Legends and Transportation

It's been so long since I'm caught in Commuter Line morning rush hour. This morning I have the unfortunate chance to experience it again.

Still as good as I remember. People packed in the train tube like sardines. Lovely. 

I hope this new government will put more concern on mass transportation. Because we don't want to live like this forever, no way. 

Talking about what went wrong in transportation in Indonesia will end in long, pointless, life sucking discussion. But I for one, know the real people who should take responsibility.

Dayang Sumbi and Loro Jonggrang. 

These two chickas are embarrasment! Drunk in love, powerfull, I can build you anything in one night men offering to build them something, and what do they ask? 

A boat and a thousand of candi temple.

I repeat, Effin Boat and Effin Thousand of Candi Temple!

Honestly ladies, a Monorail or Subway will be more useful. 

Effin legendary women and their flair for drama.

Maybelline Masterliner in Black Swatch and Review

Budget friendly eyeliner

My favorite kind of everyday eyeliner is retractable pencil kind. I love that usually they're not too black, so it's not heavy for everyday use. I also love how resilient they are. Enough to achieve the look beautiful without trying too hard effect. 

For years I've been using revlon colorstay pencil eyeliner. It cost about IDR 65.000. I love it, it's so easy to use, affordable, easy to get, and so on. 

pic from revlon.com

About two months ago I went to carrefour, and I got a voucher. Well, what a coincidence, I run out of eyeliner. Carrefour doesn't have Revlon counter, what they have is Maybelline. I was going to buy their glossy liquid liner, because they're also super easy to apply, but then the SA is singing praises for this liner.

I figured, well let's try it. I did. And I am thankful for that. In my opinion, Maybelline masterliner is freakishly similar in everything (except the brand) with Revlon colorstay. That's not even the best part, it cost IDR 32.000. Which is half the price of Revlon's. 

I like this eyeliner so much for everyday use. It's nothing fancy or high tech or anything, it's convenient.

I know you want some review. So, without further a do, I present you, Maybelline Masterliner.

retractable pencil 

The packaging is very simple. It claimed to be waterproof, so after i swatched it on the back of my hand, i spray it with water. Just out of curiosity, I try to clean it with hadalabo face wash, you can see the result on the photo. Hadalabo can clean it nicely if I wash thoroughly. But this is on the back of my hand, which contain lesser oil than my eyelid.

claimed to be waterproof

Since it's an eye product, even though it doesnt claim to be long wear, I still going to wear this through out the day and review it. Nobody wants to touch up eyeliner. 

So I'm putting this on at 9 am. I put thick line on my right eye, and thin line on my left. I also put it on my lower waterline, just to see if it'll stay.

9 am. natural light. wonky eyeliner, just in trend

I have to warn you, this kind of eyeliner does not want to be sharp and dramatic. The tip is not slim or sharp enough to make dramatic line or sharp cat eye. I still kinda try (not too hard, I'm afraid) to make cat eye, but meh.. I kinda accept that it's not the right tool to do so.

At 2 pm, I check back on my eyeliner. 

2 pm. sorry for the inconsistent quality, natural light and all.

It still looks good. Juuust a tiny bit of smudge. I did rub my eyes a few times. Oh, and the line I put on the waterline is completely gone.

Last check on the eyeliner is on 6 pm. At this point, I'm just happy that I still wear it on my eyes. And it doesnt rubbed off. Smudge? Yes, rather badly. But for the most part, I didn't lost it. No touch up needed. Woohoo. Just to show you how bad it smudged I tilt my head up, and this beautiful photo is captured. 

6 pm. So attractive, I know.

The top foto is the one I took at 6pm, the middle and down one is the one I took after I clean my face using only Hadalabo facial wash.

It's not completely clean right now, but believe me, after I wash my face in the morning, the smudge will be all gone.

All in all, this eyeliner is

Pros:
(+) Affordable
(+) Convenient
(+) No need to touch up
(+) Easy to find

Cons
(+) Smudge
(+) Casual wear only

Repurchase? I already bought two more, being a make up hoarder that I am.

