Skin Care - Routine and Products

Hello guys! I am back.

Skincare is more important than make up.

Your skin is with you until you grow old and you have to take care of it. I personally don't go to a dermatologist to help out with my skin because it's very expensive. I will blog about the products I use and how I use it on a daily basis. My skin care routine is very simple and you can find these products in Watsons. Let's begin!

Pre-Cleanse (Make up Remover)

Step 1 - PRE-CLEANSE: What I use to remove my make up is the Lips & Eyes Make up Remover from Etude House. It removes all of the make up on my face and it also easily removes waterproof mascara.

Step 2 - CLEANSER: I use is the Cetaphil Mild Cleanser. It is very mild and it feels like your cleaning your face with milk. I use this every morning and night.

*Another product I just discovered is the Baking Powder BB deep Cleansing Foam from Etude House. After trying it once, it made my face squeaky clean! I really like this cleanser and I plan on using this if I wore heavy make up during the day. I won't really use this all the time since Cetaphil is my holy grail cleanser.



*EXFOLIATOR:  I am still on a hunt for gentle ones (Comment down below for suggestions)

Step 3 -  TONER: To remove the deep seated dirt/make up on my face, I use Eskinol Spotless White Pure Calamsi Extract. This toner is a bit strong for my skin so I use just a little bit of the product and wipe it on my skin using a cotton ball. The Calamansi extract is known to whiten the dark spots on my skin. Just a warning: This toner may not work for other skin types. Also, if you don't like strong smelling toners, stay away from this one. (I use this at night time or before I wear my make up)


 






 *MASK: I use different kinds of mask. Most of my favorite mask products are from Etude House. (I don't use masks everyday! Maybe once a week)

Step 4 - MOISTURIZER: For this step, I use the Cetaphil Moisturizer. It is a very thick cream. I already have oily-combination skin so I only use this moisturizer at night. This product leaves my skin soft and very smooth. (I also use this -just a pea sized amount- before I wear my make up - as a base)













-DISCLAIMER-

 *I know that there are  Cetaphil Products and Etude House products mentioned in this blog. This blog is not sponsored... I really have no partners with any brands to begin with. I just like their products very much and it really works from my skin type which is Sensitive, Acne prone, Oily combination skin.

*I am also not an expert on skin care and make up... These products are just my own way of maintaining my skin.
 
*Also, there are steps that I skipped... like Exfoliating and the Serums and Natural oils. I am still on a hunt for good exfoliators that are still gentle... and also I still need to educate myself on what serums to look for. If you have suggestions please comment down below!

This blog will be updated if there will be changes on my skin care routine.

xoxo,
Camille

Maybelline Water Shine Lipstick Review

Hello again my dear readers!

Maybelline Watershine MF21

Today's post will be about the Maybelline Water Shine Lipstick in the shade MF21. I bought this lipstick in Watsons at the SM Mall of Asia. Maybelline is such an affordable make up brand, so I decided to pick this up.

Here are my thoughts: (Again, as usual, I am wearing the lipstick now as I type this review)

Application: Application of this product is very easy because it's creamy and easy to control.

How it looks on my lips: This lipstick looks glossy/shiny, and it really lives up to its name which is "WATER SHINE"... since it says that, I would really expect a shiny/ glossy finish

MF21 on my lips

How it feels on my lips: My lips feels moisturized right now because of the creamy texture.

Longevity: I've been wearing this for months. it does fade easily when I eat, and especially if I drink water. (Side note: I always alternate my lipstick use like after I use the matte lipstick today, tomorrow I'll use the moisturizing/glossy lipstick)

Smell: This product has no scent which is good (for everyone I suppose)

Packaging: The packaging of this lipstick lives up to its name again. The packaging is like a blue-ish mirror... it looks like water (kind of).

I hope you liked this review. I hope this review helped you in finding the lipstick of your choice!

xoxo,
Camille

Pictures:

Swatch and Transfer Test

Packaging of the lipstick

Beauty Blogging Experience

Hi everyone! Let me tell you about my Beauty Blogging Experience... It's nothing fancy... I don't go abroad and learn about make up, I don't go to conventions and seminars for it, and I don't go to make up lessons. 

