Inside the mind of a woman

All night partying is a thing of the past for me. Now I prefer to either dine, chat, or mingle when going out with my husband or with friends. Most of the time, these affairs call for casual getups instead of the all out bling. So my wardrobe and make up stash has turned to more subdued, neutral, minimalist hues that I can use everyday at work and afterwards. That means no blues, greens or yellows on my makeup kit.

Now that there are only 26 days to go before Christmas, I need to accept that there are certain events where my neutral tones will not be appropriate. To amp up my stash, I recently purchased some mineral makeup from Ellana and Elianto. My experience with mineral makeup from Barenaturals (BN) has been very favorable and I continue to be a fan of MMU. Since I already tried BN, I wanted to try a different brand, to see if it will make a difference. Plus some of the colors from Ellana really took my fancy.

Note that my choices still did not stray away from a brownish base but then again at least the eyeshadows are more shimmer than flat and definitely darker than what I would normally wear to work.

Elianto Baked Eye Shadow Duo

I have heard of Elianto products but have never really known anyone who has actually tried them or even want to try them. But today, the saleslady at the Elianto counter at the mall was fortunately persistent and suckered me into falling in love with the Baked Eye Shadow Duo in terracotta is simply divine and goes well with my collection of browns, bronzes and neutrals. I love how it felt on my skin when I tried it and that really got me hooked. I am so excited to wear this tomorrow!

Here is how the Ellana eye shadows go on my skin: From left – Hush, Embrace, Brillance. You can use embrace and brillance separately or use both for more amped up look. Combine with hush as base eye shadow.

Embrace, Brilliance, Hush eyeshadows from Ellana

I have been using Ellana mineral makeup for weeks now and I have all praises for what I have bought from them. I am using their Intensive Cover Mineral Foundation and Oil absorbing Mineral Finishing Powder and of course their famous Awake concealer. Their colors are strong and their makeup goes well on my skin (I have oily skin). Their eyeshadow colors are strong and stay on well throughout the day yet leave your skin soft and supple after taking them off at the end of the day.