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Jumat, 12 April 2019

Wedding Story - The Preparation Part 1 #andsoshesaid

Fira Mellyanti


Been a really really long time not write any here. 
The more you know, finally I tied the knot - lol.

Semua ini bermula dari kejadian 16 Januari 2018 - yang tibatiba F berucap

"Shay, kayaknya aku mau ngelamar kamu deh."

Long story short, we got engaged on February 15, 2018. Iya, sesingkat itu ngomong mau ngelamar sampe beneran lamarannya.
Kenapa 15 Februari?
Soalnya Ipit (adik pertamaku) kebetulan sekolah di luar negeri - jadwal pulangnya cuma deket imlek dan waktu pergantian tahun ajaran (sekitar pertengahan Juni).

Tapi jangan khawatir, sampe Juni 2018 kayaknya kami sama-sama lupa kalo kita harus nyiapin pernikahan.
Waktu lebaran - dan keluarga mulai tanya
"Kemaren abis dilamar ya?"
"Kapan nikahnya?"
"Kalian jadi kawin?"
malah baru keinget, "oiya, kita kan mestinya nyiapin nikahan."

Jadi beneran di libur lebaran itu, aku dan F baru beneran ngomongin.
Perkara mau nikah tanggal berapa, milih tanggalnya harus gimana, dan lain lain.

Step pertama: Tentukan tanggal yang sudah disepakati bersama.
F orang Sunda, aku orang Jawa, dan basically kami stay di Bandung.
Meanwhile acara pasti di Malang - karena sekeluarga aku semuanya di Malang.
Not to mention - kebiasaan berkata kalo mau nikah, itu urusan keluarga cewek.

Kalo aku mau punya mau, maunya sih di KUA, udahnya makan makan aja di Bakso Bakar Pak Man.
it is that simple. Jadi harinya pun bisa hari apa aja, nggak ribet ribet amat.
Keinginan itu langsung ditolak mentah-mentah sama bapak.
Since it's the first wedding on my family, (kembali lagi ke kebiasaan) - acara minimal mengundang semua keluarga dan kolega bapak dan emak.

Thanks  God keluarga aku sama keluarga F nggak ada yang ribet perkara tanggal.
Note dari bapak, yang penting semua anaknya bisa dateng
Note dari keluarga F, semua prefer hari Sabtu.
So that, dipilihlah sabtu terdekat dengan Imlek tahun 2019 (when my sister can be home, right?)

Step kedua: Pilih lokasi yang oke
Setelah ada tanggal, segera cari lokasi yang oke dan sesuai dengan konsep yang udah kebayang di kepala.
Since aku banyak mau (apalagi makan di Bakso Bakar Pak Man udah ditolak mentah mentah) - jadilah survey ke beberapa tempat di Malang.
Asalnya pengen banget di hutan ala ala Andien Aisyah - tapi langsung ditampar realita
"Tek, di Malang belom ada tempat gituan. Jangan samain Bandung kayak Malang," gitu kira-kira kata Ipit.

Kriteria yang dimau pun agak ribet.
Minimal muat banyak orang, parkiran luas, nggak bikin macet, jalur tengah kota aja - supaya traffic dari luar kota nggak ribet.
Nggakboleh banyak tangga - soalnya banyak yang udah tua. Even my mom have operation on her knee - it's one of her event and I don't want her to met a lot of stairs.

Masih muter muter belum ada tempat yang sreg sih, tapi sambil disambi - sambil cari wedding organizer yang oke.

Step ketiga: Pilih wedding organizer
Pilih wedding organizer tuh susah susah gampang.
As if seandainya acara aku di Bandung, nyari wedding organizer tinggal di cek di kantor (secara kantor aku vendor foto wedding yaaa), wedding organizer mana aja yang oke.
Ada yang udah akrib bangits, ada yang formalitas aja.
Atau, as simple as kalo sering dateng kondangan - kan keliatan wo mana yang acaranya bagus dan mana yang nggak.
Tapi balik lagi, kondangan seringnya di seputaran Bandung - Jakarta.
Sekalinya di Malang, temen temen deket aku kebanyakan nggak pake wedding organizer.

Thanks God temen aku ada yang kakaknya nikah dibantu wedding organizer. Selain itu, ada juga temen aku yang punya kenalan beberapa wedding organizer yang akhirnya bisa di compare.

