EOTD/FOTD: UAAP Series - DLSU

I finally had the time to blog on a week night! Yey! Anyway, here's the third installment on my UAAP Series and this time, it's DLSU. I've always loved the sound of Animo La Salle! I don't think it'll sound great with any other school - Animo USTE! Animo Ateneo! Animo UP! Animo San Beda (okay, may naligaw na taga-NCAA), Animo Assumption! Animo FEU! and so on and so forth but you get the drift, right? :P For a random story like I did with the first two, here it is. I didn't like it when a couple of Lasallians broke my heart that I swore I'll never date someone from that school again, ever! I think I made that swear a few times but I always end up eating my words. Maybe I'm cursed. Haha! It may just be pure coincidence but then again, maybe it's a curse. :D Oh well, here's the EOTD/FOTD.

First off, I am aware of the two pimples on my right brow area. I gotta hand it to MUFE Mat Velvet + for giving me three pimples just by wearing it once. Hell yeah! :P

Of course, I used the same ol' Sleek Bad Girl Palette, like it's the only one I own. I used Innocence on the inner corners, brow bones, and inner lower lash lines. Applied Intoxicated on the the outer part, crease, and outer lower lash lines. I used Envy to line my upper lash lines, applied a coat of mascara and that's it!

My half-FOTD

Products I used:
- Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel
- Maybelline Dream Mousse Concealer
- Kanebo Coffret D'Or Beauty Lasting Pact
- Skinfood Choco Powder Eyebrow Wood Pencil
- Sleek Bad Girl Palette
- Max Factor False Lash Effect Mascara
- Chanel Joues Contraste Tea Rose
- Korres Lip Butter Pomegranate
- Guerlain Kiss Kiss Stick Gloss Corail des Mers

I hope I did their school colours a little justice. There is definitely no bitterness when I made this eye look. :P

Happy Tuesday, super awesome peeps! :P

Cheers,

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EOTD: UAAP Series - ADMU

Hi everyone! I hope you're all doing great and had a wonderful week. Anyway, I've been really, really busy last week and will definitely be busier in the coming days because of work - I've been working at least 10 hours a day and I am usually tired when I get home, thus, the absence and lack of posts and updates and even though I do not leave comments on your blogs, I still read them. It's my way of de-stressing and relaxing after a tiring day at work. Anyway, to continue the EOTD UAAP Series, here is the second installment which features blue and white for Ateneo (ADMU). I am not an Atenean but I do remember having soirees and interactions back in high school days with Ateneo high, which almost got our HS club in trouble. And I took the ACET and argued with the proctor because of my long name. So here is the EOTD I came up with.

I used my Sleek Bad Girl Palette for this look. Innocence was applied on the inner half of the lids as well as on the inner corners of the eyes and on the brow bones as well. Then Obnoxious was applied on the outer half, outer V and on the crease. Then used both shades to line the lower lash lines too. After that, I applied Max Factor False Lash Effect Mascara on my lashes. Skinfood Choco Powder Eyebrow Wood Pencil on my eyebrows too.

FOTD - someone wants to say hi! My niece Isabel. :)

I will schedule a few posts for this coming week so my blog will still have updates at least thrice. Reviews and EOTDs to come.

Happy Sunday, super awesome peeps!

Cheers,

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EOTD/FOTD: UAAP Series - UST

Hi everyone! I hope you're all having a great Sunday so far, weekend's almost over and tomorrow will be another manic Monday! Anyway, as the title suggests, this will be a series of EOTD featuring the university colors of the eight schools that are members of the UAAP or the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (much more like the NCAA in the US). I can't think of other themes so while I am looking for my thinking cap, this is what I'll be doing for the next few EOTDs. So the first one will be for UST (University of Santo Tomas) - black, gold, and white - which reminded me so much of the first ever pep rally way back on my freshman year. The first time my batch cheered "Go USTe!" with the matching hand/arm movement. Those were the days. :P I hope you'll like it! :)

I first filled in my brows with Revlon Brow Fantasy in Brunette, using just the pencil. I used both the Sleek Bad Girl and Kiss Beauty eye shadow palettes for this look. After priming my eyes with the ELF Mineral Eyeshadow Primer, I applied Innocence from the Sleek palette on the inner half of the lids. Then applied the gold shade from the Kiss Beauty palette on the outer half of the lids. Noir from the Sleek palette was then applied on the outer V extending to the crease to give definition on the eyes. Innocence was used again to highlight the inner corners of the eyes as well as the brow bones. I used all three shades to line the lower lash lines too.

My half FOTD. My skin is better now, thanks to Cetaphil.

