Friday, June 11, 2021

How I Use Laura Mercier’s Secret Camouflage Concealer Duo

 

How simple can a concealer/corrector/highlighter/contour product can get?

When you put them in a form of retractable pen packaging!  Laura Mercier did it this time in simplifying a busy woman’s life!  MY LIFE to be exact.

I dislike it when I am in the middle of bathing my son, cooking, washing dishes and I have to face someone in front of the video for a very short and quick meeting.  Imagine having to rummage through my makeup station for different makeup products?

Concealing is key!  I have been using foundations and concealers more often than when I was going out!  I can honestly skip a face powder/powder foundation, all I need to do is to conceal here and there and I can honestly look human in less than 5 minutes!  All thanks to products like the Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage Concealer Duo!


A two-in-one, full-coverage concealer with a weightless formula to quickly erase imperfections and brighten up the under-eye area. 


I got 2 pens in shades 3C and N5 for my whole face and did not use anything else just to prove to you how a mom who usually sleeps around 3am can look decent.

Swatch
Top: 3C 
Bottom: N5


Wednesday, June 9, 2021

Hairreve Giveaway on Instagram!

 

Hairfall, hair loss, hair thinning —- these are just some of the hair issues I actually don’t worry about because my only hair concern was Dryness, Frizziness and uhm...white hair!

That’s what I thought.

Because of the pandemic I have been stressing about my parent’s health for the past year and of course, my son’s well-being.  I found myself sleeping normally at around 3am (earliest) or around 4am. NOT HEALTHY...not healthy.  

That said, my stress is manifesting not only on my face but hair!  It doesn’t help that I don’t like to cut my hair as I am enjoying the length as I get to practice my hairstyling skills (Used to do hairstyling professionally BTW!)  I am seeing a lot of hairfall nowadays - I know...they are clogging my bathroom sink, and I have full hair whenever I vacuum our floors!  

So you think I have a full head of hair?  THINK AGAIN, I am a PRO Hairstylist so this was done with the help of hair tools!


With constant heating and styling, I also see a lot of hairfall in between styling!  Grabe, it gets more stressful than ever!  

Last year, I hosted a brand video called Hairreve, you can find the videos Part 1 and Part 2.  I learned so much about Hair loss and hair treatent from Dra. Rica Mallari of St. Lukes Medical Center.

We also interviewed Stephanie Lontoc who have gone through hair loss issues after giving birth and she mentioned Hairreve , a brand approved by FDA.  The bottle I got after hosting the event was actually used by my older sister who suffered hair loss for years!  After using a bottle, she repurchased another bottle at Mercury Drugstore for Php1,400 (Also available at Shopeeand I saw the vast improvement myself.

That said, I also got another bottle for myself and started using it before it’s too late!


To those who don’t know, hair rescue thickening serums can be used before you have the actual hair loss, this is like a serum for your face, you use it daily to prevent further or future hair fall!  That’s what I am doing now, PREVENTION is better than cure as they say!  I mean, if I can stop further hair loss, why not?


I have started using Hairreve for a good week plus and I like how it felt on my scalp.  It has cooling sensation and constant massaging gives a bit of a nice blood rush!  (I must be a really good masseuse! :P). 

Obviously I haven’t seen any huge difference as of the moment as changes can be seen as early as 2 weeks to a month or more!  (Depends on individuals!)




And here’s a great news!
If you want to try it for yourself and you are living in the Philippines, I am giving away 3 bottles to 3 winners on my Instagram!  


I can’t wait to update you guys my hair situation. 
But I have full trust in this product since this got a thumbs up signal from a head of hair unit in a prestigious hospital!



Keep smilin'
Stay happy!

 

Monday, June 7, 2021

Anessa - A Sunblock for Our Humid Country!

 

Anessa, a brand under the Shiseido Research and Development center got a huge thumbs up from yours truly especially since I used this for the whole summer 2021!

My brother, who lives overseas and has the same skin condition as I do —- dry on the outside and weird burst of oiliness on random areas of the skin, gave a HUGE thumbs up on this product.  He said it is the most lightweight sunscreen he used and this comes from an Architect who works under the sun for long period of time!


Anessa has the ability to protect your skin from harmful UV rays and keep your skin fresh as it is made with 50% skin care ingredients!

And true enough, both Anessa Gold Milk and Anessa Whitening UV gel has a lightweight, easily absorbed to the skin -texture that felt like a match made in heaven no matter where you live! They are available in a 5% off bundle at Lazada if you want to give these a try.

Have you tried Anessa?

Do you have a favorite sunblock today?

Keep smilin'
Stay happy!

 

Saturday, June 5, 2021

BTS’ BUTTER-Nails

 

Remember my BUTTER shirt post?

Who says I am stopping there?

It isn’t perfect as I am being disturbed by my 8-year old son while I was doing this!  

BTS’ BUTTER Inspired nail art tutorial.

For the base, I found a perfect color in Cathy Kathy No Soak Gel Polish in shade 13.  I used a gel polish underneath so I don’t need some waiting time to be able to draw on top of it!


BTS’ BUTTER Inspired nail art tutorial.

VIDEO Below!

Purchase the Shade 13 HERE.




Thursday, June 3, 2021

Glossy Lips with NARS

 

90’s, early 2000s.

I remember wearing such lip color and texture and I would get complimented by my friends!  Yeah, my lips are full and thick, it is a bit too much to add up more gloss making me look like a girl who can’t stop eating oily food!  *hahaha*

Seriously speaking, there are certain types of glosses that woul work well on me and found another good one from NARS Brilliant Lip Gloss.


Shade: DAYBREAKER

Unfortunately, on the website, it says LIMITED EDITION.  But I think they have permanent ones you can watch out for if you are reading this post late.  The lipgloss has a nice comfortable feel.  It gives off a mirror-like shine minus the stickiness.  Trust me, I dislike sticky glosses that gets attracted to my long hair strands!

The NARS Afterglow Lip Shine is infused with raspberry seed oil and pomegranate extract making which works in hydrating and healing my chapped lips on every use!