Reunited with Ellana March 29, 2009

Ellana Minerals Lip/Cheek Tint in Amethyst and Ruby

No, Ellana is not a girl — not even a person. Ellana is a proudy Philippine made brand of mineral cosmetics owned by the lovely and super nice Miss Coney. Somehow, it feels like Ellana is a long-lost friend that I’ve reunited with, after I abandoned her last year. I first got into Ellana right after I jumped into the MMU bandwagon. Ellana was pretty new then, and being a local brand, I was really curious. My friend and ex-colleague Ayumi became a reseller for the brand and I got a few items from her: Caramel Latte Premium Blend Foundation, Toffee Mocha Premium Blend Foundation, Espresso Con Panna translucent finishing powder, an Ellana kabuki brush and First Kiss lip gloss.

Out of all those items, I am only using Espresso Con Panna until now. The kabuki brush became too stiff that it was no longer comfortable using it on my face. Toffee Mocha was too dark, Caramel Latte turns dark — eventhough I am not acidic. The lip gloss was what I hated the most because it was so sticky. If my hair flies to my face, it will stick to my lips because of this gloss.

Fast forward to 09: Ellana reformulated some products, added a lot of new products and put up a jazzy website. When I visited their site again, I know I just have to get some items! The new products looked really great, and the reviews have been nothing but helpful. Last week, I got the following stuff from a reseller: Sensual Moisture Lip Color, Lip Treatment in Vanilla Bean, Lip Scrub in Vanilla Bean & Lip/Cheek Tint in Ruby.

Do you MMU? January 31, 2008

MM-what? Mineral makeup. Makeup that does not look nor feel like ordinary makeup. Does not harm the skin like traditional makeup can. Why? Because mineral makeup is made of all natural, finely ground minerals from the earth, without any of the chemicals, dyes, and preservatives found in your everyday traditional makeup. In fact, most mineral makeup only contain 4-5 ingredients at most, and have natural sun protection because of the titanium dioxide and zinc oxide (?) content.

How did I get into the MMU bandwagon? GirlTalk, of course. I got intrigued by this particular discussion thread that moves so fast they had to create a new thread every 2-3 months. Now, I think they are on the 4th MMU thread now (with each previous thread reaching the maximum limit of 99 pages of discussion!).

Why did I get into the MMU bandwagon? I hate makeup, and I hate the word ‘kikay’. I am the anti-thesis of kikay. See, this makes MMU perfect for me! I want to look flawless, without looking made up, and without having to touch up all day. MMU gives me the no-makeup look that I love. Ang kinis! Kala mo nagpaderma ako…although once pa lang akong pumunta sa derma. As in once lang sa buong buhay ko!