A Perfection Heaven

long time no see

2010-10-22T06:50:00.002+07:00

it's been a while since i've wrote this blog. sorry girls, since i've been busy with lots of works... but i've been trying to set up a new website with a website designer - made with love. frankly, i've been dissappointed, since the designer kept dissappearing:( although her designs were exquisite and nice, but it's just took too long to finish...:( gosh why is it so hard to find a good web designer that was responsible and good:( my previous experience with jasawebdesign.com also have another encounter with the same stupid problem. the work half done, and yet, don't know where. it's HALF DONE!!!! not yet done!!!! gosh i'm so stressed over this.
i've got quite lots of stuff to update though:) will do that once i have the time... been having trouble finding helpers for my house and work:( thinking of getting another admin staff despite the one we have. coz works have been piling and kept being pushed to last minute, and yet, you know i don't like being last minute:( so anybody who can have any recommendations, please do inform me:)

2010-06-14T00:15:00.004+07:00

some inspiration (vera wang's) for my newly custom designed wedding dress, am really excited about what's coming for this one though. might be interesting, and fun...

2010-06-11T09:45:00.006+07:00

FIFA world cup Italy look!
like i always starts with, a prepped face...after benefit lemon aid, here's the start, coastal scents shimmer red and matte red at 1/3 of the inner corner of the eyelids. next would be the shimmer pearl white color on the second 1/3 of the lids. remember to blend well...next, would be nice shimmery green. now, i use all the shimmery colors, coz it does make the difference between the matte and shimmery, and i guess with such a rich mixture of colors, i'd prefer the shimmery colors. however, if you do prefer matte colors in anyway, you can switch to it. this creates what it calls 'wave' technique. it's widely used by most of the make up artists to play with colors. here, i use it as the basics which then, i'll add somemore things. here i add little bit of blue hues at the outer corner of the eyes. then, drag the blue down to the lower lashline to create some color on the lower lashline. this is roughly it. after that, is just some smoothing out... additional of medium pink brown color on the socket (socket area is the area where you can touch your eye bone that's protecting the eyeball) to create depth. add a pearly highlight color on the brown bone. then you're done. i use fake eyelashes from vietnam courtesy of eyelashesguru... and also the black gel eyeliner to create the definition around the eyes. and here's the result... i used givency blush prism again! and the face shop shimmer blush for the blush on, and dior lipgloss.

2010-06-09T23:56:00.005+07:00

FIFA world cup ENGLAND look
this is meant for all the MU fans out there, i know some of my cousins are:) however, i dragged my sista to do this tutorial, coz i thought it would be kinda different. so here it is:)
i didn't really show my sista's bare face, since she's got lots of acne scars, which i guess might not be nice showing here, but this is all the prepped up look. since she's just 15, i didn't really shape up the brows for her (as my mom would be shouting if i do...) and not much of the shading i did. here,she's prepped with feverlet BB cream ( to soothe the pimples and little acnes also) and then i add with shiseido sheer make up enhancer in pearl white, kanebo coffret d'or beauty essence liquid foundation in ocre-B. next i top it up with la praire cellular treatment loose powder.
zoom into the eyes, before i add colors, i also prepped the eyes, with benefit lemon aid, and coastal scents matte white color on the whole eyelids. then i add coastal scents shimmery pearl white to inner half of the lid. then i add coastal scents matte red mixed with shimmery red on the outer half of the eyelids to create an outer V. if you realize that already, the red looks like the letter "V".
next, blend well of the 2 colors, and add black color starting on the outer half of the lashline outwards, creating a little 'wing-ed' look! it's to give the illusion of length and depth.
go as closer to the lashline. again, blend well. then, using a very small pencil brush, add the mixture of reds onto the lower lashline. it's up to 2/3 of the lower lashline to create the shadow, and depth. then add the black gel liner (here i use bobbi brown long wear gel eyeliner in black ink... it's almost dried up though, thinking of getting a new one... hehehe:P ) on the upper lids, going from very thin on the inner corner of the eyes, and going thicker and thicker as it goes to the outer end of the eyes. with this kind of eyes (deep creased), make sure that the liner is thick enough to be noticeable, unless it would just dissappear when the eyes open. then add the black liner to the outer half of the lower lashline as well. it's to create a more dramatic look.
in addition, fake eyelashes are added to create that dramatic look for England. it's the same set of the fake eyeslashes i put on myself for the brazil look! it's just so nice that i had to use it twice...:P
for the cheeks, i add the prism colors from givency, and l'oreal glam blush. love love the colors too!! and for the lips, i add a nude brown color by dior and clear red glittery gloss by sisley. it's just perfect for this look. oh ya, and also i add the same pearly white color to the 1/3 inner corner of the lower lashline (the part whereby wasn't touched by the reds), besides to be as a whole, it's also to open up the eyes.however, make sure those of you who has puffy eyes to avoid this technique. it will make your eyes looked even puffier.

world cup BRAZIL look!

2010-06-08T20:19:00.015+07:00

world cup BRAZIL look!!this is a make up look that can be applied to anyone. my eyes is the kind not really suitable for colors, however, i did this anyway just for you girls. it's also to celebrate the FIFA world cup 2010 which will be conducted in south africa, one of my favorite place to be in actually.
now, begin with a prepped face. i've already done with my moisturizer, make up base, foundation (i used feverlet BB cream for this though... ), and some shadings in sunkissed areas, like jaw lines, temples, and my sides of the face so as to let the face appear smaller (since i'm quite plum...:P )i used estee lauder bronzer for this...zoomed into the eyes area, i prepped my eyes with eye primer (benefit lemon aid), and starts with very nice yellow. here i used red earth acid 5 in yellow, mixed with coastal scents second yellow (2nd row, 2nd column) and i add a little of yellow shimmer by the face essentials dusting powder in yellow. the yellow goes all the way up to the brow bone. mind the lashline, try not to leave any gaps there.
next, add the green. here i used the make up forever star powder no. 916 mixed with coastal scents third green (3rd column). make sure to color the outer half of the eyes. and blend well (try not to let any harse line shows)...
next, add the blue starting at the lashline of the outer half of the eyes. goes all the way to the end, and all the way up to create a tail..here i used lancome focus duo in midnight blue, mixed with coastal scents last blue. will update again on the number. it looks abit turqouise here though, but in real, it is a royal blue. after that, using a pencil brush, drag the blue to the lower lashline, to the outer half of the eyes. and blend using q-tip or small brush.
then, add the make up forever star powder green to the 1/3 of the middle part of the lower lashline. then, add a little of the glittery cream from anna sui, at the inner corner of the lower lashline, and add the shimmery yellow from the face essentials using a very small brush (short definition brush), and a little of the yellowish gold diamond powder from make up forever.

this is roughly all done with the shadows, next will be the usual liner. here, i use bobbi brown long wear gel eyeliner in black ink. just create a very thin, natural liner. since it has all the colors above, i don't want the liner to outdo the shadows.
the follows by fake eyelashes. here i show the unused fake eyelashes. it's from taiwan and a courtesy from eyelashguru...i love this, coz it's does create volume, and yet, still look natural.

lastly, the rest of the face. since the eyes are the main point, i just used a little of shimmery pinkish golden blush on for the cheekbones, and coral lipglosses (here, i mixed l'oreal juicy glam no. it's a very nice coral gloss, but i find it too red for my lips, since i have red lips, so i add dior lipgloss no. it's a very nice golden shimmery clear gloss)
hope you girls enjoy it. anyways, i'm going to do quite alot of other world cup this month. so anybody have any requests, drop me a message in the shout out box yeah?:)

2010-05-23T22:46:00.003+07:00

been watching movies while doing my souvenirs... so guess i have nothing to blog, i'll just give some reviews on movies i watched then. my first and most favorite above all, the ones that i guess i'll remember it maybe for the rest of my life. just like those other movies that i watched, and remembered till now... i mean this one, the story is simple, a viking that's different from others. different from the rest, and yet, he found his way to deal with it... accepting his own weakness, and embrace it, not seeing it as a weakness, but as the strength instead...
another lesson to learn is seek to understand whoever, whatever that you don't know before you start on judging whoever, whatever it is. sometimes, the things, or the people you think is attacking you, are just defending themselves.... just like these dragons... yes, maybe they kill hundreds of us, but we do kill thousands of them too... think about those wild animals... sometimes, i always believe that it's just defending themselves... and don't really mean to attack us... i love this movie really... and my favorite dragon... the night fury... love him... love love love him...:P

2010-05-18T11:08:00.002+07:00

it's a sudden order from one of my client. it's made from china pearls, which is extremely affordable, and plastic fake crystals, and local glass beads... she has tied budget, as it will only be worn once, and it's a simple get together bridal shower with friends and relatives. so this is what i came up with... it was fun though and i add a bit here and there some real swarovski crystals for the BLING and all...i got the inspiration from a wedding magazine, and i thought i would be nice this way. and it did... in fact, i'm planning to do it with real swarovsky crystals and japanese glass beads once i have the time to, since now i've been busy with the coming up souvenirs as i'm a month behind. wish me luck with this souvenir thingy, hopefully it'll be finished by end of the month. it has to finish by the end of the month. and now, it's already 18th... huahhhh... ok, i'm off to working on the souvenirs again, will update on the you girls once i've finished ok?:) sorry bout the 'never to be done' make up tutorials... will do once my souvenirs are finished yeah?:) wish me luck!!!

