Rapikan, Rapikan.

Penampakan meja bermain.  Sebagai tukang bikin-bikin pernak-pernik idealis, mau tak mau banyak senjata rahasia di situ.  Meja saya nggak bisa seratus persen kosong! Ada stiker, stiker pembatas, 

sisir (?), bolpen-bolpen juga. 

Koleksi cat kuku juga nemplok di situ.  Kacau ya. Tapi segini udah termasuk rapi, 

karena sebelumnya lebih gak keruan. 

Nah ini pensil-pensil yang secara tak sengaja populasinya membengkak.  Ada pensil hadiah, oleh-oleh, beli sendiri, dan yang dari dulu zaman SD udah di rumah nggak pernah disentuh.  Sekarang saya lagi bertekad menggunakan pensil tersebut satu persatu supaya efektif.  Dalam setahun dua tahun, saya pasti nggak perlu beli pensil lagi! Detik ini, saya lagi pakai pensil yang ada hiasan kucingnya.  

Iya, itu pensil yang tak sengaja kebawa dari Ikea kemarin. Entah siapa yang bawa, 

dan entah kenapa mendarat di meja saya. 

Dan beberapa harta karun hasil berburu dan penantian yang indah.  Pertama, tas bentuk kuda tanduk alias unicorn.  Nggak muat banyak, tetapi asyik buat diajak jalan-jalan santai yang nggak perlu bawa dompet lengkap dan buku atau apa.  Cukup ponsel dan kantong kecil serta beberapa lembar uang tunai.

 Di bawah, blus vintage yang saya beli di Ancienne Vintage. 

A favourite! 

Nah itu, kerahnya yang memancing saya ingin adopsi baju ini. Hihihi. Warnanya juga manis. 

Kalau kalian, punya susuh apa yang mau dirapikan atau ditata supaya rapi dan nggak puyeng sama tumpukan? Atau mau disumbangkan? Metode kalian beres-beres rumah gimana, dan apa pendorongnya? :) 

Horray, Halfway There!

Recently trying to empty this small bottle! Hahaha.  Thankfully it's around  40% to go.  Yippie, yippie! Anyway, I've reviewed the cherry tint months ago: here. 

After a while, I can say, this stuff is quite amazing. If you're converting from dangerous chemicals, Innisfree's a nice choice.  Not one hundred percent organic, but still better! :D 

One of my breakfast.  Random veggies stir-fried rice.  

Me wearing Schwing black eye liner from TheBalm (here's the review). It's a photo from 2014, if I'm not mistaken. As far as I can remember, my lips was wrapped with 100% Pure lip and cheek tint in Peach Glow. :) 

How's your holiday and Hari Raya, folks? Had a good one, you all! :) 

Let's reduce, refuse, reuse, recycle! 

Silakan Mengadopsi :)

Hi folks! Here I am, selling my preloved cosmetics! If you're about to adopt them, please email me at

hurayasayangbumi@gmail.com

Curious about other beloved I sell like clothes and books? 

Click here. 

Pencerahan

Kita sudah ngobrol tentang hemat belanja baju ye, kemarin-kemarin. Ada omongan tentang alternatif hemat dan praktis soal kosmetik juga.  Gimana, udah dicobain? :D

Yap, sekarang, saya ingin berbagi tentang efek samping dari sistem hidup non-konsumtif ah.  Saya juga masih awam.  Baru mulai beberapa bulan, dan masih suka bablas beli baju baru, atau tahu-tahu bawa pulang lip balm lucu.

Sejak lebih memikirkan cara biar padu padan menarik dengan benda-benda yang sama, saya jadi agak kreatif dan tenang.  Nggak tergesa-gesa panik merasa perlu baju baru.  Rasanya kayak menemukan ketenangan batin tersendiri. :)

Biasanya, kalau sedang impulsif, ketika merasa tidak punya baju, kita jadi buru-buru ingin beli baju baru.  Gitu! Nah, karena saya perkencang standar belanja dan memberi batas-batas yang jelas, kapan untuk tidak beli, kapan boleh beli cuma kalau butuh, alhasil, pikiran saya teralihkan ke cara padu padan biar tetap terasa tidak membosankan.  Bukan mengatasi masalah dengan menambah bibit masalah baru.  Hihihi.

Oke, tapi kemarin saya sempat beli 3 lembar blus rayon nyaman adem warna lucu di Colorbox.  Maaf, sekali lagi maaf. Awalnya saya cuma berniat beli blus putih berkerah yang sedang dicari-cari, eh...ternyata ada yang lain modelnya sesuai pencarian selama ini dengan warna cocok.  APA. BOLEH. BUAT. (nah kan, mangkir)

:)) Mari tertawa duluuu...

