Speaking of which, I'm no beauty junky, but one thing's for sure, eyebrows are everything! When talking about beauty and makeup, the first thing that I'm concerned about are my eyebrows and how to flaunt them. I don't really do makeup but as long as I look presentable and my eyebrows are on fleek, I'm good to go. If you know me, you'd already know that. Haha.
When I buy makeup, I prefer to try it first before purchasing to prevent unnecessary wasting of money. But online shopping is another option for me. It's much easier but the only difference is that you don't get to try the product first. But we don't really need to try every single product we like because we can always refer to reviews online. There's a ton of them! Speaking of online shopping, I just discovered BeautyMnl, a go-to beauty destination for Filipinas! I wanted to give their service a try as they wanted me to share my shopping and beauty experience to you guys. I gotta say that being a first timer in their online store definitely didn't disappoint me!
I've been online shopping before but not really on beauty products but on clothes. BeautyMnl's shopping site is easy to use and it has a modern and sleek layout too. Their products are basically sorted by Skin Care, Makeup, Hair Care, Organic, Accessories, Essentials, and Brands. As most online shopping sites have this kind of categorization, it's really convenient for us to navigate and find the products that we need.
I got really excited in choosing from their products and it even took me days to finally check out my final list. To be honest, I was having a hard time finalizing my cart because they just got so many to choose from! Finally, what filled my shopping cart are the following:
NYX' Eyebrow Cake Powder
e.l.f.'s Flawless Eyeshadow (Smoky)
Detail's Matte In Detail Liquid Lipstick in Krysle color
My Scheming's Miss Silk Series Skin Pores Clarifying Astringent Minimizing Mask
Nippon's Eyebrow Razor Kit
The package arrived just within three days after. Very fast transaction isn't it? The package comes with this thick matte resealable plastic bag and the items inside were protected with bubble wraps. I super like their packaging, I can reuse it for future purposes!
Okay, let's start the review!
First thing's first, the eyebrows! I intentionally picked the darkest shade of brown they have which is their Dark Brown/Brown color. Upon applying it to my eyebrows, I got a lil disappointed because it was too bright form my hair color. Currently, I am using Nichido's eyebrow pencil in Ivory color. It's the darkest shade they have and the pencil may look black but it actually makes a very dark brown shade when applied to the eyebrows. Well for NYX, I thought that it may not be the same thing because it's an eyebrow cake powder. But as the not-so-beauty-junky that I am, I didn't really realize that maybe an eyebrow pencil has a more thick finish than that of a cake powder. I prolly have researched more about this product because I only read reviews and didn't really look up to how the shades would look like when they're applied to the eyebrows. As for the product itself, it's easy to apply using the right kind of brush. I tried applying the product using the brush that comes along with the kit and I didn't really like using it because it's too soft and I can't properly stroke the powder to my eyebrows. So I used the one that I've been using and here's the result:
I am really 'strict' when it comes to eyebrows because it's the one thing that I care the most on my face. Maybe I need to change my hair color just to match it with these eyebrows. Ha! Soon maybe.
Next stop, the eye shadows. I picked the shades that I like and you know what they are. Also, I didn't have any decent eyeshadow makeup so this might be the first. Haha! As I was only fond of watching makeup videos but not really applying them in real life, I certainly have a lil idea on how to make smokey eyeshadows. Well, I did my best!
I like the shades and they apply easily but I think I was having a hard time to finish everything because of the brush. It's too tiny. Maybe I am used to long brushes and it kinda makes it a lil awkward to apply using a small one.
Overall, I like it. It even has a label on each shade indicating where it should be applied. I like the finish and the texture. The thing is, I should put extra application to emphasize it since I have hooded eyes.
And who would ever forget the lips. I do. Haha. Because I don't really wear lipstick that often. When you see me in person, I would often look pale and tired (but with eyebrows on fleek! haha!). But if you ask me what kind of lipstick that I like wearing, matte is always the answer. I prefer the nude shades because they don't really overdo your face and they look natural. I may wear the bright/darker shades but only on special events.
This is so far my most favorite product among all. I only have tried a few other matte lipsticks and they didn't really impress me that much. Not only that they easily dry up my lips, they also smell weird. But with Detail's matte lippie, it smells so good and it doesn't dry up the lips that fast. Also, it stays longer during the day.
This is how my face looks like overall. I was almost running late for work while I did this transformation but I needed to undo everything because I can't go work looking like this. Haha! I enjoyed what I did, anyway.
Unfortunately, I didn't have the time to try the Skin Pores Clarifying Astringent Minimizing Mask. Whenever I can, I will post my experience on my Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, so better keep posted. And for Nippon's Eyebrow Razor Kit, you know how razors work. Haha! I needed to have it just to try it for the first time since I do manual labor in maintaining my brows, a.k.a plucking. Haha! :P
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I hope you learned something from this review and hope to see you on my next beauty haul. Also, shoutout to my sister with the beautiful mintgreen manicure who helped me in this shoot!
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