Tea anyone - NYX JEP FOTD (Milk and Lemon)

Hey all, it’s been awhile! So while I have a little break from school work, I wanted to do a post. I actually took these pictures awhile back, so please forgive me if I can’t remember the exact products I used. >_<*

Anyway, since my last post was about de-sticking NYX JEP’s, I decided to do an FOTD, using two of my faves; Milk and Lemon.

Milk is looks just like it sounds – its a really Matte White. Lemon, on the other hand is a light green – they should’ve named it Lime, in my opinion.

Here’s the FOTD:

 

 

Forgive the hair, I did this late and night, right before going to bed. I remember using my Maybelline Emerald Smokes Quad on top of the NYX JEP’s and a little bit of MAC’s Sumptuous Olive on the outer two-thirds.

 

I’m also using falsies here, in case you didn’t notice! My lash application skills are getting quite better – I’m not a hundred percent perfect, but I hope I get there someday. :D

Here’s a shot where you can see my horrible eyebags and up my nostrils! Sorry for this, but I just really wanted to show-off my false lashes.

Anyway, I was finally able to take a break from school to check out the MAC Venomous Villains collection, and lemme tell you, my counter was almost sold out of products!! I did haul quite a bit (next post, hopefully), but I missed out on the Bite of An Apple blush – the only thing I really wanted. My MUA is saying that they’ve re-ordered and will be getting the shipment by the 15th. I highly doubt it though, since a lot of the products are sold-out online. :(

So, till the next time ladies.

+ Mini haul +

So, while shopping for my latest MAC haul I came across MAC’s Sumptuous Olive Eyeshadow (Veluxe Pearl). At the time, I had second thoughts about purchasing it, but when I got home I ended up YT-ing it and doing some “research” on swatches and potential looks. After everything I saw, I knew I had to go back and purchase it!

Pictures of my haul;

 

MAC 224 Tapered Blending brush, NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Gold, and Sumptuous Olive Eyeshadow

 

 

MAC 224 up close, I love this brush! As you know, I’ve been planning to buy this brush for awhile and I’m really happy that I finally did. I’ve only used it once so far, but it’s really awesome for blending in the crease.

 

 

NYX JEP in Gold – this is my first one, but I’m loving it! It’s perfect for me right now, since I’m in my whole “neutrals” phase!

 

 

And finally, MAC Sumptuous Olive Eyeshadow! I love how this shadow has all sorts of awesome colors in it, Greens, Golds, Browns – I just can’t believe how beautiful it is.

 

Swatches: NYX JEP in Gold, Sumptuous Olive, and Sumptuous Olive with NYX JEP in Gold as a base.

I had a really hard time with capturing the true colors of this shadow on camera – the shade changes depending on where the light hits! I love it, I feel like I can create so many different looks with one eyeshadow.

All in all, I’m pretty happy with my recent purchase, but this might be my last haul in a while. :( My last semester of school is starting in a few days and I’m gonna need to make some expensive book purchases. One book alone has the price tag of about $200!

Once again, thanks for reading my blog ladies! Bye. <3

FOTD – MAC Satin Taupe

 

Call it maturity or getting old (blech!), but I’ve been quite obsessed with Neutrals lately! If you read my MAC eyeshadow haul post, then you probably noticed the abundance of golds, bronzes, and browns. Dunno what it is, even when I’m perusing the eyeshadows at my local MAC counter, I just can’t seem to stop staring.

So, here are the pics of my mug :)

 

And the eyes up close!

I just wanna put it out there, that I am far from an expert when it comes to makeup application – still learning, like everyone else. I would appreciate any criticisms, tips, etc. But please, keep it nice and constructive ( the best kind of criticism)!

I really suck at blending, so I’m hoping to purchase the MAC 224 Tapered blending brush, hopefully it’ll help up my blending skills.

Till the next post ladies!

I’m back + MAC Haul

Wow, I can’t believe I actually wrote a blog entry, so proud of myself! It’s been a rough couple of months, what with work, school and what-not. But I’m back, and I’m hoping this is permanent.

So, before I show you my MAC eyeshadow haulage over the past two months, I have a teeny, tiny confession to make; I bought my first MAC shadow two months ago! Yup, I was a complete MAC eyeshadow virgin, up until my last journal entry. There were a few reasons why I refrained from buying MAC shadows – first and foremost was my insane fear of becoming an eyeshadow junkie. We all know MAC makes some of the best eyeshadows ever, and I was really scared of getting heavily hooked on ‘em!