Waktu balik ke Malang, nyempetin buat ketemu beberapa wedding organizer.
Karena nggak bisa bandingin gimana kalo acara - satu satunya cara ya cari yang ngobrolnya nyaman.
Daripada berantem mulu atau malah bawaan bete karena di awal nggak sreg - jadi ya paling enak ya dilihat dari cara ngobrolnya dong.

wedding organizer pertama yang aku temui The Great Larasati.
Waktu itu sih ketemunya sama mas Samid.
Dari awal ngobrol udah enak sih. F itu anak yang sangat-sangat nge-judge dari first impression.
And so am I.
Pertemuan pertama kami, bahkan mas Samid udah mau buat ketemu sama bapak dan buat ngobrol - padahal kita belom DP apa apa.
He's the one who asked to met bapak, not me. 
Literally sekedar ngobrol aja, dan ngeliat client yang bakal dia liat ini seperti apa.
Ditambah ngobrolnya yang super sans, sambil nemenin F nyebat duabat.
Jadi daripada offer aneh-aneh, di pertemuan pertama kami kita lebih banyak discuss.

Dari Mas Samid juga - yang akhirnya malah kepilih buat ke Gedung Graha Tirta.
Selain deket rumah (karena beneran tinggal seloncat aja), venue-nya oke, nggak bikin macet, toilet banyak, dan nggak banyak tangga.
Selain itu, mood gedungnya yang udah kebanyakan kayu (dan aku mau konsep rustic), jadi Graha Tirta ini beneran good choice buat acara kami

Besoknya kita juga sempet ketemu beberapa wedding organizer lainnya, tapi setelah ngobrol lagi sama F - kita sama sama sreg sama The Great Larasati ini. Since ngerasa udah banyak kebantu bahkan dari aku belom dp apa-apa.

Jadi buat step pertama - pilih tanggal, venue, dan wedding organizer yang oke dulu.
for the rest, I'll keep it on the next post. See you on the next post!

Kamis, 13 Oktober 2016

The Super Cheap Just Miss Eyeshadow and Lipstick - review

Fira Mellyanti
to be honest, aku salah satu orang yang super duper apatis 
sama make up yang suka dijual di toko aseseoris
karena harganya yang murah, aku udah serem duluan
antara warna yang nggak keluar, bahannya yang nggak aman, susah dihapus and so so.

sampai satu ketika aku ikutan arisan lipstik di Bandung, 
bareng sama temen-temen dari grup Lizzie Beauty Page (grup line yang dibikin sama kak Ichil)
salah satu temenku, Kak Inez sempet ngemention soal make up 
yang pernah dibahas sama Suhay Salim dimana dia sibuk ngepromosiin lipstick pensil punya Just Miss ini.

And I was like..
"Seriously?"

karena penasaran sampe ngepoin youtube Suhay Salim ini, 
akhirnya aku masuk ke Stroberi di Bandung Istana Plaza. 
dari cuma liat liat, bengong liat harganya
(I mean, it was 15.000idr only. like, what the F?)

ada kali setengah jam aku muterin boothnya Just Miss sampe dicurigain mbak mbak Stroberi
sambil muter, liat swatch di internet, nyari shade yang aku cari, muter lagi, galau lagi.
yaudah gitu terus aja.
sampe akhirnya aku memutuskan buat beli eyeshadow dan the famous lipstiknya.

Trio Eyeshadow Just Miss

as you can see
bentuknya emang beneran kayak murahan banget
cuma plastik gitu doang. mika transparan. 
kalo kebanting juga pecah kayaknya
(ya jangan dibanting beneran juga sih)

aplikatornya yang yaudah-gitu-aja
I'm pretty sure I won't use the applicator - like - ever
seenggaknya ini warnanya cukup daily wear lah ya

pun tampak belakangnya pake hologram ala-ala yang bikin bahan-bahan dibelakangnya nggak kebaca. 
keliatan banget kan? harganya cuma limabelasribudoang.

setelah dibuka, isinya juga kayak baked eyeshadow
agak nge-dome gitu bentuknya

Just Miss Lipstick
kalo liat ke Stroberi, pasti tau banget range lipstik Just Miss
BANYAK BANGET
parah. 
makanya, nggak bentar buat milih satu sama lain, 
mesti nyocokin swatch yang di internet dan warna apa yang ada di toko

buat yang pensil, aku beli yang J-44
keliatannya kayak warnanya cukup wearable
Harganya juga cuma 15ribu saja!
sayang banget di Stroberi nggak disediain tester, 
jadi nggakbisa liat dulu hasilnya gimana
buat make up murah, aku rasa sih nothing to loose juga kan

sebenernya aku nyari yang J-17
soalnya kalo liat dari swatch ala ala, warna J-17 yang paling lumayan
karena nggakada yang pensil, yaudah beli yang bentuk putar gini doang.
beda seribu doang ini kan. 
kalo aku liat di Stroberi sih mau yang pensil atau yang putar, 
warna isinya sama aja. 

lipstik yang putar, mentoknya cuma segini.
yang putar isinya 4.5 gram, kalo yang pensil 6 gram.

the swatches
BUT THEN, CAN YOU SEE THAT?
ini pake cahaya natural, tanpa base apa apa.
WARNANYA KELUAR SEMUA CANTIK BANGET PARAH

