Two Thousand Things : March 2016

Shopping Diary : Sociolla Haul #1

I know I just posted a haul post yesterday but today I received another beauty haul package so I thought I'm gonna post it too today :)

Did you know that Sociolla.com is having lots of sales and discounts right now because they are having their anniversary ? It's best to shop for your dream product right now because the promotions are really nice. And don't forget that you can still use my code for an additional IDR 50,000 OFF !

You can use code YURI50 for a discount of IDR 50,000 Off !
(with minimal purchase of IDR 200,000).

PS: Kode kupon diatas juga dapat digunakan untuk barang yang sudah di diskon di Sociolla lho :)
Contoh >> BB Cushion Etude House harga aslinya misalkan IDR 250,000 ->> Trus lagi di diskon di Sociolla jadi seharga IDR 200,000. ->> Masukin kode "YURI50" pada shopping cart dan total belanjaan-mu jadi hanya IDR 150,000 sajah ! (*harga hanya perumpamaan, bukan harga asli).

My haul this time includes :

- Corine De Farme Gentle Rose Water

- Etude House Oh My God Dry Shampoo

- The Face Shop Hyaluronic Acid Sheet Mask

- The Face Shop Mungbean Sheet Mask

If you saw my previous beauty haul post you'd probably noticed that I bought a big bottle of Corine De Farme Purity Micellar Water. It was my first time trying on that brand and I loved it, so I thought I would try other products from Corine De Farme. Hence the Gentle Rose Water that I put inside my shopping cart this time.

I was also in need of a dry shampoo for as long as I remember, because I had an Oscar Blandi Volumizing Dry Shampoo once, and I loved it so much and I depend on it for those hot lazy days when I don't wanna wash my hair. But after I ran out of it I can't bring myself to purchase another bottle because Oscar Blandi is pretty expensive here, so I was left with no dry shampoo for months and months. Now that the weather is back to hot and humid I thought I'm gonna need a dry shampoo again, so when I saw this Etude House dry shampoo at the Sociolla website (and it was on discount if I'm not mistaken) I picked it up right away.

The sheet masks is something that I haven't used for a long time. I used to love sheet masks and I used to wear them religiously back then, but I got lazy and skipped a lot of my skincare routine. Until nowadays that I am back to focusing on skincare I started to collect sheet masks again.

Sheet masks are fun and easy to use. They also have cute designs (especially Korean & Japanese sheet masks) so it's really nice to collect them and see the different designs on the packaging. This time I thought I would try The Face Shop Hyaluronic Acid mask (for deep hydration) and Mungbean mask (because I never try a mungbean mask before, it sounds very interesting!). And look at how fancy the packagings are !

Now what did you buy recently in skincare department ?

Happy Shopping at Sociolla !
( ^_^ )

Happy Shopping !

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, by Yuri

Hauls and Freebies

Shopping Diary : Another Skincare Haul

If you read my blog or follow my instagram (@yurikristia) you'll notice that I am very much focusing on skincare right now. I have learned some new things that changed my skincare routine ever since, and I finally got a satisfying result when my aunt whom I haven't seen for many months commented on how smooth and fair my skin when I met her last week.

I didn't realize how my skin have changed after all those routines I did lately, but when someone told you that your skin looks way much better you would then realize that all those vigorous skincare routine that you've been doing all this time finally pays off ! (^_^)

So all my hauls have been on skincare lately. All I bought is skincare and more skincare (which blows my wallet away, *cringe*). But I love trying new things and there are a lot of brands and products that I wanted to try so I've been spending my money on those. So far everything has worked out fine on me and I got my money's worth, let's hope this also goes well with my future purchases ;)

So this is actually an accumulative haul. I purchased these products separately but I thought I'm just gonna make one single post about it. These are mostly from Watsons and Guardian, with the exception of The Body Shop and the Korean skincare C20 and CosRX which I purchased from an online store via Instagram.

The Body Shop Haul :

The Body Shop Camomile Cleansing Oil

I originally wanted to buy the Camomile Cleansing Oil and the Cleansing Balm, but I haven't tried TBS Camomile line before so I was a bit hesitant to splurge on them before knowing that they would suits my skin or not. So I decided to try one of them first and if my skin liked it then I would get another one. My choice went to the Cleansing Oil because I am almost out of my Shu Uemura WhiteEfficient Cleansing Oil.

