MakeUp Inspiration for 2018

It’s been a week after Aurelia started her end-of-year holiday from her school. I spent this week to prepare everything for my next winter holiday, to Japan!!!!! Yeay ^^ Can’t wait for this trip because it's the first time we go to the place in winter season with Winston.

Now the preparation has done, and i got nothing to do. So i decided to open my make up drawer, and started to “clean up”. It doesn’t mean my make up drawer was dirty. Instead, it’s very clean and tidy. Well, what i mean with "clean up" is, looking at my make up collection, and "do" something with it. Because I just realized that I still have a lot of make up which i never used, at all. Even they still looks the same as pretty as the first time I bought. I started to open it one by one, and my eyes pointed at Chanel Les 4 Ombres (238 Tisee Paris) which I bought at Galeries Lafayette Paris. Yeah, it’s been 2,5 years since I had an Europe Trip and i haven’t touch it. (Also read : Beauty Haul from Europe)

Looking at these beautiful colors, it inspired me to get a new make up style for 2018. During 2017, I was stucked with Urban Decay Naked 2 for my eye make up. I know it’s beautiful, but sometimes i feel bored with those colors which dominated with grey, black, and other dark colors. So at 2018, i want to change my make up style with more color, like what i got on this Chanel eyeshadow palette. It has a combination between dark grey and pink. I think it looks pretty, and looks perfect on my eyes.

Kylie Holiday Edition 2016 Mini Matte

 Beside the eyeshadow, i also started to play with Kylie Lipcolor by Kylie Cosmetics. Last year, precisely at Black Friday 2016, i got crazy with every Kylie Cosmetics products which on sale. At this chance, i bought every color from every collection on its website, and they’re all ended stuck at my make up drawer. Why???? Because I have a very dry lips, and all of this matte-looked lip color will be crack on my lips. However, now my lips is already smooth, and not dry anymore. Thanks to Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask, finally I can use these lip colour.

What i used for this look???
- Laneige BB Cushion SPF 50+ PA+++
- MAC Studio Careblend - Medium
- Chanel Correcteur Perfection - 20 Beige Ivory
- Chanel Les 4 Ombres (238 Tisee Paris)
- Koji Dolly Wink Liquid Eyeliner - Deep Black
- Essence Long Lasting Eye Pencil - 20 Lucky Lead
- Etude House Drawing Eyebrow #1 Dark Brown
- KIKO Milano Colour Veil Blush 03
- NYX Wonder Stick - Medium
- Kylie Cosmetics Holiday Edition Mini Kit - Kristen

I love this make up look, especially on the eyes. It's not full with dark shade, instead it also has a pink shade which make it looks prettier. I'm so satisfied with it, and gonna wear it as my daily make up at 2018.

Sony A6000 mirrorless camera and rose bouquet from Ivan

Anyway, for all of these photos on this blog was taken with mirrorless camera Sony A6000, which i got from Ivan as a birthday present. I love the result of this camera. It's amazing and I even don't need to edit these pictures. Thanks hub, for this lovely birthday gift :)

P.S : That beautiful bouquet was from Madame Florist, the best florist in town.

Li Feng, Mandarin Oriental - Jakarta

I’m a person who always likes to try a new food, at new (and mostly popular) restaurant. By chance, few months ago (precisely on September), we’re going to celebrate Winston’s first birthday party. We’re not gonna make a big party. Instead, we just want to have a simple family dinner. I took this chance to try a new restaurant, which we never been visited before. I was trying to find it by searched “the best restaurant in Jakarta”, and got a few restaurants name with that keywords. But there’s a restaurant that i was quite interested about, because they serve a food that suitable for children. It’s Li Feng.

Winston's birthday cake - London

 Li Feng is a Chinese restaurant, which just opened last year at the luxurious hotel in Jakarta, Mandarin Oriental. This restaurant serves the authentic Cantonese Cuisine with modern twists and well known for their dim sum. I chose this restaurant to celebrate Winston birthday because of some reasons. First, Ivan is a huge fan of dim sum. Second, I saw their dishes is suitable for children. Third, they have a fancy and elegant interior design.

Li Feng restaurant interior

This restaurant managed by two popular chef, who has a lot of experience with fine dining restaurant. One of them known as Chef Fei, who has worked at Jiang - Mandarin Oriental Guangzhou, and has won an award as The Best Chef in China 2016. His partner, Chef Loy has experiences at international fine dining restaurants including Bali and Dubai, for more than 12 years. That explains why the presentation of their dishes looks amazing.

The Wibowo's family picture on Winston 1st birthday

We ordered some of their recommended dishes, including the most popular, Deep Fried Swan Dumpling with Black Pepper Duck Meat. The things that makes this popular is the way they serve it. They use dried ice under the plate, to make it smokey while they serve it. It’s so unique and i felt curious to try the taste of this dish.

