"Pour yourself a drink, put on some lipstick and pull yourself together."

-Elizabeth Taylor

Well if you guys know me, there is one thing I cannot live without (besides air of course).

I have my fair share playing with matte lipsticks from famous brand to local ones, I've sung my praises for Rollover Reaction (see my Instagram) and now I have come across another local brand.. one that I am excited since before it is officially released. VAL by Valerie Thomas serves us with gorgeous colors to choose, from dark to nude ones. I have four shades at the moment.

The packaging is very chic! Reminds me of MAC Viva Glam for some reason, but all in good terms guys don't worry.

So as I told you before, I have four shades to play with. From L-R: Emma, Resme, Dulce Maria, Louisa. It looks slightly brighter due to the lighting of my room.

From top to bottom: Resme, Emma, Dulce Maria, Louisa.

Out of the four my favorite to go to color has to be Resme and Emma, I think Resme would be appropriate for daytime while Emma can transfer my look to vampy in a second. These rad babies retails at IDR 99,000 each.

I used this earlier to eat and drink, I was eating some fried dumplings as lunch and ice tea after that. The color stays on pretty well despite it fades a little because of the grease from my food but for its price and the pigmentation of the color? I'd say this is worth to buy. Watch out ladies, there's another lipstick that you need to buy.

Overall Ratings: ★★★★☆

Would I buy it again? Yes, for sure.

Someone once said to me the key to a life full of positivity is to be grateful for whatever it is that life has given you and just accept what it is. I have to learn the hard way to be this grateful about life first hand through so many bitter experiences, but in the end I am grateful that my decisions whether it is right or wrong, led me to be who I am today.

The prettiest thing I notice from someone now is not just the outer, not just how much their clothes are worth, or what brand of shoes they are wearing. NO. I notice what lays beneath all of that. I once met this gorgeous young woman, whom I met through a friend, she is beautiful physically but deep down inside she is so ugly. I am no saint, I have done so many things in my life that I regret but I do believe through experience, whether it is good or bad, people will learn and change.

So my dearest reader, gratitude will get you so far from where you are today.

Don't forget to be grateful today, tomorrow, and for the rest of your life.

My daily makeup is forever changing as time goes by. Here's a few items that I have been using for almost a week now.

Catrice Sun Glow Matt Bronzing Powder in Deep Bronze

Tarte Amazonian Clay BB Tinted Moisturizer in Medium-Tan

NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Bahama

NARS Audacious Mascara in Black Moon

Balmain Ivoire Perfume