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And I'm back for another Holiday Makeup Look!  I know this isn't the first time you'd see a smokey gold makeup look from me but hey, I've used gold glitters this time…it does make it different, right!? Right!? Please say right. I beg you. ^_^ Anyway, here's the look: I was supposed to do a video tutorial for this one but if I did, this post won't make it this year…maybe after a couple of months!  Geesh, I have a number of videos I've been meaning to edit but procrastination always gets the best of me.  So I hope a photo tutorial would do for now...

A few days to go and it's Christmas! It's my first time to celebrate Christmas away from my family, so I'm not really in a very festive mood.  But it'll be my first time to celebrate Christmas with the hubby after so many years so that would make up for it.  Hopefully next year, we'll be home for the holidays.  Iba talaga ang Pasko sa Pinas (Christmas is really different in the Philippines), and I'm sure kabayans will totally agree with me on that! I'm also sure that by now, you're (almost) done with your gift shopping so I won't be posting about gift ideas anymore.  Instead, I'll be giving you ideas on what makeup to wear for the parties you'd be attending this holiday season.  And for today, let's make those brown eyes pop more with this Green and Gold combo...

Hiyee, my loves!  It's Thursday, one more day to go and it's the weekend! I don't think my weekend's gonna be a real weekend though, as I'm pretty sure I'd still be working.  But nah, I'm not gonna complain!   I am not gonna complain...I am not gonna, complain... (ahh-hmmm..ahh-hmmm) ^_^ For today, let me just share with you a look I wore a few days before Christmas.  I know I should've worn festive colors instead, but hey, I still used Gold!  So it's still being festive, right!? (wink) Here it is: Revlon Photoready Correcting Primer Revlon Colorstay Whipped Cream makeup in Buff L'oreal True Match powder Shiseido Camellia compact blush Sleek face contour kit in Medium K-Palette Lasting Eyebrow In2it brow powder NYX HD eyebase MAC e/s in Amber Lights (lid), Parfait Amour (crease, lower lash lines), Black Tied (outer-V, lower lash lines) and Rice Paper (inner corner) K-Palette Lasting Eyeliner  Revlo...

I am sure this isn't the first time I posted a look like this one.  This is my go-to look on days I want an "awake" look despite the (almost) sleepless night before.  I try to focus more on the lips and/or cheeks but I still want to give my eyes a certain "pop." The Face Shop auto brow liner K-Palette long lasting eyebrow Revlon Photoready eye primer + brightener (used on the lids) Beauty Pro eye shadows from the Sweet and Smokey palette Milani liquif-eye liner in Gold Benefit They're Real  mascara Benefit Eye Bright Prestige white eyeliner Yves Rocher Perfect Primer Revlon Age Defying Concealer Revlon Photoready eye primer + brightener (used on the undereyes) Estee Lauder Intensive BB Cream Revlon Photoready powder  Benefit Posietint Maybelline l/s in Make Me Pink Revlon Colorburst l/s in Creamsicle If you notice, I used white eyeliner on the waterlines to lessen the redness on my eyes,which happens when I ...

For years that I've been putting on makeup, I found that wearing golds on the lids is a great way to bring attention to our peepers without being too dramatic. It brightens the eyes, giving that awake look and depending on the intensity, this shade looks good at daytime  and even at night time. For this look, I downplayed the Gold by topping it a bit of peach and instead of using black to define my crease, I used browns and a bit of copper.  I planned for a light, shimmery eyes, and to make sure that I won't look so plain, I opted for a metallic-violet liner to make my eyes pop more. K-Palette Real Lasting Eyebrow Kate eyebrow powder palette Revlon Photoready Eye Primer + Brightener on the lids Sweet & Smokey palette (gold, brown) UD BOS Alice in Wonderland palette (shimmery peach) Milani Infinite liquid eyeliner in Endless Revlon 3D Mascara in Brown Black Freshel White C Makeup Base Estee Lauder Cyberwhite Brilliant Cells BB Cream 4U2 Dr...

