FAVORITES: July 2012

AAH! This is so hard! :P I have been feeling super sleepy and SUPER lazy today. BUT I think a responsible blogger [ naks naman! ], do her "job" first before doing anything else. hehe I just want to get this out of the way, that's why I am doing it now. :P


Anyways, HAPPY AUGUST! ♥ It is unbelievably crazy how time flies! I feel like I just posted my June Favorites the other day. BUT the brighter side is, my Follower of Month will start this month. And next month, is going to be my birthday month. WOOT! Exciting months to come. :) 

So, I will stop blabbing and start talking about the main topic, my July 2012 Favorites! :) 

These are the products I am loving for the month of July. Some of them I already featured in my June faves. But I still included them here. I had to narrow down the products because I feel like everything is my favorite. And that is just crazy! :P

Anyways, let us start off with the body products.

 

1. Herbench So In Love moisturizing lotion. 

I got this early last year, I believe. And I loved it ever since. There was a time that I stopped using it, but I just rediscovered ad got hooked again. I only put lotion on my hands though, I don't really like the feel of it on my legs and wherever else. :) 

2. Zen Zest Tangerine eau de toilette

Again, I loved this ever since I got it. I got it late last year. And I am hooked! But I still have quite a few amount because I tend to switch scent every now and then. I love this for everyday!

3. ESCADA Marine Groove perfume

I love this! I don't use it everyday though. But I love the sweet scent of it. And it lasts all day! I love it!!!

And then my face products. :) 

4. Revlon Colorstay 24 Hour Foundation

I have been using this foundation for the past month. And yes, I love it of course! 

I did a product comparison on this and the San San foundation. Check that out HERE. 

5. 4U2 dreamGirl Faith BB Cream 

I have been using this quite a lot as well. And I like it, kind of. I love the smooth finish it leaves my skin. I also did a recent review on this HERE.

6. 4U2 dreamGirl  Lovelight BB Powder

This I am loving, so far. I have used this ALONE for a a couple of days and I love it. I will review it very soon. :) 

7. Krave's Pretty Young Thin

OH! Another awesome product from the brand. I am a big fan of contouring, and as you all know I LOVE the ELF Duo. But this one is amazing as well. I love it! 

Review soon! :) 

8. Nichido True Color Collection Powder Blush in SUNKISSED

Sun KIsses?! I LOVE IT! hehe I am obsessing over sun kissed-y looks. And this blush really gives you that glow. :)

9. Krave's Oil Eliminator and Skin Hydrator

I need this in my life. I SWEAR! 

Read my review here.

10 4U2 Together Double Blush in No. 04

I am really loving orange-y blushes. And this one is a good one! 

Review soon.:D

 For the lip products.  

11. Maybelline Colorsensational in Fifth Ave. Fuchsia

PERFECT COLOR! I love love love it! SUPER LOVE! 

I will review it soon. [ click HERE if you want to see the color. ]

12. NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in Addis Ababa

I am running low on this but I love this product. It isn't that pigmented on my lips but I love that it looks like a "lip tint" or something. 

13. Tony Moly Lip and Cheek Tint in Cherry

I use this a lot this past month. I am loving this on my lazy days. And I have been super lazy lately. hehe

14. Carmex Lipbalm

Oh! I don't need to say more. I am obsessed with this product. It never fails me. I love love LOVE it! REVIEW HERE! 

The tools and eye products that I am using a lot lately. 

15. Loreal Voluminous Mascara

I love it. Enough said. :P  [ Review ]
 

16.  NYX Jumbo eye pencil in Milk

I have been very lazy this past month. So, almost everyday I will just dab a little amount of this on my tear ducts and use it under a shimmery white eye shadow, then I'm good to go. 

17. Nichido mineral Kohl pencil in Onyx 

I use this for tight lining. And yeah, I do that almost every day.

18. ELF FLat Top Powder brush

I love it! Raved about it here. :P  

19. ELF Mechanical Lash Curler

This is included on the 5 piece eye set that I got last June. [ haul here.]

