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I have recently emptied a tub of this powder. It's my second one so I guess it's about time for me to share my thoughts about this product. Details are after the jump.

Name: 3W Professional Natural Make-Up Powder (formerly DODO Palgantong Powder)
Shade: #23 Natural Beige
Price: Php 250.00
Where I Got It: shopee.ph
What Is It?
The 3W Clinic Professional Natural Make-Up Powder (formerly known as DODO Palgantong Powder) is a loose setting powder. It is said to be one of the most popular setting powders in South Korea and Japan and is also favored among celebrities there. It is well-loved because it is said to deliver the following effects:
- Slimming Effect: Makes your face look slimmer with a 3-dimensional effect caused by ligher reflection
- Long Lasting: Strong against water or sweat
- Does not come off easily
- Lasts long and effectively absorbs oil
- Blooming Effect: The light-scattering powder results to a bright and dewy finish
- Silky and Hydrated Skin
- It maintains the skin’s natural moisture and prevents loss of moisture
*I got these details from Lazada.
If those claims are written on the packaging, we can't know for sure. But if there's anybody here who can read Hangul... :)
Packaging
The bulky tub is made of plastic: not the kind that will easily break when dropped.



It has an uber soft powder puff: I have two of these now and I'm not tossing them anytime soon.

This sticker was on the plastic sifter, covering the holes.


Up Close
That's the sifter. And check out how finely milled this powder is.

I wish that there's any way to make you feel how fine and soft the texture of the powder is just by looking at this picture. But it is. I know that the powder looks beige-y in this photo, and even in real IRL but when swatched it's hardly beige. You'll see on the next photos.

In Action
On the first photo I only have a foundation on. I used the L'Oreal Paris Infallible Stay Fresh Foundation in shade 104, and also I have the Maybelline Baby Skin Pore Eraser underneath it. No illusions, I know that my skin isn't smooth even with primer and foundation on. :) On the second photo, I baked with the Palgantong Powder. I think you can see that it has made a considerably great impact, specially when it has fully set. The FOTD photo has not been retouched, just blurred out the background.

My Take
I'll take point by point, since we have the product claims at the start of this post.
Slimming effect? I've been using this for a long time but I have never given much thought if it really gives a slimming effect on my face. Contouring is still the way for me and anyway, I can't focus on the slimming when I can see that it has a blooming effect on me. And it's not just blooming, it also brightening and smoothing effect.
It also leaves a silky smooth feel on the skin.
For the "long lasting claim", it still pretty much looks intact after 5 hours, after which a touch-up would be necessary. Oil starts to seep after about 3 - 4 hours. Given that my work place isn't air-conditioned and it's sweltering hot in here, that's pretty decent.

A few of the negative stuff that I can say about this is the bulkiness of the packaging. It's really big and it won't easily fit into some kikay kits. You can always solve that problem by transferring it into a smaller container, anyway it's not hard to remove that sifter. Based on my experience, it's also not ideal to pile this up on your face because it can get cakey. Light is still the good way to go.

To wrap things up, I've mentioned that I've emptied two tubs of this and I will be making a purchase of this very soon. This is one of my favorite go-to loose setting powders. And for that price, you get 30g of product. How sick is that?

XO,
Carissa
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Here's a review of Missha's Under Eye Brightener in shade Natural Beige. The "brightener" name was enough to perk up my excitement because obviously my baggies are a problem area. I'm sharing my experience about it after the jump.


For starters, I'd have thought that you'd be curious about the size of the tube so I put it next to a NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream for comparison. So it's evidently slimmer than the NYX SMLC. 


About The Product
Product Name: Missha Under Eye Brightener
Shade: Natural Beige
Price: around Php 180.00
Where I Got It: ph.althea.kr

Non Creasing and Watery
- Watery liquid concealer covers up blemishes and dark circles without creasing.

Perfect Cover
- Suitable for serious dark circles and redness around eye areas and also covers up blemishes or circles

Details x Labels

Congratulations if you can read Korean. :) The numbers are all that I can recognize here but it's enough to inform me that I need to consume it within a year after opening it.


