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REVIEW: Lioele WaterDrop BB Cream

I love BB Creams! It's easy to use and totally lazy-friendly hehehe.

Anyway, here's a review of the BB cream I'm currently using and for now, my most loved BB Cream hihih. Since I started obsessing about makeup, I have tried five six (including this one) BB Creams from different brands and I never managed to finish all of them (except my first one) since they just don't live up to my expectations.

This BB Cream, on the other hand, is awesome! 

Lioele is a Korean cosmetics brand which started in 2003 and is now making its mark in the beauty market. I learned about this brand from Jen of From Head to Toe. (She's my ultimate beauty idol. hihih). The brand isn't available in boutiques locally yet but there are already distributors here in the country -- there's a number of mall outlets and official online sellers already. If you're interested, you can check out LioelePH's site. I bought mine from Zalora though.  

Here's a preview of the product from LioelePH's site:

Anyway, I love love this product. My face feels extra smooth after application and it is also refreshing especially on hot days. It feels like I'm not wearing any makeup at all. Its light, its cool and hydrates my skin too!

Note that I have the older packaging version of the product. I recently found out that it has been redesigned. So, to not confuse you guys, here's a photo of both versions.

A closer look..

Lioele's WaterDrop BB Cream comes in only one shade. I was actually a bit hesitant in buying the product but decided to go against my doubts instead. Good thing I did though because this one's a keeper! hehehe

It easily blends with my skin and adapts the right shade for my face. 

As stated from the above preview, it forms water drops while you're blending it. The small white spots in the photo are actual water drops formed while I was blending it on the back of my hand.

And when I was done blending, my skin was instantly smoother. I love the feeling of a powdery finish when I'm done and it lasts long too. I was able to commute (bus --> lrt under the heat of the sun) to class, stay for 3-hours in an air-conditioned room and go back with my face still feeling smooth even when I got home that night. It has SPF 27 and has a good coverage too -- it covered a lot of my blemishes (and everybody knows that I have a lot of that! haha), although not entirely (but that's asking for too much hihih) and after a few hours, the coverage has diminished compared to when I first applied it. Anyway, for this product, my score is a 4.5/5. I wanted to post a photo of me with the product on but I wasn't able to do it -- I'll try to post one as soon as I can! :) 

I'm planning to buy more Lioele products soon. I think I'll post a Lioele to-buy-list next time hihihih. I promise another blog post by next week -- I'm planning to make this atleast a weekly thing hihih.

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photos were edited via Photoshop CS3 with 
OhMyLittleGirl's action Dreamy Vintage.

© I grabbed some photos from the net, 
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Sick

I'm sick and I have projects due at the end of the week :/

Anyway, I'll be making a new product review. I might post it on the weekend, got to rest first! :D

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REVIEW: Shiseido Maquillage Essence Glamourous Rouge & Shiseido Perfect Rouge Lipstick

Hey!! I'm back hahahah. Sorry I haven't been able to keep my promise about posting last weekend hihihihih

Anyway, here's my review of the two Shiseido lippies (Is that even a word?! eeh, meh) I got from BDJ hehehe

I'll be reviewing these two:

 Shiseido Perfect Rouge Lipstick in RD142

 Shiseido Maquillage Essence Glamourous Rouge in RD 396

Before everything else, I just want tell you guys that I was never a fan of lipstick before these products. My lips tend to dry a lot and I was comfortable to just using a lip balm and a tinted lip gloss (and RARELY use lip tints too when I feel like I want more color on my lips than usual). The only time I get to wear a lipstick or any other lip products is when someone puts it on my lips for me, as in when I am being given a makeover for whatever event in my life that's going to happen. I haven't even used the lipstick palette from a Clinique makeup set I have (actually it was my mom's but I literally begged her for it, telling her I needed it more hahaha). So trying these products is definitely a big deal for me.

I was actually really excited to try them out. I've had some reservations too, since it's my first time to willingly use one but when I did try them I was really relieved and very happy with the results. 

I got this one from my February BDJ Box. It's a sample size of the Shiseido Perfect Rouge Lipstick in RD142. I loved it already the first time I saw it! It's perfect for travelling, it's handy and can fit anywhere I want it to. I first tried it when I was at home, so that when my lips dry up I'd be in the comfort of my home and I'll be able to do something about it. Imagine my happiness when after a few hours of wearing it, my lips haven't shown even the slightest indication that it'll dry up. It felt natural on my lips and I felt as though I wasn't wearing anything on my lips at all. 

