Hello, it's been a while since my last Art Section post!


Again, time flies and now we're halfway through the year. Seasons passed and now we're welcoming the warm summer where sun shines the most intense and hydrangeas blooming here and there.

I was looking back to things that happened last year, back to when I felt so fulfilled and productive. Apparently this year things turn the opposite, even though I have been finally granted with something that I've been desperately longing for, not everything go as planned.

I felt so unproductive and undearchieved, both in my blogging and professional career. I constantly compared myself to others, which sometimes would lead me falling into endless insecurities and anxiety.

I'm not saying I'm depressed, I just don't feel 'present'.  I don't love what I'm doing anymore.

I tried to gain my determination back, so I picked a pencil and started drawing again. I wanted to create something. Even though if it's just a nonsense it's still better than not doing anything, that's what I thought.



Just a personal artwork after being inactive for quite a while :) Hydrangea is my favorite flower, though painting it was quite a challenge due to its complex shape and colors. I'm so glad to be able to draw again. It was quite therapeutic for my tired soul.


Step by step pictures. Sorry for the different quality, it was taken by different camera :) I mainly used wet-on-wet technique on this piece. Wet-on-wet is truly difficult to control!! But I'm getting the hang of it :)

Anyway, I received some questions on my Instagram about drawing tools (watercolor and paper brand, etc). I use Pentel, KOI and Holbein Watercolor. As for paper, I use Canson Montval. I suggest you to invest in good quality watercolor paper. Not the decent one, but the GOOD one, that's the deal maker or breaker right there.


Maybe I'm gonna talk more about watercolor and other tools on a  separate blog post. For a mean while, I present you : hydrangeas blooming in all their glory.

How can a beautiful flower like you have such complicated meaning?

Hydrangeas are lovely. It has unique characteristics. The color depends on the chemical composition of the soil. If the soil is alkaline, it will turn pink. If it's acidic, it will turn blue! So plin plan right! 😂

My personal tour guide 😅

Halo!



Salah satu hal yang bikin saya tertarik sama ASTALIFT karena ASTALIFT berada di bawah naungan Fujifilm, yang mana kita tahu Fujifilm adalah produsen kamera & pemain lama dalam dunia fotografi.  Kok bisa sih Fujifilm produksi skincare? 



Kandungan utama dari ASTALIFT adalah :

- Astaxanthin, which is known as one of the most powerful antioxidant in the world.
- Human Type Nano Ceramide Ukuran Nano Ceramide yang sangat kecil memungkinkan peresapan nutrisi yang lebih maksimal ke dalam kulit
- Lycopene mendorong produksi antioksidan dalam kulit dan mendorong kinerja Astaxanthin sampai dengan 3 kali lipat.

Karena adanya kandungan Astaxanthin dan Lycopene, nggak heran mostly produk ASTALIFT berwarna merah. Walau warnanya merah gitu, tapi nggak meninggalkan residu warna orange/kemerahan yang aneh di kulit kok so don't worry. Ga akan jadi dakocan. 😅
 
Seperti produk skincare Jepang pada umumnya, rangkaian ASTALIFT terdiri dari banyak step. Honestly saya masih pakai skincare saya yang biasa, masih kisaran skincare Jepang juga sih, tapi skincare drugstore (hayo tebak apa :p). Jadi ceritanya, saya combine skincare daily yang biasanya saya pakai dengan ASTALIFT ini.





Untuk pagi dan malam sebenernya rutinitasnya sama, cuma kalau pagi saya nggak bersihin wajah pake Micellar Water. Saya akan bahas singkat masing-masing produk sesuai dengan urutan pakainya yah.



Dikemas dalam jar yang super cantik lengkap dengan spatula dan alas dari akrilik. Alas akrilik ini ceritanya jadi tempat penyimpanan jar dan spatulanya supaya gak mencar-mencar gitu. How neat !


