Been online shopping lately, since I always find quality cosmetics sold at really affordable rates at either ebay.ph or multiply.com.  There's more haul to come this December since discounts are everywhere.


This is the first part of my haul, since the other items I ordered didn't arrive yet.  I also bought a couple of stuff from SM City Cebu which I haven't had time to post yet.


 I found this Hard Candy cosmetics too ^_^. Hard Candy is a cosmetics line exclusively sold at WalMart.

 

I went berserk with online shopping for makeup last month when I saw several choices of Black Radiance Eyeshadow on my favorite ebay.ph store. For those who don't know, Black Radiance is a sister company of Wet n Wild both manufactured by Markwins International.


Since the holiday season is coming, I was looking for Gold eye shadows, thus explains why I bought gold shades. ^_^

Items bought as follows...
* L'oreal Paris Telescopic Explosion Mascara in Black
* Cover Girl Eyeslicks in Glistening Gold
* Revlon Matte Lipstick in Mauve It Over
* Styli Style Flat Liner 24 in Blackest Black
* Black Radiance Duo Eyeshadow in 8755 Sunrise/Sunset
* Black Radiance Artisan Color Baked Shadow in Rum Spice
* Black Radiance Artisan Color Baked Shadow in Mint Julep
* Black Radiance Artisan Color Baked Shadow in Silver Frosting


I was all giddy when I found out that the packages from Singapore arrived! Yay! I won both from blog giveaways and it is totally a coincidence that they are both from SG. lol


The smaller package was from Eliza of Eliza Beauty (thank you Eliza!). I entered her Bioderma Giveaway early September, because I have been wanting to try the most raved makeup remover Bioderma Crealine H20. I was lucky and finally had the chance to try it. Btw, I just found out the Digital Traincase now sells the 500ml Bioderma!

Eliza gave me the..
* 100ml Bioderma Ceraline H20
* NVEY Eco Organics Eye Shadow Sample in 150
* Pro HairCare Leave in Moisturizer Cream (made in Israel)


On to the good stuff ^_^. I would like to thank Charles of wickeRmoss for this SURPRISE giveaway. This was totally unexpected. I honestly didn't know that she does this surprise giveaways. I was her first commenter of the month and I was just grinning from ear to ear when I read her email. Thank you again Charles! Hugs

Charles gave me...
* Elizabeth Arden Sheer Lights Illuminating Pen in Warm 03
* Majolica Majorca Skin Remaker in Ochre 20
* Essence Colour & Go Quick Drying Nail Polish in 77 In Style
* Essence Colour & Go Quick Drying Nail Polish in 53 You Belong To Me
* Essence Stay All Day Long Lasting Eyeshadow in 02 Glammy Goes To
* Essence Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner in Black
* Essence I Love Stage Eyeshadow Base
* Essence Stay With Me Longlasting Lipgloss in 05 I like Cotton Candy
* Essence 2 in 1 Volume Mascara
* Essence Powder Brush
* Essence Blush Brush

You can check out the Essence Cosmetic website if you are curious about their products.

I will definitely be posting reviews on some of this products soon, so stay tuned. ^_^

Until next time.

Cheerios!
***Hollie***

I bought a few things from the Etude House shop last month, during their sale. A lot of the items were on sale at 50% off so I simply couldn't resist. LOL


Stuff I bought were the...

66 Big Eye Vitacara Mascara
Petit Bijou Sunny Citrus Deodorant Spray
Oh m'Eye Lash Petticoat (mascara primer)
Aqua Cure Facial Mist Chamomile water

There were a lot of the eyeshadow palettes, blush, etc. on sale but I didn't get any since I already have a lot of makeup in my stash, I just wanted to pick those that seemed interesting and new to me. BTW, the Oh m'Eye Lash Petticoat was not included in the sale but I just had to buy a backup for myself since I've been using it quite a lot these days.

What about you ladies, what's your most recent Etude House fix?
By the way, if there is no Etude House in your area, you can find them at Amazon.com

Until next time.

Cheerios!
***Hollie***

I'm excited to share with you ladies what I got this month. I haven't been able to do a makeup haul for a while now since I'm trying to use up some of the makeup products that I currently have.  I've been doing a lot of online shopping here and there since I was looking for specific products.

I bought all of these products online from various shops, except for the MAC Studio Fix Powder Plus foundation which I bought at the MAC Counter in Rustan's since my old one is almost empty.

I feel like I haven't had a haul for a really long time.  I've been buying all sorts of things this month, mostly beauty tools for hair and makeup that I will be using for my freelance gigs.  This is totally random and I bought these stuff from several shops both online and from malls.

