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I have been obsessing about Revlon's SkinLights ever since they discontinued it years ago. I have been dying to look for an alternative because I haven't found the perfect one! (I really just wish Revlon would just give in and bring SkinLights back!)

I have heard about Benefit's Beam Line (High Beam, Sun Beam and Moon Beam) but I don't quite like the shade they come in. I went to Benefit last week because I had to buy something from my friend when I came across "Girl Meets Pearl".

Benefit Girl Meets Pearl (PhP 1,600)

Stick foundations was relatively new in the market when I first started doing makeup in 2004, and I always opted for liquid foundation (First of all, it looked cooler to have more bottles in your kit. Hee-hee). I first started using stick foundations when I started to travel for makeup gigs. I had to downsize my makeup kit, and transfer my liquid foundations to lightweight plastic dispensers.

Then years later, I had to move on to airbrushing to keep up with the times, and had long forgotten how much I loved stick foundations. Until recently.

Fashion 21 Perfect Stick Cream Foundation, PhP 195.00/each

I just LOVE beauty finds specially once that are a bargain!

I just recently came from a Subic trip. Subic, as most of you know, is known for its duty free shops. We were browsing the beauty aisles at the Royal Subic when I came across a small box with STILA sets! I didn't even give it a second thought, I just grabbed a box and put it in my cart! I was expecting it to be about $25, but when the lady punched it, it was only $15.60! I was thrilled! Even more thrilled when my boyfriend paid for it as a gift to me.



The set comes with a contouring trio powder palette, 2 lip pencils, and a blush brush.

The palette has 3 shades for contouring. Not only for the cheeks or the face, but for the eyes as well. 3 contour and highlighting shades that would surely suit any skin shade! Light, dark, and flash. The dark and the light shades are matte, and the flash powder is shimmer. You can use the flash powder in highlighting the browbones or a little bit on your cheekbones for bronzing.

The set also comes with a little instruction pamphlet that you can use as a guide for contouring the eyes, the cheeks, and the nose.



The lip pencils are adorable! It's perfect for just a sheer color for the day or a base for a much stronger color. The brownish-nude color is vanilla, and the orange-y shade is apricot.

It glides on smoothly and it smells like vanilla! This one's for the books!


Usually the free brushes that come with makeup sets are not so good. They are either way to small or are too stiff.

But this one is like a professional brush. I think that this is the same brush they would sell individually in STILA cosmetic counters for professional use.

This set is perfect for women who are very knowledgeable in makeup (or for those who are learning makeup too). It can be for personal use, or for professional use.

NOW YOU HAVE THE TOOLS TO ENHANCE YOUR ASSETS AND SOFTEN OTHERS WITH JUST A FLICK OF THE WRIST!

I posted an entry on contouring and highlighting a few months back, and you can read it HERE.

PHOTO CREDITS
Product shots photographed by Sabs Hernandez