LT Pro: Make-up pilihan MUA Salon

Another Indonesian Make-up Product. Mungkin judulnya terasa 'hyperbole' ya, tapi apakah kalian sadar kalo produk LT Pro banyak digunakan oleh mayoritas MUA salon?

Jujur, saya pribadi adalah tipe wanita yang suka penasaran dengan produk makeup baru dan tergoda beli barang yang sebenarnya sedang gak dibutuhkan banget -_- Suatu hari, saat sedang iseng mampir (sekalian cuci mata) di Toko kosmetik grosir langganan di pusat perbelanjaan *itu loh, yang SPG tokonya gak kalah heboh dengan SPG di department store* *ketahuan deh sering nongkrong di ITC* sambil perhatiin wanita disebelah saya yang sedang meng-list ulang belanjaannya yang numpuk seabrek dan agak nutupin area belanja saya *udah kayak proyek MRT nutupin jalan*. Dengan cuek dan muka tebel, saya iseng nanya ke SPG kosmetik yang sedang melayani :

Saya (Pengunjung Toko yang Rese) : "Banyak amat belanjaannya, segitu banyak buat dijual lagi yah mbak?" 
SPG (Mbak SPG menor yang rada judes) : "Gak, biasanya buat dipake sendiri. Dia kan (kerjanya) di salon; sekalian rias penganten ama rias wisuda juga.
Saya : "Segitu banyak? (Dengan penekanan. Pake kunci G-mayor)" 
SPG : "Iya. Biasanya kalo salon belinya banyak trus 1-2 bulan lagi balik belanja yang udah habis."
Saya : "Yang dibeli biasanya apa aja?" 
SPG : "Macam-macam. Biasanya beli perawatan wajah, rambut atau Sari Ayu, La Tulipe, LT Pro, Wardah, tergantung yang mana yang dibutuhin. Mbaknya cari apa yah?"

Nah, berhubung masih penasaran dan paling males kalo SPG-nya udah mulai nawarin ini-itu sambil  diprospekin beli produknya, alhasil saya coba browsing sendiri aja di internet. Dari beragam produk yang dijual grosir di ITC, saya sendiri masih awam dan 'baru melek' dengan produk LT Pro. Sebenarnya, apa sih LT Pro dan kenapa banyak mbak-mbak salon beli produknya?

Salah satu hasil seminar LT Pro ibu Novi Arimuko *kereeen*

Berdasarkan hasil investigasi *ala Roy Surem* di dunia maya, LT Pro itu merupakan singkatan dari "La Tulipe Professional"; Yup benar, LT Pro merupakan 'saudara' dari produk lokal La Tulipe di bawah lisensi dan pengawasan PT Rembaka. Apabila La Tulipe lebih mefokuskan produk perawatan kulit & wajah, maka LT Pro lebih mengutamakan produk makeup professional berkualitas untuk event spesial dengan harga yang bersahabat. LT Pro sering mengadakan event, seminar atau makeup competition skala nasional yang salah satu pesertanya diikuti Ibu Novi Arimuko seperti foto di atas.

Daripada diprospek & dijudesin mbak-mbak SPG, capek datangin langsung toko/counter kosmetik di department store/ITC dan masih penasaran dengan range harga produk LT Pro di pasaran, kalian bisa browsing rangkaian produk LT Pro yang sekarang sudah banyak beredar di internet sekalian cuci mata gratis seperti yang saya sering lakukan. Hehe

Dari sekian banyak rangkaian produk LT Pro yang dipasarkan, ada 3 produk yang menarik perhatian saya (semoga ada yang mau kasih gratis atau sponsorin seminar makeup gratis deh. Amen) :

1. Powder Blush Palette

Pemerah pipi yang mengandung:

• Micronized powder sehingga tekstur lebih creamy dan halus.
• Senyawa ester dari sunflower oil yang berfungsi sebagai pelembab.
• Vitamin E yang berfungsi melembabkan dan anti oksidan.

Setiap case terdiri dari 8 macam warna. Tersedia warna pelembut dan warna penetral.

Tersedia dalam bentuk refill.

