Elizabeth Arden Ceramide Lift and Firm Concealer in Ivory

Hello dears!

Just sharing a short review of one of the random purchases I made...

Elizabeth Arden Ceramide Lift and Firm Concealer in Ivory

Maybelline Fit Me! Concealer in Sand Sable

Hello dearies!

I like wearing liquid concealers under my eyes to hide dark circles and lessen the appearance of my eye bags. I just feel that liquid concealers feel more lightweight and easier to blend whether I use my fingers or a makeup brush.

Here's one that I'm currently using...

Maybelline Fit Me! Concealer in Sand Sable

Celeteque 2-in-1 Eye Bag Miracle Kit

Hey loves!

Just last Monday evening, I had a difficult time trying to sleep. I went to bed a few minutes past 11pm and at around 2:30 am, I was still awake. According to my Fitbit app, I slept 2:46 am. I rarely get those difficulty sleeping attacks so I tried tracing the reason why I had it and the only thing I can think of is the matcha latte I drank at around 5:30 pm. Oh well.

And since that was the case, the morning after the incident, while I was getting ready to go to work, I noticed my eye bags are more puffy and under eyes were darker than normal. Ugh. Good thing I like wearing makeup so I know that I have something in my stash to help me look less tired and sleepless.

One of the products I considered and actually used is the...

Celeteque 2-in-1 Eye Bag Miracle Kit

PhP 745.00

This was sent to me along with the other product from the brand. The shade they gave me is Natural.

Product info from the labels:

Product description from the press release:

Say goodbye to raccoon eyes with Céleteque DermoCosmetics’ 2-in-1 Eyebag Miracle Kit (P745), which is a two-component solution to the dark circles under your eyes that may be caused by poor sleep, allergies, hormone levels, or even the food you eat or the genes you’re born with. The kit contains an Eye Balm to reduce puffiness under the eye and an Eye Foundation in light, natural, and beige shades to cover and lighten your eyebags. Ingredients include the trademarked Cytobiol Lumin-eye to reduce puffiness and under-eye bags; Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E) to nourish, hydrate, and firm up the skin, minimizing lines under the eyes; and antioxidants like Ubiquinone, Squalane, and Ginkgo Biloba leaf extract, all of which help prevent further skin damage.

So as mentioned, it's a kit that contains a balm that acts like an eye moisturizer that helps moisturize and reduce puffiness, and an eye foundation that will help make your under eyes appear lighter.

So the balm is colorless and light. It's mildly scented too and non-sticky. It may look like petroleum jelly, but do not worry because it is lightweight.

It spreads smoothly on skin although it takes a few minutes for it to set on my skin. Sometimes I do not wait for it to dry and just add the eye foundation on top of it immediately. I don't see any difference in the effects if I wait or not anyway.

This is the eye foundation. I was curious as to why they only call it "foundation" instead of the usual "concealer." Apparently, the coverage is pretty light! My guess is that since Celeteque is a skin care brand first, the priority here is to keep your skin hydrated and make sure it can still breathe even under their cosmetics. So maybe it's better to keep things light than pile on so much pigments and other ingredients...? That's just my theory though and I just feel like concealer is more concentrated compared to foundations. . What do you think?

These are the swatches. On the left is the eye foundation alone and on the right is with the balm. The balm doesn't alter the shade which is a good thing.

Here's how it performs on my under eyes.

Bare under eye

When the balm applied

With the eye foundation

A lower angle of my under eye with the eye foundation

The eye foundation has a light to medium coverage. It didn't entirely cover the darkness under the eyes but it did brighten it. The concealer is buildable but the difference is not much and I don't think it's a good idea to apply too much product around the eye area because that's a sensitive area. If you have darker under eyes but you still want to use this, better have a corrector handly for better coverage and skin tone match.

I appreciate that this doesn't cake nor crease and as mentioned, it feels lightweight. It's a great everyday product. You don't look too made up, but still look fresh and healthy! 

And that's all I can say about this product. Thoughts?

Cheers,

DAWN

Laura Mercier High Coverage Concealer For Under Eye

Hello dearies!

My sister got me a new under eye concealer. Lately, I have been trying out different brands to see what works great on my eye bags and dark circles. I've tried good ones like the one from Clinique, but I wanna try some more and that's why I love that my sis got me this.

