Make-up Review: Clio Lipnicure in Shocking Pink

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Another makeup review with a Korean brand called Clio, this is my first product from this brand albeit I do have a curiosity in their eye products especially their gel liners but never got around to purchasing them and try them out.

I bought this lip product from Lipnicure, not just because of the cute packaging, just like a nail polish. But because of the durability of this lip product, I was swatching these lipnicures at my nearest Guardian and I was just checking out their pigmentation, they are as you can see very pigmented and when I swatched them, I usually let them set on my hand and then while I'm out and about, try to remove these swatches. I can tell you this, THEY DO NOT BUDGE AT ALL!

Let me indulge more on the review later on. but look at the applicator, it's doe-shaped applicator with a concave on the other side. I feel this shape is weird applying the product but nonetheless, not that difficult, I still can maneuver the applicator with no feathering and uneven applications.

As you can see from the swatch, it is a very nude but bright coral, I seriously don't know how to explain this color, although it says it is Shocking Pink but it leans more coral than pink.

It applies matte, as you know in the beauty world, people are now crazy for matte liquid lipstick. However the texture of this product is quite tacky, there's little transfer but it is so tacky that it feels uncomfortable to wear it out, also, you should scrub your lips before application as it really clings to your dry areas and it does not look good if you have dry lips, so smooth lips is the way to go.

This stuff can be drying so what I like to do is apply a lipbalm like a sandwich i.e. using lipbalm underneath and above the lip product, kinda defeats the purpose of getting a matte lip but somehow that's the only for me to make this product work. I wished I bought a darker color than this one as I can't seem to find the life in me to use this as often as I would. A repurchase? I would, if they could remove that overwhelming floral musk scent. I swear I could inhale and taste the scent.

Beauty Buys and Make-up Review: Makeup Academy

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It's been a long time that I haven't purchase from Makeup Academy, there hasn't been many shout-outs from this brand ever since Makeup Revolution came into the scene and with this, I'll just put a disclaimer that it seems that Makeup Academy and Makeup Revolution are not sister brands. I do found that the products from Makeup Revolution are of more quality than Makeup Academy. But enough about that, here's a picture of the haul that I've made from Makeup Academy a few weeks ago.

I do need to stop hauling makeups, I bought more than I realized in just one month! So it's kinda straining my makeup reviews that I'm trying to line up on my blog.

Anyways, I bought pairs of the £1 lipsticks and blushes as I've actually felt that I need to try these out! I've been raving about this brand so much, it's so weird that I never bought their cheapest products! I'll get on with the reviews soon! I still have so much products to review, I've been such a bad girl!

But no worries, I'm sneaking in a mini review of these makeup brushes I bought from this brand, I basically bought their F9 and F2 face brushes and also their E3 eye brush. All of their brushes are synthetic and I really love the overall quality of these brushes as they really have soft bristles and no fall outs either.

F2 Stippling Face Brush

So this brush is said to give our face an airbrushed look by stippling in the foundation but what I do find is that it is taking a lot of work to achieve that and I usually give up and use other dense stippling brush to do my work but I'm not giving up on this brush, this is perfect for stippling in liquid or cream blush, or even highlighters, so I basically use this for those purpose only. But for stippling in foundation, I'll stick to Masumi Shouko's dense face brush

F9 Flat Top Buffer Brush

This is an interesting brush as I've never encountered this type of brush but this is perfect for applying contour or bronzer on your cheeks, I haven't try these with other base product but I've only used it with contouring and it really helps me with my contouring game. So this is a definite must-try for any contouring newbies!

E3 Eyeshadow Blending Brush

This is a lovely addition to my brush collection as I still have a little collection of eyebrushes, I hardly collect eyeshadow brushes even though I like to use them more than using other makeups because for any of my eyeshadow makeup routine, I always seem to find myself using my fingers as a tool for applying eyeshadows, but this is really lovely as it blends eyeshadow nicely.

