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Eye Stories 29 : Dasique Shadow Palette (01 Sugar Brownie)

Hi guys!

How y'all doin? Omricon is creating another havoc in our country after a few months of peace :(, but they said that Omricon is actually gonna be the shifter for Corona virus from a pandemic to endemic, so that's at least a hopeful news! Let's all stay strong, pray, stay safe and manifest it! We'll get through this pandemic in 2022!!! (oh and get that booster jab if you can! I just got mine today)

In the meantime, i am back cocooning at home (haven't really leave the house properly for weeks) and after being sad and feeling sorry for myself for a few days (i'm blaming hormones! Oh, and Mercury Retrogade hahaha) i am feeling much better and myself so i'm ready to play, test and review stuffs again!

And today i am back with yet another eyeshadow palette review! It's Dasique Shadow Palette ^^!

Dasique Shadow Palette in shade 01 Sugar Brownie

Lip products has always been my #1 for many years, but lately i must admit that i am more drawn to eyeshadow palettes. Maybe because we've been wearing masks for 2 years straight that while i still love and wear lipsticks whenever i go out, i do emphasize more on my eye makeups - and the fact that they are more colorful also makes it more exciting for me!

Anyway, i'm not sure if the brand Dasique is already well known or not? I personally got introduced to Dasique by Charis as usual, they are pretty much the only source of less-mainstream K-beauty brands (you know, other than the basic brands that everyone knows like Etude, Laneige, etc) for me nowadays (because physically travelling to Korea is not possible yet :(...) and i think the first product from them that i tried was their mascaras (i reviewed them on my IG) and while their mascara's nice (i love the brown one!) but they're honestly not too special (for a K-brand mascara that i do LOVE, check out my previous post), but i did fell in love with their packaging and aesthetic. Since then i've tried their eyeshadows (that we're gonna delve into today) and their lipsticks (which i also plan to review in depth next) and i have to tell you first that my ultimate fave's the eyeshadow palette!

Dasique Shadow Palette in shade 01 Sugar Brownie

Comes in a pale pink outer box

They actually name all of the shades, pretty rare for a K-Brand!

In true blue Dasique style, while the outer design's elegantly plain, once you open it you'd get a pretty floral surprise inside

The Shadow Palette is available in 9 shades, and if i'm being completely honest with you - 01 Sugar Brownie is definitely not my first pick. Maybe not even 2nd or 3rd LOL, while i love and appreciate warm neutral shades - i honestly thought that the shades in Sugar Brownie are more in the darker side and i wouldn't get a lot of use out of them. WRONG! I ended up using it nonstop ever since :))), it's actually very wearable!

OFC, the shimmers are to die for... They are the ones that makes me fell madly in love like only the prettiest shimmer shadows can

Buttery smooth, with normal amount of fall off. Shimmer shades works best when applied with fingers. Blends like a dream, extra effort not needed LOL. Pigmentation is actually very good especially compared to most Korean eyeshadows

Comes in 9 shades in each palette with 4 types of finish

All 9 shades are highly wearable and easy to mix and match with each other for different effects so this palette can take me everywhere, from daily chores to a party/formal events!

Swatches :

Top - Bottom : Flat Beige, Vanilla Bean, Nutty Cherry

Top - Bottom : Almond Cream, Maple Berry, Cocoa Milk

Top - Bottom : Candy Bomb, Roasted Chou, Double Chocochip

And here are some photos of me wearing the eyeshadows, and these are only the ones that i bothered to snap pictures of because like i said, i wear it a LOT. I just tend to reach for it whenever i want to go out, especially if it's a casual kind of day or when i'm pressed for time as this palette is the type that can make your eyes sparkle beautifully with very minimal effort and time. I personally think that with Korean shimmers, you can just apply one shade, be done with it, AND still look cute! That's how easy it is, so it's definitely newbie-proof!

It can be worn for simple and fresh looks :

I'm wearing the aforementioned brown Dasique mascara as well here

Look. AT. THAT. SHIMMERS. Just BEAUTIFUL

A more peachy look :

And even a sultrier, more formal look :

Admittedly you cannot create vastly different looks with this palette (like, all the looks would be somewhat similar and from the same color tone, just maybe more/less intense), but when you purchase this type of color-curated shades then i'm guessing then that is not what you are expecting anyway, right?

