Online Shopping Skills

I've been mulling over this purchase for about a week now.  And finally, I gave in.

http://www.ensogo.com.ph/products/ultra-eshiko-10232012.html



There's something about online shopping that's so... comforting.  Imagine this.  You're sitting back, your coffee in tow, while purchasing that lovely top or that bag you just can't live without.  It's revolution at it's finest - the internet put to good use.

But of course it comes with its own disadvantage.  You won't get to try on the product until it's yours.  You won't feel the fabric hugging your curves or feel the height of the heel if it's comfortable to walk in.  The most dangerous, for cosmetic products, is that you won't feel the downside until it's already on your face breaking you out or doing some nasty thing to your skin.  And you have about 500mL of product left!

Being the diligent online shopper I am (if I do say so myself) there is a strategy to prevent these things from happening, for the cosmetics at least.  Clothes and shoes are easier.  If you don't like it, you can sell it at your nearest ukay ukay.  Or better yet take pictures of it, put it up on sale in your facebook page and wait for friends who will be interested to buy it.  But for cosmetics, it would make you feel really bad to sell it off knowing that it gave you negative results which could also affect your potential buyer.

So the secret to a wonderful life of online cosmetic shopping is.... RESEARCH.  Plain and simple.  The internet provides an array of blogs with makeup reviews.  All you have to do is find it.  Things you should look for are of course your product of interest.  Next is to look for bloggers or reviews who reflect the similar skin type as yours - oily, dry, combination, etc.  Another good reference would be the mac scale of skin tone.  Find out yours at your nearest mac store and you can find different bloggers with the same shade and check out the items they love.  Sounds simple but you have to use your think box.  You already know how much you want to buy your product of interest.  Now all you have to do is think if the research material you have is enough to support your purchase.  I know what you're thinking, some reviews are fabricated or overly exaggerated.  But if you research enough, you will find a lot others who really speak their mind and are honest and truthful about their experience.

In my case, I found quite a few blogs to fuel my purchase for the ULTRA HD ESHIKO FACE POWDER.  If you're looking to buy it too, here they are:

http://thiamere.blogspot.com/2012/03/eshiko-ultra-high-definition-powder.html
http://jennycarlasmith.wordpress.com/2011/11/30/mufe-hd-powder-versus-eshiko-hd-powder-review/
http://www.theredlippieadventures.com/2012/05/revisited-eshiko-ultra-high-definition.html
http://bestfacepowderreview.blogspot.com/



Although the powder contains silica, which I learned in make up school is not good for oily skin, I still want to give it a shot.  I cling to the teachings in makeup school like a fat kid on a jelly donut.  But like all things in life, you have to take what you were taught and work around or through it to find what works for you.  Otherwise, we would all be copiers and there would be no innovators.  

So for my online purchase today, I just paid the discounted price of the Eshiko Face Powder from Ensogo.  A thorough review will follow after I've received it of course.

Stay tuned, pretties. :)   Blessed week ahead...

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