Best of Beauty 2016 (Eyes) PH

     Happy holidays beautiful people! We are now on the last installment of my Best in Beauty 2016. For this category, we will focus more on eye products( including brows and lashes) that made it to my list this year. Again, most are drugstore products from the Philippines while the rest are international brands. Shall we start?

10. The Faceshop Eyebrow Pencils. Whether retractable or not, this Korean brand surely knows how to make great eyebrow products! They are not overly creamy nor waxy, thus you can easily control the application. The product looks natural when applied and it is long-lasting. I really like the retractable one since you don't have to sharpen it, plus there is a spoolie on the other end! These are perfect and convenient for travelling. 

Left: retractable eyebrow pencil, Right: regular eyebrow pencil

9. Sleek i-Divine Eyeshadow Palettes. If you are just starting with makeup and want to try an eyeshadow palette, get the ones from Sleek. They have a nice selection of shades, affordable, and pigmented. They are great for creating different eye looks from day to night!

Oh so special palette

8. Nichido's Tinted Brow Gel. This brow gel is unlike the others I've tried before. It does set the eyebrows in place, but it doesn't make your brows stiff or hard. I hate when brow gels would do that. It makes the eyebrows look weird. With this brow gel, it gives a natural looking brows, and yes, it's tinted so you can pick a shade that would best suit your hair color.

Nichido brow gel with some of my favorites

7. Pink Sugar's Eye Candy Eyeshadow Palette in EC-02. Another favorite eyeshadow palette from the drugstore is from Pink Sugar. This is so buttery, pigmented, and the shades are perfect for everyday. This palette even reminds me of Viseart's Minx palette.

Pink Sugar EC-02 eyeshadow palette

6. Maybelline's Fashion Brow. This is my favorite eyebrow palette as of the moment. There is a tinted wax that helps in shaping or outlining the brows. The free angled brush actually works! It keeps the brow hairs in place. There are two brow powders to set the wax, the lighter shade is also perfect for nose contour. The powders can also be used as eyeshadow if you want. :)

Eyebrows are life!

5. Makeup Revolution's Flawless Matte Eyeshadow palette. If you haven't heard the news yet, Makeup Revolution makes great yet affordable makeup. They have a wide variety of blush palettes, eyeshadow palettes, and whatnot. Their eyeshadow palettes are amazing. This one in Flawless Matte is what you need if you love matte eyeshadows. They are silky and easy to blend, and pigmented too. They are perfect transition shades, or to mix with your shimmery palettes.

All matte goodness from MUR Flawless Matte palette!

4. Fashion 21's Liquid Eyeliner. This eyeliner is more clingy than your boyfriend. This stay puts the whole day, until you decide that you want to remove it. It is super duper black and easy to apply. It has a thin brush applicator for precise lining of your lash line. This is water-resistant, smudge-proof, and budge-proof. This can only be removed by a micellar water or an oil-based remover.

Trusty liquid liner

3. Maybelline's Lash Sensational mascara. Personally, Maybelline mascaras are the best from the drugstore! They are affordable, yet would give you beautiful lashes. I am not comfortable with false lashes, so I would opt for mascaras. Lash Sensational is my everyday mascara. It lengthens, volumizes, and holds the curl of  my lashes. Unlike other mascaras that weigh down the lashes, this one is light weight.

Back-ups of my Lash Sensational

2. Zoeva's Eyeshadow palettes. Zoeva is one of those brands that although affordable would give you great quality products. Their eyeshadow palettes are swoon-worthy. My favorite is definitely Naturally Yours since I can use all shades for everyday. There is no single shade that I cannot pull off! The shade selections are perfect for school or work and the quality is AMAZING! You don't have to exert effort in blending since they blend like a dream!

1. Juvia's Place Nubian palette. My favorite purchase this year! Juvia's Place just startled us with their Egyptian-inspired palettes. And who can ignore them when Nikkie Tutorials raved about them? They are buttery soft, pigmented, and this Nubian palette is any eyeshadow junkies' dream. The Nubian palette is compact, thus it is travel-friendly. All shades are wearable and perfect for everyday!

Close up, if you aren't convinced yet!

Definitely No.1!

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