[HowTo] Green Fever aka My zombie to human evolution...


Okay.. so this is my makeup today... December 26..
how relevant is this day?
Today I shall count boxes..
Stock take time!!!!

Seriously.. wrong choice of makeup and clothing..
FAIL...

Anyhoo... here it is...

So the stuff i used aside from the human nature skin care i use daily...




  • Skin79 VIP BB cream


  • Ellana MMU Radiant Concealer


  • Ellana MMU Foundation Hazelnut Latte


  • Ellana MMU Happiness Blush


  • Coastal Scents 88 Shimmer Palette


  • Bloom Ebony Brown Liquid Liner


  • Missha the Style Mascara Base


  • Fairy Drops Mascara


  • Lunasol Brow Styling Mascara


  • Paul & Joe Lipstick 06



no makeup face...
clean slate...


attack of the bb cream..


after the bb cream has been blended..


ellana radiant concealer is the best concealer in the world!!! best applied with the essence of beauty 2-in-1 concealer/foundation brush.. ^^


ellana foundation time.. hazelnut latte... ^^
i find it better applied with a bigger fluffier kabuki brush as it seems more even that with a denser brush..


if i remember correctly.. i used the middle shade on the top row.. it's like a lime gold green..


here it is... it's not as shimmery as the others.. came out quite a velvety muted gold-green..


and then i put a slimy green colour all over the lower lash line..and lined the top lashline with liquid liner...



with Ellana Happiness Blush and Paul & Joe lipstick in 06

yup... that's about it..

I'm so tired from the stock take... my golly gosh.. I HAVEN'T PACKED AND I'M LEAVING TOMORROW!!!!!! >,<


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continuation... PAUL & JOE LIPSTICKS

Meery Christmas!

So this is for you Lizz... my Paul  & Joe lipstick swatches... ^^


L-R: 064 (limited edition), 06, 29, 20

Aren't they pretty???


064 - creamy old rose
06 - shiny orange beige
29 -sparkly candy pink
20 - creamy pinky brown




i know you know that packaging sometimes means more to me than the product itself... so i just wanna show you a little extra why i even got this lipstick on the first place even if it's more expensive than the non-limited edition lipsticks they carry...

they have the signature floral motif stamped on the lipstick itself... isn't it super pretty?

anyhoo... merry christmas again!
I hope i can post a tutorial soon...

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Paul & Joe Christmas Discount

Wooooot!

So i receive a text message from Paul & Joe in Rustan's that they're offering 20% off from Dec11-Dec24 for all their items for all of us with extra freebies too...

And so I went...

I got 2 lipsticks..

I totally swear by Paul & Joe lipsticks now... I'm not usually a lipstick person... I'm usually a lip gloss person... but Paul & Joe changed that in me!



So these are the 2 lipsticks (and my new jar of ellana in the shade i want and need... :P)
anyhoo... i actually bought 3 lipticks from Paul & Joe that day but one was for my sister in the shade i already have which is 20... the pinky brown shade i just recently bought.. she loved it so much she had to have one..

anyway... i haven't swatched these although I've worn them several times already..
one thing about Paul & Joe lipsticks.. they're so flattering... nothing garrish, nothing over the top... just really flattering, feminine colours that i love in super moisturizing formulations to boot!

the sales person gave me a mini version of their 2 way foundation and a cleansing milk as their freebie for me.. but i just gave them to Uri since i'm perfectly happy with my Ellana foundations and my Human Nature Sunflower Seed Beauty Oil... XD

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Nail Mania

Once into nail art... always into nail art...

This is an update after my fairly long Christmas rush hiatus...



This is my cousin Maita's hand.. she initially had the nude polish on... and I just added stuff to it...
sha-zam!




I think this is my favorite nail art design i ever put on anyone.. this is on my cousin Din's hand...
so i started off with a purple gradiation and hand painted the flowers... and then added the rhinestones... pretty neat eh?


So these are my current holiday nails..
So i wasn't able to put anything on my nails for a good month or so because work was just too hectic. 
however i really wanted nice nails for the holidays and for my upcoming trip... (weird eh?)
i cheated with this one though... the stars and the moons are stickers... >,< i still think it came out pretty well especially with the glittery dark blue combination on the tips.. i wanted snowflakes but i'm jusst not good at hand painting them.. so i settled with this instead.. ^^;;
i just had to add the extra rhinestones for extra oomph..
hope it lasts through my 5 day trip!

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas!!!

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Face for the rest of the busy Christmas season... -__________-;;

I'm sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo busy nowadays.. it's not even funny...

I can't even do any cute eye makeup...

