tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5775697612589990662024-03-22T10:07:41.764+08:00The Girly MedicMake up and save the world. Fuss free, guaranteed.Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507224252136110821noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-577569761258999066.post-83942769913984924322014-12-03T09:19:00.002+08:002014-12-03T09:27:00.583+08:00Drugstore Wallflower: Bobbie Cosmetics Retractable Eyebrow Pencil<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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HI! Last week I roamed around malls for some errands and in between I checked out my ever reliable beauty hub, Watson's. I found good finds, but with the few loose change I have I can only spend as much. Screw sembreak. Hahaha.<br />
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I was already curious with Bobbie Cosmetics when I saw its cute pink concealer at a Mini Stop store near my place. But since the testers were not accessible (you have to get them from the cashier), I didn't take the chance to buy it. So when I saw a Bobbie Cosmetics counter (with testers, thank goodness), I went straight for it! But instead of the concealer, I ended up taking the eyebrow pencil because it looks like my HG eyebrow product, the Etude House Drawing Eye Brow pencil.</div>
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Curious, huh? I was too! Check out this new product after the jump!</div>
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About the Product</h4>
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The eye brow pencil is of a retractable, sword type - same as Etude House's. It even has a spoolie at the other end! From this alone, I had high hopes for this product.</div>
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Color and Finish</h4>
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The color of this pencil is impressive too -no red undertone, and the pencil is matte in finish. The color is close to Nyx Brow Gel in Espresso, and despite its shade name medium brown, to me this is definitely a dark brown.</div>
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How to Use</h4>
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The pencil's "lead" is soft like how most local brow pencils are, so you have to <b>use a really light hand</b> in using this. In the picture posted above I used a very light hand yet it delivered a quite-heavy finish. And I even spoolied it after. </div>
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I find that the way I use my Etude House brow pencil is not quite applicable in this pencil because of the difference in texture. My advice is to use it like how you would a traditional pencil. </div>
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<li>Draw the outline first of the brow.</li>
<li>Fill in the brow in short, wispy, and light strokes in the direction of the hair growth. </li>
<li>Make sure you brush your brows with a spoolie, because you will have to with a pencil this pigmented.</li>
<li>In case you find it too dark (as I do), top it with a lighter-colored brow mascara to soften up the brow.</li>
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Lasting Power</h4>
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I haven't had an opportunity to wear this out for an entire day, but it lasted well into the 6th hour mark with no fading. </div>
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What I Liked</h4>
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<li>It's relatively easy to find compared to Etude House. It's even available at Mini Stop!</li>
<li>Cheap at 119 bucks!</li>
<li>Has a built-in spoolie brush.</li>
<li>The color and finish of this pencil is what I want for a brow pencil - brown with no red undertones, and matte.</li>
<li>Good lasting power.</li>
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What I Didn't Like</h4>
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<li>The pencil was too soft. It's goes on too dark even if you use a light hand, hence it was harder to control the amount of pigment to be placed on your brow.</li>
<li>The sword-shaped "lead's" thinner edge will go blunt and will later produce thick lines after a few strokes (because of the "lead's" softness)</li>
<li>As far as I know, they do not provide refills of this one.</li>
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All in all, this is a good local attempt to counter Japan and Korea's ever famous brow products - they got the packaging, color and finish down pat, but I still find it hard to use because it's not hard enough. But if you are used to traditional pencils (which usually go on soft), then you should have no problem with this one. </div>
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That's it for the review. Hope it was helpful!</div>
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Hello there! It's been three weeks since I last made a post and the obvious reason to that is I was too busy. As much as I wanted to post something, it was the last 2 weeks of the semester, and it was devoted to exams so I had to be on a cycle of reading, chugging down Toffee Nut Latte, more reading, a little bit of sleep, answering exams, a little bit more of sleep, then repeat. I am at the end of this 2-week tunnel, and I'm just glad that my brain is still in one piece. I spent my recent days playing with my dog, reading novels (I've finished The Selection Series and Something Borrowed/Something Blue Series in a week), and basically just lying around. Now that I'm recharged and relaxed, I'm ready to post stuff.<br />
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I still managed to play with makeup in between though, as it was a way for me to cope up with the stress that I was in. This time I used colors that I haven't really used when going out, but given this autumn-like vibe of a weather, I might wear this out real, real soon.<br />
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Get the look after the jump!<br />
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<span id="goog_1340917741"></span>I partnered a pale pink satin-finish eyeshadow with a plum-colored eyeshadow that is matte in finish. I didn't exactly partnered them as they were packaged in one mini-palette, so they were definitely made for each other...oh well.<br />
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I used different kinds of eyeshadow brushes here as they help on controlling the amount of pigment to be placed on the lids, therefore making the transition of color more smoother and the eye makeup more 3D, so it didn't look like I only used 2 colors. You'll see. ;)<br />
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<li>Using a <b>flat/paddle-shaped eyeshadow brush</b>, preferably with its bristles densely packed (as in the first picture), pat the pink color all over the lids. Make sure you can still see a bit of the color even as you open your eyes, so pat color until it's above your lid's crease line.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<li>Now, open your eyes, then at the outer corner of your eyes, at the space between the ends of your crease and lower lashline, pat a <b>pencil brush </b>or an eyeshadow brush that's small in diameter and with densely packed bristles loaded with the <b>plum </b>colored eyeshadow. It's an easy way to mark where you should end your eyeshadow at the outer corner, especially if you're not going for an overly dramatic eye makeup.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li>Using the <b>pencil brush</b>, shade half of the outer third of the lids with the <b>plum </b>eyeshadow.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<li>Without dipping the pencil brush back on the eyeshadow, <i>lightly</i> brush over the crease line, from the outer corner of the lid going inwards. Work with the little color remaining on the brush. Then, blend the gap between the plum and the pink color at the outer lid for a smooth transition of color.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li>Using a <b>blending brush</b>, blend the colors at crease line upward to soften the borders of the eye makeup. Work the brush from the outer corner going inwards.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So as a bonus, I'm showing you my bare (yes, as in no base makeup) face wearing the eye makeup. I've pledged to use makeup as minimally as possible because my goal this sem break is to clear my face off of as much blemishes as possible. With my skin peeling off from my astringent-laden skin regimen, I only got to play with my lids instead. </div>
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So last weekend me and my siblings went out and played at Paseo de Santa Rosa, and I took a side trip to Beauty Scents to buy another bottle of the <a href="http://thegirlymedicph.blogspot.com/2014/10/loving-it-za-perfect-solution.html" target="_blank">ZA moisturizer</a> I was raving about last week. Beauty Scents is actually an outlet store devoted to beauty products, the first of its kind in the country, I bet. And where else would you find it other than the ultimate place for outlet store shopping, Paseo de Santa Rosa?</div>
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Paseo de Santa Rosa, one of my favorite places to hang out, is definitely making its mark as the outlet shopping capital of the South. I mean, I do understand that Nike and Adidas and Speedo would have their own outlet shops for the sporty ones, but to see a beauty outlet store about to open here is just so cray cray!<br />
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I swear I took a photo of the store from the outside, but I accidentally deleted it somehow. :( The store's right next to the big white tent, beside Aeropostale and Levi's, if I remember correctly. Here's a sneak peek inside!<br />
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<span style="line-height: 23px;">On the cosmetics side, they sell mostly eye makeup from Majolica Majorca and ZA Cosmetics. Majo Majo's Lash Expander Edge Meister sells for only 500 bucks here, though they only come in brown and blue. ZA's mascara on the other hand, sells for only 300 bucks! The eye palettes from the same brand sells for only PHP 350.</span><br />
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This is my first post to feature a lipstick, so let me say a few words of apology: I'm sorry because I suck in describing color. But because I really, really want to feature this, I will bravely tread the waters of the world of lip swatches.<br />
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Creamy Fudge is, to put in my own words, is a brown lippie with a vermillion tinge to it (or maybe a vermillion lippie with a brown tone). The brown tint of this lippie makes it safe for me to wear it to school because it makes the color not too loud.</div>
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Nowadays, it's been my go-to lipstick because it brightens up my face so nicely. And I love how I can go wear an appropriately bold color to school without having to stick to the perfect red. This color is the "perfect safe red".<br />
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The lipstick stays put until lunch time (around 6 hours) and leaves a beautiful stain that I just don't retouch anymore. It stayed put even as I drank a cup of coffee, but of course its staying power will depend on how tactful you are at sipping coffee.<br />
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I'm not sure about its other colors, but this Fanny lippie's formulation is ace! Very comfortable to wear, and very hydrating. And one other thing: the lipstick tube looks so classy, I won't even think it's from a local brand! I think this is the first time I fell in love with a "womanly" lippie both in terms of color and packaging. </div>
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If you wear makeup and have an oily skin like moi, for sure this sachet of gold will make your head turn. Big white letters saying No-Shine on it is enough to make me pick it up.<br />
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I was also curious with the words, "<i>mattifier</i>" and "<i>matte wax</i>". I mean, having wax in that packaging almost made me feel that it was meant for the hair! Hahaha. So yeah, needless to say, this product intrigued me. And I haven't been intrigued so much in a long time.</div>
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From the back label: <i>A light moisturizer that helps hide imperfections such as fine lines and pores while providing an exceptional smooth matte finish. Also helps prevent and treat pimples without drying out the skin.</i></div>
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The product said it's a mattifier alright, but being the makeup newbie that I am, I just didn't have any idea how this could actually mattify me! I've always thought mattifiers come in powder form, and there's no way a product in a sachet would actually have powder inside. :))</div>
