Last year i made a list of Best Album 2011, somewhere along this year i changed. Saat ini jadi lebih care sama diri sendiri, lebih centil gitu. Though actually i’ve been obsessed with beauty products since i was a teen. Now that i’m a woman, i think that obession is getting more serious.
Anyway, here are the list of beauty products that i love in 2012. Some of them became my Holy Grail (HG), some of them are new products launched on this year, some of them are already known for its magic for years, and one of them is limited edition. Curious? Scroll down.
Face Category
Best Moisturizer : Hada Labo Super Hyaluronic Acid Moisturizing Lotion . I have reviewed the product here. Price IDR 24.000
Best Face Primer : Smashbox Photo Finish Light Primer. It holds all the gross oil on my face and my make up lasts longer with it!. Read it here.
Best Concealer : The Balm Liquid TimeBalm Spot Concealer (my shade is Honey). Rated 4.6 out of 5 by makeupalley.com members, it has tea tree oil so this concealer is zit zapping while covering your spots. Pertama kali diceritain kalau concealer ini bagus sama salah satu temen kerja, dia bilang pas dipake bikin jerawatnya kempes. Baunya memang kurang enak sih karena kandungan tea tree oil-nya itu, tapi percayalah wahai wanita berjerawat yang butuh concealer, this product rocks!. Price: IDR 275.000
Best BB Cream : Skin79 HotPink. Dibanding beberapa BB Cream yang pernah saya coba (Maybelline, Missha) BB cream ini yang teksturnya paling bagus dan paling kelihatan hasilnya untuk muka. Maybelline made my face greasy 2 hours after wearing it, while Missha is buildable but within 4 hours i still need to blot. Skin79 HotPink is very good for you with oily skin, while Missha is good for dry to normal skin. Price: IDR 160.000
Best Foundation : Revlon Colorstay 24Hr Whipped Cream Foundation (my shade is Medium Beige). I superrrrrr love this foundation!. Coverage is medium, and you can use this as concealer too. Foundation ini nutup banget, cuma kalau aplikasinya salah hasilnya akan kelihatan sangat cakey. I use my fingers to blend this, i put several dots on my face then i blend it in with my index & middle fingers with tapping motion. I don’t drag, i tapped the foundation into my face so it settled on my skin. If you drag or somehow you use the wrong brush, it will look cakey. Also the longer you wear it, the more perfect it looks, like you have a super flawless skin. Finishing is dewy on my face, and somehow i don’t see any shine hours after i wear this. I recommend this for oily gals who needs medium coverage, for dry skin people it might accentuate dry patch so maybe dry skin girls wold hate this. But there are few this things that i don’t like about this product: 1. The smell, it reminds me of minyak angin, but goes off upon wearing; 2. The jar, it’s heavy and i guarantee you will never need to touch up with this foundation so better leave the heavy jar at home. Price: IDR 150.000
Revlon Colorstay 24hr Whipped Creme Foundation
Best Setting Powder : Givenchy Prisme Libre Loose Powder Quartet Air Sensation (my shade is Delicate Beige). As you might know i have a super oily face, so a finely milled powder is my best friend. One day i was searching on makeupalley for the best setting powder, and Givenchy Prisme Libre is one of the top rated (4.6 out of 5). So when my best friend went to Singapore i asked her to bring me one (my shade was sold out in Jakarta, plus it’s cheaper in Singapore). It’s expensive, of course because it’s Givenchy, but i don’t mind the price because i get a lot powder. I have this since October and it doesn’t seem to move a bit though i use it everyday, this will last more than 9 months so i think with quality and how much product you get it’s kinda cheap. Finishing is translucent on me, leaving my skin matte throughout the day. I set my foundation with this at 8.00 am and i need to blot just once with very minimal oil seen on the blotting film. And another thing that i love is the scent. Oh anyway my best friend ended up buying it because of my constant praise and she loved it too!. Price: SGD 65
Givenchy Prisme Libre in Delicate Beige
Eye Category
Best Liquid Eyeliner : Revlon Colorstay Liquid Eyeliner (my shade is Blackest Black). I love the texture, quick dry and easy to wipe out if you fail to create a flawless line, it’s waterproof and sweatproof but not smudgeproof. One thing that i hate is the applicator, the wand tip is quite big for my small eyes and it’s simply hard to make a fine thin line. If you like old Hollywood with winged line, try this. Price : IDR 40.000
Best Pencil Eyeliner : Tony Moly Waterproof Prefect Eyes Pencil Eyeliner (i have Black and Silver). Glides on really smooth with intense color. I tend to hate pencil eyeliner before because no matter what brand it will always smudge on my oily skin (MUFE Aqua Eyes is failed to impress) and leaving Panda Eyes on my waterline. The texture is creamy and color payoff is excellent. I love to tightline my eyes with this, and i use the silver color for my inner rim to make my eyes appear brighter. Price : IDR 110.000
Best Waterproof Eyeshadow : L’Oreal Infallible Eyeshadow. Currently not available in Indonesia. But this is my best eyeshadow because for a relatively cheap price you get a small jar of waterproof and smudgeproof eyeshadow with intense color, very pigmented, and blendable. It really is Infallible because it stays put on my oily lids for long hours even without primer. Price : SGD 14.50
Cheek Category
Best Blush : The Balm Hot Mama Blush. This shimmery peachy pink blush is said to be the closest dupe for Nars Orgasm, rated 4.5 out of 5 on Makeupalley. I have a weak spot for peach/coral blush so this one won my heart instantly. I use this on top of my coral blush from Maybelline. Cuma perlu 2x tap dengan brush di blush-nya dan warnanya sudah banyak sekali nempel di brush. Very very veryyy pigmented, so make sure you use a light hand with this one. And good thing is you can also use this as eyeshadow, i’ve tried and been loving it.This blush is perfect if you want a shimmery pink color on your cheek. Nars Orgasm is more orange, this one is pinker. Packaging is really cute, and i suggest this blush for you who have been eyeing Nars Orgasm but still not sure, price is way cheaper than Nars. Price : IDR 225.000.