 

Ever since I learned how to use false eyelashes I've been hooked into buying all sorts of falsies.  I don't use them regularly but I set them aside for my clients.  It's fun to try out different types of false eyelashes, since this is the only way I get to test and know which lashes work best for clients.

I love these two false eyelashes from The Face Shop especially the one the left.  I just like how my lashes look so full with just a flick on the sides with the XLH variant.  Even though these are synthetic, I like how thin the band is.  In addition to that, I like the Face Shop lash adhesive that comes with each pair.  I originally wanted to purchase the full size lash glue/adhesive from the Face Shop, but it's always out of stock.  Thus, I keep repurchasing their eyelashes since it comes with a glue which is the same quality as the full sized one. This retails for only Php 115.00 pesos.


I was literally all smiles when I saw this pair of lashes. It's the first pair I bought that came with a set of lower lashes.  I've never used false lower eyelashes before since they are really hard to find. So, I'm really excited to try this.  I bought this at Fooda Super Market here in Cebu, I'm not sure where else to find this. It retails for only Php 40.00 pesos.

I finally stepped foot in Manila for the first time...LOL.  Hubby and I went to Manila last May 8 & 9 and took the first early flight home to Cebu last May 10.  It definitely was a fun experience.

Just arrived at NAIA terminal 3. We waited for a shuttle bus going to TAFT area. I had no clue it was that hot in Manila! and the traffic was horrible.

After a long day of walking and riding both the LRT and MRT, we were tired and hungry.  Our first choice was Burger King! because it's not available in Cebu yet. Burger King please do come to Cebu!

Chillin at Kabayan Hotel Pasay with Snyder's Of Hanover Yellow Corn Tortilla Chips and paired with French Onion Cheese Dip. By the way, I didn't finish the whole pack LOL!

We went to MOA on the second day and bought 5K worth of toys from Toy Kingdom for our little boy ^_^.  MOA is definitely huge, too bad I didn't get the chance to try the Director's Club because it was "The Avengers" that was showing but we've already seen the movie, thus the reason for not trying it.

I bought some stuff at Watson's MOA since I didn't bring any skin care stuff with me.  I wasn't expecting that I'd be needing a facial moisturizer.  The heat in Manila made my skin super dry and that's the first time I've used so much moisturizer on my face and still felt it was dry.

I bought these false eyelashes and makeup brush at Landmark when we were in Makati.  Since we're in a hurry, I didn't get a chance to really check out other stuff at Landmark.

Hubby and I are going back to Manila on June 6 & 7, I hope I can meetup with fellow beauty bloggers there. ^_^

Until next time.

Cheerios!

My elf goodies finally arrived. Last December 2011, the eyeslipsface.com had a 60% off sale on all items for 1 day. So my dear friend, Loien who's from Florida, bought me the 11-pc ELF Studio brush set and the ELF Beauty Manual.


The elf stuff came together with the Balikbayan Box she sent for her family, thus the reason for several months of waiting.  I'm so grateful that she so kindly bought me these.  This is the perks for having good friends who support my hobby... LOL ^_^

This is the first time I actually ever had a MAC Cosmetics haul! I'm just so giddy to show you my Mac picks.


These stuff served as my product payment, while I worked as a Guest Makeup Artist at MAC Cosmetics Rustan's Ayala Center Cebu.  Although it was only 3 days, I get to experience what it felt like to work inside a Mall while standing at the Mac counter for long hours.

The only thing I enjoyed the most was having the opportunity to do our customer's Makeup especially if it's a complete Makeover and meeting potential clients who wanted me to do their makeup. Other than that, I hated the lower back pains and sore feet...hahaha

I've been holding back from purchasing beauty related items for the past couple and months and I do feel like I haven't had a haul for a while. I just wanted to go through most of the products that I already have before I hop on to new beauty finds.

I don't want to waste all the makeup and skin care products that I already have. I've also de-stashed my makeup and sold some through my Blog Sale.  I don't want my makeup to reach their expiry before I even get to finish them.

As much as I want to fill my drawers with makeup, I'd rather just keep it to a minimal and limit it to what fits in my train case. That way, hitting the pan won't seem impossible. ^_^

I've been buying a lot of makeup stuff recently, simply because I needed it for my clients. I've been so busy with makeup gigs ever since December started.  I'm grateful that a lot of ladies contacted me to do their hair and makeup and now all my December weekends are fully booked! (thank you Lord). Which explains why I haven't updated my blog as much as I used to.

Now on to the good stuff...

I know that this is really late, but just wanted to share with you the stuff that I've purchased last month. I've started my so called makeup ban since July, so you'll probably notice that there are no makeup included in this haul.