May 2012 Favorites

Hey, happy 1st of June! Time flies so fast. May was indeed a very lucky and unforgettable month for me but I can't tell you for now why it was an unforgettable one. In this post I will be sharing with you some of the products that really love and always have been using them the past month. I know I haven't been uploading this type of video where I show you my favorites or hits and misses because I feel like its always the same its just that sometime I always like trying new things to experiment hence why I have bad face condition right now. But anyhow I still want to share it with you and who knows you might find these items interesting and if you do, please let me know in the comment section down below and I'll be gladly return you a comment.

1. Wet n Wild Tinted Moisturizer- I got this one because I was running out of my Myra Vita glow tinted moisturizer. I was actually looking for the ELF tinted moisturizer but elf counter at SM Fairview don't have it so I got this instead. I was having second thoughts because of the price compared to Myra which was only priced at 140 (if I'm not mistaken) and this WnW tinted moisturizer was 399, quite pricey for a tinted moisturizer. I was happy I got the shade that suits my skin tone but the only downside is that its very sheer almost like your not wearing tinted moisturizer on your face compared to Myra, my face looks so white and ashy.
2. Ben Nye Colorless Face Powder- I have this for months and yes this is what I use to set my foundation just because its translucent and very light feeling. It has that scent but doesn't annoy me at all.
3. Nichido Stick Foundation- OMG! New found holy grail. I love this foundation which acts as my concealer too. I got the shade "natural" because it was suggested by the promo girl at the Nichido counter and so far I really love the coverage! I use it as concealer to cover discoloration on my face around my cheeks.
4. Easy Brow Pencil- I've been wanting to buy this forever because of positive feedbacks from other beauty bloggers/vloggers. I got the shade of black because I have lighter hair and you all the theory that if you have lighter hair go for darker brows, vice versa.
5. Nichido Mineral Kohl Pencil- As much as I love lining my waterline this one doesn't impress me. Everytime I put this on my waterline, it smudge on me and later on when I check on mirror I'm about to have that panda/raccoon eyes.
6. Nichido Blush- I got the shade Cool Rum, a peachy shade which compliments my skin tone because I have medium to dark skin tone and we all know that peach blushes looks good if you have warm skin tone. This is my go to blush and I'm almost hitting the pan.
7. Revlon Lip Butter- like every other girl, we always love anything that is PINK. I like this bright pink lippy called "Sweet Tart" because you can build up the color from sheer to opaque.
8. NYX XLC- this is my most awaited part, topping sweet tart with nyx's lip cream in dolly girl, a bright pink that's so pigmented. (review soon)
9. Nichido Precise Liner- I love to define my eyes and creating different kinds of eyeliner. I always love to use felt tip liner in pen style because I can control the amount I want to draw on my eyes but since I can't find affordable one I opted to buy this because I heard from Say that this is smudge proof and it stays on forever.
10. Sigma F84 Angled Top Kabuki Brush- I love this brush. I won this from a giveaway and this is what I use to apply my foundation, set my face and for contouring/blush also because its angled.

How to: Tinted Moisturizer Application/Everyday Makeup

Hey everyone! Here is my How To: Tinted Moisturizer Application slash everyday makeup when I go outside. My face routine is very simple and I don'y layer too much product on. This moisturizer is like my HG because of the good coverage it can give. I'm not really a fan of concealer because it really can't cover the small bumps on my face although I have redness around my cheeks, nose and hyper-pigmentation but I don't mind them at all. My tinted moisturizer is by Myra and I got the shade of Beige but it has other shade which is too light for me and its called ivory. Sometimes I layer this tinted moisturizer with BB Cream but I've noticed that moisturizer is enough to get the coverage I want. 

I always need to set this moisturizer with setting powder and I know that I should use on translucent one but I prefer powder foundation because it can give me extra coverage I need on some area of my face. And yes if you've noticed I only use one brush all throughout the video and it is the ELF stippling brush because this gives you that airbrushed finish.

Here are the products I used:

Myra Tinted Moisturizer-Beige

Revlon PhotoReady in Medium/Deep

ELF Stippling Brush

Nichido Blush-on in Cool Rum

Daiso Saizen Eyebrow Pencil
NYX Felt Tip Eyeliner in Extreme Black

HBC Eyebrow Pencil

NYX BLL in Dusty Rose

IT Naturals Matte Lipstick in Very Rose

Watch tutorial here:

Cosmetologie 2012 Experience:Day 2

Hey everyone! So here's my second day experience during the Cosmetologie event that was held last Feb 21-22 2012. I was not supposed to go there because the bloggers that I was with during the first day didn't go but my emotion is pushing me that I should go because it's last day and Say of Makeup by Say Artillero will be there and I wanna see her again. I already met Say last year at SM City Manila but because I really like her, I wanted to see her again for the second time around.

