Etude House Princess Run 2014 Registration EXTENDED!!!

     This coming May, a lot of activities for mother and women will happen to celebrate Mother's Day. Different ways of celebrating this special day for mothers became a tradition that's why Filipino families do their best to make this day extra special. We celebrate mother's day with simple gathering at my parent's house. My mom will just cook our favorite food. This kind of celebration became cliche that's why when Etude House Philippines invited me to the media launch of Etude House Princess Run, the idea of simple gathering should be set aside first and try something new. Even though the actual event will happen two weeks after Mother's day, it's still a day of celebration for all the mothers and women. From the title above, I presume you already know what kind of activity I'm talking about. It's all about running! Yes, this is the very first run organized by Etude House for the benefit of YesPinoy Foundation and Lifeline Foundation Team Support Inc. Are you ready to run in pink singlet and a tutu skirt? Yes you've heard it right, running in tutu skirt! Isn't it cute?! See details about the media launch and how to join after the jump, click CONTINUE READING and don't forget to register!

Etude House Princess Run 2014 Media Launch

Press Release: ETUDE House Bling in the Sea Collection

  Global Make-up brand ETUDE (Local Homepage or SNS) newly presents 2013 summer make-up collection with shiny and mysterious mermaid ‘Bling in the Sea’. This is the second fairy tale makeup campaign followed by 2013 spring ‘Sweet Recipe’. The new ‘Bling in the Sea’ collection demonstrates adorable princess make-up inspired by mermaid of the sea with its shiny and glittering love of the mermaid.

Etude House Bling in the Sea Collection

Sulli wears mermaid make-up look with summer trend color emerald green pearl eye with clear skin, brown and emerald green gradation two toned hair, and sparkling blue nail. 

Etude House Princess Academy Event Year 2

     I was very fortunate to be invited to one of the sweetest and grandest event that showcases Korean makeup, girly stuff, Korean culture and anything Korean!  I'm sure that the first brand of Korean makeup that pops into your mind is non other than ETUDE HOUSE. This Korean makeup brand is very famous not only to teenagers but to adults as well and my aunt who is 60 years old uses their eye shadows and primer! Isn't that cool and sweet? And because Etude House caters to individuals of all ages, even pretty little girls they invaded Philippines by storm! I mean, they already have more than 35 shops and boutique nationwide so to say their thank you to all the patrons, Etude House Princess Academy was created. 

Etude House Princess Academy Event Year 2

Collective Haul (January, February and March)

    Hellos! I would like to share my recent and not so recent skin care and makeup haul. I decided to make this post collective so that you'll not get bored of seeing same products that I buy to replenish my skin care essentials every month. I already posted my review of BYS Lipstick and Eskinol Spot-less Facial Cleanser before this haul post, I know it should be haul first before review but it's better late than never right?

     Most of the items here are my favorites like All Organics Lemongrass Toner, Snoe white The Special Black Bleaching Bar, Quick FX Pimple Eraser, Purederm Facial Wipes and Nivea Extra Whitening Lotion. Just click on the link for full review of each product. 

ESKINOL Spot-less White Facial Cleanser
All Organics Lemongrass Toner
BYS Lipstick in Champagne Rain
Snoe white The Special Black Bleaching Bar

      My recent skin care buddy is the Eskinol Spot-less White Facial Cleanser. It's my 2nd bottle now and I'm loving how it removes deep seated dirt while making dark spots and blemishes less visible than before. 

QUICK FX Pimple Eraser
Purederm Makeup Cleansing Tissues

     Great news for Quick FX Pimple Eraser users. The old packaging has been replaced with this one that has a resealable cap. No more worries of contamination and spillage! 

NIVEA Whitening Cell Repair
Ever Bilena Matte Lipstick in Off Beat Pink

     I already  made a review of Nivea Whitening Cell Repair Protect and this is my favorite lotion of all time. Since it's summer and I'm always outdoors, I decided to try this variant because it's suitable for frequent sun exposure. I also bought a new lipstick and this time from Ever Bilena, heard it's a dupe for MAC Pink Noveau. Let's see how this will look on my pigmented lips. Will post swatch and review in a week's time.

Tony Moly Baby Doll Pot Concealer 01
Tony Moly Dear Me Petite Cotton BB Cream 01

     Yay! My first full-size, unused bb cream :) I'm a bb cream addict. I started using bb creams 4 years ago and tried more than 10 brands. It's a trial and error experience. Even if I found my HG bb creams- Skin79, Skinfood, Laneige and Kate to name a few, I still feel the need to look for something new. I guess that's the reason why I don't buy full-sized bb creams. This concealer is my lemming and finally got my own pot already. I've read positive reviews about this concealer, will road test the product for a week or two before sharing my own review. 

