So I finally got this game in my hands, and is now at the stage where I'm trying to get Kyogre...
1st try: fail
2nd try: KOed Kyogre
Let's see if third time's the charm
[edit] 3rd try: Kyogre 1-hit-KO with Leaf Blade *screams in frustration*
[edit] 4th try: KO again
[edit] 5th try: I FRIGGIN GOT HIM FINALLY! HALLELUJAH!
Results: 5 tries with Pikachu, Sceptile and Pelipper fainted.
Monday, 29 December 2014
Thursday, 18 December 2014
Watched The Hobbit: Battle of The Five Armies
Well, I've back to Indonesia since the 14th now.
As you can see from the title above, I've actually watched The Hobbit. They just released it in Indonesia yesterday, but I've watched the London one on the 12th, the day before my flight.
So, what was my thought on it? Personally I like the tension, and the fighting stuff. Tauriel's role, Fili's lack of dialogue and the CGI (especially the CGI) bothered me though. Tauriel is the cool badass female elf with the cool fighting moves, but they had to make her as Kili's love interest. I don't mind making her as the love interest of someone, but at least keep her like the cool lady she is and not make her look like a damsel in distress with her cheesy dialogue to Thranduil...
And then there's Fili, Thorin's heir and his oldest nephew, hidden behind the limelight of Kili because he's not the dwarf in love with an elf. Fill is handsome, of course he is, but everyone adores Kili perhaps of the lack of beard? Kili's adorable, sure, but with him being in love and so serious in trying to get Tauriel's attention kind of... puts me off personally. When Kili yells at Thorin about not wanting to let people fight their fights for them and then Thorin fondly touched his forehead with Kili's... WHERE IS FILI IN THIS SCENE?! Fili's lack of presence just makes me feels sad, especially because of his fate under the foul orc's hand.
Tauriel, the badass she-elf, who turns out to be the desperate girl when Kili dies. I kind of get it that she'll be desperate, her dialogue with Thranduil at the end though... that is not what I expected. "Because it is real" Lee Pace, your face makes me want to laugh so hard when you said that line. Kili is still a young dwarf, falling in love so seriously like that kinds of... dunno.
Now, CGI. You cannot possibly imagine how this distracts me in this film. For your information, I have never watched the two previous films on the big screen and I tend to fast forward on my laptop. I was just sitting, tension high on my shoulder, waiting for the war to end, and then the CGI had to distract me of all things. There were some scenes in there where you can CLEARLY see the moment they're using Green Screen to shoot. The characters outlines were blurry and visibly edited into the background, some of the special effects (rams/goats) did not combine well with the background making it look un-seamless.
Oh, just a few opinions from my friends who watched this with me. Frankly, they were disappointed by this third and last movie because the fighting scene is just too long and the focus shifted away from Bilbo. They said the book is supposed to be about Bilbo going on an adventure and then Bilbo going home. Bilbo is the narrator, and it was supposed to be "There and Back Again" not "The Battle of Five Armies". I was torn, I like the fighting scenes, but they made sense.
Favourite scene: Bilbo and Thorin's smiles at each other when Bilbo showed the Dwarf King the acorn from Beorn's house. That is pure perfect romantic/bromance moment right there.
Rate: 7.5/10 (although tissue-worthy, still a bit rough here and there)
P.S.: GALADRIEL IS THE COOLEST. CATE BLANCHETT ROCKS! MARTIN FREEMAN IS BOSS!
As you can see from the title above, I've actually watched The Hobbit. They just released it in Indonesia yesterday, but I've watched the London one on the 12th, the day before my flight.
So, what was my thought on it? Personally I like the tension, and the fighting stuff. Tauriel's role, Fili's lack of dialogue and the CGI (especially the CGI) bothered me though. Tauriel is the cool badass female elf with the cool fighting moves, but they had to make her as Kili's love interest. I don't mind making her as the love interest of someone, but at least keep her like the cool lady she is and not make her look like a damsel in distress with her cheesy dialogue to Thranduil...
And then there's Fili, Thorin's heir and his oldest nephew, hidden behind the limelight of Kili because he's not the dwarf in love with an elf. Fill is handsome, of course he is, but everyone adores Kili perhaps of the lack of beard? Kili's adorable, sure, but with him being in love and so serious in trying to get Tauriel's attention kind of... puts me off personally. When Kili yells at Thorin about not wanting to let people fight their fights for them and then Thorin fondly touched his forehead with Kili's... WHERE IS FILI IN THIS SCENE?! Fili's lack of presence just makes me feels sad, especially because of his fate under the foul orc's hand.
Tauriel, the badass she-elf, who turns out to be the desperate girl when Kili dies. I kind of get it that she'll be desperate, her dialogue with Thranduil at the end though... that is not what I expected. "Because it is real" Lee Pace, your face makes me want to laugh so hard when you said that line. Kili is still a young dwarf, falling in love so seriously like that kinds of... dunno.
Now, CGI. You cannot possibly imagine how this distracts me in this film. For your information, I have never watched the two previous films on the big screen and I tend to fast forward on my laptop. I was just sitting, tension high on my shoulder, waiting for the war to end, and then the CGI had to distract me of all things. There were some scenes in there where you can CLEARLY see the moment they're using Green Screen to shoot. The characters outlines were blurry and visibly edited into the background, some of the special effects (rams/goats) did not combine well with the background making it look un-seamless.
Oh, just a few opinions from my friends who watched this with me. Frankly, they were disappointed by this third and last movie because the fighting scene is just too long and the focus shifted away from Bilbo. They said the book is supposed to be about Bilbo going on an adventure and then Bilbo going home. Bilbo is the narrator, and it was supposed to be "There and Back Again" not "The Battle of Five Armies". I was torn, I like the fighting scenes, but they made sense.
Favourite scene: Bilbo and Thorin's smiles at each other when Bilbo showed the Dwarf King the acorn from Beorn's house. That is pure perfect romantic/bromance moment right there.
Rate: 7.5/10 (although tissue-worthy, still a bit rough here and there)
P.S.: GALADRIEL IS THE COOLEST. CATE BLANCHETT ROCKS! MARTIN FREEMAN IS BOSS!
Thursday, 4 December 2014
One More Week Until Christmas Break and Cancelled Lecture
I'm really excited about going home now, only one week left! I still have lab reports to be done, and courseworks which will always be a chore, but I have a really good motivation to finish everything: HOLIDAY!
So I'll be going back home to Jakarta for Christmas and my flight is on Saturday 13th December 2014 and back to London on Sunday 11th January 2015, almost a whole month! One downside is that I have to study for the maths exam on the 15th January, oh well. I had told my friend that I'm going to meet her and then give her all the stuff she asked me to buy (Martin Freeman's Richard III stuff and signature). Recently I was just told that my friend whom I met here for Richard III's stage door have a secret twitter for her fangirl side and have followed this friend of mine and have been talking to each other about Martin. She said she found my twitter in one of her tweets and then asked me if I have a twitter, at first I didn't know but then she mentions me and my friend and we kind of had a spazz moment there for a minute asking how do you know each other etc.
