How to BronzTour

 

Are you into PINK OR ORANGE colored blushes?

Mine is actually NONE Of the Above because I am into Lilac colored cheeks.  

It started when I first tried Etude House's Sweet Recipe Cupcake - which I actually finished - yes, hit the pan!  I never looked back and even updated it with Laura Mercier's Kir Royale.

But as you all know, I could wear this for years but there are days I would look too pale and depend on my trustee Bronzers --- and no, I don't apply it as bronzer but as a blush.  It doubles up as a contour product too!

My favorite?  NARS LAGUNA BLUSH.  This works for all skin tone!  

You can be uber pale, medium tone or dark skinned.  You just need to control the amount of application and you are good to go!

I also like the fact that I minized my makeup application in half!  No need for separate contour powder and I can just use this same blush to apply lightly on areas I would like to "hide". 

How do you like this look?

K-Palette Reformulated Review

 

Hi Everyone!
By this day and age, you've probably mastered your perfect brows!  If you still haven't, don't worry!  No Pressure!  I am here to share some more brow products that can make your brow game stronger!

2-Way Eyebrow Liquid

Php895.00
Available LAZADA

Unique 2-way design. Eyebrow powder to create natural eyebrow shape, eyebrow liquid to sharpen the tail. 24 hours waterproof, sweat-proof, sebum-proof, 4 shades available.

I got shade 02 Natural brown and 04 Dark Greige for review!

Top: 02 Natural Brown Pencil and Liquid 

Bottom: 04 Dark Greige Pencil and Liquid

Top: 02 Natural Brown powder

Bottom: 04 Dark Greige powder

For you to better understand how this works or look, I've worn K-Palette reformulated 2-Way Eyebrow Liquid in Shade 02 Natural Brown on my left brow facing you (where I am pointing).  Now you can see how it looked with the pencil + liner combo.

This side is shade 04 Dark Greige with Pencil + Liner.  Now you can see how brown and greige would look against my skin.  Which one is your pick?

How to Have Healthier Hair for the New Year

 

My hair is TRASH. 

Hahahah.  What a way to call my own hair right?  I am honest.  My hair is one of my concern since I was a teenager.  I remembered saving up my allowance to buy hair care products.  

I was born with unhealthy hair.  Kinky texture, dry and brittle.

So I spent my whole life taking care of it to look as decent as today.  Whatever you see today - even if it's still dry - is the best of my hair's ability! :P  

So to those who want to know what I've been doing - or using, here are some of my top products that I have purchased and repurchased.

Healthy hair starts with healthy roots.

I seem to have thick hair, but you are definitely tricked by the illusion of thick hair!  I have a lot of hairfall and my super patient husband is already complaining!  

"Have your scalp checked and use something!!!" - yup!  That's from him!

I did purchased a lot of hair thickening products, a lot of them are greasy, and worst, smells super bad!  SO obviously, I got lazy and did not even bother to do something about it.

Thankfully, I discovered Hairreve Hair Thickening Serum - when the brand says Hair Rescue, well, it is true!  I have a huge blob of "thinning hair area" making my hair looks thicker on one side and super thin on another side.  I used this spritz bottle after every shower and spritz all over my scalp and massage.  

Can I tell you a secret?  I was even trying to save this product so I only spritz (sometimes) on the thinning hair area and I can't seem to find that area anymore after finishing up the whole body!  I was amazed!!!!

Best of all, the product is NON-greasy, smells SUPER GOOD and best of all IT WORKED.  It really worked!  

Strengthen your Hair 

Especially when you love to use styling tools!  The constant blowdry, curling, straightening will put a huge toll to your hair.  I find my hair to be more brittle when I was trying out different hairstyles using various hair tools! 

So today, I can't seem to use any heat styling tools without protecting it with a product.  

Currently loving Aveda Botanical Repair Strengthening Leave-in Treatment.

BOHKTOH Perfect lash curler review

I felt like I am biased to 2 curler brands - Shiseido and Shu Uemura.  

These 2 brands have been compared side by side on Vlogs and Blogs.  Those were the days of constant product comparison (or versus mode!)  Unfortunately, we don't have a lot of those today right?  I see a lot of "dupes" or downplaying another brand by talking a certain brand. 

UGH.  

But let's get back to my purpose of this post!  LOL  I get older and tend to get distracted easily.

Though I am biased with 2 brands, I love ONE brand and ONLY ONE Brand --- SHISEIDO.  I hail it my MOST favorite eyelash curler year 2015 and 7 years after, I still felt the same!

After so many years of trying various brands from both local and international, one brand finally stepped up!  I mean not SHISEIDO LEVEL but for the price, it wasn't bad!

Bohk Toh Perfect Lash Curler
Php400.00
Available HERE or HERE

AMW says ---

• Inexpensive
• Comes with extra pad.
• The curler itself has a "pad holder", you won't lose it anymore like I always do.
• Same weight as expensive curlers.
• Does not pinch my eyelid.
• Does curl lashes properly but missed a few on both edges. (My lashes are extremely short so this is normal!)

I still love my Shiseido curler as it curls 95% of my lashes.  Bohk Toh on the other hand can curl 80% of my lashes which is great enough!  If you are looking for inexpensive lash curler that works, you may want to check this out!

Keep smilin'

Stay happy!

  

Gloww-ing skin? I Got You!

 

Year 2011, I've done a contest giving away GLOWW.

Imagine, it has been more than 11 years and I am back writing about this brand once again.  A brand that has been around for many years.  And I do not mind writing about this once again as I am a true believer of nourishing your skin from the inside.

Gloww Collagen is a food supplement powder to help improve skin elasticity, smoothness and moisturization to achieve youthful, beautiful and healthy skin.

Before raising an eyebrow on me regarding talks of Collagen powder intake, I can back you up with some benefits of taking such with my personal experience.  To some, they see NO results in taking collagen powder, they call it a waste of money.  But for me, I have been taking Collagen powder religiously since the start of pandemic and I can see results - even my friends say so!

This is my skin today, with just powder as base makeup - I am proud of my 43 year old skin.

Collagen is a type of protein that is found in our bones and skin.  They support many tissues from bones, cartilage to skin, hair, eyes and even our digestive system.  I for one was iffy in taking anything "Extra" aside from my multivitamins.  For someone who works as a researcher, it is normal for me to be doubtful and I always make myself feel better and more confident with constant research.

Based from research, I've found nothing but benefits of taking collagen supplements for both health and skin.

Why do we need to take collagen supplements when collagen are readily available in the food we intake?

I would say, these are not enough.  With added the sun exposure, stress that I encounter on a daily basis.  Those can easily decrease the amount of collagen needed by our body.  And before we go whining on not seeing results (I hear ya!  I am an impatient gal myself!)  Most results vary and can be seen around 8-15 weeks time or even more depending on your body.

As for me, I've started to see results as early as 2 months (8 weeks time).

So now, you've got the lowdown on Collagen, let me talk about my experience drinking GLOWW Collagen.  

"Gloww collagen has 2,500mg pure and potent Verisol collagen made in Germany. It’s especially formulated to be easily absorbed by the skin, resulting into a more youthful skin after 8 weeks of continued use. "