I was waiting for Say because I have something to give her. I love giving random gifts just specially when I really like that person. When Say arrived, she was with Sabrina (http://misscorypotts.blogspot.com) and Andee (http://ohitsandee.tumblr.com). I saw Say at first so I approached her and gosh the ladies were so tall that I really felt so short standing next to them.

Sabrina and Andee :)

I'm with Say, Pinay version of Michelle Phan. :)

It was really nice to attend the Cosmetologie event and I've seen a lot of new trends about makeup, hairstyle, and etc. Here are some of the photos during the event that I have captured.

The Top 3

and the winner is...

From Cagayan De Oro! The boy in centeris the winner.

I saw Fanny Serrano too

So yeah that's my experience to this year's Cosmetologie! 

Have you been to this year's Cometologie? :)

Xoxo,

Nadj

Cosmetologie 2012 Experience: Day 1

Since I started blogging I never had the chance to attend any special events like any beauty bloggers had. I always want to attend events related to what I blog because in that way I can learn new trends and some do's and dont's and also to socialize with other people. The main reason why I can't attend to any events is because of my location which is I'm located to the last Island of the Map of the Philippines-Mindanao but I am proud to be Mindanaonon.

I've been here in Quezon City for 1 month and 15 days  and so far my stay here is pretty doing good because I can process some of the essential papers that I need to do. I am so happy that I got the chance to attend this year's Cosmetologie plus I finally met my co-beauty bloggers which is also the reason why I want to attend these special events because of them. Find out who I met in this year's Cosmetologie Event.

Simple Hair and Makeup For Valentine's Day

First of all I would like to greet you all of you a Happy Valentine's Day! <3

Here's the tutorial I made specially for this day and sorry for posting this so late just because I have some matters to take care off but the video was already uploaded last week and kept it as private video because I want it be seen by all this day. So any how here are some pictures I took and please don't mind the music background of the video ^__^.

I've created this well it looks simple to me because there are no bright, vibrant shades that I've used for this look except that it's all shimmery because I used the metallica palette I have. There are tons of eyeshadows from the palette but I decided to play around with pink hues just because Valentine's is all about pinks and reds so I just go with the flow. I hope you all like this makeup tutorial that I came up with.

Tutorial: Soft Sultry Look

I came up with this soft sultry look that maybe wear for everyday basis. Its basically a very settle eye makeup look and I use browns for those who are not into bright/deep/bold colors. I myself don't like bright/deep eyeshadows except for lipstick or lipgloss because I personally like wearing bright lip colors it is because on a daily basis I really don't wear makeup at all neither a foundation. I just groom my eyebrows, apply eyeliner, put on lipstick, bright lip color in particular to brighten up my look so that it won't look that flat then I'm good to go. It's very much comfortable to do and it lets your skin breathes from all the chemicals you apply on your face. 

So here's a makeup tutorial for all you ladies out there! :)

Beyonce's Party MV Inspired Look

I've always been a fan of Beyonce ever since she started her singing career and I adore her personality because she's down to earth even though she's a stunning music icon. Now that's she's pregnant, I can imagine her daughter/son being into music to not to mention that Jay-Z is a rapper so I bet their baby will have that talent too.

I was really captivated by the looks she had on her new music video called Party. She has lots of makeup looks that I screened captured but there's this one that I was inspired to do. My first time to put on heavy gel liner just for this makeup look but nonetheless I enjoyed doing it. I find it funny how my eyes looked more smaller because of the winged eyeliner but the pop of color and the hotpink lip color what   made the look stand out and maybe that's the reason why I was inspired to do so.

Neutral Everyday Look

Hello darlings! Second day of November and I can say how time flies so fast. I was thinking of what could be a nice makeup look that could be worn everyday something that is not all browns but the look that has mix of other color. So yesterday I've decided to create my own look and pretty much very easy to achieve. I used some pastel colors to make the look achievable and not so obvious not until you look at it closely.

What's New w/ SigmaBeauty?

So what's new with Sigma? As we all know that Sigma is known for their awesome and amazing brushes all over the world. Everyone wants a good quality brush and you can say that Sigma have it. These past few days, they launched their new Eye Palette which are similar to Urban Decay's Naked palette it's just that UD have one palette only and all eyecolors are great for smokey and everyday look as to Sigma's eye palette are available in 3 palette which you can choose from. The palette's name are: Dare, Bare and Flare.

DARE Palette

This Dare palette includes vibrant and neutral shades which allows you to create colorful looks. This palette also includes the exclusive brushes like E45 and E20 in a dual end brush.

