Glow by Lady E

This is a Christian Louboutin pair of “ballerina shoes”. The heel is 8 inches high and the shoes were designed for the English National Ballet. Of course, the inspiration was ballerina toe shoes. This was auctioned off at the ballet’s fundraising Summer Party in London. To quote the master,  “I could not help being inspired by English National Ballet… after all…isn’t the classical dancing ballet slipper the ultimate heel? The heel which makes dancers closer than any other women to the sky, closer to heaven!”

Watsons is definitely my favorite “drugstore” but now First Aid is coming in closely at second place. I was looking for a mirror to use in my bazaars last Sunday. MB and I spotted one at Forever21. It was heart-shaped. I’m not a huge fan of hearts so I was feeling so-so about it and it was Php306. I think it was too expensive for a mirror. But it was also the perfect size. MB said to look for more as he knows that I don’t like hearts. So we went to First Aid at Greenbelt and found these mirrors. The Maybelline stuff, I got yesterday. The mirrors are, are you ready for this? Php149 each! So affordable! You can adjust the mirror to 45 and 180 degree angles. I saw two kinds of mirrors. One was taller. I asked the SA about it and she said that the mirrors are adjustable. When I asked MB to assemble them, turns out, the tall mirrors are a different model. Oh, well. These will suffice. On the other hand, I thought I was over my Maybelline phase but I guess first love never dies when it c...

I asked MB to pick 3 names from the pot. Congratulations to: Salmoncat, Belle and Sweet Shenanigans! You’ve each won a goodie bag from the Hyphen group and of course, me! There is a first, second and third prize so your bags vary. Please email me your complete name, shipping address and cellphone number at thehyphenstore@gmail.com . Salmoncat, no need as I already know your details. Thank you ladies for joining! Stay tuned for the last batch of winners!

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The time has come for me to dispose of my Anna Sui mascara. I can say that after 3 months, this was a disappointment. If you can remember, the SA said that the mascara won’t budge. But it did with some oil and sweat. I particularly noticed this during our last bazaar when I had rings under my eyes during the afternoon. We were in a closed air-conditioned place and the mascara still smudged. Also, I wasn’t able to maximize the use because the formula was already getting too thick. I felt really bad when I threw this away because I know there’s still a lot of product in there. I guess I’m sticking to my mentors’ advice to just use drugstore mascaras because they’re really good and they don’t break the bank. If you want to read my initial review click here .

Here’s the first batch of winners. Instead of using Random.org, I decided to do it the old school way. So, without further ado, here are the winners: Congratulations to Carmi, Lady Stapler and Wonder Woman! Please email me at thehyphenstore@gmail.com if you can claim your prizes personally at Clinique Rustan’s Makati. If not, I’ll give you a different prize. Thanks ladies! Please stay tuned for the announcement of the other winners.

My mom doesn’t like the packaging of Benefit blushes but I do. I think they’re fun and quirky. I especially like the brush that comes with each box of blush. The blushes that I have are Dandelion, Georgia, Bella Bamba and Coralista.  Here are swatches: If you have really light skin, forget about using Georgia and Dandelion. They wouldn’t show up on you. I have fair skin and I still have to put several layers of blush for them to show up. Coralista is a close dupe of NARS Orgasm. I use Georgia and Dandelion when I have heavy eye makeup but still want a little bit of flush on my cheeks. Bella Bamba is great to use on its own – just swipe some lip balm or gloss then you’re good to go. Coralista is a nice every day makeup. I didn’t experience any allergic reactions to these blushes. Bella Bamba lasts a pretty long time on my cheeks (I have normal-dry skin). Coralista is the same. I have trouble with the lighter blushes as I have to re-apply several times during the day so I...