BEAUTY: Top 5 Favourites of 2022 Empties

I summed up the top 5 products out of my 2022 empties below. Full products that I have emptied can be seen in my YouTube videos, watch them here and the second part here.

This product is the best body scrub I ever had! I would like to give this product 20 out of 10. I love the texture, the scent, and the amount of the product. It was just perfect. And what’s more is that when you take the empty tube back to the store, they will give you a voucher to purchase other products. This brand is actually under the H&M company, so it is not a Korean brand.

They have various types and scents. From hand wash to body lotion. I really love the scent that I bought, Arabesque Wood. It has an earthy note and a twist of citrus (they said). Super love. I mentioned the texture before and the reason why I love it is that they have a just right texture. It is not harsh and not too fine. Unlike the regular body scrub that I had tried before, this product has the best texture. I don’t regularly scrub my body, so this 250ml worth of product took quite some time to be finished.

This product is the best loose powder that I’ve tried so far. I love that this powder is lightweight and mattify the skin, especially when those red pops appear. After the application, your skin will feel super soft and I really love it. Even though the powder is white, it is free of talc, synthetic colors, and 4 other ingredients. It is very convenient to use, even though the applicator is quite small. Regardless of the applicator, I still love this product very much. I’m on my second tube and will repurchase it soon!

I got this product as a gift from I don’t know where. But surprisingly, this product is quite good. I didn’t expect it. Though it is thicker than the La Roche Posay sunscreen, this one is lighter than the Nivea sunscreen. After application, it doesn’t feel sticky or tacky at all and it has a quite matte finish, which I think and suitable for oily or acne-prone skin. The sunscreen has quite good and water resistant. I will reach out to this product after I finished all the sunscreens I have now.

The best multifunctional skincare product on my vanity. I couldn’t remember how I got to know this product, but this product works like a magic. Well, sometimes it took some time to really get the result to be seen, but it really does work. This product was known for making stretch marks invisible. But, this product also works for scars as well. The main function of this product is to improve the skin. I am very grateful that I came across this product because I didn’t know that I could have severe aftermath when bitten by some insects. The oil has improved my skin tone back to normal several times. I also use this for my stretchmarks, even though I don’t have a baby yet, but since I gained weight a lot, I got some of it around my thighs.

I have great relief that I finally found a shampoo without detergent surfactants. The regular shampoo I usually see in drugstores and supermarkets mostly has an SLS or known as Sodium Laureth Sulfate. The thing that makes your shampoo foamy. This shampoo has a little foam compared to regular shampoo. This thing might clean the hair, but in the long run, it can ruin your scalp which results in hair loss. This shampoo has a good scent even though it doesn’t have additional perfume. It consists of a few essential oils. This shampoo is very awesome! Though the price is a bit higher compared to the general shampoo and it’s an imported product. My hair is my biggest asset, so I had to take care of my hair carefully.

So, that is the top 5 products from my empties of 2022. I have used many products this year, but most of the products are my all-time favorites, so I don’t want to repeat the review. Also, I mentioned some of the travel products that I’ve used in my YouTube video. You can watch the video here.

Have you ever tried any of the products above? If yes, which one and what is your opinion of that product? Let me know in the comment section down below.

I will see you soon on my next post, soon!

Empties 2020 - 2021 Top 8 Products

Finally, I’m back with my talking video after a long time. Revealing my 2 years' worth of emptied products here! All of the products are revealed in the video and on this blog, I’ll just feature the top 8 only.

One of my best findings on the internet. I was introduced to this brand thanks to Morgan from My Beauty Breakdown. I bought this product to substitute the Dr. Jart Acne Spot Treatment that I used to use to fight my skin troubles or acnes. I loved the Dr. Jart one, but it has reached the point that it can’t fight my skin troubles. This product still works awesomely even though I’ve used three tubes of it.