     Basically that's it for now. Leave a comment below if you use the same skin care and makeup products. Have you joined my giveaways yet? Click here to join ^_^

Hearts Day Mini Giveaway 2, Summer Giveaway and ULINX Jewelry Giveaway

Good Times!~

     

Tony Moly ATC Branch Opening + Bloggers Event

     Hello, hello! It's Monday again and I'm an early bird because my son's sleeping pattern has shifted meaning I'll be diurnal again. Weee! ^_^ I hope Kenzo's meme time will stay the same for the whole month so that I can attend Christmas parties without looking haggard and sleepless. So for now I'll muse my experience during the opening of Tony Moly store in Alabang Town Center. I know, I know! That place is very faaarr from Quezon City and maybe you'll have second thoughts if you're the one being invited. When I received the invite, I giddily said yes because this was my first Korean makeup store opening event and I'm sooo excited to attend. 

Tony Moly ATC Branch Opening + Bloggers Event

     I went there with Aya and Eyah and we arrived just in time. I like Tony Moly stores in general because the area is well-lighted and their stylish products on display are simply irresistible. In line with the store opening, they also launched the Aqua Aura Skin Care Line. 

Tony Moly ATC Branch Opening + Bloggers Event

Ms.Angel explaining the new line from Tony Moly

Aqua Aura Line keeps skin hydrated making it bright and glowing :)
Aqua Aura  Toner, Serum, Emulsion, Mist
BB cream and Moist Pact

Tony Moly ATC Branch Opening + Bloggers Event
Aqua Aura Moisture BB Cream is a moisturising BB Cream that is designed to tightly retain moisture in the skin, keeping the skin moist and radiant for a long time!
-Moisturising/Moisture Retention BB Cream
-UV Sun protection (SPF30 / PA++)
-Protect against Dry Skin and dry environment

Available in two shades:
-1 Moist Pink Beige
-2 Moist Natural Beige
Net Wt. 30g

Tony Moly ATC Branch Opening + Bloggers Event
Aqua Aura Moist Finish Pact SPF 25 PA++
Aqua Aura Serum- very light on skin and absorbs quickly without the  greasy feel.

     Sitting and waiting beside the Aqua Aura Line products were the yummy pastries from Tous Les Jour ^_^. Macarons in Vanilla and Blueberries for the win!!! These snacks that Tony Moly served for us were really mouth-watering. Ya'll know that I have a sweet tooth and I just can't get enough of these. I ate 3 macarons and went home with more. Dawn insisted us to bring them home so that our families can taste it too! I will take you to my first Tous Les Jour experience on my next post.

Tony Moly ATC Branch Opening + Bloggers Event
Top: Vanilla and Bluberry Macarons
Bottom: Cream Cheese Muffins, Cookies (I forgot the flavor) and Banana milk drinks

     After munching on macarons, Ms. Angel introduced us other Tony Moly products ranging from skin care, makeup, men's skin care line, makeup tools, nail care products and more kawaii stuff. 

Tony Moly ATC Branch Opening + Bloggers Event
Kawaii packaging of facial masks, scrubs and face packs, Affordable cleansing creams and Men's skin care line.

Tony Moly ATC Branch Opening + Bloggers Event
Left: Aura Goddess BB cream- one of the best-seller and award winning bb cream
Right: Prestige Carat BB cream with the new "vibrating" sponge innovation

Tony Moly ATC Branch Opening + Bloggers Event
More makeup products to love

Tony Moly ATC Branch Opening + Bloggers Event
Pressed and finishing powders for that no makeup look effect,
Hair dye that I'm trying next ^_^
Makeup and nail art tools that's very affordable!

     They also offered free make-over that day so I grabbed this chance to try Tony Moly products. Ms. Chanel their makeup artist made a natural/glowing makeup look. Thank you so much for making me look like a goddess in a day :D 

Tony Moly ATC Branch Opening + Bloggers Event
Thank you for the free makeover and for these wonderful products
Floria Skin care sample kit, Aqua Aura Moist Pact and the new milky hand cream

    Before leaving the place, photo op with beauty bloggers and with the pretty Ms. Angel Feliciano. Thank you so much for inviting me! This surely will be one of the most memorable event that I had ^_^

Tony Moly ATC Branch Opening + Bloggers Event
Ms. Angel, Moi and Ana Gonzales
photo form anagonzales.com

Tony Moly ATC Branch Opening + Bloggers Event
Aya of Codename Aya
photo from Aya of Codename Aya

Tony Moly ATC Branch Opening + Bloggers Event
Celline of Product Arena
photo from Aya of Codename Aya

Tony Moly ATC Branch Opening + Bloggers Event
Meoki, Dawn, Ina, Moi
Ms. Angel, Aya, Eyah and Celline
Photo from Aya of Codename Aya

Tony Moly ATC Branch Opening + Bloggers Event
Eyah of Eyahnism
Photo from Aya of Codename Aya

Tony Moly ATC Branch Opening + Bloggers Event

Ina of Me and My Glambition

Photo from Aya of Codename Aya

Tony Moly ATC Branch Opening + Bloggers Event
The pretty Ms. Angel Feliciano 
she's a blogger too visit:
http://www.pinkoolaid.com

Tony Moly ATC Branch Opening + Bloggers Event
Dawn of Peachy Pink Sisters

     Thank you Tony Moly Philippines for the invite, I had so much fun during the opening! For more product updates and exciting promos like their Facebook Fan Page Tony Moly Philippines and follow them on Twitter TonyMolyPH.

