Margareta Vania

@dilaramiray.id (DILARA MIRAY) Before and After Small Business Home Studio / Studio Tour (Studio UMKM)

2025-07-18T17:45:00.001+07:00

Setelah perjuangan sejak Maret 2023, akhirnya di Desember 2024 aku berhasil merubah 1 ruangan kosong di rumah sebagai Home Studio dan Home Office. Tempat dimana aku dan partnerku bisa bungkus paket dan kerja dari rumah. Tidak lagi membungkus paket di kamar tidur. Jadi untuk ada di periode "Phase 1" atau fase pertama, butuh waktu 9 bulan lamanya.

Beberapa furniture menggunakan furniture lama yang masih bisa digunakan karena berusaha se-sustainable mungkin dan repurpose barang yang sudah tidak terpakai menjadi bermakna kembali. Contohnya meja putih tempat aku kerja dan bungkus paket. Sama juga dengan lemari jati warna cokelat peninggalan Oma dan Opa. Sangat kokoh dan bisa hold so many things inside!

PHASE 1 - STUDIO TOUR

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Di bulan Febuari 2025, Phase 2 akhirnya terwujud dan akhirnya aku dan partnerku memutuskan untuk arrange semua ulang. Home Studio kami jadi memiliki beberapa bagian, apa aja ya?

Storange and Packing Area: Meja panjang putih yang sebelumnya ditengah ruangan kami pindah dekat jendela agar terang. Admin jadi memiliki tempat sendiri untuk kerja dan packing. Serta kami add on lemari alumunium agar bebas rayap, tungau atau debu. Semua alat packing, box, polymailer bag, dan sejenisnya ada di 1 rak khusus secara rapi.
Quality Checking Area: Di area ini ada meja dan rak untuk sortir barang yang layak dijual dengan harga tinggi atau harus masuk ke kategori "SALE" karena ada small defect atau tidak sesuai standar toko.
Small Display Area: Ada beberapa hanger untuk simulasi display jika ingin bazaar.
Meeting Area: Dimana ada sofa dan karpet, soon akan kami add on meja lingkar untuk meeting.
Toilet & Cleaning Area: Ini ga perlu dijelaskan ya, karena pastinya secara awam sudah jelas gunanya apa... hehehe...

PHASE 2 - STUDIO TOUR

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Tidak berasa mulai dari Maret 2023 @dilaramiray.id berjualan secara online dan offline di bazaar-bazaar, akhirnya aku dan partner bisa punya tempat kerja sendiri. Bahkan bisa add on extra team member dan kerja di ruangan ini jika dibutuhkan. Dari usaha online di kamar tidur, sekarang kami punya tempat sendiri adalah kemajuan luar biasa yang berhak dirayakan walaupun sederhana.

Butuh waktu 2 tahun sejak Maret 2023 - Maret 2025 untuk semua bisa selesai. Beberapa wishlist funiture masih ada di kepala aku dan partner, tapi semoga bisa terwujud di kemudian hari. Anggap saja ini manifesting dan digital diary aku.

See you guys in the future, xoxo.

Cara Memulai "Small Business" atau Usaha Kecil-kecilan (Cerita Dibalik @dilaramiray.id)

2025-04-15T17:49:00.014+07:00

Hello everyone, in this opportunity I'm going to write in Bahasa Indonesia rather than English. This post hopefully can help many Indonesian friends who are having a big dream to have a small business in the future.

Okey! Hi teman-teman semuanya. Perkenalkan aku Margareta Vania. Kalau teman-teman mungkin belum tau aku ini siapa dan baru pertama kali buka blog ini, aku saranin untuk lihat archive postingan-postingan blog aku atau list tulisan-tulisan yang pernah aku buat sebelumnya. Aku sudah aktif menulis dari tahun 2010 dan vakum dari pertengahan 2018-2025. Akhirnya aku mau balik lagi menulis blog setelah lama aku anggurin dan semoga postingan kali ini bisa masuk ke explore google kamu ketika cari judul di atas.

Yes! Bener banget, gimana caranya mulai small business ya? Serius deh pasti kalian ada kan punya impian untuk punya usaha kecil-kecilan, entah untuk jadi side hustle atau kalian ada cita-cita besar untuk jadiin agenda masa depan & resign dari kantor kalian, ya gak?

Tapi,... ada tapinya... Bingung mau mulai dari mana. Pastinya ini jadi "common question" yang setiap orang punya apa lagi misalnya kamu ini perintis bukan pewaris. Bisa juga orang tua kamu punya uang tapi memang tidak mau memberikan fasilitas atau investasi ke anak mereka karena ide usaha kami dianggap "ah musiman paling ini anak...".

Munculah pertanyaan, "Memang ada ya kak orang tua yang ada uang tetapi tidak mau tau anaknya usaha apa dan gamau kasih bantuan gitu?" Jawabannya, ADA! BANYAK! -- Contohnya diriku sendiri dan teman-temanku 1 circle. Kami bukan anak konglomerat, tetapi orang tua kami mampu sebenarnya. Nah,... orang tua nih kebetulan tidak mau tau usaha anaknya gmana, kayak apa, modal berapa, dan sejenisnya. Kadang bingung ini antara biar anak mandiri atau cuek ya? HAHAHAHA.

Anyway,.... aku bukan pakar usaha atau bisnis ya! Aku cuma share apa yang aku jalanin secara singkat aja. Intinya pertimbangan semua dan planning itu ada di diri kamu sendiri!

Oia kamu juga bisa showing support by following my small business, by clicking here! (DILARA MIRAY ID)

Ok, anyway yuk mulai aku kasi step by stepnya!

1. Kerja

Yes betul. Kamu ga salah baca. Berhubungan juga sama paragraf di atas, aku tidak mendapatkan privilege dimodalin orang tua atau investor. Tidak ada kapabilitas juga waktu itu untuk presentasi ke investor karena belum layak banget dan di umur yang dibilang masih "anak-anak" siapa yang mau percaya di Indonesia. Beda hal di luar negeri, di US umur 18 tahun sudah banyak disuruh keluar dari rumah untuk mandiri.

Aku mulai cari uang sebenarnya dari usia 16 tahun dan lanjut terus sampai kuliah juga nyambi kerja. Mulai dari magang sampai kerja beneran. Of course waktu masih sekolah itu lebih kayak "part time" menambah uang jajan ya. Hasilnya berapa pun aku tabung. Aku pernah kerja jadi asisten penulis di salah satu kantor media, asisten stylist dimana bekerja membantu styling waktu photoshoot, asisten penelitian dosen, modeling, LO atau ikut EO event-event tertentu. Paling klasik yaitu aku ngajar les dan pernah juga bantu jaga toko/shop keeper di toko temen aku waktu bazaaar-bazaar.

Aku sendiri pernah menerima gaji itu paling kecil 50.000 dan pernah juga benar-benar dibayar tinggi setara UMR Jakarta padahal hitungannya aku itu part time. Tapi ya, kerja event memang terkadang terkenal paymentnya besar. Minusnya memang dia per projek aja. Projek ga ada, ya ga akan ada pemasukan. Pendapatan aku yang paling wajar dan juga terkadang bisa besar memang dari ikut event dan juga mengajar les mata pelajaran dan bahasa asing.

2. Menabung Kumpulin Modal

INI BUKAN HANYA TIPS MENABUNG. Aku jelasin skema aku menabungnya secara singkat, jelas dan padat.

Aku menabung di bank yang khusus menabung, jadi tidak ada biaya admin. Hanya saja keuntungan bunga banknya rendah. Biaya admin udah diilangin masa mau nuntut lebih, ga mungkin lah ya... (Ini bisa kalian cari dan riset sendiri bank apa, karena aku gak bisa sharing nama banknya. Nanti dikira antek-antek rahasia lagi atau bias info. HAHAHA. Aku saranin di bank swasta B atau C.)
Setelah kekumpul nominal 4 juta aku belikan emas.
Lalu kekumpul nominal 10-20 juta pertama, aku masukin Deposito berjangka untuk 1 tahun.
Setelah 1 tahun uang tersebut aku pindahkan ke instrumen investasi lain seperti RDPU dan RDPT.
Selama beberapa tahun, aku terus tambah jumlahnya.

Tidak mudah dan tidak ada yang bilang ini mudah. Aku butuh serabutan ambil projek ini itu bertahun-tahun, kurang lebih dari tahun 2015-2021 konsisten. Jadi aku butuh merelakan banyak hal selama 6 tahun tersebut. Mulai dari berhemat, apa-apa dibudget, di saat teman-teman lain nongkrong di cafe atau mungkin makan mewah aku malah kerja ngajar les atau ambil event.

