I was watching Sara Sawano's channel that time and she introduced a weird lipgloss from Sigma Beauty, Sigma Lip Switch. Hers were in shade Double Whammy, Other Worldly, and Transcend. Despite all of that, I think the only normal one is Double Whammy, which has pink glittery neon finish. Other Worldly looks like a blue zombie/alien lips, or arowana fish. Transcend is quite a cute neon purple-ish but not for daily. I think it will be suitable for clubbing? The price for each is only $10-$14. Sara also mixed three of them on her lips and it looks quite inspiring for photoshoot or makeup artist. Below is the video:

I finally tried The Saem product. I thought I would try their famous liquid concealer. But I don't need too many concealer (I have 3 now) so I tried the lip tint. It is similar to Canmake Your Lip Only Gloss though, change color to pink and darker following temperature/moisture. And by the way, Your Lip Only Balm already came exclusively in Japan, the lipbalm version, in two variants.

As promised, I bought Laneige Two Tone Shadow Bar in no.4 Coffee Bronze. I actually bought the other shade, no.1 Humming Coral through 2 months PO, so still waiting for it. Of course I'll post another review for Humming Coral later. This time, it is about Coffee Bronze.

I haven't had posted about KATE's latest collection before. But this time, I'm very interested in two of its collection for A/W 2016. Let's see what KATE will launch on 1st August.

Your Lip Only Gloss is a popular lipgloss from Canmake that can change lip color to create your own lipgloss according to moisture. The color is bluish red / pink, but it depends on the situation & pigmentation on your lips. That's why the tag is "a lip color that's unique to you". More detail is on the website. There are three colors right now, 01 is a clear gloss that will turn blue-ish red/pink, 02 is the same color as 01 but with glitter, and 03 is a purple/ darker pink shade. There is a limited 04 Black Change color that will turn your lips/lipstick to darker color (ex: if your lipstick is cherry red, it will turn to plum red by topping with the lipgloss).


But it's a limited edition and already unsold, except if try looking on some online shop. But if you still want it, Coupy Design still has some or try the jet black one also from Coupy. And Kanebo KATE has also launched a new Color Sensor Lip Tint that has black shade.-Should I say I'm interested to buy one is RS-1 and the new eyeshadow Dark Night Glow? And somewhile ago there are black, blue, and yellow lipgloss trend in Japan.

It's summer! And many good films came out at this season, especially in Japan. Since there will be summer vacation and all coming up. Currently, I'm watching 12 anime series, 3 J-doramas, and 2 K-dramas. Anyway, this time, I'll suggest the current dramas I'm watching, taking note if it's good or not. Reminder: I will update and adding more review each time I found something new in this post. So I posted an unfinished page here, sorry. But I don't care. I should inform you of a new, promising dramas so you won't be outdated.

Flaring Curl Mascara is said to create perfect curl with long lasting staying power. The color is not real black, but a brown that's virtually deep black. There is only one color, the Chocola Black. And Lip & Cheek Gel is like an improved formula from Cream Cheek. It's still can be used on both cheek & lips like the previous product.

Do you know about blue lipgloss? After Canmake Your Lip Only Gloss in black (limited), Japan is in rave for blue lipgloss. It gives blue sparkling shines, which is different than pink or red. The famous & expensive blue gloss is from RMK Lip Jelly Gloss #03 Baby Blue for 2,376Y on the picture below:


But don't worry. Coupy Design by Decora Girl also produced blue lipgloss. In darker shade though. But still has similar sparkles for 1,296Y. You can watch Sara Sawano Youtube for Coupy Design Milkyway Blue Lipgloss:


If you do think that Coupy Design's blue is not suitable for yourself, Mikipon has made a DIY blue lipgloss video below:


That's it for the latest information about Japan's culture. I will update more if I find anything else. Oh yeah, in case you have enough time and a creative person, you can watch Surero's channel DIY Konnyaku-batake Jelly Resin Charm here:

This is a lotion that can act as a moisturizer for face & body. Recently, my hands skin are very dry because I have OCD to wash my hands & work in cold air-conditioned room afterwhat. I need something to moisturize it, but not sticky like a hand cream. When I found this at Aeon Mall BSD (to buy big sale Osewaya's earrings), I tried to put the lotion on my hand. It feels hydrating, cooling off, a good item. And in the end, I bought the full 500ml bottle for Rp 98.500,-! It's quite a deal.

I found this old liquid rouge on a few Youtube channels such as haruxnyan, SekineRisa, Momopiyo, and Sara Sawano as summer color makeup theme. I've been in lost to choose between 101 Rose Melody that Sekine Risa wore or 102 Rose Finale in Sara Sawano video. But finally got the 102 Rose Finale because I want an obvious rouge and confused if 101 Rose Melody would be too sheer like the Shine Caresse Tint. Though in the end, I finally grabbed the 101 later. This liquid rouge is already available since 2014 or before, though. But I just found it lately from Youtube. I'm glad I bought Shine Caresse Tint, but I don't like the smell. It's acid-y and a bit sour on my tongue. That weird sensation gives me the urge to try another liquid rouge / lip gloss from L'oreal.

