Sunday, April 26, 2015

Kabuki

Kabuki (歌舞伎) adalah seni teater tradisional khas Jepang. Aktor kabuki terkenal dengan kostum mewah dan tata rias wajah yang mencolok.
Kementerian Pendidikan Jepang menetapkan kabuki sebagai warisan agung budaya nonbendawiUNESCO juga telah menetapkan kabuki sebagai Karya Agung Warisan Budaya Lisan dan Nonbendawi Manusia.
Banyak pendapat mengenai asal kata dari Kabuki ini, salah satunya adalah kabusu yang ditulis dengan karakter kanji 歌舞 dengan ditambahkan akhiran す sehingga menjadi kata kerja 歌舞す yang berarti bernyanyi dan menari. Selanjutnya disempurnakan menjadi, kabuki (歌舞伎) yang ditulis dengan tiga karakter kanji, yaitu uta 歌(うた) (lagu), mai 舞(まい) (tarian), dan ki 伎(き) (tehnik).
Selain yang telah dijelaskan diatas, ada juga pendapat lain yang mengatakan bahwa kata kabuki ini berasal dari kata kabuki かぶき, kabuku かぶく, kabukan かぶかん, ataukabuke かぶけ yang ditulis dengan karakter kanji katamuku (傾). Karakter kanji katamuku yang dibaca kabuku ini secara harfiah berarti cenderung, condong, miring atau tidak sama dengan pemikiran umum (Kira-kira sama dengan kata iyou yang ditulis dengan kanji 異様, yang berarti aneh, asing, atau tidak sama dengan keadaan masyarakat disekitarnya pada waktu itu). Kata ini digunakan untuk menyebutkan orang-orang yang cenderung atau condong ke arah duniawi, dan orang-orang yang berpakaian dan bertingkah laku aneh. Pendapat yang mengatakan penamaan kabuki berasal dari kata katamuku ini dikarenakan pada saat kabuki pertama kali diperkenalkan oleh Okuni, seorang Miko 巫女 (pendeta wanita) dari daerah Izumo, Okuni memakai kostum laki-laki dengan membawa pedang dan mengenakan aksesoris-aksesoris yang tidak lazim pada zaman tersebut, seperti rosario yang dikenakan di pinggang bukan digantungkan dileher. Ceritanya pun berkisar tentang seorang laki-laki yang pergi bermain-main ke kedai teh untuk minum-minum bersama para wanita penghibur. Hal ini kemudian diasosiasikan dengan kumpulan orang-orang yang berpakaian dan bertingkah-laku aneh serta tidak lazim yang muncul pada saat itu, yang dikenal dengan nama kabukimono カブキモノ.
Setelah melalui beberapa perkembangan akhirnya kabuki ditulis dengan tiga karakter kanji yaitu uta 歌 (lagu), mai 舞 (tarian), dan ki 妓(seniman wanita) yang kemudian karakter kanji ki 妓 diubah menjadi ki 伎, sehingga kabuki ditulis menjadi 歌舞伎(かぶき) yang sekarang ini. Penamaan kabuki dengan menggunakan tiga karakter kanji di atas, dikarenakan tiga karakter di atas dianggap sesuai dengan unsur-unsur yang ada di dalam pertunjukan teater kabuki itu tersebut. Adapun pada awalnya karakter ki, ditulis dengan 妓dikarenakan kabuki pada awalnya lahir dari seorang seniman wanita yang bernama okuni 阿国(おくに) dari kuil Izumo.
Sejarah kabuki dimulai tahun 1603 dengan pertunjukan dramatari yang dibawakan wanita bernama Okuni di kuil Kitano Temmangu, Kyoto. Kemungkinan besar Okuni adalah seorang miko asal kuil Izumo Taisha, tapi mungkin juga seorang kawaramono (sebutan menghina buat orang kasta rendah yang tinggal di tepi sungai). Identitas Okuni yang benar tidak dapat diketahui secara pasti. Tari yang dibawakan Okuni diiringi dengan lagu yang sedang populer. Okuni juga berpakaian mencolok seperti laki-laki dan bertingkah laku tidak wajar seperti orang aneh ("kabukimono"), sehingga lahir suatu bentuk kesenian garda depan (avant garde). Panggung yang dipakai waktu itu adalah panggung NohHanamichi (honhanamichi yang ada di sisi kiri penonton dan karihanamichi yang ada di sisi kanan penonton) di gedung teater Kabuki-za kemungkinan merupakan perkembangan dari Hashigakari (jalan keluar-masuk aktor Noh yang ada di panggung sisi kiri penonton).