I’ve managed to control my cravings, somewhat, but in all honesty – I’ve stopped buying all other makeup products at my local Macy’s! Seriously, I go straight to the MAC counter and end up blowing my cash before I’m able to go anywhere else. I really don’t regret it though, MAC products are too awesome!
Anyway, here are all of the shadows I have managed to purchase over two months ;

WARNING: Photo-heavy



I keep all of ‘em in this cute little cup that came with some flowers the hubby got me for our 2nd anniversary.

All 8 of them, ain’t they so pretty!

And here are some individual pictures;

Amber Lights

Expensive Pink

All That Glitters

Soft Brown

Tempting

Bronze

Satin Taupe

Nocturnelle

And lastly, here are some swatches over my MAC Paintpot in Soft Ochre;

From L to R: Nocturnelle, Amber Lights, Expensive Pink, All That Glitters, Soft Brown, Satin Taupe, Bronze, and Tempting.

After looking at the pictures, I realized that Bronze and Tempting look very similar – they really don’t in person. Tempting is more of a chocolate color, while Bronze really is a Bronze. :)

Anyway, if you need any help kickstarting your MAC makeup collection, Christine of Temptalia has made a really helpful compilation of the best makeup (shadow, lippies, blushes) for your skintone.
And if you browse around her site more, she also has a list for lighter or darker skintones. Hope this helps you build your collection like it has mine!

Till the next time ladies. :D

Gala FOTD pt. 1

Hi my ladies! It’s been a week since my last blog post due to school/work obligations and what-not, but finally I feel like I can breathe! One more exam left, then I’m outtie. It’ll be summer for a few weeks (I’m taking summer classes), but after the stress of this semester, everything should be eazy-breezy in comparison.

Anyway, next week Friday our school within the University of Guam (School of Business and Public Administration) will be having the first joint gala between 5 different student organizations ever. It should be fun, I hope. Heehee, $25 additional for an all-you-can-drink ticket, now all me and the girlies need is a designated driver. Anyone wanna volunteer?
So, aside from planning my outfit I’ve been testing some makeup looks too. My dress is black and white, which means I can go super crazy with my makeup!

Here’s the first look I put together:

Closeup of the eyes

I finally figured out how to make the colors of the my recent Maybelline Quad purchase pop – I used a NYX eye pencil in Moss. I’m liking this look – I never really thought I could pull off the color green, but somehow it turned out pretty good.
Here are the products I used:

Eyes:
Maybelline Emerald Smokes Quad
MAC Powerpoint pencil in Engraved
MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack


Face:
Rimmel Mousse Bronzer (01, I think)
ELF cream blush stick
MAC blush in Cubic
Maybelline Color Sensationals Lippie in bit of berry w/ MAC Dazzleglass in Soft Dazzle on top.

Also, here’s a picture of the mess I made:
Haha, this is the reason why my hubby gets freaked out when I start "experimenting" with my make-up. :D

And just to throw it in, here’s a picture of my hubby on the computer:


He was freaking out over how oily his forehead looked, I swear he can be such a girl sometimes. :D
I’m planning to do at least two more “test” looks before the day of the gala. I’m leaning towards purple for the next one. So, till next time girlies.

Missing MAC 252!

Today was a pretty busy day, I had to put in some hours with my FWS program (Federal Work-Study), and ended up going to Kmart to buy some essentials (result: mini haul for later) - in Guam, Kmart is probably the only place we can buy a large variety of drugstore makeup. So I got home, headed straight for my vanity desk to play with the eye shadows I had just purchased, when I noticed something was off! My makeup brushes, lippie palettes, and eyeshadow palettes were all over the floor. My heart sank when I realized my 3 year old niece had decided to play with my makeup while I was gone. I took a quickie inventory of my stuff and didn't realize until later that my MAC 252 brush was missing!

Boohoo! Where is my MAC 252?!

I'm kinda feeling depressed right now, I usually take really good care of my stuff and we all know MAC brushes ain't cheap! I can't get mad at my niece though, so what am I to do? I'm praying that brush didn't leave my room and I hope I can figure out where she decided to stash it. I'm thinking about keeping my makeup in a locked box, or locking my room whenever I leave!

Lady luck, just bless me this one time and help me find my makeup brush!!!!

