Makeup Revolution Haul Part 4

Hello again, lovelies... Yes, I have yet again, another Makeup Revolution haul, but, I promise, this will be the last one for a long time. This is because I have finally gotten the palette I have been dreaming about for the last couple of months... the elusive, Naked Chocolate, and I am super excited to show it to you. I also need to put a temporary stop to the hauls as the habit is getting harder to kick out of my system and I find myself looking at their website adding items to my cart right after placing an order. The urge to buy more is getting more and more challenging to resist. Yes, the struggle is real. Anyway, back to the haul...

We Are PASSION
We Are SHADE. For everyone skin tone, and all of the shades!
We Are INCLUSIVE. Anyone and Everyone can join the REVOLUTION.
We Are FAST & INNOVATIVE
We Are NEW PRODUCTS... NEW... NEW... NEW!
We Are PROFESSIONAL
We Are CRUELTY FREE
We Are AFFORDABLE
We Are REVOLUTION
A revolution in offering a comprehensove range of foundation and face products for all skin tones - from fair to dark, from yellow to pink tone - every shade has been covered, there is a shade and formulation for everyone at a price everyone can afford. 
A revolution in offering the VERY latest trends and NEW fast.

From www.makeuprevolutionstore.com

Alright, let's start! I only got 7 products this time. 2 eyeshadow palettes, 2 blushes, 2 lipsticks and a mascara.

First off, the lipsticks:

I got 2 (more) of their Amazing Lipsticks in Treat and Dusky.

Your MUST HAVE lipstick!
From nudes to brights, and mattes to creamy there is something to suit everyone.

You will be amazed at the quality of the lipstick - this is your MUST HAVE lipstick, and better still, amazing value at £1 each so you can collect them all! Over 20 shades of this creamy, long lasting lipstick with high colour payoff. From nudes to brights, and mattes to creamy there is something to suit everyone.

With 2 lipstick Collections too - The Scandalous Collection full of neon and bright colours and The Vamp Collection with your on trend purple and dark shades.

Then, I got 2 of their The Matte Blushes in Nude.

NEW! MATTE BLUSHER
Blends Beautifully for a natural, long lasting matte finish 6 shades to choose from.

Meet your new boyfriend: his name is Matte, and he's here to make you blush.

The ideal Nude shade with a touch of pink and a lot of luxury.


I also got their Amazing Volume Mascara (Black).
Add amazing volume root to tip in just one stroke 

This Amazing Volume mascara magnifies your lashes to give amazing volume effect without any clumping! The revolutionary volume brush allows for full coats separating the lashes root to tip for maximum volume all day!

And the stars of this haul, the I ♡ Makeup Naked Chocolate (which comes with a double sponge applicator).

The Love Affair with Chocolate continues with the stripped back eyeshadow collection in our collectable chocolate bar palettes.
Naked Chocolate is here. Containing 16 stunning eyeshadows for perfect bare to smokey eyes, mixture of shimmer and matte shades. 3D chocolate palette with full size mirror and applicator.

and New-trals vs Neutrals Palette (comes with a dual ended brush)!

New-Trals are the new NEUTRALS
Upgrade your new eye looks with the new generation of natural shades.

This palette, they say, is a dupe for Lime Crime's Venus Palette plus shades identical to Urban Decay's Naked 3 palette (bottom row) and similar shades to Too Faced's Sweet Peach Palette. I found them so pretty I didn't have the heart to swatch them. 😅 I will, however, post a review after testing these babies.

By the way, if you are interested in ordering from their website they have a special: 1/2 the price on selected items until the 25th of May and if you download their app, you can get as much as 20% off of your order if you use their code (until May 31st).

As promised, this may be my last Makeup Revolution haul for a long time as it is getting more and more difficult to "rotate" the makeup I use to make sure I get the chance to play with them at least once a week. I am, however, a very happy camper and I am definitely not complaining!

See yah guys on my next post. 💋

Drugstore Finds: Pink Sugar Creamy Matte Lippies and Essence Lipliners

Don't leave a girl alone to wander down the beauty aisle... You'll never know what she might pick up!