   

Product Review: Skinfood Rose Cheek Chalk in Rose Peach

     Good morning guys! This review has been sitting on my blog bin for quite some time now. I think it's time to share my thoughts about this product after months of use. I also want to lessen my backlogs that's why I'm wide-awake till now editing some posts and watermarking photos. I mentioned on my previous posts that I'm a lip balm gal. Did I mentioned that I'm also a lip cheek tint addict? Well that was after graduating college. If my memory serves me right, I can't leave the house without my cheek tint on. I feel naked without it. But when my skin started breaking out badly, a year after graduation I stopped using cheek tints. I looked so sickly without it until I met bb creams that gave my skin a glow and healthy flush as if I'm wearing a blush.

     Even though I'm addicted to cheek tints before, I also tried using powder blush. My first powder blush was E.L.F. Natural Radiance in Glow. I love this blush to bits but the staying power was so so for my cheeks. I'm lemming for a NARS Orgasm blush but it's too pricey for a stay at home mom like me. I said to myself that I'll buy expensive makeups when I already have a stable job. 

     So when I was browsing and looking for a cheaper dupe or closer dupe of NARS Orgasm aside from E.L.F., I found this cute little blush from Skinfood's website but still the price was a bit steep for me that time. I waited for many many months and after some time I was lucky to be one of J's winner for her birthday giveaway. I won this set  and I'm very happy that this set also includes Benefit Cha Cha Tint that I will review on my next post. 

     This is the only cream to powder blush in my makeup stash right now. I think I need a backup cause I've already hit the pan but I'm still having second thoughts on what shade to choose. The shade of this is blush is #2 Rose Peach, I think shade #1 Rose Pink looks cute too. 

Skinfood Rose Cheek Chalk in Rose Peach
Containing moist, soft rosehip oil, this cream-type pearl blusher provides a sheer, gorgeous makeup finish. Its creamy texture allows for easy application, so it can be applied well over powder. A variety of contained pearls reflect light in different directions, creating the appearance of depth and radiance.

Skinfood Rose Cheek Chalk in Rose Peach
This blush comes with a puff applicator. J discarded the puff applicator and replaced it with this sponge.

Skinfood Rose Cheek Chalk in Rose Peach
Look ma, I already abused this blush XD

size: 4.5g

price: 400 php online (Around $7.00)

place bought:  J (The Little Cool Shop)

instruction for use: For a natural, vibrant look, pat gently onto cheek using fingers or contained puff, then finish with powder. For a cute look, after applying powder, pat gently onto center of cheeks using fingers or puff. 

ingredients: I cannot read the ingredients because it's in Korean text.

Skinfood Rose Cheek Chalk in Rose Peach
Swatch twice at the back of my hand, there's a bit of shimmer

Skinfood Rose Cheek Chalk in Rose Peach
On my cheek, sorry for the uneven application. I was in a hurry when I applied this blush

What I like:

• The most cost –effective blush that I’ve used. 
• The finish is matte even though it has a bit of shimmer.
• Easy to apply from cream to powder finish.
• Amazingly long lasting. More than 8 hours with no blush retouch and there’s still color to my cheeks. 
• Nice color payoff. 
• Pleasant fragrance. 

What I don't like:

• Very small tub.
• I guess the puff doesn't work because the seller replaced it with a sponge.

Will I repurchase? Yes, I want to try the rose pink shade.

Recommendation:

     I give this blush a 4.5/5 rating. I always use this blush when I go to events and when I go on a date with ze hubby. This blush looks good on photos too and very natural in person. I think the puff that comes with it was effin hard to use so substituting it with a sponge will do the job. I apply this on top of my powder foundation or after applying bb cream. 

     What's your favorite blush? Thanks for sharing! Have a great day ahead :D

Good Times!~

For the Love of Benefit+ Skinfood Rose Cheek Chalk

    

     Hi lovelies! As much as I wanted to make a review on new stuffs that I bought last month, my camera is acting up again! phew~ I can't take pictures clearly so I decided to use my phone and make a quick post on what I won in a birthday blog sale. These makeups are actually lemmings and I'm happy even though it's not brand new, I can test and try it and see why some girls go gaga over it.

     I always budget the money I get from my husband that's why I consider some makeups high end and one of them is Benefit. So when I saw that there's an ongoing birthday blog sale, I took the advantage of joining and luckily I won. These are the stuffs included in the loot:

Benefit Cha Cha Tint and Skinfood Rose Cheek Chalk

     I'm happy that my makeup stash is getting bigger and bigger. Does it mean I'm a makeup addict now? I think I'm not because I'm just starting to appreciate makeup unlike before. I'm still trying to learn how to put cheek tint and cream blush because I always end up looking like a clown or hit by Pacquiao. Kidding aside, but I'm telling you the truth that I really need to watch you tube videos for tutorials and practice every day. 

    I hope I can share with you nice photos of me wearing Benefit Cha Cha tint and Skinfood Rose Cheek Chalk. 

    What's your Benefit lip and cheek tint favorites? I would love to hear your suggestions on how to apply cheek tint for that natural and healthy glow. Thanks for sharing!

Good Times!~

Kath