INCOMING!!!

Notice : if you're My Boyfriend/ fiancee/ soon-to-be-husband.. pleasee.. pleaasseee don't read this post :D mi love you so much ebiiii but seriously stop reading now!!

so this is like upcoming makeup that will come in the next 2 months. so freakin excitedd *happydance*.

1. MAC MSF Stereo Rose

This is a Freakin Stereo Rose!!! the one that sold out in a couple hours @ www.maccosmetics.com the urban legend MSF .... the MAC Myth!!!  and i got it!!! well it's on the way, tikijne kinda messed up my address so they have to re-send it.. still happy though :D Brand New and i got it for $38, kinda high from the original price but definitely not as ridiculous as ebay price which is now almost  reach $100, that's just freakin' crazy, i mean i love my make up with a passion but an MSF for 1 million rupiah is just outrageous not to mention ridiculous..
anywhoooo, the stereo rose had arrived!!! it's kinda frosty but i don't regret buying it :D

2. Mac A Tartan Tale Stuff

so after much much much debating (with the fiancee) what to get on this MAC collection just because i-want-it-all-cause-i'm-in-love-with-the-plaid debacle, i decided to get

• 6 Beauties Play It Cool Palette
• Sweep Me of My Feet Brush set
• Dazzle The Lads Lip Bag

He's going to buy me the brush set *yeay* , i will buy the palette and then i will used my Sing $ left over to buy the lip bag in Singapore when my mom goes there.. so why there are more picture than the product i'm planning to buy?

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Beauty 01 : Seserahan Cosmetic Edition!

so.. at first i thought it will be simple to ensemble a group of makeup that i love with one theme..
boy am i soo wrong...

so the first idea that come to mine is BLACK
cause i love MAC and NARS..
their both are black so problem solved!!!
not quite apparently..
mommy said to used only one brand..

okay so next idea is PURPLE
cause i already have a lot of urban decay stuff laying around in my house
and i can just buy a couple of stuff from UD singapore to complete it..
so i thought YEAYYY!! finish!!
nope.. not gonna happen said the fiance..
"more from me (the new stuff) than form your collection baby"

soo!!! the winner is MAC BLACK
lots of new stuff and add a little of my old stuff!
here's the temporary line up!

MSF Comfort

MSF Petticoat

MSF Redhead and Brunette

MSF Warm Blend

MAC 116

Viva Glam Cyndi

and the pending one cause it's kinda different color/brand so i'm very pesimistic that it will go in to the box.. but at least i already have it LOL..

MAC Hipness

NARS Luster

 and other thing like

MAC 109

Mineralize Loose

soo  what else?

Haull..

*Mac Mineralized loose SPF 15 foundation
*Mac Studio Fix Lash
*UDPP in Eden
*Majolica Majorca lash expander
*Benefit boi-ing concealer
*Mac Blot Powder Medium Dark
*Burrt's Bees Repair Serum
*MAC 182!!!!! finally!!

thank you mommy and daddy!!!!!

gerbera_iris at BlackBerry®

makeup and skincare things......

SKINCARE
1. How many times do you wash your face daily?

Twice. Morning and at night. (three times if my face feel icky at the office at noon)

2. What skin type do you have? (dry,oily,combo)

Oily - Combination

3. What is your current facial wash?

Dr's cleanser for acne prone, Himalayan neem cleanser and Lush Fresh pharmacy ( which i think recently broke me out :(

4. Do you exfoliate?

Yes. Sometimes.

5. What brand do you use?

St. Ives blackhead and blemishes and Cure

6. Is it really important to moisturize?

Very much for my combination dehydrated face

7. How often do you moisturize your face?

Twice.. morning and night..

8. What moisturizer do you use?

Kiehl's Yerba Matte and dr's acne prone moisturizer (my ultimate fav is MAC lightful deep ultramoiture cream)

9. Do you use sunscreen?

yes in the morning.. Neutrogena ultra sheer dry touch SPF 30

10. What is your favorite skincare line?

hmm none that i worship as an HG

11. Do you give yourself regular facial treatments?

Rarely..