And have I already mentioned before that I am a perpetual lip biter? I tend to lip bite when I'm nervous or when I'm thinking -- actually I tend to do it more when I'm not thinking hahah. But even with my habit of biting my lips a lot, I could still see the color on my lips by the time we had dinner that day and I've had the lipstick on since early afternoon. It faded a lot by dinner but the color stayed a lot longer than I expected it to. That counts for a lot right? 

All in all, I'd say that my first lipstick experience was made awesome by the Shiseido Perfect Rouge Lipstick. I would say that it's almost perfect but to be honest I was afraid of the shade that I got -- still afraid of it actually. I have natural dark lips -- darker than most girls -- and the shade I got was a matte red, I think (gaaaa sorry, I'm really bad with colors -- my boyfriend sometimes tease me about being color blind OTL). And I was worried that it'll come too strong on me since I'm not particularly in love with shades of red on my lips. So I'm saving this one for special events, maybe night outs with my family or friends. I would have loved to use it everyday but I don't think I'd be able to pull it off. I thought it actually looked good on me when I tried it, my boyfriend says so too but I think I'd be too self conscious to even be comfortable on wearing it on a daily basis. I think this lipstick a 4.5/5 product.

Next is the Shiseido Maquillage Essence Glamourous Rouge in RD 396. I got this weeks after the first one -- won it from the BDJ/Shiseido 7-day challenge (yay!!). I did some research on it and I learned that the Maquillage is a Shiseido sub-brand that caters for a more natural look on its users (if I'm not mistaken, please do correct me if I'm wrong). The shade RD396 is a relatively new shade added to their Essence Glamourous Rouge, which now has 10 shades to offer. 

What I first loved about it was its packaging. It's cute and classy hihihi. Next is it's shade -- it's perfect! I love love love it so much I wanted to use it everyday (though I'm saving it for when I go out during the day hihih). Again, it has a very lasting effect on my lips, though you won't notice the shade once it fades out, it lasted for a good 3-4 hours when I first used it. My lips felt smoother and plumper. My lips dried a little after it faded out but reapplying it was good enough to save my drying lips. What's more is that it's easy to apply, it has a unique applicator that makes it very noob-friendly!

I tried it both with my lip balm on and without. Honestly, I liked wearing it with my lip balm. It felt a bit too sticky for me when I didn't apply my lip balm first but that's just me. I like the perfect rouge lipstick better but the shade of the maquillage I got scores a lot more but that's just because I think I could use it more during the day because I rarely go out at night heheh. Overall, I think this one is a 4/5 product. 

Here are the swatches of the two products, the one on the right(R) is the Shiseido Perfect Rouge Lipstick and the left(L) one is the Shiseido Maquillage Essence Glamourous Rouge.

LEFT: Shiseido Maquillage Essence Glamourous Rouge |

 RIGHT: Shiseido Perfect Rouge Lipstick

Whew, that was long. So that's it with my review. I'll be doing a review of my current favorite BB cream next, maybe in a week, if I'm not so busy or lazy hahah.

 © All photos were taken and watermarked by me, 

photos were edited via Photoshop CS3 with 
OhMyLittleGirl's action Dreamy Vintage.

© All products are from BDJ BOX and Shiseido PH

See you at the first BDJ Box Beauty Social on March 24!

I’m counting down the days to the first ever BDJ Box Beauty Social at the SM Mall of Asia Atrium on March 24! I'm going with a friend! yay! I might be a bit late though but this definitely deserves a mark on my planner!

BDJ Box is a beauty product discovery subscription service for women. Brought to you by the makers of the Belle de Jour Power Planner, BDJ Box aims to help every Filipina unbox her own beauty. For P480 a month, subscribers receive a mass-customized box with at least 5-6 of the best beauty products delivered to their doorstep. I tried it once and it made me soooo happy! Subscribing is very easy, the instructions were easy to understand and follow, the boxes arrive early and their staff are awesome!