Kesenian garda depan yang dibawakan Okuni mendadak sangat populer, sehingga bermunculan banyak sekali kelompok pertunjukan kabuki imitasi. Pertunjukan kabuki yang digelar sekelompok wanita penghibur disebut Onna-kabuki (kabuki wanita), sedangkan kabuki yang dibawakan remaja laki-laki disebut Wakashu-kabuki (kabuki remaja laki-laki). Keshogunan Tokugawa menilai pertunjukan kabuki yang dilakukan kelompok wanita penghibur sudah melanggar batas moral, sehingga pada tahun 1629 kabuki wanita penghibur dilarang dipentaskan. Pertunjukan kabuki laki-laki daun muda juga dilarang pada tahun 1652 karena merupakan bentuk pelacuran terselubung. Pertunjukan Yarō kabuki (野郎歌舞伎 kabuki pria?) yang dibawakan seluruhnya oleh pria dewasa diciptakan sebagai reaksi atas dilarangnya Onna-kabuki dan Wakashu-kabuki. Aktor kabuki yang seluruhnya terdiri dari pria dewasa yang juga memainkan peran sebagai wanita melahirkan "konsep baru" dalam dunia estetika. Kesenian Yarō kabuki terus berkembang pada zaman Edo dan berlanjut hingga sekarang.
Dalam perkembangannya, kabuki digolongkan menjadi Kabuki-odori (kabuki tarian) dan Kabuki-geki (kabuki sandiwara). Kabuki-odori dipertunjukkan dari masa kabuki masih dibawakan Okuni hingga di masa kepopuleran Wakashu-kabuki, remaja laki-laki menari diiringi lagu yang sedang populer dan konon ada yang disertai dengan akrobat. Selain itu, Kabuki-odori juga bisa berarti pertunjukan yang lebih banyak tarian dan lagu dibandingkan dengan porsi drama yang ditampilkan.
Kabuki-geki merupakan pertunjukan sandiwara yang ditujukan untuk penduduk kota pada zaman Edo dan berintikan sandiwara dan tari. Peraturan yang dikeluarkan Keshogunan Edo mewajibkan kelompok kabuki untuk "habis-habisan meniru kyōgen" merupakan salah satu sebab kabuki berubah menjadi pertunjukan sandiwara. Alasannya kabuki yang menampilkan tari sebagai atraksi utama merupakan pelacuran terselubung dan pemerintah harus menjaga moral rakyat. Tema pertunjukan kabuki-geki bisa berupa tokoh sejarah, cerita kehidupan sehari-hari atau kisah peristiwa kejahatan, sehingga kabuki jenis ini juga dikenal sebagai Kabuki kyogen. Kelompok kabuki melakukan apa saja demi memuaskan minat rakyat yang haus hiburan. Kepopuleran kabuki menyebabkan kelompok kabuki bisa memiliki gedung teater khusus kabuki seperti Kabuki-za. Pertunjukan kabuki di gedung khusus memungkinkan pementasan berbagai cerita yang dulunya tidak mungkin dipentaskan.
Di gedung kabuki, cerita yang memerlukan penjelasan tentang berjalannya waktu ditandai dengan pergeseran layar sewaktu terjadi pergantian adegan. Selain itu, di gedung kabuki bisa dibangun bagian panggung bernama hanamichi yang berada melewati di sisi kiri deretan kursi penonton. Hanamichi dilewati aktor kabuki sewaktu muncul dan keluar dari panggung, sehingga dapat menampilan dimensi kedalaman. Kabuki juga berkembang sebagai pertunjukan tiga dimensi dengan berbagai teknik, seperti teknik Séri (bagian panggung yang bisa naik-turun yang memungkinkan aktor muncul perlahan-lahan dari bawah panggung), dan Chūzuri (teknik menggantung aktor dari langit-langit atas panggung untuk menambah dimensi pergerakan ke atas dan ke bawah seperti adegan hantu terbang).
Sampai pertengahan zaman Edo, Kabuki-kyogen kreasi baru banyak diciptakan di daerah Kamigata. Kabuki-kyogen banyak mengambil unsur cerita Ningyo Jōruri yang khas daerah Kamigata. Penulis kabuki asal Edo tidak cuma diam melihat perkembangan pesat kabuki di Kamigata. Tsuruya Namboku banyak menghasilkan banyak karya kreasi baru sekitar zaman zaman Bunka hingga zaman Bunsei. Penulis sandiwara kabuki Kawatake Mokuami juga baru menghasilkan karya-karya barunya di akhir zaman Edo hingga awal zaman Meiji. Sebagai hasilnya, Edo makin berperan sebagai kota budaya dibandingkan Kamigata mulai paruh kedua zaman Edo. Di zaman Edo, Kabuki-kyogen juga disebut sebagai sandiwara (shibai).

