Nivea Pinkish Boost 3 in 1 Review !

Hello Dear Nitarts’ Make-Up Studio Guests!

Do you have dull lips? Today I’ll be reviewing a lip product that might just gives you the answer :)

It’s a local drugstore product so you can get this product easily, it’s Nivea Pinkish Boost 3 in 1 !

This products claims to :

1.   Restores natural lip colour

2.   Reduces lip dullness

3.   Protects lips with SPF 15

+ 8 hours Moisture Formula

Price :

For a Nivea product I’d say the price isn’t as cheap as most of their lip products, this costs around IDR 43.000-45.000 (US $4-$5) for 10 ml of product.

Packaging :

A sweet, soft pink doff tube, glossy silver cap. The design is kind of sweet but common, nothing special.

When i attempeted to open the packaging, apparently it didn't turn out smoothly, idk if this was my fault or the packaging itself but i did try to open carefully so there's a big chance it wasn't because of me.

i had to ripped the packaging off to get the product out eventually.

but I really gives the credit for the tube’s mouth because the shape makes the product's easier to be applied precisely onto the lips.

Color :

The color isn’t something that i had in mind. I know it’s called Nivea Pinkish Boost but I thought it’d be soft-transparent pink, but apparently the color is really vivid.

 My lip before applying the product. Looking dry, visible fine lines, especially on the lower lip.

After application. The product does a good job in filling the lines and delivers a natural pinkish result.

Natural result. A pinkish colored lip with a touch of a subtle glossy finish, suitable for everyday look.

Texture :

Creamy. This might be a plus or minus depending on your taste. Some may finds this product’s can be too greasy for their liking and some may find this is actually a good thing since it keeps their dry lips moisturized longer.

Scent :

It doesn’t have a strong scent, only subtle scent, somewhat resembles the smell of Red Cherry. Nothing to overpowering.

Finish touch :

Glossy. if you’re ok with glossy finish, this gives you a beautiful yet subtle glossy finish, not too over the top but if you’re a hardcore matte finish fan on your lips, then this product might not be for you.

Does it really work as it claims?

1.   Restores natural lip colour

This first claim didn’t work on me BUT it might be because i naturally has a kind of pigmented lips. People often mistaken me to use lip products even when I don’t use anything and after I ate frieds they thought i used a bold red glossy lip product.

2.   Reduces lip dullness

I’d say yes. This product actually helps to reduce the dullness of your lips slightly. It’s similar to when you put on your lipbalm, your dullness temporarily reduced instantly, on frequent use it will slightly reduce your dullness and bring back the natural color on your lips.

3.   Protects lips with SPF 15

This factor is definitely a plus. It’s not just your face/body skin that needs protections from the harmful UV rays whenever you’re outside, but your lips as well.

+ 8 hours Moisture Formula

I'd say no. even without drinking/eating the product doesn't moisturize that long, it only lasted about around 2 hours or so.

Conclusion of Overall Performance :

Really suitable for everyday look, even for outdoors activity because this product contains SPF 15. The small sized product also makes it convinient to bring in your daily make-up pouch. I expected more from this product though, so i'd say the quality is pretty good but not that good. Not something that you should have on your makeup pouch, but it's ok if you want to try out of curiosity :)

Pros :

+ Available on many local drugstores (Easy to get)

+ Small sized (Easy to bring anywhere)

+ Subtle gloss finish (Natural, not too over the top)

+ Sun protection (SPF 15)

Cons :

- Some may find the texture is too greasy for their liking

- Deliver result like a regular lipbalm, nothing special

- Not as cheap as most of the Nivea lips products

Repurchase? Unfortunately no. 

Still, thanks a lot for Nivea for giving me the Nivea Pinkish Boost 3 in 1 !! I really appreciate it :)

 That's it for today!

Thanks for reading dear Make-Up enthusiasts! 

Don't forget to follow my blog via GFC ^___^

Until then, take care!

~ Nita Desilia Tannawi (@nitartstudio)

A Make-Up Birthday plus Beauty Products Christmas Swap!