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Anyway, this mattifier came in a somewhat clear, waxy-cream form. It is almost like the wax my brothers use on their hairs, but this one is soft and glides on the skin nicely and makes me feel at one point like my skin was as smooth as....wax.</div>
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I apply this on my face after my moisturizer (because I'm so not buying its moisturizer claim) , using my bare fingers. It sets quickly on most days. If it cool or if I turn the AC on for quite a while it definitely feels like wax even as I apply, but if its sunny and warm inside my room the mattifier's waxy consistency melts in my fingers and feels a bit greasy on the face but will ultimately make me feel like I have something waxy on top of my face. It's lightweight so really, it's not bothering at all.</div>
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My base makeup's finish did not change with this mattifier underneath. No caking, but I can tell that the coverage has improved.</div>
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On top of makeup, this mattifier did not alter its finish, either. It lessened the shine on my face come retouch time, although I must say the <a href="http://thegirlymedicph.blogspot.com/2014/09/review-rimmel-stay-matte-primer.html" target="_blank">Rimmel Stay Matte Primer</a> does a better job at mattifying my face post-makeup.</div>
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Normally, with the liquid base I currently use, I begin to oil up at around 2 hours after application. With this mattifier on, it can delay oiliness for about one hour more. It performs better on a chilly day when I don't oil up as much.</div>
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<li><b>Cheap! </b>I like how they came in an almost sample-sized amount in a sample-sized price so I don't have to regret if in case this stuff wasn't for me.</li>
<li><b>Easy to find at Watson's</b></li>
<li><b>Very handy packaging.</b></li>
<li><b>Smoothens my face like silk. </b>I love how my base makeup sets so easily with this underneath. It smoothes those dry patches on my nose which is a plus.</li>
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<li><b>Improves the coverage of my base makeup.</b></li>
<li><b>Did not made my makeup cake. </b>(Ehem, Rimmel, ehem.)</li>
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<li><b>So-so mattifying ability. </b>It lessens oiliness, but it does not mattify as much as Rimmel did.</li>
<li><b>So-so oil control control. </b>It works, it delays shine, but keeping oil at bay for only 3 hours out of an eternity of school day is just way too soon. (But with its price, I can appreciate that it does what it claims for that mere one extra hour.)</li>
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I recommend this to girls on a budget who'd like to improve the coverage and wear time of their base makeup. I find myself reaching for this more often than the Rimmel Stay Matte Primer because it feels so light and does not give me all that cakey trouble.This especially works now that we have cooler months ahead, so it is easy to love this mattifier, really. </div>
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When I entered med school, a lot of my classmates were wearing eyeglasses all the time, and I hoped and prayed that I would not share the same fate as I don't really like to look geeky 24/7. What I loathe to happen most is that I would get too dependent on them like my sister is - she could not even navigate inside the house without her glasses/contact lenses on. </div>
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Now I'm on my 3rd year of wearing prescription glasses. It was okay for me, as I only wear them when I have to see something from a distance, like projected Powerpoint presentations and then I take it off as soon as the lecture's done. But these past 2 weeks, I was having a hard time to see once I take my glasses off, and I'm also having a hard time seeing from afar even when I was wearing them, so I went to an optical shop last Saturday to have my eyes checked and get a new pair of specs.</div>
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The bad news now is, I now have an increased dependence to my eyeglasses. Not as bad as my sister's, but dependence still the same. So now I have to adjust my makeup routine accordingly.</div>
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The pic above was taken after I wore my glasses for 2 hours. My eyes look smaller, isn't it? To me, it even looked like I'm squinting. That's my problem when wearing prescription glasses. It's not just me, I notice it with my 24/7 four-eyed friends all the time! I like my eyes, and making them smaller just because I need to wear glasses makes me sad. And now that I feel I'm getting closer to becoming a 24/7 eyeglass wearer, I turn to makeup to solve the problem.<br />
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The pic below is how I look like before wearing my specs. Worn without glasses, the eye makeup is a bit darker than what I would normally wear on a school day. It's actually almost the same as my previous FOTD, but I used a darker taupe eyeshadow as a base to achieve more contrast against my shimmery champagne highlight shade. And I went a bit heavy on lining the eyes. Anyway the previous FOTD post wasn't that detailed as this so here's how I did it:<br />
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<li>I used a sparkly cream eyeshadow here, but I only placed it on the most protruding part of the lid -the middle 1/3 - to give dimension.</li>
<li><b>Curl your lashes. </b>Very important step. I have long, straight lashes so mine always hits the glasses whenever I have it on, and it is quite irritating. It makes your peepers look perky too!</li>
<li><b>Tightline. </b>As in line the roots of your lashes of the upper lashline and its waterline too if you wish, using a black eyeliner.</li>
<li>Using the same black eyeliner, extended the upper lashline and ended it with a slight wing. I also lined the outer 1/3 of the lower lashline and connected it with the winged end of the upper lashline.</li>
<li>To make the eyeliner last, I applied dark brown eyeshadow over the black eyeliner lines.</li>
<li>Apply mascara to hold the lashes' curl.</li>
<li>Using a concealer pencil, I drew on the waterline of the inner 2/3 of the lower lashline.</li>
<li><b>DEFINE YOUR BROWS. </b>To guide you in this, you may want to read on <a href="http://thegirlymedicph.blogspot.com/2014/09/all-about-brows-series-how-i-fill-my.html" target="_blank">this post</a> and <a href="http://this%20post/" target="_blank">this post</a> from last month's "All About Brows" series.</li>
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Cheeks</h4>
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I used a peach-colored blush on the apples of my cheeks for a light flush. I went easy with the cheek color, letting my frames get all the attention.</div>
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I used my everyday peachy pink lipstick.</div>
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So this is how I look when I have my glasses on. Having photos taken while wearing this is such a pain because the light keeps hitting on the eyeglasses! Whew.</div>
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And that is that! Of course you can try this whether or not you wear your glasses. Just remember to define your brows and line your eyes if you're bothered with your eyes getting lost underneath your frames. Other than those things, I'd like to know more on how to adapt with my newfound impairment. Any more makeup tips? Hahaha.</div>
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Products Used</h4>
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Eyes</h4>
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<li>Prestige Primed and Ready Eye Primer</li>
<li>Beauty UK Posh Palette in Eden</li>
<li>Fanny Serrano Eyeshadow in Coffee Arabica</li>
<li>Ever Bilena Advance HD Concealer Pencil</li>
<li>Etude House Play 101 pencil in 1</li>
<li>Nyx Brow Gel in Brunette</li>
<li>Avon Supercurlacious Mascara in Black</li>
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Lips</h4>
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Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507224252136110821noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-577569761258999066.post-56951610521919302552014-10-17T17:19:00.001+08:002014-10-17T17:20:33.624+08:00Loving It: ZA Perfect Solution Moisturizer<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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PHP 300 (Sale Price) <br />
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I was obsessed in skincare way before I got hooked into makeup. When I was in high school, I used whitening soaps and creams (Pond's, anyone?), while in college I was obsessed with anything that promises lesser oil production and finer pores. Ever since I've hit my 20s, aside from battling acne and oily skin (which still happens <i>all the time</i>), another need surfaced: moisture.<br />
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Celeteque's gel moisturizer has been a staple on my skincare routine for more than a year now. I just alternated it with face masks if I feel like I wanted more moisture. But for some reason I had really dry patches on my nose bridge that Celeteque just could not fix so I thought my skin is yearning for more.<br />
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My sister brought this home and having used it for almost 2 weeks, I think it's now a good time to review this. I actually wanted to review this at an earlier date, but I thought I have to use this for a longer time to make this post more credible.<br />
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About the Product</h4>
According to ZA:<i> This moisturizer boosts your skin's hydration and clarity to impart firmness and a silky glow.</i><br />
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The product description is actually pretty long, but to sum it up, this is part of ZA's Perfect Solution Line that contains plant seed extracts and marine collagen "to give your skin a youthful resilience and a silky glow". They got me at marine collagen - if it has collagen that means it has anti-aging properties, right? :))<br />
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The moisturizer has a pretty runny consistency. The smell and the feel reminds me of the serum that face masks contains, albeit this is less slippery. It's stored in a very pretty, super girly hot-pink bottle which should be enough motivation for you to apply this everyday.<br />
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<li>The moisturizer feels light on the face.</li>
<li>It didn't make my skin look or feel oily.</li>
<li>It didn't break me out!</li>
<li>Moisturizes well - my skin felt really supple every time I use this!</li>
<li>My skin looks supple and I do find that my skin looked younger after 2 weeks of constant use!</li>
<li>Cheap at 300 bucks per bottle.</li>
<li>The packaging is sooooo pretty in pink!</li>
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The good news is, I saw these also on sale at Landmark Makati and SM Makati so I guess ZA is also having them on sale everywhere! Their Perfect Solution skincare line are all at 50% off. A bottle of this retails at 625 bucks, so go figure. At Beauty Scents (it's an outlet store devoted to perfumes and cosmetics), it's much cheaper at 300 bucks. It's a safe purchase since the expiration of my bottle is dated on year 2017 pa, so I'm planning to hoard a couple of bottles more. :)</div>
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I'm not sure how much I convinced you that this is a great moisturizer, especially after disclosing that I got this on sale, but it really is! It's like having a face mask in a bottle! If you like lightweight moisturizers and you long for a young-looking, baby-supple skin, give this a try! ;)</div>
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Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507224252136110821noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-577569761258999066.post-26860673264038488692014-10-15T16:37:00.003+08:002014-10-15T16:45:18.938+08:00DRUGSTORE WALLFLOWER: Careline Oil Control Blush-On<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I admit, I perceive Careline's cosmetics line as toys, one that's catered to tweens and young adolescents who are taking baby steps in makeup. I think it's because I purchased my first eyeshadow palette from them when I was in high school. That palette had sky blue, pink, purple and gold eyeshadows on it - colors that a girly kid who has zero knowledge on makeup will like. I bought it because I liked the colors, but I never considered how garish it would look on a 14-15 year-old me. So I cluelessly used it for a couple of times, then I realized that it's something I shouldn't be using for school, and the palette ended up in the dark abyss of my dresser.<br />
