Pink and Undecided: September 2014

Modern Forest Fairy

Because what fairy wears t-shirt, right? LOL.

#Undecided and i went to an event together! Miracle Aesthetic Clinic kindly arranged a special event for bloggers (and their friends/followers) that Jennie and her team had been brewing for months, and it finally happened last Saturday! Since we went there together, naturally we're going to blog about the event itself together, so it's gonna have to wait a little longer! I hope #Undecided would be able to blog soon so we can finally share the super fun event!

The dress code for this event was White and Green, which are Miracle's signature colors. You know me and dress code, i have to follow it to a T!

I honestly don't have a lot of greens in my collection, so i went all out in mint instead!

Hey... Mint is still green's color family okay, despite #Undecided's insistence that they aren't (just to piss me off, obvi. She ended up with mint headband herself, so.... Speak for yourself, #Undecided!), i'm so obsessive that i had to check with Jennie WTF, Jennie said it's okay so it's OKAY lor!

Hunny came to the event with us (but stayed on the second floor with KC the entire time zzzz) so i asked him to snap some OOTD for me. Unfortunately by the time we snap the pic, the light in the venue was already turned off T.T hence the not so clear pic zzz

Yes, there were still a lot of people there when we snapped this and i got a lot of stares, but i figured that bloggers (and their friends-who should be used to a blogger's antics) would be the most understanding people in term of cam-whoring, right? Hunny immediately was nominated as the "dream husband" according to Henny because he kept on taking my pics without protests... Little that they know the only arguments we have mostly are about him not wanting to take my pics...

Wearing my moniker proudly. It's actually couple's tee, with #Undecided not with hunny LOL, see more of it below...

Outfit details :

Floral Headband : Payless (i got a lot of messages asking me where i got it, they still have a lot of stocks in Payless and going on a 50% off right now, so hurry up and get it if you're keen!)

Customized Tee : IG Store

Mint Tutu Skirt : H20 Boutique

Mint Bag : Bought in a store in Danshui, Taiwan

Clear Glittery Jelly Shoes : IG Store

Mint Socks : Socks Gallery

Puffy Lace Ring : Stroberi

Rabbit Necklace and Bracelet Set : Accessorize (for kids haha)

Lemme let you in on a little (actually not really) secret.... I was having a wardrobe malfunction almost the entire time! I totally neglect trying on my outfit the night before and didn't realize that the inner layer of the tutu skirt is made of a very slippery and clingy material that hikes up like crazy whenever i sit/walk/basically do anything but stand still like a statue! And worse, it was completely see through LOLOLOL. #Undecided and G pointed it out to me and we agreed that i had to go comando (WTF) and change my panties into a tight short!

Thing is... The tight short is a bit too loose and ended up rolling up like cray cray on the thigh area (i obviously do not have a thigh gap WTF), so it's often that the inner part of the tutu looks super duper short, i got sooo many stares when we were in TP (we went to TP first because #Undecided was getting a gel polish for her little brother's wedding the next day). I had the urge to tell them not to worry, even though it was really short-i was actually wearing a short (yes, pun intended indeed) so there's nothing to see. In the end i found a solution to make the inner layer stay put (a little better), i had to yank the skirt down to my hip (it's actually should sit at the waist, and i was wearing a sort-of-cropped top...) but the catch is, i kept on flashing my little short underneath my tee >.<!

Anyway, i wouldn't call myself #Pink if i let myself be bothered with that little glitch, i still strut my stuff and do my thang hahaha..

Since i think the pictures we snapped at Center Stage (where the event was held) weren't very clear so i asked hunny to snap another series (yes, with the same pose. Told ya i have max 3 poses, and repeat!) at my parents' room before taking the headband off and dashing off for dinner!

Tutu skirt, floral headband, green hues... ta dangggg.. Instantly transformed into a forest fairy LOLOLOL (my mum's gonna kill me if she knew i was wearing shoes in her room-she was in Singapore when this was taken :p)

Full on peek on the waistband of my inner shorts LOLOLOL and this is a DECENT pic, you'll see worse ones in the event's post :p. You've been warned!

