A Hint of Rouge

I got this as an early Christmas gift from my boyfriend. It's the E.L.F. 100 Eyeshadows Palette! Can't wait to try this for Christmas dinner tonight.

I know I gave a pretty bad review on the E.L.F. Little Black Beauty Book earlier but as I got to use it more often, I realized it wasn't so bad after all. It's perfect for night outs because most of the colors give a shimmery and glittery effect. 

i apologies for their uncleanliness. =)

Hi girls! So I have here MAC's Adoring Carmine Face Brush Set. I bought this in 2009 together with ECO Tools 5pc Brush Set (--haven't reviewed it yet). The brushes included are a stippling brush, foundation brush, concealer brush and an angled blush brush. It also comes with a red makeup bag -- which is the only reason why I like this brush set.

You would think that after all these years, I would've used this set a hundred time already but it's actually the opposite.  I hate the brushes. The only brushes I use here are just the foundation and concealer brush, which are just OK. The rest are just pieces of junk.

The stippling brush is unusable. There's a lot of shedding! I tried using it with pressed powder and I ended up with a lot of brush hair on my face. I also tried using it with liquid foundation and the same thing happened plus the hairs were a lot harder to remove because the liquid foundation somewhat glued the hairs on my face.

The angled blush brush is very scratchy and after a few washes, the bristles were bent in all directions! It doesn't apply the color on my face too because the color sticks on the brush.

Overall, this was a waste of money! 

This is a review for the LA Colors Pressed Powder.

Today started out good -- I got a php45 fuel discount from Shell (for their php15 off promo for every php500 worth of Premium gasoline bought) and when I got to work, I found out that the O.R. theater I was assigned to had no scheduled cases for the day (yey!). Unfortunately, around noon, some bad news came that made me sad for the rest of the day so when I dropped by the mall after work, I did a teeny bit of retail therapy and lookie what I got!!

Have you ever experienced having really dry chapped lips and because of it, you dread wearing lipstick or lip gloss because it will show the peeling and chapping?? I have and it's a phase I never want to return to. I tried using Carmex and good old petroleum jelly which works nicely but I find that when I miss putting it on at night, my lips would be drier than ever the next day! It's really frustrating.

I was makeup shopping online and I got *tiny bit* overboard with adding things on my shopping cart that I didn't realize I had ordered this much!

Thankfully, I found a solution to my cosmetic problem -- Sally Hansen's Airbrush Legs. I swear it's a miracle in a bottle! It evened out my leg's skin tone and covered the imperfections that I've been trying to hide for ages. I have this in tanned glow and it's perfect for my morena skin. Although it is quite expensive but the bottle lasts for a long time and you don't really have to use a lot of the product to produce results.

I am so keeping my Sally Hansen Airbrush Legs! =)


**just a thought. you might be wondering why my photos mostly have the same background. That's my bed sheet. I'm taking photos on my bed. LOL.

My makeup brush collection is quite lacking when it comes to eyeshadow brushes so when I bumped into Marionnaud's stand at Watsons and found their Pointed Eyeshadow Brush, I knew I had to get one!

I have noticed their brushes before but I never paid much attention to them because it didn't seem to be made of quality materials at first glance. However, recently they came out with Marionnaud Premium brushes that look way better than their old ones.

The brush is really nice! I tried it immediately when I got home -- after cleaning it of course. The brush fibers are soft and doesn't hurt the eyelids at all which is great. It's excellent for use on the crease of the eyelids and it also holds eyeshadow pigment very well. The handle has a luxurious rubbery feel to it compared to other makeup brushes of the same price that are made of cheap plastic.

I also bought the lipliner brush coz I don't have one yet and I've been having trouble applying my favorite red lipstick from Styli-Style.

Overall, I love these two makeup brushes and I'm planning to buy the rest of the lot -- one at a time though, I still have other expenses to worry about.

I first heard about BB Creams back in 2009 in some makeup blog (i forgot the name). I was really curious as to what it was so I searched for it online and found that it's very popular in Korea and other Asian countries unfortunately it hadn't broken into the Philippine cosmetic market yet. Luckily though, Skinfood had a shop in a mall here in Cebu and I was so happy to try their Aloe Sun BB Cream and I have been hooked ever since.

I had been using Nichido liquid eyeliner for years and I was quite satisfied with it even if it's not waterproof and it's not completely black when it dries. But what really makes me so attached to it is the brush which, for me, is the ideal liquid eyeliner brush. It follows my every move which is great for that minute details and of course, it is extremely cheap.

You see, I had this notion that I don't really need to purchase expensive liquid eyeliners because I'm still going to dump them in the trash every six months (it's for hygienic purposes -- same with mascaras).

But then, I came across Nyx Studio Liquid Eyeliner and I became a convert. I have it in extremely black and it really is "extremely black" -- perfect for smokey eyes. The brush is very much like Nichido's albeit longer but that didn't cause much of a problem. What attracts me most to this little piece of magic is that it doesn't smudge after it dries. It feels almost gel-like to touch which probably helps keep the pigment together. But that's just a theory.

As for the price, Nyx Studio Liquid Liner is not as cheap as Nichido Liquid Eyeliner but the quality is way better than it's competitor which makes it a keeper!

Removing makeup is not as exciting as putting them on. In fact, if you don't have the right tools, it would be really hard to take out all of the makeup especially waterproof mascaras and eyeliner. However, you really have to take them all off before hitting the sack because it can clog your pores and lead to break outs.

Back when there makeup removers were unavailable in Watsons, I used to remove makeup using wet wipes and petroleum jelly or cold cream. These do the job pretty well however, it caused me to break out.

So when I found Maybelline Express Care, I was so thrilled to finally have a decent makeup remover.

It removes makeup rather easily even when using just a few drops in a cotton pad. I love it!

I bought this mascara a couple of months ago just in time for a wedding I attended. Comparing it to other Maybelline mascaras, it was the more expensive type but for waterproof mascaras in general, it was rather cheap.

When you open the tube, the wand has a big curved brush applicator. It's really nicely designed because it follows the contour of the eyes so it's easy to apply on the inner and outer lashes.

A couple of things I like about this mascara is it goes on thick with just one swipe and it's extremely black. It also doesn't clump a lot and it only does that when I swipe it a couple of times but when it does, I just use an eyebrow/lash brush to separate the lashes.

What I don't like about it is it dries out pretty fast so I have to limit opening the tube to prevent it. But then again, I do have to change mascaras every couple of months so it's not much of a worry.

Overall, I give this mascara a 9/10.

An accumulation of makeup and skin care products in the past years have warranted the creation of this blog. I had been planning to start this earlier but I kept on postponing it as maintaining a blog, especially one for beauty, requires commitment -- something I'm not particularly good at. Nevertheless, events from the past weeks and subsequent boredom from the mundane activities of life has pushed me to channel my passions in this direction.

Within the confines of A Hint of Rouge, I find comfort in the colorful world of makeup and skincare products. But of course, I am not a pro in this area however, everyday is an opportunity for growth and discovery.

So watch out for my next posts as I have plenty of products to review from Styli-Style's eyebrow pencil to Almay's TLC powder. See ya then!