Etude House Color My Brows 02

It's weird to not have matching hair and eyebrows.


 Since I've used the Etude House Hot Style Bubble Hair Color Natural Brown, which made my hair quite lighter than it was before; I needed something to match my eyebrows. I was thinking of getting the MAC brow set but luckily, I chanced upon the Etude House Color My Brows mascara which only cost Php328, a fraction of the price of the MAC one.  It comes in 2 colors- one that's for a darker brown color and another for a lighter shade of brown. I got the 02 which is the light brown and I believe it perfectly matches the 03 shade of the hot style bubble hair color.

This product is easy to apply. It's just like mascara for your brows. Here's how the applicator looks like:

The mascara has some shimmer to it but it looks pretty natural when applied on the brows. Here's how it looks like on my brows.

L-without; R-with

I love it so much I even got myself a back up. This is the very first time I have a back up of anything make up wise. 

Just a tip that might be helpful (I’ve read this somewhere though I haven't tried it out myself but here goes :)
You can get a few more uses on a mascara by standing it in a glass of warm water or by heating it up with a hair dryer. 

I hope this is included on the Pre-holiday sale of Etude House happening on September 15 to October 15! :)

Elf Endless Eyes Pro Eyeshadow Palette

This palette retails $10 at the elf website but I got it at a local multiply store for Php800. Not bad, right?

This elf palette has an awesome array of colors from bold ones like pinks, blues, and greens to neutral ones like browns and blacks. There are a lot of colors for everyone's preference. Aside from the variety of colors, the eye shadows also have a variety of finishes-there are matte and shimmery ones.

 
The eye shadows on the palettes are a combination of hits and misses. There are ones with good pigmentation like this and there are of course blah ones. (there would be no photo for that as it would just be a waste)

Overall, this palette is a good one to have if you're new to eye shadows like me and would like to practice your eye shadow application skills and experiment with a variety of colors. 

          

Etude House Welcome to Wonder Lip Land Palette+ Swatches

This lip palette costs Php798 and you get 18 fun and vibrant lip colors (12 are rouge and 6 are gloss). If we do a little math, you only pay 44 for each color, pretty inexpensive, right?

(here's a side-by-side size comparison of the iPhone 4 and the EH Wonder Lip Land Palette)

 

The Wonder lip land palette is compact and can be toted around in your purse. Although it may be small, it houses a variety of colors from pinks, reds, and nudes. The colors are creamy and can be easily applied on the lips. They have nice pigmentation and are moisturizing too. The palette comes with a two-sided brush but I haven’t used it to apply the lip colors as I prefer to use my finger instead (I make sure I have clean hands first before applying of course). The smell of the product reminds me of crayons. It smells waxy. I personally don’t mind but for others this might not be a good thing. The lip colors don’t last on the lips for long especially when you eat or drink. Retouching is a must after doing so.

 

Anyway here are the swatches of each color. I’ve used one lip color each day for the past eighteen days.

Column 1 (from top to bottom)

Column 2 

Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

Column 6

Overall, I love this palette as I’ve pretty much used and abused it for the past month.

 

Have you tried the Etude House Wonder Lip Land Palette? ツ        

Careline Lip Gloss Enriched with Vitamin E in 104, 105, and 106

Careline Lip Gloss Enriched with Vitamin E has 4.4g of product housed in a cute test tube packaging . It is affordable at only Php60 a piece. 

I decided to give them a try and I picked out colors 104, 105, and 106.   


I was expecting these glosses be a little bit sheer (something like that of elf plumping lip glazes) but I was dead wrong! These lipglosses are uber pigmented that they could pass off as liquid lipsticks. I ike the scent of the product as it reminds me of watermelons. The consistency is thick and but it goes smoothly on the lips. I don't like that it's sticky, though.    


104 is like a barbie pink color 
105 is a deep red color and
106 is a nude-ish color

104 makes me look anemic (how sad I was so looking forward to trying this the most out of the three, oh well). 106 is way too glittery for my taste. I would have loved it otherwise if wasn't  too glittery. 105 looked pretty good but I don't really see myself wearing red gloss everyday.


Anyway below is a picture of the 106 gloss on my lips. Pardon the messy application. Red is a tricky color to apply.

 I'm only wearing the 106 lipgloss in that picture. See what I mean when I say uber pigmented? 


Overall, I like it (1 of the 3 glosses) but I'm not way over the moon on the product. 
Have you tried this product yet? 
I'm willing to try out the other colors though. Any recommendations? 

The Face Shop HD-Perfect BB Cream SPF 30/PA++

     

     I’m not so knowledgeable about BB creams. The Face Shop is the only brand I’ve tried so far. I didn’t want to be too bold and try out other brands as I don’t want the risk of breaking out. The same goes for my skincare; if something worked out for me I’d continue using it for as long as it remains effective on me. Although if I get bored with a certain product, I’d experiment using others from the same brand.  I took a chance once on the Pure Berry BB cream and I was glad that I didn’t break out with it so when I finally ran out , it was a no-brainer for me to go to Face Shop to pick up my next BB cream. This time I chose the HD-Perfect BB cream. It came in two sizes: the trial size which contains 20ml (Php 495) and the full sized one (Php 995). I got the trial sized first to see whether I like the product or not. As much as possible though when it comes to BB creams, I don’t like getting the full sized ones because I don’t feel like I’d be able to use it all up before their expiry. My Pure Berry BB cream lasted about 8 months on me. Anyway going back to the product, I feel like it would last for a couple of months too since you only need a little amount per application. You also don’t want to over apply as you might end up looking like a vampire.

     This BB cream claims to meticulously conceal skin flaws and blemishes while covering widened pores and uneven skin surface to provide smooth HD skin appearance. This one has a slightly thick consistency but it's no problem blending it on the face. It definitely feels a little heavy on the skin since it has a better coverage than the Pure Berry one. I’d say it probably has medium coverage but it wouldn’t totally conceal pores and dark circles so I suggest using a concealer for the latter.  I personally don’t use it on a daily basis as I feel like it might clog my pores. I have used this for a couple of special occasions and top it off with the elf HD powder. The combination of the two products look good on photos. I’d like to try the Hydro Splash BB cream next but in the meantime I have to finish this one first.