3. Mempersiapkan Detail Brand - Nama, Konsep, Target Market, dll.

Aku cari nama yang unik dan tentunya arti yang bagus. Menurut aku nama yang bagus dan arti yang bermakna itu ada doa baik di dalamnya.
Lanjut aku cari designer logo yang freelance, boleh juga mahasiswa yang mengerjakan tugas akhir kampusnya untuk nambah porto. Pasti sama-sama menguntungkan. Tentu juga sesuai kesepakatan harganya berapa dan diskusikan budget. Hormati jasa dan ide kreatif orang lain ya guys! Aku juga masih sadar diri dengan budget, jadi aku diskusikan dan deal dengan designer ini. Dia adiknya temenku, bersyukur banget juga dibantu sama dia.
Setelah itu cari niche marketnya mau "Blue Ocean" atau "Red Ocean".
Dari sini kalian jadi tau kan sekiranya menargetkan siapa dan bisa buat Business Model Canvas. Ini lebih ke teori bisnis dasar dan kalian bisa cari tau lebihnya di google bahkan banyak contohnya. Dari sini kamu lebih mengenal detail-detail tentang usaha kamu sebelum bergerak.
Membuka instagram official dan instagram back up, langsung sekaligus. Hal ini dikarenakan sistem AI instagram yang suka banned akun toko orang sembarangan tanpa pandang bulu. Lebih baik mencegah diawal dan ada backup plan di awal ya guys.
Membuka akun e-commerce yang paling pas di wilayah kamu. Terkenalnya apa,.. karena beda negara juga pasti berbeda. Misal kamu orang Indonesia, tinggal di Singapore pasti juga akan berbeda platformnya.

4. Jualan Sedikit Dulu = Tes Pasar

Setelah akun social media siap dan rapi, logo pun juga sudah ada dan design packaging pun sudah ready. Hal ini aku mulai di 2021. Aku cicil menyambi jualan sambil proses berjalan. Kebetulan usaha aku adalah resell new and vintage clothing items, hampir semuanya adalah Mid Brands dan High End Brands.

Tujuannya simple biar ada cashflow, modal berputar kembali dan keuntungan kecil-kecil masih aku putar kembali jadi barang/inventory. Awal mula jualan juga aku dari kamar tidur bermodalkan handphone yang aku beli di tahun 2020 dan laptop second yang aku beli juga dari hasil nabung.

Sampai akhirnya sudah terkumpul keuntungan dan modal pun masih utuh, jadi aku mulai pindah ke kamar kosong yang ada di rumah (rumah aku juga bukan rumah konglomerat ya, bukan rumah mansion juga). Berawal dari punya 1 clothing rack, sampai punya 8 clothing rack di kamar ini dan 2 lemari berisi inventory.

Kurang lebih aku cicil furniture dan perlengkapan home studio dan home office ini mulai dari 2023 konsisten sampai ke 2024. Sedangkan kalau ditanya, "Lah tapi kan kamu mulai di 2021-2022? Ngapain aja waktu itu?" Well, namanya belajar dan waktu itu masih tersendat-sendat karena covid, percobaan cashflow, percobaan pembukuan usaha dan juga partner yang kurang cocok.

Kurang lebih fasilitas studio nilainya adalah segini ya guys per tahun 2025:

Jumlah di atas hanya untuk perlengkapan studio ya, bukan termasuk fee sewa booth ketika bazaar dan lainnya. Jumlah di atas pasti akan bertambah karena studio itu alat dan furniture pasti perlu diupdate ketika butuh. Kalau studio layak, maka barang inventory kita juga semakin bagus dan aman.

Makanya aku team yang nyambi belajar, persiapan dan keep up tetapi sambil jualan juga. Biar uang ga keluar aja tetapi minimal banget nih berputar. Sehingga di tahun 2024 akhirnya bisa BEP. Disini aku senang dan agak sedih juga. Coba 2021-2022 itu aku fokus belajar dan beneran fokus ngejalanin usaha ini, pasti akan lebih cepat. Selain itu, aku kena musibah di tahun 2022 dimana ada dana aku dan partnerku yang dibawa kabur oleh orang ketiga. Intinya panjang ceritanya tetapi jujur aja ya, itu hambatan terbesar aku juga sih dan partner.

5. Marketing: Kirim Sample, Rajin Posting, Ikut Bazaar, dll.

Sebenarnya hal ini beriringan dengan nomor ke-4. Awal-awal karena budget masih terbatas aku mengirimkan sample ke beberapa teman yang memang punya loyal followers di social medianya. Gak perlu yang Kelas A influencers kok! Aku malah pakai teman-teman aku yang followersnya berkisar antara 2.000 - 20.000 aja, akan tetapi mereka dekat dengan followersnya. Jadi hal yang direkomendasikan itu lebih didengar. Dari situlah aku "gaining awareness".

Aku juga belajar teori-teori marketing dari internet dan buku. Ini kamu bisa banyak dan rajin googling. Kenapa aku ngomong kayak gini? Karena itu yang aku lakukan. Aku bukan lulusan "business school" atau sejenisnya bahkan. Banyak sharing juga / tukar pikiran dengan mereka yang lebih dari kamu dalam hal bisnis. Niscaya pikiran juga lebih terbuka dan selalu usahakan kamu jadi gelas yang kosong ketika mendengarkan pengetahuan dari orang lain.

PENGETAHUAN YA! Bukan nyinyiran. Kalau dinyinyirin dan diomongin tanpa kasih masukan atau solusi, ya gausah didengerin. Karena pasti kita akan ketemu 1-2-3 orang yang hobinya kayak gini pas kitanya lagi merintis.

Hal yang paling banyak menolong aku adalah mengikuti local bazaar untuk gaining loyal customers and followers. Lalu tau bazaaar dari mana? Asliiiiii, aku nyari di instagram dan coba aja daftar-daftar kayak calon karyawan nyebar CV ke beberapa perusahaan gitu. That's what I do and until now, I'm still doing it.

Awal-awal aku ikut bazaar kecil-kecilan dulu. Awal mula itu aku jualan "di pasar" atau di foodcourt gitu ya... Menurut aku gpp sih untuk awal-awal aja. Aku juga ikut preloved market, aku sekalian jualin barang-barang preloved aku sendiri untuk nambah-nambah modal usaha.

Contoh Bazaar-bazaar yang pernah brand aku @dilaramiray.id partisipasi:

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Sebenarnya porto aku dan team as a brand/store itu cukup banyak. Sudah puluhan kali ikut bazaar dan kalian bisa kepoin di social media tokoku atau social media aku pribadi.

Sejauh ini mungkin aku cicil tips cara untuk memulai usaha kecil-kecilannya sampai sini dulu, kalau misalnya kalian mau tanya atau mau request Part ke-2 kalian bisa komen di postingan blog ini atau bisa DM ke social media aku! Click here to go to my instagram :)

See you guys in the next post!

Kembali membuka blog ini, Hi! Margareta Vania disini!

2025-04-15T14:19:00.007+07:00

Hi teman-teman semuanya, long time no see!

Just in case you forget about me, lemme introduce myself once again. Hi, my name is Margareta Vania and my friends usually called me Margaret or Margie. I love to documenting my life journey on my social media such as instagram and also my blog. It's been so long, finally I remember this blog password huh? hahahaha.

A lot of things actually happened already. I graduated from my university, work here and there, teaching Korean language at my own online language course at @korean101_id (Korean One O One Indonesia) and starting my own sustainable clothing business @dilaramiray.id with my partner. I never imagine that finally I can run a small business with my partner too in 2021. But sadly because of covid, we're kinda slow for the whole year. Finally, we stepped up in early 2023 by participated in several local bazaar in Jakarta.

Starting selling secondhand and new clothes from my bedroom, now my small business has a home studio. Geez! Life is crazy. I've been saving up and preparing so many things to keep up the game.

Just in case you are curious these are some of the pictures:

For a small preview, this is Phase 1 of our home studio office for our small business:

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Random : Hello, I am starting a new chapter in my life as first graduate!

2018-05-14T23:41:00.003+07:00

Finally, new blog post!

Hi!

I am not dead. I am still alive. For the longest time, I am wondering about my future. I graduated in December 2017 from Binus University. I took International Relations as my major. I learned Politics and Diplomatic Relations between states. I really want to work in some organizations that connected with it but at the end, my heart is keep saying no.

I am not applying work at famous company or any office like my friends' do. I know that I am not able to work under someone else and working about something that I done truly love. My dad actually asked me to apply to his friend's company but I also declined the offer. I am sure that easily getting bored with routine is my biggest problem.

After long debate with myself and deal with stress, I decided to continue my business. I am teaching Korean language in @Korean101_id and I opened the study service for the first time when it was around 2015. I continue offer several study services such as private course, online class, TOPIK 1 lesson, and also study club. I am okay with this business, the market also grown bigger but I don't know until when Indonesian people would love to learn about this language. I believe that Education is never stop improving, I hope many people still love learning new things such as learning korean language. It is going to be a good opportunity for me.

If you really curious about Korean101 please check our instagram account!

Outside of that, I launched my instagram online store called @areumdaun.pibu, it means beautiful skin based on Korean language. I sell korean original skincare and beauty products. I learn that I don't need to think too much to start something that I actually like and concerned about. I really love selling something and offering people something. Idk why, but I really enjoy it.

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I also need your support to make my business and efforts grow better.