12. Do you have freckles?

Nope

13. Do you use eye cream?

yes!! i have too!!

14. Do you or did you have acne prone skin?

Sometimes ( like now or when that time of the month or when i have bad reactions to a product)

15. Did you ever have to use Pro-active?

nope

16. Do you use a mask? And what do you use?

St' Ives Hydroxy Masque and one other mask from St' Ives but forgot the name..

17. Which celebrity do you think has good skin even without makeup?

i really don't know..

18. One skincare routine that is a MUST for you?

moisturizer and eye cream..

19. Why do you think we should take care of our skin?

our very precious asset 

MAKE-UP
1. What foundation do you use?

Chanel Mat Lumiere and MAC Tinted Moisturizer or Everyday Minerals Base

2. How about concealer?

MAC Select Moisturecover and MAC Studio Finish

3. Do you know your undertone color?

Yellow.. i'm an NC in MAC

4. What do you think of fake eyelashes?

don't really enjoy using it, but i look good using them

5. Did you know that you are suppose to change your mascara every 3 months?

as long as the mascara still wearable, i think it's fine :D (it's freakin expensive anyways!)

6. What brand of mascara do you use?

Maybelline Cat Eyes

7. Sephora, drugstore or departmental store?

Sephora and Drugstore (rarely)

8. Do you use M.A.C?

cannot live without 'em

9. What makeup tools do you use in make up application?

Brushes.

10. Do you use make-up base/primer for the eyes?

hmm rarely.. when i got the product i will use it :D

11. For the face?

same as above..

12. What is your favorite highlight powder?

Benefit 10

13. Contour?

I don't use any too.

14. What is your favorite eyeshadow (color or shade)?

Teal and copper

15. Do you line your eyes?

Yes just recently..

16. Tightline?

Nope...

17. Do you use pencil or liquid eyeliner?

Pencil and liquid that shape like a pen :D

18. How often do you poke your eyes with an eyeliner pencil?

hmm once i guess :p

19. What do you think of pigment eyeshadows?

Just recently so i don't know...

20. Do you use mineral makeup?

Yup.. everyday minerals

21. What is your favorite lipstick?

Benefit in Rocket Pop

22. How about lipgloss?

none i really love.. maybe my MAC  baroque boudoir d’Nouveau

23. What blush do you use?

powder blus

24. Type or brand or name?

MAC powder blush in Melba

25. Do you buy your makeup on ebay?

Nope

26. Do you like drugstore makeup?

Yup

27. Did you ever consider taking make-up classes?

Yes. I did. But i want to find something cheap :D

28. Are you clumsy in putting on makeup?

sometimeeessss..

29. Name a makeup crime that you hate?

cakey under eye concealer

30. Do you like colorful shades of makeup (lipstick,eyeshadow) or neutral ones?

Colorful shades!

31. Can you share a make up trick that you know?

don't know any...

32. Which celebrity always has great make up?

hmmm not really paying attention on their makeup..

33. Can you make a "cat eye" wing?

rarely..

34. If you could leave the house using just ONE make up item,what would you use?

Nars Loose Powder

35. Could you ever leave the house without any makeup on?

Yes ofcourse!

36. Do you think you look good even without any makeup on?

sometimes.. when i had a good skin day LOL

37. In your opinion, what is the BEST makeup line?

me love MAC!!!!

38. Would you ever consider permanent makeup?

????

39. Have you ever work in a cosmetic line?

nope...

