Monday, March 31, 2014

March 2014 Beauty Picks ♥

My favorite part of the month came. Today I will share with you my favorite beauty products for the month of March 2014. If you haven't watched my video about this, here it is:



1. Skin Food Green Tea Milk Cleansing Foam (Fresh)
I do have sensitive and dry skin, so my skin is picky when it comes to facial cleanser. When I use different cleanser it tends to leave dry patches so I always go back to Celeteque Hydration facial wash. I tried this cleansing foam from Skin Food and my skin loves it a lot. It cleanse my face very well - can remove makeup on my face. Also, it doesn't break me out, makes my skin feel super soft and smooth, and still hydrates my skin.

2. San San HD Foundation in Olive
Available in 3 shades: Natural, Beige & Olive
Price: PHP 195

I just gave this another chance since the first time few times I used this, I don't really love it. Then I used this again when I film videos and this works great. It is medium to heavy coverage, but it isn't that heavy like the San San Matte Finish Foundation. Almost the same smell with it but somewhat lighter, and that doesn't bother me. This foundation is in yellow undertone that suits Pinay skin tone. Plus it extenuate my dry patches and pores.

3. Fashion21 Loose Powder in #1
Price: PHP 175

I was in a hunt for an affordable loose powder and when I went to a workshop, the trainer recommended this. I gave this a try and now I love it. It is also in yellow undertone and it suits my skin tone. This makes my skin look flawless without looking cakey. 

4. Careline Oil Control Blush On in Rosy Cheek
PHP 80

I loved my other Careline blush on so I tried another shade, and it didn't disappoint me. This has microshimmers but it didn't bother me; I hate shimmery makeup. The longevity of it is great. not like the peachy glow blush. It makes my cheeks rosy (as it's name) and glowing. 

5. Wet 'n Wild Fergie Centerstage Collection Take On The Day Eyeshadow Primer

The best eyeshadow primer I have ever tried. I have a somewhat oily eye lids and made my lids matte. It also made any eyeshadow that I put on vibrant and helps it stick on to my lids the whole day. The only bad thing is that it isn't available in the local Wet 'n Wild counters, but still I do recommend this to people like me that have oily lids.

6. L'Oreal Color Riche Lipstick in Rose Bud

I recently won L'Oreal Philippines' Color Riche Pout contest and they gave me 3 color riche lipsticks. This one is my favorite out of the 3. I am in love with purple lipstick as of the moment and this has great pigmentation and formula. It doesn't make my lips look chapped even though I have dry lips, but it moisturizes it. The only downside of it is the longevity. It is only good for about 3 to 4 hours and when you eat, it's gone. Touching up is a must for this product, but nonetheless I love it as much as it's elegant packaging.

7. Virginia Olsen Sculpting Brush
Price: PHP 450

Contouring is my favorite part of applying my make up, and I never knew how easy contouring is until this came. This brush is super dense and short that makes contouring easy as 1, 2, 3. I cannot say more about this brush but I do recommend this to everyone who is a beginner in contouring.

8. Bobbie Basic Special Quick Dry
Price: PHP 41.50

I am no nail polish type of girl but I am fund of applying nail polishes now. I did hate waiting for the polish to dry since I am clumsy when it comes to it and tend to ruin the polish before it dries. This product made it faster to dry and set. It is a bit oily but that doesn't bother me since it will only take up 3 to 5 minutes to make the polish dry.


Hey beautiful, if you know an amazing lip exfoliator and moisturizer, please do comment it down below. I badly need it and I hate my chapped and dry lips. THANK YOU, Loves! ♥



Friday, March 28, 2014

Midnight Sun / Sunset Inspired Makeup ♥


♥ FACE
San San HD Foundation in Beige
Fashion21 Losse Powder in #1
Benefit Hoola Bronzer
Careline Blush On in Peach Glow

