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Review: Beauty Treats Indonesia Platinum June 2013 Box

Good evening!

i once told you that i started subscribing to beauty boxes, and now i'm gonna review one of them. This is my first box from Beauty Treats Indonesia, June edition. For this June edition they offer two kinds of box, Gold Box (IDR 95.000 per month) and Platinum Box (IDR 135.000 per month) and i chose platinum box. The box arrived on Friday, June 28th. It's a June box and it arrived 'almost' on July. They have told us first that this month's box will arrive late because there was an error on booklet printing. i understand it but this is my first and they gave me a 'not so pleasant' impression already :s

OK let's just take a look at the box :)

It's a relieve that the box came in perfect condition, with plastic cover to prevent it from getting wet. inside the brown box there is a white box with silver ribbon (for platinum box). The booklet is placed on top of the box. the booklet contains brief introductions about the products inside the box, also some vouchers printed on the last page of the booklet (this month's voucher: zalora, kay collection, dr. Jart)

As you can see the box is a bit empty. Before this i read several blogs ranting about the 'minimum' content of the box, comparing its content to last two months boxes which was (in their opinion, and i saw the pictures too) much much fuller than this month's box. I don't know, maybe BTI is trying a new concept (?)

So inside the box are five products:

1) Menard Fairlucent Whiter Essence 5 ml

it's a whitening serum i think?

2) Masami Shouko Travel Mirror Powder Case

I think it's quite nice. The package is sturdy and they gave a puff inside. But it's obviously too big to fit in the bag for travel purpose.

3) Menard Blotting Paper

Well nice packaging. It contains 150 sheets. absorbs oil quite nicely, too. Pretty useful.

4) Dr. Jart+ V7 Beauty Balm (sample size. maybe 5 ml?)

It's a bb cream from Dr. Jart (you don't say?). It has a scent, it's not really nice nor it is annoying. It just has a scent. Just slightly tho. It contains SPF 30 PA++, just enough to protect my face. And it says on the back that it has whitening and anti-wrinkle effect, wanna try?

5) Make Up For Ever HD High Definition Powder (sample size, tiny >.<)

The powder is white but it turns translucent on my face. Pretty nice, It mattifies the oily parts of my face. And if you look closely it also has tiny shimmer, but not really shimmery that you look like a disco lamp, it just gives illuminating effect so the face looks brighter.

So what do you think about it? I don't hate it nor i'm in love with it, it's just an 'okay' box. You can subscribe to Beauty Treats Indonesia or you can just simply click this banner:

Good night! :)

Review: Cubox May 2013

As you can see from the title, this is a late review post OTL

Today i'm reviewing a beauty box from Korea called cubox (the name stands for 'curator box') it is a box that contains korean products chosen by korean stylists, and they provide free shipping <3

They first lauch was in may and they have three types of boxes: Fashion & beauty for Women Box (standard & VIP), Style & Grooming for Men Box (standard & VIP), Interior & Lifestyle Box. I subscribed to Fashion & beauty for Women Box (standard) for $58 (IDR 558000). It's kinda expensive but hey they gave me lots of products and free shipping from korea so that's okay ._.

And for the next box they provide twenty different types of box. twenty! o.O you can subscribe here http://www.cubox.kr/

no i'm planning to subscribe for the next box because: 1) too many boxes to choose, i want them all; 2) looking at the content it's getting kinda more expensive than the May box :s

So let's get to the review. This is how the box looks like:

The box was kinda crushed when i received it. Because it's an international package, i have to take it from nearest post office using my national ID card for safety reason.

The box was big but was not heavy at all, and the content is wrapped with bubble wrap and paper. I didn't receive any customized letter saying sweet things or whatnots :( I browsed the internet and i saw some who received the letter :(

OK now let's see the contents. I have tried half of the products and i'll tell you my opinion about them.

The box contains mask sheets, wash off masks, emulsion, concealer, bb cream samples, cleanser sample, sunscreen samples, and lipgloss from various korean brands like nature republic, holika holika, innisfree, and a'pieu.

There are two products (innisfree strawberry capsule recipe pack and nature republic shea butter ask sheet) that are not in the picture because i have finished using them and threw them to the bin. Well Let's start reviewing the products i have tried so far:

This strawberry capsule recipe pack is a wash off mask. On cubox's site it says that this strawberry pack is in charge for whitening. When i open it i smell a nice strawberry milk scent. They only put a little amount of product inside (less than 1/3 of the pack) but it's quite a lot when i use it. Most people say they can use it up to three times, but i can use it up to six times! The consistency is really watery, i apply small amount of product with multiple layers instead of huge amount at once to prevent the product from dripping off my chin. When there is product left i wrap it using plastic wrap and alumunium foil and store it in the refrigerator to keep it fresh.

