Pink and Undecided: blogger event

Event Report : Mustika Puteri Media & Blogger Gathering

Hey guys!

Happy Independence Day, my fellow Indonesian! Let's hope for a better Indonesia tomorrow, every day! Meanwhile, i'm going to share with you this event by a local brand (how fitting, don't you think? In the spirit of loving our country and supporting local products and brands!) that i attended last Saturday, Mustika Puteri's Media & Blogger Gathering ^^.

With my fellow beauty bloggers, L-R : Lina, Nessya, moi, Sabsab, Widya, a girl that i did not get the name of (oops, sorry!) and Dyta!

So, a while ago Ms. Lia from Mustika Puteri (which is the "daughter" or sister brand of the prestigious Indonesian cosmetic brand, Mustika Ratu) sent me the invitation to this event :

Honestly, other than the fact that it's under the same company as Mustika Ratu (it's actually the same brand but Mustika Puteri is catered for teenagers while Mustika Ratu's more targeted for women), i don't have plenty of knowledge about this brand-so it was very nice to get to know them a little better ^^. Of course, i've heard about them for the longest time, i even used some of their products back when i was a teenager myself (which is... a LONGGG time ago LOL) because this brand has been around for a long time and proven their mark in Indonesian cosmetic industry (winning various awards and all).

They have cosmetics and skin care lines, but this event is focusing on their fragrance line, namely the Lovely Mood line.

Sabsab and i were amongst the first to arrive (yay me *LOL*, i'm happy to not be late for once :p), the event itself was held at Black Canyon Coffee in Tunjungan Plaza :

Here's Sabsab registering before we took our seat

Lovely Ms. Lia preparing the press release and goodie bag ^^

A good thing about being super early was that we got first dibs on the seats haha, we got a very good spot indeed at the front so it was easy to snap pics of whatever's happening in the event!

Other than the press release and goodie bag, we were also given tickets for... JKT 48 (an Indonesian girlband which is also a sister group of the Japanese AKB 48) concert. I didn't watch the concert because ehm... I'm not a concert going type of person, i guess. I mean, i'd go if they gave us a special space for media, where i get to seat and snap pics in peace haha. But having to stand in the middle of their fans... I think imma pass hahaha.

Sabsab checking out the star of the event, Mustika Puteri Lovely Mood body spray

We were thoughtfully served some snacks and drinks to keep us refreshed and hunger-less hehe

While waiting for the event to start, we... go full on bloggers mode and start taking selfies hahaha.

With Sabsab

And one with Sabsab+Nessya

Then the event was opened by this cheerful and super friendly MC :

She told us a little bit about the star product for the event, and then proceed on summoning some of us from the media to the front for a little test drive :p. I was her first victim -____-. I wonder if i'm very eye catching or something because i ALWAYS got picked in every event, much to my humiliation *LOL*. But it's okay, she only wanted me to sniff the three variants from Lovely Mood and pick my fave. It was the green one!

Then she moved on to her next victim, this is Ms. Rini (if i remember correctly >.<) from Sindo?

Then she welcomed Ms. Martina Tesalonika, PT Mustika Ratu Tbk's Product Group Manager to give more detailed information about Lovely Mood.

Bloggers' serious faces :P

Ms. Martina explained that Puteri Lovely Mood is their line of body spray targeted for teenagers (definitely not me hahaha) that integrate fragrance concept to suit teenagers' moods (hence the name "Lovely Mood"!) with fragrance's trend in Indonesia. FYI, Mustika Puteri itself is a pioneer for splash cologne category (really, i think for us Indonesian, we'd immediately think of Mustika Puteri when we hear the words "splash cologne"!) and has been around since 1992 (before I even was a teenager hahaha, so they're older than me :p!).

