Tony Moly Party Lover Gel Eyeliner in Pearl Navy (#4)

Hi guys. The rain is craaazzyyyy! Anyway, I promised you guys a review of this gel eyeliner that I bought from Ms. Charmaine of Kkochipida (check her website) She's got tons of Korean cosmetics and she sells them at reasonable prices. Haven of Korean cosmetics, I tell you. Plus, Ms. Charmaine is really friendly. I ask her so many questions, but she never fails to answer. =)

Anyway, I found this Tony Moly Party Lover Gel Eyeliner in Pearl Navy on her site, and it was on sale! So, I immediately sent her message to see if it was still available.

It has about 7 colors I think. At least those I that I saw, but I got this one because I wasn't sure if the rest were still available and if they were also on sale. Anyway, navy blue is a good color. I'm not sure how much product there is but I got this for 195 bucks (no shipping fee because Ms. Charmaine was thoughtful enough to squeeze me in on her trip to Trinoma for a meet-up)

Tony Moly Regular Price:348 bucks (Update: actually it 448 Php, so sorry)

Sorry, I kinda tried it out before I had the chance to take pictures

Pros:
1. Glides on smoothly and easily
2. Very, very, very pigmented
3. Great staying power
4. No smudging witnessed
5. As tested, water proof
6. I also like that it has a bit of sparkle so it's not a flat navy blue color

Cons:
None really. But was wearing this one time when I accidentally did a walking marathon under the heat of the sun. I was totally sweating like crazy and went I got home, I noticed that a very, very little eyeliner was transferred to my crease. But since I don't think I would do that walking thing again with eyeliner anyway so, still no peeves here.

BEAUTY TRICK: I learned this from one of my favorite Korean beauty/fashion shows Style Show Fiㄹ (I don't know if it's still airing though and I can't remember if it's Son Dae Shik or Park Tae Yoon who taught it) but one of these make up artists said that to use a gel eyeliner, it helps to put some on your brush for one eye, turn the container upside down, put on the liner, and repeat. Gel eyeliners dry out so easily but it's so taxing to keep screwing on the cap just to keep it from drying out, so just turn it upside down whenever your using it. Same principle, minus the extra work.

I really really like this gel eyeliner. Though it's the first gel one I've tried, I'm absolutely loving it, especially because it stays on all day.

Anyway, keep safe and dry guys. Cheerio!

Ever Bilena Lip Colour Xtreme Shine in 708

Hi guys. I was actually planning to write this entry last night, but I didn't expect my aunt's party to last all night. So by the time I got home, hello bed! And, I think I'm coming down with something.


Anyway, I wore this Ever Bilena Lip Colour Xtreme Shine in 708 last night. I just bought it because I wanted to have a hot pink lippie. I'm more of a coral-peach-orange fan, so this baby is new in my collection. I was actually planning to buy the Cotton Candy one from Careline, but I figured I should grab this one first.


So, here's what I think about it

Pros:

1. Very creamy so it glides on smoothly

2. Very pigmented

3. Doesn't dry my lips

4. Affordable at 75 bucks. Although I think it was on sale but still

5. Doesn't "magnify" my lip lines

Cons:

1. As most lipsticks are, it doesn't stay long unless you take some extra steps. A little rub on your lips can remove the lipstick

2. It has a faint smell. Kinda perfume-y which may throw other people off

BEAUTY TRICK: As I've mentioned, I used this lipstick last night on my aunt's birthday party. It was in a hotel so the hot pink color wasn't much of an overkill. =) anyway. As I said, this is just one of your run-of-the-mill lipsticks, but what I did, and what I do, is I put on a lip tint first (I used Etude House's Fresh Cherry Tint in Peach), swiped this 708, then mixed some of the lip tint and this lipstick at the back of my hand and put it over. Then I dusted my lips with some loose powder. It did the trick of staying until dessert. Yes, it survived until the chocolate pudding. 

This thing I do when putting on lipstick, unfortunately for now, I have made only to work with dark colored lipstick or at least those darker than most lip tints are. Since you're going to mix them, and surely you don't want the color of your lipstick to change, it works, for now, only with reds, dark orange, or dark pink lipsticks like these. I have yet to discover how to make it work with pale or nude-ish ones.

Plus, it makes your lipstick kinda turn matte, so the risk of transferring your lipstick to the glass of wine or whatever is zilch. Anyway, I like this lipstick. it's blue undertone also helps because it kinda intensifies the color a bit. 

Ever tried any of the other colors from this line? Hope you guys had a nice weekend. Cheerio!