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Fast forward to August 2014, when school has just started, and I was longing for an innocent-looking powder pink blush like Pony uses in most of her makeup tutorials. But Pony's blushes were usually from Shu Uemura's, and I simply do not have a budget for that! So when I saw this at Mercury Drug near my place, I immediately got it.<br />
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According to Careline: <i>Now Careline Single blush-on is made better for a more Prettilicious you! Have a natural looking blush without the danger of oily skin ruining your day. With its oil control and vitamin E enriched formula, you remain oil-free all day long without over-drying your sensitive skin. You stay moisturized without the grease all the time!</i><br />
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I bought Touch of Pink way back in August, which explains why it looks like I'm almost hitting pan with it. I bought Peach Glow 2 weeks ago.The Careline Oil Control Blush-on comes in a lot of colors - I think I saw 6 at one Careline counter last week. The color range is impressive, as they have deep colors as well.<br />
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Pigmentation and Finish</h4>
Both shades that I got have a powdery feel to it. Touch of Pink in particular, looks and feels powdery bordering on being chalky. Both have minimal shimmer, but to me, this is mostly matte in finish. I only get to notice the shimmers if I look for them, and I usually notice them under a strong lighting source.<br />
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These blushes (at least, the shades that I got) are not that pigmented in the sense that I won't get the color as it was on the pan in one swipe. The swatches below are made by rubbing my finger a couple of times on the pan. This is not an issue for me though, as I hate blushes that are crazy pigmented when I'm in a hurry (which happens most of the time). Very pigmented blushes, when used in a hurry, does not give me control on how much color should I want to place and will most often result in <a href="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTT2CyPJX46mUHEFKxgI1b0vKTBj6AnEJgY1j320RDkZIF7VQuU" target="_blank">Deniece Cornejo</a>-cheeks. Well...I like it, but it's not really school-friendly. It looks too...overdone.<br />
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These blushes can be builded up gradually, and for that, brushes are crucial, as blending is particularly important to ensure that your cheeks won't end up chalky looking..<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swatches: Touch of Pink (Left), Peach Glow (Right)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taken under artificial (flourescent) light</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me wearing Touch of Pink. In theory this powder pink shade suits fair-skinned girls,<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me wearing Peach Glow. Of the two, this gives me a more natural looking flush.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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Lasting Power</h4>
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Now here's something that you'll definitely
love about this blush: THIS THING LASTS. The blushes I own from pricier
brands like Prestige and <span class="srsatxt" dir="ltr">Lancôme will show color on my cheeks but after 3 hours, they're gone. But this one, I can go on until lunchtime and I can still see some color on my cheeks! Awesome, isn't it?</span><br />
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What I Liked</h4>
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<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">Affordable!</span> </li>
<li>The packaging is cute and simple, and definitely does not feel or look cheap.</li>
<li>The pigmentation isn't that crazy intense, so it gave me more control with how much pigment I want to place on the cheeks.</li>
<li>The blush is buildable and can be blended easily using a blush brush.</li>
<li>Has an awesome lasting power! </li>
<li>Has a variety of shades to choose from. I'm actually looking forward to buy some more shades. </li>
<li>With Careline being a sister brand of Ever Bilena, I expect that this is available in almost every major department store, supermarket, convenient store, and yes, even Mercury Drug!</li>
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What I Didn't Like</h4>
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<li>The shade names aren't easily seen on their original packaging. Refer to the first picture. Can you see the shade name at first glance? It wasn't until I purchased a 2nd one that I figured it all out!</li>
<li>The shade Touch of Pink was bordering on being chalky.</li>
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I highly recommend this to ANYONE who like to have some color on their cheeks! But I recommend this especially to those who are starting with blush-ons since you can start with the more demure looking shades like these two. By experience, I know that demure-looking, beginner-friendly shades (like these two shades that I have) are quite hard to encounter, and at such a cheap price! After trying these you can slowly advance to the more intense pinks/reds - I saw that they also have shades that are more intense, and I'm looking forward to try them as well, and so should you. Seriously, you should try this. :)<br />
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Stay girly!<br />
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Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507224252136110821noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-577569761258999066.post-23782697602340069842014-10-11T15:52:00.002+08:002014-10-11T15:52:46.260+08:00FOTD: Birthday-slash-School Day Look<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I had a really busy birthday week. Aside from my crazy school schedule, I also attended novena masses in honor of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary La Naval in QC every afternoon. So forgive me for the long break this blog has had. <div>
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Anyway! My birthday fell on a Thursday so really, I had no other birthday outfit other than my uniform, but I did try something new with my perpetually-neutral eye makeup.</div>
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Get the look right after the jump! :)<br /><a name='more'></a></div>
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The key points in this look are the following: peachy pink flush on the cheeks, the soft brows, and the soft smokey eye that makes your eyes look deep-set.</div>
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<li>Pat a shimmery nude eyeshadow on the middle 1/ 3 of the eye. Build the color on the lower segment of the eyelid and go lighter as you go past the crease (the red line as depicted in tbe diagram).</li>
<li>Pat a taupe/cool brown eyeshadow on the inner third and outer third of the lid. Build the color on the lower segment of the lid and go lighter when you're past the crease.</li>
<li>Using a pencil brush, line a frosty cream eyeshadow on the middle third segment of the lower lashline for a bright-eyed effect.</li>
<li>Tightline the upper lash line with a black eyeliner. </li>
<li>Line the outer 1/3 segment with the black eyeliner, winging it at the end.</li>
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So after all that, it should look like this:</div>
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Cheeks</h4>
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For the cheeks, use a (mostly) matte powder pink blush starting from the cheekbones, then blend as you go on inwards. And then I used a shimmery peach color (mine was actually an eyeshadow) and brushed it on the apples of the cheeks to highlight their puffiness. :))</div>
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Lips</h4>
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I neutralized the color of my lips first with a concealer to make my lip color pop. I chose a coral shade to match my peachy cheeks. :)</div>
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So there! Another way to use your neutral eyeshadows! This daytime look makes the eyes bigger and brighter, and the cheeks really showed my feminine side. Hihihi.</div>
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Stay girly!</div>
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Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507224252136110821noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-577569761258999066.post-65477334393940239532014-10-09T20:26:00.002+08:002014-10-15T16:46:15.203+08:00Drugstore Wallflower: Ever Bilena Advance HD Concealer Pencil<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ever Bilena Advance HD Concealer Pencil in Warm Honey<br />
PHP 100 at Watsons</td></tr>
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This isn't a wallflower, this is more like a hidden gem. I first saw it while I was lining up at the grocery counter this weekend and I thought, "Ever Bilena <i>actually </i>has this?". I was almost always lining up at that particular counter every Sunday yet I only saw it that time. I ended up purchasing it at Watson's later that evening and even at this store it is quite hard to find. Maybe because the pencil is short.<br />
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Continuing my new found pencil addiction, here's my review of the Ever Bilena's concealer pencil.<br />
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About the Product</h4>
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No product description in here. The pencil is short and stout compared to other pencils on the shelf. Even without a tester, I could tell that the color is too light against my skintone, but I still had no qualms about purchasing it, as I saw lots of use for it.</div>
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The texture of this pencil is soft, yet dry as the "lead" has a tendency to tug on the skin as I draw on it. It doesn't glide on smoothly, but you can blend in by tapping on the drawn area. The concealer has a light to slightly moderate coverage - it can conceal redness and really light pimple marks, nothing else.<br />
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<span style="line-height: normal;">How to Use</span></h4>
<span style="line-height: normal;">As a skintoned-colored pencil I saw lots of potential for this, and I found myself liking this other than its intended purpose. It is a decent eyeshadow base, and a good tool to make your eyes larger by placing it on the waterline of the lower lashline.</span><br />
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My favorite way of using this pencil is as a lip concealer. Because of its lightweight texture, I can make easier and natural-looking gradient lip. Here's how I do it:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">How to make gradient lips using Ever Bilena Advance HD Concealer Pencil.<br />
I used it with Happy Skin's Shut Up and Kiss Me in First Kiss and Darkness Lip Tint.<br />
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<li>Draw the outline of lips with the concealer pencil and dab the inner lip with a lipstick of your choice.</li>
<li>Using a lip brush, blend first lipstick on the inner lip. Wipe the color off your lip brush with a tissue (or use another clean lip brush if you have one) and blend the concealer. Make sure to blend the point where the lip color and the concealer meet.</li>
<li>For plump lips, dab a pink lip tint on the innermost part of the lip.</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Used the concealer pencil on the waterline of the lower lashline,<br />
on the growing red bump on my right cheek, on the sides of my nose<br />
and on my lips. Super multipurpose, no?</td></tr>
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Lasting Power</h4>
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As a concealer, this lasted on my acne bump a good 3 hours without fading. I find that this lasts longer on a powder base than a liquid base (like BB creams).</div>
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As an eyeshadow base I survived the entire school day without any crease, though I already noted fading of the color after the 4th hour.</div>