It's a small world, and the King of Sass Martin Freeman had brought many people together to fragile about him. Sweet sweet man.
Anyways, I'll probably still post blogs over the christmas break unless I'm in the mood for a whole day of walking around the shopping centre. Or go to different shopping centre in a day, which is probably not fair to my driver.
Oh! Before I forget, just wanting to tell you about last Tuesday's sudden lecture postpone. I usually go to the 2-4pm session but because there are a lot of people from 4-6pm deciding to just go to the 2-4pm making it crammed I decided to go to the 4-6pm time slot instead. So I came to campus from 2, do my business at the library until I decided to go wait in the building. When I got into the building and walk towards the lecture theatre there were still people but there was a paper taped on the door saying that my lecture is cancelled and please check moodle for more information. I opened my moodle, nothing was there, it was 3:45pm and someone else came to the door and was also confused. After a few minutes he went back out and I decided to open my email, and lo behold! There was an email telling me about the cancelled lecture because the lecturer mixed his calendar and his UCL timetable so he went to the wrong place at the wrong time. The email was received at 3:10pm, which is an hour to the 2-4pm session... with probably pissed students inside the auditorium. It was sudden, and a bit of a waste of time so I decided to go to Westfield to go and see the UNIQLO coat I've been eyeing. I planned to go to Westfield before going to campus, but I decided not to and how I wished I did...
I went to Westfield, went straight to UNIQLO to try the coat on even though I tried it on the day before and took pictures with it and other coats. I wanted to try how warm it is, and when I found that it's quite warm I realised that there was only 2 coats (I thought there was only 1 left before I found another L-sized coat with a wrong-labelled hanger) left in my size so I asked my aunt if I should buy it then. She told me I should and I could just return it if I don't like it so I bought it. UNIQLO's Military Coat for £69.90, which is not bad. I even got a free box from them, was looking at the pink one but they ran out so I got the blue-coloured one. When I was at the till, my brother called but I didn't realise. He was asking where I was and if I have eaten, I told him I ate some cakes earlier and told me to buy something from Waitrose. So I did, despite the confusion about what and I needed to FaceTime him to see what he wanted.
Thus ends my day, I went home, had lunch, FaceTime with my parents and did whatever I did.
See you in the next post!
So I'll be going back home to Jakarta for Christmas and my flight is on Saturday 13th December 2014 and back to London on Sunday 11th January 2015, almost a whole month! One downside is that I have to study for the maths exam on the 15th January, oh well. I had told my friend that I'm going to meet her and then give her all the stuff she asked me to buy (Martin Freeman's Richard III stuff and signature). Recently I was just told that my friend whom I met here for Richard III's stage door have a secret twitter for her fangirl side and have followed this friend of mine and have been talking to each other about Martin. She said she found my twitter in one of her tweets and then asked me if I have a twitter, at first I didn't know but then she mentions me and my friend and we kind of had a spazz moment there for a minute asking how do you know each other etc.
It's a small world, and the King of Sass Martin Freeman had brought many people together to fragile about him. Sweet sweet man.
Anyways, I'll probably still post blogs over the christmas break unless I'm in the mood for a whole day of walking around the shopping centre. Or go to different shopping centre in a day, which is probably not fair to my driver.
Oh! Before I forget, just wanting to tell you about last Tuesday's sudden lecture postpone. I usually go to the 2-4pm session but because there are a lot of people from 4-6pm deciding to just go to the 2-4pm making it crammed I decided to go to the 4-6pm time slot instead. So I came to campus from 2, do my business at the library until I decided to go wait in the building. When I got into the building and walk towards the lecture theatre there were still people but there was a paper taped on the door saying that my lecture is cancelled and please check moodle for more information. I opened my moodle, nothing was there, it was 3:45pm and someone else came to the door and was also confused. After a few minutes he went back out and I decided to open my email, and lo behold! There was an email telling me about the cancelled lecture because the lecturer mixed his calendar and his UCL timetable so he went to the wrong place at the wrong time. The email was received at 3:10pm, which is an hour to the 2-4pm session... with probably pissed students inside the auditorium. It was sudden, and a bit of a waste of time so I decided to go to Westfield to go and see the UNIQLO coat I've been eyeing. I planned to go to Westfield before going to campus, but I decided not to and how I wished I did...
I went to Westfield, went straight to UNIQLO to try the coat on even though I tried it on the day before and took pictures with it and other coats. I wanted to try how warm it is, and when I found that it's quite warm I realised that there was only 2 coats (I thought there was only 1 left before I found another L-sized coat with a wrong-labelled hanger) left in my size so I asked my aunt if I should buy it then. She told me I should and I could just return it if I don't like it so I bought it. UNIQLO's Military Coat for £69.90, which is not bad. I even got a free box from them, was looking at the pink one but they ran out so I got the blue-coloured one. When I was at the till, my brother called but I didn't realise. He was asking where I was and if I have eaten, I told him I ate some cakes earlier and told me to buy something from Waitrose. So I did, despite the confusion about what and I needed to FaceTime him to see what he wanted.
Thus ends my day, I went home, had lunch, FaceTime with my parents and did whatever I did.
See you in the next post!
Disappointing Hobbit Battle of Five Armies Premier Experience
Let me just make it clear, all the problems for my disappointing experience was because I had classes in the morning until 6pm, I was alone and standing in a very not strategic place because I was late... not to mention I have to get the wristbands the day before to be able to get into the supporter 'pens' if I wanted to get a better view.
So, most of you guys probably already know about the wristband rule Warner Bros set up (which is pretty unfair from all the complaints scattered around online). The wristband is a tool for you to get into the pens/barrier, if you don't have those you couldn't get it and will probably get shoo-ed away by security personnel. Continuing on, I had classes and they'll finish at 6pm but I bailed half an hour earlier to rush to Leicester Square. When I arrive to Leicester Square, I was told by the security to go around because there're no more place left on that side (across Vue cinema). Then I went around and got to Odeon's Costa door, the security lady was telling me to go because the waiting's finished, she even said 'finito' to me before she saw my wristband and ushered me into the pens...
I met a friend, who told me she was going to come as well with her friend, and the moved so we kind of separated. I waited and waited, I'm smaller than other people so I couldn't see much and we're just too far away from everything. I should have gone around to the Nickelodeon store because that was where the actors drop off! Oh I'm so disappointed and so sad, I was so tired I couldn't only see everyone's face from the big screen and even that is quite hard to see. Not many actors came by to the side I was standing at, only Jed Brophy, Adam Brown, someone I don't recognise, Ian Mckellen who walked quite quickly to greet everyone and Luke who just ran to say hi and ran away again. I'm happy I could at least get a glimpse of these people and got to get Jed's sign on my art, but my overall my experience of this premier was quite disappointing seeing that many people couldn't get into the pens because they don't have the wristband.
I saw many great cosplayer (Mary and Leigh from tumblr amongst them), but they don't have the wristband and they came all the way from Germany... I don't know where they went when they walked away. Their friend who cosplayed as Thorin was there, they were just A-mazing!
Going home, pretty hungry, not too late to make spaghetti for myself... all in all I think this might as well be my last premier because I'm just so tired unless my friends come together with me for another premier with Martin (ESPECIALLY HIM) or/and Ben.
