Uptown/Downtown picks five beauty and skincare products that truly deliver their promises to me!
Etude House Every-Month Facial Cleanser
The popular Korean brand Etude House has come out with 12 cleansing foams that are supposed to address skin issues brought about by each season. As the Philippines does not have four seasons as Korea does, I zoomed in to the cleansers that best suited my skin type. Available in Etude House branches, the inexpensive cleansing foam collection washes thoroughly and comes in a range of fresh, mild scents.
My foam choices are Deep Moisturizing Avocado & Butter; Firming Pomegranate & Berry; Tone Clarifying Apple & Tomato; Fresh Clean Green Tea; Soothing Relief Aloe Vera; Revitalizing Blueberry; Richly Moist Rice; Clean Moisture Green Vegetables; Smooth & Nourishing Walnut; and Soft & Moist Red Wine.
Lash Perm 3-Step Volumecara & Curling Mascara
Also from Etude House, this mascara delivers adequate amounts of fluid depending on your need. Want to go with light mascara coverage? Dial 1. What about fancy medium coverage on your lashes? Dial 2. Or ready-to-go full-on glam? Dial 3.
Uptown/Downtown appreciates the fact that the Lash Perm 3-Step Volumecara and Curling Mascara provides dark and adequate coats to each lash. Unlike other mascara brands that scrimp on amounts, this Etude House product will approximately last for at least two months (assuming everyday use at Dial 3).
Lush Colour Supplement
Oh, how we love this product! This gentle, oil-based tinting supplement can be mixed with your sunblock or moisturizer and works as a foundation or concealer. Product users can easily adjust the ratio of moisturizer/sunblock to color supplement for sheer or heavy coverage.
Lush Colour Supplement, available in all Lush branches, comes in Light Pink (for very fair Caucasian skin), Light Yellow (for fair Asian skin), Jackie Oates (for blotchy, irritated skin), Dark Yellow (for medium toned skin) and Dark Pink (for darker toned skin).
Younique Moodstruck 3D Fiber Lashes
OK! Stop the presses! Women born with sparse, thin eyelashes now have reason to hope! Younique’s Moodstruck 3D Fiber Lashes is a two-vial set that thickens and lengthens the lashes by 400 percent!
Simply apply your regular mascara on your lashes then proceed to use Younique’s Moodstruck Transplanting Gel. Next (and this is where the fun part comes) brush on Younique’s Moodstruck Natural Fibers. These fibers coat each strand and thicken it to the nth degree. Finally, seal each lash with the Transplanting Gel.
This writer bought her stash in the US (via Amazon.com). However, the product is also available locally via olx.ph or through Nickka Arceo at 0915-6086204.
Suesh Create Your Own Palette Lip Pots
Don’t we all love to have the freedom to choose? Suesh Makeup Studio allows clients to pick from a wide range of lip colors to create a personal lip palette. The gel-like tints are rich in pigment so a quick dab using a lip brush goes a long way.
Uptown/Downtown appreciates the product’s moisturizing power and its staying factor (one quick application lasted for six hours). The lip palette also allows you to mix various tints to come out with your own unique color. Pretty cool if you ask us! This product is available in all Suesh branches. Visit www.suesh.com for more information.