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Here’s a drugstore bargain: for P129.50 I got me a two-in-one mascara from e.l.f. (eyes lips face) makeup. e.l.f. is a New York-based company set up in 2004 which features beauty products at incredibly low prices. A lot of its items in the US are priced at just $1.00 each. The booth I visited in Robinsons Galleria had about 80% of its inventory priced at P129.50.

I wasn’t expecting too much considering the price. I’ve tried other cheap makeup brands before and they were basically useless.  The mascara has two wands, one regular formula and the other waterproof. I  use the regular formula for work and it works pretty good!

The applicator lays on the color just right - you’d have to have a really shaky hand to make mistakes or get clumps in your lashes. What mistakes I made were very easy to wipe off. And once on, your lashes don’t wilt. When time to wash off, I just use my facial wash and it goes without a struggle. I had a Maybelline mascara before that wasn’t even waterproof but taking it off was such a pain, I’d need several washes and stringent rubbing to get it off. For the price, this product performs way beyond expectations and I wouldn’t trade it in even if I was handed a more expensive one for free.

Next thing I’d like to try is  e.l.f. mineral makeup. It’s less than half the price of mineral makeup from L’Oreal and Revlon and doesn’t have the paraben fillers that these more established brands have in their mineral ingredient lineup. Only catch is, there’s bismuth oxychloride which can cause skin itchiness, rashes and breakouts. Well, for just about P300.00, I’m willing to risk it and bank on this brand, watch out for the review.

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