Fashion Edition Look 2

Hi my loves! Sorry, I wasn’t able to post new reviews since I've seriously been busy with my review (for board exam). I have classes from Monday to Saturday, Sunday is the only rest day I have and the only time I can have my self-review so that explains it. However I will still try to update you once in a while. (That's how I love you girls and my blog hahaha!)

Anyway, here’s another fashion edition for you! Let me know what you think.

I'm still wearing the same makeup I used on Fashion Edition 1 using my sleek palette. One of my fave palettes of all time! The shade selection is really amazing! I highly highly recommend this palette! 

 As usual, the earrings and the necklace was sent by Ate Myla of Fabshopaholic

 

See you on my next fashion edition, my loves!

Sleek Makeup Storm i-Divine Palette

I never thought that I will get a chance to try Sleek Makeup Palette! (Thanks again, Ate Myla! I just can’t thank you enough talaga e!) In my Dollface palette post HERE, I told you that I’m not an eyeshadow person and I don’t think I’ll be needing more eyeshadows palettes for myself. So, purchasing Sleek Makeup Palette was totally out of my mind. Oh boy, I’m so glad I was able to try this palette for free!

Anyway, as mentioned, this was sent by Ate Myla for product review. Even though I got this palette for FREE, this won’t affect my opinion/ review on the product. So rest assured, everything is based on my own honest opinion and experience.

When I first saw the colors, I immediately compared all the colors from my Dollface Palette (Avant Garde) and I’m so glad that none of the colors are the same.

The Storm i-Divine palette comprises of 12 strong and rich shades perfect for accentuating the eyes and creating natural looks.

The velvet-touch consistency gives full and shimmering coverage to the eye lid for maximum effect. Each shade can be applied alone for a dramatic effect or mixed to create a personalised look.

Best applied with the applicator enclosed.

Storm Palette is, for me, one of the best palettes from Sleek. This palette has nice neutral shades containing variety of colors from brown, black, pearl, gold, blue and green. According to some bloggers, this is quite comparable to Urban Decay Naked 2 (how cool is that!). Unfortunately, I cannot do a comparison review as I don’t have budget to purchase UD Naked 2.

Anyways, the packaging is really “sleek” as claimed by the brand’s name. It is quite heavy for its size; black is a good choice as it never fails to look classy and sleek! It has a nice size of mirror inside and the quality of the applicator is quite good enough (but I don’t use it at all. I prefer using my brushes). My only dilemma is that the packaging can accumulate dirt so easily.

I like this palette because I’ve seen this used by a lot of youtube gurus like pixiwoo, pixi2woo and themakeupchair (to mention some!). Therefore, if you’re new to doing your eye makeup, I highly recommend this since there are lots of tutorials available for you (check youtube!).

As mentioned earlier, this palette contains 12 eyeshadows. Three of these are matte and the rest are shimmery shadows.  

This palette is generally divided into two: 

Upper Part or the Top Row 

These are the "perfect shades" for Day Makeup.

Lower Part or Bottom Row 

These are perfect for crease to deepen our eyes and for girls who like smokey eyes  for night parties

I like the palette because all shades are wearable. Since they don’t have names, I’ll just number them from 1-12.

 3, 11 and 12 are matte shades! These are definitely a must-have in every palette! I saw Pixiwoo used 3 and 11 as eyebrow powders and it looked really great and natural on her. The black is very intense -- tiniest amount is enough to cover the whole lid.

1, 2, 4, 5 are the shades that I can definitely wear for simple occasions that require Day-time look. 6 and 7 are nice shades to mix with 1, 2, 4 and 5. In fact, I’m planning to use 2, 4 and 7 for my graduation. Supposedly, I’ll have someone do my makeup but since it’s too early and my sister told me that simple makeup for graduation is just ok, I finally decided that I’ll just do it on my own.