I'm going to watch the movie next week on the first night before flying back to Jakarta the next day, if I'm in the mood (and not emotionally incapacitate like on The Imitation Game) to put on a brief review. Later taters!
Premier Experience rating: 2/5
So, most of you guys probably already know about the wristband rule Warner Bros set up (which is pretty unfair from all the complaints scattered around online). The wristband is a tool for you to get into the pens/barrier, if you don't have those you couldn't get it and will probably get shoo-ed away by security personnel. Continuing on, I had classes and they'll finish at 6pm but I bailed half an hour earlier to rush to Leicester Square. When I arrive to Leicester Square, I was told by the security to go around because there're no more place left on that side (across Vue cinema). Then I went around and got to Odeon's Costa door, the security lady was telling me to go because the waiting's finished, she even said 'finito' to me before she saw my wristband and ushered me into the pens...
I met a friend, who told me she was going to come as well with her friend, and the moved so we kind of separated. I waited and waited, I'm smaller than other people so I couldn't see much and we're just too far away from everything. I should have gone around to the Nickelodeon store because that was where the actors drop off! Oh I'm so disappointed and so sad, I was so tired I couldn't only see everyone's face from the big screen and even that is quite hard to see. Not many actors came by to the side I was standing at, only Jed Brophy, Adam Brown, someone I don't recognise, Ian Mckellen who walked quite quickly to greet everyone and Luke who just ran to say hi and ran away again. I'm happy I could at least get a glimpse of these people and got to get Jed's sign on my art, but my overall my experience of this premier was quite disappointing seeing that many people couldn't get into the pens because they don't have the wristband.
I saw many great cosplayer (Mary and Leigh from tumblr amongst them), but they don't have the wristband and they came all the way from Germany... I don't know where they went when they walked away. Their friend who cosplayed as Thorin was there, they were just A-mazing!
Going home, pretty hungry, not too late to make spaghetti for myself... all in all I think this might as well be my last premier because I'm just so tired unless my friends come together with me for another premier with Martin (ESPECIALLY HIM) or/and Ben.
I'm going to watch the movie next week on the first night before flying back to Jakarta the next day, if I'm in the mood (and not emotionally incapacitate like on The Imitation Game) to put on a brief review. Later taters!
Premier Experience rating: 2/5
Friday, 21 November 2014
John Cho look-alike?
Hiya guys! You guys doing alright? I'm kind of okay, if you're wondering... just excited that I'll be going back home to Indonesia for christmas later on the 13th of December. I'm going alone though, my brother is staying in London for a project. Maybe I'll stay behind next year, it's getting cold nowadays.
So, just now I was in a live music workshop organised by the live music society that my friends (H & M, as well as another called V) are in. I was curious about the society so I decided to tag along, and I'm not disappointed. Because it's a workshop, we did vocal warm-ups, harmonisation and such. Some people step up to sing something they prepared and then we gave our opinions about it. It was really helpful, I mostly kept to myself because it was my first time but I really enjoyed it. There was this girl who sang Eponine's On My Own and she was AMAZING! After she sang the pianist (the organiser for the workshop) gave his opinion and some of the participants did as well, about emotions or how the interpretation of the lyrics and things. It was out of my depth, but hey I'm learning as I go along. The same girl told us that she's going to go for an audition, I really do hope she get the part, she's amazing. Her presence is a bit of like a 'BOOM' thing, so I hope she does great in her audition.
And one thing that amazes me, as you can see from my title, is that there is this guy who really looks like John Cho it's not funny. I kept trying to get a clear look at him from the corner of my eyes and my brain keep telling me that he really really looks like John Cho, it's like his doppelgänger. I have my suspicion that he might really be John Cho, but there is no way he'll be in a workshop like this... right? Still, it was mind-blowing to see how similar this guy is. I forgot his name when he introduced himself... was he even there when we started introducing ourself? The guy left early though, so that's it.
This live music workshop is really amazing, but the piano guy said this is the last free workshop. Next time we'll be charged £3 for members and £5 for non-members. If there is a workshop each week, I'll be broke. But I really like this live music society, especially considering the gig they have in UCL's Print Room Cafe before the workshop. I think I'll join them, I'll talk to my friends because they haven't even paid the memberships themselves.
So, just now I was in a live music workshop organised by the live music society that my friends (H & M, as well as another called V) are in. I was curious about the society so I decided to tag along, and I'm not disappointed. Because it's a workshop, we did vocal warm-ups, harmonisation and such. Some people step up to sing something they prepared and then we gave our opinions about it. It was really helpful, I mostly kept to myself because it was my first time but I really enjoyed it. There was this girl who sang Eponine's On My Own and she was AMAZING! After she sang the pianist (the organiser for the workshop) gave his opinion and some of the participants did as well, about emotions or how the interpretation of the lyrics and things. It was out of my depth, but hey I'm learning as I go along. The same girl told us that she's going to go for an audition, I really do hope she get the part, she's amazing. Her presence is a bit of like a 'BOOM' thing, so I hope she does great in her audition.
And one thing that amazes me, as you can see from my title, is that there is this guy who really looks like John Cho it's not funny. I kept trying to get a clear look at him from the corner of my eyes and my brain keep telling me that he really really looks like John Cho, it's like his doppelgänger. I have my suspicion that he might really be John Cho, but there is no way he'll be in a workshop like this... right? Still, it was mind-blowing to see how similar this guy is. I forgot his name when he introduced himself... was he even there when we started introducing ourself? The guy left early though, so that's it.
This live music workshop is really amazing, but the piano guy said this is the last free workshop. Next time we'll be charged £3 for members and £5 for non-members. If there is a workshop each week, I'll be broke. But I really like this live music society, especially considering the gig they have in UCL's Print Room Cafe before the workshop. I think I'll join them, I'll talk to my friends because they haven't even paid the memberships themselves.
Thursday, 20 November 2014
What is my life
So, just wanting to tell you guys a story that happened to me on Monday and then today that relates to each other. It starts with something that I have been hiding from all my friends and family, which is the fact that I own a soundcloud account and I used to upload covers. For your information, I did that because I was bored and covering songs were in at that time and I feel like doing it.
Let me give you a rough dialogue of what happened on Monday. This happened on the morning class (9-11am) and we were having a 10-minute break. My friends who were sitting at both of my sides started talking to each other, which is why I leaned back so they could talk. This is what they talked about while I was trying to not fall asleep in the morning.
A : "Hey, H! Did you know that there's someone named Janet on Soundcloud?"
H : "Really?"
Me : (I was trying to act cool, but my heart did skipped a beat. I ignored them thinking that I really shouldn't flatter myself)
A : "I heard she's a student in UCL as well!"
H : "Oh yeah, I heard of her!"
Me : "... fuck" (this is when I realised I'm doomed)
A : "Her first song was a korean song, wasn't it? And she also sung blackbird!"
H : "It was good, wasn't it?"
Me : "..."
Me : "H-how did you?! HOW?!"
Me : "Oh fuck it. fuck fuck fuck fuck. That was supposed to be a secret!"
