I got measles earlier this month and rewarded with a flock of drugs.

Allright, i coach another musical play after the never forgotten Bawang Merah and Bawang Putih Musical play (read here). I  and talent show team coached 57 students!! A lot! And we pull it up to a great show. Thanks all and to the students, i hope you will always have INDONESIA in your hearts!

Have the LAST SLEEPOVER with my besties, Mega, Kath, and Ryma. We are going to graduate and soon will be busy adapting to our new jobs. I am so grateful i have them. I totally going to miss you!

I got myself a new pallete from BH cosmetics, probably i am going to use this for my graduation ceremony. Oya, i am cleaning up my make up and will be holding a big preloved sale sometimes around next week.

I watched Dr Seuss: Lorax with my students earlier this week and i found this amazing quote in the end of the story..

I hope we care enought o our surroundings. That way we can make it better :)

And by the way…

I am thinking of pursuing a master degree in Psychology.

Where should i go? Any suggestion?

Much love, Hana

Last month, B.liv contacted me to review some of their products. B.liv is a wellknown brand released by Cellnique, a Singapore – Malaysia based company. They offer the finest treatment for many skin problems such as dehydration, large pores, black head, fine lines and many more. By the goodness of their skincare, b.liv wants to inspire us, to live the moment.

They kindly asked me what is my skin problem through email and carefully address my skin problem with amazing answers. The answers were sent along these four products for me to use and benefit. I am really impressed with their professionalism! They sent the products by DHL and everything was arrived in perfect condition. For my large pores and blackhead problem, I got 2 IMMERSE ME masks, 2 GLOW AND SHINE masks, SHRINK AND TIGHTEN serum, and OFF WITH THOSE HEADS serum.

My first impressions about them were WOW, GREAT PACKAGING! They are all look so professional, well sealed, and yeah, especially for shrink and tighten, they even add one more plastic packaging. Two thumbs up for the effort!

OFF with THOSE HEADS 

• Contain 15 ml
• Price: $ 49 or 490.000 rupiahs

When i first use this, i feel it kinda stingy. But it is normal. Just like what it says in the precaution above, after the first stinging time, i feel the stinging sensation never occurs for more. I feel the oil control benefit after around one week, before that, it did not make any difference yet. I also felt that my skin (especially nose area) become very cracky and dry on the first week. The foundation and bb cream won`t blend nicely, and i could see clearly dry skin showing off. Later i learn that if i put more moisturizer and use Immerse me mask, the dry skin were gone in a jab.  Just bare in mind to put more moisturizer, allright?

The serum is murky white colored and one pump is enough for the problematic area such as T Zone. I like how it is packed with pump because it is soooo hygienic, i could not love it more!

Shrink and Tighten

• Price = $49/ 490.000 rupiahs
• Contain 15 ml of serum

Now, to the miracle! I like shrink and tighten very much because it does make a wonderful job diminishing my pores. Oh, on me, it casts away some redness too. My face is less red and more even in tone.

It is a lot like a water. Very liquid. So, 1 to 3 drops are enough for my T zone area where the pores were considerably huge.

I use the off those heads in the morning. After washing my face, i apply toner, and then apply the serum. Whereas shrink and tighten is for night time.  I use this for around 1, 5 months and i have got a great result.

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TARAAAAA……….

So, i believe in B.liv. I really like the result hehehe. I have a Bliv masks review coming soon, girls, so please stay tune!

B.liv WEBSITE

Love,

hana

Kemarin waktu lagi iseng – iseng baca koran online, aku tergelitik dengan kata – kata Bu Windu yang berikut ini…

Budaya Indonesia yang kaya dan luhur kini tergerus akibat mengendurnya semangat kebersamaan – Windu Nuryati (Wakil Menteri Kebudayaan)

courtesy: Kompas.com

Ya, you read it right, girls! Kadang aku juga bingung betapa kasiannya negara kita ini. KORUP lha, dan penduduknya pada ga care sama budayanya sendiri.

Coba lah jujur sama diri sendiri, berapa lagu daerah yang kalian hapal?

Satu? Dua? Atau malah lagu Indonesia Raya aja ga inget?