So today, I found myself walking towards the mall to look at makeup with no intentions of buying anything. I remember seeing Essence releasing a new lip product (I think they're called the Velvet Sticks) on Instagram and I was wondering whether they were already available (they're not) in the Philippines and how they'd look swatched in person, when the inevitable happened. I passed by Pink Sugar's counter/booth and saw their new lippies displayed. 👀

Lipstick in Xoxo, lipliners in In the Nude and Satin Mauve

I ended up buying a new lipstick and 2 lipliners I don't really need, lol!

Pink Sugar released 5 new shades for their Creamy Matte (Php 349 each) line.

CLAIM TO FAME: A semi-matte lipstick that delivers long-lasting color

FAST FACTS: Covers lips in gorgeous color with a soft matte finish; highly pigmented formula glides on smoothly; formulated with vitamin E and shea butter to moisturize, nourish, and soften lips during use; comes in 10 bold shades

PERFECT FOR: All day lip lusciousness
From www.beautymnl.com

Their new shades are:

XOXO - a soft brown pink
Hot Mess - a mauve pink
Girl Next Door - a deep toned beige
Hotline Bling - a bright fuschia

Image from Pink Sugar Ph's Instagram account

And while the lipstick I got (XOXO) from Pink Sugar is a new release, the lipliners (Php 99 each) I bought from Essence have been around forever! They just changed the packaging! And from what I remember, the colors are still the same. Hopefully, they didn't make any changes to the formula, as I found it comfortable and not drying on the lips the last time I got a lipliner from them.

I picked up In the Nude and Satin Mauve. I already have their Red Blush, which I liked because it was very pigmented, soft and didn't tug on my lips.

Essence Lip Liner glides on smoothly and precisely to ensure perfect lip contours and endless hours of lipstick fun. The wooden lip liner is ideal for smudge-proof and long-lasting lip makeup.

Image from www.essence.eu

So, eventhough I don't really need these new lip products, I'd have to admit, the colors I got are so pretty, I don't regret buying them. Plus, I can always tell myself it was Mother's Day last week and these can be considered as gifts to myself *wink wink.

Until next time.

Xoxo 💋

Sample Room PH: Try Before You Buy

Sample Room

is Philippines first ever beauty and lifestyle sampling website.
It is an interactive community that offers FREE samples,
localized product reviews, and where all beauty lovers are valued.

I first learned of Sample Room through Filipina beauty vloggers. I've heard of subscription boxes in the past and I thought they offer the same service, but, after going to their website and reading about them, I realized they had a totally different concept, one I've never heard or seen before and could only be described as "ingenious". What better way to reach potential customers than giving out samples? I mean, who doesn't like free samples (all you need to pay for is the shipping/delivery fee)? Plus points as your "samples" are delivered to the comfort of your home without the prying and judging eyes of strangers. And did I mention most of the products they carry are full-sized?

Here are some of the products I got from them.

Sample Room is a sampling site that banks on the power of free product sampling. It is an online community that changes your beauty-shopping pattern; and an interactive community where your opinions matter and where all beauty lovers are valued.

You don’t need to:

– Take a risk at a full-sized product that may not work for you or may give you an allergic reaction

– Rely on reviews alone that might not jive with your skin type (as you get to try the product yourself)

– Waste money on a product that might not work for you.

You will be able to:

– Patch-test, and road-test the product you are interested in purchasing- if the product suits you and works well with your skin

– Experience the product, and decide after finishing a sample size if the product is right for you

– Read reviews from consumers who have the same skin type as yours

– Enjoy your purchase, as it is a well-researched and well-informed purchase. Definitely value for your money!

My most recent sample, a full-sized bauty mask from Shiseido (actual price: Php1,800).

My first vip purchase! Olay Regenerist Miracle Boost Serum and night cream.

