REVIEW: Charm Luxe Flat Top Kabuki Brush!

I have  this brush a couple of months ago and I’ve decided to give it a review since I’m using it everyday. After reading all the rave reviews about CHARM BRUSHES, I’m looking for a flat top brush that time, CHARM LUXE FLAT TOP KABUKI BRUSH caught my attention. 

The Packaging

BEAUTY and MINERALS PRODUCT CLAIM:

“As mineral foundation demands to buff, buff, and buff, create that flawless face with the perfect buffing mineral foundation/powder brush, the Charm Luxe Flat Top Brush!
Created with densely packed synthetic bristles, The Charm Luxe Flat Top Brush ensures you a wonderful time in front of your vanity mirror as you enjoy the silky softness of the Charm Luxe Flat Top Brush, and see flawless results with it! Ultra soft, but firm bristles work their way into perfection! The Charm Luxe Flat Top Brush is great for applying loose mineral foundation, or pressed foundation, to ensure even, buildable, flawless coverage on the face!”

Perfectly dense flat top brush! Perfect in applying foundations.

CHARM cute logo and PINK brush handle 

As you noticed, the quality of the hair is super duper soft and perfectly dense. The synthetic bristles are closely- packed that makes your foundation or even your  mineral powder buffs into your face and it blends evenly. It also gives the airbrush finish. What I really love about this brush,  it was extremely versatile you can actually  use it with your cream foundations, liquid foundations, mineral powders, BB creams, cream blush on and even applying face primers.

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS BRUSH:
                -available in Phil (check out beautyandminerals.com)
                -well priced! (very affordable it only cost P600.00, $14 USD)
                -super dense (perfect in applying cream or any liquid foundation)
                -very handy and easy to hold
                -the hairs of the brush are extremely soft and does not shed at all
                -PINK!! And it is soooooooooo cute!


WHAT I DON'T LIKE:
                -NOTHING AT ALL! Seriously! I love this brush so much and I use it everyday. :)


So if you’re on a budget and you’re looking for a great flat top brush that is actually comparable or has the same quality with the Sigma F80 kabuki brush, well hunnie this brush is what you are looking for. Check out beautyandminerals.com to purchase this brush.

Till my next review!


XoXo,
♥Anne♥

BH Cosmetics 28 Color Neutral Palette Review

Hello there my lovely readers! Okay, as I promised before I’m going to share you my review about this product that I received over a month ago. So I’ve been playing with this for a month and now I can totally share with you guys my own opinion about this palette.

I know that you’ve already read a lot of reviews about this palette many times.  But I wanted to share my own side too. *wink* So if you're interested to know my side just keep on reading. 

The packaging

The Ingredients it has

This palette consist of 28 neutral colors which are useful for everyday wearing. I’m quite in-love with this palette because I’m a great fan of neutral colors and I live on neutrals. It has a wide range of browns, mauve's, a highlighter and a black . I do hope it has more taupe colors in it because I find taupe's more interesting in neutrals.

About the pigmentation of the colors, most of them are decently pigmented but again you cannot compare apples into oranges so don’t expect MAC/ SLEEK/ BEN NYE/ URBAN DECAY/ SIGMA kind of pigmentation and texture. Comparing the BH palette to those kind of eyeshadow palette, BH is a lot less pigmented and has a hard chalky texture which the part that I don’t like because I find some colors in the palette irritating in the eyes. The range of the colors has “matte” “satin” and “shimmer frost” finish.  For me, the best pigmentation in this palette are the shimmery colors while the less pigmentation are the matte colors. 

The range of the colors has MATTE, SATIN and SHIMMER FROST finish

PROS:
            -Inexpensive (great for those on a budget) it will just cost you a thousand peso.
            -great neutral shades

            -great palette for beginners
            -has matte, shimmery and satin colors

CONS:
                -not available in the Phil. (you have order it online at www.bhcosmetics.com)
                -some colors feel a bit hard and chalky and less pigmented
                -matte shadows has the worst pigmentation


OVER ALL RATING: 3/5


TIP: If you wanna make this palette works for you, all you have to do is use a good eyelid primer to intensify the colors to make them pop out on your lid. And play with those eyeliners or  any kind of gel liners with this. Also, use a great brush in applying these colors because behind a great eyeshadow makeup is a pretty good brush. ;)

So there you go girls. Hope this review helped you. Till next! 