My name is Camille and I'm from the Philippines. I'm new at beauty blogging and reviewing. I learned how to talk about make up from the Beauty Gurus found on YouTube. I started with make up when I started college. My college encourages us to wear light make up which forced me to learn how to apply make up on myself. I didn't like make up before college... I actually promised myself to NOT wear make up which is funny cause look at me now... I'm reviewing about MAKE UP.

I am not a professional at make up. I don't know everything about it and I'm still learning about the other beauty tips that I haven't done yet.  I have been blogging a lot lately. I'm not sure if I'm good at it. I'm not sure if I'm giving you guys ALL the information that you need. All I know is that I love beauty cosmetics. I love how MAKE UP gives us character and gives us the chance to express. For me, that is what make up is all about. It's to create.

Pinkberry Creme Lipstick of Estee Lauder

Hey guys!
I have another lipstick to review. This lipstick is not my favorite lipstick because of the scent of it. You'll know why later. It is the Pinkberry Creme Lipstick of Estee Lauder, which is good for an everyday lipstick. Like always, I'll be posting the pictures below.

Here are my thoughts: (The lipstick is actually on my lips right now as I type my thoughts)

Application: This product is very smooth and very creamy, which is why it's easy to apply.

How it looks on my lips: I can call this my "my lips but better" kind of lipstick. It gives my lips a little bit of shine. Color pay off is great. It gives you a nude-pink color. I recommend this for an everyday (If the smell doesn't bother you) lipstick because it's very neutral.

How it feels on my lips: This product does not dry out my lips. It's very moisturizing because of the creamy texture.

Smell: I don't like the smell of this lipstick. It's a good product, but the smell drives me crazy. It makes me want to remove the lipstick because it bothers me. It smells like crayon. It smells too "cosmetic-y" (I hope you understand what I meant by that) ... I don't know how to describe it. I'm not a fan of scented lipsticks, so for those people who like this product, I totally respect your opinion. If you like it, that's great. I personally just don't like the smell.

Packaging: This product looks very elegant especially the gold detail at the middle of the tube.

I hope this review helped you!

xoxo,
Camille


Pictures:
As promised... here are the pictures of the swatch, the transfer test, how the lipstick looks on my lips, and the picture of the packaging.
 

 

Ari Perfume by Ariana Grande

I just can't stop looking at it.
It's so elegant and beautiful.

Hi guys! I'm Camille and I'm from the Philippines.

This blogging site is really supposed to be about cosmetics and beauty... but I decided to include scents too... just cause... You really won't feel pretty, cute, or beautiful if you don't smell good right?

Today, I will blog a review about Ari by Ariana Grande. 

I'm not sure if Ari by Ariana Grande is already launched here where I'm from. This perfume was bought for me by my relative in the States at Macy's. It's so elegant and so beautiful. I've had this perfume for months now and I decided to review it for my fellow Arianators out there.

This perfume came in a lavender box, and a free black bag. So if you buy the Ari perfume, you'll have a free bag OR a free Ariana Grande Poster featuring the perfume. I'll post pictures below

I love this perfume so much. Here are my thoughts: (I am going to try and tell the truth. I am an Ariana Fan... I'll try not to be biased)

Bottle:
The bottle is super beautiful and elegant. At first I thought the puff ball was the spray. I thought once you press or pinch the thing..... you get the product. So, clearly that wasn't the function of the puff ball. To tell you the truth, I'm not a big fan of the puff ball. It irritates me a little bit if it gets in the way.

The bottle is very detailed. It looks so vintage with a little modern because of the puff ball and the rose gold color. It's just so elegant. Also, near the cap of the perfume, you could see ARIANA GRANDE engraved on it. Honestly, if I run out of this perfume, I would still keep the bottle because of its beauty.

