Houzcall x Picky Picks Issue #48

Welcome to Our Kinda Thing - we will share our favourite things here; dishes, coffee, IG, youtube vids, cosmetics - you name it. All of our features are ours, honest and real - no hidden sponsors. We’ll pop in every other Wednesday. This is going to be fun! Editor’s Note: “Movies vs reality” Life isn't…

Best Exercise Studios in Jakarta

Urban life has shifted our lifestyle to a more efficient and mindful solution. This also applies to our exercise routines. When gym subscriptions become a burden, we gaze our eyes toward boutique studios that provide flexibility, variety, and community engagement. To encourage you to move more, we are giving you these options to exercise in…

Mothers’ Day Gift Ideas Your Mom Will Love

The best occasion to show love to your loved ones is on days with no occasion. But particularly for your mother, Mothers' Day could be a great moment to express your love and gratitude for everything she taught until you become the woman you are now. If you don't have the time to pick the…

Crystal Facial Roller, A New Trend To Achieve That Goddess Glow Skin

We all ridiculously do ridiculous thing in order to have better, smoother, younger-looking and goddess-like skin. From getting through the pain of  getting our face pinched from facial treatments at beauty salon until peeling our face by the sticky black face mask, we've done that although it's that painful. No pain no gain, remember? GIPHY…

Mouly Surya Empowers Women In Her Movie

If you ever think that Indonesian movies couldn't be an equal competitor to Hollywood movies, maybe you haven't watched Marlina The Murderer in Four Acts (Marlina Si Pembunuh dalam Empat Babak). With a gorgeous cinematography that portrays the beauty of Sumba and a perfect atmospherically scoring, this movie address strong feminism values in a country…

Alanda Kariza Turned Sadness Into Achievements

" My mom was sued for 10 years criminal confinement and charged for 10 billion rupiahs penalty." Alanda Kariza, never had imagined even in her wildest dreams that her piece of writing could change her mom's fate. Back then at 2011, her mom, Arga Tirta Kirana who worked for Century Bank as Head of Corporate…

Dellie Threesyadinda and Her Power of Persistence

When it comes to professional sports, there's an intangible issue that's unable to be seen but does really exist, it's the gender inequality. For Indonesians, it's very common seeing men as athlete figures. But for us women, there's this gender segregation in sports, a serious claim that women couldn't really compete against men in sports.…

Nesha Ichida Represented Indonesia On An Expedition to The Arctic

Inside our travel bucket list, mentioned the northernmost part of the Earth that we always want to see with our own eyes. It's the Arctic! Imagine stepping your feet on the most unexplored regions, experiencing an encounter with polar bears, and witnessing surreal natural beauty. Arctic If you're with us, sadly we have to tell…

Ramengvrl Uses Music As A Form of Self-Expression

What comes to your mind when you hear people discussing hip-hop music in Indonesia? In a flash of a second you're probably gonna think of the young world-class rapper Rich Chigga, the mainstream Young Lex, or the veterans Iwa K and Igor Saykoji. Hip-hop music industries may be dominated by men both in Indonesia and…

The Answer to All of Your Exfoliation Questions

You may have been aware that without adding the exfoliate step, your skin won't be as healthy as it could be, even if you have checked all the list — cleansing, moisturizing, even slathering on the sunscreen. You might also want to read: 3 Recommended Sunscreens To Have Fun Under The Sun And you all may…