2010-05-15T20:52:00.003+07:00

been quite lazy and run out of idea for a few days now. maybe it's just a plain lazy, or too tired or just plain running out of idea. which i don't usually believe about. i mean ideas is something we could think about, a renewed design or thoughts from what you've seen, and processed in your brain, and come up with your style and taste. provided you have a good taste that is, deffinitely something better than the previous design, something more fresh, something with a different style altogether. but well, that's what i love about design. i mean unless you are a true copycat, i love the evolution of design. i mean look at the fashion now. it's 80s style deffinitely, but if you compared side by side the things from the 1980s and now, it's different. it's just different. i can't really explain it, but with the romp, fluffy shoulder, leggings, teared jeans... it's simply an improved 1980s style. and i love it that way...
will have to do it tomorrow, see what i could come up with. will do the drawings tonight though. hope i could find some inspirations somewhere...:)

2010-05-10T11:09:00.003+07:00

been quite a while. so sorry about the delay on the next tutorials and everything. my baby had been sick for a few days, been to polyclinic today and bought the medicine. hopefully everything got better as it goes. so in a few days, i can get my next tutorial done...:)

2010-05-07T22:46:00.002+07:00

been busy these few days. grandma is in the hospital. and i have to take care of my little one alone since everyone is busy with my grandma. hope she's getting better there. just started to do some accessories today. new items coming up hopefully next week. just wait and see yeah?:)
received my package today!!!! YAY!!!

1. BRTC pore tightening serum (hope this works... going to test drive once my tester of kanebo blanchir superior white luster has finished, maybe a few days more... with my channel age delay serum, hopefully in these 2 days. can't wait to try the BRTC :P )

2. my beauty diary masks (sake yeast, yogurt, and black cherry chocolate... guess i'm totally addicted to these masks!!! )

3. some of the testers as gifts. love these items. will try these one by one though:)

i just change my personal make up pouch from the canon (given by canon datascrip when i did the make up for some of their photoshoots ) to aigner (taken from genting, KL by my mom and dad...)... gonna show you guys what's in inside soon yeah?:)

oh and i just finished my garnier light spf 15 moisturizer to suisse programme sunblock lotion spf 30 broad spectrum. it's my favorite sunblock of all time though... just that it's quite expensive at times when discounts are not given...:( have to find alternatives for this though... something that i might like too:)

2010-05-03T23:32:00.003+07:00

tried the skinfood peach sake pore care BB cream today. and felt 'ok'...medium coverage. good oil-control. hmm not much of the radiance effect though... tried BRTC blemish recover. i find that it's abit too fair for my skin. it does blend off in a few minutes though. but i just felt bit uneasy with a 'too fair' face walking around even for a while...still love love love the banila co let me bebe nude... super nice on me. glowing radiance. and it doesn't makes my skin feel supple after washing.
bout olive hand lotion and lavender body cream from L'occitane. love the smell...
currently using the body shop's olive loving hearts hand cream, smells supperrrrr nice, but just felt bit drying on my skin. hmm... wonder, only the body shop's lotions makes me feel that way. i mean, like dryer texture, and you do can feel the flakiness here and there when i use their lotions. i mean those lotions does smells really good though, but i do know that those with good smells usually doesn't really do any good for the skin. together with the alcohol contents and all, might not be so good. so... yeah... i guess i'm going to just finish those body shop's things and just stop using it.
ohya, btw, i went for pedicure and manicure today. love the colors on me. show you guys tomorrow yeah...:)

fresh in 5 minutes

2010-05-02T17:35:00.007+07:00

many people wondering how do i maintain, and what do i do when i go out. frankly, i seldom go out with make up, the fact that i'm with a baby is making me running here and there for her instead of for myself. so, this is my quick and easy fix, no make up look, as everybody can do it. bear in mind that this is my first make up tutorial, so mind me:) i have alot of pictures on, to make it as detail as possible:)this is a freshly washed face. can see that my eyes is abit red, coz i just put on my contacts.
i always put on toner and essence together. to make sure that my face is fresh for the make up to stick on
next, is my moisturizer and sunscreen. i have moisturizer with SPF, here is garnier white light SPF15. i usually also put this moisturizer when it comes to night make up. just a habit for me though:)
i used to have liquid foundation after this step. but i switched to BB cream a few months ago. and i prefer this, as it does feel lighter:) this is BRTC Blemish Recover.
then i use my concealor just to cover some leftover redness from the BB cream. in here, i use erase paste by benefit. i cover my undereye (since i haven't really slept well, with my baby around), my ends of the eyes (i always have this discolorations here,guess i'm just born with this... but some people don't really have it, so they can just skip this step)
then my blush. here i use blush tint, benetint by benefit. i love this, as it gives the most natural flush of blush. i mean if later you wanna add something else as blush afterwards as finishing, it's fine. this is just a quicky and natural finish for me. but bear in mind that the blending is indeed the most important here. i've seen people using tint, and didn't blend evenly. the lines shows. so be very thorough here. OH ya... and also, blend while you are smiling. this why, it gives a very good definition at the apples of the cheeks.
then my eyelid primer. it gives a freshness and covers up the discoloration of the eyelids. here i use lemon aid by benefit.
lastly, i dust loose powder generously all over the face just to set all the BB cream, concealor, and the tint, and lemonaid. here i use la praire translucent cellular treatment powder. it has very light texture, and yet, luminous feel.
then i use brown shaper by bobbi brown. it's a sort of mascara, but meant for eyebrows. if those of you who are not confident with the colored ones, you can choose the clear ones. it's available in most well known cosmetics brands, like benefit, bobbi brown, MAC, etc. this is to make sure that the hair of the eyebrows are really tidy and neat. it gives a feel of 'done'.
then my eyebrightener, which is none other than my mascara. here i use diorshow iconic and diorshow blackout. iconic gives an effect of lengthening, and blackout gives the effect of thickness. at the very end, i add dejavu finishing mascara. this gives a lengthening and blackening effect. as well as to protect the mascara since this dejavu has the ability to protect the mascara from smudging on my cheeks when i laugh. so it's to prevent smudging onto my lower lids.
lastly, my lipgloss. here i use lip polish by dior, limited edition spring color.it's a simple make up though, and can be done in less than 5 minutes when you are in hurry for school or office... the purpose is just to brighten the face up so as not to look so dull as the bareskin. whereas for me, it's also acts as a protector from the free radicals and dirts. since jakarta is so dirty with the air pollution and all. i simply do this to protect my face, but at the same time, not to irritate the skin...:)
hope it helps. and mind my handphone camera. going to buy 1 soon. hope it's better than this:)

2010-05-02T16:26:00.003+07:00

my sista just came back from Singapore. asked her to buy some things for me... hehehe.. these are some amazing items. especially the eyeshadows from marjolica majorca. just so you know, which most of people doesn't, marjolica majorca is actually a baby drugstore cosmetic line by SHISEIDO. it doesn't really looked like it's owned by shiseido though. but that's the fact. i just found out a few days ago when i wanted to search for the eyeshadow palette in order to ask my sista to buy which one. so here it is. nice color heh? i'd do some tutorials on these though. realized that many indonesian beauty bloggers don't really do tutorials. so i might begin some:) bought their mascara too, since it has so much raves about it everywhere.