Smell:
To those who don't like floral and sweet scents, I don't recommend this perfume. I personally love floral scents, so this perfume is fine for me. It can get too strong if you spray too much... I only do 2 sprays. I'm not really good at describing the smell of it... really. All I can say is that the smell of this is very floral and sweet like marshmallows. I really like this perfume. However, sometimes by the end of the day, you have to spray the perfume again... because the scent doesn't last all day. I recommend transferring or spraying this perfume to a smaller container (like the travel sized spray container) that would fit in your purse so you wouldn't need to carry the heavy bottle around. (I have the 100 ml Ari Perfume)

Packaging: Packaging is cute... it has her signature on it and adorable pictures of Ariana on the sides of the box. Also the lavender color is very pretty

I hope this Scent Review helped you! and I hope I did a good job reviewing it for you!

xoxo,
Camille

Pictures:

Make Up Organizer

In this blog, I am going to show you my make up organizer. Before I had this container, my small make up collection is just displayed on my small vanity. Now that I have it, it's easier to keep things organized and clean.

So you see, I don't have a lot of make up. (A LOT means like the amount of make up our beloved youtube beauty gurus own) This is my first make up container. I plan to buy another one just like this to store my skin care products. I hope these pictures will help you or give you an idea on how to organize your small make up stash.

Here is the whole make up container. It has a top organizer, and three drawers underneath. I will guide you through this starting with the top, the first drawer, the second drawer and then the third drawer.

So this is the top drawer. I used this part to store my brushes, lash curler, and my most used lipsticks. I also keep my eye shadow pigments, my compact powders, 2 foundations, 2 concealers and my most used blush. So to keep it simple, I store my MOST USED products on top of the organizer to make it easier for me to find my favorite make up.

Top

 The next part is the first drawer. Stored in here are my lip glosses, lip liners, lip balms and other lip sticks I rarely use. I call this my lip drawer.

Lip Drawer (First)

For the 2nd drawer, I keep my blush palette and my eye shadow palette (the pink one)

Second drawer

 Lastly, I keep my eyeshadow palette and my mini eyeshadow palette inside the 3rd drawer.

I didn't mention any brand names since this blog is about the Make Up Organizer itself. It's really nice to do make up especially if you know where your favorites are placed. I bought this organizer at Robinsons Place, Manila. I hope this helped you out! I hope this gave you an idea on how to organize your make up collection!

xoxo,
Camille

Plum Perfect (Maybelline) and Cherry Bomb (Wet n' Wild)

Hi guys! This is my 4th review on my beauty blog site.

In this blog, I am going to have 2 main products: Plum Perfect from Maybelline and Cherry Bomb from Wet n' Wild. These two products are my favorite dark lipsticks. The reason why I wanted to review these is because they are a bit similar in shade, but different in texture and longevity. I wanted to share my thoughts on both lipsticks.



 Plum Perfect - Maybelline

Application: Plum Perfect glides smoothly on my lips. In my opinion, it's easy to apply because it has a slight creamy texture and it is easy to control.

How it feels on my lips: This product is creamy and smooth. I feel like the creaminess of this lipstick provides moisture to the lips.

How it looks on my lips: It looks a bit messy on my lips because I didn't use a lip liner. This product has a nice satin finish. The color is slightly dark.

Longevity: This product lasts a long time on my lips. You do have to reapply after eating or drinking water because the color fades.

The lipstick is a bit darker in person (Check the swatch below): Plum Perfect from Maybelline

Smell: This lipstick smells like a cookie dough. In my opinion, the smell of this product is a bit strong when you first apply it on your lips.


Packaging: I think the packaging is very nice. The cap's color and 'feel' corresponds to what the lipstick looks and feels like. (If you have these Maybelline Lipsticks, you'll understand what I mean)

Where I bought it: SM Mall of Asia, Philippines




Cherry Bomb - Wet n' Wild

Application: Cherry Bomb is a bit difficult to apply. It doesn't glide smoothly on my lips. I just don't feel comfortable applying it. I suggest you use a lip balm/ lip moisturizer before you use this lipstick.

