Pink and Undecided

Feathered Wings

Hey ho!

Today's OOTD is not so backdated! I actually went through the pictures and love the result so much i just have to put all of my older (and super old) OOTD pics at the back burner and share this first!

Other than the outfit itself (like, obviously), i really like how the pictures turned out! It's just taken in our room as usual (and the lighting is not the best either), but i feel that my posing's getting better hahahaha. I mean, at least i have more poses than the three that i always did-and repeat! I dunno, the outfit, the pose and the dark, vampy lips just work, if i may say so myself! Mind you, i only feel comfortable posing in front of my *very* reluctant personal photog, hunny. I don't yet feel comfortable posing for anyone else, not even my girlfriends-too embarrassed!

For some weird reason, whenever we take an outfit picture-the first picture would always turn out very bright while rest would be much darker. As i am totally clueless when it comes to editing... Well, i just have to let it be hahaha

I think this pic was snapped mid-sentence *LOL*, i'm pretty sure i wasn't ready but it turned out okay :p

The post is titled that way for obvious reason, the feathers in the jumper's sleeves!

I absolutely adore this kind of quirky details, i live for them!!! #drama

Hm, i really love these eyes closed poses *LOL*

This is the outfit that i put together for Bebe event, i tried to emulate a more sexy (emphasize on the word TRY) look so i my MOTD is smokier and darker than usual :

List of products used :
1. Revlon New Complexion Foundation in 04 Nude (gifted by Kathy)
2. Clinique All About Eyes Concealer
3. Clinique Makeup Palette (used the eyeshadow and blush on)
4. Mai Doll Black Liquid Eyeliner
5. Daiso Pearl in Eyeshadow in Brown
6. C/o Collection No Clumps Definition Mascara in 01 Black
7. elf Eye Primer
8. Maybelline Fashion Brow 24 HR Coloring Mascara in Rusty Brown
9. Oriflame Tender Care
10. Jordana Lipstick in 005 Blackberry (gifted by Sabsab)
11. False eyelashes
12. Esprique Precious Double Shine Face Powder
13. C/o Collection Glam Crystals Dazzling Gel Liner in Glitz

Yes, i was in a cheeky mood (and had a wedding to attend soon afterwards so i needed to practice! I haven't worn one for such a long time, didn't feel like i needed one since i started using Majolica Majorca Lash King!) so i put on falsies. Can't remember what brand coz i just pick one from my box of used falsies >.<

You can see upclose the "feathers" on my sleeve in this pic. It's stiff and well made!

Since the outfit's already monochromatic, i decided i wanted a dash of bright color because the event was for Spring Summer collection!

The lace up boots is one of the gift from my girls for my bday last year, the exact same one with the pink one i wore for our South Korea trip, it's comfortable and cute! And accidentally i bought a very matchy bag in South Korea (i tried looking for a bag in this color to wear to Korea with this shoes, but couldn't find one that i liked locally so i ended up wearing the pink one-because i found a matchy bag with that one instead hahaha. I actually donated the pink bag already because it's not in pristine condition anymore and i don't think i want to wear it again...). I also added a statement necklace because the outfit's so simple


Outfit details : Jumper : Meclothing Firsthand Black Ripped Jegging : Rozz Shopp Boots : Gosh Bag : Bought in Dongdaemun, Seoul Statement Necklace : Cache Cache

Bonus pic, expression suddenly so weird when it's not longer hunny behind the camera hahaha

Yeah, i actually remember where i bought my clothes for once, usually i'd only remember "online" but not the specific stores, that's because these purchases were quite recent hahaha so better link them up while i remember. This will not happen very often *LOL*.

I seriously love (and prefer) darker makeup lately, but it's not very summery and doesn't go that well with my pastel, uber girly outfits zzz. Oh well, i'll put them on again when the mood strikes!

Cynthian said i still look very girly despite my efforts to toughen up my style for this event *LOL*, what do you think?

(not so) #Pink

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A's Bday Lunchie

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Yellooo!!!! #Undecided here... Yes, this blog STILL has 2 writers, this one just happens to be very lazy, and will come up with just about every excuse in the books to dodge writing. My latest one: nausea. Yes, I'm preggers LOL. And obviously I'm going to milk it for my benefit (i.e.: making hubby do stuff that he wouldn't normally do and guilt-tripping #Pink for nagging me just about everything), but this entry is not about me, so I'll just get on with it.

One of our bffs A turned 32 *gasp!!* in March. Geesh, it's almost end of May and we're only writing this entry now hahahaha... Can't even use blob (btw, I'm calling my fetus "blob" because it literally looks like one on that very first ultrasound session I got) as an excuse for this hahaha...

