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First post in 2016! Yay! Before I start with the review I'm gonna do a background story, so here goes. There was this night where I randomly scrolled through my blog post and found a comment from an actual person. I was surprised because I really thought no one reads my blog except me. I was so happy to know that there's actually someone who enjoyed my writing (at least that's what I thought). It turned out that the co-founder of a local brand called Wangsa Jelita wanted to chat with me. I looked at the date and bam! it was 4 months ago. I emailed her anyway to say thank you and from there I got offered to try Wangsa Jelita's products. Of course I said yes. I've heard of the brand for quite some time now. Unfortunately, I never got the chance to try because most of my body care products (body butter, lotion, etc) are purchased by my mum. Yes, the products I'm about to review are sent to me. Meaning, I didn't pay a dime for these products. Howe...

High school is the time when I really need to find myself. Just like everyone else, I had to make the decision of what I want to do for the rest of my life. Finding a major can be bothersome. Since I was in grade 11, I knew I'm going to take biology. My fascination of the ocean (the deep sea specifically) and wild animals made me sure that's what I want. I didn't know what career I could possibly have with biology back then. Therefore, I decided to try for medical school instead because I thought it has better opportunities. However, since my passion never lies in medical world, I ended up taking biology. I've made my plans clear. I'm going to study here in Jakarta for bachelor's degree, then continue to marine biology graduate school abroad. It has been my plan since grade 11 and I sticked to it until recently. I found myself in a situation where I'm not sure what I want to do with my life. I no longer knows where my passion lies in, nor am I excited with...

Apparently it's been a month (or more) since the last time I wrote something here. I've been meaning to write since forever. Nevertheless, I've been busy with lab reports and quizzes (the standard excuses), I haven't got the chance to write. I'm going to take back my statement which involves me writing once every week at least. From now on I'm going to write whenever I want to, no dead line. I want to take this blog into a new direction. I've been writing here since I was in grade 8, and mostly it's me babbling. However, from now on I want to make posts that are worthy to be read. I'm not doing this for anyone because I'm not even sure if there's another human being other than me reading this blog, I'm doing this for the sake of my personal development. I'll be posting better stories, better pictures, better reviews, and most importantly I'll be writing something that matters to me. Since this is a start, I'm going to tell...

4 months ago (yes, it's been that long) I won two giveaways from The Soap Corner (TSC). If you don't know TSC - it's an Indonesian brand specialised in natural & homemade body products such as bar soap, liquid soap, body oil, lip scrub, and many more. The first giveaway: to guess the new product TSC was about to launch and I got it right. I won a body oil. The second giveaway: name the new product, TSC picked a word I suggested. I won another body oil plus a travel set soap. I thought I can only pick one gift (either from the first or the second giveaway), but no TSC was really nice and let me have both. The reason why I postponed this review for months besides procrastination is because since the products are in travel size, I was waiting for me to travel. I'm trying not to splurge them by using them when I'm at home. If I did that, they would be finished in less than a month. Dazzling Me Up  - Body Oil One of the thing that makes TSC special is that y...

I know I always make lists about random things to say. This time I would make another list, because I love lists. The only aspect different is that I would answer some questions regarding myself, make up, skin care, and more. These questions I'm about to answer are not mine, I googled it. And this may not be related, but two days ago was my birthday yay! I am now 19. Last year of having the word 'teen'. ME Were you named after anyone? I don't think so Do you like your name? To be honest no, just because my name is quite religious When is your birthday? 16th of August 1996 What are 3 of your favourite colours? I don't think I have a favourite in anything, including colours. The colour I like better than others is pink. However, it's not my favourite. What are your favourite tv shows? Chuck, Modern Family, Hawaii Five-O, Devious Maids (I like miself some telenopela) If you have the choice to pick your own name, what will it be? I like some name...

I'm going to skip the introduction and go straight to the comparison. Packaging Both come in tubes with doe foot applicator. LA Girl: The packaging is a lot bigger than the NYX SMLC. At first glance you might think LA Girl contains a lot more of lip products than the NYX one because of the packaging. However, don't let the size fool you. NYX SMLC contains more product. The applicator is straight. It can be hard applying because it's as straight as it can be. Dose of Colors: I love the packaging. It's like a transparent glass so you could see the colour inside, and topped with a white cap. It's really simple and elegant. I simply love it. The applicator is perfect for applying, and I love how it's so soft. Winner: Dose of Colors What's inside LA Girl: it smells like paint and it's awful. It's very liquidy and dries to a matte finish faster than Berry Me. The formula itself is light, and it's not patchy or flaky. Dose of...

NYX SOFT MATTE LIP CREAM is one of the most (if not most) wanted liquid lipstick in Indonesia. Every lipstick lover must've had at least one. It's highly requested in Indonesian online shops. I had these a few months ago. I was just starting to love lip products. However, it was before I decided to start writing again. This line contains more than 20 colours from nude to vampy. If you're into nudes and subtle pinks, you're going to have a hard time picking because those colours are dominating. The names of the SMLC are based on cities around the world. "Addis Ababa", a bright fuchsia and "Ibiza", a deep rose pink are the only ones I have currently. Those two attracts me the most. The best selling SMLC here in Indonesia would be "Antwerp", which I'm nowhere near interested. At first I thought I would like Addis Ababa more, but I was wrong. I love Ibiza. LOVE. The packaging is the standard tube, the colour of the t...