I’m psyched to try each and every activity booth at the Beauty Social! I find myself squealing over the thought of going to every booth and trying to choose which of them is my favorite BUT it's so hard to choose, I just can't wait to try everything! :)

The BDJ Box Beauty Social is open to everyone but only pre-registered girls will be allowed to participate in the talks, get a loot bag and have their picture taken by the pro photographer. Slots will be given on a first come first served basis. I sent my email already, can't wait to listen to the talks. Aaaaand loot bags! Who can say no to that??! *Edit* I got in at the 3pm and 4pm talks, yieee so excited! I wanted to listen to all the talks but I should probably give chances to the others who are as eager to attend the talks as well as me hehe. See you guys there!

Register now! :D

To pre-register for any of the talks, 

simply email hazel@belledejourpowerplanner.com the following:

Subject: BDJ Box Beauty Social Reg

Name:

Mobile Number:

Your answer to the question: 

What's your "I honestly can't live without it" beauty product?

Top 3 choices for talks

For more details check out their Facebook Page: BDJ Box FB

To get your very own BDJ Box, visit their website: BDJ Box Site

Be Happy. Stay Pretty. See you at the BDJ Box Beauty Social!

© Thanks to Ms. Rissa for the hi-res photos I used in this post. 

If you want to, please email rissa@belledejourpowerplanner.com 

to get the original hi-res copies. See you on the 24th! :)

Highs and Lows

This week has been an emotional roller coaster for me. Let me tell you why..

High!

I was always reluctant to join any contests (especially the ones with raffles) because I never win. However, I've recently been active in the social networking community because of my obsession for makeup and beauty. There's just something about makeup that amps my confidence and how I feel about myself. Anyway, I've joined lots of online contests this year, even more than the times I've joined in the past years put together -- and it's only the 3rd month of the year, whew! 

One of those contests was the BDJ Box/Shiseido 7-Day Challenge, I was actually planning not to join because it was a very busy week for me but I decided to go for it and made 2 blogs in the middle of the night. It was a little embarrassing too since I had to show a photo of my huge zit but I really thought that I had to do it since it'll prove a point. It turns out that it was all worth it because I WON!!!! hihihihihi

Look! There's my name on the photo hihihihihi

I was so happy when I saw my name, I even checked about 2-3 times more to make sure that it was my name on the photo. hehe I didn't really believe it until I checked my email and saw that I really, truly won. I actually screamed (not so loud to bother the neighbors but loud enough to startle my mother hihihi). Two days after, I got the package with my prize. I was expecting just the full size Shiseido White Lucent Intensive Spot Targeting Serum in the package but I was surprised with another full-sized product. I was giggling the whole time I was opening it. 

Shiseido White Lucent Intensive Spot Targeting Serum 

  Shiseido Maquillage Essence Glamourous Rouge in RD 396

I got these two as my prizes, awesome!! I'll be writing a review for the Shiseido Maquillage Essence Glamourous Rouge next time. I'm planning on a review of both the lip items I got from Shiseido and BDJ in one post -- I might post it this weekend, I hope hehe.

Thank you BDJ Box and Shiseido PH!!! I am now a very happy fan girl!! :D :D :D

Low!

Before the week ends, I felt that since this is my lucky week, I might as well try my luck on some other aspect in my life and my mom has been bugging me for quite some time about it. To start of, let me explain some things about my life. I am a full-time graduate school student, meaning I am unemployed and my only focus is on studying so I mostly loiter around the house when I don't have classes. Recently, I've been thinking that I should get at least a part-time job to shoulder my obsessions (makeup, skin care, and etc.). I've found a really great one the other day and I immediately grabbed the opportunity. I sent an email and was requested to go to a screening the next day but I went home sad and disappointed because I didn't get the job. 

I think I might have taken it for granted, never really prepared for it and even slept really late that night before the screening (but that was because I was so nervous, I can't sleep. meh -.-). Anyway, I decided to just move on and keep looking for one that I can adjust my schedule with. I'm just glad that at least I've learned something from this experience.

So that's it for my week heheh. I'm mostly busy with school projects but I'll try to post my next review this weekend. :D 

 © All photos were taken and watermarked by me, 

product photos were edited via Photoshop CS3 with 
OhMyLittleGirl's action Dreamy Vintage.