Palet blush-on, contouring dan highlighting powder yang terdiri dari 8 warna ini memiliki pilihan warna yang tergolong 'safe' dan natural. 4 warna pada barisan atas memiliki warna dasar rosy atau pink dengan 1 highlighting color di sebelah kiri atas (PB01) sedangkan 4 warna pada barisan bawah memiliki warna dasar orange-brown yang dapat digunakan untuk shading atau sebagai natural blush-on. Selain warnanya cocok untuk makeup sehari-hari, palet ini tergolong ekonomis karena sudah terdapat 3 produk dalam satu palet: blush-on, counturing, dan highlighting powder. Produk ini menawarkan 7 matte blush-on dan counturing powder, 1 shimmering powder (PB01) untuk produk seharga IDR 275.000 ini. Contoh photo dan review mengenai palette powder blush-on LT Pro dapat dilihat disini.

2. Velvet Matte Lipstick 106 Nude Brown

Lipstick dengan olesan matte pada bibir. 

• Mengandung pelembab Shea Butter dan Astrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter yang berfungsi sebagai moisturizer.
• Mengandung Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate untuk melindungi bibir agar bibir tidak tampak kehitaman.
• Mengandung Silica yang berfungsi sebagai Soft Focus Effect sehingga pori-pori dan kerutan-kerutan di wajah tidak begitu tampak.
• Mengandung Vitamin E, Vitamin A, dan Ascorbyl Palmitate sebagai nutrisi dan antioksidan

Another neutral pick. Dari segi ekonomi, palette lipstick LT Pro terlihat lebih menggiurkan dengan beragam pilihan warna dalam satu kemasan, namun karena tekstur lipstick individual ini cenderung matte, maka wish-list jatuh pada velvet matte lipstick ini. 106 Nude Brown terlihat cocok untuk pemakaian sehari-hari baik acara formal atau casual dengan warna nude brown dan sedikit hint warna merah bata yang cocok untuk kulit warm-tone. Kemasannya terlihat 'simple' namun menegaskan kesan elegan dengan desain tube yang mirip daun semanggi berdaun-4; sedikit mirip dengan kemasan Shiseido Perfect Rouge Lipstick. Untuk swatch atau photo review beauty blogger lain masih belum banyak ditemui karena Velvet Matte ini baru saja diluncurkan 2015 kemarin dengan kisaran harga IDR 95.000. Namun kalian dapat melihat salah satu review berikut dan commercial ad Velvet Matte di video Youtube di bawah ini.

LT Pro Velvet Matte CM

3. Shade & Tint Kit 02

Khusus dibuat untuk koreksi bentuk wajah.

• Satu kemasan terdiri dari 1 warna gelap dan 1 warna muda.
• Pemakaian dengan kombinasi dari warna tua dan warna muda akan menyempurnakan penampilan wajah.
• Mengandung Moisturizer Sun Flower Oil Ester
• Tersedia dalam 3 seri pilihan No. 01, 02, 03

Jujur aja, istilah Shade & Tint Kit ini 'aneh' menurut saya: kalau biasanya brand lain menawarkan perpaduan blush-on/counturing/highlighting powder dalam satu kemasan, namun Shade & Tint Kit ini menawarkan counturing dan tint powder dalam kombinasi 1 warna gelap dan 1 warna muda? Pertanyaan pertama saya: Tint powder itu apa? Apakah sama dengan Highlighting powder? hahaha *toyor diri sendiri*. Kit seharga IDR 110.000 ini memiliki 3 pilihan warna dari yang paling gelap hingga warna paling terang 01, 02, & 03 seperti terlihat di foto bawah. Namun, untuk kulit medium-kuning seperti saya, warna 02 terlihat lebih cocok untuk digunakan.

Overall, shading kit ini memiliki perpaduan seimbang antara warna gelap (counturing) yang memiliki tekstur matte dan warna terang (tint) yang memiliki tekstur shimmering didalamnya. Saya memilih kit ini karena masih awam dalam dunia shading & contouring. Jika kalian masih penasaran mengenai tekstur, pigmentasi, dan swatch masing-masing nomor, kalian bisa lihat review lain disini Kit 01, Kit 02 dan Kit 03.