Don't ask me idiotic questions like "Why are you following the dress code so closely?", i hate stupid questions and i might have snapped on those who asked me that *___*, the answer would be "WHY NOT???" I believe every event organizer/whoever threw a party/event would be more than happy if their guests actually make the effort to follow the dress code, why have a dress code if you'd just going to wear what you'd wear everyday-or worse... Criticizing on people who actually does? I really couldn't care less about what other people wore actually, i just do not like being commented on when i'm just following a dress code. I love dressing up and i hate if people makes me feel bad about doing so, sod off!

FOTD, must be green also of course :D

NOTD : Crystal Nail in H1 c/o Me-Nail

List of products used :
1. C/o Estee Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place Makeup in Sand 36
2. C/o Collection Pressed Powder in 01 Candlelight
3. Clinique All About Eyes Concealer in 01 Neutral
4. The Face Shop Color My Brow in 03 Light Brown
5. e.l.f Eye Primer
4. Aphrology 88 Color Eyeshadow Palette
5. Mai Doll Black Liquid Eyeliner
6. Lancome Hypnose Doll Eyes Mascara in So Black!
7. Elianto Dolly Eye Lash falsies
8. Oriflame Visions' Double Eyeliner (Black and White, no idea what the shade name is)
9. C/o Collection Glam Crystals Dazzling Gel Liner in Glitz
10. Reddish blush on from Australis palette
11. Lip Ice Baby Lips in YoShake Mint.
12. MAC Mineralize Rich Lipstick in Lady at Play
13. Esprique Precious Double Shine Face Powder

Photobombed by #Undecided

We custom made this tee a while ago, can't remember if we did it especially for this event though (we might haha)

Just because i dare to express myself and dress differently while you don't doesn't give you the right to try to bring me down

Severely obsessed with floral crown, own about 15 by now... want plenty more! I want a pastel rainbow colored one, please!

I love my glittery green nails... Very Little Mermaid-ish, but also a bit Nyi Roro Kidul ish? LOL

Am also obsessed with highlight hair clips! I have a high quality pastel purple ones but i actually bought these ombre blue/green one from Stroberi for IDR 12.000 LOL

It's very pretty and striking (#Undecided helped me make it more spread out but i gotta admit i'm a attention whore when it comes to this kind of thing so i actually prefer a cluster-together-obviously-fake look :(...) but you know... You get what you paid for! Strands of hairs kept on shedding from one of the clips... Just one though, so maybe that one's a faulty product or something

What made the event even more special for me is that Miracle very kindly gave me this... errrr... Award? LOL. It's not one of the top prizes of whatever, but i value and appreciate it very much (even though if you were present you might think otherwise based on my reaction... More about it on the event's report, okay!). It just feels wonderful when brands are recognizing your work and give it a token of appreciation!

Talk to you soon!

#Pink (that's disguising herself as Mint for this ocassion :D)

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Foodgasm 03 : Marugame Udon

japanese noodle

Hellow hellow...

Happy weekend, my dears! I just had a super fun day *details coming on the next blog post!* and i hope you did too! Meanwhile, it's time for another food related post!

Food scenes in Surabaya has been quite fad-ish lately, the latest fad would've to be seafood (especially crabs) in Cajun style restaurants which has been popping up like mad-but not long before the "it" food was definitely Japanese noodles-be it ramen or udon.

It started with Ikkousha Ramen, which received such raves that we also got sucked into it *LOL*. I did refuse to succumb to lining like a mad person outside their branch in the West part of Indonesia and finally got to try it just after they opened a newer branch closer to home. My prediction? Severely overrated. Well, i must admit that i really am not a fan of Japanese noodles (or Japanese food in general, except sushi. Sushi is my true love...) in general, but even my ramen-loving hunny said it was overrated and wasn't worth the hype, so at least i am not alone in this!

Then the second craze came in the shape of Marugame Udon.

Went there when it was still quite new, see the crazy line there...

As a huge fan of noodles (ramen and udon included), hunny immediately dragged me to try out the newly (back then. It was during fasting period, around July) opened Surabaya branch (located in one of the oldest and most famous mall in Surabaya, Tunjungan Plaza), apparently he'd been eyeing the Jakarta's branch just a few weeks before in Bay Walk Mall-but we just had a huge dinner before that so he couldn't try it out just then. He mentioned to me that it has a cute food-courtish slash fast food joint serving style that resembles the current game i was addicted to in Ipad (Ramen Chain) XD! As a *AHEM!* good wife, i obliged-even though the thoughts of udon made me feel full immediately-not in a good way haha.