BCL is a makeup brand from Japan. Comes here by the famous Browlash EX for eye makeup. BCL actually has Clear Last and Tsururi as their famous makeup brand other than Browlash EX. Don't forget the Lovetulle long / volume mascara which has scent. I have black Slim Gel Liner from Visee so I wish another gel pencil in brown color. Browlash EX Slim Gel Pencil Liner Brown is a 2mm gel liner in round shape.

Select Fairy is a brand from Fairy Republic. So far, there are three types of contact lens from Fairy Republic, Select Fairy (1 Day & Monthly), User Select 1 Day, and Fairy (1 Day & Monthly). I got 5 pairs-10 lenses total of Select Fairy 1 Day Street Brown from Pinkicon. The models for this brand are Yasui Rei (User Select & Select Fairy 1 Day), Hirose Mai (Select Fairy Monthly), and Tanaka Mei (Fairy).

I bought a cute eyeshadow / eyeliner from L'oreal Paris. This can be used to create line easily or smudge for eyeshadow. In Japan and many countries, the shade V02 is called Magnifying Brown and V03 is Up Wing Burgundy. But in Indonesia, V02 is called Brown-Fancy Wink and V03 is Purple-Glimpse of Paradise. There are 4 shades as of now which are black, brown, burgundy, and bronze.

I bought the third Cream Cheek from Canmake. I love them so much, I can put the #13 Love Peach everyday because it's a sheer peach that gives natural flush. And #CL01 sometimes for an occassion when I want to emphasize white pale skin to look like a doll. So when Canmake had a sale on store (I got the SMS after signing up at Matahari dept store to receive ads), I bought another rare color #CL07 Clear Ruby Cherry that's already discontinued in Japan. They're quickly getting discontinued... As for Coloring Eyebrow, the BA was telling me excitedly that this eyebrow mascara is a rave item from they customer, and I got curious to try. Even though I have too many eyebrow products now, which I rarely used because my eyebrows are already thick. Wrong item and it means Shin-chan's eyebrow.

I was using Etude House Moistfull Collagen Cream with the First Essence since 2013. I don't have problem with using it because it brightens my skin without breakout. As for moisturizing. I don't feel it does a good job because I have very dry skin without enough solution. But I'm satisfied with the cream for many things it does to my skin. When I almost emptied a bottle of cream, the seller told me that the usual set I bought was sold out so I need to find another product. In the end, I wanted to try this new cream rather than using the usual Moistfull Collagen. This one is Deep Cream and I expected more to moisturize my skin.

The review this time is my first eyeshadow from Western. I didn't have interest in Western eyeshadow before because they came in too bold pigmentation. The eyeshadows I have from Japan & Korea are so far sheer and glittery, with each different staying power of course. But recently, Japan is in haul from this London brand. I think MUR is quiet new, launched in 2014. Though they are mostly raving about I♡Makeup Naked Chocolate Palette, I bought the Iconic Palette instead. Part of it is because I need to PO the Naked Chocolate, and the other is because I'm interested for Urban Decay's NAKED 3 cheaper dupe gossip.

Following the Alice in trend series from BEYOND, I decided to buy the latest cushion from Alice in Blooming (for spring & summer 2016). Previously, it was Alice in Glow BB Cushion #01 Milk Cake. But this one, it's slightly a different cushion than Alice in Glow. The no.01 shade is called Pink Beige

I finally grabbed on Missha x Line Friends edition! This is so in hyped recently because the packaging is cute and Line is popular in many countries. For me, while many people favorite characters are either Brown or Cony, I would chose James! Yeah, he is crazy and crazy and funny and I don't have anymore comment about his expression. Too bad he is unpopular. The eyeshadow is in pink-themed color and the lipstick is claimed as matte type in brick red color. I think Salsa Red color is famous recently in Korea and I'm interested in advertising picture.

I'm so into watching stage play adaptation. Be it a musical or not, I don't care. Well, the first time I watched a stage play was when Kuroshitsuji first made into a musical. I kept following only Kuroshitsuji without realising there were many stage play adaptations being made after that. One of them is the old Hakuouki Musical Saitou-hen, in 2012. So far, I have watched Hakuouki (Saitou, Okita, Hijikata, Kazama-hen, LIVE), Kuroshitsuji (2009-2015 re-run, total 5), Clock Zero ~Shuuen no Ichibyou~ Re-verse-Mind, Fushigi Yuugi 2015 (not a musical), and Persona 3 The Weird Masquerade (1 Male & Female, 2 Male, 3 Male). I don't know if I can be called a master in musical already after watching them. Maybe not enough? In this post, I'll create my own impression after watching those list above, per series.

