Product Review: Nyx Round Lipstick in Orange Soda

Nyx Round Lipstick in Orange Soda

I love Nude Lipstick. However, looking for a good nude lipstick is not that easy. Nobody wants a nude lipstick that can make her look pale and dull. As an Asian with a yellowish skin tone, wearing a nude lip can be a bit of a challenge. 

This is my first nude lipstick and I love its orange-y peachy tone. I bought this from Sol of Digital Traincase a long time ago. During that time, NRL costs Php160 but I think Sol sells it for a lower price now. Although NYX round lipsticks are not sold in brick and mortar stores, they're very accessible online. The only thing that you need to take note of is finding a seller who will give you a good price and a fast and smooth transaction. Online selling is very risky so always buy from a trusted seller. 

In terms of packaging, NYX has a very simple black and white design. It's not a sturdy packaging but not cheap looking either. It is chic in a simple way which I think appeals to many young women. You can easily identify the shade because the bottom part shows the sample color and the name of the shade is easy to remember. It's more fun when companies put names on each shade rather than codes and numbers. 

Another thing I like about this lipstick is its creaminess. It's very easy to apply and glides smoothly on my lips. It is not drying on my lips however the lip color doesn't last that long. I guess that's one of the common problems of creamy lipsticks. Nonetheless, I love NYX because of its wide variety of shades that you can't find in most drugstore brands. 

SWATCHES: 

Direct Sunlight

ON LIPS: 

Have a great day!

Turned 2NE1

I'm 21 and still kickin'! ^__^

Sorry guys if this is like my first post for October. There are times I planned to post something but it took time for me to organize my thoughts. I've been thinking A LOT of things lately. Stress. :P

Anyway, it's my birthday and I'm one year older. Time flies so fast. Three years ago I'm just celebrating my debut and now... I'm already frigging 2ne1. I mean... I can't pretend to be a teenager anymore- eighTEEN... nineTEEN, twenTEEN.... and now.. it's really twenty-one. I won't be able to put any "teen" to it. :P I'm now a young adult which means I have more responsibilities.

Dance with my Father... on my 18th Birthday

This year I'm very grateful to God for giving a lot of blessings. I graduated in a good university with the course I really like. And I was able to get a great job as a US stock broker right after school. It's quite difficult to get a job these days. I'm one of the lucky ones who didn't have to extend a bum life being unemployed which is a good thing for a career. There's always progress although one must sacrifice time and social life. I'm not a student anymore. I can't just be absent like cutting classes. I really need to work my ass off if you know what I mean. :P 

I really wanna thank my parents and my friends who supports me all the way. I'm 21 and I'm ready to take over the world. LMAO. ^__^

And because it's my birthday... I made a video of myself lip singing... again. HAHAHA. 

I'm 2ne1. from Maggie Malonzo on Vimeo.




I simply ironed my hair for this video so it is still curly naturally. But I think I look more mature with my hair straightened. ^__^

2NE1 is known for thick eyeliner and nude lips so that's what I did.

Face:

Max Factor Second Skin

ELF Healthy Glow Bronzer in Illuminance

Eyes and Brows: 

Fashion 21 Pearl Eyeshadow

Nichido Maroon Eyeshadow

Elianto Black Eye Pencil

Maybelline Brow Set

Nichido Eyebrow Pencil in Dark Brown

Lips:

Revlon Colorstay in Soft Nude

Nyx MegaShine Lipgloss in Smokey Look

New couple Ring by KitShop

Nails: 

China Glaze in Limbo Bimbo given to me by Dianneregina

Pink, blue and white. <3

I hope you enjoy watching the vid. My Bf laughed at me when he saw it. HAHAHA.

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Birthday Haul

Yesterday we went to SM Cubao to shop and dine. :) 

These are the items I bought.

Parisian Flats. Php 399

I love it the first time I tried it. It's so comfy. 

I'm such a "Parisian" Girl. Every time I shop for shoes I go to Parisian. 

Skinny Pants

They're good as casual or office attire. :P

Php  599.75

Php 499.75

Php 399.75

Php 99 Dark Blue

It's quite a trend having a matte dark blue nails. And it can make your complexion lighter too.

Here in the Philippines, temperature is unbelievable. I don't wanna go out 10 am- 3 pm cause it's really hot outside. Even bringing a handy dandy umbrella won't work. I won't survive the heat.

hehehe.. Nutella. Php 19.75

Sorry.. I finished it up before taking a picture. I can't help it. -_- 

And these are all the things I bought for my birthday. :) ^__^ I'm excited to try the Blue Nails. Hehehe. 

Have a great day.

PS. I wanna Watch Paranormal Activity 2 this coming weekend. :) 

My NYX Lip Swatches

Here are the swatches of my very own NYX Lippies. 

I usually buy colors from nude to natural to pinkish lippies. 

From left to right: (Round Lipsticks) Circe, Orange Soda, Harmonica

(Lipglosses) Real Nude, Mauve

(Megashine Lipglosses) Smokey Look, Perfect Lig

circe.orangesoda.harmonica.realnude.mauve.smokey.perfect.

What are your favorite NYX Lip products? 

:)

Have a great day, ladies!

Mini Haul on a Weekend + My NYX Lip collection

new lippies.new make up. new hairdo

For the past few weeks I feel like I just wanna buy any cute make up I see online or even the ones in the stores. Maybe it is because I earn my own money now that I felt the urge to buy something for myself. I've never been this excited to surf the net and find new make up items, clothes, shoes and skin care products. That being said, last Friday, my wallet and credit card gave in to that pleasure that every girl in the world enjoys: SHOPPING.

