Review: Garnier BB Miracle Skin Perfector

Hello there!

Yes I am back and I am soooo excited. I haven't got my camera back but I can't wait that long, I have this urge to write this down so, I used my webcam and photoscape.
First of all, I am so very sorry about the poor quality of the photo. I would change it when I got my camera back, promise.

Okay, so I have this Garnier  BB Miracle Skin Perfector. I have to warn you that, I bought this in Indonesia. I do believe there is kind of differences in every country and I don't why but it does, so if it doesn't apply to the Garnier that you have because you're not in Indonesia or didn't buy it here, I am so very sorry.

I have this kind of love and hate relationship with this one. Because as much as I have negative things to say about this, I used it everyday for several weeks. Mostly to test things out but also because it's simple and easy.

Okay so well for a start, I really don't know if it's really bb cream or it's just the name, it's a miracle skin perfector which would probably be a different cream or maybe a part of a bb cream, I am not sure. In the back though, it says All-in-1 Perfecting Cream Garnier BB moisturizer. So, it might be my brain being a tool that I don't really get this but I don't know I have never known a BB moisturizer before.

The bottle says, this cream claims to have SPF 21/ PA++ and formula to protect the skin from UVB and UVA rays.
Brighten skin, lightens dark spot and acne marks, moisturize skin, mattifies skin and absorbs oil, giving powder finish and evens out the skin tone.

There are more good things that this cream claims to have, which makes me wonder why I experience just a few little of it.

Starting with something I like about this cream, is that this cream has a fresh fragrance, lemon fresh kind of fragrance that making me love to just put in on my face, especially in the morning after shower. The cream is also so lightweight, and super easy to spread, which is a true thing written on the back of this bottle. I guess this is why I kinda love it even though I hate it (lol) is because this is the kind of cream consistency that I want for my everyday use. It takes literally two-three minutes to spread this on my face and blend it, it's so not time consuming, and I just need my finger for this and it's great to put on everyday basis because I just don't have much time sometimes. Also, It feels like I am not wearing anything at all, it's true that it is so lightweight and it does have a powdery finish which makes my face looks fresh. Plus I hope it's true about the SPF things. These all the pluses for me.

The nuh-uh things about this crem is that, it has no coverage whatsoever. I thought this is bb cream, which would probably would have low coverage but this is has very sheer to none coverage, well but if you see it just being a moisturizer or well a tinted moisturizer, maybe it will be acceptable. It doesn't even out my skin tone, not very longlasting, it will probably lasts for two-three hours max.

Alright the thing that I am most disappointed is the part where it says it mattifies skin and absorbs oil. It doesn't. I have a combination of oil and dry skin, on some days I am just oily. I hate to say but this is making me more oily for some reasons, I don't know why. I am guessing it's because I never ever put moisturizer that contains oil in it, just hydrating mineral stuff and this cream just can't hold the oil flow on my face and of course, it's being a moisturizer that is not water based. So I think it also explain my skin breaking out.

so yeah, I still use it sometimes on the days I really really super don't have time but I don't want to go bare face, also I could use the SPF, I definitely would go for this with powder and no my usual moisturizer because It could get really super oily. With powder though, it's still oily but not that bad.

one thing to remember, in Indonesia they don't have color for this. So it's kinda crazy and I thought it is way too light for me but when I blend it, it has no color whatsoever on me, I thought it just blends in very well and adjusting to my skin color but now I think that's not the case, it's just lack of pigmentation and coverage.

I actually have friend who loves this product to death, it is so cheap, crazy cheap and also works out great for her. She mostly has normal type of skin and also doesn't have anything to be covered. So maybe if you are that girl, you can go try this because you might love it.

But me, I won't purchase it again. On the website (USA one) they have one with water based formula so I might want to try that and also variation of this cream that might be more suitable for my skin.

So yeah, this is the first time of my post that I don't like the product more than I like it. I feel kinda terrible but this is how it works on me, it does work differently depending on people's skin, if you still want to try it, go ahead, it could be great for you.