Products I used:
- Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel
- Maybelline Dream Mousse Concealer
- Skinfood Salmon Dark Circle Powder
- Kanebo Coffret D'Or Beauty Lasting Pact
- Revlon Brow Fantasy Brunette
- Sleek Bad Girl Palette
- Kiss Beauty Palette
- Max Factor False Lash Effect Mascara
- Shu Uemura Glow On P Pink 30
- Korres Lip Butter in Pomegranate

I'm still not using liquid foundation and most of the time just used pressed powder and not even powder foundation to allow my skin to breath and recover from the recent break out.

Anyway, let me know what you think of this EOTD series. If you find it corny, please let me know so I can come up with something better.

Happy Sunday, super awesome peeps! :)

Cheers,

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Kiss Beauty 16 Shimmer Eyeshadow Palette from Born Pretty Store Swatches + EOTD

Howdy? I hope you're all doing great. I've been out the whole day and also took the time to drop by the post office to claim a package that was sent by Born Pretty Store again. I knew it was the eyeshadow palette I chose and I was right. So here are swatches and a few shots of the eye makeup I came up with as I was playing with it to de-stress.

I chose this palette because this has lotsa vibrant colours. Since I mostly have greens and dark shades, these will definitely add more life and colour to the EOTDs I do.

Swatches

Top Row

Bottom Row

And the EOTD I came up with. I would like to call this Micko's Sunset. The shades remind me so much of the sunset. So who is Micko and why? Early this morning, my mom and I found out that my nephew, Micko (my cousin's son and only child), passed away due to a motorcycle accident. I won't go further into details but I couldn't look at him in the coffin because he looked so different. I wanted to remember him as the tenacious little boy who grew up to be a fine and responsible young man. Gone too soon and the sun has finally set for him at 16 but I'm sure he's happy where he's at right now.

Used shades 7, 9, 15, and 16 (7 from the top row and 9, 15, and 16 from
the bottom row).

Anyway, I think I will play with this palette some more and hopefully, I can create more looks with it.

Happy Thursday, everyone! :)

Cheers,

Disclaimer: Product received for review PR consideration but does not affect my view on the said product.
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EOTD: Mariposa

Okay, another title from a Barbie Movie. Maybe I've seen too much Barbie movies lately but it's nice to watch movies that does not require one to think every once in a while, don't you agree? Anyway, before I start talking about Barbie (I only had three, by the way, as I prefer playing with toy guns and cars when I was a kid), here are a few pictures of the EOTD. No half-FOTD, still giving my skin its much needed breather and break from makeup.

Skinfood Choco Powder Eyebrow Wood Pencil on eye brows and two coats Maybelline The Colossal Volume Express Mascara for the lashes.

Obnoxious applied on the lower half of the lids;
Intoxicated on the inner half of the lids extending to the crease;
Twilight on the outer half of the lids extending to the crease; and
Innocence on the inner corners and brow bones

I hope you'll like it.

Happy Tuesday, super awesome peeps! :P

Cheers,

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FOTD: Fairytopia Using Shu Uemura Aya Takano Reindeer Kiss Palette + KKcenterHK purple lashes

TGIF, everyone! Weekend's finally here and for most of us, it's the best time to relax and bond with the family. Anyway, I received a package yesterday. KKcenterHK has sent me another pair of falsies to try and review and it is something that instantly reminded me of Tessa Prieto-Valdez when I first saw it. So I decided to try the falsies and thought of something that wouldn't overpower the lashes but something that would complement them instead. I decided to finally use the Shu Uemura Aya Takano Reindeer XXXX Kiss Palette (will do a separate review for it). The result reminded me of Barbie in Fairytopia movie (yes, I'm a grown up who still enjoys watching Barbie movies), thus the title. So here are pictures together with the the eye products I used for this look at the end of the post.

I extended the silver eye shadow all the way to the eyebrows to make them softer.

The purple lashes were a pain to apply because the lashes are outrageously long and quite heavy but they look really pretty. Though I'd be insane to use them on a regular day, I think they'd be perfect for costume parties. I honestly have no idea how to review it because it's not something I'd use or wear everyday. But as I mentioned earlier, this is great for costume or themed parties, or if you simply feel like dressing up at home on a boring afternoon. Oh, this also comes with a glue with the label ELF which kinda confused me but I used my own eyelash adhesive anyway.

The eye makeup

Products I used for the entire look:
- Clinique Moisture Surge Extended Thirst Relief
- Kanebo Freshel White C Mineral BB Cream UV
- Maybelline Dream Mousse Concealer
- Kryolan Anti Shine Powder
- Skinfood Choco Powder Eyebrow Wood Pencil
- ELF Mineral Eyeshadow Primer
- Shu Uemura Aya Takano Reindeer Kiss XXXX Palette trio eye shadows
- Purple lashes from KKcenterHK
- Shu Uemura Glow on K6 from the palette as well
- Mentholatum Lip Ice Lemon
- Palladio Herbal Lip Slix Rosewood

Have you tried using such lashes?