I don't think to earn much money, you need to always work under someone else. I honestly earned more than most first graduates' income in Jakarta. I know that having our own business is quite hard and every month we can have different amount of incomes. Meanwhile, people who work in the office can earn mutual/the same amount of money every single month.

But hey, if you are doing things like me... don't be afraid! Let's face it and show them that we can do better than just working under someone else's arm. If you are prefer working under someone, it doesn't mean your decision is wrong... it's just a matter of preference.

Wish me luck and I hope you discover your near plan!

Giveaway : Skincare x Makeup Giveaway [INSTAGRAM ONLY] - Sephora, Wardah, Ellips, Vaseline, etc.

2018-04-20T22:24:00.002+07:00

Hello guys, I am opening a new giveaway! If you want to join before 4th May 2018... you can go straight to my instagram account @margaretavania or basically click here to know more about the giveaway!

I hope everyone is having a wonderful day and I hope you guys can win my giveaway this time! There are going to be 1 main winner and 2 special winners with secret gift. No need to pay the shipping fee, all guaranteed by me.

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YOU WILL GET:

SEPHORA Soft Touch Cotton Pads

SEPHORA Soothing Cleansing Milk

WARDAH Lightening Facial Scrub

WARDAH Perfect Bright Lightening Moisturizer

WARDAH BB Cream

FOREVER 21 Makeup Sponges

RETURN II SKIN Aloe Mask Pack

ELLIPS Hair Treatment

ELLIPS Vitamin Hair Mask

NATASHA Argan Herbal Shampoo

VASELINE Repairing Jelly Original

MAC Blue Eyeliner Pencil

MAYBELLINE NY White Master Liner

MENOW GENERATION II Lip Creams

VOUCHERS:

4 Vouchers di Restoran Mang Engking

4 Vouchers di Inul Vizta Karaoke

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I can't wait to see your name on my instagram tag!

Memulai Hidup Sehat dengan Minum Yogurt (ekstra: Bukti Foto Healthy Program)

2018-04-20T19:00:00.000+07:00

Hello guys, kembali lagi sama Margaret disini!

Di blog post kali ini, aku mau cerita aja nih soal pengalaman nyata aku mengenai bentuk badan yang tidak proporsional khususnya daerah perut dan pola makan yang tidak teratur. Kalian pernah ga sih merasa sudah sibuk dan merasa pola makan sudah tidak teratur?

Sudah 1 bulan belakangan ini aku sibuk dengan aktivitas aku mengajar dan juga mengurus usaha aku yang baru. Ga kerasa kalau aku selalu pulang malam dan juga susah mengontrol dalam hal makan. Olah raga juga ga aku lakukan karena tidak ada waktu. Hal yang membuat aku bingung adalah aku selalu sibuk beraktivitas, tetapi perut tetep aja buncit. Seharusnya karena aku sering bergerak kesana kemari, logikanya harusnya aku ga akan buncit. Mungkin perut buncit ini ga keliatan karena aku selalu pakai baju mayoritas tertutup. Merasa bentuk badan di umur 23 tahun ini mulai tidak terjaga, akhirnya aku cari cara untuk bisa hidup sehat dan juga mengganti waktu olah raga dengan kegiatan aktif yang sama membakar kalori atau lemak jenuh di badan.

Aku baru sadar ternyata beraktivitas tanpa dudukung olah raga atau pola makan teratur dan sehat itu juga percuma untuk maintain / menjaga kondisi bentuk badan.

Akhirnya aku mulai merubah pola hidup aku. Aku dalam 1 bulan ini selalu bangun jam 9 pagi walaupun aku selalu memiliki jam kerja di atas jam 1 siang. Aku isi dengan sit up atau lari-lari kecil di rumah. Diawali sarapan buah dan juga banyak minum air putih. Kalau lapar banget, ya aku makan karbo sedikit seperti nasi dan lauk. Nah, kebetulan dulu aku selalu sedia yogurt di kulkas karena gatau kenapa selalu merasa lebih kenyang "sehat" dengan minum yogurt. Karena belakangan aku jarang peduli sama kesehatan, aku ga pernah lagi stock yogurt di kulkas.

Biasanya aku stock yogurt Heavenly Blush yang 3 rasa, Strawberry, Blackcurrant, dan Peach. Aku bahkan juga pernah membuat review waktu dulu karena aku penggemar berat dari brand yogurt ini. Karena rasanya ga terlalu manis, jadi enak kalau sesudah makan minum ini atau bahkan sebelum makan pun tetep enak ga buat kembung / mual / rasanya juga pas tidak kemanisan. Justru kalau kemanisan aku takut karena ga akan bawa perubahan ke badan. Adanya gula bisa naik lagi, padahal umur masih muda.

Nah akhirnya sebulanan belakangan ini aku kembali stock yogurt-yogurt di kulkas. Berasa kayak mba mba jualan yogurt di rumah. Ga masalah, yang penting ada asupan untuk memperlancar metabolisme badan dan buat lancar BAB. Dengan harapan perut buncit hilang dan lebih sehat lagi.

(Kalian bisa lihat kandungan nilai gizi di packagingnya dan packagingnya sangat travel friendly. Tidak mudah tumpah dan mudah dibawa kemana-mana. Cocok banget buat kalian yang sibuk kerja atau beraktivitas tetapi tetap mau bertekad hidup sehat!)

Aku cuma mau kasi tau Heavenly Blush ini juga mengeluarkan yogurt series namanya Greek Yogurt. Semenjak ada seri ini, aku juga beli beberapa kotak untuk stock di rumah. Kebetulan orang rumah juga pada suka yang rasa classic ini.

Uniknya juga bisa langsung diminum dengan texture creamy dan kental kaya dengan nutrisi yang menjaga perut kita, memperlancar BAB, dan juga menutrisi vitamin dan lemak baik dalam tubuh. Biasanya kan greek yogurt ini selalu hadir dalam bentuk cup / mangkok dan agak susah dibawa-bawa karena aku harus sedia sendok. Biasanya aku makan greek yogurt selalu aku bawa di tempat bekal dan dibawa-bawa setiap aku berangkat kerja, kali ini aku cuma perlu bawa 1 kotak dan dimasukin di tas setiap harinya.

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Kalian mau lihat setelah minum yogurt dari Heavenly Blush terutama yang rasa classic dari Greek Yogurt seriesnya, perut aku berhasil perlahan kembali ke bentuk semula. Tentu didukung dengan banyak jalan kaki dan sit up atau olah raga ringan. Aku memang selama di rumah selalu olah raga ringan dan waktu menuju tempat kerja biasanya aku banyak jalan kaki. Jadi memang tidak tiba-tiba langsung hilang perut buncitnya. Ada jeda waktu 1 bulan dan ditambah aku rajin minum yogurt selama 2 minggu terakhir.

Ini aku ada perbandingan fotonya ya!

Bulan lalu perut aku masih terlihat buncit, Maret 2018 :

Sekarang aku menulis blog, tanggal 20 April 2018:

Aku sendiri pun ga percaya kalau kebiasaan hidup itu jika diperbaiki juga bener-bener ada hasilnya. Tapi tetep kebiasaan ini harus selalu dijaga teratur. Kalau engga pasti bentuk badan dan kesehatan akan jadi buru lagi. Ini foto tidak diedit sama sekali, aku foto pakai kamera handphone.

Cheating day aku setiap hari minggu dan biasanya aku bisa makan apa pun yang aku mau. Tetapi dari hari Senin sampai dengan Sabtu biasanya akan aku kontrol. Pagi jangan terlalu banyak nasi atau yang terlalu berat, siang aku makan kenyang, dan malam juga aku mengurangi nasi. Berhentilah makan sebelum terlalu kenyang kalau kata orang. Makan yang penting cukup, tidak berlebihan dan tidak kekurangan.

Nah kalau kalian gimana? Disela-sela kesibukan apa nyempetin berolah raga atau minum yogurt? Atau apakah kalian menjaga pola makan dan apa yang kalian makan?

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Oia, Heavenly Blush juga lagi ngadain lomba sharing cerita unik kalian di blog dan sosial media platform loh! Hadiahnya bisa menangin tiket ke Yunani dan masih banyak lagi! Kalau kalian tertarik, kalian bisa cari hashtag #HeavenlyBlushGreekSecret dan untuk tahu persyaratan dan langkah juga bisa kalian lihat di link ini!

My Journey in Jakarta - KOPI KOTAKU + Simple OOTD

2018-03-18T22:46:00.000+07:00

KOPI KOTAKU

Jl. Wijaya I No.73, RT.10/RW.1, Petogogan, Kby. Baru, Kota Jakarta Selatan, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta 12170

Opening Hours:

Monday - Sunday 9AM-9PM

Hey guys, welcome back to my blog! Long time no write (what kind of phrase is this lol). I want to put a good cafe review in Jakarta for some people who want to explore more about Jakarta and more good cafe to visit with your clients / business partner / family / your partner / yourself. I went to this cute cafe after I got a recommendation from my other friend from her social media. I really love to visit cute or aesthetically pleasing cafe. Even tho, I am not an aesthetic person or tumblr addict. I just easily getting bored with same place.

