Beauty Appetite by Jessica Simon: February 2017

Kalau kalian belum tahu, sejujurnya aku itu paling gak suka sama lip product yang matte, aku lebih suka pakai yang hasil akhirnya satin atau glossy karena lebih melembabkan bibir aku yang super kering, selain itu bibir yang glossy terlihat lebih menarik buat aku.

Sampai semua orang disekitar udah beralih ke tren matte lips, ngeliat semua online review yang membahas matte lip products, akhirnya aku sedikit demi sedikit mulai mencoba, salah satunya adalah NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream yang merupakan salah satu pencetus utama tren matte lips beberapa tahun lalu. Sekarang ini sih udah banyak banget ya produk liquid lipstick, lip cream, dan sejenisnya, bahkan gak hanya selebriti Hollywood aja yang punya brand makeup sendiri, seleb Indo juga banyak yang keluarin lipstick. Tapi tentunya, gak afdol dong kalo aku gak nyobain produk hype ini, yang bisa dibilang dimiliki sejuta umat!

Kebetulan aku punya satu set yang berisikan 3 Soft Matte Lip Cream: Prague (kiri), Milan (tengah), dan Seoul (kanan). Ketiga warna ini merupakan warna yang pop banget, bukan tipikal warna yang aku gunakan sehari-hari, tapi tidak ada salahnya mencoba kan?

Saat pertama kali diaplikasikan ke bibir, teksturnya basah sesuai namanya: Lip Cream, namun lama kelamaan akan menjadi kering dan terlihat matte sepenuhnya. Bedanya dengan beberapa liquid lipsticks lainnya, NYX SMLC ini tidak 100% kering di bibir, jadi kalau kamu makan atau minum, lip cream akan transfer dan pudar.

Kalau kamu mencari lip cream yang bisa tahan di bibir kamu seharian, mungkin produk ini bukan pilihan yang tepat buat kamu. Tapi kalau aku sendiri lebih suka dengan hasilnya yang seperti ini, karena gak bikin kering bibir, dan gak membuat bibir terlihat cracky (garis-garis bibir terlihat) terutama untuk warna-warna muda, lip cream ini nyaman banget dipakai sehingga gak masalah sama sekali buatku untuk mengaplikasikan kembali produk ini ke bibir setelah makan atau minum.

Aplikatornya pun mudah digunakan, aku dapat menggunakan lip cream ini tanpa lip pencil sekalipun, dan hasilnya tetap terlihat rapi dan memuaskan. Namun jika membicarakan pigmentasi, ternyata setiap warna memiliki tingkat pigmentasi yang berbeda ketika diaplikasikan di bibir. Dapat dilihat di bawah ini, shade Seoul yang terlihat paling gelap malah tidak terlihat jelas di bibir, berbeda dengan kedua shade lainnya.

Milan
Blue-toned pink

Prague
Dark violet pink

Seoul
True violet

Watch the swatch in this video, and let me know which one is your favorite! :)

XOXO

❤ J E S S I E ❤

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A Korean brand called VOV just recently launched new products called All Day Strong Eye Color and All Day Strong Lip Color. This range comes in twist crayon packaging, with the shade color on the bottom. Both eye color and lip color have the same formulation, so they're pretty much the same in terms of pigmentation, texture, staying power, and also price! These are sold at IDR 175,000 each. The only difference is most of the eye color have shimmer, where the lip colors are all matte.

I got 3 All Day Strong Eye Color shades out of 7: (from top to bottom)

BR 801 Brown Killer
Warm dark brown with shimmer

PP 401 Purple Rising
Dark purple with shimmer

BR 802 Nude Foundation
Matte neutral light brown

As for the lip color, I have 2 out of 7 shades: (from top to bottom)

OR 202 Coralster
Pinky coral

OR 201 Peach Dream
Peachy orange

The texture is matte, but non-drying, and it's very creamy so it won't drag your skin or look patchy on the lips/eyelid. I like that the tip is not too skinny and too chubby, it's the perfect size to apply it on the eyelid/lips. Not to mention that they're very multifunction as well. The lip color can be used for lips and cheeks, and the eye color can be used as contour and highlight, just like what I did on this look!

On my eyes:
Nude Foundation - all over the lid
Brown Killer - outer V
Purple Rising - bottom lash line

On my face:
Nude Foundation - as contour (cheek, nose, forehead & jawline)
Coralster - as blusher

On my lips:
Peach Dream - all over lips
Coralster - inner part of the lips (to create ombre effect)

All in all, I really like all the products because I handpicked them myself haha, they're very easy to use, especially on lazy days when you only spend 5-10 minutes to do your makeup. You can get your VOV All Day Strong Eye Color & Lip Color at VOV counters nearby.

These products also inspired me to do Makeup & Hair on Lazy Days tutorial where I didn't use any makeup brush! Check out the video here and tell me what you think :)

XOXO

❤ J E S S I E ❤

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I will always fond of The Body Shop, because it was one of the brands that get me to start blogging in the first place. If you looked through my older posts, you'll see me reviewing The Body Shop products everywhere, even my first post was about Tea Tree Facial Wash, how time flies! The reason why I like The Body Shop in the first place is because I can easily find their products, and of course their natural ingredients and cruelty-free products!

But the thing is, I used only TBS skincare products, I rarely buy anything from their makeup line, because they're all about natural, so the makeup usually doesn't come out as great as I thought. But as years go by, they improve their makeup line, they added colourful lipsticks, more colours on eyeshadow, including this Down To Earth Eye Palette!

The colours are mixed with warm and cool tones, the eye palette has 2 matte shades (outer left column), and the other 6 shades are shimmer shadows. They're more on the lighter tones, all about natural, but these are the kind of colours I would wear everyday, as you know I rarely go out of my comfort zone, I only wear nude/brown shadows.

Left: top row | Right: bottom row

Apparently, the colour payoff was better than I expected, kindly note that I didn't use any primer so swatch the shades. They're quite pigmented and long-lasting, however the shimmer eyeshadows has better pigmentation than the matte ones, but you can build up the colour if you want.

Overall, I was really pleased with the quality of the shadows, not to mention that the size of each shade is pretty huge! I don't think I could finish this palette any time soon, even if I use them daily. The texture of the eyeshadow is smooth and not chalky, because the glitters on the shimmer shadows are so fine. Clean fingers or eyeshadow brushes will work great to apply them.