A couple days ago I posted about my latest freebies from Sociolla in which I received an Eyeliner Brush and Makeup Blender from Armando Caruso. I told a story on that post where Sociolla seems to always know what I want and then send it to me. For example, I was just thinking about buying and trying out an egg-shaped makeup sponge (because all this time I only use makeup brushes), and then my Sociolla pink box came and guess what? There is an egg-shaped makeup sponge inside it ! 

I called that "magic" :)

So I received two makeup tools from Armando Caruso via Sociolla : the Travel Liner / Brow Brush, and the egg-shaped makeup sponge which is actually called Armando Caruso Makeup Blender. I promised a review so here it is ...

Starting with the Armando Caruso Mini Neon Pink Makeup Blender, if you've been curious with the highly popular "Beauty Blender Sponge" but doesn't want to splurge a lot of money for just a sponge, then you might consider a cheaper option such as this Armando Caruso Makeup Blender. It is a mini dupe version for the beauty blender, and I'd say it works just fine and works perfectly smooth on my face.

It has an egg shape which suppose to make it easier for us to apply liquid foundation on those hard-to-reach corners on our face. The Armando Caruso Mini Makeup Blender is rather small but not too small. And I have small hands and face anyway, so I don't have any problem with application. In fact, the small size makes it easier to reach those corners of our face such as the spots around our nose and eyes, beneath our lips, under eye area, etc.

It's very easy to use, application runs smooth, and the material is nice and easy to clean. It doesn't absorb all your foundation and leaves you with patchy traces of foundie. What it does is just blend the foundie on your skin and leaves a smooth non-streaky layer of foundation on top of your skin.

As for the Armando Caruso 28 Travel Liner / Brow Brush, it is a classic angled liner brush with a tapered point that fits perfectly along the lash line. According to the booklet it can be used for liquid, cream, and powder liners although I've only tried it with powder so far.

It picks up products and apply it nicely onto the skin. I've been using it with my Urban Decay Zero eyeshadow to form a natural-looking eyeliner on my eyes. Sometimes I also use it to smudge the liner on my eyelid and I think it works just fine as well.

I also use this as my emergency eyebrow brush if I forgot to bring my eyebrow pencil / brush with me. It has short handle which I think is perfect for Asian hands. The brush is medium thick and does not feel flimsy at all.

Overall, I think Armando Caruso brushes and makeup sponge are quite good especially if you're looking for cheaper makeup brushes that comes with good quality. It has a wide range of brushes with cheaper prices than most brands, and it's good for everyday makeup.

Washing them is also easy, just don't over-washed them with too much water. So far I've been using my Armando Caruso brushes on daily basis and I especially like the Makeup Blender to use with my everyday foundation. 

You can get Armando Caruso brushes and sponge at Sociolla and don't forget that you can use my special code for additional discount !

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Saya termasuk yang suka mencoba dan memakai beauty products yang alami / organik / natural dan semacamnya. Menurut saya, semakin alami suatu produk maka akan semakin sedikit efek negatif nya untuk kita. Walaupun belum sampai tahap mengganti semua produk dengan yang natural tapi saya sebisa mungkin menambahkan beberapa produk natural untuk pemakaian sehari-hari. Biar nggak kimia melulu gitu lohh.. (;p)

Setiap ada kesempatan untuk mencoba produk yang natural saya pasti tanpa ragu langsung antusias ingin mencoba. Termasuk ketika saya mendapat kesempatan untuk mencoba produk perawatan muka dari skincare brand asli Indonesia : Nature Leaves.

Dua produk diatas adalah produk andalan Nature Leaves. 

Kebetulan saya lagi senang coba-coba skincare karena memang beberapa bulan terakhir ini saya lagi fokus ke skincare. Dan pas lihat produknya Nature Leaves seneng banget karena packaging-nya baguuusss (^_^). Biasanya packaging bagus itu jadi salah satu alasan saya untuk membeli suatu produk hehe ..

