Make Over is probably among my favorite local brands when it comes to cosmetics. I think they have a good concept and they know their market well enough to come up with suitable products. A lot of their products are highly pigmented, but are still within the affordable range in terms of pricing.
Recently I got two pencil liners from Make Over, in the color Black Jack and Navy Blue. Black Jack is a standard matte black color while Navy Blue is a slightly turquoisey blue with a hint of metallic in it. Both liners are very soft and highly pigmented. The pigmentation is very opaque.
It should be noted that the liners are so soft, they might melt easily in higher room temperatures.
After waiting for about a minute or so to allow the liner swatches to dry, I tried to rub on the swatches to see how much they would smudge. Unfortunately, these liners are not smudge-proof. The black liner smudges much worse than the blue.
I noticed the same thing happened the day earlier when I wore both color on my eyelids. The black color stamped over from my top lid to my lower lid pretty quickly, while the blue smudged just slightly.
As much as I love the pigmentation in these liners, I don't think I would put them in my kit. As an option, I would probably prefer the pencil liners from Mustika Ratu, which might not be as soft, but don't smudge easily.
I've heard about Ecotools for a while now. One of my friends used to rave about their brushes a lot back in my school days. I never really gave them a try before. However, I knew they were made out of recycled bamboo hence the 'eco' part of the brand's name.
Recently, Luxola Indonesia had a sale on selected items, including these Ecotools' brushes I've been eyeing on. I received a 40% discount on both sets; the eye make-up brush set ended up priced at IDR 114.000,- and the mini-travel set at IDR 90.000,-. Which IMO was quite cheap for a brush set.
The eye set includes 5 brushes and a pouch. Each brush is etched with the brush's specific use. The 5 brushes are for large eye areas, angled creases, highlighting, petite eye shading, and smudging.
What surprised me the most, I guess, was the dimunitive size. I'm so used to using brushes from The Body Shop, Real Techniques, and Masami Shouko, that these full-sized brushes from Ecotools felt really small. However, if you travel a lot, this would probably be more ideal for you.
The travel set brushes are even smaller. Maybe about one centimeter shorter than the full-sized ones. Brushes included in the travel set are for shading, finishing, and defining.
The bristles are actually quite soft. I'd put them almost on par with Real Techniques. They're definitely softer than Masami Shouko. In terms of density, they are also on par with Real Techniques.
The build of the brushes are very light since the handles are made out of bamboo. The bamboo is finely finished, so you won't have to worry about blisters. It's so finely finished, in fact, I think it might be processed bamboo instead of real bamboo? Maybe? The metal wrap around the bristles is a very nice touch. I haven't washed the brushes yet (I just got them!) so I can't tell yet whether the bristles hold well enough or not.
All in all, I feel that Ecotools brushes are worth to buy on discount and would probably suit travelers the best.
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Hello, folks! This is my entry for #marvellacontest, a giveaway contest held by Delania Marvella. Check out her contest video here: https://youtu.be/yeh398aZLLk and check out her channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIhdj_92BWBm67wE9HgqRdg
The theme of my video is a day-to-night birthday look, since her birthday is on July 30th, that's a weekday! So during the day, I decided to go for a sweet and natural look that's perfect for classes or office hours, while for the evening, it's time to party! I amped up the glam factor using gold glitter to bring out maximum sparkle.
Daytime products:
The Body Shop Vitamin E Moisturizing Cream
Hurraw Night Treatment Balm
Bourjois 123 Perfect CC Cream #32
Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer in Natural
Pigeon Compact Powder in Yellow
NYX Single Eyeshadow in Dark Brown
Urban Decay Eye Primer Potion
Za Eyes Groovy #07
Bourjois Smoky Effet #71
Dolly Wink Volume Mascara in Black
Canmake Powder Cheeks #PW34
Clio Lipnicure #5
Night additional products:
Make Over Sparkling Powder in Gold
Human Natural Mineral Foundation in Vanilla
PAC Blush On #08
Bourjois Blush #03
The Body Shop Color Crush #105
L'oreal Super Liner in Black Lacquer
Paint Box Semi-Permanent Eyeliner in Bench
Kay Collection Regular Lashes
Elise Individual Lashes #3510
Maybelline Great Lashes in Very Black
Human Nature 100% Natural Lipbalm in Tropical Twist
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Ied Giveaway! For Ied, I'll be giving away one Make Over Ultra Hi-Matte lipstick in the color #007 Think Pink, which is a gorgeous bright pink color. To take part in the giveaway contest, you must have a resident address in Indonesia and be subscribed to my channel. I will select the winner from the Youtube comment section of this video on July 20th, 2015.
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A quick review on products from Make Over and Emina Cosmetics!
So excited about this video because I love trying out local cosmetic brands! I feel like local cosmetics are getting better and better these days quality-wise, and all of them are still in the affordable range.
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