I will review this / compare this on my Marrionaud Lash Curler soon. :)

RANDOM FAVORITES.
Starting now I will also share with you guys "random" favorites. I will share with you guys my FAVORITE MOVIE that I have watched this month. FAVORITE MUSIC, YOUTUBER and BLOGGER. I think that's super fun! :D


FAVORITE MOVIE
♥ 3 Idiots.

This movie is a 2009 Indian movie. I just saw this last month, and I can say that I love it. It is a 3 hour long movie. Its a must watch! I swear! It has a lot of morals and the story is really good! ♥

FAVORITE MUSIC
♥ A thousand years by Christina Perri

I know I am so late. hehe But I have bee blurting this song out EVERY DAY! It's crazy, I am crazy obsessed with it. ♥

FAVORITE YOUTUBER
♥ missglamorazzi

 I think she is so pretty. :) I have been hearing a lot about her before from other youtubers, but haven't really got the chance to check her out. Last month, I have been watching her videos non stop! ♥

FAVORITE BLOGGER
♥ The Beauty Junkee

I bet a lot of you already know Miss Martha. She is gorgeous, isn't she?! I have been learning a lot from her blog. Yes, she use high end products most of the time. But her blog is really helpful. ♥

So, that's another favorites post! :) We're another month closer to December! WOOT WOOT! I hope you guys have a great August. I know we will all have one! Let us claim it! :) I hope you enjoyed that. See you soon! MWAH MWAH!

If you have any suggestions or questions, do not hesitate to contact me. 

Do you want me to try any product?! What are your faves this month!? 

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Random: Recall of July 2012 Posts

 WARNING: PHOTO HEAVY AND SUPER LONG POST :P 

Hi guys! :) Today, here in the Philippines, it is raining non stop! And as a lot of you already know, there's something about the rain that I am obsessed with. The raindrops are music to my ears. I really love it. But what I don't like about it is that, it makes me feel sleepy! I am sooo lazy and super sleepy the whole day.

Anyways, 2 more days til August. And I cannot believe it. I think it's a joke! :D It's crazy! After August, it's September again. WOAH! UNBELIEVABLE! I am not exaggerating or whatever.hehe :D I really cannot believe it. 

SOOO YEAH! Enough of the rambling. :P

So, this month. My goal was to AT LEAST have 20 posts. And I am super happy to reach my goal. I even went beyond that, and it really makes me happy! :) 

For those of you who missed some of my posts or those who just want to read back.

 Here are my posts for July 2012. ♥ Thanks for everyone who are there no matter what happen. *sniff sniff* hehe.  

Of course, I will start off with my giveaway. BTW, it is still on going. :) Check it out!

I am giving away 2 Ever Bilena lippies, 1 BeautyUK lip lust and an earring. PLUS a mystery gift. it will end on August 3, 2012.

a little THANK YOU giveaway 

 

My first BOTD featuring my leopard-ish bag from SM. :) 

BOTD: Bag of the Day 06/29/12 

 

 I reviewed my favorite mascara as of the moment. AH!

Wanna know why I love it? Read it! :) 

Review : Loreal Voluminous Mascara

 

That week I also reviewed a Caress nail polish. 

Review : Caress Nail Polish 

 

I also did my FIRST COLLABORATION POST with the beautiful Michelle Magramo of Micmic's Corner. We did our verison of Day and/to Night Makeup. 

Day and Night Makeup 

I also showed you guys how I sanitize my makeup products. 

HOW TO: Sanitize your Makeup

And then I introduced to you guys my PILLOW TIME FRIDAY. And to those of you who don't know that, it is like my "personal life" friday. I share with you random stuffs for you guys to get to know me a little bit more. 

And my first one is all about. PET PEEVES.

PILLOW TIME: Top 3 Pet Peeves 

And here is my review on my HG bronzer from ELF. Amazing product! :)

Read my post to know why ♥

Review: ELF Contouring Blush and Bronzing Powder

Then I shared with you guys my RED lipstick "collection." 

my RED lipsticks 

 

That week I was kind of down and whatever. So, I explained and shared a little bit of what's happening on this Pillow Time Friday. 

