Recently, I got an AVON Makeup Base in Green as a free product for my purchase of the UltraMoisture Rich Lipstick. (If I am not mistaken, the promo ends today, May 31. Sorry for the late information). I'll be posting a review of both products soon. Anyways, the makeup base in green pushed me to research on how and where to use color correctors. I have seen tons of colored foundation and concealers, and honestly, I don't have any idea about its usage. I just found out that different colors are for different purposes!

Now, I'll be sharing with you what I read from http://www.jwcosmetics.com. Please check out the website, it has lots of helpful information. 

Here's a rundown of what each color can do:

Green is a popular color for use in correcting redness.
Yellow is excellent for under eye dark circles. Yellow will counteract purplish blemishes or bruises.
Lilac or lavender normalizes a sallow face by minimizing yellow undertones.
Peach works to hide dark spots, veins, and some under eye circles.
White is strictly for highlighting. Blend it into your makeup on the top of your cheekbone to make it stand out.

You may read the entire article here.


This article has been helpful to me. Now, I have an idea how and where to use color correctors. :)



The information was copied from the website stated above. 

I know it's somehow late but we still have 2 days more to join!

A Daily Dose of Anything hosts her FIRST EVER GIVEAWAY!

Click here to join!

In a few minutes time, we will be bidding goodbye to the last weekend of May. How time flies. Also, in a few weeks, classes will start here in the Philippines. Exciting days will again be here! I am planning to host a Back-to-School giveaway (which will include the Nanny Rose Sticks & Pulls All Natural Hair Remover as one of the prizes) but I am still on the process of getting some more prizes. We will get there, anyways. :)

Happy Friday everyone! I'll be heading out in a bit and I want to have a quick post. Also, the battery of my laptop is running low. It only has 58 minutes to go while I am typing this. Please bear with me in case there will typo errors or grammatically incorrect statements. My fingers are doing their blogging job very fast! :)

I bought the Nichido True Colors Collection Single Eyeshadow in Sea Shell because I want to have the perfect highlighter without opening a palette. I have been religiously using the BonBon eyeshadow palette my aunt sent me from Italy for highlighting my browbones and inner tearducts. Since it is a palette, I find it tedious to open it every time I am putting on make up. There are time that I want to go out with just defined eyebrows, blush, and a lip tint so opening a palette just for highlight is a hard thing to do.



I got this from Watson and costs only Php68.00. I didn't hesitate to try this out since it is very affordable. I am also in the mood of collecting single eyeshadow pots and this is my first victim. I find it cute to have many single eyeshadows. :) If I am not mistaken, there are more than 10 shades available. I may get the others soon.


It looks like this when swatched:

What I like:

• Inexpensive
• Packaging fits well in my kit
• No allergic reactions
• Available in many other shades
• Can easily be bought from any Nichido stalls
• It has a little shimmer that gives it a kick

What I don't like:

• Pigmentation is not that good but is buildable -- That is what to expect for its price.
• The price is pasted on the side where the name of the shade is located. After I puled  off the price tag, the label was also ruined.
• Powdery -- It can cause fall outs.

Will I repurchase?
Honestly, I don't know. I think that it works good for its price but I am planning to look for another inexpensive single eyeshadows. For now,  I will still use it but the other shades should wait until I find NO cheap alternative. :)


Have you tried these eyeshadows from Nichido? How do you find it?

I mentioned in a previous post (read here) that I received a notice from our local post office. It was about a parcel that has arrived under my name. I wasn't expecting anything by then so that notice made me wonder and excited at the same time. The next day, I went to the post office to pick up the unknown and unexpected parcel. If you would notice, there was an amount indicated on the notice which says P40.00 (~ $1). Though I was totally aware that I have to pay the amount, I was still afraid that there may be some hidden charges which may possibly include the customs fee, the storage fee, etc.Good thing, there was none! I just paid P40.00 and this baby was given to me. :)

After seeing the envelope, I knew it was from Sigma Beauty. I never thought it would be this fast. I read some affiliates post telling that it took them 2 to 3 months to receive their affiliates brush. For me, it took only about 3 weeks since I received the email from their associate that they have sent the package on April 21.

