I’ve always been fond of color-changing makeup, and the Cloudbeauty Green Therapy Blush Serum is such a steal for only P99 for an 8g tube. So I want for the novelty, but stayed for the surprisingly gorgeous effect!
Cloudbeauty Green Therapy Serum Blush
Spoiler Alert: This could be a 3-part series (if I get around to it). I’ve collected several shades of the A’Pieu Juicy Pang Jelly Blusher (PHP / g) on a whim, but today is all about BE-02 Fig. Lee Dong Wook is the sole reason I picked out this color. Yes, you read right.
My blush collection is comprised mostly of powders and creams. Liquids and gels have taken a back seat since 2016 as I have found them trickier to work with. I feel like they dry too fast and tend to look patchy. But then again, this is the roaring 20’s. I’ve broken my own rules with the A’Pieu Juicy Pang Blusher in VL-03 Mulberry (PHP 355 / 9g).
With the pandemic and budget restrictions, I’ve become something of a super couponer. I’ve started shopping like I was a college student again, browsing first from the lowest prices on the list. And my cheap thrills involve budget-friendly Korean makeup brands on Shopee (free shipping + vouchers + coin redemption). One of my more fascinating picks is the Holika Holika Jelly Dough Blusher in Strawberry Jelly (around PHP249 for 4.2 g / 0.14 oz).
Quick Specs: made in Korea
Ingredients: Mica (CI 77019), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Dimethicone, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Diisostearyl Malate, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Cyclopentasiloxane, Iron Oxide (CI 77492), Microcrystalline Wax, Sorbitan Olivate, Acrylates/Dimethicone Copolymer, Sorbitan Isostearate, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, 1,2-Hexanediol, Aluminum Hydroxide, Silica, Diethylhexyl Syringylidenemalonate, Isoceteth-10, Blue 1 (CI 42090), Iron Oxide (CI 77491), Yellow 6 (CI 15985), Red 28 (CI 45410), Iron Oxide (CI 77499), Carmine (CI 75470)
Despite showing up only once on this blog since its 2017 launch, BLK Cosmetics has constantly been on my radar. The price point and quality are attractive to me, especially after having tried their Velvet Lip Cream. I guess I’ve just been waiting for the launch of something particularly inspiring, and it came in the form of the BLK Universal Color Kit Bundle in True Tan (PHP 1,499 on Lazada).
Quick Specs: made in Taiwan
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