Watsons & Guardian Haul :

Corine De Farme Purity Micellar Water

I'm almost out of my trusted Bioderma Sensibio so I need a new micellar water to remove my makeup. I found a cheaper micellar water compared to Bioderma which is the French brand Corine De Farme. This is my first time trying the brand so I hope my skin would like it. By the way I got this on huge discount at Guardian so that's why I bought the huge bottle because it was cheap ;)

My Beauty Diary Sheet Masks

I got these MBD sheet masks at Watsons and I haven't used sheet masks since a long time ago so it's time to stock up on them! My Beauty Diary is one of the best Korean sheet masks out there, so I picked up three of them which are MBD Black Pearl, Imperial Bird's Nest, and Apple Polyphenol Sheet Masks. The individual names of the sheet masks sold me out instantly :D

Evian Mineral Water Facial Spray

These were also on promotion at Guardian. I got both of these for just IDR 89,000 for two bottles ! It's like Buy 1 Get 1 promo since it's so cheap. I use this as my face spritz / hydrating toner.

Korean Skincare Haul :

C 21 Original Pure Vitamin C Serum

I've been reading a lot about this vitamin C serum and it is such a very popular serum that a lot of users recommend it, but it was the review from my blogger friend Merry that finally makes me want to go and purchase it right away, Lol. The serum really works on her so I hope it will work on me too :)

CosRX BHA Power Blackhead Liquid

CosRX is one of the Korean brand that I wanted to try because I keep reading about it over and over again. They are quite affordable and their products work really great, so I thought I'll try one product first to see if my skin agrees with it. I had a bad experience with my first acid, I was using AHA which I think didn't go well with my skin, so I wanted to try BHA this time and that's the reason why I picked up this BHA Power Liquid. Now I've been using this along with my AHA at night and it's been great, and my skin seems really fine with both AHA & BHA now.

Have you tried anything from the above list ?

Happy Long Weekend !

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, by Yuri

Beauty Stuffs

[Skincare]: The Body Shop Vitamin E Overnight Serum-In-Oil

This is my second face oil after trying the Juara Radiance Vitality Oil which I've tried earlier and fell in love with. After my successful first attempt with the Juara oil I wanted to try more face oils, so I bought this Vitamin E Overnight Serum-in-Oil by The Body Shop.

The unique formula called "Serum-In-Oil" is what triggered me into buying this face oil. Is it a serum or an oil ? Actually the formula is a serum but it is in oil texture. Usually serums comes in thin/thick liquid formula but this one from The Body Shop comes in oil formula.

I've tried The Body Shop Vitamin E range before and I liked the moisturizer for my night cream so I thought I would try the face oil from that range too. The Body Shop Overnight Vitamin E Serum-In-Oil is actually an innovation from The Body Shop combining the power of a serum and oil as part of a skincare range that's meant to replenish and recharge skin with moisture. This oil-in-serum would recharge our skin overnight into a refreshed softer skin in the morning.

The bottle came in pipette topper so it's easier to take out the oil inside. I was lucky to get this from MatahariMall with a discount. It is retailed for IDR 309,000 at the TBS counter but I got it for only IDR 240,000 from MatahariMall because they were having a discount a while ago (you can check if the discount is still there by checking the website here).

The main ingredients in this oil-in-serum include Soya bean oil from Gebana Brazil, wheatgerm oil, and sweet almond oil as well as sunflower seed, sesame seed, and jojoba seed oil for hydration and moisture.

Review:

The texture is a little bit too thick for my normal combination skin. I know it's supposed to be oily because it is an oil after all, but my Juara Radiance Vitality Oil is much less oily compared to this Vitamin E Oil. But since this is an overnight product so I think it's still okay because you wore it to sleep, so you don't have to worry anyone would see you with an oily face ;)

What I like to do is apply a light watery lotion after using this oil so my face would not feel so oily. So I always apply my DoctorCos Amino Acid Hybrid Mask Advanced (which I use as night moisturizer) which has a very light watery formula over this TBS Vitamin E Overnight Oil-In-Serum. The combo makes my skin feels nice when I sleep and then in the morning after I wash my face I would definitely see my skin feels refreshed and balanced (not oily, not dry, just well-balanced).