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As an eyeliner this lasted on my waterline for 2 hours and then it will start to fade evenly. On the 3rd hour the color is still there, but is not as intense as when you first applied it.</div>
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As a lip concealer, this did not budge after 5 hours! But that may have something to do with the fact that I only put it on the outer lip so it wasn't really prone to fading after drinking. </div>
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What I Liked:</h4>
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<li>Affordable.</li>
<li>Easy to find. This being from Ever Bilena, I expect this to be on most grocery stores, drugstores, 7-11 stores. </li>
<li>You can do so many things with it! Concealer, eyeshadow base, lip concealer, eyeliner...the pencil form gives a lot of possibilities in using this.</li>
<li>Its best use for me is as a lip concealer. It's lightweight so it doesn't cake on your lips, provided that you apply it thinly.</li>
<li>Decent lasting power for an eyeshadow base.</li>
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What I Didn't Like</h4>
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<li>It's not that pigmented as I would like for a concealer.</li>
<li>I haven't found a sharpener that can accomodate its chubbiness. :(</li>
<li>Staying power as a concealer/eyeliner is so-so for me.</li>
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I definitely recommend this product for the Korean-style makeup lover! It can do gradient lips and bright eye look without breaking the bank. As a concealer, this should suit girls who just have redness and light marks to cover. It doesn't really hurt to try, what with its über cheap price.</div>
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Stay girly! </div>
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Kat</div>
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Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507224252136110821noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-577569761258999066.post-46406213217288688552014-10-04T12:42:00.003+08:002014-10-04T12:42:38.720+08:00New Blog Series: DRUGSTORE WALLFLOWERS!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When a beauty item comes with a cheap price tag as in most items in Watson's, I almost always snob it, especially if it's not Maybelline/Nichido/Fanny Serrano. Yeah, I'm such a snob. But since I now got a bit adventurous by making a blog, why not be a bit adventurous on what to feature here, e?<br />
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So here comes a new series for you and me! I roamed around Watson's and looked for items that has been hanging around their shelves for quite some time yet I chose to ignore. Nope, I did not even look at reviews before purchasing, which makes this more thrilling/risky on my part.<br />
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The best part? So far the items that I found are all below 100 bucks! And they're great in their own ways. Yay!<br />
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Stay tuned next week! ;)<br />
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Stay girly!<br />
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KatKatrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507224252136110821noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-577569761258999066.post-12152587892812897102014-10-03T14:33:00.002+08:002014-10-03T14:43:47.850+08:00BEAUTY FIX: The Girly Medic's (almost) Definitive Guide to Walking in High Heels<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I love high heeled shoes. Sure, it makes you look like a fashionista wannabe, but there's more to the stilettos than being a fashion upgrade tool. It slims the calves and it improves your posture - I suffer from low back ache when I am in flats more than when I am in heels (<i>weird, isn't it?</i>). But girly as I am, what I like the most is the way it makes its wearer decidedly feminine by altering the way she walks.<br />
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But everyone thinks that it ain't easy. It is true that there is a certain amount of period wherein you would wobble and possibly tumble. And as with any new shoe, you are bound to get blisters. But walking on high heels is not tough all the time! I walk on high heels to school thrice a week, across possibly all the tough surfaces known to the stiletto-wearer. Here are some tips to make your stiletto voyage a successful one.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Know Your Heel</span></h3>
Before starting to strut in heels, know two things: 1) the strength of your feet, particularly the balls of the feet and the front of the ankles and then, 2) the appropriate heel to wear.<br />
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When wearing heels, majority of your weight will be shifted back and forth the balls of your feet and your heel. When standing, the weight naturally shifts to the balls of the feet. The ankles are the ones that would relay the weight of your body to the foot so naturally, these have to be strong. Weakness in these parts would result to wobbling of the feet, and we know that wobbling in heels don't look pretty. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Balls of the Feet" is a vague term, so I encircled it for easy reference. ;)</td></tr>
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If you are a beginner, it's best to choose heels that slants the feet at a less steep angle, so that there is less weight to be shifted at the balls of the feet, hence your ankles will have a lesser work to do. I recommend <i><b>platform heels</b></i> since they have a thicker sole, so there is less slanting of the feet without sacrificing the height of the heel.<br />
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Look at the shoe below: let's say that this has a heel height of 3.5 inches. However, the thickness of the sole is at approx. 1 inch. Subtract this from the heel height and you'll find that you are actually walking on a 2.5 - inch stilleto, which will probably explain the ease in walking in these types of shoes.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An example of a platform shoe. The blue broken lines show you where the foot will land when wearing this. Note that despite the height of the heel, your foot is slanted at a less steep angle due to the thick sole. </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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When you get used to it, you can advance to heels that have thinner soles that slants your feet at a steeper angle.<br />
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Thin soles + high heel = longer legs + sexy feet. </blockquote>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An example of a high-heeled shoe with a thin sole. <br />
The steeper arch adds to the illusion of longer legs.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Know The Terrain</span></h3>
If you plan to wear heels, you might want to avoid walking on different surfaces, hence you avoid walking outdoors and just hail a cab (or your car) as soon as you're out of the building. Mere mortals like me however, are faced with a harrowing task of maintaining poise as we walk on different surfaces from point A to point B.<br />
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The walk from my condo to the classroom lasts for 15 minutes when in flats, and around 20 minutes when in heels. So if you're like me, <i>do the necessary adjustments in your departure time</i>. And in that walk, I had to walk in at most, 5 different and tricky terrains! Here's how I survive them:<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>1. Cobblestones</b></span></h4>
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They are pretty to look at, but are very tricky to walk on because of unevenness of the surface. If there is a patch of even surface in sight, walk on it instead. If you cannot avoid it, you must bear in mind that balance is important while navigating here.<br />
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<li>Step on a relatively even surface (choose a big cobblestone), and land on the balls of your feet. Make sure that it can balance your weight for a split-second and quickly, shift <u>a part of your weight</u> to your heel as you make another step. </li>
<li>Do not put too much pressure on the heel - the surface is uneven so it might slip and you might wobble or worse, tumble.</li>
<li>Walking on cobblestones will definitely hurt the balls of your feet if you're sporting thin-soled shoes. For comfort, get some gel insoles targeted at the balls of the feet. Platform shoes would be a more comfortable choice if you are expecting a lot of this type of terrain.</li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>2. Bricks</b></span></h4>
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Not as tricky as cobblestones, that's for sure. The safety level of this terrain depends on how wide and deep the gaps between each brick is. The wider and the deeper the gap, the trickier. In most cases (as in my school, thank God), you will not have to tiptoe through this. Just bear in mind that you must not put too much weight on the heel to avoid it getting jammed in between the gaps.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>3. Gravel</b></span></h4>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">When I have to swerve past students </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">sometimes I have to resort to walking through these little rocks. </span></span></span></span><span style="line-height: 34px;">But still, this is easier to navigate than cobblestones in my opinion.</span> Tiptoe through and try</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"> not to bury your heel into these (<i>sayang naman 'pag nagasgas</i></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">). Look for a safer landing for your shoes' sake,</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"> stat. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>4. Metal Grills</b></span></h4>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Avoid if you can. </b>If the gaps in between are wide enough for your heel to get jammed, you're in for a big trouble. If the gaps are too wide/too narrow there will be less chances of you getting stuck. In any case, tiptoe through and look for a safer landing.</span><b> </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When going up, ensure that b<span style="font-size: large;">oth the sole and the heel has landed in every step of the stair. You may choose to just land on the balls of your feet every step and not wait for your heel to touch the ground as you go up, but I'm a safety girl...so yeah. Just land the damn heel.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 34px;">When going down - which is the trickier part, it is important that the balls of your feet are stable. Gravity is pulling your weight down so it will be harder for the ball of your foot to balance the weight of your body. For starters, <i>stay close to the wall or to the handrails</i>. When you've gained enough mileage, you will naturally learn how to balance yourself on one foot and you won't need grab them.</span></span><br />
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The one thing that's worse than the pain that you have to endure as you learn (<i>as you learn,</i> <i>not all the time</i>) walking in these shoes is the fact that you are about to tower everyone else, including the men (yes, that's plural) of your dreams.<br />
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I stand a bit more than 5 feet, 3 inches, which is short in the standards of Caucasian countries such as in US or in Europe, so wearing heels may be just fine. But here in PH it's an entirely different thing. If I am to wear stilettos that is 4 inches high, that would make me 5'7". The average Filipino height, according to the Department of Health, is 5'3.5" for males, and 4'11.5" for females. I stand to tower the average height of almost everybody! I'm not one who wishes to standout, so that fact did made me uncomfortable and made me feel timid.<br />
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Lack of self confidence shows in the way you walk, and even more so if you're in heels! I had the tendency to hunch my back when I was just starting with heels, especially when I'm surrounded with my classmates. While a change of attitude is the obvious solution to this, here's a more practical tip: <b>make a playlist!</b><br />
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I find that I feel more confident and more comfortable with the looks that people sometimes give at me when I just plug my ears and listen to music that makes me feel pretty. Music's a great confidence booster, and takes away the consciousness you feel on balancing yourself. Hence, your walk becomes more natural and more effortless. ;)<br />