Make-up Review: Benefit's You go, Gals Sample Kit

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Another review with a brand that only come across my blog for only once, to me, the brand benefit is quite on the expensive side. Although I've seen a lot of good reviews about this brand, does not mean that I am impressed unless I try it out myself. So, in Jakarta, I checked out their Sephora and bought the face sample kit.

So, I'm going to basically give a short and somewhat quick reviews of these samples as I only receive 3 tiny tubes

"That Gal" Face Primer

This is a pink-tone primer with a little shimmer running through the creamy texture, it applies like a lotion, it sits above your skin without feeling heavy and such, for my light-medium skin, this is quite an invitation to my makeup collection as I find it brightens my complexion without making my face too in-your-face glittery.

Although it doesn't fill in the pores, it does held up well without touching up, I can get away 4 hours without setting it with powder.  

"Porefessional" Primer

This is a nude silicon cream that fills the pore, it really works well to blur out any fine lines and pores, I am amaze with this product, it holds my makeup much better than That Gal primer, it can handle 8 hours of makeup without fading my foundation, much impressed, I might buy the full version every now and then as I find this quite expensive. Although, I still love my Holika Holika Silky Veil Primer.

"Girl Meets Pearl" Highlighter

This is a pearly, golden pink highlighter, I really love this and I am addicted to this highlighter, I am lucky that I find out that with my skintone, I can match any highlighter tones. Golden, warm, pink, cool or neutral, my skin can handle it! I wish it does the same with lipstick :(

So anyways, I really love to use this mainly above my cheeks and the bridge of my nose for that effortless sculpted nose.

Out of the 3 samples, I'd definitely repurchase Porefessional Primer.

Make-up Review: Silkygirl Magic BB Water Gel in 02 Radiant

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Apart from the pencil lipbalm, I decided to try a few of their products as well including this. So what I am expect from this BB Gel is that it provides sunscreen and moisture, it is easy to wash off and it fits my skintone perfectly. I know there's a lot of Korean BB Cream out there. My favorite currently is Missha's Perfect Cover BB Cream but it is usually heavy so it was kinda hard to wash off with just a cleanser.

I know I should use a make-up remover than just a normal cleanser, but I don't really have the luxury to bring all my makeup removal routine to school. So this product is a great alternative for what you can say a tinted moisturizer.

Sorry for the blurry pic but you can see the color of the swatch clearly, the color is of a light-medium beige with a yellow tone, as you can see it is a little light, but when I applied it to my skin, the yellow tone of the cream helped it adjust to my skintone if that even made sense. 

Texture-wise, it is a watery gel and it blends out nicely like a moisturizer would do. This gel is not perfect for dry skin because it clings to dry patches. Overall, when you wear this out it would feel lightweight and soft, it dries down to a matte finish. The lasting power is what I expected it to be, it starts to get oily on the 4th hour. Although the lasting power is minimal, this is pretty much suited for me to use and wear it in school as I would be able to wash this off very easily.

This might not be or might be a repurchase for me, depends on whether I can find something better than this.

Make-up Review: Silkygirl Moisture Boost Lipcolor Balm in Latte

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So, found out that Silkygirl finally jumps into the pencil balm bandwagon, I went to their stand a couple of times, undecided whether to buy or not. Since they are affordable, then why not? They have 6 shades, I guess? But I chose the shade Latte as I think I've bought too much bright lip shade these few months. So transitioning to a neutral nude color is a nice change of pace to my obsession with purple/wine lip colors although the line actually produces a wine lip color, but I'll buy that soon.

So they are basically the usually twist up pencil lipbalm you see in other brands such as Revlon, Clinique, Tarte and some others. I really love the black packaging though, it looks so chic to me and you would be able to know the

The color that I can describe her is a pinky-beige nude. The color is nude enough but still has that pink tone to not make my lips look like I applied a concealer on it. The color is a little sheer and the texture is very creamy but at first swipe but you can layer it on, to be more pigmented.

