Current Everyday Makeup: Summer 2015

Erika's Summer Arsenal

1. Belo Sun Expert Face Cover SPF40
2. Revlon Nearly Naked Liquid Foundation
3. Revlon Nearly Naked Pressed Powder
4. Ever Bilena Brow Pencil in Brown
5. Etude House Play 101 Pencil in 01 Black
6. Maybelline Falsies Mascara
7. Ever Bilena Pro Blush in Honest

To be honest, I just learned how to wear makeup for everyday when I started Med school. I love makeup but I used to just have them on when we had shows (I used to be a professional ballet dancer, in case you didn't know)

Come Med school, I had the need to look a little more made up (or rather, presentable) since I wasn't commuting anymore anyway. Keri ko nang maglagay ng whatever sa mukha since di na ako masyadong nauusukan at napapawisan papasok sa school.

• I originally used the Revlon Colorstay Liquid Foundation, but since it got hard to find both in stores and online, I looked for another kind that was easier to find. I love Revlon products, so I started searching there. The Colorstay is what I would call a "heavy duty" foundation: superior coverage with a matte finish that literally lasts all day. The Nearly Naked one would be the opposite: light but buildable coverage with a dewy finish and lasting power that's 'just right'.

• The Nearly Naked Pressed Powder is also okay for a setting powder. But I'd need to blot only after a couple of hours. Okay lang din sakin since alam ko namang sobrang oily ko. Basta it doesn't break me out, I'm fine with it.

• My brows. Haha. The story of my brows. I'd probably be writing a separate post on my brows because that's a different entity altogether. Haha. I've always said that it's not the brow product that you use that makes your brows look good, it's the grooming and the person who would actually be applying the product that would make the difference. Be it a cheap brow pencil or a high end brow gel, my brows would look the same. So for PhP 60, I'm okay with my Ever Bilena pencil. :)

• Ooooh black eyeliners. Who hasn't experienced those damn panda eyes because of smudged eyeliner? When I tried this Play 101 pencil, I was impressed. It really did NOT budge. It's a gel type pencil eyeliner that needs to set a bit. But when it does... ho ho ho NO BUDGING!!! Haha I just use this for my upper lid. It'd be a pain to remove it I use it on my lower lashline/waterline. 

• I'm not too choosy with my mascaras. What's important is that they're waterproof and smudge-proof. Same: you wouldn't want those damn panda eyes, right?

• Honest. Hihi. I've used this blush since my dancing days. It's the perfect stage flush and it's still the perfect everyday shade. Especially if you have a warm undertone, ugh, beautiful.

So these are my everyday staples as of the moment. I'd love to explore and try more stuff so hopefully, my makeup arsenal would be growing in the coming months.

REVIEW: BELO Sun Expert FACE COVER

Now I don't have any excuse to NOT put on sunscreen.

My dermatologist often tells me off because I rarely put sunscreen on my face. That's her number one reminder for me every time I go for consultation. [makulit din naman kasi ako, di ko siya talaga sinusunod]

I have very sensitive skin and I am very acne-prone. I can't help but be very lazy (and not to mention be hesitant) in putting stuff that will aggravate my already problematic skin. [madaming VERY for effect]

I hate putting sunscreen 'cause it's sticky, heavy, and just really uncomfortable. Alas, this Belo one is having none of that.

It's light, it's unscented, doesn't leave a white cast, has SPF 40 PA+++ UVA/UVB protection, broad spectrum, and most importantly, it's affordable at PhP 329.75 (bought mine in Watsons).

I tried this first when we went to the beach. But what impressed me the most was when I tried applying it under my makeup.

Once it gets absorbed, you won't even feel you're wearing sunscreen. [ayos na ayos]

Yay! So finally I can follow my doctor's advice. Haha
If I hadn't tried this one, I'd still be going out in the sun unprotected. [yikes! Di natin nafefeel, but sun damage is definitely happening]

Product swatch.