Delightful Illusions

          Hi! How are you guys doing? I am doing great and I am so grateful that me and my family are healthy. For today's post, I decided to share with you the products that I am decluttering and why I am removing them from my makeup collection. I have accumulated a lot of makeup products this year and my drawers and trays are getting full so I picked up some stuff that I don't like anymore or I hate since they are just getting old in my collection untouched. Some these products might be your holy grail, and I totally respect that, but I can't just let them sit on my makeup drawer when I can pass these on to somebody and get used. 

           As a makeup blogger, I always buy things to try and sometimes my drawers are getting full. I am fully aware that some makeup products expire than the others ones and them just sitting on my collection isn't good at all. The products that I am decluttering are still fresh, I haven't used and abused them, that's why I am passing them on to my co-worker's 11-year old daughter. This kid is really really good at doing makeup looks and I am more than happy to share her the stuff that I am no longer using. I always pass on makeup products to her and I am pretty sure that she will like these new set of stuff I am about to give her. 

          I appreciate the fact that Ever Bilena always producing consistently new products but I don't like this palette. The highlight shades are so similar and the contour shades are more of bronzers than contour powders. The only powder I liked from this is the first contour shade which I used more as a bronzer. I really don't think that this palette sucks, I just don't like the shades for my light skin tone. They look muddy on me, to be honest. I feel like that this brand are always hit or miss with their face products. If you remembered back in 2018, they also released the Pro Cheek Set (limited edition) and they claimed that it was universal when it really isn't at all. I have bought this just last February and I haven't abused it yet, so I guess I can pass this on to somebody else as well.

                   I have bought this last May thinking that this would be a cute pink blush to put on my cheeks. I was wrong; this is so sheer, has barely any pigment, and just a teenager's makeup in general. Again, I will pass this on to Sam because I think she will like this. 

         This eyeshadow palette is old and I am pretty much sure that they make this anymore. Essence eyeshadows are nice but they are so fragile. As you can see from the photo above, the upper left shade is already gone because it just fell from the pan one day and lower middle shade was repressed because it just decided to crack. That's the thing with Essence powder products; they are really good but super fragile. The second shade is my favorite from this palette but I don't want to keep this just for that gorgeous shadow. I am sure that I could find a dupe or similar shade from my collection. 

          I remember when the Silent Treatment Trio took over the beauty community and everyone was raving about the silver taupe shade. That was an epic moment for the brand until they decided to re-formulate their already bomb eyeshadow formula and replaced it with a "meh" eyeshadows. I was so excited to try this because I was curious to see what that infamous taupe shade looked like and I have never been so underwhelmed with an eyeshadow before. Their original formula for eyeshadows are better than this. For me, this is an "okay" eyeshadow quad and I think there are other cool-toned eyehsadows with similar price range. If you have the Zoeva En Taupe Eyehsadow Palette, you don't need this one. I think that Sam (my officemate's daughter) will love practicing smokey eye looks with this quad. 

          This primer is one of the most raved products from Maybelline and everybody was into this back on the day. To be honest, I don't silicone-based face primers even though I have oily skin. I don't like the feeling that the my skin can't breath and my oils are trapped on my pores. I would rather blot my face a few times a day rather than trapping oils on my face and feels greasy as I apply it on my skin. I also noticed that it didn't blur out any of my pores; the only thing that this blurred out was my interest for it. I don't hate this product, but I don't like it either and I have no problems departing with this. I have given this a fair chance but primers like this are not really for me. 

          This AVON lipstick has the wost matte formula I have ever tested. It is so not wearable, has that rough patchy texture and just not overall friendly on the lips. I only tried this shade so I don't if the others have the same formula. This one is just a plain no to me. 

          This is a cute liquid lipstick but I just don't wear this type of pink anymore. I love nudes and brown lipsick shades. This was a gift from my sister-in-law and I feel guilty not using this more. This is more of a lip tint than a lipstick and I don't such products. I may have used this 3 or 4 times and haven't touched this again. 

          Lastly, I am decluttering this eyeshadow because I just don't use this. I like this color, the formula is easy to work with, and is good overall. I used this once last year and I haven't used it again since then. There is nothing wrong with this eyeshadow, I just don't want this to sit in my collection and never use it again. I got this for free from a purchase and I think that they are not making this anymore. 