Puteri Lovely Mood has three variants in their line, Dreamy (my fave) in green bottles has the combination of citrusy freshness, fruity (mango, raspberry, grapefruit) and vanilla, enriched with musky and woody scents to give relaxing sensation. Cheerful, represented by orange color, combines citrus and fruity aromas that spreads long-lasting freshness. The last but not least, Love (purple bottle) is combination of vanilla, musk and floral bouquet creating full of love aroma!

Ms. Martina also explains a bit more about body spray and the misconceptions about it. People often complains about body spray turning their clothes yellowish, well... It is BODY spray, which means you should spray it on your body and not clothes as it is not meant for clothes ^^. You should spray it on after shower and you'd experience a total freshness afterwards. It is also not a full on perfume so it doesn't stay on very long, that's why their colorful (definitely reflects the youthfulness of their target audience) packaging are made to be light-weighed and easy to be lugged around-you're supposed to re-apply whenever you need a freshness-boost!

Puteri Lovely Mood fragrance's brand ambassador is (obvi), JKT 48, which are selected not only because they're currently has lots of teenage fans, but also because they can deliver the message for teenage girls the importance to stay pretty (as in putting an effort to look presentable, i assume), smells great, energetic and smart-just like JKT 48's personalities.

In this occasion, six member of JKT 48 (i learned later that that have 75 members! My jaw dropped to the floor when i heard this. I did hear their unique concept of having their own theater and perform in rotation, but i had no idea that they have so MANY members! I wonder if they even remember each other...) were present to talk about Puteri Lovely Mood.

The 6 girls from JKT 48. Please don't ask me for their names, because i can't remember!

I don't really follow local celebrities so i'm totally clueless about JKT 48 and their members, but out of the 6 that were present in Black Canyon Coffee that day, i personally find this one to be the cutest :

Her name is Yuppie of something, i just remember that it sounds like candies *LOL* (JKT 48 fans, do not attack me!)

I kept on thinking that the girl on the right reminds me of some other celeb, then i got it. She looks just like Jessica Iskandar, don't you think?

They were asked to showcase a little bit of Mustika Puteri's... theme song?

They also shared a bit about their current activities and lives.

I'm feeling super old and tired just seeing their energy *LOL*

Dyta snagged someone's media tag that's been left and look at naughty Sabsab showing it *LOL*

After JKT 48 members went back to their consert venue to continue their rehearsal, it was a wrap of the event! We, however, were approached by some journalists (from Sindo, again i hope i remember it correctly!) who asked for a photo of us, pretending to do what we do best : swatching and gossiping about beauty products hahaha.

They mentioned something about an interview *shy*, well it's good to spread out our community's name i guess!

Oops. Slipping one selfie with Lina :p who out-of-characterly didn't put on flashy eye makeups which she usually rocks

And here are what's inside the goodie bag :

The complete series of Puteri Lovely Mood body sprays and a pink (Dazzling Me) Million Scents EDP

Thank you Mustika Puteri for having us (especially Ms. Lia for inviting us), we had a great time! I'm currently having a look at their website and getting interested to try out their lipsticks, so cheap! LOL.

Follow Mustika Puteri on their social medias for information on events, promo, etc!

Mustika Puteri Facebook

Mustika Puteri Twitter

Mustika Puteri Instagram

#Pink

10:40:00 PM
13 Comments

Tokyo Belle Soft Opening Blogger Event

beauty salon

Hey guys :D!

Does the name Tokyo Belle ring a bell? If you're in Jakarta, you'd probably have heard about this beauty salon from Japan (they already have four branches in Jakarta alone! More to come!)-even i've heard about them before (because they had a collaboration with KBJ before and as one of KBJ's bloggers/members, i definitely read about them in KBJ's posts although before i couldn't join their campaigns and try out their services because Jakarta's not exactly half an hour away *LOL*, not even by plane) and now they're finally here in Surabaya! Yay!!!

