Pink and Undecided: March 2014

Welcoming Spring

Hellow!

How's everybody's weekend? And for Indonesian, long weekend (Monday's a national holiday for us because it's Hindus' religious day, Nyepi) that is still on going? I had another date with Oline yesterday (if you can call it a date with my hunny, son+nanny and niece Au tagging along hahaha) and it was a lot of fun (i will tell you all about it in another post), too bad my hunny's not feeling so good since yesterday (weather's been a total b*** in Surabaya lately, it's super hot but yet still rains constantly-totally the time of the year when people get sick a lot. Totally confusing. I mean, i love rain even though it can be totally inconvenient unless i'm at home doing nothing, but i'd rather it bring coolness to the weather than the opposite) and even got a shot from his doctor (poor hunny) and spent today sleeping it off. I don't feel so peachy myself since annoying insomnia's been bugging me crazily lately (sometimes i'm up until 4 AM *sigh*) so i feel sluggish and tired all the time :(....

Couldn't be more jealous of #Undecided, G and Ave who are in KL (on an office outing but it's a total holiday for them! I guess it's part of a bonus) right now! At least i got to live vicariously though them (not to mention already spent around a million by asking them to help me pick up some stuffs that aren't available in Indonesia! Seriously, even if i don't step out of the house/city/country, i keep on shopping anyway *LOL*) and i also have another trip planned for next month, i really hope it'll get through (because i plan to go on that trip with my cousin L, who can't even be depended to really go through simple shopping plans 4 times out of 5, imagine how much harder it is to make a trip happen with her!)!!! I feel like i need an adult trip already!

Anyway... Getting to the post now :p... It's finally spring, right? I'm not so sure since, well... We don't exactly have spring in Indonesia (just summer and rainy seasons, that's all haha), nor autumn or winter, but i really like to dress as if we have four seasons too hahaha (but the beauty of living in a tropical country is if you're tired of the season's style you can always wear other season's style anytime!). I've been wearing a lot of dark and more "grown up" clothing through *the pretend* fall and winter, it's time to go back to my girly, princessy roots!

Some of my Spring style coordi lately

I always associate Spring with floral, floaty, pastel and bright colors (and Google tells me i am not so wrong)!

Style 1

This coordi was the one i wore for the little girly shopping date with #Undecided continued with a double date dinner in Domicile (which we still haven't gotten around to write about!) last week! I wanted to wear something comfortable but still pretty and spring appropriate!

I used to wear this kind of floaty, girly dresses everyday until i discover the darker, edgier style and fell in love with them too. I guess i can divide myself for both styles :p


Problem with mirror selfie : All the writings become totally unreadable hahaha! The transparent tote was the See by Chloe bag i got in Europe, i finally wear something that i feel is right for this bag!

I also wear more peachy blush, natural and softer lips (bye bye dark lips for a bit :(... i'm gonna miss ya) and eyes too. I cannot live without my eyebrow mascara now!

What i wore :
-Pink inner top with floaty sleeves : Online
-Satin and cotton floral halter dress : Random FO in TP
-Transparent and orange tote bag : See by Chloe

Style 2 :

This is the outfit i wore to go out with a few blogging friends a few weeks ago. I also did the MUC look at the same time and i was running late so i only snapped a few (highly unsatisfactory) selfies before running out of the house. And yes, i wore the same inner as Style 1, if i only wear my going out clothes for a few hours and i don't sweat i'd always reuse them *LOL*, hey... recycling you know!

Again with soft, peachy FOTD (read more about this look here)

I snapped some more pictures (that turned out better BUT blurry WTF) after i got back hahaha, sorry for the tired face and slightly crumpled top!

My lipstick's totally disappear already, it's crazy how one can look so fresh with just a slick of color and washed out once it disappeared! The magic of make up...

What i wore :

-Pink inner top with floaty sleeves : Online

-Pink loose long tank with 3D flowers : random FO in TP

-Creme tierred chiffon skirt : Online (i have four different colors WTF)

-Baby Pink Candy Bag : Furla

Style 3

I wore mostly new items on Style 1 and 2 (except the inner top and Furla bag) down to accessories, but this last look is just a simple look i whipped up for our regular movie date with old clothes (so yes, for those who are wondering i DO wear my clothes more than once! But not very often :p). It's also the brightest coordi in this post. I wore it to watch Divergent (read my full review here) btw, THEO JAMESSSSS *drool*!!!!!

Hairstyle looks a bit different because i finally got my bangs trimmed!

I don't wear a lot of make up on weekdays, just some blush on+lippies and i'm good to go!

See the big belt i wore? It's one of my secrets to hide a little unsightly bulge *LOL*. I do have a flat tummy but during (and a few days prior) my period, there's a little bump and i hate that! Some skirt bands are also very tight and pinch you waist/hips' fat, big belts like that would hide those bumps perfectly!

What i wore :

-White and black striped tank : Matahari Department Store

-Orange cropped off shoulder top : Logo Jeans

-White Belt : It's so old i can't remember anymore!