* Sigma Beauty Make Up Brushes has been a favorite of Youtube Gurus like xteeener, sccastaneda, DulceCandy87, and many others.

The parcel contains the following:

I love how they try to be personal with their affiliates. See my name on the card? :)

And the star of this post is the Sigma E25 Travel Size Blending Brush. The kind of brush that will be given to affiliates depends on how many followers the blog has upon registration. I only had about 50 followers when I applied for the affiliate program so I got this.

For comparison, this is how big the brush is: It is about 4.5 inches long, from end to end.

Quick review on the brush:

Tiffiefum Invasian has a giveaway!

These are the awesome prizes:

Click here to join!

I have been joining giveaways and contests for quite some time now. I don't care if  what is at stake are beauty products, cute stuff, or just discounts for certain brands. I am not just after the prizes itself, I also want the feeling of 'winning'. It has a certain personality booze on me. Like, "Hey, I won!' then I'll flip my hair. I know some of you understand this. The 'winning' moment was in me last May 18, 2011, (Wednesday) when Nikki Tiu of AskMeWhats emailed me that I am one of the 10 lucky Clinique Party joiners. I know it was not a contest nor a giveaway, I still felt like I won...bigtime! And to date, this was my first time to win in a some kinda contest/giveway or whatever you want to call it.

Rewind:

May 21, 2011 -- Edge, the ever supportive boyfriend, insisted to tag along so he could take pictures  of me and the event while I am busy chatting and party-ing. He knew how excited I was for this event and I would love to keep the moments.  I was in Rustan's Makati 15 minutes earlier than the 2:00 PM call time. I grabbed some snacks to pacify my hungry tummy. I hadn't eaten lunch because I was afraid to be late. When I went to Clinique stall, I was greeted by Ms. Nikki's huge smile. I literally wanted to jump of excitement when I saw her. The fan in me went giddy. I was later on introduced to Ms. Mira Villanueva, the Marketing Manager of Clinique Philippines.


Snacks from Bizu were served. I loved the Blueberry Cheesecake! :)


There was a skin consultation for each of the 10 party joiners. I was 5th or 6th on line so I checked the Clinique make up counter while waiting.



When it was my turn to have my skin consultation, I found out that I have dry-combination skin. All the while, I thought I have just DRY skin.

My foundation was removed for me to try out one of  Clinique's foundation.

To tell you honestly, I was really amazed on how the products turned out to be on my face. Everything did pretty good. I specifically love the Dramatic Difference Moisturizing Lotion (DDML) and the Supermoisture Foundation. Now, I have decided to change my skincare routine and that will obviously include DDML . I will definitely save up to have my hands on those lovelies. They are quite pricey but are very worth it.


To try out some of their products, Clinique Philippines was so generous to give each of us sample products. The products given out were based on our skin type. I will make a separate post to give my insights about the products given to me.


I enjoyed every second of my first blog event. I hope to soon be a part of other blog events.

L to R: Marge, Ms. Mira, Iya, Me, Ms. Nikki, Alice, Trixie, KatBau, Rhona, Issa, and Kessa.

 Please don't forget to check out their blogs too. :)
 * Noticed how dark I was beside these ladies? Their skin were so radiant and luminous!




Dearest Edge, thank you as always. I ♥ u!

Read and view the photos of our Day 1 in Ilocos here.

The most exciting part of our tour was done on Day 2. It is when we explored the beach and the waters of Ilocos. I love anything with water. I always wanted to be a mermaid which I believe to be my past life. Haha! Anyways, we started with....

 And lastly, we went to the lovely

where we stayed for almost 2 hours!

Kabigan Falls is my favorite. It has very cold water which was very relaxing. :)

We only had one left to see on Day 3 and that was the Kapurpurawan Rock Formation. I was so happy to see this wonderful creation. I tell you, I could live there!

The rock formation from afar.

Big waves!

And bigger waves!

It was too windy that my hair was all over me most of the time.