Beauty & Lifestyle

Time is flying so fast and this week, we will be facing the end of September soon and be ready for the month of Halloween. Yup... October, fella. Talking about the September and October, both of these months actually remind me of Fall season (Autumn). And it's make me realize that its time for me to change my clothes spring/summer to fall/winter clothes.  In Indonesia, we just have 2 seasons. Dry season and Rainy season, and actually it already begins with raining season until February or March. So, time to giving an extra credits for umbrella, raincoat, and a few thick clothes to keep us warm from the coldness.  Because of the season change, the temperature start to show the changes too. Especially my current skin now. My skin is actually an oily monster, so if its on heat, my face will be like a frying pan. But, on this season, my face is a little bit calmer even though its still oily. Because of that, I try to use less skin care products especially at night....

Hello guys! Today is an excited day! It's the first day I'm back to college and start my 5th semester! Fiuhh~! And then there's some stuffs change this semester. 1. The class is change. Well, before my class was at room 17, and this semester my room is move to room 14. 2. The classes paint are changes! Actually, I know about this changes from my friend that visited the college on holiday because of some stuff that she need to deal with, and she recorded the changes progress on her instastory. The first reaction of me was I shocked and I even blinking my eyes a few times just to make sure that my eyes were not wrong. And today is the day that I see my class wall. And it's actually really change to holiday blues color. It's like a bedroom color, and for the extra! The lecturer desk its actually change! There has a table lamp, fake pot flower, and the chair is change too. 3. The students are moving.... Well, its not every year situation when the students f...

This part of the post is not like I usually share with you all. As a starter personal blog, I try to share my daily activities to my social media so all of people can see it and give me response. Its not that I'm seeking of attention, but I just want to share it what I've been through every time I upload / post photos or blogs.  For you that new with my blog, let me introduce myself quickly.  Hello, my name is Mariani Oktavia aka Okta, I run this blog that contains beauty and lifestyle posts. I have an Instagram ( @iamoktaviamo ). Don't forget to follow me if you are interest with it. If you had seen my previous posts, maybe you can guess what topic I will discuss about it now.  As you can see from all of my pictures, I'm a chubby girl with height 149cm or 4ft8inches.  I'm short and lots of people especially my family always say that I'm fat.  I know people, I know that lots of you already pass this kind of thing.  But for you that st...

As an acne fighter, I always try to keep the produce oil from my skin at bay. I try to be more concern about what products that I'll use every time, to not make it more oily and caused me acne more. I have tried lots of different primer as my base from time to time, and of course not every primer match with my skin type. FYI, my skin type are acne prone, oily, sensitive, big pores skin. So complicated that I even confused with my own skin. Because of that I will give you TOP 5 primer that match with my skin. 1. SMASHBOX Photo Finish Foundation Primer Pore Minimizing This primer is one of my holy grail primer. This primer is quite lightweight on the skin, and not feels greasy at all. When you put the foundation on top of this primer, it will be turn flawless and controls the oil on your face, and make the appearance of pores looks smaller. Even though I really loves this primer, I've been stop purchasing this because it's quite hard to get this primer in Indon...

It is such a great time to refreshed my mind for a week in Bali, Indonesia. I fell in love with the panorama they give and the facilities they provided for tourists. But, it will be never completed if you not wear the outfits that matched and comfortable to wear in Bali, an island of a thousand temples. As a young adult, I will give you a few of outfits inspirations for you to wear. Not just for holiday, but you can wear it for your daily outfits too. I try to at least have more comfort when I'm wearing the outfits that I will wear that day.  The camera that I used is Canon 650DSLR And I used a few apps to edit my photos just to add my "personality" colors. FYI, the clothes that I brought with me were from H&M, and I just out 4 outfit ideas because the rest of them were not good enough to be post. Another important thing is that a few of products that I used were not mention because I can't found the link or I borrowed it from my friend or ...

What is the first time you think about Bali? Beaches? Waves? Temples? or maybe a country that being called "a hidden heaven"?   To me, Bali is a hidden paradise that full of some beyond expectations. Bali, as a part of Indonesia is the first area that known to the travelers around the world. Some people even mistaken that Bali is a country, but its actually an island/province that located in Indonesia, and a part of Indonesia too.  I went to Bali with my closest friend that I always mentions in my blog (I don't need to write his name again right?). We spent only a week in Bali because both of us can't take holiday more than a week from our business. And I need to admit that its not enough to just spent a week in Bali. I recommend you to take at least 3 weeks vacation to Bali, and you will be blessed!  ______________________ I visited a few places with my friend by a rental bike close to our hotel where we stay for a week. We vis...