#eyespymondays #giveaways #productreview
Are you ready to blast off with Maybelline's The Rocket Mascara? I have been waiting for this mascara to become available ever since I heard it was coming to Manila. And luckily, I got invited to the launch so I had first dibs on the newest mascara from the Maybelline mascara line.
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| Maybelline The Rocket Mascara, PhP 449.00/tube |
#beautybox
Hey everyone! It's unboxing day for The Makeup Maven today and this one is from GlamourBox! (hugs the box). This is my second beauty box from GB and the first one was about 2 years ago when they were just starting out.
Are you excited?
#events
October 10, 2013 marks the day that Maybelline launched their new revolutionary mascara called The Rocket!
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| Maybelline The Rocket Mascara was launched at URBN Bar + Kitchen |
#tressviernes
Friday is all about hair day! Hence, welcome Tress Viernes! My first post under this hashtag is having a home hair repair mask with Schwarzkopf's Ultimate Repair Anti-Damage Mask. It's labeled to be for very damaged, dry hair.
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| Schwarzkopf Extra Care Hair Repair 150ml, PhP 194.00 |
#fragrance
"Fragrance of an imaginary flower, fragrance of a fairylike woman." -Alberto Morillas, Master PerfumerIf the Kenzo Poppy had a scent, the Flower/Flower in the Air would be it. Morillas drew out his inspiration from the hearts of women by observing them in the way one looks at the first rose of spring. By being around them, carefully watching and listening without saying a word, his small boy's intuition gradually became a certitude he wanted to proclaim to the world.
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| Kenzo EDP Flower in the Air |
#events
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| Paula Begoun |
#faceitwednesdays
Let's be honest, we've all been there. While putting on makeup is fun, removing it is a drag. So you need the fastest makeup removing tool/product there is in the market to help you cleanse your face free of makeup the fastest! There are no-rinse cleansing oils and foaming cleansing oils that work like magic, and then there's this: H2O+'s Cleansing Face Wipes.
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| H2O+ Cleansing Face Wipes, (price to follow) |
#giveaways #contests
Great news! L'Oreal Professionnel just announced their WEAR YOUR COLOR PROUD campaign. And you can be my +1 to have a personal color consultation with a professional hairstylist and have a color treatment too!
I am so proud to have been chosen to be a part of L'Oreal's campaign to inspire and empower Filipinas everywhere to showcase their personal look and character.
#liptalktuesdays #productreview
Styli-Style's Line and Seal pencils have been around but no one really talks about it -kind of like an un-sung hero. I have been buying these pencils for the past 2 years and I just love the shades and texture of it! Oh, and did I mention that it's long lasting?
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| Styli-Style Line and Seal Lip Liner, PhP 275 each |
#eyespymondays #productreview
Colour Collection has a lot of promising products and one would be the Colour Intense Eye and Brow Cake Liner. I love how multi-purpose it is! But I am going to focus on one of the uses this product has which is for the brows. That's because a lot of you beauty lovers out there are always in search of an affordable brow product!
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| Colour Collection Eye and Brow Cake Liner |
#events
2013 marks Clarence Centre's fourth year anniversary. A facial center that specializes in anti-aging, slimming, and other dermatological issues that is owned and run by dermatologist Dra. Joan Clarence Morallo (hence, the clinic name). And now, with a newer and larger clinic located in the heart of Makati City!
#beautybox
I am not in my game today -my hair is a little bit frizzy, my skin's just a tad dry, and my eyes are a little red -all more than usual so I know that it's one of those days. My photography may be a little off too so please don't hate me. LOL But still, that didn't stop me from doing a post on my unboxing of BDJ's October beauty box! (#Excited)
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| BDJ Boxes are priced at PhP 580.00 each |
#giveaways #contests
My favorite herbal beauty products are back and you get a chance to win this lovely set from Moringa-O2! All my fave products in one pack!
#haircareweek
The other day marked the end of Hair Care Week but I have been busy with work shooting a TV Commercial so I haven't been consistent with my posting this week. But here I am with Day 7: Home Cellophane Kit. Yay!
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| Lolane Pixxel Cellophane Hair Color Wax, PhP 199.00 |
#contestwinner
#haircareweek
I was born with naturally wavy hair, and growing up it was hard since it was always poofy. Back then in the 90s, girls sported stick straight hair with the bangs flipped over to one side. Me? I had frizzy bangs with baby hair always growing on the roots on my forehead that they stuck out. My best friend was a hair tie.
I finally gave up on trying different products to straighten my hair and started embracing the waves I was given. At this day and age, companies have come out with curling shampoos and conditioners that would enhance the natural texture of your hair.
#haircareweek #productreview
Noticing that my tips have gone dry, I refused to have my tips trimmed at the salon because I wanted to see if I could find a product out there that would help repair the ugly dry tips of my hair... Or at least make it look a little bit decent. Ha!
I have been told that Argan Oil or Moroccan Oil is best for dry, damaged hair. I have a bottle of 100% Pure Argan Oil from Snoe (PhP 799 for 20ml) and it has done wonders for my scalp (you just have to wash it off after a day because it weighs the hair down). But since I already know that Argan Oil works, I wanted to try something else. Argan Oils (specially pure ones) really cost a lot because it's very meticulous to make. So watch out for cheap Argan Oils in the market, chances are, they're not pure.
