Oily to Oil-less Face

Ever tired of having an oily kind of face? If you're answer is a yes hope this post can help you find a way out somehow.

Call this as a product review that I've been wearing for three months now, i am wearing L'occitane Angelica series and the result is something that make you feel worth it, like you're investing your face on the right products.

"If you have an oily face especially, you have to be concern on your cleansing product, thats first to remember. Because when you forget to clean or lazy to do it diligently, don't get mad on whatever products you're wearing, because its your own lack, your own risk."

I find this statement is make sense, because when you have an oily skin, or in the other words you have big pores kind of skin, its very easy for bacterias, or any dirty little things to go in and yes they're one of the reason why acnes come to your face. Another thing that is important is to find the right cleansing product. I was trying some cleansing products and found it also important to find one which is not "that strong" because oily skin its a sensitive skin as well in some ways. If i may give you some advice: look for one that contains "water" as the main product ingredients and avoid those that has this or that chemical parts much more than the herbal one. In the other words, yes i am pro-herbal products! :)

Before this one, I also recommend, L'oreal Hydrafresh you might find it hard to find, but L'oreal official stall always have one. Back to the business, as they already announced it to the world, yes L'occitane products are all herbal. I found myself a bit tired of changing products here and there but now i am relieved that i found the right one for my face.

Cleansing Steps (left-right):
- Shea Milk Cleanser (night only) - to reduce red dots effects/pimples scars
- I am adding Shu Uemura Cleansing Oil (for Oily Skin) if i put some make up that day. This product is also very recommended, no wonder they put it as one of their best product to sell.
- Angelica Cleansing Foam
- Angelica Cleansing Toner
- Angelica Serum
- Angelica Moisturizer

*if you're confused which one to buy first for you to try, always starts with the cleansing.

Also once you turned herbal, try not to put any chemical things to your face (i don't even use pimple cream or any cream. just don't touch your pimples with bare hands or scrub it because it could make it worse). This might be one of those products that will suit well with your oily skin, not saying that this is the one and only, find yours and you'll feel relieved! :)
If i can suggest how to make it even better: is by changing the way you eat and live. Eat clean and reduce eating those with a lot of oil is not a joke or another booming lifestyle. And not to forget, do NOT stress out in life! It affects your face and body more than you could ever think and expect.
Stay happy and always stay happy! For the sake of your face? I shall say, "YES"! :)


By: Joyce

Jessica Priscilla’s Personalized Shoes

Graduated on May 2013, Jessica started off her own shoes line named after her very own name Jessica Priscilla Shoes on August 2013. What does she actually sell? She sells a personalized shoes (loafers) by putting your name initial and you can choose your own shoes color. If you have seen many bags, bag charms, bracelets, wallets or so being personalized, Jessica also seen it and that’s why she picked her line specialty to personalized shoes.

So far you can make your own personalized loafers just by going through the website; www.jessicapriscilla.com. Its made by order just for you, they’re able to purchase not just for women but also men and babies! Just by following their easy step on the web, you can choose your own color, trim color, initial, font. You want to put your very own personalized item there? You can reach them via email for further details. What’s better about it? They can ship overseas.

I met Jessica on that one fine rainy day, she looked lovely wearing her own personalized loafers in red.

“I personally like anything personalized, like I’m just the only one who has it.” She said when I asked her why she started this business.

Getting things to be ready on your own isn’t something easy to do. Especially when every part of the shoes is all handmade, means all checked and controlled by hands.

“I am doing all the simple things by my own, from the design, production control, marketing, even the customer service part!” she explained it excitedly.

Seeing that excitement I guess it’s right when people say, do your job with your whole heart then everything else will follow. And not to forget, I see another ‘when you do a work that you love, you won’t have to work for the rest days of your life.’ kind of job when I met her.

No job comes with no circumstances they say, with all the hard work, all the problems during the process,

“When I heard that they love my shoes, all the hard work is paid off.”

Released their first special design on Christmas season last year, they’re not so fast being satisfied. When I asked Jessica about what’s her dream about this business, she allowed us to know something before hand.

“I’d like to have a showroom, a place that people could drop by just to see and try sizes, checking on the materials, color and so. If you have any idea about that 3D thing that’s recently booming? I have my mind on that thing also.”

She also said that expanding the product is necessary as well. It won’t be forever loafers. Same thing as the design, but I guess it won’t be fun to spoil every detail here and now, right?