© All products are from BDJ BOX and Shiseido PH

SampleRoom/Shiseido 7-day Challenge

This is another Shiseido 7-day challenge, but this time it's in collaboration with SampleRoom. 

(Check it out!) 

Anyway, I got these samples for FREE!!! I just paid for the shipping fees and it was delivered straight to my home (how cool is that?!). It is really amazing, the sampleroom is and I've been a fan since I read them on a blog (forgot whose it was though, sorry OTL). They have excellent customer service too! I love it!

Going back to the topic, I got a Shiseido White Lucent Intensive Brightening Mask, a 9ml sample of  Shiseido White Lucent Intensive Spot Targeting Serum and a sample of Celeteque MakeUp Remover Cleansing Facial Wipes (haven't tried this one yet since I'm saving it for later).

I started the 7-day challenge on Feb28, that was the day after my first 7-day challenge heheh.

As usual, I've used the spot serum in the morning after I wake up and at night just before I go to sleep. Sometimes, when I have to leave in the middle of the day and put on makeup, I also use the serum just before applying my makeup on.

I only have to use a small amount of it to cover the spots on my face -- take note that I really have a LOOOOOOT of dark spots on my face -- so I was really happy that I could still use just a little bit of the serum for the oh-so-many spots.

It's a little on the viscous side so I had to apply it on fast since it tends to dry up fast.

I used the mask on the 7th day. I cannot stress enough how much I love this mask. It is really refreshing and I think it dries up my pimples too (to an extent hihi).  It fits perfectly on my face and I can move around the room without being scared of it falling off. It is truly an awesome mask!

Since, I had issues the last time I used the mask, I made sure I was really careful with it this time. I left the mask on for 15 minutes, and place the remaining liquid onto a clean jar. I massaged my face with the remaining serum and left it on to dry. It was a huge help that I was really tired and very sleepy that day that I didn't make a fuss on how it felt on my face. When I woke up the next morning, my face felt amazing! Oh and I forgot to mention that I had this huge zit (again!) on the night of Day 7 but wait 'til you see my Day 8 photo. I super love this mask!  

Day 1(Feb 28) and Day 7(Mar 7)

The scars were significantly lighter by Day 8. 

I'm very happy with these products and will continue using it as it proved to be very effective on my sensitive/combination-oily skin. Did I mention that I especially love the mask?? It's so awesome and I'm loving it more with each use :D 

The scars on my chin were almost completely gone too. Yay!

Thank you Shiseido and SampleRoom! :D

Excuse my crappy photos since I forgot to charge the camera's batteries

 and opted to use my phone's camera instead. I've been really busy lately and 

I blame it on my school projects that I finally got to pass earlier aaaand 

playing Pokemon Black 2 hihihi.

 © All photos were taken and watermarked by me, 

only the product photos were edited via Photoshop CS3 with 
OhMyLittleGirl's action Dreamy Vintage.

© All products are from Sample Room and Shiseido PH

Pokemon <3

I'm currently playing Pokemon Black 2, finally!! hihihihi I'm so excited, I've been staying up for an hour more than my usual sleep time since I got it hihihi I really love Pokemon, it makes me so happy hehe I can't wait for Pokemon X and Y to be released, too bad I don't have a 3ds yet but I plan to save a lot this year to buy one. *crosses fingers* :D

Shiseido/BDJ 7-Day Challenge 2 of 2

Part 2, yay!

I got a huge zit on the night of Day4. It was really big and red and I knew that it'd definitely leave its mark on my face (T_T). Anyway, let me leave my Day5 photo with the huge zit and I'll make a connection later hihi.

Day 5

Shiseido White Lucent Intensive Brightening Mask

I used the mask on the 7th day when I got home from class. I took my midterm exam that day and I was really stressed out. The first thing I noticed about the mask is that it was really easy to put on. It fits my face really well and even when I moved around my room it just stays on my face. Since I was really stressed that day, the mask became a stress-reliever for me since upon putting it on I was instantly refreshed. It felt so cool on my face and it immediately perked me up. I especially loved it when the air from the fan hits on my face for that oh-so-cool feeling. :)

After 10 minutes, I removed the mask and decided to use the remaining liquid on the pack on my face. I thought it was a good idea then but after about 15 minutes, I felt it weird that my face isn't dry yet and it felt really oily. I think it would have been better if I saved the remaining ones in a jar and used it for later. I can firmly say, with this experience, that too much of a good thing is a bad thing haha. I even decided to use an oil control film to absorb some of the oil and it took me 6 sheets(or was it 8? I forgot :P) to get me to the feeling I was comfortable with.

