HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR

Dear you,

I haven't opened this blog for quite some time and finally find a time to write down a short post (maybe)

First of all I wanna say Happy Chinese New Year. Xin Nian Kuai Le. Gong Xi Fa Cai. and so on...

The CNY did go well than last year. Even though I am in Surabaya but my father was here too to celebrate with me. HAHA

So happy to have one of my lovely family to celebrate it. I am living with my family but it was great to have my closest family member (?)

And also I got so many Ang Pao. HAHA

Not as many if I were in Makassar. But it was fine.

Fine, I am suddenly out of ideas so here's the end of this post (I know it would be this short)

Be Awesome,

Nathasa

REVIEW: Maybelline Baby Lips

Dear you, 

In my last post, I mentioned that I decided to add new category for my blog, Make Up and Beauty. So, here is my first review. The product, Maybelline Baby Lips I got from YukCoba.in to be reviewed and put in their blog.

I made this post in my Mother's Language. So let's jump into it

Produk ini adalah produk yang aku dapatkan dari YukCoba.in untuk di review

 Aku selalu pengen mencoba produk2 Maybelline. Ada berbagai alasan salah satunya karena harganya yang terjangkau. Selain itu produknya sudah terkenal dengan kualitas yang bagus.

Salah satu produk yang aku mau banget coba itu Maybelline Baby Lips. Aku sering melihat produk ini dipakai oleh orang2 di Amerika. Bahkan kemungkinan semua wanita di Amerika pasti memiliki produk ini. Oleh karena itu, aku juga ingin mencobanya.

Kebetulan waktu itu aku melihat produk ini di YukCoba.in dan tertarik untuk mencoba menjadi reviewer. Akhirnya, beruntung mendapat kesempatan emas ini ;) Aku mendapatkan Maybelline Baby Lips dalam varian Smoohing Cherry

Pada packaginya tertulis Instant 8hr Moisture dan Rejuvenated Lips in One Week. Produk ini juga memiliki SPF seperti sunblock yang bertujuan melindungi bibir dari sengatan matahari. FYI, sinar matahari berefek buruk bagi bibir.

Bahan2 yang terkandung dalam Maybelline Baby Lips

Packaging Baby Lips Smoothing Che

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Warnanya sangat cute terdiri atas Tosca dan Pink.

Bentuk Baby Lips seperti Lipstick dan isinya berwarna putih.

Isinya 4g

Ini dia percobaan di bibir :

 

 Tanpa Baby Lips

 

 Dengan Baby Lips

Seperti yang terlihat di foto, Baby Lips membuat bibir menjadi lebih lembab dan sedikit glossy. Tetapi bukan glossy seperty lipgloss. Aroma Baby Lips Smoothing Cherry memang seperti Cherry *yum*. Rasanya juga *ehem* seperti Cherry. Aku sangat suka produk ini karena rasanya tidak seperti lipstik *yuck*. Selain itu, Baby Lips cukup tahan lama karena bahkan setelah aku cuci muka, bibir masih terasa lembab. Baby Lips juga tidak lengket. Teksturnya sama dengan lipbalm pada umumnya. Ukurannya cukup kecil dan mudah dibawa2 karena ringan. Harganya yaitu Rp 18.000 di Matahari Department Store.

Kesimpulan:

Keunggulan produk:

+ Harganya terjangkau

+ mengandung SPF 20

+ Rasa dan aromanya menyenangkan

+ Tahan air

+ Packaging cute

+ Travel-Friendly

Kelemahan:

- varian rasa kurang (di luar negeri lebih banyak)

URL:

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Nathasa Sarah

Harga Maybelline Baby Lips
Rp 18. 500

Maybelline Baby Lips dapat dibeli di:Gerai Maybelline di Matahari Dept Store, Hipermarket (Carrefour & Hypermart) atau  Minimarket (Indomaret) terdekat

Happy New Year 2014!

Dear you,

I have just opened blogger and my blog itself when I realized I haven't posted anything in this blog for 3 Months. This is so crazy haha

Well it might happen because I had no idea to write posts. So, I decided to post some make up reviews I made. Don't worry, it won't be in this post.

In this blog post I want to summarize my life in 2013 since it's already been new year.

I can't believe it's already been 2014. Life in 2013 went by so fast. It's like I just stood in front of my house in Makassar to see fireworks to celebrate New Year 2013 and then it's the time to do it again to celebrate New Year 2014.

Okay, so many things happened in 2013. Things that I didn't even imagine would happen in my life. 

It's so funny when I made friends with those I was not close
It's so fearful to think that I had done thing I'm really afraid to do
It's so sad and annoying how people who lived around you left and even being mean and evil to me
It's so amazing to know and learn more about life, what to do and not to do, what to feel and not to feel, what to say and not to say, in 2013

May be I need to thank 2013 for being impossible year of my life

I really hope things might change in 2014. Horrible things in 2013 might be better in 2014.

