Two Thousand Things : August 2012

Chicnova Freebie Haul

Although I kinda already knew that August is usually my luckiest month of the year (;p) but I still can't believe it when it's really happening ;) - I almost always received good news and/or received so much blessings during August, maybe because it's my Birthday month ;)

So anyway, I would like to thank my God for this wonderful August this year. I have been experiencing so many exciting news and wonderful blessings all through this month, and now its getting closer to September and I'm really sad to be parted with August as it has brought me so much joy and happiness full of great blessings. Alhamdulillah...

I have received lots of goodies this month, with lots of freebies too. Some are gifts, and some are from winning giveaways. I haven't won a giveaway in quite a long time (several months) so winning two giveaways in a row on one month is pretty much a rare blessing for me ;)

I received the news one morning, that I won the Chicnova giveaway! Hooray... I am so excited!

I won a $30 Gift Certificate and Chicnova is an online webstore full with awesome clothing items, accessories, and jewelries, even home goods too! After a few hours browsing the website I finally decided to ~~splurge~~ redeemed my voucher for some pretty jewelries instead ;p - And here's what I picked:

Roseo Colored Glaze Triangle Collar Necklace

A pretty hot pink necklace featuring a gold-tone chain, a secure lobster clasp closure with an adjustable extension chain, and multiple colored glaze triangular charm drops.

Golden Metal Collar Necklace

A gorgeous necklace featuring twin metal charms with gold and turquoise green design, set on a slim extension chain, a lobster clasp fastening, and an adjustable length.

Vintage Multi Row Bracelet with Sea Horse Detail

A multi row bracelets with four slim metal bracelets, a gold/green twist cord bracelet, and a green wooden bracelet with an engraved sea horse design.

I love them so much!! And I couldn't wait for them to arrived at my house! I will show you guys once I got them ;)
Meanwhile, take care yourself and your loved ones.. and I'll see you on the next post! ;D

Bye bye August, Hello September ;)

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What's Inside My Toiletries Travel Bag - Eid Al Fitr edition

Okay, so I went to Bandung for a "2 days 1 night" stay during Eid Al Fitr celebration several days ago. Bandung is my hubby's family hometown. As usual, we have lots of family gatherings on different houses, and of course I wore makeup because there are lots of photo shoots moments ;p But I only wear nude colors though, because it was sweating hot and light makeup is the best way to avoid ugly makeup meltdowns (yikes!).

So anyway, this is a post about what's inside my skincare travel bag that I bring along to Bandung. I originally brought three different travel cosmetic bags like this one below. One is for my skincare & toiletries, one is for my eye makeup tools (mascara, eyeliners, eyelash curler, etc) and long stuffs like pencils and brushes as well as for extra cotton pads. And the other one is my daily cosmetic bag which I always bring with me in my bag, it's where I store my daily makeup / touch-up needs such as face powder, lipstick, blush, etc.

And here is what's inside my skincare & toiletries travel bag....

The bag I used is the largest cosmetic bag I had which is the hot pink / fuchsia Victoria's Secret one (which I got from here).

This bag is wide and long so it can hold up a lot of products. It also has a cute bow details to it's sides. Cute! And it is my most favorite cosmetic bag for now, and I always use it for traveling or stay-over because of it's ability to hold many stuffs inside ;)

And here's what's inside the bag:

Yes, surprisingly the bag can hold all of these stuffs! ;p

If you don't see a toothbrush and toothpaste, that's because they got their own little containers and I put it in hubby's bag along with towels and such.

What I bring:

In no particular order:

Etude House Dress Room Sweet Look Body Wash & Body Lotion travel set

Purederm Make-Up Remover Cleansing Tissues

The Body Shop Neroli Jasmine travel set: Body Mist, Body Lotion, Eau De Toilette

L'occitane Angelica Cleansing Gel (reviewed here)

L'occitane Angelica Hydration Cream (reviewed here)

Laneige Water Sleeping Pack

Make Up Forever Sens'Eyes Waterproof Sensitive Eye Cleanser

Mini drawstring container for cotton pads and cotton buds

The Details:

Make up cleanser is a must for me because if I don't clean up my makeup properly I would get breakouts immediately, but my cleansing milk is in a big tube form, and my current toner is a big glass bottle which both are not suitable for traveling. So I bring the most practical form of make up remover which is the make up remover towelettes!

This cleansing tissues have been a very practical must-have item for me, because sometimes I'm too lazy to wipe off my make up if I got home really late and this cleansing tissues/towelettes saves me a lot. On lazy days I usually would use an eye makeup remover first to clean my eye makeup, and then followed by this towelettes to remove makeup from my face. And then followed by a toner.

If my makeup is quite heavy then the formula would be like this: eye makeup remover, cleansing towelettes, go to bathroom to wash my face using cleansing gel, and then followed by toner. I actually have two different brands of cleansing towelettes at home, and so far I prefer this Purederm Makeup Remover Cleansing Tissues. I plan to make a post about this one versus the other cleansing towelettes, so stay tune and please pray that I'm not lazy to make the post in the future ;p

As for the eye makeup remover I brought this mini size waterproof eye make up remover from Make Up Forever.

