nowadays. POND'S Team also showed us a recording of women's opinion about an ideal-skin. Most of them said that they would love to have a clear, bright, and fresh complexion just like Korean actress or woman.

Honestly for me, having bright complexion or fair skin doesn't mean you ended up like a living corpse but more into something like ....

...THEM!!! *envy their beautiful skin*

They have a clear skin with bright complexion, healthy glow, and fresh pink tone on their cheeks. So they didn't look like a living pale corpse .I read once that Korean woman pay more attention about their skin and how do they look. That's why they put more efforts in applying their skincare.  They could put layers of different skincare products o.o. Well, you can see by how many Korean skincare brands nowadays, right? No wonder, they could have a healthy and glowing skin with bright complexion. 

Dr. David Birtwistle, as R&D Director, Skincare & Cleansing Unilever of South East Asia and Australasia Region, explained about the ideal skin and POND'S New White Beauty Formula.

An ideal skin face condition should have a soft texture, bright complexion, free from any dark spots, had a slight pinkish tone (especially on your cheeks), healthy, and glowing even without the make-up on :) When you're trying to achieve a brighter or fairer complexion, you tend to have dead-pale look that aren't healthy. Remember that healthy skin isn't only about a bright and fair complexion but also having a healthy glow and slightly pinkish tone on your cheeks that make your face looks natural. In other words, bright and fair complexion is not enough, an ideal skin should be translucent with a slight of pinkish tone (Jernih Putih Merona).

Inspired by Korean woman's beauty, POND'S relaunched their White Beauty series that come with new formula.

POND'S New White Beauty - Courtesy of POND'S  (I only edit it a little bit)

1. POND'S White Beauty for All Skin Types
2. POND'S White Beauty for Acne Prone Skin
3. POND'S White Beauty for Sensitive Skin
4. POND'S White Beauty with Advanced SPF 15

Not only one, but four different types! For now, All Skin Types is already available in here. The others will be available in the near future. Now you could choose the moisturizer based on your skin needs.

Amazed with their beautiful illustration, I tried to make some inspired-illustration too. I think it will be easier for you to understand because most of photos of the slide that I captured were kinda blurred and hard to read. So please enjoy them in this post ^.^

Then Dr. David did a little 'magic show' in the middle of his presentation.

Imagine this dull beads are our skin cells that had lose their clarity. 

Mr. David poured the special formulated essence inside.

You can see the dull beads had gradually turned clear. o.o

Totally clear until you can see the image behind. That explain how the product works in our skin. :)

This special essence is the new formula that developed by POND'S for their New White Beauty Series. It's really amazing, right? :D

If you're wondering what the new formula is (I give you a clue already in the teaser hahaha), the secret of POND'S New White Beauty are...

 Saffron and Korean Ginseng.





I learned that Saffron, as one of the expensive spices in the world, could help to brighten any dark spots. As for Korean Ginseng, it could help to achieve a translucent and healthy-glowing skin.  Both of these ingredients are famous for their benefits for health and beauty. <3 Not only that, POND'S also combined it with their developed Vitamin B3, Allantoin , and triple sun protection agents. All the benefits from those ingredients are packed into POND'S New White Beauty.

POND'S White Beauty DAY CREAM (Vanishing Cream)

Dr. David explained why it is called by vanishing cream. It is because after usage, there isn't any whitecast or marks left (vanishing). It only left a nice-matte complexion as if you're using face powder.  

POND'S White Beauty NIGHT CREAM (Moisturizing Base)


As for night cream, it helps your skin to regenerate during your bed time and keep them hydrated. Especially if we sleep in air-conditioned room :)

By using POND'S New White Beauty series for 7 days, you could see the results of pinkish - translucent skin (Jernih Putih Merona).

Ms. Indriani and Dr. David

They closed the event by announcing the winner of Live Tweet Competition. And I was one of them! o_o haha... kinda surprised.


And these are the winners for best dress.

Each of them got a Kate Spade Bag. ^o^ Actually there should only be one winner, but because everyone looks fabulous that night, POND'S was generous enough to choose 3 best dresses :D As I always told you, POND'S always prepared a great event and surprises.

Finally we got a group photo together. 

Then we're pleased to enjoy the dinner. It's really nice because they also gave us a polaroid camera, so we can take our pictures together :D It's really fun.

Meet my partner-in-beauty.

Jernih Putih Merona with POND'S New White Beauty. 

I was having a really great time with other bloggers and POND'S Team. I would love to say a big thanks to POND'S for inviting me and gave us such a really nice experience in every event that they manage. :)

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Now, into the review. I believe you want to know more about these products, right? 

