My Skincare Routine

Taking care of your skin before putting on makeup is very important. After all the great eye makeup look , flawless foundation and a good lippie, you really wanna make sure you have a healthy skin. 

Here's what i normally do to take care of my face.

1. Wash your face regularly. Im just using a regular facial foam to wash out the dirt and makeup residues on my face. After washing make sure you just pat your face with a towel. Never rub it onto your face. 

2. Exfoliate your face. Im using a black sugar mask to remove dead skin cells, especially during winter my face tends to get really dry. You have to regularly exfoliate your face.  (I have a separate review on black sugar mask) 

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3. Make sure you have a good toner. Im using a water based toner to really cleanse and make my face fresh. I have a normal to combination skin so i dont really go for a toner that is meant for sensitive skin. 

4. Moisturize your face. Im still in search for a good moisturizer. But as of the moment, I really enjoy using my facial oil as moisturizer. I also use a greentea serum before applying my face oil. 


5. Put eye cream. This prevents wrinkles under the eyes.. It also reduces undereye darkness. I normally put eyecream before going to bed. Some people that i know, they like to put on eye cream before doing their makeup. But personally i just dont like the idea of putting too much creams prior to my makeup. 


6. Put on Lip balm. Who doesnt want a soft and supple lips right?  I usually put on lipbalm Once to thrice a day. It helps prevent chapped lips. I have a very dry lips so i usually go over board when it comes to putting on lip balms. 

Etude House Stay Up Foundation Review

I am very picky when it comes to foundations, I have a combination skin type so I really tend to splurge on high end ones. 

This past few weeks I am in search for a good korean foundation, until one time I went to Etude house and try to look for a matte liquid foundation . I keep on swatching a lot of their products until i saw the Stay Up foundation. The name itself made me become interested to try it , I swatched and waited until its completely dry and finally i found what I really want. 

This foundation has been my Go-To since i bought it, I am in a shade Sand. I love the finish of it which is matte, it has a spf 40/Pa++ which is good. It is very lightweight . The coverage is medium but buildable to a full coverage. It has a liquid texture which is also a plus factor because it will be much easier to blend. 

This one is best used with a beauty blender. It will create a flawless and natural finish. It has a pretty long staying power. Personally, it lasted up to 8 hours without even touching up my face . I really love this product.

I highly recommend this foundation if you are more on oily skin type. This product will mattify your skin and will cover minor imperfections. 

Burgundy Eye makeup with a Pop of Silver

This type of eye makeup is what ive been obsessed with this past few weeks. I love doing dramatic eye makeup looks with a pop of color. 

I used mostly makeup revolution products. 

I used most part of the shadows in i♥ chocolate bar palette. And then for the pop of color I used foiled shadow in pure platinum. It very soft and buttery. Very metallic and easy to blend. I did not use the primer that's included on the set but it really gave a nice opacity on the lid. I will definitely use it again for my next make up look. 

I paired it with a bright red lip color. I used santee matte liquid lipstick. I will do a separate review on that including swatches of other shades that i own. 

I highly recommend using products from makeup revolution. They make high quality cosmetics for an affordable price.

ChiChi Cosmetics OMFG Palette Review

Oh My Frank and George (OMFG) palette is one of ChiChi's GLAMOROUS Eyeshadow palette Line. It is by far my most used vibrant palette in my entire collection. I really like to create a dramatic vibrant eye makeup look using OMFG . I love combining few shades to create either a bold or simple look. 

It has 12 vibrant shades.

I really love how it gives a great color pay-off. 

It has a mixture of shimmers and mattes.

It is very pigmented.

It is very blendable.

I highly recommend this palette if you're looking for a high quality but affordable price. 

Soft cut crease eye makeup look (yellow and orange)

Today's makeup look was a soft cut crease using morphe brushes 35B palette, i created a simple look using yellow shadows 

Review on morphe eyeshadow 35B palette 

-They are very pigmented and very buttery , it has a good variation of mattes and shimmers. They are easy to blend. The only thing that I noticed was the lack of transition color. But since its a colorful palette you can easily play with it creating fun amd vibrant looks.

It was paired with a bright pink lippie from makeup revolution called Ultra Velour Lip Cream in shade dont bring me down. 

Review:

-It is not the most opaque lip cream ive used but it has a nice concistency, I can say it is a pigmented gloss, It doesnt dry matte, it has a nice satin finish. It is very wearable , the scent is phenomenal. I love that it has a sweet vanilla-like scent. It is somehow moisturizing on the lips. 

I ❤️ Chocolate Palette Review (Makeup Revolution)

Everybody knows that Makeup Revolution releases a great dupes for highend makeup products for an affordable price.  And I ❤️ Chocolate Palette is just one of them being duped for Too Faced Chocolate Bar. 

I just recently got mine and Im really enjoying it for my everyday makeup look. It has a mixture of mattes and shimmer shades which is perfect for a neutral eye makeup look. 

It has a cute packaging, plus the smell of the actual shadows has a slight hint of sweetness. The texture of the shadows are creamy and buttery. It has a nice pigmentation and very easy to blend. 

I highly recommend this palette. The quality is great for an affordable price.