Kalau kalian banyak hapal, puji syukur alhamdulilah Indonesia punya orang – orang kayak kalian yang bisa diharapkan. Kalau nggak? Tobat nak! Jangan sampe deh, orang – orang muda kayak kita bisanya cuma ngomel n nyalahin negara tetangga karena nyolong seni dan budaya Indonesia.

Jelas aja dicolong,lha wong kita yang punya aja ga peduli. Kadang – kadang kita malah lebih peduli dan sok ikut – ikut sama budaya Jepang, Korea dan Barat. Ndak salah, girls, kalau kita menyukai budaya luar. Aku sendiri juga cinta mati sama Lee Min Ho dan make up ala Korea, tapi jangan lupa juga sama siapa kita sebenarnya. Kita orang Indonesia. Makanya yuk, sama – sama mengapresiasi seni dan budaya kita sendiri!

Omong – omong tentang apresiasi budaya, hari Minggu lalu kami dari AFS Bina Antar Budaya chapter Surabaya ngadain drama musikal tentang Bawang Merah Bawang Putih. Pemainnya tujuh orang siswa SMA yang bakal berangkat ke Amerika dan Thailand akhir Juni dan Agustus nanti sebagai duta budaya. Nah, sebagai “kado” perpisahan buat orang tua, kita punya ritual bikin talent show.

Walaupun namanya “ duta budaya”, jangan pikir mereka semua ini pada PRO, ya. Mereka ini siswa SMA biasa, ada lho yang sebelum ikut AFS ga pernah nari sama sekali, ada juga yang sebelumnya ga hapal lagu – lagu daerah. Narinya kaku, nyanyinya sering cempreng, dramanya sering garing, hehehehe.

Nah, yang ngajarin juga sama – sama ga PRO. Kita cuma mahasiswa – mahasiswa cantik sekota Surabaya. Hahaha, BECANDA! Intinya, kita juga bukan pro, cuman karena kita sering ngajarin bikin talent show, kita jadi sedikit lebih berpengalaman. Kenalan yuk! Dari kiri ada Anggi yang suaranya bagus, aku, Ricky si poliglot, Alique si ratu Goyang, Cicil si biduanita, Putu dan Sinta yang pinter nari Bali, dan Pak Soleh yang selalu ngeksis dimana – mana. hehehehe.

Dalam waktu dua malam, kita dan adik – adik latihan terus buat nyiapin talent shownya. CAPEK, GILAAA.. Tiap hari bubu sejam dua jam.. Celana pada robek karena dipake nari, suara jadi serak, dan pengajarnya pada koleng karena kita juga mesti kerja di siang hari.

Aku sendiri juga koleng karena udah dua minggu kurang tidur buat ngerjain revisi skripsi. Rasanya mataku ditato lingkaran hitam lha. Sempet mau ngelewatin acara ini, tapi hati tak rela. Lima tahun lalu aku juga ada di posisi adik – adik yang mau berangkat sekarang. Belum bisa nari, nyanyi cempreng (sekarang masih cempreng, sih), dan yaa pokoknya kagak ngerti seni budaya lha. Lewat AFS Surabaya ini aku digembleng (ceilah) jadi lebih peduli dan bangga sama budaya Indonesia.

Dulu, berkat mbak Lokesjwari, angkatanku bisa bikin talent show juga. Aku masih ingat jelas, mama papaku kaget banget anaknya bisa nari Jawa hahahaha, katanya lebih HOT dari goyang bebek. Setelah talent show, kita pamit sama orang tua. Aku masih ingat jelas mamaku termehek – mehek karena terharu. Aku? banjir air mata jelasnya. Seni itu bener – bener bisa menyentuh hati kalau dipersembahkan dengan hati yang tulus.

Nah itu yang kita punya di AFS Surabaya. HATI YANG TULUS dan KEBERSAMAAN. Kita di sini semua volunteer yang ga dibayar. Tapi kita udah kayak keluarga. THIS IS A PLACE I CALLED HOME. Di sini ga ada yang berusaha pake “topeng”. Kita selalu bisa menjadi diri kita sendiri dan tetap diterima. Walaupun sama – sama berangkat dari ketidaktahuan mengenai budaya Indonesia, kita juga sama – sama belajar, menikmati, dan mengapresiasi sampai akhirnya budaya itu menjadi bagian dari diri kami.