I have a slight obsession of fake food and their fakes look so real that it's even cuter in my eyes *weirdo alert :p*

The line was absolutely insane (i'd think that the craziness would've to die down by now? Kathy told me that when they first opened the line stretched all the way to the neighborhood Japanese restaurant (which is always almost empty FTL). Marugame Udon's management's smart enough to line the queue with queue ribbon and block any other entrance so everybody would have to queue nicely to be served and then get a seat. If the seat's all full, they'd stop serving so that nobody has a steaming bowl of udon and nowhere to seat. Kudos for that!

The menu is simple, there aren't too many choices to make you confused-everything is very straighforward. All of the menu's displayed at the board on top. Price wise it's quite normal, not too expensive but not exactly cheap either. I'd say their median price would be around IDR 50.000 (i hope i remember correctly). If you're not a fan of udon like me, don't worry! They also have rice bowls menu (YAY!) available

Yeah i just snap this to show you the situation i was in T.T, i really hate being in such close proximity with strangers >.<!

Can you see the line stretches out all the wayyyy there? it's not a straight queue either but with twists and turn *LOL*

On the far right side of the restaurant you'd see their chef cooking the udons with gigantic nets and running boiling water

Immediately cut and measured

Once you reach this part you can give them your order

And they'd start preparing it in front of their eyes

Adding toppings and sauces

Then you move to a section where they put extra side dishes (mostly deep dried @__@ couldn't be very healthy *LOL*. I have to be honest, i'm not the most health conscious person out there, i actually really love McD's chickens but if i have to be unhealthy then i'd do it with something i[m crazy about *McD* for sure haha) that you can choose and pick up yourself. There's also free take-as-much-as-you-want crispy crumbly deep fried flour that fell from the deep fried side dishes available

Baby Boy's default shocked face that he pulls up whenever i tried to take a pic of him now zzzz

The place is simply decorated, it has an old Japanese ambience that is simple but clean and attractive

Since it is more of a eat-then-leave kind of place, they have mostly wooden benches (to ensure fast turnover haha) but there are a few sofas as well. It was crazily packed because a lot of the Moslem patrons already got their food and seat but it was not time to break the fast yet. I guess they have to do this or else they wouldn't get a place to eat when the time comes!

Look at the charming brick wall and roof tile with the vintage looking painting (it's Fuji, i suppose?)

Now, the food. Again, as a non food-blogger with a memory of a hamster, i cannot for the life of me remember what is what so... I'm just gonna guess :p.

Hunny's curry udon, which is quite nice. I do like Japanese curries! Hunny said it was just okay, he prefers other versions (clear souped) than the curry one though

Baby Boy's Niku (?) Udon, which he totally LOVED. He actually almost finished the whole bowl (and left like, a strand before announcing that he was full *LOL*). It has a lighter type and savoury soup (which i find much better than most ramen's way-too-rich-for-my-tastebud ones) with generous serving of thinly sliced beef (which i actually love) and the udon itself-i'd say udon lovers would say that it's quite perfect! It has the right texture (chewy but not hard, i guess the right term would be al dente?) and bounciness to it

My beef bowl which i think was pretty yummy. Hunny said it was nice but couldn't beat his favorite beef bowl from Yoshinoya haha. I'd say their serving is pretty good (not tiny but also not crazy huge). With their generous serving of meat, i believe the value for money's pretty good

Deep fried soft-boiled egg. We rarely encounter perfectly soft-boiled egg in local Japanese restaurant (or any restaurant actually!) so we held out breath before we cut it open

And the runny egg yolk poured out! HMMM yummy! PASSED! LOL

My boys enjoying their ramens

Itadakimasu!

All and all our visit to Marugame Udon was quite pleasant, even though the queue was crazy long we didn't actually have to queue all that long, thanks to the servers' speediness! The ambience is friendly and inviting (even though the kid next to me kept on trying to pin me to my sit by shoving his baby chair towards me FML), the food is quite good and the price is not bad either.