-Neon green tierred mini skirt : La Senza (yes, La Senza the lingerie store! LOL. I love this skirt so much, i also have one in sky blue :p. They were on a huge sale...)

That's all i got for now! I will have more Spring inspired OOTD soon, i bet :P. Have you been wearing Spring fashion lately?

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11:02:00 PM
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Divergent

action movie

Hi guys!

I think this is the first time i've ever dedicated an entire post for ONE movie. I know, crazy right. I didn't even write one full post for The Mortal Instrument : City of Bones even though i really loved it (still do, i'm halfway through the second book now. I had the first book as soon as i watched the movie but postponed reading it until i have more books because i hate being hanged *not literally. Well, i'd hate to be hanged literally as well, obviously!*, i only have up to the third book by now because local Periplus runs out of the last two books *sigh*, i'm on waiting list though and i couldn't wait any longer to start reading it-sparking my love for the movie again). I would definitely write one for Twilight (yes, i'm a Twi-hard and proud of it, LOL) but my obsession with it was nearly gone by the time we started this blog. So anyway. You know what that means. I found a new obsession, you guys!

Who would've thought i'd even like Divergent? I certainly didn't! I was even a bit reluctant to watch it because it doesn't seem like my kind of movie at all. I'm more of a Twilight than The Hunger Games kind of girl, ya know? I'm not into crazy action adventure, futuristic, sci-fi, political kind of stuffs. I have a crazy imagination, but it's safe to say i'm more of a dragon and dungeon, vampire and angel person. So i surprised myself by LOVING this movie (but then again i keep on doing that anyway hahaha, i often ended up liking movies that i thought i'd hate so... Maybe i shouldn't be too quick to judge a movie. Now that i think about it, i wasn't even interested to watch Twilight at first, whatta mess). Hunny was the one who really wanted to watch the movie, but i don't think he's even half into it than i am!

Set in the future where the world's almost destroyed after a huge war, most of the society still remains live in Chicago ruins. They are now divided into five factions (i honestly cannot remember the names yet, so you better Google it because i'm not gonna pretend that i do and copy-paste them here hahaha. But i will talk about them later, while opening up Google so i won't mess them up), each with their own characteristics and jobs.

Tris (the heroine) was born into one faction, and chose to get into another, but she actually belongs to (or has the characterizations of) more than one faction. People liker her are called Divergent, and considered dangerous to the system and must be annihilated. She and her instructor turned love interest, Four, had to to find a way to cover the fact that she is a Divergent and help her get accepted into the fact (Dauntless) that she had chosen. Around the same time, they discovered that another fact (okay, i ended up having to copy paste them anyway zzz), Erudite, planned to threw down Abnegation (Tris' parents' fact) who's the government of the facts by using Dauntless as their "zombie" soldiers (i don't want to give away too much, it's a new movie and all! No spoiler here hahaha, at least nothing that you won't find if you Google it anyway :p).

Now, even reading the synopsis of the movie didn't interest me, it sounded too much like The Hunger Games (that i honestly didn't like all that much. I liked the second movie better than the first one, but... It's still not my cup of coffee) for my liking. But a few seconds into the movie, i already knew i was going to like this movie hahaha... In my opinion, the movie was thrilling, interesting and engaging. I feel myself gripping my seat (and my hunny's hand) unconsciously throughout the movie and i symphatized with the heroine (not to mention fell head over heels with her love interest *LOL*)-a very good sign indeed hahaha.

Now, i know this movie has recieved mixed reviews, my own personal favorite movie reviewer Arman doesn't even like it that much (usually we have similar tastes in movies, but not this month! LOL) guessing from his review! So this movie's definitely not for everybody, but i'd really like to recommend it anyway, you might find yourself loving it like i do (or not, we'd never know until you watch it :p). Don't be thrown off by the reviews, just go and watch it with an open mind and let yourself form your own opinion about it :). It's not that similar at all to The Hunger Games, whether or not it's a good thing depends on your opinions to The Hunger Games ;D. But i sense that most devout fans of The Hunger Games wouldn't be too into Divergent (and vice versa), but that's just my own feeling, of course.

Now, i want to break down my own theory on why i love Divergent like, 10x more than The Hunger Games :

1. Heroine Likeability.

I had a love/hate relationship with Kristen Stewart, i find her really annoying and her acting sometimes makes me want to poke some life into her, but at the same time i really love (and hate sometimes) Bella Swan, so i found it hard to really hate Kristen as Bella. Now, i really don't like Jennifer Lawrence (hate would be too strong of a word to use), i just find her... fugly (sorry sorry, J-Law's fans!!!). And unlikeable. I just don't like her, sorry! I don't even get why she's an Oscar winning actress (but hey, my taste's kinda corny, cheesy and cheap, so what do i know about quality acting, huh?) :S. Now, Shailene Woodley is an actress that i've never paid any attention to before, i don't think i've ever watched any of her movies so i didn't have any opinion on her before. After the movie? I'm not a fan, but i think she's quite cute!

Shailene Woodley

Cute, right? And her character in the movie's kinda endearring and likeable (made me totally rooted for her), so... that's one reason!

