REVLON CRAZY

so, my fave drugstore had a BOGO free sale on their Revlon ColorStay products & you guessed it right!! I was there!! & here are the stuff I got...












ok, so I went ColorStay crazy... the products from that line are just really good!! I've heard so much good things about them... I love the foundation so much so I thought I'd try other stuff as well... if you are following my blog religiously, then you would know that I now have 4 different shades of the ColorStay liquid foundation... the first ones I got were the Normal/Dry skin in Fresh Beige & Medium Beige from my BOGO free Revlon post... then this time I got Combination/Oily skin in Golden Beige & Warm Golden... I'm doin an experiment to see which shade is best for my skin tone... If I get the chance, I'll probably post pictures for comparison, that's if I get the chance to... it's friggin hectic these past few days so I dunno! so far, I'm really devoted to the Fresh Beige, the Warm Golden might be a little dark for me, although I've only used it twice & I think I might've used a little too much bronzer both times... the Medium Beige is almost like the Fresh Beige one just a teeny bit darker... I haven't really experimented with the Golden Beige as of yet... but no matter what, I've decided to keep all of them... they are really great & maybe I can use the darker ones when & if I get tanned... I can only wish!!!! **sigh**

I also got one of the new Mineral Finishing Powder in Suntan Matte... I think this product has a really good finish especially if you want to get that natural tan without getting too much shimmers on your face... MAC Mineralize Skinfinish dupe?? I dunno, I only own one MSF & it's the skin tone ones... LOL... but even without having tried the MAC ones, I could say it could be a really good dupe, if not better... the thing that I love about this is that the product that gets into your brush, regardless of the number of swipes on it, is very minimal... that means you don't deposit that much on your face... while the one that I have(Medium/Natural & Shimmer) gets too powdery after a couple of swipes... but like I said I only have one so I don't really have the right to give it a bad review, plus regardless of it being too powdery, I still like my MAC MSF... I know! I don't make sense sometimes.. LOL...

I got a pressed powder as well, I just wanted to see if my ColorStay foundation would look really good if paired with its partner-in-crime... & IMO, not really! the Coastal Scents Silica Powder does a better job... it is still my go-to setting powder, still irreplaceable... as of now anyway! but I think I will keep this powder, I have a feeling it will eventually be useful to me...

one of the products I've heard people ravin about is the concealer from this line... I have yet to try it but I'm definitely excited to! why?? coz the friggin MUFE concealer palette that I got, gots to go! it's not creamy enough for me... it dries out on my skin faster than anything... then it gets flaky before I even get to cover it with foundation... it is sooo going back to Sephora.... it might've worked for other people but not on my stinkin face...











another thing I picked up today is the Rimmel Gentle Eye Makeup Remover... another new thing I wanted to try & so far so good... it doesn't feel oily like the Neutrogena one... but I need more time & trials to reach a verdict...

til next haul makeup junkies!!!!

SWEET! RED CHERRIES

just a quick post before I start getting ready for tonight... we're havin' Davi's birthday celebration tonight instead of his actual birthday, which is on the 13th.... coz all of our friends are gonna be here, we're gonna be complete only this weekend, so my friend Michelle thought of just doin our thing this week....

I just really have to post this as I am soooooooo stoked on what I found today!! I went to one of the local discount malls here in town in desperation to find a big brown belt which I forgot to get at the mall & since the discount mall is just about a block or 2 from my house I just decided to go there real quick... well, I found some red cherry falsies there for $1.99! sweeeeet!!!! I could not believe my eyes when I saw them, I thought I was dreamin!! hahaha... okay so I'm over reacting, it's just that I never thought I would find them there or anywhere... so I picked up four different styles & one Bliss brand(?) not sure if this has good quality so I just got one to test it out... I got them in #42, #66, #99 & #600...I also picked up a couple of makeup brushes, it's the Stella France brand(?) one eyeshadow brush that I can use for blending or highlighting & one angle shadow brush that's perfect for putting shadows on the bottom lash line... it's a little bit flimsy though so we'll see how it does... I might wear one of the Red Cherry falsies tonight so just watch out for pictures from tonight's event... I better go coz I still have to do mah nails... see ya all laters!!

CHERRY CULTURE HAUL

so I got my NYX goodies from Cherry Culture today... I only got a few things but I'm super excited to try everything out....

all NYX:

1] Fabulous Lashes-#115

2] Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil-Milk

3] Ultra Pearl Mania-(L-R) Jade,Turquoise,Baby Pink,Pearl,Purple

4] Round Lipstick-(L-R) Herades,Strawberry Milk,Thalia

5] Round Lip Gloss-(L-R) Whipped,Very Clear

6] Lip Pencil-(L-R) Auburn,Natural (BOGO free)

I've been looking for the Milk jumbo pencil at Longs drugstore but seems like they're always running out of stock on this color or sumthin... but I'm so stoked that I finally got it... I'm also excited as I got my very first lip liners... this must be what's missin on the swatches I did when I tried the lipsticks I got the last time... the Auburn is perfect for darker shades of lipstick while the Natural could be paired with nude lipsticks...

here are some picture & swatches....