Sesuai dengan namanya, Jelly Aquarista ini indeed jelly guys. I've never seen any skincare with such texture before, so it's a very fun experience for me. Serunya lagi, tekstur jelly nya ketika dicolek bisa kembali utuh seperti semula, jadi permukaan jelly nya bagus terus kayak baru *yay* hahaha

Oh ya, kebanyakan dari produk ASTALIFT warnanya merah gini karena kandungan Lycopene dan Asthaxantin-nya. Kayak yang saya bilang di atas, ga usah kuatir walau warnanya merah gini, ga akan bikin kulit jadi keliatan merah juga 😁


Comes with a spatula so you don't need to dip your fingers into the jar. Hanya butuh seujung spatula ini untuk melembabkan seluruh wajah. Hemat!

Selanjutnya setelah pemakaian Jelly Aquarysta adalah pemakaian toner/lotion. It's recommended to use ASTALIFT Lotion, but any lotion that suits you is OK I think. Setelah penggunaan lotion, saatnya menggunakan special skincare seperti essence dan serum. White Essence Infilt adalah salah satu essence andalan dari ASTALIFT yang dikhususkan untuk wanita usia 20-40an yang memiliki masalah pada noda hitam dan kulit kusam.

Mengandung signature ingredients dari ASTALIFT yaitu Astaxanthin, White Essence Infilt juga mengandung Nano AMA, Vitamin C & Yeast Extract to brighten the skin and prevents pigmentation.

As for me, I haven't got problems with dark spots and pigmentation yet, but it's better to prevent things before happening, right?





Saya menggunakan ASTALIFT White Essence Infilt setelah menggunakan lotion. Cukup keluarkan isinya dari pump dan aplikasikan ke seluruh wajah seperti penggunaan moisturizer biasanya, Teksturnya liquid, thick, tapi nggak lengket sama sekali & mudah meresap!

Jujur ASTALIFT White Essence Inflit ini gak terlalu ngefek di noda bekas jerawat (mungkin karena memang targetnya buat aging spots kali ya), tapi berasa kalo kulit keliatan lebih 'awake' dan less dull. Anyways, I'll keep using this for spot prevention.

THE RESULT?

So I've been using ASTALIFT combined with my usual skincare for about two months. Perubahan yang paling nyata adalah kulit terasa kenyal banget dan moist!

I can say Jelly Aquarista is the star, and I'm definitely hooked on it, It works wonderfully by making skin a lot suppler and hydrated, and the result can be seen overnight, even at the first usage. Waktu saya jalan-jalan di Bali kemarin actually it was my first time trying ASTALIFT and I was really impressed when I touched my face in the morning, it was so soft and mochi mochi!! Rasanya tuh kayak kulit yang telaten banget dipakein skincare selama 10 tahun (bahaha!) And guess what? It was just my first encounter and it did magic to my skin in just one night. I really love mochi-mochi skin, karena kulit yang kenyal dan mochi-mochi menurut saya adalah salah satu ciri dari kulit yang sehat. 😀

Di sini nggak pakai foundie & makeup complexion. Cuma alisan aja sama eyeliner 😂

Not sure if I'm halu or what, but I also notice a brighter and healthier complexion. Kulit jadi jarang kusam lagi, jadi kalo pagi-pagi bangun tuh seneng liat muka nggak kuyu 😁

Honestly I'm in sooo love with ASTALIFT and I think this brand deserves more recognition. Saya pernah nggak bawa produk-produk ini selama liburan kemarin, jadi 'puasa' skincare selama hampir seminggu gitu. Rasanya beda banget khakkk, kulit jadi kasar lagi & makeup tuh gak nempel gitu. Mana pas liburan itu saya kan ke kota nya mas pacar (Iya sekarang saya punya pacar gais! 💖  LDR pulak ! bahaha) jadi kurang cakep aja gitu pas ketemu beliau. Hiks! Pokoknya tekad saya sekarang, kalaupun nggak bisa bawa semua, seminimal-minimalnya saya harus bawa Jelly Aquarysta kalo travelling. Karena si jelly ini adalah koentji ketjantikan ✌

Di sini baru makeup!

Namanya juga skincare premium, harganya juga pasti bikin senut-senut, Range harga skincare ASTALIFT berkisar antara Rp  300ribuan* untuk cleansernya, sampai yang paling mahal 1.9 juta* untuk Jelly Aquarysta ukuran 60gr. Nah berhubung saya udah cocok banget pake ini, pusing deh kalo udah abis, belinye piye? lol