Thursday, December 31, 2015

Strip and Browhaus at Lippo Puri Mall

Hello everyone!!

It's another good news, hehe, New Year's Eve has to be filled with tons of information like these, right?!

Strip and Browhaus is opening their new branch at Lippo Puri Mall in West Jakarta. Hooray!! Finally, a really good place to was and have my brows done in my favorite place. So far, I haven't meet any other place that offer a better service and quality compared to Strip and Browhaus.

Their standard of hygienic is so far above other places, from the disposable gloves for each customer, spatula, and no double dipping, with clean room, towels, and other disposable things like cotton bud, pad and many other things. So you really know what you're paying for and get so much more with the staffs friendly attitude.

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The location of the salon is tucked behind restaurants, arrays of Suan Thai, Carl's Jr, Sukiya, etc. Go walk into the corner before the parking lot. It's a new mall in West Jakarta and it still pretty vacant, fans of Strip and Browhaus will enjoy it more here since it is less crowded than other branch where you really have to queue and make prior appointment before each visit. Still,  everyday, there will be customers here, after all, it's Strip and browhaus.

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Why do I came here? They have new services and products too. A semi permanent eye liner, which I haven't tried and they keep adding new current items to be enjoyed by customer too in the wax department. Do you remember my excitement around a year ago sharing about their liquid wax that become hard and doesn't need any paper to pull it off? It comes in chocolate and strawberry and I swear it was the best wax for Brazilian? Now, adding the lemon and cucumber.

Lemon helps brighten and cucumber is moisturizing.

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After a short wait (around 3 minutes) I was escorted to my room, they are seating for eyebrows, comfortable chairs and enough for around 4 people at once.

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As I went into my room, waxes are available for my delights. All in their heating container and all smells so good. There are exactly as their variant, the chocolate smells like delicious milky chocolate, the lemon are as fresh as your dishwasher liquid, the cucumber are delightful and the melon is sweet. Melon? Yes, a new one as well shown below, in red clear liquid, to be used for wide areas such as leg and still need a sheet to pull everything off.

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Below is cucumber, the one that I choose or advice to as well as it is moisturizing since my Brazilian area is rather dry.

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And here's lemon in milky yellow.

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The wax for my Brazilian and navel area are done around 15 minutes, they are consistent in making every treatment 15 minutes flat and the staff are fully aware of the pain level so they keep it to minimum. I've tried many places for waxing and they are by far, still the best one in terms of cleanliness, service and pain level.

I am someone who can't tolerate pain, at almost any level, and if I can bear this one, everyone can.

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Since my areas are sensitives, here are the preview on my legs and how the waxes are. They are all started as liquid, warm and cozy. Within seconds, they'll become hard and gripping the hairs only and not our skin. So when pulled, it is only the hair was being lifted off. Do check out my instagram account @carnellin for live video during my visit there.

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It is so practical, funny and cute at the same time. I love these.

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It's like a rubbery thingy that collect the hairs and only the hairs are being plucked.

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Same goes with the lemon, it is as milky and rubbery as the cucumber once dried and the application process itself is the same.

It's just the scent and the function slightly different. Aside from those, the texture and ability is simply the same.

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Here's how they are harden and easily peeled by the therapist. And then pulled all the way against the hair growth.

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Last but not least, the melon. It's a clear red wax that smells fruitilicious like melon do.

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And since it was made for areas such as leg, body, arms, etc, and need to be pulled off using a piece of clothe.

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Soon after that, I'm done in the waxing business and make my way to the brows area to get my brows done.

It's been a while since my last visit here and in this holiday season I finally have time to take care myself ehm brows.

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Within 5-7 minutes, my brows are done. They are plucked so fast using a tweezers by the therapist and drawn again using a powder brow available at browhaus. I love how clean it look now and as usual, just like the wax, I was advice to avoid peeling products, scrubs, hot/warm water, excessive exercise and overexposure of the sun. 

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Thank you so much Strip and browhaus, it's again another fruitful visit here and so happy that finally, they came to west area.