SO that's all, I hope I have my camera soon! So I can post things that I am excited to share to you guys, alright see ya!
with love,
Intan Thalia

Review: The Odbo BB Cream

Hello guys!

Now I am back with a beauty review. I know that I haven't posted as often as I wanted to, but life got in my way blablabla you know how it goes.

Today, I'm writing about korean beauty product that I've come to adore, I have two products of this brand but right now I'm just going to tell you about The Odbo BB Cream.

This is what I have been using for these days, it's hot outside or I'm just not going anywhere that requires me to get lots of make up on. This is what I'm putting on. 

First, the packaging, it doesn't come with a pump, you just have to push lightly to get it out, it's easy and well it can be messy at times but I don't mind anyway.

The things that I love about this BB Cream is the lightweight on the skin. I feel like I'm not wearing anything at all. Like it says on the package it leaves skin moist and radiant. It's definitely true. It doesn't feel sticky but you can feel your face is so hydrated, it's almost like putting on tinted moisturizer. It doesn't make your look skin oily or dry, it only leave a fresh look and a beautiful glow. The extracts are vegetables extracts and what I feel it does to my face when this is on or off my face is that it softens my skin, makes it smooth and firm and totally moisturized my whole face. 

I don't have any negative things to say about this, but if you are not a fan of sheer color and not so much pigmentation then this is not for you. I usually one who would go for the full coverage ones but the pigmentation of this BB cream in this case is a plus for me. It's so weird because it doesn't have a range of colors, it only has one shade. When I opened it and dotted one on my face I am like oh god this is way too light on me and then when I start blending it in which is super easy to blend in, the color just kind of blend with my own skin tone which is pretty amazing. So the result is just like exactly my skin tone but more even, refined and settle. I think you even can build the coverage up, if you want to but I think you can do with concealer and it just looks so natural and flawless.

It last throughout the day and the product doesn't just aim for those who has sensitive skin because I don't have a sensitive skin but if you do it says to provide protection, but I can't tell of that's true because I'm not experiencing it. Oh and this can be some sort of a primer if you will or skin corrector because it evens out the skin tone and make skin smooth and settle so after that you can apply your favorite foundation on top of this. 

There will be more of korean products review coming so stay tuned. Maybe you are interested in this, if you can't reach it on your country, there are several online shops that ship worldwide or you are in Korea or will be visiting soon, this can be a recommendation when you are out shopping. 

So this is it, I hope you have had a wonderful days this month. Tomorrow is a new month, starts with happiness and spirit, oh and I hate that I haven't come up yet with favorite of the month post but that will be on my list.

anyway, tell me what kind of korean beauty products have you tried or are you interested to try some?

see you guys soon!

with love,

Intan Thalia

Review: NYX Matte Lipstick and Extra Creamy Round Lipstick

Hello guys!

So... I made it out alive! haha I have done my universities admission tests and that was why I hardly post for this past week but now I'm back. I have to say I can only pray for it, after all it's all done, I had done my best so whatever the outcome, hopefully it's the best for me. 

Anyway, now I'm back with two of my new favorite NYX Lipsticks. These two has kind of an opposite characteristic, as the one is matte lipstick and the other is really creamy consistency. Let's just get the review started then.

NYX Matte Lipstick in MLS 10 Perfect Red is my favorite red lipstick for now. It is not that really bright red orange-ish neon like shade but this one is real classic red. It's so pigmented, love the pigmentation on this one, it even leave stains on the lips, so maybe after you eat or something this will still be on your lips and it lasts for hours. One thing to note, you need a mirror to apply this, I mean this is not the kind of lipsticks that easy to apply without looking into a mirror because it'll be messy haha so be careful and maybe you even need a lip liner but mirror is essential. As far as the packaging, perhaps because it's a matte lipstick so they make the packaging kind of matte too, which for me kind of make it look cheap (even though it is kind of cheap) for some reasons. The consistency is kind of like butter so it's matte but it's not drying! that's what I love the most about it. So for all you matte lipstick lovers, you need to try this one. These has, I think eleven different colors but from what I've heard about it, the nudes one isn't really likable while the darker ones are great. I don't know why it's different but for this particular one that I have, it's great for me. It's definitely a love it. 