:(:(:(:(

Makeup challenge fail + FOTD, finally!

So, you can probably tell from the lack of updates how miserably I failed my FOTD challenge. I did maybe one look right after that post, but I ended up getting so lazy!!! >.<  Lol, oh well, you girlies would’ve probably gotten sick of my face anyway. Seriously, I hate myself for giving up so easily, but I do realize that making myself do five consecutive FOTD’s might have been a little too much!

Anyway, I managed to put a look together with the help of the hubby, aka mr. camera man, and I am really proud of how it turned out. I did wear a toned down version of the look to school this morning, but I decided to spice it up for the FOTD. So here it is, and I’m calling it “Pretty Ruthless”. Lol, please help me work on my naming skills!

This is a close-up of the eyes, the color is much more blue/gray IRL (courtesy of my 88 warm palette), but the flash and my hubby’s sucky camera skills failed to capture the true color. :D

I used:

EYES:

88 Warm Palette ( silver, metallic blue, matte black)

Lancome Definicils Mascara

MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack

FACE:

MAC Studio Sculpt in NC35

MAC Studio Finish Concealer in NW 30

MAC Blush in Cubic

MAC Dazzleglass in Soft Dazzle

Here’s another one of me trying to be “model-esque” but sucking at it! The hubsters said I looked good in it, so I just wanted to show you guys.

 

In other news, I’m pretty frustrated with life right now! I know I’ve brought it up a few times, but college life really is taking a toll on me, both mentally and physically. I’ve been breaking out like crazy and gaining a buttload of weight. The hubby still says I’m sexy, but he has to say that – I think the whole, “you look good baby” package came with the wedding ring! I know I brought it upon myself (taking 7 classes this sem. + 2 in the summer just so I can graduate this fall), but sometimes I feel like the pressure never ends. I really can’t wait till December – I’m planning to throw a big party and hopefully be able to take a much-needed vacation next year. Sorry for unloading all of this drama here, hope I didn’t talk your ears off. Till the next time ladies, muah!

FOTD and my makeup challenge

First off, here are a few FOTD pics taken about a week ago. I just felt like doing a really natural, clean face because; 1) l haven’t had the time to really put on a decent face :( , and 2) I felt like a natural face was better than no face at all.

If I remember correctly, I used my Revlon Photoready foundation, MAC Studio Sculpt concealer, NYX Brown Eyes Palette (lilac, purple, and dark brown), Estee Lauder Softsmudge Black liner, Lancome’s Mandarin Sky blush and a light application of my MAC sweetie (lustre) and some lipgloss.
I was pretty happy with how it turned out, just a no-frills, simple look. I might do this again, with other colors from my highly neglected NYX palette. :D

So on to other stuff, you might be wondering about the last part of this post’s title, “…and my makeup challenge.” As I’ve said before, school really has been sucking the life out of me and the first thing I sacrificed was makeup. :(  Aside from powder and some lipbalm (sometimes no powder at all), I’ve been foregoing makeup on a regular basis. So, here I am, sitting in front of my work/vanity desk and I’m starting to realize how much I miss being made up. Therefore, I’ve decided to challenge myself! I am going to do an FOTD everyday, for the next five days, even if it kills me (lol, so dramatic). Here are my conditions:

1. No repeat looks!
2. Black eyeliner, lipgloss and blush do not constitute as a “look”.
3. Try to use my most neglected makeup products (NYX, CoastalScents).
4. Take a picture everyday.
5. Enjoy it!

Tomorrow is going to be a difficult day (I’m in school for 12 hrs., 8 am – 830 pm). I hope I succeed! Wish me luck girlies. :D

New MAC Lippies

I can’t wait for the end of the semester! Seriously, all these projects and exams are wearing me out – I’ve been foregoing makeup for the past few weeks (the most I’ve been able to put on is pressed powder and lip balm) and I really hate it! I need some color on my face, I need to get to a MAC counter, stat.

With that being said, how have you lovelies been doing? (I wonder if anyone even reads this blog?) I decided to put up a couple of pics of my fave MAC lippies, enjoy!

Say hello to MAC Satin in Brave. Isn’t she lovely? I usually layer my favorite tube of Dazzleglass Creme in Soft Dazzle over it, this lippie makes me feel so bouncy and giddy! I just absolutely love it.