Do visit them when you're nearby.

See you there soon!!

Etude House Princess Fantasy to Let Your Pink Out


Hello everyone!!!

It's New Year's Eve today, it's a time for celebration with those we love and hold dear in our heart. Let us welcome 2016 with a better attitude and happier heart.

In this opportunity, I also want to share with you a recently opened store in Central Park. Etude House with their signature Princess theme store.

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Berita Foto Siaran Pers Etude House Princess Fantasy to Let Your Pink Out!_1: Directress Etude House Indonesia Yenny Maria, memperkenalkan konsep store baru pertama kali untuk cabang terbarunya di Central Park Mall, Jakarta.

Brand ternama asal Korea Selatan, Etude House, membuka cabang store terbarunya di Jakarta, tepatnya di Central Park pada Desember 2015. Store terbaru ini merupakan cabang ke-38 yang ada di Indonesia, dan ke-16 di Jabodetabek. Tak seperti kebanyakan store Etude House lain, store di Central Park mengusung konsep Princess Fantasy “Experience House” yang pertama kali ada di Jakarta, dan merupakan store ketiga setelah Trans Studio Mall (Bandung) dan Galaxy Mall (Surabaya) di Indonesia yang mengusung konsep baru tersebut. Adapun nuansa store didominasi dengan warna pink, hijau mint, dan putih, dengan beberapa furniture terbaru seperti 101 Pencil Tower, Makeup Studio, Nail House, dan Brand Monitor. Konsep ini digunakan untuk mendukung pengalaman customer sehingga dapat memahami dan merasakan langsung maksud dan tujuan yang diusung oleh brand Etude House, terutama dalam memaknai kata “Princess” yang selalu dibawa oleh Etude House.


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Trainer Manager Etude House Ivonne Chandra dan Directress Etude House Indonesia Yenny Maria, melakukan penguntingan pita sebagai peresmian telah dibukanya Etude House store Central Park.

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Trainer Manager Etude House Ivonne Chandra, Makeup Artist Franky Wu, Makeup Artis Cheryl Raissa  dan Directress Etude House Indonesia Yenny Maria, berfoto bersama dalam acara Etude House Princess Fantasy to Let Your Pink Out! dan menginformasikan mengenai koleksi rangkaian produk terbaru yang akan hadir diawal tahun 2016, Jumat, 18 Desember 2015, di Etude House store Central Park, Jakarta.
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Make-up Artist Franky Wu (kiri), sedang mendemokan pengaplikasian produk Etude House kepada salah seorang model. Adapun tema yang diangkat untuk model tersebut sesuai dengan salah satu ciri konsep terbaru Etude House; Trendy Sweet Women.
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Make-up Artist Franky Wu (kanan), sedang mendemokan pengaplikasian produk Etude House kepada salah seorang model. Adapun tema yang diangkat untuk model tersebut menggambarkan konsep terbaru Etude House; Playful dan Engaging.

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During the event, bloggers who was invited all get goodies of their choice as well as having fun at the event. I was unable to come, but I'll surely do in the near future and will share with you the images through my instagram account @carnellin.

Etude House itself is famous for their sweetness, the products, decor and theme of every little design will make any girl jump for joy when walking into their store.

I visited one of their store this week to get some stuff and ended up purchasing more than I need. Their famous products are the cleansing facial wash, proof 10 products for the eyes that are not just waterproof but sweat and oil proof too (will review them soon) to of course, my favorite, the 101 Pencils.  

So, don't forget to stop by when you're in Central Park.

See you there and success for Etude House Indonesia.

Tuesday, December 29, 2015

The Royal Jelly Honey Wax


Hello lovelies,


I guess nowadays women like to wax more than before. I guess when I'm still a teen, shaving is like the 'it' thing. Now, since wax are 'considered' better, people tend to wax. It felt cleaner and doesn't damage the skin as much as shaving. Shaving also known to make the skin darker when done routinely.

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Wax can be done at the salons or at home. There are many types of wax nowadays and these stripes from Muku Group are one of the type of wax that are easy to be used and perfect when you have to do it by yourself without the mess usually created by the liquid one.

