My Journey with Kose Infinity - part 1

Sponsored review

Olla ladies (and gentlemen)!

I am inviting you to join my journey with KOSE for a brighter and clearer skin in their new INFINITY KOSE Realizing white Lotion XX and Serum XX series, which is the new addition to the original INFINITY Realizing White XX. 

Thanks to Alvin from Omy.sg..
me and the other bloggers below (minus Ju-Ann in the photo) got a chance to try out this exciting products.

So, for this one month..I will stop using my current skin care and try out the effectiveness of this new 3 products together. I am excited and really looking forward for the active ingredients that will penetrates deep and locked in into my skin, eradicating even the toughest blemishes from the root.

This series is using Koji Acid; an approved whitening ingredients by Japanese health and labor ministry.

You guys know I have problem with pigmentation right? although I have a fair skin, I am always longing for a fresh and clearer skin - it's like I never get enough hor..- Can't help it lah, I am vain. 

These whole regime starts with:

INFINITY KOSE Realizing White Lotion XX 

It is a whitening lotion that helps delivers whitening ingredients to all corners of skin and saturates it with moisture, giving skin a translucent glow. 

Then..

INFINITY KOSE Realizing White Serum XX 

This one is the whitening emulsion that delivers Kojic Acid to the skin, locks the whitening ingredients within the skin for effective brightening action. 

Not a part of the skin care regime but equally important, it's the:

INFINITY KOSE Deep Protection UV

Revolutionary emulsion-like sunscreen that offers PA++++, one of the first in the world to offer the highest level of UVA protection, and SPF 50+, offers the highest available UVB protection. 

Oh Btw, you can check out KOSE Singapore facebook page and with you facebook acount, you would just need to ‘like’ KOSE FB page, register through the app, share with 10 friends and and select your favourite location to pick up the miniatures to try out the product. 

There are 1,000 INFINITY KOSE  Deep Protection UV to give away.

Awesome right? So go and get it now :))

Also, stay tuned with me for the update of my journey in getting a brighter and clearer skin with 

Kose Infinity.

INFINITY KOSÉ New Launch Promotion (Until 30 April 2013)

Enjoy exclusive 10% Introductory Discount:

• Deep Protection UV at $49 (retail: $54)

• Realizing White Lotion XX at $99 (retail: $110)

• Realizing White Serum XX at $99 (retail: $110)

Purchase INFINITY KOSÉ Realizing White XX at retail price $148 and enjoy any 2 newly launched INFINITY KOSÉ products at 15% off.

Vote for me please..^^

 The Voting for Tampines 1 Make me Over Beauty blogger Challenge is open :)

From today until 20 March, please spare your like on my photo through @tampines1 instagram..

yes? yes?

Thank you very much ^^

Biore UV Aqua Rich watery essence review

If you are tired of heavy, sticky and super tinted texture from the regular sun screen..I think you are just like me! I have enough of the sticky and heavy sun screen to deal with everyday.

Singapore is pretty humid itself and I sweat like pig when I move a lot, so anything light and cooling is good to comfort me a little in running my daily activities.

Just like this unique BIORE water-rich sunscreen that gives you high SPF 50+/ PA+++ UV protection and feels weightlessly light and refreshingly cool on skin.

I don't know about you, but I need high SPF to protect my skin so bad and I never leave my home without sunscreen. Even if I just need to cross over to buy roast pork on rice in the afternoon, I quickly applied sunscreen first then I go. - not exaggerating on this ok - 



For this newly launch Biore UV Aqua Rich, I love how it feels like it releases moisture when I applied it, coating my skin in a comfortable sheath of hydration. It is also instantly absorbed for an invisible, weightless finish, perfect for our hot and humid climate. 
 I am now using this in daily basis after my moisturiser and before my make up.
So far I like it much because it didn't change my based colour unlike the tinted sunscreen.
 

I think this is an awesome product that you can purchase in most of leading pharmacies & selected supermarket for $18.90.

Porcelain doll make up tutorial with Etude

I'm back with another tutorial!

And just in case you have not already know, I am one of 6 finalist for 

Tampines 1 make me over beauty blogger challenge :)

Yay! yay!