I would highly recommend this palette (specifically the 01 Sugar Brownie) if you're looking for a neutral, warm toned eyeshadow palette with insanely beautiful shimmer shades (i seriously cannot get over the shimmers!) that you can wear for many different occasion. Whether you're the type that just want to have a minimal collection of makeup you can wear everyday or if you're a seasoned beauty junkie like me, i think you're gonna love this palette! I especially love it for everyday, quick use and for traveling purposes as the palette is compact and ideal to travel with and the shades are neutral (the type that would work for most skin tones) and won't clash with any outfit!

I personally have my eyes on the other variants like 02 Rose Petal and 04 Pastel Dream, and they also have another eyeshadow palette called Flower Book which aesthetic is just... to die for *LOL*.

Sadly currently Charis Indonesia is under renovation so i cannot link you to my shop, but i'll update as soon as they come back live!

Have you tried Dasique products before and how do you like them?

#Pink

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Eye Stories 28 : Belgleam Rich Volume and Rich Curling Fixcara

beauty

Heelloo helloooo!

Maybe (or maybe not!) you've noticed that i totally rekindled my love for mascaras lately and i almost totally abandoned my falsies nowadays *LOL* (i am honestly such a creature of habit, once i get used and comfortable with one thing, i would abandon my previous love >.<), thanks to the Etude lash serum that made my lash grew and in turn, made me regained my confidence of my previously super short and thin lashes.

Alas, we are not here to promote the serum (sadly Charis no longer carries/have no stock of the serum anymore so there's no use in me promoting anyway HAHAHA) but i wanna rave about my current FAVE mascaras!

They come from a Korean brand called Belgleam. Honestly, i've never heard of the brand before and probably wouldn't dicover them if not for Charis (i really LOVE how Charis brought and introduce us to Korean beauty brands that we wouldn't otherwise be familiar with in Indonesia!), but boy did i immediately fell in love or what!

Belgleam Rich Volume and Rich Curling Fixcara

Lemme tell you first that i am pretty fussy when it comes to mascara (when i wear them on their own. I don't care so much if i'm wearing falsies) so in order for a mascara to impress me, they need to have these traits : easy to apply, have nice sized brush (i just discover recently that i hate those huge sized brush as they don't work for my smaller Asian eyes, the brush would find a way to bump into my skin no matter how careful i am being, it's darn frustrating!), just right formula (not too wet, not too dry. Dry fast so it wouldn't smudge when i blink), able to darken and volumize my thin lashes, and most importantly : able to hold curls all day long without smudging or transferring. All these traits i found in both variants of Belgleam mascaras (or, as they call it : Fixcaras) plus another trait that i didn't even know matter when it comes to mascaras : Uber pretty packaging *LOL*.

Comes in a metallic unicartons with the same shade as each variant. Blue for Rich Volume and Pink for Rich Curling

Look.At.The.Packaging
Aren't they pweetttttyyyy? I luveee them, subtle yet reminds me of Mermaids, Unicorns and other fairytale characters that i lurveee

Imma be honest with you, with most mascaras when they have different variants like these, i would usually struggle to find the difference as they mostly are very similar. But not these two, i immediately recognize the distinguished difference effects they gave!

The rich volume fixcara wand shape, i don't know what it's called and how to describe it so... please just look at the picture hahaha.

Result of Belgleam Rich Volume Fixcara (1 coat)

As you can see from the pictures, the Rich Volume really gives extra volume and amplified my lashes with only one coat. It hugs and clumps lashes in the right way to give that extra, dolly effect. This is honestly the typical result that i look for in a mascara, so obviously i like it! A lot!

Although the formula is just right for me (the right balance between wet and dry), it does dry down very very fast. It's both good and not so good *LOL*, good because it won't smudge if you blink immediately after applying (because it will be already set), not so good in a sense that it's not easy to layer. Personally i think one layer is more than enough (i mean, look at the result!) but if by some reason you want to apply another layer, it would be a struggle as the lashes would already be very dry and tugging on the brush (i tried), it wouldn't look too pretty either. So if you feel like adding another layer, do it without any pause at all!

I would highly recommend this Rich Volume variant if you like extra dolly style lashes and you want to achieve it FAST (one layer and you're set all day long!), if you don't like the clumpy effect (i personally like it) tho, choose Rich Curling.

Now, the Rich Curling Fixcara has a curved brush and it gives my lashes a very pretty effect that no other mascaras ever gave me and i never knew i wanted!

The result is very wispy, lengthening (it has fibres in it), still very noticeable in a demure way - it simply makes my lashes fan out beautifully in a way that really shocks me -or should i say, i am shooketh *LOL*.

