Nature Republic Hair Color Cream Wine Red and The Face Shop Pore Clean Cleansing Oil

Merry Christmas everyone! Hope you had a good one! 

Today, I indulged myself a little bit by spending some of the Christmas money I got yesterday. I bought Nature Republic Hair Color Cream Wine Red and The Face Shop Pore Clean Cleansing Oil. 

Reading this article from Huffington Post totally encouraged me to try cleansing oils and add it to my beauty routine. So for today, I was originally planning to buy Nature Republic's Tea Tree Cleansing Oil that lessens blemishes, but unfortunately it was just a limited edition offer and they don't have stocks anymore. I was just walking around the store when I saw their Wine Red Hair Color Cream. I instantly grabbed it because I really love my hair colored any shade of red and it's been a long time since I last dyed my hair! It's priced at PHP 325 and I find it really affordable. So yes, I bought it when I was in impulse buying mode haha. 

Learning that they don't sell the Tea Tree Cleansing Oil anymore, I went to The Face Shop, my next choice of Korean beauty brand, to check out their cleansing oils. They have two variations: Pore Clean and Brightening. I picked Pore Clean because right now, having clean pores and a clean face overall is more important to me than having a bright and radiant one. Pore Clean has Cherry Blossom extract that cleans the pores by removing dead skin cells. It smells good as well. It's 200 ml and priced at PHP 895. 

The Face Shop FACE IT Velvet Skin Primer Short Review

Based on my previous beauty posts, I guess you could say that I'm a fan of Korean beauty products, and I sure am! That's why when I was deciding where to purchase my first ever primer, I checked out the Korean beauty shops here, like The Face Shop, Etude House, and Nature Republic. The one that impressed me the most was The Face Shop's FACE IT Velvet Skin Primer.

It gives your skin a matte finish and based on the times that I tested it before the purchase, I saw that it really makes the skin look smoother and almost pore-less. It weighs 30 g, pump-type, and priced at PHP 895. It's expensive but I think it's worth the pay. I'm so excited to use it!

The Best Eyeliner

All of us who love wearing eyeliner only want one thing: we want it smudge-free. Having a sharpener is also a plus. The Face Shop's Face It Styling Auto Gel Liner has these features, which makes it the best eyeliner out there. 

It's a retractable gel liner that doesn't smudge even after several hours of using, unless you have so much sweat. And even if it smudges, it's not obvious at all. It also comes with a sharpener:

With the help of the sharpener, you can let it stay thick or make it thinner, depending on what look you want to have. 

I think it's pretty easy to use, but there are a couple of DON'Ts in order to use it perfectly:

1. Do not let the stick go out too much or it would break. 
2. Don't leave it without the cap and avoid it exposed to air because as a gel liner, it can get dry quickly. When it does, you'll have a hard time drawing the lines.

It's priced at PHP495 and I honestly think that it's cheap, given its features: long-lasting, smudge-free, has a sharpener. This is one of the best beauty purchases I've ever had and I'll definitely buy this again.