However, even with that minor mishap, I still think that the mask is really a great product. After all, it was my own greediness that got me in trouble heheh.

Anyway, remember my Day5 photo above? I posted it too to show how awesome I believe the mask is. The huge zit started drying out on the night of Day6(with the help of my acne gel which I will do a review next time) and getting darker on my skin by morning of Day 7. When I used the mask on the night of Day 7 there wasn't much of a difference yet but when I woke up on Day 8, the dark spot left by the huge zit was unexpectedly lighter than the morning before. Usually, if I get a huge zit like that, it always end up with a really dark spot on my face and it will take some months for it to be just as light as when I used the mask.

Day 1(left) and Day 8(right)

So there, my Shiseido/BDJ 7-day challenge officially ends but I will definitely continue using the products because with using these products my skin felt better and I feel happier. I'm really happy with the results of my 7-day challenge. It's been a fun and busy week for me and the next weeks would probably be busier but I'll try to post as soon as I can. :D

 © All photos were taken and watermarked by me, 

product photos were edited via Photoshop CS3 with 
OhMyLittleGirl's action Dreamy Vintage.

© All products are from BDJ BOX and Shiseido PH

Shiseido/BDJ 7-Day Challenge 1 of 2

Hello hello! I'm writing this on the 5th day after my Day 7 of the challenge. I've been so busy lately with school and other stuff that I wasn't able to write earlier OTL.

Anyway, to start off, let me first talk about my skin. I have a very sensitive skin, there may be more products in the market which make me break out than those that do not (sad T_T), plus I have hormone problems so it's common for me to get pimples every month and these pimples would always leave dark spots on my face. I've been to four dermatologists already but I never follow through with the treatment regimen because of reasons (hehe). So..

I have received my February BDJ Box last February 21 and immediately started on the challenge. 

Shiseido Benefiance Extra Creamy Cleansing Foam

I love how my face feels really clean upon using this product. It feels so smooth when I was massaging it on my face and yet, after I finished rinsing, my face feels squeaky clean. It has a nice smell, I feel like it smells a little musky. It actually reminds me of an oatmeal bar soap but creamier and with smoother results.

Shiseido White Lucent Intensive Spot Targeting Serum

Ordering and receiving the Shiseido Exclusive BDJ Box was really timely since I have had a lot of breakouts since the start of the year. It was really a blessing and a surprise when I got my bdj box since I really needed it at the moment hihi. I wanted to target the dark spots on my cheeks and chin. I was actually worried that the 2ml sample would not be able to last until the 7th day because I really had a lot of spots to take care of (there are dark spots on my forehead too but I decided to focus on my cheeks and chin for now) but I'm proud to say that this 2ml sample exceeded my expectations and I'm really happy with it. The serum is a little on the viscous side so I had to be careful especially during opening and recapping since I don't want to waste any of it. 

Shiseido Benefiance Wrinkle Resist24 Night Emulsion

I was really happy that I got the night emulsion instead of the day cream since my T-zone area tends to get really oily during the day so I usually skip on applying any products on my face especially when I'm just lurking at home. Anyway, I love love using this! My skin felt so smooth and supple the first time I've used it, especially on my cheeks. However, when I woke up in the morning, my T-zone area felt oilier than usual and it felt icky so I decided to just put it on my cheeks and chin every night. I think it worked out well for me since in the morning -- my cheeks especially feels soft while my forehead and nose were not excessively oily.

Day 1(Left) and Day 4(Right). 

Some of the spots got lighter already on Day4, yay :)

Sooo, I will finish with the mask review and Day 7 photo on the next part of my Shiseido/BDJ Challenge. Check it out! ;D Part 2 of 2 of my Shiseido/BDJ 7-day challenge

 © All photos were taken and watermarked by me, 

product photos were edited via Photoshop CS3 with 
OhMyLittleGirl's action Dreamy Vintage.

© All products are from BDJ BOX and Shiseido PH