The Body Shop: 02 Eye & Cheek Palette + Day & Night Vitamin E Cream

After renewing my TBS Love Your Body Point Card, I decided to buy my very first eyeshadow (and cheek) palette since it was on a special sale that time. Yay me! ^_^ By the way it cost me Php 100 for the renewal and it will be valid for just a year.

I got the palette for about Php 975 instead of the regular price of Php 1200 or something (LOL, sorry I can't really remember how much it was exactly). Plus, a small sized jar of their Day & Night Vitamin E Cream as a freebie.

I'm not really a big eyeshadow fan. I'd rather stick to basic one-shaded earth tone everytime I go out. But just for a change, I wanna explore colors more so I thought of starting to buy a wider range of colors.

First off, The Body Shop's No. 02 Eye & Cheek Palette.

It has this felt fabric casing with a mirror on the cover flap and the palette and an applicator in the opposite side with a magnetic lock. I honestly think the felt cover can make it a little hard to clean up after usage.

I chose the earth toned shades (as always) which I think looks flattering on my tone since I'm a bit yellowish fair and it's pretty easy to blend and achieve that big eyes look.

The palette consists of the following:

1. Cheek Blush
2. Caramel Shimmer
3. Pink Shimmer
4. Plum Shimmer
5. Chocolate Shimmer

Yup, you guessed it. I'm a huge fan of shimmers! Haha :) It makes me feel like a goddess! ^_^

The applicator that came with it has two sides:

1. For creasing
2. For blending

The Vitamin E cream that they gave me for free was of good use too. I use it every other night as my moisturizer (it can also be a good base for make-up). I don't really use the Day cream because I tend to get oily during mid sunlight so my mom ends up using it.

Love their packaging by the way.

My Verdict:

I never got the chance to use the palette yet but I do strongly advice to use an eye primer just to make sure it stays on for a longer period of time as all shimmery shades can wear off faster than solid / neutrals.

The cheek blush also did a good job (pertaining to the shade). It gives that subtle blush tone without making it look too made-up. As for the staying power, I give it a 4 out of 5 stars. It definitely stays on longer than Mary Kay's does.

The casing (once again) is a felt one so it can give you a hard time to clean. Maybe a damp cloth will do the trick.

Will I buy this product again?

Sure, if there were other palettes to choose from. Unfortunately, there were only 2 kinds of this and the 01 shades were too dark for me (more on the lavender - dark gray) so I'd rather not.

Visit The Body Shop for more details.

The Soap Factory = Yummy Treats!

There are a lot things right now that I would want to blog about until I saw the brown paper bag lying in the corner of my room which I had after going shopping a few weeks back. It got quite a number of goodies in it including a soap I bought from a very interesting store, The Soap Factory. So, I decided to blog about it.

Yep, the shop was really unusual. At first, I thought they we're selling fudge cakes and colorful pastries of some sort. I didn't really notice the sign at the front of the store since I was busily focused on those bright, yummy-looking thingies on the counter.

It's then that I realized that they sell desserts nor pastries. They sell soaps! Yes, soaps that's made to look like tasty treats. Cool Idea.

They sell not just bar soaps but other body and bath products too like body butter and scrubs in a jar, facial toners and caviars, shampoo and colognes.

Unfortunately I didn't get the chance to take a picture of their other items but I did buy their Geisha Whitening and Anti-Aging Soap (since I'm a fan of whitening products myself).

I'm using it for about 2 and a half weeks now and I must say that it does makes my skin supple after every bath. I follow -up this product with lotion or body butter. Although it tends to dry the skin a bit (as a normal whitening soap does), it got rid of the small bumps I had on my back.

So, will I buy another bar? Hell yeah!
I do wanna try out the body polish and scrubs too! Looks promising ^_^

You can get a hold of your tasty soaps from these details:

Corporate Office
Suite 2706 West Tower, Philippine Stock Exchange Centre Exchange Road, Ortigas Center, Pasig City
Telefax: (63-2)667-3868

SM North EDSA, The Block
3rd Level, The Block, SM City North EDSA, Quezon City
Tel No: 667.3868

SM Mega Mall
4th Level, Mega Atrium, SM Mega Mall, EDSA, Mandaluyong City

Email: creative_juices@ymail.com

#3 Xmas Wishlist: Ecotools Brush Sets

I was on the search for the right make-up brush. The one that's handy, has soft bristles, non-shedder, high quality and of course low on the budget. (Pretty demanding, isn't it?) In short, I was on the look for the 'perfect' make-up brush.

Local brands just don't fit my criteria :(

- The Body Shop / MAC - too pricey
- Elf - shreds like hell
- some other cheap brands - bristles tend to brittle

Until Ecotools...the search was over.

EcoTools Bamboo 5 Piece Brush Set

Consists of:

• Mineral Powder Brush
• Concealer Brush
• Eye Shading Brush
• Baby Kabuki
• Pouch
  

EcoTools Bamboo 6 Piece Brush Set

Consists of:

• Blush Brush
• Eye Shading Brush
• Eyeliner Brush
• Lash and Brow Groomer
• Concealer Brush
• Pouch

I uber love the simple style it has and the fact that its small enough to be a travel buddy. Plus, its super hands down soft bristles! I tried looking for it in Multiply but their prices were over the top. If only I could get a hold of these babies. (sob)

*To all my readers, please do comment if you guys have shop referrals. I welcome international sellers ^_^ Thanks!

A Chatroom Lounge for the Girls

I just got back from the hospital :) My 2-week hiatus was cut short since I couldn't stop myself from blogging! (LOL) I figured I could keep myself occupied blogging while recovering from my operation last Monday. (Now that's time management!)

So, I thought I put a little added feature on my blog site. And tada! The Lounge.

I'm still on the hunt for a good one though but this will do for now. I hope I could lure you girls into logging on my little conference room. It will be this new button on the side bar that looks like this:

Thanks! I hope you'll enjoy the new room! ^_^

Update: 2 Weeks Hiatus

Hello :) To all my readers (not that I have so many LOL), I will be taking a 2-week hiatus. Just got a bad news from my doctor yesterday so I'd be having a surgery this coming week. :(

Darn, I really hate surgical operations or anything involving opening me up and creating a scar afterwards (they don't call me Vain Jane for nothin). Plus, the things they expose during prepping for the surgery! (I should know, I'm a nurse!) I never did see myself on the OR table.

Well, goodluck to me then. I hope everything turns out well and that I'm not a keloid former. ^_^

You can still contact me @ vainjane.shop@yahoo.com or just click on Contact Me and I'll be replying via Mobile web.