NOTD : Red, Circles and Metals

Happy New Year's Eve, everybody!

Ready for the big 2013 welcome celebration?

I'm so excited for this day because my sister will arrive today from Australia!

She'll be spending the next 6 weeks here in Manila and I can't wait to go shopping and do sisterly bondings with her again!

She already gave me clues on what she got me from AU. Will be sharing with you those on the next post! :)

Anyway, for this NOTD post, I'll show you the nails I'm sporting for the new year...

It's Red, has little metallic circles and quite colorful too.

I was supposed to do some nail art...

Why did I arrive at this?

Well, I was watching Doctor Who and got too engrossed at watching that I got lazy to think of a nail art design. Haha!

So I just thought of things that represents new year...

The color red, rounds things and bold colors! Also silver and gold if I am not mistaken.

All these represent good luck and long life - things to look forward to every new year.

I used these nail polishes:

Twinkle Nail Polish in Bonfire Red

Bobbie Premium Nail Creme in The Big Bang

So I guess I'll go back to prepping the house for my sis' welcome home kinda party (she'll probably sleep all day) and of course, to welcome 2013. :)

Happy 2013, guys!

Stay gorgeous!

Cheers!

DAWN

Last Haul for 2012

Hi everyone!

2012 is almost over and the world hasn't ended yet! Yayyy! Haha! :P

Are you preparing for your Medya Noche this coming New Year's eve?

Anyway, I'll be sharing with you some items I bought after Christmas.

These are probably my last purchases for the year (hopefully, haha).

Laneige Snow BB Cream

Hair rubber bands

Suejin The Beauty Balm Water Gloss BB Cream

It's my first time seeing this brand and was curious to try it out. It's only Php150 so I bought it right away.

I also shopped at Saizen! Haha!

Deodorizer

Quite disappointed with this one... It smells like Safeguard soaps. Haha. :P

Glittery Loose Powder

Planning to do a creative makeup look with this thing.

False Lashes

I love the effect of this lashes on my eyes.

Design Knife

It's for my art stuff.

A simple black belt.

and a cap (forgot what this one is called).

I've always wanted to wear one but it's kind of weird to wear one in casual days so a cheap one will do since I wouldn't be wearing it regularly.

I also went shopping at SM Departments stores during their Year End Sale.

The shoes and the bag are all discounted! 

Vanilla & Co. Witch Hazel Beauty Tonic

Be Organic Triple Rice Soap

And I'd also like to share this treat I enjoyed eating yesterday,

Koori Frozen Yogurt Ice Cream.

I also like their Mochi Ice Creams as well! Yum yum! :)

That's all folks! 

2012 was a nice year for my beauty cravings. I got to try so many new products and also finished up quite a number of products I owned. It just feels so good to finally empty a product, especially lipsticks and blushes! Haha!

Thank you 2012, and see you soon, 2013!

Cheers!

DAWN

My December Salad Box

Hello ladies and gents!

My Salad Box for the month of December just arrived yesterday and I'd like to share with you what the contents are.

 

 

and here they are!

 

It's lighter than the last two boxes.

 

Sample bottle of Alyssa Ashley Musk in Dangerous But Fun

 

Carmex Lip Balm

 

Virginia Olsen Mineral Blush in Bronzer Wood Matte and 2 Sophia Eyelash Enhancer GC worth Php500.

 

Ciate Mini Polishes

Probably the best among the bunch! I'll finally get to try the Caviar nails!

 

Urbanears Gift Voucher worth Php300.

Honestly, I am quite disappointed for this month's box. The only thing I was excited about was the caviar nails. The rest were things I wouldn't be interested to try out. these are mostly GC's now and it's not what I thought these boxes are for. I thought it should be sample items delivered to your doorstep so that if you like a certain product, that's when you go to the store and buy the standard size.

But with these GC's, you'll have no choice but to go to the store just so you can maximize what you paid for these boxes.

We used one of the GC's at last month's Salad Box and it was one of the worst experiences we had from a certain beauty service.

I will give another chance for The Salad box and hopefully they give a better selection on next month's box. If not, then I'll just place my money on a better one.

Cheers!

DAWN

Review : The Face Shop Clean Face Oil-free BB Cream

Hi lovelies!

Having oily skin is a bit, no, REALLY annoying especially since I love wearing makeup. Blotting is necessary every now and then and makeup, especially those with heavy coverage, makes my face more oily. I tried using water-based ones but it's not long-lasting or too expensive for me.

But now that my face is starting to clear up from the dark marks I got from pimples, I could use makeup with less coverage (though I still prefer heavy ones since I'm lazy to use concealer, haha). I'm currently experimenting on foundations and BB creams so I am willing to try out what I think is interesting, even if I haven't read any reviews about them which I usually do before.