2. It has a romantic love story in it

My new Edward and Bella, Four and Tris *sighing dreamily*

So, i am NOT a romantic person in real life, but i'm a total sucker for cheesy love stories (if you don't already realize it once i told you i'm a Twi-hard, i don't know what to say hahahaha). There is this thing about crazy, unrealistic love stories that a girl like me (judging from the number of Twilight fans out there, there are quite a lot of us!) are drawn into. Don't mistake it for a naivete or that we're expecting a crazy, unreal love stories like that in our lives, cause we don't. I have one of the most boring love stories ever, having been with my hunny for 13 years now (WTF, i know) and i wouldn't want it any other way, but when it comes to the imagination and day dreaming, i'd say the more unreal, the better it is! I always say, that in my silly day dreams Edward Cullen is my ideal guy, but i'd probably told him to f**k off within a few minutes of meeting *LOL* IRL.

So yeah, the fact that Divergent has a big part that's dedicated to the love story (the typical i can't stand you-must act like i hate you-but i actually really want you stuff) between Tris and Four, the way Four's looking at Tris (really, i'm a sucker for guys who stare at the heroines like they are going to eat them. But like i told you, it's just in movies. I'd probably poke a guy who dares to stare at me like that in the eye with a fork) and the way he's looking out for her. There's this scene where Tris' willing to risk her life for him, and that totally made it for me, SOLD!!!!

This is probably another reason why i love Divergent but not too into The Hunger Games. I think The Hunger Games' somehow more for boys (oh yes, i know there are female fans as well, but i am not one of them) with their crazy but cool actions, as for Divergent... I think guys would get their fill on the action parts (even though Arman said it's a bit boring at parts, i just didn't see it) while the girls can go awwww on the love birds. Of course, there's a love triangle in The Hunger Games, but i just don't think it's romantic at all. Not to mention Jennifer Lawrence doesn't seem to connect with either of the guys in the movie. Maybe that's how the story is in the book, but that confirms the fact that it's not for me.

3. Theo James

Theo James

What???? This is a totally legitimate reason, okay!!! I guess i find The Hunger Games a bit tiresome not only because i don't really GET the story, but also because there's not hottie in it! I don't like Liam Hemsworth, and i always thought Josh Hutcherson looks like my nephew since he was little (so... EWWW!!!!), no eye candy for me!!! Even if i didn't like Divergent's story (which i do), i'd still be enjoying watching the fine specimen of a man that is Theo James!

Theo James as Four

Sorry, i can't help myself. LOL. No, seriously... This is another fine example on how a role can make someone look attractive! Because apparently Theo played in Underworld : Awakening and i didn't even notice him. Even seeing his pictures (i thought he was someone else when i saw the posters) didn't do it for me, but his role as Four... New imaginary boyfriend alert!!! I kept on thinking that he looks so much like James Franco (and i am not the only one, read this article that says the same thing here, and listen to him sing as well hahahaha), i always thought James Franco's super hot (especially in his earlier days, he's super handsome as the Green Goblin!) so maybe i shouldn't be too surprised that i think Theo James' damn H.O.T. SIZZLING!!!!

But then again if someone else's playing Four, i might not be so into him anyway. The right role and the right actor's totally crucial to make girls start daydreaming about him you know :p, i mean... Jamie Campbell Bower's totally perfect as Jace Wayland (and Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen) for me, he made me fell in love with Jace (i guess i have the habit of falling in love with a lot of movie characters. That's okay, totally healthy. As long as i don't fall in love with real people in real life right! LOL), but if the role went to the first choice : Alex Pettyfer (who i really dislike), i would've probably hated Jace. LOL.

I only have three reasons (that i can think about) hahaha. Wow, i wrote so long already and i'm not even done, can you see how obsessed i am? But as obsessed as i am with this movie, somehow it doesn't compel me to read the books. Usually when i'm obsessed with a movie that's based on a book (s), i'd try to get my hands on them ASAP. I immediately purchased Twilight and The Mortal Instruments as soon as i finished watching it, but i don't feel the need to read Divergent (and the two sequels) the novel, at least not yet. Like i said earlier, maybe when it comes to imaginations (which is crucial in reading books), vampires, werewolves, angels and demons are more natural for me than futuristic factions. LOL.

Btw, throughout the movie i kept on thinking... Which factions would i belong to? I mean, i felt the same way for Harry Potter (i'm smart so i'd probably be in Ravenclaw. Oh hell, who am i kidding, i'd probably be in Slytherin WTF)-you do know i'm a total Potter head, yes? Now, i'm gonna have to really copy and paste the factions to talk more about it zzz :

1. Abnegation (selfless)

2. Amity (peaceful)

3. Candor (honest)

4. Dauntless (brave)

5. Erudite (intelligent)

Now, i know from the start i would never in a million years belong to abnegation (they reject vanity and i am one of the most vain person i've ever known. I'll die if i have to dress like those abnegation people) or dauntless (i am not a crazy adrenalline junkie and i have no interests in pysical fights), i am also not hippie enough to be in amity, so i guess i'd be one of those smart-alec, annoying, snobbish erudite for sure *LOL*. I know i have the brain :p.