Laura Mercier High Coverage Concealer For Under Eye

Info from the website:

A unique 3-in-1 concealer that covers, de-puffs, and brightens dark under eye circles. The highly pigmented formula builds and blends flawlessly for professional makeup artist results. Formulated with honey, vitamin E and fruit acid to nourish and smooth skin. A little goes a long way and lasts all day.

The 12 shades correspond to the existing Secret Concealer range for easy matching.

Dermatologist and ophthalmologist tested for use on all skin types, and safe for contact lens wearers.

8 mL/ 0.27 FL OZ

USAGE:

Prep the undereye area with a hydrating eye cream and/or eye serum prior to concealer application. Then, apply concealer to undereye area using finger in a “press and roll motion”.

Remember to just use a “pin drop” – a little goes a long way. For precise application, use the Secret Camouflage Brush, applying with a feather-like stroke. 
If needed, set with Secret Brightening Powder.

INGREDIENTS:

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Ethyl Macadamiate, Butylene Glycol Cocoate, Stearalkonium Hectorite, Tribehenin, Boron Nitride, Silica Silylate, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Tocopheryl Acetate, Propylene Carbonate, Glycerin, Water/Eau/Aqua, Mel/Honey/Miel, Tocopherol, Malic Acid. May Contain/Peut Contenir/(+/-): Ci 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499 (Iron Oxides).

It's available in 12 colors.

The shade that I have, no. 4, is pretty dark on my skin because my sister has tanned skin right now. It still looks fine when I wear it since I top it off with powder that's near to my skin color.

It's housed in a tube which is a preference of mine when it comes to liquids besides a pump-up bottle. It's hygienic and you can easily control the amount you dispense.

The product is a thick liquid but still easy to spread. I was surprised at how pigmented it is.

I even thought that it may be too thick for the under eyes... Anyway, check out how it works on my eyes...

Bare under eyes

With the product on

It easily concealed the dark circles which is great! I do wish that the concealer isn't dark so that it could have brighten my eyes more. It's not too visible on the pictures, maybe it's because of the lighting on my dressing table... The puffiness of my bags is still a problem though... but this has been there since I was born. Haha!

I've also tried this on my friend, Stacie, who I did a makeover on a month ago.

Left: without concealer

Right: with concealer

This really works great in concealing but I must advice you to have a well moisturized skin, especially on the under eye area before using this. This will surely make the dryness of the skin more visible. I have oily skin and I always apply eye cream before sleep and a thin layer before I apply makeup so I don't encounter any creases or caking. So yeah, this works great on me and I have no bad experience with it. If you have dry skin, better test it first at an LM counter to see how it will work on you. :)

Have you tried the Laura Mercier High Coverage Concealer For Under Eye? What's your favorite under eye concealer?

Cheers,

DAWN

Happy Skin Eye Need A Miracle Concealer

Hey dears!

The second semester of my graduate school studies started this January so I will be expecting numerous sleepless nights again. Hello dark under-eyes!!! (LOL) Thus, I will be needing help from good under-eye concealers to help my eyes look bright and awake. No one wants to look like a zombie! 

What I'm currently using is...

Happy Skin Eye Need A Miracle Concealer

Php 699.00

The shade I bought is Butter. I think this only comes in one shade.

There is another product, the Eye Need a Miracle Corrector that is more peachy in tone and as the name states, it corrects the dark coloration of your under-eyes and helps in evening them to your complexion. Maybe if you have very dark eye circles, you can use them before the concealer? I would have to check their counters and try that first though.

So let's go with the design first...

Love the Happy Skin packaging! It's simple and cute filled with basic colors and shapes. 

Anyway, here are the important details labeled on the packaging:

The product is housed in a tube. You only squeeze it and you easily get the product out. I think this kind of concealer is very hygienic compared to those in pots, palettes, and pen types because you don't have to dip your fingers and brushes in the containers or on the product itself.

The product is a very warm shade. It's actually quite light but it does say that it is self adjusting. To me, it does a good job blending on my skin but I am not sure how well it would work with people who have darker skin.

The consistency is thick but not so creamy compared to some of the under-eye concealers I've tried before. But blending is still easy so no worries.

The coverage is quite good. It's medium and you can build the coverage up by applying more.

It feels light on skin which I really appreciate. I hate too thick and creamy concealers, especially on the eye area.

Check out the photo above to see how well it covered my under-eyes.