Am happy to be a part of this journey with the other 5 finalist :)

They are really gorgeous! Check them out at Tampines 1 Blog.

So, oh btw..for my international friends and readers, Tampines 1 is a mall name in Singapore, and they are having this 3 weeks contest where we are supposed to create 3 different theme with 3 different sponsors and post it up in our blog. So expect one tutorial on each week from me :)

And before I start this..I am hoping to get your vote as well :)

The voting will be through instagram, please follow @tampines1 to vote for my photos and follow me too @eldiona - thank you very much - if you would like to see me capturing my beauty stuff and more.

Enough with the introduction, and let's jump to the tutorial part :)

Week 1 challenge: Porcelain Doll look

Sponsored by the lovely and one of my favourite brand, ETUDE.

For this look, I am inspired by Korean Etude model, Song Hye Kyo :)

I think she has that gorgeous and glowing porcelain skin and I really admire her look below.

So I'm creating the porcelain doll look with this as the inspiration and i add on a little twist of putting a dramatic faux lashes, blue color lens, lower lashes and a pinkish round blushes that inspired from a typical doll.

- wish me all the luck - 

Btw, not in anyway, I am comparing myself with her, ok?

Far..far... and beyond there is no way I could look like her, but I am very inspired by her.

Full stop here. 

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-Video tutorial available at the bottom of this post, for now, I am going to introduce to you the Etude products that helps me in getting this look! You are gonna love it! It's affordable and gorgeous. -

I started the look with my bare face and blue contact lens.

 and prime up my face with Etude Aura Nymph Boosting primer ($24.90)

You should get this! 

this primer works magic if you want to achieve the flawless Korean porcelain skin, it's like the moment I applied it on, my face seems brighter with even skin tone. 

Me gusta..the light texture..

Etude BB Cream 

Precious mineral sun BB cream in natural beige ($36.90)

If you are staying in a humid country like me, here in Singapore.

Or you sweat a lot..get this one ;)

Apart from the awesome spf 50 to protect your skin during the day, this BB cream stays up the whole day on my skin. So if you are looking for a long lasting BB cream with a good coverage, get this one.

Etude easy brow pencil #01 ($5.90)

Etude drawing show creamy pencil ($12.90)

Etude LUCIDarling Fantastic Gradation Eyes ($24.90)

Etude Show gel eyeliner ($18.90)

Etude faux lashes ($5.90)

Etude Golden Ratio Contour maker ($24.90)

This is now my favourite product.

It has contour powder, blusher and highlighter altogether.

You pretty much save a lot of money by just buying 1 of this.

Instead of 1 blusher, 1 contour powder and 1 powder highlighter.

Love this!

Etude Dear My Milky gloss ($12.90)

So yeah, this is overall on the ETUDE product that I use in this tutorial :)

Hope you enjoy my video tutorial below here :)

  

Etude - Porcelein doll look from Pinkbuble on Vimeo.

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And mind to vote for me?
Yes please!!

From 15-20 March, with your instagram account..
do look for one of the 3 close up look I submitted below for the voting :)

it's in @tampines1 instagram :)

And again, all this gorgeous make up sponsored by ETUDE :)
Go and grab the items I listed above to create this Korean dewy porcelain doll kind of look :))

Empet-an di tengah minggu

Daku sedang empet..dan kali ini akan gw beberin aja disini, karena setaon dua taon ditungguin perilakunya ga berobah juga..dan gw tau juga sih, dengan gw nulis gini..tu orang ga akan berobah juga. Cuman ya pengen aja..nyerocos disini..:P

Intinya: aku tak suka di beo'in.

Jangan beo'in daku, jangan ikut2in aku, jangan ganggu2 aku, jangan tiru2 aku dan juga jangan juga nganggep daku saingan, karena..model gw cuma 1 kayak gini di dunia, dan jangan harep bisa jadi gw karena eh originality gw ini sangatlah kuat. 