Hiro San from Tokyo Belle, moi, Sabsab, Oline and Shasha

So... Actually i've been meeting with Hiro San (one of the owners of Tokyo Belle) for quite a few times already (4-5x?) with Shelley (my talented MUA friend, check out her Instagram! You might want to consider her if you need a good MUA for special events!) , mostly to help him get the idea on what Surabaya consumers are like and things like that, since we're kinda involved from awhile ago, i was very excited when they finally really opened their door for public in Galaxy Mall Surabaya (soft opening was on 27th of July!).

After much brain-storming and confusions (LOL), me along with three other selected beauty bloggers were invited for a little rendezvouz with Tokyo Belle last Saturday.

This gathering was the casual, friendly type where we're going to have a chit chat over drinks about Tokyo Belle and their services. Our meeting point was at their salon in Galaxy Mall :


Tokyo Belle Beauty Salon Galaxy Mall Surabaya (2nd Floor number 230) 031-5937238

The reception area

Hmmm yeah, you can only pay with cash for now. I think they're still processing other types of payments, hope they'll be available soon!

Pretty chandelier caught my eyes :D

Was unable to snap a pic of the small waiting area because it was hogged by these three for selfies hahahaha

Tokyo Belle Surabaya only offers two types of services, eyelash extension and IPL hair removal (they also have slimming services in Jakarta) so their salon is quite small and compact. In the first glance, i could see how minimalistic, simple but clean and comfortable this salon is. Totally up my alley since i don't find extra frills that necessary for most treatments haha.

The eyelash extension station, there are two treatment beds (they would meticulously glue individual eyelashes on your actual lashes, it would took up to two hours! So a comfortable bed is a must!). Don't worry, they have a curtain in the middle that can be drawn for privacy-at the same time you can be with your friend if you come together!

Tokyo Belle took pride in the fact that pretty much everything (maybe just the cotton pads aren't hahaha) are from Japan, everything you see in this tray tables are hailed from Japan! The boxes in the second tier are the eyelashes, i didn't take a close up pics but i will be trying out their eyelash extension services so i would do so then!

Hiro San really is quite hilarious, he even showed us this "Our handuk (towels) are also from Japan!" hahaha

Here's their IPL room (there are two rooms that looks exactly the same, they had a customer in the other room while we were there) :

Again, very simple but clean

Their IPL machine

The other girls were fussing about their cute robe (??) i don't see the fuss myself (because in my eyes nothing brown can ever be cute hahaha) but here's a pic of it hahaha

After we're finished taking pictures of the salon, we went to a cafe (Bakerzin) for the actual gathering :D.

As soon as our drinks of choices arrived, Hiro San opened the session by introducing us to Tokyo Belle and told us a little about their background.

Hiro San and his staff who speaks Indonesian (obviously haha), English and Japanese!

Then the staff (i completely forgot her name, sorry >.<!) took over and gave explanation in more details about their services. Basically, they have IPL, which is short of Intense Pulse Light, a hair removal technology to remove hair in long term period (people say IPL is a permanent hair removal method, but actually your hair can still grow back mainly if there's any major changes in your hormones-we all know that women are pretty much made from imbalance hormones hahaha-especially pregnancy) without pain and other side effects that other methods of hair removal (like waxing or shaving) may cause.

IPL works to reduce the size of your pores so hair that's growing out of them would also become smaller, thinner and over time-gone. Unlike shaving that might cause irritation (because of the friction between your skin and the shaver), IPL actually can help lighten the treated area instead!

As for eyelash extension, i think it's pretty much self-explanatory? It's an extension, for your eyelashes! LOL. Tokyo Belle uses the best material (from Japan, of course) for their synthetic eyelashes (called mink) that would be glued on your real lashes (with 2mm gap, so the glue and eyelash won't be touching your skin therefor the possibility for any skin reaction is completely minimized) . They have five different types of eyelash extension that i would explain more when i actually try it out.