Deep Fried Swan Dumpling with Black Pepper Duck Meat - IDR 89K

Well, this dumpling has duck meat as a filling. It cooked with black pepper sauce which make it little bit spicy. The meat was so tender, but it’s not so my favorite. The black pepper taste was too strong until I couldn’t feel other taste beside its spicyness. The outside part also has a crispy texture, not soft as i was expecting. I knew it’s a deep fried dumpling, but still, it’s little bit strange for me to eat dumplings with that “texture”. However, the other dim sum that i ordered, Crispy Bean Curd Skin Roll was very delicious. It’s filled with prawn and preserved vegetables which taste so yummm,  especially when we ate with its dipping sauce. It’s the best....

Crispy Bean Curd Skin Roll Filled with Shrimps and Preserved Vegetables - IDR 30K

Not just dim sum, we also ordered other foods that they recommend for us. Chinese Cabbage with Fermented Tofu in Kelp Broth, Fish Skin with Salted Egg Yolk and not forgetting a noodle dish, because it’s a birthday celebration. In our tradition, in a birthday celebration we should have noodle in it. A long shape of noodle is a symbol that we believe can make the birthday person has a long life. We’re asking for a recommended noodle dishes, and they suggested us to order the Lobster Yi Fu Noodle.

Fish Skin with Salted Egg Yolk - IDR 78K

Lobster Yi Fu Noodle - IDR 450K

Overall, all of these dishes are delicious. They have a perfect taste. I like the broth for the soup, which made from kelp. And the lobster noodle, oh... it’s my favorite.. I like the way they cooked the lobster, and the season that they used for noodle. Even though the noodle was too mushy, but it’s perfect for kids. It’s my children’s favorite.

Trading maps as a "wallpaper" at  Li Feng

Li Feng is highly recommended for everyone who’s looking for a great restaurant in Jakarta. Not just because of the delicious dishes that they served, but the elegancy of the interior also make a plus point. The interiors of Li Feng inspired by the history of trade between China and Batavia. Can you see that ceiling??? If you turn it upside down, it looks like an ocean shape sailing ships on it. And they also use the trading maps as a decoration on the wall. This restaurant really perfect for those who want to have a celebrations, especially for Chinese New Year. The price is also reasonable for a fine dining restaurant. Definetily i’ll come back again, but next time i’ll try at lunch time, when they have more variety for the dim sum.

Ocean shaped ceiling with the upside down ships

P.S. : They have special menu for dim sum only IDR 30K ++ / portion at this Christmas season. Enjoy ^^

Li Feng - Mandarin Oriental
Jalan M.H. Thamrin, Jakarta 10310
Phone : (021) 29938825
Opening hours :
• Lunch : Mon - Fri :11.30AM - 2.30PM, Sat & Sun : 11AM - 3PM
• Dinner : Mon - Sun : 6PM - 10.30PM
Website : https://www.mandarinoriental.com/jakarta/jalan-mh-thamrin/fine-dining/restaurants/cantonese-cuisine/li-feng

SK II Stempower Eye Cream

Wrinkle, dark circle, eyebag, these problems always become my concern. I really hate it because it makes every pictures of mine looks bad, especially when i smile. I always try to find a the best concealer for my under eye, but they all can’t cover perfectly. I realized that these problems need to be fixed, not covered. I’ve tried many ways to fix my eye’s problem started from the traditional way, by using cucumber and tea bags, until using many brands of eye cream, but nothing works.

SK II Stempower Eye Cream

 

One day, my mom in law gave me a recommendation to use Sign Eye Cream from SK II. To be honest, i don’t really like this brand before, because of some reasons. First, it is so pricey. I never use any “luxury” skincare like this before, and even I never think want to try it. I’m enough with a mid range skincare such as Laneige, which works really good as well. Second, first thought from me about SK II was, that brand is for elder people. Yeah, I was just 20s at that time, and heard SK II known for it’s best seller product Facial Treatment Essence which very useful for anti aging, i never thought SK II will be suitable for me. However, since she gave me this eye cream, I decided to give it a try. Who knows it’s gonna work.

SK II Signs Eye Cream

After 1 month used this eye cream, I started to see the result. Not much, but I quite satisfied with it. The wrinkle, is gone. It also reduced the eyebag, a little!! However, it still didn’t give any changed with the dark circle. So i gave up with this eye cream. Because the big concern for me is the dark circle.

Give up with 1 brand, didn’t stop me to find other great eye cream. I kept changing my eye cream, to find the one who can handle all of my eyes problem. Then i realized, none of them can do that, even to fix 1 of them. The worse was, the wrinkle around my eyes is back again! Then i back again to SK II. Unfortunately, the "Signs Eye Cream has been discontinued. But, they have a new product to replace it. It's called SK II Stempower Eye Cream.

For these past few months, I sticked with II Stempower Eye Cream. I like the texture of this eye cream. It's really light, so it doesn't make my under eye looks oily and "broke" my make up. And like the first time I used this eye cream, it (still) works to loose the wrinkle. And I found the other great result of it. After a long term used (almost a year), it started to reduced the dark circle. Not much, but still it’s a good news for me. Finally i found an eye cream who can help me with my eye’s problem.

