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Features

Growing with vs. outgrowing makeup

Published by Carina

It seems a little absurd to me when I realise that my obsession with — or even just consumption of — makeup began about 10 or so years ago....

September 14, 2022
Comments 0
Features, FOTD, Miscellaneous, Personal

Making space for makeup

Published by Carina

Hello. I’ve been meaning to make a comeback on this little slice of the Internet for a while now, but I think I kept getting stuck on the why....

August 17, 2021
Comments 2
Features, Miscellaneous, Personal

Barely any base: BECCA Backlight Priming Filter

Published by Carina

So, a few days ago, I led a customer into a fitting room and she took the time to pause and tell me that my skin looked really great....

October 30, 2018
Comments 5
Features, Reviews

Tales from the top shelf: skin care update

Published by Carina

Hello, friends. Today, we talk about skin care. Contrary to how I titled this post, I don’t actually reach for the top shelf when it comes to skin care...

May 12, 2018
Comments 8
Features, Miscellaneous

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September 14, 2022

Growing with vs. outgrowing makeup

It seems a little absurd to me when I realise that my obsession with — or even just consumption...

by Carina
Comments 0
August 17, 2021

Making space for makeup

Hello. I’ve been meaning to make a comeback on this little slice of the Internet for a while now,...

by Carina
Comments 2
October 30, 2018

Barely any base: BECCA Backlight Priming Filter

So, a few days ago, I led a customer into a fitting room and she took the time to...

by Carina
Comments 5
August 14, 2018

FOTD: Here comes the sun

So, after a long hiatus from mixing it up and dressing up and making myself reach for non-offensive “everyday”...

by Carina
Comments 0
May 12, 2018

Tales from the top shelf: skin care update

Hello, friends. Today, we talk about skin care. Contrary to how I titled this post, I don’t actually reach...

by Carina
Comments 8
May 6, 2018

Softly, again

Uh, hi. You might (?) remember me from years ago when I wrote a lot about beauty. Likely in...

by Carina
Comments 10
March 9, 2016

FOTD: Hello, Rome

Hiya, I finally managed to take good photos of my makeup before it got too dark out! I’ve been...

by Carina
Comment 1
March 6, 2016

New Loves: 2016

Hey everyone, I’m alive. I just wanted to take a bit of time to write about some (admittedly kind...

by Carina
Comments 0

About Softly Sometimes

Carina. Manila, Philippines. Visual artist, writer, occasional makeup dabbler. More.

Email me at softly@nothingspaces.com.

Softly Sometimes aims to feature a wide range of products, but it focuses on cruelty-free, indie, and niche brands.

All PR Samples are marked with an asterisk (*) and reviews are always 100% honest. Click here for full disclosure & PR policy.

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Barely any base: BECCA Backlight Priming Filter

So, a few days ago, I led a customer into a fitting room and she took the time to pause and tell me that my skin looked really great....

October 30, 2018
Comments 5
Features, Reviews

Sephora Says Hello!

Good news, girls and boys—Sephora has come to Philippine shores! The Sephora team kindly sent me some of the products they carry on their website, and honestly, it felt...

February 13, 2016
Comment 1
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MAC Marge’s Extra Ingredients Quad

Aside from the 3 blush pans, Laura also sent me an LE MAC quad from the Simpsons collection from a while back. She received it gratis, which explains the...

January 31, 2016
Comments 0
Sample Stash Sunday

Sample Stash Sunday No. 1

I’ve been doing Sample Stash Sundays for a few years on this blog, and the feature comes and goes, and actually focuses on specific samples at a time. Well,...

January 24, 2016
Comments 0
Reviews

ColourPop Ultra Matte Lip

I know I look like I’ve been on a little bit of a ColourPop streak, but I literally placed only 2 orders towards the end of last year and...

January 17, 2016
Comments 3
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New Discoveries from Indie Lee

The Indie Lee Blemish Lotion and Calendula Eye Balm aren’t necessarily new items, but they are new to me. I was wrestling with a weirdly relentless bout of acne...

December 29, 2015
Comments 0
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My Christmas Present to Myself: The RMS Beauty Round-Up

I have already lamented my weakness over at Twitter a few weeks ago, when I confessed to buying a selection of RMS Beauty items and blamed it on Black...

December 26, 2015
Comments 3
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To the Rescue?

I purchased the bareMinerals Complexion Rescue because I was picking up something for my sister, and I needed a lightweight base that had SPF. My favored Glossier Perfecting Skin...

December 22, 2015
Comments 13
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A(nother) Bunch of ColourPop Stuff

I think this is my last ColourPop update for now. I don’t really know what possessed me to try the blush and highlighters from the range… but here we...

December 21, 2015
Comments 5
Features, Reviews

Give Me Lip: A Melt Cosmetics Lipstick Review

I’d been looking at Melt Cosmetics for a while now, especially after they released their eyeshadow stacks, a very celebrated product that I felt like I currently had no...

December 18, 2015
Comments 7

Made-Up History

Takashi Murakami's 727

Made-Up History: Takashi Murakami’s 727, 1996

Published by Carina

A quick look based on Takashi Murakami’s 727, which features DOB as the main character of the piece. I’ve been intending to do this look for a while, but...

December 15, 2014
Comments 10
Features, Made-Up History

Made-Up History: Johannes Van Hoytl the Younger’s “Boy with Apple,” 1669

Published by Carina

Yay, a new Made-Up History—finally!—and one for Wes Anderson Week. This painting played a prominent role in his recent feature, The Grand Budapest Hotel. Called “Boy with Apple,” this...

October 15, 2014
Comments 8
FOTD, Made-Up History

Made-Up History: Kazimir Malevich’s “White on White,” 1918

Published by Carina

“White on White” is one of those works of art that I like whipping out to show people who just don’t get modern art. “Well, I could make that!”...

September 11, 2014
Comments 10
FOTD, Made-Up History

Made-Up History: The Unicorn in Captivity, ca. 1495-1505

Published by Carina

For Harry Potter week, I thought I’d do a Made-Up History of an actual work of art I glimpsed in The Half-Blood Prince. This is a tapestry called “The...

September 2, 2014
Comments 12
FOTD, Made-Up History, Miscellaneous

Face of the Day

Growing with vs. outgrowing makeup

Published by Carina

It seems a little absurd to me when I realise that my obsession with — or even just consumption of — makeup began about 10 or so years ago....

September 14, 2022
Comments 0
Features, FOTD, Miscellaneous, Personal

FOTD: Here comes the sun

Published by Carina

So, after a long hiatus from mixing it up and dressing up and making myself reach for non-offensive “everyday” makeup, I’ve lately been making a bit of extra effort...

August 14, 2018
Comments 0
FOTD

FOTD: Hello, Rome

Published by Carina

Hiya, I finally managed to take good photos of my makeup before it got too dark out! I’ve been feeling pretty bored and repetitive, so I ~tried~ to play...

March 9, 2016
Comment 1
FOTD

FOTD: Vela

Published by Carina

I wore this look to a book launch and an exhibit, and I thought it was a good time to play around with makeup, aka Not an Office Look....

December 9, 2015
Comments 4
FOTD

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ILIA Beauty Lip Swatch Video + Swatches

A few months ago, I did an ILIA Roundup, in which I spoke a bit about the ILIA products I have, up until that point, tried. I started thinking...

April 23, 2015
Comments 3

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