DANA'S VANITY

Nyx is one of the most reliable drugstore brands out there and you're sure to find something you'll love. When I was in college, my holy grail lip products were the Nyx soft matte lip cream in Antwerp and Nyx lipstick in tea rose which I still keep in my vanity to this day. Recently though I've been intrigued with these three products since I've been seeing them all around youtube and social media so I figured I'd give them a try.

Nars is probably one of my most favorite makeup brands ever because I feel like I relate a lot to its aesthetic which I would like to describe as minimalist, understated, clean, and classic which translates to their packaging and products. Today I looked at my collection and realized I owned a lot of Nars products which brings me to this list of the best and the worst products of Nars in my opinion. I have to say though, I wouldn't say I hate the products in the 'worst' list but rather they are the products that didn't really impress me as much as the other ones that I loved. Also worth considering, when it comes to high end brands, my standards are pretty high since they do come with a hefty price tag so I believe it's right to expect only the best. By the way, I apologize that some of the products here look dirty 😅 obviously they are well used. 

I first heard about the Essence Pure Nude Highlighter from my favorite youtuber, Kathleen Lights and of course I was immediately intrigued because first and foremost, Essence is available here in the Philippines, and second it's a drugstore brand which means it's probably inexpensive. I initially looked for it at Watsons but I was informed by the sales lady that it was already discontinued which is a huge bummer but I've seen other girls posting on social media who were still able to buy it so if you're interested and happen to have an Essence counter in your area's Watsons, go check it out. Either way, I ordered mine from here and it arrived in good condition. Now on to my review!

I went to the Super Sale Bazaar last Friday at the World Trade Center and these are some of the stuff that I bought. I have to admit, I got a little too excited to see all the makeup booths there and couldn't resist myself when I found so many stuff that I had been eyeing for a while now. Aside from the Sleek liquid lippie in Birthday Suit, I believe all of these products are not locally available which sucks I know but it's the main reason why I bought them. Also, the BEST thing is that all of these are either drugstore beauty products or have drugstore prices. Okay, enough of the boring intro, let's move on to the goodies!

I came across these ebay brushes from a youtube video tutorial I watched linked here. You can go check it out if you're curious to see them in action but basically these were shipped from China and I just got them yesterday. It's my first time ordering anything from ebay internationally and somehow I was expecting for it to get destroyed or lost on it's way here because sometimes when you buy online, you never really know. But after waiting for almost two months, I was finally able to get it from the post office yay!

Welcome! First of all, thank you so much for reading. I'd like to start off by introducing myself, my name is Dana and I am from the Philippines 😊 I love testing out beauty products and finding amazing ones, it is honestly like treasure hunting for me. You may check out my beauty profile linked above to give you an idea what my skin type is like and how it will affect my product preferences.