The Best Things In Life Are Free

I really wish that the products I'm gonna talk about are for free but it isn't :)

Last week mom and I went to the mall to buy cosmetics. Shopping is one of our bonding sessions because we're girly and kikay like that. I am on a shopping ban right now but after discovering the almost empty containers of my blush-on, I gave in to my mom's prodding and bought myself a new one.

The blush on the right side is Clinique's Sunset Glow (my holy grail and my all time favorite) which was sadly discontinued a few months ago according to my sister. :( On the right side is Laura Mercier'second skin cheek colour in sweet mandarin. It has a lovely coral shade but I find it too pricey because it only lasted for 2 months. Aside from that, the color fades easily so you'll have to reapply a couple of times during the day.

Without much choice left, I opted to get one from NARS. Mac makes my skin breakout and since I've been reading a lot of good reviews about their blushers...I tried on their bestseller - ORGASM. I was not impressed with it...the color doesn't show well on my skin. TORRID was much better. I fell in love with the peachy coral effect...kinda similar to Clinique's sunset glow shade...but they ran out of stock :( I was about to give up and just go home but the Makeup Artist persuaded me to give DESIRE a try. I smirked at the sight of the bold pink color but after trying it on...it was love at first sight. Suprisingly, the color fits my skintone well. According to the NARS website and some beauty blogs I have read, this pink blusher from NARS suits all skin color. It is intensely pigmented and totally blendable (even if it's matte)- soft and not powdery in texture. For my initial application, it lasted about eight hours on me without fading. At Php1650 - the price ain't bad for the quality you'll get. I'll definitely be back for TORRID and Benefit's CORALISTA.

Moving on, the Makeup Artist was kind enough to give me a FREE sample of the NARS Sheer Glow Foundation. The coverage was beyond great and I am seriously considering to switch from Laura Mercier's Oil Free Foundation to this one. Of course, I'm gonna try Laura Mercier's Silk Creme Foundation first because I've been hearing raves about it. Any comments on which one is better? Your feedbacks will be highly appreciated :)

Before I end this post, I am also happy to share that I was invited by NARS to attend their workshop on Sept. 25. An international Makeup Artist will be conducting a seminar about the latest techniques and trends in makeup artistry and I'm really excited about it. I can't believe that this opportunity was given to me for free. I hope I can make it to this event. Do you agree with my blog title now? :)