10 beauty commandments

2010-05-02T08:37:00.002+07:00

been busy lately and didn't really had the time to update you guys:)however, i've read some of the chapters in 'THE ORIGINAL BEAUTY BIBLE' and found this, which is quite true to follow and your skin will tend to be more 'obedient' at times. it's actually called '10 beauty commandments everyone should know' by PAULA BEGOUN
1. THOU SHALT NOT believe expensive cosmetics are better than inexpensive cosmetics
2. THOU SHALT NOT believe there is any such thing as a natural cosmetics(or that natural means better)
3. THOU SHALT NOT believe in miracle ingredients that can cure skin care woes
4. THOU SHALT NOT covet thy neighbour's perfect skin (or believe her perfect skin came from a particular product or cosmetics line, skin is much more complicated than that)
5. THOU SHALT NOT believe everything a cosmetics salesperson tells you
6. THOU SHALT NOT believe in the existence of anti-wrinkle, firming, toning, lifting, or filling-in creams , lotions, or masks that can permanently erase wrinkles
7. THOU SHALT NOT be seduced by every new promotions, new products, or new line that the cosmetics industry creates
8. THOU SHALT NOT get a tan. SUN IS YOUR ENEMY!!! not your friend, it is the primary reason that skin wrinkles, and develops skin cancer (and it isn't just about getting sunburns and all, turning skin brown is equally as damaging when done on a regular basis)
9. THOU SHALT NOT buy a cellulite cream. nor shalt thou assume it's possible to dissolve fats from outside in, because you absolutely cannot! if these products works, who would have cellulites?
10. THOU SHALT NOT see pictures of pubescent, anorexic models (who spends 2 hours getting their hair and make up done and another 2 hours posing while the photographer and a corps of assitants determine the most flattering lighting, after which the result picture goes to a battery of digitally enhanced touch ups and adjustments) and believe you will get the same (or even similar) results from using the products being advertised. that is, unless you happen to be pubescent, anorexic, and a model and can somehow stay in the right lighting all the time.

well, some of the things is totally true. especially 5,7,8,9,10. talking about number 6, mark there, CANNOT PERMANENTLY ERASE wrinkles. thus, do use those things AS preventions. most of people asks me, when can i use anti-wrinkle creams? or those anti wrinkles are for women aged 50s and above right? well, as for me, i start to use anti-wrinkles, or at least age-delay serums at the age of 25. reason being is that i do feel the difference between being 'early 20s' and 'late 20s'. my skin texture changes. i even feels my face changes. so, to delay any further changes on the skin textures and all, i uses all those 'anti-wrinkle creams meant for women over 50s'. bear in mind that you cannot erase any wrinkles that is on your face. but you do can prevent further damage.
ohya!!! and also a reminder AGAIN!!!! that bad sunrays does COMES IN THROUGH WINDOWS!!!! so unless you have all the 4 walls and NO WINDOWS house, you should use sunscreen at any point of time INSIDE THE HOUSE!!!!
and about number 4, just to tell you that this is true, especially if you don't know how the person lead her life. i mean the way she exercises, eats, and sleeps, or even works, does affects how her skin looks like!
and number 3. noted "NO MIRACLE INGREDIENTS" that works! but some ingredients does works their ways out! this is just a warning to bear in mind that, don't expect too much from a products to work immediately, especially as what is promised in the advertisements, within 10 days, or 2 weeks, or maybe a month. it's impossible to do that, except it's all depends on how you lead your life, again, it's your way of taking care of your skin, your way of eating good healthy food, and the way you stressing your skin, by exposing it too much to the sun, and sleepless nights and all. so do bear that in mind!
now, number 1 and 2, is especially true, when some people are only using products from 1 cosmetics' brands. well, for me, it doesn't work that way. i use different brands for different uses. and everybody is questioning that. i uses different brands, as i do believe that some brands only good at certain things. some people don't think so, they believe too much on advertisements (whereas for me, since i came from marketing background, so i don't believe those at all)... you know, some brands like maybelline, it has terrific mascaras, but terrible foundations. it does have 'ok' concealor though. brands like 'dior' are especially good with their lipglosses, and i'm in love with it, but i don't really like their 'eyeshadows'. so well, this is just a thought for you girls to think about. just for your information, i lists here for the skincare regime i uses!

1. cleansing
cleansing water 'gee, that was quick' by benefit - i found this especially good to clean mascaras
cleansing oil by shu uemura to clean the rest of the face
cleansing foam by aqua juju (japan brand)

2. toner
skinfood cucumber (going to change this to peach sake though, feel like trying:P )
SK II facial treatment essence/miracle water (i use this to maintain, NOT CHANGE! in a long run, i believe it helps)

3. serums
i uses alot of serums, age delay serums by channel, water bank essence by laneige, hyaluronic acid essence by aqua juju, sana soya lotion. i use this depends on my work activities.

4. moisturizers
morning: garnier light spf 15, but going to change this very soon!! used to use laneige emulsion 2
night: water sleeping pack by laneige, and my favorite dr.ci-labo super moisture collagen gel

5. sunscreens
suisse programme sunblock SPF 30 broad spectrum and dr.ci-labo moisture milk SPF 30++

6. facial masks
just so you know, i uses mask every alternate day, or latest, every 3 days. not once a week:) and i do use my masks in cycles basis.
my beauty diaries (i have lavender, aloe, cherry blossoms, apple, white peony tea, white truffle, camellia, white rose, and red vine), laneige strawberry yogurt pack, skinfood pore diet peppermint wash off mask, and everything else i bought in small amount just to try out whether those works..:P

7.ampoules
i do use ampoules if i have sleepless nights with deadlines to meet. it's to maintain your skin vitality:) currently uses janssens and BRTC collagen ampoules.

8. BB creams
lohashill essential BB cream, gowoonsesang BB cream, and some tones of samples. from samples, i really like banila co let me be nude. my favorite so far after feverlet HD.

9. scrubs/exfoliators
paula's choice AHA 2% gel, strawberry peel by laneige. tried netrogena deep-clean scrub, but i just don't like it. salicylic acid gel from NIKS and aspirin mask mixed with yogurt of my choice

2010-04-29T19:28:00.002+07:00

been a while...
been watching videos from youtube, about organizing make ups and stuff. how to depot my eyeshadows and arrange it in a color manner in a CD cases. it was really aspiring. did this yesterday, and i saved alot of spaces. will take photos of those when i'm really done. my lipglosses are all arranged in color manner in a laptop bag as well... it looks really professional and niceee... i love it absolutely...
another thing is it really aspire me to revamp my whole studio, to make it, little, small, yet fun, and it does represents me, as of now, it's kinda in a mess though. so... renovating my own studio into a proper one would be my goal in the near future. and going to revamp my whole website and blog stuff... hired a designer to do it... going to show you guys about it too.. just wait and see...
did alot of designing of the souvenirs today... drew all the 10 cake designs for the souvenirs, going to add 2 more... and am thinking of it... hopefully something struck my brain soon... hahaha...
and really am going to do some make up testing in a near future... for my portfolio, and postcard.. alot of things to do yet so little time... it's been a while since i'm feeling this. so... hope this will stay longer...:P
my sister is coming back soon...so she can help me take care of my baby, and i will have more time to work... except she's busy...:( don't really know how's her schedule and all in this coming holiday though... but hopefully it works out...:)
realized that lots of beauty bloggers do alot of videos in youtubes.. is that a trend? i still prefer writing and photos though.. except for those tips and tricks which i won't be able to show it by photos...:P

2010-04-28T01:35:00.002+07:00

huahhh... saw lots and lots of organizing ideas from all the beauty bloggers around the globe and make up artists!!! am thinking of reorganizing my own... since i think i'm kind of short of space already for my foundation and stuff... i do realized that most of the beauty bloggers out there are mostly excited about the colors and color pallettes... and whereas for me, i'm more to a foundation person...:P
but it really kicks my nerve off... really thinking of organizing some stuffs for my make up and my housing stuff... few things to keep in mind:
1. practicality (i can take and use whatever, and put it back easily... this is sometimes slip my mind when i'm organizing...)
2. cleanliness (if anybody realized that indonesia, especially jakarta, is so full of dusts and pollutions... so things get dusty easily, and it does get dirty easily, this is also another point i lost when i organized my house the other time... at least, it has to be easy to clean... not accumulating dusts when i'm not using it just for a day or two)
3. easy to find (way to put things so as to get things easier to be found... hmm organizers, containers are good for this purpose though)

hmm going to organize my foundation bottles really. and maybe only take some for my make up box for travelling. i mean i use to keep all make up stuff in my box now, since what, 5 years ago, but now.. since i starting to have a table for it.... and maybe wanna make a nice decent mirror with lights to personalize it into my style deffinitely... hmm... see what will become though:)