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Here are my suggestions for a good tune to play as you sashay:<br />
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<li><i>Speedy strut? </i>Listen to upbeat tunes like <b>Bruno Mars' Treasure. Right Said Fred's I'm Too Sexy</b> is a classic runway anthem and therefore you must have this on your playlist.</li>
<li><i>Suave sashay? </i>Listen to groovy tunes that will calm your nerves and make you feel pretty. <b>Glenn Frey's Sexy Girl </b>and<b> Fra Lippo Lippi's Angel</b> are on constant repeat whenever I'm not much in a hurry to school.</li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Too much of a good thing can be bad for you. I love heels a bit more than flats, but I alternate them throughout the school week to give my feet the time to enjoy its individual benefits which is comfort with flats, posture and glam with heels. If you come home after a long day with your feet wobbling in your heels, you know its time to rest. ;)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 34px;">And that's it! It's been a very lengthy post but I hope you all learned through this! I had a long week and now's the time for me to catch up on sleep. TGIF!</span></span></div>
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Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507224252136110821noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-577569761258999066.post-10819829225682994042014-09-29T16:44:00.000+08:002014-09-29T16:44:04.025+08:00Review: Rimmel Stay Matte Primer<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I have combination-severely oily skin, thanks both to my parents' genes and to my polycystic ovaries. So no matter how drying and oil-free my skincare products are, my face will still be oily and acne-prone particularly on the T-Zone. And the weird part is, there's really dry patches of skin mixed in between. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Base makeup becomes a challenge both in applying it and in making it stay put. And despite being contraindicated for my skin type, I still prefer cream/liquid type of base makeup, as I find them easier to work with and delivers a more natural finish. So unless the makeup is oil-free (like the Revlon Colorstay), there is a big chance that oil will seep through my makeup in a nick of time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My first primer was Etude House Dr. Oil Solution Dual Primer. My cousin gave it to me when I was in college and I really felt the difference in terms of ease in applying makeup, blurring of pores, and oil control. Now I had an event to attend to so I felt the need to purchase a primer again, but now I realized that they really don't come in cheap. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">That is, until I saw Rimmel Stay Matte Primer.</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">From the back label: Skin-perfecting primer can be worn alone, under makeup or on top to create a perfect matte complexion. Controls shine for up to 8 hours. Ultra lightweight formula minimizes the appearance of pores.</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This is a cream-type of primer. Its smell is quite bothersome, as there's a faint hint of glue to its scent, but it comes off as soon as you applied it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I applied small dots of the primer on the T-Zone, including the sides of the nose and the chin. I used a synthetic paddle foundation brush in spreading the product, distributing evenly onto the T-zone and feathering the product outwards, since my cheeks don't really need oil control. Then I applied my BB Cream using a makeup puff like I always do, setting it with loose mineral foundation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Come retouch time, after blotting excess oil, I also used the primer by using a small dollop of it onto my palm and warmed between my 2 hands (as if I was praying?) then patted the primer on the oily areas of my face (forehead, nose + sides of the nose, chin).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The primer is a bit sticky as you apply it but dries to a powdery/velvety texture. When used alone, it didn't impart any tint to my face, but I was never going to use this alone of course!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I had issues with my base makeup's finish when I have this primer underneath. Up close, it looked really cakey, especially on the nose, above the lip and the chin. It was like the base makeup was floating over my skin so it looked unnatural. I have used this primer a number of times and the result was always the same. I've tried this with BB Cream, CC cream and Cream foundation, and they all caked up when worn with this primer. I even avoided using my fingers when applying this primer (and I don't use my fingers for base makeup as well), but it's still the same, cakey mess. The good news is, the cakey finish melts as the day goes on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Rimmel says you can also use this on top of your makeup, but with the cakey situation going on I didn't bother try it. I did try putting it on though, after I blotted oil off my face more than 2 hours. After patting the primer, my face mattified instantly. The primer didn't alter the color of my face. For a good measure though, I still applied setting powder on top of the primer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This definitely did not live up to its 8-hour shine control claim. Without using this, I oil up within 2 hours. When I used this, I still oiled up after 2 hours, though it is a teeny-tiny bit less than before.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Works as a "mattifier" come retouch time. </b>If I retouch with powder alone (say Ben Nye), the sides of my nose oil up within an hour and I become really greasy (Eew.) by three hours. With Stay Matte plus powder, I still oil up, but that's after 2 hours.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Prolongs the wear time of my makeup. </b>Whether worn underneath or on top of makeup, the Stay Matte is successful at preventing the base makeup from slipping off my skin despite failing at oil control.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Makes me look more photogenic. </b>I think my skin looked better, more flawless in the photos especially after giving time for the cakey look to melt down. It improved the coverage of my base makeup.</span></li>
<li><b>Does not make my skin suffer after consecutive uses. </b>One of the issues I have when using products that are long lasting and that controls oil is that they have this tendency to not let your skin breathe. Well, this one obviously let air (and oil) pass through the makeup, so my skin went on unscathed.</li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Affordable. </b>Primers don't come in cheap and it's uncommon to find one that matches Stay Matte's price.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>The cakey finish. </b>Not only does it look cakey, but it also looked like I piled on more makeup than I actually did. Not cool especially when you're heading out right after you do your makeup.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Poor oil control. </b>I was skeptical about the 8-hour shine control right from the get-go, but I also did not expect this product to be really ineffective in this department. If only it made me oil free for 3-4 hours, I would be more forgiving.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Accentuates the dry patches on my face. </b>I was hoping that Stay Matte would smoothen out those dry patches, but it didn't stay put. The primer over those areas just flaked out, making the skin look drier.</span></li>
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Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507224252136110821noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-577569761258999066.post-38007909871383105432014-09-27T07:41:00.005+08:002014-09-27T09:21:54.724+08:00Follow me on Bloglovin'!I wish I had met Bloglovin way earlier. Everytime I browse thru my favorite blogs, my browser is clogged with tabs it gets confusing sometimes!<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In my <a href="http://thegirlymedicph.blogspot.com/2014/09/all-about-brows-series-review-on-etude.html" target="_blank">review on the Etude House's Drawing Eyebrow Pencil</a>, I featured an eyebrow pencil that was too red on me I only used it on my brows twice. I only bought it out of panic as I haven't brought with me any brow-defining product when I went home one weekend, and there was no Etude House store in sight. I was reluctant to throw it away, and thanks to Pony, I had a crazy idea.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So if you're like me and did the mistake of buying a brow pencil that looked off or an eye pencil for tightlining but gave you panda eyes or any makeup pencil that you ended up not using, read on for one crazy (but fun) tutorial! ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A few weeks ago I watched Pony's Beauty Diary on Channel M and saw Pony (the makeup guru/ulzzang cutie) do a tutorial in the weirdest yet most interesting manner: she did her makeup (except for the base makeup) <i>using only pencils</i>! Apparently it was a part of a series of tutorials featuring the Etude House Play 101 pencil, a gel-type pencil that has different finishes that can be used for eyes, lips, and cheeks. I watched all three episodes of her using pencils and it was freakin' awesome.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Well she got me into buying the pencil alright, but I just bought an essential black shade. Buying a bunch of them, at roughly 350 bucks each, is expensive for me and impractical as well! Besides, that will not stop me from trying to make my face a 3D coloring book. ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">For this look I'm featuring 2 pencils that I rarely use. One's the Pinkies Collection eyebrow pencil that I already mentioned, while the other one is a Victoria Jackson lip pencil which came as a part of the brand's Vanity Kit makeup set. I also thrown in 2 shades of eyeshadow to complete the eye makeup, as I don't really own that much pencils.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Have you seen the color of the lip pencil? For some reason, it reminded me of the au naturel makeup trend in the 90s, so I decided to make a look inspired by that trend. Besides, browns are always welcome during the Fall season.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I used the eyebrow pencil as an eyeshadow, while the lip pencil was used on my lips and cheeks. It's easy and fun to do, and here's how I did it: </span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Line the boundaries of the eyeshadow. </b>When I put on eyeshadow whether it be pencil or powder, there has to be a limit as to where I place them. Pretty hard to explain, but with pencil on hand, I hope can describe things clearer. The boundaries apply not only to this look, but with any eyeshadow look as well.,</span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">How to draw the lines: 1) Taut the eyelid skin towards the temple. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">2) Draw the 1st line like it is an extension of your lower lash line, End the line at the level of the crease line.</span><br />
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The 2nd line may not be visible when you open your eyes (especially if you have fat pads over your brow bone), but do not worry, because we'll smudge the color upwards.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Thicken the lines you've made. </b>Draw another line <u>right underneath</u> the previously drawn lines.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Smudge the lines. </b>For the first line, smudge inwards until the color reaches until it's opposite the outer margin of the pupil. For the 2nd line, smudge downwards first, then upwards. Smudge upwards until you see around 5 mm of the color when you open your eyes.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">
