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After my obsession with cheek tints, I am now in the eye makeup phase. I bought a lot of eyeshadows and eyeliners. I figured that eye makeup is "in" or the trend since half of the face will be covered with mask until we dont know when. When Ever Bilena released these shadows sticks last 2019, I must admit that I was notimpressed. The colors were not my cup of tea except for the shade Bronze. Then, I saw a youtube video swatchinh these shadow sticks and I got really curious about the shade Copper. When Lazada went on sale, I purchased the whole set because the price was such a steal. I only paid 585 for the 4 shadow sticks with shipping. Each stick retail for 195 pesos if not on sale. The shadow stick weighs 0.5 grams.

This is the amount of product you get for each stick.

These shadow sticks come in 4 metallic hues:

Copper - a lustrous orangey brown with reddish gold specks

Bronze - shiny golden medium brown with golden specks

Black - grayish black with silver specks

Sapphire - intense cobalt blue

I take back what I previously said back in 2019. Haha The shades of these shadow sticks are super gorgeous even the shocking Sapphire color is something I am very tempted to wear not as an all over lid color but maybe as an eyeliner.

These shadow sticks have intense color opacity. They are very blendable and glide so smoothly on the lids without any tugging. The color is buildable and the intensity can also be diffused by blending. If you are new in the eyeshadow game, this stick is a no brainer. Just swipe it on your lids, blend with fingers, and you are good to go.

These are smudge proof and long lasting too. Once it sets, it does not budge at all. I wore thie shade Bronze on my trip to the hospital for a check up and it lasted for hours with out creasing. These also work nice even on top of powder.

What I love about these sticks is that they can also be used as an eyeshadow base. When used as a base, this stick makes eyeshadows pop and this creates a beautiful texture/gradient on the lid.

My swatches do not justify the metallic reflects of these sticks. I am in love!

Tried removing the shadows with a simple wet wipe and it was really hard to remove.

Overall, I highly recommend these sticks. If you are not fond of shocking colors, I suggest get Copper and Bronze. I hope Ever Bilena will release more shades like rose gold, rose, lilac, taupe, and champagne. Please Ever Bilena!!!! Hahaha

Stay safe!!! Godbless,

Donna

Wrote by donnarence

I am back (again)!! Ilang beses ko na bang sinabing I am back?! hehe On serious note, I have been contemplating on quitting this blog. I am not inspired to share anything. I felt uninspired. Thankfully, I am slowly getting back. I even attended blog events this week. For this post, I will be sharing with all of you my current faves. I have learned about the Just Bitten Lips through a magazine article. As for the blush cheeks, I have previously tried it last year. However, I was not able to use it that much because I got a product with a defective packaging (so I threw it away). Lately, I am addicted to lip and cheek tints. Being a mother of a super kulit baby boy, I had to cut down my makeup application time and I need to use products that will last all day on me with minimal retouching. I scored these products at a buy 1 take 1 deal sometime in July or August. If I remember correctly each product costs around 90 pesos.

Both products come in a tube. The blushing cheeks comes in a white lotion/ cream then when blended it turns into a beautiful pink flush. On my first few tries, I found it very tricky to apply. I finally discovered that it is best applied in a patting motion. I apply it on top of my base after I have set my liquid foundation with powder. The blush stays on my cheek the whole daywithout retouching. The cream texture makes it very easy to blend and it helps moisturize my cheeks too. It does not cling on the dry flaky areas of my face.

Just Bitten Lips is a "magic" gloss. It goes on clear and when blended gives off a light pinkish red hue. It has a healthy sheen/gloss making my lips look well hydrated. This gloss is not pigmented (it just gives my lips a hint of color) and it is also not long lasting.

Overall, I love these products for everday use. I am not sure if these products will be phased out soon. I need to get a back up soon (ganon ko siya ka love!!!).

I use the blushing cheeks and the just bitten lips as a top gloss over my Tony Moly Tint in no. 3. The just bitten lips don't appear as opaque when worn alone.

What are your current faves?Godbless!