Hunny is a new fan and he said he'd come back over and over again whenever he craves udon (we actually did go there again one time with KC, CL and AU, it was not as crazy as the first time but the queue was still longer than what you'd see in Surabaya normally!). Baby Boy LOVES his udon and said he'd love to eat it in repeat (but then again he is like that with every food that he likes, he'd ask for them over and over and over again for months on end and then he'd stop asking for it because he's gotten sick of it hahaha. Went through that with fried rice, rawon, soto, sushi and now bakso!).

As for me? Personally i wouldn't mind coming here again (but not too often), i quite enjoyed their rice bowls and i think their udon is quite nice for udons (like i said, i am not a fan)-but let's be honest. If i'd waste some calorie space, i'd do it for the actual noodles that i like (namely, Chinese ones hahahaha).

Still, it's a great Udon place and highly recommended for any Udon/Japanese rice bowl lovers, definitely worth a try!

Do you like udon? Have you ever tried Marugame Udon (if you're Indonesian)?

#Pink

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Clean-O-Matter 05 : Etude House Baking Powder Pore Cleansing Lotion

baking powder pore cleansing lotion

Hey guys...

I just realized how much my blogging productivity dropped this year compared to last year *sigh*. Last year i even managed to challenge myself for a full month of blogging while this year i struggle to post even 20 posts a month-which might sounds a lot to you-but for an OCD like myself once i set such a high quantity at the first place, it makes me feel bad for not being able to maintain it. Pfffft... I know it's me just being weird, but what can i say... I'm always weird anyway hahahaha... Life's way busier this year i guess :p so less free time for me to blog all the time like a total nerd that i am!

So... I have planned to do this review for the longest time, the pictures has been in my draft forever (i wouldn't be too surprise if it's from last year HAHA) but as usual, it kept on being pushed back for other posts, but here it is at (a very long) last!

Etude House Baking Powder Pore Cleansing Lotion

Now, i have no idea why in the promotional picture the pump is blue when in real life it's more like sea-green, i'm wondering if they repackaged the bottle after a while with a different color? Anyway, it MIGHT already be discontinued *double sigh, OMG Korean cosmetics, you're really not giving me a break, don't you?* (But not the range, especially the cleansing foam is still very widely available) or replaced with the cream type (you can purchase it here, locally there's this seller, but i've never bought anything from Tokopedia before so i cannot recommend it) since i cannot find any store that's still selling the lotion type. But if you're considering to purchase the cream type (which i suspect to pretty much be similar with this one except with different consistency), it might help to read my review first :p!

I bought this cleansing lotion a long time ago in Malaysia at one of their counters while it was (and a lot of other products) on a HUGE sale. It was darn cheap but i obviously have no idea how much it was! (The cream type is selling for USD 5.72 on Amazon but local OS priced it at around whopping IDR 95.000-110.000) so i just grabbed it without thinking and am glad to say that i fell in love with it!

Even though my current favorite type of cleanser is the oil type (because it's very fast and efficient to remove makeups), but so far my ALL TIME favorite cleanser must be this cleansing lotion! Yes, it was THAT good!

I apologize for the horrible and blurry pictures, it was taken so long ago when i still haven't discovered a better way for product photo-taking! Most of the pictures turned out super blurry as well... But anyway, the cleansing lotion came in a plastic pump bottle type that is pretty sturdy and not cheap looking/feeling. The pump works well and able to pump the right amount of lotion, i usually use two pumps of the lotion to remove my makeup (i always use a different eye and lip makeup remover first and rub it all over my face before my second step of cleansing).

It's super blurry, i know... Sorry T.T

The lotion is white and has a thicker (not very runny) lotion consistency. It has what i believe to be Etude House's Baking Powder range's signature scent-slightly bitter but fresh. Many describes the scent as citrusy, and there's definitely a tangy scent to it-but somehow i believe the scent it mainly influenced by the baking powder in it. I accidentally got some on my mouth somehow (i really have no idea how!!) and man does it taste super bitter! LOL.

