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Hello everyone, coming back with another skincare review. 
So, this time is still about how I overcome my dry skin in this kinda windy and cold weather. I maybe forgot to tell you about how I overcome it inside. I do drink a lot of water in a day, maybe it is still less than two liters but I really am trying to drink more. Besides I also eat a lot of fruits and vegies. I was starting to manage whatever I would to eat but still the weather causes my skin even dry. You must know how it feels when after bathing your skin seems fine but then after applying powdery product your dry patches is seen in a sudden. I really hate it, and when you have to apply a proper make up for an event with foundation your skin will seems in texture. That is hideous. 
But then I found how I can make the dry patches calm by moisture it with something thick like Nature Republic Aloe Gel. I have shared the details here. But still I need to overcome it more, rather than only cover it again and again. Well actually I am not a full makeup person. I only apply sunscreen lotion and moisturizer before powder. That is all. 
Turning out this last couple of months I tried to routinely use my night skincare before going to bed. I mean I know I have told you how to keep your skin fine and everything by taking care of it gently and consistently, but yeah also me who still skipping the last step before sleeping. As you all know that the best time to pamper your skin is before sleeping at night, however logically we think that we need to clean it out from impurities after a long day activities. But we have to constantly give more vitamins because at night our skin is in a phase of intensive regeneration and could absorb every nutrition we gave optimally. Double cleansing is enough but then it only sweep away the dirt and makeup residue and the next skincare routine like toner, serum, moisturizing, sleeping mask and more would provide more vitamin for your skin all night. So then you will find your skin much better in the next morning, and this last couple of months I use a moisturizing toner by COSRX. 

Packaging
The packaging is so simple yet so classy, I love how they choose to pack this product in a plastic transparent bottle. First, I can carry it in my bag when I go somewhere without mind the charge or worry if I broke it. Second I can see the remaining products that have not been used, so that I can prepare when should I buy a new one. The lid also so save, although it made from plastic but it can lock properly without worrying the products could spill out. It is more efficient with the spray applicator, which is we can carefully adjust how much product we need to use. 

Ingredients
It is consists of water, centella asiatica leaf water, sodium Hyaluronate and more. You can check the details here. I also find this product alcohol free, so that it can be used even for sensitive skin. As I found on an article that extract of centella asiatica could increase the level of skin's natural oils so that moisture and skin elasticity can be maintained. So this suits for my dry skin that need more moisturizer. The texture of the product obviously like how other toner should be, it is like water, so liquid and the appearance is clear. It also do not bring any serious smell, so when you applying you will only feel the freshness on your skin. 

Product Usage
On the packaging said that the direction of using should be after cleansing. You only need to spray the toner onto a cotton pad and gently wipe onto your face. It is a must to avoid the eye and mount area. On the packaging also said that this toner could be use as mist to freshen up throughout the day. But I only use it after bathing in the morning and before sleeping at night following with another night skincare product I use currently. 
Purchase
Since I live in Indonesia, I bought this toner in Sociolla. It is Indonesia's trusted and most complete online shopping destination offering authentic beauty products. You maybe could find it easily on the COSRX website or another online or offline beauty product provider. 

This gentle toner is actually my first toner product I ever tried, but so far it suits with my dry and sensitive skin. It helps to hydrate my skin especially at the night usage. It also can help to calm the redness because of sun burnt and remove streaks. When my skin start to leave dry patches on windy day I only need to apply more on my texture skin and it is getting better on the next day. I really do love this product and I am sure to repurchase this product. Hoping this review could help you, and have a try.
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Hello everyone
I know it is been a while. Actually this is kinda weird how we live our life. New normal and everything (but trust me it is may be the only way for this earth to heal), my mind only keep saying to be positive, accept the changes and stop being provoked by the media, and of course be more hygiene and stay healthy.
During this moment I really do have so much spare time indeed. Well although actually I always been had. Somehow now I am trying to find something useful to do, I swear I try to cook this and that, it was not bad anyway. I will going to share it one day I guess, what do you think? Lol.

