November Mini Haul!

Collective mini haul for the month of November includes goodies from Korea, random online shops and mall sales! :D I'm still sleepy but I'm too giddy to finally post this haul and maybe if I'm not yet tired will do a review on my favorites!

Secosana structured bag in toffee

Omni White Soaps

Empties December 2013

It's late and I don't care, I love my December empties to bits I'll probably scrape off the last bits of these right after I slash off its top edge from its body.

Missha Real Moist 24 Hand Cream in Manuka Honey - long-lasting moisturizing effect derived from nature

Baies Sucrees Sweet Berries Handcream

2 tiny bottles of Nichido False Lashes Glue and E.L.F. Black Pen Liner

Johnson Baby Powder in Milk and Off Lotion for Kids :)

Garnier Pure Active Fruit Energy Energizing Facial Foam and Quick FX No-Shine Mattifier

last but not the least, CreamSilk Hair Conditioner for Hair Fall

That's it! Sorry for being MIA, a wedding, a dance and an infant is keeping my arms, hands and mind full. ;)

NYX Eyebrow Shaper

I decided to make a single post about this NYX eyebrow shaper that I got awhile back because this is one of my life savers! Just this, my Nichido Eyebrow palette and a tube of lipstick and I'm made up, ready to hit the runway! :P

Glides on smoothly when applied keeping stray eyebrow hairs in straight perfection and shaping unruly brows to single file, making it easier to fill in and draw on.

This is what it looks like - soft white wax that's invisible when applied, no white marks

This is my before and after eyebrow.

Note that I hadn't put anything else yet aside from the wax. :)

This little cute pencil will never leave my pouch again! Yay for HG find!

Makeup Little Tips and Tricks

If you are as busy as a bee, and don't have extra time for vanity and glamour, then these little secrets will help you save time and still look and feel fab!

#Smelling good gives an impression of cleanliness and studies shows that it tends to make people respect you.

How to Have Longer Lasting Scent: Match your lotion with perfume! Scented spray layered with similar scented lotion will keep you fragrant all day long (the first thing that comes in my mind is the Avon matching lotion, body talc,deo and body spray). Don't forget to put your fragrance perfume on a travel size container so you could spray on anytime anywhere!

*Check out Travalo (one item on my travel wishlist) for a fun way to make your perfume travel-friendly! But if you are looking for a more cheaper way to smell good all the time, then Watson's travel size bottle pumps should be your friends!

These are my cutie patootie travel bottles and pumps. Especially important if you will travel by air because only small  bottles are allowed on the plane! :) perfect for lotion, moisturizer,perfume and hand sanitizer! :)

#Oilyness is next to ugliness!

How to Stay Oil-Free: After applying foundation, dust loose powder on your t-zone area (forehead, nose and chin) for added staying power and shine-free makeup, don't forget to put blotting papers on your purse for touch up

*Check out my kawaii blotting paper bought from Market! Market! department store beauty section!

For a cheaper blotting paper, you could use  Starbucks tissues or any hard-like-paper tissue, cut them to your desired shape (rectangular or circular, go do hearts if your artistic enough lol) then keep them in your already-empty pressed powder compact (I prefer to store mine in a compacted mirror just for good measure!), will post about that soon so stay tuned!

ELIZABETH: OOTD Gap Denim and Janilyn Shoes

Hey guys!  I just wanna share to you my OOTD on our 5 years and 2 months anniversary! So that's 5 x 12 + 2.. nah, you do the math! haha :D

Denim Top: GAP

Shorts: SURPLUS (Aerospostale Stretch)

Wrist Watch: Sophie Paris

Power Ring: Forever21

Belt: Y.R.Y.S.

Earrings: Saizen

On my face:

IN2IT eyebrow palette, eyeshadow trio by EVER BILENA, blush-on by Careline, mascara by SAIZEN, and eyeliner by NICHIDO :)

That's it for now! Check out my previous OOTD here!

live, love, laugh,

Beth :)

Nichido Travel Makeup Brush Kit

One of the things I wanna collect are makeup brushes, and I already did some posts about it my first and only Sigma Kabuki Brush, Nichido Mini Travel Makeup Brush Kit, ELF Stippling Brush, Nichido Kabuki Brush and retractable ECO-like KAbuki Brush I got from a department store and a lot more makeup brushes that I am longing to post here but of course as always, babe and work eating up my time. Please bear with me, as my next makeup brush post might excite you! :P

Moving on, my sister and I decided to buy another set of makeup brushes, so we got each other this kit without really inspecting first what's inside. So here is what this travel kit looks like:

This is way much longer than the other Nichido makeup travel kit below

but it is slimmer. 