It felt like most other cleansing lotion while applied (but minus the hotness that some cleansing lotion causes on my skin), it was very soft and surprisingly gentle (i somehow associate baking powder with deep cleansing-which it is-but with harsh side effect. It didn't happen in this case, it was super mild). It also cleanse very thoroughly and fast.

My old eyeliner leaked badly and i purposefully cleaned it with my finger to show you the effectiveness of this cleansing lotion

I just doted a tiny amount of lotion and upon contact with it, the eyeliner started to dissolve! I haven't even done anything like rubbing or massaging yet!

Then i immediately wiped my finger with a tissue paper (i usually use a cotton pad to remove the lotion from my face though) and look! Completely clean!

When i first used it, i felt like there was nothing special from this Baking Powder Pore Cleansing Lotion, it works really well of course-but so is most other cleansing lotion (even the much cheaper drugstore ones) and it was very gentle to my skin, but that's about it. Until somewhere around half bottle when i realized how clean my pores became! Yes, it has the PORE Cleansing part on its name, but i was always quite skeptical with claims like this (of course that's before i started using B.live haha)-i shouldn't be! It really works!!!

So during the time i was using this cleansing lotion (i used the same products as i always did so i knew it was this product that causes the extra cleanness!) i noticed how much clearer my pores were (as you might already know, i don't have a lot of skin problems but i do have a LOT of black/whiteheads) and i almost never get any acne! So, i was in love! (okay, i sound like i fell in love with products very easily, but i assure you that it's not the case, it's just that somehow i blog about products that i really love back to back!).

Oh yeah, i always wash my face with facial wash after removing my makeup, but if you're too lazy to do so i guess it'd be okay as long as you use a toner afterwards to check and get rid of any lingering grime! Sometimes after i go home and remove my makeup i would laze around before finally washing my face and putting on my skincare, this lotion didn't leave any extra greasy feeling behind!

Too bad this lotion doesn't seem to be available anymore, if if is then i would definitely repurchase it in bulk! I am quite curious if the cream type would have the same effect? Maybe i should try buying it from the Tokopedia seller while it's still available? (if you know a trusted OS who sells the cream type, please let me know! Thank you!)

If it's still available then i would definitely recommend this for anyone who're suffering from black/whiteheads (i think it'd work like a dream if combined with B.liv's Off with Those Heads!) and those who want to find a cleanser/makeup remover that really deep cleanse your skin. I can't think of anyone whom i won't recommend this to, but i also have no idea if it would work well on dry skin (i have very oily skin).

So far i haven't found any other cleanser (oil, cream, lotion, whatever!) that works as wonderful as this one, imma keep searching (isn't it frustrating when you really love a product then the brand immediately discontinued it?)... And this range also have other products like the BB Deep Cleansing Foam (that i tried a sample of, read my first impression of it here) that is still ongoing and easy to find in local OS and the actual baking powder.

Have you ever tried anything from Etude House Baking Powder line? Do you like it?

#Pink

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Jakarta & Bandung Haul

accessories

Heyyyy...!!!

How's everybody doing? I dunno if you notice but last week i was having a diligency streak, blogging pretty much every day, but then it suddenly came to a close around weekend *LOL*. I'm just too busy having fun in real life! As i type this we just got back from Suroboyo Carnival and Night Market (yes, on a Tuesday evening because i am not willing to brace the crowd on weekends! Tips for you has the time and wants to visit at your leisurely pace-come at weekdays!) which i will blog about... Right after i finish blogging about the rest of my Jakarta trip, then Museum Angkut AND Makassar, so... Not anytime soon *LOL*.

One more topic that i've been avoiding in this blog (which actually one of the most popular post types ever, damn y'all LOLOLOL) is haul. I dunno why, but i really feel so lazy to blog about my hauls lately despite the fact that it's actually one of the easiest topic to blog about. I'm suspecting it's got to do with me not wanting to face the truth about how far gone i am and there's no cure for me...

Anyway, i'm showing you my Bandung-Jakarta haul this time round (i have another two hauls waiting on the wing FML)...

Not so bad... right? Of course, i didn't include my clothing haul...

As usual because i am apparently a beauty blogger (i prefer the term Lifestyle Blogger, but hey... Beauty world has given me the best opportunities i would never have if i'm not a blogger-so i am proud to call myself a beauty blogger!), of course the beauty related items must be shown numero uno.

