A quick purple FOTD =)

I just wanted to share my makeup look yesterday during the Go Association event :)

PRODUCTS USED:

FACE

- Hada Labo BB Whitening Cream #1 + Etude House Precious Mineral BB Cream #2 (50-50)

- Ellana Sheer Velvet in White Chocolate

- The Body Shop Shimmer Waves in 02 Rose

EYES

- LA Girl HD Concealer in Creamy Beige

- MakeUp Forever Star Powder in 927 (all over lid)

- The Body Shop Eyebrow Powder (both for eyebrows and light brown for crease)

- Tony Moly Backstage gel liner in Black 01

- Yves Rocher Mascara in Black

LIPS 

- Watsons tinted lipbalm in Cherry

- Lancome lipstick in 284 

*If you're interested to read my review on the individual products I've used in this FOTD, I included some links on those that I have reviewed already so just click away :)

Disclaimer: As you might have noticed, even though I am now going for cruelty free products, I am still using my previously bought makeup from brands that do test on animals (like Lancome and Etude House). It would be a waste of money if I throw them away or don't use them so I am trying my best to use them all up lately so I can clear my makeup collection sooner. However, I did stop purchasing from these brands last year and will continue to stay away from brands that do animal testing.

Supposed FOTN for Kpop Night

Supposed because I was unable to attend last night's event at Candyshop. I was so excited to attend a clubbing event for all Kpop fanatics because 1) I have only been to 2 bars ever and 2) It's gonna be filled with music I enjoy and people that's just like me.. BUT My ankle started hurting again yesterday morning so I can't go out to dance the night away :'(

Anyway, I've decided to prep up and do my makeup anyway hehe just so I can take some pictures. Actually, I'm the only one happy with it coz my parents and bro doesn't like seeing me with full face makeup LOL ^_^

PRODUCTS:
FACE
Etude House Precious Mineral BB Cream Bright Fit #2
Allue Girl Next Door Pretty Cheeks in Pink DelishThe Body Shop Shimmer Waves #02 (white highlighter only)

EYES
Etude House Surprise Essence Concealer 
Clinique e/s - champagne color (all over lid)
Matte black e/s (upper n lower lashline)
Matte white e/s (brow highlight)
The Body Shop brow powder in brown
Tony Moly Backstage liner in Black (cat's eye line)
Clarins Eyeliner pencil in Soft Plum (waterline)
MUFE star powder in 902 (lower lashline and inner corners)
Yves Rocher Mascara extra volume 01 Noir
The Face Shop falsies in XNS

LIPS
Estee Lauder Pure Color Lipstick in Pinkberry
Clarins Color Quench Lipbalm in 00

And here's some shot of me trying to look ulzzang haha pardon me for not acting like my age :)

I hope you didn't barfed with my pics haha :)

Thanks for dropping by!

My fave MLBB combo + review

Hello everyone! I know a lot of Filipinos are getting concerned about the Cyber Crime law that was passed. I am also concerned but I have decided to just live like nothing happened so I will still blog without thinking about that weird law. I love my freedom of speech, thank you very much ^_^

Anyway, I wanted to share with you guys my favorite combination for my lips for almost 3 or 4 months now. I am so in love with it because it looks like "my lips but better."

PRODUCTS:
Watsons tinted lip balm in Cherry 
HnM lipgloss in Cherry

Here's a swatch at the back of my hands:

And here's a swatch wherein I applied one layer of the products on my lips:

FOTD using this combination. It really looks natural, right? :)

MY THOUGHTS on:

1) WATSONS TINTED LIPBALM in CHERRY

(+)
- Gives a natural reddish flush on my already pigmented lips.

- The intensity of the color can be layered. The more product you apply, the redder your lips get.

- I prefer this rather than the liquid ones (like TBS cheek&lip tint) because this spreads evenly on my lips and I can blend it quite easily. 

- Staying power is okay. I do need to reapply after eating or drinking to maintain the intensity of the color.

- Fades quite nicely. It's not blotchy at all which is perfect if you are out and don't have time to retouch asap.

- It is small enough to fit inside your pockets for touch-ups.

- Doesn't dried out my lips like other liptints (maybe because this is meant to be a lip balm)

- Available locally and it costs I think around Php100 only.


(-)
- Cannot be used as a lip balm because it is not moisturizing enough.

