Author: Carina

Blush Crush: Shiseido Luminizing Satin Face Color in RS302

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I didn’t mean to buy any blush. I was just innocently looking for a lip pencil, when this little baby caught my eye. “Is it matte?” I asked. “We don’t have any mattes, but this has no shimmer,” the super nice SA said. Good enough for me. I’d been looking for a rosy blush that’s darker and less shimmery than NARS’ Orgasm, because let’s face it, you transform into a Cullen glitter bomb under yellow light. Although I was highly impressed by NARS’ Sin, I “needed” something warmer and more matte for some non-Sin days. Enter Shiseido’s Luminizing Satin Face Color in RS 302 (Tea Rose)! It’s a dusty rose that looks a bit reddish in certain light. As the name suggests, the this blush has a satin finish so there’s a subtle glow instead of an overpowering shimmer. Tea Rose is the darkest shade of blush that Shiseido offers. The powder itself is finely-milled and applies smoothly. It has really, really subtle shimmer and looks almost matte in the pan. It’s true to color, …

Snoe Beauty: Rouge Deluxe Complete Lip Care in Plum Crazy

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I must confess: all these beauty bloggers raving about Snoe Beauty’s Rouge Deluxe lippies and foundation has gotten me very curious about the brand. After a bit of internet sleuthing, I found out that it was a local brand (!) and that got me even more curious. Right after my makeup ban was lifted, I went online and bought some products from their online store. I got my loot after one working day! Because I didn’t want to go overboard, as I am wont to do, I picked two cosmetic products, namely a Rouge Deluxe in Plum Crazy, and the Poudre Phenomenon, which is a “pore erasing HD powder.” For now, let me talk about the Rouge Deluxe! Snoe’s Rouge Deluxe is: an oil-infused rich and creamy lip color in the season’s hottest hues. It will hydrate, nourish, and revitalize lips. While delivering long-lasting color, this product works to smoothen and soften the lips, making your pout extra kissable. edited to only the most fashionable shades, it’s impossible to pick one. Without: parabens, sulfates, synthetic …

December Partial Haul: Shiseido, Maybelline & Snoe Beauty.

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In case you didn’t know, there has been a weird sale going on at Watson’s and the Health and Beauty section at SM Megamall. I say weird because it’s been going on for quite a while now, and also because I have no idea what the mechanics are. Just that they all have promos and that I have found it very hard to resist said sales. Last Sunday, I took home a couple of products from Shiseido, which is a brand I’d been meaning to try, and also a mascara from Maybelline, which I have reviewed here. From Shiseido, I treated myself to a “Smoothing Lip Pencil,” a “Luminizing Satin Face Color,” and a “Lacquer Rouge,” which I feel like is similar to Revlon’s Liquid Lipsticks and Guerlain’s Rouge G L’Extraits. I got these products at 30% off (20% + 10% off if I reach Php 1,500). I believe the sale will last until the end of the month, so get on it! From Snoe Beauty, a local brand, I ordered the Poudre Phenomenon, which …

Drugstore Finds: Maybelline’s The Falsies Volum’Express Waterproof Mascara

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I’d been jonesing for good black mascara for quite some time now. Mariko suggested the Guerlain mascara, but since I am trying to cut back on beauty purchases, I thought it would be prudent to look for a good enough drugstore brand (for now). I first heard about Maybelline’s Volum’Express The Falsies Waterproof Mascara (phew!) from a video by Ingrid Nilsen, or Miss Glamorazzi. She mentions “The Falsies Flared” mascara in her I ♥ Drugstore Makeup video, but I do believe we only have this variation so I went ahead and got it. The wand is pretty dense and is curved (like a spoon!), I suppose to mimic the eye shape. As you can probably tell, this mascara is after volume. Let’s see how well it fares in that department? No mascara. After 1 layer of The Falsies on curled lashes. After 2 layers of The Falsies on curled lashes. After 3 layers of The Falsies on curled lashes. I wouldn’t consider these results to be akin to applying false lashes… though they do add …

Drugstore Finds: e.l.f. Eye Colors & Falsies

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Because Sarie was trying to spend all of the store credit from her Crossings gift certificates, she gave the rest to me after buying a bowl-type of contraption. There were e.l.f. products there so I picked my poison and got a) a pair of falsies (my first!), b) two cream shadow duos, and c) another one of the quad things, like the one I mentioned in my Makeup Starter Kit post. Natural Lash Kit. In the kit are a pair of black lashes and a small plastic vial of glue. This is my first ever pair of falsies and I quite liked them a lot, though they make me look, in my opinion, quite strange and foreign to myself. I suspect that’s because I’m not used to “flirty” lashes, but they are quite cute. The lashes are interspersed in long and short lengths. And it’s fairly easy to apply, though I wonder if this is something I need to trim (I don’t know how to tell). The glue is decent and is easy to remove. …

FOTD: Young Star Yearbook + pre-TNAD

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I posted my FOTD for the Tama na ang Drama launch, but what I didn’t say was that that was what I wore to a photoshoot for a Young Star feature. We were told to wear “picnic clothes,” so I stuck to practicality (lol) and wore cargo pants, a nice, breezy white top, and a scarf for, I don’t know, flair or something. Anyway, just posting this FOTD again, because my lipstick choice is more apparent here, in this outtake: Lips: NARS Sheer Lipstick (Vendanges) In case you want to read the write-up, you may do so here. If you want to see the rest of the look, click here.

Link Love: My favorite beauty posts this week (12/15)

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Here are some reads I enjoyed last week, in case you missed them! Hope they are useful for you. 🙂 The Basic Makeup Application Tutorial by Messy Wands Ask Temptalia: 2012 Edition Holiday Skincare Tips: How to Beautify Your Skin by Renee Rouleau on Temptalia Makeup Expiration: When to Get Rid of your Old Cosmetics by Project Vanity How to Sanitize Your Makeup by Project Vanity Evil Queen Makeup Inspired by Charlize Theron in Snow White & The Huntsman by My Funny Valentine A Holiday Party Eye Makeup Look with Purple, Bronze & Gold by Makeup and Beauty Blog Amanda & Anne’s Beauty Break down for Les Miserables Premiere by Christophe & Johnny Le Métier de Beauté Bauhaus Eye Kaleidoscope: Swatches & Review by Cogitation Project Mari Malek on Into the Gloss The Makeup: Sk8r Girl Sheila Marquez by Into the Gloss Fyrrinae Week Part I by Drivel About Frivol Step-by-Step Holiday Look 2 (purple gradient) by Nicole’s Beauty Blog Gift Ideas for Beauty Lovers by Phyrra And, from the week before, but still worth …