H : "Why didn't you tell us? It was from last year, since our foundation year! How could you, we've been friends for a year and you didn't tell me about it then!"
Me : (mind blown, too much thoughts running through, face is heating up)
So basically... they asked me why I never talked about it. Of course I never talked about it, it was embarrassing and was part of my life that I rather bury forever until my death.
And then earlier today...
M : "Hey, did you receive an email about the workshop for the live music society?"
H : *goes through her email, joked about how the guy who sends the email might not want her to join because her performance was bad but finally found the email* "Is this one it?"
Me : "The live music society sounds nice, it looks fun... I might be interested, do they still let people join at this time?"
H : "You should join! You should! You sing!"
Me : "Ssh!"
M : *she's giving me the stink eye here* "You sing? You sing!? I'll kill you for this!"
H : "She does, she has a soundcloud!"
Me : *desperately trying to hush H*
M : "Soundcloud?! I'll kill you, you never told me!"
H : "She does, it's nice! She sung A Thousand Years!"
M : "I like that song! Next time we'll do a duet with me on the piano and you singing!"
Me : "No... nonononononononononono"
That's it. My life has officially turned haywire. My secret is out, I am doomed.
Let me give you a rough dialogue of what happened on Monday. This happened on the morning class (9-11am) and we were having a 10-minute break. My friends who were sitting at both of my sides started talking to each other, which is why I leaned back so they could talk. This is what they talked about while I was trying to not fall asleep in the morning.
A : "Hey, H! Did you know that there's someone named Janet on Soundcloud?"
H : "Really?"
Me : (I was trying to act cool, but my heart did skipped a beat. I ignored them thinking that I really shouldn't flatter myself)
A : "I heard she's a student in UCL as well!"
H : "Oh yeah, I heard of her!"
Me : "... fuck" (this is when I realised I'm doomed)
A : "Her first song was a korean song, wasn't it? And she also sung blackbird!"
H : "It was good, wasn't it?"
Me : "..."
Me : "H-how did you?! HOW?!"
Me : "Oh fuck it. fuck fuck fuck fuck. That was supposed to be a secret!"
H : "Why didn't you tell us? It was from last year, since our foundation year! How could you, we've been friends for a year and you didn't tell me about it then!"
Me : (mind blown, too much thoughts running through, face is heating up)
So basically... they asked me why I never talked about it. Of course I never talked about it, it was embarrassing and was part of my life that I rather bury forever until my death.
And then earlier today...
M : "Hey, did you receive an email about the workshop for the live music society?"
H : *goes through her email, joked about how the guy who sends the email might not want her to join because her performance was bad but finally found the email* "Is this one it?"
Me : "The live music society sounds nice, it looks fun... I might be interested, do they still let people join at this time?"
H : "You should join! You should! You sing!"
Me : "Ssh!"
M : *she's giving me the stink eye here* "You sing? You sing!? I'll kill you for this!"
H : "She does, she has a soundcloud!"
Me : *desperately trying to hush H*
M : "Soundcloud?! I'll kill you, you never told me!"
H : "She does, it's nice! She sung A Thousand Years!"
M : "I like that song! Next time we'll do a duet with me on the piano and you singing!"
Me : "No... nonononononononononono"
That's it. My life has officially turned haywire. My secret is out, I am doomed.
Saturday, 15 November 2014
Watching The Imitation Game
I'll be watching The Imitation Game with my friends this Friday night. I have to confess that even though I am looking forward to it, I'm not very much keen on going to the cinema because I always feel anxious whenever I am inside the studio. When all lights are off, all I wanted to do is move and not watch the film. This might be anxiety but I just don't feel good sitting too long inside a dark room with lots of people and just sit there doing nothing but watch a film play on the big screen. My fretting isn't going to do me any good, but at least I'm going to meet my friends from when I went to the stage door of Martin Freeman's Richard III play.
I'll probably say my rating of the film and what happened to me when I'm inside. So no spoilers here, because I probably wouldn't want to think about the film anymore because I seethed at the way people think at that time. I still think it's unfair for Alan Turing, poor guy. And also... I'm a bit grumpy about Benedict Cumberbatch because I'm just tired of seeing him everywhere at this point.
My life is dedicated for Martin Freeman, that's that. Also Julie Andrews, Pink, Maggie Smith, Amanda Abbington, Simon Pegg and some other people whom I am not remembering.
Aaaaaaanyways, expect something new to be added here on Saturday!
Well, I did say you're going to see me sooner or later updating this post.
One thing that I must tell you who are going to watch it: brace your hearts, keep tissues on hand. This movie is not for the weak hearted, but I really recommend you watch it if you want to know the tension of war. It's pretty heavy at the end, because of the tension and a really sensitive issue at that time period (homophobia).
One more thing: don't watch it alone. Seriously, if you're going to cry like I did at the end, you'll need hugs. I thank thee friends for hugging me when they saw my tear-stricken, whimpering and sobbing self.
The movie was amazing and the tension was just too much to handle. The tension came from the characters because they're in war and running out of time. Then as the story unfolds, the tension seeps into those who watched the film. In the end I still thought it was unfair to see what had happened to Alan Turing so my heart broke and I cried.
Alan Turing has become someone I give my heart too, it's a shame I've never heard of him until I know about this film. He should be in text books, not just someone who only people studying Computer Science or other computer department knows!
May Alan rest in peace, knowing that he is not forgotten and his legacy still going strong.
Rating: 9/10
I dub this film as a tear-jerker. I'm voting for this film in the oscar, definitely.
(I'm no professional rater, I don't often go to see films that often, which is never)
I'll probably say my rating of the film and what happened to me when I'm inside. So no spoilers here, because I probably wouldn't want to think about the film anymore because I seethed at the way people think at that time. I still think it's unfair for Alan Turing, poor guy. And also... I'm a bit grumpy about Benedict Cumberbatch because I'm just tired of seeing him everywhere at this point.
My life is dedicated for Martin Freeman, that's that. Also Julie Andrews, Pink, Maggie Smith, Amanda Abbington, Simon Pegg and some other people whom I am not remembering.
Aaaaaaanyways, expect something new to be added here on Saturday!
[Edit 15/11/2014 10:50am]
Well, I did say you're going to see me sooner or later updating this post.
One thing that I must tell you who are going to watch it: brace your hearts, keep tissues on hand. This movie is not for the weak hearted, but I really recommend you watch it if you want to know the tension of war. It's pretty heavy at the end, because of the tension and a really sensitive issue at that time period (
One more thing: don't watch it alone. Seriously, if you're going to cry like I did at the end, you'll need hugs. I thank thee friends for hugging me when they saw my tear-stricken, whimpering and sobbing self.
The movie was amazing and the tension was just too much to handle. The tension came from the characters because they're in war and running out of time. Then as the story unfolds, the tension seeps into those who watched the film. In the end I still thought it was unfair to see what had happened to Alan Turing so my heart broke and I cried.
Alan Turing has become someone I give my heart too, it's a shame I've never heard of him until I know about this film. He should be in text books, not just someone who only people studying Computer Science or other computer department knows!
