Showing posts with label Blogger. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Blogger. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

e.l.f Studio Baked Blush | REVIEW + SWATCH

DISCLAIMER: 

THIS IS NOT A SPONSORED REVIEW, ALL INFORMATION ARE WRITTEN  & SHARE WITH FULL HONEST OPINION BY THE AUTHOR.
The author is not paid to write this post. 
All information are written based solely on author's personal experiences.

In cosmetics blushes are typically used by women to give color to their cheeks and give that glowing youthful looking appearance. There's about four (4) types of blushes that I know which are, Powder finish, cream, liquid and tinted blushes. But there's also the baked blush that I wanted to try out for my self. So I purchased three (3) baked blushes from www.theprimppad.com and these blushes are from e.l.f cosmetics.  Their website has a lot of authentic make brands to choose from with a cheap price, if your a beauty enthusiast then check their website,you can also follow them on their instagram @theprimppad .

Here's the blushes that I have purchased & I got 3 baked blushes:
MORE INFO about the Baked Blush:
Product Name: Studio Baked Blush 
Brand: e.l.f 
Shades: 

(LEFT - RIGHT)

Passion pink, Peachy Cheeky , Rich Rose

Price: Php 168.00 per pc.
Net Weight:  6g
What does it do?
The soft and shimmering colour of our Baked Blush creates a natural healthy glow. Baked in an oven, these blushes offer rich pigmentation for a beautiful effect. The long-lasting formula provides a gorgeous, smooth and even application.

Directions:

Using a brush, apply to the apples of the cheeks for a subtle wash of colour. Or dampen a brush and blend in for a more vibrant effect. Build colour for desired look.

Ingredients:
Mica, Talc, Nylon-12, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Paraffinum Liquidum (mineral oil), Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Dimethicone, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Tocopheryl Acetate (Ve), Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Rosa Canina (Rose Hip) Fruit Oil, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil , Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben. May Contain: Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491 , CI 77492 , CI 77499), Ultramarine Violet (CI 77077), Manganese Violet (CI 77742), Ferric Ferrocyanide (CI 77510), Tin Oxide (CI 77861), Yellow No.5 Lake (CI 19140), Red No.40 Lake (CI 16035), Red No.7 Lake (CI 15850), Blue No.1 Lake (CI 42090).

For the packaging, the blushes are in their studio line which is very chic because they come in a black sleek boxes, and on the front you can already see the blushes.
Inside the box, they're secured with each plastic bases that's beneath them and this is to prevent the blushes from moving around the box and sliping out from the box. 
Here's how the actual baked blushes looks like, they come in a black container with a plastic transparent lid. Each blush is formed uniquely small enough to fit on the container, because of their shapes they remind me like mini hills. But they're not too bulky looking they're actually thin just to fit for our makeup bags.
I noticed that these blushes were created beautifully because I can tell from it's appearance they are very pigmented.
SWATCHES:
PASSION PINK
For the first baked blush, passion pink has a mixture of deep kinda of bronze/ orange color 
which I prefer using this on a summers hot days, because this will definitely give me that beach/y bronzed glow. 
PEACHY CHEEKY
The second color which is called peachy cheeky , the color has a sun kissed peach color but a  bit shimmer/y. This I could also use alone for a sun kissed glow on a summer day.
RICH ROSE
 For last blush which is Rich Rose, the color has slightly blue under tones with also pink tones, the color also consist of shimmers and also so pigmented. I could honestly wear this on a gloomy day because on cold weathers I wanna have those kind'a frost bites like your cheeks are freezing cold and just turns slightly pinkish.

FINAL VERDICT:

PROS:
- The packaging is professionally made
- It's not too bulky for your makeup bag
- each color is really pigmented with just one swatch of my finger
- each blush has shimmers in it to give you that youthful glow/y appearance
- Doesn't have any manufactured smell at all
- Price is affordable for a studio line blush


CONS:
- Each blush has minimal fall outs due to the shimmers in it
- doesn't come with a brush neither a mirror


Overall each blush has its own color payoff that's so beautiful for any type of skin tones. But it's best to apply the baked blushes with a brush for a lot more control, because they are very pigmented.

Will you repurchase the Baked Blushes?

