Pasalubong and Mid-Week Haul

My aunt came from the US for a visit and she gave me this, among other stuff. It's the Liplicious lip colour from Bath and Body Works. It's really nice. It's double-ended. On one side is the Brown Sugar Scrub which is supposed to smoothen your lips and on the other end is a flavored lip color. I got pomegranate. The color is really nice and it tastes yummy too.

Went to Southmall yesterday to buy the elf elements eyeshadows and customized my own palette. But since some of the colors I was looking for were not available, I ended up purchasing this instead. It was on sale according to the SA. From around 500 bucks, they lowered it to Php375. Now I know that there were a lot of people who were not satisfied with this product because, according to them, the e/s are a bit chalky. But I figured that it will be good enough for me to practice on. I'm not really an expert on applying makeup so this will be enough for me to hone that skill (wish!). There are actually some colors that are really nice when i swatched them and I might try them tom when I go to work.

I also got the ELF Duo Eyeshadow Cream in Butter Pecan. I've been meaning to get this for the longest time but it's always OOS. Good thing it was available when I visited the elf stall yesterday. I'll get the Black Licorice next time since it wasn't available then.

I also got some other stuff like Fashion 21 black liquid eyeliner. I'm still in search for the best waterproof eyeliner since I started wearing contacts again and this was highly recommended by a lot of our sisses from Girltalk. I also got the Nichido sheer lipstick in Pink Ice (another recommended item from GT). It has shea butter and feels really good on the lips. The color is also really nice, very subtle. Another item I got was Avon Advanced Eye Perfector. Just hope it can help in removing some wrinkles that I'm starting to get around the eye area.

So that's it for this week. Have a happy weekend people! :)

Mini Haul

Went grocery shopping today at SM Southmall and as usual, I couldn't help but purchase some items from Watsons. I got some nail polishes, 2 lipsticks, GNO eyeliner in Nice Gal and a liquid eyeliner from Nichido, and a couple of other essentials.

Also, I received my sample of Skinfood Aloe and BRTC Jasmine Water BB cream yesterday from an eBay seller and she included a sample of Buckwheat Loose Powder in a ziplock baggie.. I'm still searching for my HG in BB creams and as such, have not yet purchased a full-sized item (except for 4u2, which is really cheap). Anyway, I tried the Skinfood Aloe yesterday and accidentally slept on it. When I woke up, my face isn't oily at all which is really amazing, considering that I have a very oily skin, especially in the morning. Now I'm thinking about buying the full-sized one since I really loved the way it keeps my face oil-free.. Hmmm..

Revenge is Sweet.. Nah, Just Kiddin'...

So after participating in this tag game, I got vengeful, I mean inspired! (hehe!) I have decided to start another tag game which is kinda similar to what we just had..

Rules: Take a picture of yourself before putting on your makeup (that means without applying anything on your face). Then take a picture of yourself after putting on makeup. These will be your 'before' and 'after' photos. Itemize what makeup you used on your 'after' photo.

So I'll start the ball rolling..




Since I'll be staying home for the rest of the day, I've decided not to use foundation. So I have applied my Purederm bb cream instead. I topped it with Ellana Espresso Con Panna FS. For my blush, I used Nichido powder blush in passionate red.

For the eyes, I used Nichido black liquid eyeliner, G-lish gelato eyescream #13 and #8, Nichido GNO pencil in Smoke Green, Elf Black Mascara, Fashion 21 eyebrow powder

Lips: G-lish lusterstick in party princess and Victoria's Secret Strictly Sheer #139

So there, I'm tagging everyone who follows this blog.. (please don't hate me!) That means I'm tagging Lai, Pammy, Tiff, *Nehs*, Crystal, Ida, Chrissy, September, and Donnarence.. harharhar (there's my evil laugh again!)

What's in my Kikay Kit

Saw something like this from Crystal's previous blogs so I've decided to make a similar entry.

I don't bring a lot of stuff with me especially since I started using mmu. I just don't feel the need to retouch since my make up stays on for the entire shift. Anyway, these are what I have on my mini make up kit..



I just bring my baby buki brush from Ellana, Clean & Clear oil control film, hand sanitizer, bare naturals mineral lip color, VS Strictly Sheer #139, G-lish lusterstick in party princess, nichido GNO in Smoke Green, ELF black eyeliner pencil, Maybelline pressed powder, Ellana FS in Espresso Con Panna, Godiva Lico White Lip Gloss, vanilla scented cologne, and my trusty comb.

I need to find a smaller container for my hand sanitizer since this tube is a bit big to carry around.. So there, that's what I carry with me when I go out.. So I'm tagging everyone who reads this and has not yet posted a similar entry..

My Random Ramblings..

I've always wanted to know what my shade is with MAC so when I went to MOA yesterday, I made sure that I drop by MAC's counter. I found out that I'm an NC25. It was an enormous feat to turn away and buy nothing. But I'm not really sure if I'm willing to shell out Php1500 for a foundation so with a heavy heart, I turned away. Probably someday.. When I have more moolah to spare.

Anyway, it's my rest day today and I figured that I won't be putting any make up on especially with the hot weather and all.. But I'm really bored and I had to take my sister and aunt to the bus station so I need to put on some makeup but it's very minimal.. I just used my Purederm BB cream and my Joppa Original FS in Sheer, Nichido blush in Passionate Red, my homemade eye primer, Fashion21 eyebrow duo and black liquid liner, Nichido Girls Night Out in Smoke Green, Gelato eyescream #3, Bare Naturals lipcolor in Delusional, Ellana mineral e/s in Inspiration as my brow highlighter, and Elf waterproof black mascara and I'm done.. It's really hot but at least my make up is not melting.. yet.