sariayu Toba makeup collection 2010 review

A little bit late to post, but I really want to write this because it's the first makeup collection that basically upgraded my interest from skincare to makeups! All these whiles I'm prioritising skincare over cosmetics and I'd never been a huge fan of makeups until I bought this collection:

Sariayu Colour Trend 2010: "Senandung Rimba Sumatra" (English: Song of Sumatran Forests)

For your info, Sumatra island was used to be called as "The Land of Gold" in the past.

 They advertised that they formulated the ingredients in the eyeshadows with natural Amethyst powder, and Kiss me quick flower extracts, passion fruit fragrant and SPF 15 in their lip makeup.

 Yes, I know it's an old makeup collection, but compare to the Sariayu makeup collections from 2011 onwards, they have bigger packaging on blushers, eyeshadows and powders, and bigger packaging means higher prices. So to put it simply, Sariayu 2010 makeup collection is the last line in which the makeups are sold in smaller packaging.


The colours in this collection, like the name, were inspired from the natures of Sumatra Island. In case you're wondering where on earth Sumatra is, you can peek to the Wikipedia description here, because I can't find a nice map to show you the location (lol).

My Black Hair Story//Hair Care Updated!

After the positive review I wrote about Pure Ethical Beauty organic shampoo and conditioner, once I finished using them I'm currently trying a set of herbal hair care from Martha Tilaar.

Let me introduce the products one by one, and I'll explain why I include that eccentric little yellow bottle in the picture, lol.

From left to right:

Sariayu Tonik Penyubur Rambut

Mirabella False Daisy Hair Lotion

Sariayu False Daisy Hair Lotion

Sariayu Mayang Sari Conditioner

And the little yellow bottle; Sunsilk Co-Creations Nourishing Hair Spray. 

I [heart] Martha Tilaar

Got these gorgeous brochures from one of Martha Tilaar outlets in the town here, just few days ago...

It has always been a pleasure to visit any Martha Tilaar outlets, as I love to look around the products and talking with the staffs (I know most Martha Tilaar promoters and beauticians in the town, actually, lol).

If you're wondering what's printed inside these booklets, you can check it out directly from the official websites of each Martha Tilaar brands:

Dewi Sri Spa

PAC

Sariayu 

And the annual makeup collection, as shown in the booklets:

Sariayu Colours Trend 2009:

"The Beauty of Eastern Java" (Cantika Jawa Timur)

Sariayu Colours Trend 2012:

"The Ethnics of Lesser Sunda Islands" (Etnika Nusa Tenggara)

Sariayu Colours Trend 2013: -the latest- 

"Shore of Central Java" (Pesisir Sentrajava)

July Haul! Sariayu + Mustika Ratu

Just bought some local beauty products, and I really want to write reviews of them, which mainly consist of...

 Sariayu products, and one Mustika Ratu product that I'm just trying now!

From left to right:
1 Acne face mask

2 Acne care lotion

3 (i) front: (small bottle) Breast firming massage oil

3 (ii) back: breast mask

4 (i) back: Mustika Ratu olive oil

4 (ii) Lulur kencana body soap

4 (iii) [White Aromatic] Harmony body lotion

Actually at first, I went to a nearest Sariayu counter only to buy essential items because they're running out soon: my face mask and acne care lotion, but turned out that I used the chance to buy some new products!

Let's start with the essentials first, before I begin reviewing the newly-tried products. Please note that that both  Sariayu and Mustika Ratu use traditional ingredients a lot in their skincare products, so if you're non-Indonesian, bear with me if you find a lot of strange names in my reviews below. Now let's get ready for another long post! 

Home Spa Treatments [à la Sariayu]

Last month, I got Sariayu body scrub as a free gift (with other 2 Martha Tilaar items):

The pink one -- it's actually a body scrub for Sariayu Beauty Spa product range. I show you the catalogue:

[take a look here for a complete Sariayu spa products]

So I thought, why not I buy along the other spa products and try the regimen?  I need another 4 stuffs. Now I already got:

Modeling for Martha Tilaar apprentices training

I had fun times last week! My two neighbours were having their cosmetology training session and they asked me to be their model for 4 days. They work in the same beauty product outlet and spa, which is of Martha Tilaar brand.