I saw this BB cream some months ago and got curious about it since it is water-based and it smells so good, I bought it!

 The Face Shop Clean Face Oil-free BB Cream

This is around Php765.00 in stores.

It has 35ml and has a life span of 1 year.

Oh, this is my first BB Cream from the brand! :)

Front and back pictures of the tube where you'll see a few descriptions of the product and its ingredients.

Some info from the website:

Description

A BB cream for bright and light make-up. Covers up skin troubles and freckles. Tested for sensitive skin.

Application

After toner & lotion, get adequate amount on the skin

For cleaner skin look,

Put sun block before BB cream

 For better protection of skin

Put BB cream before sun block

For better coverage

Put sun block , BB cream and foundation

This is for all skin types

Has Chamomile extract

Quick Clear Complex

New and improved Quick' Clear Complex treats oily or problem skin more quickly and effectively

This is a swatch of the product. It's kind of gray for my warm tones skin (I'm NC25).

It smells really good. Sort of a mild floral scent. I really like the smell.

It feels light on skin and it's so silky that it's so easy to blend. I feel like I didn't apply anything when I use it.

Here are my before and after pictures when I use it:

It made my skin a bit greyish. It has minimal coverage as well.

I'm not quite satisfied with the product alone. I have to use sun block (this BB Cream doesn't have SPF), concealer and a higher coverage powder foundation to have a better looking skin and get my complexion looking more natural.

This is a picture of my cheek after 6 hours of no retouching nor even blotting my face with an oil film. It's less oily than when I use a heavy coverage liquid foundation I normally use. Though I think I didn't use a good enough concealer here in this pic... haha! :P

I never experienced any skin irritation nor breakouts when I use this BB cream. :)

So to sum it all up:

LIKES:

Light, silky feeling

Easy to apply

Smells good

No skin irritation

No breakouts

Nice packaging

Locally available

Long-lasting

Oil-Free

DISLIKES:

Greyish tone

Super minimal coverage

No SPF

Comes in one shade only.

Would I buy again?

Probably not. I'm willing to try other BB Creams and I prefer those that are yellowish since my skin is yellow-toned. And I like my BB with SPF so I could skip the sun block part. Haha!

But I'm really impressed with how it feels and its scent though! It can be a really good primer. :)

Have you tried this BB Cream yet? How about other ones from The Face Shop?

Cheers!
DAWN

Liz's Holiday HAUL

Happy holidays dearies!

If there's any downside to the holidays, that would be the spending-spree that leaves your wallets empty and bleeding. Well, needless to say, I went on a splurge this holiday.

After a mere week, I burned through my 5k savings. Ugh so shameful! But it was well worth it anyway. :)

So here are all the stuff I splurged on for my holiday preparation... sans the clothes cause they're still in the laundry basket from the previous holiday... will do a post on them next time.

LANEIGE

Finally bought my Snow BB Soothing Cushion! 

Well worth it's price! They even gave me all these freebies! :)

TRANSITION LENSES and NEW GLASSES

Sorry, I don't have a picture of just my glasses so there... at least you can see it in transition action. :)

OPTIX

Been a while since I bought contact lenses. :)

HUMAN NATURE

I finished off my Cetaphil lotion already so I really needed this one. Already used it so it's "bawas" na.

BIFESTA

Super love this water based make up remover. Really great for removing eye makeup, waterproof eye liners and mascaras. You can buy it in Landmark if you want one. :)

And this one, I didn't buy but I'm just happy to have it with me this Christmas. Thanks to my classmate Jamie for gifting it. :)

Well, that's all my holiday makeup splurge madness. :)

Hope to get more this coming new year!

Cheers,

LIZ

Winners : A Little Christmas Giveaway

Hey guys!

How was your Christmas celebration?

I hope it was filled with joy and yummy food! ♥♥♥

Let's extend the celebration by giving more gifts to some lucky readers!

So without further ado...

The lucky winners to win our Little Christmas Giveaway are...

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Congratulations, 

Gellie Ortiz Abogado

for winning our Holiday Goodie 1

and

Judith Solomon Abius

for winning our Holiday Goodie 2

We'll be sending you emails and Facebook messages. Hope you can respond within 48 hours or we'll pick new winners.

Thank so much to all who have joined! We're happy to share our little somethings to our lovely readers during the season of giving. Thank you for all the support you've given us. It makes us try to do better.

We still have another on-going giveaway for the holidays!

Join our Happy Beautiful Christmas Giveaway with HBC to start your 2013 fabulously!

Cheers!

DAWN and LIZ

Merry Christmas! ♥

Hey everyone!

Quote taken from here.

