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L’Oreal Luxe Beauty Group Event
Posted by roanne in Events, Giorgio Armani, Kiehl's, L'Oreal, Lancome, Shu Uemura on May 6, 2009
For starters, L’Oreal’s wonderful ladies, Jannie Villacorta and Kristine Coronel-Dy, graced the event. Kristine summoned the guys carrying our “present”.
Inside this lovely gift box was a list of instructions, each representing a Luxe booth and a beauty-suggested activity! I myself just had my personal scent tested in the Luxury Scents booth, featuring the new fragrance of Giorgio Armani: Attitude Extreme. Aback were the drool-worthy pictures that made it to the photo contest. I also discovered the newest skin care products from Lancome, particularly the Genifique Youth Activator that piques my interest greatly. Of course, I had some moment of relaxation with the a hand massage treatment using Kiehl’s products, not to mention met Kiehl’s product manager Sheena Dy.
Lastly, I had super fun as John Pagaduan of Shu Uemura fixed my once unkempt brows. Finally, I don’t have to visit the salon this week, and fit it with my uber-busy schedule. Instead of waxing, he had my brows tweazed slowly but surely. I really love how my brows look now.
Also, took a peek on Shu Uemura‘s Tokyo lash bar, whilst supping my drink for the gods/goddesses from Kiehl’s. 
Of course, more reviews & product updates coming up! 
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MAC vs. Shu Uemura.
Posted by roanne in MAC, Makeup / Cosmetics, Shu Uemura on January 27, 2009
Been back to Beauty Blogging here, indefinitely.
I always have been a MAC fan–not Macintosh, should you presume. I have my love for MAC Cosmetics since I first tried to put some makeup.
For the base, I used to love MAC Studio fix. It may be really heavy on the skin, so a pat here and there does the trick in pronto. It really really blends well, and holds the concealer into place sans smudging it or making it look obvious.
I don’t know if there’s been a change in formulation, but recently, I’ve been hating MAC Studio fix. It now tends to cake and streak on the skin; it’s not that buildable anymore. The compact also has a tendency to solidify, making it a lot harder for the sponge to get enough powder onto it.
To mitigate my annoyance, I decided to explore using a new brand for my base. There you go, I got myself a Shu Uemura White Recovery RX Powder-Foundation. It has SPF of 22, which obviates the need to put on a sun block prior to application. It acts as a powder when used dry, or as a foundation when used wet. It’s sheerer than MAC Studio fix, that’s why it really feels light on the skin and smells great, too! The problem with this, however, is that the color is hardly buildable when used as a powder. It doesn’t actually cake or streak, but it doesn’t blend well to the skin, specially those parts over the concealer. Sometimes, I need to use my hands just as to blend it, which smudges the concealer and making my blemishes (dark spots) look more noticeable rather than camouflaged. Another thing is, it’s a lot more expensive. Read the rest of this entry »
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! Read the rest of this entry »
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