It holds 5 essential brushes that is individually wrapped with plastic.

The brushes included are the

blush brush

flat eyeshadow brush

a spoolie

a brow and eyelash comb

Like I said, we don't go on the details we just grab these and head to the counter because we have other errands to do, so here is what my sister got as the last but not the least brush-

a hard lip brush with a hard plastic cover

while mine is

a soft lip brush

The brushes are amazingly soft enough that it won't "scar" your skin. It doesn't shed at all. But like I said, before getting this, you should see what is inside or not if you don't mind having either of the hard or soft lip brush. :P

But the spoolie and the brow/lash comb is redundant to me, I could replace the com with this brush instead

And another thing, I would be doing a DIY travel makeup brush holder because the plastic holder sucks! It accumulates dirt faster and the sides are already worn out! But still this is a good item inside a makeup newbie like us. :P

So what can you say about this travel kit? Is it a nay or a yay?

Nichido Travel Brush Set

Good quality doesn't always mean expensive! That is what I believe and I already have proven this for  a couple of times now. :) As you can tell on of my favorite drugstore brand is Nichido, I already had some several posts regarding their products - Finishing Powder and Eyebrow Palette. Now that I am collecting makeup brushes and is always on the go - travel and site inspections - I would not pass trying out their own, so I decided to get this Nichido Travel Brush Set in faux leather case and the Nichido Travel Makeup Brush Kit in plastic case that I'll be posting soon (when I get extra time again to blog :P).

This is what it looks like:

Nichido Travel Brush Set (Php 270.00)

It is so cute, handy, classic. It's good that its case is black. Each brushes are in separate sturdy pouches and is individually wrapped in plastic and the clip button is magnetic.

Here are the brushes included in the set.

Blush Brush

Eyebrow and Eyelash Comb

Lip Liner Brush

My favorite brush - which is the real reason why I say yes to this set -

Flat Angled Brush

perfect for defining the eyebrows and for applying gel liner! :D

Eyeshadow Brush

I love that I don't see the sponge tip brush in this set that I usually see on some local travel brush set. Every brush is uniquely for different uses, not redundant. :) I just wish that all their Nichido Travel Brush Set in faux leather case have the same brushes inside because... watch out for my Nichido Travel Makeup Brush Kit in plastic case. #hint

If you are planning to get this, you might as well check it out and open the set first just in case. :) More brushes coming up! For the mean time, share your favorite local brands of make up brushes below!

Nichido Eyebrow Liner Duo Kit

This is my second try of an eyebrow palette. My first try was 4U2 Eyebrow Palette that I will be posting soon. :P And if you are asking me why? Well, maybe because, I prefer using this palette instead of the former. :)

I love the sleek packaging! <3

Here is what it looks like...

it's totally girly! :P

This duo kit contains two shades in the colors coffee brown and black. Best for Filipina eyebrows. :)

This is a huge pan containing a lot of products! I bet this will last me a year or so. :)

This can also be applied as an eyeliner. Apply it dry for a natural look or wet the brush for a more dramatic eyebrows. :)

This palette also contains 1 tiny little eyebrow brush and a mini little tweezer that I don't use. :3

For Php240.00 this is oh so worth it. :) Here are the swatches! 

without flash

with flash

Like I said, I prefer this frm my 4U2 eyebrow palette but I'm not closing my doors for other eyebrow products like brow gels and the oldie-but-goodie brow pencils.

What are your eyebrow staples? Share 'em up below!

Nichido Final Powder

I'm guilty of not setting my liquid  foundation with a powder because I don't want to look cakey, and I used to rely on just puffing pressed powder sometimes, hence my make up tends to melt and face becomes an oil factory in midday... but not anymore, I came out of my stubborness and decided to end my dillema using this Nichido Finishing Powder.

Here you could see the sleek packaging...

It stays true to its promise of giving a light sheer effect. Skin looks soft and "naturally" glow. It could also even out my skintone and hide my redness on the side of my nose and cheeks. These are the swatches on my arms with and without flash.

See how it melts on my skin? This natural color is the perfect shade for my yellowish skintone, by the way, this shade is in So Natural. Its like having just a healthy glowing skin aka no-make-up make up effect on me.

