The Face Shop | SwipeSomeGloss

04
Oct

Quick rave before I sleep

I LOVE LOVE LOVE my new Tibetan oxhorn bangle from the Bohemian Nation Trading Corp.*! I got it last Thursday night for only Php 325!

Under fluorescent light + flash

FOUNDATION: ARTDECO Rich Treatment Foundation in 15
SETTING POWDER: MUFE HD Powder
LINER: MAC Powerpoint in ENGRAVED
LIPS: MAC Lipstick in SO SCARLET

I LOVE LOVE LOVE the color of my hair in that photo! I bounced the flash on my hot pink walls and that’s the color I got! I should take this photo to my colorist, no?

I LOVE LOVE LOVE the finish of ARTDECO Rich Treatment Foundation (Php 1200 at SM Makati)! I’ve been using this for two weeks now and am telling you, this is one of the best liquid foundations I’ve ever tried! Highly comparable to DiorSkin Forever Extreme Wear Flawless Makeup. It feels too light to touch after setting with finishing powder, I swear you’ll even forget you have something on your face.

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21
Sep

The Swiper gets (sort of) red carpet ready

Good morning mi lurves! We’re a few hours away from this year’s Philippine Blog Awards night and am very proud to say that for the first time, am actually red carpet ready! Am not wearing anything extraordinary tonight (in fact, am just wearing a black top from Bo Couture, denims, and black pumps) but am all too concerned about my skin and hair since they’re flaring up like crazy the past 3 weeks. Stress has finally taken a toll on ‘em such that my face looks rather dull and my hair’s dead limp. Since my extra busy schedule won’t allow me to hit the spas and get me all primped up, I’ve decided to take two Saturdays off to just pamper myself back to tip top shape. So yes, in other words, I’ve DIYd to death again.

Last Saturday, Mother Goose and I did our nails, road tested two PCA Skin products, and wore facial masks. A little over a month ago, the Beautynomist and I quizzed this hottie about skin care and mineral makeup:

Grilling Dr. Hayden Kho Jr. of Belo Medical Group!

He mentioned that we need to continuously hydrate our skin to prevent aging. Key product to look for: hyaluronic acid. I got myself a pair of falsies from The Face Shop when I chanced on this mask:

YAY YAY YAY

It cost me only Php65 so I bought 2 so that mom and I can try it. On with our mini facials, we first cleansed our face with PCA Skin’s facial wash for oily/problem skin*. It was fragrance free and lathered quite nicely. Patting our skin dry, we checked for tightness or irritation…nothing. We followed it up with PCA Skin’s smoothing toner. For a pretty potent solution**, it smells (as funny as it may seem) like water! There’s no tightness nor redness too so we went on with our facial mask application.

Me smoothing toner on mom’s face

Guess who!!!!

After 15 minutes, we removed the masks and pat our skin dry with a towel (package says you’re not supposed to rinse the residue out). Was there a dramatic change? None. It felt rather relaxing while we had them on though.

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17
Jul