Phil-Cosmetics Expo 2012 September 2, 2012 (Last Day) + Haul

Hello again my dear dolls!
For today's post is about my first ever cosmetics convention that I have attended and it's the Phil-Cosmetics Expo 2012. I really want to go to the expo when I saw the poster on Facebook but like what I have said I still have some priorities with my money first. But in the end, I ended up being in the expo during their last day because of my family. Actually attending this expo is an accident since that my family decided to go to SM Megamall last last Sunday. I think this is what they call destiny hehe Anyway since I am already there and the entrance is free, I finally decided to enter the expo. Anyway I really wanted to see Say in person hehe

Since I don't want to go the expo alone, I took my big brother with me hehe I'm too shy to take my Mom with me since that I know she and my Dad will also have their date hehe So as we decided to check things out and found mostly Filipino brand beauty products since that IT IS a Philippine Cosmetic Expo hehe. What interest me is the booth by the Digital Traincase, Makeup Hub and other booths that sells imported brands. (So sorry I forgot to take note of the booths name waa) I also stumbled by Ever Bilena's booth where they sell selected products for 50% off! I was also surprised that Ever Bilena also sells intimates as well so I got one too because it is so affordable that I need to get one haha

After a few rounds inside the expo I decided to visit the Makeup Hub's booth again and so happy to finally see Say in person. Actually I'm too shy to talk to her since I don't know what am I going to say but I think she saw me looking at her and going towards her so she was the one who made the first move and gave me a very nice hello and warm welcome. She even compliments my dress haha and I feel very flattered. 
 She is a very beautiful person, not just outside but also inside as well. She is really a down to earth person and I really adore her because of that. So here's a picture of us (with my brother of course haha)

(Photo credit goes to Say)

After that I visited Ever Bilena's booth again and got a lot of products. They are so affordable that I couldn't help not to miss the opportunity of the sale haha. So Ever Bilena is to blame why I am so broke now haha

The Novelina's booth also interest me since that I am dying to change my hair color since that I haven't had my hair colored ever. But I am now broke that I didn't have the chance to try out their free hair color application huhu poor me  So I just decided to tell my mom about it since she wants her hair to get colored as well but as soon as we arrived at the booth, there are already a lot of people availing the service and they can just now accommodate one so I gave that last slot to my mom anyway I already got a box of hair color haha. Thanks Mom! She also got me another intimates from Ever Bilena yay! I really love you Mom!

Overall it was a really nice experience but there is one moral lesson that I learned from attending this event and that is, bring lots and lots of moolah! There are a lot of great finds that you sure don't want to miss so if I where you, you should learn from me hehe. I'll definitely save up now so when the time comes that there is another cosmetic/beauty event, I will have the moolah to spend spend spend hehe

So here are my Phil-Cosmetics Expo 2012 Haul

I got two intimates from Ever Bilena, A Matte lipstick in Scarlet, An Eyeliner pencil in Natural Brown and their new BB Cream! Can you believe it's on sale too! I also got two free facial washes from them. Hooray for freebies hehe. I also got the Lory's Hair Cream in Duo Chocolate for only Php 100! If I really have the money I'll definitely hoard this because it is really such a great steal and it's a pretty good product too. Lastly, I got a Novelina Hair Color in Golden Brown courtesy of my Mom. I also got some samples as well from other brands.

I really had fun in my first ever cosmetics expo. I can't wait to attend this kind of event again.

P.S

I'm so sorry that I didn't take pictures of the event waaa the shyness in me rules me again huhu The next time that I'll be attending this kind of event, I'll definitely take pictures.

Did you went to the Phil-Cosmetics Expo? What day did you went? Do you have this kind of event in your place? Please do share! 

Take care and always stay pretty!

Product Review:Fanny Serrano Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner in Black

Hello again my dear dollies!
Here I am making a review again for you! During the past few days, I came to think that I shouldn't abandon my blog for a very long time without a review or an update, so I decided that I will do my best to make a review at least one review per week. So how does it sound? I really hope that's a good idea and I will do my best to kept that promise to you.  So for today's review, I will be reviewing my current favorite liner and my first ever gel/cream liner. So let me present to you my dollies the Fanny Serrano Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner in Black

I got this liner for a really long time now. If I am not mistaken, I think I bought this last October and been using it till now. So for the product description.


PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:
A gel-based liquid eyeliner that's soft on the lids and rich in definition.


DIRECTIONS FOR USE:
Use an eyeshadow brush and gently apply color over your lids and blend.


For the ingredients of the product, please see the picture below

Click image to enlarge

So let's start the review for the packaging. The product was packaged at a small black box that looks elegant and not cheap looking. The product itself comes in a frosted 4ml glass jar with a black lid. (To show that it is black. 4ml is really a lot for a gel liner and I think this is one of the largest gel liner that I have seen and this will really last you for such a long time. Maybe a year or two.I believe that this also comes in brown and it has a brown lid) at the side of the glass jar is the Fanny Serrano logo and the name of the product as seen in the picture above. You should be careful though not to drop this because I think that it will break so better be careful.  I love that the product is sealed properly as shown in the image below.

Now let's go to the product itself.
I read on some blog that the first Gel Liner of Fanny Serrano is not that really good so it's been phased out for a while and had their sweet comeback with a new formulation. This product that I have bought is already the new one and I'm so glad that I did bought this and read a review on how amazing the new Fanny Serrano Gel Liner is. Some beauty blogger said that the old formula is not that really good which they said is not that creamy and dried so fast. But with the new formula, It's the counterpart. It is now so creamy and doesn't dry easily in it's jar.

See how creamy it is? It's been 3 months already and it is still so creamy like it is still new. What I love about this product is it glides easily on the lids and it is very newbie friendly. The color is not that jet black but it is a really good black. Since that this is my first time using a gel liner, I find this product very easy to use than a liquid liner. Even though that you are not really good in applying liner on your lids, you can still do so with this product and can be a good practice when lining your eyes. I am using Etude House's Oblique Brush which is a really good brush and will make a review on my future post. The SA said that you can also use this as an eyeshadow but I'm not really a fan of cream eyeshadows. Since that this is my first gel liner, I can't really compare it with other high end gel liners like Mac's Blacktrack gel liner and Bobbie Brown's gel eyeliner. But I read on some blogs that this product is already as good as the two gel liners mentioned earlier.

Now it's swatch time!

See how creamy it is? You can also easily control on how thick or thin the line you wanted it to be. The downside of this product is that you need to wait for a short second for the product to completely dry to avoid transferring the product to your lids. After it completely dries, I tried to rub my hands to see if it will smudge.

Sure enough it smudge but only a little. Mind you I rubbed my hands as light as possible and it had little smudges and when rubbed real hard this is what happens. But I guess you won't be rubbing your eyes that hard hehe so you can avoid raccoon eyes.  The product is also not waterproof so don't use this if you will go for a swim hehe  What is good about this product is that it is really a long wear gel eyeliner. I used this for a day and the liner stay intact without flaking and smudges but if the weather is really hot where I tend to get really oily, it smudges a little. I sure wish that the weather here in the Philippines is not that really hot. Other than that, this is a really good product worth trying if you are in a budget like me.

Eye swatches 

THE PRODUCT: Fanny Serrano Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner in Black
PRICE: Php 225 but I got it on sale for Php 180. A real steal!
PLACE: Metro Market! Market!
WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THIS PRODUCT:

• Affordable
• Value for money
• Very Creamy
• Easy to use
• Comes in huge portions. (Imagine 4ml of gel eyeliner)
• Long wearing like it promises
• Packaging is not cheap looking
• Double purpose (Can be used as an eyeshadow, at least that's what the SA told me)

WHAT I DON'T LOVE ABOUT THIS PRODUCT:

• It smudges a little especially if the weather is not that really good
• Not Waterproof

WILL I RECOMMEND IT/ BUY IT AGAIN?: I will definitely repurchase since this is the most affordable gel liner in the market. For its price, it does the job well. I definitely recommend this for hose who are in a tight budget like me and for those who wants to learn lining their eyes more easily.

RATING: I give this product a  5/5

THE VERDICT: I really love this product! I will definitely repurchase and try the brown one.

So there you go dollies another product review.
Take care and always stay pretty!