(from L-R)

VERY CLEAR/WHIPPED/NATURAL/AUBURN

(from L-R)
THALIA/HERADES/STRAWBERRY MILK

- no flash -
- with flash -(from L-R)
THALIA/HERADES/STRAWBERRY MILK

my favorite is the Strawberry Milk lipstick so I tried it on top of the Natural lip pencil & topped it with the Whipped lipgloss... it's so Barbieish!! cute!

MUFE,CARGO,SMASHBOX

I don't really use concealers all that much but I noticed that that's probably what's missing with my makeup... I'm not really into concealers since I really never needed it in my clear-skinned-past... but since I now have red areas & acne marks, I decided it's time to invest on a good concealer.... I own like only 4 concealers, if 2 are even considered a concealer.... I have the Maybelline NY Instant Age Rewind Double Face Perfector(conceal & highlight); the Bare Escentuals - Rare Minerals Heal & Conceal Blemish Therapy; Avon Look Alert Eye Brightener & Everyday Minerals Intensive Light concealer-sample jar(not in picture)....

I never had any problems using these concealers but I am in search of a high quality one that I'll be able to use for all problem areas (blemishes, under eye dark circles, acne scars, redness & other discoloration)... so after a little bit of research, I decided that the MUFE(Make Up For Ever)'s 5 Camouflage Cream Palette fits the bill... so I ordered it from Sephora along with Cargo Bronzer in Medium Matte... & the package came today with another package for the black Smashbox faux fur brush roll case that I got from ebay.....

MAKE UP FOR EVER Camouflage Cream Palette No.1

CARGO Bronzer - Medium-Matte

SMASHBOX Faux Fur Brush Roll Case

holds about 11 brushes

so that was my very recent haul...


I will be posting a review on several products soon... Ciao for now!

MICHAEL & SALLY

wussup errrbody?? this is just a post on a mini haul from Sally's Beauty Supply Store & Michael's Craft Store....

first off, I went to Sally's & got me the ever so popular BUMPITS (in black)...
I also got a few of the Sally Girl single eyeshadows... I love these because the colors are very pigmented & simply because you can pick the colors that you like then connect the single eyeshadows to each other... kind of like assembling your own palette like the MAC refill pans only cheaper... oh so very cool!! I got the Green Apple, Blue Marine, Emerald & Turquoisethen I connected them to the first batch that I got a while back... here are the pictures & swatches with & without the flash....

after Sally's, I stopped by Michael's to get a couple of things... I wanted to get a brush roll for when I travel I have something to use to carry all the brushes I need... it's hard to just put it in a pouch bag, they get all over the place, plus it's unsanitary... I wanted something cheap for now but I also wanted to get something a lil fancy later on... so I got this brush set which comes with a black canvas brush case & a variety of 20 paint brushes(nylon)... it's hella cheap so I thought this would be perfect for quick gigs & whatnot! the brushes that it came with could also be used to apply gel eyeliners & also concealers... so for $3.99(sale price), it's a hell of a good deal!

& also, after watching this video on YouTube by VanessaJhaime, I wanted to get the Loew Cornell Brush Cleaning Jar & try it for myself....

& I'm so glad I did, coz this brush cleaner jar thing is awesome!! it makes brush cleaning so much easier & more convenient... I also picked up a couple of replacement pads for later...

so there you have it.... hope y'all have a nice Memorial Day weekend... be safe driving to the beach & wear a lotta sunscreen!!

LIPPIE PHASE

like I said in my previous post, I've always been a lipgloss girl, never really committed my lips to any lipsticks... but for some reason, lately I've been wanting to get lipsticks... I wanna see if I can start wearing them... I dunno, I guess I'm going through a lipstick phase...

got these lippies from CVS, (from L-R) Sand, Chestnut & Nude Blush... all from Maybelline NY, the red one is from the Moisture Extreme line...

I also got my first ever MAC lipstick in Myth today... yay!!! I bought it from ebay...

here are pictures of the lipstick shades I got... please excuse the low quality shots, I don't have a DLSR... my camera suck! also, please excuse my uglee lips... the very first picture was fine but my lips looked weird on the rest... the outline looks like they're fading... I used baby wipes to wipe the lipstick off, so maybe that has something to do with it? I dunno!

dang! you can see it's all chapped too!! I should start using them therapeutic balms I got... ewww!!

and the swatches...

I.M.O.:

-texture wise, all of these are very creamy which I like

-I pretty much got the nude shade that I was looking for, except the Chestnut is a little darker, but it's ok, I still like it!