8,9, 10 are so gorgeous shades!! 8 is similar to gun metal of Urban decay Naked palette(according to swatches from other bloggers) i just swatched it from the makeup workshop I attended, and it's true! it's a great dupe!, 9 is one of the most unique green I’ve seen. I love it! 10 is a deep blue shade. I’m excited to try these shades!

The eyeshadows are highly pigmented (look how vibrant it is!) especially the darker colors. It is soft but not powdery, and easy to blend. The shimmers are fine, not chunky glitters.

The staying power of this is pretty decent (with or without eye primer). The shadows lasted me until the end of the day .

I tried using it with Nyx Jumbo pencil as base; I noticed that after few hours, the eyeshadow creases in the inner corner of my eyes. It’s the only problem that I discovered so far. Nevertheless, a good eye primer (urban decay)can prevent creasing of the eyeshadows. (Note: I tried Elf primer,  and still, it creases).

Overall, I highly recommend this palette if you're looking for a palette with nice neutral shade! It's a bit pricier but definitely worth every cent. This palette is also perfect for girls who like travelling since you can create different looks from Day to Night and anywhere in between! 
JUST KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS PALETTE CREASES ON THE INNER CORNER OF MY EYES.

PROS

-packaging is sleek and sturdy

-great color selection

-has a big mirror

-highly pigmented eyeshadows

-great for Day and Night look

-staying power is decent

-has a decent amount of products

CONS

-Pricey

-can crease without eye primer

-I wish the eyeshadows are refillable, so I can repurchase refills for my favourite shades in this palette. Hahaha! 

WHERE TO BUY:

You can purchase it at any online sellers like Fabshopaholic.

It is currently on sale (until May 9, 2012) for Php 575. Original price: Php 650

SWATCHES

I did a day makeup look using this palette. I will try to do a night look next time! :)

I mix 2 and 4 for my lid and 7 for my crease. That's basically it!

Have you tried this palette?

Share! Would definitely love to hear from you!

I'm not a PRO in eye makeup. I appreciate constructive criticism. 

Appreciate, do not hate.

Until then, my loves!

Etude House in Chic Beige vs Sleek Lipstick in Barely There

This has been a highly raved lip product from Etude House ever since it was released last December. I’m not a huge Etude House fanatic but I absolutely love their eyebrow pencils. With high hope, I purchased this lipstick.

Before proceeding to the review, let me first tell you little things about this product.

This lipstick belongs to their Wannabe Collection (Winter 2012 Limited Edition) – yes, you read it right. It’s a limited edition. I’m not sure yet if it’s still available but I will check it out to update you girls.

It is available in 3 shades: So Trendy Red, So Hot Pink and So Chic Beige

The cute packaging was illustrated by Annika Wester.

This lipstick costs Php 478 for 3.5g of product. Not cheap, not expensive either.

This is not Etude House's typical packaging for lipsticks! Normally, etude house lipsticks are in fancy, flowery, girl-y packaging.  This on the other hand is sleek (with black simple packaging) yet still girl-y (the illustration is just so cute!).

The bottom of the lipstick says the shade is in number 3. I just wish the name “Chic Beige” was written in English. Anyway, at least the English name was still written at the box of this lipstick which I still keep because it is just too adorable to be thrown away.

I had this lipstick for quite a while now and I use it EVERY SINGLE day ever since I got it. It smells like candies, oh how I wish it taste like candies too!

Chic Beige is a peachy-pink lipstick that looks amazing for everyday look. (Swatches will be provided below)

This lipstick is very creamy and glides smoothly on my lips. I love the fact that it doesn’t melt on the tube inspite of the HOT weather here in Philippines.

The color payoff is so great and buildable! I would normally just use two swipes on my lips (saves me a lot of products) and I’m good to go!

It’s very moisturizing on my lips (lipbalm is optional) but sometimes, it tends to sit on the lines on my lips.

The staying power is just average. The sheen will be gone for 1-2 hours but the color will stays for 2-3 hours on my lips.

Overall, for the price it’s a steal! I would definitely repurchase it again if it's still available!