2010-04-26T22:44:00.004+07:00

just received the online purchase book, 'don't go to cosmetics counters without me' and 'the original beauty bible' by paula bagoun... did a few readings, and i really find out useful... although on certain things, i don't really agree with her, i mean, there are some ingredients that works well, especially on us, ASIANs... from the books, i can see that most of her research are mostly meant for western women, not really on asians. buttt... it's something usefull though... and handy at a lot of time, as for me, it comes in handy for me, helping me to sort out my wish list, as in there are some cosmetics that i have been craving for, and saving up to buy, and yet, she gave a real honnest review, which made me think twice at the end to buy the particular foundations...
and i find that the book is not actually complete in many ways... it doesn't include some asian's aka japan's or korea's cosmetics... it doesn't have 'kanebo' line, 'the face shop', 'fancl', 'laneige', 'the skinfood', 'missha', 'banila co', and even USA products like H2O... have yet to find out whether she is going to include those:)
i realized today, that after i put the 'lohashill essential BB cream' after my sunblock moisturizer, the pimple does subside... in fact it just left a bit of redness, and amazingly, THAT'S ALL!!!!
and as for skincare, i guess, i really need to start investing like what i did before, i mean many years ago, going out from bathroom with sunscreens and all... :)
tonight, i'm using my another favorite 'my beauty diary' mask, ALOE! my mom just bought 1 box, which i still have 1 box at home, which means, i have plentyyyy!!!!

here are my wishlist:
1. Estee Lauder Double wear liquid foundation
2. Paula's choice super antioxidant concentrate
3. Maquillage/RMK creamy foundation
4. Cle De Peau pre make up base
5. Cle De Peau make up base
6. Dr. Ci-labo APPS Vitamin C concentrate for 10days (for my brides, this one)
7. dr.Ci-labo photo-white laser plus
8.Dr ci-labo Ex Derma essence
9. Lancome absolue powder radiant smoothing powder absolute peche
10. Laura mercier secret brightening powder
11.bare vitamins prime time
12. Paula's choice 2% BHA and 8% AHA
13. Benefit lipscription
14. Giorgio armani luminous silk foundation
15. giorgio armani designer shaping cream foundation (hmmm soo.... GA or Maquillage or RMK??? i just need to have creamy foundation since i have none!! )
16. Diorskin Nude natural glow hydrating foundation
17. Diorskin airflash mist foundation (airbrush effect, which is what i'm looking for...)

2010-04-25T12:39:00.001+07:00

2010-04-25T12:06:00.004+07:00

trying on the BRTC jasmine water. realized that i got a pimple on my chin... ARRRRGGGHHHH!!! used My beauty Diary lavender last night, and did some squeezing of my comedoes... hmmm... it did calm down the nose, maybe too much for the chin? not sure yet... see if this BRTC jasmine water might be able to calm the pimple down...:P
starting on the HOLISTA DETOX programme though... don't really feel anything yet. just that i've already done 'my business' 4 times this morning.... wonder if it's all the toxin that has been in my body for quite a while... hahaha... or it's just the body reaction to the detox capsules...:P
i do feel about dizzy though... working on my souvenirs.. hopefully not much things from now...:P can't imagine if it does get worse:P

2010-04-25T12:00:00.002+07:00

one of the fun creative work to do... just that i'm not given enough time since the model is having another appointment in half an hour's time... so yeah, this is all i can do in half an hour though:)

2010-04-25T08:30:00.007+07:00

this is a photo session. it was fun with nice concept that came right away... the model was really health concious... she ate only fruits and vegetables RAW!!! uncooked at all. she will only eat salads and all... no wonder her body looks amazing isn't it...

2010-04-25T07:43:00.002+07:00

my favorite working tools... brushes, and color pencil for the eyes, lips, even the whole face... bought this one from Make Up Forever... my most precious!

2010-04-24T23:36:00.002+07:00

one if my favorite of all time. then even set up the fake 'warteg' (low class '7eleven') for this. and it has 20 over men at the background. the funny thing here was that i forgot to bring the fake sweat effect, since the photographer told me that the main character (it's the indonesian soccer team's captain and best performer) has to be no sweat at all... whereas when i come to set, and met the creative director, he just told me that it has to be as sweaty as possible with 'class'... which is the shimmer... then i'm like 'Oh no!!!"

2010-04-24T22:48:00.002+07:00

been walking whole day to find a ballgown for my client AKA my friend for her holy matrimony on Sept. realized that there are lesser and lesser nice dress nowadays compared to the time when i was getting married. it was easier back then to find a nice dress really. wonder why?
am going to submit some of my design catalogue to the magazines tomorrow. an interview tomorrow... crossing my fingers to find a good assistant on the way. since i have sooo much things to do, and soooo little time to complete all the tasks. despite all the economic downturns, i guess we really need a helping hands. i had been doing everything by myself for quite some time now... and i do feel the tiredness kicking in...
well... looking at all the gowns today, i do have some inspirations to do my stuff now. lots of drawings to do, since i have no time to realize all my inspirations...hiksss...:(

2010-04-24T11:34:00.002+07:00

she was an incredible woman, and her husband was really matched from heaven i guess... they are funny, yet sweet and elegant, and also romantic. they brought be to alot of places. they took the prewedding pictures in bali, pulau menjangan (and i tell u the view is damned nice), and surabaya (sampoerna cafe/factory)... then they took me to medan for an engagement party, and surabaya for the wedding banquet. at end of the banquet, they also have after-party, which is kind of fun... one thing funny about the couple was, she wanted a make up change for the reception, but He was really in love with the day make up, that he insisted for the make up to stay that way... till night... after the after-party... still he wanted the make up for her:)

2010-04-24T11:32:00.001+07:00

2010-04-24T11:21:00.001+07:00

one of my best client. she's really kind-hearted, cute, sweet, everything you could have asked for in a girl:) she has a baby boy now...

2010-04-24T11:00:00.001+07:00

it's the ad i did for indocafe... all they wanted was the shimmer on the legs... hehehe:P

2010-04-24T10:53:00.001+07:00

this is the ads i did for ANTV... a gossip infotainment with a twist

2010-04-23T22:27:00.003+07:00

feel so excited. my online purchase has come today. actually yesterday, just that my maid ( i don't really know that they are really 'that' stupid, or just pretend to be stupid) did not tell me, saying that she thought i knew all along there was a package for me... (what the???? ) where the hell am i supposed to know if they don't even tell me and they keep the package????? my goodness!!!
anyway, here are the things that arrives to me today...

1. meiji amino collagen
really would like to have some collagen, wonder if this one works too, compared to the premium one... will compare this later on...i realized that as i ages, my skin becomes drier, especially my feet, and i just can't stand it. moreover, my arms have developed some dark spots.. and ohhh... i really hate it. am worried that it will become more and more from now on... BUTTT... with my weight problem since i gave birth to my baby girl... i think i just need some detox first before i start on my collagen and the hair&nail nutritions. my dad just bought a programme for a month. and he is willing to give me the programme instead. will talk about this later...:P

2. lohashill essential BB cream
tried this today. very thin, almost no coverage kind of BB cream. really feel like tinted moisturizer instead, just that this comes with more benefits. it doesn't have any SPF though like some other BB cream. but this does have anti-oxidants which will help to fight the free radicals, like the pollutions and friends nowadays. moreover, this is made of natural herbs. so i guess it's pretty much clear that i'm going to use this on daily basis. it does gives the skin supple feeling upon application. and it does stays on controlling the oil on the T-zone area, and keep the face looking fresh. which is good for me, since sometimes i had to work extra hard and feel really tired at days where i have to meet my clients.

3. bioglo rose hip oil
as most of the people who knows me well, and met me in this past few weeks definitely know that i had burnt one of my legs due to my work, making souvenirs, and special things for my brides. it's kind of scary though, and hard to heal. but now, it has healed, just that the scar was really obvious. i know that this rose hip oil can help to reduce the appearance of the scars. tried just now. not really nice smell that i had thought. but it's definitely less nasty than the cocoa palmer's scar reducer oil (which made from cod liver oil? ) and less oily too. see if it does work as it promised.

4. hair removal cream
have yet to try this. maybe tomorrow:)

5. BRTC stem collagen
see if this works too. don't really know how to use though, there's no instruction, no whatsoever... will have to go and find out about this...

6. my beauty diary masks
lavender, natto, camellia, white peony tea, platinum nanocolloid... have yet to find out what's the purpose for each. and prove whether it does deliver its quality:)

7. bioglo skin gel
it's a scrub with BHA, and AHA, and jojoba seeds... should be good i guess... will try after i finish my laneige strawberry peel...

have quite alot of free stuff too from cupcalicious... have yet to try each of it to see the quality and if i really like it:)

trying on the new kanebo BLANCHIR superior white luster lotion. like the clean effect though. nothing else besides feeling fresh though. i mean for now. going to use the new mask i bought in GUARDIAN 2 days ago. Mentolatum beauty mask, pore refining (with witch hazel and AcHA)... hmm meaning i can't use that for the whole night...

back about the DETOX. it's stated there, i cannot eat red meat, sugar and dairy products, and all products made by white flour. hmm kind of hard this one? can only eat fish, tofu and eggs products. must eat alot of nuts and seeds and fruits and vegetables. i guess i have to stock up on this before i start? should i? should i start tomorrow? but....am going to go around JAKARTA tomorrow, starting from Emporium Mall Pluit... accompanying a client to find a dress for her holy matrimony... so... am still considering if i do get to start, then i need to bring my own lunch together with sachi's? or i'll just order salads? that might works...
i'm planning to eat oatmeal for breakfast, with some fruits... might works too...ohya, another thing, it's started there i have to eat grains... as in oats, wheats, and all kinds of bread or pasta that's made by these things... i guess it will be hard to find especially in INDO!!! but will do my best. will have to start on exercising my body too. for me now, i just don' t have the courage and energy to start. but i have to. just HAVE TO!