♥ BROWS
Fashion21 Duo Eye Enhancer in Dark Copper


♥ EYES
Wet 'n Wild Fergie Collection Take On The Day Eyelid Primer
Virginia Olsen Mineral Eyeshadow in Winter Orchid
Wet 'n Wild Fergie Collection Photo Op Eyeshadow Palette in Maldives Sky (Blue & Purple)
Wet 'n Wild Color Icon Waterproof Eyeliner in Aqua Blue 
NYX Retractable Eyeliner in Black
Maybelline Volum' Express Turbo Boost Waterproof Mascara

♥ LIPS
L'Oreal Color Riche Lipstick in Rose Bud






Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Quick and Easy Smokey Eye ♥

♥ FACE 
San San HD Foundation in Olive
Careline Powder in Tan
Benefit Hoola Bronzer
Cover Girl Instant Cheekbones

♥ BROWS
NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Dark Brown 


♥ EYES
NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Dark Brown
Naked 2 "Busted"
Naked 2 "Verve"
Benefit They're Real Mascara

♥ LIPS
NYX Round Lipstick in Chaos







Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Golden Glamour ♥

This is the same makeup look I did on my mom when she went to a wedding. I used almost the same makeup products except for the brows, setting powder and the contour powder.

Here is the list of product I used on this video:

♥ Face ♥
Maybelline Baby Skin Pore Eraser
Revlon Photoready Foundation in Natural Beige
Elianto Creamy Concealer in Natural
Fashion 21 Loose Powder in #1
San San Single Eyeshadow in Warm Copper Fire
Wet n Wild Blusher Icon in Mellow Wine



♥ Brows ♥
San San Single Eyeshadow in Deep Earth Brown
Elianto Creamy Concealer in Natural

 

♥ Eyes ♥
Wet n Wild Take on the Day Eye Primer
San San Single Eyeshadow in Golden Chiffon
San San Single Eyeshadow in Charcoal Brown
Urban Decay Naked Basics in Naked2
Urban Decay Naked Basics in W.O.S.
Wet n Wild Mega Liner Liquid Eyeliner
San San Single Eyeshadow in Cotton Candy Pink
Nichido Mineral/Spot Concealer in Neutral
Maybelline Volum Express Turbo Boost Waterproof Mascara

♥ Lips ♥
NYX Slim Lip Pencil in Hot Red
Wet n Wild Mega Last Lip Color in Red Velvet


That's everything I used in this video. I also wore this look in my TMI Tag video. Here it is if you haven't watched it.


San San Single Eyeshadows Review: http://makeupbyixa.blogspot.com/2014/02/san-san-single-eyeshadow-review.html

Have a great day!






 


Saturday, March 1, 2014

February 2014 Beauty Favorites!

I didn't try new products for the month of February but here are the beauty products that I have been using nonstop for the month.

Maybelline Baby Skin Pore Eraser
For me, this one is better than the Benefit Porefessional. It's more affordable and it really reduces the visiblity of the pores.

Chiffon Foundation
I bougth this from Daisa Japan Home for only PhP88. It suits my skin tone well, it controls the oil in my face, and it doesn't break me out. It has a mirror and a sponge that makes it really compact and handy.

San San HD Concealer in Beige
I love using this to clean up my brows and it also serves as highlighting my browbone. For the under eye, I don't really love using this for it creases and makes my pores look more visible.

San San Single Eyeshadow in Warm Copper Fire
This shade is a matte brown with an orange undertone. I use this to warm up my crease, contour my cheek bones and nose. The longevity is for about 4 hours only but it still quite good for that affordable price.

Egg Beauty Sponge (free from Pond's BB Cream)
This is a good dupe for the beauty blender and it's free! It blends the bb cream or foundation well and it is easy to clean, not like the one that I used before that I bought from Landmark.

L.A. Colors Eyeshadow Brushes
2 eye brushes for only PHP149. I was in a hunt for an affordable blending brush like that in the local market and I found this. It has soft bristles and doesn't shed.

St. Ives Apricot Scrub
Cleans and scrubs my face nicely, smells good and leaves my face smooth.

Schwarzkopf Extra Care Conditioner

Has a nice vanilla scent to it that I love and it detangles my hair. It smoothens my hair and leaves a soft and shiny feel to my hair.

*Disclaimer: All photos in this blog post is not mine.