It's reallyy not bad right? I've dramatically reduced my beauty hauls lately, even though i totally overcompensate on clothes, shoes and accessories...

First, the items bought in Bandung :

Our fave Konjac Sponge EVER from Nicole's Natural

Nicole's Natural's konjac sponge was the very first konjac sponge we've tried and made us fell head over heels with konjac sponges that we don't think we can ever wash our face without them anymore *dramatic* *dramatic*! Since in Indonesia we can only get Nicole's Natural products in Bandung (but apparently you can online shop too via their website), we've tried various other brands after (i reviewed a Taiwanese made one here) but if i can choose then i'd still go for Nicole's Natural (although the Belle Madame is a very close dupe)-so when we decided to go to Bandung on June, our first destination in PVJ was Nicole's Natural.

Funny thing is, Icel who's a native Bandungese (errr. No idea what's the correct term) and seems to spend a lot of her mall-going time in PVJ never heard about Nicole's Natural before >.<! The store is not exactly the easiest one to find, with PVJ's basement floors' setting, but it's still amazing that we (who go to Bandung once every few years) knew about it and she didn't hihihi...

Got two variants, the white one for hunny and the black one for moi! According to the website they're IDR 55.000/each (i obviously can't remember). These were the only beauty items i bought in Bandung and everything else were purchased in Jakarta :p.

Shower gels... The Super Fruits one because it's only available in Watsons and we don't have Watsons in Surabaya (GRRRR) so i always go ga ga in Watsons wherever i go-including Jakarta, and the Palmolive one because we needed some shower gel to use in our apartment, but then my mum gave us her stock (how do you think i became such a hoarder?) of Shokubutsu shower creams (which didn't work for our skins-i plan to review it in the future :p) so we never used this in the end >.<

Facial wash/cleansers-the Himalaya Herbals one for the same reason as Palmolive above and then i found my previous facial wash that i left from my previous visit so i decided to use it up first, and the Clean & Clear one because i was too excited to see the third variant of the Fruit Essentials Facial Cleanser (Apple) which is pretty rare in Surabaya (of course, i did find it in some stores as soon as we got back FML) so i didn't think twice to purchase it

PAC Brush Cleanser because it was on sale and it's pretty hard to get my hands on this item in Surabaya!

D'Eyeko Premium False Eyelashes set. I just wanted the falsies clip (i still have a few brand new falsies) because i still suck at applying falsies (even though i already followed Arum's advise on using better quality falsies glue... Yeah, problem definitely doesn't lay on the product but on the skill!) so i really wanted to get this clip-they also sell the clip on its own but there's only one stock left and it's all yellow and fugly already... In the end i decided to just get the set (it was round IDR 90.000 i think) because i'll get a use out of the falsies anyway (yes, i find it much easier to apply my falsies with that clip!)

Then got attracted to Za's stall (still in Watsons) and just realized that the brand is actually very affordable... I just wanted to get something from the brand (this is something that my fellow beauty addicts can understand...) and i bought enough decorative makeups already so i forced myself to buy something that i actually NEED, hence the concealer...

Always wanted to try out Yves Rocher products, and the Buy 1 Get 1 sign was too tempting to resist... And i hardly ever use gloss anymore FML

Eyesee falsies from Family Mart, i was desperate for some obligatory travel gifts for my girls so i bought these, but in the end i found better gifts so imma use'em for myself LOL

Still from Family Mart, got attracted to this Water in Lip (it's a lip balm lah) from Pucelle because i never knew Pucelle produced anything else than splash cologne, and new (at least for me) products means shopping trap for me. It's dirt cheap anyway...

As you can already see, 90% of my beauty haul consisted of drugstore products :D, i also bought some other beauty items online since most of the online stores are located in Jakarta, less than half (price of shipping fee) than the normal fee to send it to Surabaya? Oh yes, please!

Batiste Original Dry Shampoos from one of the cheapest online shop that sell them (that i found) but wouldn't ship to Surabaya zzz. Thank God i bought two because i promptly fell in love with it (review, or should i say gushes-here). I already bought two more bottles in different variant at a more expensive price than this (but at least they ship to my city!)