Check their updates and get your very own personalized loafers through their official instagram: @jessicapriscillas, or Facebook page: www.facebook.com/jessicapriscillashoes or even better you can go directly to their website www.jessicapriscilla.com




By: Joyce

Crazy Rich Asians (Book Review)

Title: Crazy Rich Asians

Author: Kevin Kwan

Genre: Fiction (Novel)

Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Year: 2013

Total Page: 403

Price: $29

Rate: 3.5 out of 5

If you have ever read something like Pride and Prejudice or Hanafiah Story by Sitta Karina's and like it, you might as well like this one. The cover might be a bit look shallow, the tittle even more, but as i finished it, it was light yet entertaining to spend some times and its not that shallow.

It is very modern, a lot of characters inside yet each one of them popped out beautifully. I think Kwan made it to speak out about how Asian (especially Chinese) culture is still there even though we move in this era. But don't worry, there is a family tree map inside just incase you have a bit of problem memorizing names and characters.

Yet in this four hundreds and three pages, the time range of the story is pretty much short. Unfolding too much truths for me in a period. It makes me want to know more sides because i still have a lot of "why" inside my head. Even better, if he had an idea to make it a sequel, family sequel kind of novel. The most disappointing part is the ending. As i started reading it, i feel like i chew a lot of words, a lot of characters and all. For me personally its just too "cut-off" i need more in the ending to finish such a book. Maybe like something certain, not just something that looks like its certain and i need to conclude it myself after all the reading. Orr... again, a sequel might be a good idea?

But after all, this one is really entertaining to read. Like one of those book when you finished reading it, you want to meet each characters inside, wondering how they look like if they're real. If they say book is kind of magic that could make you see another world? This one proved it right, a window to a Crazy Rich Asian's life.

By: Joyce

D.I.Y. Fair - Creative Business on The Move (Event)

First of all sorry for the late post, i know by whatever reason late to write and post is just late. Anyway i am still pretty excited to share what I've visited on October 13th 2013 at Surabaya Town Square. This event was D.I.Y Fair, they were calling every creative business people and do the fair together. Just trying to be honest, i was a bit disappointed with the numbers of the tenants but that's just one thing. Here are some pictures that i managed to catch during that day.

Not trying to brag them to you again, but i met Vanishing & Vound team with their as usual, lovely decoration in their booth. This time? They brought over a friend, De Korf.

their ties collections "Lost in Summer Route"

the new friend, De Korf collection.

the team of Vanishing & Vound / De Korf.

Not so far from this booth, i also met Venus Aretha, the girl behind her 6-days of brand preparation Artsy Bitsy. You must be surprised if i tell you, she's still currently 18 yet already achieved  her double bachelor Major in Communication & Business. She was a bright and nice person when i met her that time, i even more got shocked when she told me she prepared Artsy Bitsy in just 6 days to D.I.Y Fair event. Fyi, this is the very first time, they're going public.

When i asked her when was the first time she made these creative handmade things? She said, it was all started with a ribbon. When she was in junior high, she and her friend were get bored because their hijab looks so plain. That time, the ribbon idea came up to her mind and started to be a trademark.

"You can ask me make it depends on your demand. I'll try to variate it with pattern and colors depends on where are you going to use it. Like, leather or lace accents."

Expanding it not only to be creative with ribbon, here are some pictures to show you what she has prepared in six days time. My personal favorite? is the 'write-it-yourself' jar.

The price range isn't that pricey. When i asked her about that, she said the production process is already efficient so she could pull down the price and she's still keep working on it. Ever seen Harry Potter or Hunger Games Trilogy? This is a new concept that she brought over, on a bag. You can request it yourself.

"People usually put up their favorite brand, but here you can put anything you like."

Last but not least, Venus also mentioned this is not just going to be an online shop, but also she wants it to become a community and workshop that people can come and see how things work in Artsy Bitsy.

From a rising local brand, to batik brand and people that just came up with an creative business ideas. Might be right to sum up what this event is all about.

By: Joyce

K-Drama: Heirs - He Who Wears The Crown Endures Its Weight

The year 2013 doesn't look so bright for K-dramas. As a fan of dramas, I can barely remember a good drama that I've watched so far. Many fail my expectation to stay entertaining till the very end. A lot of them deliver poor ending that felt rushed and forced. Many big stars made a comeback to the drama world, like Song Hye Kyo and Jo In Sung in 'That Winter The Wind Blows'. But even with senior actors and actresses, the drama fails to gain spectacular reactions from the viewers, aside from some signature scenes such as the 'cotton candy kiss’ that has been parodied by many. 

the infamous "cotton candy" kiss

As per October, Lee Min Ho starts to film a new drama, after quite a long hiatus from the drama world, called 'The Heirs' or simply called ‘Heirs’. From the look of it, 'The Heirs' share a great deal of similarities with 'Boys Before Flowers', that tell the life of the rich and the poor youngsters. The Heirs gives us a set of eye-candy characters, with Lee Min Ho, Park Shin Hye, Krystal f(x), Kim Woo Bin, and Kang Min Hyuk (CNBlue). These people are more than enough to attract viewers from the very start. I my self included in this type of viewers that's drawn to a drama by its set of actors. 

