Make up for life: Contouring Palette

Hi everyone!

Today I wanted to share with you my recent contour palette.

As in legit matte contouring palette.

Yeah..OMG!

You just don't know how excited I am to try this out!

Well to begin with,

Sad to say, I don't have that prominent cheekbones.

Like those dream cheekbones we see from Hollywood.

Mine is more like of an Asian I guess? 

Well anyway, that's the purpose of these palette.

 To create and enhance what we gals have.

Exactly like.."stop hatin', just appreciate" ayt?

Next, it was hard to find a matte contouring product.

 I only got these two bronzers to use before, one from LA colors and one from Guerlain.

I was also afraid it would become orange-y on me or muddy. But no, this didn't happen with

my new legit contouring palette as I can customize the shade since I had four colors on it.

So the packaging looks like this on the photo below. Comes in a cutie black box with

a design of princess-y carriage and the brand label. Notice the phrase "Make up for life"---love it! ^_^

And here's the palette per se. Pro-like? Aha!

The case is 12cm x 11cm. Sleek and surprisingly convenient to bring on travelling.

Upon opening the palette you'd see four matte pans with 4.2cm diameter.

I'm pretty sure this would last me a long time before I hit pan.

So there are two highlighters and two contouring powders.

Two highlighters consist of matte white highlighter on left and a little yellowish ivory white on the right. 

Two contouring powders consist of a lighter matte brown and a darker matte brown.

 I just love to use this palette lately!
 Like so-so-so much!

Perfect for daytime or night time use.

 Just apply with light hand during the day okay?

They all blend well also. And oh, I love to use them with my ELF 

or the angled blush brush from Beauty Cosmetics which you can see HERE.

Not that I don't like the brush that it comes with, I'm just more comfortable using brushes with long handles.

It's also multi-functional as I also use this on my lids and on my brows.

If you'd been a reader of my blog for such a long time

 then you'll definitely know how much I love nudes and neutrals haha!

 And oh, here's a past post on how I do contouring and highlighting, please click HERE.

I just exactly do the same technique 'til now.

L’Oreal claims that this eyeshadow will be intense, sweatproof, waterproof, crease resistant, and will last 24 hours? This is Eternal Black–a midnight black with silver shimmers & I am in love with it! I am attending a Black Tie Dinner at the end of the month & want to do a smokey eye, I have been umming & Ahhing about buying Chanel' illusion d'ombre 'Mirifique' but didn't have a spare £24! Hanging around... So I began my quest for a cheaper alternative.... £3.86 from eBay... My post begins! I really wanted something similar to the Chanel as I own 4 of them & love them, I had also heard rumours that these are very similar to Armani Eyes to Kill shadows.. I own around 6 of the Infallible admittedly over half of them are shades that are only available in America, I really like them so when I saw swatches of this stunning black shadow with Sparkle, it just looked stunning. I was going to buy from Boots but just thought I'd have a look on eBay & got an absolute bargain.. Brand new & sealed but £4 cheaper *happy Girl* The photo's definitely do not do the product justice, In real life it is so sparkly & pretty, I wear it with a little of the Iced Latte in the corners of my eyes & brow bone with this over my lid & a little in my crease, giving me an instant smokey eye. I think I am going to invest in a few more shades from this range as all 6 so far have impressed me, I wear with an eye primer & have had great lasting results & plenty of comments. What's your go to eye products for a smokey eye?

 L’Oreal claims that this eyeshadow will be intense, sweatproof, waterproof, crease resistant, and will last 24 hours? This is Eternal Black–a midnight black with silver shimmers & I am in love with it! I am attending a Black Tie Dinner at the end of the month & want to do a smokey eye, I have been umming & Ahhing about buying Chanel' illusion d'ombre 'Mirifique' but didn't have a spare £24! Hanging around... So I began my quest for a cheaper alternative.... £3.86 from eBay... My post begins!

I really wanted something similar to the Chanel as I own 4 of them & love them, I had also heard rumours that these are very similar to Armani Eyes to Kill shadows.. I own around 6 of the Infallible admittedly over half of them are shades that are only available in America, I really like them so when I saw swatches of this stunning black shadow with Sparkle, it just looked stunning. I was going to buy from Boots but just thought I'd have a look on eBay & got an absolute bargain.. Brand new & sealed but £4 cheaper *happy Girl*

The photo's definitely do not do the product justice, In real life it is so sparkly & pretty, I wear it with a little of the Iced Latte in the corners of my eyes & brow bone with this over my lid & a little in my crease, giving me an instant smokey eye.

I think I am going to invest in a few more shades from this range as all 6 so far have impressed me, I wear with an eye primer & have had great lasting results & plenty of comments.

What's your go to eye products for a smokey eye?

My Beauty WISHTREND

YOUTHFUL & GLOWING SKIN

~How I miss you! Please come back!~

So lately I've been feeling kinda drained and exhausted due to lack of sleep and time for myself to relax.

I literally  feel tired from everyday's work and having extra things to accomplish. *sigh*

Sometimes I feel like I'm over my age of 21 years old. Oh btw, I'm turning 22 years old this coming April 6. 

Hope to have a wonderful celebration then! Seriously, all that I wish for myself is regaining my strength, my hydrated and energetic self. Especially on  the physical aspect of my life now which I seem to neglect already. Horrible I know-yeah a little? Well that's part of growing up isn't it?  I've come to realize the real meaning of the word responsibility and learning how to manage time efficiently. 