The next one is NYX Lipstick in LSS529 Thalia. So okay, I bought this just a few days ago, because my friend is raving about how this is a great nude color for all skin tone. So, I'm like oh yeah I gotta try this. When I got up to the NYX counter the guy in the counter was like 'oh this is the new Thalia, because we are out of the old ones, this one is more pinkish than the old ones' but I bought it anyway and so I found out that Thalia is is NYX range of extra creamy round lipstick lines. So well firt, I'm not fond of the smell of this but other than I'm totally loving this. When I first tried it, it's like really pale on me, like pale whitey pink with purple undertone maybe. The color grows on me though so I'm diggin it right now, but I also found that this can be a base for another lipstick. It soften your darker lipstick and bring out the color. So this can be used alone or mixed with others. The consistency is really creamy and moisturizing and what I find mostly with these kind of lipstick is they only have sheer pigmentation but this has amazing pigmentation and you totally don't need lipgloss over this. When I use this, the product really melts to my lips but sometimes though I feel like it doesn't really set on my lips, only to the surface but it doesn't really annoy me. This lasts probably 3-4 hours, not that great. As far as the color I'm a sucker for it and not to mention the name of it! haha. It's not a must have but if you're looking for a creamy lipstick and nude color, you can try this. This  is a like it for me

So that's it for today guys. What's your favorite matte or super moisturizing Lipsticks? Let me know for suggestions! 

I'll see ya soon guys

With love,

Intan Thalia

Summer Scents: Burberry Summer and Nina Ricci Premier Jour

Hello there! 

Summer is nearly here or well might as well here already and I got two of my favorite perfumes to tell about, which I think is perfect for summer.

I was going to tell you about only one of them, but I love these two equally and it's a tie for me. These two are my champions. As you can see they are all severely used, you can see only a little of them left in the each bottles, it's because I love them so much and I have been using them for the entire year or even more and now I have to plan for repurchasing them. Hopefully they are available in Indonesia because I got them both in France :(

Anyway, let me start off with Burberry Summer for Woman, yes they have the other one for men which packaged in a blue bottle, I bought it for my brother but I never actually asked how it smells like. I have to say that I love the pink bottle, pink always catch my eyes but this one is really like a soft pink and almost transparent on the top, it is a huge bottle though but not really a fat bottle just so wide. Same with the color, I think the smell of this is really soft, there is no strong alcohol smell on it, it's so natural. This one also has floral scent to it mostly like lilly and freesia even rose, but there is some citrus in it too and a bit fruity which I can't really tell what but it's what makes this perfume smells so fresh. This really won't make you feel overwhelmed or sick by the smell, it's completely light. You can wear this to anywhere. Although I have to say that it doesn't stay as long as I want it to be, well maybe like 6 hours tops but I don't mind spraying in every now and then. I think it really suits the scene during the summer day out or date, maybe pair this with a cute sun dress and boots. So this perfume really lives the name of it. It's a definitely must have summer perfume.

The other is Nina Ricci Premier Jour and I can't tell you how much I love this perfume. Once I got a little smell of this, I  knew I had to have this. It's been my favorite ever since. I can smell sweetness in it, like vanilla and also it's pretty floraly, I smell sweet pea and orchid , I also can smell kind of sensual with the woody-musky smell to it. This one is pretty strong like I don't need much using this and it lasts for hours. The bottle is a really cute and unique form. So if the Burberry one is so great for daily basic use for summer days, this will go for summer nights. This also will do for evening formal occasions (summer or not) It smells so womanly, just elegant and expensive. If I could describe this like a person this would be a sexy, beautiful, confident woman without make up. It's pretty so effortlessly. So yes, I highly recommend this because it won't disappoint you in anyway.

By the way I'm also submitting this post to enter a competition held by Amara so wish me luck!

until next time guys,

with love,

Intan Thalia

Review: Maybelline Color Tattoo

Hello guys!