Dari 3 produk wish-list di atas tadi, ada satu produk yang kelihatannya lumayan populer di kalangan beauty blogger lain, produk itu adalah 'LT Pro Perfecting Eye Color' (foto di atas). Palette 10 warna ini memiliki 2 jenis tekstur powder berbeda yang dikemas dalam 2 kemasan palette yang berbeda pula yaitu Matte & Shiny. Sekilas palet ini mirip dengan palet sejuta umat 'Sleek' dengan kemasan dan pilihan warna yang hampir mirip.

Sejauh ini, produk LT Pro yang sudah pernah saya coba dan rasakan sendiri *azeg* baru liquid eyeliner-nya; teksturnya pekat dan tahan lama namun kurang suka dengan kemasannya yang mirip piramida. Lalu, apakah sudah terjawab alasan produk LT Pro populer di kalangan mbak/MUA salon? (Mungkin) selain harganya bersahabat dan mudah didapatkan di toko-toko kosmetik terdekat, kualitas LT Pro tidak jauh berbeda dengan produk luar negeri. Selain itu, LT Pro keliatannya sukses re-branding image mereka pada tahun 2015 kemarin dengan konsep produk mereka yang terlihat lebih elegan dan marketing yang lebih menarik. Jika dilihat dari hasil seminar atau makeup competition yang sering diadakan LT Pro, keliatannya mereka memang tidak main-main dalam menghasilkan produk berkualitas untuk MUA professional seperti MUA pernikahan atau wisuda, agar hasil makeup-nya sedikit 'menor' dan kelihatan (cantik) sewaktu difoto seperti foto di bawah :D

Photo Courtesy ibu Novi Arimukto

Bagaimana dengan kalian? Apakah tertarik mencoba produk LT Pro atau bahkan tiba-tiba kepikiran untuk beralih profesi menjadi MUA Professional untuk event special seperti pernikahan atau wisuda? Saya pribadi sih dengan senang hati akan mengikuti seminar untuk MUA professional kalo bisa gratis atau disponsorin :P Maaf yah jadi ajang curhat, hahaha. How about you? Tell me your opinion on comment below. ♥

CANMAKE Powder Eyebrow #12 Light Brown

A bold yet demure Japanese style eyebrow can be achieved by using powder eyebrow

Remember when everybody was into those bold-straight Korean style eyebrow? In every current mainstream there's always something that goes against the current. Take a look at Japanese makeup. With their own delicate, messy yet natural eyebrow style and shade lighter than the hair color, Japan visualizes oddly-girly Gyaru or Mori-girl makeup style in more lighter and effortlessly natural finish. If you ever take a look at Japanese magazine like Nonno, MORE, Oggi, etc then you might realize that most of the Japanese ladies prefer natural yet messy eyebrow for an effortless soft & natural look.

   BRAND   

CANMAKE
 

   PRODUCT    

Powder Eyebrow
 

   SHADES   

12 (Available in Japan 12, 15, 16, & 17)

   PRICE   

IDR 138.000 (Yen 600)

   OFFICIAL   

Canmake Website

A duo of light and dark powder shades, for well-defined, natural-looking eyebrows.

A range of subtle shades of brown that blend in well with your skin and hair, for eyebrows that look as though nature created them this way. Lightly defining without overemphasizing, this brow definer goes on with a soft, gentle touch that can only be achieved with a powder.

1. Apply the lighter shade from the arch of your eyebrow to the outer end and then apply once more to the whole of the eyebrow.
2. Gradually apply the darker shade to the outer end of the eyebrow and then smudge any remaining powder towards the part of the eyebrow closest to your nose.

Use the lighter shade alone for soft, smoky-looking eyebrows like peach fuzz. Mix the two shades to create a color that matches your natural eyebrow color. Use both to provide greater definition through natural variations in shading.

[12] light

Subdued light brown

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Mori Makeup

 Gyaru Makeup

Similar to infamous Canmake Mix Eyebrow powder, this product delivers a good amount of pigmented powder eyebrow product which comes in 2 contrasted shades; lighter and darker brown. The powder is encased in a separated container equipped with dual-ended sponge-brush in a clear plastic case. According to Canmake BA, Light Brown 12 is the most wearable shade for Indonesian women since mostly Indonesian women have black/darker hair color and skin tone comparing to Japanese women.

The product information is written on the back of the case; product's information, eyebrow's shade and other related info. However, if you want thorough information about the product, you can check out their English description in here. Fragrance-free, without noticeable shimmer, but be careful for possible fall-out.