GILA BANGET KAN YA
setelah ngeswatch aku baru ngepoin lebih banyak
dan aku baru tau, ternyata Just Miss ini produk lokal

jadi aku berasumsi
mungkin dia sasarannya anak sekolahan, 
dan buat anak sekolahan yang bujet terbatas, 
sebenernya nggak perlu packaging yang gimana banget atau gimana (?)
yang penting fungsinya dan produknya kepake
okay. now everything makesense. 

aku sadar banget kalo eyelid aku super berminyak banget parah.
mau eyeshadow murah sampe yang bagus beneran juga 3 jam udah beleberan kemana mana
jadi aku memutuskan buat tidak mencoba produk ini tanpa primer

disini aku pake eyeshadow base Wet&Wild yah
dan keliatan kan cantik bangeeet
tekstur eyeshadownya agak chalky,
fall out juga, tapi nggak sampe chaos sih. 
jadi nggak mengganggu kalo jatoh jatoh ke pipi, dipake gambar eyeliner juga ilang.
OH
dan lipsticknya yang aku pake di gambar ini bukan punya Just Miss yah

buat ketahanan dengan eyeshadow base, 6 jam lumayan lah
setelahnya, buat eyelid aku yang super oily agak beleberan tapi nggak sampe chaos banget (?)
jadi ya, kebayang kalo nggak pake eyeshadow base, mungkin cuma 1 jam bertahan di mata aku :(

buat swatch dibibir aku lipstiknya, ini dia
disini aku pake Just Miss J-44

dan ini pake Just Miss J-17

teksturnya nggak lengket, nggak satin.
lebih ke powdery matte tepatnya
mau pensil mau yang putar, 
They have the exact texture, like literally cuma beda di packaging doang
dan Thanks God lipstiknya ini cepet banget ilang kalo dipake makan
jadi, aku masih bisa yakin kalo lipstiknya nggak terlalu berbahaya
dengan penggunaan tanpa makan, bisa lah 3 jam tanpa touch up
untuk daily wear, aku suka banget sama J-17, karena J-44 jatohnya jadi pucat banget

Jadi.. buat eyeshadow
+ super pigmented
+ super affordable

- Fallout
 - tanpa kaca
- packagingnya rapuh banget
(but well, beside's all the con's, I really think that was the price you paid for)
Score (4/5)

buat lipstiknya
 + warnanya cantik dan keluar banget
+ super affordable
+ range warnanya banyak banget!
+ nggak bikin kering di bibir
+ nggak lengket kayak lipstik murah kebanyakan

- cepet ilang
- agak powdery, not my type tapi ada juga yang nggak merasa terganggu dengan ini
- yang pensil nggak praktis, kalo tetiba nggak bawa serutan gimana?
Score: (4/5)


Kalian ada produk Just Miss lain yang recommended?

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Pengalaman penulis bisa jadi berbeda dengan pengalaman orang lain, sehingga mungkin hasil yang dirasakan juga berbeda.

Senin, 03 Oktober 2016

What's on my Mail | Beauty Haul September 2016

Fira Mellyanti
They say, work hard shop harder!


couldn't agree more but,
yes yes!

check what's on my mail!

I buy myself:

BH Cosmetics Studio Pro Ultimate Brow Pallete
From Shopee, but I forgot which onlineshop *LOL 
Eyes Lip Face Contour Palette
From Makeupuccino Offline store, but you can access their onlineshop here
LA Girl Pro Concealer in Classic Ivory, Dark Cocoa, and Orange Corrector
Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in Transparent
Monistat Complete Care Chafing Relief Powder Gel
From Pratwonamshop, only available at Tokopedia

So.. two of my favorite online shop are: Makeupuccino and Pratwonam.
it's easily because they have the cheapest of them all!
what I really love about Makeupuccino was they have offline store in Bandung (you should come to their cute shop!), not to mention their online shop based in Bandung.
and Pratwonam was the cheapest online store, complete make up and they were using Tokopedia
(which means, despite of the easy transaction, also they use a lot of bank as their partner; because you know, most of online shop using BCA or Mandiri, and I used to pay with extra charge because myself using another bank account). 



Real Techniques Brushes:
From Sociolla

Stipple Brush
Blush Brush
Powder Brush
Miracle Complexion Sponge 2 pcs

I am A BIG FANS of real techniques brushes
Since I used Core Collection as my first RT brush
I am easily falling in love and keep buying my self their brushes
(such as expert face brush and sculpting set)
and well, since Sociolla having UP TO 60%
So I just can't stand myself to not buying these pretty!
oh don't worry, I have myself those brushes and sponge from another brand
But I JUST CAN'T stand myself seeing this pretty so so much cheaper like EVER


Emina x Alice Through The Looking Glass boxes, including one make up pouch and 
Creme de la Creme Lipstick in 4 shades in:

01 Mandy's Pink
02 Emma's Nude
04 Sophie's Orange
05 Charlotte's Red

no no, I'm not buying these lipstick 
(because F keep yelling everytime I stopped by to buy another lipstick)
but I got these from 88lovelife Soiree
and so, Thankyou Emina!
you can find their offline store in Ciwalk and Bandung Indah Plaza
(here in Bandung)

so, what to review first?

