Glow by Lady E

I am finally ready to blog about these lipsticks. I’ve had them for a  few weeks now. I gave the darkest shade to my sister. I’m sorry, I forgot the exact shade name. Here they are up close: Here are swatches: I didn’t do a lip swatch anymore as my lips are dry and chapping. These lipsticks are quite affordable at Php575. I was actually surprised with the price. I like the tube as it makes a click, click sound when I twist it to lengthen the lipstick. The cap also stays on. There are no weird smells unlike that other line of lipstick they released. Color payoff is not so good once its on my lips. I always apply lip balm before lipstick. I guess I shouldn’t with this one. Maybe that will make the lipstick look better. It feels dry on my lips maybe because of the suede effect but I don’t think it actually dries up my lips because, well, I have Carmex on. I don’t have any regrets buying these lippies but I will not buy any more. I have my eyes set on another...

I got this toner as a GWP. I keep forgetting to use it. Our Clinique toner is barely hanging on to dear life so I decided to go through my stock pile. I use this toner on days when I stay home. It’s not really refreshing for me. I feel that the toner leaves a film of oil on my face. I have no problems with that now because my face is too dry so it’s actually nice. The scent is okay. This small bottle will probably last me a few weeks, if not a month. A little goes a long way. I wouldn’t recommend this to oily skinned ladies just because of the oily feeling. I have to use this up before it becomes hot. When that happens, my skin will become a bit oily again and I’m sure this toner will make me breakout. It’s also amazing that for a new product, my skin didn’t break out. I guess my skin really likes Paul & Joe products.

This was a part of my Bench haul last year. This bottle costs Php109, more expensive than my usual shower gels but it was Christmas and I was really enamored with all the different colored shower gels at Bench so I got one of each!  This shower gel is not like the other Bench shower gels that I featured it. It doesn’t bubble up as well as the others. I have to use 5 pumps of this product to make a nice lather. I like to be covered in bubbles when I take a bath. = )  The other shower gels only took 2 pumps to bubble up. I also couldn’t figure out the smell at first because I used too little product. It’s sweet smelling but it’s blah to me. Because I need to use a lot of it in one bath, it’s not very economical. This will only probably last me a week. I hope the lotion is better.

The other day, I featured the FX heat protectant. This is the FX Curl Booster. If you do some Google search, you’ll find that this product has mixed reviews. I got this for a little over 300 pesos at Landmark. I use this with my Babyliss Hair Curler. At first, I wasn’t too happy about this spray. It did nothing to make my curls last. I would spray it on my hair after I curl it then I scrunch. The other day, I decided to spray this on first then curl my hair. It worked! Most of my curls lasted the whole day! Some even lasted until night time! Too bad I can’t use this with the heat protectant. The heat protectant cancels out the effects of this product. I’m pretty happy with the price and performance of this product. I will probably but this again once it runs out. If you’re going to try this, don’t forget to spray a generous amount on each section of your hair. It smells like something out of the salon but it’s not too strong and I’m able to tolerate it.

Mom made an impromptu trip to Bangkok a couple of weeks back. I was supposed to go with her but I had to do a lot of things here and take care of some of the problems at our store. She brought me back a lot of pasalubong: Calbee is my favorite prawn snack! This version from Thailand is not as salty as the one from Hong Kong. Hmmmm.. Hello Kitty candies. I think the other one is hard and the other one is chewy. Chiffon studded blouses. She got 3 so she can get them at a lower price. These are oversized button-down shirts which I love! I can’t wait to use them! Mom also got MB a couple of things. This is Sukantha Rice Crispies. Mom knows that MB loves munching on almonds and pistachios so she got her this. Mom will probably go back in March for a business trip. She’s still thinking if she’s going to take me along or if we are going to another country. She did a lot of walking there and I’ve been told by my doctors to take it easy for the next several months so ...

I was amazed with the amount of products I finished this January! Check them out! This isn’t exactly an empty. This flower puff is part of the bath and body set that best friend M gave me for Christmas. I was looking for a cheap bath lily in my stash to bring to Cebu but found that I didn’t have any. MB suggested that I bring this instead. I didn’t like this puff at all. It’s too hard on my skin (because it’s like foam) and it doesn’t do a good job of making the shower gel bubble up so before leaving Cebu, I chucked it. Etude House Mini Anti-Germ Hand Lotion and Benefit Girl Meets Pearl. I love hand lotions and it took me some time to finish this one. Now that I finished the tube, I think it’s a bit expensive. I won’t repurchase. As for Girl Meets Pearl, I have a full sized tube in my stash and all I can say is I love this face primer. Bench Dreamy Berry Burst Shower Gel. This is part of my Bench haul last December. This also smelled nice. Watsons Sakura Bella Mini...

While we are in the subject of nails, here’s what’s new in my collection: From Left to Right: China Glaze Sunshine Pop, Electric Beat, Knotty, OPI for Sephora. I can’t wait to try Sunshine Pop! How do you wear your nail polish? Do you rotate them (like I do) or do you just wear whatever you feel like wearing on a particular day?