          These are the products I am decluttering but I think the title should have been "Products I Hate" because all I did was pretty much complain about the quality and performance of these products. I still have products to declutter and I might post about those using the title I mentioned. Haha! Anyway, I am so happy that I could get rid some of the makeup I don't use anymore and give them a new home. I have so much stuff to post and I hope you stay tuned to read more. Thank you so much for stopping by. I will talk to you soon. Have a nice day. Stay safe. 

          Hey, guys! Oh my gosh! The world is in such a mess right now and the "Beauty Community" in on the top of the list. The are lots of drama, dirty secrets and other horrific stuff coming out and I don't know if I have energy to deal with this anymore. To get away from this toxicity, I share my great progress on my Pan Those Eyeshadows 2020 Project Pan. June has been such a great month for this project and wasn't expecting to hit pan on 4 eyeshadows and I am glad that I did. If you are interested to know what happened with this project, just keep on reading.

          To start off, I have to share first the only eyeshadow I have not hit pan on last month. This Cake shade from the IMAGIC High Heels Eyeshadow Palette has been included in this project from my previous update and I have made a nice dip since. I use this to set my eyeshadow everyday and I think I might hit the pan by the end of the month. I have used this shadow 21 times since rolling-in and I think I would hit pan after 10 more uses. 

         I think that I have hit pan on this metallic olive shade from the Beauty Glazed Uranus Palette on May but I haven't noticed it since the pan was stained. I kept using this last month and I realized that the pan was already peeking through. Haha! Anyway, I didn't have any problems using this shade because this such an amazing formula and so reflective on the eyelids. I am so happy that I can put this palette to rest because this has been here since the beginning of the project. I have used this shade a total of 21 in the entire duration of the project. 

          This Pudaier Milky Way Eyeshadow has been re-rolled last year and my random generator application picked the shimmery beige shade called Arctic. I love the color scheme of this palette and this shimmery shadow looks so cute as inner corner highlight or as a cheekbone highlight. The formula is soft that's why I have hit pan on this quickly. I have used this 24 times during the duration of the project before hitting pan on this. 

         This UCANBE Marvel Palette was pretty new when this was included in this project. This matte maroon shade has been in this project for three months and I was so happy to finally hit pan on this. Hooray! I wanna have a party right not. I have never imagined hitting pan on a matte red-toned shade but I did and it makes me so happy. I have tried different technique to utilize this shadow and all of them worked since I reached my goal for this shadow. I have used this 33 times before hitting pan on this shade and that's honestly the most satisfying feeling ever. Yahoo!

          I have also hit pan this matte mauve light grey shade from the Zoeva En Taupe Palette called Gallery. I have made a nice dip before rolling this is and maybe that's why I have hit pan on this quickly. I have used this mainly as my transition shade and it looked kind of ashy but I didn't mind it since it looks good on my skin tone. I have hit pan on this 23 times after using it on this project. I have decided to also roll this palette out from this project since I have already hit pan on 3 shades and I think I have already played with this palette enough. You will see later what palette I chose as a replacement for this palette. 

          Lastly, I have hit pan on this shimmery brick red shade from the Sace Lady Twilight Palette called Wicked Game. This shadow is cute but it has kind of hardened and the vibrancy that it originally has was gone. I used this on my lower lash line serving as an accent color and it looked cute. I am also happy to remove this for a while and utilize other palettes from my collection. 

          Since I have hit pan on 4 shades, I have randomly generated 4 news shades. These are the following:

Beauty Glazed Lemon Palette - No. 8

Beauty Glazed Lemon Palette  - No. 2

Focallure Sweet As Honey Palette - Pure Copper

Focallure Tokyo Palette - Koi Pond

I Heart Makeup Salted Caramel Palette - No. 3

          This is my color story for this month. I am so relieved that there are no reds or green this time. I am tired of wearing red shadows as I have been doing so since the beginning of this project. Haha! This looks so refreshing, light, and appropriate for this time of the year. This month's looks will be pretty much peachy-yellowy eyes. I am so excited to play more with yellow-toned eyeshadows. 

          I apologize for not sharing any makeup looks for this update. My looks the previous month have pretty much the same and I was kind of lazy to take pictures. I hope you enjoyed this progress and will stay tuned for the next update. You can search for my previous updates to see what shadows I have hit pan on so far. Thank you so much for stopping by. I will talk to you next week. Stay safe always. Have a nice day. XOXO

          Hey, guys! Today's post will about this UCANBE Marvel Eyeshadow Palette that is known as a dupe for the Huda Beauty Mauve Obsessions Palette. This will be the first time I will be talking about this brand on my blog and I am so happy that I will be talking about good things to day. I bought this last December, after Christmas, and I had this since January. I was supposed to feature this a few months ago but I was so focused on making progress on my Pan Those Eyeshadows Project and I kind of ignored this was for a while. Last week, I had a few days to play on this palette more since the project is going well and I have extra days to play other eyeshadows and so I went ahead and used this 3 days straight. If you want to know my thoughts on this palette, just keep on reading.

