My Ideal Blush

Oh helloooo~! Can you believe it that we are now at the end of the month again? With Summer just around the corner, I'd love to share what's my favorite blush during Spring season. Yes, yes, I know I live in tropical climate, there's no such Spring in here. It feels like Summer the whole year. But, Jakarta weather sucks lately, it's sunny in the morning but suddenly turns gloomy in the afternoon, and rain falls in the night.

Anyway, despite the weather we have in here, when it comes to blush, I tend to wear a coral pink shade. Because, it fits my skin tone the best, mine is a medium skin tone with neutral undertones. I suggest you to find out your skin tone and undertones first before buying blusher, because the result would be more wonderful with the right shade.

The Body Shop Baked-To-Last Blush

Product descriptions: A blusher and a highlighter in a duo palette. Handmade and slow-baked on a terra cotta disc for up to eight hours of deliciously rich color.

Why baked makeup? Because, it's a lightweight product with more pigment, less talc, with super blending capability. Baked makeup has a creamier texture than most powdered makeup, and can be applied wet to give an airbrush kind of finish and better long-lasting coverage.

It has tiny shimmering particles to give a healthy glow to your cheeks.

There are actually two shades, petal and coral. Petal has a more pigmented pinkish color that will suit fair skin tones. I can say the packaging is just so-so, it's made of lightweight plastic, but can you see the beautiful color it has? Also, the shimmer is very light, so it gives your cheek a natural flush that's perfect for daily blush.
However, I don't recommend these two blushers for everyone who have rosacea or blush a lot, because it would emphasize the redness on your cheeks even more.

The ingredients.

A little tip on finding the type of the blush that will suit your skin type. If you have dry skin or fine lines and wrinkles, try a cream blush. If your skin is oily, stick to powder blush. Powder blush is also better when the temperatures go up, while cream blush is better for cold weather.

For me, I personally can choose either powder or cream blush as my skin belongs to a combination type (oily forehead and nose, the rest is normal). So yeah.. It depends on the activities I'll have, if I know I'll do outdoors and likely to sweat, then a powder blush is a perfect choice.

Price: IDR 249k

The Body Shop "Oh Deer!" Blusher Brush by Leona Lewis

Quirky shape for a brush, right? It looks like a flower from above.

This must be the cutest blusher brush ever! It's pink, handy, so girly, super-soft, and smooth designed by the talented singer Leona Lewis. The bristles are made of 100% synthetic hair, just like any other The Body Shop products, it's cruelty free! I have no problem whatsoever in applying the blush, it picks up the blush really well and blends the color to my cheeks flawlessly. Here what I'm talking about is The Body Shop Baked-To-Last Blush as I mentioned above.

Contrary to the blush application, I honestly don't like using this for applying face powder. As a comparison, I use Dior Diorskin Nude Compact and it already has its own brush that is way so much easier to control and reach every part of my face.

In conclusion, "Oh Deer!" Blusher Brush is great for blusher, highlighter, and even bronzer. It's named Blusher Brush for a reason after all. Another plus side, it looks cute too!

Here are some tips on applying blush for certain face shape:

• Long face: Apply blush on the apples and blend out towards the temples.
• Oval face: Apply blush on the apples of the cheeks or along the cheekbones and blend with a blush brush.
• Round face: Apply your blush in an angular motion blending from the apples of the cheeks towards the temples.
• Square face with a stronger jawline: Apply your blush in a linear motion a few inches from the sides of your nose towards the apples of the cheeks.

Price: IDR 199k

Swatches and result. Guess which face shape do I have?

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Jung In feat. Gary - Your Scent.

Omona, I was so excited when I first listened to their new song, I love Gary oppa! Do you guys watch Running Man? A variety show that's so popular in South Korea and even in East Asia and South East Asia, such as Indonesia! It was daebak too in Australia (I saw lots of fans stalking on the filming site, though mostly are Asian). Gary is one of Running Man family members, he is my MOST favorite member because lots of reasons, he's good-looking, charming, funny, foolish, and sweet with his on-screen couple, Song JiHyo. He's actually a hip-hop rapper, his group named LeeSsang. Jung In herself has already made many collaboration with LeeSsang too. Oh, why am I talking too much? I hope you enjoyed the new song! Click here & here if you want to hear more duet of Jung In and Gary.

Did you know Running Man members are coming with Park JiSung on June 1st - 2nd for Asian Dream Cup 2014?! I want to watch them so badly! I know it's such a wishful thinking, but what do you think, would there be a chance for them to carry out a mission in Jakarta? 'Cause I extremely hope so..! Let me know if you're going to the match as well :)

See you next month, my bumblebees!