The product consists of a series of natural ingredients such as tea tree oil, aloe vera, phellinus linteus (a kind of mushroom), and witch-hazel (a kind of flower). Since the product is gel-type and transparent, it can be used day and night. And that’s what I like the most about this product. Compared to the other spot treatments that I’ve tried, transparency is what I needed the most in the spot treatment product. Depending on how severe is my trouble, the treatment might take some time, but most of the time, it works pretty fast. And it doesn’t really leave scars at most of the time. This product is my must-haves skincare product in my cabinet.

Holy grail products that lived up to its’ name. I really had a pleasant experience with this product. I rarely have redness on my skin and it brightens my skin. After I finished, this product, I used other niacinamide serums and I couldn’t really say I am satisfied enough with the result as I do with The Ordinary one.

The next morning after I use this product, I feel my face brighter and most of all I don’t have serious skin trouble while using the product. After I finished this product, I started to have very severe skin trouble and up until now, the marks are still visible. I understand why people love this product and I still couldn’t find a better version of this serum yet.

Remember my Bath and Body Works haul back in 2015? I finally finished the last bottle of it. Lol. I think the product has expired, but it still smells fine and I don’t have any skin problems, so I guess it’s still valid.

I really love this Cherry Blossom shower gel. It is refreshing yet enough sweet. I don’t really like sweet scents, but this one has a subtle sweetness so I liked it. Definitely my must-have scent in Bath and Body Works. I’m currently finishing the body lotion one, so see it on my next empties later on.

One of the best deodorants that I’ve tried so far. It is unscented, which I really love compared to other deodorant sprays. The other products have good smells, but sometimes it can be burdensome. And after all, perfume is made from alcohol, so it’s not really the best option out there.

I am trying my best to avoid beauty products that contain alcohol and perfume. Even for my hands, I prefer washing my hands with soap rather than using hand sanitizer whenever possible.

Simple’s cleansing tissue was great! The tissue was soft and a bit textured, which wiped-off all the makeup and semi-peel off the skin. It was satisfying while use the product. Compared to my previous fave, the YesTo cleansing wipes, this product is like the upgraded version. I love how they choose to texturize the tissue. As for the formula, I just love that it is simple, like its’ name!

I bought this product back in 2017 when I was visiting my brother in Australia. After a few years, Simple is on sale at drugstores in Indonesia. So, getting my hands on this product is just a reach of hand.

I’ve been using Nair products since I was in senior high school. Out of all the products I’ve used, this one is the most comfortable one to use, except the turner was kinda a bummer. Regarding the formula, I didn’t find any much difference with the Nair products that are sold in the Indonesian drugstores. It’s just I really liked the idea of the glide-on.

I really love Innisfree’s makeup products. One of them is this stick concealer. Finally finishing a makeup product is very satisfying and rewarding. Especially, with thousands of new products every day, it was quite hard to finish off the product. The urge to try a new product was quite big, but I nailed to finish it.

The formula of this stick concealer is more on the creamier side. The coverage is satisfying enough for small acnes and semi-red skin. Since it’s a stick concealer, it is travel friendly and I brought this concealer whenever I travel. The product is also blend-well even with hands, but I didn’t recommend it that way. Well, I really loved this product.

Finally, I finished up one out of three of my 3CE Lip Lacquer set. The first color that I finished is called Bon Bon. I really loved this shade. Ever since I bought this product, I practically use this shade most of the time. Finding the perfect shade for your lip is like finding a soulmate. I really feel confident and joyful whenever I use my favorite shade. One out, two more to go.

I know there are lots of new products launched every day, but keep in mind to finish what you’ve started unless it doesn’t suitable for your skin. The reason I make this post is not to make you buy it too, but just to share a piece of information and review regarding the products. Let’s become a smarter and wiser consumers.

Thank you for reading up on this part. I’ll share more useful information in the future. Please keep your support towards me. Have a wonderful day!