May Alan rest in peace, knowing that he is not forgotten and his legacy still going strong.
Rating: 9/10
I dub this film as a tear-jerker. I'm voting for this film in the oscar, definitely.
(I'm no professional rater, I don't often go to see films that often, which is never)
Wednesday, 12 November 2014
So... University.
Well, if you're not interested in my university life, you best turn away now...
To say the truth, my university life is not what I expected. Which is partly because they decided to make us do new subjects, one of them Integrated Engineering where students from different engineering disciplines work together in groups. Usually other universities will start doing laboratories since their first year, but currently in UCL they say that the laboratory is 'being refurbished'. My mentor, a second year student, told me that she's still has her laboratory class and we're supposed to use the same lab... Confused.
My friends has been complaining about the Design and Professional Skills class, because they didn't take our attendance (before they realised a lot of us usually skipped the class and told us they'll be monitoring the attendance). In this class they're teaching us about teamwork, leadership, engineering design, presentation and other things needed for our future professional career. I was trying to be neutral, but it does get boring when the lesson in particular is not very interesting and the teacher is not very engaging.
Now, for maths class. I shouldn't say anything more because most of us might have the same opinion on maths, but I only have one 2-hour lecture and one 2-hour tutorial a week. It's pretty packed... especially when in a lecture there's 300+ students in a room. Each subject, which is mostly taught in more than a week in normal situation, is cramped into a 2-hour lecture. That's a lot to take in in 2 hours. Then there's the business of using MATLAB, they expect us to try the MATLAB on our own or go to one of the MATLAB optional lectures or the help desk. I don't know if they've been using MATLAB for a while or it's new, it's just scary.
Okay, that's it for today.
See y'all later!
To say the truth, my university life is not what I expected. Which is partly because they decided to make us do new subjects, one of them Integrated Engineering where students from different engineering disciplines work together in groups. Usually other universities will start doing laboratories since their first year, but currently in UCL they say that the laboratory is 'being refurbished'. My mentor, a second year student, told me that she's still has her laboratory class and we're supposed to use the same lab... Confused.
My friends has been complaining about the Design and Professional Skills class, because they didn't take our attendance (before they realised a lot of us usually skipped the class and told us they'll be monitoring the attendance). In this class they're teaching us about teamwork, leadership, engineering design, presentation and other things needed for our future professional career. I was trying to be neutral, but it does get boring when the lesson in particular is not very interesting and the teacher is not very engaging.
Now, for maths class. I shouldn't say anything more because most of us might have the same opinion on maths, but I only have one 2-hour lecture and one 2-hour tutorial a week. It's pretty packed... especially when in a lecture there's 300+ students in a room. Each subject, which is mostly taught in more than a week in normal situation, is cramped into a 2-hour lecture. That's a lot to take in in 2 hours. Then there's the business of using MATLAB, they expect us to try the MATLAB on our own or go to one of the MATLAB optional lectures or the help desk. I don't know if they've been using MATLAB for a while or it's new, it's just scary.
Okay, that's it for today.
See y'all later!
Tuesday, 11 November 2014
Honeypie Minerals #2
My order has finally arrived! *throws confetti*
After placing an order Monday night (3rd Nov), the order was dispatched on 5th Nov... and it arrives just this morning 11 Nov at 11am. It took a while, was a bit worried because I didn't get any dispatched email, but they have arrived! I wonder if Royal Mail is having difficulties...
I've talked about Honeypie Minerals in my previous post. Now I could finally talk about them! I was lucky the package arrived before my shower (hey, I have an afternoon class, don't look at me like that), so I could try it out right away after showering. I've never tried any mineral foundation prior to this one, so I couldn't compare it to anything else.
So, let's talk about the packaging. When I open the mail, the corrector's jar's lid was a bit loose and I was worried but lo behold inside there was a sticker blocking the sifter holes so nothing came out *Phew*. The jar is transparent and the lid is black in colour with the brand name's sticker on it. Not an extravagant packing, very simple, which is a plus for me. The powder and foundation jar also have stickers on them to prevent spillage, another plus.
Now, for the foundation itself, I bought it in the shade Golden Fair. I kind of had a hard time trying to get it out through the shifter (am I doing it the right way?), but when I could finally try it on with my expert face brush, I'm certainly not disappointed. When I look at the mirror, the shade looks a bit pale but there's the window behind me so it might be just the light. My face feels smooth as you could expect after putting on powder, it feels powdery. The cover certainly rivals their liquid counterpart (it does for me). If you're looking for a light foundation, mineral is a way to go. Unfortunately, I could see the little patches I have (I should have wore my moisturiser better). Still, this is a good change for me because I either use BB cream or liquid foundation. Thumbs up!
I also bought the pearlescent powder and green corrector, but I didn't had enough time to wear them properly because I was rushing to campus for lunch before class. Another thing to look forward to then! Just for info: the pearlescent powder can be used for highlighting, setting and giving a bit of a shimmer to your makeup. The green corrector is for redness, blemishes, rosacea, broken capillaries, scars and imperfection.
[edit 12/12/2014] Just tried the green corrector, my impression was: wow, it really does work. When I put on the corrector on, at first it was a bit pale in colour before I started blending them in. The spots on my cheeks were covered, although I think I put on too much. The content of my jar somehow isn't very powdery and I need to shake them (I need to be very careful about this) to break them back to their powder state.
Now... should I try their blusher? I have the Asian flush when it's warm though, that's why I never came close to a blusher, but they're so tempting. As for eyeshadows... I kind of gave up on them. Bronzer? Hmm.
Repurchase? YES PLEASE!! This is certainly a good value for money.
I read from Organic Makeup Artist that they sell refills... how do you buy the refills?
Have I been converted to mineral foundation? Probably. Might be. Yes? It's just there are so many liquid foundation in the drugstores I frequent that it became very tempting, but I'm saving and I always use one at a time so I'm good with what I have now. Mineral foundation is good for my skin, I have to drill that to my mind who likes to wander elsewhere. And it's cruelty-free, who doesn't like cruelty-free things? Shame on you if you say you don't like cruelty-free things.
I should research more on mineral foundation, these will be my life(skin)saver.
After placing an order Monday night (3rd Nov), the order was dispatched on 5th Nov... and it arrives just this morning 11 Nov at 11am. It took a while, was a bit worried because I didn't get any dispatched email, but they have arrived! I wonder if Royal Mail is having difficulties...
So, let's talk about the packaging. When I open the mail, the corrector's jar's lid was a bit loose and I was worried but lo behold inside there was a sticker blocking the sifter holes so nothing came out *Phew*. The jar is transparent and the lid is black in colour with the brand name's sticker on it. Not an extravagant packing, very simple, which is a plus for me. The powder and foundation jar also have stickers on them to prevent spillage, another plus.
Now, for the foundation itself, I bought it in the shade Golden Fair. I kind of had a hard time trying to get it out through the shifter (am I doing it the right way?), but when I could finally try it on with my expert face brush, I'm certainly not disappointed. When I look at the mirror, the shade looks a bit pale but there's the window behind me so it might be just the light. My face feels smooth as you could expect after putting on powder, it feels powdery. The cover certainly rivals their liquid counterpart (it does for me). If you're looking for a light foundation, mineral is a way to go. Unfortunately, I could see the little patches I have (I should have wore my moisturiser better). Still, this is a good change for me because I either use BB cream or liquid foundation. Thumbs up!