- Unsanitary packaging since it is in a pot.

- I don't like the scent that much coz I am not fond of synthetic cherry flavors.

- I just learned that Watsons does sell in China which means it tests on animals =(

RATING: 4.5/5 - Although I liked the product, I won't be repurchasing this because it does test on animals.

2) HnM LIPGLOSS in CHERRY

(+)
- Moisturizing enough for my dry lips. No need for a lipbalm underneath my lipstick if I am using this.

- Gives enough shine without me looking like I ate Lechon :)

- Very cute packaging! I love that it looks like a cherry.

- Not sticky so my hair doesn't stick to it that much.

- Can be used alone coz this have a slight pinkish tint to it and it looks pretty on bare lips.


(-)
- Unsanitary packaging because it is in a pot and you need to dip your fingers to get some products.

- Not available locally so I can't repurchase this.

RATING: 5/5 - Will definitely repurchase if I can :)

 What's your favorite MLBB shade? :)


Thank you for dropping by!

The magic of makeup

Hello! I have tweeted earlier today that I will be doing a makeup tutorial and upload it tonight but something went wrong during the whole process and I decided to try again another day... I really wanted to film a tutorial to see if I have improved since the last I did it so yeah.

So today, I will be doing a post about what makeup can do to improve our over-all appearance for a party, for example. Here's what I came up with. Guess what I did to make it special ^_^

The other half only has light foundation, concealer and a lip balm. It is very natural and good for everyday but the other side is perfect for parties. It still looks simple and not over the top but I added some things to make my assets more enhanced.

Have you guessed what I used? If you thought false eyelashes, eyebrows and circle lenses then you are correct. Grooming my brows and filling in the gaps to make it look cleaner and frame my face better is one of the steps I just learned last month. I never knew that filled in brows looks better haha I thought I don't neet it coz I have naturally bushy brows but I guess I', wrong.

I also chose to use a brown colored contact lenses instead of the blue or green ones because I didn't want to look too fake. Although I love colored contacts because they are fun (if you noticed from my older posts), but using contact lenses with almost the same shade as my natural color makes it hard for people to guess what I did to look prettier and I learned that I prefer it that way hehe. It actually worked because my mom once told me she can't pinpoint what I did but I look different (We went to a formal event that time) and a lot of people complimented me whenever I use my brown lenses.

Adding false eyelashes also opened up my peepers without me worrying of looking like a raccoon.. I usually don't apply mascara if I have a choice because I have very oily lids and I usually ends up looking like an emo at the end of the day because of that. But I don't suggest using falsies everyday because the glue can make your lashes a lot thinner in the long run coz you can sometimes pull out the lashes during removal.

Products used:

FACE:

Holika Holika Petit Clearing BB Cream

Tony Moly Berry Lovely Tip Concealer in #1

Ever Bilena pink powder blush (no shade name on the palette)

Ellana Minerals HD Powder

EYES:

EO contact lenses in honey (grade 3.50 both eyes...I think I needed to upgrade to 3.75)

Tony Moly Berry Lovely Tip Concealer in #1

MOD Minerals in Splendor (all over the lids)

Coastal Scents white eyeshadow from 88 matte palette (as highlight)

Coastal Scents black eyeshadow from 88 matte paletter (for smudging the liner and on lower lashline)

Tony Moly Backstage gel liner in black 01

MUFE star powder in 902 (inner corners and lower lashline)

Generic false eyelashes

Etude House eyebrow pencil in gray

LIPS:

Victoria's Secret lipgloss in Embrace

You see, you don't need a lot of products to enhance your natural beauty. Just choose one part of your face you want to emphasize and concentrate on that. I chose my eyes coz 99% of the time I wear eyeglasses and whenever I have an event to go to I wanted to show them off hehe. 

