Hadanomy Collagen Mist - First Impressions

I was excited to try this pink facial mist.  Anyways, I can't think of much of an intro right now, since I got a lot on my mind lately.

Packaging	Plastic transluscent pink bottle (250 mL)

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Love Liner Liquid Eyeliner

I have to admit, I bought this just solely for the cute packaging.  I got this from my trip in Japan.  I'm not familiar with this brand, but since there's sanrio and kuromi is in one of the colors, I couldn't resist. 

Packaging	As I said before, the packaging was the reason I bought this. See? Don't you just love the box????  It's so cute!!!  This is a great gift/pasalubong by the way. But I was really amazed when I removed the eyeliner from the box, as in my initial reaction was "WOW" The body itself is in color of rose gold chrome (is that a color?).  It looks soooo high end and luxurious!!! It's very elegant, as in when you bring this to let people see you're applying eyeliner, hindi ka mahihiya ialalabas mo to.  There's a ball inside which you can shake.  And the cap closes the product with a click, very high quality feeling as well. And I would like to focus on the body of the pen, the detail! This is a brush tip type of eyeliner
Smell	chemical scent but not overpowering
Consistency	Liquid
Swatch	Dark Brown
Application	The brush is soft, I like it's gentle on my eyelids.  The product also applies smoothly with one stroke only needed.  It's opaque as well. It's extremely waterproof.  The swatch in my hand lasted for 2 days with regular baths and washing of hands.   I like the shade of brown of this, because it's not too loud and not too light, just the right amount of "pop" when you go to work but not overpowering.
Duration of use	11 days
Pros	Easy to apply Very wearable shade Gentle brush on the eyelids waterproof
Cons	Hard to find (I don't know if it's limited edition)
Recommend?	Yes
Price	I forgot, sorry.  Bought from Japan, but I'm selling my extra here: Maiden Circuits
Rating	10/10

PS: This is not sponsored.

Rohto Lycee Contact Eyedrops - First Impressions

When I went to Nishiki Market, we went to this drugstore with 2 floors.  The ground floor have all the items cosmetics and some souvenir items.  And I went crazy since it was tax free.  And we were already in our last day shopping for pasalubong already. 

Packaging	Let's begin with the really pink box! hahaha, very eye-catching.

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Sailormoon Liquid Eyeliner (Miracle Romance)- 1st impressions

Been really down lately,  morbidity has always been a very difficult bitter pill to swallow.  For a physician and you've always dreamt of alleviating diseases in patients, these instances are very difficult to accept.

Anyways, I've noticed that I couldn't write anything on the blog, nor apply makeup ever since that happened, 2 activities that I used before to combat my depression.

Well today, I think I'm feeling better than yesterday, the day before that and the week before that.  So I was able to write something for today.

I've been wanting to buy this to try this out, however I was disappointed when I went to Kyoto and I couldn't find a single Sailormoon makeup!  I guessed it was out of stock that fast! So I ended up buying online here in the Philippines instead.

Packaging	This was the main reason I think all people buy this, at least at first.  I'm not a total sailormoon fan by the way, when I was young, I was forbidden by my parents to watch sailormoon on television.  Something because the anime talked about relationships, crushes, boyfriend/girlfriend etc, and from my parent's perspective I was too young to watch those genres.

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Canmake Blessed Natural Foundation - Review

I bought this a long time ago, but due to my cushion addiction, I wasn't able to use this.  Well better late than never.

Packaging	This has a plastic cream colored package.  It's so "princessey" and cute!

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Deja Vu Fiberwig Mascara - First Impressions

This is one of the popular Japanese mascara brands.  I think this was no.2 in Cosme in 2016.  I bought this in my las trip to HK.

Packaging	This is a red hexagon tube with shiny red chrome cap.

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Shiseido Perfect Whip - Review

I just finished my Biore Uru-Uru and I'm on the look out for a new facial wash.  I then decided to try the Shiseido Perfect Whip since a lot of people have been raving about it.  I'm just a lazy girl in making it foam up which was the main reason why I had not bought it before.

Packaging	Blue squeezy tube plastic packaging.

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Kiss Me Heavy Rotation Brow Mascara - First Impressions

I'm not a brow mascara person, in fact I don't own one, until in one of my HK hauls, one of the beauty stores gave me a sample brow mascara for free.

So this is my first ever brow mascara, to tell you the truth I don't know how to react nor what to expect.

With all those disclaimers said, here goes....

Packaging	This is trial size only, but very cute and perfect for travelling.  It's in a brown plastic tube with gold lettering.

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Daiso Eyebrow Pencil (Dark Brown) - Review

I got this in my recent trip in Hong Kong, this is one of famous products of Daiso in makeup, when I go to Daiso in the Philippines, it's usually out of stock.