I love using this Make Up Forever Sens'Eyes Eye Makeup Remover because of it's cleansing power. It can remove any waterproof eye makeup such as eyeliner and mascara in a jiffy. It also feels soft on my eyelids and I don't have to rub my eyelids so much because the makeup would melt off almost instantly.

And as for the face wash I brought this travel size L'Occitane Angelica Cleansing Gel. I use this after removing the makeup to make sure that my face is really clean. I also use it in the morning while showering.

This cleansing gel is also one of my favorites as it really cleanses your face thoroughly, and it gives you a fresh feeling afterward without making your skin feels dry. The tiny hole on the mouth of the bottle also makes it very convenient for traveling because you don't have to worry that it would spill. I also bring along the Hydration Cream from the same Angelica line and used it as moisturizer. Moisturizer is important especially when you're traveling because you wouldn't know if your skin would act up and got dry because of the long flight or weather changing situation.

I also bring along this water sleeping pack from Laneige because I knew that there would be many occasions that I have to attend so I needed a quick fresh-me-up for the face so that my face don't look saggy or dull in the morning. That's why I brought this sleeping pack along.

The Laneige Water Sleeping Pack is kinda like a face mask that you can use before you go to bed and during your sleep. So you actually put this on after you do all your night cleansing ritual, you spread it on your face evenly without rubbing it too much, and then you just go to sleep with it. You'll wash it off in the morning, and then you'll supposedly have a fresher and more plumped face instantly. This is a practical treatment product to bring along in your traveling nights so you can still have your skin treatment without any hassle. Compared to bringing your face masks or mask sheets, I say this sleeping pack is way more easier ;)

Now for the toiletries part;

This Etude House Dress Room travel set includes a Sweet Look Body Wash and Body Lotion. I have a plan to make a full review of this products so for now all I can say is the scent is a right-on dupe for Victoria's Secret Pure Seduction series ;p

Look how cute and lovely the packagings are, right? It's pink and it's cute and girly, I just love looking at it ;) - I didn't bring a shampoo because I thought I won't need to shampoo as it is only a one night stay and I already wash my hair that morning. I usually wash my hair every two days so I thought I won't be washing my hair during my stay in Bandung. And if incase I needed to wash my hair I can always borrow my mother in law's shampoo ;)

This Neroli Jasmin travel set from The Body Shop is really old and I still haven't finished them yet ;p - Well actually this set also came with a Body Wash but I already finished that up, and these three bottles actually only have a little amount left in them so I need to use them up before I can start using my other travel set ;p

This set originally includes: Neroli Jasmin Body Wash, Body Lotion, Body Mist, and Eau De Toilette. I always need to use a body spray / body mist after I shower so to have a small bottle like this is perfect for traveling. A body lotion and perfume with the same scent as the body mist would make the scent lasts longer too. If you're wondering about the scent it is more like a sweet jasmine scent. As you can see on the above photo the Eau De Toilette doesn't have it's cap anymore because I accidentally left it in Plaza Senayan's bathroom stall a long time ago -__- (doh)..

By the way, I just noticed that I actually brought two body lotions: the Etude House one and The Body Shop one ;p - I didn't noticed this before, I ended up using the Etude House though.

So, do you travel to your hometown during Eid Al Fitr? If yes, what did you bring in your travel case?

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Oasap

OOTD: Studded & Striped

Hellooo everybody... How are you doing?

It's been a week and I had a wonderful and very blessed Eid Al Fitr (Lebaran) day celebration! :D

I will share my lebaran outfit as soon as possible, but today I would like to share about a new package that I received earlier before Eid day but didn't have time to post it back then.

Sorry, I was experimenting with photo editor and wanted to post this one ;p

For those of you who follow my twitter, or my instagram, and (possibly) my personal Facebook page you might have seen a sneek peek photo of the items that I received in the package ;p

If you still remember it, I got a White Studded Bag and a Black&Silver Bangle from one of my loveliest sponsor: Oasap (more on this sponsorship later).

I picked a white bag because my old white bag is already deteriorating and I had to throw it away, and so I go and picked this white studded bag from the massive options of bags on Oasap website.

I also picked up a nice bangle from the credit leftover that I had on the website. Here's an outfit photo in which I wore both of the items at the same time:

An outfit featuring:

The full outfit:

White Studded Bag - OASAP (buy it here)

Bangle - OASAP (buy it here)

Striped Dress - Icons
Necklace - Bday Gift from MIL

Earrings - Marks & Spencer
Studded Sandals - Yongki Komaladi

The Accessories:

The necklace is a Birthday gift from my mother in law :)

I wore this outfit the day after my Birthday which is a few days before Lebaran (Eid Al Fitr day), so it was a hectic day because there were so much things to do as we all were getting ready for the big Lebaran day. This bag actually could hold many things although I had to limit my things because I don't want a heavy bag on my shoulder while I'm busy running errands here and there.

