[CLOSED] Hearts Day Mini Giveaway

     Love is in the air! As promised, I'll be hosting another giveaway this month. There will be 2 giveaways and the first one will be up today. I'll just make this post short but sweet :D The prizes here are sponsored by my mom. The Tony Moly hand cream was given to me when I attended the ATC branch opening. Hope everything's clear :D

     Sending hugs and kisses to everyone! Good luck ^_^ Spread the L-O-V-E!!!

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OOTD: Puss in Boots

     Hellos! This is my first outfit post of the year :) Thank you very much to Kai of Brew of the Day for taking my outfit shots. Remember that I'm very shy to take outfit shot in public? I'm 10x times more shy here when we did my outfit shot because it was taken inside the Landmark Trinoma but it's okay since almost all we're rushing home so there's only a couple of shoppers walking and they didn't even bother to look on what we're doing =P

    I wore this outfit 3 weeks ago when I met-up and had dinner with blogger friends. I look haggard and tired in this photo, right? And look at my tummy, it's bloated like the cat in Puss in Boots hence the title of this OOTD. Blame it on Christmas and New Year's celebration and some post holiday gatherings. There's also 3 birthdays in our family after new year including my birthday! Insert the holiday weight gain here. Whew! 

Product Review: Tony Moly 7DAYS Tatoo Eyebrow 01 in Natural Brown

     Having groomed brows can make a big difference on our facial features. Can you imagine how you'll look like if you don't have brows like Mona Lisa? I know you're laughing and I aslo can't imagine how I'll look like. What about those girls with spare and non-existent brows? Do you feel ashamed of it when you look at the mirror first thing in the morning after waking up? Ask me, yes I do! If I have thin and sparse lashes, I also have thin, high and non-existent eyebrows! Thank goodness for the wonders of eyebrow kit, eyebrow gels and powders because they've given life to my weird eyelids and dull face. 

     But as years gone by, product innovations are sprouting like mushrooms. Makeup these days are far and way way better than in my college years 12 years ago. So back to eyebrows, last year eyebrow mascaras and tattoos became one of the highlights in the eye makeup industry specifically for eyebrows. I've seen these babies in magazines and most beauty bloggers made a review of these eyebrow wonders on their blogs. I'm not going to make a comparison with their review because for me, those eyebrow thing-y were high-end ones and a cheapskate like me can only afford this one. Let me introduce to you this eyebrow tattoo from Tony Moly. It's not a permanent tattoo, it's like your ordinary eyebrow gel/liner but it can last more than 2 or 3 days in some reviews that I've read and 4 days at least for me even if I wash my face and go swimming. Here it is, my honest to goodness review of the product. Click CONTINUE READING and smile :D

Tony Moly 7DAYS Tatoo Eyebrow 01 in Natural Brown
Eyebrows take important place in determining an impression of one’s face. Women always cover their face with makeup and draw beautiful eyebrows on their thin and ugly eyebrows to look neat and clean. However, when makeup is erased, what are you going to do with that half eyebrow or ‘Mona Lisa’s’ eyebrow? ’7 Days Tattoo Eyebrow’ will solve this problem for you. Be an eyebrow beauty by tattoo type eyebrow that you can easily draw without pain and it lasts for a week.

*from Tony Moly Global site*

Tony Moly 7DAYS Tatoo Eyebrow 01 in Natural Brown
Love this pen type tattoo,  sleek and classy. 

Tony Moly 7DAYS Tatoo Eyebrow 01 in Natural Brown
Very fine tip, you can see some "ink" on the lower portion of the tip because I always store it upside down so that it will not dry up easily.

size: 0.8 ml

price: 398php (Around $9.70+)

place bought: Tony Moly Sm Fairview

instructions for use: Fill the eyebrow with elastic brush of ‘7 Days Tattoo Eyebrow’ on completely dry eyebrow after facial wash. (drawing on makeup does not last long). Draw slightly darker than color you want and fix with a cotton swab before it dries.

ingredients: Water, Dihydroxyacetone, Alcohol, Dipropylene Glycol, Methy Luceth-20, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Citrate, PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Yellow 6 (CI 15985),Citric Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Glycine Max (Soybean) Seed Extract, AcorusCalamus Root Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Butylene Glycol, Red 33 Lake (CI 17200), Disodium EDTA, Methylparaben, Butylparaben, Ethylparaben, Isobutylparaben, Propylparaben, Blue 1 (CI 42090), Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, Polygonum Multiflorum Root Extract.