The color lasts about 2-3 hours before it disappears but I don't have any problem with that as this is a dream to apply. There's nothing extraordinary about these balms, it's just your normal pencil lip balm. Although, if you want to compare this to Catrice's pencil lip balm, I do prefer Silkygirl's as these are much more moisturizing.

Make-up Review: NYX Eyebrow Cake Powder in Black/Grey

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I may be on a roll here by posting up more reviews than I'd ever imagine in a month, lol. I have a few weeks to my exams, since we're basically on a holiday, my mind is also on holiday. Oh, well. I do my brows everyday, almost everyday. So finding a good brow product is quite important for me and I am still looking for the best eyebrow product and brush for the perfect or au naturel look. LOL.

The thing about me is when choosing my eyebrow products, I'd like it if the color of those eyebrow pencils, powders or crayons to be almost the same as my eyebrow hair color which is basically black, I love to make bold eyebrow looks as it fits my overall makeup. Hence the color chosen.

It does seem scary at first, the colors, but I somehow really love it. Because the colors fits what I want in my eyebrow look.

Both powders are pigmented on their own, if I want to do a full on makeup, I usually use the black powder to create the shape of my eyebrows and fill it in with the grey powder. If I want a natural day-to-day look, I just basically use the grey powder all over. Either way both colors are very versatile on their own. It is easily blended so you can brush off the sharp lines. The wax is somewhat so-so, it does keep your eyebrow in place and set it. I don't really use the wax all that much.

All in all, this is a good product to have and it lasts long too, around 6-7 hours before it starts fading. This is something that I might repurchase if there is no other that does well. Next eyebrow product that I'll review, inshaAllah will be the Ardell duo eyebrow brush and Anastasia Beverly Hill famous Dipbrow Pomade!

Make-up Review: Essence All About Nude Eyeshadow Palette

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Another Essence review! This time it is the new All About Nude palette, which is a new release from Essence. Although it is the same price as their 8-shadow palette but I am glad that they didn't include those eyeshadow applicators that are pretty much useless from my point of view. I didn't get to compare this with the old palette, but they pretty much have the same size but more compact and thinner.

This palette contains 6 shadows that are pink-toned neutral colors of shimmers, mattes and satin. These shadows are really nice compared to the old palettes as I can see the quality is higher and creamier.

The swatch shown is with and without primer, as you can see the colors are pigmented if you have a base underneath it and this is fine by me as I use eye primer every time I want to wear eyeshadows. The colors are quite versatile to give you a neutral day time look to a neutral night time. But it also can give you a little drama.

I brought this to Jakarta with my on my trip there, I seem to have this habit to wear full makeup everyday although I will still just go for a very minimal neutral look, usually with a pop of color or a jazz of dark shadow below the waterline. This is an ultimate lovely palette for me

Make-up Review: Catrice Limited Edition Matchpoint Blush Stick in C02 Rockby

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Here's a review from a brand I don't usually feature in my blog, just because I love their sister brand, Essence so much. I have my experiences with the cream blushes, first from Essence and then Bourjois but I've never encountered a blush stick before.

I am currently crazy picking out purple products except for eyeshadows as I see them as a color that exudes edgy but yet sophisticated look.

The blush stick from Catrice is housed in a simple twist tube, I love the design on the packaging but unfortunately it wores off easily. The color itself is red wine purple and I guess I am actually using Pantone's Color of the Year which is Marsala for 2015. 

As you can see from the swatch, it applies sheer but the color can be buildable, it is quite creamy in texture and it is not sticky. Although when blended it gives a plummy color. If without setting the blush with a setting powder, this will probably last me around 2-3 hours, but if I set it, it could last me around 5-6 hours.

I may not buy more of these blush sticks as I think cream blushes are hard to be on point with me. I do love to wear this sometimes. Most of the time, I actually use this blush as a lipstick instead of a blush. A repurchase? Maybe not, I'd look into other brand and see how they fare with this.