How it feels on my lips: This lipstick is very drying. BUT if you apply lip balm first, it wouldn't feel super drying (Do you get what I mean? :)) )

How it looks on my lips: Color pay off is amazing. This is super

Cherry Bomb from Wet n' Wild

pigmented. Cherry Bomb lipstick looks like it belongs to the dark red/burgundy family. In my experience, it looks better if you apply this lipstick using a small lip brush so that it wouldn't be messy, but if you apply it straight from the tube, it's fine too.

Longevity: This is super long wearing. It is going to stay on your lips 'FOREVER'. In my experience, it fades a little bit after I eat, but I don't really need to touch up because the color is still there.

Smell: This product has no smell (which is a big thumbs up for everyone... do you agree? :) )

Packaging: This product has a cheap packaging.

Where I bought it: My cousin gave this to me. I am not sure where she bought this particular one, but there's a wet n' wild branch in Robinsons Manila.


I hope this review helps you pick your slightly dark/ dark  lipstick!

xoxo,
Camille

Pictures:

Swatches: Plum Perfect (Left); Cherry Bomb (Right) WITH NO FLASH

Swatches: Plum Perfect (Left); Cherry Bomb (Right) WITH FLASH

Cherry Bomb (Left) and Plum Perfect (Right)

Transfer Test

Elf Essential Lipstick in POSH

Hi guys! This is my 3rd first impression review on my beauty blog site.

I am going to blog about the Elf Essential Lipstick in the shade 'Posh'

POSH

This lipstick isn't new, but I thought I'd give you some of my thoughts that would help you know a little bit more about this lipstick. I've had this product for months and I don't reach for it often. This is a good lipstick, but it's not my favorite. I usually find myself reaching for my Maybelline Matte Lipstick in Touch of Spice. I hope that made sense. (I have a review on that here on my blog site; I'll put a link here: http://tinyvanity.blogspot.com/2016/01/maybelline-and-in2it-lipsticks.html

Here are my thoughts:

Application: It's easy to apply, it's very smooth, but the application can get messy.

How it feels on my lips: This has a creamy texture, and it does not dry my lips.

How it looks on my lips: The color pay off of POSH is very good. This lipstick is very pigmented. However, it looks a bit messy on my lips.

Smell: This product has a strong fruity smell. I don't recommend this to people who doesn't like strong smelling lipsticks

Packaging: I like the fact that you could see the color at the middle of the tube and you could also see the product's name at the bottom of the tube. However, I am not a fan of this product's packaging simply because the cap comes of easily.

Hope this review helped you!

xoxo,
Camille

Pictures:

Swatch

Posh applied on my lips

Product's name (Bottom)

Apricot Gloss Stick from Etude House

Hi guys!
This is my 2nd review/ First Impression for my beauty blog site.

Apricot Stick Packaging

The Apricot Gloss Stick isn't a new product, but I thought I should share my thoughts about this gloss. When I woke up this morning, my lips were a bit dry, so I checked my small make up collection to see if I have any lip balm. I reached for the Apricot Gloss Stick thinking it was a moisturizer for the lips. It does look like a Lip Balm with a bit of shine and pink tint. I checked some reviews online and figured out that it wasn't a lip balm. I tried the product to see if I like it (as a lip balm/ lip moisturizer) and here are my thoughts:

Application: It was very easy to apply and the product glides smoothly on my lips.

How it looks on my lips: Yes, this product provides a bit of color. You can still see the real color of my lips, but this product just gives my lips a little bit of pink. It looks really pretty and natural. This product is really a GLOSS, so it does provide a little bit of shine

How it feels on my lips: It feels creamy and it feels a bit sticky, but after a few minutes, it doesn't bother me anymore.

Smell: This product has a fruity/candy kind of smell.

Taste: (Yes I tasted it on my lips :)) ) It doesn't taste bad. It's like there's a hint of candy (Do NOT eat the product, kids). Maybe the candy smell is confusing me. I don't know. 

Here's my over all thoughts: (does it work as a lip balm?)


The Apricot Gloss Stick does work like a lip balm or lip moisturizer, especially once you first apply it on your lips because it feels smooth and creamy... the packaging also looks like it could be a lip balm. It doesn't dry my lips which is a big thumbs up for me.