The Balm Hot Mama Blush
Best Contour Blush : Chanel Ombre Contraste in Notorious, Sculpting Veil for Eyes and Cheek. This is a limited edition blush first seen on Chanel runway show and released as part of Chanel Contrastes Essentiels Collection for Autumn/Winter 2012. This greyish-taupe blush made some beauty blogger across the globe singing praises on it’s magic. I ordered this blush via an online shop which sold lots of authentic Chanel products, the owner kindly searched this product and found the last one for me, thank God!. I use this to contour my cheek, and jawline. I barely know how to contour, yet i tried this product like a master of contour. I love how the greyish shade manage to create an illusion of perfect cheek for me. I have people commenting that i lose weight, which i’m not. It’s only because of the blush, and a little goes a long way. It’s pretty expensive but i believe it will last me 3 years simply because it’s very pigmented and i only need a very light tap, if i use this too much i risk looking like a zombie. Bener-bener bikin pipi dan dagu terlihat tirus asal tau teknik contour yang tepat untuk tipe wajah, i’m still learning and everyday i’m amazed of this blush. It’s perfect for contour freak gals or Chanel-devoted girls. Just like any other Chanel blush, this one comes with a luxurious pouch.
Chanel Notorious
Lips Category
Best Lipstick : Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter (i have Sweet Tart, Berry Smoothie, and Cherry Tart). I like the buttery soft formula, and it didn’t dry my lips, also comes with pretty colors. I think this lipstick is essential and every women should have at least one color of this Lipstick. The lipstick is doing such an excellent job to keep my lips moisturize without making it dull or too shiny, the color is sheer and pretty which is a plus. If you haven’t try this, boy you missing out a lot!. It’s relatively cheap, so i bought one and like the other girls around the globe i’m craving for more. Price : IDR 75.000
Revlon Lip Butter
Best Lipstick for Spring/Summer : Nars Schiap. Inspired by Elsa Schiapparelli’s shocking pink book, this lipstick is definitely a bomb. You will have eyes turning because of its shocking color. If you like bold color you just need to own this one for your collection. The color is bright fuschia, almost shocking purple-pink on my lips. I bought this while on vacation in Bangkok for 900 baht on Nars counter in Siam Paragon. Love the edgy packaging of Nars.
Nars Schiap
Best Lipstick for Autmn/Winter : L’Oreal Color Riche Intense in Intense Plum. Ever since Lana Del Rey sporting dark vampire lips on a gala this year, the vampy shade has been every daring-girl favorite lipstick. The texture of L’Oreal Color Riche lips is very rich and pigmented, it glides smooth on my lips and feels luxurious. The more you build the color the darker it looks. I recommend this for girls who wanted to try vampy lips trend. Daripada beli MAC atau Nars tapi jarang dipake, beli yang ini aja and see how you like the shade. Price : IDR 115.000. See me wearing it here.
Other Category
Best Website on Makeup review : http://makeupalley.com. I always refer myself to the site whenever i’m curious about a product. The reviews are helpful because it shows the hair/skin/eyes type of the reviewer, so you can relate a lot to yourself. Like if you have dry skin, you can read all the reviews form dry skin people. It contains thousands of products, and what i love is we get to rate the product with a lippie and the highest score is 5 lippie. Biasanya kalau saya mau beli produk saya pasti liat dulu ratingnya di Makeupalley. Misalkan reviewnya 4.6 out of 5 from 564 reviews artinya produk itu efektif dan bagus karena banyak sekali yang kasih rate tinggi, beda kalau nilainya 4.6 out of 5 from 7 reviews kan gak valid lah ya karena cuma 7 review itu menurut saya kurang membantu mengingat beberapa produk kadang hanya cocok untuk kaukasia atau hanya cocok untuk asian skin, etc.
Best New Brand in Indonesia Market : The Balm. If you have time, sempatkanlah untuk menengok counter mereka di Seibu Grand Indonesia atau di Glow Plaza Indonesia. Their products is simply divine, color payoff is fantastic, each product is highly pigmented, the price is not sky-high expensive, but most of all their products is very wearable+durable with cute packaging. Karena pigmen warna yang sangat bagus, produk ini dipakai light-handed aja, jangan terlalu antusias karena malah akan keliatan berlebihan. Beberapa produk yang standout dan favorit/rating tinggi itu Mary-Lou Manizer (highlighter), The Balm Spot Timebalm concealer, Hot Mama blush, Frat Boy blush, dan Nude Tude palette pujaan para beauty blogger di luar negeri sana. Beberapa produknya juga multitasker karena bisa dipakai sebagai eyeshadow (cth; Mary-Lou Manizer, Betty-Lou Manizer, Hot Mama blush, Sexy Mama, dll). Dengan cara pakai yang light-handed bisa dipastiin akan tahan lama juga kan, maka menurut saya sih gak rugi banget. It’s my highly recommended brand.
I’d love to know your best beauty products too, leave a comment down below!
Love,
Kattleya Anandita
I believe that girls can run the world! 