Each pack contain 3 pairs of stripes and 2 after wax treatment.

Here are the details from the official website.

http://mukugroup.com

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They look pretty easy, right?! But when I'm using it, heating them up took a while, so I'm using my heater to help 'melts' the wax.

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And then, it'll easily separated and not sticks like glue anymore.

Put the sheet on a clean and dry skin, let them sticks and have time to grab the hairs first, before pulling them off in one quick movement.

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As seen, the sheet is pretty big, hence 3 of them should be enough for my whole leg. One sheet can be repeatedly used until they'll stick no more.

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It turns out to be working quite well. I don't have a lot of hairs on my leg and the ones that I have also pretty fine still visible and as I doubting the effectiveness the sheet does pulls out those hair in a single grasp.

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And I can still use it again, around 2-3 times per sheet before it looses it ability to pull the hairs.

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The legs are cleaned now and there aren't much wax residue as other types of wax do, so it is easily cleaned, especially using the wipes given.

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Within a single wiping action it does help taking off the wax on the skin and made them super slippery, feels oily and the scent is different with the wax. The wax has a sweet honey scent and the treatment sheet is a bit like a milky oily lotion with comforting scent.

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The skin looks so clear with no hair and the wipes made them look so silky too. Look at my legs, they appear so smooth now after the treatment.

As usual, avoid warm or hot water during shower and bath time for at least 48 hours after the wax. Avoid direct sunlight as well and swimming if possible.

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Stay tune on my blog and social medias as I'll share a giveaway sponsored by Muku Group, this product will be included in the giveaway.

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Thank you Muku Group.

Lush Kinky Hot Oil Treatment

Hello everyone,

I'm a big fan of Lush. I was one of the people who shed tiny tears when they are closing in Indonesia. It was a short fling, I met them abroad, jumping in joy when I see them here and when they have to leave, I continued being loyal and buy them every time I have the chance, like when I'm overseas.

Their scents is just amazing, passing by the store without stopping is impossible.

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If you want enviously silky, hydrated curls, stick with us. Made with protective lanolin to strengthen natural curls, this restorative treatment delivers intense moisture without diminishing your bounce and volume. With uplifting ylang ylang and rosewood, its exotic fragrance will take your senses for a whirl too.
Place your treatment into a suitable container (we like to use an empty black pot) and pop the kettle on. We recommend taking this opportunity to prepare a nice cup of tea as well!
Slowly add a small amount of hot water to the solid treatment - and begin to stir gently. Take your time, adding water as needed, allowing the product to thicken slowly until you are left with an empty stick and a rich, creamy treatment (this can take around five minutes, just long enough for you to finish your tea!).
Apply to dry hair and leave for around 20 minutes before shampooing, to allow the ingredients to get to work, hydrating and replenishing your crowning glory.

List of ingredients
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Yes, I read it correctly, and the staff also told me that it was made for curly hair, I don't care. I want a hot oil and that's it. This is the only one in the store. Curly or not, I'm pampering my hair. And I love the scent too, it's irresistible, what am I talking about, the whole store smell amazing.

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The details on how to use it and bla bla bla already written above clearly as clear as the ones in the paper wrapping the lollipop product.

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It looks like a lollipop, right?!

Pop it inside anything you want, add hot water little by little and it does take a while to melt, I use a fork to split it little by little so it'll melt faster.

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Once it breaks and keep on breaking, I keep on stirring and stirring and stirring, it took me a good 5-10 minutes to become creamy and fluffy like a liquid spongy 
marshmallow.

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After keep on adding hot water and trying to make them melt just nice. I was finally done, or perhaps somewhat done.

It becomes creamy, silky and definitely usable since it has this spreadable texture compared to a hard solid one as before.

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So I start applying the creams on the ends first and everywhere I can. It is enough for every part of my hair. But for those with longer and thicker hair may need more than one.

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After spreading them as fast as I could in my cold room, perhaps due to the coldness of the temperature outside my room in a hotel in Hong Kong, it dries up pretty fast. My hair become stiff.

