Despite the cosmetic junkie that I am, I am still a make-up noob, especially at eye makeup. And this is my first attempt at a complete makeup look. Not bad if I say so myself...but yeah, crappy webcam and all XD

Face:

Purederm BB Cream

Elianto Cream Concealer in 01 medium (for dark circle)

Bare Naturals FoundiStay in Olive Neutral Medium Light

Bare Naturals Blush in Viva Sofia

Guerlain Meteorites Perles in Rose Teint

Eyes:

Etude House Proof10 Eye Primer

Wet n Wild ColorIcon Palette in Walking on Eggshells (used corresponding shades)

Etude House Dual Change Eyeliner

Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler

Etude House Henna Fix Mascara in Henna Black

Lips:

Revlon ColorBurst in Soft Nude

       I used to have flawless skin since birth until my early college years. I could seriously get away with just baby powder on my face to control the oilies. I would get occasional pimple or two but nothing serious or any major breakout. The only noticeable thing on my face would be my pores... They're visible >.< but apart from that I had no major issues. A pimple or two would appear sometimes but mostly on that time of the month. 

Here's a pic I found with nothing on.

 :) Yes that's a make-up free look coz on that pic I was just at home and playing with the camera. Haha, based on my hairstyle there, this was taken around the 2nd semester of my second year in college -- late 2007 to early 2008. Those rosy cheeks are <3.

Another pic with no makeup or whatsoever on my face.

Taken July 2008, longer hairstyle and a bit blurry but still with clear skin. Still payat too. >.<

So what's the point of this post? I HAD A MAJOR BREAKOUT, and that is still an understatement. It was MAJOR MAJOR >.< It was humongous, zits were all over my face, particulary my cheeks. It started January of 2010 and continued on until the summer. When it started, it was just around my cheeks, nothing too noticeable. But when summer started, it got worse and worse. They were all over me now and I rarely go out unless I really really really need to, but on those rare times I would pile my face with so much concealer! I was so depressed and refused to get my picture taken. I recall when I was still in high school, I had a nightmare of zits all over my face. What did you know, it came true T.T

I convinced my mom to go to Etude House at SM Pampanga :D
It was also my first time to go there and it was huge...well compared to my usual Etude House at SM Megamall where it is so cramped. And guess what, I actually turned my mom to an EH convert! We had a mega-haul inside the store and our purchases totaled to around 3k ._. that's a lot considering how affordable EH's products are.
We left the store with 2 bags of EH goodies.
But guess what, I only had 2 items from that mega-haul XD and the rest are my mom's haha.
Here's what we bought: (no pics sorry, camera still broken -.-)
1. Peach Water Gloss in Watermelon water (mine)
2. Dr. Oil No Shine Mist (mine)
(the rest are my mom's)
3. Moistfull Collagen Toner
4. Moistfull Collagen Essence
5. Moistfull Peeling Wash
6. Lip & Eye Remover
7. LuciDarling Fantastic Rouge (forgot the shade, it's the lipgloss version)
8. Petite Darling (???) Eyeshadow (totally not sure about this, but it's the one worth P148, the color is a nice matte mocha brown)
9. After Slim Cream (haha!)
10. 2 House Shaped Sponges
11. 2 Bath puffs

Whew! And when we came home my mom was raving about EH all night. She was actually comparing it to her own HG brand, Shu Uemura. She kept on saying how their products are quite comparable to Shu but worth a fraction of their price. Her LuciDarling gloss, she says too, are like her MAC lipglass. I do agree with her because the glosses are very pigmented but EH only carry around 10 shades from that range while MAC has a hundred (figuratively I mean XD)

Reviews to follow for the Peach Water Gloss and the No Shine Mist! The visit from EH really got me lemming into other products too. Tsk tsk. I need to update my Chirstmas wishlist now.

till next time,
HimeBerry

Haha, I finally decided to make another blog. This time I hope it's for keeps!

This blog is mainly a portal of all my product reviews. Skincare and cosmetics galore!

For starters here are my favorite brands! (in no particular order)

• Etude House
• Missha
• Skinfood
• Bare Naturals
• MAC
• Shu Uemura
• Anna Sui
• Maybelline
• Bloom

Although NOT all products from my fave list works for me. Maybelline products are 50-50 for me. Some works wonders while some don't (Angelfit series, more on that on another post.)

My HG list soon!

♥Himeberry♥