Ingredients of Missha Under Eye Brightener// Image from ph.althea.kr
Packaging x Applicator

The size of the doe foot applicator is great for applying on the under eye area. It's also bendable so you can basically go through small corners but I only use it to draw lines underneath the eyes. I prefer using a sponge for blending.
I'm sad that so much product gets stuck underneath the cap, on the wand and on the neck of the tube. Sometimes, instead of using the applicator to put it under my eyes, I get a small concealer brush and try to use up the product that's stuck on the neck of the tube or underneath the cap. Sayang kasi!

 Swatch

So you can see that it's quiet light compared to my complexion. There are only two shade options: Light Beige and Natural Beige and of course I opted for the darker one which is Natural Beige.

It's a liquid concealer but quickly sets to a powdery matte upon blending out. The under eye needs to be prepped with a cream otherwise it would look streaky or uneven. It does have a slight cooling effect on the under eyes upon application. It also has a scent, like a toned down version of a liquid eraser (yes, that office supply). That is according to my nose, I don't know if it would be the same for others. (^_^)

Let's check out if there was any brightening effect on my baggies.

In Action
1. Bare under eyes; with Quick FX Eyelift Cream.
2. Applied Missha Under Eye Brightener in Natural Beige.
3. Blended Missha Under Eye Brightener in Natural Beige.
4. Applied Nichido Final Powder in Ivory Glow as setting powder.
Obviously I have a great deal of redness on the this area and the Under Eye Brightener not only worked in brightening my under eyes and covering the darkness but also toned down the redness. 

The product claims that it can also cover blemishes but I prefer not using it on stuff like pimple marks because instead of concealing, it highlights them.

Since it is good in highlighting, I use it instead as a highlighter on my brow bones and it really makes my eyebrows looks good, even if I'm not so good at drawing them.

I didn't experience creasing, especially since I set it with the Nichido Final Powder but I did notice that after about 2 or 3 hours, the dark shadows under my eyes would start peeking out.

Overall, if you want an affordable under eye concealer that's so easy to use, you can try out this product. I wish there were other shade choices but since this is a Korean product it would be quiet impossible for Missha to produce deeper shades.

Have you used this product yet? Share your experience on the comment box below.
What are you favorite affordable under eye concealers?

XO,

Carissa
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Here's my current go-to brow tool: The Witch's Pouch Selfie Perfect Eyebrow and Imma  do a quick review after the jump.


This one is still part of my Althea shopping spree late last year, so if you want to read about my feedback about shopping with Althea, click here.

WITCH'S POUCH SELFIE PERFECT EYEBROW
Shade: Gray Brown
Price: about Php 150.00
Where I Got It: ph.althea.kr
That's about an inch of eyebrow product for each retractable pencil.
Eyebrow-logy
Defining the eyebrows is essential, especially for us girls who were not particularly blessed with an abundant pair. I have a pair of sparse ones, and ever since I was in college I have been doing my best to make up for what is lacking in the brow department. I have learned how to use a brow pencil although sometimes I tend to overdo the drawing (oops). I also have learned how to shave away those little hairs, just so my lids would look neat. I can say that I have improved greatly in my brow fixing skills. Kilay is life, they would say. It frames the face; it's an instant look upgrade. Personally, I feel more forward, comfortable and confident at work if my brows are looking on fine or as the girls of these days say it, "on fleek".

However, let's be honest. How many of us actually have the time to fix our brows in the morning? In between preparing to go to work and helping your kid to prepare for school, do you still time to slay the kilay game? Well, this product has been helping me look presentable in a breeze.
Labels
"Eyebrow liner that has excellent adhesiveness to express delicate brow lines."

My Take
I'll just say it first thing and upfront: I love this eyebrow liner from Witch's Pouch. The size of the tip is just right for drawing those tiny, feather-like strokes. The liner is also not too soft, so lines drawn don't end up looking messy. Color payoff is also great. Gray Brown is a good match for black-haired Filipinas such as me.
Labels.
Just a bunch of Korean stuff we can't read here, LOL. :)
I am hopeless when it comes to the Korean language and I'm not a KPOP fan either so I cannot read anything in here. Maybe the ingredients list is written.

If there's anything that I am not happy about this one, it's that the liner is kinda short. :( Thankfully it came with an extra refill that but that's just about two inches of pencil liners combined and won't last long if you draw your eyebrows every single day.

