"Bagay ba sa akin ang kulot?"

Hello guys! If you understand Tagalog, you've probably guessed what my post today is all about, right? Hehe ^_^ But for those who don't, "Bagay ba sa akin ang kulot?" means "Does curly hair look good on me?" in English.

First off, I did get another haircut at Tony and Jackey's hair salon at their SM Annex branch last week. This is my 3rd haircut there and each time with a different Korean stylist.

For this haircut, my stylist's name is Eva. I wanted a haircut that when tied with a ponytail, I can still leave out some pretty fringes. And also, at the same time, I want something that if I want to curl it or just let it down, it would look good too.

Now, you see, I haven't tried curling my hair before but I always envy those girls sporting wavy curls coz I think they look good. So I decided to ask my stylist to curl it instead of flat ironing it like the usual and she agreed. I don't want to chemically curl it without knowing if it looks good or not so she just used a curling iron for this look.

What do you think? Does curly hair looks good on me or not? I need your honest opinion, girls! I don't intent to have digital perm but I would love to purchase a curling iron for those days that I want to change my look.

*6 hours later*
So, what do you think? I'll be looking forward too your comments below! Till next time! ^_^

IMPORTANT! Please read!

Guys, I just received emails and calls from my friends and relatives that they received an email from me stating that:

"Apologies for having to reach out to you like this, I made a trip this past weekend to London, UK and had my bag stolen from me with my passport and credit cards in it. The embassy is willing to help by letting me fly without my passport, I just have to pay for a ticket and settle Hotel bills.

Unfortunately for me, I can't have access to funds without my credit card, I've made contact with my bank but they need more time to come up with a new one. I was thinking of asking you to lend me some quick funds that I can give back as soon as I get in. I really need to be on the next available flightI can forward you details on how you can get the funds to me.

You can reach me via email or mayfeild hotel's desk phone, +447031804805 or +447031804806I await your response -Gale"

PLEASE DON'T BELIEVE THIS! I am still here in the Philippines and I did not went out of the country.

My email was hacked and all my inbox and contact information are now gone. I don't know how to reach all of my contacts now...huhu...any suggestion on what I can do? I already changed my password but is it enough? Or should I just change email?

All your suggestions would be welcomed. Thank you!

Just a quick rant

Aarrg!! All the messages in my email got erased! I don't know what happened. I just opened my email and switched it back to classic setting and then bam! Everything got deleted...huhu...I have a lot of unread emails... :(

If some of you have emailed me this past week, please send them again because I haven't read them yet...Thank you.

I hat yahoo at this moment!

Review: Etude House Proof 10 eyeliner pencils

Hello everyone! I have been quite busy lately with personal stuffs so sorry I was unable to post last week...But I'm still testing out products so I have a list already of what to review :)

Now, I'm gonna do a review for Etude House Proof 10 eyeliner pencils. I have been using this for the last month and I have tested them in both cold and hot weather so I think I can give a good review on these two babies :)
Just a little background.. I have very oily eyelids (and T-zone) so my eye makeup really needs to have a good eyebase in order to prevent it from creasing and smudging. I have always experienced looking like a racoon at the end of the day because all my eyemakeup went down to my undereye...So yeah, I decided to test these two producs with and without eyeshadow base to have a good judgement :)

Etude House Proof10 eyeliners are automatic and comes with its own sharpener at the end of the pencil. The blue one is from the jewelry line which means it has shimmers in it while the black one is from their regular line and is just matte.

What I like about this product:

- No need to frequently sharpen unlike with regular pencil liners.

- Comes with its own sharpener.

- Very easy to use and apply because you can control it easily (compared to using liquid or gel liner)..

- You can also carry this around in your makeup pouch for touch ups during the day since it's in pencil form and you don't need to carry another brush with it.

- The liner itself is soft so it doesn't tag and scratch your delicate skin.

- The color it produce is the same as it is in the cap. Check out this picture. I swiped it twice each and the colors are already vibrant even without base :)

- Long staying on my oily lids with or without eyeshadow base. If without base, the vibrancy of the color upon first application stays put for around 5 hours in hot weather and if with base the whole day (8-10 hours).

Note: I did not try putting this on my waterline coz I don't like doing it. I just use liners on my upper and lower lashline...

- very affordable and accessible. There are a lot of Etude House stores here in Manila. The price for each is only around Php300! (I'm so sorry if I can't tell the price, I lost the receipt..)

What I don't like about these two:

- very hard to remove at night. You really need a good eye makeup remover because my Mandom cleansing express and Ellana makeup removers doesn't work. I still become like a racoon the next day because the liners have smuddged during washing of my face at night...

Here's an EOTD of me using both liners. I just smudged the blue liner a little because I did wear this look out and my sister is looking at me strangely when the blue was so vibrant hehe :)

TIPS:

- Buy a good eyemakeup remover. Choose one that is good for waterproof eye makeup products.

- Use cotton buds soaked with your makeup remover instead of cotton so you can remove your eyeliner in hard to reach places.

- Don't share with others to prevent contamination. If you did shared it, sharpen your eyeliner to sanitize it by removing outer coating.

I hope this review helps. Do check out Etude House. This brand really offers good quality products at an affordable price. Plus, the store is so cute and especially the packaging of the products. You'll really feel like a princess hehe :)

Till next time. Bye! :)

Review: Basic Beauty 2-way Powder + DR#7

Hello everyone! It has been around a week since my last post. I'm currently getting acquainted with my new job. I'm learning the procedures that I will be doing to patients and also procedures that I needed to assist the doctor. It's not that difficult but since I've been away in the medical field for a long time, I can't really move as fast as I used to. But on the other hand, I'm very much enjoying interacting with people. I even get to meet some of my readers there and it's a very nice feeling to chat with them in person. So guys, please introduce yourself when you do visit there so I will know you too :)

Now, on to my review of the week. I mentioned this product in my Best of 2010 products. It's the Basic Beauty Beauty 2-way powder.