Overall, this oil-in-serum does make my skin looks refreshed and well-rested in the morning (like I have an 8 hour of sleep which in reality I only slept 5 hours). It also helps my combination skin to be well-balanced, and makes my skin texture smoother and plumper. The only minus thing for my combination skin is the thicker oily formula, but as I said I can always apply another watery lotion afterwards and everything would be okay :)

Have you tried this Oil-in-Serum ? Whaddayathink ?

Hugs & Kissies,

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, by Yuri

Beauty Stuffs

[2016] FEBRUARY Empties

Finally I got to write my empties post for last month ! This Empties post usually include a rather long list of products so that's why I've been putting off writing it. But today I finally set aside a few hours to write this post along with my February Favorites post.

I'm quite satisfied with my empties for last month because I successfully finished quite a handful of products including some bodycare and skincare products, as well as a couple of makeup items. For me, body lotions and make up items are usually the longest to finish because I have a small face and I don't wear full makeup every day. I also don't use body lotions every day (only when I remember to use it), so yeah I got excited whenever I finished a body lotion or a makeup product (^_^).

I diligently used up some skincare items last month. As you might have noticed, I'm slowly starting to change my skincare routine recently, so I was eager to finished all of my older skincare products while beginning to start the new routine with new products.

I began to start learning new things about skincare, and now I learned to pay more attention to the ingredients of the product that I use on my skin. So now I'm in the phase of slowly changing up my products into better ones that hopefully would benefit my skin even more. I also keep buying new skincare products for my new routine, so I need to use up my older products quickly before using the new ones - because I hate wasting products.

I also have to threw away one product last month because it already passed its expiration date (*sadface). I think that's a beauty blogger problem, most of the time we ended up with so many products in our hands so sometimes we forget what we already have and we keep buying new ones while we actually already have them in our stock all this time, and then one day we found them already expired. Who else has this problem? (;p)

So anyway, let's start!

SKINCARE :

Burt's Bees Soap Bark & Chamomile Deep Cleansing Cream

This was my travel face wash. I always mention about the minty feeling of this face wash. If you tried it for the first time you must be aware that it would feel like putting on mint toothpaste all over your face, Lol. But I grew to like it although it took me by surprise the first time. After the shock, the minty feeling actually gave me a fresh feel and a clean face! Read my full review including other Burt's Bees products HERE.

Valenno Papaya Lightening Peel-Off Face Mask

I actually quite enjoyed using the papaya series from Valenno including this peel-off face mask. I hate peel-off mask so I usually take this off with the regular "water and wash cloth system" instead of peeling it off. It works fine and it makes my skin smoother and brighter after every use. Read the full review including other products from Valenno HERE.

Origins Modern Friction (trial size)

This was my travel face scrub. I love collecting trial or tavel size products because I usually have a stay-over at my parents or in-law's house on weekends, so I need to bring my travel size products every weekend. This is a face scrub with natural exfoliation properties. I don't really like it because I don't think it gives any significant changes in my skin. The scrub is a little bit harsh and it smells a little bit earthy (which I don't like) so it's not my favorite at all.

Olay Insta Glowing Fairness Cream (travel size)

This was my travel moisturizer for morning use because it has SPF properties in it. It's just a regular moisturizer that you can use every day. I never had any problems with Olay products, they don't break out my skin, and they don't make my skin looks oily and shiny.

Leaders Clinic Anti-Sebum Mask

I think this is my first sheet mask with a unique texture. I love sheet masks and I have used lots of them from different brands as well, but nothing that comes with a unique texture like this one from Leaders Clinic. It has a thick and slightly-raised texture which still feels comfortable sitting on my face despite the "rough" texture. This Anti-Sebum mask is infused with Pine extract and it smells lovely and feels lovely too. The after effect is very soothing and controls oiliness on my face. Will definitely try another variant from Leaders Clinic sheet masks.

L'Occitane Angelica Instant Hydration Mask

This is the one that already passed its expiration date. I found out about it when I want to use it one evening, then I accidentally saw the exp date and it was already expired just a couple months ago. I thought I can still use it but it already smells different so I skipped it and sadly threw it to the empties bin. I'm quite sad to find out about that because it is one of my go-to hydrating mask whenever I need a quick instant face hydration. You can read my review including other products from the Angelica series HERE.