Hayoo, siapa yang sama seperti saya, suka beli produk karena packaging-nya? Coba ngacuung (;p)

Anyhoo, dua produk Nature Leaves diatas adalah :

- Nature Leaves Pink Mask for Oily Skin

- Hello's Night Serum

PS : Untuk face mask nya sendiri di Nature Leaves ada dua macam masker yang bisa dipilih : Blue Mask (dengan kandungan Green Tea & Honey) untuk semua jenis kulit, dan Pink Mask (dengan Mud & Manggis) untuk kulit berminyak. Karena kulit saya kombinasi cenderung oily jadi masker yang saya coba adalah yang Pink Mask :)

Nature Leaves Pink Mask ini mengandung lumpur laut dan kandungan alami lainnya. Fungsinya adalah untuk mengangkat kulit mati, membantu mengurangi minyak berlebih, membantu mengecilkan pori-pori, mencerahkan kulit kusam, serta melembabkan kulit.

Packaging-nya lucu banget ! Dan tertutup sangat rapat sehingga tidak menyebabkan produk di dalam tumpah keluar. Seperti yang bisa dilihat di foto diatas, masker Nature Leaves ini bentuknya bubuk / powder, jadi harus dicampur air dulu kalau mau dipakai. 

Cara pakainya : Jangan lupa bersihkan muka dulu sebelum pakai masker ini. Untuk campurannya bisa pakai air biasa atau kadang saya pakai air mawar dari Viva. Cukup ambil 1 sendok teh bubuk masker dan larutkan dengan 2 sendok makan air hangat / air biasa / air mawar. Setelah itu oleskan di wajah dan diamkan selama 15 menit. Terakhir, bilas dan bersihkan wajah tanpa sabun. 

Setelah dicampur dengan air, tekstur masker ini berubah menjadi larutan yang tidak terlalu tebal/kental dan juga tidak terlalu cair, jadi lumayan gampang dioleskan ke wajah tanpa ada yang jatuh / meleleh ke bawah. 

I thought it's gonna be messy but not at all ! 

It is surprisingly super easy and not messy at all !

Masker ini juga gampang banget dibersihkan. Biasanya kan ada masker yang kalau udah kering dan mengeras di wajah jadi susah dibersihkan/diangkat maskernya. Tapi ini nggak begitu, masker ini gampang banget dibersihin dari muka. It only took me 5 minutes to wash it off !

Setelah wajah dibilas hingga bersih hasilnya kulit terasa kencang dan halus mulus. Tidak berminyak dan rasanya jadi lebih kenyal. Intinya, Nature Leaves Pink Mask ini bagus banget untuk kulit kusam dan oily. Dan pemakaiannya pun cukup cepat dan praktis. Saya biasanya suka malas pakai masker bubuk karena biasanya agak ribet pemakaiannya, tapi Nature Leaves Mask ini merubah cara pandang saya terhadap masker bubuk. Nature Leaves Mask ini patut diacungi jempol.
I definitely recommend this mask!


Save the best for last,
Sekarang saatnya bicara tentang Hello's Night Serum.


Hello's Night Serum ini teksturnya kurang lebih seperti "oil", tapi walaupun bentuknya oily namun tidak terasa lengket. Seperti yang saya bilang, beberapa bulan terakhir ini saya lagi fokus ke skincare dan sudah lumayan banyak produk skincare yang saya coba, termasuk produk yang serupa dengan Hello's Night Serum ini. Dan diantara produk serupa yang sudah saya coba Hello's Serum ini yang paling less-oily. Produk serupa lainnya rata-rata meninggalkan rasa lengket dan terasa sangat oily ketika pemakaian. Namun Hello's Serum ini tidak terlalu oily dan hanya meninggalkan sedikit saja rasa lengket yang tersisa di wajah. Bahkan kalau saya hanya pakai satu tetes saja maka biasanya tidak meninggalkan rasa lengket sama sekali. I friggin' love love it so much! Karena setelah sekian banyak mencoba produk serupa baru kali ini saya menemukan yang tidak lengket di muka. This is a heaven-sent for those with oily or combination skin like me.