I also bought the pearlescent powder and green corrector, but I didn't had enough time to wear them properly because I was rushing to campus for lunch before class. Another thing to look forward to then! Just for info: the pearlescent powder can be used for highlighting, setting and giving a bit of a shimmer to your makeup. The green corrector is for redness, blemishes, rosacea, broken capillaries, scars and imperfection.
[edit 12/12/2014] Just tried the green corrector, my impression was: wow, it really does work. When I put on the corrector on, at first it was a bit pale in colour before I started blending them in. The spots on my cheeks were covered, although I think I put on too much. The content of my jar somehow isn't very powdery and I need to shake them (I need to be very careful about this) to break them back to their powder state.
Now... should I try their blusher? I have the Asian flush when it's warm though, that's why I never came close to a blusher, but they're so tempting. As for eyeshadows... I kind of gave up on them. Bronzer? Hmm.
Repurchase? YES PLEASE!! This is certainly a good value for money.
I read from Organic Makeup Artist that they sell refills... how do you buy the refills?
Have I been converted to mineral foundation? Probably. Might be. Yes? It's just there are so many liquid foundation in the drugstores I frequent that it became very tempting, but I'm saving and I always use one at a time so I'm good with what I have now. Mineral foundation is good for my skin, I have to drill that to my mind who likes to wander elsewhere. And it's cruelty-free, who doesn't like cruelty-free things? Shame on you if you say you don't like cruelty-free things.
I should research more on mineral foundation, these will be my life(
Monday, 10 November 2014
Something There That Wasn't There Before [Inner Monologue]
As you know, I am an international student studying in London.
I've been to London 3 time before entering university: when I was still in elementary school, holiday after graduating middle school and then last year for my foundation programme.
Surely I have had experienced culture shock that mellowed with time. My most memorable culture shock was seeing couples kissing in public, it was a strange thing for me... and embarrassing. Then I was shocked by how there's no bidet in the toilet and how people could just flush white tissue paper into the toilet. It was mind-boggling for me there at that time, and it still is when I came back here after a holiday back home to Indonesia.
One thing that seemed to suddenly came to light for me ever since I went abroad to study was how often the word equality/racism seem to came up. Sure there are lots of people from many background here in London and hey, I might have thought racist thoughts when I first saw people I don't know because I've never seen these people before, where are they from, how come they're here? I don't even know how you can even stop someone from being racist because I thought that's what their perspectives are in their whole life. It's a very strange and scary thing to realise that what you've known your whole life is something that is actually socially unacceptable.
Gender equality, equality in general, I am still trying to wrap my thoughts around this because nobody had never explained it to me thoroughly which is why I still have blanks in my head concerning this issue. I've come to realise about this from the posts on Tumblr, about the Ferguson and other police killings. It's scary, it's like you've suddenly realised that the places that you think gives other people freedom to express themselves are actually... not that free.
I've heard people calling names to each other (I am chinese in heritage so back home there might be Indonesian people who would call names to us, it often happens and it's very disheartening and devastating).
I'm just so confused. I don't even know if I said it right in this post, everything in confusing because there's no end to it. I'm sure making people realise that this is wrong helps, but what will happen to those who think that what we thought is wrong and opposes (on gender equality, for instance)?
WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON? That's my biggest question.
One (quite) isolated girl who just turned 20, who is trying to grasp the concept of whatever is happening.
... I'm ranting here, don't mind me my head hurts
I've been to London 3 time before entering university: when I was still in elementary school, holiday after graduating middle school and then last year for my foundation programme.
Surely I have had experienced culture shock that mellowed with time. My most memorable culture shock was seeing couples kissing in public, it was a strange thing for me... and embarrassing. Then I was shocked by how there's no bidet in the toilet and how people could just flush white tissue paper into the toilet. It was mind-boggling for me there at that time, and it still is when I came back here after a holiday back home to Indonesia.
One thing that seemed to suddenly came to light for me ever since I went abroad to study was how often the word equality/racism seem to came up. Sure there are lots of people from many background here in London and hey, I might have thought racist thoughts when I first saw people I don't know because I've never seen these people before, where are they from, how come they're here? I don't even know how you can even stop someone from being racist because I thought that's what their perspectives are in their whole life. It's a very strange and scary thing to realise that what you've known your whole life is something that is actually socially unacceptable.
Gender equality, equality in general, I am still trying to wrap my thoughts around this because nobody had never explained it to me thoroughly which is why I still have blanks in my head concerning this issue. I've come to realise about this from the posts on Tumblr, about the Ferguson and other police killings. It's scary, it's like you've suddenly realised that the places that you think gives other people freedom to express themselves are actually... not that free.
I've heard people calling names to each other (I am chinese in heritage so back home there might be Indonesian people who would call names to us, it often happens and it's very disheartening and devastating).
I'm just so confused. I don't even know if I said it right in this post, everything in confusing because there's no end to it. I'm sure making people realise that this is wrong helps, but what will happen to those who think that what we thought is wrong and opposes (on gender equality, for instance)?
WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON? That's my biggest question.
One (quite) isolated girl who just turned 20, who is trying to grasp the concept of whatever is happening.
... I'm ranting here, don't mind me my head hurts
Friday, 7 November 2014
Rimmel Wake Me Up Liquid Foundation
So today(tonight), I will be reviewing the only liquid foundation I have which is the Rimmel Wake Me Up foundation.
Let me tell you a story about how I decided to buy this foundation. Basically, I was trying to find a good high street/drugstore foundation which wouldn't make me kill my wallet because I need to save the money, as per usual. I rummage through the internet, found Zoe's video and then Tanya's video and some others and it became a tie between Rimmel's Wake Me Up and Rimmel's Match Perfection. And then I stupidly search more because I thought knowing more never hurts and found Rimmel's Lasting Finish, Bourjois Healthy Mix and L'Oreal's True Match. There was just too much to choose from and I couldn't afford buying so many and after thinking that I needed something that made me look fresher I decided on the Rimmel Wake Me Up foundation.
The shade I bought is 010 Light Porcelain, which is the lightest in the range and too light for me. I just recently realised that I have a warm undertone and Light Porcelain is definitely not for me, but I still use them because although I look pale after applying it, I still look pretty fine not long afterwards as long as I didn't take any photos at night with flash which would in turn make me look like I'm sick (I could always use it for Halloween though, that's a plus). My aunt has been telling me I look fresh when she knew I'm using this foundation, so despite the wrong shade, I look alright.
Let me tell you a story about how I decided to buy this foundation. Basically, I was trying to find a good high street/drugstore foundation which wouldn't make me kill my wallet because I need to save the money, as per usual. I rummage through the internet, found Zoe's video and then Tanya's video and some others and it became a tie between Rimmel's Wake Me Up and Rimmel's Match Perfection. And then I stupidly search more because I thought knowing more never hurts and found Rimmel's Lasting Finish, Bourjois Healthy Mix and L'Oreal's True Match. There was just too much to choose from and I couldn't afford buying so many and after thinking that I needed something that made me look fresher I decided on the Rimmel Wake Me Up foundation.