As for hunny, he claims he'd be in dauntless (that made me laughed so much) but yeah, he's being totally delusional. He's a total abnegation hahahaha, the stiff!

One more thing i need to add before i end this crazy long review, i sensed something weird when i saw Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort as brother and sister in this movie, but i couldn't remember why. Then i googled and realized that they are also acting together as LOVERS in The Faults in Our Stars (which book i LOVED and cannot wait to watch). I mean, i know they are professional actors and but as a mere mortal i find it hard to digest acting as someone's lover in one moment and then as their sister in the next. LOL. Plus kissing Ansel Elgort (which has his own charms too, of course) would feel like a total let down after kissing someone like Theo James if it was me LOLOLOL. Don't kill me, Ansel Elgort's fans!!!

I think i'm gonna stop now, i've now insulted Jennifer Lawrence and Ansel Elgort's fans with one article, i should really stop now before i start hating on any other stars hahaha.

For a boy's POV (and less gushy) review, if you're Indonesian (because he writes in Indonesia, even though he lives in USA. And i live in Indonesia but write in English, how much more pretentious can i be? LOL) you can read Arman's review here.

Have you watched Divergent? Are you team Divergent or team Hunger Games?

Extra selfie from this post :p

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12:15:00 AM
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Hair-O-Logy 03 : Pantene Pro-V Protect & Care Leave On Treatment

conditioner

Hello!

For someone who claims to be a total noob when it comes to hair care, i sure act like i'm a pro-already on my third hair stuff review and all! LOL! This empty tube had been collecting dust in the basket for a while, waiting for its turn to be reviewed before being chucked on the bin-and since today i am having a little mood to write a review *it's rare, needs to be milked whenever it appears. I'm pretty sure this was me over-compensating for feeling like wasting my 30 minutes re-writing the entry that Blogger suddenly did a magic trick of disappearing on yesterday. This kind of accident's no good for OCD people, or maybe it's good? Since it whipped my lazy ass into reviewing mode again?* so let's start!

Pantene Pro-V Protect & Care Leave On Treatment

First i couldn't find the official picture on the internet when i typed the name. So weird. I even went to Pantene's website and even there i couldn't find the product in their list, double weird. Since i hate not having the pretty, professional photos before showing you my own pathetic photography (if it can even be called that *LOL*), i tried again. I finally found that picture above in online stores (that one was from Lazada.com). But it's still different from my own tube since it was the bigger version. Here's mine :

I got mine in the smaller, 45 ml tube

I do not remember whether i bought the smaller version because i wasn't sure i was going to like it (since i am used to the regular conditioner and as a creature of habit, trying different ways can be difficult for me) or because it was the only one available at the time (most probably the first).

I bought this leave on treatment (actually i'm still confused, is this a leave in conditioner so you do not need to use a separate conditioner? Or is it the next step after conditioner? I couldn't find a satisfying answer to this! Why the whole thing about this product's so confusing? LOL. It did said in indonesian "no-wash conditioner" but shouldn't the name suggests that as well?) since i needed a leave on conditioner while i was using Dove Cream Hair Treatment because i couldn't bear the thought of having to double the wait in the shower if i use another conditioner after i used the hair treatment so i went and hunt for something that i could use after shower and doesn't need to be washed off. I remember using this type of thing (from Pantene too, i believe) many many years ago, and i ended up finding this in the supermarket.

The 45ml version came with a short and fat (not like me, at least i am not short :p) tube made of light, glossy plastic.

And a normal, easy to handle flip cap

The texture was quite thick, slightly see-through white gelly-like cream. It was quite similar to Dove Cream Hair Treatment's texture. It smells good, quite perfumey and for hair treatments i do like stuffs with scents that reminds me of expensive hair saloons *i dunno if it's weird or not!* and this one does so the scent got my stamp of approval :p.

They stated that you'd need 3-4 drops for shoulder length hair, my hair's down to my waist *this was written before i cut it shorter* so i used quite a lot of them (but then again i always seems to be quite heavy handed with any products, eh?). I always find leave on things to be quite repulsive, mainly because my hair's so limp and the root's so oily already, the thought of adding more products scares me! It'd totally weight it down, yes? Wrong. As long as i do it while my hair's still wet (i would finish showering, towel as dry as i could, put on clothes and put this on right away) or even damp (most products suggests you to put them on a half-dried hair, thing is i can never be patient enough to wait until it gets half dried. No problem, i only had to use slightly more products when my hair's wet as opposed to a damp one) and it won't be a problem at all.

While putting it on a dry hair might make my hair even limper and oily (and sticky. Ew), doing it on a towel dried hair left no such effect. The cream was absorbed really fast into my hair, and it didn't even leave a sticky residue on my palm. This works on my normal hair with very oily scalp, i have no idea how it'd work on a dry hair (maybe both applications, half dried or dried, will be fine on dry hairs?). This leave my hair smelling good (even though the scent doesn't really linger, i don't think), feeling soft and surprisingly-light weight after being hair-dried! So as opposed to make my hair feels heavy and limp (like how it usually does whenever i'm using the regular conditioner in the shower), it actually makes my hair lighter and the roots actually stayed fresh longer!