Have a good one! Let's make the last days of 2012 memorable and make better ones in 2013!

Cheers!

DAWN and LIZ

 

FOTD : Purples and Silvers

 A very Merry Christmas to all of you!

It's almost time for Noche Buena ! Get your tummies ready to feast on the delicious foods prepared to celebrate this special day!

But for every special occasion, we have to look our very best, right?

 So here's one of the looks I did the during the holiday season!

 Since it is cooler nowadays,

I went with cooler tones for tonight - silver and purple, instead of the usual warm and glittery looks I've been doing. :)

FACE:

Majolica Majorca Skin Lingerie Pore Cover

Missha The Style Silky Soft Foundation in No. 2

Tony Moly Baby Doll Pot Concealer in Shade 2 Natural Beige

4U2 Posh Powder 2 Way Powder No.2

Eyes:

 Etude House Proof 10 Eye Primer

Etude House Drawing Eye Brow in Brown 

Garnier Light BB Eye Roll-On

Bourjois Effet Lumirer Eyeshadow Trio
Avon Great Lash Mascara

Paladdio Glitter Eyeliner in Silver Glitter

Coffret D'Or Gel Liner in BK-30

4U2 Dream Girl Up Town Girl Liquid Eye Liner

Cheeks:

The Body Shop RoseFlower Blush in Pink

Lips:

MAC Lipstick in Most Popular

My lippie isn't exactly purple. It's like a dark magenta color but it's the closest one that isn't frosted or metallic.

Hope you like this FOTD!

Merry Christmas again! Enjoy your day!

Onwards to a fruitful 2013!

 

Cheers!

DAWN

Peachy Pink Sisters x HBC Happy Beautiful Christmas Giveaway

 Hello Beautiful Readers!

It's almost Christmas! How are you celebrating it so far?

As for us, we're done with our last minute shopping and currently cleaning and prepping our houses since Christmas eve will be tomorrow! Yayyy!

Of course, we are also pampering ourselves with hair treatments and pretty clothes to wear so we'd look beautiful in this happy occasion! Well, we like doing that even in normal days anyway. Dapat laging Bongga! Haha!

And you should too!

Let HBC and the Peachy Pink Sisters make this special season even grander with a giveaway collaboration!

Just like last year, we agreed to host this amazing contest by HBC so that our readers can try these awesome items and pamper themselves like we did during the couple of years we've used HBC products!

We're happy and appreciative that HBC trusts us to host their giveaways until now. So THANK YOU SO MUCH! ♥

 Have an even happier, more beautiful 2013 if you win these amazing prizes from HBC!

Body Recipe Skin Pampering Gift pack 

 San San Beauty Kit

 

How do you get to win these? Get your creative juices going and answer a very easy question along with a few easy requirements!

Mechanics are as follows:

1.    Open to readers who are based in the Philippines

2.    Joiners will have to answer the question: “What is a Happy Beautiful Christmas for you?” Answers shall be posted in the comments section below.

3.    Joiners must like Peachy Pink Sisters via GFC (http://peachypinksisters.blogspot.com), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/PeachyPinkSisters) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/DawnLlanera)

4.    Joiners must like HBC via Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/myHBC) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/tweet_hbc)

5.    Joiners must Tweet about the giveaway (I want to take home prizes from Peachy Pink Sisters and HBC! Happy Beautiful Christmas!) Don't forget to tag @DawnLlanera and @tweet_hbc!

6.    Joiners must post a shout out on their FB about the giveaway (I want to take home prizes from Peachy Pink Sisters and HBC! Happy Beautiful Christmas!) Don't forget to tag us and hbc as well! :D

7.    Readers may join in the giveaways of other bloggers (So Gelleesh and Loving Sunshine) but they can only win once.

8.    Let's appreciate the true meaning of Christmas and reward those who gave their effort in their entries, we’ll determine winners based on the 2 best answers. 1^st Best answer gets a Body Recipe Skin Pampering Gift pack while the 2^nd Best answer takes home a San San Beauty Kit

The giveaway will run until January 9, 2013 so send your entries now!!! 

 The winners can claim their prizes at the HBC store nearest to them.

For your entries, you can follow this format for uniformity to make it easier for us to check them (we're strict in checking the entries so follow the instructions carefully!):

Name:

Email:

GFC (google friend connect) :

Facebook Name:

Twitter ID :

Facebook Shared Post Link:
Tweeted Link:

Nearest HBC Store:

Answer:

So make your entries as creative as possible and celebrate a Happy, Beautiful Christmas!

I'm sure we'll be having fun reading your answers as you spend the holidays with family and loved ones!

Again, Have a Happy Beautiful Christmas!

Cheers!

DAWN