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12/03/2009

Stila Convertible Color in Poppy

Posted by Angie

I bought this right after enrollment last November to reward myself for smoothly running through this semester's bureaucratic red tape. (Enrollment at my university is a rather tricky process with lots of falling in line involved. X_X)

I was very surprised when I saw this product in person. For a creme-based lip and cheek treatment, it was much larger than I thought!

SIZE REFERENCE: The hair clip is roughly 5 cm.

As do most CC owners, I think the mirror is a very welcome addition.

The color appears way too red to be used on the cheeks,

but blending well easily fixes that.

Here's how it looks on my cheek:

And on my lips:

Although I'm pretty far from being doll-like, the overall effect reminds me very much of antique dolls - the kind with painted lips and lightly flushed cheeks.

Stila CCs cost PHP845.00 (USD18.27), which is a pretty good price considering their website sells them for USD25.00 (PHP1156.25).

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11/30/2009

Skin Food Fresh Fruit Lip and Cheek in Grapefruit

Posted by Angie

This product's name sounds like something is missing. "Skin Food Fresh Fruit Lip and Cheek" what? Tint? Balm? Slime?

Actually, this is a creme-based lip and cheek treatment that smells and looks very much like its indicated flavor, grapefruit (a relative of our local pomelo).

It's extremely small, as you will see below. It's also not advisable to buy it at local Skin Food stores, because they have it exorbitantly priced at around P745.00.

Luckily, it performs very well despite its prohibitive size. I like the refreshed flush it gives my cheeks,

as well as how it looks on my lips.

Put together, FF L&C brightens up my look with very little effort. Perfect for lazy days!

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11/27/2009

e.l.f. Brightening Eye Color in Butternut

Posted by Angie

Took me long enough to review this quad! :P

Butternut is one out of the two neutral quads that ELF offers (the other one being Nouveau Neutrals). This quad is composed of two rich browns and two creamy peaches.

The browns are very pigmented and very silky, although the peaches are a little on the powdery side.

And here's the look I did with them!

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11/25/2009

e.l.f. Luscious Liquid Lipstick in Caramel Candy

Posted by Angie

ELF's luscious liquid lipsticks aren't really lipsticks at all - they're more like glosses.

Caramel Candy is a frosted nude which has a slightly thicker consistency than the other LLLs I have (Baby Lips, Cherry Tart, Brownie Points).

It isn't noticeable up close,

but it gives your lips an amazing ethereal glow at a distance.

In my experience, LLLs stay on my lips until I eat or drink something. They're not drying, but I still prefer to layer them over lip balm because of their stickiness. This product isn't suited for windy days - unless you want a mouth full of hair, that is.

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11/23/2009

e.l.f. Elements eye shadow in Golden Glow

Posted by Angie

Hello there! Today we have one of ELF's single eye shadows, Golden Glow.

This beautiful golden shadow is quite pigmented for its price, P89.75. The hand swatch does not do it justice!

I didn't think it would show up so distinctly on my lids with my previous experience using golden-toned colors , but it did!

As I often do, this application was primed using elf's tone correcting concealer. Come to think of it, I rarely ever use that product for its intended purpose - concealing blemishes - anymore.

I decided to fool around with it by applying some of the darker pink from 4u2 palette No. 30 just above the upper lash line (I hope my eye terminology is correct! X_X), and I'm pretty happy with the result!

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11/20/2009

Careline Glamour Eyes in Cotton Candy and Forest Green

Posted by Angie

ETA 6PM: Oops, forgot to put in links! Fixed now!

Eek, I've run out of scheduled posts! I'm actually writing this in REAL TIME. Must make more entries in advance! O_O

When people talk about good local makeup on GT, I often end up buying some of it for myself. It makes me happy when Philippine products perform well. (Also, I like to believe it's my way of supporting the local makeup industry heehee!)

Careline's stick eyeshadows - super steals at just P70 - were mentioned on the local makeup thread not too long ago, hence this review.

Platinum was the most recommended color, but I got Forest Green and Cotton Candy instead because they seemed more fun to play with.

Two other blogs have reviewed this product previously, and both agree that they make excellent eyeshadow bases.

I have yet to try them as bases, but I do like how iridescent they look when swatched. Speaking of which, what else is iridescent? Fairy wings!

I don't know why, but I've been thinking about fairies and fairy-themed makeup lately. :P

Forest Green is a nice Tinkerbell green (See! What did I tell you? FAIRIES!) which has just the right amount of shimmer in it.

Cotton Candy is a barely-there pale pink which brightens up the eyes effectively.

I wore Cotton Candy over a thin layer of BB cream at school today, and it lasted until I got home at 5PM earlier! This review has more evidence to back up Glamour Eyes' lasting power - the poster even ran the product under water!

The product doesn't last as long to some GTalkers, so I really think priming before application makes all the difference.

I agree with this review that the product strongly smells like scented Panda ballpens. People sensitive to scented products should probably stay away from these, I suppose.

Also, both reviews mentioned the VERY LOOSE caps on these things. I join their ranks as the third person to say that they are indeed easily removable, and I strongly suggest securing them with elastic bands (or something similar) before taking them along somewhere.

Packaging issue aside, I'm quite pleased with Glamour Eyes and will most probably buy more colors.

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11/18/2009

4u2 Styx eyeliner no. 6 (green)

Posted by Angie

True or false: 6 > 5? TRUE!

It might just be my soft spot for green eye makeup,

but I seriously love this eyeliner. I think it's a very magical looking color, as strange (and slightly drug-induced :P) as that sounds.

The color strongly reminds me of pixies and elves and all sorts of other mystical faerie things. I love it!

6 > 5. Seriously.

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11/16/2009

4u2 Styx eyeliner no. 5 (blue)

Posted by Angie

Why does the lighting at my nearby Watson's always end up fooling me? This looked like a much brighter blue at the store. :|

I decided to pick up a few funky-colored eyeliners for nights out (and days when I feel eccentric haha), which is how I came across 4u2's unique eyeliner color selection. This is the first out of the two I bought.