Make-up Review: Makeup Revolution Eyeshadow Palette in Iconic 3

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Sorry, new timetables and new course has thrown me off from writing this post! Also, I adopted a new sport so my attention to the blog is minimal! Let's go straight to the review, shall we!

The eyeshadow palettes from Makeup Revolution does seem to somehow follow a few palettes from Urban Decay and also Sleek, which is a good thing I guess? They are pretty much affordable, I do love the fact that they are bringing more new products into their line. I am sometimes overwhelmed by their amount of products not sure of what to try next.

Anyways, I actually forgotten to mention one important thing about their palettes, it is quite important to state this for all you who wants to travel with these palette. Well, it's nothing big but you can actually fit your favorite eyeliner, eyebrow pencil/crayons or travel eye brush in the palette itself! Well, it really depends if your choice is quite slender. But I'd definitely bring this for travel and put my eyeliner here. Too bad it doesn't fit more than one of the pencil items.

I bought the Iconic 3, just because it is a dupe for Naked 3. Out of all of the Naked line, Naked 3 has pulled my interest in trying out, but with personal reasons, I just choose to buy its dupe. The pink-toned colors of this palette does seem to match my skintone, I really love all of the shadows though even if the 3rd shadow is sheer but I like to use it as a subtle highlight. All the colors are really lovely and pigmented, I mix and match these shadows to pull off a lot of different looks and I'm actually planning to use this for my graduation ceremony soon.

The colors are satisfyingly useful for everyday, I actually tried this without primer it lasts pretty well, I do find fading in the 5-hour mark. But with a primer, in this case I used Make-up Revolution Focus Eye Primer, it does hold for 12 hours. Is this worth your money? Yes, I like to think so!

Make-up Review: Makeup Revolution Eyeshadow Palette in Matte Bright

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So here I am with the Matte Bright palette review first, just to tease you girls before I go on and review the neutral palette from Makeup Revolution, Iconic 3, which is said to be a dupe for Naked 3. I love looking at Urban Decay's products but for personal reasons, I have decided to boycott myself from buying their products :( believe me, it wasn't an easy decision.

Moving on from that, let's get on to the review, I think this is a new makeup brand that has emerged to be the new budget brand, I really love their choices of eyeshadow palette as they seem to have an abundance of it. The palettes are slightly bigger than the likes of Sleek, MUA and Technic palettes. And somehow, in just an overnight period, they seem to be releasing more new products and I am one happy bunny when there is more eyeshadow palettes to buy, nyehehehe!

The eyeshadows are in a strip arrangement, just like the Naked line's palette, at first I was hesitant to buy these palettes because I assumed they would be very thin and I'm the kind of girl who loves to apply eyeshadows just using my fingers and it might not fit my fatty fingers. But fortunately, they are wide enough to fit my ring finger. 

You can actually see the swatches with and without primer, I find that with primer, it helps the texture and the pigmentation itself. I find the electric blue to be utterly useless, I guess I don't mind since I have too many blues in my collection. The one that I really like is the grey eyeshadow, the texture is quite creamy than the rest of them, some are a bit chalky, some are powdery. The palette itself requires a lot f work as I find it hard to blend them when I use them as a crease color for a pop of color, using these to line underneath your eyes is easy, but blending it is a little hard.

Overall, I would give this palette a so-so rating, maybe because they are bright matte colors so it might be hard to make sure they are spot on. I might just give up on buying bright matte colors after this, lol.

Beauty Spotlight: Essence Get BIG Lashes Mascaras

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I never really review mascara, only because I really don't know how to structure a mascara review as you need a macro-like pictures of your eyelashes to let the readers know how the mascaras affects your eyelashes, so I decided to open a new segment so I won't have to feel guilty buying mascaras or any other products and not reviewing them! LOL

This is a bunch of mascaras that I actually really put some love in! If you're like me, who loves natural-looking volumized lashes then this is for you, I hardly curl my lashes and don't even bother to at times. Although these mascaras aren't curling mascaras, I love these because they do my lashes as how I like them to be. Although for functions, you might have to coat them a few times.