If it's no longer available, you might want to consider buying lipsticks from their latest collection (kiss note) or read the rest of this post for the next lipstick which looks somehow the same with Chic Beige but not exactly.

Sleek True Color lipstick in Barely There

I believe that both Etude House Lipstick in Chic Beige and Sleek in Barely there packaging are made of the same plastic materials. Both are not bulky, durable and light enough. 

However, Sleek looks simpler than Etude House. The size of Sleek lipstick is smaller, approximately 3/4 of Etude House packaging but both contain 3.5 grams of product.

Sleek has an oval packaging instead of the typical round packaging which I think is rather a con for me. Round packaging is an ideal shape for a lipstick because you can close the cap effortlessly since the cap doesn’t necessarily has to be in the right position (equal radius).

Sleek Lipstick in Barely There is a peachy-pink lipstick that is scentless. Compared to Etude House, this has more peach than pink while Etude House has more pinky tone to it. However, on my lips they look somewhat the same but not exactly the same.

Left: Sleek, right: Etude House

Formula-wise, both are creamy and glide smoothly on my lips. However, Etude House is quite thicker and richer than Sleek.

Both lipsticks are moisturizing on my lips. And just like Etude House, Sleek tends to sit on the lines on my lips (and is more obvious than Etude House Chic Beige).

Overall, I think that both lipsticks are almost the same in many ways but I like Etude House Chic Beige more than Sleek Lipsticks in Barely There. To be honest, I rarely bring with me my Sleek Barely There as I am already satisfied with the performance of Chic Beige. 

In general, I recommend you to buy any of these shades. However, I don’t recommend buying Sleek Barely There if you already have Chic Beige (unless ofcourse, it’s no longer on stock).

Where to purchased:

Etude House Chic Beige - Etude House Boutiques

Sleek Lipstick Barely There - I got mine at Bazaar but you can purchase it at any online stores like Fabshopaholic 

Price:

Etude House Chic Beige - Php 478

Sleek Lipstick in Barely There - Php 420

*Note: These lipsticks were purchased using my own money

LIP SWATCHES!

Forgive my ugly lips. No lip balm underneath.

Top: Etude House, Bottom: Sleek

Notice how similar these were on my lips. However, you can still see the slight difference of the colors. Sleek appears more peachy while Etude House looks more pink-y

Of course, here are some my vain shots using these two lipsticks. 

Oh yea! Eyebags!

Top: Etude House, Bottom: Sleek

Have you tried these lipsticks?

Don't hesitate to share your reviews on the comment box!

Until then,

Appreciate, do not hate!

<3

Recent Haul

Hi lovelies, I have a mini-haul to show you! Just recently my sister attended a makeup workshop from Suesh. These are the goodies she got from the workshop.

 Suesh 7 pcs Brush Set

The black case for the brush is super travel friendly (style and size!)! I love it! 

Magic BB Cream from Suesh

This is a nice base for makeup but has no coverage

Hengfang Beauty Angel Cosmetics

The design of this palette is super cute, as if you're just reading a magazine!

This palette reminds me alot of Elf Beauty Book.

Unfortunately, the eyeshadows were very shimmery and pigmented. I will do a detailed review on it soon

Finally, goodies from Ate Myla of Fabshopaholic

 Ate Myla gave me accessories! I love these!

 My very first Nyx Soft Matte Lip Cream. Seriously, the staying power of this lip cream is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!

 Sleek Makeup Palette in Storm

This palette is something I will definitely repurchase someday! This Sleek Palette is definitely a MUST-HAVE. Very pigmented plus tons of tutorials using this palette are available in Youtube.  Famous gurus like TheMakeupChair, Pixiwoo and Pixi2woo are using this for their tutorials! For Php 650, this is definitely a steal! 

I can't stop thanking enough, Ate Myla. Ana is sure right when she said you are like her fairy godmother. Because you are indeed, like my fairy godmother too! 

Please check Ate Myla's fabulous store: 
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