MAC Cham-Pale Teaser

I'm sure most you ladies were disappointed with the MAC holiday collection. I was too and I guess it's because MAC's pushing a lot of color stories too fast that it's becoming more and more redundant. Too much that it doesn't entice the consumer so much anymore.

anyway, here's a bit of preview from MAC's cham-pale collection. enjoy

 Highlight powders

Caviar Dreams Quad

*i don't own the pictures, pictures are from here!

I don't know. The word Pale doesn't necessarily appeal to me, I am after all NC40 and loving it. The only thing i want from this collection is the MAC Fix + Lavender.

How about you, getting anything from the Cham-Pale collection?

Where are you spending your post holiday savings/earnings?

colors: the purple dress

i love purple!!! 'nuff said =D

Dress: Random dress from greenhills bought when i was still in pinas
Belt: People are People

Face: Chanel Vitalumiere foundation
Concealer: MAC PRO longwear
Powder: Chanel Universal Finishing powder
Blush: NARS Portofino
Lips: NARS Niagara

Eyes: MAC violet pigment
MAC Vanilla Pigment
MAC Carbon e/s
Urban Decay Zero 24/7 Liner


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pardon my hair as always it thinks on its own. I'm actually thinking of getting it straightened once i find out where that is. haha


What's your favorite dress color? let me know.


until then, =}

{Fall..}

enjoying seasons at another place. so this is how fall is.
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casual button-down shirt dress is from H&M
layered with a chiffon lace top. accessorized with a filigree heart locket necklace and multiple black beaded bangles from Forever 21.
paired with lace tights to keep the romantic theme flowing and accented with a nude pair of trouser socks finishing off with a pair of black wedge booties.
i kept my hair with a half up do with braids at the side.

misery loves company. hello California

I know was gone for a long time. It's a fact. That was because i moved/migrated to another country, and adjusting to a new place is anything but easy. I'm trying to be patient and grateful for the most part telling myself that there are lots of people who would be so freakin happy if given a chance to move here. But yeah, iba parin ang Pinas. I miss Fishballs and Lumpia and Shanghai and Chicharon. I miss the people and the simplicity of life. 'Yung tipong you can go places without the need of driving the car!!! I miss Jeepneys and different ways of public transpo.

That's my life right now. Everyone has to move on at one point or another. I am now 20. I guess this is life's lecture and life changing push to GROW UP and START being independent.

Thanks for reading a piece and being a friend and listening to my woes. appreciate it. =)

post my haul soon. =D

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{SIGMA} FULL SIZE vs. TRAVEL SIZE comparison

so as promised here's the size and density comparison of the infamous MAC dupe, SIGMA. i have both the complete set and the travel one, but I've posted some of the pictures of the full sized one in one of my past posts, so there's no point in doing that again right?

let's start shall we?


the SS 182 is their kabuki brush, not part of the travel kit,

pros: it doesn't cost 2,500php,
~dense enough to pack in your mineral face stuff or pressed and baked powders
~jam packed natural hair bristles and gives you a sheer to medium coverage

cons: quite scratchy compared to the MAC 182, well i think though that the MAC 182 is just the HG for kabuki brushes.


the SS 239's
i must say that i like the travel size more because as you can see it's more wider than the FS one. so it lays on color quickly, hair density is about the same for both brushes.


SS 194's


SS219's the FS one, I didn't quite like because it was fluffy for a brush that's supposed to be used to precision work. the TS one however was less fluffy, it was great to use for the crease especially having almond shaped eyes. =}


SS224's - I never liked my SS224 FS it was scratchy and fluffy and it splays out, it was just a nightmare for blending because of again the fluffiness of it, it would get y colors everywhere it was just a mess. i don't know if this was a bad batch, probably is because i had an issue with the 187 too with this batch. i was apprehensive to order the travel kit honestly but i needed a brush kit that was compact so i can carry it at school or in my car or when i travel so i got this one at around october-ish. and i love love LOVE the TS SS224, as you can see above the bristles are "disciplined" so blending wouldn't be that hard as compared to the FS SS224

~side note- i have no idea why the FS SS224 has white bristles poking in.


SS 190


SS168's
FS- great for blush
TS - great for contouring

both very soft, as expected with white goat hair bristles. =D


SS187
TS - not as small as the MAC 188, it's a teeny bit bigger than that.
pros- still has a lot of white bristles and it's still dense, despite being a travel size,
- definitely better than MAC's TS 187

con- well not really a con, but more of personal preference, i wouldn't do foundation with this brush because it will take time to lay it in and blend it to make the foundation more skin like. but yea, i' just lazy like that.


SS150's the TS is just as soft as the FS, and for all the ladies who own the SS150 can relate to that. =D

oh btw, i've had the SS150 for monthSSS now and it's still soft as ever. with of course proper care.

hope you enjoyed this one. and have a nice day, if you have any questions at all, comment below and I'll be more than happy to answer it, i check my blog daily now. yey for me. =D

happy new year everyone

let's welcome a new whole year for all of us gorge ladies.

now while i have been seriously slacking off this blog i have made a mental note to myself to be more active in the blogsphere this year round (resolution alert!!!). 0h-nine was just a haze, with the flu, series of typhoons, school reports, fashion shoots. it was crazy.

happy new year everyone!! =)






byebye cold 2009 hello hopeful 2010

Neutrogena wave boards in PH coasts

i grabbed this today at Watson's. haha i didn't know they were already selling this so i was hmm.. a bit confused and shocked at the same time because other sellers who did pre-orders from U.S were retailing this baby for 1000-1300php and today i got it at Watson's a CHEAPER and i mean cheaper price.. =D






inside contains (1) AA dry cell for the wave cleaner
the pink wave *oooooohh pink!!!!
and 2 packs of cleansing pads

i can't get over the pink color just yet. haha =)

the instructions are included at the back of the box which are really easy to follow since there are only 3.



and this is the velcro-y part to which you'll stick the cleansing pad. =)








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