Rempong-free Macaroni Schotel and Fudge Brownie

Schotel and Fudge Brownie

It's so bad it's good

Aku mau bagi-bagi resep kali ini. Biar kita gendut berjamaah. hahaha.

So, this is definetely not a healthy recipe. But I'm your girlfriend not your doc, Imma share it anyway. LOL. 

Everybody love macaroni schotel and brownie, yes? We often order it when we eat out. Making these two seems like such a hustle. Worry not my lovelies, I'll give you fuss free, 2 dish in an oven, not even take 1 hour of your life recipe. Yes, I'm aware of my awesomeness.

First thing first, let's boil some macaroni in a medium size sauce pan. Put your heat resistan bowl on top of the boiling macaroni, we're going to make our brownie batter on that bowl.

This is the recipe for the Fudge Brownie

Gooey chocolate in the middle

Ingredients:

145gr Butter 
200gr Sugar
65gr   Choco powder
a mini pinch of Salt
2        Eggs
80g    Flour

Step by step:

1. Put your butter, sugar and choco powder on the bowl. 
2. Heat the bowl upon the sauce pan (where you boil the macaroni) untill it's more or less combined. It'll be kinda grainy, that's fine. 
3. Remove from the heat, let it rest while you tend to your macaroni.
4. After you're done with your macaroni, your brownie batter will be cooled down a bit, and it's the perfect time to add the eggs. If it's too hot, we'll get ourself some choco scrambled egg. Which, ew.
5. Add a pinch of salt and the flour, mix untill combined
6. Pour it into brownie pan

Did you notice on step 3 of brownie making there's macaroni tending? Well, lets get to it. Here's the recipe for Macaroni Schotel

I slobbered mine in ketchup

Ingredients:

400 gr  Macaroni (or any kind of pasta you got)

80   gr  Powdered milk

a cup or two water

salt, nutmeg, pepper

2 eggs

sauteed ground beef and mushroom

Step by step:

1. Cook the pasta
2. Mix it with all the ingredients, taste and adjust to your liking
3. Pour into the baking pan

That's it people. Just 3 easy steps. Now that we got 2 baking pan filled with batter, lets bake them. Use medium heat, 25 minutes for the brownie and 50 minutes for the schotel. 

Now that I've shared this sacred way of cooking, use it wisely girls. Slice up those brownie and freeze them. You are not supposed to eat it all at once (as my friend did one time, she had iron stomach, do not attempt to do so unless you're trained). This frozen fudge can last a week. Well.. that if your family didnt found it and devour it.

Bye for now, go to the grocery store and buy the ingredients, you'll not be sorry.

tips: If you want crisp edge, cookie like crust brownie, bake it longer. About 30-35 minutes. If you want fudge brownie, take it off the oven when the edge is baked but the middle is still looking wet. 

Revlon Natural Wonder Lipstick in Hot Chilli Pepper Swatch and Review

I'm in a reviewing mood,

Post kali ini akan membahas lipstick lagi. Revlon terkenal akan lipstick-lipsticknya yang murmer, nggak menguras kantong, pilihan warna bejibun, dan color pay off yang memuaskan. Varian lipstick Revlon yang akan dibahas kali ini adalah Revlon Natural Wonder Lipstick in Hot Chilli Pepper.

Yep, Red Lipstick, warna lipstick paling ngegemesin, haha. Aku suka banget pake lipstick merah, soalnya instan kinclong. Sebenernya aku lebih suka lipstick merah yang jatohnya agak berry red gitu, bahkan sampe punya yang nearly plum red. hoho. Tapi sekali-sekali nggak ada salahnya coba yang yellow undertone. Ini dia penampakannya:

Kemasannya terlihat murah dan super kecil

Emang ada ya Revlon yang bentuknya begini? Jangan khawatir, aku juga terheran-heran waktu pertama lihat di konter. Tapi karena belinya di konter Revlon, berarti ini produk asli kan. (iya nggak sih?). Lipstick ini keciiil banget kemasannya. Panjangnya sama dengan kelingkingku. Beratnya 4g sih, sama kayak berat Super Lustrous, kemasannya aja yang unyil. Aku sampe mikir, apa ini lipstik versi murah karena kemasannya ga sekece teman-temannya? Soalnya, lipstik ini cuma seharga IDR 23.000 saja pemirsaaah!! (sori, terlalu excited).