Himalaya Herbals Cocoa Butter Lip Balm

I wanted to like this one but it seems there are too many reasons not to. At first I thought it's gonna have cocoa scent which I would have like, but no it doesn't have any scent at all (at least to my nose it doesn't smells at all). The stick is also too stiff and the formula dries out quickly, so it's not as moisturizing as I hope it would be. This is definitely not for those with dry or super dry lips.

Makeup Forever High Definition Elixir

This is like a serum that you put on before makeup. I really like the HD line of the Makeup Forever because it gives me a brighter look and it's perfect for photo-ready face (^_^)

Skin Food Gold Caviar Lifting Eye Serum

I like the light formula of this eye serum but I don't think it gives anything to my under-eye area, instead it gave me milia (sigh). I won't recommend it if you have normal to combination skin like me, or if you have oily under-eye area.

SKINCARE & BODYCARE :

Himalaya Herbals Clear Complexion Whitening Day Cream

This was my daytime moisturizer. I kinda like it because it didn't leave me feeling greasy and it also didn't interfere with applying my makeup afterwards. It also controls sebum quite well although I would still get the occasional shiny nose and forehead after a few hours on a hot day. But overall it's a good moisturizer for normal-combination skin. Read the full review HERE.

Himalaya Herbals Nourishing Skin Cream

This was my night time moisturizer. Although this is not particularly meant for evening use but I prefer to use this at night because of the thick formula. It's too heavy for day use. It's very creamy though so I can imagine this would go well for those with dry skin. Normal/Combination skin like mine can only use it at night because of the thicker formula.

Utama Spice Lavender Face & Body Butter

This is a natural product from a local Balinese brand. I'm not really a fan of lavender scent but this one is okay, although I found the texture is too thick for my normal-oily skin. But then again body butters are always a "hit and miss" with me because they usually have thicker formula than body lotions. Some of them do have thinner consistency such as TBS Olive body butter which I can use, but sadly this one from Utama Spice is not one of them. It's too sticky for my skin.

Ovale Bengkoang Lulur Bali (Body Scrub)

This is a body scrub from a local brand that I ever truly love. I've tried other body scrubs from various local brands before but this Ovale body scrub really stands out among others. I like the formula and texture of the smooth scrubby lotion. This can be used dry or wet, and the texture is not too harsh yet not too gentle so you can still feel it sloughing away those dirt and dead skin cells. They come in various scents with nice packaging. I have three variants of them in my bathroom and each of them smells very nice and lovely.

MAKE UP :

Missha 4D Mascara

I love this mascara especially for the lengthening effect. This really makes my lashes noticeably longer so it opens up my eyes for a bigger and brighter effect. I've tried a couple of Missha products already and I think I love the brand because now I remember that I always love every Missha product that I've tried. I must purchase and try out other Missha products soon (^_^). You can read the full review of this Missha mascara and Missha eyebrow styler HERE.

Estee Lauder Double Wear Stay-In-Place Eye Pencil

One of the products that doesn't go as advertised. I had this for a very long time and can not finish it much faster because I hate using it so I often just neglect it. The tip is too thick so it's hard to make thin line. It also smudges easily and make racoon eyes in just a couple hours. This does not stay-in-place at all!

MISCELLANEOUS :

Fresh Care PassionFruit Aromatherapy Roll On

I used this aromatherapy roll on very frequently because I can not stand the smell of traditional herbal-medicinal oil such as minyak kayuputih etc. So I stick with these scented aromatherapy roll-on instead. This Passion Fruit Roll-On smells very refreshing and is one of my fave scent from Fresh Care.

Colonial Candle in Winter Woods

Oh how I love the scent of this candle. This is the only candle that both me and my husband agreed on (because usually we have very different preference when it comes to scents). This smells very masculine and "manly" but still has a hint of freshness to it. I would interpret the scent with : "smelling the pine trees in the middle of the forest" (^_^)

So in total, last month I successfully finished 17 products (more products than January empties, yay!). To break it down, last month I emptied 12 full size products (yasss!), and 4 travel size products, with 1 expired product. I'm feeling good now and I'm positive that I can finished more products again at the end of this month. I've been adding new products from my skincare hauls lately, so I have to empty and finish more products to make space for the newer ones ;)

Wish me luck!

To see my previous January Empties post, click HERE.