2010-04-22T14:46:00.002+07:00

Frequently Asked Questions: How do you handle that first call to make a sale?

Posted by Preston 04-20-10

I have tried so many different ways to handle this first call that I can safely say this is an art form. It is also, without question, one of the most important calls you’ll take during your day.

The good news is that once you get this call, the job is yours 50% of the time. How do you push that percentage closer to 100?

Here are a few suggestions:

Always have a warm, accessible voice when answering these calls.
Always give the client the impression that this is the most important call of the day.
Make sure you get as much information from the client that you possibly can. Some things you want to find out: What the client is looking for, a sense of his or her personality, the date of the event, the location, and any other details that are pertinent to how you can help this client make his/her event successful.
While getting information, if you feel this client is right for you, try setting up a meeting to see them in person ASAP. Don’t forget that they are probably calling other vendors.
THIS IS IMPORTANT: Discussing budgets over the phone is a big no no. Always try to do this in person when you can show your prospective client what they could potentially get for their money.
Even if you established that this client is not right for you over the phone, always offer a recommendation to the right vendor. Also include the offer that if there is anything else you can help them with, they should not hesitate in calling back.
Make sure you get their address and send them a handwritten note telling them it was great talking to them and how much you are looking forward to meeting in person. (This might seem like overkill, but it’s very effective.)
Last but not least, always make sure your caller is very clear in how grateful you are for the potential chance of working together.

The most important, heartfelt line you can tell a prospective client is, “I’d really love to have the opportunity to work for you.” After all, anytime someone has said this to me, I’ve been more likely to hire him/her. Now, please tell me how you handle that first call. What are some of your tips?

taken from: preston bailey's blog - inspiration and transformation
really like it... the way they handle the phonecalls and stuff:)it's the first class service there... worth trying:)

hacker aroud

2010-04-22T14:29:00.003+07:00

feel so stressed out, fighting with the hacker since last night, and this morning. seems like my life is so 'terrored'!!! they just go around and telling people that I'M IN ENGLAND!!! and lost my wallet, and pathetic... and need help... in form of MONEY!!! can you imagine??? by the way, i just realised that i did fill in some forms sent by the 'HOTMAIL SUPPORT SYSTEM' telling me to fill out the forms so as not to close down my email account. they are asking for NAME, DOB, PASSWORD, and TERRITORY.
and all the hacker sent out was an email, that sounds really like me...
Hello,
How are you doing ? I hope you are doing fine, I'm sorry that I didn't inform you about my traveling to England for a Seminar.
I need a favor from you as soon as you receive this e-mail because I misplaced my wallet on my way to the hotel where my money,and other valuable things were kept, I will like you to assist me with a soft loan urgently. I will be needing the sum of $2,800 to sort-out my hotel bills and get myself back home.
I will appreciate whatever you can afford to help me with, I will pay you back as soon as I return,I'm counting on you on this,Kindly let me know if you can be of help so I can send you my details to use when sending the money through western union.
I look forward to read from you soon.
Your reply will be greatly appreciated.thanks ya:)

chicko

so be careful everyone out there, so as not to repeat the same mistake i did. which at the end, fortunately did not cause any damage at all, but it's enough to cause chaos in my family as relatives and friends from LONDON, and SINGAPORE are calling my dad and mom to ask for the truth if i was really in ENGLAND!! the fact is i had been in my parents' house for a few days now... and they know exactly where i was... sleeping in my bed, waiting for my baby to wake me up!!!

2010-04-20T23:04:00.009+07:00

my parents just came back from HongKong... so excited. asked them to buy a few beauty items... they got it for me... YAY!!!! although not all... but i guess it's enough... provided i've been spending quite alot buying online...:)

kanebo coffret d'or beauty essence liquid foundation
kanebo coffret d'or misty lotion and pre-make up base

there has been alot of good reviews on the liquid foundation, that's why i've been waiting for this for quite some time, since i can't get it in indo (they don't carry it here... the only make up line from kanebo that exist here and singapore is lunasol, which from most of the reviews, says only so-so )... tried on the texture just now, and find it's very easy to blend. medium coverage. i guess it's good as i'll have alot of things as base, and alot of other correctors on the top of it. if this works, i guess i'm going to use this as my permanent liquid foundation, as i don't like what i tried so far, with MAC and shu uemura. i still quite like shu uemura though, bit deffinitely not MAC. i wonder why most people think that everything to do with MAC is good cosmetics, whereas there are still many out there which are so much better...i mean MAC is good in certain things, but not all... i prefer bobbi brown so far, and tried RMK and like it. so this coffret d'or is my another try... hopefully i found my 'TRUE LOVE'... *crossing my fingers* have yet to find it though... going to test it for oil control, lasting effects, and oxidation... going to review on it once i find out:)
they also bought some skincare things for me:

aquamoist 100% hyaluroid acid essence
been having some cravings for this since i saw it last month in singapore. so see if it worths that much tonight:)

this morning, tried on a few BB cream. comparing it with my first 2 BB cream, gowoonsesang, and dr.ci-labo...
first, i tried missha M perfect coverit was good in coverage, as what all the raves says. just that it's a bit reddish (as in pink undertone)... i mean i saw other BB creams with pink undertone as well, just not as pink as this. so i wonder how it shows in the face. tried on my hands just now though...:) saw the oxygen mask, wonder if it's really that good as what it promised... then i tried this skin79 dream girls, which they said are meant for teenagers. supposingly, it has good oil control, as the teens are having those kind of problems.i do find it quite lasting though the coverage is really minimal. as the oil control, not really that good though...:)from all the others, i really like this feverlet HD. yes it has HD effect. really nice blending in. just that, most of the people don't really know that HD effect, will deffinitely have less coverage than the rest, but it does create a flawless finish eventhough not covering most of the flaws. i just don't really know how it does it.... this is my second favorite, BRTC jasmine water. wonder what is the benefits from the jasmine water. but it does smells goodddd... love the smell. as for coverage wise, it does have more coverage than the feverlet HD. like this one too. a bit darker shade than feverlet, though it blends well. this one of those BB cream with abit of shimmery inside. however, i still love my dr.ci-labo's shimmering effects than this one. it does gives almost the same effects, just that this is more shinier than dr.ci-labo. coverage wise, dr.ci-labo is better. so the conclusion is, if you want very shiny, glittery effects, this is good...i think i'll just keep buying the samples and use it occassionally on my brides. but other than that... might be hard to find any occassion to use it.
overall, i still like my gowoonsesang and dr.ci-labo. maybe after i finish those, then i'm going to open up to more options. would like to try on the BRTC blemish cover though. wonder should i buy it, since i already purchase lohashill and coogi online... it's on the way right now... have to search for my 'TRUE BB' too... as for me, i have a whole different criterias to look for since i'm not using it everyday... and i'm going to use it on my brides, and models... so, coverage is not that important, as on the top of it, i'll still put my foundation. but flawless finish, long lasting, and oil control is what i'm looking for... hopefully i do find one...

freebies

2010-04-20T19:56:00.002+07:00

found this website where you girls, or maybe guys can try out some samples before even buying the actual size for free. it's fun, it's creative, i guess it's just best suitted for us, girls, who wants to try out any cosmetics, or skincare to make sure that it fits our skin tone, or skin type.

