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Shu Uemura Glow On Blush
Posted by roanne in Beauty Reviews, Blushes, Cheek color, Product Reviews, Shu Uemura on October 10, 2007
Shu Uemura Glow-on Blush was my first blush-on ever. When I was in mid high school, there was a time when I became very much aware of makeup and what could it do to enhance one’s beauty. I’ve always had a dull, pallid skin tone, and the need for blushes haunts me.
Going back, a relative from Japan gave me my first Shu blush in Amber; I already forgot which Amber shade exactly but I’m pretty sure about the base color. Anyways, trying it on didn’t fail to impress me the first time since it really delivered a rich but natural hint of color. The staying power’s so good, it almost obviated me from retouching. My skin tone’s neutral-to-warm and a bit of coral shade works best for me. A lot of people were faked by it ‘coz all they thought it was my cheeks’ natural color. It took me till College to utilize this as my favorite cheek color, until I totally emptied the pan out! 
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Lay off your sparkles coz MAC Mattene is here!
Posted by roanne in Beauty Reviews, Lipstick, MAC, Mattene, Product Reviews on October 8, 2007
Mattene is the newest lippie collection from MAC. Enjoy 16 limited edition colors of this modern take on MAC’s famed semi-matte to matte texture in a slimline design, which is now creamier, softer, moister yet still long-wearing, velvety and of course truly matte! 
Take off the shine and glitter and don this ultra sophisticated hue that spells dramatic. The bevy of totally intense, lavishing colors makes me pick a lippie or two. It says that it fills lips with just one smooth stroke sans the dry, sticky and uncomfortable feeling that most matte lipsticks have. Plus, the staying power is so superb, it promises to retain its rich color for hours.
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Skinfood Ginkgo Blemish Balm Cream
Posted by roanne in BB Cream, Beauty Reviews, Blemish Balm, Product Reviews, Skin Care, Skinfood on September 22, 2007
The blemish balm cream, commonly known as bb cream, has been a cult favorite in other Asian countries particularly Korea, Singapore and Taiwan (reviews here). If my research’s right, I think it originated in Korea and has been carried out by several brands including BRTC, Misscha, TFS and Skinfood to name a few. Many have claimed that this so-called miraculous cream does wonders on their skin, making it clear, supple and youthfully glowing.
Since I drool over Korean porcelain skin a lot, I’ve managed to grab one as soon as possible. I scoured Korean brands available here in the local market like The Face Shop and Skinfood but to no avail. Skinfood, however, told me that this new product of theirs would be launched soon and they’d contact me as soon as it’s available. So, I waited for the Skinfood SA’s text until last Saturday, she told me that the product has arrived and is now ready for purchase!
I was so giddy, I immediately ran to SM Megamall after work. And, finally, I got ahold of this precious Skinfood Ginkgo BB Cream! Skinfood is tad pricier than TFS, but what the heck, it’s still relatively cheaper compared to MAC.
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