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***

The girls and I finally had a day all to ourselves, this was last week.  It was such short notice and nothing was really planned. We had no idea where to go and chitchat. Finally, we decided to hangout at our friend's Salon and got our nails done.


It has been over a year since we last went all together to get our nails done. I had such great time with my girls and we talked about a lot of stuff all afternoon.


This is what the interior looks like. It's painted in pink with style icons on the wall! That is Lalaine in photo and the owner of Hair Couture Salon and a professional make-up artist.


I love their customer service, the staff are friendly and very accommodating.  The services they offer are very affordable and results are awesome (quality is similar to high end salons). The best part is they have Free Wifi! Mid-sized salons rarely offer that.

I have been using the Sigma F88 brush ever since I got it last month and it has become my go-to foundation brush.  If you love the Sigma F80 brush (review HERE), I have no doubt that you will absolutely adore the Sigma F88 brush as well.

This is the one of the most beautiful red lipsticks I have right now and I absolutely love it.  I don't know if you ladies have noticed, but I'm a big fan of Revlon Lipsticks specifically from their Matte and Super Lustrous Line.

I already have the Revlon Matte Lipstick in "In The Red" (review HERE), which is another red matte lipstick that I adore but the Revlon Matte Lipstick in Really Red, is prettier so it simply became my favorite red lipstick.


I've read from a couple of blogs that Revlon Matte Lipstick in Really Red is a good dupe for the MAC Ruby Woo. I can't attest to this since I don't own Ruby Woo.

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***

MAC Cosmetics recently launched the new Studio Perfect SPF 15 Foundation and will be available in our local MAC counters here in Philippines this October 2012.

While I was in Manila a few months ago, I picked this up on whim when we went to Watsons MOA.  The weather in Manila was literally making my skin dry since it was so humid.  I continued using this particular moisturizer when I came back here in Cebu. So it's high time that you know what I think about it.

Mac fanastics! the Styleseeker Collection has finally arrived here in Philippines. Do visit your local Mac Counters now before they run out of stocks. ^_^

I had a blast during the launch of the MAC Styleseeker collection at Rustan's Ayala Center Cebu last Saturday (Sept. 29). I got the chance to see first hand what the Styleseeker collection has to offer.

You can view the complete list and swatches from the styleseeker collection at Temptalia.com.

Until next time.

Cheerios!
***Hollie***