This one is MAC Lustre in Sweetie, and lemme tell you I really do feel like a Sweetie when I wear it. I love the glossy finish to this – and its so versatile. I use one or two layers for a daytime look (like this one), then I break out the liner and lipgloss for some added oomph.

Looking at these pictures makes me really wanna head to the nearest MAC counter. I wish I had the time, payday is this Friday but I have a ton of things to do! :(

Coming up soon: My review on three Rimmel Mousse blushes I purchased for a dollar each.

HG foundation, my never-ending quest!

About a year ago, I started seeing an acronym pop-up in all of my favorite blogs, "HG foundation this, HG concealer that...". I was bit baffled at first, and though it took me awhile to figure out what those two letters stand for (Holy Grail), I understood the gist of what these bloggers were saying. HG referred to the most suitable (fill-in the blank) product for one's skin. Soon after realizing what these bloggers meant, I started my own search for the hardest HG product to find; foundation!

Being Filipino has its benefits (naturally sun resistant skin and the ability to look years younger than you really are!), but the naturally yellow undertones of my skin has made it difficult to find my HG foundation. On top of that, I have a bad case of acne scarring. :(

So, I had to find a foundation heavy enough to cover all of my scarring, but light enough to look natural. Oxymoron, your definition is my HG foundation. :D

I've searched everywhere possible on Guam and after a year of trying the most diverse bunch of makeup brands (from Mary Kay to Maybelline to some makeup brand from Korea), I am finally down to three; MAC, Revlon and Makeup Designory.

My top three HG foundation candidates:

Pls. excuse the photos, I was too lazy to bust out the camera.

Makeup Designory cream foundie in YG2

Revlon Colorstay in Warm Golden

MAC Studio Sculpt in NC35

I use each of these foundations for different occasions; Revlon if I need really heavy coverage, MAC on my normal skin days, and the Makeup Designory cream foundation on my lighter days.  Currently, I'm in the midst of switching back to Makeup Designory, I plan to start using it again starting tomorrow.

So, where does this leave me? Still searching, still hoping for my Holy Grail foundation. :D

First Face of the Day

Yeay, first FOTD using the Lancome shadows and lippies from my GWP. Here are some swatches before I show you the whole look:

(L to R): Juicy Tubes Smoothies in Dreamsicle and Simmer, Color Design Lippies in Natural Beauty and Designer Bloom

(L to R): Bikini Golden (Shimmer), Honeymoon (Sheen), Lezard (Matte), Chic (Matte)

I decided to do a Nighttime look instead of a Daytime, even though the colors in the Eyeshadow Quad are mostly neutral.

So, without further adieu, here are the pictures:

Products I used:

FACE:

• MAC StudioFinish Concealer in NW30
• Makeup Designory Blue Corrector Concealer
• MAC Studio Sculpt Foundation in NC35
• MAC Select Sheer/Pressed Powder in NC25

EYES:

• NYX Eyebrow Powder
• Estee Lauder Double Wear Stay-In-Place Eyeshadow Creme in Ivory Lace
• Lancome GWP Quad (Bikini Golden all over lid, Chic in the inner crease, Lezard on the outer crease, Honeymoon as a highlighter)
• Coastal Scents 88 Warm Palette ( Matte dark brown on my outer V)
• Lancome Definicils Mascara
• MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack (Upper lashline)
• MAC Powerpoint Eye Pencil in Engraved (Upper and lower waterline)
• MAC Eye Kohl in Powersurge (Lower lashline)

CHEEKS:

• MAC Powder Blush in Cubic (Contour)
• Lancome Blush in Mandarin Sky (Apples of Cheeks)

LIPS:

• Lancome Color Design Lipstick in Natural Beauty
• Lancome Juicy Tubes Smoothie in Simmer

BRUSHES:

• MAC 219, 217, & 252 for Eyes
• MAC 188 SE for Foundation
• Makeup Designory Large Foundation Brush for Concealer
• Clarins Kabuki Brush for Powder
• Posh Blush Brush for Cheeks

Close-up pictures of my eyes:

All in all, I was pretty satisfied with how the whole look came out. My hubby saw me after it was all done and he actually liked it – which says a lot, since he really doesn’t like it when I wear too much make-up. With the proper eyeshadow primer, the eyeshadow colors really popped! However, I felt slightly dazed when I saw the list of products I used. Lol, even up to this day, I still don’t believe it when the hubby complains about how much makeup I have. :)