Blackheads are probably the second annoying thing that conquers my face. Those pesky little black dots are trying to make my nose like a human connect the dots. I know I'm not alone in this annoying little struggle. Usually, in order to get rid of them, most people buy nose pore strips sold in drug stores.
Speaking of which, I bought one in 698 Mall in Divisoria. It is called Pil'aten Black Head Pore Strip and is priced at only Php 10.00 per sachet. I've been seeing a lot of this in the internet so I immediately grabbed one. It's cheap anyways.
The packaging is really messy since it's in a sachet without a twist cap. Once you open it, you have to be careful because it spills. The product itself is colored black with an Elmer's glue-like consistency.


According to the instructions, you have to spread it evenly on your nose then let it dry for 30 minutes. Personally, I put a generous amount on my nose because of my past experience with other nose pore strips. Before, I only apply a normal amount on my nose but when it's time to peel it off, it usually breaks. This in turn makes it so hard to clean. Anyway, back to Pilaten. After applying a generous amount, I also waited for a little longer (45 minutes) than the required amount just to be sure that the blackheads are already stuck to the strip.


Once the 45 minute wait is over, I pulled the pore strip in an upward motion starting from the bottom of my nose.


There are tiny little hair-like structures stuck in the pore strip. I don't know if you can see it in the picture. I don't know if those are my blackheads because they're too small and there are also structures that looks like whiteheads. But, the blackheads on my nose are still there. (Sorry!! I forgot to take a picture the before and after of my nose) I think nothing happened. Probably, it only stripped the oils on my nose.

Overall, based on my experience, I don't recommend this nose pore strip. It didn't work in removing my blackheads. But of course, every product reacts differently depending on your skin. So, what doesn't work for me, isn't necessarily the same for you. If you have time, you can try it. Anyway, it's very cheap. ♡

This is probably a very very late post since the hype of the Menow Kissproof crayon lipstick already died down. But nonetheless, I would still share my thoughts on this.

Menow kissproof is a cheap (Php 60) lipstick manufactured in China which promises their product to be long lasting, pigmented, and moisturizing. Due to this, I got curious and immediately bought one in Shopee. I chose #09 which is a nude pink lip color (a perfect MLBB shade).

The lipstick came in a box with a little peephole so you can see the color of the product (sorry, I already threw the box and I forgot to take a picture it). They also included a leaflet about their other products. The one I bought, looked like a crayon with a cap.




So moving on to the lip swatch! It's a little hard to glide on the lips. There's a little tugging that happened and it feels a little sticky at first. But upon drying, the stickiness was gone and it felt powdery and light weight. It's as though you didn't put anything on your lips. The downside is it enhances creases of your lips. So if you have dry lips, I suggest you put on a lip balm before this. Check the picture below. That was how it looked on my lips.





After 2 hours upon application, the lipstick still looks and feels the same. Well, I kind of slept in the car while travelling so it would really stay the same (unless I was drooling HAHA, but I wasn't so yeah).



After 4.5 hours upon application, the lipstick started to go off. It felt like there were crumbs on my lips. It was really bothering. I'm not sure if you can see it in the picture below.



After 5 hours upon application, some parts were a little faded and more crumbs appeared. This time was also after I ate dinner. As you can see in the picture below, most of the color faded along the inner lip, probably because I ate dinner. (Uh-oh, I probably ate some of the product 😨)



After 8 hours upon application, probably around 50% of the product was gone. Well to be fair, that was after 8 hours. Eight hours without retouch! So definitely, the product would be gone.



When I got home, I tried to do a retouch to check how it would look. Well, it's a good thing I didn't do that earlier. It looked and felt bad. It looked very thick and felt like there were humongous crumbs stuck on your lips as a design. So I guess, retouching for this lipstick is a no-no. You have to take it off completely before put on a new layer.



So for me, I wouldn't buy one of this again. This is probably good for make up tutorials where you get to wear it for only a short time. But if you're looking for an everyday lipstick or an event lipstick, I do not suggest buying this. It looks and feels good at first but once it goes to the crumbs part, it's a nuisance.

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