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Hello loves! Welcome me back for a blogging assignment in collaboration with BeautyMNL! An online beauty destination  for makeup and skincare lovers. I was lucky enough to be handpicked and give the site a test run. Who wouldn't say yes to this amazing opportunity! This site is a dream for a beauty junkie like me.

The website
I am already a member of the site and I have been shopping for some beauty products from them for quite some time now, so clicking and finding the haul was a bit easy for me. The website is user-friendly, organized, and easy to navigate. 

The Shop
My most favorite part of the site is the SHOP. BeautyMNL carries over 300+ of brands. They have high-end and affordable products so whether you're on a splurge or you're on a tight budget, BeautyMNL has something for you. They have a wide range of skincare and makeup products from popular and start-up brands. They also have accessories like watches and jewelries.

Payments and Shipping
They accept credit card payments, and bank deposits. They use a very secure payment facility which is Paypal so you are worry-free when checking out. They also have the "(COD) cash on delivery" option for Metro Manila residents which makes online shopping more convenient for people who don't have credit cards. They offer free shipping for orders P2000 and above. And yes, they have the FASTEST delivery service in history of online shopping. They live up to their promise of next-day shipping if you live in the Metro. Impressive by the way.

Their Way of Messaging
Also my favorite is the fun and cool way of  contacting their customers, from the moment you receive order confirmation till your package delivery. Their emails are not so formal like other online shops. Their message warms my heart and make me feel so special. Aside from being polite and friendly, Manong delivery was also sosyal when texting! Englisero ganun.


Authentic Products!
Yup, all their products are guaranteed authentic. So no worries when shopping for high-end products because you are getting what you paid for. 


Now let me share to you my haul from the website. I picked several items from their skincare line and I added some makeup too. 



Down below are the links of the products that I picked. I will post individual reviews very soon.

Argan Oil Age-Defying Lotion by Be Organic Bath and Body
Orange and Vanilla Dry Shampoo Made by David Organics

Refreshing Makeup Remover by Detail

It's Real Squeeze Cucumber Mask by Innisfree

Sea Salt Spray by Beach Born

Cover & Hiding Liquid Concealer by Holika Holika

Whiteful Sheet Mask by Dearberry

White Superfresh Powder Foundation Refill by Maybelline

Softening and Lightening Almond Toner by Skin Genie

Vitatmin C&E Collagen Serum by Leiania House of Beauty




BLOOM the Magazine
BeautyMNL is more than just a shop! They also have an online magazine where you can read articles, reviews and tips from beauty bloggers and celebrities.




Review Section
BeautyMNL has their own review section where buyers can check if the product actually works or not. Very helpful in deciding if the product is worth adding to your cart!




Overall, my shopping experience with BeautyMNL was a breeze. I felt valued as a customer and it's really a fun and hassle free online shopping. I must say that I am very satisfied, two thumbs up! Thank you BeautyMNL for this opportunity! I will be shopping for more in the future.

For more information, visit their website at: https://beautymnl.com
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Tuesday, March 21, 2017 No comments
So, I've been MIA for quite a while now (again). Been so busy with the upcoming holidays and my new business venture. Here's a quick review of my new found product...

Teeth whitening products are very popular nowadays. And I'm one of those who are very obsessed with pearly white teeth but can't afford teeth whitening treatment coz it's way too expensive. I'm a black coffee drinker and stains on my teeth are very visible. And when I saw this product, I decided to give it a whirl. This Whitener Wash costs P299 and it comes in a 100ml bottle.

These pics and product information came from their website copied and pasted (lol!)



WHY USE WHITE+++ TOOTHFAIRY TEETH WHITENER WASH???