I just recently finished my old Daiso eyebrow pencil in gray.  The old one is pink and longer compared to this one. I'm actually not good in eyebrow makeup, which was why I don't buy expensive eyebrow products.  I know kilay is life, but as of now I'm still not good at how making it 'life' hahaha.

Packaging	I love the packaging of this one.  It's short enough to fit on my pouch so I can take it whenever I travel.

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Biore Makeup Remover Cleansing Milk - Review

This was a "pasalubong" / gift from my mom and sister when they toured Taiwan.  I had to finish my Biore Uru Uru before I use this to avoid wasting of products.

Packaging	Plain white opaque plastic pump bottle, very simple The back has everything written in Chinese and I don't have the patience to read them all.

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Midyear 2017 empties

I can't remember if these are everything, sometimes I throw the empty containers away, sometimes I keep them.  Anyways, here are a few of those that I was able to keep.

1. Banila Co Clean it Zero Cleansing Balm - I love this so much that this is my holy grail cleansing balm.  It can blur your eyes for a while, but I just love it so much! Actually I'm on on my 3rd tub already.  I love the smell, I love that it melts away my makeup just like that.  It removes the step of scrubbing your face and or rubbing your face with cotton pad or tissue which sometimes can irritate your skin.   You can read my first impression here
2. Etude House  Lovely Cookie Blusher (Grapefruit Jelly) - This has been with me since 2015. Haha and I haven't finished it! But my skin is already itchy when I apply this so I have to buy a new one.  This just gives you that hint of blush.
3. Mizon Snail Repair Eye Cream - I like that this is very lightweight to my eyes.  I can't say that this did anything remarkable to my eyes, well maybe also because I always forget to apply this in my eyes.   Read my 1st impressions of this here.  To think this lasted for 16 months, for a small tube although like I said before, I did not use this every day.
4. Heroinemake Long & Curl Mascara - This has become my holy grail mascara ever since I tried this this year!  It's just perfect for your eyelashes.  I know that mascaras are only supposed to be used for 3 months only, but I was able to stretch this to 5 months.  Well it's expensive, so why throw it away at 3 months? Anyways, at 5 months, there's still some left of the product but I started noticing that its performance is not as great as 1-2 months of initial usage.  I'm using the Volume & Curl Mascara now and I'll let you know what I think once I finished it. Check my first impressions of the Long & Curl Mascara here
5. Biore Uru-Uru 2-in-1 instant foaming wash - This has a delicious apple scent which I love, lasted pretty much for 4 months.  I use this once a day at night as part of my double cleansing routine.  This feels like putting marshmallow onto your face.  At first, this stings my skin, but after a while of continous usage, I don't feel the sting anymore.  If you want to read my first impressions, here
6. Biore UV Face Milk - I just love this, even if this is for oily skin, me, being a dry to combination skin type, this just works well.  I love Biore sunscreens! I'm just trying out the other lines, but I've been loyal to Biore ever since trying out my first Biore Sunscreen last year. Biore sunscreens are just my holy grail sunscreen, not even canmake mermaid gel, nor Innisfree sunscreen could replace this.  I used this all up in 5 months of everyday, once a day, one layer of application.

Chulala Deep Cleansing Pack - First Impressions

This was sent to me by Amabie.com in exchange for honest review as being part of their Alist for the month.  This is the 3rd product in the package.

I was excited to use this since it's my first time to ever try a wash off mask.  I always thought I'm too lazy to go through the hassle of applying, waiting, then eventually washing, so I never experimented on a clay mask before.  I usually go with face mask sheet since it's more convenient for my busy lifestyle as a healthcare practitioner.

Packaging	The container is a plastic tube type with foil and printed label on the back and front.  I like that the plastic tube is easy to squeeze the product out.  There's a white mouth typically seen in these types of squeezy tubes.

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Chulala Herbal Soap - First Impressions

This is one of the products sent by Amabie.com in exchange for honest review being an Alist for the month of April.

This is the first time I've heard of this product.  I'm assuming this is from Japan instructions and description at the back were only written in Japanese.

Packaging	This comes in what looks like a recycled box packaging.  The product is 80g as written in the box.   The soap itself is round with slightly oval shape.

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Daiso Mascara Reviver

I've been using my holy grail mascara: Heroine Make Long & Curl Mascara for 5 months now and the mascara is already starting to dry up.  It's not as smooth in application like before, and it no longer gives me the spread out as pretty as before.

I know, mascara should be used of up to 3 months only.  But I've been like this ever since, if I can extend up to 1 yr, the better, especially if I love the product.

Packaging	The bottle is plastic, creamy white with a pointed tip.  It's like a bottle for eye drops with long tubes.

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Heroine Make Kiss Me Smooth Liquid Eyeliner - First Impressions

I was so disappointed with Majolica Majorica Line Hunter that I decided to buy a new black eyeliner and sell it.

