Highlighter Collection (Top highlighter picks)

     Hey friends! I'm back to share with you my mini highlighter collection! Highlighters are a craze in the makeup world and we all know why. At one point, we hoard highlighters, right? They give radiance, glow, and life. They complete any makeup look. They are like the frosting to your cupcake. The market offers a whole lot of highlighters from drugstore to high end and it is really up to you which one you prefer.

Highlighter heaven!

Aren't they pretty?

     These are my individual highlighters, I did not include those who belong to a palette. Although my collection is still growing, I'm happy to say that they are all amazeballs. Let's keep in mind the "Quality over quantity" principle in all aspects, makeup or not!

    

Your everyday bet!

    

  1. Essence Pure Nude Highlighter in 10 Be My Highlight. 

Yes, this drugstore baby beats the pricier ones! This is the highlight that I reach for everyday. It gives a subtle glow that isn't shimmery or glittery. It blends flawlessly on the skin and is so easy to apply using a fan brush.  This is made in Poland and you get 0.22 oz/ 6.5g. 

Cult's favorite!

2. The Balm's Mary-Lou Manizer. 

This is a cult's favorite and mine as well. This is the first highlighter that I've splurged on. I love the light champagne shade that suits my fair skintone. THIS IS BEAUTIFUL. Like Essence Pure Nude, this is easy to apply and can easily be picked up by the fan brush. It translates very well to the highest points of your face giving you a beautiful glow. It is made in the USA and has 0.3 oz/ 8.5 g.

Such beauty!

3. Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector Champagne Splits in Pamplemousse and Prosecco Pop. 

Becca's highlighters and blushes are the bomb! They are crazy pigmented and would give you that highlight visible to the moon! I especially love the shade Pamplemousse as blush (coral - pink) since it instantly brightens my face. It also lasts long! I love Prosecco pop as well, it is a pale gold highlight. It contains 0.28 oz/ 7.95 g.

4. Wet n Wild Fergie Highlighter in Hollywood Boulevard/ Boozy Brunch. 

Wet n Wild changed this highlighter's name into Boozy Brunch but the product is exactly the same as Hollywood Boulevard (an earlier release). This is said to be a dupe for Becca's Champagne Pop. I cannot really confirm since I don't have Champagne Pop, but this one is a beautiful gold shade with tiny hint of pink! It's so pretty! The formula is amazing as well! It is buttery soft and pigmented! This one is the biggest of all my highlighters since it contains 0.4 oz / 11.3 g! Can you believe it? This will last a lifetime!

5. ELF Baked Blush in Pinktastic. 

This drugstore product is so popular! I consider it already a cult's favorite. If you are on a budget pick something from WnW or ELF, they would surely do the highlighting job. This one is a beautiful champagne highlight with hint of pink. Not as fine as the others, but still does the job! I tried a hack I saw from Youtube comments, that you should scrape the first layer of this product to get the best pigmentation. I did it, and it did made a difference! The first layer was kind of hard and the shimmer didn't translate very well, but when scraped it did looked amazing! This has 0.18 oz/ 5.2 g.

Over all, I am extremely pleased with my modest highlighter collection. 

They deliver what they are supposed to do and give me the glow that I want. 

Although most are on the budget side, they are of great quality and at par with high end ones.

Thank you so much for reading!

See you on my next one!

Love lots,

Johara

Best of Beauty 2016 PH (FACE)

              Hi beautiful people! I'm Johara of @makeupmodeph on Instagram. If you haven't followed me yet, go ahead and follow me on IG to see more of my makeup picks everyday.
             In this post, I will share to you the Best of Beauty for 2016 Face Category. 2016 has been a year full of makeup discovery. I've found products which I considered as HG (Holy grail) for me. I've tried also products that sadly didn't work out for me. So here goes, my top 10 faves this year!

10. Loreal True Match Super Blendable Concealer in W 1-2-3. This tiny concealer can cover my dark undereye circles big time! You only need a small amount since it is very creamy, yet light weight. It instantly brightens the under eye area and makes the eyes less puffy. This is for P300 sale price, regular price is P400.

9. Milani Baked Blushes. Milani blushes are amazing! They have a wide variety of shades and even finishes. They have great staying power and are super blendable. My favorites are Dolce Pink which has very fine gold shimmers (Nars Orgasm dupe) and Deliciozo pink, which is a matte baby pink shade. P380 - P400 from online shops.

8. Becca Jaclyn Hill's Champagne Splits in Prosecco Pop and Pamplemousse. This isn't a cult's favorite for nothing! I love Pamplemousse, it gives such a pretty flush on the cheeks, and boy, it stays the whole day! Prosecco pop is an amazing highlight too, it is a light gold highlight! I love it especially if I'm going for a bronze-gold look. They feel buttery and can easily be picked up by your cheek brushes. P2,200 from Sephora PH.

7. Detail Makeover Contour and Blush Palette 4 in 1. For its price, this face palette is a steal! You get really big pans of products for contouring, bronzing, highlighting, and even blushes. The blushes are really my type since they are such beautiful neutral shades, and they are not too loud. The bronzer is also a favorite. It is pigmented and blendable. P499 regular price from Detail Makeover.

6. Maybelline's Dream Satin Skin Liquid Foundation. This has been my go - to foundation for everyday. It is very light weight and it blends like a dream. It has light to medium coverage and it is long-lasting. This got mixed reviews, since others would find that this makes their face oily. For me with combination skin, it works. I love that it makes the skin looks healthy and it looks natural after it sets on the face. P 400 - 499 from Maybelline counters.

5. Maybelline's Age Rewind Concealer in Light/Pale. This is my HG concealer! It brightens my undereye area and would hide my dark circles. It is light weight and it stay puts all day! It doesn't cake-up or crease on me. This is a cult's favorite and it does delivers what it's supposed to do!P450-550 from online shops.

4. Physician's Formula Butter Bronzer in Bronzer. A little reminder, don't forget to pick up the shade "bronzer" for it has 2 shades. The shade "light" might not show up on you, unless you are really fair. This bronzer is just the prettiest! It is also heavily scented, but I love the sweet-tropical scent! The shade "bronzer" is not too warm, nor too cool. It is in between, which makes it perfect for contouring and bronzing! P800 - 850 from online shops.

3. Milani Conceal + Perfect 2 in 1 Foundation + Concealer in Creamy Vanilla. For a drugstore foundation, this has an amazing coverage. It is thicker than other foundation, thus you only need a little bit. It can cover minor skin imperfections and can even out the skin really well. Mind you, this one oxidizes, so be sure to be pick a shade lighter than your skin tone. P480-550 from online shops.

2. Essence Pure Nude Highlighter in Be My Highlight. NOTE: GET THIS!  If I can recommend one highlighter from the drugstore, it would be this one! THIS.IS.AMAZING. It gives a natural glow. No, not glitter, but GLOW. This is perfect for everyday. It is not the loud-type of highlight, but this one will surely make you a glowing goddess. P350-400 online or Essence counters.

and....(drum rolls)

1. Coty Airspun Loose Powder. This is a MUST-HAVE!!! This bakes my undereye area beautifully. My foundation lasts longer when I use this powder. It controls my oil, and would keep my bronzer, blush, and highlight intact! It has 62g amount of product which explains why it costs a lot compared to other drugstore loose powder. It is heavily-scented, but I personally don't mind at all! THIS IS AMAZEBALLS!

HG LOOSE POWDER! 

Thank you so much for reading my first blog post! Check back for the Best in Beauty for EYES and LIPS Category! 

Lovelots,

Johara