Make up products worth your moolah (money) + Other Make up Fixes

This year, actually mid year, I have decided to buy only make ups that I will use.  

So I gave away some of my make up and even an entire very barely used make up palette to my cousin Karen. I somehow kept my current make up palette, BYS, that I blogged before because it makes blending very easy, not to mention it is long wearing.

Speaking of long wearing, here are the make up items that I bought that are indeed long wearing.

1. L'Oreal True Match Foundation in N7.

I've had this foundation since October last year (2012) and used it for my Kuya Stew's wedding. You only need little amount and it covers really great. I remember researching for a really good foundation and my friend Yeye's friend, Marie Tan, (who does Patty Laurel's hair and sometimes make up, as well other celebs) recommended this product. She made a really good recommendation because I did not regret buying this even if it costs almost 1k)

Price: P995 .

2. After the make up workshop that I attended early this year, I was on the look out for a translucent powder. I found this the most affordable on the market.  (Price: a little over Php 500.00.) The little cheapskate in me was looking for a powder within my price range (cheap) but when I saw this and have been using this for more than 6 months already, I'll say it will still last me for the rest of the year. 

The thing with translucent powders is, as the name implies, it doesn't give much coverage but it settles and mattifies the oily skin. It won't ruin your make up at all so don't buy this if you want coverage.

I needed to change the powder puff though so I got a Marionnaud powder puff for less than Php100.00. I'm glad we have Marionnaud in the local market. I thought they only sell make up brushes and some tools. 

3. Remember how I regret buying E.L.F.'s primer? I decided to come up with own. I bought Max Factor in Caramel because it was on sale, but it appeared to be a lot darker on my face, even though I always go for a darker shade of foundation on my face. 

So I mixed a Nivea moisturizer and the liquid foundation and adjusted the tint and put it in a cream jar that I bought at Watson's. It became a really good primer and make up base, it didn't feel sticky at all!

I made two shades! Containers available at Watsons. 

4. I purchased the wrong kind of foundation at Walmart last summer, when I got it it, it was 2 shades darker than my face color. So what did I do? I studied how to contour!

It worked well, but sometimes I tend to overdo it due to excitement of blending that I ended up looking tanned rather than contoured, but they say practice makes perfect! So if you see me looking tanned during this rainy season...Pardon my contour!

*Photos are from the internet ---sorry too lazy to take actual photos from my stash. :) 



Any make up tricks and make up recommendations you want to share with me?