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Why wouldn’t it make it into your eye palette?

Estee Lauder’s Sensuous Gold Signature Eye Quad is a limited-edition compact that includes a variety of shades of hammered gold.

They can all be worn alone, but are designed to be blended and worn together, to create a variety of golden looks. Mix and match is the beauty of the eye quad. It’s 4 colors, but many options for looks and variants. You can even wear the darker colors as a shimmery liner.

I love to pair my shades of gold with neutral makeup and a white draping dress–it’s very Helen of Troy, and super hot!

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We checked with one of our favorite beauty experts, Mally Roncal of Mally Beauty, who gave us some fabulous pointers on how to achieve that look before we even get to the beach.

You have to have that all-important bronzer!

The most natural looking way to apply is to actually begin on the jaw line, just behind your ear. Gently smooth and swirl the product all the way across your jaw line and all around the perimeter of the face. Don’t forget your hairline, your temples and even the hallow of your cheeks. Then you can do a light dusting across the forehead, nose, and chin. This will give you a natural glow.
To balance out the bronze, apply a pinky-peach blush to the apples of the cheeks.

• The rosiness gives it a more realistic finish.
• Add a little shimmer powder to the tops of cheekbones and inner corners of the eyes.

Don’t forget the lip!

To top it off, swipe a beautiful sheer pink lipgloss all over your pout. It will tie the whole look together.

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Shimmer Liner Pencil
Golden Bronze
The Face Shop

Concept
Creamy and soft eye liner with a hint of shimmer for a trendy look. Versatile liner that can be used as a shadow.

Description
Waterproof Smudge-proof. Contains Vitamin E to prevent eye areas from getting dry. (Source: The Face Shop)

On a whim, I dropped by The Face Shop in Glorietta, Makati City the very same day when I shopped for my MAC fafi. Twas my first stop, actually. I had thought that I ought to give their makeup a try. Write up an Eastern Experiments post on them. But for now, I’ll just be sharing my initial impressions on the eyeliner.

One of the things I bought is the Shimmer Liner Pencil in Golden Bronze. I came across this liner a while back when J, wife of teh boyfriend’s cousin, and I got to talking about makeup. I found it very intriguing. I had wondered how it would look like on me. So, when I saw it that day, I decided to put it in the basket and bring it home so I can begin experimenting.

I like putting on eyeliners but this will be the first time I’ll be using something with shimmer. I always go for the conventional browns or taupes and occasionally, blacks.

Packaging is quaintly cute. Mixed feelings with the floral and uneven-tipped cap. I’ve casually tried using it a couple of times but before I transcribe my thoughts, I reckon I need to set my mind to “review-mode” it while I’m using it so I can note my observations effectively. Stay tuned for a full review and perhaps a EOTD photo. What do you think?

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Shimmering, colored powder beads with light diffusing particles and pearl pigments to brighten and add color to the face, cheeks, and decolletage.

I’ve been eyeing a pot of the Brush-On Beads over at The Body Shop for quite sometime now. Finally, I’ve bought one and tried the product out and I’ve got a thing or two to say about it. Colour is something I value in the use of makeup. I go for the more natural look, hopefully, I’d look fresh and polished. I love blushes and eye makeup. But let’s focus on the former today.

I reckon I’ve got three alternate forms of blushes in my vanity kit. One, rosy and the other two more on the “bronze” part. I like to highlight my skintone, you see. I am not fair but I’m not at all dark. That’s probably why I sometimes end up looking like I didn’t apply any makeup at all. I sometimes lack colour or the “vibrance” in my makeup application. Hence, my need to better myself or at least, find the right product, one that’s best suitable.

Using the beads have been satisfactory. I like how it creates shadows and emphasis on my cheeks. Application is easy. It comes with a sponge but I prefer to use a brush. It’s pretty useful to even out the skin on the face and the decolletage. Makes everything look very well polished.

I like shimmer in my makeup. I was not much of a matte person. Perhaps during my college days, yes. But since 1999, I’ve always prefered shimmer.

The Brush-On Beads gets a four out of five stars in my book because it offers both form and function. It’s a multi-tasker. It serves as a blush and highlighter. It also covers a wider area of the skin. Also, the two key ingredients it has are pretty much good for the skin:

Marula Oil
Marula oil comes from the marula tree, native to Southern Africa. The oil is rich in oleic acid, essential to the maintenance of healthy-looking skin.

Vitamin E
Vitamin E conditions, nourishes, and protects the skin, leaving it soft, smooth, and healthy.

I also like the fact that it leaves a freshly sun-kissed look on my skin. It’s like I’m a bronzed goddess. Who wouldn’t want that?

Bento Beauty Tip: I use it mostly as a blusher, applying it on the apple of my cheeks upwards. Moderation is key since I don’t want to look to “burnt”, if you know what I mean.

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