December 2k13 Favorites

Hello my dear beautiful people! :D How's your week going? I hope you are having a great one. Moving on, please excuse my tardiness with regards to posting my monthly favorites. ^^v I was actually not really planning to make a post about my December favorites because I just shared my Top 13 Products of 2013 a few days ago and I don't want to bombard you with my favorite products. (How many times did I mention the word "favorite/s"? Haha) But then, I realized I have some awesome stuff to share with you, guys, so here it is. ;D

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❀ Burt's Bees Radiance Day Cream

- This cream makes my skin feel so soft and smooth. It is also so light and perfect to use before applying makeup. This is a bit on the pricier side but a little goes a very long way and I think it's worth it.

✿ Quick FX No-shine Mattifier

- This primer does the job so well. It makes my skin so smooth and the makeup application so easy. It also keeps my makeup in place for quite a long time and keep the oiliness at bay. An awesome product for a cheap price.

❀ Fashion 21 Single Eyeshadow in 20

- I use this baby as a brow powder and it works pretty great. The color is perfect for me. It gives that nice, natural look. Oh, and it is inexpensive.

✿ MAC Notoriety Eyeshadow Quad

- I love all the colors in this palette. Of course, the pigmentation, texture, and longevity are also perfect. 

 ❀ Japonesque Precision Lash Curler

-This baby curls my eye lashes without giving that "L" kind of curl. 

 ✿ Artist Studio Angled Eyeshadow Brush

- If I remember it right, I got this brush for only less than 30 Php and I can't believe how awesome it is. I can do a complete eye look with just this brush. I can also use it to contour the nose. It doesn't shed or anything. I have washed it a couple of times already but it is still pretty strong and great. A must-have.

  

 ❀ Ever Bilena Matte Lipstick in Mauvey

- I love the color, longevity, price and availability of this lipstick. It also doesn't dry out my lips. I guess the only thing that I'm not a big fan of is the packaging.  

✿ Watsons Cleansing Facial Wipes

- This works great on removing any makeup, may it be waterproof or not. It also leaves my skin feeling moisturized. Lastly, it is pretty cheap which is awesome. 

❀ Garnier Oil Clear Self-Heating Sauna Mask

- This mask leaves my skin feeling so fresh and clean. I also think that it does help prevent oiliness. (BTW, I have combination skin and I do get so oily at times. But thanks to this, I guess, because now I don't get tooooo oily. ) It is also so inexpensive and it contains a lot. I've used  a sachet 5 times already and I still have a bit left on that one. I have a quite a small face, though. 

 ✿ Abahna White Grapefruit & May Chang Natural Wax Scented Candle

- I love the scent of this candle. It is so refreshing. 

❀ Heart Shaped Earring 

- I got this pair of earrings as a birthday gift from a dear friend of mine and I really love it. She knows me too well. I've been wearing this nonstop. 

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That's it my loves. Short and sweet. I hope you enjoyed. Thank you for spending time with me. Let's talk some more later. Bye! xo

FOTD: Holiday Look #4 ^^,

Hello my loves! :D Today, I will be sharing with you my last holiday look. And of course, there is no better way to end this set of holiday looks than with the famous smokey eyes. It would not be well-known for nothing, right? I really think it is a great look for a lot of different occasions. C'mon now and let me show you my take on smokey eyes. :)

--- PRODUCTS USED: ---

FACE:

1.) Fashion 21 Perfect Stick

- applied all over the face as a foundation

2.) NYX Concealer in a Jar

- applied under the eyes to conceal dark circles and brighten

3.) Nichido Powder in Pink Glow

- applied all over the face to set foundation and concealer and to keep oiliness at bay

LIPS:

1.) Vaseline Lip therapy in Cherry

- applied first to prep the lips

2.) Ever Bilena Matte Lipstick in Mauvey

- nude lip colour

EYES:

1.) Ever Bilena Eye Brow Pencil in Medium Brown

- filled in and defined the brows

2.) ELF Eye Brightening Pencil in Black

- applied all over the lids as a base

- also applied on the lower waterline and lash line

3.)ELF Flawless Eye Shadow in Smoky

- used the line color all over the lids and then blended the edges

- applied the lid color on the inner tear duct

4.) Shawill 6-Color Cream Eye Shadow

- applied the blue eye shadow on the center of the lids, just for a pop of color and shimmers

And it all ends here. I'm hoping that you enjoyed all my holiday looks and that these help you in any ways. ;) Merry Christmas my loves. Have a wonderful and unforgettable holidays. I will talk to you again next time. Bye! xo    

FOTD: Holiday Look #3 ^^,

Hello my loves! Yes, I'm back again. Today, I am going to show you my third holiday look. I guess this set of holiday looks would not be complete if I don't show you one look that includes gold and red, the most Christmas-y colors, right? So here it is. But before I go on, don't forget to check out my first look and second look, okay? Thanks! :D Let's get started with the third look now. 