I usually grab my coffee in Starbucks which is nothing special. Everyone in this world knows Starbucks and I couldn't take good photo inside Starbucks because ... Starbucks interiors are all the same all over Indonesia. I don't know about the other country. I ever visited Starbucks in Thailand and their stores just the same as others.

So let's get straight to the point about this cafe called KOPI KOTAKU.

Interior and Concept:

They use Japanese minimalistic as their cafe theme. I am not knowing much about the art of coffee in Japan or Japanese related things, I just love the place because it's clean, simple, and a great place to take some pictures for your instagram feed or your own collection. Also the price is quite affordable, way cheaper than Starbucks.

Food and Beverages:

I ordered Matcha or Green Tea Latte and my second drink was Coffee Milk or well known as Kopi Susu in Bahasa Indonesia. Also a single salted egg / cheese (I don't remember much) croissant. My friend also ordered Vanilla Latte and one cup of Kopi Susu. You can search on ZOMATO phone app about the menu and the price details. I couldn't write one by one all their menu here.

Services:

Everyone who helped me and my friend with order is nice. Quick service and I have no complain. Wi-fi access is quite fast as well.

***

Another latest update :

Random : Managing Long Distance Relationship and Becoming International Couple?

Giveaway : Skincare x Bodycare 2nd Giveaway in 2018 [INSTAGRAM ONLY]
Beauty Review : Innisfree Mineral Shading No.02 (Swatch on Hand & Face)
My Journey to South Korea - LIVING IN SOUTH KOREA Youtube Series / Vlog (Episode 7-8)
Beauty Review : Purbasari HI-MATTE Lip Cream Hydra Series (All Colors)
Giveaway : Christmas 2017 x New Year Giveaway 2018 [INSTAGRAM ONLY + OPEN WORLD WIDE]
Beauty Review : Maybelline COLORSHOW Lipsticks (Affordable Lipsticks for Makeup Beginner)

"LIVING IN SOUTH KOREA" Youtube series, now is here!

FIND ME ON YOUTUBE!

xoxo,

Margaret

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Beauty Review : Catrice DELUXE Glow Highlighter 010 The Glowrious Three

2018-02-01T22:12:00.003+07:00

Hello guys, I am back with another beauty product review. This is my first time trying a highlighter palette or highlighter product in general from Catrice. Honestly I am not a fan of using highlighter, that's the reason why I am so picky with highlighter. Once I hate, I probably never want to use it again. Because what's the point using highlighter that has nothing to do on my skin right?

Let's come back and talk about this product!

Positive Points:

Price is affordable. [I am pretty picky with price on makeup. Sometimes I spend more for high quality makeup, but not every time I will spend $50+ only for one product lately. I have some other things that I need]
Compact packaging and it doesn't look "too cheap" as drugstore makeup.
These 3 colors are great in every kind of skin tone in my thought. Because this product is suitable for makeup beginners who don't know much about where to apply highlighter and the real function of highlighter.
You can see pretty much all details about this product at the back of the packaging. Also guide picture for makeup beginner.
Travel friendly, you can carry on inside your makeup bag or traveling pouch. It's not heavy and you will get 3 colors in one palette.
If you like less highlight pigmentation and really like "no makeup" makeup, probably you will love this!

Negative Points:

I really want to try to love this product with all my heart. But I can't. The pigmentation is not really there. If you see from the swatches, you definitely can see 3 colors from this palette... it is because I am swatching those colors more than once. Unless you are pretty patient, you can reapply over and over again on your face until you see the highlight color pops out.
The formula is not creamy and too powdery. Somehow it makes this product a little bit chalky.

Do you want to read more review about other beauty products?

Follow this blog and keep up to date to my blog post!

Another latest update :

"LIVING IN SOUTH KOREA" Youtube series, now is here!

FIND ME ON YOUTUBE!

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Margaret

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Giveaway : Skincare x Bodycare 2nd Giveaway in 2018 [INSTAGRAM ONLY]

2018-01-21T23:01:00.001+07:00

GIVEAWAY OPEN: INDONESIA ONLY!

Let's start to taking care our body and skin! Also help me spread more awareness.

How to join:

1. Follow @margaretavania + Repost foto ini + tag me.

2. Tulis caption menjawab pertanyaan "Apakah merawat kulit kalian itu hal penting? Mana yang kamu pilih kulit sebagai dasar yang bagus / makeup yang bagus?

3. TAG 3 teman kalian + pakai hashtag #margaretavaniagiveaway di caption untuk membantu menyebarkan awareness mengenai "kulit yang sehat".

4. Jika semua step sudah dipenuhi ketik "DONE" di kolom komen foto ini.

5. (Optional) Jika kamu spam LIKES di postingan-postingan aku, maka akan menjadi nilai tambah.

Caption dengan awareness message terbaik yang akan aku pilih.

AKUN JANGAN DI PRIVATE! DILARANG MEMAKAI AKUN PALSU / AKUN KHUSUS GIVEAWAY. HARUS AKUN PERSONAL, hal ini menghindari kecurangan.

PENGUMUMAN PEMENANG 14 FEBRUARY 2018

________

You will get:

SKINCARE-BODYCARE:

@etudehouseofficial SNAIL Sheet Mask

@innisfreeofficial Superpore Tightening Mask + ROSE Sheet Mask + Mini Toner

@garnierindonesia Greentea Mask

@3concepteyes_stylenanda Milk Cream

@larocheposay Facial Wash

@skinfood_official Gold Caviar Collagen Serum

@ferragamo Body Lotion

@givenchybeauty @givenchyofficial Mini Perfume

@lactacydloveyourv Soap

@ellipse_haircare Balinese Essential Oil for Hair

Body Massage Oils from Bali

OTHER:

HELLO KITTY Mini Makeup Brushes

SCOOP Brush Holder Pot

@miniso.official Case

@flos.acc earrings

Beauty Review : Innisfree Mineral Shading No.02 (Swatch on Hand & Face)

2018-01-07T00:17:00.004+07:00

Hello guys! Welcome back again to my blog. Recently I am being into blogging and shopping. Shopping some beauty products and happy trying those one by one. I actually want to try this mineral shading from Korean Brand called Innisfree since long time ago. Because I am sticking with my current shading or contour powder from elf.... I started to think to search another product that I might love.

Here it is, the Innisfree Mineral Shading in No.02. For this series, Innisfree also produced some blushed and some variety colors of shading / bronzer / contour powder. Mostly are natural colors and wearable for your daily makeup. If you are a pro makeup artist and not into natural makeup / k-beauty this product might be not your cup of tea. But for me, I love korean makeup and I love natural makeup. My boyfriend also compliment my makeup everytime I use this mineral shading on my face.

By the way this is not sponsored by Innisfree Indonesia, but I do wish Innisfree Indonesia approach me tho. lol. Because I am being a loyal customer of Innisfree. Everytime I go back to Korea, Innisfree store is always on my travel list as must visit beauty store.

Let's go talking about Positive and Negative points!

Positive:

Natural result.
Affordable price. Around $8
Multipurpose item. It can be used as eyeshadow, shading/bronzer for your nose and also other parts of your face without feeling too much.
Travel friendly.
Minimalist packaging and you can see directly what color it is.
70% mineral or less chemical than usual makeup product.

Negative:

Natural result, it can be because it has less pigmentation. Back to your own makeup preference.
Packaging is plastic, quite fragile. Basically you get for what you paid for.

I am using it in this photo :)

Thank you for making us on point @flos.acc 💖 love your earrings collection. Photo taken by 📷 @danipangaribuan #margaretavaniafashionpost #margaretavaniaendorsement

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My Journey to South Korea - LIVING IN SOUTH KOREA Youtube Series / Vlog (Episode 7-8)

2018-01-05T21:37:00.001+07:00

Finally new vlogs are here! I have a youtube series called LIVING IN SOUTH KOREA. Make sure, all of you are subscribing to my youtube channel and hit the "bell" logo to get notification from my channel every time I uploaded. In episode 7, I went to several places such as K-Star Road, SM ENTERTAINMENT, FNC ENTERTAINMENT, JYP ENTERTAINMENT, SM COEX, Gangnam Underground Shopping, and many more. I didn't upload enough clips about entertainments building that I visited with my friends, but you can see my photos in front of it on my instagram!