As a bunch of hmm... mature people, we hang out more and more during (as much to #Pink's dismay since she's our resident owl) daytime now, and this birthday party was no exception. She held it in Liberia. A very small and understated joint (esp. from the front), but was proven to be quite cozy. I give this place 8 out of 10 for attention to details.

LOL, hi! #Pink here! I didn't expect #Undecided to just drop the pregger bomb on you liddat, we've been keeping it on the low down for a while-i guess she's a bit less dramatic than me (you know me, i'd like... Make a special post about it or something).

bb, you can't seriously expect me to write a post about my pregnancy, yeah? Haven't you been reading? Nausea!! LOL.

But i'm glad the cat is out of the bag so i don't have to pick my words in fear of spilling the beans unintentionally! Lemme tell you something, pregnancy makes her scarier (and meaner. And lazier. The list goes on) but it's okay, pregnancy hormones is no joke you guys!

Anyway! Yes, it's A's bday post, why are we going on about something else hahaha (HEY, now that i think about it, why are A's bdays become the announcement times for us? Check this post from 2013 when we announced A's pregnancy! LOL). Like #Undecided mentioned, it was a lunchie (i could hardly open my eyes OMG, but sorry guys i think my bdays would stay dinners. At least i don't complain when yours are luncheons right??? I simply can't >.<) at Libreria, and i feel weird writing this because i plan to review the place (but dunno when, coz too much to write and i have long list of restaurants and cafes to review before Libreria's turn!), i went there a week before this but it's going to be posted later so it's like going backwards! Can you believe that we also celebrated G's bday here later??? Speaking of G, she couldn't come that day because her boss made her work. On Sunday. FHL.

For once i was among the first to arrive with the bday girl and her family-#Undecided arrived soon after. A already booked a table but they gave reserved us this horrible table on the second floor-it's definitely not big enough and the table's so low it's going to be uncomfortable for dining (you know, the low table with sofa kind which would be ideal for hanging out and sipping coffee/tea) so we had to wait around a bit more until we got a big enough table on the first floor.

#wefie first

Baby Boy amusing himself with a Mr. Potato Head toy provided in Libreria

A and Baby Luca who grows cuter everyday!

Av and Yuli came A LOT LATER. And to say that they were a tad overdress is the understatement of the day. You'll see why - scroll away.
I asked Yuli to hold Marshmallow to snap the group pic, of course whenever my camera (or Ipad) is in someone's hand... It'd immediately be hijacked

Yuli was the designated selfie-stick of the day. And that guy can't pose normally to save his life (from Av that is!!!)
But in this particular pic i think he's showing his teeth because we kept on yelling at him to loh BB!!! LOL. Marshmallow's smile recognition feat is a bit weird, and it's hard to detect pearly whites at a distance i guess so Yuli did this hahahahaha FHL

See!! Everyone else looked normal but him. SMH.
Now this one, definitely

Liberia - just like more and more new restos now - takes your orders on a counter. They don't have waiter/waitress waiting *LOL - I amuse myself sometimes* on your table. And since the place is quite small, the line could be a bitch (people standing up - cramping the space - gazing up at unfamiliar menus) at times. But finally, this is what we ordered:

Egg-ben for moi. IMHO the hollandaise sauce was too sweet for my liking and the yolk wasn't runny - not my fave. I also had their salad (which #Pink didn't snap a photo of), but I can't remember if they call it cesar salad or whatever salad, but again, the dressing was too sweet and overwhelming, I couldn't even finish the small bowl of it.


Someone's burger. I don't remember who! Just borrowing it for picture taking!

Errr errrr... (yes, now i see why i can never be a food blogger)

My steak. I expected it to be worse *LOL* because non-steakhouses' steaks in Surabaya usually are... super bad. This one's not super yummy or whatever, but it's okay. The steak itself is a bit hard, but edible. The sauce's nice, the fries yummy and i love the veggies!

The pizza though... STAY AWAY from it! LOL. It's quite... Well.. It's not good (okay, it's BADDD). Very thick, doughy and it's definitely more appropriate to be called pizza bread than a real pizza. It'd be okay if it's bready but nice, but it's not *shudder*

This chocolate pie was yummy - best dish of the day for me.
Yup, it was yummy. Hunny demanded a chocolate pie because the one he got from Food Kartel was dropped by my idiotic nephew (i repeat. And no, i am not mean-he's not 7 or whatever, he's pushing 20) the day before and he's been sulking nonstop LOLOLOL

One thing about us is, the older we got... The crazier our convos become! I dunno why, but we just keep on getting weirder i guess... You can bet non-stop laughter from our table whenever we're together *sigh*. Imagine how it'd be like on our 42nd bday...