Tony Moly 7DAYS Tatoo Eyebrow 01 in Natural Brown
swatch on my hand using light hand strokes

Tony Moly 7DAYS Tatoo Eyebrow 01 in Natural Brown
Ze brows , I always want it to be in shape but it really looks like it's not existing :(

Tony Moly 7DAYS Tatoo Eyebrow 01 in Natural Brown
Taken at the same time of the day starting from the 1st day up to the 4th day. It's also taken at the same place so that you can see the difference day after day. You can see that it fades everyday but only portions of my eyebrows became uneven. On the 3rd day and 4th day the uneven tattoo is obviously seen. Take note that I wash my face day and night using my facial soap and followed by my skin care routine. I also use makeup remover wipes and Eskinol but I try to avoid my eyebrows so that it will not wear off easily.
*please excuse the eyebags and discolored eyelids, photos taken after waking up*

What I like:

• Affordable, less than 500php and IMO can be compared to K-palette. 
• Natural Brown 01 matched my medium blonde, medium ash brown hair pretty well. 
• The color stays the same after taking a bath and washing my face with soap and using facial scrub. FYI, I always leave the soap's lather on my face for 2 minutes. 
• No irritations, rashes or whatsoever on my brow bone and in my forehead. 
• Easy peasy application. 
• Classic and sleek design and packaging. 
• Emergency and life saver if you put this at night and then there's an emergency the next day or you need to wake up very early and you're in a hurry, you can skip your brows because it's already fixed :) 

What I don't like:

• Does not stay for 7 days but 4 days is long enough to give my non-existent brows the amp it needed. 

Will I repurchase? Definitely Yes! This product needs a back up :)

Recommendation:      

     I give this a 4.75/5 rating. I love this product and the moment I used it on my brows, I completely forgot to use my E.L.F. Eyebrow Kit. I still use that eyebrow kit for touch-ups or when I want my eyebrows more picture perfect. It saves time and effort since I only need to use a spoilie to arrange my eyebrows in place then I'm good to go. I always make sure to apply this at night after doing all my skin care routine so that when I wake up the next day, the product (ink) really sinks in my eyebrows. Definitely a must try! Whoever invented this is a genius :P

     Have you tried this awesome product from Tony Moly? Is it a Yay or a Nyay? Have a blessed Sunday guys!

Good Times!~

Beauty Tag from Angel

image from google

     Two weeks ago, Angela of Angelamhiere's Little Heaven tagged me in her post Beauty Tag from Erika. My apologies if it took me so long to share my beauty basics. I've been contemplating if I'll answer the questions straight-forward or will share what I really have since there's only few makeups on my stash. I love the simple/day/no makeup look that's why you'll seldom see me with eyeshadows even during events. So most that you'll see here are my HG's.  I will just give a brief details on each item or category. You can click on the captions below the photo to see my full review :D

BLUSH OR BRONZER 

     I'm a cheektint girl during my college years. I can't leave the house without staining my cheeks with this kind of blush. But as years passed by and with some reason (when my fave cheek tint from Mistine got discontinued) I just lost my passion for cheek tints. Two years ago I've tried to rekindle my love for cheek tints that's why I grabbed the opportunity when I bought this pre-loved tint from Benefit online. 

     My HG blush of the moment is Skinfood Rose Cheek Chalk in Rose Peach. I also have another blush and it's a mineral blush from Virginia Olsen. I haven't tried it though and will test it one of this day and see if I'll be fine with mineral blush on my cheeks.

Skinfood Rose Cheek Chalk Blush
Benefit Cha Cha Tint
Virginia Olsen Minerals Terra Cotta Blush

LIPGLOSS OR LIPSTICK

     Since I'm a late makeup bloomer, my first love was lipgloss. I love how light and girly glosses can be. But when I started lurking here in the blogosphere, I discovered so many kinds of lipsticks and my eyes were mesmerized by the colors specially pink ones. These two babies are my current faves, actually they're three but my grandmother saw me sporting Rogue Deluxe in Just Peachy from SNOE and she really liked the color so I just gave it to here since I can buy that from Snoe anytime. Loving these cool toned pink lippies from MAC and N.Y.X

MAC Girl About Town Lisptick
NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in Addis Ababa

LIPBALM OR LIP BUTTER

     Lipbalm baby! Handy, moisturising and fun since almost all the flavors smells very nice and some can be delicious too :D My current fave: Carmex (who doesn't love Carmex?) and EOS- my first organic lipbalm. Cute shape eh?

