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Kosmetik - kata yang remeh, kalo istilah orang bule superficial! tapi sangat exist di kehidupan sehari-hari kita. Bukan hanya make-up, kosmetik juga termasuk skin care, haircare, dll yang digunakan untuk membersihkan, mempercantik atau merubah penampilan tanpa merubah struktur atau fungsi tubuh.

Sehari-hari saya menggunakan pensil alis, eyeliner & maskara untuk membuat mata sipit saya terlihat lebih belok. Sedangkan bedak, lipstik, blush-on apalagi alas bedak rasanya a little bit too much for me - mungkin karena saya kurang ahli makenya.

Untuk varian skin care seperti cleanser, krim mata, dan terutama krim pelembab, bisa dibilang sudah merupakan ritual setiap pagi dan malam. Mengingat kita cuma punya selapis kulit for a lifetime, saya cenderung menganggap produk skin care sebagai sebuah investasi *halah*

Dengan embel2 “investasi”, pengeluaran yang menjurus ke boros pun dibenarkan dengan lapang dada hehhe. Apalagi, kalau kulit sudah terlanjur bermasalah pasti bakal repot tujuh keliling, dan uang yang dikeluarkan untuk treatment ini itu malah jauh lebih besar. Jadi lebih baik “main aman” dengan hanya menggunakan produk yang sudah terkenal dan biasanya otomatis lumayan mahal.

Namun, beberapa bulan yang lalu dikarenakan keterbatasan budget mendadak, saya sempat bingung ketika hendak berbelanja produk skin care. Brand yang biasa saya beli, sekali belanja 2-3 produk habis minimal sejuta. Iseng ngecek harga brand lain sejenis yang lebih murah, ternyata enga beda banyak dengan yang saya gunakan sekarang.
Akhirnya saya pun memutuskan mencoba merk yang mudah ditemukan di berbagai apotek & hypermarket, yang belum lama ini melakukan product re-branding dengan cukup apik. Harganya sih jelas jauh lebih murah.

Setelah menggunakan produk tersebut kira-kira 2 bulan, kulitku memang tidak berubah menjadi flawless white seperti iklannya, namun juga tidak retak, iritasi, tidak jadi kering atau berminyak dengan ekstreem & tidak mledug seperti yang dikhawatirkan. In fact, kulitku sama aja seperti sebelumnya. Keren juga punya kulit yang pengertian^^

Lagi iseng browsing, ketemu aplikasi lucu “hollywood makeover” di websitenya in style. Disini, org iseng kayak saya bisa mengupload foto diri sendiri (tampak depan, angkat semua rambut ke belakang ala model), lalu pilih model rambut hingga aplikasi makeup yang diinginkan. Seru!

Di beberapa foto diatas, saya “mencoba” model rambut ala Katie Holmes, Reese Witherspoon, Charlize Theeron, Jessica Biel etc. Dari simulasi tersebut, saya menarik kesimpulan bahwa model rambut panjang tidak setuju dengan wajahku.

Aplikasi ini layak dijajal terlebih dahulu sebelum ganti model rambut, terutama kalo lagi patah hati atau depresi. Loh apa hubungannya?

Many people who were on Lemon Detox program claims it can effectively cleanses your body, strengthens your immune system, makes you feel energized, gives you a positive, happier outlook on life while also clearing your skin, making your hair shinier and, most importantly to a lot of people, helps you lose weight.

All these benefits is by replacing ALL solid foods with up to 10 glasses of the lemon mix a day (mix of lemons, maple syrup or honey and cayenne pepper) between 5 to 14 days.

A little bit extreme don’t you think? And although many Hollywood celebs & models claims that the drink provided enough nutrients to satisfy one’s hunger cravings, i decided it won’t work for me - any starvation program is simply insane.

So for 5 days,  I drink 1 glass of lemon detox every morning before i eat anything and  still consume low calorie/ low fat solid food + more fruits. Apart from the 1 kg i lost, i did notice the improvement of my skin. So i guess it works?

How to make a lemon detox drink:

• half glass of ice cold Water.
• 1/2 of a medium to large sized Lemon freshly squeezed.
• 2 tablespoons of honey or 100% Pure Maple Syrup.
• A pinch of ground Cayenne Pepper or ground Ginger
• stir well
  

I always enjoy going for spa treatment every now and then, but just the other day i realized that i only go for the same old treatments every-time i went, namely: facial, body scrub and occasionally, body mask.

So yesterday when i decided to try this new spa place near my apartment, i decided to try out some new treatments too! Since i don’t really like being massaged, i go for the arm & leg waxing instead.
This is really my first waxing, so I’m not sure what to expect, when will the hair grow back? when it grows back will the hair becoming thicker?  longer? coarser? is it HURTS?

well..it hurts alright, but it’s an “ouch!” hurt, not an ARGHHHHHHH@!%&^ hurt. The spa attendant told me that normally the hair will grow back in 1-2 months, and waxing will not cause the body hair to become thicker, longer or coarser. God, i hope so.

They have hot waxing & tube waxing so I’m trying both. This is the tube wax…

And this is the hot wax, applied with some kind of spatula, one small sections each time, in the direction of hair growth.

Before wax cools, firmly press strip to wax in the direction of hair growth. Smooth the strip with your hand.

To remove strip, peel it in the opposite direction of hair growth, in quick move. This is where the Ouch!!! come. Whatever you do, DO NOT pull straight up!!! If the area stings it can help to apply pressure on immediately after the strip removal.

To remove excess wax, they spray some sort of unscented oil.

DONE!

Despite the many Ouch!!! moment, I think i do enjoy my smoother arm & leg ^^

“Would you like to try our Brazilian wax next, miss?” Er… maybe in my next life ^^’

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