What about you guys? What part of your face do you want to emphasize more when you do your makeup? Share them on the comment section below. Thank you for dropping by!  ^_^

FOTD @ MC 15th Anniversary Party

Hello! How's everyone? I hope all are doing good :)

It's been a long time since my last FOTD...I even can't remember the last time I dolled up haha ^_^

Anyways, I had the opportunity to do so yesterday because my fave Filipino author and friend Ms. Martha Cecilia celebrated her 15th year anniversary as a romance novel writer. I really had a blast at last night's event and I'm so happy that my makeup and hair cooperated throughout the evening. As expected of a big event, we had a lot of photo taking and those photos will be uploaded at Facebook and our fans club's forum (eirycat.proboards50.com) so you should always be ready to have your picture taken anytime. Can i just say it's a success? yup! It is a success! Kudos to the organizers because everything was perfect: from the venue to the food.. Till our next event Eirycats! ^_^


My OOTD/OOTN:


Here's my FOTD/FOTN:
NOTE: I used my camera's BEAUTY SHOT mode for majority of my photos and I forgot to take a regular shot before I left the house hehe :)

FACE:

- Ellana Minerals Sheer Velvet (as primer and finishing powder)
- Ellana Minerals Pure Blend foundation in French Vanilla
- The Body Shop Shimmer Waves in 02 (Rose)
- Skin Food Salmon concealer in 02 (for spot concealing)

LIPS:

- Tianuo Lip Oil/Tint
- Lancome Lipstick base (Clear gloss)

*beauty shot w/ flash*

*regular shot w/ flash*

After 7 Hours without retouching

*beauty shot*

EYES:

- MAC Paintpot in painterly

- Skinfood Salmon Undereye concealer in 02

- Ellana Minerals Conceler in Cheer
- MAC Cocomotion pigment (all over lids)

- Artdeco eyeshadow in Shade#20 (Crease and outer V)

- Makeup Forever Star Powder in Shade#902 (inner V and 1/3 of lid)

- Stila Smudgepot in Black (Upper lashline)

- Coastal Scents 88 Palette - White (highlight), Black (to set eyeliner)

- Ellana Minerals concealer in Cheer (undereye)

- Maybelline Volume Express Hypercurl waterproof mascara

- Avon Clear mascara for brows

- EO flexware contact lens in Hazel ???

I really, really , really love the beatuy shot mode of my digital camera! haha it makes my skin looks so flawless ^_^

Till my next post! I hope you guys liked my FOTD even though I have nmo practice for a long time ^_^

I'm back! ^_^

Hello everyone!!!

First of, I want to greet everybody a Happy Valentine's Day and Chinese New Year (Kung Hei Fat Choi)!!! ^_^

I miss you guys so much! And I miss blogging and blog hopping too!
Oh, and I'm so happy that I reached 102 subscribers already!!! I am so happy!! Thank you, thank you, thank you all for subscribing!!! I'm thinking of a simple giveaway contest for summer..I'm still thinking what to give out as prizes so please just wait for the mechanics in the near future..this is to thank all of you for your continuous support ^_^

Also, thank you so much for all the well wishes..I'm feeling a lot better now..Putting a hoodie really works in protecting my head from cold air :)

Me and my bf celebrated V-Day early (Feb. 12)..we really don't like going out to places where there are so many people..anyways, we decided to have dinner at our favorite Italian restaurant, A Venetto, and ordered Spaghetti ala Putanesca (I hope the spelling is correct haha) and vegetarian pizza (this is really yummy!)..I really got full that night so I was unable to eat dessert hehe ^_^

You might be wondering what he gave me..Well, he bought me a new swimsuit...we are planning on an outing by March so he wanted me to be prepared haha it's really sweet of him..He really knows I won't get myself an expensive one so he got me one instead ^_^

I also want to share with you all my very memorable weekend..My parents celebrated their 25th Wedding Anniversary this Saturday (Feb. 13)..We just had a small gathering with close family and friends and church-mates. It's really a happy day for us..After eating at our place, we transferred to the house of my dad's best friend (he lives near us..maybe four houses from my place) to celebrate the Chinese new year :)

Then, on Valentine's Day itself, we celebrated as a family..and also, as with the tradition in our church, my parents together with other married couples, renewed their vows to each other..this is done every Valentine's Day so we really look forward to it..but this year is special since it's my parents' silver wedding ^_^



If you want to see more pictures, you may click here ...We borrowed my cousin's camera for this special event in our family..you guessed it right..I still can't find the charger of our cam haha ^_^

And I'm so lucky to have an FOTD again! haha..My sister took a picture of me using her cellphone so the colors can't be seen that well but at least you will be able to see my face again haha :)

FACE:
-Beauty Credit Lovely Green Tea BB cream (I used Etude House Duo Fiber brush)
-Dayna's Minerals Foundie in G2
-Ellana Sheer Velvet powder
-Ellana Blush/Bronzer in Patience

