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!

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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!

PRODUCT COMPARISON: Revlon Colorstay vs San San Liquid Foundation

If you've been following me ever since I started, maybe you already know that I have a super duper oily skin. As in to the maximum EXTREME level! It is really crazy! It is oily but not so sensitive. 

I tried using different drugstore products that helped me a bit. But I really want to look for a makeup product that will satisfy my needs.

I have tried a few liquid, cream and powder foundations that quite satisfy me. But I still haven't found my HG foundation. 

Here I will show you guys 2 liquid products that I like using as of the moment. These are 2 drugstore products.   They both claim to be very "oily skinned people" friendly. :D 

San San Matte Finish Liquid foundation

                and Revlon Colorstay foundation

San San Matte Finish Liquid Foundation

I got it at HBC for 80 pesos during their sale. 

[ Originally it costs, 132 pesos. ]

Revlon Colorstay Liquid Foundation

I got it from Chedelyn's Cosmetics on FB for Php 550. 

But on Revlon counters it is Php 800+.

REVLON 310 Warm Golden
SAN SAN in No. 03

So, I did a little bit of an "experiment" to see which foundation works better for people with oily skin. :) I took some photos as the day went by. They are both amazing but of course one is better than the other, at some points. 
So, if you want to know which is better... continue reading! ♥

At 1:48 pm, I put on my foundations. The Revlon on the LEFT and the San San on the RIGHT. 

I only used my fingers to apply the foundations on my face. 

I set it with a bit of powder using my Marionnaud Powder Brush. [ EB 3D Compact ]

And then contoured my face and out on a bit of a blush. [ ELF BLUSH AND BRONZER DUO ]

If you guys notice, the RIGHT side of my face is not as matte as the LEFT one. 

For me, the San San doesn't give off super matte finish. After you put it on, it'll leave a bit of dewiness in to your face. It glides on smoothly just like the Revlon one, but it feels a bit sticky. 

Then, after 1 hour I checked my face again and this is how it looks. 

As you can see, the RIGHT side of my face looks a bit shinier than the other one. I can feel the oil seeping through my T-zone and right cheek already. It isn't oily yet though. 

5:42 pm. It has been almost 4 hours already since I applied my foundations. 

And my face definitely looks oily! 

The oil on my LEFT side was starting to build up by that time. You can see the oil seeping through my make up. 

And on the RIGHT side, my face is super oily already. It looks like a frying pan! hehe

BTW, I didn't put any primer. I also didn't use my Oil Eliminator nor my setting spray. 

Then, after another hour. I can already feel that my face looks like a grease ball! So, I checked back and blot my face [ FOR THE FIRST TIME, TODAY ] using my FAVORITE blotting paper. 

BEFORE

AFTER BLOTTING

I wasn't able to take a nice shot of my face before blotting it. Its super duper gross! 

9:44 After more or less 8 hours, and 1 blotting. Here is how my face looks like. 
It wasn't super oily [maybe] because I blotted it. But I hope you guys can see that the RIGHT side looks oilier than the other. 

Based on this experiment, it is obvious that Revlon Colorstay is better than the San San foundation. BUT San San is also a good product considering its price! 

THE PROS and CONS 

For the San San Matte Finish foundation in No. 03 

PROS

--- It is amazing in spite of its CHEAP price!

--- Good Coverage! light- medium

--- The packaging doesn't look cheap. I think it is made out of glass. 

--- It glides on smoothly into the face. [ even though its sticky ] 

--- It contains Vitamins A, C and E. 

--- It is a good foundation for every day use. Especially during summer days. 

--- You can see the ingredients at the back of the bottle.

CONS

- - - It contains PROPYL PARABEN. 

- - - It has this mocha-y scent. It doesn't bother me but it might bother you. 

- - - It claims to have a matte finish but it doesn't have one. 

- - - Its a bit hard to blend. 

- - - After a few hours you can already feel the oil seeping through.

- - - It is a bit sticky even after a few minutes. 

- - - There are only 3 or 4 shades available. 

For the Revlon Colorstay liquid foundation in 301 Warm Golden

PROS

- - - Good Coverage! medium to heavy

- - - It glide smoothly on the face as well. 

- - - It doesn't feel sticky or heavy at all. 

- - - It dries up MATTE. 

- - - It lasts long. It says here 24 hours but I don't know about that. But it will last for a good 8 hours. 

- - - It is a good foundation for people with oily skin. 

- - - I believe they have a good variety of shades. 

CONS

- - - It is a bit expensive. Php 800++ 

- - - It has no pump or anything. That's why you cannot control the product that much. And its a bit messy. 

- - - It also has a smell. But not as strong as the San San one. Its tolerable, for me. 

- - - You can't see the ingredients. 

SO, that's my review/experiment on this 2 liquid foundations. I think the both of them are amazing products. BUT I think I would love to use Revlon more if I want my foundation to last longer, especially for people who have oily skin like me. :) 

It works best when you use a good primer and a setting powder/spray. 

Will I repurchase?

YES. This is actually my 2nd bottle of the San San foundation. And the Colorstay, maybe I will. I am still on a hunt for a good foundation that is HG material. :) 

Will I recommend? 

YES! I recommend them both. Our weather is CRAZY! And these 2 product MIGHT work for you as well. If you're looking for a good but cheap every day foundation, the San San might work for you. But if you're looking for a long lasting foundation that won't make you look like a grease ball, I recommend the Revlon Colorstay. 

I hope you guys enjoyed my mini experiment. hehe 

If you have any requests, questions or suggestions. Feel free to message me. ♥

~CHEL

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