This Just In: Sephora PH and BeautyMNL Hauls

Happy New Year, makeup junkies! Let's end 2016 with a bang!

For my last post of the year, I will be showing you my recent hauls. Right before 2017 officially starts.

Since Sephora PH was nice enough to give me a discount for my birthday (plus the 2x reward points), AND they had the 12 days before Christmas gifts offer, I decided it's now or never, and grabbed the chance to finally get the palette of my dreams from Zoeva. After stressing over which palette to get, I was torn between the first/original Cocoa Blend and Naturally Yours, I opted to get the Naturally Yours Palette (Php 1,106) instead since Cocoa Blend is too similar to the palettes I already own. And because I dislike paying for delivery fees, I also added Too Faced's Let it Glow (Php 1,618) to take advantage of their free shipping (applies to orders above Php 1,300). As for my limited editon "free gift" (for Php 2,000 worth of purchases) , I picked the Mirenesse Secret Weapon Supreme 24Hr Mascara (Php 1,541) and an Enzo Laszlo draw string pouch.

Zoeva Naturally Yours Palette
DESCRIPTION

About

The Naturally Yours Palette is a collection nude-based colours made from micronized pigments. Its miniscule particles allow for superior coverage and gives off intense colour upon application. It also leaves behind a matte-satin and metallic duo-chrome finish that naturally enhances your facial features.

Benefits

• Offers a perfectly basic colour range 
• New, ultra-micronized eyeshadow formula for superior coverage
• Leaves behind a matte-satin and metallic duo-chrome finish
• Free from paraben and mineral oil.

Too Faced Let it Glow
DESCRIPTION

About

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.

Kit Includes

• Candlelight Glow Highlighting Powder Duo in Rosy Glow.
• Snow Bunny Luminous Bronzer.
• Love Flush 16-Hour Blush in Love Hangover.
• Heart-shaped Flatbuki Brush.

Mirenesse Secret Weapon Supreme 24Hr Mascara

DESCRIPTION

About

This mascara is an absolute favourite among party-goers. It creates long-lasting curls, without the need for lash extensions and false lashes. This product is water-resistant and smudge-proof. Enjoy wearing mascara without having to worry about clumps and flakes. Ideal for sensitive eyes and contact lens wearers, it is free from alcohol, parabens, mineral oil and synthetic fragrances. 

Benefits

• Creates fuller-looking lashes
• Protects lashes from smudging or smearing
• Prevents lashes from drying out

From www.sephora.ph

The other haul I'd like to share with you is from BeautyMNL. They had free shipping this month (for up to 2 orders) which I took advantage of to order stuff I've always wanted to try and to throw in some Christmas shopping as well.

I got several face masks, lip and cheek stains, hand sanitizers, a Spa set (includes a massage oil and body scrub), a Rosehip Oil, and tubs of cold sugar wax as gifts to friends and family. I also ordered a perfume, a setting powder, creams, and liquid lipsticks for myself.

Finally, I also ordered a couple of travel-sized makeup products from Usmadefashion on Instagram. The bundle cost Php 699 (plus Php100 for shipping), which includes Kat Von D's Liquid Lipstick in Lovesick, Benefit's Sugarbomb blush, and a sachet of Hask's Kalahari Oil Color Protection Shampoo & Conditioner.

Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick in Lovesick

What it is:
A long-wear, full-coverage liquid lipstick with a smooth, matte finish. 

What it does:
Now in 28 bold shades, Everlasting Liquid Lipstick gives lips long-lasting wear and high-pigment color. Its creamy, color-rich formula glides over lips like a gloss but dries to a true matte finish. It’s infused with natural comfort-enhancing ingredients, including vitamin E and sunflower seed so you can flaunt lasting matte color that leaves lips feeling comfortable. 

What it is formulated WITHOUT: 
- Parabens 

From www.sephora.com

Kat Von D Lovesick Everlasting Liquid Lipstick ($20.00 for 0.22 fl. oz.) is described as a “mauve nude.” It’s a muted, medium-dark pinky-plum with cool undertones and a matte finish. It had fairly opaque pigmentation, though there was a hint of the natural lip color coming through. The color applied evenly, though, and was easy to work with. The texture was lightweight, comfortable to wear for the first five hours, and then drying for the next few (total wear of seven hours). 

From www.temptalia.com

Benefit Sugarbomb Shimmer Blush

What it is:
A "sugar rush flush" facial powder.
What it does:
Gimme some sugar—with Sugarbomb! These four unique shades of rose, shimmering pink, soft plum, and peach blend together perfectly for a delicious "sugar rush flush."