Wrote by donnarence

My first haul for 2016 is from an affordable and local brand!! Can I get a Yay for that? I chanced upon Ever Bilena's newest products last week and bought some of their newest products. I was drawn to these products because they looked really promising. First, is their blush and bronzer powder duo. This comes in 4 (or 5) shades. This duo comes in a white compact which reminds me of Celeteque's newest makeup range. The mirror in the compact is huge. The brush that came with it is quite useful because it is a tad bit soft. However, I still prefer a separate applicator. I got the shade Fig (referring to the blush shade). Fig is a matte dusty rose. The color is a great low key matte blush that gives a subtle flush on the cheeks. It is a great everyday blush and works well with smokey eyes (imo). The bronzer that came with this compact is a beautiful matte medium brown. It does not have any hints of red tones making it perfect for contouring. It glides on the skin very smoothly and blends very well. Both of these products have a very nice soft and silky texture. The blush has a good staying power but the bronzer has an awesome one. The bronzer lasts on my cheeks for hours.

The blush and bronzer look so smooth and is very pigmented.

The blush and bronzer can be sheered out and build up. The bronzer looks very subtle on the swatch but it is a very good contour powder because it looks natural when worn. This duo costs 220 pesos.

The next products is a 150 pesos eye shadow palette. This palette has a shade name "PINK". This palette has 6 colors with a matte white eye shadow, and 5 shimmery shades - light pink, rose, copper, golden peach and dark plum with reddish pink sheen and silver flecks of glitter. There is also another palette which consists for matte and Neutral shades. I had high hopes for this eye shadow because the colors of the eye shadows look so good. The shades are very pigmented especially the darker ones, however, they are very chunky and the fall out from this product is quite frustrating. Though I really love how the pigmentation of this palette. It looks beautiful on the lids.

The swatch of the palette. I am now in doubts whether to get the matte browns palette.

The third product is the Ever Bilena Advance Liquid Lipstick. I have so much lipstick in my stash that this products did not excite me at all but when I saw the shade Rich Vino, I knew I had to have it. Rich Vino is a rich deep plum with ox blood tones. I cannot fully described the shade. This liquid lipstick is a beautiful glossy color but this product looks much better when mattified. The pigmentation is mind blowing for a local brand. The texture is rich and surprisingly, it does not bleed too much. It looks like a glossy version of MAC rebel and is a bit more red in color.

This liquid lipstick is not drying and goes on glossy when applied. It can be mattified by applying it with the use of the fingers. It does not settle on the fine lines of the lips and stays put for hours. It is very easy to remove and leave the slightest reddish stain even when wiped off.

On the photos, Rich looks like a bright magenta but in person it looks darker and richer in color. I am wearing the Pink palette on my lid and the duo blush and bronzer.

The blush and bronzer looks so natural on me.

Overall, I love the Rich Vino Lipstick and the blush and bronzer duo (esp. the bronzer as a contour powder). Have you tried the newest products from Ever Bilena?

Godbless!

Wrote by donnarence

After getting my hair dyed golden brown, I knew I needed new brow products to match my new do. Having matching hair and brows is a must, a necessity (at least for me). The day after I had my hair color, I immediately went to the mall in search for good brow products to match my new do. I was meaning to try the Majolica Majorca Brow Color but I went to the mall too early that testers were not yet ready (excited much?!), then I searched for James Cooper because I tried their brow mascara before which worked so well! After, realizing however that James Cooper is not available in North Edsa both in SM and Trinoma, I decided to try a new product instead.

These two products are definitely a good combo that will not break the bank! These two products only cost me 495 pesos only! Talk about bargain hunting in the local department store and after an hour of pondering, these are definitely a great buy.

The Face Shop Lovely Me Ex Color My Eyebrow

Price:395 pesos

Shade: 02 (Light Brown)

This reminded me of the brow mascara from Etude House. Their packaging almost look the same. I swatched this at the back of my hand and got out of the store because I really wanted the James Cooper. After a futile search of James Cooper, I finally decided to buy this. The swatch at the back of my hand did not budge after an hour. I even tried smudging it but it adhered perfectly after application. This brow mascara is actually good. It gives a nice hint of brown tint on my black brows. The pigmentaion is just enough but I need to apply two to three layers to get the pigmentation that I want. Compared to the James Cooper Brow mascara which only need a tiny amount of the product, this one failed in comparison to the former. I also felt that the brush applicator is not that good as well. It looks like a baby bottle cleaner and it does not help much in distributing the product on my brows evenly. I love the fact that it matches my hair color really well and it looks very natural. This lasts for 4-5 hours on my brows and most of the time I rarely do retouching.

