Beauty Round Up

Hello blogistas!

It is nearly the end of the year and I would love to share with you what I have loved make up related and used most of the time for the past months. I've really had good use on most of these that I can't leave the house without them, in exception of the candle, that would be pretty weird. 

Nyx Above and Beyond Concealer in Medium

I love this concealer because its the right shade for my skin and doesnt tend to be cakey and covers well my blemish and spots. On days that I dont really want to wear full on foundation, I use this and I'm good to go.

Etude House Color My Brows #2

This product I use very sparingly whenever I feel fancy on highlighting my brows. I sometimes get tired of how I do my brows and on days that I want to expirement a new makeup look I use this tinted brow without going through the pain of actually tinting them lighter where at the end of the day I can just wash it off!

Guerlain Eyeshadow Divinora in Brun Mordore N43

My mom actually owns this one but she rarely uses eyehadow that I asked it from her. I just love how the copper brown tone is sparkly without going over the top and can really transition well from daytime to nighttime look. The packaging is very exquisite too!

EOS Lipbalm

I didn't jump into the hype of using EOS until lately, it does prove to be hyrdating on my lips and I love the packaging and the hint of strawberry scent. This one I always never leave behind when I'm out because I just hate having chapped lips.

NYX Soft Matte Lip Creme

I have always been a fan of NYX products, good product pay off at an affordable price. I was doing my research on new lip products since I was running low on the current lipstick I've been using at the time and stumbled upon a website that offers matte lip creams and I said to myself that I need to one. I wear this on days that I love to sport a statement lip. I'm already planning to get some new ones soon, I just love this and sometimes doubles up as a cheek tint too!

Ecotools 5pc Set

Makeup tools are essential when putting on makeup, I've been okay with a few of my Elf brushes but seems like something is missing. I was very happy to pick up these brushes since they are cruelty free and eco friendly. Bringing along bulky brushes in my handbag just doesn't work for me most of the time and these travel size ones are just great.

Marionnaud Brush N38

A groomed and filled eyebrows is one of the makeup step that I am still perfecting at this point and the joy in my face when I have seen this brush in the beauty section of a drugstore. A spooly and angled brush in one!

Our Own Candle Company

I know this one isn't beauty at all but we were at the Robinsons Home Section when I spotted this, was originally looking for the Vanilla one but they ran out. Honeysuckle was also very nice to burn on cold and dreary days. Plus it looks very cute on a mini mason jar!

*products listed were my own purchase or gifted//this post is not sponsored*

Masks and Skincare

Hello blogistas!

I apologize if I had been MIA again for a very long time. Been having a transition in my life and seems that I needed to rearrange my life a bit. Don't worry now darlings because I am back and I wanted to share with you some stuff I've seen and had been given lately that I'd like to share with you. A few skincare treats that I use from time to time and I forgot that I had these. Happens to me all the time if ever I don't see stuff in my dresser that often, oops! 

First of all I had this sample from Beauty Bar last time when I went in and took a look at the shop and they gave me the Cure Exfoliator which is said to be Japan's #1 exfoliator, so I'd like to try on the hype! I didn't understand quite a bit of the instructions on the pack but I remembered that the lady at the counter said it is used as an exfoliant so I used it after cleansing my face. I was quite doubtful about it at first, but as when I rubbed it and did that exfoliating thing that creates lumps when you rub it on claiming as they are the dead skin from your face and leaves you with a brighter and evened out skin, well to be honest I felt my face become smoother and bright. I'll just have to remember that the whole bottle though is quite expensive and retails at about Php1,500 for 250ml, which I think through is still quite savvy enough since it's only to be used twice a week and a small amount goes a long way already.

Cure Exfoliant is a very liquidy one and works well!

Next is the Privia New York 'Miracle Daily Mask Pack' with Soybean Placenta.I love to treat myself from time to time with some really heavy hyrdating masks especially the Korean made ones because they are so good! This was quite tricky because this was given to me as a set combination with other kinds of facial masks but you can get the Privia mask here.

Last one of the step was my ever trusted Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion , even though I've already used a hydrating mask I wanted to make sure that it traps all the essential moisture my skin needs. I have an oily to combination skin and I end up having dry patches on my face, so I make sure that I don't skip the moisturizing part on my skincare routines. I actually am running low on my Clinique moisturizer and I need to stock up quick! 

Hope you enjoyed this post and I'd love to hear what are your skincare treats or routines!