Best Of 2015 || Beauty Products

So instead of me doing a monthly favorites this month, I thought that I would do my best or mostly used products for this whole year and I really picked out the ones that I think everybody else should try out.

• Stila all day liquid lipstick in Patina

I have been wearing this shade whenever I see myself wear a plain tee or just anything ordinary since it does make a bold statement even if I had minimal to no makeup on. Click here for the price and review. 

• Stila all day waterprood liquid eyeliner

This would have to be my all time favorite eyeliner because of how opaque the product is and how easy it is for me to play around with how I put it around my eye. Click here for the price and review. 

• LOL (lots of love) bronzing powder

A very subtle bronzer that is good for an everyday wear. It stays in tact for awhile and easily buildable if you want more of an effect to your look. Click here for the price and review.

• NYX soft matte lip cream in Abu Dhabi

A super simple shade that is quite similar to the natural lip color. I like to call this my "when in doubt" product because of how natural the finish is to the lip and it's matte. Click here for the price and review.

• Benefit roller lash

Works as a eye curler + mascara. Most beneficial for those who are on-the-go. Read more about that here.

• Lush daddy-o Purple shampoo

Used this ever since I started bleaching my hair to avoid having brassiness and it worked like a charm. The scent is not too strong but very subtle to the nose and it lasts the whole day on my hair.

• Chic "Gypsetter" from the boho chic! collection

A periwinkle blue nail polish. Super cute that for me is perfect for all occassions. 

• Silky girl moisture rich lipstick in Sensual

If you are looking for a cheap but good quality lipstick, then this collection is for you. More details here.

• Chromastix Hair chalk intense

I used this last Halloween and loved it! If I wanted a temporary hue to my hair, I'll definitely reach for this because of how amazing it looks. And, it's pretty cheap too. More about this here.

• Nichido Tru Lashes Eyelash Adhesive

It may look small but it definitely does it's job. I admit that I don't often wear fake eyelashes and when I do, I find myself struggling at the middle of the day to keep it in my eye due to bad quality glue. This however helped my lashes to stay intact throughout the day. 

• Real Natura Organics Soft Matte Lip Gem in Caramel Glaze

A nude lipstick that is perfect for an everyday wear plus, the brand promotes all organic (cruelty-free babes!). Check out more of this here.

• Mac Matte Lipstick in Velvet Teddy

I have been hunting this lipstick down for the whole year and finally got it this month. I love it! I finally get why it's always sold out because of how amazing the quality and lasting power is. I will be posting a more elaborate review on this in January so stay tuned for that.

• Rucy's Vanity Mascara in Black

I mentioned above that Roller lash from Benefit is indeed one of the top mascaras this year for me but due to it's fast expiration (mascaras tend to only last for 2-3 months max) and it's price, it did break my heart to stop using it. This mascara however is really cheap and does almost exactly the same job as the roller lash. The packaging is very sleek and professional and the wand prevents the mascara from plumping. To know more, click here.

• Virgin Coconut Oil

I just started using VCO on myself this year and all I could say is, why haven't I used this sooner? It's a miracle product all on it's own due to having so much benefits just by using it everyday or when you need it. The brand actually doesn't matter since they are all made from the same ingredients and they are natural. A little spoiler, I will be posting a "why I love virgin coconut oil" here on my blog around January so keep an eye out for that one. 

What were your favorites this year?

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Disclosure: I am in no way sponsored by any of the brands I've mentioned. All statements were based on my own experience. 

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lol (Lots Of Love) Cosmetics Eyeshadow Review | 01 Black Betty

Last I reviewed a product from this brand was the bronzing powder. And while I use that quite often, I can't deny that I had high hopes for this one. I picked this up for my Halloween makeup for the Halloween party that me and my brother attended.

Price: P139 ($3.04)

What do I think of this product?
I could say that the colors blue, white & black were very pigmented. However, the gray and silver shades needs more building up if you intend on using them. During application, it does get messy since the powder moves all over the lids so you would want to apply this first before putting on foundation and everything else. This comes with a little applicator that I actually used once but it keeps sucking up all the colors so I don't really use it anymore. If you're into shimmery eyeshadows, all of these are perfect for you except from the black since you can't really see the shimmer in it. You could also easily find this at any Watson's or SM department store branches. They do have other colors to choose from which I kinda regret note taking note of what colors or names they were.

Hearts indicating what colors I used. No eye liner or mascara. Lipstick Nyx Soft Matte Lip cream in Abu Dhabi.

Hearts indicating what colors I used. No eye liner or mascara. Lipstick used: Silky Girl Moisture Rich in Sensual. 