As for the packaging, they came in a really cute orange-capped glass(?) bottle with a plastic pump. Pumps made it easier for people to take out the specific amount they needed without the product going everywhere and it is more hygienic as well. Yay for pumps!
For coverage, I would say it gives a medium to full cover when I use one pump of the product. It covers the red spots I have and filled my bigger pores when I use my makeup brush (it looks kind of scary when I look up close at my bathroom mirror). I think you should be cautious with dry patches because it does tend to show them when you stare at your mirror.
How long does it last? It lasts me a whole day when I don't do strenuous activities, and it's winter so no sun for me to sweat. It does tend to make me look a bit shiny after a long couple of hours, so touch-ups with powder/dabbing tissues on your face/blotting paper might be in order.
This foundation is priced at £8.99, I bought it at Superdrug for £5.99 when it was on sale. Superdrug is having their 3 for 2 promo right now so if you're interested you might want to get it now, or when Superdrug is having a sale on specific product. Or somewhere you found cheaper, you name it.
So, would I repurchase it? Yes, but in different shade ^w^
(this post is in line for more edits, such as the swatches and photos of me when I'm wearing it)
(if you think I needed to add more, please do comment because I'm new with blogging and what I should say in a review blog)
Honeypie Minerals #1
Hi guys! As you can see I am updating the blog very very VERY rarely by this point.
I just had my birthday last Tuesday (Nov 4th), yipee!
Just wanting to recount what I've been doing in this week, as this is my reading/study week aka a week break where I can sleep as long as I want and do nothing else or go take a look around/shopping. So I did those things: sleep, shop, walk. Anyways, let's get back to business.
Recently, I've been wondering about dimethicone-free/silicone-free stuff. After browsing about what dimethicone is and what they do to the skin, I decided to look for things which are silicone-free which proves to be very difficult nowadays. Then because I've been hearing that mineral/loose-powder foundation is good for acne prone skin (and free of any silicone ingredient), I'm looking for one that is affordable and good for sensitive skin. As usual I know nothing about this and laid my eyes upon Bare Minerals because I know the blogger/youtuber Zoe (Zoella) likes it at one point. Sadly it's kind of out of my budget, pricing at £25 a jar (8g). Bobbi Brown's is even more expensive at £29 a jar (6g).
Then somehow someway I found this company, Honeypie Minerals.
Let me put their story in:
More goodness to fuss over! They have 18 shades in total, but if they don't have yours (you can buy a sample of foundation/blusher/eyeshadow/corrector for just 49p) you can contact them to tell them what shade you wanted for your foundation/blusher/eyeshadow for £5 more! If you're not sure about them, they have customer reviews placed on their web and some of the beauty bloggers who uses their product so you can explore.
Honeypie Minerals Products
Foundation: £11.99 (10g)
Blusher: £5.99 (5g)
Corrector: £5.99 (3g)
Eyeshadow: £4.99 (1g)
Pearlescent Powder (highlighter): £4.99 (1g)
Sunkissed Bronzer: £5.99 (5g)
They also sell their products in kits:
Honeypie minerals kit (brushes+foundation+highlighter+blush+eyeshadow): £49.99
Smokey/neutral/eco collection: £10.99
Purple-smoke collection: £12.99
Their ingredients:
Mica (CI 77019), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Zinc Oxide (CI77497). May contain: Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Ultramarines (CI 77007).
ZINC OXIDE:
TITANIUM DIOXIDE:
IRON OXIDES:
GO AND CHECK THEM OUT PEOPLE!
I just had my birthday last Tuesday (Nov 4th), yipee!
Just wanting to recount what I've been doing in this week, as this is my reading/study week aka a week break where I can sleep as long as I want and do nothing else or go take a look around/shopping. So I did those things: sleep, shop, walk. Anyways, let's get back to business.
Recently, I've been wondering about dimethicone-free/silicone-free stuff. After browsing about what dimethicone is and what they do to the skin, I decided to look for things which are silicone-free which proves to be very difficult nowadays. Then because I've been hearing that mineral/loose-powder foundation is good for acne prone skin (and free of any silicone ingredient), I'm looking for one that is affordable and good for sensitive skin. As usual I know nothing about this and laid my eyes upon Bare Minerals because I know the blogger/youtuber Zoe (Zoella) likes it at one point. Sadly it's kind of out of my budget, pricing at £25 a jar (8g). Bobbi Brown's is even more expensive at £29 a jar (6g).
Then somehow someway I found this company, Honeypie Minerals.
Let me put their story in:
Isn't she amazing? It's always cool to see that someone made something inspired by their own condition that could also help other people. Hand-crafted! I don't think anything could ever beat something hand-crafted. Their ingredients are 100% natural, free from all those things that made your skin have breakouts and have long term damage on the skin.With a childhood upbringing in the rural countryside of Essex England, Claudia grew to love the simplicity of life and appreciate the beauty of all things natural. After many years of suffering from the woes of acne, break-outs, oily skin and scarring she began her quest to produce pure and healthy mineral cosmetics. Claudia started hand-crafting beautiful mineral make-up for herself, with amazing results. Soon enough her sister, mother, grandmother and friends were all wearing the natural minerals and Honeypie Minerals was born.
I always worry about my skin because sometimes I just couldn't understand what's going on. These will be perfect for me (and my wallet)! I haven't received my order just yet (I ordered this on Monday night, am a bit worried now), but hopefully it'll be here soon. When it gets here, I'll post another blog on them.Our products are 100% natural and FREE-FROM bismuth, talc, starch, rice, harsh chemicals, parabens, artificial colour, fragrance, paraffin, petroleum, oil, animal derived products, parabens, preservatives, alcohol, fillers, lanolin, or any other synthetic ingredients that have no nutritional benefit for your skin and can cause long term damaging impact on your skin, health and the world. Our ethically-sourced ingredients are of the highest quality and cruelty-free.
- contain no harsh, synthetic chemicals, parabens or additives
- are gentle on the skin and allow your pores to breathe
- have healing, anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties
- are perfect for all skin types, including sensitive, acne-prone and oily
- minimise the appearance of pores and absorb excess oil- contain natural protection against everyday UV-light exposure
- give you a fresh-faced glow of beautifully radiant skin
- are cruelty-free and not tested on animals. Suitable for vegetarians and vegans
More goodness to fuss over! They have 18 shades in total, but if they don't have yours (you can buy a sample of foundation/blusher/eyeshadow/corrector for just 49p) you can contact them to tell them what shade you wanted for your foundation/blusher/eyeshadow for £5 more! If you're not sure about them, they have customer reviews placed on their web and some of the beauty bloggers who uses their product so you can explore.