I rarely bought new skincare. Part of it is because I’m satisfied with Etude House Moistfull Collagen as my night cream. And the other one is because I’m afraid it’ll give me breakouts. The only makeup I couldn’t use is Etude House Secret Beam Powder Pact which gave me breakout for my whole face 3 years ago. And skincare is too much in term of formula, more than cosmetic. I’m afraid my previous Mizon also gives me breakout when I used daily. So I don’t use it often now, only once a week before doing makeup. But well, I got curious of this Sleeping Mask because it claimed to have soothing fragrance and hydrating formula. A perfect match for my very very dry skin.

I'm so in love with BEYOND Alice series. I have purchased the Alice in Glow Cushion and finally tried the Oil Tint. You see, because I like the cushion so much, I even ordered the second series cushion, Alice in Blooming! Still waiting for it to arrive. I think there is no difference in term of formula, just a new packaging. Well, apart from it, the Alice in Glow series has finally sold in Indonesia. I bought this lip tint in store. Normal price is Rp 199.000, but since it's new, I got it for Rp 159.000. Online is still cheaper. T.T

I don't need to write more about Canmake Cream Cheek and Eyebrow Liquid since I already bought them in different shade before. I have Cream Cheek CL01, which already half-sized now, and Eyebrow Liquid in #01 Natural Brown. The Natural Brown already dried after more than 6 months, so I decided to buy the lighter shade since my hair is now red.

This is another review for contact lens. I don't know much about Korean brand contact or anything, but GEO is famous online. They have a website to check if your GEO is a fake or not here. Well, I've tried and there is nothing to worry about mine. This contact lens is in natural brown color with minimum accent.

Menard is a cosmetic and skincare brand of Nippon Menard Cosmetic Co. According to wikipedia, its name derives from Maenad, a female followers of the Greek god, Dionysius. It is a department store brand, so consider pricey. It has produced a gold ingredients cream skincare that costs more than USD 900.00!! Apart from cosmetic and skincare, there are also health drink such as collagen, fragrance, haircare, and cosmetic tools.


Menard often comes as a sponsor in dorama (Gakkou no Kaidan, From 5 to 9, etc). The beautiful model for Menard since few years ago is Fukada Kyoko (1982). There are also Matsuzaka Keiko (1952 and she was acting as 65y.o. Kisaragi Sumi in Sumika Sumire and her voice is very soothing!) and Mochida Kaori from Every Little Thing (1978). You can guess overall age range is between 30-65s.

Finally got a chance to try Visee Lip & Cheek Cream. So far, only Japanese cream cheek is good for lips. I've tried several Korean brands cream cheek like Etude House and Beyond but they were all just for cheek. I can't use them on lips because it's oily and can't blend well. After it got dry, it would sink into lip lines. The Visee Lip & Cheek Cream can be compared with Canmake Cream Cheek, just a slightly higher price than Canmake. Japanese tutorials on Youtube will either use Canmake or Visee for O-phero (Igari) / daily makeup.

Finally tried the Visee line from Kose. I have been interested of their makeup, especially the gel eyeliner and the CC range from Visee. Though I also wanted the eyeshadow (Visee Riche Glossy Rich Eyes in PK-3), I could bear not to buy anymore eyeshadow after Etude House Fantastic Color Eyes #7. I have too many eyeshadows and won't buy anymore even though I would be tempted by a limited edition (maybe?). Actually, I also bought the famous Lip & Cheek Cream RD-1 along with CC Watery Foundation and Slim Gel Liner. But I was confused about the color since I ordered PK-2 but came in RD-1, so I neglected my urge to use it for a while. Now, I will explain about these two products I bought from Visee Japan.

I have previously bought the Silk Intense Lipstick in shade SRY36 Beige Chiffon because of That Winter, The Wind Blows K-drama. I was amazed by Hye Kyo's lip color at the time. When I need a new one because my Beige Chiffon is almost empty, I wanted to try a new color. So I grabbed another Hye Kyo's famous shade in the same drama, LR104 Pink Garden. I had high expectation that it would be good like my previous shade. Although Beige Chiffon sometimes gives me pale look, I really like it because of creamy & moisturizing color.

This is the cheapest KATE's product I have ever saw. In Japan, this actually costs only around USD 4.30!! But I bought it around USD 7.00 together with Clock Zero ~Shuuen no Ichibyou~ Re-verse-Mind DVD. The CC Lip Cream has been available since last year, together with the CC Lip Treatment. I thought they are limited edition, but they are not. I didn't have interest to try before because I knew it's the same as a lipbalm. Though I regret not buying in it Singapore last year. So far, there are 4 shades available for now (I think this series is a re-launched of the old product) which are #01 Beat Red, #04 Orange Burst, #05 Pink Trick, and #06 Mode Pink. It is called a CC Lip Cream because it has SPF19 / PA++ to protect from UV rays.