Review : Loew Cornell Maxine 270 Mop Brush

*click photo to enlarge*

PRODUCT INFO:

Flat oval white hair mops with short purple handles. All natural hair brushes in timeless, popular shapes with incredibly soft bristles. Affordably priced. These brushes hold lots of color for artists and can also be easily used as substitutes for MAC makeup brushes! These brushes apply makeup evenly and are great for blending harsh lines. - from Hofcraft.com

RETAIL PRICE: Php 300 or about $6.

PROS:
* soft! this is made of goat hair.
* affordable
* inexpensive compared to the MAC 239 brush
* looks sturdy, this is a painter's brush btw.
* does a good job of picking up pigments
* packs eyeshadow on the lid to make the color more vibrant
* not scratchy
* did not shed on the first wash
* dries quickly

CONS:
* not all sizes are available locally.

TIPS:
I just wash this with dishwashing liquid diluted with a bit of water.

ADDICTION FACTOR:
So happy I bought this brush! I find the MAC 239 expensive LOL

RATING :
5 / 5

More pics
Close up of the Loew Cornell brush aka MAC 239 dupe brush.

*photo from www.loew-cornell.com*

Loew Cornell 3/8 brush vs. MAC 239

*Photos from www.digitaltraincase.multiply.com*

Thanks Sol for letting me borrow the pics.

Please visit her shop at www.digitaltraincase.multiply.com if you want to purchase this brush. She's also selling inexpensive NYX Products =)


Till next time,

Review : MAC Blot Powder (Pressed)

MAC Blot powder in Light

Product Info from MAC's site:

A unique pressed powder designed primarily to provide shine control without adding any noticeable colour or texture. Sets foundation, finishes faces. For use in professional situations and for frequent touch-ups. Blot Powder contains Mica and Silica to adsorb excess oils and reduce shine on the skin's surface. Can be applied with the puff that comes in the compact or with a powder brush like #129 Powder/Blush Brush. Perfect for touching up Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation throughout the day.

Product Weight :
12 g / 0.42 US OZ

Price :
US $21.00 or Php 1,050

Shades :

Light, Medium, Medium-Dark, Dark, Deep Dark

WHAT I LIKE:
* the packaging
* the sponge is soft; but I sometimes use my baby buki
* controls oil for about 4 hrs ( use it on my T-zone only) ; my cheeks are dry
* it goes translucent (i use LIGHT, at first i thought its too white for me)
* unscented (i hate products with parfums or strong scents)


WHAT I DON'T LIKE:
* expensive for an oil control powder

RATING :
3 out of 5.

ADDICTION FACTOR:
If you don't have super oily skin like me or you find it too expensive, there are cheaper alternatives.

* Pigeon Compact powder - Click here to read Angie's review.
There are 2 kinds of Pigeon powder available in the market. The Mirrorless compact is made in Japan and the other one from Indonesia. The former comes only in white shade and is medicated to prevent pimples and it has collagen and silicon oil to protect babies' sensitive skin too!
The latter comes in 4 shades, white, pink, beige and brown and comes in a oval- square-ish white compact with mirror.
Retails for Php 200+

Pigeon (Japan)
image from Galtak.com

* Shiseido Medicated powder - its also comes in white shade. Its not available in Shiseido counters but you can check Somera stores and E-bay.
Retails for Php 300+

Pic from Ebay.ph

How about you? Have you tried this product?
Let me know what you think =)

Coastal Scents 28 Neutral Palette are MAC Dupes

Hi ladies! Just want to share a post that I found. You might find this interesting..
Credits to Ms. Jennifer Do.. Click here to go to her website.

Here's a pic of my CS Palette under natural lighting so you can get an idea what the colors really look like since Ms. Do's photo is kinda yellowish.

With FLASH*sorry its just an old photo from my post before*

Without FLASH under natural lighting

Here's the MAC Eyeshadow Dupes (according to Ms. Do)

* pic taken from Ms. Do's website*

My most used colors from my Neutral palette are :

Vanilla - I use it as an eyeshadow base (my first CS e/s to hit pan)
Gleam - a shimmery beige
White frost - as highlighter
Jest - a matte beigey-pink
Expensive pink - perfect when paired with JEST.


I really don't know if the Coastal scents 28 Neutral palette really dupes MAC's eyeshadows since I don't own one hehe.. Let me know that you think ladies.. =)

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By the way, hope you like my New Banner! Thanks to Jose Makalolot for being so helpful..

Hope you also noticed my blog is now 3 columns!
I found this online tutorial that's so easy to follow. Thanks to 3 column blogger!

Spend VS. Save Products (Makeup Dupes)

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