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<li><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Pat a taupe-colored eyeshadow next to the smudged (now shaded) outer 1/3. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Tightline using a brown eyeliner. </b>Extend the line a bit past the upper lashline and smudge the extended line.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Curl lashes and use a defining mascara. </b>To keep up with the au naturel look, use a mascara that has no fibers or one that doesn't volumize. Work with what you've got. ;)</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Now's the time to use the lip pencil! Lip pencil usually has no shimmers and goes on creamy, so it gives you a natural flush on the cheeks and matte finish on the lips. If you have dry lips, it's best to put on lip balm first, blot a bit with tissue before using the lip pencil.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Draw in light, feathery strokes, so you can build up the color nice and slow. Blend by tapping the colored area with your fingers. Ideally, blush is most pigmented at the outer margin of the cheek, going lighter as you go inwards. End the blush color at the level of the outer margin of the pupil. Make sure no lines are seen and everything is blended well! ;)</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">That completes my FOTD/Beauty Fix/Tutorial post! I had most fun with shading my cheeks. After this, I think I'm gonna have a pencil case as a <i>kikay </i>kit! Hahaha! I hope everything was clear! If not, just ask away by posting on the comment box ayt? Have a great weekend! </span></div>
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To end my first-ever blog series, "All About Brows", I would like to post a review on a brow product that I have been using for more than 2 years. This is hands down, my "holy grail" (HG) product for defining brows: the Etude House Drawing Eye Brow Pencil.<br />
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My previous brow product was Nichido Eye Pencil in Brown, and it was really reddish. It looked fake against my dark brown hair. At the time that I bought this, I was just looking for brow pencils that are 1) matte/powdery finish 2)has a brown color but with NO RED UNDERTONE. When looking for these 2 criteria, I was having a hard time looking into local brands, as a lot of them has a red undertone and a waxy finish.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Case in point: the swatch on the left is Pinkies Collections (a local brand) Eyebrow Pencil in Brown. Swatch on the right is the Etude House Drawing Eyebrow Pencil in shade 01. Note the reddish undertone on the Pinkies' versus the khaki-ish undertone of EH's.</td></tr>
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I've always loved Etude House's products - BB creams, lip tints, face masks and nail polishes were my common purchases. So I swatched their brow pencils and voila, I found the one!<br />
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About the Product</h4>
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No descriptions provided on the product packaging (well, it's just a pencil, no box included) nor at the official websites. What I can tell you is that this is a sword-type automatic pencil and that this product comes in 6 shades. The fact that it has 6 shades is a new discovery to me, as I've visited 3 different EH stores whenever I had to repurchase (SM Manila, SM North, and Robinson's Manila), and in those visits I never saw all 6 of them. At most the stores only offer 3.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a sword type of pencil</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A closer look at the tip. One side of the double-edged sword tip is broad and it tapers to a fine tip on the opposite side.<br />
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How to Use</h4>
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Since this is a sword type of pencil, it can be a bit intimidating to girls who are used to traditional pencils. But trust me, this is way easier and faster to use than the traditional ones! Now the "lead" of this pencil has two different edges to it: one makes a fat line while the other edge gives a thin line. The thinner edge is perfect for drawing fake hairs when filling in on sparse areas of the brow.<br />
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So here's how I use it (just check on the corresponding pictures above):<br />
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<li><b>Line the lower border of the brow.</b></li>
<li><b>Line the upper border of the brow.</b> Start the upper border opposite the inner margin of the pupil.</li>
<li><b>With light strokes, fill in the brow. </b>Start from the tail of the brow, then end up to the area opposite the inner margin of the pupil.</li>
<li><b>Lightly shade the inner brow. </b>Just use the pencil as you would use a Stabilo highlighter. ;)</li>
<li><b>Brush the brow with the spoolie. </b>I used a separate spoolie brush for this, but this pencil has a spoolie brush on the opposite end. How convenient is that?</li>
<li><b><i>Optional: </i>Clean up the edges by brushing concealer/bb cream on the skin surrounding the brow.</b></li>
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This is the fastest way that I do my brows, I must be done by 3 minutes when using this. Easy peasy.<br />
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Lasting Power</h4>
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I have oily skin, but since I my brows are naturally full, I only appreciate fading on the areas where there's more skin than hair like the inner brow, and on the margins of the brow after 6 hours. My sister has really thin brow hairs and when using this alone the fading becomes patchy and more obvious, so she puts an eye primer on her brows before using the product. It worked well for her.</div>
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Since my sis and I use the same pencil, a pencil lasts us a month. So if you alone will use this, my guess is it will last for about 2 months. Etude House stores usually don't put it on display, but they actually sell refills of this! It costed me around 80 PHP before, but it is almost always out of stock. Better ask for it and save 70 bucks than not asking for it at all. ;)</div>
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What I Liked</h4>
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<li><b>The color and finish of this product is just what I was looking for.</b> Matte and brown w/o red undertone.</li>
<li><b>The pencil "lead" is hard, not waxy. </b>A harder pencil means more control for the part of the user, thus you can really make naturally defined brows with this one and just build the product up for more definition.</li>
<li><b>The sword-shaped "lead". </b>I love how you can use the same pencil in three different ways (shade, thick lines, thin lines) without ever sharpening it. It also makes the application faster too!</li>
<li><b>Affordable.</b> Majolica Majorca and Shu Uemura also offers the same sword-type of pencil, but I bet the Etude House version is the cheapest option. But it was more affordable way back: it was only 128 PHP back then. *sobs* </li>
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What I Didn't Like</h4>
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<li><b>The so-so lasting power. </b>This could last me for an entire school day, but I expect the inner brow to have almost faded completely. No problemo for me still, though.</li>
<li><b>The refills are almost always out of stock. </b>C'mon Etude House, help save the Earth (and our wallets) by providing more stocks of the refills!</li>
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I've been repurchasing this for years so I highly, highly recommend this! Girls who have full brows will have no problems with this baby, but for those who have "Mona Lisa" brows like my sister, you can do what she does and apply primer before applying this. ;)</div>
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So that's it! I hope I was of help through this review!</div>
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I like transforming myself. Making myself look good makes me feel good so I always turn to makeup whenever I'm stressed, which happens almost everyday. But aside from school, church and occasional trips to the mall, there is really not that much occasion for me to wear them. I'm such a loser, I know. :))<br />
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That did not stop me from playing with makeup though. I always take pictures after every makeup play session - some of them I upload when I feel brave enough to show it - but I save a lot of them in a folder on my phone. Seeing them from time to time makes me feel accomplished on how much I have learned.<br />
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Makeup is a never-ending learning experience, just like medicine. In this makeup play I experimented on 2 different eye makeup looks so that I can wash my face off in one go instead of doing it twice. However I only managed to get 1 right, as I still suck in lining my eyes with liquid eyeliner. Precision is really my worst trait when it comes to makeup. Hahaha.<br />
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Today's FOTD is done in time for Throwback Thursday! Red lips and winged eyeliner always screams vintage don't they? ;)<br />
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I did this look because I really wanted to wear a red lipstick that I bought almost 2 months ago, but I haven't found an opportunity to wear it. And I'm still shy wearing a red lipstick to school - when you see my classmates, you will know why: 90-99% of them go to school looking bare faced! A lot of them don't really need makeup, for they have clear, even toned skin. Lucky, lucky them.<br />
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I think I'll wear this look to an event I'm attending this weekend. Maybe. Let's pray that I'll get that winged eye right, on BOTH EYES. :))<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left to Right: ELF Flawless Eyeshadow in Beautiful Browns (around 200 PHP) and Sephora Eyeshadow in Sweet Candy.<br />
I used all the shades in the ELF Palette except for the "Lid" shade. :)<br />
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From L to R: Topmost shade from ELF Palette which is a cream frost shade; Sephora in Sweet Candy which is a cool pink shade; Crease shade from ELF Palette which is a burnt orange/orangey copper shade; and the last shade in the ELF palette which is a cool brown shade.<br />
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<li><b>Prime your skin with a face primer.</b> You can skip this if you don't have oily skin.</li>
<li><b>Use foundation of your choice</b>. I always prefer semi-matte over powdery matte finishes because I still want to look 3 dimensional. For this one I used a cream type of foundation, which I thinly dotted all over my face. To spread out the pigment I used a stippling brush and did the stippling technique first. Then, I swirled the stippling brush in small circles all over my face to buff the product into the skin.</li>
<li><b>Set with a setting powder.</b></li>
<li><b>Contour jaw line and hollows of cheeks, sides of nose bridge. </b>With an angled blush brush, use a contouring powder/taupe colored powder/bronzer to shade the jawline and the hollows of the cheeks, while use an eyeshadow blending brush to shade the sides of nose bridge.</li>
<li><b>Blush cheeks with a peach blush. </b>Brush above where you have placed the contour shade.</li>
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<b>Eyes</b></h4>
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<i>*For easy reference, let's divide the eye first into three: The inner 1/3 is the section closest to the nose bridge, the middle 1/3 is the section opposite the pupil with the sides of the pupil as its boundaries, and then the outer 1/3.</i></div>
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<li><b>Prime eyelids with eyeshadow primer.</b></li>
<li><b>Pat the cream shade on the inner 1/3 of the lid.</b></li>
<li><b>Pat the pink shade on the middle 1/3 of the lid. </b>Overlap the 2 shades <i>a bit.</i></li>
<li><b>Pat the copper shade on the outer 1/3 of the lid.</b>Overlap this with the pink shade <i>a bit.</i></li>
<li><b>Using an eyeshadow brush, blend the areas where the colors meet. </b>So brush between cream and pink, and between copper and pink. DO NOT blend all three colors in one brush stroke.</li>
<li><b>With a blending brush, swipe the cool brown shade on the crease, following the contours of your orbital bone.</b></li>
<li><b>With a pencil brush/eyeshadow applicator, line the cream shade under the inner 1/3 of the lower lashline.</b></li>
<li><b>Line the cool pink shade under the middle 1/3 lower lashline.</b></li>
<li><b>Line the copper shade under the outer 1/3 of the lower lashline.</b></li>
<li><b>Pat a dot of the cream shade on the inner corners of the eye. </b>Use a blending brush for a soft/ diffuse placement of the shade.</li>
<li><b>Use a brown eyeliner at the roots of the lashes, extending the line at the outer corners. </b></li>
<li><b>Make a thin line from the outer corner of the eye to the middle part of the pupil (so you'll draw the line inwards). </b>This does not need to be perfect.</li>