Hello Dear Nitarts' Make-Up studio Guests! 

Guess what? i've just found out that i haven't made a post about the "xmas swap" event hosted by our dearest member of Indonesian Beauty Blogger community, Shasha, last December!

*CRAZYYYYYYY!!! O___O I KNOW RIGHT*

Last Dec. i told Shasha and my swap partner, Sharon, that i'd open the package on Dec 24th, my birthday... then BOOM! i forgot to make the post, awful! i sincerely apologize... :(

So, this post is about my somewhat-becoming-beauty-theme-birthday-mini-party and the xmas swap itself.

WARNING :

This is gonna be a LONG POST and there'll be no beauty knowledge, just beauty product gifts, me and my completely bare face, my bestfriends, beauty blogger friends -------- if you're not interested, then feel free to close this tab BUT if you have some spare time/bored/curious then this post is suitable for you ^_____^

* Back to Dec 24th :

My family was the first to say happy birthday, first thing in the morning. Hours later, in the afternoon, there was nobody else in the house, just me and the maid. I had a bad stomach ache, so i couldn't focus or did anything much, i was just resting in my parents' bedroom... basically spending my birthday being miserable laying on my parents' bed, looked like a hot mess and thought "ahhh... what a crappy birthday i'm having this year" i was pretty upset... T__T oh OK, i was upset.

but then, i heard noises... idk what's going on outside the room so i opened the door and.... saw some of my bestfriends being shocked after seeing me!!! *oh puh-lease guys, i must be the one who was surprised the most (=___=")* they're making a fuss why on earth i came out of nowhere so they asked me to pretend nothing's happened yet, closed the door, and put on a shocked face while i re-opened the door, TSK and so i did *yes, this takes stupidity to a whole new level, i know! >_<* 

They came into my parents bedroom and asked me to blew the candles on the cake.

You can see my bare face and messy hair, even messier after rolling on the bed back and forth. 

Then, i instructed them to move upstairs to my own bedroom because who knows what could happen to my parents' with the demons *cough* my bestfriends inside, i bet it's not gonna be pretty!!!

i immediately told them i'm having a bad stomach ache as i sat on my bed hugging the pillow, still, they forced me to hurriedly cut the cake and insisted to take a pic while i was cutting it. GRAAA how inconsiderate!! *sigh~ i know my bestfriends best -____- and didn't expect any considerations though*

the cake has a Christmas log shape :3

forced a smile bc they're taking a pic lol

Moments later, my parents were home and ordered some food to feed my bestfriends *their stomachs are like blackholes, horrifying appetite! they like good foods better than $$$$$$$$$ lol* 

Too bad not all of my bestfriends could come, so they're only 4 of them and i considered this number is actually a big one! we're experiencing troubles matching the time to gather in a place with complete members, so we're usually meet up in small numbers like 2-3 persons only. Ahhh by the way i super miss my bestfriends who further their studies abroad... T__T we can only meet up like once or twice every 2 years... so it's impossible for us to meet in person when we're having our birthdays. Luckily, true friendship never rots. Anyway! back to the topic lol... insanity took off as 5 of us spent hours doing lunatic talks, all of 'em was as comfy as if they're at their own home and turned my bedroom into a-somewhat-not-a-decent-place-to-live in just a blink of an eye... TSK =___= *in the mean time, my stomach was gradually getting better and better! thanks G*

After the pain's completely gone, we decided to take pics...

i knew it's gonna be CHALLENGING. I KNEW IT.

SEE ?! NOT EVEN A SINGLE DECENT PIC. WHAT ON EARTH....   T____T

Afterwards, i told them about the "xmas swap" event, grabbed the package i received from my swap partner as i was getting ready to be surprised by what kind of beauty products she chose for me!

Here's what it looked like at first, i opened it... ANDDDDD...

SURPRISE!!!!!!