EYES:
-MAC Paintpot in Painterly
-Skinfood Salmon Undereye Concealer
-Ellana concealer in Awake
-Coastal Scents 88 Matte Palette - highlighter and eyebrows
-MUFE star powder mix to create a salmon colored shadow (all over lid)
-Ellana MPM in Ethereal - eyeliner
-Maybelline Hypercurl mascara

LIPS:
-Petroleum Jelly
-Ellana lip color in Sensual (my HG lip tint)

And here's a shot with my new Ipod..I got it second hand and cheap from my bf's brother..it's in good condition so I didn't hesitate to get it..I'm so glad I did got it..I love listening to my favorite songs anytime anywhere ^_^

I hope this post can keep you guys for a while..I think I can blog another time this week and more next week (i'll tell you why next time)..I'm crossing my fingers that everything will went well ^_^

Till next time! Love you guys! Mwah*

Love,
Gale

Review: Ecorre Artist BB cream

Wow! I can't believe it's such a long time already since I last gave a detailed review on a product..sorry, guys..I didn't mean to neglect you all, it's just, I don't have anything to review lately since I did stopped using a lot of my newly acquired stuff for a couple of weeks (I'm breaking out, as usual hehe) and I don't want to give you all a half-baked review..I value you all too much :)

Anyways, I'm going to review another BB cream for you. I was given a sample of Ecorre Artist BB cream early this month (I think) as a freebie when I bought a gel sunblock from a seller in multiply. I have been using this for at least 2 weeks already and here's my take on it ^_^



WHAT I LIKE ABOUT IT:

- buildable coverage (I classify this to have medium coverage)
- has sun protection (SPF)
- easy to spread
- smells okay for me..not overpowering
- affordable samples in sachets (Php90-100 for 3 pcs)
- available locally (in resellers and Hortaleza)
- gives a smooth finish


WHAT I DON'T LIKE:
- doesn't control my oiliness even with help of oil control powder on top
- has slightly grayish tone when applied
- feels a little heavy on the skin, IMO, compared to Skin 79 and Beauty Credit bb creams
- it broke me out everytime I use it for at least 3 consecutive days

Here's an FOTD of me using Ecorre BB cream topped with Ellana sheer velvet powder.

Pardon me for the huge zit on my cheeks..I can't make it go away even if I already had it injected hehe..I just don't mind it anymore to lessen my stress haha ^_^

Till next time! I'll probably posting something this week again since we will have a very long weekend for our New Year celebration. See yah!

Halloween look: The Wicked Witch

Happy weekend everyone! It is another rainy and very windy day for us so keep safe!

Anyhow, since it is the halloween season, I decided to join the craze and create a look. This is my first time to do "scary" makeup hehe I was just inspired by all the beauty gurus in Youtube doing crazy makeup for the holiday. I agree that this is the only time of the year where crazy makeup is very much accepted by everyone so I want to take the chance. At first I wanted a vampire look but as I go on, I got an inspiration to become the wicked witch. I love fairy tales and they are not complete unless there's a villain. She is always a beautiful lady that has a very evil soul. So yeah, I hope I was able to capture it on my cam. It really looks scary in person..I was even able to scare my sister this morning haha ^_^

My inspiration:

Here's my version of a wicked witch ^_^


Let's start with the eyes..Pardon me for the messy falsies..I still can't get used in putting them on but at least I can now remove them and the glue with ease unlike the first time :)

EYES:

- Skinfood salmon concealer

- MAC Paintpot in Painterly

- Coastal Scents 88 matte e/s palette (sorry, I was unable to take a pic of the colors I used bec. my cam died)

- The Face Shop false eyelashes in XNS

Now for the face..I kept everything pale white as to give a more eery look...