At first, it's like a normal beauty workshop (the teachers came from Indonesia just for this training session!). They were explained some stuffs about skin layers, types of skin and colours in makeup that suit to skin tones... Basically from the beginning, knowledge that all beauty bloggers can also explain! And most important, working in the Martha Tilaar outlets and spa, they need to know the whole products from A - Z, the names, the benefits of the products for skin and working etiquettes when dealing with the customers.

What differs this from a normal beauty workshop was, it's not just about the explanation and simple demo, but all of the trainees must going through the practical session. Sounds more like apprentices, rather than just trainees, right?

Since the training place was a bit inconvenient, so they only focus on face for the facial treatments and makeup application techniques. That's why they need real models for practicing.

It was not just about the basic facial regime (you know, the facial steps from cleansing to moisturise), but they were also taught about facial massages. Wow, I never know this before! There are actually variations of movements on how to massage a face, either with bare hands or with hot stones. Yeap, stones. Have you heard about hot stone massage?

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They specially use smoothed black basalt stones for this type of massage, with the stones heated or chilled before hand. This type of stone can detoxify your body and relaxes your muscles (depends on which body part you want the stones to be placed).

For 4 consecutive days, the training took place from 9 in the morning to 4 in the afternoon. Quite tiring, yes? But everything was worth it! I was impressed, because they didn't just trained and practicing the skills, but in the last days of the training, they actually had tests about everything they learned, both theory and practical. They were taught in a  REAL beauty school style! The teachers looked at the overall performance and professionalism of the trainees when they gave facial treatment and applied the cosmetics. That's how they being judged in the test.

Okay... I don't want to blurb more, so let me just upload the gallery from the training session:

Sariayu 2013 Colours Trend: Pesisir Sentrajawa

Sariayu, one of the legendary brands in Indonesian very own makeup products, must launch their very own colours trend every year. I didn't remember what I was researching about, but gladly I came across a blog post about the latest Sariayu 2013 colours trend!

Beautiful ad, as always ♥
So, this year they feature the colours of Pesisir Sentrajawa, or accurately translated as 'Shore of Central Java'. Sentrajawa actually sounds unusual for Indonesian ears (xD) because we've always called it as Jawa Tengah -- it's the same thing.

A gorgeous notebook ♥

A lovely gift from Sariayu:

Given for free after my mom and I had shopping spree at the main Sariayu branch in the town (the one with its spa). It's actually a 2012 agenda book, but it's TOO big and thick for me if I have to write my agenda (unless if I'm a super busy career woman, hahaha!) so.... I can just use it for my study notes instead. It's thick and big, like a photo album!

 Back and front hard cover. Made from wood.

The inside pages... Wow, they inserted beautiful editorial photographs of their 2012 makeup collection; Etnika Nusa Tenggara  ('The Ethnics of Lesser Sunda Islands'), and some information about the products (in Indonesian), such as where they got the inspiration from and what they innovated. They even included some makeup application tips! *gasp* what a perfect gift for a lady ♥

The Girl Behind the Window

This lovely leaflet is from Sariayu. Isn't this unique and beautiful!
The photo behind those 'open' windows makes everyone to peek the girl inside ;))

The most expensive body scrub I ever found!

 I thought it is The Body Shop that sells most expensive skincare items, but last night when I wanted to buy the coconut body scrub by Dewi Sri Spa from the nearest Martha Tilaar branch, just 10 minutes away from my home...

The shopkeeper said, the price is $30. Seriously! The packaging is not that big and they imported it here from Indonesia (for God's sake, it's only 2 hours by plane from the country where I live!) and they sell it for a $30??? What makes it so darn expensive? (haha, no, I don't sound like I'm angry). My gosh, that even beats the Body Shop body scrub prices! (Body Shop normally sell their Body Scrub, far far away from the UK for $20+, and you still have the privileges of 50% - %10 if you're a member). And I just knew apparently Dewi Sri Spa stuffs are the most expensive of all Martha Tilaar products...

I am interested to try their coconut body scrub 'cause I used to read a review it has a very delicate smell and it is long-lasting (not forget the multi-benefit of the coconut itself...). But with such expensive price, I think I'm gonna buy it next time 'cause I just spent nearly $40 after I bought some stuffs from the Body Shop just few days ago...

There are some other body scrub brands, mostly are flower smell, but I ended up buying Citra green tea scrub as an alternative. Not bad. At least I could feed my skin with antioxidant! Only $2.95 (what a big difference!)