I saw Pinay Youtuber Anna Cay hauled a lot of these when she went to HK, so when I was searching online to look for a liquid eyeliner, I decided to try this instead.

Packaging	The packaging of this like the other heroinemake products has an anime (Marie Antoinette) in the box/plastic acetate container. The pen is in black plastic packaging with silver lettering.

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Shiseido Speedy Perfect Whip - Review

I'm having crappy internet connection, sorry for the delayed posts.  The Shiseido Perfect Whip became so popular in social media and as I stated before in my Biore Uru Uru Wash, I'm a bit lazy to foam it up into a whip.

I got excited and I bought this Shiseido Speedy Perfect whip.

Packaging	This comes in a simple blue dispenser.

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Biore UV Perfect Face Milk - Review

The Biore sunscreen is just my holy grail sunscreen.  At SPF 50+, you can get the sun protection you need without being too heavy on your skin.

I've just finished my Biore UV Perfect Bright Milk and though I really loved that sunscreen, I bought a different variant since I wanted to try the others as well.

I ordered this at Beauty MNL and as expected I got the package the very next day after I made the payment.  This is one of the reasons why I loved buying from them.

Packaging	It comes in a plastic bottle with a pointed tip.  There's I think a ball inside, you can shake the bottle and you get the satisfying feeling of the sound of the ball inside.  This is one of the 3 variant, the one with white pearl colored cap.

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Kuromi Face Powder - First Impressions Review

Ok I will admit it, the main reason I bought this is because of KUROMI!!! Kuromi is my favorite sanrio characters, I'm a sucker for this character.

So when I saw this, without hesitation bought it.   Then I came to look what is the brand.  This is from Angel Cover Wonder Collect Face Powder.   I bought this on instagram last year, I forgot the online shop sorry.  But recently I see these often in Bazaars already.  I really have to hold my restraints from using this since I still have a face powder during that time.

PS: you can check availability of other characters 😍

Packaging	The main reason I bought this is because of the packaging.  I really didn't care if the shade wouldn't match me, I'll just replace the contents with something that matched me, but thankfully this comes in a light shade. Anyways... Don't you just love looking at this???

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Heroine Make Long & Curl Mascara and Remover - First Impressions

People have been raving about this mascara, saying it's their holy grail mascara.  I was skeptical at first to try this out for 2 reasons: First, it more expensive than my usual P200 worth of mascara from Faceshop, and it's said to be very difficult to remove since it's really waterproof!

Well since part of me wanted to try this out for a long time, I just told myself why not give it a try anyways.

Packaging	Simple black plastic packaging for the mascara with silver top, looks simple and elegant.  For the remover, pink plastic. As for the Bristles of the mascara... The wand is curved with just the right amount of length of the bristles. The mascara remover on the other hand had super short bristles.
Smell	This smells like really like chemical.  Do you know the smell when you curl your hair in the salon? That's how it smells like, although when you apply it, you won't smell it anyways.
Consistency	It's a little watery although what I love about it is that it doesn't go all over the place.
Application	When you apply it, you can really tell that it makes wonders to your eyelashes! It can coat your individual lashes with ease, it lengthens them and volumize a little although not so much.  It gives you that really made up look but still looks natural which was why I really love this. Here's a picture of one eye with mascara and the other without.  It's not even clumpy! It lasted for 12 hours in my case which I had to remove after 12 hours since I don't like sleeping with makeup on. But I bet it can last longer, since it didn't really budge. It's really Waterproof! Here's me splashing water all over it. I tried removing it with Heimish All Clean Balm and it didn't work. I then tried applying mascara remover over it, and it made me removing it a lot easier with just 1 coat of remover.
Duration of use	1 day
Price	800 for both the mascara and mascara remover
Pros	It really coats your every lash Doesn't clump Waterproof
Cons	Chemical Scent Price Difficult to remove if you don't have the mascara remover
Buy again?	Yes!
Recommend?	Definitely!
Rating	10/10

PS: I bought my mascara from Anything Imported

Biore Cleansing Oil Review

My Banila Co Clean it Zero has reached pan already, and I wanted to try another makeup remover.  I bought Biore Cleansing Oil from Watson's to test it out.

Packaging	The dispenser is purple plastic bottle with a pink pump.  The bottle is translucent so you can see how many products you still have left.
Smell	It has an apple scent
Consistency	It's an oil, but when you wash off with water, it will not leave an oily feeling.
Application	I usually pump a small amount into a cotton pad.  I love the apple smell of the oil when I apply it on to my make up.  It doesn't really remove the mascara as effectively as banila co or ever bilena.
Duration of use	1 week
Price	Php 299. Can be bought in Watson's, Landmark, PCX
Pros	Not drying smells good: apple scent
Cons	When it gets into your eyes... It hurts like hell! Doesn't completely remove mascara
Buy again?	No, will use other makeup remover
Rating	7/10