My favorite would be the black one just because it isn't waterproof so easier removal! Repurchase? I would!

Make-up Review: Maybelline Super Stay 10Hr Tint Gloss in Lasting Pink

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I have a backlogs of reviews to give you girls and I'm still sifting through trying to make sure that I don't post too much Essence reviews in one go, I just love Essence to bits, don't judge. LOL! So anyways, this is a brand that I would hardly go for when it comes to purchasing, usually my go-to brands are Essence, Catrice or Revlon.

I bought this from UK, with the help of a friend. I'm not sure if this exact product is still available though because I never really see any reviews of this said products from the beauty bloggers that I follow. This product is almost like a liquid lipstick except the texture is quite thin.

I'm not sure if this is incorrectly labelled or not, because this tint gloss is actually not in any terms has the hint of the color pink in it. It is a bright red on me, I do love to pair this with subtle makeup and glasses as I can't seem to pull this off if I'm wearing lenses unless I have a full-on makeup. As it is a tint, the color can last 5 hours on me although by the 2nd hour the gloss would have been gone.

I do find the scent to be funny, it smells like a strawberry-flavored soda, but nevertheless I still love wearing this when I dare to. LOL.

Make-up Review: Essence Lip Lacquer in 01 Queen Of My Cloud Castle

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I can't seem to find the time to actually write up posts now that I'm handling a few endeavors all by myself, I did have this notion of wanting to close of the blog but my passion for makeup is still here, it's just that my passion to blog is being put in the backburner or should I say, currently I am having a writer's block?

So anyways, my favorite brand, I know I need to diversify my makeup journey but I somehow took a liking on all the stuffs that Essence has to offer, the only things that doesn't work for me is just their primer and face powder.

Anyways, this is from their Limited Edition Fantasia line, I'm not sure if it's still available in Paloma, but I don't think so, unless you were able to find it on their clearance bins.

I usually assume any lip lacquers to be very opaque and very matte, but not this product, it is more of of a gloss, a very pigmented gloss even though the color is quite on the light side. The texture is quite sticky but that won't be a problem with me. It lasts at least 2 hours on me before I need to retouch, but yehh, that's the usual amount of time of any lipglosses on me.

I do like this lacquer and more often than not, I usually use this alone because this is fantastic on days you don't feel like wearing a few coats of lip liners, lipsticks and lipglosses. This does not bleed onto your chin etc. This stays put until it fades, though this does not stain as it is of light color.

Make-up Review: Catrice Pure Shine Colour Lip Balm in 040 Cherry Berry

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I'm back with another review, I actually bought this recently, it is basically a product that lines up with Clinique Chubby Sticks, Revlon Kissable Balms and such. What matters the most is, since it is Catrice, it is much cheaper than Clinique and Revlon, I bought it around $7.20, of course after members' discount.

After trying out the lip balm, I fell in love! I mean I used this every chance I can get and it's already blunt and in need of a retraction soon! I got the color Cherry Berry since it is a neutral berry color and although I realized I have a Silkygirl Gloss lipstick shade similar to this, I just can't stop myself from buying this.

I find that this color is pretty much an MLBB shade for me, it's a shade darker than my lip color, so this is very suitable for everyday use or days when you are not feeling playful with your makeup. It gives a nice sheen to your lip and it really is moisturizing. You can pack on this color if you want an opaque sheen but I like to keep it sheer. Also, what I love about this product is that it smells like a root beer float! It is quite refreshing than the normal candy or vanilla-scented products.

Although I do love the product itself, I don't think I should collect the colors and such, because I do have too much lip products anyways (D'oh, that's what you'll face when you become a beauty blogger). If I do finish this product, I'd definitely repurchase in a different color.

