Beauty Favorites for the month of June 2016

Hello guys! I know this is a super late post but I've been contemplating on whether or not to continue my favorites for each month. I wanted to post this earlier but this was the only time that I had to gather what I used the most last month. Without further a do, here are my favorites for the month of June. 

1. Milani Conceal + Perfect 2-in-1 Foundation + Concealer in 05 Warm Beige - I have been hearing a lot of good reviews from a lot of beauty bloggers and beauty influencers and I joined the bandwagon. This is one of the best foundations I have tried to date. Best part is, it is from the drugstore. It gives you full coverage and it doesn't cake plus this is only PHP500 (US$10). 

2. The Face Shop Soul Perfume - we went to Seoul, South Korea last April and of course, I spent most of my stay there at Myeongdong. I saw this perfume at the Face Shop boutique. It was love at first smell. At first I was hesitant to buy it because it wasn't my usual go-to scent. I'm more of a fruity vanilla person than a flowery Titas of Manila scent lol (if you know what I mean). It's kind of the second one but it smells so good. Plus, this is only Limited in Seoul. Too bad, TFS doesn't carry it here in Manila and I'm almost out of it. If I remember it correctly, it retails for KRW14,000 or US$14. 

3. Coty Airspun in Translucent - this is one of my go-to powders for baking. It is heaven but the scent is awful lol it reminds me of my grandma. Anyways, as I said earlier, this is good for baking your makeup. It also is a drugstore product. I bought mine for PHP500 I think or PHP400. More or less that range. 

3. Ofra x MannyMua in ARIES - this was the first liquid lipstick I tested again after a long time of not using liquid lipsticks. I fell in love with the formula. It's non-drying and the shade is great. It's also cheaper than other brands in the market. I got mine for PHP800. Roughly around US$17. 

First Look: Milani Baked Blush and Rimmel x Kate Moss Lipstick

I ordered a few makeups from the very friendly Ms. Sonja Consular of makeupboxbysonja. Thank you Ms. Sonja for the very fast and smooth transaction. Until my next order :)

 Going back, I order a few cosmetics from Ms. Sonja and it arrived today. I am very happy with my loot.

I ordered the Milani Baked Blush in 03 Luminoso. I've always been a fan of Milani Baked Blushes. I had my first Milani Baked Blush back in 2011 and the shade is in 04 Terra Sole . The shade was too dark for me. It was an old rose shade. I used it before as a contouring blush to emphasize my cheeks. Peach-pink blush colors flaunt my skin. When I was browsing Ms. Sonja's online shop, I saw that she was selling Milani Baked Blushes and I saw Luminoso and I said to myself I need to buy that shade. The shade is just perfect for me. I think my camera flash didn't give justice to the picture because the color in person is a beautiful peach color which I think will be perfect for the summer.

I also ordered the Rimmel Lipstick by Kate Moss in the shades 104 and 110. I've heard a lot of raves on this lipstick and I wanted to know if the lipstick was good. I like the smell of the lipsticks. It doesn't smell like plastic. Some high end brands that I am using smells like plastic but this actually smells like fruit. Sort of like a lipbalm smell.

I cannot wait to try them out and play with these babies :)

Another Cosmetic Hoard

Sorry for the long hiatus. I've been busy with work (teaching can be so stressful and it took me a lot of time to actually blog again). Anyways, since it's Christmas vacation, I'm back! :)

I bought a lot of cosmetics during the Black Friday sale. It's that time of the year when everything is on sale in the U.S. and me residing here in Manila, joined the bandwagon of shopping. It took one month for the items to be shipped here. Here's a sneak peek of what I bought.

Make-up Review: Milani Baked Blush

Okay, so I actually hoarded make-ups from the States. I love make-ups. Milani is one of those drugstore make-up in the States which is not yet available in the Philippine market. I've heard a lot of reviews that this is a good dupe for high end products so I ordered several products from the brand and now I am making a review :)

Anyways, I love this product.This is called the Baked Blush. It is actually a dupe for the MAC SF. This one can act as a contour make-up and at the same time also a blush. I bought the 04 Terra Sole and I use it as a contour.

What I love about this blush is that you don't have to apply much to your face (unlike other powder blush that you have to apply several strokes before you can see the color). It also has this mineral effect that makes your face lighten up. The blush also stays for hours (usually 8 hours or more).

Milani Baked Blush 04 Terra Sole

The blush has an applicator inside and it also comes with a mirror. There's a compartment under the blush for the blush applicator and the mirror. Pretty neat :)

mirror and applicator

Overall, this is a definite must-have for me. I'll buy other shades in the coming weeks.