There are a lot of things I wanted to buy online but I never really have the budget to buy them all at the same time. So what I did was prioritize which items I want to possess first. I've been really interested about the Cyleina Black Pearl Soap. It was the first product that I ordered online last week because I really want to try it. Can you believe that I bought 3 Premium Bars of that soap plus 2 soap bars of Cyleina Tomato all at once? I feel like I'm obsessed with the product even prior to using it on my skin. I don't know if the reviews are overrated in such a way that they simply make readers believe that Black Pearl can heal a lot of skin problems but I just gave the benefit of the doubt that maybe, it will work for me. I HOPE!

I got free samples too. Ms. Sheryl (Online seller) gave me samples of Orange kojic, Pink Strawberry and Carrot and Pineapple soap.

Black Pearl Soap: ( I got all the info from her Facebook)


- made from the finest high quality of arbutin, collagen oil, licorice and vitamins C & E.
-Arbutin & licorice in the black pearl whiten skin tone instantly!
-Lightens dark spots caused by sun exposure and pimple scars.
-Effective in lightening dark underarms and inner thighs caused by imbalanced hormones, chemical burns from deodorants.
-Delays wrinkle formation with its collagen content.
-Safe, gentle and will not sting!
-See Results as early as first use.
-Recommendation: This product performs best when used continually.
-Recommended for darkened mature skin.

Ingredients: Glycerine, Distilled Water, Myristic acid, Marine Collagen Peptide, Licorice, Alpha Arbutin, Vitamin E acetate, Peppermint essential oil

Tomato Soap: 

- have high vitamin content and are a rich source of the antioxidant nutrient, lycopene. This is the red pigment contained in tomatoes. Lycopene counter the ageing effects on the skin, by cutting out the number of free radicals in your body.
Made from red and ripe organically grown tomatoes, it counters oily skin by absorbing surplus oil. The tonic benefits of tomato deeply cleanses and tightens the pores. Alpha-Hydroxy Acids found in tomato helps get rid of pimples and acne through its gentle exfoliating action and this also results to getting your cheeks a rosy hue and your body a fair glow!

BEST FOR: Oily skin with large pores

Ingredients:Saponified Organic Vegetable oil,Jojoba Oil, sweet almond oil, organic tomato extracts.

I've spent thousands of pesos for skin care and I've never really found that ultimate routine that can make my skin flawless. Yes, I don't have a flawless skin. Right now, I'm suffering from breakouts due to stress and lack of sleep.

Before, I've tried Proactiv, Egyptian Magic Cream, lotsa drugstore Skin care items but nothing really worked. I'll surely pray hard that this will work. -_- I plan to have regular derma treatments @ Flawless Clinic @ SM Markina too. I have a scheduled power peel next week so the blemishes on my forehead will diminish. ^__^ Kudos to working girls! I certainly believe that we shouldn't forget about ourselves especially when we're earning! ^__^

Last weekend, I bought few stuffs to add something in my make up kit.

Bronzer.Eyebrowpencil.Eyeshadow.Lipstick

I dropped my avon pallete last time and no, the packaging was not broken but my favorite eyeshadow(dark brown) was all gone to waste. So I have to buy another eyeshadow to replace it. I prefer dark brown because it really emphasizes my crease. It's the only color I'd never want to live without. Unfortunately, I can't find anything close to it so I just grabbed Nichido Eyeshadow shade MAROON. It's close to a dark brown color so it's as good as before.

Next thing I bought was a bronzer. I never had a bronzer before. When I dropped by the ELF station, I saw this Healthy Glow Bronzing Powder. Packaging is really nice. The powder is not dark on the skin. In fact, it is illuminating. 

Next is an eyebrow Pencil. I've been using my Ever Bilena eyebrow pencil for years so I thought of buying a new one. I grabbed a Nichido Eyebrow Pencil and I got the shade dark brown. As they say, for brows, always choose the one that is two shades lighter. :)

Finally the much awaited Revlon Colorbust Lipstick in Soft Nude is in my possession. I've heard so many good things about it and aside from that I really really want to try nude lipstick. 

I love the packaging. It's super chic. The lipstick is not drying on my lips although it can emphasize my lip lines if I don't add lipgloss on top of it.  It's my first time to wear lipstick at work. Hehe. I love how it looks on me. It's not that pale on the lips. 

Just to give you an idea on how peachy, nude-y this shade is, I have a swatch of it with my other nude lippies.

From Left to Right: REVLON (Soft Nude), NYX(Orange Soda), ETUDE HOUSE (Lip Concealer)

(Random Order)

Aside from these loots, I also received a package from DIGITALTRAINCASE. I bought 3 lippies from her again because I super love NYX Lip Products. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to buy the Round lipstick Shade I want. I initially ordered for Thalia but it's sold out. Despite that I was able to buy 2 Megashine lipglosses and a round lipstick shade: Circe. 

I bought Perfect Lig Megashine Lipgloss, Smokey Look Megashine Lipgloss and Lipstick in Circe. 

 Here is my NYX Collection: 

My collection ranges from natural to nude to pinkish shades. 

I love nude-y pinkish lips. My next target is CANDY DOLL LIPGLOSS.

Have you guys heard of it? 

Have you tried it?

Please, please let me know. ^__^

I love lippies! Don't we all love them?

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QOD: 

“You don't love a woman because she is beautiful, but she is beautiful because you love her”