(EXO) 엑소 오빠들의 엔터테인먼트. ㅠㅠ 수호 오빠 어디에 있어요? We went there so early in the morning and we met one ajumma there. She said (in korean), "SM Artists are not here this morning. They are not going here often." 😂😂 That ajumma was so nice and she even offered us to sit down at the park, because we looked so tired. Photo by 📷 @minoprmtsr #margaretavaniatraveljourney #SMEntertainment #SMArtist #SMBuilding #SM엔터테인먼트 #VisitKorea #Korea #한국 #한국여행 #대한민국 #서울 #강남

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Is there any JYP Squad here? #margaretavaniatraveljourney #JYP #JYPEntertainment #JYPNation

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At this moment I realized,... YG and FNC Entertainment have the biggest building among the others. Ps : I spotted one trainee there. 😂😂 #margaretavaniatraveljourney #VisitKorea #Korea #ExploreKorea #Gangnam #한국 #한국여행 #대한민국 #서울 #강남구 #강남 #FNCEntertainment #fnc엔터테인먼트

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Meanwhile, in episode 8... I am showing more details about YG Entertainment building. When I saw some trainees of YG and took some glances on the amazing building. Definitely worth to watch and those videos are all less than 10 minutes long.

Beauty Review : Purbasari HI-MATTE Lip Cream Hydra Series (All Colors)

2017-12-25T21:02:00.002+07:00

No. 1 Vinca, No. 2 Azalea, No. 3 Lantana, No. 4 Zinnia, No. 5 Freesia

Hello guys, I am on my Christmas and New Year holiday now. By the way, Merry Christmas and happy a joyful holiday with your closest ones. Meanwhile I am not doing anything special today, I will write my honest review about Purbasari HI-MATTE Lip Cream Hydra Series that I got from a drugstore called "Watsons". Pretty much is a famous drug store in South East Asia, especially in Indonesia and Singapore. They are selling medicines until drug store makeups or any other random cute products in a great deal.

Comeback to the point about this brand, Purbasari. Purbasari is a Indonesian local brand. I already knew this brand since I was a little kid. But back then Purbasari only produced skin care or body care products. In the past 2 years, they have been developing some new cosmetic products which is so surprising because THEY ARE DOING FINE. WELL DONE AND GOOD JOB PURBASARI.

I am writing this post not based on any collaboration or endorsement contract. But I tried their products. I use their body scrub / lulur mandi while I am taking shower, tried their matte lipsticks, and now I am trying all of their recent lip cream named HI-MATTE Lip Cream Hydra Series. I got all of these on holiday season and watsons offer me a good discount. THANKS WATSONS LOL.

Okay, let's put on review!

Positive:

Packaging looks fancy meanwhile the price is so budget friendly ($5 each)
Pigmentation = buildable for all colors.
Magically all of these colors are suitable for all skin types and skin colors. If you have lighter or darker skin, you all are safe!
It doesn't have any weird smell or any perfume in it.
Applicator is not too big, it helps us for apply easier on our lips.
Travel friendly!
DRY LIPS? NO PROBLEM! These are not going to make your lips dry after application. But make sure you take care of your lips before application by using lip balm or lip scrub. Do not blame the product if your rusty lips are the real problem! lol

Negative:

It's not kissproof or waterproof.
Sadly they only offer 5 colors for a moment. (Personally, I don't put on a hate about this point, but might be some people want more colors in the future.)

My favorites are No. 2 Azalea, No. 3 Lantana, and No. 5 Freesia. This package is a great idea for birthday gift or christmas gift for your beloved ones.

Wanna see swatches on my lips? Slide on my instagram post down below!

A post shared by OPEN GIVEAWAY!! | Blogger 🇮🇩 (@margaretavania) on Dec 24, 2017 at 5:25am PST

Another latest update :

Beauty Review : Maybelline COLORSHOW Lipsticks (Affordable Lipsticks for Makeup Beginner)
Cantik Apapun Warna Kulitnya
Beauty Review : Etude House Play 101 Stick No.11 & No.12
Beauty Review : City Color Intense Exposure Highlighting Powder (Cruelty Free Makeup)

Beauty Review : The Faceshop Ink Lipquid (BR01 Rose Marsala & PK05 Rose Nouveau)

My Journey to Thailand - Food Mania in Bangkok

Margareta Vania x BinusTV - FACE 2 FACE: Interview about Fashion Blogging and My Business

"LIVING IN SOUTH KOREA" Youtube series, now is here!

FIND ME ON YOUTUBE!

xoxo,

Margaret

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Giveaway : Christmas 2017 x New Year Giveaway 2018 [INSTAGRAM ONLY + OPEN WORLD WIDE]

2017-12-24T00:07:00.001+07:00

A post shared by OPEN GIVEAWAY!! | Blogger 🇮🇩 (@margaretavania) on Dec 16, 2017 at 5:41am PST

Hey guys, I open a New Year and Christmas giveaway + it will be spread positivity about "beauty is relatively described". Anyone can join!

How to join:

1. Follow @margaretavania and @flos.acc

2. Repost this picture on your instagram account and tag me + @flos.acc + use hashtag #margaretavaniagiveaway

3. Put a caption answering this question: "What's beauty in your opinion?" (Apa kecantikan menurut pendapat kamu?) dan tag 2 orang teman kamu di caption untuk ikut join + spread positive message.

You will get:

Etude House MAKEUP BOX with mirror, @flos.acc earrings, Baviphat BB Cream, The SAEM handcream, Etude House Snail Sheetmasks, Bunny lashes, Etude House Skin care, Hair comb, Innisfree samples, MeNow Matte Lipsticks, and Cupcake Lipbalm

ALL WORTH Rp 2,200,000 and all items mostly bought when I was in Korea.

Giveaway open from 16 Dec 2017 - 17 January 2018 and I will choose randomly. AKUN JANGAN DIPRIVATE!

Another latest update :

Beauty Review : The Faceshop Ink Lipquid (BR01 Rose Marsala & PK05 Rose Nouveau)

My Journey to Thailand - Food Mania in Bangkok

Margareta Vania x BinusTV - FACE 2 FACE: Interview about Fashion Blogging and My Business

"LIVING IN SOUTH KOREA" Youtube series, now is here!

FIND ME ON YOUTUBE!

xoxo,

Margaret

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Beauty Review : Maybelline COLORSHOW Lipsticks (Affordable Lipsticks for Makeup Beginner)

2017-12-18T01:19:00.000+07:00

Hello everyone!

I am back again to my blog, after I am taking a hella long break from blogging. Finally I graduated from my university! YEY! Now, I can work on things that I love which is blogging (also teaching foreign languages to my students).

Comeback to the main point, I just want to share my collection of MAYBELLINE NEW YORK COLORSHOW LIPSTICKS. I have 6 lipsticks here. Here are all the names:

Maybelline COLORSHOW No. 105 - Pinkalacious
Maybelline COLORSHOW No. 107 - Pink Paradise
Maybelline COLORSHOW No. 202 - Red My Lips
Maybelline COLORSHOW No. 212 - Neon Red
Maybelline COLORSHOW No. 402 - Plum-tastic
Maybelline COLORSHOW No. 301 - True-toffee (matte but not too matte? I am feeling so confused with this one to be honest)

Defenitely my favorite colors are No. 105 and No. 202.

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Positive points:

Well made packaging for such an affordable price
So many good variation of colors. You still can rock these colors if you are not having a bright skin.
Easy to use, especially if you are a beginner or non professional.
Easy to blend to give you natural finish or lip tint / lip gradation effect.
It smells like candy or cookies.
Travel friendly.
Affordable especially for you that living in a tight budget for makeup, ONLY $2-$3!
About the color pigmentation, GREAT!
Texture is creamy.

Negative points:

Sadly you pay $2-$3 for a little amount of lipstick in that container. But well, this product is still good for beginner.
Do not put under the sun / super hot sun light, it is going to melt for sure!
Some people might like it and some people might hate this, it is not waterproof. Do not expect you can go swimming with your boyfriend and wearing this lipstick.

They are coming with highlighting sticks, color corrector sticks, and many more. I really recommend Play 101 Stick by Etude House!

Another latest update :

Beauty Review : City Color Intense Exposure Highlighting Powder (Cruelty Free Makeup)
Beauty Review : The Faceshop Ink Lipquid (BR01 Rose Marsala & PK05 Rose Nouveau)

My Journey to Thailand - Food Mania in Bangkok

Margareta Vania x BinusTV - FACE 2 FACE: Interview about Fashion Blogging and My Business

My Journey to South Korea - LIVING IN SOUTH KOREA Youtube Series / Vlog (Episode 4-6)

Bau Tidak Sedap Saat Sedang Menstruasi / Datang Bulan

"LIVING IN SOUTH KOREA" Youtube series, now is here!

FIND ME ON YOUTUBE!

xoxo,

Margaret

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Cantik Apapun Warna Kulitnya

2017-09-17T01:25:00.000+07:00

Hai teman-teman semua, balik lagi bersama aku Margaret. Ya, kali ini aku akan sharing dalam Bahasa Indonesia saja ya. Topik hari ini mengenai warna kulit atau bisa saja aku sebut Beauty of Diversity.

Kenapa Diversity? Karena aku tinggal di Indonesia mengenal dan berinteraksi dari orang-orang yang berasal dari berbagai latar belakang yang berbeda-beda, khususnya suku atau daerah. Hal itu yang membuat aku senang tinggal di Indonesia, karena aku berpikir hidup disini tidak akan merasa monoton. Tetapi aku lagi mau bahas soal warna kulit nih. Sebelumnya apa kalian pernah diejek atau dianggap tidak cantik hanya karena warna kulit kalian? Apa kalian pernah diperlakukan berbeda karena itu?