Carmex Lipbalm in a Jar
EOS (Evolution of Smooth) Smooth sphere in Honeysuckle Honeydew

MATTE OR SPARKLE EYESHADOWS

     If you're a long time reader of this blog, I presume you know that I rarely put eyeshadows. I can count the days where I colored my eyelids and it's not me who did the eyemakeup. These eyeshadows below came from giveaway prizes and Virginia Olsen Minerals Holiday Collection Launch loot bag. So I can't answer the question based on my fave but If I were to choose, I'd choose the sparkle one because I love the fantasy effect when I tried it on the eyes. 

NYX Chrome Eyeshadow
Virginia Olsen Minerals Holiday Collection Eyeshadow in Stardust
Virginia Olsen Minerals Choco Eyeliner
Covergirl Eyeshadow Stick

FOUNDATION OR CONCEALER

     Powder foundation and BB cream. I use bb creams as base and powder foundation to set the bb cream. I've tried so many bb creams before, most of them were sample sachets. Never got a full-sized one and the one I considered as full sized was a pre-loved one pa. The Majolica Majorca Skin Remaker Pore Cover is soooo love! I already hit the pan and will buy a refill this coming February. I'm glad that there's 4U2 dreamgirl Lovelight BB powder to save the day. This became the substitute of my favorite powder foundation when I was on a tight budget.

Majolica Majorca Skin Remaker Pore Cover
4U2 dreamGirl Lovelight BB Powder

     GEL, CREAM, LIQUID OR PENCIL EYELINER

     I'm fine with liquid eyeliner but I always make a mistake on creating thin and thick lines because of my weird eyelids. I also like cream and gel liners because of the pigmentation it gives whenever I'm using it. But these two are my current faves. Virginia Olsen for a more dramatic look- can be used as an eyeshadow too while the San San Eyeliner Pen for days when I'm lazy putting makeup on my face.

Virgina Olsen Minerals Choco Eyeliner
San San Pen Eyeliner

BRUSHES, SPONGES OR FINGERS

     Since I'm using bb cream I use my fingers to apply it. I also use my fingers to apply the Skinfood Rose Cheek Chalk or the sponge that comes with it. This landmark kabuki brush for my powder foundation. Another brush from Landmark- Artist Studio for my eyeliner and Marrionaud duo brush for my eyebrows. This Virginia Olsen Minerals eyeshadow brush came from the loot that we took home after the Fantasy Holiday Collection launch. Still unused :(

Landmark Retractable Kabuki Brush
Marrionaud Eyeliner Brush
Artist Studio Eyeliner Brush
Virginia Olsen Minerals Eyeshadow Brush

PRODUCTS I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT

     And now my stash is getting bigger because two new products that I'm road-testing can be a HG material. The Tony Moly 7 Day Tattoo Eyebrow and Nichido Mineral Concealer Stick that I'm using as eyeliner for my waterlines. Will update you once I considered them my HG and will make a review soonest. I'm also road testing this bb cream from Skin79- it's the Oriental bb cream but I'm having a hard time using this.

Virginia Olsen Minerals Choco Eyeliner

E.L.F. Eyebrow Kit in Light

Skin79 The Oriental BB Cream

Nichido Minerals Stick Concealer

Artist Studio Eyeliner Brush

Tony Moly 7 Day Tattoo Eyebrow

     

     Hope you enjoyed reading this beauty tag. If you have questions just leave a comment and I'll try my best give my honest thoughts on these products :) Thanks for reading dearies! Have a lovely Friday :) 

     I tag all the beauty bloggers, feel free to answer this post on your blog too :D

Good Times!~

Product Review: Seriously White Glutathione Soap

     I'm an organic soap user for more than 3 years now if I'm not mistaken. When I started my love for organics specially soap bars, I try to veered away from branded soaps sold in the market. Even though there are times that they catch my attention because of the ingredients written on it, I still try to find a way to avoid it. But sometimes my curiosity fangs can't be tamed. The more I tame it, the more I get intrigued with a certain thing which keeps on swirling in my mind and can't sleep thinking about it. So to feed my curiosity, I need to get my hands on it. 

     Well in the case of this product, I got curious when I saw a brochure at my sister-in-law's room. The direct selling company was new to me so I immediately browse it and saw different skincare and beauty products. Aside from AVON, Splash Corporation- the makers of Maxipeel also ventured on direct selling and this is their mission-vision.