And here is the detail of the bag:

(front)

(Bag)

As you can see above the bag can be worn on many ways !

You can grab it by the top handle (just like the first/front pic). And you can also fold the upper part and wear it as a shoulder bag using the chain strap (as in the last pic above). If the upper part is folded, the bag becomes smaller in size so you can also just carry it like a clutch ;)

Last but not least, it also comes with a removable long strap so you can wear it on your shoulder like I did on my outfit photos above. See how versatile this bag is? I love it!!

This bag costs $27 on Oasap website (with free shipping worldwide), but the white one is currently unavailable now, if you want you can check other colors of the bag by clicking here.

And here is the details of the bangle:

I also love this bangle, it has a pretty curved silver adornments on one side and black leather on the other side. This bangle is free size and it's a little big for my super tiny wrist but it's still wearable for me so I have no problem with the size.

I think this bangle was the last one on the website so I'm afraid you can't get it anymore on Oasap because I can't track the url on Oasap as of now, but you can try browsing other styles and affordable bracelets and bangles here.

So far, my experience with Oasap has been wonderful. They have all the latest street style fashion, from cute and romantic Korean/Japanese insipired style, to trendy and edgy high street style. The free shipping worldwide is also a big plus!

Note:

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The Fashion Hunter Program is where you can get freebies in exchange for a post on your lookbook, chictopia or blogspot.
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Toodles,

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Review: Estee Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place Eye Pencil

Aside from mascara, I also use eyeliner almost everyday. Whenever I go out I almost always wear eyeliner + mascara, and depending on the occasions I would substitute regularly between a pencil eyeliner, a liquid eyeliner, and gel eyeliner.

For everyday use I like to wear pencil eyeliners because the color is more light and subtle compared to liquid and/or gel eyeliners. It's also easier to apply and would take less time to wear. But the problem is: finding a good pencil eyeliner that would stay put on my eyelids!

It is surprisingly hard to find pencil eyeliners that would stay on my OILY eyelids. Usually, the pencil liner would smudge in just a few hours on my eyelids. I hate it, especially on the lines under my eyes, the ugly smudges makes my eyes looks dark and more "gothic" than "smokey", LOL.

Yes, the dilemma of oily eyelids...

The biggest problem of oily eyelids is how it won't keep any eye makeup for long (unless you wear some base). Those with oily eyelids would experience how eyeshadows would run off it's colors pretty fast unless we wear some base, mascara would eventually runs on our eyelids, and eyeliners would be the first to smudge.

And you know what, after trying a few different brands I still haven't find a good pencil liner that would actually stay put on my oily eyelids. The pencil liner that I mostly wear right now is the one from Revlon. Don't get me wrong, just like any other pencil liner that I've tried it would eventually smudge after a few hours too, but I noticed that it doesn't smudge really bad like the other pencil eyeliners. But I don't like the stiff and dry tip of the pencil, it makes it hard to glide on eyelids therefore it's hard to create a smooth lines with it.

Because of those reasons I started looking for a new pencil eyeliner and got curious with this Estee Lauder eyeliner pencil because I saw that it has these words in the packaging:

"Estee Lauder Double Wear

Stay-in-Place

Eye pencil"

The "stay-in-place" words made me buy it. And after wearing it for a few months here's what I think about it:

My first impression of this eye pencil is how soft the tip of the pencil is. The soft tip makes it glides more easily compared to Revlon eye pencil and one stroke is usually enough because of the thick color. But although it gives out a strong color, it also smudge pretty easily :(

I actually love the result of this eyeliner on my eyes (especially for smokey eye makeup), because of the bold color and because of how effortless it is to use, but sadly it is also hard to clean even with my best eye makeup remover.

It is water resistant but probably not oil resistant ;p - The water resisting power is also not really strong, I did a water test to it. The color is still there after I ran waters over it, but it looks a bit faded afterwards. When I tried to scrub it the color fades instantly. The staying power is weak considering the "stay-in-place" logo, phew.. :(

Overall, I still prefer the Revlon one even though it's harder to use due to it's hard and stiff pencil tip. And although the color of the Revlon one is less bold like this Estee lauder one but it stays on my oily eyelids a bit longer then this Estee Lauder one. So to sum it up, here's my Pros and Cons:

PROs:

Soft tip makes it feels more comfortable on eyelids
Glides smoothly on eyelids
Color is thick and bold
One swipe is usually enough for everyday look. Two swipes or more for night/party look
Water Resistant

CONs:

The tip is too big, makes it a bit hard to reach some corners on the eyelids
It smudges EASILY on oily eyelids, only in a couple hours of wearing it!
It's hard to clean
The staying power is WEAK despite it's name
Water resistant is not too strong either

This pencil liner probably would suits those who have normal or dry eyelids or for those who lives in colder weather, I think this eye pencil is not suited for summer or for those who lives in tropical country (like me) because the hot sun would melt the lines on your eyes pretty fast, making it smudge all over the place and you could end up looking like a goth ;p

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