-both the Chestnut & the Sand are pretty sheen, with some tiny shimmers in them... the Nude Blush is matte

-I'm not really feelin the Myth right now, to me it feels creamy yet it looks dry on my lips... I'll be playin with it though, maybe I can rock it with the perfect lip gloss..

-they are pretty cheap... I got the Sand & Chestnut 50% off so they're like 3 sumthin bucks... not bad ey?! I thought the Nude Blush was on sale as well, guess not... that one was around $8 I think!!?? still affordable... the MAC Myth was $11...

-what's great is that they are all very pigmented...

-they don't smell/taste weird

this is all I can say for now... so far so good with the lipstick experimentation... LOL!

JAPAN IS WAY AHEAD OF US

JUST FOR SHITS N GIGGLES GUYS!! NO PUN INTENDED!

PEACE!!!

a real 'RAG' doll!! awww... what a cute mop! now, why didn't I think of this when my kids were still crawlin?!? j/p!

start trainin them early I'd say...

talk about high maintenance!
if they are Manolos, yes! if not...
uhmmm... if I'm Japanese, maybe!
thank G I don't have Manolos!
who needs a man, right?! no man will cuddle with you like this all night... uhmmm... where can I get one??a TP on the head?! I wonder if they have invented one that stays by your rear... hehe
I really don't have anything to say about this one... if they don't feel like using a butter knife, why not invent a butter-stick-glue... errr what's it called?
if you think this is brilliant, look at the next picture....

right?!?
now this is my favorite one! you just gotta love this one... LOL

Japanese... I reeerry reeerry rub them!!

SELF CONTROL 101

okay okay so we(Lakers) lost... whatevvss!! I don't wanna talk about it okay?!? I don't wanna talk any smack about Houston for game 7 either, coz I think I jinxed game 6 when I posted it on here yesterday... LOL!!

anyhowz, today, I went to the mall real quick... I was on a mission to get one thing & one thing only at MAC... the Fix + (check out my MAC wish list here)... before I went inside Macy's, I told myself that I was only gonna get 2 or 3 items at the most... well, fortunately I forgot my iPhone where I store all my shtuff - wish list, to buy list, to do list, shit list & etc... & the only thing I can remember are a couple of the lipstick shades... you won't be able to remember anything when you're around millions of MAC stuff... LOL! & even if I swatch the eyeshadows & find shades that I like, I still wouldn't get them coz I only like to get the refill pans... the eyeshadows in the original packaging take up so much room & plus I hate the idea of depotting them... it's too much work! the only eyeshadow I'm willing to depot are the Milani ones... those are the easiest! but as I was saying, I didn't remember anything from my wish list except for the fix +, lipsticks & the 217 brush... now, for the lipstick, I asked the MAC girl to show me Angel, I didn't like it, it was too pink & too dark for the nude that I was going for... she showed me a couple of good ones which is Myth & the Viva Glam V... I didn't buy any coz I don't really wear lipstick, I've always been a lipgloss girl... I just wanted to see the shades for when I do the back-2-MAC thing, I know which lipstick to get for free... that's if they let you choose, do they?? I dunno... but as for the 217 brush, I did some good thinking weighing all the factors... haha... sheesh!! I didn't know it could be this difficult to buy a high-end brush... but I told myself that I don't really need it, the brushes that I have, work just as good... I mean someday I will get it but not right now... wow! listen to me! aren't you impressed?? LOL!


you'll be more impressed when you find out what happened next, so read on...

so, after MAC, I hit up the Urban Decay area... & found layin on top of the counter is the Book of Shadows palette... OMG!! I first saw this from my friend Michelle's... she had bought it like a month ago, then left it at her friend's in Canada when she went for a visit... bummer!! but she bought another one... ballinnnn!!! I heard that they have very limited number of palettes goin out for sale... but the UD girl said they got more in stock, she warned me that they go really fast & advised me to get mine now... haha pretty girl, it ain't gon work, that palette is 45 freakin dollahs, donchu know this is Self Control 101!!! LOL! despite the amazing colors I swatched, I fought the temptation... then I moved on to the palette right next to it - the Ammo... ugh!! I want that one!!! & the Deluxe Shadow Box... I will give it a lot of thinking before I jump the wagon... so to conclude my Macy's visit, I walked away from there with only one item in hand... whoa!!! now that is self control!!


okay, what I'm about to tell you is the most boggling... you're about to ask what is goin on?? LOL!! I went to Longs again for my Tatay's lotto & also to take back the brush that I was talkin about on my Danny Gokey post a couple of days ago... I got to return the brush without buying anything else in exchange... mind you, I did look around & I did pick up some stuff like some NYX eyeshadows & a 50% off lipstick from L'Oreal but I put them right back... hahaha, okay, the NYX was self control... but the lipstick, I put it back thinking that I'll just get it from CVS coz I still have a cash card for more than 30 bucks there since I returned a couple of Neutrogena foundations that didn't work out... anyhow, that's still a big progress right!?! **pats back**


til next time chicahs!!