Honeypie Minerals Products
Foundation: £11.99 (10g)
Blusher: £5.99 (5g)
Corrector: £5.99 (3g)
Eyeshadow: £4.99 (1g)
Pearlescent Powder (highlighter): £4.99 (1g)
Sunkissed Bronzer: £5.99 (5g)
They also sell their products in kits:
Honeypie minerals kit (brushes+foundation+highlighter+blush+eyeshadow): £49.99
Smokey/neutral/eco collection: £10.99
Purple-smoke collection: £12.99
Their ingredients:
Mica (CI 77019), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Zinc Oxide (CI77497). May contain: Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Ultramarines (CI 77007).
MICA:
- has anti-inflammatory and calming properties
- protects against free radicals
- non-comedogenic (does not block pores)
- provides a beautiful finish, with a healthy radiant glow
- minimizes the appearance of pores and fine lines by reflecting light
- smoothes and refines the texture of skin, leaving it appearing smoother and brighter
- is hypoallergenic
- helps calm the erythema (redness of the skin)
ZINC OXIDE:
- is very calming to the skin, great for those with sensitive,
- acne-prone, or rosacea-prone skin
- provides enhanced coverage and a matte finish
- is non-irritating
- has healing properties
- is a skin protectant
- provides natural sunscreen protection
- non-comedogenic (does not block pores)
TITANIUM DIOXIDE:
- provides enhanced coverage and a matte finish
- is non-irritating
- has healing properties
- is a skin protectant
- provides natural sunscreen protection
- non-comedogenic (does not block pores)
IRON OXIDES:
- pigments that provide the shade and colouring required for great coverage
- are anti-microbial (inhibit the growth of micro-organisms such as bacteria)
GO AND CHECK THEM OUT PEOPLE!
Sunday, 10 August 2014
Sariayu Solusi Organic Revolution Renewage | Two Way Foundation Review
Hey guys! This time I'll post a review on the product that I have bought just yesterday: Two Way Foundation (or TWF in short) by Sariayu Martha Tilaar's newest line Solusi Organic Revolution Renewage.
This new line from Sariayu Martha Tilaar focuses on being organic! This line marks Sariayu Martha Tilaar as the first local product ever to go organic, congratulations! I shall insert a little passage taken from Sariayu's website about the line:
Sariayu Solusi Organic Revolution Renewage Series made of natural ingredients that already got certification from ECOCERT, an organic certification organization established in 1991 in France and has been recognized internationally. ECOCERT responsible to do certification and check the organic and natural product including cosmetic in 80 countries. This is a guarantee that Sariayu Solusi Organic Revolution Renewage filled the international standart.Sariayu Solusi collaborates with organic farmers in France to supply the main ingredients for the line, which are organic grape seeds and licorice. Amazing, isn't it? I've always known Martha Tilaar as a great spa brand, never about beauty, this kind of opens my eyes. Not to mention I was very skeptical of Sariayu since I was young because I don't hear much about it, but I will keep an eye on this local brand from now own, especially this line. Another note is that this line will be very good for people with sensitive skin because, as in the quote, the products are free from paraben, mineral oil, or Propylene Glycol and Sodium Lauryl Sulfate. The sales person in the Martha Tilaar store inside Mall Kelapa Gading was very nice and helpful, she showed me this line when I told her I have sensitive skin, telling me that this helps reduce acne and excess oil (let's see about that later on, shall we?).
Added by Hefryan, Sariayu Solusi Revolution Renewage series not using chemical ingredients that could give bad impact to body. Sariayu Solusi Revolution Renewage series is a product that free from paraben that could causing allergy, free from mineral oil that could causing itchy on the skin, or Propylene Glycol and Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) that could causing irritation. Sariayu Solusi Organic Revolution Renewage is a natural solution for beauty skin treatment.
Now, the products of this Sariayu Solusi Organic Revolution Renewage line are all using green as the main colour portraying it's organic status. Below is the picture taken from femaledaily, in which the link shall take you to another review on this product as well.
The front of the packaging has "cover skin imperfections, making the face looks smooth and radiant" written on it, and the back of it has "Two-way foundation with UV Protector to cover skin imperfections, maintain skin moisture and protect the skin from the damaging effects of UV ray. Enriched with Grape Seed Extract that contains natural antioxidant that helps to protect the skin from the damaging effect of free radical and as anti aging. Licorice Extract as soothing and lightening agent and anti irritant to help reduce skin redness caused by mild irritation".
>>The product smells of grape (fruity-ish), and I personally really like that smell because it smells really nice like the spa products. To those who doesn't like their beauty product smelling, beware, because not everyone might like the smell.
>>Coverage-wise, for me it looks quite sheer but I don't notice any difference aside from that some of my spots did get covered. It's alright for daily uses because it gives you a natural look. After I tried it with a dampened sponge, there is a bit more coverage but it's really hard for me to work with (remember that I've never used a TWF before). Then I read that dampening the sponge attracts more bacteria, so be careful! Or you can try the trick I found someone does from the internet, apply it dry and then SPRAY water on your face and rub it in (this doesn't really work for me, it shows my dry patches). So in conclusion, this TWF has a light coverage.
Unfortunately, there has yet to be more shades for this line. I have mine in Natural Beige and I heard that there is only another shade for the TWF, which is the Porcelain Beige.
>>Usage-wise, I don't think I will quickly ran out of the product because I don't normally use a lot of it. Even if I do, they sell the refills which is a plus for me because you don't have to throw the compact away. When you wipe your face with tissue, the powder will transfer so you might want to just dab the tissue on your face when you feel sweaty.
>>I don't really know how to take out the empty powder, so I threw the compact away because I kind of chipped it with a pin
>>Price: Rp. 169.000,00 [product], Rp. 99.000,00 [refills]
>>Rating: 7/10
>>Repurchase: Maybe, if needed
Hello everyone! I am finally trying to try again to immerse myself in blogs... hopefully I can stay longer and not erase everything like last time.
I feel very awkward writing in Indonesian, but even though I feel more comfortable writing posts like this in English, I'm going to put the two in use. So be prepared!
I shall be posting my complaints in life (my own personal opinions/school stuff, etc.) and the reviews of skin care/beauty products I have bought and maybe reviews on other things! I hope it'll help, and sorry if anything that I wrote here offends you but this is my own place to write my own opinions. Criticism is welcome, but I'd appreciate it if you're actually being honest with me and trying to help.
So, introductions,
My name is Janet and I'm turning 20 this year.
I am Indonesian of Chinese heritage. I live in Kelapa Gading, Jakarta.
I am entering my first year in University abroad this September.
Nice to meet you!
Salam kenal ya semuanya!
I feel very awkward writing in Indonesian, but even though I feel more comfortable writing posts like this in English, I'm going to put the two in use. So be prepared!
I shall be posting my complaints in life (my own personal opinions/school stuff, etc.) and the reviews of skin care/beauty products I have bought and maybe reviews on other things! I hope it'll help, and sorry if anything that I wrote here offends you but this is my own place to write my own opinions. Criticism is welcome, but I'd appreciate it if you're actually being honest with me and trying to help.
So, introductions,
My name is Janet and I'm turning 20 this year.
I am Indonesian of Chinese heritage. I live in Kelapa Gading, Jakarta.
I am entering my first year in University abroad this September.
Nice to meet you!
Salam kenal ya semuanya!
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