Delightful Illusions: nail polish

Hello! :D How is your Summer going, people? Mine's super duper loaded because of work (as usual). Haha! Anyways, today I'll be sharing with you my top 5 nail colors for Summer, which I have used a billion times and some were talked about before. These are my top 5 because I always wear them and they will be perfect for this hot season. I hope that is not too late since the rainy season is fast approaching. Haha! :) I'll be showing the lacquers in no particular order.

Chic Nail Color in Hulahoop (Pastel Collection)

The perfect green pastel ever! I feel in love when I saw this for the first time. Wearing this evokes sweet and playful feeling on me. I love how it is not too minty nor too pale. I applied two coats since the formula is a little bit sheer and has micro glitters which cannot be noticed at a first glance. You buy this drugstores, department stores and grocery stores.

San San Nail Polish in Purple Breeze

If you are looking for a subtle pinky purple shade for Summer, then definitely grab this one. I have worn this a lot and you have probably seen this a few times. I still love this and I think that is an alternative for traditional pink colors. This color makes me think of fairies and unicorns, which has nothing to do Summer. But I'm in love with this. I also love the formula, it's opaque and doesn't chip easily. How can I not recommend this? Haha! :)

Wish Nail Polish in Pastel Blue (Pastel Collection)

Can we just stop and stare for a while? This is the best pastel baby blue ever! I always look on my nails whenever I wear this color. This reminds of the clear blue sky and the beach. This could be an alternative (again) for navy blue and turquoise colors. PS. the polish doesn't have a name, I bought this in a set. If you are wondering, you can get this at Watsons and SM Department Stores.

San San Nail Polish in Blue Sapphire

My favorite nail color of all time! Aside from the fact that this is my favorite color, it also screams Summer. This is the safest color to wear if you don't want to go so bold or pale. I have already said enough about this nail polish on a post past. I highly recommend this for any season of the year . :)

Allue My First... Nail Colour in Electric Pink

If you want a bold and strong pink, check this one out. It's well-suited for the sunny season. This is one color that looks good in any skin tone. The warm shade tones down the brightness. Try this one. You won't regret. :)

Would you try these colors? Did you like my selection? Do you any recommendations or suggestions? Please let me know. I'm excited to try other colors. Thanks for stopping by. Enjoy the Summer while it lasts. I'll talk to you soon. Have a great day. Stay safe. XOXO

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Hi! It's been months since I posted about beauty products. Isn't that crazy? Sorry, my bad. :) I can't believe that April flew away too fast. What happened? Have I fallen asleep for weeks or what? Haha! Anyways, today I will share about new-in-my-stash-this-year beauty products. Some of them I have been using since January and some were just recently bought. These are not a lot, you know, I don't like being repetitive with the products I post. Plus, I got a new hair color which will be shown at the bottom part. ;)

Garnier Instant Fairness BB Eye Roll-on in Natural

This guy is amazing. It works great; it can be a skincare and makeup product at the same time. It's pretty new on the drugstore, I think this was released on the market on January. Watsons had a 30% discount on all of the Garnier products back then. I was curious about the brand so I hauled some on their items. Going back to the topic (hehe), this eye roll-on made the unwanted pigmentation (small dots) and fine lines on my undereye disappear. I was surprised when I checked my eyes one time. This does not really lighten the dark circles. I don't know, maybe it's just only me. The consistency of the product is thin; the shade is a little bit light. I apply this on my circles before concealer. The coverage is light so I need some more cover. I think this is a BB Cream for the eyes. I recommend storing it on a glass or something that stands to avoid spillage. Check this one. It's great.

San San Age Defense Lipstick in 03

The only lipstick I use since March. I'm obsessed! It's the perfect peachy nude lip color for me. It makes any make up look I make stand out. The formula is thick with some silver shimmers. The smell reminds me of a chocolate. This is a great match for my new hair color. Yay! ^_^ How I wish this long lasting.

AVON Cosmic Glimmerstick in Galactic Green

This is the most jaw-dropping, beautiful colored eyeliner I've ever seen yet. I'm not kidding, I promise. It's a mossy dark green with mutli-colored glitters. It is indeed galactical! Avon, how did you come up with this? It's magnetizing! It's not long-wearing on the waterline, but it also does not make me look like a vampire when it wears off. I mainly use this on my upper lash line and it looks good with taupe eye shadows. Hopefully I can make a tutorial featuring this rock star. \m/

Sivanna Colors Waterproof Mascara

My new favorite mascara -- Sivanna Colors. The application does really look natural, but not full. I love how it does not clump and stays all day long. It's perfect for office, where you don't need spidy lashes (Gosh!). My only complaint is that the mouth of the tube is too big. Unnecessary excess can't be avoided even with a stopper. A little bit annoying.