The photo below shows the most natural, closest to the real color of the product.

The product is categorized as 'Base Color' (L) and 'Deep Color' (R) to distinguish it from each other. As you can see, Base Color works as eye-shadow primer, while Deep Color works as accentuate color. The Base Color doesn't show significant and noticeable color pay-off due to its muted pigment to create a subtle and barely-beige base color. In my opinion, it's similar to Taupe shade than a common light brown.

The deep color is a 'natural and neutral' dark brown shade with noticeable ashy-cast when swatches directly to skin; the deep brown doesn't tinge heavy red-brown base unlike other *NYX* eyebrow kit does. You can also intensify and build-up the color when needed or wear it alone without applying primer base color first.

The down-side? People with less advanced-skill might find trouble with this kind of powder eyebrow because it creates excess fallout when you brush too much powder.

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The result? Take a look at photo below. The near-below photo shows comparison between my sparse eyebrow (L-eyebrow) and retouched one (R-eyebrow). Totally make a significant difference :))

Here's another 'soft & natural' makeup inspiration for you as visualized better by Japanese actress while you can ignore my silly photo above XD

My Verdict?

"Eye is the window to the soul."

Choose your best and convenient eyebrow-kit before framing your face. Canmake Powder Eyebrow product offers you natural and neutral brown color with a hint of ashy color which hardly seen in most of Indonesian products. You might feel uncomfortable and 'strange' with the result color but in the other hand you can easily build-up and intensify the color without making it looks 'over-groomed'. However, some people think the product is bit inefficient with additional tool to utilize and prone to overly excess powder which can make a mess for a new beginner. You might skip this product if you prefer more convenient and easier usage, but if you're too lazy and wanna skip those overly-groomed eyebrow and wanna achieved natural-looking eyebrow, Canmake Eyebrow Powder arrives in Indonesia to help you. Thank you for reading fellas ♥

BOURJOIS Healthy Mix Serum Foundation #53 Light Beige

Sometime less is more

If you're looking for light-weight, sheer coverage and moist texture, try one from Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum Gel foundation. Well, I'm not paid for marketing their product but gotta admit that Bourjois Healthy Mix Gel (in short) is the most light-weight foundation finish I've ever tried.

Infused with vitamin-rich fruit therapy formula, Bourjois Healthy Mix Gel comes in 6 varied shades, however, Indonesia market only displays 3 most prominent shades and retailed about IDR 277.000. More detailed information from Bourjois web stated below:

Give your skin a radiance boost with Bourjois’ Healthy Mix Serum Gel foundation – made from a vitamin-rich fruit therapy formula for an even complexion and an instant anti-fatigue result!
Its fresh and instant blending gel texture blends and glides onto the skin for an even, natural finish with no mask effect. Imperfections are erased, signs of fatigue are smoothed and the skin’s radiance is boosted for up to 16 hours*.
Made from an instant anti-fatigue vitamin-rich fruit therapy formula with litchi, goji berries and pomegranates.
Available in 6 radiance-boosting shades.


Tested for you:
69% more radiance after 4 weeks of use!**


And…it’s good for my skin!
· Hypoallergenic, lets skin breathe
· Dermatologically tested
Tested for you** :
• Complexion is perfectly even => 97% agreed
• Skin looks rested => 94% agreed
• The complexion is radiant => 89% agreed
• The product feels light feel on the skin => 91% agreed 
Source

   BRAND   

Bourjois
 

   PRODUCT    

Healthy Mix Serum Gel
 

   SHADES   

53 Beige Clair (Available in Indonesia 51, 52, 53)

    PRICE   

30gr

   PRICE   

IDR 277.000

   OFFICIAL   

Bourjois Website

PHOTOS

"Instant blending gel, flawless complexion, undetectable coverage, vitamin-rich fruits; lychee, goji berries, pomegranate. Hypo-allergenic. 
Coverage: Light
Semi-matte finish"

This gel-foundation equipped with 16 hours radiance-boosting, even, revived complexion. Along with vitamin-rich fruits as instant anti-fatigue. Another reason why this 30 ml liquid-gel serum infused foundation sounds 'Très chic' because it is stored in a sturdy slim-plastic tube with automatic pump-tip which resembles lean Parisian girl *lol*. Unlike other US drugstore products which manufactured in China *cough*, this product ensures high-quality control product for daily use from French manufacturer.