There were lotsa handmade stars pouring from the bag!!!! WHOAAA~~~ O_____O i thought the contains were going to be beauty products and a letter only!! i remember telling my bffs how totally unexpected it was! lol totally bring back my junior high school memories, the time when the handmade stars was really popular, we made it during classes upon the thought of if we made many of em, our wish could come true. LMAO how silly of us.

Here are the things that i received :

1. A long letter (i also wrote her a long letter and a special drawing for her birthday)

2. Maybelline Baby Lips in Anti-Oxidant Berry

3. ETUDE Aloha Mascara Remover

4. ETUDE Wonder Pore After Sun Special Set

5. A mirror

6. Red-A Eyeshadow

7. Advisor Hair Recovery by Makarizo

This was a gift with a strong sense of humor, i literally lol'ed in front of my bffs! There are notes sticked on each of the products, all of em sounds hilarious and cheesy!!!! XD

This was the cheesiest note IMO. HAHA

My favorite! A mirror with an unique pattern. If i press the button below, it'd be opened automatically.

The dissapointment : broken eyeshadow... T_______T </3

My bffs told me to open their gift since the first minute they got in my room, they're telling me over and over and overrrrrr again to open the bulky, heavy, yet nicely wrapped gift but i didn't listen. lol

i had no idea what's inside, but it's definitely heavy!

In the end, i ended up unwrapping their gift like 5 minutes before they left hahaha.

moment of truth! *drum rolls*

What is it ... ??

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A HUGE MAKE-UP TRAIN CASE!!!

Sorry for using the capitals... but seriously, this gift is beyond my expectation... T_____T *sobs*

in 2012, i had been searching for a train case which i think suits my style best, i went to many sogo/seibu/masami shouko/whatever and everytime i'd be looking for the right one until finally i found one of the Masami Shouko's which i kind of liked but the price wasn't right for me so i didn't purchase it... and all of a sudden they gave me this huge train case on my birthday...
i was in total shock. One of my bffs recorded the moment when i unwrapped the gift. In the video, i literally froze for a second while my mouth was opened wide when i figured out what was inside! I was really... touched.

There's also this sweet letter at the bottom level of the train case... T_____T

For me, it's honestly not about the money they spent to purchase me this train case, it's about the warm compassion and intention, by giving this train case, they support and wish me to go far in Make-Up...

There's a lot of things went on in 2012, i was torn between becoming a Professional Make-Up Artist or Illustrator in the near future because i'll graduate in 2013 and there's a real world awaiting.

This gift means a lot for me beyond its price. 

If they didn't pay me a visit on my birthday, i'm sure i'll always remember of how pathetic it was. 

 A few days later, my another bff gave me this peeling, i've never had a peeling for body, so this is my first, another gift with care. Some of my friends also promised to give my birthday gifts later, i'm waiting patiently. trolololol~

Thank you guys... <3

The next day was Chritmas, my family had this mouth-watering cake for the celebration. Ahhhh superb family and friends... T__T

Thank you loads for reading this SUPER LONG post dear beauty enthusiasts!

I have a lot to learn, i'm still on my way on becoming a decent beauty blogger

Thanks for the advices and all of the supports in 2012.

2012 was one of the best years i've ever had... :)

Thats it for today, take care dear! :D

~ Nita Desilia Tannawi (@nitartstudio)

Fab hair result in just minutes!

Hiya dear Nitarts' MakeUp Studio Guests! :)

Hope you're all doing alright, esp those who live in Jakarta, Indonesia.

The floods in certain areas are pretty ridiculous. Stay safe guys!

Today's post is about one of the two treatments which delievered really, really good result for my hair!

What is it? ... it's the Fusio-Dose treatment!

Fusio-Dose is one of the newest treatments by Kerastase, a luxury haircare brand established in 1964 in France, the brand is distributed through high end hair salons. The brand is also a part of the multi-national L'Oreal Group.

What is Fusio-Dose treatment?

i'd say it really is a breakthrough, a sophisticated innovation!! As we've known since forever, there are specific treatments for hair problems such as oily hair, dry hair, colored hair, etc.

