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Faux MAC blue eyeliner November 21, 2008

Filed under: Eye liners — mygaia13 @ 1:57 am
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I saw this eyeliner when I bought my Baxi duo cream eyeshadow. I wasn’t really planning to buy another blue eyeliner but I swatched it on the back of my hand and immediately liked the color. It’s not like the other blues I have, it has a bit green in it which looks quite pretty. I was a bit hesitant to get this because obviously it’s a fake, why couldn’t they just plastered a different name on. So well I asked the seller how much it was and she said it was P10 only, then I thought it’s not like I’m going to break the bank if I got one so I bought one. The next day I used it, it wasn’t the easiest to put on but it’s not difficult either. I’m spoiled by my other eyeliners that I have which doesn’t need any pressure when I’m applying them. This needs a bit of pressure so there is a little bit of tugging, I used the feather stroke application until I find the amount of the color to my liking. If I had to compare this with other eyeliners I would have to choose ELF eyeliner, because I had also a bit difficulty when applying and come to think of it I’ll choose this over my ELF eyeliner. To describe the color most of my blue eyeliners either has a hint of black or purple in it which I find too fierce looking on me, this one is like a blue-green but more blue, it looks great with the eyeshadow colors that I usually wear. Lasting power is great as well it stayed on until I took it off, it did not smudge but I only use this on my upper lash line ( I like using different color eyeliners on my upper and lower lash line). I will repurchase when I do run out which won’t be quite in a long time.


 

Revlon High Dimension Eyeliners November 17, 2008

Filed under: Eye liners, Revlon — mygaia13 @ 2:21 pm
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I wanted to try an eyeliner that has shimmers and since I’ve read reviews about this having some I decided to get one even though some said it doesn’t last quite long. So I swatched both on the back of my hand and learned that Sapphire flash does not have shimmers like Black flash does, I was a bit disappointed but I shouldn’t really complain because I got the Sapphire for free anyway. The first time I used it I used Black Flash on my upper lash line and it was so easy applying it because it glided like silk, no tugging whatsoever. You have to be careful in lining though because as easy you can apply this you can easily make a mistake as well. The shimmer wasn’t really obvious as much as I would like, it looks more shiny than shimmery. To my relief it lasted quite long on my eye lid around 8 hours or so but it wasn’t as vibrant as the first application but there wasn’t any smudging which is a great plus for me. I’m planning to use this for a smoky look since I’m pretty sure it would be easy to smudge. I bought this on ebay.ph for P80 a good enough deal since most local eyeliners are priced as such anyway. I won’t be repurchasing because these would last me quite a long time.


 

Elianto Nose Shaper Brush (used as a crease brush) November 17, 2008

Filed under: Elianto, Tools and Brushes — mygaia13 @ 7:48 am
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I found out about this brush when sis Aika featured it in her blog. Like her the reason I bought this brush was not because of its purpose as a nose contour brush but as a crease brush. I must say that is the perfect crease brush for me because it fits perfectly well in my crease when I’m using for contour. The brush itself is quite soft but not too soft and it’s not scratchy at all. It’s more expensive than my other eye brushes and I find that the handle is a tad too long for my liking but I find the color of the handle to be a classy shade of dark maroon which I find pretty.

I bought this for P169 @ the Elianto counter in Robinson’s Place Manila
I am loving this brush and I might get an extra for just having an extra one LOL!


 

Baxi Cream Eyeshadow duo in 08 November 16, 2008

Filed under: Baxi, Eyeshadows — mygaia13 @ 5:27 am
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I’ve tried other Baxi cream eyeshadows before so I know I won’t be disappointed with this one. Shade on the left is an antique gold with a hint of green and on the right a very pretty dark emerald green. Both are shimmery and staying power is one of the best, this one will stay put with or without base but there will be a bit of creasing but very minimal. I will repurchase if ever I do ran out which will be a long time.

 

Rimmel Mono Eyeshadow in Moonstone November 16, 2008

Filed under: Eyeshadows, Rimmel — mygaia13 @ 4:58 am
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This is my very first Rimmel eyeshadow. Moonstone is a shimmery white eyeshadow that can be used as a highlighter. I love the shimmer of this eyeshadow because it’s not glittery. The texture of the powder is really nice and it’s not chalky at all. Staying power is great it lasted on me for more than 10 hours. Pigment is good as well with or without base. I don’t think I’ll be repurchasing but I would like to try out other shades as well.