EMPTIES: TOP 10 EMPTIES PRODUCTS FROM 2018 - (HALF) 2019

I've made “Empties 2018 - (half) 2019” video and uploaded it on my Youtube Channel, but it might be too long to watch (unless you have so much spare time to watch). So, I made highlighted products that are really really good and worth to try on this blog post. 
Note that there is no particular order for this top 10 products

The best shampoo I’ve ever used. I used to use drug store shampoos since I was a kid. Since I came across the world of beauty on YouTube and got to know more about harmful ingredients in our toiletries, I started to pay attention to the ingredients whenever I bought beauty products. This shampoo lives up to its name, perfect hair day. Since I use this shampoo, my scalp is less oily, but not drying. The only problem with my hair is it easily break and this shampoo kinda minimizes it. I haven’t tried out the conditioner yet, but I probably going to try it out when I repurchase this shampoo. The scent is pretty nice, despite they don’t add artificial fragrance to it. This product is definitely worth to try. Find the most suitable formula for your hair.

My holy-grail product of all time! This product saves my skin on scorching hot days in Korea (41 degrees is not a joke). I didn’t get sunburn even though the sun is streaking right to my bones. The formula is ultra-light so it doesn’t feel greasy at all. Plus no white marks at all. I made a full review of this product on my “Sunscreen Battle” post and you can read it here.

The best finding I’ve ever found on the internet. Not many people reviewed this product even though it was that good. One Korean department store has this brand on it, so actually, it was that legit. I really liked this product and I’ve still remembered the texture and the scent of this product. Full review about this product is up on my blog, you can read it here.

This serum is my holy grail product on the list. I’ve used up two bottles of it and I have a good experience with it. Let me emphasize this again, this serum is not meant for specific problem tackling product. This serum is good for prep your skin, especially when you do the 7-steps Korean Skincare thing.

Ever since I used this product, my skin looks brighter and less red. It is one of my holy grail products if I could say. The ingredients are mostly natural extracts, so it is safe for all skin types. This product was made by Korean Midas’s hands in the world of beauty, Son Dae Sik and Park Tae Yoon. So, in one word, this product is LEGIT. This multi-purpose product can act as a toner or cleansing water. I haven’t tried it on waterproof mascara yet, but I guess it can work too!

This moisturizer is not the thick-type moisturizer like you used to know. This moisturizer is the typical Korean moisturizer. It is lightweight and watery. It is very good for oily and sensitive skin types because you don’t need to rub and the water portion is bigger than any other ingredients. The smell is quite calming, so it was very good for night time. I don’t use a moisturizer at day time, because it’s hot here in Indonesia, so I don’t layer lots of product on day time (But, when it’s winter, you probably need this regime!). I haven’t found any toxic ingredients on this product, where The Faceshop mostly use parabens on its products, so I might repurchase this thing again.

I found this brand thanks to Imjenim. What I love from this product is the wipes are soft and smell pretty good. Cucumber extract good for bloating and refreshing at the same time. They have several variants, but I haven’t tried it. Out of all the options they spread, I think I like this variant the best.

The cushion market in Korea is extremely fierce up until now. I’ve just tried 2 cushions from hundreds of options in the market and one of them is IOPE Air Cushion XP. Actually, I recommended this to my mom, but she didn’t see it good for her (but then, she bought another IOPE cushion though), so she gave it to me. I really liked this cushion because it is full coverage but not tacky. It also gives you the “Korean glow” like you see on the ads. I’m going to try another cushion next time I go to Korea, but definitely going to repurchase the refill for this cushion!

Too bad Skinfood has to close down. I really liked this foot scrub because it was that good. It smells good and really soften harden skin. I’m open to a new foot scrub because my foot is super ugly.

