Happy New Year to all! I know it's kind of a late greetings but hey, better late than never 😉
So today I thought I'll fill you in on what's new in my make up collection (not like I have tons of it, but us girlies are always nosey of each others make up bags and or our little or massive stash of make up collection).
Also, don't we want to kind of update our collection (big or small) with what's new or what's hyped - up in the market.
So here I'll show you what I have gathered on the later part of 2017 and early part of Janaury 2018.
I'll try to put this in order, like from what month I have purchased all these items.
So, I went to the big city Manila - capital of the Philippines "for non - Filipino readers info" last November 2017 for a mini vacation. Back home where I came from, malls has a limited supply of make up brands (like we only have two malls here) so I thought maybe I can get some new make up products in the metro.
I went to SM Marikina as my sister lives nearby and I thought I'll get myself some new make up. SM Marikina has a few make up counters but not as big as the one in SM Aura nor as massive as the Selfridges in London (which I love going btw). So their make up there was mostly drugstore and
some are local and I think Korean (correct me if I'm wrong). So I thought I'll have a go (I mean why not right?)
I first went straight away to the L'oreal Paris counter. I love L'oreal so much. Their foundations are one of the best in the drugstore range and I purchased the L'oreal Infallible Pro - Matte in shade 103 Natural Buff. I was matching my skin colour with it (which is I guess kind of fair to medium). It just blend in like skin and whew I got it straight away. I have used this foundation before when I was still in the UK and I loved it so much. I also used their L'oreal Lumi Magique foundation and their L'oreal
True Match powder foundation back then (with powder foundation I am currently using MAC Studio Fix under the shade NC35 and the Chanel Le Beiges in shade N°30 - which is a bit dark on me). I use powder foundation when I feel like my liquid foundation is too dewy or if my skin is just too oily. The L'oreal True Match powder foundation is really good. I love using it.
With the L'oreal Infallible Pro Matte foundation - as it says in its container is wearable for 24 hours. I am not gonna say that it is, based on my experience yes it can last the whole day but it all depends on what you are doing - but 24 hours with no touch up, I really don't think so. But anyway it has a good finish and it suits me really well. I don't find it caking on me.
And the third one on the items that I have purchased is the Liquid Sharp Eyeliner by The Style Missha which is a Korean brand (as it says on the label). This eye liner dries up quickly which I think is good but you need to apply twice to make it look nicer and it doesn't smudge. But to tell you the truth, I am such a sucker when it comes to eye liner. I am not good in applying it especially this type, which is a brush type liner. I just find it so difficult to do and I haven't used this after my first application (lol, my bad). I think as they say practice makes perfect. So I just really need to keep on practicing.
On that same month November 2017, I also got the BareMinerals Go Nude or Make a Statement 8-piece mini lipstick. I didn't purchase this. I asked my other half to get this for me in John Lewis (a UK shopping mall) as he got a voucher for John Lewis from his work place and asked me if I want to get something from them - so of course I said yes (obviously - cheeky laugh). I know we already have a John Lewis Home in the Philippines but of course only limited to home stuff. This lippie was £30 which is I think around P2,010.00 converted to Philippine pesos with £1 = P67 exchange rate.
I think we don't have BareMinerals here in the Philippines yet but maybe there are some online shops that caters for this kind of brand. You can check out Look Fantastic for reference
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| From L-R: The Nudes: Kitty , Love, Mantra, XO |
have a burger for lunch then you need to reapply after. Below are the swatches of these four mini lippies.
These colours for me are quite good colours but the Kitty one kind of looks pale on me but the other three is quite good. They are really quick to apply as it just slides on your lips. I find it better when I put like a nude or brown-ish colour lip liner underneath.
