Sephora Bali Buys (February 2016)

I've been a fan of Sephora ever since relocating to Singapore few years back. I like these kinds of multi brand store where you just need to stop by one place and get all of your shopping (or research) done. The brand has just recently opened its first branch here in Bali, so I went to visit to take a look at the store. I was pretty much excited because the make up scene in Bali is very 'meh'. I never rely on buying off line since the brands that I use are mainly not available, so it is mostly online shopping or I stocked up when I go overseas. They have brands such as, Shu Uemura, Too Faced, Guerlain, Make up Forever, Benefit, Dior, Stila, Lancôme, Marc Jacobs, Bourjois, Laneige, Foreo, Percy & Reed, Living Proof and so on. I will have to say that stocks are super disappointing, guys. I was super excited to hit the Marc Jacobs counter to get a lipstick in shade 'Understudy' (btw this shade is super pretty!), but to no avail. Lipsticks stocks are pretty bad, they probably only have like 3 shades available out of the entire collection. Same goes for.... everything! Blush, concealer, eyeshadow pallete....... its just mainly everything. Not only for Marc Jacobs, but also for other brands. I'm not really sure whether they were all sold out, orr....?? One thing that also bugs me is that all their testers are just dirty. So lets say they have the products but the tester is not available or it is just shattered/disgusting (and I'm sure you don't even want to touch them :/). I know I shouldn't compare this store with the one in Singapore (especially Sephora at ION Orchard), but it is just not a good experience after all. If you ask me whether I will come back, the answer is yes I will. Since I am a make up junkie, once in a while I will have to check on some stuffs from some brands, you know it is always nice to feel and touch the product before purchasing. But, I will not rely on Sephora Bali until they improve their stocks. As for the prices, they are mmm reasonable? Actually, if you are tourist and you use your overseas card to purchase, it will be cheaper (even after the bank charges and all that) since Indonesian Rupiah recently weakens on some major currency like SGD and USD. Anyway.... long story short I still bought several things since I cant get out empty handed, so here are some of purchases that my sister and I bought.

1. Too Faced Boudoir Eyes Pallete - Rp. 598,000

I wanted to play around with eye make up since that's where I'm the most inexperienced at so this catch my eyes. They do not have stock for the natural eyes pallete (duh) so I settled with this one instead. The pigmentation is good, and I would say this is a very versatile pallete. The packaging is very compact, so it is great for travelling, and all colors are suitable for day and night look.

2. Benefit 'They're real!' Mascara (sample size) - Rp. 190,000
My sister got this since she is a mascara whore lol. She hasn't tried it yet, but I've heard good review for this product, so hopefully it will work on her.

3. Too Faced Melted Lipstick - Rp. 350,000
We got two shades (ok I cant remember the name, but hopefully you can tell by the picture above). I've heard this lipstick from the youtube guru ItsJudyTime, and both my sister and I wanted to try on it since we've never tried on this kind of melted lipstick (or maybe we had? The Etude House Rosy Lip Tint has similar consistency with this), and it does not disappoint. It does not crack dry lips, the color selection is great. Application is easy, but it is sadly does not last really long.

4. Beauty Blender - Rp. 350,000

5. Benefit Porefesional Primer - Rp. 480,000
My staple for primer, finally getting the full size.

6. Make Up Forever Aqua Brow - Rp. 290,000
OMG! I wanted to try this product for so longggg. This is a gel type brow color, that is supposed to be waterproof. I have tried this on, and I would say that if you want to play around with the shape of your eye brow (like I do), try this product especially if you have thick eyebrow, since this product has a very strong pigmentation, so you can draw on hair strokes naturally. But I will say that this is not for someone who is beginner in brow art, as this product is very unforgiving. You can tend to use too much product and thus it will not look natural.

7. Sephora Waterproof Eye Make Up Remover - Rp. 190,000
This product smells weird, but does the job so no complain :)