When it comes to teeth, there’s a lot of talk about ENAMEL and why we should PROTECT it,
but you never really know why.
Is it to keep your teeth shiny and white? Is it to prevent cavities? Both of these answers are YES,
but there’s an even more important answer: If you don’t take care of your Enamel, your Dentin will become exposed.
If  Enamel is the star of the show, Dentin is the supporting actor. Located beneath your enamel, dentin consists of a sensitive layer of living tissue and tubules that communicate with the nerve of your teeth. When your gums recede and dentin becomes exposed, things that never hurt your teeth before may feel very painful. That’s because the dentinal tubules are allowing things like hot soup or cold ice cream to directly stimulate the nerve in your tooth, which results in the shooting pain we call Tooth Sensitivity.
Now that you know, don’t forget about your Dentin! Take care of your Enamel by brushing gently, avoiding acidic foods and preventing dry mouth and you will save your Dentin.
“White+++ ToothFairy Teeth Whitener Wash” will help you minimize the growth of biofilm gives you immediate results within just few minutes. Your teeth will be lighter, whiter and shiner after each use to give you more confident and brilliant smiles. It cleanses teeth, dentures and inlays and keeps your breath fresh all day.
MAKE YOUR WISH COME TRUE!!! HAVE CONFIDENCE… BE CONFIDENT!

HOW TO USE:

 White+++ ToothFairy Teeth Whitener Wash
Take 1 spoon of White+++ ToothFairy Teeth Whitener Wash every night after brushing your teeth, gargle in your mouth till you promptly feel a frothy sensation and place the foamy solution in front and back of your teeth for 5-10 minutes and spit out the fluid (Do not swallow).
For best results do not rinse, eat and drink after application. Use White+++ ToothFairy Teeth Whitener Wash up to 5 days successively or until the desired result is achieved and may continue using the product for once or twice in a week to keep your teeth whiter, shiny and bright.

So based from my personal experience after using it for 5 days straight, I didn't see any visible result just yet. Is it because my teeth are so yellow that it needs longer product usage? Or the product is not effective that it didn't work on me? Share with me your experiences guys if you tried this product already.

Merry Christmas! XoXo
Wednesday, December 14, 2016 1 comments
Hello! I'm back once again for a quick review of this new whitening/skincare discovery. Peel-off masks are very popular nowadays and I've been seeing a lot of them on YouTube. When I read about this product, I got excited to buy because of the very positive reviews. I bought the trial pack for testing purposes. So here's my experience guys...

 I bought this kit for P54 at Watsons which contains 2 peel-off masks and 1 pore purifying balm. The packaging is very cute and just good enough for one use. 

iWhite Korea Pore Purifying Balm is a great partner product to iWhite Korea Nose Pack & Whitening Pack as it effectively helps loosen up and absorb the stubborn pore clogging oils, dirt, and toxins present in the pores. I felt a little itch on first application but its okay. This balm helps the peel off mask to perform better and make it easy to pull out deep seated dirt, blackheads and whiteheads. So, this should be used together with the whitening pack. 

 iWhite Whitening Pack is a peel-off mask that effectively strips off all kinds of skin impurities. With the use of iWhite Whitening Pack, visible results can be seen immediately; an instantly brighter, clearer and smoother skin. It has a liquid consistency like glue and it dries off easily so it should be applied immediately on your face. It has a distinct smell but it's tolerable though. After applying, my face became stiff and hard but that's how the product works anyway. True enough, I saw amazing result in an instant. It gave my face an instant glow and I felt that a good amount of gunk was removed on my face. This product also claims that through continued use, it will give you a whiter complexion. How cool is that?

 There is a product instruction inside the kit and you must follow it or else you will get a funny experience like mine. 

I used this kit in the morning after taking a bath on a work week. According to the pack you should put a generous amount of the mask on your face but I just applied a thin layer because I was making tipid and it was a disaster. I was late for work because it took me very long time to remove the entire product on my face. Well, that was the first time, I learned my lesson hahaha. 

Overall, though my first try was awful, I highly recommend this product because it works. I'm very satisfied and I'm going to continue using this until I get the best result. I will definitely put this product on my beauty must-have list. And yes, this one goes to my favorite list too.

Thursday, November 17, 2016 No comments
Christmas is almost here and this also means Party! And a more fun and festive way to celebrate is putting your best face forward by looking fab and put together. Good thing Sephora.ph has made the international makeup brands available online here in the Philippines!