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| Ellips Hair Vitamin 50pcs, PhP 309.00 |
#haircareweek
I was never the girly girly type (ask anyone). But with these pretty little bows from Pinkbox, I may do a switcheroo. I have always loved Pinkbox's accessories, always looking for stuff to buy I know I won't be able to pull off because I was never the lace and pearls kinda gal... More like leathers and boas. Ha!
#haircareweek
I love hair serums, I think they work and they do so much good for damaged hair like mine. Unfortunately, they tend to make hair a bit greasy and heavy. So it's best to apply them at night and wash them off in the morning if you are one of those peeps who style their hair for work.
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| L'Oreal Fall Repair 3X 90ml, PhP 259.00 |
#haircareweek
Dyeing your hair is very damaging and drying, and it's time to do some damage control. It's only been 1 day since I had my hair dyed and already my hair feels dry and the ends very sticky. It's time to take extra care of it before my hair's ends start to split.
I received this Vidal Sassoon Intensive Hair Mask from the September BDJ Box. You may have noticed Vidal Sassoon revamping their whole image, and I am liking it!
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| Vidal Sassoon Intensive Hair Mask 178ml, PhP 349 |
#haircareweek
Hey everyone! Welcome to HAIR CARE WEEK! For 7 days I will be talking all about hair. I haven't posted anything about hair in a while so I want to do a HAIR SPECIAL this week. Although some products were sent to me to review and not paid for, as always, my reviews are unbiased to give you a real view before loosening those purse strings!
I'll start with a post of me getting my hair colored (yet again) at Studio Fix by Alex Carbonell . I didn't take my digital camera with me nor did I tell them that I was a beauty blogger because I didn't want to stir anything up. I wanted to have the whole experience what everyone has been raving about as me, and not as a blogger or makeup artist... Kind of like an undercover beauty police (LOL). So excuse the slightly dull photos, they were taken with my Galaxy Note 2.
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| Studio Fix by Alex Carbonell at Level 4 Greenbelt 5 |
#fragrance #whatsnew
Guess what cologne lovers? Laboratoires Cadentia is finally in Manila! These lovely fragrances from France and Spain have finally reached our shores. What I love about this brand is that their fragrances smell fresh and doesn't change towards the end of the day.
You know that smell I'm talking about when sweat and heat have gotten onto your clothes... *wink wink*
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| A few of Laboratories Cadentia's products |
#productreview
Let's admit it, we've all been there or still are: Putting makeup is lots of fun, but it's such an effort for us to completely erase it at night. Guilty as charged. Makeup removal can be fun when you use products like Snoe's FOAMING Cleansing Oil!
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| Snoe It's Oat-K! It's Alright! Foaming Cleansing Oil, PhP 399 |
#whatsnew
So, what did I tell you about bronze and plums? It's the perfect look for fall! Check out my previous post here.
Rihanna premieres her perfect palette of lavish fall colour – a range of decidedly daring yet classically gorgeous shades, finishes and tools, all encased in the metallic warmth of rose gold packaging. Lipstick in deep raisin, orange frost, creamy nude and the vivid red of RiRi Woo match gleaming Lipglass, while eyes in contrasting soft and smoky cocoas complement luminous skin highlighted with Diamonds Cream Colour Base and Powder Blush in Bad Girl Gone Good.
#productreview
Every third person in this planet hates black and white heads, and about more than half of those people can't afford to have a facial to remove this dirty little things with monthly appointments to the derma.
So, best alternatives? DIY Home Pore Strips/Wax/Treatments. I always bought nose strips -you know? the ones that you wet and apply it on your nose and they harden and very fun to peel off? That one. Another favorite of mine is Garnier's Self Heating Mask. Those really do heat up, open up your pores and clean them!
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| iWhite Nose Pack, PhP 18.00/sachet |
#events
Last September 12 was Shiseido's launch of the Ibuki skin care line. I know, I know, I am late in the posting party but anyway, here it is! Such a wonderful event of Shiseido pampering and we were able to get to try the products first hand an up-close-and-personal view on the new line with a showcase of the actual product and videos that told us more about the "Ready for Anything" skin care.
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| Shiseido Ibuki Skin Care Line |
#makeuptrends #productreviews #howto
Glitters, Metallic Bronze Shadows and Plum lipsticks are all over for fall this 2013. You might be thinking that the plum lippie is "soooo last year", but it looks like it's here to stay for another season!
#womanincharge
The Makeup-Maven's October Woman In Charge is none other than busy bee model and beauty columnist, Kelly Misa-Fernandez. In spite of her very hectic schedule, she still finds time to put on makeup.
As a woman who people look up to, they expect her to be always made up with full makeup but time doesn't always allow that. But then she still makes an effort to reach for that favorite blush and gloss when time is of the essence. If her skin is not cooperating on a particular day, she uses a BB cream to cover up tired eyes or tired looking skin.
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| Photo by Lyka Orhell |