Wish Sky Blue Nail Polish

The only color I wore on my nails for the month of April. Warning: This is very addicting! I kept on looking my nails all the time because it looks cute, adorable and totally irresistible. This is not my favorite shade of blue but it totally rocks. Perfect for spring/summer. Love. Love. Love.

This my new hair color. Very light brown with blonde highlights. I apologize for the injustice made by my camera. This looks lighter during daytime. What do you think, guys? Do you like it? :)

What are your beauty products? Do you have any recommendations? Please leave a comment. I would love to know. :) Anyways, I started joining Zumba, like dance exercises. It's fun and I will come back this night. It's held on our town plaza. I think Zumba is popular on Philippines, being held nationwide. You should join, guys. Let's start getting fit and healthy. :) Have a nice day. Stay safe. XOXO

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Love is in the air, I see hearts everywhere. Valentine's Day is coming up -- within two days to be exact. Isn't it exciting? :) Haha! For the first time in my 21 years of existence, I got so excited for the V-day. What's up with me? Hmmm. :) Anyways, I was able to do my nails yesterday and I came up with a simple nail art that I will be wearing for the big day. I bought my outfit like a ago, I might post an outfit of the day. I'm sorry if this is the only post I have for the season of love, I had many ideas but they were not put into action. My apologies. ^_^

This is the final design I came up with.

As I have said, my finished work is simple, I just added some nail decorative stones. Red is too mainstream for Valentine's day so I opted for pink. Who's with me? Haha! Pink gives a youthful and lively vibe, like what I'm feeling right now. :D I used a Barbie pink color as a base for my nail art. You can use any shade of pink that you like if you decided to try/re-create this design.

To be a little bit different than the usual, I have put the nail decorations only on my thumbs and pinky fingers. These stones were actually posted on my What I Got For The Holidays post. If you are interested on where did get these, please visit the linked post. :) I placed that stones in a completely random order. As you can see, I filled up the whole space of a finger to make those selected to stand out. The decorations are reflective in person, my camera didn't give justice to the beauty of these.

Since the remaining fingers are pretty plain, I coated those with frosted lilac color. It's the Lilac Pearl from San San, which was was featured on my Purple Fantasy nail of the week post. Two coats for intensified reflection.

Final look. :)

Tips:
1. Let the base color dry for 20 minutes for a flawless canvas.
2. When the base had dried, put a top coat. Then put the stones in order that you like. press it hard enough to make it stay intact for at least a week.
3. Two coats of top coat over the decorations for longevity.
4. The nail art will last long depending on how careful you are. :)

Products used:

Caronia Nail Hardener and Base Coat - department stores, grocery stores, beauty shops
BK 08 (Pink) Blueberry - online shops
Nail Art Stones - Chinese boutiques, online shops
San San Nail Polish in Lilac Pearl - HBC
My Polish Top Coat - beauty stores

Is this post helpful? Did you like my work? Please let me know by leaving a comment. I hope you enjoyed this post. Talk to you soon. Have a great day. Stay safe. XOXO with lots of love.

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Hello! I've finally found a time for this blog. Yay! As I have said before, I'm busy working my way to the Graduate School. I went back to the university yesterday and a good news came in. I was exempted for the interview because I got an above average score on the entrance exam. Oh my goodness! I made it! This is one of the happiest days of my life! I'm so proud of my self. :) I'm not being haughty, okay? It's just I wanted to share the good news. Then, I also got a job interview last Saturday and it went well. I think that I might be able to get the job. :)

Anyways, I'll be doing a haul post. Since I have done fashion posts the previous month, I decided to give more attention to beauty products this time. I have accumulated a lot of stuff recently from various stores. I got some makeup items, hair stuff and nail lacquers. Some of these were purchased last month. Without further talking, I'll show you now the products.

I went to Watson's a few weeks ago just to check out what's new on the store. I was browsing the hair section and I saw this hair lotion for curly or permed hair. It was from Monea, called Curl Defining Milk Hair Lotion. I picked it up to try if it's good too. I thought to give it a try because this sounds promising, thinking that this would be better better because it has milk. Besides, I'm already running low on my Dove Damage Therapy Curl and Sculpt Defining Mousse. I've already tried this and I have mixed feelings about this. I will review if I have formulated my firm and final judgment on this. As I have said before, my hair is permed. I have post all about it in here: Daily Products for My Permed Hair.