Pillow Time: Heart to Heart

 Here is my review on my HG, super favorite blotting powder ever! :) The amazing, Clean and Clear.

Review : Clean and Clear Oil Control Film

Then I did a little online shopping from Skye Avenue.And I also I got a few stuffs from the ever generous, Ate Dee. :) 

 I compared and reviewed 2 drugstore liquid foundations here. The Revlon Colorstay and San San Matte foundation. I love both by the way.♥

Product Comparison: Revlon Colorstay vs San San Liquid Foundation 

And then I did a little shopping, well not little actually. :D 

HOARDED some stuffs at the mall. hehe

July 2012 Haul

 

For my Pillow Time Friday that week, my topic was this inspiring chapter from "Don't sweat the small stuff." 

Pillow Time: [ 24 ] Spend a moment every day thinking of someone to Thank  

This month I also posted my first ever FOTD using my new purchases from my last haul. 

I love the color of this new Maybelline lipstick that I bought. :) 

FOTD: Fuchsia

I also reviewed my FAVORITE brush from ELF. The ELF Flat top Powder Brush. ♥ LOVE IT!

Review : ELF flat top powder brush 

And here is my review on the FAMOUS Oil Eliminator and Skin Hydrator from Krave.
Review: Krave Minerale Oil Eliminator and Skin Hydrator

And another "Of-The-Day" thingy. And this time its EYES of the day. :)
I used my Beauty UK palettes in creating this look.
EOTD: Sun Kissed

And then my first TAG post. I did the 42 Makeup Questions Tag that I saw from somewhere. :D
Random: 42 Makeup Questions Tag

I also did a review on NYX's Xtreme Lip Cream. This was sent to me by Skye Avenue.
Read more if you wanna see my take on the product.
Review: NYX Extreme Lip Cream

SALE ALERT! I posted this a few days ago, but it is still on going. Visit Skye Avenue now!
SALE ALERT!

And for you guys to know me a little more. I answered 17 random questions in this tag. I swear I had fun answering this! :)
Random: !7 Questions 

 

And my latest post was my message to me dearest haters. :) 

Pillow Time: Dear Haters.

So that's it! I hope that you guys can check all those posts out, if you have time. :D For those of you who missed it, just click on the link and you're there. :) 

I hope you guys liked that. Thanks so much everyone! Stay tuned for more reviews, and anything beauty and non beauty related stuffs. Do not forget to like my FB, follow my Twitter and also follow this blog. ♥ And also, join my giveaway!

Have a good night! MWAH!

Review: NYX Xtreme Lip Cream

More than a week ago, I ordered some stuffs from Skye Avenue. [ haul HERE ]

And Ate Dee, the owner, was super nice to give me a few items to review. She gave me this NYX Xtreme Lip Cream in Nude Peach Fuzz. I haven't tried this yet but the SMLC I have. And I loved it. So, I was super excited when I got this. 

For those of you who haven't heard about NYX. It is a drugstore cosmetic brand from the US that carries lipsticks, blushes up to eye shadows. They have almost every kind of makeup. I am not sure if we have NYX stores locally, but you won't have a hard time finding their products because they are all over the internet. This brand, I think, is one of the MOST famous cosmetic brand that a LOT of online shops sell nowadays. 

Anyways,the product look like this. It looks like a teeny tiny lip gloss, huh?! :) 

"Beautify your lips with this velvety rich lip cream that provides extreme pigmentation with a silky and glossy finish. This lip cream is a hybrid of lipstick, lip gloss and lip stain with intense pigmentation all in one. "

--- www.nyxcosmetics.com

It's not a gloss, nor a lipstick. I like it! :) 

The packaging looks cute and chic. I love how it perfectly fits my purse or the pockets of my bag. It can even fit inside the pocket of my jeans. Its super cute! :) 

And just like any other lip gloss, it comes with the sponge tip applicator. 

I got the shade NUDE PEACH FUZZ. And I think it really is true to its name! Its has a great color pay off. 

