Guilty Pleasure Reading

It's hard to stay away from the internet ever since I got a smartphone - Note II, my very first smartphone! It's a great time saver because it's so easy to look up things online but it also keeps me up at night because.. it's so easy to look up things online.

So like any good beauty junkee, I have my favorite local blog sites that I check before I sleep at night.

1. PROJECT VANITY - http://www.projectvanity.com/

It's number one for a reason - great insight, great product pictures and swatches, great variety of products, updated news and the list goes on. What's not to love? Best of all, great writing. A blog is after all a blog. A writer's mind on a white screen! My only wish is that there'd be more Korean cosmetics there because I'm a firm believer of asian cosmetics for asian skin.

2. SHEBBYCHIC - http://shebbychic.blogspot.com/

This is a newly discovered blog but I just got hooked instantly. Shebby's totally girl-crushable and whatever she puts on you just want to buy. She mentions online sellers, which for me is the plus factor! I like to browse through her blog just looking for online sellers for different brands. And she reviews lots of brands that I've never heard of too. Only downside is she doesn't update her blog as frequently as the others.

3. ASKMEWHATS - http://www.askmewhats.com/

What I love about Askmewhats is it has a lot of skincare reviews! Nikki's blue background's very pleasing for online reading. My other favorite item on her reviews are the TIPS on how to make the product work for you. You can see how well thought of her blog entries are. She also has a list of local bloggers and international bloggers on the right panel! Lots of great inspirations there~

4. MY LUCID INTERVALS - http://www.mylucidintervals.com

Not all blogs are written equally. Donnarence is straightforward and brutally honest. And that's why I keep coming back to her blog. This blog is my guiltiest guilty pleasure because of it! If the product doesn't deliver, there's no sugar coating and alternatives are provided - which other products delivers better results? Sometimes an honest opinion outweighs a handful of blogsites.

5. THE BEAUTY JUNKEE - http://thebeautyjunkee.blogspot.com/

Finally, last but not least is The Beauty Junkee. Ms Martha always makes me happy it's Friday because it's Fan Mail Fridays. There are always new entries and it's almost always the first of its review / unboxing / announcement to publish amongst the blogs I follow. It's a very up to date blog and it's what makes it worth the daily internet bandwidth.

To cap it off, I currently have a bookmark folder containing at least a couple dozen blogs I follow. It really takes up a lot of my time but it's easy reading and there are a lot of insights. It's a perfect place to do consumer research too. One day magazines will become obsolete because of all the beauty bloggers.

For a complete list of official top beauty / fashion blogs in the Philippines, always check this link from Topblogs: http://www.topblogs.com.ph/fashion-beauty/

(All images are from the respective mentioned blogsites and are for reference and link purposes only. No copyright infringement intended)