So far this is the best eye cream that I ever used, which really works one my eyes. It costs around IDR 1,6 million for 15g. Yeah, it’s quite expensive. But it’s worth it because this eye cream is amazing.

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"Anyone have a recommendation for a good eye cream to loose dark circle?? You can write it at the comment box below.."

Seroeni, Lippo Mall Puri - Jakarta

 Not so popular, but they serve tasty foods..

That’s a sentence which describe Seroeni, an Asian restaurant which located at West Jakarta area. Actually this restaurant is quite popular, but only for people who live at the neighbourhood. First time i know about this restaurant, while we’re celebrating my sister’s birthday. She invited me to have a dinner at new restaurant which serve modern Asian food. Honestly i’m not a person who likes Asian (especially Chinese) food. But when i started to eat, i realized it’s not a “pure” Chinese food. But it’s Peranakan food, and i like it. 

It’s been around 3 years (maybe??!?!) since I ate there, suddenly I miss their food. So last month, when I had a chance, I asked Ivan to have a dinner there. Seroeni is located at Lippo Mall Puri. Actually we feel quite lazy to go to that area because the traffic is so bad.

I love this place so much. It has a very beautiful interior, decorated with some fabulous furniture. All of those things make this restaurant looks really elegant. It’s a plus point from me.

Left : Iced Lychee Tea IDR 25K | Right : Taiwan Milk Tea with Pearl IDR 28K

I looked at their menu, and realized they have changed it. It’s different with the first time i visited. But they still serve Fried Enoki Mushroom, which is my favorite dish. I never eat fried enoki mushroom before, and it’s so delicious. It’s crispy and perfect as an appetizer. They serve it with chili powder to give it more taste. But without that spicy thing, it’s already tasty enough.

Crispy Enoki Mushroom IDR 38K

Yang-Chow Chicken Fried Rice IDR 52K

For the main course, we ordered some of their recommendation dishes, starts from simple fried noodle, until the big portion of Soft Shell Crab. Even though the menu has been changed, but it’s all still taste great!!

Singapore Fried Bee-Hoon IDR 52K

Zha-Jiang Tofu with Broccoli IDR 55K

Salted Egg Soft Shell Crab IDR 72K

Seroeni has a spacious place, with beautiful interior. If you want to have a celebration, i think this is a perfect place. Good food with a good place. What could be better????

Table decor at Serene

P.S. :
• They also accept catering for any occasion, outside the restaurant. You can contact them directly for more information about it.
• Beside at Lippo Mall Puri, they also have 2 other branches, at PIM 3 and Plaza Senayan. You can choose any branch you like.





Seroeni
Lippo Mall Puri, Level 1 Unit 97
Jalan Puri Indah Raya Blok U1, Puri Indah CBD
Kembangan, Jakarta Barat 11610
Opening hours : Monday - Sunday 11AM - 10PM
Phone : 021 - 29111278

Kibo, the “MOLTEN” Cheese Cake

Have i mentioned that i’m a cheese lover??? Hmmm.... i would say that i’m more like a cheese addict than cheese lover. I love every food which using cheese as their ingredient, especially if it’s a bread or cake. I really like the cheesy taste which comes in every bite.

Nowadays, many Japanese food restaurant open their branch in Jakarta. Starts from the savory food such as Curry House Coco Ichibanya until one of the most dessert brand in Japan, Pablo Cheese Cake. I would confess, all food in Japan are really delicious. I’ve been traveling to some countries, but none of them can beat the delicacy of food in Japan. This “thing” make some people start a new business by making a new brand of Japanese food (mostly dessert) to fulfill the enthusiasm of Japanese food lover. Between many newly opened Japanese dessert in Jakarta, there is one “brand” which looks very tempting, and made me curious about that. It’s Kibo, the “MOLTEN” cheese cake.

Last week, after had a very delicious lunch at Greyhound Cafe, i saw one of Kibo’s stall at Grand Indonesia. It’s located at Sky Bridge Level 3A and it’s easy to spotted. Kibo is a soft cheese cake, with a melting cheese inside. They have 2 size (original and mini) with 5 delicous flavors, original, salted egg, green tea, choco cheese, and banana choco cheese. Since it’s my first try with Kibo, i decided to buy every flavor in mini size. I want to try all the flavors!!!

KIBO mini cheese cake 

What makes me interested to try this dessert???
1. It’s a Japanese dessert.
2. It’s made from cheese which is my favorite ingredient for food.
3. It’s a MOLTEN cheese cake. Can you imagine a melted cheese, made as a sweet tooth???? It must be yummmm...

Kibo Matcha Molten

Kibo Banana Choco Cheese

How’s the taste???
Delicous!!! It’s really soft and creamy. Every flavor has a strong taste of cheese which i like the most. However, between many flavor, my favorite is the original one. Because in this flavor, i could enjoy the delights of the cheese, without any other flavor mix.

Kibo Cheese Cake
• Grand Indonesia
• PIK Avenue
• Kota Kasablanka
Website : https://www.kibocheese.com/
Instagram : @kibocheese
Phone number / Whatsapp : +6285889993788
Line : @kibocheese