BB cream

2010-04-19T18:18:00.004+07:00

what is BB cream really? some said 'brightening balm', some say 'blemish balm', or 'beblesh balm'. actually this BB cream was created by some skin doctors (dermatologist) to help those with problem skin (like pimples, scars, etc.) who are undergoing some treatments. these people are not really allowed to wear foundations and friends, even sunblocks, as those might clogged their pores, which may even causing more problems in the end. as we all know that sunblocks are essential nowadays. thus, this BB cream was created to serve as sunblock purposes without clogging pores.
as time goes by, some dermatologists, were thinking if the BB cream could serve its purpose to help those even with scar problems after surgeries. thus, come the healing agents. different companies will incorporate different kind of healing agents. some are meant for those with pimples to soothe the pimples, and some for those with surgery scars.
after that then, in which colors and coverage are added then to help covering all those scars, and pimples, acnes and friends.
some may find it almost similar to tinted moisturizer, just that it comes with more benefits such as sunblocks, anti-aging, anti-wrinkles, and whitening properties. however, tinted moisturizer are created not for those people with problem skin and it only serves its purpose as moisturizer. and it was created to simplify the steps of make up, so as to create a light coloring effects to even out the skintone.
most people will replace BB cream as many different things: sunblock, make up base (there are those which comes with glowy shimmering), or even light liquid foundation.
in western countries, this BB cream are mostly still known as tinted moisturizers with sunscreens. however, this BB cream are most developed in eastern countries, mostly in korea, japan, and taiwan. if you realized later, most of the best BB cream comes from these countries.

here are some good BB creams to try on:
1. dodo club BB cream
made in korea
the most affordable bb cream around with GOOD qualities. costs about IDR 100k. it's value for money. comes with SPF 15, enough for those of you with moderate outdoor activities. most of all, since it doesn't really clog pores, it's one of the best cream to be use for going to schools or offices on daily basis.

2. hanskin
made in korea
one of the biggest BB cream producers around nowadays. it has many types with many different benefits. it also have some for super sensitive skins.

3. skin79
made in korea
hanskin's biggest competitor. in korea, it has a store, specially dedicated just for different types of their BB creams. it has so many types, thus, you have to choose which is best suited to your preference depends on your activities, and styles.

4. BRTC
made in korea
this is one of the many BB cream in the market with medical approval for post-surgery usage. its best product is 'perfect recover', which is said to be able to reduce acne scars up to 60% after just 1-2 months of usage.

5. missha perfect cover
as we all know that missha is a brand with full range of skincare and make up. it's BB cream is said to have good oil control properties and good coverage for those who likes more coverage.

6. the skin food aloe
as we all know that aloe vera have soothing properties. thus, this BB cream is said to have good healing properties, good coverage and good oil control.

7. the skin food mushroom
this BB cream is the best with its healing properties after BRTC. with the price cheaper than BRTC, no wonder it has so many good raves.

8. feverlet HD
made in korea
one of the so many BB cream out there that delivers. however, it's also one of the most expensive ones

9. dr. jart
it has black and silver label. it's quite pricey. and with its quality and all, it comes with abit greyish colortone. thus, may good or not good, depends on your skintone, and preference (once again...)

10. gowoonsesang
this is one of the best BB cream out there too. i'm using this one currently. it has very light texture, and dewy glowy look when applied.

11. coogi BB cream
one of which with very good raves about around me. it said to have very good oil control properties which may last quite long.

12. lohashill BB cream
have yet to try this one, since it's one of the latest BB to come out, and yet, many have good reviews about this.

there are still many many more out there, like isa knox, etude house, dr. ci-labo, etc. etc. the most important thing is choosing BB cream is you must know what is the undertone of the cream to suit your skintone. there are 2 types, pink undertone, and yellow understone. those of you who are chinese are mostly (i said mostly!! not all!! ) born with pink undertone. and those of you malays are mostly born with yellow undertone. there are some who are chinese, and yet have yellow undertone and vice versa. thus, you must test drive for your own self, which is the best suited for your skin.

General BB Cream Characteristics:

• Provides coverage just like a foundation but without clogging pores/damaging the skin
• Natural no makeup look
• Conceals all types of pigmentation, discoloration, acne and marks
• Perfect coverage without clogging pores
• Quick all-in-one base, foundation and concealer
• Healing properties which soften, smoothen and refine skin
• Encourages skin regeneration to create and maintain youthful skin
• UV Protection for healthy skin (check product details for SPF level)
• Some BB cream has additional features such as anti-wrinkle, whitening functions etc. (check product details for more info)

BB cream

2010-04-19T00:29:00.003+07:00

been doing research about BB cream lately. been wanting to try some, and bought a few BB cream on my trip to Singapore last month. heard that the best BB cream around now is:

1. gowoonsesang (which i bought)
2. Hanskin (they are quite a big hit in korea and taiwan) - am thinking to try this one
3. skin79 (they even have a whole big shop selling only BB creams in korea)
4. BRTC (big hit here, in Indo among make up players/bloggers around)

these few are quite rave and pricey in price. but i do believe in when there's price, there's quality too, although i do keep in mind that it's not totally that way.

i bought another BB cream from dr. ci-labo too... will be doing some reviews too for this next time. am ordering a few samples for skin79, BRTC, and hanskin. will compare everything, and review again next time, once the other reaches. and maybe will do another reviews on cheaper range of BB creams.

realized too that alot of people have misunderstood BB cream for alot of things. will do somemore research and tell you girls, what it really is all about.

2010-04-16T23:21:00.003+07:00

been watching taiwanese serials this whole day while making my raspberries and taking care of sachi. feel very lonely though, coz been alone... mom and dad is going to hongkong for attending a cousin's wedding there. excited though, they are going to get me some 'longed-for' cosmetics.
kanebo coffret d'or foundation, laura mercier primer, juju's hyaluroid acid 100%... huahhhh.... can't wait for them to come back on tuesday, so that I CAN TRY on the new cosmetics. really curious about the foundy though. am planning to get estee lauder Double Wear too, as the combination, and RMK's creamy foundation... though i still considering... should i get RMK or shiseido maquillage creamy foundation? have yet to try maquillage. but i do love RMK's texture and color. wonder if maquillage exists in Indo? coz although indo have kanebo, the only make up range they carry is Lunasol... so i can't buy my coffret d'or here. hiksss.... will call up shiseido and ask tomorrow...:P
talking about tomorrow, have a looonnnnggggg day ahead tomorrow. i guess. have some 'voluntary' job tomorrow. kind of interesting, but somehow, feel regretted that i agreed to the job in the first place. but about the 'unpaid', just didn't expect the job to come at point where my parents aren't in town to take care of my sachi. and if it's a whole day thing... and if i bring her, she's going to be very tired there. running around the same place for the whole day. hopefully, since everything is new for her... am very nervous... how will she behave tomorrow...
have spent half of my income for this job though. bought latex, latex thickener (kind of regretted at this one.... wonder if i can change it to other cosmetics instead... ), plaster wax, and sculpting flesh. i don't know if it does pay off for this... hopefully it does.... if not, that money should actually go to the savings account instead.

'LA PRAIRE' cleansing foam
packaging: cream in tube
review: somehow feel kind of bland. nothing. i mean for that kinda price. not drying, yes. hydrating, not really. so-so.

LANEIGE fresh cleansing foam
packaging: cream in tube
review: suitable for those who don't like the soft feeling (still soapy kind of feel), this might be good for them. it's not drying too. just that coz i don't like the 'too-clean' feeling ( i mean i still like that soapy kind of feel, it makes me feel hydrated, moisturized), i don't really like this one

AQUAMOIST JUJU cleansing foam
packaging: water in a bottle that change it to foam when it's pressed
review: my favorite. no smell, softy kind of feel, smooth and moiturized. yet, i do feel clean.

NIVEA oxy cleansing gel
packaging: gel with oxy beads in a bottle
review: the gel is kind of hard to wash off. the beads are kind of useless, since it's too hard sometimes to break into the skin.

2010-04-16T00:03:00.002+07:00

spent almost the whole day chit chatting with a client. kind of fun, and relieved, that i've already get over most of my heartpain. i don't really feel the pain anymore.
kind of 'swey' this morning. went to get some of my supplies, and realized that most of the people are starting to get lazier and lazier... it stated that they are open at 9. but the truth is, they are open at 9.45.... imagineeee... 9.45!!! was waiting and walk around the whole place just to pass the time... haizzz....

all about weddings

2010-04-14T08:41:00.002+07:00

there will be many things ahead today. a meeting with a client for wedding planning this coming december. kinda nervous though since i don't have much time to do everything and they have huge... i mean HUGE VIPs. so i'll just have to be prepared for everything that might come that day.
theme: peranakan.... which is kind of fun to work with... lets see what's coming later.
got a private tuition too today. going to teach about how to work on transformations for weddings. all about weddings today!!!

coming back

2010-04-13T23:09:00.000+07:00

it's been so long since i blogged. my life has become so uninteresting to myself so much so that i don't wish to share with all of you. but i guess it's time to wake up now and start my life. i guess i'd been dead for a while last year. this year is going to be more interesting, lively, and most of all, worth living for.
as you all know me, i'm a make up artist, accessories designer, and wedding designer. hmm... many titles there for me isn't it? and yet. i still feel my life is kind of dead. but for now, i enjoy everything beautiful, whatever it is.

as of now, been watching DVDs, catching up on all the movies that i had been late for... some are totally sucks... but some are really keep my brain going on, and thinking that i should really get my life started. somewhere. somehow.