This Holiday glam look from Nikkie Tutorials is the makeup look I would want to do for most of the parties I'm going to attend. Now, to achieve this look, these products from Sephora are a must-have for makeup junkies like me. 

A primer is always first on my list to get that pore-free face.
Benefit The Porefessional Face Primer. Quickly minimize the appearance of pores and fine lines for smoother-than-smooth skin! This priming phenomenon keeps makeup in place with a silky, lightweight formula. Wear it under makeup to create a smooth canvas or use throughout the day to mattify shine and touch up problem areas.
A good coverage foundation is a must for that flawless face.
Sephora Mineral Foundation Compact. This silky foundation provides buildable coverage and protects skin with an added SPF. It creates a luminous finish that lasts all day long. Upon application, your skin will feel comfortable and be free from allergy or clogged pores. Use the dual-sided sponge to achieve your desired look – the fuzzy white side for light coverage, or the black spongy side for full coverage.


These brushes are so pretty.  
Zoeva Rose Gold Brushes. A divine collection of makeup brushes for face and eyes, this Rose Golden Luxury Set contains eight essential, handcrafted brushes with rose-golden ferrules and matte-black handles stored in a sleek clutch.

This eyeshadow palette is the perfect fit for the look I want to achieve. 
Too Faced Chocolate Bon Bons. Sixteen heart-shaped, cocoa powder-enriched shades make up this decadent palette. Endless eye looks await with matte to shimmer finishes in cool pops of color, brights and neutrals—all sweetly scented and rich in antioxidants.

Zoeva Coral Spectrum Blush Palette. With its luminous matte and shimmery finishes, the easily buildable blush shades provide a flattering radiance and joyful burst of color to the cheeks – from soft and natural to intense and sophisticated looks.


Sephora Nudestix Lip Pencil. With their neutral shade palette, these sassy, on-the-go makeup sticks provide a quick and easy nude look

Too Faced Melted Lipstick. The shine of a gloss, lasting power of a stain and packed pigments of a liquid lipstick, all in one high-impact formula.

Benefit Lengthening Mascara. Widen your eye appearance with this mascara. Its bristles help to create excellent length and curls your lashes from base to tip. It prevents any signs of smudging or drying even after multiple touch-ups.



Too Faced Let it Glow. You GLOW girl! Get your winter strobe on with this adorable, limited-edition collection of Too Faced highlighting favorites in deluxe sizes. The highlighting powders use Photolite Technology to soften and diffuse unflattering light for an ethereal effect. Bronzer creates a fresh-off-the-slopes winter flush, while longwear and smudge-proof blush imbues cheeks with a warm glow.


Shop more make-up products on Sephora PH here!
Tuesday, November 15, 2016 No comments
Naked 3 palette has been the most popular eyeshadow ever since it came out. As usual, the kuripot side of me always prevails so I never tried contemplating on buying it because of the price. Luckily, L.A. Girl came up with a dupe of the famous Naked 3 palette, The Beauty Brick Nudes. According to beauty bloggers, this palette is very similar to the Naked 3. 

This palette is my go-to everyday eyeshadow palette and I've been using it non-stop, no complains so far.  I love neutral colors because it flatters my skin tone.

The palette comes in a cardboard magnetic packaging similar to the UD original naked palette. It contains 12 eyeshadows, with rosy-toned neutral shades, a tiny mirror, and a double-sided eyeshadow applicator (a brush and sponge tip). Price: P499 in Sm stores.

L.A. Girl Website Product Description:
Four gorgeous must-have eyeshadow palettes filled with a dozen majorly pigmented shades ranging from super wearable looks like Nudes to bolder looks like Neons. L.A. Girl’s Beauty Brick Eyeshadow Collection gives you the best of all colors to allow you to create stunning looks!
The variety of colors and textures in the Beauty Brick Eyeshadow Collection include shimmer and matte shades making these captivating palettes very versatile to go from an everyday look to a night out.

Each unique look is featured in its own luxurious glossy book with a double-ended brush and mirror inside.

