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 ^_^

Review: MAC Paintpot in Painterly

Hello everyone!

Another holiday here in the Philippines so majority of us who are working don't have work today...I do have one but I did not go to my office because I'm not gonna be getting the double-pay rate coz I'm a part-timer so yeah...anyways, happy long weekend! ^_^

Now, back to topic..I will be doing a final review on MAC Paintpot in Paintery..final because after using it for almost 2 years, I'm already in the last few uses of it..This is a staple on my everyday makeup coz I have oily lids and my eyeshadow/concealer creases easily if I don't use any base for them.

Do take note that I live in a tropical country so if you have a colder climate than me, this will probably work differently to you. So, let's get started :)
The label is already fading hehe :)

Here is an actual picture of how much product is left...almost done! Yay! I can now get myself a new base haha..I really stopped myself to buy one until I finished this up so as not to waste good product.
What I like about it:
- neutral shade - I can use this as base for all colors of eyeshadow and it won't alter the shade of my shadows.
- Easy to apply on the lids.
- Makes eyeshadows stick on my lids for around 8 hours on cold months
- Makes the colors of the shadows vibrant.
-good value for money since it really contains a lot of product..I've been using this almost everyday for 2 years and as you can see I still have a few more weeks worth of products.
- If you like matte finish base, this is a matte one.
- Can be used alone to brighten up your eyes.
- Can be used as base for undereye concealer
- Available locally 


What I don't like:
- the product dried up a bit after 4 or 5 months..dried up in a sense that it is not as creamy as when it was brand new.
- I can't rely on this during hot weather..my eyeshadows creases so bad after 4 hours and I am spending 8 hours of the day inside an airconditioned room already. Sometimes I go home with a very defined creasing on the lids and it's so sad to look at and embarrassing...
-not that hygienic since I need to dip my fingers on it and bacteria can trap inside since it's a cream based product.
-If you don't like matte bases and wants some shimmers, this is a flat matte.
- Paintpots are available in many shades on MAC counters.


TIPS:
-Make sure that you wash your hands before dipping your finger in the pot to prevent putting bacteria and dirt on your pot.
- sanitize regularly by wiping the top layer with a soft tissue to remove the contaminated area.
- make sure to seal the lid tightly so as not to dry up the product
- with lid tightly closed, submerge the pot in a container with hot water then cover it with a lid..this can help the product to become creamy again.


Over all Rating: 4/5
Will I buy again? Maybe yes, maybe no.. but for now, I would like to try out the Etude House proof 10 eyeshadow base which is known to be a dupe for UDPP...and I would also like to try UDPP in Sin coz it has shimmers :)


What about you? What is your HG eyeshadow base? I would really love to hear them so I can check it out. ^_^


Till my next post! Bye! ^_^

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

Year-end countdown ^_^

Hello everyone!

I would like to share with you my most-used products for the year 2009..This is not a list of products that I just bought this year and liked but it is a list of products that I love and used continously for the whole year :)

In no particular order:

1. Venus and Mars Emu oil lip detox

- I keep on coming back to this lip balm..it really soothes my dry lips and keep it moisturized the whole day :)


2. The Face Shop Cllean Face White acne solution foam cleanser

- I use this 2x a day since I bought it. Keeps my face clean. Although I did not find any positive result for my acne, it still does a good job in cleaning my face :)
3. Shiseido eyelash curler

- It's not until early this year that I started to appreciate the power of a good eyelash curler hehe..before, I can go out with just powder on my face (lazy days) but now, it's a must to have my lashes curled + oil control powder before I can feel confident going out without makeup haha ^_^

4. Coastal Scents 88 matte e/s palette

- This is one of the products I bought this year that I really am grateful that I did not sell. I loved how I can create many looks with just this palette..plus, it is so affordable that I don't mind using it whenever I want to play makeup..very bang-for-the-buck purchase IMO.

5. Skin Food Salmon Darkcircle Concealer

- I love this concealer! I use this almost everyday since day 1. I love how creamy it is (keeps my undereye from dryness) and how good it conceal my racoon eyes hehe..and for the amount of product I got from such an affordable price, I can't complain anymore..this is my HG concealer as of the moment :)

6. Ellana Buffer brush

- I'm really, really, really thankful that my sister gave this to me last Christmas..After a year, its condition is still the same when I got it new. It did not shed, still soft and dense and big enough to finish the job fast. This is my HG face brush..I love this more than my other kabuki brushes :)

7. MAC paintpot in Painterly

- This primer is almost finished already and I will be needing a new one soon. Although I'm not yet sure if I'll get another one of this (it tends to dry out easily in the pot), this item will still have a space in my heart. It served its purpose very well for the last 2 years or so. Keeps my eyeshadow intact and vibrant the whole day. It's pricey but still a good buy since you'll be able to use it for almost 2 years if used everyday.