Kata mbak Tyra banks waktu salah satu modelnya dia ngikut2in model laen..dia bilang " If you want to imitate someone, make sure you do it better than her..or it will be a total joke. "

 

Dan orang ini, a total joke. Kenapa total joke? karena orang yang ngeliat aja bisa mengasosiasikan dia ke gw, dan komen " loh el, kok mirip ya sama X Y Z nya elu? "

Jangan ngomenin, kalo dia nge fans ma gw ato pengen jadi gw dll..karena itu aku ga mo tau dan juga ga mo di fans -in ama dia. Banyak banget hal hal kecil dari masakan yang gw masak sampe details di henpon gw..yaolooooo..di jeplak - kalo bahasa peta buta.

Sampe at one point gw tereak ke si Abang arip " Liat nih orang!! " dan langsung disambung ma bang Arip " ditiru lagi ya ABC nya kamu? " Iyeh! tak suka lah aku pokoknya. tak suka..tak suka tak suka..*men dang-dut neh bentar lagi*

 

Ini kejadiannya bukan cuma barang sekali dua kali abis itu udah, proses nya continuation bo, kadang gw cuekin, kadang gw gemes ndiri. Banyakan gw cuekin sih karena gw ngerasa orang yang suka niru niru orang itu sebenernya low self esteem and ga confidence sama dirinya sendiri. Kadang gw kesian liat orang ini, mungkin karena background nya ato masa lalu nya ato apalah gw ga tau, nyebabin dia jadi begini. Tapi please, jangan aku yang jadi korbannya. 

Sana sana ke yang laen aja. 

Pernah ga sih nemu yang model ginian di idupmu?

Kalo ada, share dong dan bagaimana kau handle ginian..

Aku empet..walo on and off sih empetnya..hahahha..

Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye

Sharing something good I found whilst searching for a good eye serum :)

Apparently, the eye serum I’ve been using since the age of 22 is not giving me any prominent effects anymore, and for the past one month… I've been searching for a good new serum to replace the old one. And I must say that the new Estee Lauder Advance Night Repair Eye Serum is now short listed in my “must try” eye serum.

If you are currently looking for eye serum, you should consider this :)

This super-potent, fast-penetrating serum helps dramatically reduce the look of every key signs of aging around the vulnerable eye area:

• Fine lines

• Wrinkles

• Puffiness

• Dark circles

• Dryness

Perhaps I’m not too worried about wrinkles and fine lines so far, but puffiness, dark circle and dryness? OMG, I can never get away with this problem.

My lifestyle isn't that bad, but I am guilty of staying up late editing blog and start writing in the middle of the night when the creativity strikes in at a super odd hour. 

But if you have problems such as fine lines and wrinkles, be at ease.

Estee Lauder exclusive Chronolux™ Technology helps skin optimize its natural repair processes to reduce the look of the fine lines and wrinkles that can appear first around your eyes.

Yay-ness!

And together with this Estee Lauder Advance Night Repair Eye Serum, try out the Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair as well :)

This product dramatically reduces the major signs of visible aging and makes you look younger, more radiant and smoother skin, basically (and hopefully) this will make your skin appears more beautiful.

Another thing to know, this is effective for All Ethnicities:

94 %of Asian Women

thought their skin looked more luminous and felt more hydrated.

91% of Caucasian Women

thought their skin looked healthier.

84% of Hispanic Women

felt their skin looked more calm and soothed. Looked healthier and radiant.

87% of Black Women

felt their skin was smoother, more balanced and glowed with a healthy glow

So why don't you join most of the ladies in the world and start experiencing the fun of seeing your journey to a beautiful skin :)

Leaders insolution skin care for you :)

Calling all ladies and gentlemen that has problem in taking care the oily/combination skin!

Read this up..
I am going to share this full set of Leaders Insolution skin care products to help you achieve a better looking skin with this 3 easy steps.

1. AC-STOP Foam Cleansing

Foam cleanser for trouble and oily/combination skin which effectively removes excessive sebum, dirt and dead skin cells, deeply cleanses pore-plugging debris with its rich and velvety foam leaving skin fresh, soft and supple. It is formulated with gentle and effective natural ingredients yet not stripping off/dry out skin unlike other acne cleanser. Focusing on key factors of trouble and oily/combination skin: Moisturizing with Maple syrup, Sebum Control with Anti-Acne Complex & Regu-seb, Relieve of Irritation with Chamomile water, Symcalmin and Herba portulacae extract.

