Pink and Undecided: online shopping

My Shopping Experience with iBeau

Hello my dears ^^!

We, as today's humans are, totally spoiled. For instant, we don't even have to leave the convenience of our room to shop-thanks to online shops! But online shopping, as fun as they can be, is not always safe-i speak from (a very bitter) experience! I was once scammed out of my money and i'm still very angry when i think about it now *grrrr*.

That's why we need to choose the online shops where we shop at carefully, nowadays i prefer to shop from e-commerce type of online shop than the traditional ones that are operating through social medias (i still shop at those type of online shop from time to time but i'm super cautious now! I always look for testimonials that can be tracked and mostly only shop at a few shops that i've become a long time customer of)-it's fuss free, drama free and i love the ease to find the products that i am looking for!

Let me introduce you to a newly launched, trusted e-commerce : www.ibeau.com!

Shopping at iBeau is as easy as it can be!

You can browse by brands, sale or type of products that you're looking for

One of the things that i noticed immediately about iBeau that no all other beauty e-commerce have is that they have travel size/miniature products of well known beauty brands (they only sell genuine products, don't worry!).

You know how sometimes before we invest on expensive products we'd like to try them out first to know if they'd react well with our skin, now you can get the small sizes first from iBeau! They also seem to always have different, value-for-money promotions like that "Buy any of the 10 Clinique products for USD 5". As a queen of bargain shopping, i am very happy to see that hahahaha

iBeau has a wide array of products (from skin care, cosmetics to fragrances) from lots of different and prestigious brands :

First thing that caught my fancy. I've been loving Laneige a lot lately, it's a bit expensive for a sheet mask-let's see if it's worth the price! To the shopping cart it goes!

I was looking for a makeup item next and saw the TonyMoly Petite Bunny gloss bar. I already have three of them and loveeee them (so so cute hehe) so i decided to get one more (i want every single one of themmm)

All you gotta do is click add to cart!

Then check out and fill in your shipping and payment details! iBeau offers free shipping to Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand with a minimum purchase of USD 30 only!

I immediately got a confirmation e-mail with the details of my purchases (FYI, the address i use is my office's address so i don't mind the whole world to know hahahaha. Make it easier if you want to seng me gifts *LOL*)

Then the next day i got a shipping confirmation!

As iBeau is not based in Indonesia (i think they're based in Hong Kong, if i'm not mistaken), i was prepared to wait for a long time for my stuffs to arrive, but in precisely 6 days... They're here!

Nicely packed in a box

Bubble wrapped thickly to ensure their perfect condition ^^

Ta dahhhh ^^

Overall i'm highly satisfied with my experience of shopping at iBeau. Navigating my way through the website is easy (some e-commerce are so cluttered and disorganized, i gave up trying to shop there many times!), i love always being updated with my statuses (one of the biggest worries of shopping online is un-communicative sellers who won't respond when you ask where your items are-with iBeau you will get e-mail updates-and you can always check your status at the website!), shipping is very fast for international website and products came safely in perfect condition!

Thank you iBeau for the shopping experience, and you guys hurry sign up with them to get 20% off your first purchase!

#Pink

*This is a sponsored post

*All opinions are mine and unbiased

11:27:00 PM
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Introduction to iPrice

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Hey guysss ^^!

Have you ever heard of iPrice? Neither have i! But after i learned about them i wish i had known them sooner! Since i am such a good pal, i'm going to introduce them to you so we all can get great deals (and i feel less guilty because i don't do crazy online shopping spree all by myself, MUAHAHAHAHAHA!)!

So when you go to iprice.co.id/shop this is what you'd (pretty much, i'm sure the products featured in the first page changes periodically!) see :

Yes, i know that it looks like any other online shop that you can find by the dozen in the internet, but trust me-this one's unique! And they also have a lot more advantages to offer you than your regular online shop. Do continue to read if you're curious!

About the store first. iPrice's is not just an online shop, it is actually a platform for hundreds of brands (gadget, fashion, beauty and a lot more! Basically anything that you can possibly need, they have it!) gathered together for the consumer's sake of convenience. So even if you have various needs, there is no need to go to a bunch of different online stores to get them all now, you only need to go to iPrice's online shop and get them all in one go. Talk about efficiency! Do you think i was exaggerating when i say hundreds?

Well, i am not. And in this picture you can't even see all of the A brands featured because there are soooo many of them!

If you're a girly girl like me, the products they featured in the first page would make you go "Meh. Boring". You know, all black/brown, gadgety and manly? But don't let that fool you, because they also have every pretty much every brands that suit your preference under the sun (okay okay, so i am exaggerating now. Just a little bit hahaha) that could make you heart goes bada-bum bada-bang! For me that would definitely be beauty and fashion!

They have every whimsical girls' favorite brand, Anna Sui

Or if you have smaller budgets, they also have drugstore brands like Max Factor

Of course, there are a LOT more brands featured, but i cannot possible post them all here so i picked a few to illustrate.

Oh! If you're concerns about their price range, they also list Biore as one of the brands they provide! All with special discounts as well so they're even cheaper than in the supermarkets sometimes! How crazy is that?

If i remember correctly, in my usual supermarkets that Biore Facial Foam Makeup Remover is around IDR 19.500 (normal price), iPrice's price? IDR 14.900! That alone should show you how much you can save when you shop with them!

Fashion is more your forte? They also have a very impressive list of fashion brands line up! From your regular, easy on the pocket brands to high fashion designer brands :

Like Alexander McQueen! For those of you who lives in other cities than Jakarta, it's not the easiest thing in the world to get your hands on designer brands like Alexander McQueen! Now i cannnn *cry dramatically*

iPrice's sounding very fabulous already right? Wait, there's more! They also have a new feature called iPrice Coupons :

What in the world is iPrice Coupons? Well, basically iPrice has some affiliate brands/stores (can you believe that they're currently working on other brands like ASOS and Topshop? My heart literally stopped when i read ASOS!!! I wantttttttt!!!) and they are providing you great offers in the form of coupons to use on those websites/brands!

All you have to do is click on the offer that interests you and you'd be directed to the website immediately! Don't forget to write down their coupon code and apply it when making your purchase to get your discount!

*One important thing you need to know is there is coupon code, and there's also special offers (which they also always list and update to let you know the latest offers various brands and websites have). So if you'd need to apply the coupon/voucher/promotion code when getting the coupon offers, you only need to shop like normal on special offers without any additional codes. Do not get confused when you see the two different types of offer listed in their coupon page!

Are you excited yet??? Coz i ammmm :D! Now iPrice, please please please connect with ASOS ASAP so i can finally shop for their stuffs!

Happy shopping you guys!

Pink

(Disclaimer : This is an advertorial written in collaboration with iPrice Indonesia)

6:35:00 PM
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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!