The girls' OOTD (dress code was casual). I admit i'm probably not THAT casual (i mean... I don't do tee and jeans like #Undecided or tee and shorts like A!) but it's still plenty casual compared to Av with her pencil skirt, structured cropped top and heels!!! You tell me, which part of her outfit is casual, huh?

Bday Mum (bitch got her slim figure back and looking as fab as ever) and her lil family.

Luca, where are your shoes?! LOL.

There you go, peeps... Another one of our laid back, low key, birthday celebrations. It's definitely not where we celebrate, or what we eat, but the people we're celebrating with that matter the most. Happy 32nd birthday again, A!! Stay fab!

WE LOVVEEEE YA A!

Kisses,

#Pink and #Undecided

There's nothing casual about Yuli's shirt and jeans as well, yeah?!
Probably Av's doing. That's his future, forever eating oatmeals and wearing formal clothes LOLOLOL

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Review : Derma Brightening and Skin Tite Treatment at Emdee Clinic(COMPLIMENTARY)

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Hai hai :D!!

You might remember that i received a complimentary treatment voucher from Emdee clinic, one from their goodie bag and another one because i was the (unexpected) winner of their Instagram Tagging Competition (and i just received another voucher because i *again, unexpectedly* became one of their photo competition's finalists *LOL*), after much procrastinations (no thanks to Sabsab, Nessya and Cynthian who kept on rescheduling until i lost my patience and decided to go without them *glare*), i finally went to use them two weeks ago ^^. I went to their Manyar branch :


The Emdee Clinic Ruko Manyar Garden Jl. Nginden Semolo 101 kav 01 Surabaya 031-5911567

When i browse their website, i noticed that they have an online booking application, that's neat! I didn't dare to try it though because i was using the voucher and i thought i should call to make the appointment.

To be honest with you, when i received treatment vouchers (instead of being sponsored) in the past i always pass it to others (my mum mostly) because i don't feel comfortable going to new clinics by myself >.<. But i am very curious about Emdee's treatments and since i had two vouchers and i recently (okay not me but IOMA's BA who analyzed his skin) convinced hunny to give face treatments a try, i decided to share my vouchers with him (ain't i a wonderful waifu? LOL) so that he can accompany me to Emdee, teehee!

One voucher for Derma treatment

And another one for MD Skin Tite

I actually ran into some problems trying to use the vouchers *sigh*. I don't know if you know this, but i HATE talking on the phone (i also hate phone rings) and i suffer from weird anxieties when i have to call to make appointments, i usually make my employee (she kinda doubles as mine and hunny's secretary hahaha) make appointments for me but since i was using the voucher *double sigh* i thought she might get confused so i forced myself to make the call myself. I called way ahead to check whether or not i should book a room-the staff who answered checked about the voucher (what kind of voucher i would be using, etc) and then told me that i could come right ahead on Monday and maybe call again a few hours before so that they can prepare themselves and i would not have to wait long. Everything seems peachy.

Until Monday morning. I called again and was answered by a different staff, i repeated what i said before and without asking what kind of voucher i would be using, this staff told me that i'd have to pay for consultation fee. I was quite confused because... Well, i already got a specific treatment's voucher, and it's stated to be FREE. I was also getting annoyed because her voice changed when i got confused, like i was being irritating or cheap for not wanting to pay *LOL*. Before i lost my temper, i quickly said "OK, i'll just check first." and hang up.

I contacted Emdee via Instagram, then i noticed that they told me to look for Ms. Yuni if i have questions about the vouchers, so i called their Billiton branch-and was promptly told that Ms. Yuni's in Manyar Garden that day *LOL*, so i called Manyar Garden again and ask for her directly. Ms. Yuni's very friendly and accommodating, not only she cleared the confusion and tell me that the treatment's 100% free-she event went and book the appointment for me herself, thank you so much for your help Ms. Yuni!

I am not writing this to be a B okay, i am very grateful for the vouchers and their hospitality (especially to dr. Lenny and Ms. Yuni), i'm just the type of blogger that writes everything as it is-i don't sugarcoat things and i am brutally honest >.<, hopefully this can be taken as a constructive criticism-i think the staffs needs to be more communicative and maybe gets more information when Emdee's having this kind of promotions? And maybe told to be more patient, and not jump into conclusion or change the tone of their voice when they think the customer's in the wrong.

