Bubbles' Beauty Bag

Everyone likes a well-groomed alpaca. Thus, Bubbles would like to share with all alpacas out there the contents of her makeup bag.

From left to right:
(1) Shu Uemura Hard 9 eyebrow pencil (stone grey) - $34.00 (an estimate, can't remember)
(2) Sulwhasoo Hydro-Aid Moisturing Lifting UV Protection cream (SPF 50) - $68.00
(3) Ettusais BB Mineral Cream - $38.00
(4) Ettusais BB Mineral Powder (the round container) - $38.00
(5) Shiseido True Cheek blusher in RD 321 - $56.00 (but got 20% off,)
(6) Ettusais Jelly Gloss in PK 7 - $25.00
(7) Laneige Water Bank Essence (small blue tube) - gift with purchase
(8) Ettusais Pore Care Serum - $54.00
(9) Etude House Rosy Tint Lips in Baby Peony - $14.90
(10) Shiseido The Skincare Protective Lip Conditioner (silver tube) - $41.00
(11) Shiseido Perfect Rouge PK 301 (small black tube) - gift with purchase

(1) Shu Uemura Hard 9 eyebrow pencil (stone grey) 
Jolly good. It has received the Alpaca Seal of Awesomeness. It's supposed to only deposit color on the eyebrows (by reacting with the oils on the hairs). Well... if your face happens to be oily, or if you have just applied foundation, it will deposit colour too, and you will have big bushy brows (but nothing some tissue can't fix). But it's very easy to control, for clumsy alpaca paws. And so long lasting.

(2) Sulwhasoo Hydro-Aid Moisturing Lifting UV Protection cream (SPF 50) 
Another love. Smells great, so Bubbles bought it without testing. Keeps Bubbles' fur as white as snow. It has UVA and UVB protection. It doesn't give a white cast (not that Bubbles needs help in that area), and it's not oily on skin. It doubles as a great makeup base as it keeps Bubbles' foundation looking smooth all day.

(3) Ettusais BB Mineral Cream
Bubbles has learnt that when she tests Sample A and is wow-ed by it, she should only purchase Product A when she goes to the store, and not be tempted by Product B, even if it promises a free gingerbread house. The Ettusais BB Mineral White was Product A. The Ettusais BB Mineral Cream is Product B, as in B for Bad Buy. It seemed nice in the store, drying to a powdery finish when spread on Bubbles' face, but unfortunately it accentuates pores a few minutes later. It also made Bubbles' skin look flaky. It may suit alpacas with oily skin better.

(4) Ettusais BB Mineral Powder
A wonderful loose powder. Bubbles has ended her 6-month relationship with Givenchy's Prisme Libre Loose Powder Quartet in Fresh Rosé, and shacked up with Ettusais. There was also a brief fling with a Shiseido powder, but it was so brief that Bubbles forgot its name. This powder is skin-colored and finely-milled, with a very natural glow.

(5) Shiseido True Cheek blusher in RD 321
The most innovative blusher this alpaca has ever seen, coming in a tube with a spring and all that. A subtle enhancement to this alpaca's beauty.

Who's a rosy alpaca then? Yes, Bubbles is really wearing blusher. 

(6) Ettusais Jelly Gloss in PK 7

A decent lipgloss, which has a plastic applicator shaped like a paddle, which you can wipe clean after every use, before putting it back in the jar (i.e. not a bacteria holiday home). It gives a slight plumping effect to the lips, and Bubbles' fur does not get stuck to it on windy days. Bubbles says that one coat will do. Two coats looks like Alpaca-After-KFC.

(7) Laneige Water Bank Essence
Love it, love it, love it. Obviously we wouldn't put stuff we didn't love in our makeup bag. Cuddles uses it too. This light moisturizer smells clean and fresh and doesn't feel too heavy. Great for on-the-go hydration.

(8) Ettusais Pore Care Serum
Bubbles puts this on after serum and before moisturizer and sunblock. Two coats tightens pores and you can feel the skin contracting if you use it on bare skin. No results yet though, as Bubbles is usually too lazy to put it on after her serum.

(9) Etude House Rosy Tint Lips in Baby Peony 
Bubbles loves gradient lips. These are perfect for doing the job, but can be a tad drying and accentuate chapped lips and lines. Which brings Bubbles to product no. 10...

(10) Shiseido The Skincare Protective Lip Conditioner
This is exactly like a lipstick, but without color. Think of it as a classily packaged lip balm. Bubbles finds that when this lip conditioner is applied over her lips, it makes their color more even and radiant. It's not as hydrating as Shu Uemura's depsea lipmask, but it can be used anywhere and at any time because it's not overtly glossy or oily. The texture is a bit gritty if Bubbles rubs her lips together.

(11) Shiseido Perfect Rouge PK 301 
A free sample! "Free" makes everything better. Bubbles likes the color (pastel pink), but it spreads too much on her lips, becoming patchy. Perhaps a lip brush would be a handy tool...

Pew, the end!