Lalu saya juga menambah intensitas ke pasar swalayan yang penuh godaan itu.  Ada cemilan-cemilan lucu (tapi isinya gula semua), es krim, promo-promo barang gratis (yang tidak semua diperlukan), dan aneka ragam bujuk rayu lainnya.  LHO? Terus kenapa ditambah?! Saya orangnya bosenan.  Kalau keseringan, saya akan jenuh dan ogah.  Nah, sekarang, karena sebelah tempat saya ngajar ada Lotte Mart, saya pun sering ke situ sekedar lihat-lihat...dan akhirnya bosan (hore!).  Karena bosan, saya jadi ke sana cuma cari yang dibutuhkan lalu keluar.  Dan tidak berminat menambah pernak-pernik yang cuma diinginkan saat lapar mata!

Divisi kosmetik gimana? Ehm, saya sukses menghabiskan dua bulan tidak nambah kosmetik apa-apa.  Bahkan sesudah botol parfum kesukaan saya kosong, saya nggak kembali ke toko dan beli baru! Karena saya masih punya essential oil blend aroma teh hijau dari Nicole's Natural.  Biasanya saya pakai buat mengharumkan ruangan sekitar pakai pot yang dikasih lilin bawahnya itu.  Cuma, lilinnya habis dan kami sekeluarga lagi malas pasang aromaterapi...alhasil, saya manfaatkan sebagai parfum saja.  Itupun kalau inget! Saya juga masih kepenuhan produk-produk bibir.  Masa, saya bisa punya lip stain, lipstick, lip butter, dan lip tint di saat bersamaan? Harusnya saya cuma punya satu batang lipstick warna favorit saja ya.  Tapi maafkanlah, kemarin-kemarin ini masih serakah. :p

Saya nggak pernah beli losion lagi.  Ini juga punya dua botol lotion dan body butter, hadiah.  Bingung mau diapain. :'D

Oh, berkat hemat di belanja kosmetik, saya pun nggak stres melihat rombongan botol dan jar atau tub minta dipake.  Sumpah, suka nggak tega lihat dua parfum kayak bergunjing, 'hayo, hari ini siapa yang dipake?'.  Ugh, cukup punya satu saja!

Benda lain yang saya nggak pernah bawa pulang dari toko lagi: pensil, bolpoin, buku tulis, buku gambar.  Bulan lalu saya sempat bongkar laci isi gambar-gambar lama, dan panen kertas yang belakangnya kosong melompong atau bahkan sama sekali tidak ada isinya tapi tidak saya budidayakan! Konyol kan! Pensil, saya memang punya banyak banget ternyata.  Ada 10 batang pensil kayu dan dianggurin.  Sekarang saya pakai satu persatu dengan setia. :D

Nah, gimana dengan kalian? Sedang keranjingan belanja, atau ketagihan beres-beres? Saya sih...pilihan kedua sembari menekan minat pertama.  :))

Semoga sukses bersih-bersih lemari, sekaligus bersih-bersih pikiran.  Kita fokus ke melestarikan Bumi, binatang, pohon kelapa, dan tawa saja, yuk! :)

Tiny Hacks of Cosmetic Life

Hey everyone! Mmmh, I've missed this blog so much.  I was busy with piano performance exam and all other dream-realisation projects! :D At least now I'm not thinking about the exam and one of my to-do-list has been done: to change Lai Maheswari's strings.  Horray! Now Lai sounds so...soooooo alto! :))

OKAY.  Enough with the greeting.  Ahay. How's your life, Cuties? Mine is good. I've been decluttering a lot! Don't forget to visit my garage sale page: Huraya Garage Sale.  You might find a goodie you want to adopt so much! ;)

Another division I try to reduce is...sure, my cosmetics! I'm using them religiously so it will be effective and useful, not being a rubbish.  And I'm still going.  No matter what.  But the happiest part of it is: the tricks! Tricks of what? Of substitution.  Hm? You don't get it? We can substitute almost anything, with many, many ways, and it will save your cash & space! I will talk about the 'closet-minimalizing' effect on me later, but today: SUBSTITUTION!

For example? 
Change your body lotion to some plant-based oil.  The best candidate is Virgin Coconut Oil.  It's local, natural, and perfect for tropical country like our beloved Indonesia. :)
If you need the oil that is more moisturizing, well, I recommend using Olive Oil or Grapeseed Oil.  There are still so many alternatives out there.  Please make your research. :D

Why? 
Body lotions are such a waste of money--at least for me.  We buy a bottle or fragrance and random oils and emulsifier plus dangerous preservatives, sometimes we get bored with the scent and leave it until it's too old to be applied and gross.  There are natural and organic body lotions out there.  But we still don't purchase them to get the 100% function, right? Sometimes we just want the scent...or anything else, or you just need a lotion.  Naturally, our skin will be alright without some lotion or butter.  If you leave in tropical country, it's even more vivid to say that.  Yes, some people have dry, flaky skin.  And the only thing you need might be: a whole cacao butter or virgin coconut oil / olive oil / canary oil, etc.  Who can even guarantee that the mix of Propylene Glycol and Parabens, with flowers and shea butter added may make your skin healthier? And it's more expensive than anything, if you count carefully.