SPLASH DIRECT SALES

For the past 20 years, Splash Corporation has truly established its name as the expert in beauty and personal care products. Through solid research & development, it has created some of the most innovation & leading brands that made a splash in the market including SkinWhite and Maxi-Peel. Now the beauty expert introduces Splash Direct Sales, a new division dedicated to perfecting the science of beauty and wellness. Enjoy the highest earning opportunities as it launches an exclusive direct selling line of beauty and wellness products that are not just as good as but even better than most retail brands. And because it’s Splash, whether you’re just using these products or also earning from them – your future truly looks more beautiful

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Splash-Direct-Sales/155440524517337?sk=info

     When I saw this soap from the brochure, I was discussing to my SIL that I'm having second thoughts of trying new soap again because I don't want to suffer from the negative result it may give. I also read that there's a SUN BURN ALERT written on the packaging. But because of that alert, it also gave me an idea that the soap was very intensive when it comes to whitening. I ignored it that day but when I went back at my SIL's house the next day, she handed me the soap already. I was really hesitant at first but the doubts were replaced with my curiosity. So I accepted it and said to myself may the odds be in my favor :)

      I have a confession to make, sometimes I lose my patience on reviewing skin care products. It takes time and so much effort to use a certain product so that I can see the results. I really want to test it for weeks even for months because that's the time when I'll see significant results on my skin and body. It's also like a gamble, you will never know the result. Just try it and see for yourself. But I'm happy because I can share the good and the bad of the product with you. I'm just lucky because most of them gave positive outcome on my skin.

SERIOUSLY WHITE (Advance Whitening) GLUTATHIONE SOAP 
made with glutathione, whitens skin in 7 days, moisturizes and softens

Seriously White Advance Whitening with Glutathione soap is engineered with a combination of potent whitening actives that helps promote the decrease in melanin index revealing radiantly lighter skin in just 7 days. Enriched with Vitamin B3 and Glutathione- a well-known anti-oxidant that helps fighting free-radicals, skin becomes rejuvenated, silky smooth, and effectively cleansed all over.

Seriously White Glutathione Soap
There's manufacturing and expiry date printed
Dermatologist -Tested, Safe and Effective

Seriously White Glutathione Soap
SUNBURN ALERT: This product contains an Alpha Hydroxy Acid (AHA) that may increase the skin's sensitivity to sun and the possibility of sunburn. Use a sunscreen, wear a protective clothing and limit sun exposure while using this product and for a week afterwards.

size: 135g. / 4.76 fl.oz.

price: 145 php (Around $3.50+)

place bought: free

Splash Direct Sales Dealers

instruction for use: Using the product regularly when bathing, work into lather, leave on skin for 1 minute then rinse thoroughly.

Active Ingredients: Sodium Palmitate, Sodium Palm Kernelate, Gluconolactone, Aqua, Fragrance, Potassium Lactate, Niacinamide, Sodium Lactate, Sodium Silicate, Salicylic Acid, Glycolic Acid, Glycerin, Glutathione, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Sodium Ascorbate, Tocopherol, Retinol, Sodium Metabisulfite, Benzotriazolyl Dodecyl p-Cresol, Hydroxypropyl Methycellulose, Tris (Tetramethylhydroxypiperidinol) Citrate, BHT, CI 19140, CI 177492, CI77891

What I like:

• Contains Vitamin B3, Glutathione and AHA- proven to whiten skin.
• No negative reaction, breakouts or whatsoever.
• Doesn't melt fast.
• Affordable for 135g that doesnt melt fast. I'm using this product for more than a month now and it's still solid in shape.
• Made my skin soft and smooth.
• Exfoliates well.
• Has manufacturing and expiry date printed on pagkaging.

What I don't like:

• I'm not a fan of smell. Commercial brand soaps have this kind of smell that pisses me off.
• Haven't seen significant changes on my skin tone. I'm fair to begin with and I just want to lighten dark spots caused by mosquito bites on my legs.
• You need to use sunblock cause the  ingredients like AHA, retinol and some whitening stuff may cause sunburn when exposed to sun. So you have really have to be cautious using this soap.
• You have to look for a reseller and sometimes, they're 1 in a million. Just kidding! Since Splash direct selling is a newbie compared to AVON, the Splash ladies (if that's the way to call them) are still few.

Will I repurchase? No, there's sooo many brands of soap readily available in leading supermarkets and I'm more into organic now :)

Recommendation:

     I give this soap a 3.5/5 rating. Use the soap as instructed. Not to be used for sensitive skin. This product contains an Alpha Hydroxy Acid (AHA) that may increase the skin's sensitivity to sun and the possibility of sunburn. Use a sunscreen, wear a protective clothing and limit sun exposure while using this product and for a week afterwards. So take extra precautions and always follow instructions while using this soap.

     Have you tried this soap from Splash? Any thoughts?

Good Times!~