AND i had been doing souvenirs for one of the weddings that we are planning for. it's going to be on the 24th Sept 2010, a few months to go. my aim is to finish it within this month or at least, mid next month, coz i still have 2-3 more souvenirs for different weddings this year to be done. and i'm kinda dying to find a good maid, personal assistant, AND a very good nanny... since it's really dragging me off every time i need some time to work with, be it the souvenirs, designing, or the accessories. anybody help?

2009-06-16T11:39:00.003+07:00

another additional benefit for those with full package!
a new lymphatic massage FREE 2 times for our brides to be!!! this massage is on the top of the benefits already available in the previous post... ENJOY!!

2009-06-10T23:08:00.002+07:00

a new wedding make up package (value for money package)
this is meant for those who has limited budget, and yet, really care about the way they looked on their special day:)

1. the free test make up still applies, and the terms and conditions still applies as well

2. all the make up will be done at my place and i DO NOT FOLLOW for the whole day...since this package includes prewedding and actual day, these both days, you will have to come to my place

3. 2 different styles of make up still applies here... however, the touch up and changing of the make up will be done at my place as well

4. the concepting and 'homeworks' are still applies here, however, you will have to pay for extra for those facials, and pedicures and manicures and massages

5. for prewedding, since i DO NOT follow for the day, make up will be done just once, and touch up can be done at my place again... i can go to the photoshoot location in the middle of the shoot, however, extra charges will be applied here...

6. the serum will be given FREE OF CHARGE as well for both prewedding and wedding day, however, the free french mani and pedi DO NOT APPLY

7. some simple hair accessories can be rented, however, since this is a value for money package, it will be limited... for additional things, you will have to be charged...

8. since i don't follow for the prewedding photoshoot, i CANNOT rent the accessories for free...

2009-06-07T11:04:00.002+07:00

another benefit you will get for your wedding day :)

1. there are facial packages added to your wedding day package... 4-6 times depends on your skin condition. the facial and the products used you will get will be suited to your skin type and based on what we will need on your wedding day.

2. manicures and pedicures will also be added to your wedding day package. 4-6 times depends on your nails condition. there will be FREE simple nail art like flowers or french for your wedding day...

3. there will also be 4-6 times of facial massage added to your facial routine... this is added so that to add to your radiance for your special day...

all of these items is added to your wedding package FREE OF CHARGE

2009-04-15T22:24:00.001+07:00

my latest art work... really fun though very tiring... spent the whole day starting at 8 in the morning and finished at around 1 midnight... but really liked the outcome though:)

2009-03-31T09:10:00.003+07:00

anyone looking for additional money in your pocket?

my wedding lounge is opening vacancies to those interested parties. whoever you may be, whatever you may be... as long as you have passion for work and love for money, you can apply...
no qualifications needed... however, CV are still needed to be looked through your working, schooling history...
high school students are welcomed...
for more information please sms +62 815 1426 2426 or +62 8788 110 8887 or call +6221 5656 179

2009-03-29T19:33:00.002+07:00

another menu from the wedding lounge...

tequila sunrise:
Rp. 88.000.000
include:
1. invitation : for 500 pax
2. souvenir : for 500 pax
3. wedding gown : sewa, semi-ready, local material
4. make up: prewed and actual D day
5. hand bouquet and corsages : bunga local
6. wedding car and decor
7. wedding cake : 5-tier + 4 cake untuk keluarga
8. wedding suit : baru, local material
9. sationery: ring pillow, 3 guestbook, 3 tempat angpao, 6 pen cantik, 8 baki sanjit (sewa), 6 confetti local
10. photography : prewedding : canvas 40 x 60, album kulit 25 x 20 - 10 lembar, 20 halaman
actual D day: album kulit 20 x 30 - 10 lembar, 20 halaman
11. videography (video art)
12. wedding organizer : 5 orang on the D day + 1 personal assistant
13. bonus : custom-design wedding ring (design only)
14. penerima tamu : 4 gaun + make up

for those who are interested in this package, please do email me at ch1ck0@hotmail.com or call me at 0815-1426-2426 or David at 0878-8110-8887

2009-03-29T19:25:00.002+07:00

the new planner menu is updated...

long island package:
Rp. 68.000.000
include:
1. invitation : for 300 pax
2. souvenir : for 300 pax
3. wedding gown : sewa, ready-stock, local material
4. make up : prewed and actual D day
5. hand bouquet dan corsages : bunga local
6. wedding car and decor
7. wedding cake : 3-tier + 4 cake untuk keluarga
8. wedding suit : baru, local material
9. stationery : ring pillow, 2 guestbook, 2 tempat angpao, 4 pen cantik, 8 baki sanjit (sewa), 4 confetti local, 1 tea set for tea pai (rental)
10. photography : prewedding : canvas 40 x 60, leather album 25 x 20 - 10 lembar, 20 halaman
actual D day: leather 20 x 30 - 10 lembar, 20 halaman
11. videography (journalism)
12. wedding organizer : 4 orang on the D day + 1 personal assistant
13. bonus: custom-design wedding ring (design only)
14. gaun penerima tamu : 4 gaun + make up

for those who are interested, please email me!!! in ch1ck0@hotmail.com or call me at 0815-1426-2426 or David at 0878-8110-8887

2009-03-28T11:58:00.003+07:00

shopaholic
material: china pearls, acrylic beads, organza ribbon, checz glass, etc.
price: Rp. 295.000
quantity: available

2009-03-28T11:34:00.004+07:00

fuschia flower
falls onto your chest area, makes it goes so well with just a simple t-shirt...
material:china pearls, japanese beads, acrylic beads, stardust semi precious stone, swarovski crystal
price: Rp. 235.000
quantity: available

2009-03-28T11:26:00.002+07:00

the green lover
materials: catseye glass, checz glass, swarovski crystal, china pearls, stainless chain, australian cotton wool
price: Rp. 365.000
quantity: available

2009-03-28T11:17:00.002+07:00

Love you more
material: batik, acrylic beads, china pearl, swarovski crystals, thread bead
price: Rp. 265.000
quantity: available

2009-03-28T11:13:00.002+07:00

st. andromeda
simple, yet, nice...
material: swarovski crystal, stainless chain
Price: Rp. 200.000
quantity: available

2009-03-28T11:03:00.002+07:00

batik nostalgia
just remind me of the batik trends some time back...
material: satin ribbon, batik, stainless charms, acrylic beads, swarovski crystal
price: Rp. 250.000
quantity: available

2009-03-28T10:55:00.004+07:00

purple sky
just trying this out, and really loved the outcome...
material: swarovski crystal, acrylic pearls, china pearls, satin ribbon
price: Rp. 150.000
quantity: available

2009-03-28T10:49:00.002+07:00

american sweetheart
just loved the way the ribbon matched with the swarovski...:)
material: organza ribbon, swarovski crystals, stainless hoop
price: Rp. 125.000
quantity: available

2009-03-28T10:41:00.002+07:00

rose of versailles
elegant and sweet... that's my first impression... was just trying out materials... but really loved it...:)
material: swarovski crystal, australian polyphane rose, stainless hoop
price: Rp. 125.000
Quantity: available

2009-03-28T09:52:00.002+07:00

Sheila
the idea just came out all of the sudden... but really loved it though:)
material: acrylic, satin ribbon, organza ribbon, swarovski crystal, china pearls, checz glass, thread beads
price: Rp. 275.000
quantity: available

2009-03-23T14:07:00.001+07:00

Dancow milk
although the girl in the first pix got the job... but i still like the younger smaller one:) what do you guys think?

2009-03-21T23:04:00.001+07:00

peach breeze
really loved this headpiece... can't get over it...

2009-03-21T23:03:00.000+07:00

the crystal rose

2009-03-21T23:02:00.000+07:00

peach of honor

2009-03-21T22:54:00.001+07:00

the peach garden
just loved the ring pillow... :) will get the close up picture pretty soon:)

2009-03-21T22:46:00.003+07:00

ivana's wedding (morning)
love this very sweet innocent look... yet fresh and fun:)

2009-03-21T22:38:00.004+07:00

OBH combi... new flavor...
really loved the little girl...:) she loved being made up... :)

2009-03-21T18:48:00.002+07:00

Cherries's party make up
really nice and sweet girl to work with...:) and she likes really gothic smoky stuff...:) did that for her best friend's wedding:)

2009-03-21T15:42:00.002+07:00

Ivana's wedding (night)
really sweet and elegant look... just love how she carried out her bridal aura there...:) will try to get more photos on the make up though next time:)

2009-03-21T14:13:00.000+07:00

Tasha's wedding
the real day has come... and it's really something different from all other weddings i've handled... a once in a lifetime experience... maybe that's her intention too... the way she planned for everything...:) and it was just amazing:) loved working with her:)

2009-03-21T13:51:00.000+07:00

Marini Zumarnis
it's a shot for a beauty healthy product... called Vitafem... will be in the market around next month...:) so the make up has got to be healthy glowy beautiful and active... almost like 'no-make up' make up...:)

2009-03-21T13:45:00.003+07:00

Tasha's makeup test

she's a designer herself... and she really knows what she wants... kinda hard to accommodate her wants... but to me, it's worth it... since she really loved it...:) wait till the wedding day...