This product claims to protect and care for your hair, and i believe they totally delivered. It kept my hair soft, silky and smooth as well as protecting it against damage even when i actually use hair drier every day (because i wash my hair every day as well). I started using hair vitamin and oils ever since i feel like my hair's getting drier due to the daily exposure of hot air and they had successfully returned the conditioner to its original silky softness, this leave on treatment have the same effect as any hair oils that i've tried so this could be an alternative for those who wants to kill two birds with one stone (you know, use a hair conditioner/treatment at once without having to use both... I personally do not recommend that though. I think conditioner and treatments/vitamins totally complement each other...)

The only problem with leave on hair conditioner for me is unless i have another hair treatment to use in the shower, i'd have to deal with slightly tangled and sticky wet hair (the result of shampooing. Yes, even on my super soft and dead straight hair!) and i HATE that! So, i probably won't be using this unless i find another in-shower hair treatment that i want to try out.

This is a highly recommended product for those of you who are too lazy to wait for your conditioner to penetrate and prefer a non-washed version or those of you who are pressed for shower time (with this you can just go go go, put it on after shower and you're good to go), it's also very affordable (it was really cheap, i can't remember how much. According to Phanie it was IDR 9.900 for this small version, i have no recollection of the price at all) and easy to get (in any local supermarket/drugstore). Seems to be suitable for every hair type as well.

Not recommended for people like me who hates tangled hair (in the shower) after shampooing, it actually helps detangles when you applied it but not as miraculously as the regular one (It can be used without weighing your hair down in conjunction with an in-shower hair treatment though but it certainly compromise the no fuss part haha).

Still a very solid product that i would definitely repurchase if i ever (i would most likely to though) have another in-shower hair treatment that needs to be followed with another conditioner.

Have you ever tried this leave on treatment? Did you like it?

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11:00:00 PM
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Lola Box

Hi guys!

It's just a quick post (but knowing me, quick would be quite long anyway *LOL*), i just want to set some stuff straight. Many of you know that i've been having a bit of a... let's just say misunderstanding with Lola Box. I said some harsh things, they said some harsh things, and things got a little bit out of hand.

Problem started with a confusing charge for Lola Box that i received earlier this month in my (hunny's) credit card. Since the last time i had a transaction with Lola Box was 4-5 months prior to this, i panicked. With advise from the credit card company, they helped me block the card and made a request to waive the payment.

Then Lola Box responded, telling me that it might be the transaction from November 2013, unfortunately i already throw out the credit card statement (i regularly throw them out every two months) and the payment waive has already been done (but it is not a done deal yet, i needed to wait until the next bill to be ready to see if it's been approved or not), so after a bit of an exchange of unpleasantries *LOL* (they feel like i'm accusing them of abusing my credit card information and i got even angrier because they accused me of not wanting to pay for my purchases), the whole thing was still hanging because i was waiting for the information from the bank.

Yesterday my hunny told me that his latest bill (for next month) has been e-mailed and the Lola Box transaction had been waived. I immediately e-mailed them about it. At this point, all i wanted was a proof from them that the credit card hadn't been charged back in November. Can you blame me for wanting this? As soon as they gave me the statement, i'd transfer the money to them, as i promised.

Here's the e-mail they sent to me earlier today :

Dear Mindy,

Thank you for the message and your kind intention to pay. Unfortunately we are not able to provide you with our bank statement as it not only contains confidential company data but especially private customer data. We understand that you have already thrown away your November bill, but we are really not able to send you a statement of our incoming funds for November.

Let's just end this whole issue nicely - consider the boxes as a gift. We are sorry for all inconveniences that have occurred.

Best regards

Emily

Customer Operations Associate

www.lolabox.com

This honestly left me with a mixed feeling. I feel bad, obviously, and none too pleased to see the words "gift" because it was never my intention to get anything for free. I don't mean to be snobbish or arrogant, but you need only to see my haul posts to know that i don't need no freebie.

But i also want to applaud Lola Box for being professional and try to end this problem nicely. This is probably one of the most professional thing a local brand has ever done, regardless of their initial reactions.

Having said that, i have no intention to score myself some freebie by causing a scene or posing a credit card fraud, so i just want to let Lola Box know, if there's any way that they can provide me with the asked statement, i will pay them immediately. I am a woman of my words, and you can take my words for it.

I just want to let my readers know, that i never had any intention to slander anyone or making a scene, i am just being my usual self-writing as i like it and as i think it. But bottom line, Lola Box has always been one of my favorite beauty box ever (and one of the last standing too, so i hope they'll lasts) and all my unboxing posts were testimonies to that.

I am currently taking a hiatus from beauty boxes, but if i ever want to start again, Lola Box would definitely be the first choice, i'm just not sure they'd still want me after all of the chaos happening around us *LOL*.