Benefit Silky Finish Lipstick in "Rocket Pop" Review

My First Real Review!!

pics from : Benefit

For ages i always love lipstick.. I've tried from a mid/low end brand lipstick like oriflame to a high end brand lipstick like chanel or dior. I never settle to a shade in lipstick, always changing color from peach to pink and even bright orange (never red i don't know why :p). I also never finish a lipstick, I'm a lipstick adventurer :D

so eventough  i love them, i never have an HG lipstick. Until one day my mom came home from Singapore and gave me a Benefit Silky Finish Lipstick in "Rocket Pop" and i just instantly fall in love.

1. The lipstick texture is smooth and silky and It goes on very creamy in my lips i really love i. you wouldn't even have to use a lip balm before this and your lips will never feel dry *NEVER*. maybe because it's so creamy cons : it doesn't stay long in your lips maybe because it's so creamy..
   
2. The color is so very pigmented, for Rocket Pop the color is dark rose that can make your lips look full and naturally pigmented once you use it.. The color is also buildable from sheer to very pigmented.
3. I try Using it with a brush, i like it but not as much as i like the usual traditional way on using lipstick lol
4. I LOVE THE COLOR!!! rocket pop had a very beautiful shade..
5. The finishing result got a slight shine but no shimmer *love it*
   
6. a little bit in the pricey side. In singapore the price is around S$ 32 . expensive if you compare it to MAC lipstick which cost merely S$26

So even there's a couple of cons i still love this lipstick and happily called it my HG lipstick. I tried to find dupes and so far i only found NYX in B52, kinda similar but it doesn't have that shine that make your lips look full like the benefit does. So i'm sticking with my benefit :D

On the cons side, this lipstick finish very quickly. one lipstick only for like 3  months more less, i don't know if i use it to barbaric but it finish too soon! i'm in my fourth rocket pop lipstick now and got only one backup.. i so cannot life without this lipstick hahahahaha

I'm still a lipstick adventurer but i will always have this as my HG and something that will never go wrong *wink*

Overall Rating : 4.5/5  ( .5 cut : pricey stuff for something that finish so fast!)
Will buy again : Definitely

*sorry for the not so good pics :p

gerberairis

update : arrgghhh!! another wishlist that i'm craving :D

so.. i have this annual craving for make up like this one and so let's start this YEAR
MONTH craving!!!! * hope somebody read this and nice enough to buy me some LOL *

1. PearlMatte eyeshadow from MAC in Lillyland collection
   
2. Mac Brush #217 #219
   
3. MAC Blot Powder in Medium Dark
4. MAC Mineralize Eyeshadow Quad in Odd Bits
5. Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in covet, electric, flipside or deviant
6. Make Up For Ever HD Primer #6 Yellow Sample
7. Make Up Fore Ever HD Concealer
   

That is my wishlist!!! order descending from super badly to just simply want it LOL why didn't i buy this when i went to Singapore you people ask?? cause i'm stupid and i don't really want those stuff when i'm there hehehehe *excuses excuses excuses* besides the lillyland collection haven't even come out yet.. so if i win a lottery or some quiz show *i really should start buying lottery ticket or sign up to a game show* i'll get those stuff easily or if my paycheck is like 100 gaziillion a month then i also get those stuff.. and i think my boyfriend will let me buy some if i don't already have this line up

1. MAC brush #219 SE  arrived!
   
2. ELF Studio Powder Brush
3. ELF Studio Corrective Concealer
4. Burt's Bees Acne Solution Spot Treatment
5. Burt's Bees Acne Solution Moisturizing lotion
6. Everyday Minerals Base Golden Medium semi matte Sample
7. Everyday Minerals Base Buttered tan matte Sample  canceled
   
8. Monistat soothing gel for primer

on second thought, how the heck am i going to pay for those??? hahahahahahahaha so sorry boyfriend.. mucha lurvee :D

gerberairis

picture courtesy to Makeupalley, MAC, Temptalia, polyvore

Review.. Review.. Skincare and Makeup Part I

Kayanya september gue ga updatean post deh ya ehehehe.. today review day aja deh.. sebelum prajab :(

