Monday, January 6, 2014

Beauty Loot: Mini Drugstore Haul from the Holidays

Happy New Year! I'm back from the holiday break. Goodbye 2013! Hello 2014! I'm so ready for everything this year has to offer.

Let's start with a makeup haul, shall we? The holidays were beyond hectic for me, but I was able to pick up some makeup I've been wanting in the midst of all the craziness. Here's the story and my first impressions.


  • Wet n Wild Color Icon Eyeshadow Collection in Petal Pusher - The Wet n Wild counters have disappeared from SM Department Stores for some reason, so I have gone back to the original place where I get my Wet n Wild fix - Pure Beauty in Serendra. We were in a rush to buy things for our New Year's celebrations but I just had to drop by. I realized during that visit that I didn't have a Color Icon Eyeshadow Collection palette yet. I only have the small trio palettes which have less than half the number of shadows in the Eyeshadow Collection palettes, so I picked one up. The Petal Pusher set has really attractive colors, and I don't have most of these shades in my makeup kit yet. The shadows look pigmented and they look pretty festive too, which I need for party makeup. The palette I got looked a little battered, but it was the only one left at the store and it was the palette I liked the most out of the palettes there, so I got it anyway. 
  • Maybelline Color Elixir in Glam 13 - I love this lip color! I've been wanting the Color Elixirs since they were announced, so I just had to stop by the Maybelline counter at Watson's after a long day of Christmas shopping to get one. (Maybelline calls them "Lip Polish" here though. I really have no idea why they need to have different products for Asia.) First off, the packaging is simply clever and cute, which hooked me in right away. I thought the colors were really unique too, and now I want all the shades. I actually started using the one I got immediately -- even ended up using it all throughout the holidays -- but I'll reserve my thoughts for a proper review. To be honest, I have no idea what shade I got. The color name wasn't anywhere in the packaging and the sales assistant didn't have a clue either. I just looked at swatches online and decided Caramel Infused was my best bet. I need to get more colors. This lip gloss is just too good.

That's it for my mini haul. Reviews to come soon.

For past beauty hauls, check this tag: Beauty Loot.  

6 comments:

  1. Let me know how Petal Pusher works for you. I haven't been using it because of crazy fallouts!

    I don't know what Color Elixir shade I got too! Basta I got a nude and a red one. I've been using the nude one almost daily! It's a staple in my makeup bag. I want to get a light pink one kaso we only have the bright pink yata.

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    1. Eeep, your palette with the fallouts is Petal Pusher? I'll let you know.

      Man I want all the Color Elixir shades haha. I think I need the Amber one next -- if I can find it. The counter I went to didn't have all the colors. I'm trying to get colors I don't have in my makeup kit yet.

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  2. Our local Maybelline only released eight colors daw. We didn't get the entire range which is a bummer kase ang daming cute colors!

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    1. That sucks. They never even released the Color Tattoos. If they did, they would make a killing!

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  3. The lipstick really looks different on the tube and on the lips ah. I also didn't see this color sa makeup counter. Macheck nga sa Purebeauty!

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    1. I got mine at Watson's Podium. :) It looks different when you swatch it on your hand too. I'll do a review soon.

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