Gina Gina Gina..

Hai everyone.. this is how Nars Gina shows on my cheeks.. applied with stippling brush..
maybe it looks like a lil bit peachy on the pic, but in IRL it's pure orange.




I use no eye makeup.. just BB cream, venus loose powder in transparent, and Nyx Circe + Boots no.7 lipgloss in Tease.. and off course nars Gina :)

Nars Gina anyone?

You know what, i think i finally found my HG blush!
Yippiee, It is Nars Gina girls.. oh my, I'm in love..

Gina is a perfect matte peach-tangerine blush, and for my NC35 skin, it really gives a healthy glow without looking too shimmery. I fell in love with Luster before (i still do), but this -Gina- really ripped my heart. I love everything about this blush, the texture is soft and finely milled, the pigmentation is superb. I can use either my stippling brush or my kabuki brush for this blush. Just a lil dab or swirl and voilaa.. a warm and fresh summer look is what you got.
Gina is really a gem for you medium-dark skin ladies.. You can't go wrong with this color.







I am dying to do FOTD wearing this blush, but this huge ugly PMS pimple on my chin just won't let me do it LOL disaster!
so please stay around :)

Blush for less

I was desperately seeking for a new daily wear blush, since my old blush had finally hit the pan :) yay..
After doing a major shopping on blushes last month, i think it's about time for me to be more wise on my spending. This time i really really need to find a great blush on a budget.
I know that tons of drugstore brand offers a cheap yet great product on their cosmetic line. I personally had a view option in my mind. But they were kinda bored me. So while looking around at the Matahari Departement Store in Pejaten Village Mall, my eyes stumbled on a cosmetic counter named Deborah Milano.. (errr.. never heard that brand before). Later i found out that Deborah Milano is an Italian brand carries by the deborah Group. You can see the detail in their website.
I saw this shimmery and fluffy blushes named Hi-tech blusher displayed on the booth. They reminds me of MAC mineralize blush. I grabbed the peach color (number 24,Rame) and tried them on both of my cheeks, and i was amazed. It was an ultra fine textured powder that blends in flawlessly. The pigmentation was all right, but fine enough to give my cheeks an even toned flush. It's not as shimmery as it looks in the pan, so it's pretty wearable for my daily activities. The color is mild tone peach, quite natural for my Nc35 skin tone.
The best things of all is that they are a very budget friendly blush, it is only around $8 (IDR 96.000)

Seeing double? nop, this picture is an original MAC mineralize blush in Nuance. Look how similar the color is.
pic was taken from e-bay (they are not actually mine)

MAC Mineralize Blush in Hot Planet

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Eventhough i am a matte blush person, I was pretty excited to get the Grand Duo Collection from MAC. Since the Grand Duo are not available here in Indonesia, I bought my self a Hot Planet on the other day trough beauty spree held by a Fashionesedaily forum member.
Hot Planet is copper yellow melange and mid-tone plum. The retail price is $22.50 (around IDR 230.000, yet i ended up paying IDR 260.000, thanks to the Rupiah high rate exchange, boooo). But my disappointment paid by the fact that the blush were actually cost a very good price. I soon realize, with that cost of money, literally i get 3 blushes in a pan; the solid side, the marbled side, and the blended one. I personally love the blended color, they are so pretty. Plum, with a hint of orange color in it.
Overall I was impressed by the MAC Grand Duo. Beside the texture was silky smooth and had a great pigmentation, the shimmer is nice also, very subtle and gives a healthy glow on my cheeks.

taken in direct sunlight

indoor without flash

Nars Luster + MAC MSF Brunette

I did a major blushes shopping this month (and I'm so god damn happy :D)
As you can see in my latest haul, i bought my self a Nars Luster, MAC grand duo, and the pricey MAC MSF Brunette from BBR collection. Yes, I'm officially banned from cosmetics shopping for at least a couple months ahead. Sigh..

Nars Luster
I have a little problem applying this blush for the very first time. I use my stippling brush and it didn't seems to work well. The color didn't show up on my cheeks, they were very sheen.
So i tried with my EM Kabuki Brush on the second attempt, and the result was great. Luster is a warm sandy peach color. I'm NC 35 and this color gives my face a healthy glow look.
I tried to pair this blush with my MSF brunette as a highlighter. i layered a single swipe of MSF and voila! the color become more vibrant and alive. I really like it :)

here's the pic