About its whitening job, i think it really works on me (i use it for six days straight) because my dorm owner says that my face looks brighter, and i notice my face skin tone was slowly getting more similar to my neck skin tone (my neck is brighter than my face). This is a must repurchase <3

first day of usage. it reduces redness on my face.

Next is Nature Republic Shea Butter Mask Sheet:

The mask sheet is nice and doesn't smell disturbing, and it moisturizes my face, too. But it's too slippery when i wash my face with water >.<

Next is innisfree jeju bija & tea tree capsule recipe pack:

It's a thick green paste and it smells weird OTL i think it's suitable for oily skin. it absorbs oil from my skin and turn into a powdery mask when it dries.

HULK!!!

Okay now Sugar Syrup Gloss in lychee scent from holika holika. It smells like lychee <3 It's a really sheer gloss, doesn't really gives you color if you apply moderate amount. It just makes you look like you've just drank a syrup lol. But it also makes my lips look less dry.

A'pieu Aqua Nature Moisty Deep-sea Emulsion:

what is an emulsion? is it used before of after a moisturizer? but i always use it alone or before a moisturizer ._. It's a white liquid and has runny consistency, almost like clinique dramatically different moisture lotion. It has a slight sweet and flowery smell, and it moisturizes just well enough. But it's also slippery when i wash my face with water :s

Holika Holika Cover & Hiding Stick Concealer:

This is in shade number 2, natural beige or something. I like this one better than my missha concealer because the color is closer to my skin tone. And it is easier to blend on my skin.

before (top) & after (bottom)

Nature Republic Natural Color Red Cranberry Pack:

It's a jelly-like wash off mask, elastic and sticky. and yellow. And it smells weird but still bearable. I don't know what it does to me, it just makes my skin feels nice.

yellow!

oh yeah the shorts. The box offers two colors to choose (navy and white) and i chose white, in medium size. but they gave me the small size O_O

it's obviously too tight on me *wails* i need to slim down u,u

And the rest of the box are the products i haven't tried at all so i can't say anything about them.

See ya! xoxo

Post-Exam Night Out

Yesterday i ordered a tupperware set from my dorm owner in the morning and she gave it to me in the afternoon. Really fast! <3 i bought it only because it's cute haha

the bag

the contents

Uh so about the night out, my friend wanted to try a sausage restaurant at Gondokusuman, named Frank Wurst, and who can deny foods? :9

The restaurant has both indoor and outdoor seats and we chose outdoor seats because of the candles so the atmosphere is more romantic lol

the main foods are mostly chicken and beef sausage with multiple choices of side dishes, but they also have some spaghettis, also appetizers, desserts, and drinks.

nachos. the sauce tastes good <3

We started off with nachos as appetizer while we wait for our sausages, and tadaaaaa here they are:

mine; long beef bla bla bla. it's very long o.O

my side dish: vegetable sautee+mashed potato+some kind of cheese sauce

my friend's sausage; chicken swirl+french fries+unknown sauce XD my tongue doesn't like it :s

 Aaanndd we were so full we didn't have enough space for desserts *______*

Review: Beauty Clinic Sulfur Blackhead Suction Nose Pack

Ah finally i'm back :)

So today i'm going to share about one of my (many) attempts to get rid of blackheads. So i bought a pack that consists of 10 nose strips and pore stamping serum. This pack has a long name: Beauty Clinic Sulfur Blackhead Suction Nose Pack *uuuhh*

First i use the nose strip to remove my blackhead, then i put pore stamping serum to tighten my pores.

The strip works pretty good for me, it removes a lot of blackheads from my nose, but not all of them. i still have some black dots left on my nose. i think i'll give it a 3.5/5 for at least making me feel better ;)

And i think the stamping serum makes my nose feel smooth, like it's poreless but if i look at the mirror i can still see my relatively big pores on my nose. This one too gets the score 3.5 out of 5.

Do you want to see the blackheads on the pore strip? well it's kinda gross...

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Do you think it's gross? because i do think so. But you can see how much the strip works. I humbly apologize for my nose and my blackheads *bows*

Well for now it's my best attempt to remove blackhead (beside my TBS seaweed exfoliator) because i've never had a facial before, at all. Why? because my friends said it hurts. i love my flat nose so much i don't have the heart to hurt my nose </3

I think for now i'll finish all ten strips first (i still have three strips left) and after that i'll try another product to reduce the blackheads on my nose. Anyway yesterday i've just ordered a set from BRTC called BRTC perfect pore clean set as a new attempt to get rid of my blackheads. wish me luck :3 { }

See ya!

Hi

sorry i haven't post anything these past weeks *bows*
i'll be having my block exam this friday so now i'm bombarded with quizzes and presentations :s
i hope i can start posting on saturday :)