<li><b>Smudge the line using a smudge brush/eyeshadow applicator.</b></li>
<li><b>Make a thin line on the outer 1/3 of the lower lashline. Smudge the line.</b></li>
<li><b>Make a thin line on the upper lid with a liquid eyeliner, making a slight wing at the end.</b></li>
<li><b>Curl the upper lashes. Put mascara on the upper and lower lashes. </b></li>
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Lips</h4>
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<li>For the lips, well...swipe on your red lipstick! </li>
<li>To make red lipstick last, what I did was I first used a red lip tint. </li>
<li>Then I put on the red lipstick, blot with a tissue, and swipe another layer once more. </li>
<li>Then I put 1 thin sheet of tissue paper over my lip then brush translucent powder on the covered lip.</li>
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Whew! And we're done! Hahaha. Seriously this look is easier to do than to describe. I think this will be nice to wear for events and gatherings, and the neutral eye colors used makes this look wearable during daytime! </div>
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Maybe I should just use an eye pencil instead of liquid liner for this weekend, no? Anyway, try it sometime. ;)</div>
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Products Used:</h4>
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<li>Rimmel Stay Matte Face Primer</li>
<li>Revlon Colorstay Whipped Crème Makeup in Warm Golden</li>
<li>Ben Nye Banana Powder</li>
<li>Fanny Serrano Eyeshadow in Cinnamon Mousse (used as contour powder)</li>
<li>Careline Oil Control Blush in Peach Glow</li>
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<li>Prestige Primed and Ready Eye Primer</li>
<li>ELF Flawless Eyeshadow in Beautiful Browns</li>
<li>Sephora Eyeshadow in Sweet Candy</li>
<li>Maybelline Color Show Crayon Kohl Eyeliner in Brown</li>
<li>The Color Workshop liquid eyeliner in Black</li>
<li>Avon SuperCurlacious Mascara in Black</li>
<li>Nyx Brow Gel in Brunette</li>
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<li>Tony Moly CatChu Wink Tony Tint in Red</li>
<li>Avon Ultra Color Absolute Lipstick in Red Velvet</li>
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When the various online makeup stores that I was following on FB started posting preorders for the NYX Brow Gel, a lot of makeup lovers went gaga over it! After all, it was a brow product in a very different form, and even I got curious with this brow-in-a-watercolor-tube.<br />
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But I stopped myself from preordering because 1) it looked too pigmented for everyday use, 2) while the reviews posted on this were mostly raves, the way their brows looked like didn't really look natural, 3) I haven't seen any reviews from Filipino (or even Asian) bloggers for reference.</div>
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Now, I'm not saying something was wrong with their brows. It's just that I noticed that American/Western ladies like their brows arched high and really defined, which is what they call as an "architectural" brow. Asians, as I have noticed, like brows that are softly arched and softly defined. Personally I like both styles, but I will most likely sport an architectural brow on a special event and not on an everyday basis.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A comparison between how Asians style brows versus the Westerners. That's Kathryn Bernardo's brows on the upper right. How I wish I can reshape my brows like that.</td></tr>
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Now back to the NYX Brow Gel. My curiosity for this product has peaked that I just could not wait for a product review from a trusted blogger. So I went ahead and purchased it 2 weeks later, when several makeup sellers already had it on-hand. At this time my trusted sellers, <a href="http://www.dtcmakeup.com/" target="_blank">Digital Traincase</a> and <a href="https://m2.facebook.com/shopatmakeupholics" target="_blank">MakeupHolics</a> already ran out of stocks of my chosen shade, Brunette. Then I looked around for more online shops and finally found one at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lovemanilaa" target="_blank">Love Manila</a>. The transaction was such a breeze since she was offering a meetup schedule at Trinoma the next day. No shipping = Instant gratification. :D<br />
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<span style="line-height: 23px;"><i>From the NYX website: </i>Keep your misbehaving brows in place with our discreet and easy-to-use brow gel! The lightweight, waterproof formula creates thicker, fuller, natural-looking brows and comes in five versatile shades.</span><br />
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The gel is lightweight indeed, but be sure to use little of it because it can clump on the brow hairs when used too much. It has a matte finish.<br />
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It was my first time encountering such a brow product, so it took me a couple of tries before figuring out how to best use this gel. Because this one is hard to remove, don't swatch it directly at the back of your hand. What I do is I place the tip of the tube on a plastic card and swipe a roughly 1 x 0.5 inch swatch of the product, which is enough for both brows. Then I used a synthetic angled brow brush and dipped it into the swatch, patting excess pigment on the plastic card before using it on the brows. The trick here is to use this as little as possible, because this gel is really pigmented.<br />
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The gel dries after 20-30 seconds, but you can still soften it with the spoolie. You have to be a bit quick in filling your brows with this gel so you can spoolie right away. Once it dries, you're in for some serious spoolie work, but it's totally workable.<br />
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I can skip filling in the sparse areas using a brow pencil with this one since the gel has it covered. Also, no need for a clear mascara because the gel holds my brow hairs in place.<br />
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Its waterproof claim is true, as it is really hard to remove even with soap, but lasting power against an oily skin is a totally different matter. I'm happy to report that this thing lasts! Even on a sweaty day you can be assured that your brows will still look fresh. Fading can be appreciated on places where there's more skin than hair like the inner brow, especially if you have oily skin, but it will take forever before it starts to fade. Just look at the pic above!</div>
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<li>I love its packaging! Reminds me of watercolor tubes. But nostalgia aside, the tip of the tube lets you control the amount of the product to use, so less wastage, and more hygienic too.</li>
<li>This product has a crazy pigmentation! And the shade that I got is just perfect.</li>
<li>Its serious staying power. No patchy fading, no feathering of the pigment. And it stays put on my oily skin. </li>
<li>I feel like a model when I use this hahaha. The kind of definition this makes is very Pinterest-esque. And I love how you can make it work with a spoolie to achieve a softer finish as well.</li>
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<li>It does take some time to use, compared to using brow pencils/brow powders. Definitely not something you must use when you're in a hurry.</li>
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A number of my friends compliment my brows and they even asked me how I did it. Of course I thought it was just a casual question, so I never answered them in detail. The only time that I answered it in a detailed manner was when a total stranger asked me about it. </div>
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I will never forget that incident. I went to the school clinic that day because of dry cough, and after the nurse took my history and blood pressure, she told me: "<i>Alam mo, 'di ko mapigilang mapatingin sa kilay mo. Pano mo nagawa 'yan</i>? (You know, I can't stop myself from looking at your brows. How do you do that?" That was like, the best compliment, ever! Hahaha.</div>
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I did try to tell it to her in as detailed and as clear as I could, but well, let's say that this is my definitive answer to her (and my friends') question. </div>
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For clarity, the beginning/start of the brow is the end nearest the nose bridge, while the tail of the brow is the end of the brow closest to the temples. Basically, the tail of the brow must be the darkest, while the inner brow must be lighter.</div>
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<li><b>Trace the lower border of the brow first.</b> I advise to start at the point of the brow parallel to the medial/inner edge of the pupil, to avoid making a harsh line on the inner brow segment, which is best left shaded (more on that later).</li>
<li>When you trace the lower border first, you basically get an idea how you brow arch should shape like, so it's a nice starting point for shaping your brows if you are intent on changing it. Here I lengthened my brow by extending the lower border past the tail of the (natural) brow.</li>
<li><b>Trace the upper border of the brow, connecting it with the lower border at the tail of the brow.</b> Again, don't line the inner brow segment, so don't go beyond the inner edge of the pupil.</li>
<li><b>With short, light strokes, fill in the brow.</b></li>
<li><b>Shade the inner brow segment. </b>If you are using an angled brow brush, use whatever pigment that was left in the brush (ergo don't put more eyebrow powder on it). Use it like how you use a Stabilo Highlighter and swipe the pigment on the inner brow for a lighter color. Notice that I started the inner brow a bit past where my natural brow started. I did this to even it out with my other brow. Also, if you want you nose to look taller, start your brow parallel to (or near) the nose bridge.</li>
<li><b>Use a brow pencil to fill in sparse areas. </b>Brow powders are good for filling in brows and I prefer it to achieve a softer looking brow, but brow pencils is still the best for drawing "fake hair" on the sparse areas of the brow. Here I used the pencil on my inner brow because it's practically just skin-no brow hairs anymore in that area. Hahaha.</li>
<li><b>Use a spoolie brush to soften the pigments on the brow for a more natural look.</b> While your brow is basically a thick line framing your eyes, the brow hairs still has to stand out thru the pigments you've placed to avoid a harsh looking brow, so you have to brush it. For the inner brow, brush the spoolie upwards, following the direction of its hair growth.</li>
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This is my daily brow routine. It may look complicated to you, but I really do pay attention to them. I think it takes me 5 minutes to do my brows. Hahaha. With practice this will become a breeze to you, I swear! :)</div>
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Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507224252136110821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-577569761258999066.post-69656330203774480542014-09-09T23:06:00.001+08:002014-09-26T18:04:32.403+08:00FOTD: Sweet Pastels<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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With makeup, I had an on and off relationship. When it was too busy in school I’d just ditch ‘em. When I could not work with the makeup that I got, I’d ditch ‘em.<br />
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And then in college I took baby steps. I started with mineral makeup powders (hello, Ellana) plus tinted lipbalm, then progressed to bb creams and lip tints. On my college graduation, I did my own makeup, which is composed of BB cream, lip and cheek tint, a sparkly gold eyeshadow, and mascara. Looking back, that is actually my everyday makeup now…and more. Hahaha.<br />
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My makeup kit grew exponentially as I learned more about blushes and bases and smokey eyes and Korean style of makeup. I watched too many Pony’s Diary and Get It Beauty episodes on Channel M for the past three years. And I’ve read too much makeup tutorials.<br />
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School starts at 7 AM everyday, so there is a need for my look to be quick and easy to do yet I want it to be detailed. I usually become a bit more detailed on my eye makeup, because as Lisa Eldridge said, drawing the attention to the eyes would draw attention away from my flawed areas.<br />
