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after my shift, i dropped by air21 near the office to send a few packages. after filling up the forms and paying for the shipping, i remembered that i was expecting a package to arrive yesterday but it didn't...and since this air21 outlet i went to happens to be near where i live (and where i expect to get my package) i tried my luck and asked the guy in the counter if they happen to have a package for me. he looked at me, puzzled, because they are supposed to deliver packages to the consignees and not to have the consignees pick up packages from them. but what the heck, i've been waiting for my items for a while now so i took my chance. and yep, they do have a package for me. all i had to do was to present an id and well, give them the sender's details as well as my details and the next thing i knew, i was on my way home with a big smile on my face despite the tons of work i had to do in the office. so, what's exactly in this package that i couldn't wait to...

he bought me a digicam! yeyyyy!!! i was complaining to him days ago about my cam-phone and that i think i should be getting a digicam. and today, he got this for me. he may not be that happy to see me get really addicted to makeup...but seeing me happy makes him happy. awww...

for a change, i decided to wear neutrals and just what i expected, some of my officemates stopped and asked if i was feeling okay. arrggghhh, they said my eyes look dull and tired. huh!? oh well, i guess they are just not used to seeing me wearing earth shades (same here!) anyways, it's my first time to try out the eyeshadows i got from Meow and just like any other mmu e/s i've tried, they are highly pigmented and lasted on me the whole night. But was it maybe because i was also wearing UDPP? hmmm...maybe i should try wearing my mmu e/s without it and let's see how long they will last on my uber oily lids. used: MEOW Modern Eyes e/s in Gone with the Kitty applied on the entire lid up to the browbones, MEOW Scandal Eyes e/s in Lana T. applies on the outer-V and above the crease, Modelco brow kit in Dark, Elianto Fake Lash Mascara in Brown and today, i also tried another foundation sample i got from Dreamworld, Astrild in Luna formulation. used: Dreamworld topping in Butter...

i 'm too excited to try out the foundation samples i got from Dreamworld so despite my derma's instruction not to apply any makeup for at least 3days... i decided to try FREYJA because out of the 5 sample foundies i got, this is the closest to my shade (i think). face : Smashbox Photofinish Light primer, Dreamworld foundation in Freyja (Luna formulation), Valerie Red Zapper on blemishes, Taylormade blush in Girl lips: Nivea lip balm, Smashbox lip primer, TFS lipstick in Lovely pink topped with MAC gellee in Dewy Jube eyes: Modelco brow kit in Dark, UDPP topped with MAC paintpot in Painterly, Taylormade e/s in Bloom for the entire lid, Taylormade e/s in Mint on the lower half of thelid, Max Factor mascara in Brown for the first coat and Elianto Fake Lash Mascara in Brown for the second coat, Shu Uemura pro-concealer in 5YR light topped with OM saffron concealer. I just paid a visit to my derma so i have a lot of reddish marks on my cheeks so i was buffing like crazy using Dr...

sorry for the poor quality of pictures, and for the lack of knowledge on how to present swatches. i just realized that it would've been better if i applied them wet instead of dry. But from the looks of these foundie shades, i think i got a match with freyja and hestia and hopefully astrild. Brighid is too yellow for me and too shimmery. Actually these foundies have a bit of shimmer in them, and i am excited to try them out if not only for the fact that i've just paid a visit to my derma yesterday...so no makeup for me for the meantime. (hehehe, and you think i'm gonna be that obedient?) here are the swatches of the other 8 samples i got with my mix and match pixie set. i love the blue shade of sparkling skies and rhea's happiness blush. the creme toppings (peanut butter and butter cream), i'm not sure if one of them would suit me. let's see once i have them applied on my face. Starlight glo will make a great hilighter for the cheeks and apparition for the eyes....

i've been using my joppa minerals a lot lately...i want to sample all the shades i got from their 45-pc sample baggy set so i can order full pots soon! i love their shades and texture. and this is the first mmu that i was able to foil successfully. their colors are not that loud, though i love loud shades, i simply heart the way they make my eyes more tamed even though i am not using neutrals. :) so here's my attempt-to-look-sweet eotd/fotd: used: joppa e/s in Amanda on the inner half of the lid, joppa e/s in Anastasia on the outer half of the lid, crease and outer-V, joppa e/s in Pearl under the browbone, EDM e/s in purple shade used as liner (with BE weather everything eye-sealant, MUFE Mat Velvet Liquid foundie, Joppa blush in Raspberry Ice, Fasio 3D Mascara in Brown, Nivea lip balm in Rose topped with MAC gellee in Dewy Jube. too bad, i didn't get foundation samples from Joppa...but i will, as soon as i've decided what e/s shades to get in full pots. :)

last thursday, mom informed that i have 3 packages that arrived...i was so excited that i wanted to come home and skip work. hehhee... anyways, saturday came and the first thing i did when i arrived home was to look for my stuff. and here they are: yiiii....it was like xmas time again. i was so excited that i almost forgot to see my mom first. hehehe...so where do these stuff came from? 1) from DREAMWORLD MINERALS my mix and match pixie set consists of 5 sample foundies and 8 other 1/4 tsp baggie samples my Dreamworld foundies Almost a month ago, i've been exchanging emails with Ellie of Dreamworld about what foundie shades should i get for my pixie set. Unfortunately, upon checking out i encountered some problems with paypal. after several attempts, i decided not to push thru with the order. i took it as a sign that i should stop buying since i've been buying a lot of mmu samples lately and that i need to stop. oh well! a week later, i got an email notification that Dr...

i can say that i am a late-bloomer when it comes to makeup...well, not really because as far as i can remember, i started wearing a bit of makeup (powder, blush and lipstick) when i was in college. but at that time, my stuffs are mostly from my mom. i was fond of raiding her closet to look (and get) some of her makeups, without thinking if they suit me or not. it's not until i joined one message board and got addicted to reading topics about makeup that i came across the terms "skintone" and "undertones." geesh, i didn't know that these two are important in determining what shade of makeup would suit you. Everyone's skin tone breaks down into two: (1) warm which has the yellow undertones and (2) cool which has the pink undertones. Once you determine what skin tone you have, it would be easier and of course, helpful for us in honing in on the most flattering makeup shades and colors of our wardrobes. So here are four easy ways to determine your ski...

i hope i am not boring you with my eotds since i've been using the same shades every now and then. and by now, i am sure it's obvious that i love GREENS! eyes: Modelco Brow kit in Dark, UDPP topped with MAC painterly, Mad pigment in Nirvana on the inner one-thirds of the lid, OM e/s in Tiki in middle lid and Mad Peridot Stone on the outer-V and crease, MAD pigment in Candlelight on the browbone, Elianto Fake Lash Mascara in Brown face and lips: Smashbox Photofinish primer light, MUFE Mat Velvet Liquid Foundation, Aubrey Nicole blush in Eden, Smashbox lipstick in Sweet topped with MAC gellee in Dewy Jube. and here's how i look after my 9-hour shift: sorry, i no longer have a lipstick nor a lipbalm on. heheheh. i just can't seem to make it stay on my lips despite using a lip primer. oh well, it just shows that i eat a lot so my lipstick always get rubbed off. :) yesterday was my first time to watch the PBA finals live. I've been a huge fan of Barangay Ginebra when i w...