This eye cream is my first eye cream ever and I’ve finished two jars of it. I’ve reviewed this product on my blog, where you can read it here. I wrote that I couldn’t find the negativity of this product, it’s because I haven’t read the ingredients properly. Packaging and texture-wise it was all I needed for back then. Since I’m getting older, I tend to find more effective ingredients inside my skincare products. I’m so excited to try out “Avocado Eye Cream” from Kiehls because avocado helps with moisturizing, which will make our eyes less dry. Dryness might lead to show aging marks.

Wow! That’s pretty a lot. Well, those 10 products are my favorite products, but not all of them might not suitable for you. I’m so sad that Skinfood has to close down and I don’t have any foot scrub anymore. So, I’m open to new recommendations from you. Thank you so much for reading till this far and much more thanks if you finished watching my video too. I’ll see you soon! (I haven’t planned anything yet for my blog, but I will see you soon!)

Disclaimer: credit to Google Images for Innisfree, IOPE, Son and Park, Bobbi Brown, and Yesto photos.

Korean Hauls (Winter 2016)

Hi everyone!

I’m sorry suddenly I went MIA. It happened because my MacBook got broken and it has rest in peace now. Before, the VGA got broken and I’ve repaired it. The technician said it wouldn’t be the same anymore and it will be easily got broken. But, I never though it would be this soon. I just repaired it on January and it got broken on March. Thankfully, my hard disk was safe, so the files I have inside are perfectly there. Since, Apple has its own operating system, I couldn’t open my hard disk with any other laptop, so I have to wait until I have a new MacBook.

So yeah, I should have sell my MacBook after I repaired it. I learned my lesson now. I didn’t buy the new MacBook Touch Bar thingie because it is damn expensive and Apple removed all the basic features, such as the CD-Room, usb-port, etc. And, I dislike the keyboard of all new MacBook. So, I bought the Retina Display one as it is still the closest to my old MacBook and I liked the keyboard. Please be nice to me, okay? Thank you to my MacBook Pro for the past 6 years, I couldn’t be here right now without you though.

Okay, enough with my short story behind my MIA. I’ll continue to post the delayed posts. Thank you for everyone who read my blog and watch my videos. I appreciate it so much! Love you all!!!

So, this blog is mostly about the products that I bought from my last winter trip to Korea. I will not explained it too much, because it will be a long one and all of the review of each product can be seen in my video. Watch it here.

Few things I want to highlight are the Innisfree Always New Auto Liner and No Sebum Mineral Powder, Son and Park Beauty Water, Wake Make Skinny Lip Crayon, Etude House Play 101 Stick Contour Duo and Color Contour, Holika Holika Pig Nose Clear Blackhead 3 Step Kit, and Labiotte Wine Lipstick.

Innisfree Always New Auto Liner

The first time I knew this product was from Ssinnim (a Korean Beauty Blogger). Since, I have a lot of that type of eyeliner, so I bought a pink color, which functioned as a lip liner. I like the idea of it will always sharp. Whenever, you close the lid and turn it around and you will hear a click sound, then your liner will look new. I found it is interesting since you don’t need to manually sharpened it. I haven’t tried the product yet, but I’m really excited to try it soon. The price is about $10 (9,000 KRW) for 0.3 g worth of product. I think it is still worth it. Buy it here.

Innisfree No Sebum Mineral Powder

I know I’m late to try this product. But, I’m so thankful that I was reminded every time I watched the beauty contributor around the internet to try this. Because this product is magic and a life saver. Actually, I don’t really have an oily skin, but at some days it became oily. Since, I wear sunscreen everyday, at some days my face looks super oily. Thanks to this product, my face looks super normal and it feels soft. It feels like a baby skin. I really want all of you use this affordable mattifying (?) powder. It cost around $7 (6,000 KRW). Buy it here.