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But don’t worry, for this makeup look is no rocket science. What I like about doing this is that it does not require expertise in eyeliner since everything is smudged, because when I'm in a hurry, precision is one of my worst traits..<br />
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The colors I used on the eyes are two of my favorite lid
washes, which is my typical eye makeup when I’m running late or I’m feeling
lazy. Sweet Candy is a cool pink, while Frosty Chic is, well, a warm peach shade. Both are in satin finish.</div>
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<li><b>Prime lids with an eyeshadow primer. </b></li>
<li><b>With an eyeshadow brush,</b> <b>pat the cool pink shade on the lids up to the crease.</b> An eyeshadow applicator can do for this step, but you will still need a brush when blending this with the 2nd shade.</li>
<li><b>Brush the warm peach shade on the crease, blending the color upwards. </b>Until where will you blend? Until you see 5 mm of the shade when you open your eyes (that's what Pony always says, and now that I've checked my work with a ruler, indeed my eyeshadow ends 5 mm from the point where the crease lie! Give it to Pony for giving such precise instructions.) Make sure that there's a smooth transition between the 2 shades.</li>
<li><b>With a pencil brush/eyeshadow applicator, take your warm peach shade and line the skin just below your lower lashline. </b>Take note: just a thin line, do not cover your eyebags with eyeshadow. LOL ;)</li>
<li><b>Tightline the upper lashline using a waterproof/smudgeproof eyeliner, extending the end a bit.</b></li>
<li><b>Make a thin line above the upper lash line, then smudge it for a softer effect.</b></li>
<li><b>Line the outer lower lashline. Smudge for a softer effect, connecting its end with end of the upper lash line. </b>A good landmark for the start of outer lower lashline would be the outer edge of your pupil.</li>
<li><b>Apply mascara to the lower lashes. </b>I was satisfied with tightlining alone so<b> </b>I skipped mascara on my upper lashes. I might be scratching my eye when I'm sleepy you know (I was going to the library to study for my exams. :p ), but curl lashes and apply mascara as you wish. ;)</li>
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I paired this with a powder-pink blush. For the lips I used a sheer peachy nude lipstick over a pink lip tint to keep up with the candylike shades.<br />
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So there! It's a fresh and girly look, the colors used are sheer and it's not intimidating for the makeup beginner, so give it a try! I hoped everything was clear with this tutorial. Hahaha.<br />
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I hope you liked it! Stay girly! :)<br />
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Products Used:</h4>
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Face:</div>
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<li>Beauty UK CC Cream in No. 20 Fawn</li>
<li>Missha M Perfect Cover BB Cream in No. 23</li>
<li>Ellana Minerals Intensive Blend Foundation in Caramel Latte</li>
<li>Ben Nye Banana Powder</li>
<li>Careline Oil Control Blush in A Touch of Pink</li>
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<li>Prestige Primed and Ready Eye Primer</li>
<li>Sephora Eyeshadow in Sweet Candy</li>
<li>Fanny Serrano Eyeshadow in Frosty Chic</li>
<li>Maybelline Color Show Crayon Kohl in Brown</li>
<li>Avon Supercurlacious Mascara in Black</li>
<li>Nyx Brow Gel in Brunette</li>
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Lips:</div>
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<li>Darkness Lip Tint</li>
<li>Avon Ultra Color Absolute lipstick in Creamy Melon</li>
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I can't remember when I first started to mess around with my brows. Maybe it was in my Senior Prom, because when I was a Junior my Dad was inside the salon when I was being made up, and he stopped the beautician from shaving my brows at that time. (Way to go, Pops. Hahaha.)<br />
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Even after that, I didn't get to care about how they looked or how they were shaped. I didn't even give a hoot if my brows looked like that of a caveman, like this:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sometime in 2012, when I was growing my brow after <br />
neighborhood beautician shaved it waaaaay too thin. :/</td></tr>
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But in the recent years, the more that I learn about make up, the more that I got conscious with my brows. But then I just I wanted them to be neat, so off I went to neighborhood brow salons and soon I sported brows that were dangerously thin, or too arched, or not <i>pantay </i>(symmetrical) and I never knew the difference. Hahaha.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My (recent) brow history. The best looking of the bunch, (Mar 2014 photo) <br />
was all thanks to Benefit Brow Bar. After that I tried Cara Delevingne's caterpillar brows. :))</td></tr>
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Then one fine August day, I noticed that something that was terribly wrong with my brows - one was arched way up high, while the other lay flat. I don't know when it started to happen, but the last time I had my brows threaded was at Bench Fix before my classes started last July.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Right brow was flatter and fatter compared to my left brow, <br />
which had a really defined arch. Also, my left brow is shorter than the right. Got too tweezer-happy, I guess.</td></tr>
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At first I didn't mind it because on most days I wear my hair down and so my flat right brow would be mostly out of sight. So I gave my brows time to grow and hopefully find one salon that can fix this anomaly.<br />
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Now enter Browhaus. I did my research on them last March, but I chose Benefit over Browhaus because Trinoma was nearer. By this time, I knew that the choice for my next brow shaping session would boil down to these two, but the final nudge was from my blogger idol Liz of <a href="http://www.projectvanity.com/">Project Vanity</a>. I asked her where she had her brows done and when she said Browhaus, I knew I had to go there. And then I found out that they have opened up a branch in Lucky Chinatown. Hooray!<br />
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My sis accompanied me there and visited around 7 PM as a walk-in visitor. I didn't get to take pictures of the place because I was so beside myself at that time (I had a quiz filled week and yesterday I had 2 of them), but the salon is quite hard to locate especially if you are not familiar with the mall, like me.<br />
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I availed their Classic Threading Service and paid 598 bucks for it. Quite steep a price for a service that could make you cry, but if they can do something about my brow anomaly, I'd be happy to pay for it.<br />
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I was brought to a cubicle (that looks like a tent) and then Miss Grace, my brow architect, took a look at my brows. She then handed me a mirror and then went on to explain the current state of my brows, and she confirmed what I have observed all month long. I asked her if she can make my brows look symmetrical again, and she said she would have to see after a month, because at this time she could not tell if the asymmetry is due to overthreading or if that's just how my brows are. She added that not all brows are really symmetrical. Well, I don't know if she's telling the truth or if she's just trying to make me come back next month.<br />
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Then she told me that she's going to shape a soft arch for my brow. I really liked that she somehow knew what I wanted without having to tell her myself. She then proceeded with the threading process. I closed my eyes as I await my brows' fate.<br />
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There was a certain pain during the ordeal, but it's really tolerable. I had this traumatic threading session at Lay Bare 2 years ago and God, I was crying the whole time and it wasn't even my first threading session! But at Browhaus, my eyes just watered but I wasn't really crying. After threading, she tweezed a few stray strands and trimmed my brows with brow scissors (or at least that's how it felt and sound - my eyes were still closed at that time). And then she let me open my eyes and handed me the mirror.<br />
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So, was it worth the P598?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After <br />
(Taken the morning after the session, filled in with Nyx Brow Gel in Brunette. <br />
Didn't alter its shape whatsoever)</td></tr>
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WOW. That was all I could say when I saw my brows. She then explained that she tried to make the arch even by making the arch of the (then) flat brow a bit higher. She then proceeded to applying some soothing cream on the surrounding skin and told me not to wet the area for the next 5 hours. I asked her how long would the redness on my skin would last. She told me it will be gone in 30 minutes. Yay.<br />
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<li>I really appreciated how the brow architect (that's how Browhaus calls them) described the current state of my brows, pointing out the differences between the left and the right, which areas are sparse, etc. I haven't heard anyone say such assessment to my brows before any threading/waxing session and I learned through that. (Well, one neighborhood gay beautician once told me that my brows looked like Gretchen Barreto's, if you call that an assessment.)</li>
<li>The procedure was done in a very professional and efficient manner. It was obvious that Ms. Grace knew what I want with my brows and how she would go to achieve it.</li>
<li>My brows was not perfectly symmetrical as I would like, but it was really evened out compared to the last time.</li>
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<li><b>The price. </b>For brow maintenance, paying roughly 600 bucks, especially for a student's budget just won't cut it. I was only willing to splurge this time because I really wanted to even out the shape of brows, and I know it'll be hard to find a cheaper alternative who could do just that.</li>
<li><b>The mirror. </b>As I had to carry it while as the brow assessment went on, it was quite heavy, especially when you have to hold it at an arm's length in a supine position. Or maybe it's just the lazy old me. Haha.</li>
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<i>Will I come back?</i></h4>
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<li><b>Yes! </b>I plan to come back next month because I think at the next sesh they can even out my brows some more. Hihihi.</li>
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All in all, it was a nice experience. I recommend this to those who are having their brows shaped for the first time, or for the first time in a very very long while, because Browhaus can really shape it right. :)</div>
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Any more brow salons/brow experts you can recommend? Do share! :)</div>
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Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507224252136110821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-577569761258999066.post-72148559090271065992014-09-06T12:19:00.001+08:002014-09-25T22:37:27.016+08:00The Girly Medic Says Hi!<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Yesterday at a brow salon while I was filling up their feedback sheet the lady behind the counter asked me: "Are you a blogger?". To which it took me 3 seconds to reply.</span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Yes I do maintain a blog and it was born out of love of writing and a whole lot of raging teenage hormones. Ergo, that blog was like diary to me. *insert shy, nervous laugh here.* I would love to post my kikay musings and all,.but to place them alongside my emotional rants would make them quite out of place doesn't it?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So I thought about it the whole night and well, why not make another blog? I know and revered a handful of beauty bloggers and while I think I'd be nowhere as good as them, I think I have something to share to you. A view of things, a product review cannot be relied on a single blogger after all, so might as well share what I know. Who knows, I might become a blessing to others through this blog. 0:)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So let the girly adventures commence! :)</span><br />
<br />Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507224252136110821noreply@blogger.com0