Archives for December 2013

Revlon Colorstay Whipped Creme Foundation, applied properly, has me whipped up into a frenzy

December 18, 2013 Paris B 40 Comments

Whipped cream makes me think of a few things – strawberries (and cream), cakes, pies… hardly foundation. Does the idea of light fluffy white moist cream bring to mind a beige coloured product you’d apply to your face as opposed to shovelling it into your tummy? I thought not!

But this is precisely what Revlon called their Colorstay Whipped Creme Makeup foundation.

Like a cream, it comes in a heavy glass jar which is really unique I thought. It might be why I picked up a tub the first time I saw it at the display shelves all those months ago. It was just too different to pass up! Wait, was this launched last year? Or perhaps early in 2013? I can’t remember anymore, but I can tell you that I’ve owned this one for a while and that I surprisingly like it!

If you’re a fan of full coverage foundation then I do believe this is one to check out. Whilst it gives full coverage, I wear it as a light-medium coverage foundation and it performs very well for me. Truly when it comes to pharmacy brand foundation, barring that error in judgement that was the Revlon Mousse foundation, I’ve thus far had nothing but success with Revlon.

MWS Open Cafe Vol. 9: Let’s chat as 2013 draws to a close

December 17, 2013 Paris B

Ohai everyone!

We haven’t had an Open Cafe session for a while now have we? This year has flown by in such a blur of news and releases and new products that you know, we need once a while, to stop and pause, and reconnect. So, here we are at the first MWS Open Cafe session for the year, where we can all hang out and chat in (almost) real time, about anything at all! If you want a question answered quickly, this is probably the quickest way you get an answer off me haha! 😀

New to the MWS Open Cafe? You’re in for a treat! 🙂

If price is no object get a natural Blushing Peach flush with the Nvey Eco Powder Blush

December 16, 2013 Paris B 13 Comments

Nvey Eco is a brand of natural and organic makeup that was introduced to me, to see if they might live up to my expectations when compared to conventional makeup that I use. I have to say that my experience with the Nvey Eco liquid foundation and the Nvey Eco Concealer left a lot to be desired. In fact, I haven’t been impressed at all with much else I’ve tried from the brand. That is of course, my personal take on it, as my expectations will differ from another’s.

However, there is one item that I did like, very unexpectedly because I’m very picky when it comes to this category.

And that is blush. There are 3 shades of blush carried by TNS Skinlab locally – Blushing Peach, Blushing Sunset and Blushing Golden. Blushing Peach, which you’ll see here, is the lightest of the 3, and in person, the colour is very light, very nondescript and in a word, very boring.

You will not look at this and squeal “So pretty!” nor will you exclaim “Oh what a gorgeous colour!” The packaging is utilitarian and it just looks pale and light and just quite boring in pan. But this has quickly become a favourite blush for daily wear, which is something I never expected at all!

Win! Tis the season for sharing and giving and thinking of someone special

December 16, 2013 Paris B

It’s almost Christmas and I thought it’s a nice time to resurrect my favourite blog tradition – giving the gift of Christmas. This is where I give the gifts but you don’t get to want them for yourself. Oh no, you have to pick someone you want me to send the gift to!

Let’s just call me Santa PB yes? 😀

So here’s how you participate in this final giveaway on MWS for this year. It’s also a good time to tell you that some things have happened recently that have me rethink this whole giveaway thing so things are a-changing around here in the coming year(s). Let’s just say that a couple of bad apples do spoil the barrel and whilst I realise it shouldn’t bother me, it does. I’m human and I get mad about things like seeing people sell items they won in my giveaways as brand new items. Bugs the hell out of me because I know someone else would have appreciated it more. So. I digress. Let’s use the apples to make cider or something eh? 😛

But that’s later. This is now. Here’s how you gift a gift of Christmas to someone special.

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