Son and Park Beauty Water

Few months ago, I watched Happy Together (KBS TV Program) where Son and Park came as a guest. Son and Park is a two famous Korean makeup artist. They actually a rival, but also best friends. Their real names are Son Daesik and Park Taeyun. Their living canvas are famous artists like, Jun Ji Hyun (actress), Sandara Park (k-pop girlband), SISTAR (k-pop girlband), and many more. So, they collaborate to create a beauty line. Their most famous product would probably this beauty water. Beauty water is actually a toner, which also act as a micellar cleansing water. What I really liked about this product is around more than 90% the ingredients are natural. It also smells good since there are a lot of flowers extract. I think their brand is more to the higher-end price side, but I got this product in a promotion, so I bought it to try it. I bought this product around 25,000 KRW and got a 60ml one for free. Buy it here.

Wake Make Skinny Lip Crayon

While walking around Olive Young, I saw a picture of Yubin from Wonder Girls using this lip crayon. She was once appeared in “Get it Beauty” and she demonstrated her speciality make-up. My friend that I travel with is a lip product junkie. She really liked buying lip products. I ended up buying too. We both bought the same color as Yubin’s. I don’t really use red color much, but I think I need a red lip liner, so I bought it. The color payoff is pretty good and it stays quite a long time. Buy it here.

Etude House Play 101 Stick Contour Duo

Finally, I have a contouring products in my makeup collection. I never tried contouring before in my makeup routine. I think this product is good for beginner like me, because it is easy to blend and look natural. I bought in color #2. It cost 12,000 KRW, but I got discount at that time, so it is quite inexpensive. Buy it here.

Etude House Play 101 Stick Color Contour Duo

Beside its cute packaging, they always have an innovative products also. They introduce contouring with color rather than brown color. We know color correcting products such as, purple, green, blue, etc. So, this stick is used to correct the color of our skin before using foundation. Because this is a stick, so it can cover specific spots. I didn’t really know how it works when I bought it, so I just bought one stick out of three. When I watched the tutorials, most of it using the three of it. Every stick has specific function, so if you want to buy it make sure to know which color suits you. This product cost the same with the contour duo. Buy it here.

Holika Holika Pig Nose Clear Blackhead 3 Step Kit

I finally get it why Chinese bought this product in large quantity. The first time I used it, it really pulls out the whiteheads. I will definitely repurchase this product if I go to Korea again. I really recommend this, even though it is quite takes some time. Every steps takes around 15 minutes, so you might need 45 minutes at least to do this. Buy it here.

Labiotte Wine Lipstick

I’m always amazed with how fast trends happened in Korea. I always found new products, innovation, brands, and many more whenever I came to Korea. This time I found out about this brand, Labiotte. They create products with wine as the main ingredients. It is quite unique and the colors they have were pretty and many. The packaging also in a shape of wine bottle, so cute! Buy it here.

Other products I bought (photos and links):

Etude House 

Buy it here.

Buy it here.

Innisfree

Eco Fragrance Sheet - can be bought at Innisfree Green Cafe

Natural Eyelashes - I can't find the website that sell this

Buy it here.

Buy it here.

Olive Young

Buy it here

Buy it here

Buy it here.

There is one thing that I didn't include in the video, which is Tangle Teezer Hairbrush. I bought it for my mom because it has a Hello Kitty on it. But, I found out that in Sephora Indonesia, they sell it too with cheaper price. So, my mom bought it also and the one I bought in Korea is for me. I really liked this brush. It does smooth out my hair and it less damaging than my usual brush. This one is also my favorite product that I bought.

Holika Holika

Buy it here

Buy it here

Buy it here

Buy it here

Cute gift from Holika Holika

It's a small blanket!

Tony Moly

Buy the Peach Hand Cream here

Buy it here

It is actually the swatches of the contour, but it didn't showed up well on my camera.

Thank you so much for reading. I hope you can try the K-beauty hype with these products I bought and tried. If you have any question, just leave a comment down below or contact me on my social media. Wishing you a beautiful day! See you soon! (Travel Diary series will be coming up soon!)

P.S: I apologized for there are several photos that are not focus and doesn't have the same size. All photos are mine and photographed by myself.