Make-up Review: The Faceshop Lovely Me:Ex Eyebrow Crayon in Dark Brown

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Another review for you guys, I'm currently obsessed looking for "The Eyebrow Crayon" because I've finally realized how important it is to frame your face by filling in your eyebrows, I mean I do sometimes skip my eyebrow makeup routine back then but ever since I really explored my eyebrow makeup, I realized how much difference it makes on my overall face makeup.

That would remind me that I should update my everyday makeup routine as I am getting more and more lazy to wear extensive makeup everyday so anyways, here's the review!

I really love this eyebrow crayon that I actually bought a back-up of this and I have finished this crayon, this lasts me for about 3-4 months of almost everyday use. I don't use this if I stay at home. Anyways, it has a spoolie brush attached which is very convenient for travel and I do brought this crayon to Singapore with me.

It gives a fantastic precision to draw in and fill in your eyebrows since it is triangular in shape, so there's the thin part and the thick part of the crayon, I use the thin part to outline my eyebrows and the thick part to fill in, it made my life so much easier. The texture itself is creamy enough to go through my thick eyebrows (they are pretty thick as I don't trim them), it is quite pigmented but it goes on and does't look stark on my eyebrows which is a good thing.

This crayon has a lasting longevity, I can go from 8AM to 10PM and it is still there, so that's about 12 hours of use before it starts to fade. A repurchase, I just did! It's affordable at $8.90, if you're a member, there'll be a 10% discount. At first, I thought this will be my HG eyebrow crayon but I found another one that is much cheaper and much better! Which I will post the review soon! But nevertheless, I still love this product and use this most of the time.

Make-up Review: 17 Eyes Eyeshadow Trio in Smoke Slate

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I'm an eyeshadow junkie, there's no way I can't ignore any new and intriguing palettes. I usually go for those palettes that I definitely get a lot of use. So mostly all of my palettes are neutral and I can actually put each of my neutral palettes into every bag I own!

So having a black smokey palette/quad/trio is a new thing for me. This is my first smokey trio from the brand 17, I was given this trio by Ka Sheila from Sprinklerain for winning her giveaway, I know the winnings was from last year, so I'm really sorry for the late review of this product.

As you can see, there's 3 basic colors in the trio: White, Grey and Black. A basic color combinations to get a silver dark smokey look. It was quite scary for me to wear all of the colors at once because I am a big fan of neutral looks (who doesn't?)

The texture is quite normal, I won't say creamy but I won't say powdery as well, it's a little in between but it doesn't disturbs the performance of these eyeshadows. They are quite pigmented and shimmery, they aren't patchy when applied. Although I wish they were matte so I can pull it off for a day-to-day look.

They don't need a base to have good color pay-off. They can stay for about 8 hours before they start fading, but to make them stay put, you would need to apply an eyeshadow base before you apply the eyeshadows. I've actually used this trio for just going to school, I can either sheer it out to make it school-wearable or pack it on for an evening night out.

It might not be something I'd use day-to-day but I'm glad of having an option of when I want to dare myself to a grey smokey look.

Make-up Review: Sleek Contour Palette in Medium

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I am a noob when it comes to contouring, I hardly contour my face because let's face it, I'm a hijabi, I contour my face shape with my scarves! Yes, you can do that with your scarves. Hehehe, JK! But anyways, even if I do contour, I usually make sure it's for any events that I have chances of getting photographed. Especially going to my friends' wedding/engagement events.

I bought this yonks ago, to just only receive it last year's September. I was thinking of getting the Light one, but somehow the contour color seems so.. "light" for my skintone, so I decided to stick with Medium by checking out other blog reviews.

I do love this genius of a product! Because the color does not look muddy on me neither does it look orange. Although my face contouring skill sucks, I do have a nice nose contouring skill and the color really looks good on me giving shadows on my face in turn making my nose looks like I just sculpted it. LOL!

The highlighting part of the palette is seriously such a lovely color! I can never seem to get enough of using the color, it really look lovely when placed on my browbone and the highest point of cheekbones because it gives me subtle glows that I really love. The color is a shimmery beige, I do love to find any eyeshadows that matches this color because I'd use this everyday for a pop of neutral shimmer.