-Dimensional shimmers
-Smoothest mattes
-Major pigments

Overall, I'm satisfied with this one and I have no plans to buy the Naked palette. This is a very good dupe I'm telling you guys.


Wednesday, November 09, 2016 No comments
I am the kind of person who's afraid to try whitening products on my face. As I've told you before, I am a Ponds whitening cream user and nothing more. But sometimes I get tempted to try other creams whenever I see girls with very flawless complexion.

Bleaching creams are very popular these days. Too many sellers came up with different products with different formulation and ingredients. Most of them contains hydroquinone which a big no no for me. That's why I always check the ingredients before I put anything onto my face. Our main concern and purpose is to take care of our skin so harmful ingredients should be avoided at all times.

So while I was scrolling my fb page, I saw this Bossa Spotlight Lightening Cream and I got curious. I researched about the formulation and luckily, I found no harmful chemicals on the product so I decided to give it a try. Here's my review...
They sell this set for P750 which contains 60grams of Spotlight Lightening Cream, 150grams of Night Bleach Body Cream and 2pcs Premium White Bleaching Soap with Glutathione

Bossa Spotlight Lightening Cream
The Spotlight cream has pink color with a fruity scent. I use this only at night after cleansing and toning. After 3 days of use, I noticed that my skin started to peel lightly. I also noticed that my face became smoother and fairer. One good thing that I love about this product is the light micropeeling effect. It doesn't cause a burning sensation, just a little bit of sweating which is tolerable. And I have no redness and itchiness like the ones seen on other bleaching cream users.

Bossa Night Bleach Body Cream
 I have uneven skintone on my arms from using a short-sleeved rash guard during my beach vacation last summer. Bad idea. So I use this cream only on the dark parts of my arms to make them even. This gives an instant whitening effect on my skin. I'm still hoping this will give me the long term whitening result. 
Bossa Premium White Bleaching Soap with Glutathione
I stopped using my kojic soap and used this instead. I love bubbly soaps so this could pass as replacement for my trusty kojie-san soap. As per packaging, it contains glutathione with micropeeling effect. Not bad at all.
Ingredients and directions of spotlight cream

Ingredients and directions of night bleach body cream

So far, I can say that this product is amazing and highly recommended for curious people like me. Over the counter whitening creams scares me but this one is worth trying given the affordable price and the premium/safe ingredients used. I've been using this for just a week and I hope this product will give me the best whitening experience. I will update you guys about the end result. 


Sunday, October 30, 2016 9 comments

Hello guys! Beauty blogging is now my hobby and I thought I would share with you my favorite products of the month from skincare to makeup. This will be a regular post from now on aside from reviewing beauty products. So, here are my favorites for the month of October.

1. Naturals by Watsons Argan Oil Hand Cream
Hands down to this organic hand cream that nourishes, moisturizes and protect my hands from dryness. It has a very nice smell and keeps my hands soft all throughout the day.

2. Covergirl Trublend Fixstick
My go-to concealer when I'm in a hurry. I use this after moisturizing my face and this makes my under eye look brighter. Very good in covering my blemishes because of its thick consistency.

3. BodyXpert Underarm Lightening Cream
It's not that I have very dark underarms but I'm not very confident about it so I thought to give this product a try. I'm not seeing any results yet, but I really love the smell of this one. 

4. Redlogo F.A.B Nailpolish
This is my favorite color of all time and this nail polish dries very quick. I always bring this with me for a quick fix when my polish chips off. 

5. Covergirl Lipstick in Seduce Scarlet
This shade in bright red makes me look decent in days when I don't feel like wearing makeup. A very pigmented red that goes with a fixed eyebrows, a powdered face and you're good to go.

6. Maybelline Super BB Cushion 
I use this BB cushion non-stop since I bought it and I think I need to buy a new one. Holy grail product indeed. Highly recommended to those looking for affordable BB cushion.

7. The Body Shop Vit. C Energising Face Mist
This is an instant awakening mist that refreshes and energizes my face. It has vitamin C and smells like orange. It is also good as fixer that holds my makeup in place. 