I've been using this everyday for atleast 2 months already and I think it's enough testing to give my review on it :)
Overview:

It comes in a cute small packaging. It can actually fit in my palm and my hands are small, mind you hehe :)
The logo of the brand, shade and the ingredients are all placed in the cover instead of the usual which is at the botton of the pan.
Another unique feature of this compact is the mirror. It is uniquely placed at the bottom of the pan.
It also comes with a cute washable sponge to use for touch-ups.


WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS PRODUCT:

- Gives me a natural matte look for 4-5 hours. This is an achievement for me coz I am super oily and I do start getting oily 30 minutes after I wash my face.

- Hypo-allergenic. This brand claims that it is hypo-allergenic. I also showed this to my dermatologist and she said the ingredients are fine.

- I did not experience any breakouts or any type of allergic reaction (like itchiness). I really have sensitive skin and I can only use limited number of products on my face that won't give me itchiness so I'm really happy that I did not experienced any kind of bad reactions from this.

-Very light on the face. It feels like you don't have anything on.

- Can be used to set liquid foundation coz this won't give any additional coverage.

- The shade Light is perfect for me.

- It doesn't appear chalky for me.

- Very compact and will easily fit any size of makeup bag.
- It has a built-in mirror and also a sponge so you won't need to carry a separate mirror and brush for touching up during the day.

- Sturdy packaging. I accidentally dropped this and the powder inside did not crack and the whole case is still intact.
- Affordable. This is only Php280! (I can't remember the exact amount but it's around P280)

- Can easily be purchased locally. I got this in Trinoma Landmark department store.


*CONS*

- It has a tendency to cake if you use the sponge applicator to retouch often. I prefer using my Ellana baby buki in retouching throughout the day.

- Because it doesn't have any coverage, for days that you want to cover up imperfections, this won't do at all. It's just like putting a transluscent finishing powder.

-It's only 8grams so it will surely be used up quite fast if used often.

- It only has 3 shades: Light, Medium, Dark.

Here's a shot of my bare face.
Note: This shot is taken 2 days after my 7th derma roller session ^_^

Here's a pic of me wearing Basic Beauty 2-way powder in Light only.

I know it looks white but it does blend in on my skin after a couple of minutes and then become dewy after 3-4hours because of my oilies. It really looks natural in person :)

OVER-ALL RATING: 4.5/5 - I love this product! If only I can use this as my foundation, I will definitely give this 5/5 rating :)

WILL I BUY AGAIN? Definitely! I'm even contemplating on trying out other products from this brand :)
Hope you all enjoyed this post. Till next time. Bye! ^_^

Derma Roller Diary: Progress 1st -> 6th

Hi everyone!! I have a lot of good news for y'all. First is that I'm officially an employee of MBM Skin Clinic starting today and is now a dermatological nurse under Dra. Michelle Manuel (my derma). Yay! I really can't believe my luck that I will be able to train under a very good and well known doctor in the field of dermatology. It's obvious that I love skincare stuff and I really am lucky to be working in the area that I love. I can now share with you all new procedures (and even promo available) that can be done in the name of beautification and keeping our skin healthy :)

My second good news is that, everyone in my family is doing great, health-wise. My Lola is still cancer free, my dad has already recovered from his illness, my mom's health concerns are ruled as not serious, my loveones are all healthy! Oh, and my pets are too! I have 2 new puppies that are both healthy and big ^_^

The third good news I received lately is that my bf has also been hired as a staff nurse too (and good paying at that compared to other health care facilities in the country). We can now really start gaining experience so when we migrate to Canada in the near future, we will have a good chance in getting a job as nurses :)

And lastly, I now have totally acne-free face yay!! I proved this when I can't replenish my topical acne medication for more than 2weeks and all I can do is wash my face 2x a day with Cetaphil for oily skin and I'm still acne free until now. I really can't believe I can last a long time without any medication at all. I usually end up breaking out before if I don't put any type of acne treatment on my face for at least a week and it's been going 3 weeks now and I'm still clear hehe.. Although, I still got myself today another acne treatment cream just for maintainance (I got one with a lower dose of medication since I don't get cystic ones anymore) ^_^

To show you some proof, here's some pictures of my progress from day 1 of my Derma Roller upto my latest which is my 6th session :)

FIRST SESSION

3ominutes after procedure

2nd SESSION

3rd SESSION

*sorry, no photos for 4th session*

5th SESSION

6th SESSION - my face right now

Did you see how big the difference my Derma Roller did to my face? And that's just 6 sessions with just a maintainance of acne treatment. I think the DR helped my skin to absorb the medication better and at the same time prodding the deeper layers to reproduce healthier skin cells and heal itself. This procedure is really heaven-sent to me ^_^

NOTE: Bad news for those who want to undergo Derma Rolling in the future. The price of the DR from the manufacturer, according to my derma, is increasing lately that's why many clinics including her are increasing the price of the procedure. I'm so lucky to have paid my whole 10 sessions last year while the price is still low. I think, last I heard, my derma already charges Php20,000 for 6-10 sessions of DR. This is still way cheaper compared to other derma clinics like Belo who charges around Php40,000, IMO. Maybe the manufacturer learned that they are really in demand...the higher the demand = the higher the price.

Anyway, I still believe this procedure is worth every penny since it works. DR can be used for acne treatment, antiaging, hair growth, etc. Same instrument is used and only the medication infused in the skin is different for different purposes :)

I hope you guys did not get bored with my uber long post again. Until next time! Thank you for dropping by. Bye! ^_^

Love,
Gale