Mim, Myself & I...

Hola! 

So here I am... blogging once again coz I feel like I've deprived myself over the past month... 

Soooo here I am with another post... 

Another simple everyday look... there's no inspiration for this one actually... just grabbed the first thing I saw in my makeup drawer...

Starting off... BB cream'ed face...BB cream of choice is Skin79.. it's just way more moisturizing than the others i've tried.. so it's G.O.O.D. love... 

 

Moving on... Ellana concealer on the undereyes and on some redness.. it didn't quite heavily conceal my eyebags but... i'm not OC about it.. so i'm fine with that...

 

Coming up is my review... 

So my mom got this Covercom Pressed Powder for me from a recent trip in Hongkong.  I'm not quite sure but I think it's by Sana and it's a super cheap Japanese drugstore brand... 

I'm actually not the pressed powder type as I use my mineral foundation for touch ups but I just gave this one a try since my mom gave it to me. 

Doesn't it look likea retainer case? 

It's actually close enough to my skin tone... this is shade 01.... Comes with a cute puff and a mirror.

One thing I like about it is that it's not heavily scented. It just has a super slight smell to it.  

However, like most powders I feel like it's so heavy on talc and dimethicone... that it feels like it clogs my pore. :/

The powder puff is a good size and is sufficient enough for an effective product application... 

Ta-da! One thing I love about this powder is the coverage and the shade.... It's a good match to my skin tone.. 

Wowow. . my keyboard is so abnormal... 

Next up is another review for this blush from Etude House.. 

It's called Luci Darling Fantastic Gradiation Cheek...Mine is Shade 3 Mix & Rose

I got it coz it's such a dead-ringer for the Jill Stuart blushes...that I can't find anywhere in this archipelago... >,< 

It's reasonably priced for a decent-sized pan....

The only disappointment is that... initially i bought it with the intention of being able to use the different shades separately... like the one at the bottom as a contour, such and such... but it seems as if the bright pink on the upper right is the only pigmented shade.  The rest are just glowy fine shimmers... 

With flash... product on the left cheek facing the picture.... dang I looks super cross eyed..

Anyhow i'm still happy with is since it gives a pretty, not so overpowering glow to my cheeks...

Next up is the eye makeup... 

This is ... once again.... super simple and easy... like makeup for dummies... 

I guess I've been pretty lazy lately.... 

I use the VOV silver mousse shadow...  and just sort of scatter it all over my lid... 

 

Like so... Then do the same thing with the other eye...

Then get a silvery blue eyeliner, this one is by VOV as well.... it's really nice imo... Just like the lids like you would do normally with a black eyeliner... 

Next, do the entire lower lid as well...I sorta poked my eye doing this... so kids.. beware! 

And then I get the light blue shade of the Blue Coral palette and just sort of reinforced the inner lower lash line for extra shimmer ....

Then put mascara.. Using the Cat Eyes mascara by Maybelline....

Next...

Lips!  because I super love Paul & Joe nowadays.. I'm using #29 today... 

LOVE!

It's a tad pinker than 20... and has bigger shimmer...

So, I'm back!

It's been over a month since my last post and I've missed blogging so much!

So this post is actually inspired by 2 gorgeous people... First Tune from Bloggang/Jeban... And Amuro Namie!

Its going to be a super basic look.. It doesn't even involve complicated eyeliners.. ^^

So we start with the best foundation in the world.. Ellana Mineral Foundation in Hazelnut Latte... ^^

This limited edition Body Shop Kabuki brush thingamajig (i forgot the actual name of this brush, i'm sorry) is super perfect at applying mineral foundation...

So next is cheek makeup!

I'm using Attenir ... It's a face powder, highlighter and contour colour in 1 pan...

Cheaper and more basic version of the Maquillage Face Creator...^^ Japanese too.. I got this off Ebay from Andy..

I actually only use the contour for this look. And I actually barely use the face powder that comes with this as I'm not a face powder person.. It really doesn't agree with me.. It sort of clumps when my skin gets oily... It's really not nice >,<;

So I use this blush brush that I love love love...

I only apply the contour on the outer half of my cheek...

On to the blush... I'm using this Excel brush by ... Noevir, I think.. anywhoo.. It's super cheap Japanese drugstore makeup that I got from Andy as well off Ebay.. It's a really cute blush... 4 different shades that work together to give you a multi-faceted cheek... Super fine shimmers won't ever  make you look like a disco ball ^^

So I apply this blush to the inner half of my cheek...

My right eye still looks swollen.. It's weird nowadays coz of the heat.. my right eyelid is super dry and peeling.. Thus making my fold look super thick compared to the other one.

Finished cheek look... and me looking like I have jaundice...

Moving on to the eye makeup.. I'm using Blue Coral from Lunasol...

I'm really in love with Lunasol forever and ever....

I only used the bottom 2 shades.. the gold and the bronze...

So first, with a fluffy brush.. get the gold and put it on the inner half of the upper eyelid...

make sure you apply a good amount... and work this shimmer on..

Next apply the bronze on the outer half of the eyelid...

Make sure to blend it with the gold.. blending it in...

If you noticed I only really used 1 brush... of course.. It's super duper basic.. Hehehe... It's a super nice and cheap Etude House brush...

Next, just quickly apply the bronze shadow on the entire lower lid...

I didn't include pics of putting mascara and lightening my eyebrows since y'all have your own way of doing it. ^^

Next is the last step! Lips!

I'm still so much in love with Paul & Joe lipsticks... So i'm using #20.  I think Paul & Joe makes the best nude lipsticks there is... It totally beats my Lavshuca mini lipstick. 

I'm actually tempted to get some other Paul & Joe lip stuff... I'm just preventing myself from driving th Rustan's Makati... It's an evil place...

I really like how flattering their nude lipsticks are... And how moisturizing they are. I didn't even have to apply any lipgloss on top of it. It made my lips look healthy.. ^^

Finished faces.. With flash and without...

Super duper basic face that I like...

Weapons used:

That's it for now!

Hope to post again soon ^^

none of this 2010 spring makeup...

mini review:

i am actually super in love with this palette. i picked this up at the incheon airport on the way home from seoul..

why did i choose this palette? well aside from the lack of lunasol items in my collection (i only have the brow styling mascara and one other lunasol palette in khaki)... i thought the color combination in this palette is super interesting. 

it has super awesome fine shimmer that isn't chunky like in the khaki palette that i have.  aside from the fact that i got this at around 700-1000pesos off compared to how much this palette is in rustan's.

who's got love for bb cream?

I DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

yeah.. i might be a little to obsessed with bb cream... skin79 in particular..

ive gots so much love for you skin79~~~