2. Active AC Toner

 

Hypoallergenic toner which contains Herbal Complex ingredients help minimize pores & effectively control sebum production, Chamomile Water has a strong anti-bacterial effect for preventing skin troubles, killing acnes-causing bacteria. Focus on key factors of trouble and oily/combination skin: Sebum Control with Anti-Acne Complex & Regu-seb, Anti-bacterial with Tea –Tree Oil, Dead Skin Cell Care with Willow Bark Extract and AHA Fruit Complex, Skin Astringent with Allantoin and Gallnut Extract.

3. Active AC Lotion

A Hypoallergenic mild lotion which contains Herbal ingredients helping minimize pores and controlling sebum production, Chamomile water relax skin troubles for pimples and trouble skins. The Sappanwood Extract protects easily-irritated /sensitive trouble skin from harmful factors and provides anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant effects. Focus on key factors of trouble and oily/combination skin : Sebum Control with Anti-Acne Complex & Regu-seb, Anti-bacterial with Tea –Tree Oil, Dead skin cell care with Willow Bark Extract and AHA Fruit Complex, Skin Astringent with Allantoin and Gallnut Extract.

All of these are:
*Paraben (Preservative) Free
Pigment (Colorant) Free
*Dermatologist Tested
*For Oily / Combination Acne prone Skin Type 

If you think your current skin care do you no good, and want to try this one up..do drop me your comment below and tell me why do you need this full set of Leaders Insolution to help your skin...

I am waiting...

Bubbly Brush project with Nino Yap

So, exactly last week..me and my friend (that also a VERY talented fashion photographer) - Nino Yap, collaborated in creating the look you guys going to see below here..

It was super fun, pretty challenging and the best of all, we nailed it!

It was a cold and windy night when we had this shoot, but I really admire the professionalism of the model.

She was on bikini, going down to the cold jacuzzi ..NO complain, and we finished the shoot in about an hour time. Perfect.

Do check out Nino's awesome work at:

www.ninoyap.com

Enjoy our artwork! And I know it's without any watermark..but please, don't take and use this photos without our permission. ^^

" Coco " My new love!

Nope! It's not Chanel..although the name are taken from there..

It's a 3 months old Wolf Sable Pomeranian puppies that joined our family back in Jakarta.

I get him as a present for my Mom's birthday, and she fell in love with this little cutie on the very first week itself. My dad too! He is usually not a dog person, but Mom said that he is been connecting really well with this youngest member in our family.

Really such a cutie and a smart one. 

Enjoy the cuteness!

Geo Angel Brown Circle Lens and the Birthday giveaway winner!!

This is my typical favorite brown lens color!

I know it might seems too light and you afraid it may appear like alien looking on your eyes when you put this on, but hey! It is surprisingly natural on my eyes and see it with your eyes on how lovely the color compliments my make up look- even to my weird  3 color gradation eyeshadow look.

Tadaaaaa!!
It looks ok right?

Geo Angel Brown Circle Lens
from Loveshoppingholics

Origin: Korea
Diameter : 14.0mm
Water Content : 38%
Base Curve : 8.6mm
Life Span : 1 year disposal 
I never wear the same lens for more than one month, eventho it's written 1 year in a life span section. I always throw it away after one month or so if I wear it everyday. If I don't wear it everyday, then I keep it until 3-4 mths before I dispose it.

 If you are looking for a brown contact lens, you can consider this colour and order it from this lovely people in Loveshoppingholics. Get the disc code on my side bar and enjoy USD2 for the ready stock items.

Happy Shopping girls!

And now..I wanna announce the winner of my Birthday Giveaway!!

I think for this time round..it's pretty obvious that the winner is:

Rifka Giovani!!

Congratulations babe!

 

- Send me your address and our friend at Loveshoppingholics.com will send you a pair of the gorgeous pink lens - Do send me your gorgeous look with the Pink lens, yea?

 

Enjoy!