ELIZABETH: Picnic Themed Prenup (What to Bring?)

First of, you gotta think of a theme. This post is about all the things you gotta bring when, like me, you finally decided to do it outdoors - picnic, garden, park, whatever you call it. I decided to do it outdoor because I want to use natural light - the sun. Not the fake lights inside an air-conditioned no-sweat studio- where's the fun in that?

Mind you, this location aside from the A-mazing natural light means (these are the cons) we have to deal with the perfect weather, we needed to come back because the first time we've been here, it's drizzling.The picture below which is the second time - was scorching hot! Slap on that sunblock, honey!

Can you imagine myself smiling while inside I'm squirming because my dress' is too thick, lacey-itchy and sticks to my skin? No problemo, I used  Dove Underarm roll on, my sweat smells divine!

Tip: Under that wedding dress is my Converse. Do not attempt to run in heels when you're on hills. (hey, it rhymes!)

Another tip: This converse also walked down the stairs.

If you choose to add stairs on your red carpet moment, Converse is your comfort.

The grass is so deliciously green and the soil, well, yeah, some went under our toenails but no matter, I painted it anyways. So yeah, there's the cons and pros. I just state it here because I still choose to step on soil and get a little sweaty and a little dirty and have awesome photos and not complain about it because I know what to expect. So choose your location and theme wisely, brides. :)

This is one of my DIY props! hehe :)
-1 balloon stick snapped in two to make my cartonlina-art stand. Letterings here are made of good 'ole crayola and pentel pens lying on my desk somewhere...


This is also my DIY props, our most awaited date!
straws + cartolina + creativity = Art, personalized art that is. :)


And this are the props that we brought:
picnic mat
Teddy bear- 4th anniversary gift from my hubby when we're still bf and gf
basket
picnic basket
guitar
flowers
tea cup
my handbag from kimbel
sparkle wine and champagne
wine glass
chocolate pie
apple and orange fruit
french bread
plate (2 sets)
spoon, fork and knife (2 sets)
black brim hat for my hubby
straw hat for me


we also bring styro with this message..

Live, Love, Laugh,

Beth

ELIZABETH: Prenup Makeup (When You Want to Look Fresh Under The Sun)

This post is all about the things I did to make our prenup shoot fun, amazing and awesome! :D

Note that this post is not about bragging but it's about having your dream "prenup" come true without hurting your pocket, or your fiance's pocket for that matter. hehe

About me: I pamper myself the day he asked for my hand in marriage. (So, I could flash my best smile on the big day) aside from that I'm proud to say that I didn't hire anyone for my hair and makeup. Youtube is your bff and google is your sister! Aside from having a sweet fiance, I'm lucky to be blessed to have a girly girl for a mother-in-law (which is a plus if you're doing your own makeup!). She (my then future mom-in-law) helped me straighten my rebonded hair and on choosing the right kind of falsies and the rest was on me. I put my makeup on!

The sun is scorching hot and my secrets?

-Keep it light. You have to look like yourself - the best version of you. Highlight the assets and hide the flaws.

-Primer. Myra E Sunblock. Revlon Primer. Ever Bilena BB Cream and Maybelline Oil Control Powder. Yes, you don't have to buy the most expensive to be your best, you just gotta go and find your HG (holy grail - the product that works best with your skin). If you are doing DIYs, maximize what you have and since you're aiming to be just you, why not use product you use everyday? ;)

-Be yourself. Smile. Not the fake smile that's holding your stomach in or sucking your double chin in smile,smile your genuine smile. Smile like there's no camera following you around and flirt! Flirt because you have all the right! This is where you should do the PDA master's degree level! Hahaha

Other products:

Eyebrows: In2It eyebrow palette

Lips: Simply Pretty balm, NYX lipliner and ELF lipstick in pink

Cheeks: Careline blush in pink

See my nails? No, I didn't let anyone touch my nails, it's pure DIY baby. Stay around to find out how!

Live, Love, Laugh,

Beth

ELIZABETH: REVLON COLORSTAY in Mocha

I just want to make my ordinary day, glamorously ordinary, that is. What else to do but to paint my nails! :)

REVLON COLORSTAY in Mocha

live, love, laugh,

Beth :)

ELIZABETH: QUICK FX EYELIFT CREAM

QUICK FX EYELIFT CREAM

This cream has the ingredient of NIACINAMIDE that helps reduce fine lines and wrinkles. It's amazing because it also lightens the skin, targeting dark spots around the eyes. It helps provide moisture to the skin.

It also reduces the appearance of skin aging, making our skin look fresh and hydrated.

It also has ELLAGIC ACID that helps skin recover it's youthful resilience, delaying the signs of aging. It is an antioxidant that may encourage more skin elasticity and suppleness.

live, love, laugh,

Beth :)

ELIZABETH: REVLON NAIL ART SHINY MATTE in Leather and Lace

REVLON NAIL ART SHINY MATTE NAIL ENAMEL
in Leather and Lace


First, apply the black matte...
I could just leave it as is, because it IS beautiful by itself but of course

I had to apply the silver Lace for the tip just because I want to have a more prominent-looking matte nails and get everyone staring at it, lol Kidding aside, it's very easy to apply because, it [the Lace] has a thin brush [really made for art-ing nails]!

Home-pampered nails! <3

and we're done! ;)
This is my french tip version of Revlon's Leather an Lace. Of course, you could do more and get wild with it. You could also make a highlight nail by just putting the silver color Lace as a tip or a nail art like criss-cross pattern or dots.

Simple yet elegant.

These nails are work-appropriate, so you could still express the girlishness in you without over-doing it!
;D

live, love, laugh,

Beth :)

ELIZABETH: A BONNE' (Lotion & Body Scrub)

This concentrate milk lotion protects our skin from UV rays.