Aku pribadi pernah diperlakukan berbeda hanya karena perbedaan warna kulit. Di keluarga aku sendiri, orang tua aku masih percaya bahwa orang yang tampan atau cantik itu memiliki kulit putih. Memiliki kulit putih juga bagus dan ga ada salahnya. Akan tetapi tidak semua dari kita lahir memiliki warna kulit yang sama. Tidak ada standarisasi soal ukuruan cantik atau tampan dilihat dari warna kulit. Jujur saja, itu membuat aku sakit hati setiap orang tua sendiri memprotes warna kulitku. Warna kulit aku sendiri adalah kuning langsat, tidak terlalu seperti sawo matang dan tidak terlalu gelap maupun terlalu putih. Sedangkan di keluargaku memang masih banyak saudara yang berkulit putih dan cerah.

Selain itu aku juga beberapa kali pergi ke Korea, well... itu negara asia juga. Mayoritas negara asia masih percaya mitos bahwa ya yang cantik atau tampan mereka yang putih. Itu aku sempat rasakan ketika aku ingin membeli barang di sebuah toko, bahkan ada beberapa pelayan yang sampai mention atau mengomentari warna kulitku. Mungkin karena aku tidak terlalu masuk dalam level kecantikan / stereotype kecantikan orang-orang di negara asia.

Menurut aku, semua orang khususnya wanita adalah cantik apapun warna kulit mereka. Kita harus bangga dengan diri kita dengan warna kulit kita yang sudah dianugerahi oleh Tuhan. Colorful Indonesia is truly wonderful :) Bahkan banyak kok publik figur yang tidak bisa menikmati hidup hanya karena ingin memiliki kulit putih dan melakukan aktivitas khususnya outdoor dengan terbatas. Menurut aku ini kesalahan besar. Sementara kulit dengan warna apapun juga bisa juga sehat kok dengan perawatan kulit, khususnya sabun muka yang tepat. Sabun muka yang bisa membersihkan kulit kita, merawat, dan membantu memancarkan warna cerah alami kulit kita. Jangan mencari produk yang asal "memutihkan" apa lagi yang instan. Ga selamanya loh pakai sabun-sabun muka atau perawatan pemutih kulit itu sehat. Kita tidak akan pernah tau jangka panjangnya seperti apa.

Kalau kalian pernah mengalami pengalam seperti aku dan bahkan sampai diperlakukan berbeda, kalian perlu dukung campaign yang diadakan oleh Clean & Clear® yang mendukung remaja Indonesia dalam perbedaan warna kulit! Ikuti campaign #BanggaDenganWarnaKulitmu di website http://kbj.review/akusetuju

Kalian bisa log in dengan facebook.
Upload foto kalian
Screenshot dan share campaign ini di social media kamu!

Contohnya seperti yang sudah aku lakukan di bawah ini!

Banyak dari kita yang hanya menilai orang lain dari warna kulitnya saja. Bahwa mereka yang berkulit putih adalah yang cantik atau tampan. Padahal ukuran cantik / tampan tidak relevan jika hanya dilihat dari apa warna kulit orang yang bersangkutan. Hal ini dapat berujung dengan adanya diskriminasi. Bahkan beberapa orang yang memiliki warna kulit berbeda bisa mendapatkan kesempatan yang berbeda dari mereka yang berkulit putih. Jika kamu setuju bahwa menilai seseorang bukan hanya diukur oleh warna kulit, mari ikut bergabung dalam campaign ini di http://kbj.review/akusetuju Ikuti langkahnya, upload foto kamu, sesuaikan dengan layout, log in dengan facebook kamu, screenshot fotonya, dan bantu sebarkan di akun sosmed kamu. #BanggaDenganWarnaKulitmu #IAmBright #CleanandClearID

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Ayo kita sebarkan awareness ini demi society kita yang lebih baik lagi!
Karena semua orang patut diperlakukan sama apapun warna kulitnya!

Beauty Review : Etude House Play 101 Stick No.11 & No.12

2017-08-27T22:40:00.002+07:00

Hello everyone!

I am coming back again with another beauty product review. Today, I want to write my opinion about Etude House Play101 Stick. I was getting No.11 for contouring and No. 12 for blush. I bought these two in Etude House store near in Idae area, Seoul, South Korea.

Let's directly talking about positive and negative points!

Positive points:

Cute packaging.
Play 101 Stick is coming with so many good variation of colors.
Easy to use, especially if you are a beginner or non professional.
Easy to blend to give you natural finish.
It doesn't smell like chemical or strong.
Travel friendly.
Affordable especially for you that living in a tight budget for makeup.
About the color pigmentation, GREAT! You will get for what you see on the packaging.
Creamy texture!

Negative points:

Be careful with the roller thingy, because it's rolling up. I don't know, I just feel it can be broken if you are not using it carefully. Same as lipstick, it can be broken as well.
Do not put under the sun / super hot sun light, it is going to melt.
It is not waterproof. If you want to get waterproof cream blush or contour, this Play 101 Stick is not for you!

They are coming with highlighting sticks, color corrector sticks, and many more. I really recommend Play 101 Stick by Etude House!

Another latest update :

Beauty Review : City Color Intense Exposure Highlighting Powder (Cruelty Free Makeup)
Beauty Review : The Faceshop Ink Lipquid (BR01 Rose Marsala & PK05 Rose Nouveau)

My Journey to Thailand - Food Mania in Bangkok

Margareta Vania x BinusTV - FACE 2 FACE: Interview about Fashion Blogging and My Business

My Journey to South Korea - LIVING IN SOUTH KOREA Youtube Series / Vlog (Episode 4-6)

Bau Tidak Sedap Saat Sedang Menstruasi / Datang Bulan

"LIVING IN SOUTH KOREA" Youtube series, now is here!

FIND ME ON YOUTUBE!

xoxo,

Margaret

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Beauty Review : City Color Intense Exposure Highlighting Powder (Cruelty Free Makeup)

2017-08-27T15:56:00.004+07:00

Hello guys!

Welcome back again to my blog. I write a new beauty product review called City Color Intense Exposure Highlighting Powder. Lately, I am really getting into cruelty free makeup. As you know many beauty companies are doing animal testing. In this era of modern technology, I believe there are so many other options rather than killing animals for the sake of beauty. I know I am not a vegetarian yet, I am still eating meat. But at least, I try to appreciate more about environment.

Animal testing is being a major problem lately in the society. Even outside of makeup, there are so many animal testing from medical drugs and so on. But I can't basically put protest on medical drugs because some people need those for healing and they do animal testing inside their labs. Makeup is not a human major necessity. People still can choose what kind of products that are not hurting the environment. Trying from a small thing. At least stop buying makeup or beauty products from companies that are testing on animals from now on. If you still have some products from those companies, just use those things but never repurchase!

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Comeback to the review!

Positive points:

Affordable!
Cruelty free makeup.
It will last forever for an affordable price product.
Pigmentation is also amazing.
It doesn't smell weird and no perfume included.
Giving you a nice healthy glow!
Travel friendly.

Negative points:

No brush or mirror included, make sure you bring your own mirror or highlighting brush.
A little bit chalky if you are not blending it that well. So remember, blending skill!
Cheap packaging. Make sure you are not easily drop it to the ground. (I can still understand because the price is around $2)

Do you want to give it a try?

Another latest update :

Beauty Review : The Faceshop Ink Lipquid (BR01 Rose Marsala & PK05 Rose Nouveau)

My Journey to Thailand - Food Mania in Bangkok

Margareta Vania x BinusTV - FACE 2 FACE: Interview about Fashion Blogging and My Business

My Journey to South Korea - LIVING IN SOUTH KOREA Youtube Series / Vlog (Episode 4-6)

Bau Tidak Sedap Saat Sedang Menstruasi / Datang Bulan

Wear Colors and Floral Trend in Summer

My Journey to South Korea - LIVING IN SOUTH KOREA Youtube Series / Vlog (Episode 1-3)

"LIVING IN SOUTH KOREA" Youtube series, now is here!

FIND ME ON YOUTUBE!

xoxo,

Margaret

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Beauty Review : The Faceshop Ink Lipquid (BR01 Rose Marsala & PK05 Rose Nouveau)

2017-08-10T17:37:00.002+07:00

BR01 - Rose Marsala

PK05 - Rose Nouveau

Hello guys, it has been awhile. Finally, a new beauty review post up on my blog. This time, I want to talk about The Faceshop's Ink Lipquid. Probably, some of you might now liquid lipstick or lip oil from the high end brands or drugstore brands. The Faceshop also has a line for matte and glossy liquid lip color form called Ink Lipquid.

Comparing to lip cream, The Faceshop Ink Lipquid will give you natural finish rather than lip cream which most of those usually left strong vibe to your lips. It's also different from lip oil, this series have a different form and not come as oily as I thought.