Like i already stated, i always thought that my ideal lashes is the one the Rich Volume gave as i really love volumized, curled,dolly, jet-black lashes, but ISTG, Rich Curling is so different but sooo pretty that i starting to question my preference *LOL*.

For bolder look, i probably would still go for the Rich Volume, but of softer, daily makeup kind of days - i know i would always reach for Rich Curling. If you love natural but still with extra oomph lashes, wispy and non clumpy, lengthening mascara, i highly, highly recommend this one. Unlike "natural looking" claiming mascara in the market that does nothing to your lashes (unless you already have naturally long and curled lashes), opt for this one instead as it still soft enough to look natural, but amplified your lashes a lot more than you can ask for.

I get asked which one's my fave out of the 2 is my fave and i posted a reel in my IG and i had the hardest time choosing because both are so so SO GEWD, i surprise myself when i realized that i actually love the Rich Curling one a little more! Honestly, the Rich Volume is everything i look for in a mascara, but there are quite a few that is kinda similar (result wise) in the market (admittably, with less stressing price tag LOL) that i feel myself drawn more to my newer finish love, Rich Curling!

To be honest with you, i was also quite surprised at how much i love them because most of the time, i feel like Korean mascaras are "just fine". Most of them are too subtle and natural for my liking so i am definitely pleasantly surprised at how these two ticks all of my boxes! Belgleam is surely the first Korean brand whose mascara get my full stamp of approval as the ones from various brands i tried before just "pass" or even "below standard" for me.

Other than the different finish result, everything that's good about these mascaras are exactly the same.

- Same "just right" formula ✅

- Same super fast dry time ✅

- Same ability to hold curled lashes (even super straight ones like mine) all day long ✅

- Same ability not to smudge all day long even during super humid days and mask wear ✅

I think that's more than enough to explain why i love them so much!

If you are keen on trying them, grab them from my Charis Shop ^^ - i honestly cannot recommend them enough!

#Pink

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One Brand Review : Rivera Cosmetics

beauty

Happy New Year 2022!!!

Telat 11 hari yah, maap hehehe... Sebelum mulai postnya, aku mau ngucapin selamat tahun baru buat semuanya dulu, semoga 2022 menjadi tahun yang jauh lebih baik ya (especially after 2020 and 2021 >.<), semoga keadaan semakin membaik dan kita semua selalu diberkati!

Mengawali tahun 2022 ini, aku punya review produk-produk makeup dari Rivera Cosmetics yang lagi sering banget aku pake! Apa aja nih?

Aku sebelumnya udah beberapa kali mereview produk-produk Rivera baik di blog ini atau di Instagram aku (kalian bisa baca review makeup Rivera sebelumnya disini) dan jujur, aku tuh dari dulu suka banget sama brand ini. Produk-produknya semua ngga neko-neko tapi kualitasnya bagus banget! Makanya aku excited banget pas dapat kesempatan dari Rivera dan Clozette Indonesia untuk nyobain produk-produk mereka ini!

Kali ini aku nyobain 4 produk dari mereka :

Ada loose powder, eyebrow pencil, mascara dan matte lipstick

Let's talk about the loose powder : Rivera Luminous Micro Powder first!

Rivera Luminous Micro Powder ini adalah bedak tabur yang lembut dan melapisi wajah dengan ringan untuk tampilan makeup yang tahan lama. Aku udah cukup lama dengar tentang Luminous Micro Powder ini dan dari dulu penasaran banget pengen nyobain karena banyak yang raving dan bilang bedaknya bagus banget. Sebagai pemilik kulit berminyak, aku tuh cinta banget sama yang namanya loose powder karena i cannot do without baking process, dan ofc hasil baking bakalan lebih mantap kalau loose powdernya juga bagus!

Dann.. Iya,. emang sebagus itu sih Luminous Micro Powdernya! I definitely agree with the hype!