Let this (unintentionally long) post be my medium to let Lola Box know that they will always have my support and i commend their professionalism. And no, i'm not saying that because they use the words "gifts", i honestly think that they are taking a step further than what they needed to do.

I hope this issue can be considered solved (i'm still waiting for any kind of bill statement if possible because i am not one to like to be debted, and i consider this a debt for me still) and we can both walk away with no hard feelings. I will show my support in the way that i can, that is to make reviews of the stuffs i got for being subscribed for 9 months with their boxes and link them up.

Thank you.

Not always unreasonable,

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BTI Haul & Winda's Blog Sale

accessories

Hiiii, everybody!

I'm feeling very good right now, i feel like i've been productive (okay, being productive in my book means i finished storing our lundry after neglecting it-after i counted my work out gears for our yoga classes it turned out to be at least a month after i did that the last time LOLOLOL, i'm horrible i know, i just really really hate sorting out laundries!!! And then i finished up the hotel's accounting, another thing that i really really hate but is actually the only semblance to a job that i have right now) and not a totally useless human being (which sometimes i feel after going for days with doing nothing -___-). But after seeing the photos for this entry (that i accumulated in March alone), i feel a little useless again *LOL*.

Some of the stuffs i got on March, and not counting the fashion thingy *sigh*

Anyway! I didn't spend all THAT much on those beauty stuffs really, some are really good bargains and some even free! Let's talk about the BTI haul first. Remember BTI? Yeah, Indonesia's first beauty box is no more. I heard rumors (and predicted this outcome myself months ago) about it finally closing their beauty box subscriptions, but the last time i heard from them was about the non-existent January Box (which i've switched to a "Special Box") due to logistic issue (which is not true i guess, they're just planning to stop doing the beauty box thing altogether!) and there was no follow up ever since!

So i kept on waiting (im)patiently for my February box, which never came (of course! There is NO February box!) and without any sort of announcement from BTI (at least not that i know of, i didn't even receive any e-mail explaining about it), i decided to contact them first. I e-mailed them asking about whether or not they are still in the business of beauty boxes, and finally they replied : No, they are not. They are now 100% an ordinary online shop (i sooo saw this coming when they first announce the existence of their online shop!). And since i should be receiving two more free boxes (i ended up being qualified for three free boxes, many thanks to my sweet readers who bothered to use my link when signing up for their own subscriptions :D!), they were willing to refund the money. Since i hate refunds and the complications surrounding them, i asked them if they can just turn the value into a voucher for their online shop, which they agreed readily.

According to them, the two boxes i got should valued at IDR 125.000 each, and i got another 10% (bonus?) so they gave me an IDR 275.000 worth of voucher, i was quite happy with that (and the response was pretty quick too). Then they asked me if i wanted the voucher for the online shop or strictly for Secret Key products, i found it really weird that they would differentiate the two and i cannot mix my order. But since i don't have a lot of interests in skin cares, i opted for the Beauty Store voucher (because last time i checked they have a lot of Sleek products and i really like Sleek).

My happiness didn't stay long, first they told me i can order "anything" BUT The Balm products. When i finally check out their website, 80% of their products are from The Balm. LOL. I am left with only the 20% options. I thought, okay lah no matter, i'll just order Sleek. But most of their Sleek products were out of stock already! I was getting frustrated and just ordered anything that seems to be worth ordering, i ended up with two Blush by 3 palettes and one lip gloss. I just had to pay IDR 100.500 and that's really not bad for two blush palettes and a lip gloss! But a few minutes after i made a payment.... I got an e-mail announcing that one of the Blush by 3 was OOS *____*. WT...

I was quite annoyed and told the customer service that, i also told them that it was really inconvenient and unprofessional to not have their supposedly professional website updated with their latest stock. Then i desperately scrounging on their *miserable* stock for a replacement and had to pay another IDR 50.000 (-actually maybe IDR 46.500, something around that number. I have no interests in refunds, i told you that already!) -____-.

And here's what i got finally :

Looks like their usual outer box, but it's actually very small. Maybe smaller than half of their outer beauty box' layer

Well, i ended up with four products and had to pay only around IDR 150.000

My third blush by 3 in a few very short very months -___-

I got it in the shade "Pumpkin" because it was the only Blush by 3 in their stocks *___*

As usual, my camera couldn't pick up the actual, very vibrant colors. Imagine it to be 3x more vibrant than this picture!

In my desperation (for something to buy), i also ended up with another Sleek blush ~~that i don't even need~~, a single one this time *LOL*

Sleek Blush in Life's a Peach (922). It's a very vibrant peachy color (i don't have much peachy blush on since i mostly prefer pinks) that is again couldn't be captured properly by my camera

Sleek Fruit Glaze in 150 Black Cherry

I'm building quite a collection of vampy colored lipsticks, but i don't have any vampy lip glosses yet (at least i don't think i do...), and i always love shades that's called Black Cherry. Sounds sexy and naughty somehow *LOL*

Another desperate choice, the only non-Sleek product : Figs & Rouge (i've never heard of this brand before) Tinted Lip Balm in Coco Rose. I so do not need anymore lip products >.< (doesn't mean i won't keep buying. I know)

So... it's actually not so bad. I ended up with 4 products and had to pay for IDR 150.000 only. But i wouldn't call the shopping experience pleasant (too frustrating! So many restrictions!), but at least the customer service was apologetic and the shipping was quite fast. Sigh. Their prices for Sleek products were okay too, cheaper than most local online shops (but then again, i got them on sale. On second thought, they might try to finish up their stocks since they seem to be focusing on The Balm now). Will i shop at BTI ever again? Maybe, if they have a good deal. I don't see myself doing it anytime soon though.