Is it worth the money?
For how cheap it is, yes. If you're looking for a palette that's light or easy to carry around without having to worry reapplying for the whole day or night, then this is your product! Easy to use for beginners or who likes playing with their smokey eyes, just remember to get a separate brush because again, I didn't enjoy using the applicator that much.

I hope that you've found this review useful and if you have any more questions, suggestions or requests, please comment down below and I'll reply to them as soon as I can.

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Haul! Halloween, Beauty, Art Related Products.

Me and my brother went to SM Megamall last Friday and we got stuff for Halloween and other random things. I don't know, I'm really a sucker for Halloween, I just love it! Eventhough I'm pretty much a wimp and scared of ghosts. Anyway, here are the things that I got, First the halloween stuff:

Cat Ears with gems headband from H&M P399 ($8.73 USD). I do wanna dress up for Halloween but I decided it to be a little bit low key so I just got these cat ears to be really simple but cute at the same time.

Chromastix Hair Chalk (with applicator) P149 ($3.26 USD) and Chromastix Hair Chalk Intense P99 ($2.17 USD). Like I said, I actually wanted to go abit lowkey on the Halloween Costume so I just decided to put different colors on my hair. Looks really simple and looks like I've made an effort.

Face & Body Crayons from National Bookstore P36.50 ($0.80 USD). I have an idea on how I wanted to dress up my brother as for Halloween so I got this to put face paint on him for that day. I remember getting this for a school fair back in high school and it worked perfectly so hopefully this'll be enough.

lol (Lots Of Love) Eyeshadow in 01 Black Betty from SM Department Store P139 ($3.04 USD) I am contemplating if I wanted to go for a bit of a dark or metallic look for Halloween so I got this palette since I don't have any of these colors in my vanity and would be able to experiment on which one I would like because it has both of the colors that  I imagined that I want to use.

Nichido Tru Lashes Eyelash Adhesive from SM Department Store P60 ($1.31 USD). If you read a previous haul of mine, you'd know that I do not have any eyelash adhesive so I got this one to dress up my eyes and finally get to use my fake eyelashes.

Sweet Cherry Nail Polish in Magic Black from SM Department Store P17.75 ($0.39 USD). I have an idea of a nail art that I wanted to do for Halloween and when I checked my stash I noticed that I was out of black nail polish so I got this and hope that it works well.

For other non-halloween related beauty or fashion products...

Tights 2 Pack from H&M. The original price was P499 ($10.92 USD) but it went on sale for P150 ($3.28 USD). I don't own any tights or stockings and when I saw this, I decided to get it because I don't know when I might need them so it's nice to have some in my closet.

Color My Brows from Etude House in #6 P498 ($10.90 USD). If you have been reading around  my blog posts related to beauty for awhile now, you would know that I really love this product and I kept repurchasing this over and over. I only now noticed that they have a bigger version of what I used to buy but the numbers are different. I used to always get the #2 and that is #6 on the bigger sized ones. I used up all of my small ones so I got this and hopefully it'll last me a lot longer.

Minimal Shirt from Forever 21 P445 ($9.74 USD). I am all about that comfy t-shirt life so I got this one that says Minimal on it. Pretty simple and cute, a good shirt to throw in for everyday or when you're doing errands.

For non-beauty related stuff that I got...

A plain lined notebook from National Bookstore P99 ($2.17 USD). I actually needed a new notebook to write some stuff on since I used all of my usual ones up and my phone is working overtime from taking notes so I got this really light and plain one that I could decorate when I feel like it.

Best Buy Fine tip brushes from National Bookstore P194 ($4.25 USD). I have picked up a new hobby which is caligraphy / lettering or just painting in general. So I got these little brushes to practice on.

Best Buy's 12 Brush from National Bookstore P32 ($0.70 USD). I don't any kind of brush like this since I just got some flat tip ones and I've been wanting to design something that would involve me using something like this so yeap, picked that up and hope that it would be really useful.

So I guess that's it for this haul and hope that you find this somehow helpful if you are trying to find some products or stuff like these and where to get them or how much were they. If you have any more questions or suggestions, don't hesitate to leave a comment down below and I'll be sure to reply to them as soon as I see them.

Also, watch out for my upcoming Halloween series on this blog. So subscribe to me if you haven't already and I'll try my best to not disappoint.