Comes with a black outer box, and as you can see from the information on the box - bedak taburnya ini mengandung UV Filter, Non-Comedogenic (penting banget buat aku yang prone komedoan) and claims to have a luminous finish

Kemasan bedak taburnya simple dan seperti loose powder pada umumnya

Rivera Luminous Micro Powder ini available in 7 shades dan yang aku cobain ini yang Translucent

Ada sifter dan puff yang fluffy and soft

Karena ini shade Translucent, jadi warnanya putih. Butirannya tuh super duper halussss banget, it's probably one of the softest powders i've ever tried

Bikin makeup jadi super halus dan flawless. Ini makeup aku basenya cuma pakai BB Cream ringan dan ini foto raw tanpa edit sama sekali yah

Jadi sesuai dengan namanya, Rivera Luminous Micro Powder ini diformulasikan dengan partikel micro, makanya tekstur bedaknya sangat halus dan mudah di baurkan. Bedaknya ini juga mempunyai soft focus effect yang bikin makeup kelihatan halus banget dan mampu menyamarkan pori-pori dan garis halus di wajah.

Karena ini bedak tabur dan formulanya selain non-comedogenic juga mampu mengontol minyak, menurut aku sih bedak ini match made in heaven buat oily skin owners like me. Bukan berarti pemilik kulit kering ngga bisa pakai ya, cuma menurut aku sih perlu di akalin dengan pemakaian face mist yang generous afterwards, biar makeup tetap ngeset dan flawless tapi kulit juga tidak terlihat kering. Aku jujur kepo sama Micro Powdernya yang ada warnanya jadinya..

Seperti yang udah aku mention sebelumnya, aku suka banget sih sama Luminous Micro Powder ini! Highly recommended buat yang lagi nyari loose powder yang bikin kulit super flawless!

Yang kedua ada Rivera Bold Intense Eyebrow Matic

Available in 2 shades, punya aku yang 01 Brown (ada Gray juga)

Aku sendiri sih memang suka banget sama eyebrow pencil yang matic gini karena jauh lebih convenient daripada classic eyebrow pencils yang harus di raut terus-terusan...

Dan aku paling suka sama eyebrow matic yang ada built in spoolie-nya gini karena bikin makin ringkes, bisa dipake untuk merapikan bulu-bulu alis sebelum make pensilnya dan juga setelahnya untuk bikin warnanya lebih halus dan berbaur. Travel friendly juga karena ngga perlu bawa berbagai produk eyebrow hehe

Bentuk eyebrow matic-nya yang segitiga juga bikin nggambar alis jadi lebih gampang dan rapi

Warna brown-nya natural dan ngga clash sama bulu alisku meskipun alis aku tuh hitam banget, tapi brownnya nyatu dan ngga aneh di alisku. Oya eyebrow matic-nya ini juga mengandung skin conditioning lho

Seperti most matic eyebrows, waktu pertama-tama di pakai dia agak keras dan waxy. Aku sempat mikir ini mungkin tipe eyebrow pencil waxy yang cocoknya untuk ngisi alis yang udah cukup tebel aja. Sebenarnya alis aku aslinya emang udah tebel banget, tapi aku kurang suka sama bentuk alis asli aku yang macam naga hehe, jadi aku selalu nyabutin alis aku cukup bar-bar biar aku bisa re-shape jadi lebih lurus. Nah karena aku re-shape, aku butuh pensil alis yang ngga terlalu waxy dan cukup pigmented untuk menggambar bentuk barunya. Ternyata setelah pemakaian beberapa kali, Bold Intense Brow Matic ini pigmentasi dan waxiness nya sesuai banget dengan yang aku suka, bisa di pakai untuk re-shape alis dan juga waxy enough untuk merapikan bulu-bulu alis yang tebal! Jadi kalau kalian pake eyebrow matic ini dan merasa dia kurang pigmented dan terlalu waxy, kalian bisa gosok-gosokin dulu di tangan ya biar lapisan wax nya hilang dulu, nanti baru kerasa kalau eyebrow matic-nya gampang di pake dan ngga terlalu waxy kok.

Formulanya juga tahan lama, aku happy banget sih karena belakangan aku sering bermasalah dengan pensil alis yang gampang hilang di kulit aku yang oily dan udara Surabaya yang humid, bikin tambah gampang untuk eyebrow pencil aku bergeser/putus di ujung - nah punya Rivera ini tahan seharian dan ngga hilang/putus! Love it!