1. MAC lightful moisturizer : well i choose this than yerba mate from kiehl's.. and at first i kinda regret it cause i dont feel like it's doing anything to my face.. it's still the same dull and kusem (*kagak tau bahasa inggrisnya hahaha*) face, but then it hit me when i finish the whole jar.. a week after that, my face is so not healthy.. dry, flaky or sometmes over oily.. i miss my MAC :( but i think i'm going to try the yerba mate next.. wish me luck
-- you can see the picture here


2. MAC studio moisture tint.. akyu sukaaaaa tp kayanya a bit dark for me warnanya.. jadi suka gue tambahin pake feverlet HD yg pektay abeess itu hehehe.. * ga jelas deh ni kulit muka gue apaan, beneran bingung NC or NW or yellow or pink hahahha* tapi untuk sebagai tinted moisturizer ini very reccomended especially with the spf.


3. lagi jatuh cinta sama Everyday Minerals.. basenya makes you look so soft... tp kayanya again gue salah shade hahahaha.. karena oxidize di gue... but i love their brushes.. flat top and the LHK.. mi likey!!! gue lagi mau pre order lagi si ehhehehe moga2 dapet shade yg cucokk..
www.everydayminerals.com

love,
gerbera_iris

Wishlist - Make Up Edition!!!

Okay!! after that stupid rambling... i think i'm going to a lighter side.. lately i've been hit by another bug.. makeup craze bug that is.. hehehehe okay so i will list my top something makeup and skincare stuff that i really really want and some extras :D oh and my boyfriend can get some inspiration for next month *wink wink*

My Top will buy (after i got My Rapelan!!!!) :

1. MAC - Lightful Ultramoisture Creme


This is one of MAC Lightful skincare line which is the moisturizer. i so really need a moisturizer right now cause my face is so dull and just freakin weird. and according to some of the review this moisturizer is good. one of the reason that MAC made it especially for asia region and for outside asia they only sell it online.. at maccosmetics.com the price is US$36 and do you know how much they sell it here?? freakin Rp. 495.000 what a rip off!!! seriouslly if my mom going to singapore, this is he first thing i will beg her to buy for me lol you can see a review in here
http://makeupbytiffanyd.blogspot.com/2009/02/mac-lightful-deep-ultramoisture-creme.html

2. MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural or/and Lancome Ageless Minerale with White Sapphire Complex (phiuh!)

okay so both of this is a mineral powder.. Lancome loose powder and the MAC is pressed powder with foundation.. i want it both!! and i think i will buy both but the MAC is a priority because it's cheaper :p and i already have my anna sui loose powder. but i really want it both! unfortunately the Lancome is not available in indonesia and i can't ask my mom to buy it cause i have to tried it ( it's a powder, i have to test it!!) so dream a little dream :( anyway the retail price for MAC MSF Natural is US$25 but i think is more than Rp. 300.000 here.. but i don't know about the lancome yet.
for review just go to http://www.makeupalley.com at the product reviews.

3. The Body Shop Kabuki - Mineral Foundation Brush

Awwwwhhhh!! this is my MUST HAVE!! i probably going to buy this before my rapelan lol well my first option is MAC 182 the kabuki but come on.. do you know how much a MAC brush cost? A lot! hehehe so i choose the alternative and after i see one for my self i think this this is suitable and worth the price Rp. 189.000 an you can use this for the powder or blush or powder foundie. or you can travel with it plus its so cute :D

4. Vitamin C Micro Refiner

well i just find this exfoliator recently, i had my eye on the MAC micro refiner first but yeah the price is really good also ;) so this is a good substitute plus it's easier to find.. you can find body shp in every single mall in jakarta. from the review people said that this also reduce milia!! cross finger.. i hate my milias!!! retail @ Rp.209.000

well it's late so continue tommorow....





to be continued.....

gerberairis

Pictures and Review thanks to :
http://makeupbytiffanyd.blogspot.com/
http://www.makeupalley.com/
http://www.maccosmetics.com/