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Monthly Favorites | September 2015

I can't believe how fast the time is passing by this year, I'm also proud of myself that I only missed 1 day of blog posting for this whole month and I kinda think that it's pretty fun and teaches me to plan ahead of time, if you'd like to hear about my experience, do read my 100th blog post all about it Anyway, onto my favorites for this month, I've done alot of hauls so narrowing them down to the things that I truly adore was pretty tough, so here they are:

To start off, I would tell you about this amazing brush and it is the elf Professional Blending Eye Brush P149.75 ($3.19 USD). I bought this during my drugstore haul  along with some other brushes and this one would have to be my favorite of all of them. I love the fact that this was pretty cheap but does it's job pretty well. I don't have to push this brush too much into my skin so just using a light hand to blend out any harsh lines on my eye makeup is great.

The lol (Lots Of Love) Cosmetics Bronzing Powder P139 ($2.96 USD). I still have a love-hate relationship with this product but I kinda leaned in to actually using it more often for days when I just wanna look simple but still put an effort to my look. For a more indepth review, click HERE.

Bobbie Cosmetics Poof! Concealer P100 ($2.14 USD). The brand bobbie is what I sometimes use for my manicure brand. Just recently did I know and saw that they had a cosmetics line. I checked that out and found that their products are inexpensive and has really cute packaging. I picked up this cream concealer and it is the 2nd lightest shade (They only have 3 shades) which is the CN-02. I'm pretty fair skinned so I was surprised that the lightest shade was too light for me and this one is a tone lighter but the 3rd one was too dark. I settled for this one for using as a highlight or for under the eyes. Read my detailed review all about this product HERE.

For lipstick, I have the Rimmel London Lasting Finish Matte by: Kate Moss Lipstick in 107. I just really love this color and although it is abit different of what I would usually wear, it helps me feel confident but not too bold for my taste, for a more indepth review click HERE.

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Another unusual favorite of mine is a new app that I'm quite addicted to and it is the Dear Future Self, app. I featured this app on my 3 Cool Apps That Every Blogger Should Have and this app basically lets you send yourself a text whenever you need to receive it eg: a minute, 10 minutes, an hour or more after you hit send. With this, it'll remind you of what you need to do while you're on-the go. Plus, it is available to use offline without any load or credits used.

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Duolingo, an app that has been keeping me entertained / busy this month and what I recommend you to try if you are wanting to learn a few languages or just freshen up what you already know. It is pretty helpful and if you got the spare time then why not right? It is fun to learn something new everyday.

For books, I recently read "Slammed" by: Colleen Hoover. I could definitely relate to the story since I'm somehow going through the same thing. With this, I thought that, I'm not the only one experiencing some things and some people just have it worse and I should be lucky for what I do have at the moment. Worth the read if you are looking for one at the moment. I'm currently reading the sequel or next book for this series.

Another book that I recently read and loved is #Girlboss by: Sophie Amorouso (aka the founder of Nasty Gal). Her story before and while starting out with her company was what I would call refreshing. She was pretty unique and courageous, a sudden change of what I hear most of the time from famous women. I highly recommend this if you are looking for inspiration or just wanna know the history of Nasty gal.

Alright so those have been my favorites for this month and I hope that this was somehow helpful and comment down below if you have tried any of these things and how it worked out for you or if you have any suggestions for me to try out and I'll be sure to reply as soon as I can.

Ps: I recently had a simple milestone, read all about it HERE

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lol (Lots Of Love) Cosmetics Bronzing Powder Review

To be honest, I haven't heard about this brand too much and when I saw their makeup stall at SM Department store, I noticed that all of their prices are pretty cheap so I picked one up which is this bronzing powder. I love contouring my face using a bronzer for an everyday look so let's see how I like this.

Price: 

P139 ($2.96 USD) at any SM Department store or Watsons

What do I think of this product?

I am still in a current love-hate relationship with this bronzer because it is so subtle that I really do need to build it up to see decent results. Although, for how oily my face is, I'm surprised that this lasted me about 4-5 hours during a hot weather for how cheap it is. I didn't experience any breakouts and the product is easily blendable. I'm not sure if this will be a problem or not, but they only have 2 colors for this bronzer and what I have is the matte bronzer in the shade 02 Brown Sugar and the other one is a shimmery bronzer which I am guessing is the 01.

Applied it below my cheekbones and a little on the sides of my forehead.

Is It worth the money?

I am positively sure that it is, I think that I made a lucky 1st purchase for this brand or this brand really is great, I would really be trying out more of their products since I think that it is promising. I highly recommend this for anyone who is just starting to use makeup and looking for cheap products to buy and use.

I hope that this has helped you if you are looking into getting this product and comment down below if you have any more questions or suggestions on what product you think I'll like. I'll try to reply to them as soon as I see them.

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