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| From: L-R: NSFW, Seriously Red, Alpha, Tease |
The colours above can be worn day and night and these are bolder colours, except for Tease. It's like a baby pink colour and it definitely gives a nude lip for fair skin women but looks rather pale on me. The NSFW colour is definitely a bold colour but it isn't my colour. I would still wear this of course but only say when I' am going out at night and if this colour was matte. This kind of lipstick colour can be worn with a minimal eye make up, giving a statement and focus on the lipstick itself. In this group Alpha is my favourite. It has a nice strike on my complexion. It just suits me well. And I love how it isn't extremely bright nor too dark. Swatches are below:
So let's now go to my December 2017 purchase. This time I discover this online shop called Calyxta.com. So this isn't just a beauty online store but is also a magazine. By the time I looked in their website - their sales were on going! My inner shopaholic self straight away grabs the opportunity and got myself some new make up products. Below are items from Milani Cosmetics, which I heard a long time ago and they have lots of good reviews. And one from a brand called W7 which is a brand from the UK, although I have never seen it in the drugstore shelf nor heard of it. I guess I was just not looking properly, but thanks goodness I found about this brand now.
Milani Cosmetics. Yes, these items below are really good. Especially the lippie. It's a liquid creme matte lipstick, it's nude, good for everyone and whenever I wear it I get a lot of compliments. The baked blush is a little bit orangey on me. I still like it though because it gives a nice shine, kind of like blusher going to highlighter kind of thing. You just really need to put a little as it goes a long way. The brow colour which comes with a brush and brow tamer also gets a lot of use on me. It's in 03 medium. I think this colour will suit everyone too.
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| From L-R: W7 Glowcomotion Shimmer Highlighter Eyeshadow 03 Medium Brown Stay Put Brow Colour MilaniBaked Blush in 05 Luminoso Milani Amore Matte Lip Creme |
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| From L-R: W7 Glowcomotion, Milani Baked Blush, Amore Matte Lip Creme, Stay Put Brow Colour |
Let's talk about the highlighter. The W7 Glowcomotion is one heck of a highlighter! I love it so much. It gives me that satisfying glow on my face and it's not even that pricey (P470.00) (£7.00) in British Pounds. I was so into buying the Becca highlighter when I was still in the UK but we all know how pricey it is. I was and is still currently using my drugstore highlighter which is the N°7 Limited Edition 80th Anniversary Radiant Shimmer - this is like a powder shimmer which you can put all over your face but for me this is more of a highlighter. I don't think N°7 products are readily accessible here, I know of Beauty Manila online shop which caters for this brand but they don't have the whole range. I switched to W7 Glowcomotion as I have already hit pan on my N°7 and I am still getting the same effect.
And to the last batch of make up items that made it to my 2017 addition are below:
These are just random make up products that I picked whenever I feel like testing it or like the Maybelline Baby Lips, I just thought I needed a lip balm so I picked it up (I am btw a lip balm addict..ooppss) I mean who isn't? Maybelline Baby Lips, always delivers. It's a lip balm and it has a minty thing on it which I like and kind of make my lips a little plumper. It has a nice shine and makes your lips moisturise. Very much hydrating. It's a go to lip balm for everyday use.
And then the BYS Brow Tint - Which I was in a total rush and purchasing it while rushing has never been a good idea. I mean who agrees with me here, please raise your right hand? 😉 This product really confuses me. I have tried experimenting using it with brush or this tint on its own but I just can't seem to give it a good go. So yes, this has been on my shelf and is very rarely used.
The last ones are the Miniso Smudge Proof Eyeliner which is great and I am still trying to do my cat eye using this. I like that this is like a pen, easy to use compare to the brush type eyeliner. And the Maybelline Color Blur which is in shade 40 "My My Magenta". I love this colour, very summery colour, it's matte and it suits me well.
So there you go guys, what a very long blog I guess. I hope you all enjoyed my little input and kind of review on these products. Again, the colours, the shades, it will all vary on different skin tone, your lips colour and its ph. What will be good for me might not be good for you or might not suit you, so just a little bit of disclaimer there.
Anyhow, thank you very much and see you again on the next one 😊
Yours,
K xxx
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