Here is a little hand swatch. But if you want to see me wearing it, check my EOTD that I posted yesterday. [ click HERE ] . 

I like it, but I don't love it. Lemme show you the PROS and CONS. :)

PROS.

* The consistency is thick. BUT it doesn't feel thick when you apply it. And I LOVE that about this product. ♥

* It isn't TOO glossy or shiny. It just have the perfect amount of shine. ♥

* It has a great pigmentation! ♥

* It is super cute. It fits my purse perfectly. It is small enough to even fit in my pocket. ♥

* It isn't drying. Well, I wear my Carmex lipbalm before I apply it though. 

* It makes my lips look fuller and thicker... and plumper. [ I like it.. but I don't sometimes. :P ] ♥

* It is affordable. ♥ 

CONS

* It has this weird scent. It reminds me of the clay that I love to play with when I was a kid. hehe

* It doesn't compliment my morena skin because I think I look darker every time I wear it. 

* It doesn't really last that long. After 2-3 hours, it's gone. 

Will I recommend?

Yes. It isn't a must have though. But it is a great addition in mine and your makeup stash as well. :) If you don't like it super shiny or super matte, this is perfect for you! 

Will I repurchase?

Yes. But not the same shade. I would love to try the pink and red ones. 

You can buy this product or other NYX products from Skye Avenue. I highly recommend the shop! Ate Dee is super nice. :) 

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I like it, but I don't love it. I hated didn't like it during the first few times I used it, but I am starting to appreciate it more now. :) 

I would love to try some other shades, though. I think it's just the shade that I don't like that much. 

I hope you guys enjoyed this short review. *short ba?! hehe

MWAH MWAH! ♥

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Online Shopping Haul [ JULY ]

Haul Time! hehe This past few weeks I have been avoiding the mall and online stores cause I am saving up for a few stuffs that I really want to have. I have been saving up for NAKED palette, SIGMA brush sets, MAC lipsticks and maaaany more! :) I have a goal e! hehe 

BUT, last week when I got home. I signed in to fb and the very first thing I saw was Ate Dee's / Skye Avenue's post. 

Php 500.00 OFF for a minimum purchase of 1000 pesos??!! That's such a steal! Multiply's Discount Frenzy was going on that time, and it only lasted for 30 minutes. 

So, I clicked the link and without thinking twice I bought some stuffs. hehe 

Oh and the internet was acting up that time, and I was starting to panic and all. It is crazy! I even tweeted Ate Dee asking how many time was left cause I was having a hard time with the connection and I was afraid that I won't be able to use the code. hehe 

Anyways, so I ordered Wednesday. Then I paid on Friday and got my package today, Monday. I wasn't expecting it to arrive today. So, I am a happy camper! :) 

The products were sealed nicely. I am impressed! I love that it was wrapped to assure that I will get the items without any damage. 

Here are the things I bought from Skye Avenue. 

1. Chocolate Wax Kit for Php 199.00

2. Krave Minerale's Pretty Young Thin - Php 310.00

3. Beauty UK palette in Soho - Php 300.00

and

Beauty UK palette in Earth Child - Php 300.00

All in all the total amount was 1185 but minus 500. So, I only paid 685! It was such a great deal! :) 

And then I told Ate Dee if she wants someone to review any of the products she sells. I would love to do it for her. So, she included a few others products for me to review. She's super nice! Even though I am a newbie and all. She still trusted me. ! appreciate it so much! :) 

She gave me...

* A beautiful pair of earrings

* MeMeMe Poppy Tint

* Beauty UK Lip Lust in no.11 [ Office Chic ] 

* NYX Xtreme Lip Cream in Nude Peach Fuzz

THANKS ATE! Super! :) Thank you for being so nice! ♥

All the products mentioned above are from Skye Avenue. You guys should check it out! Ate Dee, the owner, is super duper nice! I have encountered a few sellers that are nice at first, but then after you ordered and paid. GRABE! Snob na! :D But Ate Dee is'nt like that. She's super friendly even though sobrang kulit ko na. hehe THANKS again ate! :) ♥

So, you guys have to expect a lot of reviews from makeups from UK! :) I am excited! 