It concealed the dark areas and it also brightened them. Yay!
And what's even better is that it doesn't crease on the lines around my eyes and it stays all day on me but I do use primers and top it off with powder which can lengthen the staying power of this product. :) 

Overall, I really like this concealer! It's effective and not too expensive. Plus, I just love that this is a Pinoy brand! 

So what do you think of the Happy Skin Eye Need A Miracle Concealer? What are the other products you've tried from Happy Skin?


Cheers,
DAWN

San San HD High Definition Concealer in Natural

Hey guys!

I'm currently obsessed with finding a GOOOD under eye concealer that is affordable. Most of the ones I've used are quite pricey so I wanted to try others from brands that are cheaper. One of the products I've discovered is from HBC...

San San HD High Definition Concealer in Natural

Php 105.00

Below are pictures of the labels from the packaging:

This comes in three shades: Natural, Beige, and Olive.

The packaging is really nice. I like the metallic, purple look. It looks very clean and it's easy to clean if you get some concealer on it. 

I also like that it is twist-up because it makes it easy to dispense the product and I don't have to use my fingers to take the product out.

This is the brush applicator.

Love that it's super soft! No prickly feeling at all!

Here's the swatch on my hand.

The Natural shade is very, very light on me. I think the beige shade would suit my skin tone better. Unfortunately, they ran out of stock when I bought it so I just went with the Natural one because I really, really want to try it out. I just thought that I can top it off with powder that it closer to my skin color. :P

My bare eyes

Haha! My eyes are extra dark and puffy because of the sleepless nights I'm having recently. :P

With the product

It covered the dark circles. Too bad about that it's very light but that's no biggie! When I put my powder on top, here's how it looks:

See? It blended on my skin perfectly! Awesome, right?

What I like about this is the coverage and the staying power. And oh, it has SPF15 too! NICE! And I have never encountered any creasing even when my face starts to get oily. No caking as well! I really like this product. It works well and it's very affordable, what more can you ask for?

And that is all for now!

Cheers,

DAWN

Prestige Light Response Self-Adjusting Undereye Concealer

Hi guys!

I have been so busy these past few weeks juggling work, my blog, and classes at graduate school. I've been doing this for almost a year now but it's just lately that I experienced so much lack of sleep. The reason behind this is one of my classes require me to make so much artworks in just a week. How much you ask? Well, for this week, I have to prepare fifty... FIFTY art pieces. It's only on a 5" x 5" illustration board and we only have to do some curves and circles but the time frame is too little... I have to do this in just one effing week. And you know what's worse? I have to do a hundred paintings on an 18" x 24" support. A HUNDRED! That means I have to start as early as now and do at least 3 a day. Torture much!? I don't understand why it has to be this much and why it has to be that big. I don't even know what I'll learn from it but all i know is that it's giving me a lot of stress and too little sleep... not to mention I have another class that requires us to make artworks that will be exhibited on November. *sigh* I can't wait for December.

Anyway, enough of the ranting. Let's focus on the beautiful things first so that I can stop thinking about stressful stuff for a moment. :P

So even though I have been like a zombie due to lack of sleep, I make sure that my face doesn't show it. I always try to hide the puffy, dark eye bags so that I always look good even though I've been very stressed out this days. One product that helps me to achieve this is the...

Prestige Light Response Self-Adjusting Undereye Concealer

I bought this at Beauty Bar. It was Php 395.00 but I bought it on sale and got it somewhere around Php 200.00 only.

Here are some details on the packaging:

This is a twist-up, brush pen packaging. I like this kinds of packaging when the product is for my undereye because it's soft and easy to apply. Just don't over-twist so that you don't get too much product out.

The bristles of the brush are smooth so no prickly feeling when applying.

Here's a swatch on hand.

The shade has just the right amount of yellow so that it would look natural on my skin. It did say that it is self-adjusting, but it's good to know that even at initial application, it already looks good.

Here's how I use it: 

Bare under eyes

Product applied

When blended

It instantly brightened my eyes and it looks very natural. The consistency is buttery smooth and it's very light which makes blending it very easy.

I never experienced caking with this even when I have some liquid foundation applied underneath. It can last the whole day just make sure that you set it with powder. :)

I'm glad I found this on sale. I'm recently on the look out for good undereye concealers because I just fell in-love with the Clinique one and it's just too darn expensive for my budget, so this is actually pretty good especially when you consider how affordable it is.

Anyway, I'm going back to painting now. :)

Cheers,

DAWN