Beautiful Blogger Award

just received my first award, wheee :) thanks mapple, really appreciate it! :)

and i am passing it on to these bautiful bloggers: gem, ida, krissy, thiamere, mhizelle, and nina. :)

Water Shine 3D Essence

 

i was at rockwell the other day, and was browsing makeup (as usual, haha) at pcx. Maybelline had a couple of items on sale at 50% off, and i of course could not resist making a purchase :P i bought 2 lipglosses from the Water Shine 3D Essence range, originally priced at P399 each.

they come in these sleek silver casings, with a contoured tip. you have to twist the bottom dial to the right in order for the color to come out. you can reduce the amount by twisting back to the left, but once it's out of the tube, the gloss doesn't really go back entirely. so don't get too carried away with twisting, or you'll end up with a lot more product than you bargained for!

i've been prowling for 2 lip colors: red and peach. so that's exactly what i got :)




Attractive Rose
shimmery peach with gold flecks. gives my lips a touch of color and shine. i can wear this everyday or layer it over a peach colored lipstick (which i am still on the search for!)

Strawberry Infusion
i'd call this a shiny watery red. i don't think i need to look for red lipstick anymore, because i'm quite happy with this already. i mean really, where am i going to wear red lipstick anyway? :P gives my lips that "bitten look" without being over the top.

my only beef with these glosses is that the staying power isn't that great. i have to keep on retouching every couple of hours. but i suppose most glosses are like that anyway, huh. still, i'm happy with my purchases :) more so because they were on sale, haha!

Be Alluring

 

The Body Shop launched its newest makeup and fragrance collections. i got an invitation to this event courtesy of my Love Your Body membership. i invited my kikay friends, kath and roz, to come along :)

The White Musk Midnight Iris collection consists of body mist, body wash, body lotion, and of course eau de toilette.

The Precious Pearlescents collection (autumn trend) consists of blush trios, eye trios, and eye pencils.

a closer look at the makeup..

i so want the warm sunset blush trio (the one on the left) and sundown glow eye trio (the one on the right). so so pretty!!! and the metallic eye definers are all so nice!

thank you to The Body Shop for hosting this event. :) and to Mara for being so friendly and accomodating throughout the night. :)

Makeup Kit

i bought this makeup kit from the Stellar booth at the Rockwell Urban Bazaar. it was tagged as a mineral makeup kit, but really, you can put any kind of makeup in it :) i got this for P280

it opens up to 2 sides - 1 for your brushes, the other for your makeup. the makeup storage is expandable, which is great!

see what's inside..

 

 

i have blusher, concealer, and eyeshadow brushes. my makeup essentials: foundation, concealer, eye primer, eyeshadow palette, eye liner, eye curler, mascara, blush, and lipgloss. the only thing i can't put in here is my kabuki brush, but that's ok. i didn't really want to squeeze it in.

i love that this kit is small, but it's enough to carry all my essentials! perfect for traveling :) a light packer, i am not, so i was afraid i would have to leave something out. but yey, they all fit! :D

Blogger Giveaway: Coastal Scents, MAC, and NYX

to celebrate her blog anniversary, Erica is giving away tonsss of goodies from Coastal Scents, MAC, and NYX.

*faints* how cool is that! :D

click on the pic below for details.

contest ends september 15.