To be part of the Sample Room PH community, follow the steps below:

Images from Sample Room PH

You get 100 points upon registration, which you can immediately use to try out products. You can add up to 3 items in one cart to save on  the shipping fee, if you have enough points. Choose the most convenient payment method (credit card/Paypal/over the counter bank payments). I normally get my order a couple of days after placing it, so it's pretty quick. Use the samples for a minimum of 5 days and post your review/s. Make sure to read the guidelines so as to not have any problems having it approved. Approval may take up to a week, but whatever points you used for the sample/s will be returned plus an additonal point for your review. These points do not expire (the only ones that expire are the VIP points) and you can then use them to order more samples (they stock up on the samples every week)! As of this writing I've received more or less 30 bags (with maybe 2-3 products per bag) from them since I registered a year ago. 

So, stop second guessing and head on to www.sampleroom.ph and register! You can thank me later.  

Xoxo,

Missus C 💋

Makeup Revolution Haul Part 3

This Philippine weather makes me want to stop moving and just hibernate (or in this case, go through aestivation) until December. 😥 It's a good thing I have a new makeup haul to share with you, hopefully this lets us forget the hot weather 😊.

Last Easter, Makeup Revolution had an offer that allows you to get a mystery bag (full of makeup) worth £25 if you spend £30 (around Php 2000) on their website. And since I had a 20% discount/off for downloading their app to use until the 31st of March, I knew I couldn't pass this up. So I placed an order and waited for almost 3 weeks for my order to arrive. This time, the local post office charged me taxes for my international mail (which was weird as they have never charged me this before), which was around Php110. One of the first things to go inside my cart was the I♡Makeup Naked Chocolate, but unfortunately, on the receipt it says it's out of stock (eventhough up to now on their website it still says it's available)! I was so bummed, I didn't even want to take pictures of the things I purchased. Not only did I not get the palette, which was the reason I ordered in the first place, but since they issued a refund, my total purchase came short of £30 and I ended up not getting the mystery gift! @/#₩^@#*&! 😠😧😭  Oh well, I guess I would have to lift my self-imposed "No makeup buy"/ban. Okay, enough of my rambling and let's start looking at the goods.

I ♡ Makeup I ♡ My Brows

This sleek compact carries 2 brow shadows, 1 brow tint, 1 highlighter, 4 eyeshadows, 1 tweezer and an angled eyebrow brush.


Pro Fix Oil Control Makeup Fixing Spray

STOP the SHINE & MATTE FINISH ALL DAY! NEW OIL CONTROL FIXING SPRAY!
New sister product for our PRO FIX, fixing spray ... Our Oil Control Fixing Spray is a lightweight setting spray that helps deflect surface shine for a natural matte finish. High Tech ingredients keep foundation and eye makeup in place, with NO smudging and NO fading. That 'Just Applied' look for up to 12 hours. 

Rose Gold Lipstick in Chauffeur

Comfortable to wear, high coverage formula with buildable colour.
Chauffeur is our perfect nude, for everyday. Creamy high gloss glide on formula, packaged in a luxurious rose gold tube. Colour can be built up to full intensity or less for a sheen of colour. A great choice for natural every day make up.
A lipstick with beauty.

The Matte Blush - Nude

 Image from www.makeuprevolutionstore.com

New! MATTE BLUSHER
Blends beautifully for a natural, long lasting matte finish 6 shades to choose from.
The ideal Nude shade with a touch of pink and a lot of luxury.

I ♡ Makeup I ♡ Obsession Palette - Pure Cult

 Image from www.makeuprevolutionstore.com

I ♡ Makeup I ♡ Obsession Palette - Born to Die

 Image from www.makeuprevolutionstore.com

I ♡ Makeup NOW has its own palette edition from the MAKEUP OBSESSIVES!
Our OBSESSIVE development of a NEW updated Formulation and continuous OBSESSION with development of NEW products. Launching the first limited edition palettes with dramatic and stunning collections of Brand NEW debuting shades to our eyeshadow ranges. Our Obsession all contains 10 shades, a mixture of shimmer and matte. Introducing as follows:
Our nude and smoked colections of 'PURE CULT' and 'BORN TO DIE'. 
The stunning glamour of 'WEST END GIRLS'.
The romance of of 'PARIS', and the heartbreaking shades of 'WILD IS THE WIND'. 