From www.sephora.com

Benefit Cosmetics Sugarbomb($28.00 for 0.42 oz.) is the newest powder addition to Benefit’s line-up. It joins cult favorites like CORALista and Hoola, and Benefit describes it as a “sugar rush flush” for the face.

The powder comes with four triangles of color, which Benefit describes as “rose, shimmering pink, soft plum, and peach.” The powder is designed to be used all at once, rather than one triangle at a time. I’d completely agree with that notion, particularly because the space is just not big enough to really grab one shade over another that well.

When swirled together, the outcome is a beautiful peachy-pink shade with a very, very subtle golden sheen. This is half blush, half highlighter, because it’s not ultra pigmented and on my skin tone (which you could describe as “medium”), while it shows up, it looks very soft. It’s certainly not invisible (which would make it more like a highlighter), but it’s not vibrant. This is good and bad, depending on your usage — but it’s a good thing to me.

From www.temptalia.com

And that wraps up this post, I have a couple more packages on their way, but I probably won't receive them until next year. Let me know if you'd like to see reviews of any of the products, I've posted.

See yah next year! 💋

Xoxo,
Missus C

This Just In: Tarte, Joeur, Bench, Beauty Mnl Hauls

“You must first let go of the old before you can make room for the new.”

With the coming of the new month, comes new makeup. And to make room for them I decided to let go of some of my palettes. Now, this post is not really about those I let go of, but rather the new ones I acquired.

Let's start with the non-makeup items (but still beauty related) I got from Beauty MNL and Bench. I got myself some skincare products from Skin Genie. I loved the scrub included in my Saladbox so much, I had to try a few other items from them. It didn't hurt that Beauty MNL had free shipping until December 11 (up to 2 orders only) so I nabbed their Apple Cider Vinegar Cream (Php 350) and Pit Perfect Underam Whitening Cream (Php 200). They threw in a sachet of Coco's Secret Recipe Milk, from Dearberry for me to try, which was nice of them.

Apple Cider Vinegar Cream

CLAIM TO FAME: A skin-clearing cream that purifies and refines the complexion with apple cider vinegar

FAST FACTS: Clarifies, nourishes, and hydrates the skin; aids in skin healing for smoother, clearer tone; promotes collagen synthesis for a more supple texture; formulated with apple cider vinegar, green apple, virgin coconut and jojoba oils, green tea extract, and vitamins E, B5, and C

PERFECT FOR: Oily skin types, or skin with blemishes and enlarged pores

SPECIFICATIONS
WHAT YOU GET: (1) Apple Cider Vinegar Cream
NET WEIGHT: 50g

Pit Perfect Underarm Whitening Cream

CLAIM TO FAME: A whitening cream that gently lightens dark underarms

FAST FACTS: Moisturizes and conditions; brightens and smoothens; works to control odor for all-day freshness; formulated with natural extracts that protect skin from pigmentation and dark spots; enriched with an herbal cream base, tea tree oil, and floral and papaya extracts

PERFECT FOR: Dark underarms caused by shaving and deodorants

SPECIFICATIONS
WHAT YOU GET: (1) Pit Perfect Underarm Whitening Cream
NET WEIGHT: 50g

From www.beautymnl.com

After hearing that Bench has launched some new makeup items I had to check them out after passing by one outlet. I heard their nail polishes (Php 59 each) were good, so I picked one to try and a matte top coat to change it up (it turns out I won't be needing the matte top coat for this polish as it already dries down matte) if I get bored. I got a gorgeous plum shade (Midnight Plum) that would look great this time of the year. Moving on to makeup, I also got an eyeshadow stick (Sandstone) for Php 149. It's a champange color that's not glittery and I intend to use it in the inner corners of my eyes to highlight and make them pop.

Paint Box Vegan Nail Polish

Our Vegan Nail Polish is perfect for all the nail lacquer addicts who constantly have the desire to beautify their nails.

This products boasts its Keratin content and its Vegan Formula which means it has:

• NO Formaldehyde (a cancer-causing agent)
• NO Toluene (a skin irritant found in glue and gasoline)
• NO Di-butyl Phtalate or DBP (associated with birth defects and male hormone disruption)
• NO Animal derivatives
• NOT tested on animals

Eyeshadow Stick
A creamy eyeshadow that promises smooth application. Easy to blend with its sponge tip and leaves no crease.
Size: 4 gram / 0.14 oz
From http://shop.bench.com.ph

Next stop, the Tarte and Joeur products I got. Lately, I 've been obsessed with travel/deluxe-sized makeup items as they are cute, easy to slip in my bag/purse and are most of the time a steal, as I get the chance to try products without commiting to full-sized items (imagine if it turns out I don't like them) from expensive brands I would have otherwise not purchased. I've been dying to see if the hype surrounding Tarte Amazonian Clay Blushes is real so I got one in the shade Oasis (Php 550) together with their Lights, Camera, Lashes Mascara(Php 500). I've heard some of their blush shades, especially the ones included in their holiday sets have a different formula (being made in China and all), so I had to do extra research to make sure this shade is still the same old formula they used to have (review coming up soon).