How are you? I'm doing good. A little update of my life, I have an admission test for universities in five days, I know I should be hitting the books but I'm human... 

So well instead of drowning myself in a pile of books I decide to do another review, just because I love it! can't say the same about this product though - wait, I don't hate it! If the rating are: hate it, so-so, like it, and love it. This one is a like it! Oh and if you noticed that I have never reviewed things that i don't like, it's because things that I have right now are so lovable. I don't know why I haven't found something that I hate yet but I'll let you know if I ever did! Even though I can't imagine writing a really horrifying blog post on a product (maybe the day will come, but eh..).

So back to this one!

Maybelline Color Tattoo 24hr by Eyestudio is my first ever gel cream eyeshadow and I actually have heard great things about this, and it is great. This one I have is in the color 35-on and on bronze. I actually was in a hurry when I was purchasing this, I just thought oh it's a brown or bronze color is so pretty but I didn't realize that it's kind of bronze metallic. So it's just kind of glittery. I was disappointed at first because I was kind of expecting a matte color but as I go along it's actually really pretty. 

I kind of start loving this, it's like really easy to put on, it's so pigmented. I actually would say it is not creamy at all, it's kind of solid, so I would use my finger to press onto the product and swipe it a little so the product will melt to the skin of my finger and then swipe it on the lid of my eyes. As simple as that, no need brush (well if you want to use it, that's fine too..), it can go alone like that or it can be as a base, then you can pick a matte eyeshadow over this, it's really beautiful and yes it last like a tattoo (lol not really..) I mean like really looong time, so it's a really perfect one to wear for a party when you're gonna be dancing or formal stuff because it won't crease, it'll be perfect all day and all night. Here! check out the swatch of this product!

There are bunch of colors to pick also they do have the matte ones! I just took the wrong thing. So watch for this next time you go on to the maybelline counter. This has been in the store for a while so if you haven't got your hand on this I suggest to try it.

So it's the review for today! let me know if you have these, what do you think, especially if you've tried to matte ones, I want to know! Or if you have another gel or cream eyeshadows another than this, tell me so I can check it out!

Until later guys!

With love,

Intan Thalia

Review: Nature Republic and Esfolio Aloe Vera Gel

Hello guys! I'm back with a beauty review. As you know already, I have been reviewing a lot of products that we all already know but today, I'm going to tell you about products from Korea that I've been loving.

My mom went to Korea a few months ago, and I wasn't too keen on these products that I don't know and never heard of but when I tried it all, I love them all! They really make good beauty products there and my mom said they were all very cheap.

So this is got to be my favorite moisturizer of all time. They are two different brands but I find nothing different at all about the product, the smell, the gel feels all the same to me. So my old one which I'm running out of, is the one on right from Nature Republic, and the new one is from Esfolio. Of course it says the Nature Republic is like 92% of Aloe Vera and the other is like 100% which is probably better but really it's hard to tell the different.

So these products comes with a giant green pot, it contains a lot of product, it can lasts up to 6 months and maybe more. That depends on how much you use it on daily basis because you just want to put this everywhere! The gel itself is a clear no color gel, which I don't know why but always managed to feel cool on the skin and it's very soothing.

There a re lots of benefits of aloe vera gel, like it can helps calm the skin from sunburn, it prevents and treats acnes, a great moisturizer because my face always feels so hydrated after using this. Not only the face you can use it for  body too, your nail even your hair. Do you know that Aloe vera gel is also good for primer before putting make up on? It doesn't even stop there that the result of its treatment even lasts after you stop you using this, leaving your face has this healthy glow and clear. 

I put this on every day after I shower before putting my make up on, as a moisturizer and also a primer and then at night before I go to sleep. The result is magnificent, I don't have anymore acnes, my skin is not dry but not oily either (which my skin is combination of both) because it doesn't have oil in it just hydrating my face. My skin feel so smooth and clear and even a bit brighter.

I'd love to tell you the negatives side of this product too to be fair but I don't have one because I just love it so much!

