The Face Shop's ME:EX BB Cream

Last week, I picked up this BB Cream from The Face Shop; I wanted to try it mostly because it smelled so good. I know that seems silly but well, yeah. I'm a pretty ridiculous person. :)) Also, it wasn't so bad as far as BB Creams go price-wise. This was P399 for a 20 mL bottle. 

For the most part, I really like this BB Cream. It's pretty light coverage, which is nice because the weather in Manila is pretty killer and weary something too heavy can be hell. As I've already said, I love the way it smells and it feels really nice on.

The only thing that I don't like about this BB Cream is that it gets a little gray in the sunlight ( as a lot of BB Creams are wont to do). Although it isn't so bad (definitely not as bad as some other BB Creams, I'd say), this interferes with how buildable the BB Cream is because if you put on a lot, you'll end up with a gray-tinted face. :) But if you don't really have a lot of blemishes to cover up then it's fine. :D I'd give this a 3.5/5 all-in-all. 

Au Naturale Skin Care Routine: Human Heart Nature!

I was thinking of doing a video on this (like a skincare routine type video), then I realized that I look uber weird when fixing my face, so yeah--if you guys want to see that let me know. :)) Anywho. Recently, I got really into Human Heart Nature's skincare line, thanks to my friend Marz's introducing me to their awesome Sunflower Beauty Oil. So, yeah. As per their recommendation over at their site, I've been doing the go-green routine which involves all-organic face products from cleansing to moisturizing to putting on make up. :D 

I'm going to go through two routines in this post: Day & Night. For both of these skincare routines, I start with washing my face; I use Human Heart Nature's Balancing Facial Wash and then follow that up with their Balancing Face Toner. These are specially made for oily skin and if you have dry skin or normal skin, then you should head over to their site and see which of their cleanser/toner combos are for you. :D I absolutely love these products--they super citrusy and they just feel so refreshing on the skin. Plus they're very gentle so they don't sting and they don't leave your skin feeling tight or dry at all.

 After toning, I proceed to moisturize. I have two moisturizers from this line--their Moisturizing Day Fluid and their Moisturizing Night Cream. They both smell super wonderful--the former is very fresh and smells like lime while the latter smells like berries and is a great scent to fall asleep to. They're both non-greasy and are just-moisturizing-enough. :D

Now, here is the part where the Day routine differs from the Night routine: in the morning, I use the Sunflower Beauty Oil as a primer, under my make-up and this helps set the make up as well as prevent pimples (or so I've found, so far). And then in the evening, I put the sunflower oil on after the moisturizer's dried as a beauty regimen which really helps my skin relax. :D Since these products are organic and are pretty mild, they do take a bit more time than your usual drugstore or medical products to work but I really like how my skin's been looking lately, so I think that's definitely progress. :) I'd give these products a 4/5 (because they've not yet endured the test of time).

I got these products at Sesou, at the following rates for those of you who are interested:

1. Sunflower Beauty Oil P140/bottle

2. Balancing Facial Wash P235/bottle

3. Balancing Face Toner P200/bottle

4. Moisturizers P285/bottle

You can also order these online at their website or go to their store in QC if that's more convenient for you. :) The Sesou in Alabang (Town Center), specifically doesn't carry their line of tomato facial washes and toners as well as their Vanilla line of shampoo. :D

The Face Shop's Perfection Power BB Cream

The other day, while I was at The Face Shop browsing through the merch and heading there to pick up another product (which I'll talk about next week heehee) and they gave me samplers of their Power Perfection BB Cream. :) I absolutely love the teensy metallic purple packaging! Apologies for the bit of tape on the end--I used a bit of it today and am saving the rest for next time.

 This is in the shade 02 Natural Beige. Like most BB Creams that are available here, I think they only have 2 shades of this. This has a heavier coverage than I'd like although it is really seamless and goes on quite nicely. It also stays on the whole day, which was great for today since I was up north in Pampangga today and the heat in Central Luzon is just crazy. :)

 Below is a photo of me wearing the said BB Cream for about 6 hours. It's not so bad; in fact the only problem that I had with it that after a while I got a weird itchy spot on my left cheek (you can see it in the photo below) after a couple of hours. Although since I'm not sure whether this is just because it was super hot today or because of the BB Cream. I definitely think I'll have to give this another go before I can say for sure. All-in-all, I'd give this BB Cream a 4/5. :D