I bought both of those from South Korea when I was walking around Ewha Womans University. I stopped at The Faceshop store and bought both of those colors. I remembered that beauty vlogger from South Korea recommended this line of her video.

Differences between the two:

PK05 - Rose Nouveau: It's coming from The Faceshop Ink Lipquid Moisture series, similar to a lip gloss when you first apply it to your lips.
BR01 - Rose Marsala: It's coming from the regular The Faceshop Ink Lipquid series, the color is way more matte comparing to Ink Lipquid Moisture series,

Positive Points:

Affordable!
Travel friendly.
Color payoff level: natural
Pigmented for natural lip color.

Negative Points:

Not long lasting, you need to reapply again and again if you don't mind!
You will feel a struggle if you have dry lips (like me), Make sure you moisturize your lips before applying this kind of lip products.

For me, these two are not really surprising because I have another better ones in my collection. But sometimes, if I don't want to have strong color on my lip... I will go with this collection. Rose Marsala definitely a trend now in South Korea. Everything came with "marsala", it would be on trend. lol

Do you want to give it a try?

Another latest update :

My Journey to Thailand - Food Mania in Bangkok

Margareta Vania x BinusTV - FACE 2 FACE: Interview about Fashion Blogging and My Business

My Journey to South Korea - LIVING IN SOUTH KOREA Youtube Series / Vlog (Episode 4-6)

Bau Tidak Sedap Saat Sedang Menstruasi / Datang Bulan

Wear Colors and Floral Trend in Summer

My Journey to South Korea - LIVING IN SOUTH KOREA Youtube Series / Vlog (Episode 1-3)

"LIVING IN SOUTH KOREA" Youtube series, now is here!

FIND ME ON YOUTUBE!

xoxo,

Margaret

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My Journey to Thailand - Food Mania in Bangkok

2017-08-09T20:10:00.001+07:00

I probably forgot most of these restaurant names because I didn't put those names on my phone note (which was so stupid of me). But still, I want to share some amazing food that I had while I was in Thailand back then.

Thailand probably the most favorite country in my list, beside all friendly people that I met... culinary in Thailand was also one of a kind. I never can say "no" for Thai food. They are amazing in my opinion. Fruits in Thailand especially are so fresh and also cheap (comparing what we have here in Indonesia). I can eat fresh fruits basically everywhere in Thailand. About the price, everything is almost affordable in my opinion. Because the currency is not too strong comparing to Indonesian Rupiah, so I feel such a rich person every time I go to Thailand.

My favorite Thai signature dish is Tom Yam. There are Tom Yam Goong and Tom Yam Kai. Both are my favorites. Also the papaya salad a.k.a. Som Tam is also one of the best. Som Tom definitely not everyone's cup of tea, but I think this dish is so unique. You can eat Som Tam as a salad and also eat it with rice. Notto forget, their seafood! Always amazing (look at the last picture above!) The seafood platter was actually around US$2-$3 and it was coming from a street vendor near a temple.

Their modern cafes are also amazing. Cheap but yet tasty. Instagram-able to take a picture in almost every cafe. I was feeling like "oh is this Thailand version of Hongdae area from Korea?". I also visited one of Korean restaurant. It was pretty small near SIAM area. Again, I forgot the name. But the cheese chicken with tteokbokki was one of the best that I ever had.

Go to Thailand and discover those similar food as I recommended. Definitely you will fall in love with the country even more!
Happy trying, xoxo.

Another latest update :

Margareta Vania x BinusTV - FACE 2 FACE: Interview about Fashion Blogging and My Business

My Journey to South Korea - LIVING IN SOUTH KOREA Youtube Series / Vlog (Episode 4-6)

Bau Tidak Sedap Saat Sedang Menstruasi / Datang Bulan

Wear Colors and Floral Trend in Summer

My Journey to South Korea - LIVING IN SOUTH KOREA Youtube Series / Vlog (Episode 1-3)

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"LIVING IN SOUTH KOREA" Youtube series, now is here!

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xoxo,

Margaret

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Margareta Vania x BinusTV - FACE 2 FACE: Interview about Fashion Blogging and My Business

2017-08-09T04:01:00.003+07:00

Hello everyone, I am back again to my blog. I really miss writing something on my blog.
By the way last month I just got interviewed by BinusTV for FACE 2 FACE segment. It was a LIVE Streaming show from BinusTV. I was sharing so many things about my fashion blogging tips, hypebeast trend, and talking about my new business in education sector. Remember, the great education is coming from another people's experience.
If you ever feel want to start something new and ever think to stop, this video is going to help you out! I hope you guys never give up on what you love to do.

Another latest update :

My Journey to South Korea - LIVING IN SOUTH KOREA Youtube Series / Vlog (Episode 4-6)

Bau Tidak Sedap Saat Sedang Menstruasi / Datang Bulan

Wear Colors and Floral Trend in Summer

My Journey to South Korea - LIVING IN SOUTH KOREA Youtube Series / Vlog (Episode 1-3)

Try to Keep Up With University Life and OOTD Update

My Journey to Thailand - Living and Being a Teacher in Thailand

"LIVING IN SOUTH KOREA" Youtube series, now is here!

FIND ME ON YOUTUBE!

xoxo,

Margaret

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My Journey to South Korea - LIVING IN SOUTH KOREA Youtube Series / Vlog (Episode 4-6)

2017-07-26T01:59:00.000+07:00

Bau Tidak Sedap Saat Sedang Menstruasi / Datang Bulan

2017-06-18T14:56:00.004+07:00

Hi guys, balik lagi di blog aku! Hari ini aku bakalan bahas suatu topik dalam Bahasa Indonesia karena lebih mudah kalian tangkap (well, karena biasanya artikel aku dalam Bahasa Inggris). Jadi topik hari ini adalah mengenai “haid” atau “datang bulan”, bisa kita sebut juga menstruasi. Memang mungkin terkesan tabu ya, tapi disini aku juga mau mengedukasi kalian mengenai masalah yang umum pada saat menstruasi. Aku harap sih ini dilihat sisi positifnya dan jangan takut untuk membahas mengenai hal yang umum dialami oleh kaum wanita.

Sesuai dengan judul blog posting kali ini, aku ingin bertanya : “Apa pernah kalian para wanita atau perempuan tentu saja yang sudah menstruasi atau datang bulan mengalami hal yang tidak enak seperti adanya BAU TIDAK SEDAP?” Karena pada saat menstruasi pasti memiliki bau “khasnya”.

Aku secara pribadi pernah mengalami hal itu dan rasanya gaenak banget. Terutama saat aku lagi capek-capeknya dan darah menstruasi yang dikeluarkan memang banyak. Pernah juga aku lagi magang di kantor dan duduk seharian selama 5 jam. Karena target job yang banyak dan sibuk, membuat aku ga ada waktu untuk sejenak mampir ke toilet untuk gonta ganti pembalut. Sampai akhirnya “Bau khas-nya” bisa tercium sama aku sendiri dan rekan kerja sebelah aku. Untungnya aja sama-sama perempuan, kalau ga pasti aku tambah malu banget.

Bila kalian pernah mengalami masalah ini dan sudah parah tentu akan mengganggu diri kita sendiri dan orang lain (sama persis kayak pengalaman aku) yang mungkin berada di sekeliling kita, lalu mencium BAU TIDAK SEDAP tersebut. Lagi pula mana ada yang nyaman dengan BAU TIDAK SEDAP kan?

Ada beberapa cara yang aku mau share untuk kalian, karena aku pribadi juga sudah mencoba cara-cara di bawah ini:

Perbaiki pola hidup, makan-makanan sehat dan bergizi.
Sebisa mungkin seringlah ganti pembalut dan membersihkannya dengan membilas bagian kewanitaan dengan bersih. Tidak perlu menggunakan sabun secara berlebihan karena bisa mempengaruhi “ph” alami, cukup dibasuh dengan air bersih dan bila ingin menggunakan sabun ya gunakan secukupnya saja.
Menggunakan pembalut yang memiliki rasa kenyamanan dan menjamin dari bebas bau tak sedap.

Untuk poin ke-3 mungkin kalian bingung, tapi aku ada rekomendasi pembalut yang bisa menjamin dengan pasti. Namanya adalah Charm Fragrance. Aku sudah memakai pembalut ini selama 1 minggu periode menstruasi aku. Tentu aja Charm Fragrance ini nyaman dan aman, ga membuat iritasi pada kemaluan. Aku memang biasanya menggunakan pembalut dengan sayap atau “wing” karena aku lebih merasa secure dan aku tipe wanita yang beraktivitas padat setiap harinya. Jalan kesana kemari, meeting, dan sebagainya. Bisa kebanyang lah ya…

Aku memakai “SUPER SLIM”. Charm Fragrance Super Slim ini tentu ga tebal, tapi tetap menyerap banyak! Why? Ya karena aku lebih prefer ini aja, toh lebih nyaman di akunya. Tapi jangan khawatir, ada juga yang “EXTRA MAXI” bagi kamu yang berkebutuhan perlindungan lebih dengan kenyamanan yang sama. Aku pure suka dan merasa nyaman karena 1 minggu aku ga panik dan ga khawatir sama sekali soal bau atau takut bocor. Aromanya menyenangkan dan menarik, yes… aromanya BUNGA MAWAR (Who doesn’t like it duh?). Tenang Charm Fragrance aman di kulit kok, aku tidak mengalami adanya iritasi sama sekali.