BARE

Another palette is this Bare palette which comes in classic neutral looks that can be worn in everyday look BARE is perfect for accentuating your best features without too much color distraction. This comes with an exclusive brushes like E25 and E30 in a dual end brush.

FLARE

The last but definitely not the least is this Flare palette. This palette is compose of neutral and bright colors perfect for everyday neutral look but with a pop of color under your lower lashline. The purple and greens are great for a pop of color which will catch the attention of others. It comes with 2 brushes such as E55 and E40 in dual end brush.

Click here to visit SigmaBeauty's website and maybe you will be interested in buying one of those palettes.

Color Your Lips

Hey everyone! So this post will be about MAC and Revlon which are the expensive ones and 2 lip products that are less expensive. The MAC one is owned by mom and to tell you, IT IS really red, bright red to be exact. I don't know about you guys but for me I don't like wearing red lipsticks just because it doesn't look good on me or maybe it makes my lips fuller and I'm not really feelin' the full lips. Okay so as I was saying that MAC one is owned by my mom and the Revlon is mine which I got from my cousin from Dubai. The Shawill Noble Lipstick and Lip Gloss are bought by me at the mall and I'm really loving these two when combined because when I wear them on my lips, it's just like that I'm not wearing any lipstick on because it's more close to my natural lip color which I love and when I top it off with lipgloss it just give me that shiny lips.

MAC Satin Red

My fave lipstick from Shawill and it's partner, lipgloss

Well that ends this post. If you happen to buy any Shawill product then tell me what you think of it! :)

Sleek Palette-Vibrant Colors!

I've never really tried this palette from Sleek Makeup but I saw this on one of my fave beauty blogger named Sara Hassan and all I can is WOW. The eyeshadows look so bold and vibrant which is great for fun make-up tutorials. I just love how the colors are so bright that you don't need to dip your brush many times because aside from it's vibrant colors, it's also pigmented, which is great! I love how Sara did a review on this palette, if you want to read about it EOTD and Review by Sara. I was just amazed on how the colors are so pigmented and that's what I am looking for an eyeshadow.

Those 4 colors in the center are so BRIGHT!Caught my attention.

I Want Long Lasting Lipstick

So what's the difference between Matte and Creamy Lippies? Matte lipsticks are created and formulated to be long lasting on your lips, that even if you drink beverages it will still be on your lips and you may see a stain on the glass or cup but there is still a mark of lipstick on your lips. While the creamy lipsticks formulated just give your lips a dewy finish and you may have to re-apply your lipstick to give a color on your lips again. For me I prefer matte lipsticks just because they are the best and if you're lazy to re-apply lipstick then matte is good for you since it is long lasting. It is a dry formula but all you have to do is to apply your lip moisturizer so that you will have a smooth and soft base before applying matte lipstick and this will also protect your lips from cracking.I've always had creamy lipsticks and none of them are matte and now I'm looking for a matte lipsticks just because I found them more nice to look at and they are long lasting.

I always wanted to have Revlon because their lipsticks are just so perfect and gorgeous and it's really pretty. But just can't afford to buy one for me since it's not available here in our place. If I am to buy one of their lipsticks then I would wan to choose the Nude one and this one.

Can you see how gorgeous this lipstick? Ahh! Kill me I'm dying to have one for myself. Why do you have to be so pretty in color.. So yeah I want long lasting lipstick forever.

ELF's Endless Eyes Pro Eyeshadow Palette

Another palette that I would want to have is this ELF's Endless Eye Pro Eyeshadow from their ELF Studio line. It has 100 color available in both bright and neutral eyeshadow and the most amazing one is it's matte (I think so..). I prefer matte eyeshadow rather than shimmery one because you can't wear it during daytime. Shimmery eyeshadows are perfect for night time such as party, clubbin' with your friends, girl's nigh-out and etc. This one is limited edition and cost $10.00 on ELF's Website. Great deal because you get a 100 eyeshadows for only $10 which is not too pricy compare to BHCosmetics Eyeshadow Palette in 120 which is the best make-up thing ever! OMG if I only have this palette then I wouldn't ask for other one. But yeah this is affordable palette if your looking for a bright and neutral colors in only one palette.

Urban Decay Naked Palette

This palette has always been on my mind and I'm hoping to have one for myself. One thing I like about this palette is the shade of the eyshadows which are neutral and perfect for everyday look and you can also make a smokey eyelook using this palette only which is amazing because you don't have to bring lots of different eyeshadows or palette. UDNP comes which a 24/7 glide on eyeliner and a primer potion which has been loved by every make-up gurus I've watched on YouTube. I get envy everytime I see this because this is like a perfect palette for every girls out there. It's one of my wish-lists that someday I'll have this palette sitting on my make-up kit.

Snapshots of this day!