2009-02-08T22:37:00.001+07:00

2009-02-07T16:55:00.003+07:00

Happy Chinese New Year!!

what are you all doing on the chinese new year? me? am making fruit parcels and if any of you like it and would like to give it to your someone special, i am more than happy to do it for you all:) just give me a call ok?!

2009-01-03T01:10:00.002+07:00

happy new year 2009
at last, the new year comes!!! as the old ones goes, the new ones give us the new breath, the new hope, new faith for you to believe in...
new opportunity, new bowl of luck for you to grab...
new spirit to go on with this troubled, miserable, yet funny and interesting life here on earth...
wish all of you a very happy new year !!!

2008-12-25T18:30:00.002+07:00

Merry Christmas!!!
how do you celebrate your christmas? is it special? or is it just another christmas you are going to pass with your friends or families?
mine is special... very nostalgic... been to Singapore for a playgroup-friend-whose-mother-now-a-good-friend-with-my-mom's wedding... and also a routiny check-up for my little one in the stomach... turn out everything to be sound and good...
today... the christmas, watched PONYO ON THE CLIFF BY THE SEA... a japanese anime... just love the drawings though the story is not that impressive...:) CUTEEEEE!!!!

2008-11-26T16:25:00.002+07:00

this is the latest outcome of the namecard.... what do you guys think? which one is most suited for me?it was planned all printed... but i was thinking about making the ribbon element with the 'real' ribbon with my name printed on it? what do you think??? let me know? coz frankly speaking, i can't decide... been having this headache to decide which one for the last few weeks... i'm in such a dilemma!!!

2008-11-19T22:46:00.003+07:00

it's been quite a while...
i'm sorry that i've been really buzy working and working and working these days. and guess what.. i've found a really GOOD concealor for those of you who have medium-fair skin and uneven skintone.. it's from BENEFIT cosmetics... it's called 'ERASE PASTE'...
first time i tried, i used it early in the morning, without anything else, but the paste... and till late at night, the color, the tone, and the texture are still the same!!! it was kinda a mess at night, since i've been through lots of activities outdoors, but i just dapped it over, and blend it... and voila!! smooth and nice again!!!
and guess what.. it has the brightening effects too!!!
www.benefitcosmetics.com

2008-10-12T12:41:00.002+07:00

this is the new dsign for the namecard... which one???? i'm lostttt... i like the first one? but lots of people saying that the second one is also good?dilemmaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!

2008-10-08T23:21:00.001+07:00

this is what we have come up with the revised logo... with the previous one, which one do you guys think is a better one?please let me know yeah???

2008-10-02T19:09:00.003+07:00

my newly designed dress for my dearest cousin's wedding... what do you all think? i made the brooch in the front and back:)

2008-09-17T02:10:00.002+07:00

new yusche's logo

what you all guys think about this? any improvements needed, please do let me know yeah?

it's meant for alot of other stationaries for the Yusche packaging, invoice, namecard, and label for the new bridal gowns line and the wedding planner services...:) so please messages me your thoughts and suggestions ok?

2008-09-17T01:54:00.000+07:00

Da Fishball

OUT OF STOCK

2008-09-17T01:43:00.001+07:00

elegant pearl

OUT OF STOCK

2008-09-11T02:20:00.000+07:00

loveeeee the expressions lots and lots... it was really fun... and indra's legs was really sore after that particular photoshoot... but it came out niceeee...:)

2008-09-08T23:27:00.002+07:00

did this make up test for a client and her friend... will be doing her this coming october... and she really likes that dark smoky kinda look... so that's what i did... and we'll see what happened in the coming October yeah?:)

2008-09-05T23:01:00.002+07:00

Bad luck:(
went to a cosmetics bazaar a few days ago... and didn't really check on whatever i bought right away... frankly speaking i was too buzy to check it out... and today... huahhhhhhhhh... hikssss... hiksss... my Dior Lipgloss was actually cracked!!!! and that was one of my favorite REDS!!!!
so for tomorrow, i will just stick it on without the scotch tape... see if it could work...:(

2008-09-05T22:46:00.000+07:00

Order Form

1. Full Name:

2. Contact Number:

3. Mailing Address: (your exact address, for sending purposes)

4. Stock Code: 1. (name of the Yusche accessories you want to buy) / Quantity:
2. (name of the Yusche accessories you want to buy) / Quantity:
3. etc.

5. Bank Account Name: (for checking purposes)

6. Bank Account number (BCA): (for checking purposes)

7. Postage Option: (normal/express/meet up/pick up)

8. Notes: (in case you want to change colors, or size of the accessories or any other special requests. in this case, i will send a reconfirmation email whether the requests can be done or not, with or without charges)

2008-09-05T01:35:00.000+07:00

another picz from the tiger islands:) enjoy!!!

2008-09-02T23:12:00.000+07:00

had to do this lady's make up for a shoot... really active lady... she's already 91 years old.. can u tell?? and she's really active in going through in her life... she has poco-poco and line dancing early in the morning... follow with a aerobic in the chair and hydrotheraphy which you actually get to do exercises in the water... and she has all the seminars, and talk shows all waiting for her to go through... the night after the photoshoot, she has a gala dinner and dance to attend... and normally, she will still sleep at 10-11 at night, WITHOUT A SINGLE NAP in the afternoon... after all the activities... in this session, she told us, that one way to feel young, is you have to act young and never think that you are old for anything... SHE HAS EVEN HER OWN HANDPHONE and she can SMS without wearing any spectacles at all... can you imagine? even my grandmother has a difficulties in using handphone to call people, not to mention SMS, and my grandma is in her late 70s... can you imagine???? she said she likes to read alot and yet, her eyes are really in good shape and conditions...:)

2008-09-02T23:05:00.001+07:00

Terms and conditions for YUSCHE ordering procedures are updated!!

2008-09-02T01:28:00.001+07:00

Grey's anatomy

materials: batik satin, shell covered pearls, swarovski pearls, swarovski crystals

price: to be confirmed

2008-09-02T01:04:00.002+07:00

Dusty Valentine
materials: batik, shell covered pearls, swarovski crystals, swarovski pearls, china pearls
price: to be confirmed

2008-09-02T00:53:00.002+07:00

Java Swirls

materials: batik, swarovski crystals, czech glass, velvet ribbon, japanese glass beads, natural recycled braids ribbon

price: to be confirmed

2008-09-02T00:39:00.003+07:00

Loro Jonggrang

material: batik, shell covered pearls, swarovski pearls, swarovski crystals, stainless chains, england lace ribbon, swarovski crystal chains

price: to be confirmed

2008-09-02T00:25:00.002+07:00

Golden Dumpling

materials: swarovski crystals, batik, golden corals, glass pearl

price: to be confirmed

2008-09-02T00:09:00.000+07:00

it's the last day of the ujung genteng days:)

2008-09-01T23:23:00.000+07:00

Cantieque muaniz

materials: batik, england lace ribbon, swarovski crystals, gold stainless chain

price: to be confirmed

quantity: 5 left

2008-09-01T22:48:00.004+07:00

Pure Lolita

reminds us of nice and sweet lolita... the only difference is that this nice brooch is using combinations of gold and white in colors...

materials: swarovski crystal, batik, satin ribbon, england lace ribbon

price: Rp. 265.000

Quantity: 5 left

2008-09-01T12:12:00.000+07:00

Urella d' golden

materials: swarovski crystals, swarovski pearls, china pearls

price: to be confirmed

putri malu

did this for a client wearing kebaya, very sweet

materials: acrylics, swarovski crystals, swarovski pearls, china pearls

price: to be confirmed

2008-09-01T11:53:00.002+07:00

Tania

materials: acrilycs, china pearls, stainless chain

price: to be confirmed

quantity: 4 left

2008-09-01T01:02:00.000+07:00

hmm somemore different thing from ujung genteng... thanks and bunch of thanks to the model, sisvi, neeps school, and the photographers, clarissa, and peddy:)

2008-09-01T00:47:00.000+07:00

aphrodite's ears

materials: china pearls, sand stones, swarovski crystals, china crystals

price: to be confirmed