This was offered at 3 for 2 but being the brilliant me, I failed to check and make sure the third palette was added to my cart before checking out. I tried asking them if I could add it minutes after submitting my order but they said I have to cancel my entire order and reorder everything to which I said no of course!

So, the only consolation I have from this order is: none of the items came broken. I guess Makeup Revolution, listened to their customers' complaints about damaged items (including me), as their items are now individually bubble-wrapped except for the large palettes (which I ended up selling since I have so many similar palettes, hence the lack of pictures) I got. So since I wasn't able to get the Naked Chocolate palette, I can justify placing another order to get it and buy another palette or more makeup to make the shipping fee and taxes worth it, don't you agree? 😉

See yah on my next post!

Missus C 💋

Product Review: Makeup Revolution's I ♡ Chocolate Palette

Like most girls I know, I am drawn to makeup like a moth to a flame. I have seen/watched so many makeup tutorials and videos, I've lost track how many they were. And whenever I watch a makeup guru talk about their top 10 or favorite eyeshadow palettes, I always see Too Faced's Chocolate Bar Palette on their list. But when I googled its price, I quickly lost interest. So when I heard of Makeup Revolution/I ♡ Makeup and how they duped the Chocolate Bar I couldn't resist getting it for myself to see what the hype is about.

I was so excited to get my Makeup Revolution order in the mail, the first thing I zeroed in on is this adorable I ♡ Chocolate palette. I threw away the box because some of the eyeshadows broke, which messed it up. But it didn't really ruin this palette's glorious half melted chocolate design. Isn't it cute? 😍 My son keeps telling me my makeup is pretty whenever he sees this.

This palette cost me Php 571.17 plus shipping. I ordered it from Makeup Revolution's website (http://www.makeuprevolutionstore.com). But since some of the eyeshadows came shattered, they were nice enough to give me a refund.

Aren't the colors lovely? By the way, if you weren't able to see my post about my recent makeup haul, you can check the previous blog.

It also has a subtle cocoa scent to it just like the Chocolate Bar, I'm just not sure how similar they are as I don't own the original one. But this reminds me of Swiss Miss, it smells so good, I could almost eat it! 😅 Here's a sneak peek of the swatches.

Product Description:

Life is a box of….

Pick and mix for your eyes. You will want to try EVERY chocolate in the box!
Mixture of mattes and shimmers.

This palette consists of 16 shades that includes mattes and shimmers. It came with a dual sponge tip applicator which I use for applying my highlight shades. It also has a big mirror I find very handy when applying makeup as that means even with poor eyesight, I don't need to hold a separate mirror near my face. It also came with a plastic sheet with the shadows' names printed on it, but I lost it the same day I got the palette (I might have thrown it away with the box). Below is the list of ingredients.

Alright, let's start swatching!

Here's how the first row looks like.

• You Need Love - This is a beautiful matte ivory/pale cream shade that's bigger or double the size of the others which I find awesome as most people would probably use this a lot as a highlight in the inner corners of their eyes as well as the browbone. At first, I thought I got a dud because I couldn't get it to be opaque enough, but after reading reviews, they all say the same thing about this first shade. It could be better if it were a little more pigmented and has less fallout but it is still creamy and fairly easy to blend.

• Piece Me Together - I was a little disappointed by this color-wise as my favorite Youtuber, Kathleenlights, created a look (which I wanted to recreate) with this color, and on her it was a lovely olive green. So I was expecting an olive shade with gold glitter, but when I swatched it, it looked brown with tiny green shimmers/glitters (eventhough on the pan it looks green). A far cry from what I was expecting. It isn't as pigmented as I want it to be and has a bit of fallout. It's a good thing I'm not that into green shades.

• One More Piece - A very nice mid matte brown colour. It's very easy to blend, feels so smooth and creamy and is a great blending or crease colour! I use this with another shade on my crease for a gradient look. This shade has little-to-no fallout.

• Love Torn - A lovely burgundy/maroon with small gold and pink glitters. The color payoff is fantastic and it goes on really opaque which becomes more red when blended out. It's also very smooth and creamy with a little bit of fallout (because of the shimmer).