It really smells like green tea in perfume! Very traditional, delicate and relaxing! Since I love herbalism this much, I always choose skincare products that have health benefits for skin, not just for the fragrance :D 

Javanese beauty

I think I'm becoming obsessed with these herbalism stuffs... From my new hobby researching about benefits of plants on human skin, now I carry on researching about local brands inspired by the traditional skincare (after took some time looking at makeups during my weekend, lol!). There are two legendary brands in my country, (they also creating their own collection of cosmetics, but now I focus to skincare), using traditional beauty philosophy in their production... Using herbs, and some mixture of herbs are even originated from formula used by the royalty princesses in the past centuries, in order to make their skin not only healthy but to shine and envyingly glowing brightly like no other.

Those two legendary brands are Sari Ayu and Mustika Ratu. All their skincare products are made from natural, fresh resource and some are very traditional as the plant ingredients are only found in Indonesia.

So, yesterday I took a look at some products by Dewi Sri Spa. Dewi Sri Spa is another skincare brand by Martha Tilaar, the same founder of Sari Ayu. When I visited their website for the first time, I was so mesmerized. The whole design and concept are just classically gorgeous, matched with their philosophy and mission, and I love reading their philosophy and beauty tips.

"As an agricultural nation, Indonesians rely heavily on rice (Oryza Sativa) production. The Indonesians embrace the rice philosophya s a wisdom principal. On top of being the major staple food, it embodies the culture of patience and humbleness, as the paddy plant 'bows' lower as it grows heavier."
- Dewi Sri Spa philosophy

Since I was a little girl, I've already admired their product design, like in the samples above, the body lotion and body scrub from their classic series. The classical font type really matched with the colours background and their iconic picture that looks like lithograph or painting of the Goddess Sri, known as the goddess of rice in Indonesian myth, is so graceful that it captured my attention. Later on I knew that the brand name is also inspired by this mythical goddess, hence the name 'Dewi Sri Spa' (Spa of the Goddess Sri) and what's so special, most of the products contain rice extract! I think this brand is truly a trademark of Indonesia!

By the way, I watched a beautifully quirky video by PAC cosmetics featuring Dewi Sandra as the model glamorously wearing Javanese jewelry, hair updo and clothes. Personally I'm not into Javanese cultures and stuffs but watching this remind me the ancient beauty of their performance art.

Sariayu Martha Tilaar ♥

Yesterday, I spend most of my weekend time browsing about skincare and makeup products, something I never did before I develop a keen interest in cosmetics and herbalism, and I found out that Apparently the Indonesian official makeup websites are so artistic! Check them out. They are such darlings! ♥

Sari Ayu 2012 Colours Trend
And
Professional Artist Cosmetics (PAC)

Then I came up with the idea of making wishlist albums, featuring some products I plan to buy, and some branded products that I just admire but never intend to buy, as I can't afford to buy them (yet).

Also, I looked up in YouTube on Sari Ayu makeups advert, they have different special makeup series every year known as colour trends (Tren Warna), and from the archive, I think it's just in 2009 they made their first colour trend commercial ad... The videos are so beautiful:

I love the 2011 one, as they created a collection inspired from the foreign influence in Indonesian ethnics: Malays, Indians, Chinese and Middle Eastern. Hence the name, Exotic Indonesia: Colours of Asia. Check out the website about Sari Ayu 2011 Colour Trend: here, or this one.

And the latest one:

For my eyes from The Body Shop

Went to The Body Shop again yesterday at a different branch, and I just bought...

Vitamin E eye cream from Body Shop! $24.90, but since I was with a friend who is a Body Shop member, so I got special discount for this (25%). I didn't intend to buy at first, because I only wanted to buy concealer for my eyes, but since I think I seriously have to take care of my eyes, why not I bought this cutely packaged eye cream as well?

The odour is quite strange but I like it. Contains shea butter and rose hip oil :)

Just try using it last night, so there's still no noticeable change yet under my eyes. I have dark circles! And to cover it when I go out from home, I use concealer:




Lightning touch concealer! It comes with brush so it adds a suitable value for it's price (normally costs $22.90), but I only paid $17+ (15% for members).

Now I don't mind to pay for their products everytime I shop there, 'cause I believe they offer a finest quality too ;)