          Out of all the 9-pan eyeshadow palettes that I have bought from Shopee, this one has the best packaging. It has that holographic effect on the design, it doesn't fade, and looks expensive. I love the fact that this sleeker compared to the palettes that I bought from the said application. It fits on my makeup bag and it doesn't take too much space. This quite larger than most 9-pan palettes, but that doesn't bother me since the shadows have larger pans and they more product. I also love the fact that they utilize the space; it looks neat and organized. The only this that I would add to this palette are the shades names so I can easily identify and pinpoint the eyeshadows.

        Upon looking at this palette closely, you will notice that these shadows are the exact duplicates of the Huda Beauty Mauve Obsessions palette. Huda Beauty's palette is more of bloody reds and the shimmers are more peachy or beige shades. This Marvel palette is like a toned-down, subdued, and has a nicer color story than the former palette mentioned. I don't know why they called it "mauve" palette since I don't seen any mauve shade in there. Haha! 

          I've got to say that the best part of this palette are the matte shades; so pigmented, buildable, blendable and doesn't have annoying amount of fallout. All of these shadows are tightly-packed and rarely has any fallout. The shimers are more like metallic shades since they are so fine and reflective once applied on the lids. These shadows are easily picked-up by brushes making it one of the friendly-user with great quality palettes that I have tried. This palette can create various red-toned eyeshadow looks from cute girly day look to sexy vampy night look. 

Shade 1 - This is a light pink metallic shade with a little bit of chunks of glitters but look so pretty once blended.

Shade 2 - This is a matte cream shade that is nice for setting the eyeshadow base or blending harsh lines on the crease.

Shade 3 - This is a matte bloody dark red brick shade that is so pigmented I was afraid to use on my eyes. It so loud and this is the only shadow I have not yet used. Do you have any suggestions?

Shade 4 - This a matte cool-toned brown shade that is perfect to use a transition shade if I want a more of a subdued look.

Shade 5 - This a matte burnt pink shade that works as a perfect pink transition shade. It could also be built-up for intensity. I think this would make a pretty blush as well. 

Shade 6 - This is a shimmery dark pink shade which I also like but there's nothing special on this palette

Shade 7 - This is matte maroon shade which is currently included on my Pan Those Eyesadows. I always use this on my outer-v, upper lash line, or upper lash line and it looks beautiful. 

Shade 8 - This is a metallic light pink shade with gold and peach glitters which looks so stunning on the lids. I think this the most unique shade in this palette and I hope they will sell an individual eyeshadow for this shade.

Shade 9 - Lastly, this is a matte dark mauve brown shade that could be used as an eyeliner, an one-shadow smokey look, or could be used to fill-in the brows. I just love that this shade here instead of another red shadow.

       I have created 3 looks using this palette solely the past week and I managed to achieve 3 different looks. The first one looks like Barbie's eye look, the second one is like a full-blown pink look, and the third one is an all-matte smokey look. I think that this palette creates red-toned looks but also different enough from each other. As I always say, I am cool-toned eyeshadow person and liking warm eyeshadows is saying something. This is one of those times that I liked warm eyeshadow looks and I am so satisfied that I bought this palette. 

      Overall, I think that this palettte is a great alternative to the Huda Beauty Mauve Obsessions palette because you get that same pigmented shades and similar color story without spending so much money. This currently being sold for Php 200 at the UCANBE Official Shoppee Store, so if you want to try this palette for yourself go ahead and grab the discount right now. 

     This is it for today's post and I have more reviews to come since I have been buying a lot of eyeshadows lately because there are lots of nice deals going on. Haha! Anyway, thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed today's post. Have a nice day. Stay safe always. XOXO

            This is my update for this month's progress and I feel so satisfied with the dips I made. I am hoping for a good progress by the next update. How are you guys doing with your project pans? Are you also enjoying or nah? Please let us know by leaving a comment. I have lots of posts to make by the next few weeks and I hope you follow this blog in order to see more updates. Thank you so much for stopping by. Have a great day! 

