Helloooo. Akhir – akhir ini aku males banget nge blog. Waktu buka komputer and buka windows live writer, rasanya BLANK. SUPER BLANK.

Pernah nggak sih kalian ngerasa kayak gitu?

Apa karena udah kelamaan ngeblog ya? Some people says after awhile your passion just slowly fades down and goes away once for all. Udah tiga tahun ngeblog dan tambah lama rasanya tambah males nulis >.< Well, i guess before it fades down, i must write something.

Ingat juga, dulu di Indonesia sempet pernah liat acara talkshow Sarah Sechan yang ngundang ibu – ibu yang sukses jadi penulis. Ibu – ibu itu (aku lupa namanya) cerita kalau namanya nulis pasti ada bosennya. Terus gimana dong caranya supaya gak bosen? Dia bilang ya tulis aja. Tulis – tulis dan tulis, ga ada cara laen. I guess, in this 2015 i just got to write more.

See you again!
Hana

I know today is not exactly the new year, but already the fourth day 2015.

Nevertheless, i am so thankful i have surpass the 2014 smoothly and i am looking forward to this 2015 has in store for me. Honestly speaking, 2015 would not be a happy yay yay and party kinda year for me. 2015 would be a hard work year, as it is my last year to prepare myself for job and real life.

2014 had opened my eyes a lot. Seeing many possibilities here in Taiwan, or Indonesia, or Singapore, i just realize that the opportunities are huge but the competition is super high. I just have to prepare A LOT so i can have better future.

So, these are my new year resolutions!

1. Being fluent in Mandarin

Chinese is freaking hard! Ussually i master a language after six months, but after four months living in Taiwan, i can speak barely nothing. Ugh!. I have to work hard on this. Moreover, if i can speak mandarin, i can work in Taiwan.

2. Has a strong American English accent

Yes, yes, i studied in USA, and my English is close to native. However, since i lived in other countries before, i have this certain flare that is not exactly American English. My director in the school that i am working with, said that i am a melting pot! It is not bad, you know, since i can get by with the English i have now. But i want to give more to my students, i want them to have perfect English, therefore i need to improve myself first!

3. Excel in my study

This is pretty much what i do best hahaha. I always strive to excel in every parts of my life but my excellence in study is very apparent. I want to keep being  excellent in my IMBA study. This year i would make A LOT of friends and read more! :) FIGHTING!

4. Blog more

I am slipping away with my blogging. I used to blog about beauty everyday, but now beauty is not that important anymore. I have a lot of things going on in my life and they are unrelated to beauty. Sometimes i would sit in in front of my laptop and i do not know what to write hahaha. My make up these days have been so simple and not blog worthy. In 2015, i want to blog more, be it about beauty or my life, i just want to write. I hope you do not mind if my blog become so random hahaha.

Maybe i wil blog about beautiful blue sky and beautiful places

Or random things that catch my mind. I simply wants to write and preserve my memory, that is all :)

Living inTaiwan does open a door for me to try out some cool skincare and bathing supplies. Shiseido`s Tsubaki and Ma Cherie are in my reach. Moreover, no hefty price tag included.

Super lucky!

This is my hair savior.

I am so ruthless to my hair as i curled and exposed it to extreme heat of hair straightener. DAILY. #SORRYHAIR. This Ma Cherie Air feel shampoo has a subtle floral smell and makes my hair so smooth without weighing it down. I love the result. So far, my hair is very healthy and has less breakage even with crazy styling exposure.

In case you can read Chinese hehehe

This shampoo remains me a lot of a Baby Shampoo. The texture and the subtleness are very similar.

Shiseido Ma Cherie Air Feel Shampoo

Rating 4.5/5

This is my hair conditioner, targeted for a damage hair. Honestly, i grabbed this because it is cheap haha. But i don`t know why this conditioner seems to make my hair greasy faster.

Watson`s MIMOSA scented Hair Conditioner

Rating 3/5

And this goes my first ever skincare in Taiwan. Compared to Indonesia`s price this one is very expensive, like 50.000 per tube. Crazy.. it is more similar to the price in Singapore. I did not have much choice then, so i just grabbed the one that has familiar name.

Even with the rocketed price, i think this Dove facial wash is different with the one i used to know. Dove go fresh cleans so well, even my BB Cream comes off in the first wash! It does not dries out my skin and it has a pleasant Citrus smell.

Creamy and very very subtle. I love it.

Dove Go Fresh Facial Wash

Rating 5/5

I still have a lot of BATHROOM SUPPLIES in my drawer. Sasa Taiwan had their biggest annual sale and as you know it, i buy like crazy! Hahaha. So, stay tune and i hope these reviews help!

Xie xie,

Hana

Hello! I am back with concealer review. I do have Revlon photoready concealer in medium beige, but my skin has become fairer throughout this winter and it simply does not look good anymore on my undereye.

Too yellow.. Ugh..

So yeah, i tried this new one BELLEME u can cover concealer on my last trip to Ximending. Got this on 99 NTD, and i was like.. Oh well, if it doesn`t work, let it be..

As a total experiment, it actually works on me! I got mine in Light. I am so surprised that the texture is quite creamy and the coverage is high. This shade, light, brightens up my dark under eye quite nicely.

Here is some swatch. It is somehow dry and not sticky at all. My Revlon concealer glides better than this. But you know, i like this texture more since it would be more friendly to my under eye liner. Despite of the goodness and the price, BELLEME concealer could settle badly on fine lines. But if you have minimal lines, this BELLEME is totally a catch considering the price and the quality

So far, i like it. It delivers great value for my money. It is cute, professional and remind me a little bit of the BENEFIT Booing packaging. It works for my dark circle. My dark circle is not that prominent and i read some review that it does not work for really really bad dark circles. Well, i guess if you have really dark eye bags, this one is not for you.

It stays put for hours here in Taipei. But then, it is winter here. I honestly do not know how this concealer perform under the heat. So far i like it a lot, it is very lightweight, practical, and feels light on my skin. It smells flowery, though it will fades away after few seconds.

Rating 4.5/5

A great buy!

It is getting colder here in Taipei. Tonight the temperature reaches 12 degrees. Brrrr.. I heard it is worse in Maine and just as hot as always in Surabaya. I miss both of my hometowns and shrunk in gratitude of this amazing Taipei where i live now.

Today i will speak about my favorite Revlon balm. I have got four of them before and i could not stop my hand to reach few more. Before i went to Taiwan, i bought this Revlon lacquer balm in Vivacious and Revlon Matte balm in Showy.

Price : 88.000 rupiahs

Weight: 2,7 grams

I could not stop raving about the packaging. I love this kind of crayon type of lipstick because they are just super cute and convenient.

TOP: Vivacious, BOTTOM: Showy

Both colors are more on BOLD side. like.. very very BOLD. I wore showy on my whole lips last week. My colleague, Angela told me that it is just so BOLD. I still like them anyway. They are not drying my lips and has great lasting power. But because i look so ridiculous and clownish wearing them, i always use them as a color point. I dab them on the inside of my lips and sheer them out using lip concealer.

This is me wearing Vivacious. It is warm fuschia with satin finish. Sometimes it looks a little bit reddish.

This is me in Showy. It is a blue undertone pink. It looks very Barbie in a real world. I like it a lot.

I would praise this lippie for its long wearing, smooth result and travel friendly. So far, it is my most used lipsticks. Love them~

Read the other review here

Best regards, Hana