So, for now.. I'll just show you my before i surgerize my face in the morning look....

Wahahahahahahhaha...
How'd you like my zombie look?

(makes me face look hecka white in this pic >,<)

Yup.. after some under eye surgeries... I get this face..
Seriously.. this is as basic as my face would ever get...
I miss wearing eyeshadow.. all i can manage to put now is eyeliner and mascara.....
can't wait for the holidays...
I wanna do awesome EOTDs again...



What's on my face? That's about it....
  •  Skin79 Gold Caviar BB Cream
  • Ellana MMU French Vanilla Latte 
  • Radiant Concealer
  • Lunasol Brow Styling Mascara
  • Kate Gel Eyeliner
  • Fairy Drops Mascara
  • Ellana MMU Fetish Blush 
  • MAC Lip Glass Starnova



I'll probably not blog for the next few days... Too many people need my response..
duty calls..
ghost busters...


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[HowTo] Let's Go to the Korean Embassy!

I wasn't able to get a step by step of the actual day I went to the embassy.. so i had to do a repeat... :P

I was thinking so carefully on how I'd do my makeup in a way that looks pretty respectable and presentable... so i guess this is it.. haha


Stuff on my face:
  • ever so fabulous Human Nature Day Moisturizer
  • Nature & Co Sun UV Essence
  • Skin79 Gold Caviar BB Cream 
  • Ellana MMU French Vanilla Latte
  • Ellana MMU Radiant Concealer
  • Coffret D'Or Lighting TD Eyes 05 
  • Bloom Liquid Eyeliner Ebony Brown
  • Mac Khol Liner Teddy (not in pic) 
  • Kate Mascara Base
  • Maybelline Cat Eyes Mascara
  • Lunasol Brow Styling Mascara Light Brown 
  • Lavshuca Eyebrow Palette
  • Kate Blush
  • Kate Lip Gloss

Palette Focus!
I just used 3 colours.. I didn't use the one on the top left.. :)


Used the sparkly peach the one on the lower left  all over the eyelid ...


I added the greyish brown on the upper right just near the lash line of the outer 2/3 :)


Put the same greyish brown shade on the outer 2/3 of the lower lashline..


and then the same super sparkly peach on the inner 1/3 of the lower lashline


oho.. and then with my finger i applied the darkest shade on the lashline of my upper eyelids...


looks like this.. super duper subtle and natural looking.. except for the wattage from the sparkles...


and then i applieda thin line line of liquid eyeliner on the upper lids...


followed by lining the lower 2/3 of my lower lash line with a shimmery brown pencil


don't just leave the mark there.. you must blend it as to not look garrish...

how it looks blended...



Moving on to the lashes... Mascara base!!!



Mascara Time! Probably one of my favorite makeup items in the world... :)



must put mascara on the lower lash line too!  ever so lightly...


Ta-da! But wait.. there's more!

Brow time~
First I put the eyebrow powder..

And then the eyebrow mascara...

Mine favorite Kate Blush  that just won't quit.. haha


I shall get another one of these.... -__-; the Coffret D'Or one i got is nothing like it... >,<


i used this beige lip gloss...




Yup... super simple and basic..
that's how i went to the embassy.. hehehe

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[HowTo] Grey Gradiation Monday and some reviews..

I mentioned in a previous post that the Shu Uemura pissed me off so I ran towards the Kanebo counter... so these are what  I got...


Two things that I justify that I "need"..
A light peach blush and a Brow Mascara so that my dark brows can finally match my light hair..


As I've said.. I was in need of a light peach blush as my favorite Kate blush hit pan a long time ago... Haha

I have to admit I was a little bit disappointed that it wasn't an exact match to the Kate one since the Coffret D'or is really a light peach with gold sparkles while the Kate had silver sparkles...

The Coffret D'Or is a warmer tone than the Kate one.. Its sheer but buildable... It wasn't as what I expected, really. (I never try the shades of these things on the counters)

Then again, it's still a good blush that I'll be using and using on my brides so it's okay :)




As for the Brow Styling Mascara by Lunasol... I've been wanting a brow mascara for the longest time as I got super tired of bleaching my brows just to make em lighter to match my hair.

I actually tried to find some other alternatives as Lunasol's brow mascara is pretty pricey.  I tried to look for one at MAC... again, not my favorite store in the world. They had several shades but nothing that compared to the Light Brown by Lunasol.. The only alternative I know was Fasio's brow mascara.  Unfortunately, FASIO IS NOW PHASED OUT IN THE PHILIPPINES.... WHY? WHY? Why do these brands that I love just leave me like that?