So, enough of that chit chat, I really am so glad to know how an album could be full of easy listening songs. I mean, come on, you must have found an album with only two or more great songs in it. But for me it is different, these mini albums and albums down below are so great, really each consists of best songs that the singer ever wrote. Well, some are released so way long ago but still I recommend you to listen to them. 
I actually could listen so many genres of music as long as I like the melodies or more. I used to prefer western songs but nowadays we really could find such a beautiful song from local and korean music as well. But yeah so far it is only music in bahasa, english and korean. I do not mind whether it is a soloist or band, I only like how the music sounds anyway, lol. For a note I am not somebody who knows music very well, I literally am only a listener/fan/ordinary citizen, ok? So, lets just start it.
Anyway I do not list them depends something, I really love them all so yeah no rank or anything, just click the link and listen to them. 


Handmade - Raisa
I know I know everybody who lives in Indonesia must have listened to this one. But let me explain a bit, so yeah Raisa is one of female pop singer in Indonesia. It is her third album that released on April 2016. It was long ago but still, it would suits at any occasion until now. It is full of sweet songs and the lyrics are so beautiful. I really do recommend you to listen this album (actually all of my recommendation below as well) from the first list. Raisa participated in almost all of the songs in her album. There are also another singer songwriter that participated such as Kamga and Dewi Lestari. But the lyrics of all the songs are very very Raisa's taste (if you know what I mean). She is still the same actually, still that gorgeous in singing a lovely songs. Do not ask me which one is my favorite because as I told you this post about a whole album without exception. I really do admire from the intro Handmade.


Natural - Soran
Soran is an indie band from south korea, and I am in love with their first album Natural. The track are so lovely, I really love the melodies they made. It was released on April 2012. I also read the translated lyrics and obviously it is no doubt, so beautiful and suits the melody. I recommend you to see the translated lyrics as well to enjoy it. I started to know Soran in the middle of last year. I always got in a cafe feeling whenever I listen to this album. If you like to listen such a light songs then I guess you would like this one. This band is really a bunch of geniuses. As I know the guitarist ever joined a project to create a melody of BTS songs. Try to listen one of my all time favorite single from Soran, Don't You Think of Me, as well. If you think korean band would bring such a CNBlue vibe, so this one is a bit different, because they are all do not set such an idol concept or someway so if you really want to listen a great album they will serve you truly. 


Mantra Mantra - Kunto Aji
I really did underestimate this one until this beginning of the year, I listen to it more and realized he is so genius. I honestly do not listen to his another album or single. For you know, he is one of male pop singer in Indonesia. He is well known by writing his first single Terlalu Lama Sendiri, and it was not really my kind of favorite song to listen to, so that is why I do not listen to his other songs. This album released on September 2018. That time my friend also post about this album on her blog, you can check it here. But, then I still cannot relate. Kunto Aji participated in all of the tracks of this album, as he ever answered an interview that he has such a big ego in writing his songs. In that occasion he also said that this album is really something, because actually he did not only want to make an album that time but a very segmented for a mental and psychological which have a deep meaning each, so it could be a therapist song or something, and indeed it such a lullaby with a calming and repetition lyrics (that is why it is called Mantra Mantra).


Love Poem - IU
I think I do not have to tell you who is IU (because of course you know her well). Ok so this album released on November 2019. As a singer songwriter of course she wrote all of the lyrics in this album herself. Although so many part participated in creating the music and the arrangement but this album still according to IU characteristic. This album consist of six songs as it is her EP. Blueming and Love Poem was becoming the lead track of this album, these two also won so many charts even abroad. But the music video only available for Blueming and Above the Time. You will also love her previous album Palette if you like Love Poem. I always feel there is so much effort she have done for her each album, whether for the arrangement or the music video concept. I love to listen IU music since Good Day became a hits in 2010, it is on her Real Album. Since then I love the way she choose the music and write the lyrics. Besides, if you really a fan of IU you will not let through her acting in so many K-drama, you better check out soon.


Chromatica - Lady Gaga
Finally after a long hiatus Lady Gaga is coming back with a fresh and energetic songs. I am not really a big fan of her but seriously this album is so worth to listen. I mean all of the track in it. I cannot even feel a song is not really well composed, all of the track is genius. Gaga also did so many features with a great great musicians, such as Ariana Grande, Blackplink and Elton John. But, obviously Gaga participated in all tracks of this album. I really love how Gaga serve such an upbeat with so many themes each part, yup this album contains three segments which separated by orchestral piece. It was released on May 2020 with total sixteen tracks. Besides Stupid Love was released on February this year. There are two music videos so far was released for Stupid Love in the following of the song released and Rain on Me right before the album was released. This whole album is about Gaga feeling in love, struggling, mental healing and more. It is now becoming at the top chart almost in all over the world. No denying beside the superb electropop concept of this album the strong vocal of Gaga make it the greatest. For your reminder, following the features with Lady Gaga in Sour Candy, Blackpink themself are now busy in preparing their album and the first single is going to released in the end of May this year (it is today at 6 PM KST). 