And also, you guys should stay tuned for a good news...very soon! ♥

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my RED lipsticks.

"Beauty, to me, is about being comfortable on your own skin.

That, or a a kick-ass red lipstick. "

                                                          --Gwyneth Paltrow

I am not a big fan of RED lipsticks. I am more of a pink and nude kind of girl. Maybe because most of the time I just want to keep everything simple. I thought RED is too much. I wasn't sure on how to pull it off. But as I explore more and discover more, I realized that every time I wear bright colored lipsticks, especially red ones, I feel more energized. It makes me feel more alive and more beautiful. It really brightens my mood. I also like wearing my red lipsticks when I feel lazy. :D I'll just put my foundation on then mascara. And then bright lipstick, I'M DONE! :) 

Red lipstick is like the LBD. It is a MUST-HAVE in every girls makeup stash. 

Here are the 6 RED lipsticks that I own. ♥ 

L-R Loreal Infallibe Lip Color in Beyonce's Red , Ever Bilena Matte lipstick in Scarlet, Ever Bilena Matte lipstick in Love that Red, NYX Round Lipstick in Snow White, NYX Round lipstick in Hero and Ever Bilena Pro Longwear lipstick in Eager

I don't use all of them because I don't think that all of them look good on me. 

Looking for the perfect shade of red for your skin tone is actually trial and error. 

NOT BECAUSE IT LOOK GOOD ON OTHER PEOPLE, DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT WILL ALSO LOOK GOOD ON YOU.

Knowing your skin tone is a huge help in looking for the right shade of red that will suit you. ♥

Hand Swatches

1 and 2.  NYX RLS in Hero and Snow White - NYX's RLS are so creamy. Hero is obviously lighter than Snow White. I think that this is shade is a perfect RED. I mean I am not sure of the undertone or whatever but whenever I see this color, I know it is red. [ I hope you guys get that. hehe ]

Snow White is pretty! It is darker than the previous one but it really add a statement to your look. It is perfect for night outs and formal events. It looks fine on me as well. Not good, not bad. :)

 

3. EB Pro Longwear lipstick in Eager - I find this lipstick a bit drying than the Matte ones. I don't know why but I like the Matte ones better. I used it once so I can't review it that much. But it is a gorgeous red with a pink undertone. It kinda looks a bit fuchsia on the picture.

4 and 5. EB Matte Lipsticks in Love that Red and Scarlet - Love that Red is my favorite out of the bunch. It is a gorgeous red with a little bit of blue undertone. Its not too dark and not too RED as well. I love it. I think it really compliments my skin tone. 

Scarlet - It is an orange-y kind of red. It makes me look a bit darker than my skintone so I don't use it as much. I used it during the summer time and I think its perfect. 

EB matte lippies are a bit drying, but with a good lip balm... PERFECT! ♥

6. Loreal Infallible lip color in Beyonce's Red - I think this color is the perfect definition for the word, RED! It is RED! The color is bright and gorgeous! Every time I wear it, people will lokk at me and they are like.... WHOA! hehe.

It is gorgeous! I love how it is long lasting and kiss proof! :) It won't go anywhere, I promise! It is a bit drying that's why you need to keep on applying the lip balm. 

It will flake when you use another lip balm or any other oil based product. Even if you eat oily foods, you will see it flake. But I love the packaging and everything else! :) 

You need to have the confidence to wear this color cause it is really a statement color.

So, those are my RED lippies. I don't own a lot but I want to try out a lot more red shades. Especially the darker ones. I really think it looks better on me than the lighter, orange-y ones. :)

Just one quick tip. :) In wearing RED or any bright colored lipstick, make sure to NOT overdo it. If you want to wear red lips for the day, make sure that you put just a minimal amount of blush and eyeshadow. You don't want to look like a clown, do you? :)

Comment, questions or suggestions. Feel free to comment below! :) 
 

~chel

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