Source: Google Image

Be awesome,

Nathasa

Business Experience (Rookie)

Dear you,

It's been so long since my last post. The reason is because I don't have any idea to post. But I will make one post now.

Do you remember when I told you that I have a business in shoe called Tafencee? 

Last June I finished my Second Terms and jumped into Long Holiday in my lovely Hometown, Makassar. 

The same case happened to my business partners. That thing resulted our business be in a mess.

We had no money to use to make the shoes (even though we had given big amount money that was not even ours. meaning:parents).

Source: Google Image

We was very desperate..

Actually we had knew the fact that we had run out of money a few weeks before the Final Exam, and some of my partners were talking bad about it. They said they regretted their money and felt like the money wouldn't come back. I was not part of it at first. I thought the business was very prospect and would make big cash. But then I realized I needed to reach deeply into my pocket to finance the business and make it very profitable. It didn't mean that I didn't want to give money but the money I took was all from my parents. I don't want make experiment in business using my parents money un-responsibly. Also my friend convinced me to quit and build a new business with them. 

I was thinking days about letting go Tafencee since the idea is very brilliant. But after 3 days my friend made me leave Tafencee. She forced me to make decision at that time and I decided to leave Tafencee and joined her. After that,,, I regret.

That was the type of person I am. It's very hard for me to make decision because I am afraid of the risk I am going to take in the future.

Source: Google Image

Back to topic, I joined her business with a regret left and of course you can guess that I didn't put my whole heart into it. I felt the business was very strange and have very little market. Also it came from a trend so it will fade away as time by gone. I don't want a temporary business, I want a sustain business. (of course every body does)

The new Semester came and we need to present our business idea and the lecturers would decide whether our idea agreed or not. I want disagreement.

Source: Google Image

And what comes from heart will come true. Our idea received disagreement and I think it was actually because what I said to my lecturer just before the presentation.

The lecturers suggested us to open business according to our passion. My passion is in make up and my partner in nail art. A few days after we created new business model canvas and we end up with Endelig, a make up and nail art business. Not an innovative one but no burden to run.

In Fact?
It is very hard. We face problems from make up suppliers. Also we don't have enough skill to perform a wonderful nail art. It's hard but bearable. 

Source: Google Image

The real problem comes from myself and my partner.

I am getting lazier and lazier. I don't really wanna think about anything (which is impossible because I am the CEO now) and don't have motivation. I don't know what happened to me. I know I love make up so much that I can't even describe it with words but I can't do business in make up. I hated myself for that. I always see the challenges and disabilities. I don't know what makes me like this but.... I just don't know.

Source: http://www.myeftcoach.com

Also my partner has the same type as myself. She need to be pushed to do something. How am I supposed to push her when I can't even push myself? Stupid, isn't it? (Sign of Failure)

Source: Google Image

I DON"T want to FAIL. But I can't push myself. It is personal conflict X_X

By the way support me just by liking Endelig's facebook page. I thank you so much if you do that now :D

I hope you enjoy my letter

Be awesome,

Nathasa

NB: I change my letters closure for fun :D

Tips in Shopping Online

Dear you,

I'm so sorry because I haven't post anything lately. It's because I was so lazy :D

But today I am going to post about buying things online. It's not actually tips but, oh well...

DISCLAIMERS:

Most of these tips I got online and from workshops I went.

I didn't mean to offend any party. I write based on my original thought and opinions

I wasn't paid by any parties I mention below to promote them

First tips.
If you're going to buy in Facebook online shops (I guess such things are located in Indonesia mostly) read the testimonials section. The testimonials are often captured from the phone and posted in one album (MOSTLY). If it's not exsist, I wouldn't buy. Because if nobody ever praised their services, you don't have any guarantees that they are trusted sellers. But I think many sellers have put testimonials or such things to gain people trust.

If you're going to shop in Website Shop, make sure the website is verified by many parties such as Visa or mastercard. For examples http://www.blibli.com/

Taken from blibli.com

Scroll until the bottom part and you'll find this.

Second tips.
Ask for the shipping receipt if you're shopping in unofficial online shop. You'll need this to trace your package. I know some people don't care about that and prefer to ask the seller directly but it's better to know the code and trace it yourself. You'll not be fooled by the seller or make the seller annoyed to you. It's very simple. Just open the Shipping Online Website and click trace packages or something like that. Enter the code you got and you'll know the status of your package. If it is 'on delivery' status you should wait patiently and never ask the seller thousand times why the package hasn't come because it's useless, the package has already been on the shipping company and there are no ways the seller can accelerate the shipping process

But sometimes if you're randomly check the status directly after you received the package the status may haven't been updated yet. But it's good your package is here :D

Third tips.
Ask for estimated time the package arrive. I usually do this because whenever the package is late I will asked the seller.

