A Piece of Me... in December 2010

A game hosted by Shirley of *We Love Toothfairy*

This month....

I like: holiday and shopping! I'm so going to shop till I drop! LOL, j/k.

I don't like: having to think about what I'm going to eat. Yes, I'm all alone at home and I don't really know how to cook and there's no food delivery service here. I really miss Jakarta now.

I want you to know: I'm kinda having writer's block now. Hopefully it will go away soon.

I've planned: to get rid of my laziness! I'm too lazy and everyone knows that, le sigh...

I want to say to someone special: I miss my besties! I really miss hanging out and gossiping talking silly things with you girls! Wish we're still in college :(

NOTD

Etude House Petit Darling Nail Polish - PK010 Pinkade

Another nail polish that I have from Etude House! See the other one here. The pink color is really gorgeous and I like wearing it all the time. Just like the PK003, for this nail polish I have to apply three coats to get a more even finish. I think it's because this nail polish is too runny. The staying powers is pretty good, I think most (if not all) of the Etude House's nail polishes have really good staying power. What's on your nails?

A Piece of Me... in October 2010

A game hosted by Shirley of *We Love Toothfairy*

This month....

I like: reading! I want to read all the books that have been on my reading list :D

I don't like: drama. Too much drama around me, I feel like running away from all these things.

I want you to know: that I'm back!! I had fun there and of course I got a few posts to share with all of you soon. And I also need to catch up on reading blogposts, I have 1000+ posts to read! I never know that I follow so many blogs :D

I've planned: to start thinking what my next step is, it is time to do so.

I want to say to someone special: Be strong!

NOTD
Etude House Petit Darling Nail Polish - PK003 Strawberry Milk

This is a really pretty pastel pink nail color. It's very sheer though, I need to take at least three coats to get this opacity. The staying power is pretty good, it's third day now and it doesn't show any chipping. But I don't think it looks flattering on my nails as it makes my hand looks really dark, pastel colors never look good on me :(.

Till next time!

Finished Products in August 2010

Skin Food Coffee Body Scrub

First thing first, this body scrub smells exactly like coffee! I almost wanted to taste it everytime I used it :D. I feel that it made my skin really smooth afterward and it didn't dry out my skin. But for this small tub of scrub, it can be quite expensive if you buy it outside Korea.

Etude House Lip & Eye Remover

I've been using this for almost a year and feel really glad that I've finally finished it. It's a pretty good eye makeup remover but it took quite an effort to remove some waterproof makeups. Check out my review on this remover here.

Burt's Bees Beeswax Lip Balm

Finally I've finished this lipbalm! It took me months to go through this lipbalm. It's from Nic way back on last year. It feels and smells minty which I really love and I believe this lipbalm has made my lips chapped free, so thank you Nic! :D.

I'm going to Malaysia today! So as expected, I'll be offline for a few days. But I'll come back soon after my trip :D. Till next time!

Weekend in Singapore

Last weekend, I went to Singapore with my sister as she was going there to submit her university application. Of course I wouldn't want to miss the chance to tag along with her :D. We went to a couple of our fave restaurants there with our cousin and enjoy the food. Here's the food porn :p.

(Warning: long post & pic heavy)

One of my fave western restaurant.

Grilled chicken baked rice, yumm!

Beef Lasagna

Marble cheesecake, one of the best cheesecake!

We're trying out this Asiankitchen. It turned out to be a Taiwanese restaurant.

Stewed pork rice (lu rou fan)

Glutinous rice

Oyster rice noodle

Fried chicken with apple

One of the best Japanese restaurant in town!

Fresh salmon sashimi

Soft shell crab roll with fish floss

Ebi don

Ebi soba

Chicken Teriyaki


Of course I didn't get home empty handed, grabbed some stuffs that I've been curious about :D

Mentholatum Acnes Point Clear - I'm trying this out for my frequent blemishes.
Etude House Hand Cream - I've heard good things about it.
L'Occitane Green Tea Hand Cream - Can't resist green tea scent and the BOGO promotion, share it with my cousin.
Muji Cleansing Oil - Have heard great things about this too.
Nexcare Acne Patch - Back up, I really love it!
Cure Natural Aqua Gel - Was raved by Bubzbeauty

I also got The Face Shop White Mud Nose Pack and Olay Regenerist Eye Cream but I forgot to take the pic :p.