Ini adalah salah satu pertunjukkan Kabuki:

Friday, December 12, 2014

REVIEW: Maybelline Lipstick


Hello guys. Welcome back to my blog. This time I’m gonna make a review about Maybelline lipsticks that I have on my storage. FYI, I really love lipstick drugstore product, they’re not making me spending so much money on just one product. I can buy three until four product with only Rp 200.000,00. Amazing, isn’t it?
So stop talking and let’s get into our business.

First, I have my COLORSHOW in true toffee 301.
When I bought this, I doubt that this color can suit on my lips. Because it looks so nude. But when I tried it, I really love it. It’s perfect nude but it’s not making my lips looking so pale. It’ll look perfect if you pair it with a strong eye makeup look. This color will balance the heavy makeup look you have. Before using it, I suggest you to apply lip balm first because nude color tends to make our lips dry. And I notice that the color will disappear after two hours using it. So, I have to re-apply it on and on L
COLORSHOW in true toffee

true toffee on my lips
PROS:
Perfect nude
Affordable
CONS:
Not moisturized
Not long-lasting
Score: 75 point out of 100.

This one is my all time favorite lipstick because it looks really good on my lips. This is COLOR SENSATIONAL in coral pink. If you apply one stroke, it’ll give you a peach color and if you apply two until three stroke, it’ll be a pink color. And another reason why I love this lipstick is, it’s so moisturized that I don’t have to apply lip balm before. After three or four hours using this, the color will be gone, so you have to re-apply it. The last, it’s not gonna leave a clump on your lips.
COLOR SENSATIONAL in Coral Pink
coral pink on my lips
PROS:
Moisturized
Affordable
Pigmented
CONS:
Not long-lasting
Tasteless
This series (color sensational) aren't produced anymore
Score: 85 point out of 100.

Next, I have COLORSHOW in Download Red 201. It’s so gorgeous. Just one stroke and you’ll get a very merry red lips. There are some blinks on it, so this color will make you feel sexy and fabulous. And the moisturizer isn't a joke. You don’t have to apply lip balm because this is already giving you enough moisturize. But you have to re-apply after three hours using it.
Download Red
Download Red on my lips
PROS:
Affordable
Pigmented
Moisturized
Smells good
CONS:
Not long-lasting
Score: 90

The last but not least, here I have COLOR SENSATIONAL in Red Revival. These days, I’m really in love with red lipstick. Because sometimes when I have no time to do my makeup, I just simply apply my powder, red lipstick, and ready to go. I love Download Red but I need a long-lasting red lipstick. And here, I bought another red lipstick. This is my final choice of finding a red lipstick color. It gives you a classy and glamorous look. Perfect!
Red Revival
Red Revival on my lips
PROS:
Very pigmented
Smells good
Long-lasting
CONS:
Not enough moisturized (but it’s okay, I only have to apply lip balm before)
Score : 95 point out of 100.