 BUT! What if my hair has more than one problem?  :(

For example, your hair is dry and colored, which problem would you choose to be treated first? your dry hair or your colored hair? i think people would prioritized their primary hair problem first, right. Let's get real here, dear. If i've already had a treatment for my dry hair, i wouldn't go for another treatment for colored hair the next day.

Reasons ?

1. Money wise : it's a lot to spend on.

2. Time wise : Jakarta means bad traffic. You could spend hours on the way for a less than an hour treatment. 

3. Ineffective : if you could do it at one go, why not? definitely impractical.

Fusio-Dose treatment make it possible for us to save time, money, and treat more than one hair problems, which is  your primary and secondary hair problem! 

Here's how : they uniquely mixed the concentrate and booster for your primary and secondary need, as you can see on the chart below :)

Sounds promising right, but will it really work as it claims? well, let's see...

You can easily find this treatment at high-end salons. I did my treatment at Irwan Team Salon at Central Park Mall branch with Tia and Jesslyn. Here's how the salon looks like. 

From the outside, my first impression on this salon is pretty luxurious.

As i walked in, turned out the interior isn't anywhere near luxurious lol, looks can be deceiving sometimes. It's modern, simple, elegant, nothing too over the top and it's also more spacious than i thought it's gonna be! to my surprised, this salon even has the second floor!!! oh wow, didn't expect that at all. o__o

 Hair cut price list (depends on the stylist you choose)

 Kerastase ritual price list 

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Ok, let's begin the treatment!

The male hairdresser diagnose my primary and secondary hair problems like a pro. (only took about 5 mins!! and he was right) o___o

Primary problem : colored hair 

Secondary problem : damaged hair

Here's how the packagings look like, a mini pink capped bottle concentrate for colored hair and a green cap booster for damaged hair.

The hairdresser washed my hair, half dried it, then mixed the concentrate (pink capped bottle) and the booster (green cap) together. How unique. He applied the chemicals evenly to my hair, the process is super fast, because he didn't section my hair!! o___o 

Afterwards, he heated my hair up using this machine for only 10 minutes or so, and then washed my hair again *Idk what this thing called btw, lol my bad* The previous super fast process really lowered my expectation. I wasn't convinced such process could deliver a good result... T__T 

Here's the result :

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It was mindblowing for me!!! >____<

i mean... the process was super fast to the extend i thought this treatment won't worth the money but i was wrong all along! My dull and faded colored hair instantly look much more vibrant as if i've just freshly dyed my hair. Whoa... Kerastase products sure are different, i know it's a high-end brand, but still, the process is effortless, the result is really gewwddddd!!

Another big difference was, my hair felt waaaay softer! You can see how my hair falls down easily. It's only a temporary result though, lol. Once you wash your hair *POOF* the soft effect dissapeared unlike the vibrant hair color result.

*love love* >__<

The price of this treatment is between IDR 150.000 - IDR 200.000. i forgot the exact price.

Pros at doing this treatment at Irwan Team salon at Central Park branch  :

+ Super fast process, No kidding.

+ Professional hairdressers. You can definitely tell based on how they treated your hair and your friends'.

+ Comfortable and spacious salon.

+ Vibrant hair color that actually lasts.

+ Amazing hair in just minutes!

Cons :

- The softer hair result is only temporary. -__-

Overall, i personally really like this treatment! definitely worth it! but keep in mind that the result is depend on your hair condition since this treatment combined two different chemicals, the concentrate for your main hair problem and the booster for your secondary hair problem. What works for my hair might not works for yours. :(

Until then, take care dear beauty enthusiasts!

 Thanks for spending your time reading this long (hopefully pretty detailed) post!

Have a fabulous Friday! :D

- Nita Desilia Tannawi (@nitartstudio)

Millions of Bacteria and Germs in Our Hands!

Heya dear Nitarts' MakeUp Studio Guests!