The gel-formula has mousse-like texture and bit runny when pumped out from the tube. Easy to blend and leaves skin feeling moist and supple. However, the coverage drawn to light with semi-matte finish and goes medium if you put additional finishing powder. The good thing is the foundation won't burdening your skin due to its light-weight texture which suitable if you're looking for light coverage, dewy and luminous finish. 53 Light Beige is the darkest shade you can find in Indonesia, it's funny to find out that the darkest shade available is too light for me (and also for other medium skin tone women in Indonesia), C'mon.  It stays for average 3 hours and imho it easily melts and creates crease when you get exposed to direct sunlight and sweating, so better put it on when you're in dry-cold temperature. Has sniff of fruity fragrance but evaporates when applied into the skin.

My Verdict?

As you can see, the darkest shade available is still too light for my medium skin. Bourjois needs to fix their marketing department. I love the light-weight texture and it gives supple feeling to my skin. However, the gel-infused liquid easily creasing when exposed to direct sunlight and when sweating, you better wear it on dry-cold temperature. I don't find any improvement after wearing this foundation (or maybe because I don't wear it religiously) in my skin's radiance as they had promoted in the website. Oh well, at least if you're looking for light-weight foundation then you can try this one, but personally I prefer to try the other Healthy Mix Foundation for a better coverage. Thank you for reading! ♥

LA GIRL Matte Flat Finish Pigment Gloss in FLEUR

Interesting lipstick texture from US drugstore product

For those who are wandering about (well, not so) new drugstore lippie product from US and planning to get one then should pick one from LA Girl Matte Flat Finish Pigment Gloss. It offers an incredible budget-friendly product with vast available shades from demure-nudes to vivid-bright hue.

Blurring the lines between lipstick and lip gloss, Matte Pigment Gloss has already become a favorite of makeup artists, blogger and fans. These 16 bold shades provide rich, intense color in a flat finish for all day wear. The long wearing formula goes on as a high pigmented liquid and dries to a flat matte finish. Leaving lips colored in gorgeous velvety perfection that last and lasts. Source

The liquid lip-color comes in a sturdy-transparent plastic tube with black cap and flat-tip sponge to spread the color evenly. The gloss tube is Huge, I mean really huge comparing other liquid lipstick. Weight for 5 gr of liquid-gloss texture and retailed for about USD 5 (or IDR 75.000) with detailed printed information of the product printed in the tube. Here's a quick review:

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If you want to invest in a worth-penny product, then it goes to this product. The amount of the product is reliably huge, comes in a versatile color and gives you a perfect matte result. However, if you have problem with liquid matte-lipstick and its cleaning process, you might prefer another higher-end product: I found difficulty to clean up the residue after applying, the liquid color adheres well with my lips and it takes water-proof remover to perfectly cleaning it up.

Fleur shade is unarguably the most versatile nude color from LA Girl: it's a warm brick tone with hint of red-orange that suits well for warm skin-tone. The pigmentation is opaque and just need one swipe to completely cover up a surface. As you can see, it comes with a flat-tip applicator and bit uncomfortable for me since I prefer slanted one than flat-end tip. The product was named 'gloss' due to its glossy-liquid texture while still in the tube, it turns matte when exposed to air and leaving its stain and sticky finish behind. It's smudge-proof, fragrance-free, gloss-free and long lasting.

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My Verdict?

LA Girl doesn't fail to impress me; with a budget-friendly tag, enormous amount of product and great finish, no wonder LA Girl Matte Flat becomes one of the best selling US (drugstore) product in Indonesia. The opaque pigmentation covers up the entire surface in a single swipe, the liquid-gloss product interestingly turns opaque-matte when applied onto lips and the finish lasts longer than average lip color. If you're interested with this type of liquid lip color but afraid of spending big amount of money then try one from LA Girl 'Fleur' or another vivid shade which can be seen here and here as reviewed or see my other swatch comparison here. BUT if you're looking for light-weight texture and effortless attempt when removing the lip color then you might skip this product. I guess that's all for today, thank you so much for reading and have a nice day! ♥