FACE:

- Sunblock SPF 80 (to give us a whitish cast)

- Ellana Sheer Velvet Primer powder

- Meow foundation in Flawless Feline formulation "my mix" (this is very light)

- Aromaleigh URFP in Peaches & Cream (to provide some iridescent sheen to my skin)

- Ellana Blush in Serenity (i used this to contour my cheeks)

LIPS:

- Petroleum jelly

- a dark purple lipstick topped with blue violet e/s from my CS palette

And here's my most scariest photo (IMO hehe) ..I think I can pass up as Sadako..what do you think? ^_^

Thanks for dropping by guys! Till next time ^_^

HAPPY HOLLOWEEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My look during my job hunting yesterday ^_^

Hello! How's everyone? I hope you had a better Monday than me..I really had a bad experience in Aegis People Support yesterday..I can't even put into words how frustrated and tired I was..I'll do a separate blog entry for it (maybe later after this post) so as not to interfere with my topic..anyways, I just want to share with you all an FOTD..I usually do this look whenever I need to have a nude-makeup or a classic neutral look and this applies in school, work or job hunting since you will get to be interviewed and such. So yesterday, I decided to sports this look instead of my usual colorful makeup hehe..and also I want to look as natural as possible since it was very hot yesterday and I don't want to look too made up then when the makeup melts due to the heat my face will look bad..

I used all MMU on my face since I want something light and since I'm breaking out too, I don't want to use a traditional foundation that can aggravate it..I have 2 huge zits on my cheek and I was so lucky to be able to neutralize the redness and make it a little un-noticeable..

FACE:
- Ellana Sheer Velvet primer
- Meow Flawless Feline foundation in Frisky Abyssinian
- Aromaleigh URFP in Peaches and Cream
- Lumiere blush in "Ditto O"


For the lips, I used Lancome lipstick in 108 and sheer gloss. I'll take a picture of the two.

EYES:
- SkinFood salmon concealer
- Ellana Awake concealer
- MAC painterly paintpot
- Coastal Scents 88 matte palette - I used 4 colors: white (highlight), light brown (lids), medium brown (crease), dark brown (upper lashline)
- Estee Lauder high impact mascara in black

By the way, I'm loving the Estee Lauder high impact mascara now because it gave my lashes some added length and a little volume plus it did not smudge that much even though it is not waterproof..the only downside of this product in my opinion is it weighs down my lashes so I need to curl them again..But I can live with that :)

Here are some pictures..please pardon my brows..I tried applying some brow powder and it did not work very well hehe ^_^


Till my next post! Bye :)

Birthday - Silver EOTD

Happy Monday guys! Wow! another week has passed by very fast..I'm a bit sad today because my job applications are still unreturned but I'm hoping for a good news this week. I'm always trying to think positive hehe ^_^


Anyways, pardon me for a very boring title..I can't think of a better one as of this moment haha..I went to a children's birthday party yesterday. One of my youngest cousins celebrated his 2nd birthday yesterday at Jollibee Ortigas. I enjoyed taking pictures of everyone..it is a small gathering, around 30 guest only including the kids..just family and close friends I suppose. Although my tita's family is quite sad with the news that her dad is like a walking time bomb already because of the condition of his heart (he has aneurysm)..After hearing that, I got quite sad too coz I got close to him after I took care of him for a week before..So please help us pray for a longer life and better health condition for him.


here's an FOTD of me taken outside (actually inside the van beside the open door hehe). I think it is too bright coz my blush didn't show on the pic :(


FACE
- Lioele Waterdrop BB cream (I tried it again today haha and I didn't itch that much)
- Meow pampered puss foundie in Frisky Abyssinian
- Ellana Minerals Sheer Velvet powder
- Meow blush in Claw Your Way to the Top


LIPS
- Petroleum Jelly
- HR lipstick in Wanted Rouge #93


EYES
- SkinFood Salmon concealer on the undereyes
- Ellana Minerals Awake concealer
- MAC painpot in painterly all over lid upto browbone
- and I used the following colors from Coastal Scents 88 original palette:




I applied color A all over my lid up to the crease using my ELF flat shader brush then I blended color B on the crease area using my MAC 217 blending brush. I applied color C as highlight. And I wet my Charm angled liner brush with Aromaleigh eyeliner sealant and used color D as my eyeliner on the upper lashline. Then I curled my lashes and applied Lancome high definition mascara in black.

I applied it around 12 noon and around 10pm it looked like this already..

My lids still has some eyeshadows but they are already the faded version hehe ^_^

I'm gonna leave you all with a picture of our birthday boy. Happy 2nd birthday Edd Benedict!

Left to Right: my sister Mei, birthday boy Ben, me and my cousin Coleen

Till next time! Thank you for dropping by guys! ^_^