XoXo,
♥Anne♥

Oh boy it's a boy! The Baby Shower Experience: WELCOME DANIELE!

Baby Shower Invitation

Sunday, October 23 2011, 3pm. It was a bright and sunny day. A perfect day to celebrate my baby shower.  To welcome my dearest “FRANCIS DANIELE”. Excited to see my little ho-ho. Through this party i was able to see how time flies. A bit nervous for the labor pain but sooooooooooo excited to see and carry him and I know all the pain will be worth it in the end.

I’d like to thank the people behind this event. For making this possible to happen. My mom, Mama Anita, who cooked for me, My mom-in-law, Mama Lily, who organized everything and my sister-in-law, Ate Bing, for sharing her expertise in cooking. I'd also like to thank my family who came and to my husband’s relatives who shared this moment with us and of course to my dear friends. Again Thank you guys! 

Never had a baby shower before (of course it’s my first baby) and I can say  t’was an awesome experience!  Though not everyone came to celebrate with us but still I had fun. I had fun chitchatting with my friends. We love to prattle! LOL! It’s actually a long time since the last time we met.  Well to tell you honestly, I’m a bit disappointed in the end of the day because “SOME” people are so annoying that day. I don’t like my day to be ruined though. Perhaps, it should be a special day because it's for my baby Daniele, not for me, not for anybody but for my dear son. GOOD VIBES!

My college lovies! (L-R) April, Venz, Me, Justine and Papa Ramje. Where's Katchie?

Hubby and I with the gifts!

Anyways, for you guys to know what did just happened that day. Well everyone enjoyed the delicious pica-pica foods we've prepared. We have everybody’s all time favorite spaghetti with chicken lollipops, ham and cheese sandwich, Amber’s best seller pichi-pichi and palabok, shanghai rolls, BIKO (a sticky rice cake topped with latik (curdled coconut cream), hotdog and cheese on stick, refreshing GULAMAN and some snacks. Yummmyy Merienda!!!  My brother also bought me a Black Forest Cake with Cathedral Gelatin. Thanks for the yummy treat brotha! Well it’s actually not for me, it’s for Daniele but since he can’t eat that, I am willing to do the favor for him. ;) (Laughs!)

Cathedral Gelatin and Black Forest Cake from Goldilocks. Thanks Bro!

Is my bubba ready for the yummy treat? :p

 
Kidding aside, We’re supposed to have games that day. Ate Anne and Ate Ellen prepared some to make the party exciting but unfortunately, sad to say, we don’t have the chance to do it. I will not mention here why. It will just make me mad and sad at the same time. Grrrrr!

They even checked the net for the baby shower games  :( *sigh

Just like the usual baby shower party, we also have “open the gifts” aught. I loooooove opening the gifts it was really exciting and fun! Who doesn't like that right? Thanks for the awesome gifts everyone and for the cold cash. hihihi! Daniele’s such a rich and spoiled bubba now! LOL! *wink

Thank you everyone! :)

Hubby and I opening the gifts! YAY! What's inside the box? hmmm! ;p

And here they are. Again thank you everyone!

Thank you Tito Toto and Tita Bibeth for the GRACO stroller. :)

Thanks to my Uncle Rod for the hundred bucks! :) Also to Tita Bebe, Ate anne and Ate Ellen

All for Daniele!!!! 

Thank you everyone. You guys don't know how happy and glad I am that day. I can see how excited everyone is and so am I. Now, I’m just waiting for him. Enjoying the last month having him inside me. Just a few more weeks or days “Hello baby and goodbye sleep!” (Laughs)

The moment he arrived, it’ll be a new story being a mom for me.


SEE YOU REAL SOON DANIELE!


♥,
Mommy

XoXo,
♥Anne♥