So they are all the best album I ever listen as a much spare time listener. I asure you once again I do not know about more than what I listen and how I feel about the music, so just enjoy my preference. I of course like to listen to Avril Lavigne, Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Lauv, Niki, Tulus and more but however I did not find such a great songs in one album. So yeah do not be so hard and enjoy. 
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Hello everyone!

I know it is been a while, well because as you all can find the news that nowadays we should adjust our live with this new normal thingy. I actually did nothing so far, I was only taking my break after such a hard time I had, so now I am back with a little tips for your dry skin. I actually so happy in the beginning of this year which my skin start to be fine with the product I used. I did not really expect that too much because there was not a big changes with my daily skincare. I only tried to used another brand as my oil cleanser as I shared it here. But later I found out that my skin was on my best condition that time. I actually did some work out (I do not know whether it helps or not). I did fast almost everyday (which means that I drink and sleep less) with an unhealthy food for break fasting as well (I know I would repair it). But then again, our hormone is the key after all, we really need to be happy and at least in a good mood everyday.


So the details  are my skin still that dry and oily around my T zone only. For your note that I live in a tropical country which means that around March and June the weather is so crazy, it was going to be dry season soon (kemarau). The rain is falling only at the evening and the weather so hot so it makes you sweating a lot but then it changed a lot in the beginning of June, recently the weather so sunny in the morning until afternoon and the breeze is so refreshing and windy in the evening so that at night it would totally so cold and dry. Obviously my skin start to crack, specially on my face (it is so scary, I know). It is around my forehead, cheeks (right on my apple cheeks) and around my mouth until my chin. I know I have been struggling with this kinda situation for so often but still I wanna look better when I meet people hehe. 

I use Emina Moisturizing Cream in a hope with a matte finish it would make my crack skin seamless. But still it does not work. So then I start to use Nature Republic Aloe Vera Soothing Gel every night to calm it down. But then it works, I know there are so many reviews in a past (because it is an old product of NR) mentioned that it could be a moisturizer as well if we want, but with this super sticky and gel-y thingy I do not think it would absorb quickly (you know I always wake up late and do 3 minutes or less make up every morning, it would be impossible to do so with this thing) on our skin. But then again my overthinking is fully wrong. It really is so easy to absorb in minutes and do not leave our look so oily or something, it really does moisturized our skin and at the same time it helps our skin texture looks better.

I have been trying to use it as my skincare routine in the morning before sunscreen for about a week, and my crack skin starts to get better everyday. I really am so happy with the result, for a quicker care I also use it as a sleeping mask (I have been using it for about two years anyway, and it helps my dry skin moist in the morning after overnight using and make the skincare I use and the makeup I apply would stay longer and smooth). I usually keep this product in refrigerator to keep it fresh and give a cold sensation at using. I use it right after I apply my toner, after the product absorb well I use my sunscreen and powder if I needed. So far my skin seems so well and also not oily for all day use. It also help your makeup stay longer.


I really do straight to my review of this Nature Republic Aloe Vera Soothing Gel as a daily moisturizer because I know it is not a new thing for you all, just for a note if you have a hesitation as mine before, I recommend this as your daily moisturizer now. If you have not try this product yet, you could check the details of this product on this official website here or do consult to the employee when you go to their store.

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Such a nice spring
That morning dew and breeze are so refreshing
There are two kids sitting on an old bench in front of a florist
The one in yellow shirt is holding a pot of beautiful dahlia
He is so busy talking how beauty it is
How he wanted it the most until the universe brings them two together that day
He even talk about how would he grow it up
He will fertilize it properly, put it under the sun every morning and even play some musics
The other kid with black short pants says he must talk to it too, however plants are living things
While walking away he answers by nodding and waving hands

Three springs have passed, it is about to summer for the pretty white dahlia
The black short pants kid now is wearing a navy sleeveless top standing in front of a house
where there is a withered white dahlia behind a high glass window
He is wondering how could that lovely boy leave it dying that way
He is hoping a right hand would save it
So unbelievable how people could leave the most desirable thing easily


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