So probable my main goal is to post a video doing make-up tutorials, hauls, reviews and etc on my youtube channel but I really don't have the guts to post one, maybe I'm shy or too scared that people will criticize me.

After I finished preparing myself, I thought I could sit in front of my laptop and film a video but not to the point that I will upload it because the truth is it takes me TIME to film even just for a simple eyeliner application, even how to do my lipstick it takes me forever to film it. I decided to try one on how I do my eyeliner, my lipstick and my eyebrows but in the end I didn't upload it but I captured some screen-shots.

Showing what's in my make-up traincase. I didn't have much to show, just these only. Maybe I'll do a what's in my make-up traincase soon.

Showing the number of this Shawill lipstick in number 4. It didn't focus because I was just using my laptop webcam so hooray for the fail, Lol. About this lipstick I will have a separate review on this and maybe a screencap again on how I do it.

My eyes are done and somehow when I apply eyeliner my eyes became smaller like an eyes of Chinese. But I just love how I've done this eyelook.

Cotton Candy for my Lips

These past few days I've been applying this lipstick from Ever Bilena which I bought from Robinson, CDO. It's such a pretty hotpink color but the downside of this is it's creamy and I don't like creamy lipstick. I want a matte one that will stay longer even if I don't reapply that lipstick. But yeah I still love it because it taste good plus the smell is so good. Before I put on that lipstick I moisturize my lips using my nivea lipbalm in Strawberry which also taste good (nom-nom, Lol)so that I'll have a smooth surface on my lips. After moisturizing I glide my lipstick on and with that I top it off with my Shawill lipgloss in number 8 which has a shimmer and also taste good. Here's picture of the items:

A swatches of the lipgloss and lipstick right here,

as you can see the EB Cotton Candy is darker and I think it's a hotpink one, well more close to hotpink which I'm inlove with.

Completed look is....well don't mind the eyebags. It's just the result of working on my blog, lack of sleep. :)

San-San Eye Gel Liner

Yeah I know San-San is not a high-end product but don't you know that it last forever? It has a good quality and on the other side it's affordable too! So I bought this gel liner when I was looking for make-up products that'll be use for my Tita's wedding. I hunt for better products but didn't see a good one so when I went to HBC right before when we're about to go home, i dropped by there and hunt for more beauty products and I never really saw this one on their shelves and when I asked that man who's working there he took a pointed thingy and told me that that was a gel liner and in my mind I was like, "Oh, I never noticed that" the reason why I didn't saw it on the shelves because it was in a box and none of it was displayed. After I picked up one, headed to the counter and paid for it and until now I still have it. It's such an amazing gel liner because it's a waterproof and the color is charcoal, very deep black which I love.

Pic above is kinda blurry. Sorry I was in a hurry when I decided to capture this one for my blog. PEACE!

This pic is the actual applicator of the gel liner. It's very thin that you can make a precise line on your eyes but I love angled brush than this one :)

My before and after pic with my gel liner.

Thanks for dropping by! :)

BH Cosmetics Palette

If I am to describe this palette, it would be in one word only, AWESOME.I really don't know about you guys but this palette is the best thing ever that they've created not only because of the quality and the packaging but also because it's user-friendly which you can directly apply it on your eyelids and it doesn't need to be sprayed unlike other makeup eyeshadows that you need to spray them with water in order for them to pop out. BHCosmetics have the best eyeshadow palette ever, well aside from CostalScants which I also love and I wish I could have this one in my makeup collection, because if you're a make-up artist then you shouldn't be late enough to have this amazing palette.

So I asked my tita who's now in Dubai if she can buy like this for me and she told me that yes she will but I have to use it and not just for display because it will be expired once open. She told me also that once she bought the items that I told her she will send it to my cousin who's going home very soon and because of that it made me happier and much excited. She works in a spa and because of that she know what type of skin products I'll use, and she also know what type of skin I have. Yay for that items I'm waiting for.

Try AVEENO Daily Moisturizer

I want to have this Aveeno Clear Complexion Daily Moisturizer.
It claims to: This fast-absorbing moisturizer has a unique formula with exclusive Total Soy Complex and salicylic acid. It helps to naturally even out skin tone and smooth texture as well as helps clear up and prevent blemishes - leaving skin clear, smooth and even-looking. This oil-free, hypoallergenic, noncomedogenic formula won't clog pores and is gentle enough for everyday use.

Since I have combination skin of oily and sensitive I think this moisturizer suits me well because of the salicylic acid that's included in the ingredients. I have been trying out skin products that will suit me but because Im eager to clear up my face I ended having break-outs since my face is not used to the new skin products I tried. So yeah maybe my cousin will buy one for me if not maybe i'll have to tell my Tita who is now working at Dubai, this will also serves as my pasalubong when she will come home here in Philippines.