So... this post is a bit different than my usual beauty posts, if you're not interested in knowing a brief knowledge of bacteria and germs in our hands and how it affects our habit in beauty stuff related, you might want to skip reading this post.
*oh well, i hope not!* ^__^"

I felt the importance to make this post because as beauty enthusiasts/beauty bloggers, many of us surely have hella lot of beauty products like makeup/skincare, right? and some of their packagings come in jar or something that are easily exposed to heat/air and you have to get your products by using your fingers/hands which is not a great thing since the palms of our hands are populated with millions of bacteria!

Packaging examples :

1. Skincare Jar (face cream, Mask, etc)

2. Lip Products

3. Cream Blush
and so many more.

and guess what, dear readers? the fact is... Bacteria double their number every twenty minutes!!! >__<" Germs and bacteria are everywhere, and yes, it's impossible not to pick them up. I can't imagine willingly putting millions of bacteria and germs onto my face when i'm applying my beauty products just because i'm too lazy to wash my hands beforehand or wash my hands improperly.

* oh the horror! O___o *

If you always wash your hands before applying your beauty products and now thinking "oh, well. I always make sure my hands are clean before i apply products, so this post means nothing for me." think again, dear! The most effective and easiest solution is hand washing, yes you got that right BUT do you really wash your hands properly? because most of people i know don't, including myself!!!

According to Dr. Philip Tierno, author of :

"The Secret Life of Germs: What They Are, Why We Need Them, and How We Can Protect Ourselves Against Them."

It takes 20 seconds to appropriately wash your hands -- getting in between your fingers, getting on top of your knuckles, getting under your nail bed with at least one swoop each time with a lot of soap on, and then rinsing. The Centers for Disease Control recommend singing "Happy Birthday" twice through for an effective wash.

Here's an illustration guide steps of how to wash your hands properly to makes things easier to digest :

Truth is, i don't even wash my hands for 10 seconds... as long i use soap and rinse it, i feel my hands are clean enough. OH MY, gotta do it properly next time... it means all of this time i'm unconciously put millions of bacteria and germs to my face. *HOW FRUSTATING...</3*
and the germs and bacteria left in the products inside of the packaging might have affected the ingredients in such a bad way. Of course i'm not a health expert/doctor but hey, who knows? *please kindly CMIIW*


i do feel bad to my currently pretty poor skin condition because i, myself, more or less might have contributed/caused it due to lack of knowledge in hands hygiene factor. I bet i'm not the only one who doesn't wash my hands properly before applying beauty products... so yeah, i suggest you, dear readers, who apply your beauty products with hands/fingers (direct touch) to your skin surface, especially face, have to change our improper hand washing habit ASAP... Yeah it won't be easy to change our habit, but at least it's gonna be worth it!!! >__<


Thank you for spending your time reading this, hopefully this post would broaden your knowledge about how important it is to properly clean your hands before applying beauty products onto your face! :)



i do not own the photos, the photos used above are taken from these sources :


- http://www.nyccosmeticdermatology.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Retinoid-Face-Cream-300x300.jpg
- http://image.made-in-china.com/2f0j00kMaQecHtvDqL/Lip-Balm-Pot-LBJ01-.jpg
- http://www.beautezine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Revlon-Cream-Blush-2558.jpg
- http://www.lung.ca/_images/handwashing_2009_e.jpg
- http://completewellbeing.com/static/img/articles/2007/11/winter-glow.jpg

Thanks a lot for visiting dear beauty enthusiasts!

Until then, take care! :D

xxx

~ Nita Desilia Tannawi (@nitartstudio)

Wig, anyone? ;)

Hello, dear readers!

oh wow, tiba2 sekarang udah tanggal 10 Januari 2013 aja, ga terasaaaa! o__o

padahal aroma2nya masih 2012... oh well.