Before 20 minutes I rush into the shower and let warm water runs through every strand to help once again melts the dried creams on my hair.

Once the creams loosen, I massage the hair while keep the shower on. Gently, so I don't pull out any hair while getting them off.

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And the hair feels soft, fragrant and bouncy, I don't exactly know how I can describe this than bouncy. It made my wavy hair feels springy and loose and comfortable at the same time. So soft to the touch, moisturized and appear so much healthier too.

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I can't help but keep on touching them plus smelling them too, it smells so good, like coconut mixed with flowers and other delightful aroma. Definitely recommended for anyone with hair :D

Vaseline Intensive Care Spray Moisturizer


Hello everyone!!

I still have tons of products need to be reviewed but I really want to share this one to all of you since I've been wanting to try it and finally able to do so. I am using them since I was in Hong Kong, going there without visiting Sasa is impossible and Sasa has so many things, including Vaseline Intensive Care Spray Moisturizer. I got both of them, the one in Aloe Soothe and Deep Restore.

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I have to use body lotion on daily basis, if not my skin will look and feel dry. The taut feeling can be a discomfort as well. Almost all body lotion have similar texture and using it can be boring too, so I tried my best and hunt these babies, I finally got them.

Vaseline launches them around a year ago and people seems to be raving it. Here are some of the whys.

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Moisturizes and absorbs in seconds to help heal dry skin
  • Dispenses evenly with one all-over spray
  • Instantly leaves skin soft, not greasy or sticky
  • Contains micro-droplets of Vaseline® Jelly
BEST FOR: DRY SKIN
Water, Isopropyl Myristate, Glycerin, Sorbitan, isostearate, Dimethicone, Fragrance, Avena Sativa (oat) Straw Extract, Polyglyceryl-3 Disostearate, Tapioca Starch, Carbomer, Xanthan Gum, Ammonium Acryloydimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Stearic Acid, Dihydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Disodium Edta, Propylene Glycol, Lactic Acid.

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Moisturizes and absorbs in seconds to help heal dry skin
  • Dispenses evenly with one all-over spray
  • Instantly leaves skin soft, not greasy or sticky
  • Contains micro-droplets of Vaseline® Jelly
BEST FOR: DRY SKIN
Water, Isopropyl Myristate, Glycerin, Sorbitan, Isostearate, Dimethicone, Fragrance, Avena Sativa (oat) Straw Extract, Polyglyceryl-3 Disostearate, Tapioca Starch, Carbomer, Xanthan Gum, Ammonium Acryloydimethyltaurate/vp Copolymer, Stearic Acid, Dihydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Disodium Edta, Propylene Glycol, Lactic Acid

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Now, how are they in terms of performance?

They are wonderful, the continuous spray works like a charm, it helps especially on the back side and they also works well when sprayed upside down. I used to apply two different lotions, one for the dry parts and the others are for the not so dry, Vaseline Intensive Care Spray Moisturizer works just fine in both areas, like it is made to care for both conditions.

Since the spray can be continuous and I have to travel a lot, the top with twist-able openings are handy. The image above is shown when it is open.

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And the image below, when it is closed. So I have no worries packing them inside the luggage.

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There's a small instruction on top on where to twist them open or close.

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Both of them absorb almost instantly on the skin and yes, I do feel them as a gel moisturizer, well, a creamy gel. Both aloe soothe and deep restore moisturized my skin almost the same, the only significant differences that I notice is the color of the bottle and the scent. Aside from those, they kinda feel the same on my skin.

But for somewhat reason, I prefer using the deep restore when I'm in Hong Kong since it is dryer and my skin need more moisture than when in Jakarta. Still, they are similar one to another.

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Overall, recommended for the fast absorbing gel that hydrates the skin with a faint cooling feeling and wonderful soft moisturized skin all day long, continuous and endless spray sideways, upside down, and turn around, scented just right, easy to be used, to be used again and again and whenever needed.

Hates, they are still packed with paraben, boo hoo.