I don't know if there are any stores near you to try this ones out but there's always online shopping. These are really worth every penny.

So that's it for today guys, I hope you enjoy your Friday!

until next time,

With Love,

Intan Thalia

Review: Topshop Blush

Hello guys!!

So here I am, on a Monday.... and today I'll be reviewing my favorite blush from Topshop in color Head Over Heels. This is a cream blush, which I like for a blush, it looks so natural. This blush color is so good, I'll have to admit that this is my only blush that I have on me right now, daily basis and for formal occasions. I love it so much, the color is so pretty. What I find a turn off in a blush is that it doesn't match my face color like it doesn't look natural on me, and it's so hard to get a pink color that suits me. This one is doing pretty well, it is not so pigmented, I was kind of disappointed at first, but I realize that it's better that way, so we can build the kind of shade we want on our cheeks. I was having a hard time on how to put this on, I don't like using a brush for cream blush, because it gets sticky. I like to do it with my hand just like the instruction but I don't exactly dot it, I smear it all over then blend it. It makes me really look flushed and makes my face more 'alive'. I notice some glitters in it too, not too much, it doesn't make cheeks glittery and annoying after you blend it, it hardly can be recognized at all, but it makes me have a beautiful natural glow. It really put the color to my cheeks, and makes me look more healthy. So, I'm loving this! it's not even that expensive too so you should go try this! :)

so that's it from me today, I hope you have an amazing day.

until the next one guys!

with love,

Intan Thalia

How to and Review: Batiste Dry Shampoo

Hello guys! 

yes, I'm on a roll, I have been posting three days! haha it's fun. Anyway, this  is my How to and Review of Batiste Dry Shampoo.

I am so grateful for this product to be exist because I need it lots of times to save my bad hair day.

I have such an oily scalp I guess, because It's so easy to get my hair looks greasy even the same day I just washed my hair, it gets really annoying.

I've heard all about this dry shampoo things that you don't have to use it with water and dry your hair, it's just as simple as spraying this on your hair and voila! no more greasiness! it totally can take only 5 minutes or less, the result is instant. I do this a lot when I don't have the time to wash my hair or when I'm out during the day and then my hair got greasy this really helps a lot. This product have ones that are smaller size than this so you can bring it in your bag everywhere.

So I got this when I was in UK, I was walking through the aisle of the drugstore and then I saw dry shampoo and the can just caught my eyes! how can it not, the packaging looks cute! haha, so then I bought two straight away. 

This dry shampoo comes with lots of fragrance, mine are Lace and Paisley. These two smells so good. It doesn't smell like shampoo it smells like perfume on my hair haha, but it's definitely refreshing. On the Lace, it says it's seductive and elegant smell and on Paisley it says rich and elegant. These are definitely smells elegant, but I don't know about seductive... never tried to seduce anyone with this before! haha!

So this is how I apply this  to my hair

1. Shake the can

2. Place it about 30 cm from your hair

3. Spray it all over your hair (or just the greasy spot)

4. Put your fingers (or comb) through your hair, massage it a little bit

then you're all ready to go! Also, after I use this on my hair, I feel like it volumnize my hair too, but it does totally do the job of removing greasiness of your hair and make it look like fresh.

So that's for today guys!

enjoy your Sunday! until next time,

With love, 

Intan Thalia

Review: Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer

Hello guys!
I'm back with another review, I've reviewed like bunch of things of cleansing product like a week ago which you can find it here. Today though, I'm gonna tell you about my favorite concealer in the whole world. This one is from Collection (Previously Collection 2000).
It's called Lasting Perfection and guys it is perfection.

The first time I've heard about this, surely from one of beauty guru from UK because the first time I purchased this product is in the drugstore in UK (I believe it was Edinburgh). Well, the product come with this little tube and as you can see in the picture I've repurchased this when I was in Singapore and go to the drugstore and I just can't believe they have it there and just bought it right away. Unfortunately we still don't have it here yet in Indonesia.