Aku ceritain sedikit ya mengenai rambutku di taun 2012 yang lalu, waktu bulan2 akhir taun 2012 itu aku mendadak kok jadi sukaaa ya sama yang namanya ngapa2in rambut, ngapa2in disini maksudnya cepet bosen sama model rambut, cepet bosen sama warna rambut, singkatnya, gatellll pengen coba banyak warna sama model gitu lah, untuk orang sepertiku yang sama sekali ga pernah berpikir untuk nge-cat rambut, taun 2012 bisa dibilang terobosan untuk rambutku *apa coba, lol* soalnya di taun itu aku pertama kali coba ngewarnain rambut alias udah ga virgin hair lagi deh... T___T dan keputusan ngewarnain itu pun datengnya super spontan alias ga direncanakan terlebih dahulu, waktu itu ada acara gratis di cat-in rambutnya kalo beli 3 box cat rambut Revlon, makanya aku cat aja, iseng, bosen gitu sama rambut pitch black aku dulu. Gila juga kalo dipikir2, ga cari tau dulu tentang cat Revlon bagus apa engga, baru di-cat rambutnya malem pula soalnya waktu itu abis jalan dari tempat lain sama temen2, jadinya sampe mall udah mau tutup semua baru kelar... x___x intinya, cat rambut Revlon mengecewakan, jadi yang mau cat rambut, pikir dua kali sebelum pakai cat rambut merk ini ya, i personally do not recommend this product.

Ya jelas sekarang rambutku udah luntur2an warnanya terus pengen cat lagi deh! udah pengen order cat Jepang merk Liese yang terkenal oke, ehhhh.... mendadak beberapa waktu lalu ada promo Freshlight Foam Color di Guardian yang "tambah 1000 dapet dua" itu loh, terus tergiur langsung beli deh... =__=" tapi setelah dipikirin mateng2 cukup lama....... ternyata aku belum mau nge cat rambut lagi. Kenapa? 

1. Rambut aku tipe yang kering, jadi suka ada yang mencuat2 ga rapih gitu (yang sangat teraratasi dengan Keratin treatment di tahun 2012 lalu, i have to blog about this real soon! >,<) jadi kalo di cat, tambah keringgg aja. Sampai waktu ke salon dibilang ujung2 rambutnya udah mati jadi harus dipotong... oh my. </3

2. Repot. Kalo rambutku di cat, otomatis produk untuk rambut mesti ganti juga, mulai dari shampoo, conditioner dll yang harus khusus untuk colored hair, harus rajin hair mask juga dan perawatan, jujur aku kadang ngerasa males banget. :(

3. Temen2 aku ada yang sudah muncul uban, ada yang udah mulai dari SMP, SMA, kuliah, ada temen di tempat kerja magang aku juga udah mulai beruban padahal masih early 20. aku takut nyesel beneran kalo misalnya nanti masih 20 something tiba2 ubanan </3 bukan berarti nge-cat terus pasti ubanan loh ya, maksudku lebih baik meminimalisir kimia2 yang dapat merusak rambut, tentunya coloring juga masuk proses kimia yang tidak membawa benefit untuk kesehatan rambut.

4. Zaman sekarang udah tersedia banget wig dengan kualitas prima!!! Dulu rasanya kalo pake wig, keliatan super ga banget, kaya serat plastik yang shiny abis *___* langsung keliatan boongnya banget. hahaha, sekarang udah banyak wig import yang susah dibedain pas dipake itu rambut palsu apa asli. *love love*

Inti post kali ini ialah... aku lagi pengen banget beli wig!!! >____< jadi kalau iseng pengen pergi ke acara2 semi formal/formal aku ga perlu ngabisin waktu untuk styling rambut lagi, praktis tinggal pake wig and i'm ready to go! kalo bosen, beli wig lagi dengan model dan warna yang lain. lol

Jadi dear, aku mau minta tolong kasih rekomendasi merk wig import yang menurut kalian oke dan online shop mana yang jual melalui comment box dibawah ini ^___^ terus kalo kebetulan ada juga yang lagi kesengsem pengen beli wig, ayooooo bareng!! hahahahah...

Super thank you in advance and have a great day! 

 *peluk satu-satu* hehe :D
until then, take care!

- Nita Desilia Tannawi