Saturday, August 25, 2012

Top 5 High End Blushes and Bronzers

Wanna know my top picks for blushes and bronzers?


Here are my all time favorite high-end blushes and bronzers. These are my "most reached for" staples. I find that these products have the perfect coverage and color pay-off. Okay, I'll stop rambling and start reviewing these products. :)


Mac Powder Blush in "Dame"



 This Mac blush comes with 6 g/0.21 US oz. of product. It is a perfect light pink with blue and purple reflex and has a satin finish. This gives me the most natural pink flush on my cheeks, doesn't seem to be overpowering, and very buildable. 
I bought it at: Rustan's for P1300


Mac Powder Blush in "Gingerly"




This Mac blush comes with 6 g/0.21 US oz. of product. It is a sheertone blush with orange undertones. I use it as blush or as bronzer. I do not recommend using it as bronzer for pale skintones but for those darker skintoned girls out there, this is perfect as blush or bronzer since it will give you that natural radiant glow. 
I bought it at: Tang's Vivo City Singapore for $30


Too  Faced "La Vie en Rose"



 This blush comes with 7.9g/0.28 Oz. of product. It comes in a palette called "Look of Love" with two different neutral eyeshadows. This is perfect for traveling since you already get two products in one. I personally love this blush because it is good for daytime looks and doesn't seem too harsh when applied. 
I bought it at: Sephora for $60 (set w/ brush, mascara, lipgloss, and eye primer)

NARS blush in "Orgasm"


This blush comes with 4.8 g/0.16 Oz. of product. It is a peachy pink coral blush with a lot of shimmer(though the shimmer does not appear as clear in the picture). Perfect for either day out or night out.
I bought it at: Rustan's for P1350


Benefit Hoola Bronzer



This bronzer comes with 8 g/0.28 Oz. of product. It's a matte natural tan color which is a good criteria for bronzers. I love bronzers since they make it so effortless to sculpt your face. This one from benefit is highly pigmented and gives the most natural out of all the bronzers I have tried.
I bought it at: Benefit Greenbelt for P1500


And that's it for this post! Stay tuned for a Drugstore version of my Top picks! :)


Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Concealer 101

I'm back in full force! Yipee!
Concealers are a girl's bestfriend, or at least for me. :) They help me cover up my bad and by bad, I mean really bad under eye circles. I don't know where I got these...Probably because of lack of sleep? Or it is simply in my genes? But anyway, it is really a helpful tool in perfecting your canvass when you are doing makeup. It just makes life easier and trust me, a lot easier(by hiding those bad boys up!).These are some concealers that I own
and with them are brief reviews.


Mac Select Cover-up


Consistency: Liquid
What I like about the product:
- Brightens under eyes
- Its light to medium coverage makes it easy to use and build up the product 
- can be used for blemishes too
- wide range of shades
What I dislike about the product:
-lasting power is not that long
Rating: 4 stars


Bobbi Brown Face Touch up Stick

Consistency: Creamy
What I like about the product:
- Cancels out imperfections
- Precise application 
What I dislike about the product:
- hard to blend. I recommend warming it on the back of your palm first. :)
Rating: 3 stars


Maybelline Angelfit 


Consistency: Liquid
What I like about the product:
- used it for highlighting and not for concealing (see how concealers are versatile?
 they may be used for eye shadow bases too)
What I dislike about the product:
- once, it made me break out :(
-limited shades only
Rating: 3 stars


Garnier Eye BB Roll-on

Consistency: Liquid
What I like about the product:
- brightens out under eye areas.
- light coverage
What I dislike about the product:
- too light.
- only used as treatment and not as a concealer.
Rating: 3 stars


Nina Ricci 

Consistency: Liquid
What I like about the product:
- the brush tip applicator
-matches my skin tone well
What I dislike about the product:
- consistency tend to be too liquidy.
Rating: 2 stars


Elf Tone Correcting Concealer



Consistency: Liquid
What I like about the product:
- covers up imperfections well
- affordable
What I dislike about the product:
- no wide range of shades
Rating: 3 stars


Elf Corrective Concealer



Consistency: Dry to Creamy
What I like about the product:
- Palette comes with four different concealers
-affordable
What I dislike about the product:
- the consistency is somewhat dry 
- not all of the product in the palette can be utilized
Rating: 2 stars


Nyx Concealer in a Jar


Consistency: Creamy
What I like about the product:
- perfect shade
- covers up well
-medium to full coverage
-easy to blend
What I dislike about the product:
- only has 3 shade ranges. :)
Rating: 4 stars


Mary Kay Signature Concealer
Consistency: Liquid
What I like about the product:
- comes with a good amount of product inside
- can brighten up under eyes really well
What I dislike about the product:
- hard to blend. 
- too light for me
Rating: 3 stars


Benefit Erase Paste


Consistency: Very Creamy
What I like about the product:
- salmon-colored
- used as corrector and concealer
- full coverage
- can cover up really well
What I dislike about the product:
- only used for under eyes and not for blemishes
- the smell :(
Rating: 5 stars


Benefit It Stick
Consistency: Creamy
What I like about the product:
- Cancels out imperfections
- Precise application 
What I dislike about the product:
- hard to apply
Rating: 3 stars


Mac Studio Sculpt Concealer


Consistency: Creamy
What I like about the product:
- Cancels out imperfections
- Exact color of my skintone
What I dislike about the product:
- tends to be a little bit dry
- settles in fine lines
Rating: 3 stars




Thanks for reading! See you in my next post!