Lights, camera, lashes™
4-in-1 mascara

A lengthening, curling, volumizing, and conditioning mascara infused with olive esters to condition, treat, and protect lashes. 

Product performance: Our lights, camera, lashes™ 4-in-1 mascara could be considered a push-up bra for your lashes—a 4-in-1 (lengthening, curling, volumizing, and conditioning) plus it’s dermatologist- and clinically-proven to increase the appearance of lash volume. 
From www.tartecosmetics.com

Yeah, that blush deserves another picture.

I also couldn't let some Joeur lip crèmes pass me by without trying them.

Long-Wear Lip Crème Liquid Lipstick

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

This weightless, long-wear liquid lipstick offers full

coverage color with a soft-touch finish that glides on smoothly and lasts all day. 

From www.joeurcosmetics.com

I've added them on my wishlist ever since I saw Allanarama talk about them on her videos. I got these lovely shades called Terra and Papaye. These are minis (4ml) which is around Php400.

Oh, hello there, beautiful swatches.

These next items from Etude House are things I didn't purchase but I actually won as the October commenter on Martha Sta. Barbara's blog (thanks again! ;)), www.thebeautyjunkee.blogspot.com, she holds a top commentor monthly giveaway there. 

And that wraps up this month's haul! This should last me a lifetime (lol!) I think I won't be buying anything again until next year. Well, except for the subscription boxes, masks and palettes I already ordered and are on their way (Happy Birthday and Merry Christmas to me! 😂). Teehee!

Xoxo,
Missus C

Unboxing: Saladbox's Sink your Teeth One Last Time October Box

By now, you must be familiar with the love I have for subscription boxes. Signing up and getting a new one never fails to put me in a good mood.

I've heard and seen Saladbox in the past, in fact, it's the first subscription box in the Philippines I've learned about through social media sites.

Saladbox is the best way to discover beauty, grooming, and lifestyle products before you buy them.
Sign up to our subscription boxes and be at your most beautiful and dapper.

-from Saladbox's website www.saladbox.ph

Although you only get samples, it is by far the most affordable subscription box available (that I know of) right now. If there's a possibility of me getting Benefit products for 500 pesos every month, then, yes, sign me up, puh-lease! But after checking their website and seeing that they have limited payment options, I was disheartened.

Fast forward to today, or sometime in September, they started accepting payments through Paypal and credit cards, and I was ecstatic.

I actually felt bad I didn't hear about it right away, because I missed their anniversary box and it was full of Benefit products. Oh well... Anyway, let's take a look at their October box which is in collaboration with The Vampire Diaries. This box is supposed to give you a vampy look to attract those ridiculously good-looking Salvatore brothers. 😁

This month includes more or less 8 sample products (some boxes include a Benefit product but maybe because I only got the special 2-month subscription plan to test it, they didn't give me one... and that made me really sad 😢), which is more than what they promised of 5 items (it's possible they didn't count the samples in sachets and they counted the Mary Kay items as one).

1. Sofia's Glutathione Soap

Looking young and beautiful has never been this easy. This soap is designed to make your beauty regimen effortless and complete by combining Glutathione to promote fair skin tone, Kojic Acid to decrease skin pigmentation, and Collagen to help increase skin elasticity.
Sofia’s Gluthathione Soap with Kojic and Collagen is an all in one soap to have beautiful skin. SVR assured the increased quality of this soap with skin lightening benefits.
Ingredients: Glutathione, Collagen, Kojic, Vitamin C and E, Vegetable Oil, Coconut Oil, and Glycerin.
-from www.sampleroom.ph

2. AloeCure Pure Aloe Extract for Digestive Health

Help Balance Stomach Acidity Naturally. AloeCure pure aloe juice is made from the inner gel of organic Aloe Vera. It is Aloin free and has no known side effects.
Soothes the digestive system*
Acts as a natural acid buffer*
Aids in balancing your stomach acidity*
Promotes healthy digestion*
6 bottles is a 30 day supply

