Cara Mendapatkan Kulit Cerah Merata di Akhir Tahun

Tanpa terasa, sudah hampir penghujung tahun 2016 ya. Jujur, tahun 2016 is really something for me. Banyak sekali pelajaran, pengalaman, juga ilmu baru yang aku dapat di tahun ini. Tidak hanya dari segi karir dan personal development, sebagai beauty blogger tentunya masalah kecantikan dan kesehatan kulit juga menjadi perhatian utamaku.

Aktivitas segudang tentunya membuat tubuh 'teriak', dan salah satu sinyal terkuat pasti selalu datang dari kulit. Ya, meski ada quotes "don't judge a book by its cover", tampilan kulit kita mencerminkan kesehatan tubuh secara keseluruhan lho!

Nah, oleh karena itu, aku pun mulai lebih memperhatikan perawatan tubuh yang menutrisi kulit serta memberikan efek kulit cerah merata, simak yuk tips dari aku!

COWSTYLE BOUNCIA

Sometimes we are focusing too much on our face that we're neglecting our body skin. Yes, that happens to me as well. The more I take care of my face, the more I realized that my body skin is far worse than my face. 

I'm that person who hates to put on body lotion because I hate the sticky feeling after (mixed with sweat then I'm doomed). And that's why I'm tempted to try another Japanese product; Cowstyle Bouncia Body Soap.

Get Visibly Fair Skin with LUX White Impress Collection

Hello girls! This time it's SHOWER TIME! Yes, so I got a chance to get my hands on this latest product by LUX: LUX White Impress Collection. 

So what makes this collection different than any other whitening body wash? Read on to find out!

LUX White Collection Launching

Hello everyone! Last week, I had a chance to attend another LUX event held in Hotel Dharmawangsa. This time it was the launching of LUX's latest collection; LUX White Collection.

Actually this was the first time I visit Hotel Dharmawangsa. And yes, I was a little bit lost since I've never been here before. But, that was okay, I arrived safely anyway. So, we were greeted by a very beautiful all-white gate (sorry for not taking picture of it) and when I looked at my left, wow. There were plenty of foods! (OK, I am not a food blogger, why I rave so much about food.. -_-)

And yes, the food attracted me so much that night...

After filling our starving stomach, then we were invited to go inside and all that I could say is: "THE DECORATION WAS REALLY STUNNING!" All-white, it was like entering a whole different world. I feel like Alice in Wonderland (OK, I'm exaggerating). But yes, it was stunning, with the properties, the consistency of putting white everywhere, the flowers, wow.

And as usual, there was a photo-booth area where every guest took pictures. I went with my friend; Vita, so here we are taking pictures together!

LUX Fine Fragrance Magical Spell

Hi everyone! I would like to review this product since I got this from last week event. So, have you ever heard about LUX? I bet you all will definitely know about that, right? Yep, LUX, who doesn't know LUX in Indonesia? LUX has been here for decades. Even, my mom loves it and since I already use LUX for years, up until now I still being so faithful to LUX. LUX has been well-known for its elegant image, and here it goes again, LUX launched its first Fine Fragrance Series for its body wash line product. LUX Magical Spell Body Wash is part of it, of course. 

This will best describe LUX Magical Spell looks like:

Lux believes that beauty doesn’t have to be about hard work but rather, about pleasure – from the moment you step into the shower, the great feelings it creates to the fun you can have with the attention you get afterwards. We aim to bring the best of beauty within reach of every woman in the world - providing exceptional pleasure in her bathing and skincare experience and inspiring her to feel irresistible and confident in her own skin every day! Our range of skin treats, infused with fine fragrance composed by the world’s best perfumers will delight your senses and make you feel like a million dollars, every day.

So, I am already using LUX Magical Spell for a week until now. And all that I can say is, I'm stunned by it. Right when I apply it to my body, the fragrance is sooo elegant yet seductive, making me feel sexy. Moreover, it also feels good on my skin, the silky texture left me impressed.

So here is the texture of the body wash. It comes in fluid form, as usual. What attracts me is the color, its soft, light purple is really graceful and unique.

So, after I finished showering, the moment I step out of my shower box, I feel like a million dollars! Yep, there's absolutely something different with the fragrance of this body wash. It smells really sweet, but also sexy, there's something mysterious in this scent. Guess what? It's because one of the ingredients of this body wash is Black Orchid, which is rare and very expensive. No wonder la I feel like a million dollar babe. Besides, what makes this body wash smell sweet is the role of Brown Sugar. 