Yeay, those are my little cute Maybelline lipstick. I hope this review will help you to decide when you buy lipstick someday. Thanks for visiting. And don’t forget to comment down below. Love yaaa J


Thursday, December 11, 2014

TUTORIAL: Christmas & New Year Makeup


Hi everyone! As we know December has already come and it means Christmas time is near. Have you guys already made a plan for this holiday? I have. I’m gonna go back to my hometown and spending my holiday there with my family. Okay, stop talking about my life. Now, I’m gonna do a Christmas & New Year Makeup Tutorial. So let’s get start into it.

First, I’m starting off with clean and moisturized face.
my bare face :D

Second, use your B.B Cream or Foundation. I use my Missha M Perfect B.B Cream. Remember, less is more. You just need one or pumps of foundation/ B.B Cream. Apply it on the center of your face and the area under your eyes. Then, spread it out toward the forehead, jaw line, and chin.

Use your eyebrow pencil to fill in your brows.

We’re gonna move toward the eye makeup. First, apply the base color all over your lids. Try to use a light color.
And then, pick up your silver eyeshadow color and apply it to your inner third eyelids. Take your deep purple color and create a V-shape on the end of the eyes.
base color
silver color
deep purple color

After doing the eye makeup, let's move on to the lips.
I'm using my color sensational by Maybelline in coral pink color.

And we're already done. Fix your hair and wear your favorite clothes for this December.

Thanks for visiting my blog. Hope this tutorial will help you get an inspire of how to look on Christmas & Holiday Event. See you soon :)

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Review: Wet 'n Wild Megalast Lip Color


Hello, guys. Welcome back to my blog. Here, I have a review about Wet ‘n Wild megalast lip color. Two months ago, I bought them in shade Just Peachy and 24 Carrot Gold.
Some info for you, I’m not that big fan of drugstore produk, especially if it’s about the B.B creams or powders because some of them are making my face breakout a lot >,< But the other way, I fall in love with their lip stuff. For example, I really love maybelline’s color sensational series. They’re awesome. And at the end of the day, I’m all about finding good bargains *laugh*
Okay, stop talking. Let’s get start into it.




Just Peachy
First time I saw this, honestly I was a little bit dissapointed because I have a high expectation when I saw this on online-shop picture. But yeah, my bad. It’s been told that don’t judge book by its cover, right? I didn’t even try it. Altogether, I directly tried it and I’ve been amazed with the result. It’s so preeeeety. It’s like a nude pink. Thank God, it’s not pale for my lip. Really love it. But one day, when I used it to go out for four hours, I noticed it was gone. Well, not totally gone, the clumps settle on my fine line lip >,< I’m not gonna lie.
So, I think it’ll look good to someone with perfect lip. Even me, I use it when my lip isn’t in bad-dry condition. (P.S: it’s pretty work for me if I apply lip balm first.)
Will I repurchase it? Probably not, I’m gonna look for the others product.





24 Carrot Gold
I really love this color. It’s so pigmented and has a matte-finished. Really beautiful. Just one stroke and you’ll get the bright orange color on your lip. Awesome. Sometimes, when I don’t have enough time to do my eye make up, I just simply apply my B.B Cream, mineral loose powder, with this and ready to go. Is it long-lasting? I honestly say it is. And it’s quite different to Just Peachy, this isn’t left clumps on my lip’s fine line. Yey! ^0^
 (P.S: even it’s not gonna leave clumps on your lip, I still suggest you to use lip balm first for smoothing look.)
Will I repurchase it? I’m not gonna lie. Probably not, I wanna find another brand, another color for my pretty awesome lip. Hahaha XD

For reference, I’ve already taken picture of myself with these two lip colors.
Actually, I’m really a narcissistic person. But when it comes for showing people my photograph full of my narcissistic side, I’m a little bit shy hahaha :D


Just Peachy on my lip :*
And here, 24 Carrot Gold on my lips :*



Well, thank you guys for reading this post. I hope you enjoy it. And I will see you on my next post. Have a nice day, everyone.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Review: Missha M Perfect Cover B.B Cream


Hello, everyone. It’s been a while since I post my last posting. And this time, I would like to make a review on Missha M Perfect Cover B.B Cream.


Two months ago, I bought my first Missha M Perfect Cover B.B Cream. I decided to buy this because the other’s reviews on this B.B Cream are good, so I wanna try it too. I bought in a shade number 23 (natural beige). And I practically use this until now.



