QUEEN B ♥

Whenever I’m in a hurry, I often skip a few routines, like applying foundation. But one step I never miss is fixing my brows. They say the brow is the frame of the face, and I couldn’t agree more! A well-defined brow gives a neat appearance, even if the rest of the face is bare. Is It Easy? Everyone has their own way of filling in their brows—some use powders, while others swear by pencils. For me, when I’m running late, I reach for my pencil and nothing else. I find it quick and easy to use! After applying, I simply brush off any excess product with a spoolie or a cotton bud for a more natural finish. Bonus: The cap of my brow pencil also doubles as a sharpener, which is super convenient! ✏️ Its cap is also a sharpener. A Busy Life Before my busy days as a field engineer, I had plenty of time to perfect my brow game as a student. Now that I work over 8 hours a day with early call times, I rely on my San San Pencil in Light Brown for a quick fix. What I love about this...

In my previous post, I mentioned San San HD (High Definition) concealer in Beige. You might be wondering why I bought a shade darker than my foundation. Well, it's not really darker. Beige is more yellow. The shade natural highlights my dark circles and I don't like that. I think it will work great if I correct my circles first. Product description Excellent coverage for skin imperfections Formulated with vitamins A, C, E & SPF 15 for a healthier and naturally radiant skin. With high precision applicator to achieve a picture perfect look. P95 It looks like L.A girl pro concealer but this one is retractable. Like the San San HD Foundation, this one is also creamy. It's better that you use your fingers.  The product is thick. It has huge tendency to cake so better that you use your fingers. Don't wipe it out. Tap in the concealer using your fingertips onto the skin until it blends. Based from the photo above, the sha...

San San's new line of HD (High definition) cosmetics is a sure hit. I have seen a lot of reviews and demos within a month. I have been using the San San Matte finish liquid foundation and I just can't help not to try its improved version. I bought the San San HD liquid foundation in shade natural and San San Concealer in shade beige.  They only have three shades. The lightest is natural followed by beige and lastly olive. P195 Product description Excellent coverage for skin imperfections Formulated with vitamins A, C, E & SPF 30 for a healthier and naturally radiant skin. Oil free liquid foundation. Blends superbly with any color cosmetics for a picture perfect look. The foundation is in a glass bottle with pump. Hooray! No more messy spills.  The product is creamy. You have to smooth it out to achieve a more natural look. In my case, I use my fingers (See before-after photo below). Take note that its build-able so y...

Today's weather is bad. The wind is strong and it's definitely dark. Despite the bad look and media warnings, I'm still thinking of going out because we have a church service by 7:30 pm. There's Saturday and Sunday services however I fear that this whole bad weather will be worst by tomorrow. With that, I really wanted to push the idea of attending later. #Bad typhoon Yolanda Moving on, I use my San San Age Defense 2 Way Cake in 02 whenever the sky is dark or it's rainy. Originally, I bought this product to serve as my daily foundation. Unfortunately, when I read at the packaging " Caution: This product contains an alpha hyroxy acid (AHA) that may increase your skin's sensitivity to the sun and particularly the possibility of sunburn "  I was like " I should have read the description of the product first before buying it ". Why would I use a product that would cause me sunburn?  To give my money justice, this one is definitely going to b...

Eye shadows give our eyes the transformation we desire. It may be bold , dramatic or attractive. When we care about how our eyes will look, these cosmetics are highly essential. As for me, I'm an eye makeup person. I would always go for an extreme eye makeup look and leave my cheeks without blush and my lips in nude.  The eye palette Sleek in Storm is one of my favorites. The eye shadows are pigmented. I can wear them without applying eye primer. Sadly, I'm already hitting the pan for brown/es. With that, i needed to find a back up. I browsed online and saw San San eye shadows so I gave it a try.   I bought two eye shadows. The shades are in Natural Air Sienna and Charcoal Brown. I only bought two since I wanted to try it first before buying the rest of the crew.  They are sold at HBC for P 50. The matte one is somehow creamy. You know how  fall outs  disappoint us with all the colored powder all over our face right? The gl...

For some reason, I developed an addiction to nail polish. I'll soon post a picture of my growing collection. For the mean time, let me show you the latest nail polishes I bought. I tried San San's nail polish. The nail polish is fast drying and I like this better than my other nail polishes. I bought this for P37 . Anyway, I also got a black one of this line. I actually didn't noticed that I bought the Holiday Collection one. Whenever I go to Recto mall, I make sure I stay for a few minutes. I make buying simple and quick - just grabbed what attracts me and pay for it. Going back, the color is beautiful and intense. Bought this for P45. I had Bobbie  nail polishes but I had them in glitter and clear.  I bought this 8 ml product for P34.75. The polish is similar to the holiday collection of San San in terms of the shine. However, this one only lasts a week on nails. I tried making minions. Unfortunately, while I was making their eyes I reali...

Since I wanted to find a cheap but quality foundation, I opted for San San Matte foundation.A lot of bloggers gave this product a hype. With that, I wanted to try it out it to check if it is really long wearing. Well, I have been doing makeup and tried them already to a set of girls. You see, it is really hard to tell whether a product is good or not if you get to try it only to yourself.  I got three shades out of 4.  The shade identification is in number. I got 1,2 and 4. Actually, shades 2 and 3 are very hard to find. They're always out of stock. I went to quiapo and robinsons ermita but they were all  out.  This foundation has no pump but instead it has a spatula. It is very unhygienic to always open the cap and expose the product inside. What do you expect for a product at P132?  From right to left: shades 1,2 and 4. This product is very thick. I suggest you get the right shade because if not, you'll look like you'r...

I have been searching for a foundation that will best suit Filipina skin. To add, a product that can withstand heat and will stick on the face. Well, I have been reading blogs and majority were giving a positive feedback on HBC's matte foundation. That explains me buying three shades of the said product for testing. P100 Will post a product review soon :)

Do you have a fair or dark skin? Whatever skin color you have everyone should aim for that glowing look. I have watched and read a lot of videos and articles that talks about highlighting the face. And yes, i mean something that pops your upper cheeks and lifts your nose. I tried them all and so far the best result came from a cream. I cannot say this is the best cream I ever tried but so far it would be working with me.  I bought this from HBC for P130 .   According to the saleslady, this is the lightest shade they have - Natural . It is very creamy. I only need few swipes and i'm on for the next step. How i use this? First i put the cream over the bridge of the nose and on my eye bags. Afterwards, I blend with another concealer followed by  foundation. So in blending, make sure that the shade of the second concealer and foundation matches your skin so that this super light concealer will blend and give glow to you're face making you...