Maybelline Superstay Active Wear Liquid Foundation 30H Wear

These last 2 weeks, I’ve been watching RuPaul’s Drag Race again. This time, Season 12. (And it’s because I have to be in a certain mood to binge a season.) Then I went down a rabbit hole and started watching a lot of Trixie Mattel and Katya videos on YouTube. This all ended up with me purchasing the Maybelline Superstay Liquid Foundation in 112 Natural Ivory (P629 / 30ml) that I copped from a drag makeup essentials video by Trixie, and then realizing that this was my first ever liquid foundation purchase from Maybelline. Would you believe?!

Maybelline Super Stay Active Wear Foundation

Bobbi Brown Skin Nourishing Glow Foundation

It’s safe to say that Bobbi Brown is one of my all-time favorite luxury brands. While everyone else’s gateway brand to the premium stuff was usually MAC, I was pining for BB makeup since 2014. (Believe me, I checked this blog’s old posts!) So it’s heartwarming to see that I still have the same sentiments in 2020. In fact, I’m currently loving the Bobbi Brown Skin Nourishing Glow Foundation in Sand (PHP 4,050 / 30ml).

Quick Specs: made in USA

Ingredients: Water\Aqua\Eau , Dimethicone , Phenyl Trimethicone , Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate , Butylene Glycol , Glycerin , Peg/Ppg-18/18 Dimethicone , Polymethyl Methacrylate , Pseudoalteromonas Ferment Extract , Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil , Anthemis Nobilis (Chamomile) Flower Extract , Panax Ginseng (Ginseng) Root Extract , Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer , Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract , Hydrolyzed Beta-Glucan , Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 , Tocopheryl Acetate , Stearic Acid , Algae Extract , Polysorbate 20 , Caprylyl Glycol , Triethoxycaprylylsilane , Lecithin , Palmitic Acid , Caffeine , Cholesterol , Phytantriol , Potassium Sorbate , Dextrin Palmitate , Tocopherol , Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate , Sodium Chloride , Octyldodecanol , Methicone , Silica , Boron Nitride , Xanthan Gum , Hexylene Glycol , Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate , Sodium Benzoate , Sodium Hyaluronate , Synthetic Fluorphlogopite , Aluminum Hydroxide , Citric Acid , Disodium Edta , Linalool , Phenoxyethanol , [+/- Mica , Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891) , Iron Oxides (Ci 77491) , Iron Oxides (Ci 77492) , Iron Oxides (Ci 77499)]

January 2019 Empties

Maybe it’s the New Year feels, but I’m motivated to keep my low-buy going into 2019. And it doesn’t hurt that I’m getting some inspiration from Netflix’s Tidying Up With Marie Kondo. I have a long way to go, but this whole concept of keeping things that spark joy is helping bring out my critical side. So instead of more new purchases, I’m likely to be going through the backlog and sharing empties like what I have here:

Watsons Naturals, Good Virtues Co., and Dove

Estee Lauder Double Wear Stay in Place Foundation

Some months ago, there was a conversation with some beauty community friends about formal event makeup and whether or not hiring a makeup artist was necessary for the ladies who pretty much know their way around a beat face. My thoughts: If I ever got to HD-levels with the help of a couple of workshops or YouTube vids, then why not? Then I’d spring for some holy grail pieces to get the job done.

At the time, the prospect of finding that next-level full coverage foundation seemed like a distant dream. But getting my hands on the Estee Lauder Double Wear Stay in Place Foundation in 2W0 Warm Vanilla (PHP 2,400 / USD 42) takes the vision closer to reality.

Quick Specs: 30 ml ; made in Belgium; waterproof; oil-free

MAC Studio Waterweight Foundation

After years of trials and errors in the quest to find my perfect foundation shade match, I found myself equipped once more with enough confidence to broaden my horizons by trying out a different brand. What better than to turn to an industry standard? Hello, MAC Studio Waterweight SPF30 Foundation in NC20 (PHP 2,200 / USD 36).

Quick Specs: 30 ml / 1.0 fl oz ; made in Belgium

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