Happy Friday, super awesome peeps! :P

Cheers,

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EOTD: Metallica Thursday

It may not be too obvious but I like Metallica - they're super awesome! My favorites being Enter Sandman and Nothing Else Matters. Anyway, I decided to play with my Sleek Bad Girl Palette and created a look that will remind me of Metallica. So here are a few pictures of the eye makeup I came up with.

Innocence applied all over the lids then to highlight inner corners &
brow bones; Gun Metal applied in inner half of the lids; &
Noir applied on outer half of the lids

I was tearing up when I applied the
kohl liner on my waterline so I  wiped off
the shadow on my lower lash lines

Products I used:
- Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel
- Make Up For Ever Mat Velvet + Foundation
- Laura Mercier Secret Concealer
- Skinfood Salmon Dark Circle Powder
- Kryolan Anti Shine Powder
- Skinfood Choco Powder Eyebrow Wood Pencil
- Innoncence, Gun Metal, and Noir Eyeshadow from Sleek Bad Girl Palette
- Maybelline The Colossal Volume Express Mascara
- B! Kohl liner on lower lashlines (only seen on the half FOTD)
- Shu Uemura Glow On K6
- Kiehl's Lip Balm 1
- Palladio Herbal Lip Slix in Rosewood

Anyway, you might be getting tired of seeing EOTDs so I'll resume to regular posts on product reviews but will do EOTDs at least once or twice a week.

Do you also like Metallica?

Happy Thursday, everyone! :P

Cheers,

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I'm a Bad Girl - Sleek Divine Mineral Based Eyeshadow Palette in Bad Girl Swatches

I seriously cannot contain my excitement! I'm supposed to post my review on Caudalie Paris Vinoperfect Night Correcting Cream tonight but I decided to post it tomorrow instead because of this one. That's how excited I am. Anyway, a surprise came in the mail today though I was expecting to receive it tomorrow - and it's my Sleek Divine Mineral Based Eyeshadow Palette in Bad Girl! I was choosing between the Original Palette and this one but I figured that the former has more neutral shades that I am not into so it then became an easy decision for me. So without further adieu, I present to you Bad Girl.

It is indeed sleek. The packaging is very minimalist - a black matte non-rubberized compact.

I literally gasped when I opened the palette as the 12 colours are just as gorgeous as I expected them to be. I also like how the protective film has all the shades written on it.

First Row (L-R): Innocence, Gullible, Blade, Gun Metal, Underground, Noir
Second Row (L-R): Intoxicated, Envy, Obnoxious, Abyss, Twilight, Rebel

Swatches with base

I played with the palette right away, before my mom even took the palette and tried it on herself. XD

I used the following shades: Innocence (to highlight inner corners and 

brow bones); Gullible (as base applied all over the lids); 

Abyss (outer half, crease); and Envy (to line upper lash lines)

I like this palette and I'm planning to try out other palettes too. Maybe I'd try Original next since I am satisfied with this one. They are pigmented, non-chalky and not powdery either, creamy, and blends easily. I also have my eyes set on the lippies and a couple of blushes. I hope Digital Traincase stocks up on her Sleek palettes so a lot of us can finally try these much-raved palettes. Expect to see more EOTDs since I now have more colours to play with.

How about you? Have you tried Sleek palettes? What are your favorites?

Happy Tuesday, super awesome peeps! :P

Cheers,

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FOTD: Classic Wingled Eyeliner + Red Lips

I have always admired vintage and classic looks where women look so polished yet all they wore on their faces were red lipsticks and winged eyeliner, of course aside from foundation and perhaps concealer and mascara and a very very light and subtle blush. I have seen several looks on YouTube and on blogs so I got inspired to try that look on myself. So last night, while waiting for my mom to finish playing games on my laptop, I played with makeup and did that look. Here are a few pics:

I used falsies again from KKcenterHK and chose more natural looking ones so as to not overdo the look since I applied my gel liner quite thickly.

I like how the liner and falsies opened up my eyes.

And the usual half-FOTD with the same ol' angle

Products I used:

- Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel
- Celeteque DermoScience eye cream
- MUFE Mat Velvet + Foundation
- Laura Mercier Secret Concealer
- Skinfood Salmon Dark Circle Powder
- Kryolan Anti Shine Powder
- Skinfood Choco Powder Eyebrow Wood Pencil
- Maybelline Gel Liner
- Falsies
- Kanebo Coffret D'Or Blush PK 22
- Mentholatum Lip Ice Lemon
- Clinique Berry Freeze l/s

Do you like the classic winged eyeliner + red lips look?

Happy Manic Monday, everyone! :)

Cheers,

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