Product Review:Etude House Baby Skin Veiling Pact #2

Hi my dear dollies!
It's me again making a review for all my lovable dolls.
Today's review is one of the prettiest powder pact that I have ever seen and laid my eyes and hands on. 
Let's welcome the Etude House Baby Skin Veiling Pact #2.

Ain't it pretty?
Just because of the packaging, I can't stop myself but to look for it since it's always out of stock.
I am really thankful that I already found this at Etude House Market! Market!

Since that I've been using this for a while now, I guess that it is ready for review.
This particular foundation of Etude House has only 2 shades. Being #2 the darkest but still too white for Filipina skin tone. What is good about this foundation is that it has SPF 22/PA ++. I am really not sure what does PA ++ means. I need to research on it hehe 


The packaging is sturdy enough and I really love that it's pink and has some pretty cute princess touch to it. It really looks like a little girl's toy but I really love taking this out of my makeup kit.

This comes with a really nice puff as well. It's really soft and makes applying the powder much easier. Since that this is too white for me, I just apply this powder with patting motion and make sure that I just get a little of the product.

The girly-ness and cute-ness doesn't end there because the powder itself has some nice flowers engraved to it.

It's just too cute to resist that I don't want to use it to prevent the cute little flowers from fading. 

The powder has a really nice and smooth texture. It is not chalky nor powdery and I really love how my skin feels so smooth and soft with this on. It looks like you really have a baby skin. It has an average oil control time. When I used this my oilies are controlled between 3-4 hours but the coverage just last me for about 2 hours. It has this mild baby scent which I love as well. It is a pretty decent powdered foundation, if it is not just too white then I guess I will really love this.

Swatch time

Taken under natural light

Taken with camera flash

Please excuse my face and skin's condition. My face had become really dull this past few days. Maybe because of my bad sleeping habits since that it's summer vacation hehe As you can see, the right part of my face has the foundation while the left face is my bare skin. Under natural lighting, it looks like it suits my skin tone a little. You can't really see how white it is but with flash photography, the horror comes waa you can really see how white the foundation is and doesn't suit my morena skin tone. Sometimes I'm really afraid to use this especially if I'm having my picture taken.

See how it looks like a white mask? I'm pretty sad about the coverage since that this powder is good enough for me. Too bad that this doesn't have shades that fits morena skin tone.


THE PRODUCT: Etude House Baby Skin Veiling Pact #2
PRICE: Php 448
PLACE:  Etude House Market! Market!
WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THIS PRODUCT:

• Very cute packaging
• Nice mild scent
• Powder is not chalky
• Cute engraved flowers on the powder
• The puff comes with the powder is soft
• It didn't break me out
• My face feels soft and smooth
• It has SPF although the SPF is not enough to really protect your skin

WHAT I DON'T LOVE ABOUT THIS PRODUCT:

• It's too white for me
• Leaves a white cast especially with flash photography
• Kind of expensive for a student like me
• Not that long lasting

WILL I RECOMMEND IT/ BUY IT AGAIN?: I recommend this for those who loves collecting cute things like me. Honestly I just bought this because of the packaging and I think it's a really nice accessory to my makeup kit hehe. The bad thing is I will not buy this again.

RATING: I give this product a    3/5


THE VERDICT:
This is a really nice product if you want a cute product in your makeup kit. Since that this suits Korean skin tone, I don't suggest to use this as your primary powder.



Have you tried this powder pact? What can you say about it? Please do share!

Take care and always stay pretty!

April Haul

Hi again dollies!
It's the time of the month once again and that means it's haul time again!
My goodness, my collection of cosmetics, skin care products and other beauty products keeps on growing per month haha but I don't have any regrets buying these even though that my review list just keeps on getting longer and longer  Buying these stuffs makes me happy and it's a part of my stress reliever hehe
So without further ado, let me share with you my April Haul

What I got from Watson's Makati and Market! Market! are:

• Kojie-san Skin Lightening Soap
• Kojie-san Skin Lightening Cream
• Sureaid Petroleum Jelly
• Watson's Soft Toothbrush
• Nichido Stardust Eyeshadow in Totally Neutral
• Ever Bilena Matte Lipstick in Mauvey
• Ever Bilena Xtreme Shine Lip Color in 708
• Astring-O-Sol Mouth Wash
• iWhite Facial Cream

From Etude House Mall of Asia and Market! Market! I got:

• Black Charcoal Chin Pack
• Soft Touch Lip Liner #1
• Green Tea Facial Mask
• Petit Darling Nails HD Beam in BR309

At The Landmark Makati I got the most rave Fashion 21 Two-way cake with Tea Tree Oil #4 and at Metro Market! Market! Beauty Section I got an Aido Regular Lipstick in #10.

Yay I think I got plenty of stuffs this month hehe can't wait to use them and make a review.

Take care and always stay pretty!

Product Review:Nichido Pressed Powder in Gorgeous Salmon

Hi again dollies!
The Holy week here in the Philippines is fast approaching so before the Holy week starts I'll just give you a review in my very first pressed powder and it is the Nichido's pressed powder in Gorgeous Salmon.

Sorry for the crappy image I just use my cellphone's camera here

Since that I don't know anything about cosmetics before, this pressed powder was given to me by my mom. If my memory serves me right, this is really affordable for only Php 100. It comes in a blue flip top packaging like any other compact powders.  The packaging is sturdy enough which is good. The sponge that comes with the powder is a cotton like sponge and I am not really a fan of it that's why I've never got to use it that much until the day that I got obsessed with cosmetics and learn to use brush and latex sponges in applying this powder. The texture of the powder is smooth but not that finely milled and it tends to be a little powdery so beware of fall outs. The shade of the powder is a little white to me so I need to be careful on not putting too much since that it gives white cast. If applied correctly, this powder will give you silky smooth and flawless finish which I really love. Since that it is only a powder, it doesn't cake on your face. I always get compliments with this powder saying that my face looks smoother. I am almost hitting pan of this product and hopefully the next time that I buy this, I can get the perfect shade for my skin. The only downside of this product is that it's not long lasting. You are lucky if it stayed to you for 4 hours. Because of the hot weather here in the Philippines, this powder just last me an hour or two but if the weather is colder, it will last me up to 4 hours without any retouch.

Swatch time

 Reminder: I did not use any concealer. I just moisturize and applied the powder using a latex sponge for more coverage.

As you can see the side which has the powder appears more lighter and flawless and it covered a little of my dark circles.

THE PRODUCT: Nichido Pressed Powder in Gorgeous Salmon

PRICE:  Php 100

PLACE:  Metro Market! MArket! (That's what my mom told me)

WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THIS PRODUCT:

• Affordable
• Comes in different shades. I think they have 5 shades
• Gives me enough coverage and flawless looking skin
• It doesn't feel heavy
• Didn't break me out

WHAT I DON'T LOVE ABOUT THIS PRODUCT:

• It doesn't last long especially on hot days
• The sponge
• It tends to be a little powdery

WILL I RECOMMEND IT/ BUY IT AGAIN?:

I recommend this to those who are looking for an affordable powder but has a decent quality. Maybe I'll buy this again since that it's affordable and does it's job.

RATING: I give this product a   4/5

THE VERDICT: It's really a good product for it's price and it's really worth a try.

I hope this review helps.

Have you tried Nichido's pressed powders? What do you think? Please let us know.

Take care and always stay pretty!