Because later on when hunny was paying for his mask, they still tried to put the consultation fee on the bill *LOL*, again Ms. Yuni was there to save the day. I am very impressed with the doctors, marketing and nurses that took care of us that day, but in order to be immaculate, i believe everything must start from the front office. If the front office's already confused and not-so-friendly, people would hardly bother to get to the doctors and all, right?

Anyway, that's all the criticism i have though, everything else's perfect ^^.

Ms Yuni already made sure that the receptionist got the appointment so that we actually got greeted by name by them ^^. We went to Ruko Manyar Garden branch because it's the closest one to our place, i think it's smaller than the Billiton branch?

Lobby area

Displays of their products

Hallway leading to the consultation room and stairs to the second floor

Like in most beauty clinics, we were asked to fill in these information card

Some basic info they need

Then we were asked to go and wait for the doctor in charge for a brief consultation.

We were attended by dr. Wina that day, thank you doc ^^! I showed dr. Wina the vouchers and she inspected my skin to see which treatment would be more suitable for me. I actually have no clue what either Skin Tite or Derma treatment consist of. dr Wina bounced my cheek a little bit (oh my chubby cheeks! LOL) and immediately told me that Derma Brightening seems like a good treatment for me (Skin Tight is a skin tightening treatment, so i guess my cheek bounces nicely enough that the good doctor didn't think i needed it yet hahahah #satisfied) since i do not have acnes (if i do then i think she'd suggested Derma Clarifying) nor my skin is dehydrated (which obviously would be a better candidate for Derma Hydrating).

Off to the second floor we went!

There's a small and simple waiting room area here too

Hallway leading to the facial and treatment rooms

Nurses' station

I have no idea what this room is, probably got to do with their hair/scalp treatments?

I asked earlier if they have a couple room, but they said their space's very limited so they have none-but they do have rooms that can be connected by opening the connecting door-so we got that room because my hunny's being a huge baby since he's never been to any face treatment ever before and quite terrified of pain #LOL (thank you for scaring him further the day before, #Undecided!).

My facial room

The comfortable treatment bed, it's important for the bed to be comfy you know-you might have to go through some pain so everything else must be relaxing hehehe

Sink, shelves and cupboard where i could store my bag in

The tools

And that's my silly hubby next door!

Emdee Clinic's interior and style seems to be very minimalistic and no-nonsense, i believe that's part of their strategy to keep the costs down so that they can provide their clients with their best prices. Their moto, afterall, is Affordable Skin Clinic! Everything is clean and neat though, who needs frills anyway? We all go there to get our skins treated , and that works just well for me!

Let's take a look at our skin conditions before our respective treatments, shall we?

LOL, just like his son-this guy always pulls the weirdest, ugliest face when his pics are taken

His skin is a bit dry (used to be super dry, much better now that i out my hands down and start putting moisturizer everyday-or every time i remember anyway), with fine lines around his eye and forehead area (beware people with dry skin, you'll have wrinkles longgg before we oil tanks even have to worry about them MUAHAHAHAHAHA) and according to the skin analyzer, there are a lot of dead skin cells (which means he needs a good scrub) and bacteria activities which are invincible to the naked eye!

As for my skin...

It remaines the same, redness, uneven skin tone, old acne scars, humongous pores. And i have a lot of broken capillaries on my cheeks :(. And that red dot on top of my mole is another mole that i rip off from time to time -___- i can't help myself. Doctors keep on mistaking it for a zit *LOL*

Back to the treatment room, silly guy's immediately getting comfortable hahaha

First, the nurse who tended to him (remember i told you that in Emdee Clinic all the facials and treatments are done by nurses instead of beauticians) placed a cap on him after showing that the cap and sponge used are new (same thing was done by the nurse who tended to me, of course) and proceed to cleanse his face

Continued with toning. Behold, the most unflattering angle for me ever *LOL*

After our faces were cleaned thoroughly, they snapped close up pics of our skin, felt a bit like a mugshot hahaha.

I asked hunny to take pictures of every steps so i can blog about it, he did it seriously (whille squinting like crazy because without his thick bottle-butt glassed he is blind as a bat!)-even took a selfie with the piece of paper stuck on his face hahahaha

The dr. Wina came wheeling in the Skin Tite machine.

Since both treatments would be conducted by dr. Wina, i got to watch hunny went through with his procedure first.

dr. Wina checking his skin. Found some tiny lumps under his eye (i have one too :(...) that can be removed with cotter or laser treatments. Maybe we'll do it together some day, when i muster the courage to. I mean, i haven't even go to get my moles removed again like i always wanted to, too scared!