Then i also shopped from my fellow beauty blogger, Winda, who's having a Blog Sale. I know i know, i should be having my own Blog Sale instead of buying stuffs from others Blog Sale. But i can't help myself.

I tried to be really good, but i still ended up wiht 5 items -___- (the Lip on Lip lippie's a bonus given to me by Winda, thank you Winda!)

L.A. Colors 5 Colors Eye Shadow in Soiree, because i cannot see pretty colored eyeshadow with dirt cheap prices T.T

L.A. Colors 3 Color Eye Shadow in Orchid, mostly because it was so cheap -___- oh and because of the pretty emboss >.<

Maybelline Champagne Bloom Blush, of course because of the flower embossing. This color won't even show up on my skin, i'm sure. Oh well, i guess it is more of a highlighter thingy anyway? No?

City Color Spring Fling Pink Blush #2. What do you think? Because it's so pretty!!! And cheap too. Never heard of the brand City Color before but Winda's putting up quite some of their products and they have super cute packaging!!!

City Color Juicy Lips in Coral. Told ya i'm falling in love with this brand. SO CUTE! This is the most expensive product in this blog sale haul and it's only IDR 75.000!

City Color Shadow Primer in Pearl. The only practical purchase in this haul (because i only have one eye shadow primer, that's why *LOL*)

Lastly, the bonus : Lip on Lip Water Color in Strawberry Red

I only paid IDR 316.000 for all those! Not bad at all right? Winda still got a LOT of products on her blog sale (and i am sorely tempted to buy some more as well *sigh*, especially the refill eye shadows *double sighs*. Unlike most blog sale, her blog sale contained 100% brand new items, i'm a bit particular when it comes to used cosmetics, i'd only use the ones from my family or close friends hehe) that you can check out here. Go on, help Winda clear up her stocks and accompany me in my misery (or happiness. Drowning in my private sea of products. I can't even tell anymore).

So, according to this post's title, i should be finished by now. But no, i decided to chuck in the rest of my March hauls here (remember, there are still a few more days of March, so i'm not saying that i am covering all of my March hauls okay). You know, so i have less hauls to cover.

Went a bit nuts in Guardian when they're having promotion on Original Source. I know, i already bought a lot of them before (the first haul containing them i haven't even covered yet zzz), but they just smell so goooodd (and look so cute, so colorful!) so when we saw them in even cheaper prices than usual... All hell break loose.

Bought 5 this time *LOL*. I decided to be less of a crazy OCD person and let hunny use them before having to finish every single stocks i have in my massive stash. We're using Lemon & Lime Shower Hair & Body right now and... It's drying T.T. LOL. WTH right, i hope the shower ones will be less drying!!! We already bought so much! Anyway, i will review them all

Free Syoss shampoo and conditioner sachet samples free to grab at Guardian. I'm so happy to see they start to give away sachet samples! Last time it was Garnier BB Cream! I hope they'll keep this up. I got three more sets from my mum later on (kiasunism runs deep in this family *LOL*). I've always been curious about Syoss but quite apprehensive in trying out new brands of shampoo, now i don't have to buy the full size to see if it'd work on my hair (and waste it if it doesn't)!

Speaking of freebie, Kiehl's Let Us Change Your Skin campaign is still running!

Free samples hunny and i got from the campaign. I also got free sachet samples from Etude House for liking their page but i forgot to take pictures of them... (the campaign is also still running if you're interested)

Then i got a few more beauty and health products....

Maybelline and Guardian haul

When i went out with my blogging friends two weeks ago, Lina bought some Maybelline stuffs at Matahari Department Store because she needed a new mascara and they were having a promotion, spend IDR 150.000 and get a free eyeshadow (worth IDR 95.000!!!). I've been wanting to complete my collection of colored Baby Lips (my Baby Lips Collection's more than 10 now *LOL* #completemadness) and the words FREEBIE kept on popping in my brain so...

I went and bough these (the eye shadow's the freebie)

Baby Lips Loves Color in Coral Flush and Berry Crush. A bit of a problem with this, i specifically asked the BA for these two colors because i already have the other two (that i also haven't posted yet -___- i will soon), and while they even wrote it right in the receipt, they actually didn't give me the Coral Flush and i found Cherry Kiss (that i already have) in its place! My hunny had to go back the next day to exchange them -___-

Maybelline Clean Express Eye & Lip Remover. I already have one bottle and haven't even tried it yet, but i run out of eye & lip remover very fast so i never miss the chance to stock them

Another practical buy, Maybelline Fashion Brow 24Hr Coloring Mascara in Rusty Brown. I've been loving brow mascara lately (i only have one from The Face Shop that i've been using nonstop ever since i got them in late January so i most probably going to run out of them pretty soon), which now replaces eyeliner as my must wear daily make up!