At first I though that 'The Heirs' will be a place for Lee Min Ho to act as a bratty, spoiled rich kid that bullies the weak and the poor, like his former character, Gu Jun Pyo. Little did I know that he would be the exact opposite of Gu Jun Pyo. Lee Min Ho plays as Kim Tan, the mistress' son and an heir of a mega corporation, Jeguk (Empire) Group. Born from the womb of a mistress, Kim Tan is lucky to still be treated with luxuries, though his step-brother thinks of his existence as a threat, therefore send him to an exile to the United States. Kim Tan, in my perspectives, has what we called brother complex. He loves his brother unconditionally, although he is always treated with the uttermost disrespect and is clearly resented. This makes Kim Tan had an impression as a hooligan during middle school, but since he left for America, has changed to someone ignorant that do nothing but play, eat and sleep, following his brother's command. Here we are introduced to a character that comes from a wealthy family, good looking, and loaded with unlimited money, yet is solemn and weak-hearted, having no ambition what so ever to do something with his life. His sole life purpose is to never be in his brother's way, to please him in any ways possible, and to never inherit or even step a foot in Jeguk Group so his brother can own it all. Interesting, right? I am presented to a side of Lee Min Ho that is not ideal at all (excluding his heavenly abs and looks). Strong enough to stand on his ground but choose not to and walk the apathy way -- depressing to the core. 

The Heirs characters plot

After being shown the life of the high society that swims in gold, we are introduced to our main heroine, Cha Eun Sang (Park Shin Hye), that lives in poverty, taking 2 part time jobs a day, while juggling with school and her mute mother that works as a housekeeper in Jeguk family's main house, serving the mistress (Kim Tan's biological mother). Like it's not pathetic enough, she must deal with her sister who lives in America, lying about going to university and marrying a decent man. Later when Eun Sang decided to see America and meet her sister, she is revealed to a reality where her sister is nothing but a waitress in a cafe and lives with her boyfriend in a lousy neighborhood, far from what we call 'a decent life'. While in America, the odd is in her favor, as she meets Kim Tan, and makes our 'ideal husband material' falls for her. Even though Eun Sang feels the sparks between the two, she wants nothing to do with our Kim Tan, since she knows he’s from another planet altogether and has a vexing fiancée, Yoo Rachel (Krystal f(x)).

To make the storyline even more complicated, coming back to Korea, Eun Sang found out that her mother has been living in Jeguk's house for some time, after giving her whole house deposit to her oldest daughter in America. Eun Sang ends up living under the same roof as Kim Tan, who also decided to come back to Korea for good, against his brother's will. They also enroll to the same school for the riches, Empire High, where Eun Sang sees with her own eyes how different her world is to these bunch of heirs. She's tangled between the rivalry of 2 old 'frienemies', Kim Tan and the pesky Choi Yong Do (Kim Woo Bin) -- that I like to call the Gu Jun Pyo of 'The Heirs'. At the same time our heroine must survive her new high school life with her fake 'new money' status to avoid being bullied and thrown to the lowest Sudra class. Don't forget the possessive fiancée that goes to the same school, the childhood best boy friend Yoon Chan Hyung (Kang Min Hyuk) and his overly attached girlfriend Lee Bo Na (Jung Soo Jung). A love triangle is building up, family and business tension is heightened, and so far the storyline has been captivating but running too slow, with each episode being dragged too long for no good reason. 

Hello there, bromance! Soon to be in love with the same lady eh?

So far 'The Heir' has been running for 6 episodes, airs every Wednesday and Thursday on SBS, and is set for 20 episodes. From the bottom of my heart, I wish the writers decide to pick things up a little bit, to avoid the viewers from leaving their seat every minute for a toilet break. The end of every episode has fallen flat instead of tight-gripping, with half of it filled with only meaningful glares and empty threats. New problems arise in almost every scene, yet no serious action or follow-up is taken. After watching 6 episodes, this seems to be the rhythm of this show, but it's no sin to hope for more scandalous scenes, yes? (Screaming fight, fight, fight! Kiss, kiss, kiss!) 

Sets of eye candy and big names aren’t enough to make one good drama. It needs strong characters and storyline to support its life. Nevertheless, so far the show has spread good vibes and is shown to be promising enough to become one of 2013's most memorable K-drama. It’s still too early to drop a verdict at this stage. If you're interested to watch this show, there are a lot of online websites that enable you to stream or even download the episodes with English subtitles. Thank heaven we won't miss the ultimate exposure of Lee Min Ho's barechestedness. Oops. :P

hot guy alert!

By: Devita