Maybe there are some people who disagree with my thoughts and I respect your opinion because we all have different preferences... but for me, This product works as a gloss, and it also works as a lip balm.

I hope this review helped you!

xoxo
- Camille

Pictures:

When you twist it all the way, it gives you a lot of product 

that could last a long time

Swatch

lips with no product

lips with product

Transfer test. It shows that the product provides a little bit of color

Touch of Spice from Maybelline and Tawny from In2It

Hi beauty lovers :)
This is my first review about beauty products (so I am sorry in advanced if this is not the kind of review you are looking for) again, I'm new at this.

These 2 products that I'm about to blog about are very different from each other. I am not trying to compare them.

My favorite beauty product would be lipsticks. I love them. I love brownish pink and mauve and dark lipsticks. Today, I will give you my thoughts about 2 lippies that I bought yesterday at SM Manila Department Store. These products are: 1) Maybelline: 660 Touch of Spice (which is Matte) and 2) In2It: Tawny (which is glossy and super moisturizing)

Let's start with MAYBELLINE: Touch of Spice (660) (299 pesos)

Maybelline's Touch of Spice

I love maybelline products, and I hope many more lipsticks will be available soon here in the Philippines. I was on a hunt for mauve or brownish pink matte lipsticks. I was very serious about it actually. I googled Mac Twig, but it was expensive and it wasn't matte, it was Satin. After knowing that, I tried looking for mac twig dupes. I googled it and one review helped me on deciding whether or not I should buy the Mac Twig. Here's the link: http://cakedtothenines.com/save-or-splurge-mac-twig-vs-maybelline-touch-of-spice/. It helped me a lot.

Touch of Spice from Maybelline

Maybelline's Touch of Spice is very pigmented! I was shocked because I don't have a lipstick that gives me that color pay off. With this kind of lipstick, you could actually control if you want it dark or light. If you want a dark lip, just swipe this on your lips twice (or thrice if you'd like); if you want it light, you could just lightly dab it on your lips. This lippie is also very matte, but it's not super drying. I'll post a picture at the bottom of this blog so you could see the transfer test.








2nd Lipstick is In2It: Tawny (moisture intense lipstick) (379.75 pesos)

In2It's Tawny

After buying Touch of Spice, I went to my grandmother to tell her I already bought the maybelline lipstick. I found her browsing In2It beauty products. There was a chair at the In2It booth, so she decided to stay there because she was a bit tired from walking. I decided to take a look since I want a brownish orange lipstick. I was a bit hesitant to buy because I wasn't familiar with their lipstick... but GIRLS, I HAVE FOUND MY EVERYDAY LIPSTICK. Although it's not super brown or super orange on my lips, I still like it cause it gives my lips a little bit of "oomf" haha if you know what I mean. This lipstick is their intense moisture lipstick in the shade TAWNY (very pretty name). My upper lip is a bit dark, and I really needed a lipstick that would just lighten it up.


According to the lippie's packaging:

"Moisture intense lipstick: with moisturising beads containing lip plumping and nourishing ingredients that are released onto the lip during wear. It contains sweet almond oil and evening primrose oil and Vitamin E. It has UVA protection level of PA ++. It has no fragrance. It has UVB protection level of SPF 15"

Tawny from In2It

According to the description above, I must say that it's definitely perfect (for me) for an everyday lipstick. Yes it is creamy and I know some ladies want their lipstick matte (and girl, I totally understand cause I love Matte lippies too) However, this lipstick is BOMB. The sales lady really convinced me to buy it because it is really good. This lipstick is very creamy, and yes it does fade when I drink or eat, so expect to reapply. Also, if you kiss your boyfriend on his cheek, expect the lippie to transfer because it is really creamy. hahaha.


I hope you liked this blog, and I hope you find it helpful.

xoxo,
Camille

PICTURES: (from iPhone; It's not the best quality but I decided to upload it so you guys can see)

Transfer Test (on tissue): In2It Tawny (up); Maybelline Touch of Spice (down)

No lipstick

Swatches