Both powders are creamy to touch and easy to blend, I'd love to repurchase this, hopefully I can find someplace that sells this when I've hit pan, because I really love to use this almost everyday!

Make-up Review: Catrice Multi-Colour Blush in Strawberry Frappucino

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This post has been sitting here for a few months now. This product was supposed to be something that I give for a swap, unfortunately (or fortunately) the swap was cancelled. Some of the product, I sold it to a beauty lover. I haven't tried a lot of products from Catrice. So this is a good reason to try.

I am really intrigued with the multi-colour blush as I'd really love to see how it would turn out on my skin. I really love the texture and the design of this blush. It's creamy to touch and is very pigmented as well when you swatch it.

When you swirl all the products together, the blush is such a lovely baby pink. This is where it gets harder, since I am more medium-toned, the color doesn't show up a lot on me. There is color, but it would take more effort from my brush to pick up the product. I can only pick up more colors when I use a dense blush brush than using a fluffy blush brush.  

I was very disappointed with this product as I actually dislike Catrice's blushes due to its performance on my medium-toned skin. Though this blush can stand for about 4-5 hours on my cheek. But you know what, after a much effort from me trying to love this product. I actually love it as my setting powder!

Kinda weird but when I use this as an all-over powder, it goes on translucent. So I guess it's not bad at all, I mean I could use more setting powders as well. This as a setting powder works for at least 3 hours before oiliness comes. But oh well, this is not going to my repurchase list.

Makeup Review: 17 Super Fine Foundation Powder in Light Beige

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I'm not big into buying foundation powders or setting powders just because I bought a lot of backup for my Silkygirl's foundation powder on which I use as a setting powder or a foundation powder when I don't have the time to use liquid foundation.

This is one of my favorite foundation to use when I'm in a hurry. Although it is kinda lighter than my skintone, I was able to blend it to my skin to make sure the lighter tone doesn't affect my makeup. It has 2 compartments, one for the sponge and one for the powder with mirror.

The powder itself is just creamy to touch. It blends well into your skin. Although it only gives a light/medium coverage, just enough to even out your skintone. Because I don't expect foundation powder to have high coverage, so I think this product went well with me.

As far as I can tell, I do need to retouch after 3 hours, before it gets a little oily. Just to remind you girls, my skintype has changed to normal these days, especially on my T-zone. This would be a lovely thing to repurchase but it is a UK brand, so you can only get it through online. I'd love to buy this in a darker shade.

Make-up Review: Essence Moisturizing UV Base

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I was pretty excited when Paloma decides to bring out more of the Essence products as they are famous for their good quality product for a budget price. Looking for a makeup base with SPF can be expensive as sometimes I need it to use with my foundation that has the exact shade of my skin that has no SPF. Such a bother eh?

I bought this with an intention of wanting to have a sunblock/primer in one product, so when I'm lazy to do a full-on makeup and just spot-concealing, I won't have to worry about the sunlight as I do get tan easily.

With its cheap price, it would have been rude to not try this out! As you can see from my posts, my experience with Essence has been so good so far. I do have some products that I dislike due to its performance. 

But this one, is just simply a very different case. Because this is the first time that an Essence product has show a bad reaction to my skin. It has a very milky and liquid-y texture, it does blend nicely. You do have to blend it completely because it does give a white cast.

I do like the performance, it is easy for me to apply makeup using this as a base. It is able to withstand from oiliness for at least 4 hours. I think one of the reason is because my skin has changed to normal type.

Oh and the bad reaction? It breaks me out, like really breaks me out. It really does throw off my normal cleansing routine as I do have to add in more skincare products into it just to get to calm the breakout.

Repurchase? Oh please. This is the first time I have any bad reactions toward the new Essence products. Which is a shame as I really wanted this to work. Primers that I really love is either expensive or just not available in Brunei anymore.