Haul from Beautystore Nicula, my current fave UK/USA drugstore online shop (they also sell more high end brands like Lime Crime, etc)-nothing i need.. Just some pretty stuffs i cannot resist. Lilac and Daisy Blush Duo from BH Cosmetics, L.A. Colors eyeshadow palette (can't remember the palette's name, sorry! Too lazy to check) because i fell in love with the swatches, and Wet N' Wild lipstick and blush on just because i really want to try out this product and Guardian (how come it's available in Guardian Bandung and Jakarta but not Surabaya??) sell them at twice the price of Nicula's

BH Cosmetics 12 pieces Color Fuse Brushes from Zatura Scg (now split into two different OS) that i ordered months ago, Zatura's POs are DAMN long but at least they're honest and the price's cheap-i am very patient when it comes to POs so... No problem for me

I seem to be getting addicted to brushes because even though (strangely) i couldn't find any clothes to buy in Forever 21, i picked up this pretty floral brush set (along with the blingy nail buffers) instead!

Moving on to non-beauty products!

Cute two tones tights with bear or it that i've always wanted (i actually prefer the kitten ones...) at that particular tight/stocking stall which i always shop at whenever i go to PVJ. Too bad their stocks seems to be lesser and lesser nowadays!

I also found a little stall selling the most dreamy, pastel colored headbands and accessories! I can actually DIY the headbands myself-but i'm too lazy for DIYs (i'll postpone it for years...) so... Even though i find them to be a little overpriced (IDR 60.000 for the mint roses ones, if i'm not mistaken-and a row of roses fell off before i even used it so in the end i still sort of "DIY" ing it LOL) i still couldn't resist them! I also love those beaded bracelets with charms that seems to be very on trend nowadays-but i am not willing to pay a fortune on them (i know its got to do with quality, etc etc, but for someone like me who's probably going to use it twice and then shove it to my massive collection's container, i'd rather find the cheaper alternative) and this stall has some pretty affordable selections so i got one. So obsessed with ethereal pastel, unicorn and floral accessories nowadays-there's one particular OS that sells the most dreamy ones but really... I don't think i'd ever spend a million on a (non precious material) charm. Ever. No matter how charming (pun intended) they are...

Got these colorful midi rings and bracelets at Stradivarius on a huge sale

An and awesome statement necklace with reasonable price (IDR 115.000, i think. OH, it's actually 105.000, i just realized that there's the price's sticker in the pic!) at Cache Cache (and it's not even on sale)-LL also bought one. And the two earrings were on sale

Can't resist feathers, especially pastel feathers!

Bought strawberry bag, pouch and headband (plus a necklace that i wore almost every day when we were in Jakarta) from Rumah Stroberi at dirt cheap prices

Moving on to stuffs i got in Jakarta :

Tights from Forever 21 and H&M

Funky shades, flower crown, matching earrings and necklace plus a writing necklace in Uniqlo (i also for once went ga ga at Uniqlo-i usually found their products too be too plain and basic)

Cute accessories from Claire's! I love everything at Claire's but they're so pricey! The Roar cufflink bracelet is from Katy Perry's Prism line and so much more expensive than my usual bracelets, but i do love Katy Perry...

Super bargain accessories from Bling

Edgy belt and jewel midi rings from H&M (my ultimate shopping destination in this trip-surprisingly. I found H&M to be more pricey than Forever 21 previously, but now with the Made in Indonesia products they became extremely affordable (and offers installments, FML. I never thought there'd come a day when i'd pay clothes in installment!)

Crazy cheap Forever 21 accessories, IDR 10.000 to IDR 30.000 only! (Most of them IDR 10.000!)

I am no brand snob so i buy accessories from designer brands, highstreet to the dirt cheap local accessories franchises! These are from Warna (which is not available in Surabaya)

And Naughty

More crazy sale accessories from Little Things She Needs

As usual, i don't want to show my clothing haul but i've been peer pressured to give a glimpse by my friends *LOL* so i posted this pic in IG :

And that's as much as you can get to see! LOL. I already wore two of the skirts (majority of the items that i bought were midi circle skirts, i am beyond obsessed!) and you can see them here and here.

I hope you enjoyed seeing me lost control (again) :p, adios!