Bingungnya lagi, nggak semua konter Revlon menyediakan lipstick ini. Waktu itu aku beli lipstick ini di LOTUS Grand Galaxy Park, dan disana cuma ada 3 varian warna, merah undertone kuning & biru, dan satu lagi warna jingga terang. Aku pilih warna merah undertone kuning, si Hot Chilli Pepper ini. Besoknya aku jalan ke Metropolitan Mall, maksudnya mau cari warna-warna lain dari si lipstik murah kebangetan ini. Sampai di konter Revlon, lipstick ini sama sekali nggak ada di display, dan SA Revlon-nya pun nggak tahu menahu tentang lipstick ini. Hmmm, tanda tanya. 

Sudahlah terheran-herannya ya, yuk sekarang kita Swatch di bibir

No Filter. Outdoor. Natural Light. Cloudy.

Merah cabe, tekstur creamy

Yuk bahas formula dan pigmentasi. Formulanya kurang lebih sama dengan super lustrous, creamy standar gitu lah. Pigmentasi... agak sheer di outdoor, tapi kalau indoor kelihatannya pigmented. 

Aku pake lipstick ini dari jam 9 sampai jam 1. Lipstick ini ga punya klaim apa-apa terhadap performanya. Nggak ada klaim tahan lama, anti smudge, atau moisturizing, atau apapun. Jadi harapanku juga nggak macam-macam. Dan tentunya nggak komplen waktu permasalahan klasik lipstik merah muncul...

Masalah klasik lipstik merah, smudge. Si tumbler dino jadi kelihatan genit. LOL

Jam 12 sebelum maksi aku foto lagi di indoor. Pigmentasi masih baik, di garis bibir mulai terlihat lipstick yang "jalan-jalan" alias agak lumer keluar garis.

Jam 12. Indoor.

Setelah makan, lipstick terlihat sangat  rubbed off terutama bagian bukaan mulut, sama sekali hilang lipstiknya. Bagusnya lipstick ini retouchable. Nggak ada masalah saat ditiban lapisan baru, tetap mulus, bibir tak pecah-pecah.

Bagian bukaan mulut warnanya hilang

gampang di touch up

Karena lipstick ini nggak ada janji awet berapa jam, pada jam 1 aku lap bibir dengan tissue. Pengen tau, stained ga ya bibirnya. Eng ing eeng,,,

Ada lah trace merah-merahnya.
Duh, si bibir pigmented amat di foto ini

Kesimpulannya, lipstick ini...

Cons:
(-) Agak sheer
(-) Kemasannya... bikin ga pengen ngoleksi (lah, hemat dong. ini cons apa pros ya?)

Pros:
(+) Murraaaahhh. Hari gini kosmetik impor harganya kurang dari 25rb??
(+) Ga banyak janji, tapi performa cukup
(+) Semua cons termaafkan karena harganya yang lebih murah dari maksi di mall

NYX Matte Lipstick in Tea Rose, Swatch and Review

Yuhuuu

     Udah lama nggak nge-blog. Kali ini mau review NYX Matte Lipstick yang warna Tea Rose. Sebenernya ini bukan produk baru, hebohnya udah dari dulu-dulu, tapi gapapalah ya. Soalnya pas mau beli lipstik ini secara online, aku ngubek2 jagat internet nyari2 blogger atau reviewer yang mereview lipstik ini dengan skin tone yang mirip daku, tapi nggak nemuuu. haha. Yasudah, aku bikin aja postingan ini.

     Jaaadii, dari awal tahun aku udah jatuh cinta sama NYX matte lipstick, terutama si Tea Rose ini. Gegara nyobain di konter NYX, dan mukaku yang udah kucel bin dekil dibawa muter2 mol se-BSD seketika tampak cerah ceria mempesona. Kenapaa ya waktu itu gak langsung dibeli. Biasa deh perempuan ini anaknya galau gajelas melulu, haha.