This concealer is really like thick and creamy and I love that because I've had a bad experience with a liquid concealer that comes a bit too runny and when I spread and dab it into my skin it just does nothing. The thickness and creaminess of this concealer is amazing, because it's so easy to blend in still but it has a really good coverage for blemishes, redness and under eye. Some concealers are great for redness and blemishes but can't do really well with under eye darkness but this one is perfect for everything also for eyeshadow base.

My shade is the darkest shade of all, so that means it only has 4 shades to choice (fair, light, medium and deep). This one blends perfectly for me but sometime I feel like it's even a bit lighter (happens when your country has sun all year long haha) but it's not too bad because it makes my eyes look awake.

And actually, I have never really counted for the exact 16 hours but it does last for a very long time, I've gone out during the day and come home at night and I saw it hang on my skin pretty well, it kind of fade a bit, but not too much that it still covers everything, just not like the first hours after you applied it.

I'd recommend it for anyone really. It's one of the must-have, well if not the must-have then it's definitely on the must-try category if you haven't tried it. It really helps a lot when you just don't want to wear lots of make up but you want to cover up a bit and you just apply this and you're good to go.


so that's for now people!
see ya soon

with love,

Intan Thalia

Body and Face Works!

Hello guys! Welcome to my first beauty post ever.
So these are products that I use to clean my face and body daily. I think these brands are so easy to find so if you are interested, I believe you can get it in almost anywhere in the world.

So anyway, let's get started, the first one is Bioderma. This product cleanses, remove make up and soothe the skin. The first time I knew about this is probably from Tanya Burr's video on youtube when she went to Paris with Fleur. I got it when I was in Singapore with my friends when we went to the drugstore, I saw it and I just bought it right away. They have much bigger bottle than what I have there but I decided to buy that one because I just wanted to try if it really as awesome as the rumors claim it to be. Well, I think it works really well on my face, it's so easy, just in one swipe I can feel my make up coming off. It doesn't feel harsh on the skin and it has no oil and fragrance either. Although, It doesn't get that easy when it comes to waterproof mascara but I'll take it. So, if you get the chance, just give it a try!

The next one is my all time favorite toner. This one is The body Shop Vit. E Hydrating Toner, I use it after I wash my face and this toner takes off all the dirt that my face wash can't get so this is so useful for a deep cleansing. Two things that I love about this product is that it hydrates the skin, so it's kind of moisturizing your face while cleaning your face at the same time, and it feels refreshing! it has a lovely smell to it, kind of flowery and also it doesn't contain any alcohol (unlike most toners that I've used) so it doesn't feel harsh at all on skin and you can use it anytime. However, this product doesn't do great for make up remover, you have to swipe it over and over again before you feel it really is clean but other than that, it does do the job on cleaning the face!

This is my face wash for almost two years now, it's The Body Shop Tea Tree Skin Clearing Face Wash. This one prevents blemishes and also cures it. When you rub it on your face for a little bit, you'll feel a bit hot on your face (I'd like to think that happens when it works the magic) and it has definitely strong fragrance to it that I wish I could avoid but the result of this face wash makes it all worth it. I definitely have a clearer skin after I use this but also It will dry your face because it's aimed for oily skin that cause blemishes but I have a combination skin so it's good that I apply the hydrating toner after this.

The last is my new favorite body wash, I got it when I was in Singapore, I went to Bath and Body Works and went a bit crazy over there because we don't have it here in Indonesia. I literally couldn't smell anything when I got out of there. This shower gel is called Velvet Sugar. It has vitamin E in it, it definitely smells amazing! I'd recommend this for those who like the sweet smell and the packaging and the color is just so cute! haha it had me at pink color. It works some magic on my skin, it gets my skin looks healthier it definitely moisturize it and leave a really good smell on it. I really can't get over how much a fan I am of how this shower gel smells. it's sooo good.


So that's it for right now. Leave your comment if you have tried these products and have the different experience or if you loved one of these products too. I hope this is useful for you guys who are looking for something new to try.

see ya really soon!!

With love,

Intan Thalia