As for the most frequent question, how much do their services cost? All the prices below are their NORMAL price (take note that they're having some crazy promos during their soft opening, which will end on the 27th August, so i urge y'all to buy their packages now, if you're keen!) :

The crazy promo i was talking about

Every treatments at 50% off! OMG! And the 1 year underarm IPL treatment for IDR 500.000??? That's crazy cheap. If you just want to try out how IPL works and see if they are for you (maybe you're a scaredy person like me hahaha), 1st treatment for underarm is just IDR 50.000! Then if you feel like you can benefit from it (after you prove to yourself that it is indeed, not painful hahahah) then quickly buy their packages! Don't say i didn't warn you ah, 50% off is NO JOKE! Hahaha.

We had a pretty candid and relaxed discussion regarding their services. Hiro San asked why we're not using eyelash extension (because it is the trend in Japan now, pretty much all Japanese women use eyelash extension because they're convenient and looks more natural than falsies but still makes an impact) since we're into makeup and beauty. Thing is, Indonesian are still a bit old fashioned and conventional lah, and we're easily creeped out by urban legends hahaha.

Hiro San assured us that both IPL and eyelash extension are totally safe (feel a bit sad actually that he had to convinced us even this hahaha, we're such chickens!!!). As i've done SHR (before, and still do actually), Hiro San asked me to try out their eyelash extension (hm. I'd love to try out their IPL too though, maybe i can even make a little comparison post?).

I have to be honest, i'm a bit scared (again, lots of horror stories about eyelash extension like how it might burn your eyes, etc etc LOL, but that's why you need to go to a professional beauty salon like Tokyo Belle for a safe and good result instead of some dodgy places just to save a few bucks and jeopardize your own safety!), but i am also very excited and curious! It'd be pretty awesome to wake up with pretty lashes already and i also don't have to spend hours applying mascara like i usually do (you know i hate applying falsies because i am so bad at it!). Eyelash extension in Tokyo Belle can last up to 3 weeks (even a month) if you take a proper care of it.

Tokyo Belle's staff had eyelash extension on and here is my silly cousin L touching it to see how soft and natural they are to the touch, unlike most eyelash extension we know which are quite stiff and (frankly) a bit scary hahaha

L helped me snap a pic from my Iphone while we were busy taking pictures of the price list. I do use camera 360 because i like their lighting and the soft, dreamy effect they have (because i don't need the softening effect okay, i have pretty flawless complexion already #ahem hahaha), but usually i'd use the natural tone, i'm not sure what L changed it into because the results are pretty... I dunno, even more dreamy than usual hahaha.

Hiro San looks cute here, any takers? LOL *peace, Hiro San :D*

As you can see from the invitation, this blogger gathering was also supported by Me-Nail and they set up a little nail corner :

Me-Nail nail corner is a service they offer for private and public events, you can request the services you want (basic nail polish, gel polish, nail art, etc) and pricelist from them directly (i already linked up their page, you can find the contact number in their page). That day they brought their gel products and also some accessories :

Poor Sabsab could only get a basic manicure because as a young doctor, she's not allowed to have any nail colors on. As Me-Nail didn't bring any regular polish (that she can take off the next day), she had to settle for a mini pampering session-maybe that's why she looked so sullen? LOL

Shasha was the only one who ended up getting gel nail polish on, Oline just had a nail extension by Me-Nail's resident nail artist (Kiki Coroline, of course) a few days earlier so she settled for adding some nail jewels on

As for me, my nails were growing super long, much too long for my comfort (i couldn't even play Disney Tsum Tsum properly! And typing was hard!), my gel nail art started to unravel so i asked for them to take off the gel nail art and cut my nails short. I decided to give my nails (although according to the staffs, my nails are still pretty healthy and strong) a break because i've been having back to back to back gel polish on!

The only nails photo worthy was Oline's IMO :

Love these!

And with that note, we've come to the end of the post! Thank you Tokyo Belle (especially Hiro San ^^) for having us and Me-Nail for pampering us! Good luck to you both!

Tokyo Belle Beauty Salon

Facebook Page : Tokyo Belle

Instagram : @Tokyobelleid

Twitter : @Tokyobelleid

#Pink