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Play! by Sephora, September 2016

Good morning lovelies! It’s been crazy for me at work the past few weeks; the only thing that relaxes me is to play with makeup and skincare lol (what’s new?). Well, this month’s Play! by Sephora box has raised the bar up a little bit.play-sept

First item is the Dr. Jart+ Water Drop Hydrating Moisturizer. I like how it is in a decent size, enough to test out for a good amount of time; it will really help when it comes to skincare products.  It’s a water based moisturizer that gives boost and hydration to the skin; it has my favorite ingredient in it, which is Hyaluronic Acid.

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Second item is the Living Proof Perfect Hair Day Night Cap Overnight Perfector. While I love most of the Living Proof products, I am not a fan of putting products in my hair and leave overnight. You’re supposed to apply this to your hair before bed, leave on overnight then shampoo it off in the morning. It’s a good size though, I am sure someone from my family would like to have it.

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Third item is the Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Gel. It’s a clear brow gel that sets and define your brow and keeps brows in place. I am already using this product so I am very pleased to have a backup.

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Fourth item is the Kat Von D Tattoo Liner in Trooper. It’s a well known waterproof brush-tip liquid liner. I love these, great to have a travel size to bring with me next time I go on vacation.

img_7576Fifth one is the Sephora Collection Rouge Shine Lipstick in Love Spell. The color is beautiful and it’s the shade that I would purchase myself. However, I find this is a little too tiny; being it’s a Sephora product inside a Sephora subscription box, I would appreciate more if they can throw in a full size for every now and then.

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Lastly, the bonus fragrance sample that it comes with every month, which I don’t really care for. I just don’t find myself using these samples, I usually gather them in a big batch then give them out to friends and family. This month is the Tory Burch Jolie Fleur Verte. Note: Lily, mandarin, neroli oil, and jasmine.

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Overall, it’s a great box as I will be using 4 out of 6 products in this box. How do you like yours? 🙂

 

 

 

 

Las Vegas Beauty Haul

Yeah! Another haul! I celebrated Labor Day with my husband in Last Vegas about two week ago; this time I didn’t go too crazy about spending my money on beauty products (because husband was watching lol).

I saw the newest Chanel foundation, LE TEINT ULTRA TENUE ULTRAWEAR FLAWLESS FOUNDATION. The Sales Associate color matched me with 20 Beige and it’s the one I bought; although I really think that I should be getting 21 Beige, 21 is a tad more yellower, but they didn’t have that in stock.

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Then, I was browsing the Hermès store, perfume section; I felt in love with the Kelly Calèche, it’s a beautiful, light, petal scent that smells like fresh roses. My husband surprised me for purchasing this for me and I’ve wearing it since:

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Lastly, I bought three (3) new liquid lipsticks from Inglot, a yellow base primer for overall redness color correct; they gave me a complimentary eye shadow for spending over certain amount. So far, I am really enjoying the liquid lipsticks, they are long wearing (a good 6hrs on me), don’t transfer even after drinking (from a straw) or eating (salad or non-oily food). I’m not a big fan of the primer though, it doesn’t do anything for me; I will need to test this one out more before giving a in-depth review.

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My MAC Limited Edition Collection

Here are all of my MAC Limited Edition products that I own; they are just too pretty to use! I usually purchase them because of their packaging lol!

Here is the photo of everything I own:

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Here is the close-up of my blushes/eye shadow:

I have the Blush Ombre in Ocean City, Highlight Powder in Freshen Up, Powder Blush in Matte/Satin Corol, Extra Dimension Blush in Sea Me Hear Me, Eye Shadow in Pearlmatte, and Powder Blush in Ripe For Love.

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Here is the close-up of my bronzes:

I have the Bronzing Powder in Refined Golden, Extra Dimension Bronzer in Delphic, and Pro Longwear Bronzing Powder in Nude On Board.

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Here is the close-up of my lipsticks (skipping the names because too many LOL):

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Play! by Sephora, August 2016

I received my Play! by Sephora, August 2016 box a few days ago; and I’m not too impressed with their selection this month. I feel like they didn’t select the products according the the test that I took, because I wouldn’t personally ask for samples at the store for most of these products myself. Plus the sizes of these products are not really “deluxe-sized”, they are probably the size of what you get when you ask for a sample in store.  A little disappointed; however, I will try to try out everything and report back with the result here on my blog or on my Instagram . 

This month’s box includes:

@makeupforeverus Artist Shadow in I-544

@cleanperfume in Reserve Warm Cotton

@algenistbeauty Eye Renewal Balm

@urbandecaycosmeticsPerversion Mascara

@lancomeofficialEnergie Vie Smoothing & Glowing Liquid Care Moisturizer

@sephoracollection Contour Eye Pencil 12hr Wear Waterproof in Love Affair

Aug 2016

 

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Play! by Sephora, July 2016

This is by far, the best box from Play! by Sephora! I’m excited to try out the @theouai Wave Spray and the @benefitcosmetics Dew the Hoola Soft Matte Liquid Bronzer! And, since I already own the @beautyblender Blotterazzi, this piece will be a great backup/refill for me!

 

This month’s box includes:

@firstaidbeauty Face Cleanser

@theouai Wave Spray

@smashboxcosmetics Photo Finish Primer

@beautyblender Blotterazzi

@benefitcosmetics Dew the Hoola Soft Matte Liquid Bronzer

@nestfragrances Citrine

Jul 2016

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Play! by Sephora, June 2016

Play! by @sephora June 2016 box!