• Stolen Chocolate - This is a cool-toned matte brown with slight purple undertones. Feels creamy and smooth. It's not that opaque and doesn't last long on the lids but builds to a very nice color. I like using this on the outer V as it is fairly easy to blend and is great for adding dimension to the looks I create.

Moving on to the next row.

• Thank Friday - This is has got to be my favourite crease shade. It is a matte light warm brown that is orange-toned, this is what I use with One More Piece on my crease. Even though it is not as pigmented as the other shades, I love it because that's what makes it the perfect, subtle crease colour for me and it's very easy to blend. It's just a bit powdery with little-to-no fallout.

• More! - This is an exquisite shimmery warm champagne color. Eventhough it has tiny gold shimmers, it's a lot finer so it doesn't cause any fallouts or difficulties in blending. It's extremely pigmented and I like using this in the center or the inner half of my lids for that pop of color.

• Pleasure Girl - A mid warm chocolate-brown matte that is slightly darker than One More Piece. It also has a creamy texture but is not pigmented as the others. It's also good for blending but be careful lest you overdo it as it pretty much disappears if blended too much.

• Meet Chocolate - A lovely matte pale pink. It doesn't last long and you really have to build it up for the color to show. It's also powdery, almost chalky, and has fallout. I still use this a lot since it's the only light matte shade in the palette (not including You Need Love) especially in the inner part of my lids, I just need to use a primer and pat it on to layer it.

• Unforgivable - A dark purple/violet shade with lilac and pink glitter/shimmer. Quite powdery and not as pigmented as in the pan. Has a bit of fall out and is not so easy to blend.

• Love Divine - A warm mid coppery brown/red brown shimmer shade that's really pretty. It is very smooth and creamy, very easy to apply and has no fallout. Pigment is awesome and easy to blend.

And finally, the last row, which also happens to be my favorite because of how smooth, creamy (almost like butter), and pigmented these shades are.

• Smooth Criminal - A stunning mid brown copper shimmer. The color payoff is superb. It's similar to Love Divine except this is more gold while the other is more of a red brown. Really opaque and blends well with little to no fallout.

• Chocolate Love - An amazing warm rose gold with a shimmer finish. As with most of the shadows in this palette, it's very creamy and easy to blend. It's nice to use in the center of the lids to make dark brown looks more dimensional.

• You Need More - This is a cool-toned bronze or gold mid brown shimmer. Very similar to Smooth Criminal and Love Divine but has a more purple undertone. Another buttery eyeshadow that has strong pigmentation with little fallout.

• What A Way To Go - An intense matte burgundy/dark maroon with really fine shimmer or glitter. Very pigmented. I love using this with Love Torn to make it look gradient and the combination is fantastic! There's a bit of fallout and it is a bit powdery, but is nevertheless, a pretty color.

• Endorphins Ready! - A very pale shimmery cream shade. It is so pigmented it almost looks like a frosty white shimmery eyeshadow. It has a little bit of fallout, but is great as a higlight. And just like the You Need Love pan, it is slightly bigger than the rest.

Here is a look I created using the palette.

Pros:

- Offers very similar or spot on colors as Too Faced's Chocolate Bar Palette
- Majority of the shades are creamy and easy to blend with good color pay-off
- Less expensive than TF's palette
- Most shadows have good staying power
- Smells like cocoa

Cons:

- Not available in the Philippines
- Some of the shades do not have great pigmentation and have fallout
- Not travel friendly because of the size

The Final Verdict: I would say that this is a nice enough palette. I have been using it everyday since I received it, but I end up using the same colors, as there were a few I just don't want to be bothered with using. I read so many good reviews about this palette that it was kind of a let down for me to see that there were some shades that were not really great. I was expecting for this to blow my socks off, but sadly, it didn't. I know that if you get a palette with this many colors, you will get a couple that are not as nice as the others, I guess since MUR was trying so hard to dupe the original one, they focused on getting the color right too much and forgot the quality of the others (especially the mattes). Don't get me wrong, I still love MUR for trying to make safe but affordable versions of higher end makeups and giving us, for the most part, great and rave-worthy products. And if you're someone like me who can't bear the thought of spending over a thousand pesos on one eyeshadow palette, then I think this will still be a great buy. Just be ready to get yourself a primer and not expect the same quality as the original one.