Monea Curl Defining Milk Hair Lotion / Php 99

Then, I also got a skincare product. It's the RDL Clarifying Toner. This was the only toner I could find on the face section. I don't buy toner usually because I already have loads of stuff for my face. I decided to buy again because my skin needs a little help, it's been drying lately (though I have a oily skin). I was surprised when I opened the box because product is in a neon pink color. A little bit scary for a drugstore product. I thought that this would my skin because of the cheap price, but it didn't. I have been loving this since I tried it. This baby would most probably on my October Favorites.

RDL Clarifying Toner / Php 36.75

A week and a half has passed, I went to another Watson's store to check some of their nail polish. I think I'm becoming more obsessed with nail polish than I do with makeup. Is that a good thing? Or is it scary? Anyways, I didn't find anything that amazed with so picked up two blue nail colors and a top coat, also in blue, from the brand My Polish. The brand is new to me, so I decided to try their lacquers and see if I'll like them. The color payoff isn't that great. It comes off sheer, 3 coats for opacity. I don't know if I'll get products from the brand again.

My Polish Nail Polish in Aquamarine / Php 16

My Polish Nail Polish in Neon Blue / Php 16

My Polish Top Coat / Php 16

After my trip from Watson's, I headed to Saizen. It's a Japanese all-in-one store selling all of their items from Php 88. I was debating to my self whether to get a makeup item or not. Most of their stuff were from Taiwan which seems really odd and doubtful. Meaning that people will not be getting Japanese quality because their items were manufactured in Taiwan. But, I found my self buying an eye shadow palette in purple shades. I particularly bought it for the gray eyebrow powder that came with it. I don't use brown shades for my brows. The shadows are chalky, glittery and sheer. That's okay because it was cheap. Haha!

Diamond Eye Shadow and Eyebrow in Purple / Php 88

My last stop at the mall was HBC. If you don't know, I'm one of their members. :) I wanted to purchase a lippy in a lighter shade. As you have noticed, I have been using bold colors the past month. I wanted something toned down and isn't dramatic. I was swatching their testers on my hand when I stumbled upon this peachy nude lipstick. I immediately purchased it because it was the most beautiful nude lip color I've ever seen. Something that isn't pink. It has SPF too. Cool! It looks dark on the picture. My camera didn't pick the color well.

San San Age Defense Lipstick in 03 / Php 109

The last products I got are also nail polish. Okay, I'm getting crazy. Haha! Anyways, I bought these from a local boutique here in our town. I forgot the name of the shop. Geez, Sylden. Haha! I didn't find anything exciting at the store until I saw their nail polish rack. I instantly browsed it and got 3. All of them are in the shades of green. They were made in China. They don't have names. I'll have the swatch of the last one on my Instagram account. My feed's on the sidebar.

That's it for my haul. Did find anything interesting? Do you have any products that you want me to try? Let me know. I hope you enjoyed reading this post. More upcoming posts, I promise. Thank you so much for reading. Talk to you soon. Have a nice day. Stay safe. :D

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Ola! ^_^ The time has come for me to talk about my monthly favorites. Did anyone notice how September flew by faster than the previous months? I'm feeling lost. Haha! Anyways, how's your September? Mine's pretty stressful I was exhausted by the first two weeks of the month and my mind was drained because of the tasks that was given to me. I'm not feeling well right now because of a growing wisdom tooth. Such a pain in the ass if you ask me. Haha! Then, I have a soar throat that became a fever. I'm hoping to recover soon. Let's get started before I could blabber forever. :D

By the way, I have already contacted the winner of my giveaway. She wasn't able to claim her prizes because she didn't respond. I'll pick another winner. Check your inbox, it might be you.

Makeup

For makeup, I have some new favorites from brand I haven't tried before. I'm really excited to show them to you, guys!

Maybelline Eyestudio Marbleized Eyeshadow Duo in Mocha Mirage

Oh my goodness, this duo is fantastic! The colors compliment each other. The marbleized pink on the lids and bronze on the crease. I've never been a fan of pink eye shadows before because I think they give agitating look. I don't know, maybe it's just me. But, the pink shadow on this pan is superb. It comes out as a taupe pink with gold and silver reflex. A little bit sparkly, has some glitters. I even think that the texture is smoother than MAC's Lustre finish. More refined glitters and doesn't feel rough. The solid shade is also silky smooth. Silkier than a MAC Veluxe Pearl. The pigmentation is great and stays for a long time with a primer. This duo makes a a lazy eye look when worn alone. I've never tried Maybelline makeup products before because I was reluctant about their line. Nothing really interests me, but this Eyestudio line seems to impress. I'm intrigued about the rest of the line. I might be able to try some of their other products. I'll see. =)