Loved their illustration so I post it again in case of you forget :P

Now, let's see them in real

White beauty box from POND'S and inside...

.... probably the most beautiful gifts I ever had haha. So girly <3

Unique button. Yes! It is a button for the bag LOL. Hardly imagine, right?

Beautiful bracelets.

And of course... POND'S New White Beauty Day Cream and Night Cream.

Price:
Rp 15. 700,- (20 gr)
Rp 29.300,- (40 gr)
Rp 36.500,- (50 gr)

Each box is provided with the color chart as the results of using POND'S White Beauty Day Cream.

As you can see from the picture above, the texture of day cream and night cream are totally different. Day Cream looks more solid and creates matte finish as if you're wearing face powder while Night Cream looks more creamy and moisturizing.

See? Day cream turned into a dry and matte finish while Night cream looks more glowy.

You can see that the left part is completely matte while the right part still had a slight of glow from the cream. Now let's see how does it feel after usage :D

DAY CREAM

It feels really light and the interesting part is I feel like I had my face powder in my moisturizer LOL. Well, you can see that my nose aren't oily in the picture above. It leaves a nice matte finish with only moisturizer. I know how does it feel if your moisturizer left a sticky and uncomfortable feeling. This is totally perfect for school (especially if your school doesn't allow you to wear makeup) or college. It's  also great when I'm lazy to do my make-up hehe.

NIGHT CREAM

The night cream feels really good and my face feels hydrated in the morning. Especially in the dry part such as my cheeks. It is not too light or too heavy. Both of cream contains mild floral fragrance and I don't find that the fragrance is bothersome. A nice 'aromatherapy' to start the day in the morning and take a rest at night hehe.

Well I couldn't say that it could brighten your skin instantly but it could gradually helps your skin to achieve a better complexion, healthy, and glowing skin. It also comes in affordable price even for students. $.$ But of course, they were made with great ingredients and contain lots of benefits. :D

Remember! NEVER USE untrusted brightening products that could brighten your skin in an instant. I really don't recommend it, because achieving a healthy and ideal skin is about process that takes time. It's better to be patient and wait for a great results than regret because of temporary results. :)

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Big thanks to POND'S Indonesia and let's start to achieve our pinkish-translucent skin (Jernih Putih Merona) with POND'S New White Beauty. 

Review Etude House Precious Mineral Any Cushion in Honey Beige

Cushion BB Cream hits the market nowadays. :D I was also tempted to see how good it performs. Luckily Etude House Indonesia contacted me and gave me this Any Cushion to be reviewed.

Etude House Precious Mineral Any Cushion

Easy application at anytime and anywhere.

Well, hopefully it's true. :D

Price : Rp 218.000,00

There are two shades available which is W13 (Natural Beige) and 24(Honey Beige). I got mine in W24 shade which is Honey Beige.

And see how high the SPF that they got here. SPF 50/ PA+++ ... o_O waaaaww

Looks like an ordinary compact powder with a separator and the puff on it.

They claimed this cushion as 6 in 1 multi-function products : Sunblock, Sebum Powder, Moisturising Essence, Brightening Essence, Foundation, and Cooling Sensation.

Unlike usual sponge, this is an air sponge that specially crafted for cushion usage. It could help to absorb the products and blend them nicely in no time. I wonder why it should be in blue color though haha. Most of cushion's sponge that I know are in blue color.

Under the separator, you will finally found... a seal :P

To make sure that it's brand new and never been opened before hahaha. Sorry if I disappoint you lol

After you open up the seal, then you will find your beautiful cushion under.

See? Feel like it's packed with lots of liquid :D

The air sponge works great in absorbing those liquid.

It's enough to cover half of my face. 

Uneven skintone, bad dark circles, and a big acne scars that I hate so much :(

Final results... I'm only using Any Cushion without any concealers.

Tempted or not?

This is my first time using a cushion BB. I was really surprised to find out that the results could be even and flawless. The cool sensation give kinda unique fresh feeling when applied. If you pick up too much products, don't worry. Dab it in several spots such as cheeks and foreheads then you can blend them afterwards. Seriously easy! :D Plus it contains high SPF so it's really perfect for daily basis. I was afraid that it would create a horrible whitecast, but when I tried to take several photos under flash lighting, it doesn't make me look like a ghost. ^.^

Coverage is medium as for me. It could even out my skin, cover redness, and light acne scars. You can see that my dark circles are nicely concealed. But you still need concealers to hide a darker scars or spots better. If you're too lazy just layer them one more time. :) Don't layer it too much except you wanna end up weird :P

It also has a nice finish that I love! Not too glowy or matte. Just in between them so your face looks more natural and healthy. If you need more oil control, you can apply a single layer of loose powder after usage. 