Can't complain about having a nice spoolie on the other end, very convenient.
The pencil tip and the spoolie.
WITCH'S POUCH SELFIE PERFECT EYEBROW GRAY BROWN SWATCH
Swatched.
So here's the swatch in Gray Brown which is really a perfect match for my hair color. I thought dark brown would be great but I think this type of color is a better match for me. For reference, I've put some water on the swatch, you can see that it's not really waterproof. I don't really sweat excessively enough to dissolve these on my brows, so no worries. 
After going through a bit of water.
WITCH'S POUCH SELFIE PERFECT EYEBROW GRAY BROWN IN ACTION
Here's an example on how I work it on my brows. Not perfect yet but like I said, we're there. :) And the Witch's Pouch Selfie Perfect Eyebrow Liner has been a great companion.
Kill-ayin it!
To recap, I love how convenient this product is. It's in a pencil form so you can easily pack it in your purse or you can easily store it at home and it won't take a lot of space. It comes with a spoolie so you don't need to pack an extra brush in case you need to bring this around. Using it is easy and mess-free with that small tip. It looks natural on the brows. You know I've seen those too perfect brows on YouTube and Instagram and I know they look gorge but I think it looks too made up and maybe perfect for a beauty pageant or something but for an  on-the-go working mama like me, natural looking brows are a good way to go. 

I would have been happier if it contained more product. Or if I actually hoarded this when it was still on Althea coz right now they're sold-out. I'm running on my refills now and the pencil kind of breaks too when you get to the very end. Anyway, the pencils lasted for about three months on me. Looks like I'll be on the look out for a new kilay product soon.

XO,
Carissa
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"...You got that James Dean daydream look in your eye 
and I got that red lip, classic thing that you like."
-Style.Taylor Swift

I'm borrowing lines from Taylor Swift again. I do have a love-hate relationship with this girl. :) I have just finished watching the 1989 WORLD TOUR for the nth time on my computer (I wish it were live!) and  I suddenly felt like wearing red lipstick again since it's T-Swizzles trademark lip color. Geez! The "T-Swizzle" monicker is so Fearless-era BTW! Ha ha. Anyway, the 1989 documentary has one too many close-up shots of Taylor, hard not to get inspired by those puckers. So I grabbed my own current go-to red lippie and decided to do a review here in my blog. Chop chop after the jump!


Meet the ABBAMART Get Your Lip Crayon in shade Red Velvet. Before I get to the review, here's Taylor working the stage at the 1989 World Tour. ;)
It's the new soundtrack I could dance to this beat. Welcome to New York, y'all!
 ABBAMART Get Your Lip Crayon
Shade: Red Velvet
Price: Php 320.00
Where I Got It: The Althea Online Shop//www.ph.althea.kr

This one was part of my Althea mini haul back in November. I don't really wear red lipsticks that often but there are days when you need a pop of color, or you just feel bold and fierce, or you just feel inspired by Tay's style, so for me it's still smart to keep one in your stash.

The red lippie in my current stash is this one from ABBAMART which is a Korean brand. The packaging definitely caught my attention on first sight. It does look like a crayon or a pen. With the cap on, it could definitely pass for an office supply. (^_^)

It is retractable; no need to sharpen anything. You can see from the photo above that the bullet is pretty slim. It has a fruity smell that at first I couldn't put a name on but when I checked the Althea website it says it has grapefruit smell so I was like, okay, it is a bit tangy. 

Color description at Althea says that it is a cherry red color.

ABBAMART GET YOUR LIP CRAYON RED VELVET SWATCHES
Outdoor, natural light
Indoor, with flash
ABBAMART GET YOUR LIP CRAYON RED VELVET IN ACTION
Sorry about the baggies. :) This was taken indoor with no flash.
MY TAKE
It is a lovely bright red color with blue undertone. It instantly brightens up my face when I put it on. What you see on tube is what you get on your lips. It is matte but not drying. It easily spreads on the lips and easily blends. It doesn't emphasize lines, no patchiness. 

But, it transfers. The color stays bright, it can even survive lunchtime but has the tendency to move to the edges of your lips. It can be easily solved by pressing your lips together and it still looks vivid. I also struggled a bit with the rounded tip of the lippie because I couldn't apply on the tiny corners of the lip.