So there you have it beshies, hope you like them like I do. 

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Sunday, October 23, 2016 No comments
Setting sprays are meant to be the last step in your makeup routine. When lightly applied on top of your completed look, the makeup is supposed to stay in place all day. They claim to keep your powders, concealers, and even eyeshadows from absorbing into your skin or melting off.
I always thought that setting sprays are not necessary in my makeup routine but it does make a huge difference. And this setting spray is the makeup staple that I never knew I needed! 

Description:
LA Girl Pro Setting Spray
- Lightweight and non-sticky formula
- Lasting all day
- Natural matte finish

To keep that matte finish of freshly applied makeup, mist evenly with PRO Setting Spray after makeup has been applied.
The lightweight, non-sticky formula sets makeup for lasting all day.
The ultra-fine mist is refreshing and dries quickly setting makeup to promote you a beautiful and youthful look.
This product contains NO paraben and fragrance for sensitive skin.

 This comes in a small bottle which I think just right for the price of P350
I like this because it sprays just enough product on my face, a little amount goes a long way. It dries very fast and does not feel sticky. The spray nozzle isn't prone to clogging, and the spray dispenses in a fine mist that settles nicely.

The L.A girl setting spray is my very first facial mist and I'm loving it so far. I highly recommend this to everyone who's hardly making their makeup stay in their faces. But I still have to try other brands though. For the price, it's definitely a good buy.

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Thursday, October 20, 2016 No comments
HD Trucco is a newly opened salon in Santolan Pasig just along the highway where I pass by everyday. I got intrigued because the place looks very sosyal from the outside. It's not overcrowded and has a cafe beside it. The blogger in me wants to try their service and decided to go in for the sake of this review.


This art illustration is very eye-catching, this is what I saw first when I entered the salon.

The salon has a "sosyal" feel. Its interior is done in black and white. I see minimalism all over the place. The uniform of the staff is black too. I love new salons because its not yet crowded. I prefer quiet "me time" to savor my pampering moments.

I had a haircut and cellophane treatment

And gel polish

My daughter had a haircut too.

I love their wall illustration. Perfect for selfies and glamour shots!

Overall, this salon is a good place to go when your hair and nails needs pampering. Price is fair for their services. They have very accommodating and friendly staff, a nice environment and most of all, a good wifi connection.

I love pampering myself, and have my nails done for at least once a month. It's been a long while since I was looking for a decent salon near my house, with a good ambiance and a good service. True enough, this new place is the answer to my long quest. I will definitely go back!

By the way, they have on-going promo until December so better go visit them now.

HD Trucco Salon
Somera Mariano Street
Pasco Avenue Santolan Pasig
FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/Hdtruccosalon


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Saturday, October 15, 2016 No comments
I learned about the wonders of this product from beauty bloggers raving about how good it is. In fact, I've heard no bad reviews about it so far. So I searched and purchased my first pan from a makeup seller online and I've been using (abusing) this powder for quite a while now. IG sellers sells this for P380-P400. It is good for the price and totally worth the money.

Rimmel Stay Matte is an oil-absorbing pressed powder that leaves you with a flawless, shine-free complexion. It has a smooth texture, non-powdery matte finish. It has a sheer coverage and doesn't cover skin imperfections so it is best used with a good foundation.

Unfortunately, the packaging of this powder is not very good. It comes in a very basic round pan and clear plastic lid that has no lock. The lid of my first pan cracked after a week of use.

I'm in the shade of creamy natural which is perfect for my neutral skin tone.

When you hit the pan to the bottom, you know that the product really works. I can't live without this so I always have a back up.

I use a paddle brush to apply this powder and it blends nicely with my Loreal true match liquid foundation. But I use this alone on days when I want to look natural.

Overall, Stay Matte performs really well in keeping my skin oil-free. It doesn't cause pimple breakouts. The packaging isn’t the most desirable but for the price, you can’t really complain.

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Thursday, October 13, 2016 No comments
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