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Review: Sally Hansen Lavender Spa Wax Kit

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Hey gorgeous!

Welcome back from the long weekend! Hope you guys had a good one as much as I did! I spent the long vacay in Subic, and one of my favorite past times in Subic is going shopping in Royal Subic. It's a haven of PX goods for beauty products!

I was due for another home waxing kit, and I meant to get my favorite Nanny Rose's Sticks & Pulls as soon as I got home to Manila, but I came across this in Royal Subic:

The Lavender Spa Wax Kit. It had me at "microwave". For those of you who don't know yet, I had an unfortunate incident/accident with Epilin's Home Waxing kit that ended me going to the Emergency Room of Makati Med, so that's when I switched to microwaveable ones or cold waxing.

It was on sale too! From $11 (P451) to $8.50 (P348.50) so I figured, why not? I love the packaging (of course, that is a huge deal for me). It comes with an idiot-proof instructions inside so, what the heck!

The box contains one (1) 170g Hair Removal Wax, eight (8) wood applicators, spatulas (20) cloth strips, and one (1) finishing oil.

Its claims: Lavender is a known anti-irritant that helps soothe and comfort skin.

The consistency is very very sticky. If it gets on your hands, it's not washable under running water. You have to use the oil to remove the stickiness from your hands! That one is a minus for me. Nanny Rose's home waxing kit can be washed off using running water. You can reuse the cloths and the spatulas by just cleaning the stuff with water.

It has a good runny consistency after I heated the wax in the microwave for 1 minute. I love that it's very spreadable! Nanny Rose's wax is a bit of a struggle when applying it on the "hairy area" teehee.

OVERALL RATING: 2/5. And I won't purchase again.

Although the packaging is attractive, and the smell is divine! I won't purchase this again. Sadly, I had to use about 5 cloth strips on one armpit (of course, I didn't have to show you the gruesome photos of my armpit! LOL) and a lot of hair still remained! PLUS! It was unbelievably sticky, it was almost annoying.

Nanny Rose still takes the cake by a mile. Have you ladies tried both products yet? What's your take on it?


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Shape Up Your Face with STILA

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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

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