So why is it smells so mysterious? The answer is its unique fusion as follow:

• The opening tones of Juniper Oil, which softly play against the romantic and sensual floral heart of black orchid, jasmine and violet, give the addictiveness to this alluring scent.
• The central notes are composed of brown sugar and vanilla heaped 
• The base notes of sandalwood and velvet musk, delivering a rich and sensual finale designed to last on the skin.

Wow, the combination is awesome, right? Who's behind this unique scent, really? It's Ann Gottlieb; a world-class nose/ perfumer who is behind many of the most popular perfume in the world. See, LUX really offers us a really great deal with this Magical Spell Body Wash. 

Oh, I almost forgot, the seductive scent of this body wash lasted quite long, it lasted for almost 4 hours. Since I also combine this body wash with the perfume essence from LUX Goodie Bag that I've got last week, it lasted even longer! I feel like I could seduce every guy that I've met just like Mia Maestro does in her latest LUX Magical Spell commercial. If you haven't watch it, you can watch it below:

LUX has been known for its line of amazing ambassadors. LUX always picks its ambassadors who can perfectly portraits the brand itself. This time, the ambassador is Mia Maestro; an acclaimed Hollywood actress and singer-songwriter Mia Maestro is a multi-talented, artist who has accrued a wide array of credits, both on screen and on stage. For those of you who watched Twilight Series and twi-hard fans, you must be familiar with her since she played as vampire Carmen in Breaking Dawn.

Overall, all that I can say is this body wash satisfied me much. And, you can get it at nearest mini market and supermarket. See? Easy. The price doesn't hurt too, when you can get a body wash that can make you feel like you're wearing high-class perfume, why not?

A Perfume Workshop by LUX

So, I attended LUX Beauty Bloggers Gathering last week, you can check the report here. What attracted me so much was the perfume workshop at that time. Here's a brief report about the educative and entertaining workshop about perfume.

The Perfume Workshop

Have you ever heard about Givaudan?

Well, for me, it was my first time hearing that name at LUX Beauty Bloggers Gathering. Well, Givaudan  is the global leader in the fragrance and flavor industry, offering its products to global, regional and local food, beverage, consumer goods and fragrance companies. Givaudan is working together with Ann Gottlieb in creating LUX Magical Spell perfume. 

This perfume workshop was presented by Tety Meltiany, the representative of Givaudan. This session started with the basic information about perfumery. She started by explaining about perfume composition. So, basically every perfume consists of three sets of notes, making the harmonious scent accord. 

the above picture explains about fragrance structure and the characteristics of each notes

• Top notes: The scents that are perceived immediately on application of a perfume. 

•  Middle notes: The scent of a perfume that emerges just prior to when the top notes dissipate. 

• Base notes: Base notes bring depth and solidity to a perfume. Compounds of this class of scents are typically rich and "deep" and are usually not perceived until 30 minutes after application.

After that, she let us smell each scent and told us what kind of scent was that. This was the starting point when the fun began!

So here are the names of each scent:

1. Citrus (my favorite!)
2. Aldehyde (synthetic)
3. Chanel No. 5
4. Nutmeg
5. Bulgarian Rose (it took 450 kg of rose petals to make one pound of rose absolute for making a bottle of perfume 0_o so this rose is soooo expensive)
6. Peach
7. Vetiver (wood)
8. Musk
9. Vanilla
10. Civet (Animal Feces, yuck! But this scent is used widely for Men's Perfume and when I smelled it, it didn't smell like real poo, though)

 As for the above picture, here are the names of each scent:

1. CK One (she said that it consists of citrus, floral, and musk notes)
2. J'Adore
3. The One by D&G (it consists of vanilla, fruity, and woody notes)
4. Hello Kitty (citrus, floral: rose) - this one is my favorite
5. Thierry Mugler Angel (actually this perfume is made out of caramel notes)
6. Beautiful by Estée Lauder

Next, there was a sniffing-competition which challenges us to guess which scent belong to which notes (top, middle, or base). I was in a team named The Magical Crush with other 3 beauty bloggers and we won the prize! It's perfume essence by Givaudan anyway, and I love it.

After all, I was so satisfied with this perfume workshop held by LUX and supported by Givaudan. This perfume workshop was both educative and entertaining. Listening to the story of Ms. Tety, fun facts about perfumery, even just had a chance to smell and identify each scent was so hilarious! After leaving this Gathering I feel like I'm educated yet had so much fun. Wow, I hope there will be another perfume workshop with more scents and sniffing. :p

woohoo!