Selama dua malam, adik – adik juga banyak belajar. Aku sangat bangga sama niat mereka untuk berusaha menguasai lagu, tari dan peran dalam waktun singkat. Mereka juga kompak dan tahan banting walopun diomelin. In the end, they did a great job. Orang tua mereka bener – bener terharu dan ya, pertunjukannya bagus :). Kadang kalau suntuk skripsi aku suka puter kembali videonya dan ketawa – ketawa sendiri sama akting mereka yang lucu – lucu. Sebenernya aku juga mau post videonya disini, tapi apa daya internet lemot setengah mati kayak keong, jadi ga bisa di upload. hehehe. Kalo penasaran, boleh gabung langsung aja sama AFS SURABAYA, kita menerima dengan tangan terbuka melintasi jagad raya #halah#

Doa Bersama Sebelum Nampil’

Aku doain adik – adik yang manis ini tetep menghidupi budaya Indonesia kemanapun mereka pergi. Indonesian is who we are.

I, Kak Dinda, Kak Ricky, Kak Putu and others will be waiting for you to come back HOME to AFS SURABAYA. Kita akan merindukan kalian.

Nah, dari tadi aku kan ngomong “adik adik” melulu,ada baiknya kenalan dulu sama mereka..

Gusti sebagai Bapak Bawang Merah

Iqbal Tawakkal atau Haikal, sebagai Bapak Peri

Si Won #EH# Phaksi sebagai Pangeran

Nurani sebagai Bawang Putih.

Dindi sebagai narator

Tophan sebagai Paduka Raja

Senitza sebagai Bawang Merah

KIZUNA girls..

ALL CREW! Liat betapa hepi nya wajah mereka? Hehehe. Aku juga seneng ngeliatnya.

Numpang eksis nih, aku dan all crew :) Dapat privilege foto bareng soalnya sudah ikut ngajarin plus dandanin mereka semua. Boyok pegel, kepala pusing pada kabur deh soalnya hati hepiiiiiii… hehehe Nih, kemarin make-upin nya pake smokey eyes buat Senitza dan buat pemain peran tradisional, semua pada dipakein shimmering powder biar mukanya glowy dan alus pas manggung. Buat kizuna girls, aku make up in ala gyaru, ganguro dan ulljang hehehe.. Akulturasi dikit lha yak, tampang cantik ala bintang pilem Korea dan hati cinta Indonesia. What a top combo!

Ini fotoku sama Phaksi n Topan. Mereka ini kembar lho, ganteng – ganteng pulak! Mamanya ni makan apa ya pas hamil, kok bisa dapet anak macam kayak gini hehehe. Btw, kalo diliat – liat, mukaku mayan mirip ya sama si kembar.. Jangan – jangan……. aku cece mereka yang tertukar.. hahahahaha ~ngareppppp~

Yakkk, begitulah ceritanya dibalik drama musikal Bawang Merah dan Bawang Putih. Kita cuma punya ketulusan dan kebersamaan, dan itu cukup buat bikin kita semangat untuk belajar sama – sama mengenai budaya Indonesia.

AFS – YES 2013

Piccas Compilation

We are AFSERS!

Love always,

Hana

Yesterday before i went out for work, i took some of FOTD picture. That day i used this a darkbrown color. It is so pretty!!I went for my monthly shopping and got a lot of compliment yesterday.

The security said, “ Wahh you look like cherry belle! If only my daughter were here, i will tell her to take picture with you.” DARNNNN..

ME?? Like CHERRYBELLE? Hahaha #Laughing my heads off!

Second, yesterday i got called and i have to report to the taxation office. Hmmm.. not for something nice lha, they asked me to pay some amount of money as a “tax” for my newly built modest bar. Hmmm.. hell, i was like thinking, “ How can a small business grows in this country, if we are killed by the tax?” It is not even an official tax though, without any careful calculation, they just ask for 1 - 2 million rupiahs. WTH????

But yeah, i reported anyway and they were surprised because the owner is still young.I told them i just started to learn business and they *thankfully* let me go and i do not pay that “tax”. I RESPECTFULLY debate them and tell them to explain in calculation why i should pay that. And they can`t answer and just let me go. You see?? We must be critical towards this kind of practice. Imagine if i just give because they looked so scary ** I surrounded and interrogated by THREE MEN officers**, I will lose money lha. 1 2 millions are a lot for a small business, moreover practice like this will grow like a fume if we let it.