Maybe, because i'm not a very big fan of blushes with shimmer's in it I prefer the powder finish ones because shimmer blushes doesn't look to attractive on me. But I love how each color creates a washed color for my cheeks.

Which do you prefer for your blushes Baked?Cream?Liquid? or powder finish?
^_^

 Till next time as always Take care & "simply love life always"

Friday, January 23, 2015

SHAWILL Hide the Blemish "You're Bluffing" CONCEALER | REVIEW + SWATCH

Concealers are one of the basic needs to cover up our imperfections on our face like scars, pimple marks, and dark eye bags. But for concealers there are many types to choose from, they come either in cream forms in a jar, liquid concealers, and Stick concealers. 
So WATSONS Legazpi city Branch was opened last year around october at the Pacific Mall, so I had to give it a look what's new and interesting to buy ^_^. 
They had a few cosmetics area like maybelline, careline, nichido, and Shawill. I came across to shawill cosmetics area they have various amount of eyemakeups, lipsticks, foundations, single brushes, eyelashes and more.I was a lot interested with their concealers which is their Hide the Blemish You're  Bluffing! concealer sticks. They have at least 4 shades which is 01 the lightest concealer and 04 the darkest concealer.  I purchased only two shades which I wanna use for contouring and a little highlight. Contouring?Highlight? wondering why? Yes because I've read a lot of blogs that concealers can be used as for contouring and highlight. It's not a bad habbit giving new things a try right? now off to my review. .
MORE INFO OF THE PRODUCT:
Product Name: Perfect Natural Concealer
Description: Anti - cernes , 3D traceless Defects

Concealer dimishes the appearance of fine line and wrinkles. Its light diffusing pigments soften the appearance of under eye circles and wrinkles. The hydrating complex, containing vit. A, C, E and beta carotene, soothes the under eye area while conditioning and moisturing the skin. The smooth and bendable formula is long-lasting.

Shades : 01 & 03
Price: Php 125.00
Weight: 9.2 g
Availability: any WATSONS Philippines Branch. 
I bought mine at Pacific Mall Legazpi City. 

Starting first for the packaging of the concealer stick, they come in a black sleek box which indicates their brand name and the concealers are called the "HIDE THE BLEMISH You're Bluffing!" Perfect & Natural Concealer
At the back indicates the concealer's use & ingredients.
Below the box has a hole where you can check what shade you have, I got mine in 01 and 03:
ACTUAL CONCEALERS looks like:
The concealers come in a stick form and they're in a black matte coating containers wrapped securely with tight secured plastics:
On the bottom, to open the concealer remove the cap first and start twisting right to push the concealer stick up. The twister's base has their own unique design which I like because the products brand just kind'a of matte engraved their name on it.
The concealer comes in a cream stick form which for me I like about it to use for my contouring so its a easy application.For concealing it's a bit hard to blend it well with my fingers because the consistency is a bit thick.
SWATCHES:

LEFT - RIGHT
01 & 03 

01 is the lightest shade from the rest but in photo's it shows that it has a slight yellow undertone to it, but in reality it's slightly pale, while for 03 is the nearest shade to the darkest one which has a pink undertone to it and in reality it has that slight tinted brown that's great for contouring your face features.

FINAL VERDICT:

PROS:
- Unique packaging
- light weight for a makeup bag
- It's easy to use with the twister mechanism thing (hehe!)
- Thick cream/y form for a concealer
- Great for heavy covering imperfections & contouring 
- Price is reasonable for a drugstore product and for beginners to makeup  

CONS:
- Has a strange smell 
- Slightly hard to blend, have to use a brush to blend it well
- Only available in the Philippines.
Will you repurchase the Product?
No, Because I have my own personal concealers that I wear most of the times I want and I'll be just using this just for contouring and highlight. 

If you ever tried this concealer how well did it work for you? 
Share with me your experience and comment down below! :)
Till next time as always Take care & "simply love life always"
DISCLAIMER: 

THIS IS NOT A SPONSORED REVIEW, ALL INFORMATION ARE WRITTEN  & SHARE WITH FULL HONEST OPINION BY THE AUTHOR.
The author is not paid to write this post. 
All information are written based solely on author's personal experiences.