First of all, I really like the packaging, because it comes up with pump. And of course, I really like how this B.B Cream can cover my blemishes, pimples, redness, and even my dark circle under eyes. It’s just doing a great job to cover up all of my blemishes without making my face looks too cakey (but I also can’t say it has a natural finished look). Is it long lasting? Definitely yes. I ever used this until eight hours and it’s true, this is long lasting. But I noticed that my face got really oily throughout the day, so I must keep blotting my face. The protection? It has SPF #42, so it’s suitable for outdoor activity. And what I like about this is this B.B Cream doesn’t break me out (FYI, I really have a sensitive acne-prone skin) and even could repair my skin. Besides all of these benefits, I also like the flower scent in it. I love to smell it (this is 100% different from the Revlon Colorstay which has a disgusting scent).
Conclusion: I definitely love this B.B Cream because it has more benefits and really help to protect my skin. Only one thing that I don’t like about this is my face will turn to be oily. But I still can understand it because if a product has a high SPF, it means the level of the oil is also high. But at all, I highly recommend this Missha B.B Cream for those who are looking for a great coverage.

Friday, March 01, 2013

My Mini Makeup Collection & Storage


Hi everyone, today I wanna post about my makeup collection & storage. FYI, I don’t have a bunch of makeup, that’s why I named it as mini makeup collection & storage. That’s not stunning like some rich girls have in their bedroom. But I personally like it, because it makes me easy to reach and put everything back in their place. I hope you enjoy it and let’s get started :D

This is my storage looks. It’s really simple and inexpensive, but I still like it.


And I’m gonna start up with my mini case that I have.


In the top door, I have my lip stuff like my Maybelline lip balm & lip stick, and Oriflame’s power shine lip gloss. And the others are my concealer and my acne spot treatment.


And then move to the second door, this is where I keep my eye makeup stuff, like my Maybelline eyeshadow palette, my Caring eyeshadow palette, my oriflamme mascara, and a group of eyeliner, eye pencil, and eyebrow pencil.



And the last is the third door where I save my nail polishes in. I’ve an O.P.I and a MAC one, and some random nail polish that I got.

We move to the outside. I have a group of brushes in my cute glass. And I keep like my biore pore pack and some random product in the orifame box (that box is actually a perfume box). And I have some moisturizer, like the Clean & Clear, Garnier, and Oriflame. And then I have a Revlon Colorstay Foundation, a Caring microfine loose powder, and a Maybelline Clear Smooth pressed powder. And on the back, I have my hair tonic for hair fall and some general perfume.



So, that’s all for My Mini Makeup Collection & Storage post. Thanks for reading. And I’ll see you guys later. Bye… J

Tuesday, February 05, 2013

My Mini Fashion Haul





Hi, everyone J
In two days ago, I have bought three cute things that I’ve got from Matahari (they have huge sales) and a bag that I’ve bought from Tajur (it’s a famous bag shop, placed in Bogor) over the last week or so.
And now, let’s start in to it J


The first thing is the Nevada brown sandal with a short heel under it. It’s so comfortable and I love the color and the material. This was from 139.000 rupiahs and down to 69.950 rupiahs. Bargain in a half! :D


And the second thing is the League shoes. Honestly, at the first time I saw this, I don’t really like that much. Just because I like the purple-white one better than this, but my size was empty, so I finally chose this. This was from 299.000 rupiahs but on sale for 20% off.


And the third thing is the Phenomenal blouse that I got. I really like this blouse, because the material is so soft and comfortable for everyday clothes. It’s so simple, that’s why I love it so much. This is on a normal price (89.900 rupiahs) but I have a shopping voucher for 75.000 rupiahs, so I only added 15.000 rupiahs.


And the last thing is the bag from Ders that I’ve bought in Tajur. At that time, I’ve chosen this and the white one but I was really confused. It’s like “What should I choose between them?” but my mom suggest this than the another one. So, I’ve bought this and leave the white one :D


So, that’s all for my Mini Fashion Haul. Thanks for visiting my blog. I hope you like my post and I’ll see guys in my next post. Bye everyone J