Health is beauty

(I do apologize for the crappy resolution. The battery of my camera decided to turn on me as it showed the sign of low battery.)

When it comes to beauty, one also has to take into consideration of keeping the skin healthy too. One can buy all the makeup and topical solution to cover up flaws and blemishes but it always pays to take care of our skin by eating healthy, exercising and taking necessary vitamins too of course. 

These are two more items that we recieved from mom. First one is Nature Made Vitamin C.

Another item we got was the Green Pasture Blue Ice Permented Cod Liver Oil (Non-Gelatin Capsule).

As posted on their website:

Green Pasture's Blue Ice™ Fermented Skate Liver Oil is your best choice for cartilage fish oil. Skate liver oil is complete in its offering of many nutrients in a similar balance as cod liver oil. Unlike shark liver oil, skate liver oil is abundant in vitamins A, D, E, K, the full range of omega fatty acides, plus all the unique nutrients found in shark liver oil such as chondroitin, squalene, and alkoxglycerols.

This is good for your skin. 

So, keep your health in good condition. People with great skin also deserve kudos for keeping it that way. One can come far with great skin. As another tip for taking care of your skin, do use lotion with high spf as you want to prevent your skin from prematuring too.

Do add your own sentiments if you are using something I have yet to try. :)

Smashbox Soft Smokey Eyes

This is going to be about a look in a guide I found underneath the Smashbox Brown Eyes Palette that I just posted Me, makeup and Purple. I tried actually to Google about this certain to see if anyone else tried it too, but I couldn't find any. So I thought, why not me then?

These are the items I used:

e.l.f. Powder Foundation

Maybelline Super Film Mascara

Etude House Brown Eyebrow liner

Nichido Blushing Pink Blush

Stila Grapefruit Lip Gloss
and of course the 
Smashbox Brown Eyes Palette

I took several photos actually but somehow I couldn't capture the look with my SLR. After what seemed like ages, I finally managed to create a decent picture by borrowing my other halfs' cellphone. It was okay. It came out natural though in natural light, but if you saw me in person you would notice the colors and how rich the eyeshadows really were. It was heaven to work with. They blended really well too unlike my Ever Bilena Palette and it turned out to be just perfect for everyday wear.

If you used the same palette, do let me know so I can have a look.

I'll definitely do this look more often! :)

Me, makeup and purple

I'm so glad it's already weekend. I haven't really been stressed but I have been quite busy lately. It feels good to be able to sit down and focus on the blog. 

I have an Ever Bilena 24 Shades Palette with Vitamin E lying around that I have yet to use. I wanted to experiment with colors which is why I got this one in particular. It didn't cost me much and I wanted to try different colors without having to worry about wasting eyeshadows practicing.

The packaging.

Exterior of the Palette.

The palette.

The eyeshadows at a closer look.

The brush included in the kit.

Of course I had to do a bit of experiment and I decided to use the darkest shade of purple as the main color. It really made my eyes pop.

Here is a closer look but somehow the colors here aren't as vibrant as the color that I actually put on my eyelids.

My skin is very much a combination skin type.

Hope I blended well or better this time around. I guess practice makes perfect, right? Well, I've got a long long way to go.

Pros

Equal share of matte and shimmery eyeshadows.

Wide variety of colors.
The size of the palette is very handy but the cover can easily scratch though so keep any sharp objects away from it if that bothers you.

Cons

Didn't blend easily even with my UDPP.

 Some colors are almost the same.

The organizations of the colors made me dizzy.

Did not like the sponge type of brush that was included.
The mirror was rather small though for the size of the palette but I guess I can't expect much since it was very affordable.

Verdict

Considering its value, I'm quite okay with it. I wasn't expecting that much but it is usable. I'd like to have this for practice. Some colors are better than others, but I'm okay with that.

Price

250 Php