Hal yang paling saya suka dari Hello's Night Serum ini adalah formulanya yang ringan, yang tidak meninggalkan kesan lengket di wajah, mudah meresap ke dalam lapisan kulit dan tidak membuat wajah menjadi terlihat berminyak seperti produk serupa lain pada umumnya.

Cara pakainya : dipakai pada malam hari, cukup tuang 2-3 tetes di telapak tangan, gosokan tangan sebentar, lalu aplikasikan pada wajah dengan cara ditekan-tekan dan ditepuk-tepuk -> jangan diusap.

Jangan lupa bersihkan wajah terlebih dahulu ya sebelum pakai serum ini. Biasanya saya bersihin makeup dan cuci muka dulu, lalu pakai toner, lalu baru pakai Hello's Night Serum, dan kadang saya juga tambahkan night cream setelah pakai serum ini. Tapi kadang saya cukup pakai serum ini saja tanpa menambahkan night cream lagi. Lalu pada pagi harinya setelah cuci muka kulit saya jadi terasa kenyal dan terlihat jauh lebih cerah. My skin definitely feels good !

Overall, I really love both products from Nature Leaves. Masker-nya oke dan enak dipakai, and if you have combination and/or oily skin then you should try the Hello's Night serum. Trust me, you're gonna love it like I do !

NOTES :

Semua Produk Nature Leaves hanya tahan maksimal 6 bulan karena tidak mengandung alcohol maupun pengawet alami/buatan.

More Info :

Kalian bisa caritau tentang produk Nature Leaves di akun Instagram mereka : @NatureLeaves

- Harga Nature Leaves Face Mask : Rp. 70,000

A couple weeks ago I received another pink box from Sociolla, and this time it contains makeup brushes, yay !

Really, I wonder how Sociolla seems to really know what I need at that time and then give it to me on their pink box. Last month I was in dire need of a new sunscreen for my holiday trip, and voila ! just before my trip Sociolla sent me a couple of new sunscreens from Vitacreme B12 ! (read about my review on Vitacreme B12 here).

And then this month I was thinking of trying out egg-shaped makeup sponge because I actually never used one before (up until last month I only use brushes), and then voila ! Sociolla team sent me a makeup sponge from Armando Caruso ! I think they can magically read minds :)

So yes, this is an unboxing post of my latest Sociolla pink box. When it came and I opened it I was very surprised to find the pink makeup blender (egg-shaped sponge) that I've been wanting to try, along with an eyeliner brow brush, also from Armando Caruso.

The Armando Caruso Mini Neon Pink Makeup Blender looks like the popular "beauty blender" makeup sponge that is very popular among the makeup geeks and junkie. But if you're like me and always wanted to try the beauty blender but always hesitant because it's so expensive, then you can try the Armando Caruso version instead ! It is way cheaper, and it has the same function as the beauty blender one. You can go through all the corners of your face by using this egg-shaped makeup sponge.

As a person who uses eyeliner everyday I also appreciate the Armando Caruso 28 Travel Liner / Brow Brush to add to my eyeliner tool collection. Previously I only have one brush from Armando Caruso (an eye blending brush), so these two makeup tools would make a nice addition to my Armando Caruso brush collection. I will review these two beauty tools in the next upcoming post because this is just an unboxing post. So please stay tune for that review ! (^_^)

I have a discount code that you can use to shop at Sociolla website ! >>> Use my code " YURI50 " for Rp 50,000 discount (min purchase Rp 200,000). 

You can use the code to buy anything at Sociolla (excluding : discount items & Rollover Reaction lipstick), just simply apply the code YURI50 at checkout to apply the discount :)

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