----- PRODUCTS USED: -----

FACE:

1.) Fashion 21 Perfect Stick

- applied all over the face as a foundation

2.) LA Girl Pro Conceal

- applied under the eyes to conceal dark circles and brighten the under eye area

3.) Nichido Powder in Pink Glow

- applied all over the face to set the foundation and concealer

4.) ELF Contouring Blush and Bronzer in St. Lucia

- only used the blush

LIPS:

1.) In2it Lasting Colour Lipstick in Flambe

- applied first 

2.) NYX Mega Shine Lip Gloss in Plush Red

- finished off the lips with this

EYES:

1.) MAC Quad Eye Shadow in Notoriety

- applied Skintone 2 (3) all over the lids

- applied Rich & Earthy (2) on the outer third of the lids

- applied Notoriety (4) on the outer "v" and lightly on the crease

- applied Skintone 1 (1) on the inner tear duct

2.) ELF Liquid Liner in Black

- created a thin line on the upper lash line 

3.) Japonesque Curler

- curled my lashes

4.) Cover Girl Lash Blast Fusion in Black

- finished off with mascara on the upper lashes

That is it for the third look, gold eyes and red lips. I hope you like it. :) Don't forget to check back again tomorrow. I'll be posting my last holiday look. Thank you for you time my loves. Happy holidays. xo

What I Say: Fashion 21 Color Shine Liquid Lipstick ^^,

Hello my loves! Missed me? Haha. Kidding! Moving on, I'm here to review another lip glosses and once again they are from a local brand. Like the first local lip gloss that I reviewed (here) they are also from Fashion 21. Well, if ELF is my go-to international cosmetics brand, Fashion 21 is my go-to local drugstore makeup brand. And if ELF has a lip gloss that is a liquid-lipstick wannabe (here) fashion 21 has, too. They are the so called Fashion 21 Color Shine Liquid lipstick. 

PRICE:

I got mine from Landmark, Trinoma for only 55 Php each.

CLAIMS:

soft, color-rich liquid lipstick

Well, they do feel soft and smooth. In terms of being color-rich, I don't think they are that rich.

PACKAGING:

They come in just the usual lip gloss tube packaging and they have brush applicators.

NET WEIGHT:

They contain 4 g. and that's quite a lot. 

CONSISTENCY/FORMULA/TEXTURE:

First of all they have decent pigmentation. They are not super pigmented but there are colors in them. They definitely don't look like just a clear gloss. Next is they actually have a thin consistency and feel very lightweight. They are not sticky at all. Lastly, they do feel smooth and the shimmers are not gritty. I actually expected that the ones with shimmer would have chunks of gritty glitters since they are very cheap, fortunately, I'm wrong.

INGREDIENTS:

Ingredients: Polybutene, Paraffinum Liquidium, Silica, Mica, Titanium Dioxide

May Contain: D&C Red 7 (Cl 15850), D&C Red 6 (Cl 15850), Yellow Iron Oxide (Cl 77492), Black Iron Oxide (Cl 77499), D&C Red 27 (Cl 45410)

SCENT:

They smell like medicines but not that bad or overpowering. The scent disappears once applied.

LASTING POWER:

They stay just okay. Probably 1 - 2.5 hours.

COLOR SELECTION:

They have a fairly good variety of shades. They come in 12 shades. 

I have three in numbers 3,5 and 10. 

top-bottom: 5, 3, 10

bare lips for comparison

* 5 - a light pink with silver and pink micro-shimmers

* 3 - a plain red without any shimmers

* 10 - a rosy pink with peach shimmers

(this one looks really nice in person :D)

THE + SIDE:

+ decent pigmentation

+ very affordable 

+ decent color selection

+ not sticky

+ feel smooth on the lips

+ lightweight

+not drying

+ contain good amount of product

+ paraben-free (not in the list of ingredients)

THE - SIDE:

- weird scent

- misleading name

ON THE WHOLE:

Even though there is nothing special about these lip glosses that are liquid-lipsticks wannabe and even they are definitely not a must-have, I still think they are okay. If you are in a very tight budget or still a student these glosses are good enough and they will work just fine. They are not crappy at all. 

I hope this review helps you in any way. I'll talk to you again soon. We're not yet done talking about glosses. Until next time. Bye! xoxo