It dries and settles fairly well once applied. Here is a swatch of No. 2

I highly suggest getting a separate spoolie to apply this brow mascara for even distribution and application.

Ever Bilena Advance Brow Pencil in Brown

Pinay Youtube Gurus like Noe of Color is my weapon and Ana Victorino has feature this in their channel. I have tried it before but I honestly did not like it. It looked a bit red on me. To my surprise, while prancing around the mall, I tested it once again and realized that it matches my golden brown lock so well. This pencil so well. The pencil has a waxy texture that makes the product adhere better on the brows. This pencils is very pigmented and a bit stiff/hard that makes brow shaping easier. Start with small strokes at first to outline the brows.

Swatch of the EB Advance Eyeliner Pencil in Brown

If you are in search for a good brow products for your hair, there are a lot of good products inthe drugstore/department store that are definitely worth a try. The EB Mascara is really good and for 100 pesos, why not give it a try! The Face Shop Lovely Me ex COlor My Brows is also good for its price at 395 but James Cooper's is the best in the market. I failed to review it last year, the time when I discovered it due to the tragedy. Here are a few photos from my cam taken last year:

Definitely one of the best if not the best among local products I have tried! Very affordable too. If I am not mistaken it costs 350-400 pesos. Correct me if I am wrong. Look at the back of my hand, did a smudge/water test and it did not budge at all!!! I will definitely get my hand on this brow mascara once I finished the one from Face Shop.

What is the brow mascara that you swear by?

Share it on the comment box! I would love to hear it!

P.S. I miss my old house... lighting there was way better.. Now, taking good pictures for me is really hard especially I have a day job.Le sigh... :(

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Wrote by donnarence

Hello MLI Readers! For more than a week, I have been too preoccupied with a lot of things. On top of that is the series The walking Dead. Oh my, this is probably the best series I have ever seen. This series has definitely kept my imagination going wild and my pulse rate speeding up. Some may find it too morbid and gore but not for me. Aside from my Walking Dead Addiction, Insanity has also veered me away from blogging. More often than not, I will choose Insanity over beauty blogging because I am desperate on loosing weight. Right now, I took a break from insanity because of a knee injury. Enough of my blabbing, let's head to my quarterly favorites.

1. Krave Oil Eliminator and Skin Hydrator - The hot weather here in Manila melts my face makeup so quickly that I tend to skip foundation or bb cream most of the time. But Krave's powder has been my anti-shine hero this past month without leaving my skin tight nor highlighting the dry patches of my face. Thanks to Chrystal of Kikaymom.blogspot.com for giving me this powder. I have been reaching for this more than the overhyped Ben Nye Banana Luxury Powder.

2. Etude House Sweet Recipe All Over Colour in Raspberry Mousse Cake - this is my go to lip and cheek product. This has been a staple in my makeup kit ever since I got this. The reddish tint compliments my medium yellow skin tone. The texture is very creamy and blends really well. The color is very pigmented. On the cheeks, it gives me a very natural flush and it is not sticky at all. I also use this on my lips sans the lip liner but I do not skip the balm.
The best thing about this product is the scent. It has a sweet fruity scent that is quite addicting.

3. Etude House Sweet Recipe Choux Base in Mint - I have tried green and violet makeup base before from other Korean brands and it did nothing but made me look like Morticia Adams. This is the reason why I was not gung ho over this product when Etude House launched this. The first time I tried this, I immediately noticed that it made my skin smoother, even and brighter. It did not become a surprise when I started using it day after day after day. In other words, I was hooked on using this product. I love using this with foundations that are slightly darker than my skin tone like the San San BB Cream and the Revlon Nearly Naked Foundation. The scent just like the All Over Cheek Cream is really nice. It has this subtle green tea scent to it which is very refreshing.