MAC Eyeshadow in All That Glitters (Veluxe Pearl)

An old favorite. Haha! The infamous and one of the most sought after eye shadow from the beauty community. I think that everyone has this. I'm not going to talk so much about this because I'm sure that you have already heard and read about this for a million times. Am I right? This is the perfect shade for your everyday lid shadow. Not overwhelming and goes on with a lot of shades. It's buildable and versatile. I use this with the Mocha Mirage duo, giving me a polished look which pops my eyes. The shadow is beautiful on its own. This is a product worth investing your money in.

Careline Magic Lipstick in Avatar

Honestly, I never thought the day would come that I will be mentioning a Careline makeup item on any of my monthly favorites. I was really hesitant to use Ever Bilena (Careline's under them) products because my instincts told me that they have cheap quality because they're made from China. I was wrong and obviously biased on my judgment. Sorry, my bad. :| Anyways, this lippy is the bomb. Glides on the lips smoothly, it's like a jelly. Incredibly moisturizing, unbelievable staying power and has an amazing color payoff. The best thing about this? It's only Php 75. Who wouldn't want that? I saw this first on Meg magazine (Meg Promotions section) and was instantly urged to try this. I'm glad I just did. I'll make an in-depth review soon. I have so much to tell about this product. Good job, Careline! \m/

Etude House Look At My Lips Lipstick (4)

Another resurrecting favorite makeup. A basic bright baby pink shade. Smells really yummy; a combination of peaches and mangoes. This is a lip color that you usually see on Korean actresses. I've seen Song Hye Kyo applying a similar lip color on Full House (Korean drama). The shade was really appealing to me so I bought a similar one. I failed to put in my mind that we have different undertones and the color might not work on me. This washes out my skin color when worn alone on my lips. Since I don't want to waste this, I put this on top of Careline's Avatar to have a pop of pink on my look. I feel like I'm a Barbie doll with this combination. Actually, I don't apply lip gloss most of the times on this combo because both of them are moisturizing. This is the only lip combo I've worn the previous month.

Ever Bilena Advance HD Waterproof Mascara in Rich Black

Quite big, huh? Unusual size for a drugstore mascara. Honestly speaking, there's nothing HD on this product. Isn't dramatic at all. I don't know why it's labelled as "HD". When I apply this on my lashes, it looks just like a regular waterproof mascara. The only thing I love about this is that the longer you use this product it becomes clump-free. It's long lasting and doesn't get messy even if it's still wet. It lengthens and separates lashes well. I think it's a good everyday go-to mascara.

Fashion

If you have been reading my blog for the past few months, you have probably noticed that I always wear gold accessories and pieces of jewelry. The past month has been different. I've worn silver ones a lot. I guess my love for silver has occurred again.

Love Necklace

Super love this necklace.Looks good on any outfit that I wear. A dainty pendant necklace with faux diamonds. Nice fashion jewelry for everyday wear. I got this from Shop and Match.

FENDI Watch

This is an authentic second hand watch that I bought from my aunt. I bought this for only Php 3000, way cheaper than the original price. This has been with me for two years now and the battery hasn't drained yet. The metal straps has holes to make it adjustable. This is great for me considering I have thin wrists. This is like a bracelet watch. Can be paired with other arm candies.

Nails

San San Nail Polish in Purple Breeze

The only nail lacquer that occupied my nails the previous month. This one received a lot of love from me already. I will not say much about this product because this was featured on my last blog post. If you want to find out more about this baby, check this post: NOTW: Purple Fantasy.

Bath Essentials

Head & Shoulders in Apple Fresh

The only anti-dandruff shampoo that satisfy my needs. It effectively cleanses my hair; removes itchiness, greasiness and makes my scalp feel refreshed. The smell is yummy, like a freshly picked green apple. I cannot recall exactly when did I start using Head and Shoulders. This a staple product of my life.

Quite a lengthy post, I would say. I want to make it up to you, my darlings. I'm sorry for the lack of updates. I'm currently working for my entrance on Graduate School. I've already taken the entrance examination and I'm waiting for the schedule of the interview. I'm nervous and excited! =D

Don't worry, more upcoming posts. If you have any requests, please let me know. One more thing, my Instagram account is active again. If you want to follow, my links are listed down below. Thank you so much for reading. Talk to you soon. Have a nice day. :) XOXO

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