Your Beauty Besties
Have you ever felt invisible? Imagine standing under the scorching Jakarta sun. The heat from the asphalt seeps through your thin footwear. Your entire body is coated in silver paint, clogging your pores and trapping sweat. You wave, smile, and hope that the window of a luxury car will open just a crack for a […]
A story of a mother’s love, a child’s determination, and 90 minutes that changed everything. At 05:30 AM, the doors of Salwa Salon Fatmawati were already buzzing. Outside, the Makassar sky had just begun to blush, but inside, we had already turned on the lights and prepared our brushes. This was a usual morning for […]
Moving to a new city is always a leap of faith. You leave behind the familiar—routines, friends, and even the feeling of “home”—to embark on something entirely new. This is what Ms. Sherly experienced. A while ago, she packed up her life in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, to accompany her husband who was continuing his […]
Imagine this: You’re nine years old, standing on a cracked tennis court in Compton, Los Angeles. In your hands, a racket almost as big as your body. Around you, the harsh sounds of the streets, far from the glamour of elite tennis clubs. But in your eyes, there’s a different sparkle. There’s a dream so […]
Call me Reza, 24 years old. For the past three months, my email’s “Sent” folder has been full. With what? Dozens of job applications. My GPA is 3.8, I’m active in organizations, and I’ve interned at two prestigious places. On paper, I was a “five-star” candidate. But for some reason, I always failed the HR […]
How many combs have broken? How many mornings have been spent in front of the mirror, battling with hair dryers and straighteners, only to end up with hair that remains frizzy—as if it has a will of its own? For you, the owner of curly hair, this scene might be all too familiar. We live […]
Call me Fanti, 26 years old. For almost two years, the mirror in my room was my archenemy. Every morning, I woke up with the same ritual: touching my cheeks, feeling the uneven “gradas” (texture), and discovering a “new guest”—inflamed acne that seemed to appear just to mock me. I suffered from severe breakouts that […]
Your 30s are a magical decade. In our 20s, we’re busy finding ourselves. In our 30s, we start to enjoy it. Careers begin to soar, we’re more financially stable, we know what we want, and we no longer waste time on trivial things. We feel strong, wise, and full of energy. Then one morning, you […]