-from www.aloecure.com

3. Skin Genie Black Mallows Fluffy Scrub

CLAIM TO FAME: Marshmallow-shaped facial scrubs that nourishes and rejuvenates the skin
FAST FACTS: Exfoliates skin with rolled oats to slough away dead cells and dirt; unclogs pores and cleanses deeply with cranberry and apricot beads; helps maintain skin’s firmness and elasticity with antioxidant-rich forbidden rice; absorbs dirt and oil with activated charcoal; prevents skin-aging, hyperpigmentation, and moisture loss with niacinamide; nourishes, strengthens, and protects skin with grapeseed oil; helps maintain skin’s pH balance
PERFECT FOR: Gentle exfoliation
-from www.beautymnl.com

3. Thierry Mugler Alien Perfume

Discover Alien, radiant and mysterious, the elixir of absolute femininity. Be seduced by the soothing solar energy of this extraordinary fragrance from elsewhere. Luminous like a brilliant solar flower, the fragrance exudes a positive energy, charged with mystery. Evoking the scent of wood warmed by intense sunlight, Alien is sensual and intriguing, yet as soft and rich as the caress of cashmere.
Notes: Solar Accord, Jasmine Sambac, Green Notes, Cashmeran, Vanilla, Transparent Amber.
Style: Mysterious. Soothing. Magnetic.
-from www.sephora.com

4. Mary Kay Mineral Eyeshadow in Sweet Plum and Honey Spice and Creme Lipstick in Red

Mary Kay® Mineral Eye Color is famous for its oil-absorbing properties, ease of application, excellent coverage and adhesion to skin. This long-lasting, fade-resistant, mineral-based formula delivers weightless, high-impact color in one swipe with a natural, luminous finish that looks gorgeous on any skin tone. Suitable for sensitive skin and eyes, and suitable for contact lens wearers. Ophthalmologist-tested.
This long-lasting, fade-resistant, mineral-based formula delivers weightless, high-impact color in one swipe with a natural, luminous finish that looks gorgeous on any skin tone.
Mary Kay® Creme Lipstick
This long-wearing, stay-true formula glides on easily with a lightweight, creamy texture for rich color impact that lasts. Plus, it won’t feather or bleed.
Mary Kay® Creme Lipstick is available in gorgeous colors, each featuring a hint of vanilla flavoring to delight the senses.
-from www.marykay.com

5. Glamglow Flashmud Brightening Treatment and Aloe Derma Pure Aloe Vera Gel

GLAMGLOW FLASHMUD™ is a multi-sensorial quick results brightening treatment. Powerful & Innovative multi-brightening complexes help to create the brightest, lightest & luminous perfect skin. The TEAOXI Technology in FLASHMUD™ is White Birch Leaf. It delivers natural Betulin, Betulinic Acid & Ellagic Acid to create an improved color balanced skin tone. WhiteEnergy™ is a brilliant fusion of powerful natural actives to create intense bright & even results. Flashlucent™ is a combination of skin translucency optimizers featuring 3 levels of exfoliation to drive ingredients into the skin for luminous younger looking skin. Reflectrum™ is a blend of brightening ingredients boosted with diamond photoluminescence to increase the reflecting level of the skin and make it appear radiant & more attractive. Designed for Instant & Extended results for Men & Women of all ages, all skin types & all skin tones. FLASHMUD™ will have you Sexy in a Flash!
-from www.glamglow.com

Aloe Derma's Pure Aloe Vera Gel
Provides soothing natural relief when applied to dry skin and irritations such as sunburn, burns, cuts and wounds. Protects your skin against pollution and other environmental hazards. Works naturally by moisturizing and providing essential nutrients to the skin.

This box was okay for me. It was so-so because, although I already started using the products included, and I know I 'll be able to use all of them, since they are just samples, I can only use them a couple of times. I know, I know, you're probably like, "You knew their boxes only included samples and you only paid 500 pesos!". Well, what can I say, I probably got used to my other subscription boxes that really gave me a bang for my buck, now, if this included a Benefit item, then, it probably would have been a different story. I'm also kind of on the fence about their October boxes being shipped in November. That's also partly one of the reasons why I didn't subscribe sooner, but it looks like they're more consistent with shipping their boxes and are getting less negative reviews. I still have one more box to get, and after that I'd probably get a proper plan, maybe the starter plus one, just in time for December. I'm crossing my fingers hoping for more makeup and better items in my next box. 😇

See yah on my next post (I sense another haul/just in post... teehee!)!

Xoxo,
Missus C