Minggu, 25 September 2016

#88LoveLifeSoiree part Bandung (Event Report)

Fira Mellyanti
so, here it is
a few days before "the day", someone contact me and tells that I am one of the "lucky blogger"
who's invited to #88LoveLifeSoiree part Bandung
since I am a BIG FANS (yes I've told you for so so many times), ofcourse I said YES!



HHYYEEAAYYYYY
never been this happpyyyyyyy
but then, I have this-kinda-job, doing some make up for this short movie,
I have to work for 8am-12am and 6am-12am
this works for only two days, but too bad it was a day before #88lovelifesoiree
so yea, you can guess.
I woke up late. 

the event was planned on 11am, and I just woke up at 10.30 am. 
I am running and taking bath - doing my make up - packing my stuff in a rush. 
11 am I get stuck on the traffic.
like. seriously?
thanks to F, he made it so I can be there at 11.30
(from Antapani to Setiabudi, on the weekend and traffic jam, it's like magical)

so well. I entered the room.
it's already full of people. 
and can you guess?
Kak Diana asked me from her table, "We've met before, right?"
LIKE OMYGOOOD SHE REMEMBERED ME!




and well, we have lunch
and chit chat after that.
I just love when heard kak Diana and kak Dinda talk about everything
I just remembered when someone ask them, "how come you looks always happy? is it any tips?"
both kak Dinda and kak Diana says,
"No, we're not always happy. Sometimes we feel sad, or angry. But we never show it on social media.
It's okay for being not okay. To be sad, or mad. But, once you release the anger, that's it."

or this, 
someone also ask kak Diana, how she keeps being herself, and feel confidence with her uniqueness.
and Kak Diana says,
"I know maybe it sounds weird, but well. But as for me, the answer is being kind. I mean, I've got a lot of those eyes seeing me weirdly or what, but I just smiling at them. for example, There's some people who's asking 'is that refrigerator's magnet's all over your clothes?'
if you're just winning or what, they keep talking, right? so, I choose to answer.
'Oh yes ofcourse! do you want some? I have the pink and the blue one, maybe the blue one suits you better."

and soo, it's just 2h30m of chitchat, I guess?
and by that time only, I feel so inspired.





oh oh. there's one more thing.
at the photosession, I give Kak Diana and Kak Dinda doodle of theirself.
just to thank, I guess for being inspiring
and ask photograph of them with my draws. 
and once again, Kak Diana surprised me once again.
"You have instagram account named PetekLebay, right?"

AANDDD WWHHAAATTTT
I remembered I used another account when I tagged them on meet and greet (I've mentioned before)
and so..
well..
I feel so happyyyy.


this pict was from Kak Diana's blog

p.s.
Thank you Emina for your hampers
will post the review soon!


Kamis, 22 September 2016

That one fine day

Fira Mellyanti
pict taken by: Shenphay


It was a lovely evening
Starbucks having their 50% discount, me and F's favorite.
We were having a cup of chocolate, it's different from the other day.
Coffee's always our favorite tho.
We sit outside the cafe, so F can enjoy his smoke.

And there was a moment, when I need to take a tissue.
I walk to the inside the coffeeshop, and see there's someone who's standing with others.
He looks different, like his old bag and cap. Even I'm not sure it's true color. He stand but he takes his distance. I'm pretty sure maybe it's his first time buying coffee in such a 'fancy' coffeeshop.

And so, I walk away and tell F as soon as I sit
"You know? I think I saw one strange man, he looks like he's not sure what to order. Maybe it's his first time buying something here. He looks confused, I wonder. Poor him."
"Yea, maybe he's just one of online driver. You know, buying things for his clients," F's said.
"Oh well. No wonder he keeps calling. I mean, I wonder why there's still people using monochrome's phone."

And we keep in silent. Until my eyes catching him walk outside the coffeeshop.
"Oh, here's that guy I was talking about!"
Both me and F seeing him, and soon after the security catching him.
Not for so long, there's another guy walk into that "poor looking guy", and well.
That guy is a pickpockets.
And security catching him. Even he's trying to run, makes everyone on the mall watching them.

"Well, I think you were eyeing the wrong guy," F said.

It makes me even sadder.
I mean, I've put my heart in a wrong guy.
And just, why?
I am, I really am trying for keeping my positively.
Is it too hard to putting somekind of, trust?

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