Aku juga jadi bawa Charm Fragrance ini di pouch yang biasa aku bawa pergi. Jadi ga ada alasan untuk tidak ganti pembalut dan stick to bad routines. Terutama waktu aku sibuk bekerja di kantor atau bolak-balik ke kampus.

Akun media social yang dimiliki Charm

(just click options below!)

Facebook

Twitter

Instagram

Intinya, aku pribadi jadi lebih pede dan bebas khawatir dari bau. Well, siapa tau tips dan rekomendasi di atas bisa bermanfaat bagi sesama wanita yang pernah mengalami masalah yang sama. Semoga masalah teratasi.

SELAMAT MENCOBA AND GOOD LUCK!!

Wear Colors and Floral Trend in Summer

2017-05-29T23:35:00.001+07:00

Bomber - New Item that I bought it from Carousell App, Inner - Stradivarius, Tennis Skirt - from Bangkok, Shoes - Adidas Superstar, Pink Socks - from Bangkok, Bag - Berrybenka

Hello everyone, welcome back again with me!

Welcoming summer trend, I have been seeing pastel or contrast color fashion items as a trend. Also, floral and stripe patterns are everywhere. I am not a typical person who getting into floral pattern as my style. My thought is a bit too feminine for me. But I think, lately my style is changing a bit to be more colorful than before. I am trying to wear color more than black, white, or navy. I used to like pink when I was so young back then. I am getting older and preferring darker colors or versatile colors. I didn't even imagine myself to try wear pink pastel or other colorful fashion items like just now.

Well, I guess we can't clearly predict the exact fashion trends that might come in the future and we can't stop to keep exploring about fashion style. Nothing is right or wrong in fashion, so keep exploring!

Another latest update :

My Journey to South Korea - LIVING IN SOUTH KOREA Youtube Series / Vlog (Episode 1-3)

Try to Keep Up With University Life and OOTD Update

My Journey to Thailand - Living and Being a Teacher in Thailand

My Journey to South Korea - Fresh Air from Sanbangsan Mountain (산방산)

My Journey to South Korea - Hyeopjae Beach (협재해변) in Jeju Island

My Journey to South Korea - Snacking at KAMONG Cafe (카몽 카페)

"LIVING IN SOUTH KOREA" Youtube series, now is here!

FIND ME ON YOUTUBE!

xoxo,

Margaret

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My Journey to South Korea - LIVING IN SOUTH KOREA Youtube Series / Vlog (Episode 1-3)

2017-05-06T00:26:00.003+07:00

Hello guys!
These are latest videos on my youtube channel. I am making my own youtube series called "Living in South Korea" due to my long stay there. I think, it will be a bit different than typical Korean Vlog because I will share tips and tricks on the next episode. I put every detail about the places and stuffs on youtube video description box. Make sure you read that okay?
Also, I will comeback to South Korea at the end of the year to see my boyfriend and his family back in Korea. I can't wait to meet people that I know there, eating delicious korean food, and discovering new places. I will upload more episodes soon, I hope all of you can enjoy these three videos first! I have so many projects and I am still on my exam week, that's why I can't edit or upload more videos lately. March and April both were the hardest months actually. I did struggle a lot to survive in uni.
Happy watching!
XOXO

Random : Vloggers' Era, Are Indonesian Bloggers Losing Audience?

2017-04-24T18:06:00.001+07:00

After getting a lot of views on my previous article about how thirsty some Indonesian bloggers are (click here to see and read the article in Bahasa Indonesia), now I am deciding to post a new article which is so relatable to Indonesian Bloggers for the past 1 year. I know that some of bloggers here might think the same as me.

I can't lie. It is true that some of bloggers are losing some audience or views. I don't get mad about that. How could I know? Because I saw from some of blogger friends' blog stats. I also have seen a lot of them are moving to another platform such as Youtube to share their updates with their followers or audience. Youtube market is way bigger than blog (I think for now and in Indonesia).

Personally, I also do youtube but it's just for documentation gallery of my life during my travel period or living overseas or doing little / mini makeup tutorial. Overall, I am not really a youtube person. I don't even have enough time to write, how come I have spare times only to edit my own videos? Kind of impossible at least for me. Because I am working and studying at uni at the same time. I am finishing my thesis and trying to build small education service and business through Korean101 Indonesia (a platform to learn and discuss about Korean culture and cross cultural experience, click here to see the official IG!)

But there is something wrong about this trend or era. Because so many people are moving to youtube only to gain more popularity, money, or even free stuffs. Few days ago, I watched one of my online friend's youtube video. Many people I believe already knew him and I personally knew him since he started his life career on the internet. His name is Reza Oktovian, most of the people called him Arap. I think, not only me and some of my friends in this online community who ever think this way. But even bigger people in this online community think in the same way.

You can check his video, click here!

Also another reference from Singaporean Youtuber named Dee Kosh (Salute for you dee! ILY!)

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Personally, I am really enjoying myself to be a blogger. Write things into an article for people to read. But sadly in Indonesia, the reading culture is pretty low (no wonder why people here are slower than people in other countries even among our own neighbor countries). I don't really care about fame (I might sound a bit hypocrite but it's true). I am doing this because this is my hobby and this is what I like. Trust me, everything does need process.

I would not be able to come along the way until today if I didn't enjoy every single process. I started my blog by borrowing camera to my parents. It's just a less 10MP digital pocket camera. Even I didn't have enough clothes to stay fashionable. I borrowed my mom's stuffs to take a photo with. I tried to mix and match with old stuffs to be able to post something new to my blog and write a great content. Until I ended up with this "casual" concept and "do not need to spend a lot of money to look fine" concept. My target mostly are students and young people. That's the reason why I want to share info and good influence to them. Not only to persuade them to be a shopaholic and being a newbie blogger without knowing anything about the basic.

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It's funny to see some people online (for example: on instagram) trying so hard to gain followers by DM-ing other people to do "followback" and at the end unfollow that person.
It's funny if they claim themselves as fashion blogger but they don't even know what is "fast fashion" and don't know how to differentiate between "fast fashion brands" and "non fast fashion brands".
It's funny they claim themselves as fashion bloggers but they don't know the differences between jeans and denim. And it is not only for fashion bloggers but for all bloggers who are not even knowing the basic of certain topics based on their blog's theme.
It's funny to see them acting to have certain lifestyle but they are not willing to afford that by their own or working hard for their own. They use their parents money but proudly showing off those stuffs online, hypocrites. They are going to say like this, "It is our parents' money... we can do whatever I want." Okay. That's your decision. But until when you want to live life that? Being proud of something that it's not even yours, it is not okay.

Also I know, some people might think I am too critical towards other people. But trust me, I miss the good old days where I came to bloggers' garage sale and I could see the exclusivity of them because they are genuinely love to write and smart in their own way.

Do you know how am I able to earn my own money? I am teaching skills to my students. I am giving tutor to my students. I also open partnership and sponsorship, but I never beg to get partnership and sponsorship deals. I am working part time here and there. Helping my father to do data input to computer and I got pocket money from there. LEARN TO WORK TO GAIN THINGS THAT YOU NEED / WANT.

For example :

I went back to South Korea by using my own money. My father gave me some pocket money because he wanted to be responsible as my father, but mostly I tried to saved my own money.
I bought the limited edition sukajan bomber jacket designed by my favorite artist with my own money.
I didn't ask my parents for extra money if I want to give my boyfriend a pair of nice leather shoes.

Try to work hard and you will earn it. Do not lick other people's asses gurl.

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Nowadays people are easily calling themselves SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCER or BLOGGER or VLOGGER (WHAT EVER). Then, I want to ask back what did you influence to other people? Are you solving poverty? Provide good education? what positive impacts that you gave to them? If you never done anything big then do not ever call yourself a SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCER. Also about calling yourself a blogger, ... do you know how long did it take to be able to call myself a blogger? More than 3 years. I can proudly call myself a blogger. Why? Because I did some things and supporting society to solve certain issue. I am not showing off, but please see the differences. Please....

Even some of articles are going up online that "Blogger and Vlogger" both are professions for millennial generation. NO, IT IS NOT ONLY BECAUSE OF THAT. Now, everything about being blogger or vlogger is losing its own identity. I am totally sick of it.

Yesterday one of my friend told me, "I hope you passed 10K followers really soon. So, you can get invited by this brand ...." Okay my friend was not wrong. Followers definitely a big market for bloggers or vloggers. Comeback to the point where I do everything that I love for not pleasing anyone. I will not buy instagram followers or forcing someone to follow my account only for my own sake / advantage.

So, if you are blogger or vlogger... and you are reading this.... Please, change your motive!