Fortunately there's this site called WISHTREND where I can easily get my necessary skin care needs in one. And oh, I just love their mission:

"We are believing that as long as you 'WISH' to be beautiful, you will be beautiful.

　We explore all over the world to find the best cosmetics and introduce them to the beauty inspiring explorers."

- http://www.wishtrend.com/

Yes, they are widely known! Be one of their fans on facebook!

HBC Haul + Nerdy Glasses

Hi everyone!

Happy Sunday :)

I'm always excited for Sundays like this.

Time of my life to chill, relax and do this again--blogging.

For some reasons I enjoy sharing with you a part of my life, my passion to beauty. :)

With that being said, I wanted to share with you my latest haul from

HBC, "Home of Beauty Exclusives" here in Philippines.

I picked up quite a lot!

 First, they are affordable.  Second, I wanted to try this and that then let you know what I think about 'em, share some tips to prolly bring the best out of the products and etc.

San San Age Defense Pressed Powder in 02 (PHP 125.00)

Randomly asked the sales personnel why is their 02 lighter than 01. 

Yeah, 02 is their lightest shade.

She told me 01 is Natural--I figured out it's the usual color of Filipina. 

Not fair nor dark-morena.

San San Age Defense Blush in no. 02 (PHP 101.00)

It looks a lil' mauve on pan but don't be deceived.

It is a beautiful shimmery blush that leans more on pink side.

Definitely adds a natural glow on my cheeks and livens up my pale face color.

LOVE THIS BLUSH!

 I'll show you more photos soon.

Well, being a cheek-chic, I also checked out the San San Cheek blushes. 

They are the blush that comes in rectangular, light blue packaging and comes with a brush.

Search on google and you'll see tons of photos of that blush.

While, I feel that this blush is an underdog. 

It doesn't come with any brush but I just love how easy it is to carry around.

The finish is different, this feels more fine and the sheen to it is more gorge!

San San Lip Gloss in no. 02 (PHP 65.00)

(Whoa, I never knew I picked up the same shade numbers not until now. Haha!)

To me this looks more of a lip balm based on the packaging. But let's see I haven't tried it yet.

Then of course, nail polishes!

See my nail stuff HERE.

So I picked up the colors I'm currently into-Nudes and Spring colors.

But honestly I love wearing almost all nail polish color haha.

To me, it just depends on your outfit and style.

And oh, mind you gals, I'm so happy to find the two colors I really wanted to try--the light blue and light purple. With regards to the light pink, it seems to be lil' sheer than what I've expected. 

But nonetheless, they have nice color pay-off and affordable in price.

The nude color I chose is called "TOUCH OF TAN" and the light blue which I super love for this summer is named "WARM BLUE". Both priced PHP 37.00 each.

Allue is a brand which HBC also carries. 

Their line has a lot of cute designs intended for young age.

And since I still have that cutie-patootie look... (just kidding :p )
I picked up this two lacquers mainly because I liked the color.

The light pink is named as "PORTIA PASTEL" and it does come with little pink glitters.

And the purple is named "PUMPIN PURPLE".  Both priced PHP 25.00 each

Then a few more grabs from the department store.

RED nerdy glasses without grades for fashion sake I suppose haha.

You must know I luuurv RED and PURPLE muchie :)

 So yeah I guess that's much of a sharing for this latest haul.

Feel free to lemme know if you have an HBC favorite product and I might as well try 'em out myself.

I like how affordable they are.

 And oh, I've seen their skin care line. 

Any recommendations ladies?

It's your time to share! :)

Btw, If you'd want to win nail polish sets then kindly click HERE to enter the current giveaway.

Stay safe! Happy weekend! :)

Bourjois flower perfection primer

The first step for a smooth and beautified complexion! This translucent primer evens out and refines the skin’s texture, visibly hiding pores, blemishes and fine lines, leaving the skin looking flawless. Its melt-in airbrush texture leaves the complexion silky smooth.

I love the packaging, that is one of the things that drew me to it, I am a sucker for small or travel sized products...The primer itself has a very light pink colour, but it is colourless once applied to the skin. The texture is really strange, it feels silky but powdery, once applied the my face it seems to melt into place.

 It does make my pores less noticeable and my skin look and feel a better texture. My oiliness is managed better than with other primers I have used and my makeup does last longer than without a primer.

It can be used alone or before applying foundation to make its application easier and prolong its hold, It is Non-pore blocking, with an oil-free formula, Enriched with wild azalea flower extract to protect cells’ youth. It is £9.99 for 7ml. Which seems quite expensive but I only use a little bit & after a month of using it I still have 3/4 left.

Do you use a Primer, if so What's your favourite one? 

Today, I decided to rock long black and beige patterned gaucho pants with a black scarf, shirt and flats. Scarf and Shirt by H&M; Pants by Urban Outfitters; Shoes by J Crew What do you think? Comment Below if you think this look is HOT or NOT.

Today, I decided to rock long black and beige patterned gaucho pants with a black scarf, shirt and flats.

Scarf and Shirt by H&M; Pants by Urban Outfitters; Shoes by J Crew

What do you think? Comment Below if you think this look is HOT or NOT.