Skin Tite treatment began with application of cold gel on his face, he said it was reeeeallly cold hehehe

Then dr. Wina used the machine in upward and circular motion on his skin

From time to time, the nurse would hold this gun-like thing to check the temperature :D. dr. Wina told him to check his face in the mirror after doing one side so that he could see how the side that's already been treated is firmer and more uplifted!

The other side. I asked hunny if it hurts in any way and he said NOPE, there just some warming sensation. dr. Wina also kept on checking if it's too hot, but he was okay with the temperature. I also recorded a brief video of the treatment

I was quite shocked when i saw how red his face has became! No worries, it gos away very soon! Anyway, Skin Tite is a radio frequency treatment targeted to minimize and tighten pores (not that hunny has big pores anyway!) as well as to induce collagen formation/production (this part he definitely needs!)

After the step with the Skin Tite machine, the gel was cleansed off and the nurse put on some serum (i think, dr. Wina had started my own treatment by this stage so i was kinda distracted and stopped listening to what's going on in the room next door hahaha) and used the machine to make the serum got absorbed by his skin optimally

Please not that both Skin Tite and Derma treatments prices do not include mask yet, hunny was offered to have the mask by paying IDR 85.000 and he was being cheeky (i guess why not go through the whole she-bang, right?) so he said okay

Back to me now! Sometime during the treatment, dr. Lenni came and said hi (haiiii, doc!), i was quite embarrassed when she complimented my blog (so did Ms. Yunny hihihihi #shy) and also because i looked like a total mess with my house shirt and moon face in full display :p.

Machinary for Derma Brightening treatment

The machine has this very strong sucking motion, i felt like all of my black and whiteheads were sucked into it hehehe. It did felt kinda of rough, but not painful or unbearable. I honestly have no idea what this Derma Brightening thing do, but according to their website, Derma Brightening is a treatment using a microdermabration machine to achieve brighter skin, minimize pore size and hydrate skin level

More sucking hehehehe. You can see how red my skin became, but again-this goes away super fast!

After awhile the suction movement was accompanied with a cool liquid (i know, horrible way to explain, but i don't know how else to describe it) that comes out of the machine

Afterwards, dr. Wina did some extraction on my white and black heads, i don't think it would be as thorough as a facial, but it was nice to get most of them removed! Btw, my nostrils looked quite lopsided here *LOL*, that's because of the sucking motion of the machine before ya, not from bad plastic surgery *LOL* (FYI : nothing against plastic surgery, just never done them yet)

Like i mentioned before, this treatment also did not include mask-but the nurse informed me that i was given a complimentary mask by dr. Lenni, awwww thank you so much!

Hehehehe. Hunny loved the mask, he kept on mentioning that we should try to find this kind of mask to buy *LOL*. The mask variant was the skin relaxing one, and it really was relaxing (so much that hunny started snoring a few minutes in, like i suspected him would) and cooling. Skin felt really refreshed afterwards! After 15 minutes, the mask was removed and cleansed thoroughly and ended withj application of anti-irritation cream and sunblock. I was also advised not to use night cream for two days and substitute it with anti irritation cream istead.

Result :

Don't you think hunny's skin's definitely more lifted and tighter??? With ONE treatment! WOW!

I am not exaggerating okay, i was amazed at how soft, bouncy and supple his skin became! And nope, it's not a one night wonder-his skin is still at his best condition now-two weeks after (which means it has a real effect rather than just a shock factor that goes away within hours). His skin is definitely benefiting from Skin Tite and he loves the result too! So IDR 500.000 per treatment? I can't believe i am saying this, but it's worth it! This experience also made him more open to get treatments in the future!

What about me?

I was quite surprised when i saw my skin the mirror right after the treatment was done, i was expecting it to be red and raw because my skin's quite sensitive and always look super red after treatments, but it's actually look brighter, clearer and more radiant! Immediately! In the long run, i also feel like my pores are definitely getting smaller. What is this sorcery??? LOL. Oh, my skin also feels super soft and supple-it did became a bit dry the first few days (but no peeling happened) and goes back to normal in a week or so.

All and all, hunny and i are extremely pleased with the result of both treatments and would highly recommend them for you who feels like you can benefit from them!

Thank you Emdee clinic for having us (especially dr. Lenni, dr. Wina and Ms. Yuni for all the hospitality), i will be reviewing their facial treatment too since i have the voucher-couldn't come at a better time, i just had a slightly bad reaction with a sheet mask and i got lots of whiteheads as the result huhuhu!

Until next time!

#Pink