Beauty Haul: YouTube Made Me Buy It!

Happy Monday, makeup junkies! It seems my love for makeup and all things pretty is insatiable. After my long hiatus and coming home to a pile of makeup packages, and getting backups for backups, I promised myself I will no longer be buying any (more) makeup unless I've ran out of them or they need to be replaced. But I guess, after destashing several palettes and with parties to attend coming up, I kinda gave in. Mind you, I exercised control (with great difficulty) and only got things I feel I would really be able to use. So I only purchased 4 items...

Okay, I lied, there's more than 4, but these are the ones I want to talk about today. Lol!

I purchased these online from an IG seller usmadefashion (she now has her own website http://usmfashion.com/).

For quite some time, I have been lusting after Becca's Backlight Priming Filter, and YouTubers have been raving about it for years, but I can't, even for the love of makeup, get myself to buy a 2k Php worth primer, so after seeing it on sale for the holidays, I quickly grabbed the opportunity to get one.

A makeup primer to help blur imperfections and impart a radiant glow.

More than just a primer, it's the secret behind the iconic BECCA glow. Infused with three unique Filtering Luminescent Pearls, each one adds a different drop of diffused light. Blended together, they result in a first of its kind, lightweight, whipped fluid that creates a smooth canvas and acts as an instant filter. Blurs imperfections and give skin a healthy, luminescent glow.

From www.ulta.com

Moving on to recently released products, last year Wet n' Wild took YouTube land by storm when they released these Photo Focus foundation and pressed/setting powder. In fact, up to now, they've been reformulating and releasing new products that are making such a buzz, it's exciting to see what else they have in store for us. And I hope they release it in the Philippines as well soon. By the way, I got these on sale too, they're normally priced at 500Php each but I was able to nab both of them for just 600php (300Php each).

Wet n' Wild Photo Focus Liquid Foundation

Description:

Your skin, only better. Our new high performing, skin-perfecting foundation underwent major road testing under seven different photo lighting conditions to deliver flawless camera-ready makeup every time. Specially made with a matte, light-diffusing complex to give your skin #nofilter perfection.

• High-performing, breakthough formula
• Featuring light-adjusting complex to help prevent white cast in photos
• Tested under 7 light comditions with and wothout the use of flash

Wet n' Wild Photo Focus Pressed Powder

Description:

Your smartphone just met its makeup match. Pack this genius pressed powder in your bag for endlessly amazing photos every time. Light-diffusing pigments give your skin a veil of ailky natural looking perfection in photos and IRL. Wear it alone, on bare skin or over Photo Focus foundation for a flawless finish.

• Sets makeup with an unbelievably soft, satin finish
• Reduces shine throughout the day
• Each shade covers a range of skin tones

From www.wetnwildbeauty.com

And finally, the deal breaker and the primary reason why I temporarily suspended my no-buy status, Colourpop's Yes, Please! Pressed Powder Eyeshadow Palette (1200Php). I have seen pictures and reviews of this palette left and right and finally caved in.

The original fixed 12 pan palette is all about that golden hour glow - the hottest shades inspired by our fave time of the day.

I'll probably be doing a review of this palette soon. I just started using it and would need a few more days to come to a final verdict.

I'm excited to try all of these and see how good these products are myself. I'm sure just like the YouTubers who raved about them, I'll soon be loving them as well.

Xoxo,

Missus C  💄

Makeup Revolution Haul Part 2

Here's another Makeup Revolution haul for you makeup junkies/enthusiasts! After my first successful purchase, I couldn't help but look at Makeup Revolution's website and lust after their eyeshadow palettes. I have been eyeing their infamous chocolate palettes and I figured why not get the dupe of Kathleenlights' favorite eyeshadow palette of all time, the Too Faced Chocolate Bar? And since the shipping fee is quiet expensive, I decided to throw in a couple more 😉 items in my cart. So, if you'd like to see what I got this time, keep on reading/scrolling.

Since I already kind of hinted at getting the dupe of Too Faced's Chocolate Bar Palette, let's start with that one, the I ♡ Chocolate. And yes, it was damaged during shipping, I apologize for its less than perfect appearance, I did my best. 😂 By the way, some of the items I got are from I♡Makeup, which is a line (or maybe a sister company, not entirely sure) under Makeup Revolution. They were all ordered from MUR's website.

The shades You Need Love, More!, and Smooth Criminal shattered into a million pieces so they look weird on the pan (I tried Michelle Phan's hack and fix them with a bit of alcohol) and the colors are slightly off (since they kinda mixed with the other broken shades).

They smell like cocoa and it sort of reminds of Swiss Miss (Yummy, I know!). This palette has 16 shades. 6 of which are matte, 3 shimmers with small gold glitters and 7 satin shades.

Next, I got one of their Redemption Palettes in Iconic Elements which was not in as sad state as the previous palette because the eyeshadows were still intact, but the lid was smashed. I just glued it together so it would still cover the shadows 😢.

They say this is a dupe of Urban Decay's Naked Basics 1 & 2. This palette contains twelve neutral shades ranging from light to dark and includes cool and warm tones. Perfect for everyday use.

The next item I got is, their I am in Love palette (I♡Makeup) which comes with 6 eyeshadows and a lipstick. They also have I am Sexy, I am Powerful and I am Naked.

Yes, I tried fixing one of the shadows in here as well... 😣

Perfect for ladies on the go. The colors are reminiscent of Urban Decay's Naked 3 Palette. This handbag hero includes 2 mattes, 2 satins, 2 shimmer eyeshadows and 1 creamy satin lipstick which are color coordinated (pink hues) for the perfect sweet and romantic look.

I also got one of the Ultra Blush Palettes in Hot Spice. (Let's all take a moment to appreciate this beautiful palette 😍).

It comes with 8 blushes (unfortunately 2 of them broke). 2 baked, 3 mattes, and 3 with tiny golden shimmers/glitters.

Our ULTRA Blush & Contour palette is perfect for the professional application desired by all of us. Perfect for highlighting and contouring too.

Professional and highly pigmented, yet easy to blend, these contain 8 shades consisting of shimmer and matte blushers, merged baked blusher, and merged baked highlighter powder. The ULTIMATE blush palette offering you 8 shades in 1 to suit any occasion!

And lastly, their lipsticks! I got 3 (Crime, Dusky, and Mystify) of their Amazing Lipsticks - Your MUST HAVE lipstick!

From nudes to brights, and mattes to creamy there is something to suit everyone. And 1 Iconic Pro Lipstick - Be Bold. Be Iconic. Be Revolutionary. ICONIC Lips are here. Makeup Revolution brings you an outstanding collection of the most desired lipstick shades Super-Intensive coverage and comfortable to wear. Our contemporary packaging is now lacquered to give you the ammunition you need all the time. Be Bold. Be Iconic. Be Revolutionary. There are 20 shades to choose from. - in Looking Ahead.

To be honest, I wasn't as happy with this purchase as I was the last time, eventhough, I got more palettes from this order, they were all damaged or broken and I had to fix them to make them look presentable. I already mentioned this during my last haul, and I still feel the same way, customers pay a lot for shipping, the least MUR could do is to make sure it gets to their customers in 1 piece. It's a good thing they responded to me quickly after I e-mailed them. Hopefully, they do something about it and ensure my next orders (or most of them at least) arrive intact.

Update: They gave me a refund for the palettes that were damaged during shipping. I'm impressed by how they handled my issue and how quick they were able to address it. Now, I won't be as worried to order more stuff from them knowing how good their customer service is.

Till next time. Xoxo 💋