Too Faced Melted Kisses Holiday 2014

I am back once again for my first holiday set review which is the Too Faced Melted Kisses lipstick set. 

This was only released in Sephora Malaysia yesterday while in the US it was released October 2014. The packaging looks very festive as you can see. These lipsticks by the way are only mini sizes. It contains 4 shades which are: Melted Nude, Melted Peony, Melted Fuschia and Melted Berry. The lipstick also has a velvety applicator that's why there's no need for a lip brush. 

A picture of a clean velvet applicator:

Swatches of the lipsticks:

Bare lips

With Melted Nude

Bare lips

With Melted Peony

Bare lips

With Melted Fuschia

Bare lips

With Melted Berry

Positive:

- comes with an applicator

- travel size

- packaging is adorable

Neutral:

- the shades are okay

Negative:

- it should be called a lip tint and not a lipstick

- price is steep 

- tint doesn't show the true color not unless tried with a lip concealer/neautralizer

My thoughts: 

I am confused on to why it is called a lipstick. I think it's more of a tinted lip gloss than a lipstick for me. It's very shiny and liquid-y. Lipsticks are supposed to be creamy hahaha but that's just me. I only liked the Melted Peony and Melted Berry. The other two are so-so for me. Good thing, I didn't bought the full-sized lipsticks because it will be a waste for me if I did. 

Where to Buy: Sephora 

Price: RM 99

Will you buy it again: Perhaps no, way too expensive plus I didn't like how it transferred to my lips. Not a fan of glossy items.

Product Review: Celeteque DermoScience Hydration Make-up Remover Cleansing Facial Wipes

I was in the grocery a few days back and I came across the Celeteque stand. My eyes were glued to the stand because there were so many new Celeteque products. I came to love Celeteque because of Sample Room. Anyways, this product caught my attention.

I am a make-up junkie and of course, for us to have good skin, we need to take care of it by cleaning it properly. To make the introduction short, I bought this make-up wipe remover from the grocery.

This is the Celeteque Dermo Science Hydration Make-Up Remover Cleansing Facial Wipe [the product caught me on the word HYDRATION...yeah, summer in the Philippines? You know how horrible that is]

At the side part it says:

• Active Skin Hydrators help boost the skin's level of moisture while effectively removing make-up, excess oil, and traces of pollution on the skin's surface
• Clinically proven to improve smoothness of the skin in 2 weeks

I tried it myself and it does the work. It gives your skin that hydrated feeling unlike those of regular make-up wipes that leaves your face dry. If you've tried products containing Hylaraunic Acids (i.e. Hada Labo products or the H2O+ Hydrating products), you would know what I'm talking about.

It makes me feel like a Korean Actress with porcelain skin.

PROs

- removes your makeup

- it has a nice scent

- soft material that doesn't give that scratchy feel

- leaves your face hydrated unlike other products that makes your face dry afterwards

- easily available (you can buy it in the grocery or in Watsons)

CONs

- a bit pricey (you only get 20 wipes)

- nothing else I can think of other than the price

Here's a rundown of the product:

Product: Celeteque Dermo Science Hydration Make-Up Remover Cleansing Facial Wipes
What it does: Removes Make-up and Hydrates your face
Product Amount: 20 Sheets
Price: PHP 160
Will I buy it again: Yes, definitely
Will I recommend it to others: Yes! I highly recommend this product

Review and Swatches: Mary Lou Manizer

This was actually given to me by my husband coming from a quick trip from Malaysia back to Manila. He went to Sasa Shop in KL to buy this highlighter from the Balm, which I was raving about. I showed him a picture and to my surprise, he bought it for me. 

It has a cute packaging. I actually like all the packaging of the Balm. It makes me want to buy all their cosmetics. The Balm in general has a good quality line up of products. Their blushes, highlighters and eye shadows are pigmented and it has a lasting power. 

In their website, the description of this product goes:

Meet Mary-Lou Manizer, a seemingly innocent honey-hued luminizer that catches everybody’s eye. This highlighter, shadow and shimmer diffuses light so your skin looks softer and younger while adding a subtle glow.

Product Review: Hada Labo Super Hyalauronic Acid Moisturizing Face Wash

I was at the Mid Valley Megamall last Saturday with Gino and we were just wandering around. Mid Valley Megamall is a huge mall here in Kuala Lumpur. I still think SM Megamall in Manila is bigger than Mid Valley Megamall here KL. Anyways, the very first shop we went to was Guardian. It's sort of like Watsons. It sells similar products to what Watsons sell and I stumbled upon this familiar facial cleanser that I've heard so much about in the Philippines. 

So upon seeing it, I bought it because it's cheaper here and I want to know what the buzz is about. 

This is the Hada Labo Super Hyaluronic Acid Mosturizing Face Wash. When I was in Manila, I heard so much promotion about this item but it costs roughly P950 in Manila. I saw this in Guardian and it only costs around RM 44.80. Roughly around P600. So when I went home, I immediately tried  the product and this is worth all the money. 

According to the label it says here 

There, it's pretty much self explanatory but I have to tell you that this product really works wonders. Specially when combined with the other Hada Labo products. It makes your skin look like the Japanese or Korean people. It's becomes smooth and glowing. It also makes your skin look younger. I've only been using it for two days now but I already see the difference. It does not make your face look dehydrated unlike when you use soap or other facial cleansers. It really makes your skin look younger and fresh.

My Verdict: if you have money to splurge on facial cleansers, I recommend you buy this product. 

Product Review: Nail Pads!! An alternative to smelly acetone :)

I got my 2nd to the last package for the year yesterday and I bought the L.A. Colors Nail Polish Remover. Pretty neat huh? LOL :) I'm actually new to this because here in Manila, all we have are the old school acetone removers. Anyways...This product is soooo cool!!

I bought all the scents. I used the Lemon Scented pad. The first time I opened my package, my box smelled heavenly. Aside from the fact that all packages from the States smells awesome, the pads added the oh-so-good smell. 

It comes in Lemon, Grape, Peach, Papaya, Strawberry, and Pear. Pretty cool packaging too. It has 32 pads. Not bad of a deal. If your nail polish color is dark, you may need to use 2-3 pads to clean all 10 finger nails but if your polish is light, 1 pad can do all 10. 

Here is the video of the actual testing. I did this a couple of minutes ago. Haha :) Enjoy!

What I love love love love about this product is that when you use it, it does not dry up your nails. Remember that bad thing acetone removers do to your nails when you clean them? It gives you that white yuccky dry finish. I'm looking at my nails now and it really looks good. Hahaha :)) I'm in love with this product. It's worth all the money I paid for it. 

Make-up Haul Continues: L.A. Girl Perfecting Liquid Makeup

This is a continuation of my makeup haul review. I bought a lot of makeups and I just can't find the time to make a review all at once. lol.

This is from the brand L.A. Girl called Perfecting Liquid Makeup. I bought the shade in vanilla. I only used this once. I'll try experimenting with it in the coming days. I'm not so happy with this product. I'm not sure if I used the wrong brush when I applied it or the product itself really is not as good as I expected it. 

The time I tried this, it gave that cake-y effect that I hate. As much as possible, I want my foundation to be smooth and natural. This one did the opposite but I have to justify this because I've only used it once and maybe because I used the Stipple brush that's why it came to that ending. So I have to use it again with a foundation brush and give justice to this. Hahaha :)