A BONNE' MILK POWER LIGHTENING LOTION

This lotion is specially formulated with LACTICARE MILK POWER & COLLAGEN which are gentle to delicate our skin. It deeply moisturizes, eliminates skin dryness and restore lasting radiance! ;)

It also has YOGURT PROTEIN & MILK PROTEIN to double its effectiveness in giving our skin a younger look with bright, soft and smooth skin! :)

while

A BONNE' SPA MILK SALT

is a skin whitening with Milk Formula and Natural Spa Salt Benefits. It provides nourisment to our skin with Pure Milk, Dermawhite and Allatoin. It removes dirt deposits and dead skin cell from our body, giving us a new and radiant skin.

You will feel that your skin is so smooth and love to touch!


live, love, laugh,
Beth :)

ELIZABETH: AXIS Wrist Watch

These watches are simple yet very fashionable...

AXIS Wrist Watch

It's very memorable to us, because we used it on our prenup shoot..
Waiting for the big day to come! Woooooh!

Ahh... Pure bliss.

And we actually wear this on our Big day! <3


live, love, laugh,
Beth :)

ELIZABETH: FOTD (Apple Cake and Twinkle)

Hey there lovelies!

I am wearing Everbilena BB Cream for my foundation, APPLE (two-way cake) in Fresh Peach as my face powder.

and Apple lipstick in twinkle for my lips!

You can also use the powder as foundation, just wet the sponge with water. ;)

And oh! This is very affordable! You can purchase Apple (two-way cake) (3 grams) for only Php.169.00 and Apple lipstick in Twinkle (2.5 grams) for only Php.65.00! ;)

live, love, laugh,

Beth :)

ELIZABETH: NIVEA BODY MILK

If you want to strengthen your skin and reveal an extra fair skin tone, try :

NIVEA EXTRA WHITENING CELL REPAIR & PROTECT BODY MILK

It contains concentrated natural Camu Camu and Acerola Cherry with 50x Vitamin C to repair signs of dull damaged skin.

It's so refreshing and so smooth to the skin. I also love the smell! :)

live, love, laugh,

Beth :)

Empties: April to June 2014

My empties could have been a monthly post as intended but life got me busy it made my bag unorganized and empties unposted.

Bag, schedule, life. One word. Mess.And I like it!  #optimist #bringiton All Inclusive by Judy Astley will keep me company.

Of course, I wanna get on track and move on, cleaning my vanity by emptying products that lives there like forever is a good detoxifying habit! :)

Taya Beauty Amazon White Clay Thickening Conditioner - more of this here.

Pond's Anti-Bacterial Facial Scrub with Herbal Clay - I love the smell and it's refreshing after wash feel. Does the job well too.

Block & White Natural Pearl - that I used as a hand cream. It has UV protection and whitens skin at the same time.

Splash Hair Polish Hairdressing cream - finally, I'm ready to get my hands on my other

Taya Beauty goodies.

Anew Vitalizing Cream - again. It did break me out so I just used this as a makeup remover mostly. The sale tag kept me buying this, I always give in! Temptation, temptation! lol

L'Oreal Youth Code - Alas! This is a bittersweet goodbye. Why empty out on me? Why now that I'm used on using your dropper? (I tilt the jar as I'm typing this, hoping to get the last juicy drop! I did! And oh it smells a-mazing still!) Well, maybe because it done its part. I think I'll be saying hi to another bottle of Youth Code AFTER I finish all of my serums in my stash.

Ever Bilena BB Cream in Oriental shade - I used my Too Cool for School BB Cream as highlight with this as contour. Great match! But I think it would be awhile if ever I decided to try this out again. I'm now on my first bottle of Revlon Colorstay liquid foundation in 360 Golden Caramel which I cannot see on Revlon's kiosk at SM Aura! Boo! [but not really, if you know what I mean? ;) ]

Johnson's Baby Lotion in Milk - do I have to say more?

Johnson's Baby Lotion in Pink - classic.

Myra-E Shine-Free Face Powder in Light - Packed with Vitamin E with SPF 15 and hypoallergenic!

ELF Two-Way Cake Foundation - has SPF 15 but seriously, the packaging needs an upgrade it looks cheaper than other cheaper local two-way cake foundation out there!

Slimmers World Gentaflou cream - perfect for just got burned facial warts and zits. :)

Maybelline Hypercurl Volume Express Waterproof Mascara - 2nd tube. I think I'll skip using mascaras for now, since I'm using Lavish Lashes for the second time around. I decided to give this a try again despite of my not-so-good first time try. Talk about SECOND CHANCES! Ha! (If we are as close as lovers are, you'll laugh so hard you could skip your crunches!)

Sebamed Liquid Face & Body Wash - this is one in my list of snatch-from-the-cradle products! Sorry Clyde! :P

Yves Rocher UVBeauty Shield - SPF50, PA++, lightweight. Does the job like a Mafia boss.

Celeteque Tri-Benefit Power Cream - first off, thank you so much BDJ Box and BDJ Power Planner for these cute samples. Now on my last sample tub and ready to buy the regular size. (Looking for my BDJ Lifestyle card! :P)

Hygienix Hand Sanitizer - this is a bag resident. Keeps you your hand clean. Door knob clean. Toilet bowl clean. Just clean. and smells wonderful too.

Palmers Cocoa Butter Formula Scar Serum - I use this on my pregnancy tiger stripes and heart surgery scar. It does lightens the area and tightens the skin as well. It also reminds me of Willy Wonka and his Chocolate Factory.

That's it! Let's wish more products to go so that more will come! Haha! Love all, trust a few and do bad to no one because you sure will reap what you sow!

P.S. Karma will get you where it hurts the most. ;)