Look at how full this tub is! That is a lot of product for a Php150.00! Not bad eh? And I recommend this for those like me who are new in make up and want to invest on a final powder for everyday use. :)

Five Random Things This Week

These past few weeks are freaking crazy and hyped! Oh goodness, I'm super duper excited and happy that we finally arrived at our house here in Makati! Yay! That means we successfully packed our things to huge boxes! :D And safely headed home. :)

number 1 --- speaking of huge boxes, we had more than 40 boxes, plus the cabinets, study tables, dinning tables, chairs and things alike! :D which means...

number 2 --- time to unload the boxes! D: If packing is hard, then unpacking is harder!!! Geez... I had to put things into their places and change my mind about it and put it somewhere else! And there's this time, when I put it, change my mind, remove it, and change my mind again to have it put again (for the nth time) to the first place I decided to put it. (redundant I know, but heck I'm a girl yow!)

with grannies! :P

number 3 --- my babe can now roll whenever wherever! Said that, I need to give another extra focus and attention to him just to make sure he is safe, within reach and is always comfortable. You know, when he rolled, and he got tired, he don't know yet how to roll back. Hence, he'll just lay down flat face and won't care that he can't breathe because he is too tired to care, he'll just wait for me to see him in his situation and let me decide whether to pick him up or just let him lie there. :3 And of course, he know I'll pick him up! Smart boy ey?

number 4 --- I am designing a new website! Yay! It's taking too long but I'm patient enough... Hopefully, one magical day would arrive where I can show my site publicly! Whew... Clue? It's all about fashion! :D

number 5 --- Hey hey hey! I'm hosting a giveaway! Wanna join in?

Click here!

That's it for now! Watch out for my next post, as I will probably share to you my latest discovery on how to whiten those pearls! :D

One Year Blog Anniversary Giveaway!

Should’ve done this a month ago, but, alas, my hectic schedule hinder me to do so, yet you should agree that it is way better to be late than never, ey?

So without further ado, I give you

Join me as I celebrate my one year blog anniversary through a giveaway! :)

The prizes includes:

Belle de Jour Chronicles Forget-Me-Not Notebook

Belle de Jour Favourites Forget-Me-Not Notebook

Skin Food Emulsion Sachet

Skin Food Serum Sachet

Skin Food Cream Sachet

Skin Food toner Sachet

Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer Sachet

Clean Skin Shampoo

Clean Skin Body Milk

Sue Devitt Whipped Foundation

Anew Genics Sachet

Pantene NatureCare Shampoo

Pantene NatureCare Conditioner

Garnier Light Complete Whitening Cream Sachet

Garnier Light Moisturizing Cream Sachet

Etude House Sweet Look Body Wash

iWhite Whitening Pack

Yves Roche So Elixir Parfume

Mary Kay TimeWise 3-in-1 Cleanser

Mary Kay TimeWise Age Fighting Moisturiser

Etude House O2 White Intensive Serum

Etude House O2 Tone Up Toner

Etude House O2 Tone Up Emulsion

Etude House Wonder Pore Freshner

Kerastase Nutritive Sublimateur Jour

Maybelline Lip Liner #25 Toast

Nichido Lip Gloss in Electra

Nichido Matted Eyeshadows & Blush Palette

False Eyelashes

Mr. Bean Head Keychain

Knitted Cellphone Case

NYX Eyeshadow Palette in Catwalk

Will probably add more goodies while the giveaway is ongoing and I’ll try to update the prizes, if not, well, it would be an extra surprise! Yay!

Get the chance to take these babies home!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Like I said I’m having a frantic schedule lately... What? I’m just juggling my newborn, work and household chores! D: And, did I mention that we are moving out? Yes you read that right! We’re currently on the process of packing our things because we’ll be moving back from Baguio to Makati for good. That's the reason why I'm MIA and super thankful for my android! :D

We already cut our internet connection hence I’m typing and editing this post in a net cafe. :3 I have way too much things on my hand right now, I’m actually starting to panic! Thing is, I originally planned to end this giveaway at the end of the month but it’s impossible for me to check my blog and emails lately, what more on checking the entries, right? I don’t wanna make haste on choosing the winner because I have to personally check if she/he is legitimate by following the mandatory rules just to be fair for those who did it right. Consequently, I decided to just end this giveaway on 6th of January that’s a Sunday and announce the winner on January 7. Winner has 3 days to claim the prizes to be shipped on January 11 and that’s a Friday. J I hope everything is clear enough. If you have more questions about the giveaway, just email me at gerilent @ gmail dot com.