8. Mandom Cleansing Express Sebum

- I love this make-up remover! I use this every night to remove my makeup and the dirt and oil, accumulated during the day, from my face. This is very mild for my sensitive skin (no stinging sensation on eye area) yet still does the job pretty well. It's affordable too! I already have finished 3 bottles of this and I don't see myself changing to another brand anytime soon :)

9. Ellana Moisturizing Lip Color in Sensual

- This is my favorite lip color for this year. I use this almost everyday because it doesn't dry out my lips and gives me a lasting color like a lip tint. Aside from it being a mineral makeup, I also love the fact that a pot lasts for more than a year even if used frequently everyday. You really get the value for your money. I use this a lot and I still haven't finished up half of the product yet. Love this :)

10. ELF Eyeshadow brush

- This brush works great in packing color to my eyelids. After using this for a time, I stopped getting the urge to buy a MAC 239 brush. Even though it's not as soft as I like it to be, it still does the job pretty well and it doesn't shed. And since the price is so cheap, I can buy myself a lot for different colors. I'm so happy that I did not regret buying this hehe :)

That's it! Those are my top 10 products that I loved (and still loving) for the year 2009. I can really see myself re-purching majority of the products listed when I finished them up. I really am happy to purchase these stuff with my hard-earned money :)

This will be my last post for the year. Time really pass us so fast noh? When I wake up tomorrow, it will be January 1, 2010 already.

Thank you so much for being with me this year! I hope to stay in contact with all of you for more years to come. Happy New Year Everyone!

I wish everyone will be healthier, happier and more prosperous this coming 2010. God bless everyone! ^_^

I love you all!

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! ^_^

FOTD + my cat

Hello everyone! It's weekend already!! yipee!! hehe I really like to rest :)

It has been quite some time since my last FOTD so I decided to post one today..actually this FOTD will serve as a swatch for my new blush..I got a loot bag during our Japanese friend's birthday party. The bag has some cute fake nals (but I don't know how to attach those hehe), hair clips and these two palettes.

What caught my eyes is this palette..I so love the shade of the blushes! Very pretty and fresh. Sadly, it doesn't lasts the whole day on my oily skin but i'm happy that it lasts for 4-5 hours. I'm not sure though if it causes breakouts or not coz I got itchy when I wore it and the weather was super hot..I'm not sure...

Here's a swatch on my cheeks under natural lighting..isn't it the prettiest? ^_^

It looks so natural! I used both shades and I applied it using my Lumiere stippling brush.

Here are some looks that showed the blush on my cheeks. This is my look lately coz I'm trying to minimize the products that I use on my face to help my skin breath while it is healing from breakouts.

FACE

- Ellana Sheer Velvet powder primer in White Chocolate

- Meow Frisky Abyssinian in Flawless Feline formula

- Aromaleigh URFP in Peaches and Cream

EYES

- Mary Kay Signature Concealer in Ivory (all over lid and undereye area)

- Ellana undereye concealer in Awake (all over lid and undereye area)

- Artdeco e/s in #20 (on upper lashline)
- The Face Shop white eyeliner pencil (on lower lashline and inner corners)

LIPS

- Clarins lipliner in Naturale-Soft Nude

- Stila lipgloss in Vanilla? (I'm not sure on the shade name coz the sticker was gone haha)

Here's a close up swatch..I just applied my Clarins lipliner all over my lips and then topped it with my Stila lipgloss (it's a sheer bronzey shade with gold flecks) :)

Here's another one ^_^

FACE

- Ellana Sheer Velvet primer

- Ellana foundation in French Vanilla (glow formula..this was discontinued already)

EYES

- MAC Painterly paintpot

- Mary Kay signature concealer in Ivory
- eyeshadows from the Japanese palette (green, brown and white) <-- :="" and="" pigmentation="" poor="" power="" span="" staying="">

- Black eyeshadow from Coastal Scents 88 palette as eyeliner on upper lashline (dry)

LIPS

- Venus & Mars lip balm

- Ellana moisturizing lip color in Lady Love

I'm in love with blush's shade but I want something that lasts the whole day..I hate retouching during the day..If any of you knows a blush with high quality pigmentation and staying power with the same shade as this, please post them on the comment section below..I would like to have a peachy pink blush that has sheen and a little shimmer (not glitters).. I'm looking forward for your recommendations! Thank you! ^_^

I want to end my post with a picture of my cat "Muning". This is how she looks like when she's sleeping and "sun-bathing" on her favorite spot (in my window)..She can stay a long time like that without moving :)

Till my next post! Thanks! ^_^