The freebie Maybelline Eye Studio Quads in 06 Lilac Mauve (there were only two choices for the freebie, this one and 03 Gray Pink)

I am now drooling over their Color Elixir Color Sensational Lip Color T.T which i'm pretty sure i'd be getting real soon. Haish. Now, onto the Guardian haul :

Natur-E Daily Face Cream, Buy 1 Get 1 (IDr 33.500 for two!). Bought them for my neck *LOL*. Right now i use whatever face creams that doesn't work on my skin on my neck and i'm running out of them so this seems to be a good back up!

Colgate Sensitive tooth paste that was on promotion. It's not local made, you can see the Chinese writings on the box. Like most annoying Indonesian, imported items equals good product in my book. A mindset that needs to be changed

Enervon-C Multivitamin also on a sale, because vitamins are a must for people with horrible immune system like moi

I also promised to show you what i got when i went on a girly shopping date with #Undecided last Saturday, here's what i got from Diva :

They were (and i guess still) having a store wide 20% discount

I've always wanted a real flower wreath (and not the stretchy kind) and i finally got one. I'd prefer something more pastel and princessy but this is the best that was available and the bright, summery colors looked surprisingly good on me (i thought it'd look tacky or cheap, but it didn't). IDR 137.000 after discount. I want more and more flower wreath now! The pastel kind, please!

Pink lace cat earred headband, around IDR 83.000 after discount. I've also always wanted a lacey cat/bunny earred headband, white or black ones preferably but this pink one's cute too-for a start!

While we're on topic of accessories... 2 weeks ago in TP after i bid my blogging friends adios, i managed to slip in a little accessories shopping with my hunny .

Got them from Bling and Payless

I'm either very girly and princessy or very dark and grungy, i suppose. I LOVE skull and wings (any kind of wings), so this bad-ass neck swag caught my eyes in an instant

Like a polar opposite, a cutesy perching bird ring

Bling is now forever on sale, and i got those two items for IDR 49.500 (for two, not each!). I'd hunt for more items but Baby Boy was getting restless and there was a pair of mother and son that were very loud, weird and disturbing. She kept on going "HOW MUCH IS THIS? I WANT THREE. THREE. I WANT THREE, MBAK! CAN YOU HEAR ME? FASTER FASTER FASTER. HOW ABOUT THIS ONE? GIVE ME THREE. MBAK.MBAK! MBAK!!!! DO IT FASTER!!!!". It was really annoying, and she wouldn't stop nagging the attendants even after i left. I will be back and hopefully there'd be no weird people there.

I also went to Payless when i saw the "50% off second item" sign and got myself two necklaces with the exact same price. Paid IDR 78.500 for two necklaces.

Love necklace version 1

Love necklace version 2. LOL


I got this uber cute pink and purple (it's making a gradation color, can you see???) bunny earred rubber bracelets in Stroberi one random day. They were IDR 2.500/each and looked super duper cute when worn! I'm so going back and get them in every color available!

Btw, i've been a bad girl lately, i can't stop buying branded bags >.<...

Another two after my Tribeca bag

Like i said, i fell in love with a Bonia Bag on 70% off and went back to Metro to get it

Bonia monochrome baby pink bag, IDR 1.500.000 after discount (you can pay in 3 months installment if you have a Mega Metro credit card)

I brought my mum to buy this because i wanted to use her credit card (to turn it into an installment) and she ended up buying another bag (that's 3x more expensive) for herself *LOL*

The other one i bought just yesterday >.< after we watched The Monument Men (which is not bad but most people would find to be boring. I quite liked it myself) and the cause of my being 30 minutes late to yoga class *LOL*.

There's a branded sale in CW that day, get 10% extra discount with Mega credit card and you can even turn it into 6 or 12 months installment!

I think the full name is Furla Juice Peach Candy Mini Bauletto Rubber Satchel Hand Bag

Real color's a lot more vibrant and juicy!

If you've been reading my outfit posts you'd know i already own a baby pink Furla Candy Satchel (the larger one) that i totally adore (but very high maintenance and quite dirty already by now zzz), i always wanted a second Candy bag but couldn't justify having the same two bags (more over since the color that i wanted? Glittery pink. LOL. Not even i any other color!) but when i see them on sale (it's outrageously overpriced in Indonesia because of the crazy high luxury item tax. It was IDR 3.900.000 before discount!), with the extra 10% off with Mega card my hunny only had to pay IDR 1.755.000 and we even turned it into an installment *yes, i have three installments of bags by now, whatever*), i just kept on coming back to it and touching it so hunny just told the SA to wrap it up already *don't i have the best husband in the world? LOL*. At least my second Candy bag's in a smaller size and very different color, so it's not so bad surely?

I better stop now, eh? LOL. What have you been buying lately? Leave me a link of your latest haul post so i can drop by and feel better about myself :p.