         If you have been reading my blog for a while, you know that I have previously reviewed the Focallure Perth Palette which also a part of their Go-To collection release last year around June. Just like what I have said from that post, this is quite expensive compared from their larger palettes but it still worth the price since they put so much detail on the packaging; from the design, the sturdiness of the packaging which includes a mirror, to securing the box by doubling the protection. This palette has 15 shades containing various finishes. The mattes and really smooth and easy to blend. The mettalics are so pigmented and easy to apply. Unlike the previous formula, these metallic shades are easily picked up by brush and doesn't need a lot to achieve good pay-off. This also contains two ultra-metallic shades which if perfect as eyeshadow toppers. 

         Most of these shadows have pink undertone but with different variations and color depth. As I have played with these shadows more and more, I have realized that they are different enough from each other and it does't feel repetitive at all. I also love the fact that they included two cool-toned shades which feels a little random but nice for a variety. Like most Focallure eyeshadow palettes, this one also lacks deeper shades  and I find it hard to create looks for night time. I live more smokey looks and they are my favorite type of eye looks to create and liking this palette despite of it lacking deeper tones is saying something. I don't wear these types of shades on everyday basis but I am loving the girly vibes these shadows for far and I am learning to enjoy warm eyeshadows because of this brand.

          I apologize for the quality of these pictures, I am still trying to figure out how to take good quality pictures with new Huawei phone. These shadows are stunning in person and metallics shades are to die for. They are so soft, easy to blend, pigmented and lasts for a long time with a good primer. I have used all of the shades in this palette except for Hanami, the pretty pressed glitter shades, since I don't to look to extra at work. I will find an opportunity to incorporate this glitter shadow on one of my looks whenever I have one. For this post, I will be sharing three looks that I have created from this palette. These are the following:

          This first look gives me Spring Barbie vibes. I used Sake (matte 4 pink tone) as transition shade, Ramen (matte mauve) on my outer-v, Petal (ultra-metallic silver) on my lids and Kimono (ultra-metallic pink nude) as inner corner highlight. I was drawn to Ramen first but I was kind of disappointed that it isn't deep enough to be a true mauve because it looks like a perfect mauve shade. Petal is kind of sheer but still looks pretty all over the lids. I love this look and will try to perfect it the next time I do this.

          For this second look, I wanted to explore with the yellow-toned shades. I used Sashimi (matte coral) as transition shade, Euno Park (matte burnt sienna) on the crease and outer-v, Koi Pond (matte sunset orange) all over the lids, and Dango (metallic golden copper) on inner half of the lids.  I thought that Euno Park is a brown matte with yellow undertone but it looks red on the eyelids. Koi Pond is a neutral yellow and it comes off so subtle on my lids. I thought it would be a nice custard yellow shade. I want to use this again all over the lids without using the pink shade to see if would come off more yellow on my eyes. Dango is such pretty shade and I want to explore this shade more. 

     

          For this third look, I created a red monotone look using only two shades from this palette. I used Sushi (matte burnt umber) on the crease and outer-v and Tokyo Tower (metallic reddish brown) all over the lids. Sushi is such a gorgeous deep red-toned shade to use as on a one shadow look. It so soft, blendable and can be built up for a smokey look. Tokyo Tower is also gorgeous metallic red-tone shade that looks good on my brown eyes. This is my favorite look and these are my favorite shades from this palette. 

          I also made a fourth look but I didn't take pictures because I felt lazy that day. Haha! I centred that look on a metallic bronze shade from this palette. I used Bloom (semi-matte pink with gold glitter) as transition shade, Fuji (matte dusty rose) on my crease and outer-v, and Tempura (metallic copper bronze) all over the lids. It was a pretty warm eyeshadow look and I liked it. I also remember using Sakura (semi-matte pink with silver glitter) on my crease when I recreated the first look I made.

        If you like soft, girly pink shadows, I think you would love this palette. It easy to fit in makeup bags if you want to travel with this palette. If you have the other palettes from this collection, I really think that you will find similar shades from this palette. Is this palette a necessity? Definitely, not. You already have these shades from your warm-toned palettes. This is not the most unique palette but it looks so pretty and has a greater quality from their previous go-to palettes. You can use some of these matte shadows as blush if you have light to medium skin tones. Overall, I think this palette is a nice addition to my growing eyeshadow palette collection. As I have said, liking warm-toned eyeshadows when you are cool-toned eyeshadow lover is saying something. For the price of Php 480, I think it worth it.

          I hope you find this post helpful in deciding if you want to buy this palette or not. I have also purchased a smaller from this brand and will feature it soon on this blog. Please stay safe always and thank you so much for stopping buy. Have a nice day.