 

Nu Skin Desired Effects Eyeshadow in French Vanilla & Pearl Green November 15, 2008

Filed under: Eyeshadows, Nu Skin — mygaia13 @ 10:00 am
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Okay, the only reason I ever thought of buying these was because the seller on ebay was selling it for P10 each. So I thought ‘hey what a bargain’, I would never buy this with it’s original price of P900 plus or something. I bidded and I won! For the review, this eyeshadows are not very pigmented you will need a base for it to really show and last. I love the subtle shimmery effect of these eyeshadows, it can be a very bit chalky. I use French Vanilla as a highlighter which works quite nicely and looks really nice paired with my other e/s. Pearl Green is sort of a green with a bit of gray, very nice for soft and subtle looks. I’ve only used the green shade once or twice and the white one more than 4 times as an highlighter, staying power is pretty fair but I think this would depend on the base that you will use. Check out the swatches I made and see the color pay off with and without base, pigment is only fair. The base that I used is the SanSan eyeshadow stick in Beige.


 

Maybelline Pure Powder in Dark November 15, 2008

Filed under: Face Powder, Maybelline — mygaia13 @ 8:29 am
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I only bought this particular powder because I was in need of a powder that is slightly darker than my skin tone and this was the cheapest I can find online because most powders that are locally available are still too light for me. I am not much fan a of Maybelline since I always can find better alternatives to their products but I’m pretty impressed with this one because it has done the job what I bought it for. My reason for buying a darker shade of powder is I’m using a liquid foundation that I love but turns out to be too light for me, this powder helps to balance the shade so it will suit me. I didn’t break out from this powder so yay for Maybelline. It didn’t do much for oil control though. I got this for P100 on ebay.ph. I will repurchase when I ran out if ever.

 

Rimmel Extreme Definition Two-Tone Eye Definer in London Girl November 15, 2008

Filed under: Eye liners, Rimmel — mygaia13 @ 1:37 am
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This is currently my favorite eyeliner. On one end is a nice metallic olive green and on the other end is a beautiful dark forest green that’s almost black. Whenever I wear just black matte eyeliners I feel it’s too fierce looking on me I can’t wear it in the day time. This one I can use any time of day with any type of eyeshadow color. Staying power is really good because it lasts for more than 8 hours on me. I can’t say I’ll repurchase again because I already bought a back up. I love this and will continue to buy as long as it’s available. I bought this on Ebay.ph for P100,  a good deal since this is not locally available here in the Philippines.


 

Careline Glitter Eyeliner November 11, 2008

Filed under: Careline, Eye liners — mygaia13 @ 2:29 am
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My interest in this product was only peaked when I read a review by a fellow GirlTalker so I went out the next day to get myself one. I was told that there were 4 available colors but I only came upon 3 of ‘em which was Gold, Blue, & Silver the elusive Green sadly was not available. There were testers so I tried the colors that I think would suit me gold & blue. I was expecting for the eyeliner to be somewhat sticky because of the glitters so to my surprise it has a very watery consistency which I like. So just judging both shades in the back of my hand I opted to choose the Gold because I think this color would be much easier to wear with my other eye shadows.
When I went out the next day I was really excited to wear this so I did a simple light olive eye look with a nice beige gold highlighter then used my glitter eyeliner. I was a bit apprehensive when I started applying it because I feared that some of the glitter might find its way in my eye. With careful soft feathery stroke application I managed a very nice line that is not too thick nor too thin and learning that you should try not to open your eye too wide until it dries because you risk the glitter to transfer to the crease.
The liner will last until you remove it, which is great meaning the glitter did not grossly fall out after a few hours.
I will definitely repurchase but I think it will take me a long time to finish the tube that I have. (^_^)


added note: I was able to see the green color and I am seriously thinking of getting one, it’s a very pretty green with a bit of silver in it.

 

Ever Bilena Duo Sharpener November 9, 2008

Filed under: Ever Bilena, Tools and Brushes — mygaia13 @ 2:33 am
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I wanted a cosmetic sharpener that I can use with my liners and jumbo pencils as well. This one does the job and I couldn’t ask for anything more. It is very durable and it sharpens well. I do have other sharpeners but this one I reach out for all the time. I like the small stick included, it helps me to pick on the product that might get stuck after sharpening. I will buy again if this one breaks which I doubt because I’ve had this for 2 years now I think and works great like the first time I used it. I already forgot how much this cost me but it’s available at Ever Bilena counters in malls.