Here's how my lips look before applying, after and about 4 hours after application.

ABBAMART Get You Lip Crayon on my lips until 4 hours. 
Korean makeup and cosmetics have taken the world by storm and it's not bad if we Pinoys want a little piece of it for ourselves. This Lip Crayon is perfect for the K-Makeup fans out there who dig cute packaging and good performance from their purchases.
When we hear the term matte lipstick we think that it would be horribly dry on the lips but I have experienced none of that with this lippie. No chapping too so that is a big plus.

It's still available on Athea and it has other color varieties: Scarlet and Bad Girl (Burgundy)
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That song line at the start of this post is from Tay's Style and that's basically how red lips are: they never go out of style.

XO,
Carissa
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Hi! Today I'm going to share a quick review about the ABBAMART Belleme Shy Smile Blusher. I'm not that much of a blush-on gal but there are days when I look pale and a pop of color could really make a huge difference. Here's my current go-to blusher. Let's get the ball rolling! Review is after the jump!


ABBAMART Belleme Shy Smile Blusher
Shade: Rose Gold
Size: 8g
Price: Marked Php 400.00 but slashed down to Php 260.00
Where I Got It: ph.althea.kr
If you'd like to read about my shopping experience with Althea Korea, please click here.

Here's the list of ingredients. Of course, there are a bunch of things that we can't read here. LOL. Made in Korea, too!
My Take
Packaging
The box that came with this blusher made me smile on first sight. Why, it reminded me so much of my own daughter's drawings. It even has a big BLUSHER word on top, just in case you forgot what this makeup is for. I couldn't help but smile too, when I saw the blusher itself, since there's a smiley underneath the BELLEME print. Belle means beautiful, ayt?! So BELLEME = Beautiful Me. This blush on is so cheeky. Pun intended. 

When I saw this on the Althea site, I thought that the packaging is just so similar with the ones sold locally. What surprised me was that the plastic packaging of this blusher didn't feel so flimsy at all! You are probably familiar with local products that feel like they could break if you aren't careful when opening. You've probably experienced owning products that have containers getting damaged even before consuming the product itself. This one's a notch above them; the plastic container is of good material.


First Impressions
There are no ugly or overwhelming scent emanating from this product, that's another plus! The first thing that you'll notice upon looking at the pan is that it really is true to its shade name: it is rosy and it has golden flecks or glitters. The glitters could be a cause for concern - they look chunky on the pan, as you can see in the photo above.

I have made a concentrated swatch on my arm and they are. Both of the photos were shot under artificial light.You can definitely spot the glitters, ayt? 



Road Testing
Of course, the best way to find out if the product will look good on you is to actually test it. I have no qualms about the texture of the powder. It feels silky smooth on the face. And voila! This is me wearing it.

Just a comparison of my bare face and my lightly made up face. Of course you can see how the Belleme Shy Smile Blusher in Rose Gold livened up my face. ;)
Cool, ayt? How the blush on gave dimension to my face. Not to mention, it made me look prettily blushing. Here's another photo of me wearing the blush on. It looks pinkish in other photos and a bit peachy on others. But same same, it gives a certain glow to the face. For this one, I figured that red lipstick already made a statement so the cheeks had to look subdued so I applied the blush on with a light hand. You can barely see the glitters, right?

Just a subtle flush of color on the face. Sorry about the baggies tho. (^_^)
Of course, since I live in a tropical country and it is constantly sweltering hot, I had no expectations about this one lasting all day on my face. So, I have an 8:00 am, and by mid-day I would do a touch-up. But there's still a tinge of peach even if I don't touch-up.

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Whenever I Google "Best Blush On", NARS Orgasm would always be the top search. Beauty junkies would describe it as the perfect peach-pink color, with just the right amount of glitter that it makes you look glowing from within. The Orgasm sadly, is expensive at nearly Php 2,000.00 a pop. Even if I had the money, I am not going to splurge that much. So when I shopped for a blusher at Althea, I just looked for something similar based on other girls' description of the color. Now, I cannot say for certain if this is anywhere near the Orgasm in color or in texture. But I am happily blushing while wearing this, looking pretty even. Nay! I think I am glowing from within. Haha! I am definitely happy about this purchase.

