Its Christmas!

Because of my long break from the internet (the move) before the year ended, I didn't have the chance to post Christmas Hauls - well presents. I didn't really get to shop during the Christmas season because I wanted to avoid the big crowds and when the holidays were over, guess what? I lost money. Not a month after that my cat, Bob is now confined at the vet. Hurrah! I honestly cant wait for January to be over, maybe February will be better haha.

Bob, a few days before he got sick. I hope I can get him
tomorrow. He's been at the vet for almost a week :/

Anyhoo, here are some of the things I got for Christmas from my Mom :)

Benefit Silky Powder Eye Shadow in Low Profile
Lip Gloss in Zone out and Friends in High Places

I've always loved Benefit products because of their packaging, but after purchasing Realness of Concealness Set and getting disappointed I stopped buying anything from them. I always do get tempted because of the cool packaging haha. These 2 products are suprisingly good though =)

Benefit Silky Powder Eye Shadow in Low Profile

Why you Should buy it:
- As it is called (Silky Powder), the texture is amazing. Not only is it not chalky, every swipe is very pigmented and applies and blends softly into the skin
- Id say its very similar to M.A.C. Vanilla which is a good highlighter.

What you Should Consider;
- It comes in a screw top container. I dont know how to depot this haha. I prefer having shadows in palettes instead of carrying millions of pots.

Lip Gloss in Zone out and Friends in High Places

Why you should buy it:
- I love the smell. I cant really tell what it its, but it has a faint fresh smell.
- The shades are gorgeous
- The glitters are not overpowering, they just add a bit more shine.
- Its almost comparable to M.A.C.'s lipglass in terms of texture and consistency (a bit thick and sticky - which I oddly like)

What you should consider:
- I think mine came as a GWP (Gift with purchase) or something, you cant get the duos and have to buy them individually
- At $18 a pop, its a little too expensive for my current financial state haha

Mini Haul

Rarely get to go to Makati anymore so figured I'd drop by to see what they have in Landmark since I was in the area. Caby raves about it to me almost every week lol. Okay, pretty impressive. I usually go to Watsons. But darn it, they really dont have most of the things I need. Anyway, heres what I got


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Happy Camper!

Splurge or Save? SAVE!!

This looks similar to the lashes I love but got from ebay. This one doesnt come with glue though. P49.75 (about a dollar)



Little Sifter Jar! With cute little puff ( I dont really like the puff though) But I like that jar. It looks sturdier than the last one I got. Though the cap can be kind of annoying to screw and unscrew. But at P49.75 (about a dollar) im not complaining lol



San San Eyeshadow Pencil (03). P46.75 (about a dollar). I was looking for an alternative to my UDPP for base. Sorry camera washes out almost everything



Swatch: Its actually a very light peachy color



And it broke while I was swatching. Guess have to be careful when I re-sharpen it.



Swatched: M.A.C. Limit and Chrome Yellow. It did sort of change the colors a bit. It is peach afterall. The orange turned almost brown orangey the yellow was okay though



Short handled Concealer Brush: P39.75 (too lazy to compute but less than a dollar lol) I actually asked to open everything to check before deciding on getting any of the brushes. Im a little picky with the brushes I get hehe. This one was dense and soft and cheap too! Used to long handled brushes though so we shall see. But overall, I like the quality :)



Fan Brush: P39.75. Okay this one I love. Its as dense as the fan brush I have and soft. It also comes in a sleeve and a brush sleeve



Eyeliner Brush: P99.95 (about $2). Also comes in a sleeve and a little tube like plastic to help protect the itsy bitsy brush. I wanted to get one for finer detailed lining and what not. Its okay. I find the plastic tube annoying though cause You obviously need to put it back if you want it to last longer. But I get scared removing it, I always think that im going to accidentally grab the bunch of brush hair when I pull haha



Tried using it haha. The straght line on the left I used my regular flat liner brush. I dont know though if my gel liner is starting to get dry but using this brush with the gel liner was not easy. I probably wouldnt use this as a regular brush for eyeliner cause it would take me longer.

I forgot to take a picture of the spatulas and the 2 jars I got that also came with a spatula. 2 spatulas go for P5.95 (please dont make me compute--its dirt cheap! lol) and the two jars that comes with a spatula is P27.95 (about a qaurter or so haha)

I am the most unorganized person haha my room is a big mess. But I wont ever dip my fingers or brushes into a pot of concealer, jar of moisturizer, or willingly share my lipstick. LOL
I try to keep my makeup sanitized so they will last longer and be uhm germ free hahaha. I was almost running out of mini spatulas. So Landmark is heaven sent. I plan to go back and stock up on little jars and spatulas. OC!! haha :)