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 💋

Product Review: Essence's Waterproof Eyeliner Pen

Here's another review for you. This time from a European drugstore brand, that launched in the Philippines a couple of years ago, Essence.

Essence cosmetics gives you easy access to great products that inspire you to express who you are with style, confidence and fun. We say NO to animal testing and YES to quality with prices affordable enough to try a fabulous new look whenever you want. With a full range of breakthrough beauty products and the season's hottest colors and formulas, you'll look great and your skin will feel great too! Express yourself with essence - europe's no. 1 cosmetic brand!* - source: Euromonitor International, 2013 - from Essence's website.

Essence claims:

Back to Black - Accurate eyeliner styles are easy to achieve with the smudge and waterproof eyeliner pen with a felt tip. Waterproof without a stain effect, your eyeliner can withstand spring showers with ease. For intensive eyeliner looks in urban black.

Image: Screenshot from Tati's Favorite Drugstore Liners video

For quite some time now, I have been on the look out for the best eyeliner. My ideal eyeliner has got to be an intense matte black, waterproof, smudgeproof, long-lasting, and of course, cheap! I know it's too much to ask, but a girl can always hope. After watching Tati rave about this eyeliner, I knew in my heart of hearts (lol!), I would one day, be holding this in my hand.

I was so excited to try this liner out that as soon as I saw the Essence counter in SM Makati (279Php), I immediately grabbed an eyeliner and a couple of their lipliners and rushed to pay for them without realizing I took the wrong eyeliner. I ended up just giving it to my sister-in-law because I wasn't too fond of its finish. I learned my lesson since and made sure to get the waterproof one with the blue writing as Tati instructed the next time.

This waterproof version also came in a pen form with a felt tip, similar to the first liner I got, but I noticed the tip is thicker and stiffer, which wasn't really a big deal for me as it was still easy for me to draw a wing. The only complaint I have is, since the tip is stiff, it sometimes skips when I try to draw a straight line because it drags the skin more. However, I figured with frequent use, it would eventually lose its stiffness and be 'just right'.

Initial Application

I love how black this liner is, it was made even more perfect since it dries matte! As for its staying power, it lasted the entire day! And I mean, the WHOLE day, it even survived my 6-year old's nighttime shower (which consists of my son trying to spray water everywhere, including me)! Not only did this liner last all day on my combination normal-oily skin, it also survived water being splashed on my face without running and minimal to no smudging or fading at all.

8 hours after application

12 hours after application

As for removal one must use cleansing oil or makeup remover to completely remove since it doesn't come off completely with just a regular facial cleanser.

Pros:

-Dries to a matte black
-Intense color
-Waterproof
-Long-lasting
-Did not irritate my eyes

Cons:

-Hard to remove
-Not smudgeproof
-Pen may dry out easily (after a month or 2)
-Stiff applicator tip that skips and drags the skin

The Final Verdict: I love Tati, and if she says this is the best drugstore eyeliner there is, then I believe her. This is a great purchase, as it is not as expensive as the other "imported" eyeliners available in the drugstore and it delivers its promise of intense color pay off, waterproof, and easy to control and use tip.

Ingredients:

AQUA (WATER), STYRENE/ACRYLATES COPOLYMER, ALCOHOL DENAT., METHYLPROPANEDIOL, CETEARETH-25, SORBITOL, SODIUM CARBONATE, LACTOBACILLUS FERMENT, PANTHENOL, GELLAN GUM, XYLITYLGLUCOSIDE, ANHYDROXYLITOL, XYLITOL, ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL, SIMETHICONE, PHENOXYETHANOL, METHYLPARABEN, CI 77266 (BLACK 2).

What about you, what's your favorite eyeliner from the drugstore?

Xoxo