     Cerita punya cerita, baru minggu ini inget kalo aku kepengen lipstik ini. So, mampirlah di chic-princessa, langsung order ini dan blush NYX juga (kalo inget nanti di review juga deh).Di chic harga lipstik ini IDR 85.000. Sedangkan di konter NYX di mall, harganya IDR 100.000 an keatas.

     NYX matte lipstick ini warnanya kece-kece meskipun ga sebanyak varian round lipstick. Rasanya pengen semuaaa. Tapi sebagai perempuan yang cerdas (baca: ogah rugi) aku mau coba satu dulu untuk ngetes warna dan formulanya. Kalo suka, tinggal pesen lagi, hehe. 

      Eng ing eeeeng, kembali ke masa kini. Tibalah si lipstik idaman. Foto dululah biar resmi

Kemasannya pun matte. Plastik bening di tengah menunjukkan warna lipstik di dalam

Ayayay, langsung swatch!!

Di tangan warnanya seperti muted rose

Belum lengkap kalo belum swatch di bibir

di bibir keluar blue undertone-nya. Agak-agak mau lilac gitu

Foto outdoor, natural light, no filter. MLBBnya dapet lah ya. 
Abaikan alis yang terlalu ganas itu.

    

   Tea Rose ini memang sering banget diklaim sebagai lipstik yang memberi efek MLBB alias My Lips But Better. Aku setuju banget, tapi  untuk cahaya outdoor ya (as you can see on the pic) kalau di cahaya indoor warna ini terlalu biru untuk kulitku untuk dikatakan MLBB. Tetep bikin wajah cerah sih, soalnya malemnya si mommy dearest komen wajahku seperti habis cuci muka, padahal mah sama sekali belom mandi, karena mau ngereview ketahanan si NYX ini. Hihi.

     Untuk formula-nya sendiri, aaamaaaziiiing!! What you see is what you get, pigmented banget si NYX ini. Sekali ulas warnanya udah paripurna, tapi aku sih gabisa lipstikan sekali ulas, hahaha. Foto bibir diatas itu hasil 2x pulas. Ga diteken juga makenya. Terus, gaada baunya sama sekali. Ini nilai tambah buat aku. Rasanya di bibir juga normal, nggak mengeringkan bibir meskipun dia lipstik matte. Tapi aku ngerasa banget lagi pake lipstik, agak sticky gitu. Sensasi sticky ini mungkin karena memang badanku yang relatif lebih tinggi suhunya dari orang lain atauuu karena Indonesia memang lagi panas-panasnya. Soalnya habis minum air es tanpa sedotan, bibir berlipstikku rasanya enteng, kayak gapake lipstik.

     Mengenai ketahan pun, si NYX matte ini memuaskan. Aku pakai lipstik ini dari jam 1 siang (foto di atas), jam 3 aku nyemil rujak cireng yang berlumuran minyak itu, hasilnya..

cuma sedikit rubbed off di daerah bukaan mulut

Saatnya mencoba touch up. Ada beberapa lipstik matte (yang nggak matte juga ada sih) yang nggak kece kalo di touch up. Itu loh.. bibir suka kelihatan pecah2 gitu. Nah ini foto hasil touch up si NYX

Nggak ada kulit bibir bersisik

Keceeee! Hasil touch up nggak cakey dan bersisik. Setelah itu aku lanjutin pake lipstik ini sampai jam 7 malam, seharian aku minum langsung dari gelas, gapake sedotan. Pada jam 7 malam, keadaan si lipstik adalaaah..

Masih ON pemirsaaaahh

  Puas puas puaaas sama produk ini. Kalo di singkat lipstik ini:

Pros:

+ Pigmented

+ Harga reasonable untuk lipstik matte

+ Touch up able

+ Tahan lama

Cons:

- Agak sticky untuk iklim Indonesia saat kemarau 

  Kesimpulannya adalah, abis ini mau beli warna-warna lain. Hahaha.