Remember the seller is not perfect. They might forget to send it or being busy to send it right after you transferred the money. So ask and if it's late ask politely why the package is late. Also, possibly, something happen in the Delivery Company and they must contact the seller not you.

Fourth tips.
Ask specifically the product's details, including the size (in grams, ml, oz for beauty products hips, bust, waist, length, etc for clothing), the resemblance with the photos shown, the texture (creamy, liquid, pact for cosmetic product velvet, silk, leather,denim, etc for clothing). For cosmetic and beauty products, I find it's very helpful if you search for reviews on the product to know the ingredients and the effect in person. Also ask for the right shade for your skin, ladies..

www.signatureminerals.com

You should check those details because you don't wanna regret buying the products and wasting your money right? I have some experience related to product's details I have ever been tricked once by the photo. In the photo the products appeared big. But when the product came I was very surprised that the package was so tiny and the product was just in a very small jar and contained only 3grams. It was every body's fault. I was so stupid and don't know that the package would be so small and the seller 'tricked' me by the photograph and didn't disclose the exact size.

It's kinda usual for online shops to show good stuffs because it is part of marketing and business and I don't blame them. It is us who need to learn and proactive to ask. And I think the seller is obligated to answer any questions related to the products that customers should know.

Sincerely,

Nathasa

Finish Final Exams

Dear you,

It's Friday Yeayy.

FACTS
PSY new song, Gentleman's moves look alike Brown Eyed Girls Abracadabra. It's because PSY wanna make BEG more famous and even buy the rights to the move. I really appreciate what PSY did. It's very kind of him.
But it is also weird when you realized that PSY's Gentleman has a lot more views than the BEG's Abracadabra.

RECENTLY..
I have so many things to think about.
First, my business with my friends. Things are getting too tight and stressful. We have face problems and got so many challenges. Also we got so many critics that dropped our spirit. But I tried not to give up :D because business is never easy. I tried to find places to shop my shoes. FYI, the shoes are so interesting and innovative so if one of you may interested in partnering with us to sell the shoes please contacts me through email :D it will help us so much :D

So, on last Monday I have just finished my Final Exams *phew*
Actually, most of my Final Exams were just to make papers and reports but still they were hard and hectic.
Now I am in holiday and writing to you *of course*

BTW, recently, I am eating M&M chocolates. It is so yummy and also throat-hurting. I hope it won't hurt my throat. This is photograph I made from M&M chocolates

It seems so amateur though. Oh well...

I am still in Surabaya even though I have finished the exams because I have paid ticket for 15th June. It is a long time but it's okay because my sister is in Surabaya, yaaayy. But I am looking forward to going home because it is the place where I belong right?

Sincerely,

Nathasa

Ordering Cheap Make-Up Brushes

This is my post after a long, long, long disappearance. Hehehe


I make it to post just because it is holiday and I am doing nothing.

Anyway, what I have just done is buying things online. I ordered make-up brushes from Masami Shouko because recently I really want to buy a make-up brush and as you all may know make-up brushes is not that pocket-friendly for college students to buy. So, I have been searching for cheap but known brand brushes and first I got from e.l.f brand from TwentySeven Shop. Some of them costs IDR 30.000 and actually cost $1 in the official website. But IDR 30.000 is the cheapest I found :D

And today I opened my Facebook and found a contest held by PygmalionLand with the prize of Masami Shouko brush. I became curious and opened their Facebook. Looking through their photo albums I found out that their brushes is a little bit cheaper than e.l.f but the benefits are it located in Indonesia so I guess it is ready stock and the shipping cost is, more or less, equal. So I decided to search for the booth in Surabaya but, instead, I got the official website and it has the Indonesia Flags on the top so it means it'll shipped from Indonesia. I searched their eye brushes and picked three brushes, lid brush, dome brush and angled brush. Each of them costs IDR 25.900 and totaled IDR 77.700, exclude shipping cost. I don't know if it will worth it or not. I hope I will not regret it. Hehe.

I still have to wait until I get the invoice sent by email. I hope it will not extent IDR 100,000. HOHOHO
After I got the Invoice I should transfer the money I guess.

Anyway, back to my life...
Recently, I have been working on my business. I make a shoe business.
The trademark is TAFENCEE. You can open the web just by clicking HERE
But actually it has nothing yet. No photos yet..
But I hope I will make some photoshoot with my cousin's feet and post the picture immediately
Now the shoes are with my friend and hopefully will be handed to me Monday. (I hope earlier)

I will make a post if the photos are uploaded later :D

Oh yeah I just changed the layout as you can see yourself. I edited the background myself from pictures from google image (credits to them) Doing the editing and stuff teach me to use Adobe Photoshop more than ever.
So, to conclude:

"Learning by yourself will teach you more"