Another idea? 
Perfume! I know, I love those beautiful fragrance bottles, too.  Pretty eau de toilette products everywhere.  New arrivals of body mist from your favourite brand. Tempting! I know that feeling, pretty ladies. I was there.  In the position of 'oh how I want to grab anything my eyes see'.  But, inhale, exhale.  It's unhealthy.  For you, your wallet, and Earth.  I know many girls are frustated to see bottles of fragrances on the box.  All half-empty but not finished yet for a looong time. You tend to get bored to some scent a lot.  Then you adopt another alternatives.  And another...and another.  I know that.  Once, I had 3 scents at the same period: floral solid perfume in a tin jar, edt in a beautiful glass bottle, a body mist in plastic spray...and I don't even use them periodically or alphabetically or anything! I only want them to stay because I think I'll be weary with same fragrances all the time. So they stay quite full for months.  Voila.  A clutter.

So...
Now I live with no edt at all.  Nor solid perfume or body mist.  WHAT? Yes.  I reduce meat consumption too (now officially a half-time Pescaterian), so I don't have too many body odour source, though.  And, since I don't use deodorant for health reason ( aluminum chlorohydrate issue), actually, the armpit is happier.  Somehow. Plus, my choices of shower soap.  Those synthetic-fragrances in the general soaps cause trouble on me.  First, it gets me dizzy. Second, it's boring. Haha. Just call me a hippie, people!

Anyway, everytime I want to have some specific scent, I take a small bottle of Nicole's Naturals' fragrance oil.  Just that.  A drop or two and let your bloodstream behind the neck and on the wrist work! Seriously.  If the magazine says we should spritz the perfume on that area, yes, it's true. And it works boldly with fragrance oil.  Better if you have essential oil! :D I don't want to buy too much bottles of oils, so I haven't get an essential oil.

If you want to have a great sticky scent, the more portable fragrance, use lip balm.  Lip balm with your favourite fragrance.  Make sure it's a clear lip balm, natural, even better the organic one.  Find one with shea butter or plantbased wax.  Don't find one with petroleum-based-wax.  If you wanna be vegan in cosmetic life, don't drop your choice on beeswax.  Read the ingredients.  If you can't find the ingredients list, don't trust.  Except you cook them yourself! Hahaha. As simple as that. Apply on 'fragrance-carrier' areas.  Finished.  The ozone is safe.  You're safe. You're ready to rock!

And again...
Hm, okay.  Blusher and lipstick have the same philosophy, right? They give you a shade of red or pink.  Or peach. Alright. You name it.  Purple... LOL.  If you're not a cosplayer, or a theatre actor, or wayang wong actress, do you need 10 lipsticks and 5 blush ons in your shelf?  Let me repeat the question.  DO YOU? :))
Haha, sorry.  Too much Capslock. But, really, DO YOU NEED THAT MUCH IN YOUR LIFE? They will be so useless in the end (please note, now we're talking about the-daily-life-without-being-a-performer).

Everytime you're going to buy a new one, please ask yourself: Will you use your magenta lipstick everyday? Will you love the lipstick you're going to bring to the cashier throughfully? Have your cheeks pale enough to be blushed again by some powder?

And please note that...you can buy a lipstick and use it as a blusher, too.  So it's better to find the lipstick with safe ingredients.  Because you'll swallow some part of it, and you'll apply the small amount on your skin. Avoid petroleum and mineral oil.  NO. And avoid carmine.  It's a bug being crushed.  Choose mineral colours or fruit-dyed, or anything you can spell.


Ah, I'm sleepy now.  Let's stop for a while.  And rethink of our consumptive habits. :)

How I Handle My Easily-Bored Trait

                           

Once upon a time,

I made a midi skirt, 

customized by a 

tailor.  

Then I get bored. 

Instead of purchasing a new skirt, I decided to 

cut and sew the skirt, so it changed into a reguler knee-length skirt. 

And I added a twist called "Galaksi Murbei" with my fabric paints and gliters. Now I have a new skirt from an old-abandoned-one.

HORRAY! 

Hore, Huraya!

Mari berkunjung ke blog khusus rotation sale saya! :) 

Tempatnya di sini. 

Intinya garage sale.  Tapi filosofinya lebih ke memperjelas status kita di Bumi, yaitu penghuni yang harusnya tidak serakah. 

Mari berbagi dan merotasi benda-benda yang terlalu sayang untuk dijadikan timbunan semata!