Easy. Easy. Easy

Too easy until I imagine that I could do it with my eyes closed. LOL Just dab the sponge gently and make sure the liquid is evenly spread. I even forget to use my brush or fingers as I never think that using sponge could be this easy. Moreover, they also provide the refill, so if you ran out of product, you only need to buy the refills :D

I think this products has solved the problem when we need to do our makeup in the middle of nowhere and quickly. Well, if I have to do my makeup somewhere else, the big thing that bother me is How I apply my base? It is super troublesome to bring your foundation or BB cream in your bag, not forget the mention that they had a chance to spill in too.

Moreover, I somehow prefer to use my makeup brushes because when I blend with my fingers, it takes more time (weird but it is true) and the results aren't neat. Plus it stained my hand. I somehow hate how my hands are stained then I forgot that I haven't put my contact lens in. I need to wash my hand properly before I could put them in... and so on :/ Seriously annoying haha.

With this products, I could do my makeup in the car way more easily :D As you will always bring your eyeliner and lipstick in your pouch. This cushion had completed all my everyday-war equipment LOL. If I need to do my makeup in hurry, I just clean my face with facial wipes and put this on. Paired with eyeliner and lipstick, I'm ready to go anywhere at anytime :D

WHAT I LOVE
- Easy application
- Great results
- Can be refilled

WHAT I DON'T REALLY LOVE
- Bulky packaging (but it deserve a spot in my pouch!)

I'm totally in love and never forget to bring this! I'm highly recommending this to all of you. Just make sure that you get the right shade.

Thank you to Etude House Indonesia for let me trying this wonderful products!

My First Blush Box Review

Hello everyone! I guess I was kinda late into 'beauty-box' thing. One day, First Blush Team was kind enough to let me try their service by sending their September Box. I was somehow excited. To be honest, I'm not one of a kind that would love to try something new before I made a brief research. But I love a surprise feel when you didn't know about what you will receive just like when you open your birthday gift, right? *I love surprise gifts hahaha* 

Note : I'll review about my impression and experience with First Blush Box, not reviewing the products now :)

First of all, I was quite surprised by how fast their delivery is. I'm pretty sure that I confirmed them around 4 pm on the day before, but I received this package right in the morning after. o_o That's pretty fast for me. They also packed this box inside another cardboard box, to make sure their unique pyramid box won't be crashed during delivery. And their box comes in red color! I will never get tired to tell you that I'm a big fan of RED color!! *.*

So let's see what's inside this red pyramids ...

SEPTEMBER

Repair, Refresh, Rejuvenate

They hang this month's theme and it looks cute for me <3

Everything is neatly packed inside with a scrolling letter with a red ribbon.

They also provided you with product's information and price.

And here are them :D

1. Kerastase Hair Treatment and Mask

2. Bee Balm

3. H2O Rejuvenating Gel

4. Facial Mask and Lip Mask

5. Allure Eyelid Sticker

6. Shopping Voucher

Actually I'm quite happy with the 'surprise', especially for the Kerastase Hair Treatment. I also discover several new brands that I'm not familiar with. Such as the mask and rejuvenating gel. :D

 But considering from the price of the box itself, it is not cheap at all. If I were a paying customer, I would be kinda disappointed. I'm not blaming on them. Probably, because it's a 'treatment' theme, it is not surprising if there aren't any makeup or decorative  products. As for me (and maybe others), I will prefer to one full size makeup products. Why? It's because I think makeup products last longer than skincare products, so it's kinda worth more.For example, facial mask can only be used once while maybe you can use makeup samples several time, right? :) Moreover, skincare products takes time to see the results while most of makeup products aren't. But anyway, it's just my opinion. 

Besides from the fact that I states above, I feel that they put much effort already into this September box by creating a nice concept behind. It's just I'm not too fond for skincare trial compared to makeup products. It might be tempting for people who love discovering new skincare sets. :D

Thank you First Blush Indonesia! 

I believe you can improve by creating more interesting concept with your beauty box in the future. I appreciate that you'd put more effort into your packaging that differs you from the others. It has personally win my heart LOL. 

If you're interested to receive this cute red pyramid box, you can go to their site through the link below and subscribe! :D

First Blush

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