4. Revlon Nearly Naked Foundation - This foundation has been my everyday staple. The lightweight feel is perfect during the summer. I love the fact that it has SPF20 but does leave a white cast in pictures. Chcek out my full review here. I got this from Sis Juju of Bon Marche https://www.facebook.com/bonmarchepage?fref=ts for review purposes. Check out her site for affordable drugstore finds.

5. Artdeco Camouflage Cream Concealer - With a very affordable price of 450 pesos, this tiny product is definitely a must try. Do not be fooled by its poor packaging. Housed in this flat container with an annoying sliding cover, this concealer is truly a heavy duty one. I am truly amazed with its coverage which can go from medium to full. The downside is that it tends to settle on the fine lines of my under eye. But the hell with my fine lines, this covers up my dark circles in a jiffy!!! Thanks Liz for featuring this product on your blog.

6. Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Complete UV Moisture - This has got to be my life saver. Walking under the harmful heat of the sun these days does not worry me at all because of this baby. This has SPF 50, does not feel sticky or heavy on the skin, does not leave a white cast on photos and did not irritate my skin. This is actually my second bottle and I would definitely repurchase as soon as I ran out of this product.

7. Black Beauty Hair Moisturizer - I am not a fan of hair coat or shine oil or whatever you call them. I find them sticky and heavy on the hair. I was prancing around SM Supermarket when I saw this. I gave this a try without expecting much on this product. I chose this over Dove or the Pantene Leave on because this only costs 75 pesos. I was amazed that it did not made my hair oily but gave it that much needed shine. Also, it tamed my frizzes throughout the day. I use this after bath and lather it on my damp hair going through the ends with my fingers. I do not apply this on my scalp.

8. Carmex Lip Balm - There came a time sometime in January when my lips was too chapped and dry. It was flaking like crazy and I have lip wounds. I bought Maybelline Baby Lips but it did not help. Then, I bought Vaseline Lip Balm in a squeeze tube but it did not help either. I decided to go for this Carmex lipbalm. I first heard of Carmex through Aubrey (Fafinettex in Youtube). This instantly healed chapped lips. It has this refreshing minty feel to it. I will be buying another one in a tube.

9. Rimmel Kate Moss Lasting Finish Lipstick in 08 - Click here for my full review. This is very beautiful everyday pink color that brightens my face in an instant. This lasts very well and does not dry up my lips. This is the very first lipstick that I have tried this year.

10. NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in Stockholm - This is truly my unsung hero. I have been using this everyday for the past months during my hearings and meetings. This is definitely a beautiful light peachy pink color that is perfect for office wear. This may appear sheer with one layer but the color is very buildable. I love the matte finish and the lightweight feel on my lips. I would definitely repurchase this shade and Antwerp. Thanks to Chrystal again for this.

These colors are perfect for everyday wear.

11. ELF Eyelid Primer - I was really skeptical in trying this primer because of the mix reviews online. I bought this on a whim when I had to attend an event and I do not have an eyeshadow primer in my stash. This is probably the cheapest primer locally available. I was really surprised that this is a very good primer. This is way better than the Etude House Proof Ten Primer for only a fraction of a price. It blends very well on my lids and does not dry too easily. I can apply it over my powdered lids without experiencing powder build up. It prevents my eyeshadow from creasing for hours. Please note that I have dry lids so I really don't know if it will work for people with oily lids.

12. Ever Bilena Advance Eyebrow Pencil in Brown - I use this for contouring my nose bridge and for outlining my brows. This pencil is very pigmented and goes on smoothly when applied.

13. 4u2 Dreamgirl Quattro Eyeshadow - Click here for my full review ans swatches of this palette. From everyday look to night time smokey eyes, this small palette right here is definitely a versatile product. I can use each color of the palette alone for a quick wash of color on my lid.I can use this with a brush or just my fingers for application. the colors are extremely creamy and blendable. The color pay off is really good. For 199 pesos, you can never go wrong with this palette.

That's it!! you will be seeing a lot of new products in my favorite lists and product reviews.

Godbless everyone!