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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Quick Review: Tony Moly Baby Doll BB Powder

I've been loving this loose powder and I've even included this in my "Favorite things" post.

Here's a short and quick review!

I didn't take any photos since, this is basically just a sheer loose setting powder.

Pros:

Finely milled
Keeps the oils at bay for a few hours
Doesn't feel heavy
Doesn't settle into pores
Looks natural
Doesn't dry out skin
Doesn't emphasize lines, pores, dry skin
Makes your foundation looks seamless and smoother
Doesn't gives a flat matte look, but gives a nice soft matte finish
Like BB Creams, oxidizes to match your skintone
Wouldn't make your foundation look cakey even if used heavily
Great for touch ups, since it doesn't look cakey
Sheer
Diffuse the look of pores
No white cast in pictures
Little goes a long way
Works great with powder puff or brush
Comes with a good quality powder puff
You get a lot of product, value for your buck!
Inexpensive

Cons:

Only 2 shades. I'm using #2 (will work for NC25 to 35). #1 will work for fairer skin
Not translucent, so people that doesn't match the powder perfectly will look a bit ashy if too much is used
It's a loose powder, so not travel friendly
Not fragrance free
Doesn't have English translation of the ingredients

Overall, this is a great product from Tony Moly. It's my third favorite setting powder following Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Powder and Clinique Loose Powder. The two win over the Tony Moly Baby Doll BB Powder, since the Laura Mercier and Clinique are a touch more finely milled, have more color selections, and have translucent shades. But for the significant price difference, I could easily choose the Tony Moly Baby Doll BB Powder.

I just hope they could release more shades or even a translucent shade so more could enjoy this product.

Sunday, August 28, 2011

Nail Polish Swatches and Review: Tony Moly

Tony Moly is a Korean brand that arrived in the Philippines few months back.

I, being super busy, just found out about it a couple of weeks ago. I know right?! I'm super late!

I've been loving their lipsticks, lip tints, and loose setting powders!

But another product I'm loving is their nail polishes!

Their nail polishes cost from 99 pesos to 350 pesos, depending on the type of nail polish.

I think they have 4 types: the ones with the black cap, the ones with white cap, the ones with silver caps, and their snake (crackle) nail polishes.

The ones with black cap are the cheapest and the ones with silver cap are the most expensive.

But you know what?

I find the quality of all the nail polishes to be equally good.

It just that the shades from the more expensive range are more unique and glitter-tastic!

But my favorites are from their cheapest range, so far.

Most of the shades have really nice formulas at par with OPI and China Glaze, but some, like those in their pastel collection, are a bit streaky and chalky, but it's normal since most pastels are really streaky and/or chalky.

Normally, these nail polishes will give me atleast 3 days prior showing any tip wear, so that's good! Though, I noticed the glittery ones show wear quicker than other shades. Unlike some high end brands I know that would show tip wear in 1 day (ahem.. Chanel) and even chips in a day (ahem.. NARS).

But please note that I always use basecoat (OPI Nail Envy as of the moment) and topcoat (Seche Vite).

The only thing, I don't like about these are the brushes! A few have decent brushes, but most of them have frayed brushes! The brushes are thick but not thick enough to work, like with the OPI Prowide brush. I just hope if they wanted to make it thick then add more bristles, but if they wanted to make it slim like those in China Glaze, Orly, or Essie then they should shed a few bristles. I even trimmed a couple of bristles in some of the nail polishes to make them work!

I can't tell you as too how long these nail polishes last without chipping, since I regularly change nail colors 2 to 3 times a week, sometimes even everyday!

I totally agree that nail polish is the new lipstick!

And you know what? I can do my nails now for just 5 minutes max, with basecoat, topcoat, and trimming and shaping my nails! How cool is that right?!

Enough with the blabbing and here are the swatches!