Have a great day everyone! :)

Swap & Secret Santa's Packages

Swap with Nicola

Nic and me decided to do a swap months ago. when i said i wanted to let go my Peach Sake Pore Serum on one of my post, Nic told me she's interested with it and asked me to tell her if i decided to sell it or swap it. so, as you all know i decided the latter one :). I've got her package since last month but she just got mine today. i was waiting her to receive the package before posting this. So, here you go!

These are what i asked for:

Ecotools Brush Set, Urban Decay Trifecta, Smashbox Lip Gloss, Anna Sui Liquid Eyeliner and Smashbox Lipstick.

and the extras she gave me!

isn't the pouch cute? and the scented pen too! :D

i really love everything i got from her. the UD eyeliner, Smasbox Lipstick, Wet n Wild Blush etc. i use them most of the time when i go out now. Thank you so much Nic! it's a pleasure to do my first swap with one of my favorite blogger, ever! :)

Swap with Karen (Sizbelle)

i told Karen i was interested with some of BeautyMaker stuffs when she said she could easily get them. and remember that my sister went to HK? i asked Karen what stuffs are the must-buy in HK as she just went there not long ago too. She helped me a lot with the list and she also asked if she could tag along with a few stuffs she forgot to get in HK. of course i said Yes! so i suggested to do a swap instead.

what i asked for:

BeautyMaker Deep Cleansing Gel, BeautyMaker BB Mineral Concealing Cream, BeautyMaker Love Pu Pu Cheek, Majolica Majorca Jeweling Eyes.

and the extras!

i just love every single one of the stuffs from her. and she's really sweet to add some notes for all the stuffs she included. Thanks Karen :)

Swap with Onic

Onic was supposed to join our blogger meetup (me and Verina). as we already decided to swap on the meetup, she sent it through mail instead. Thanks Onic!

love her sweet note! she's really creative. and how do you know i want to try new BB Cream, Onic? :)

Secret Santa

i joined a Secret Santa that was hosted by Kay of Bihadadiaries. and my Secret Santa is Eve! She sent me some goodies from UK that i will never find in Indonesia.

i officially got my first Barry M now! haha... Thank you so much for being my Secret Santa, Eve! :)

wow, i just realized i got so many loves from all over the world! USA, UK, Singapore and Indonesia. seriously, you all bloggers are spoiling me with all the goodies. my makeup collection is suddenly growing so much. i'm wondering when will i get to use them up :D

Review: Etude House Lip & Eye Remover

Description (from http://www.etudehouse.com/eng/main.jsp):
Specially pH balanced formula
Excellent at removing long lasting makeup
Oil & alcohol free

Concept: Lip & Eye Makeup Removal in One Quick & Easy Step

My thought:
i've been using this to remove my eyes and lips makeup all the while. of course we have to shake it first before using it. and i think it's pretty good on removing waterproof mascara but not so much on waterproof eyeliner. i have to rub a few times till all the makeups removed. as it claims, it's not oily and doesn't sting at all unlike my previous eye makeup remover. and what i like about this product is the light scent it has. overall, this is a quite good product.

Rating: 3.5/5
Repurchase: Yes, till i've found a better remover

Meet Up with Verina

two days ago i had a meet up with Verina, she's really cute in person! :D Verina is going to study at Singapore this month so before she's leaving, we decided to do a meet up. actually Onic was going to join us too but her mother wasn't feeling well and she had to take care of her. i'm sure we're going to meet another time, Onic :)

on that day, we had lunch at American Grill and yeah, like what Verina had said, we didn't take picture of the foods till she realized it but at that time we'd almost finished it LOL.

we talked a lot and shopped around, well, i was being good that day for not buying anything. because it was end of the month and i have to wait until next month, which is this month to buy anything. i have listed a few stuffs to buy for this holiday month and i can't wait for it! :D

we had onion ring and mashed potato at Popeyes for dinner (i think?). Verina said the mashed potato looked like a poop, LOL. but it tasted really good. we were talking and talking till we realized it was really late and decided to go home. we hanged out for 8 hour! i didn't expect it would be that long but it was really fun. thanks for the day, Verina! :)

some goodies from her:

a very cute pouch and a charm with my initial (how thoughtful she is!), a pair of earrings and Etude Dear Darling Tint

Thanks for reading! :)