I mean, it is okay to pay TAX, as long as it is TRANSPARENT.

But I am glad lha the government still have consideration for a young entrepreneurs. They don`t push me to give the so – called “ TAX” (PUNGUTAN LIAR). One of them even give me motivation to continue and grow the business. THANKS SIR! I promise i will abide the law, if i am big enough surely i will pay the tax! This kind sir even joking around told me to marry his son, because i seem to be hardworking. MEHHHH –____-

HAIZZ I take it as a compliment lha.. It seem that day i look appropriate.

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Anyway, girls, sorry for the ramblings. I meant to share MAKE UP TUTORIAL. O yeaaa, i am not forgetting it, so here we gooo.

DIFFICULTY: EASY

APPROPRIATE FOR: Work, Daytime wear, and College wear

What I use

Eyes: Urban Decay Naked Pallete in Darkhorse and Sidecar, Luview Baked Eyeshadow in shimmery white, Ratu Ayu liner

Face: Etude House BB Bright Fit Natural Beige and Revlon Touch and Glow loose powder in creamy beige

Cheek: Covergirl blush in peach perfection

Lips: Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in sweetheart

Step by step tutorial

1. Dab darkhorse all over the lid, and blend upward with sidecar shade

2. Dab shimmery white eyeshadow on your lower line

3. Line your eyes, wing it, and connect it with 1/3 of outer corner on lower eyeline

DONE! AS EASY AS THAT!

 FOTD

And yeah, here it is the face that said to be CHERRY BELLE and almost got me a father in law. =____=

I personally say i am nowhere near cherry belle lha hahahaha.

I just happy that i looked great that day and have enough confidence to tackle those incalculated tax! Awww, men! I can buy 2 Urban Decay Eyeshadows for 1 – 2 millions rupiahs right? Why give it to unlawful officer?

NA AH!!

If it is for NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, I agree to contribute!If it is a corrupt practice, HELL NO!! Please yaa, just go away from my INDONESIA. We are so darn underdeveloped because corrupt officer, government and people.

So, anyway, before i start babbling about those taxes again. I will say goodbye to you, i hope you find the tutorial helpful for your daily look!

Sign out, Hana

Tangerine and Orange is totally ON this time. MAC has launched their orange collection, and everywhere people wearing orange. Orange and tangerine is fresh, young and pretty!

Tangerine color especially very appropriate this time because summer is almost here, so is holiday. I name this look tangerine because i have a little bit of orange everywhere, on eyes, on cheek and on lips.

DIFFICULTY: Easy

GREAT FOR: Hang out with friends, going to church, and daytime party

WHAT I USE

FACE : Bourjouis  Healthy Mix Foundation in #51

Cheek: Face on face blush on in Natural Glow

Eyes: La tulipe cover foundation in Natural, eyelid tape, false lashes, Ranee eyelash glue, NYX All Ive ever wanted pallete, Face on face blush on in Natural Glow, Ratu Ayu eyeliner

LIPS: Etude House Dear Darling Tint Aloha no 4, Etude House Dear Darling Lips Talk OR 205

STEP BY STEP TUTORIAL

1. Since i have monolid, i use eyelid tape

2. Dab Latulipe cover foundation in Natural all over the eye area. I find this foundation makes the eyeshadow sticks better, highight my eyes and cover the dark under eye.

3. Dab pale pink eyeshadow in 1/3 inner corner of the eye, then add dark purple in 2/3 of the lid. Blend well.

3. Put some in 1/3 of outer corner of the lower eyeline.

3. Now, dab orange color (face on face blush on) above the purple color.

4. Open your eyes, make sure when you open your eyes, you can still the orange color.

5. Dab black color eyeshadow in the outer corner, put some also on the lower lid. Dab a shimmery white eyeshadow on the tearduct area

6. Line your eyes, curl the lashes, and put falsies

TARAAA and you are pretty much done!

For the lips, i use Etude House dear darling lips talk all over, and dab a little bit of orange tint on the middle of the lip  I dab orange blush on for the cheek and deliberately not using any powder to get the dewy look.

So, here is the final look.

one more with my everyday glasses hehehe..

So, i hope you like it!

Love you,

Hana

GRACE ALANPUTRI

FELICIA ONGKODJOYO