XO,

Carissa
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First of all, I know that "It's Not Poison..." is a beauty and lifestyle blog and I often come here to share my experience about beauty products or latest misadventures with my daughter; very seldom do I come here to rant about the political situation in my country, the Philippines. However, something BIG happened yesterday. I never thought I'd live to see the day that former president Ferdinand E. Marcos would be buried in the Libingan Ng Mga Bayani (Heroes Cemetery). I am still wallowing in the sadness of it, especially because I feel that it will not give the longed for "closure" for the families of those who were raped, killed and tortured during the Martial Law. 

Far from being a closure, I think this story is not yet over. My eyes are peeled and my fingers are crossed for what's to come next.
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My beauty haul from Althea.
On a lighter note, I didn't come home empty handed during my last surfing sesh at Althea's online shopping site. If you don't already know, Althea is a "one-stop shopping destination for authentic K-beauty (Korean beauty) products at a reasonable price." I know I always consider buying Proudly Pinoy products but I decided to try something Korean for a bit of change. He he. I think this is the first time that I am doing so and I am always wary about buying Korean cosmetics from other sites because there are a lot of fake makeups being sold in the market. The last thing I want to happen is to have an ugly skin instead of getting that K-beauty glow!

So the deal is, you shop from ph.althea.kr and the stuff gets shipped fresh from Korea! Upon arrival of any product that I buy, I always check the expiration dates just to be sure if they sold me something stale. These babies all have a 2018-2019 expiry dates which means that they are indeed just freshly manufactured. For purchases of Php 999.00 and up, you get free shipping; if you spend below that amount you get charged an additional Php 250.00 for shipping so of course, the no-brainer decision is to spend about a thousand grands, just like I did. Check out my loot. ;)

ABBAMART GET YOUR LIP CRAYON IN RED VELVET 
Price: Php 660.00 320.00
Got one because I don't own a single red lipstick these days. Shame! 
Pros: Great color pay-off, flattering shade of red, stays put for hours; minimal transfer; very matte, non-drying on the lips and the crayon tip makes for easy, breezy, mess-free, lip brush-free application.
Cons: I cannot think of any as of the moment.

ABBAMART SHY SMILE BLUSHER PEARL IN ROSE GOLD
Size: 8g//Price: Php 400.00 Php 260.00
This blusher is a great pick for something under Php 300.00. It looks too reddish on the pan but when applied with a light hand, you get a natural looking flush of pink. And thank God the shimmers on this one are not chunky! I repeat, apply with a light hand.  :)

WITCH'S POUCH SELFIE PERFECT EYEBROW IN GRAY BROWN
Price: Php 499.00 150.00
For once in my life, I wanted to do away from sharpening an eyebrow pencil. Thanks to this one's twist-up mechanism I no longer have to, at least for a while. I originally wanted the dark brown variety but it was out of stock but this color is just as fine, if not better. My hair isn't died and it's in its natural black state that's why gray brown fits well, it isn't too dark or too light. And it came with a free refill. That is seriously sick!

MISSHA UNDER EYE BRIGHTENER IN NATURAL BEIGE
Size: 5g//Price Php 399.99 190.00
Finally an under eye brightener for those sleepless nights. Cannot wait to test this one and one day make a proper review!

Y.E.T. DON'T WORRY MASK SHEET IN POLICE MASK (OIL CONTROL)
5 pieces for Php 80.00 24.00 each. 
..And last but not the least, the masks sheets which came at Php 24.00 each. They were the perfect addition to my cart when I needed to complete the Php 999.00 content to avail of a free-shipping. I haven't tried 'em yet but I know they're perfect for me since I have oily skin. It's called the Police Mask; perfect for me since I work for the Philippine National Police. LOL. I read the ingredients at the back of the sheet and it has  lots of plant extracts which I know will help address oiliness issues.

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I am totes happy about all of these tingamajigs that I purchased from Althea. The makeups are all very useful for my everyday prepping-up routine.

This definitely isn't the last time that I'm shopping with Althea. On their site it says that your package will arrive within 5 to 10 days. I got it after about a week so I was really delighted.

Have you shopped from Althea? Do share what you got!

XO,


Carissa

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