I just saw a stolen photo of me on Facebook. Stolen because I was not the subject of the photo; I was more like a photo bomber in this case. But I was giggly when I saw that my highlighter was blinding even from a distance and it caught the light even on a dim, disco lit night. Like what?! My face was on a side view and my cheekbone looked lovely. It's addicting to stare at.

Can you guess what product I used? 

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Okay, no need to guess. 😃 

I'm telling you I used the Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed Highlighter in Moonstone and I'll talk about it after the jump!

With pricey makeup products you can understand that you are not just paying for the product itself but also the packaging. In this case, the highlighter comes in a compact with a cover that reminds me of a shield and the material doesn't feel flimsy. It has a tiny mirror inside which comes handy for on-the-go touch ups. 

Will you look at that.... the shimmers are so fine. Texture is buttery soft. Becca describes this shade as "Pale Candlelit Gold" and it's really lovely.

I love the creamy, buttery soft texture and the way it applies smoothly on the skin. Like I said earlier, the shimmers are so fine that it looks natural especially when it finally melts into the skin. Shimmering but never glittery. It applies and blends seamlessly and doesn't cake. I love applying it with a small blending brush but I also use my pinky a lot especially when I'm on the go. A little goes a long way too. Wear time is about 4 to 5 hours on my oily skin. There were other shade options and even if I blindly choose this shade, I'm glad that it fits my light-medium, Filipina skin tone. The box says that it can be used up to 24 months after opening but at the rate that I'm using it, I wonder if there would be anything left after two years. 😉

When I ran out of my Human Heart Nature Gentle Cleansing Oil I knew I had to find a good replacement.

Well, I used to forgo the pre-cleansing step but now that I have reaped the benefits of doing it, I have become more religious. I emptied my 95 ml bottle of HHN Gentle Cleansing Oil after about 7 months. Amazing right? That's a good value for money. I would've wanted to get another bottle of it but then I decided that maybe this is also the perfect time to try out a different kind of cleanser: the Micellar Water.

I've heard a lot of good things about Micellar Water from different beauty bloggers. So how does Micellar Water work? Well, according to  the Huffington Post, Micellar Water is made up of micelles (tiny balls of cleansing oil molecules) suspended in soft water. Micelles are attracted to dirt and oil, so they are able to draw out impurities without drying out the skin. 

  Micellar Waters come in different price points and added benefits. I heard from Ms. Liz Lanuzo of Project Vanity that Garnier's Micellar Cleansing Water is good so I decided to try it out. I picked the blue one because I have oily and acne-prone skin. There's also a pink variety which is for sensitive skin.

Garnier touts this as an All-in-One Micellar Cleansing Water that purifies and removes make-up  in one gesture. This one is specially made for oily, acne-prone skin and promises to remove makeup, cleanse and mattify the skin.