Anyway, I actually really love this purchase.. I just have to be very careful not to overapply as it would make my brows look hecka blonde. Haha. 

I really love the color it transfers to my brows.  It sort of makes my brows look more polished.
It applies wet and dries pretty quickly after like 3 seconds of putting it.   It's also not hard to remove. So in general I just need to build on the application as I catch myself overapplying it and it looks hella awkward.  Haha

I love this.. 10 out of 10 for this brow mascara! *in love*

Also as i was chatting with Jeannette (my other Kanebo BFF - SA in Rustan's) she got me salivating over this christmas gift package from Lunasol she showed me.  

Its actually not new at all but I still think it's a super good deal as it has 5 things:
  1. Super pretty limited edition eyeshadow palette
  2. Nail Enamel
  3. Super pretty pink cheek colour
  4. Liquid eyeliner
  5. Pretty metallic bag
All this for just PHP 500.00 more than the price of the Eyeshadow Palette!!!!

Yep, there are only 4 sets left in Rustan's but Jeannette said she'll reserve one for me.  If and when I get back home from Korea, i'll get this. woot!

Moving on to the HowTo...

Last night I was already set to make today a Lunasol day but lo and behold as I was putting my makeup.. I forgot and did grey stuff from my Kate and Maquillage palettes...

I'm getting old... >,,<

Anyway.. moving on...

Kate.. I don't know if I love Kate... Kate is probably my least liked out of all the Kanebo brands... but still good... I have no idea why....

I just learned from Nel (my Kanebo BFF - SA in Landmark) that they're taking out all of Coffret D'Or point makeup... and just focus on the base makeup... I AM FREAKIN' OUT!!!!! Does that mean I'll just have to rely on Lunasol for awesome palettes... I'm really heartbroken right now... Kanebo Philippines - why are you doing this to me????

Enough drama...

the stuff I used today aside from Human Nature skin care:




  •  Skin79 Gold Caviar BB Cream (not in photo.. totally forgot)
  • Ellana MMU Hazelnut Latte Foundation
  • Ellana MMU Radiant Concealer
  • Maquillage Palette SV 844
  • Kate Line Spicy Palette GY-1
  • VOV Castledew Mousse shadow Silver
  • Kate Gel Liner
  • Missha Perfect Mascara Base 
  • Visee Mascara 
  • Lunasol Brow Styling Mascara Light Brown
  • Lavshuca Brow Palette
  • Coffret D'Or Cheek Colour in BE-14
  • Paul & Joe  Lipstick in 06
  • Paul & Joe Lip Gloss in... i forgot


Me and just base makeup..


The palette we're focusing on today... I only used the 2 middle colours as I don't like  the texture of the two outer colours... Pffttt


So yeah... my usual step of applying the Silver mousse shadow as a base...


I used the grey shade in this palette... my favorite grey everrrr!  Its metallic and just super pretty.. I used it all over my lid...


where did the flash in my camera go?

it will look sort of like this... see how shimmery the grey is? ^^
i love it!


So after putting the grey all over the upper lid, i also put some of the grey on the outer half of the lower lids... 

next is I apply the shimmery black shade from the Kate palette on the outer 1/3 of my upper eyelid. going towards the crease..


looks like that blended? hehe


I blended some of the silvery shade from the Kate Palette in the inner 1/3 of my uper lids and my lower lids.. and it ended up like this...


Liner time!
I used Kate Gel Liner. This is my first ever gel liner i got a few months ago. I'm really satisfied with this as it's very very long lasting.  Its also very pigmented and it comes with a great brush.  Super affordable!
Trust that this liner will last you thru the day without smudging... Super duper awesomeness!


I got this early this year and it's almost done...



I also very lightly applied the gel liner on the lower 1/2 of my eye...


I then apply my mascara base and mascara...
I used my Visee mascara.. Darn it it works so well.. Gotta trust Kose for super duper amazing mascaras!

Hahaha! my brows look so bad with flash... like hella pale ... but it doesn't look like that in real life.. i promise!




blush and lip thingy....

Paul & Joe lippies!
I used the 06.. the lighter out of the 2 P&J lippies I have...


Finito!
See! the brows arent so light! Hahaha

I like the combo of the Coffret D'Or cheek colour with Ellana Hazelnut Latte for my foundation coz I look tanned... ^_______________^;;
I love it!




And then....


After 10 hours.....


This is how it looks...



Pretty intact!


Seriously.. today was my 3rd and last attempt to watch New Moon...


FAIL!

I have to go sleep early to go to the Korean Embassy tomorrow.

What kind of of face should I wear tomorrow?


Hmmm...

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