The most exciting product in this box is the Becca Backlight Priming Filter; I heard so much good things about it from many youtubers. I hope it’ll give me a healthy glow and not a shinny face! 🙂

This month’s box includes:.
-Bumble & Bumble Don’t Blow It.
-BareMinerals bareSkin Bronzer.
-Benefit They’re Real! Mascara.
-Becca Backlight Priming Filter.
-Tarte Tarteguard SPF30 Sunscreen Lotion.
-Tocca Beauty Florence.

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Play! by Sephora, May 2016

I started subscribing to Play! by Sephora in May 2016; it’s a monthly beauty box subscription service that costs $10 per month. It comes with five deluxe-sized samples and one fragrance bonus sample; a one-on-one tutorial session at your local Sephora and 50 bonus points with any purchase in store.

I used to be subscribed to many beauty boxes (Glossy Box, Birch Box, Ipsy, and Allure); I ended up canceling them all because of the choice of selections and poor customer services (especially Allure, I tried contacting them with an issue 4 times with no response). So far, I am pleased with Play! At least I can purchase the products at my local stores and they are most likely be well known brands, or are the products I would love to use on myself.

In May, my box came with:

OriginsMaskimizer™ Skin-Optimizing Mask Primer

Bite BeautyAmuse Bouche Lipstick in Kimchi

BriogeoDon’t Despair, Repair!™ Deep Conditioning Mask

KORRESWild Rose + Vitamin C Advanced Brightening Sleeping Facial

tarteTarteist™ Lip Crayon in Latergram

Atelier CologneOrange Sanguine Cologne Absolue Pure Perfume

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Sorry for the late post, I didn’t have a chance to post them; I promise I will post them on-time right when  I receive them from now one! Though, I still need to post the ones from June to August after this. Image result for cute face emoji

Urban Decay Lipsticks swatches & reviews

@urbandecaycosmetics Urban Decay Matte Lipstick Rouge:

I have the Urban Decay Matte Lipstick Rouge in shades: Matte Stark Naked, Matte Bittersweet, and Matte Menace; each lipstick contains .09oz of products.

They goes on smoothly with a cream matte finish; they do transfer quite a bit but leave a nice stain on your lips. They are long lasting; as long as you don’t eat heavy oily/greasy food and drink water with a straw, it should last for at least 5 hours on my lips.

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@urbandecaycosmetics Revolution Lipstick:

I have the shades Naked, Turn On and Bang; each lipstick contains .09oz of products.

They are easy to apply, really creamy and comfortable to wear. They do transfer a lot since they’re regular lipsticks; however, the pigmentation and staying power are very strong compare to many others. And, the fades nicely; I do need to reapply after drinking and eating to keep the pigmentation on my lips.

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Recent Beauty Hauls

I’ve purchased quite a lot of beauty products lately; some were sent to me for review purposes. Please do let me know if you see something that interests you, I would do in-depth reviews for you here. 🙂

Below I have @toryburch Lip Color Rouge lipsticks in 02-TomBoy & 07-Saucy, and their Eye Shadow Palette in Pas du Tout; the @bobbibrown Intensive Skin Serum Foundation SPF40 in shade 2.5; the@esteelauder Pure Color Envy Sculpting Eyeshadow 5-color Palette in shade 01 and Double Wear To-go Liquid Compact in shade 2N1; the @loraccosmetics Pro Palette 3; and the@anastasiabeverlyhills Modern Renaissance palette:

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Here I have @purcosmetics Pur Air Perfection CC Cushion Foundation SPF50+ in shade Light. Pur Dual-Ended Eyeliner Crayon in shade Madagascar. Pur Lip Gloss in shades Sandalous, Glitzy, and Foxy:

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And then I have the @thebodyshop Shade Adjusting Drops in Lighten and Darken:

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Of course I need to get some lippies! Below I have @urbandecaycosmeticsUrban Decay Matte Lipstick Rouge in Matte Stark Naked, Matte Bittersweet, and Matte Menace and Revolution Lipstick in Naked, Turn On and Bang:

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Lastly, I have some new perfumes to play with! Below I have @tocca_ny  Hair Fragrance in the scent Colette, Mini Candle Gift Set and Meet the Girls Perfume Collection; as well as  @cleanperfume Clean Reserve Six Piece Travel Spray Layering Collection:

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Tiffany Sterling Silver Jewelries

I enjoy sterling silver jewelries from Tiffany & Co. a lot. I prefer to wear sterling silver when it comes to everyday wear jewelries; about 90% of my jewelries are from Tiffany. They are the only ones that won’t irritate my skin; especially for earrings.

I love their Infinity design pieces; my husband bought me this Infinity Bracelet in medium (7.5″ long) when they first came out and I have been loving it since.  Tiffany Infinity’s symbol has its unique shape; making it into a classic link bracelet has given a modern feel. Oh, and on my finger, I was wearing the Tiffany Elsa Peretti’s Open Hear Ring; I bought this ring years ago, it’s still available for purchase at Tiffany.

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I have a few necklaces from them, they are all crosses, which is all I wear. I bought this Elsa Peretti Infinity Cross Pendant (36 mm wide on an 18″ chain) a while ago; it’s cross crafted from a single piece of metal into an iconic form. It’s my favorite cross design piece from Tiffany; it’s unique and classic at the same time. I always wear it to parties and special events, often receive a lot of compliments.

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