Next up : Rivera Volume Madness Mascara

Packagingnya beda sendiri dibandingkan produk-produk lainnya yang didominasi warna hitam karena mascaranya ini packagingnya metallic purple gitu

Brushnya guuuedayyy, which can be a a good thing for some people but unfortunately it's a but too big for me and my small eyes >.<, buat aku ukuran brushnya ini bikin aku susah banget mengaplikasikan mascaranya dengan rapi karena selalu kena kena ke lids >.<

Tapi untuk urusan volumizing, dia deliver kok, juga pigmented and hitam banget

Diantara 4 produk Rivera yang aku coba kali ini, jujur mascaranya ini kurang cocok di aku. Bukan ngga bagus yah, cuma ada beberapa hal yang bikin mascaranya bukan perfect match for me. Pertama-tama, ukuran brush nya yang terlalu massive, memang ukurannya ini bikin bulu mata kelihatan tebal dan dramatis dalam waktu yang lebih singkat kalau bulu mata kalian aslinya cukup panjang dan lentik. Tapi kalau kalian punya ukuran mata yang mini kayak aku hehe, juga bulu mata yang ngga terlalu panjang (jadi jarak antara bulu mata dan kelopak mata dekat), ukuran brushnya ini malah jadi boomerang karena pasti kena lid terus dan bikin makeup mata harus di rapikan lagi.

Yang kedua, mascaranya ini deliver sih untuk claim volumizing, untuk lengthening juga lumayan (tapi ngga dramatis kalau di aku yah) tapi buat bulu mata aku yang kaku dan lurus banget - dia ngga curling sama sekali. Bahkan setelah bulu mata aku jepit cukup lama juga, tetap mascaranya ngga bisa nahan curl nya, jadi untuk mendapatkan hasil yang aku mau biasanya abis aplikasi harus aku jepit lagi (tapi ini bukan trick yang recommended yahh soalnya bisa bikin bulu mata putus kalo bulu matanya ngga kuat).

Aku lebih rekomen mascara ini buat kalian yang matanya belo, terus bulu mata aslinya udah panjang dan lentik - pasti bakalan super dramatis dan efisien banget pake mascara ini. Selain itu mascaranya ini juga mengandung conditioning serum lho, yang mencegah bulu mata rontok dan chamomile oil untuk mencegah iritasi pada mata sensitive, jadi cukup banyak nilai plus-nya!

Last but not least, i have Rivera Absolute Matte Lipstick

Available in 10 shades, punya aku shade The Seductress

Aku suka banget sama packagingnya lipsticknya karena unik dan kelihatan badass gitu ada gerigi-geriginya hehe

The Seductress ini deep berry gitu, cakep deh buat yang suka lisptick gelap dan vampy. Kebetulan aku penggemar vampy lips jadi aku happy banget dapet warna ini hehe

Rata-rata produk makeup Rivera ini ada kandungan skincare nya lho, begitu juga untuk Absolute Matte Lipstick-nya juga. Mengandung Vitamin E sebagai antioksidan yang bikin bibir tidak kering, lebih lembab dan warna bibir lebih cerah. Aku kerasa banget sih karena lipsticknya ini emang nyaman banget di bibir, di pakai seharian juga ngga kering. Selain itu ada UV Filternya juga untuk melindungi bibir dari pengaruh buruk sinar matahari yang membuat warna bibir lebih gelap plus ada Collagen juga sebagai stimula produksi collagen alami sehingga bibir tampak lebih bervolume.

Lipstick Rivera ini juga mengandung Color Binding Pigment yang memberikan hasil akhir yang matte intense yang tahan lama (pigmentasinya juga oke banget, sekali oles udah intense gitu warnanya) dan Soft Focus Effect yang mampu menyamarkan garis-garis dan kerutan pada bibir sehingga bibir terasa nyaman dan cantik alami.

Aku sih suka ya sama lipsticknya ini, pigmented, mudah di aplikasikan, nyaman, ngga bikin bibir kering dan tahan lama - tapi menurut aku dia ngga terlalu matte yah, which is not a problem for me karena aku justru ngga suka lipstick yang terlalu matte - dan dia juga ngga trasferproof jadi bakalan nempel di masker (tapi ngga heboh kok, ngga sampe geser-geser atau sampe pudar kalo kita pake masker) dan totally harus di reapply kalau habis makan karena kalau di lap dia akan hilang completely. Again, this is not a problem for me because i don't mind reapplying my lipstick, just something that i think needed to be pointed out.

Hasil makeup pakai ke 4 produk Rivera

All in all, i really enjoyed my experience with Rivera's products - as always. Rivera ini bener-bener salah satu brand yang underated buat aku and needs to be better known karena emang bagus! Kalian yang mau beli produk-produk Rivera (skincare mereka juga bagus banget lho!) di Shopee Official Store Rivera Cosmetics yah!

Thank you once again for Rivera and Clozette Indonesia for the chance to try out these awesome products!