 "Looks Like Gold" because I didn't really use a gold shade of eyeshadow.  I played with my Inglot eyeshadows in shades of (shimmery) orange and yellow, and apparently, you'll come up with gold if you layer them one after the other (orange first, then yellow). Or am I the last one to figure that out!? ^_^  TFS Lovely Me-Ex Auto Eyebrow in 04 MAC brow set in Girl Boy Benefit Stay Don't Stray Inglot eyeshadows in Orange, Yellow and Brown Inglot gel eyeliner in 06 Prestige white eyeliner Maybelline Cat Eyes mascara TonyMoly Intense Repair Live Snail BB cream Revlon Age Defying concealer Clinique Derma White Bright-C powder  Estee Lauder blush in Tender Petal MAC Shape and Sculpt MakeUp Forever Rouge Artist Intense l/s #33 Forgive the eye bags, I haven't had much sleep since last week (what's new!?) and been feeling lousy these past few days.  I've been going to the gym again, not just to lose weig...

taking a break from colors: Tonymoly eyebrow liner MAC brow set in Girl Boy NYX HD eye base Beauty Pro Cosmetics e/s in Bronze Shine (lid), Tan Brown (crease) and Blackened Gold (outer-V) Tonymoly Backstage gel eyeliner Prestige white eyeliner Majolica Majorca Lash Expander Frame Plus in Black sorry for the wonky eyeliner...I was such in a hurry for I was trying to finish my makeup in 10mins. And just in case you're wondering...I failed. LOL!

here's a look i created last Friday. I decided to wear something comfy as we were supposed to go out of town after office. I was feeling summer-y that day though the skies appeared gloomy the whole day. Maybelline eye brow liner MUFE brow corrector in 01 UDPP MAC e/s in Ricepaper (lid), Parfait Amour (outer-V and crease), Carbon (for more definition on outer-V) and Brule (below brow bone) In2it waterproof liner Maybelline Stiletto mascara UDPP 24/7 liner in Zero (waterlines) Smashbox photofinish primer in green Purebeauty BB cream Dermacolor concealer Palgantong theatrical loose powder MAC blush in Dainty MAC Sculpt and Shape NYX lipcreme in Antwerp topped with Milan loving my All Fired Up nail polish from Revlon Fire and Ice collection showing off this cross necklace i got from Forever21 you might have noticed that bruise i have on my hand..i got it when i was confined a week ago. 'twas my first time to be put on dextrose :( the bruise still hurts...sniff and here's a ...

MAC eyebrow in Lingering UD eyeshadow (Smog and Perversion...not really sure sorry! ^_^) Maybelline High Impact liner topped with The Body Shop glitter liner Revlon Grow Luscious Mascara MAC liner in Fascinating Obagi Oclipse primer/sunscreen MAC Pro Long wear foundation in NC20 Shu Uemura Matte loose powder MAC blush in True Romantic Revlon Just Bitten lipstain + balm in Passion on to my camwhoring fix: yeah, my mirrors need some serious cleaning...LOL! my OOTD: whenever my colleagues would see me wearing a dress or a skirt, they would say, "feeling more like a woman today?" i'll answer them back with "well, I am trying...but my male hormones are just too tough to beat!" i admit, i talk and move like I'm gay....seriously! my boss even said that I'll pass being a woman as long as i keep my mouth shut. don't get me wrong, i don't trash talk...it's just that most of the time, I can be so animated that I'll forget my poise! poise? what...

i've been harassing Sol's UD BOS vol. 2 for weeks now, that i missed my own BOS vol.1 so i decided to give it some lovin'. UD eyeshadows are such a breeze to blend. Colors are highly pigmented and doesn't crease...i want more of their eyeshadows! with that in mind...it makes me think "geesh, when will i ever get my hands on Alice in Wonderland BOS?" PAC brow kit TFSI + MAC PP in Soft Ochre UD e/s in Gridlock (inner half), Protest (outer half) MAC Penultimate liner in Rapid Black Maybelline Cat Eyes mascara Prestige White eyeliner MAC brow set in Beguile TFS primer in green Cinemasecrets concealer MAC SS concealer in NW20 Maybelline loose mineral foundation in Buff MAC True Romantic Shu Uemura matte loose powder NYX lipgloss in Natural i dunno why my BANGS are a mess here. seems like they have a mind of their own...they're everywhere and just won't stay where i want them to stay. mom says i look like me when i was in my sophomore year in highschool....

nope, this isn't a food post...but a look i came up with using UD Book of Shadows vol. 2 which was given to me by Sol. LOL! alright, i'm kiddin' she's just too nice to let me borrow this since i wasn't able to get myself one. ARGH! surprisingly, i was able to come up with a boring neutral look for my first attempt in using it: PAC browkit UDPP UD e/s in YDK and Twice Baked, a bit of Perversion Maybelline Cat Eyes mascara MAC liner in Smoldering MAC fluidline in Blacktrack Smashbox Photofinish primer MAC SS concealer in NW20 MAC Select Cover in NW20 Revlon Colorstay in Buff MAC SF Powder in NC20 Maybelline blush in Watermelon Monave foundation concealer in Caroline Shu Uemura Matte Loose powder NYX l/s in Fig see those blemishes? they are so horrible that i intentionally loaded up on concealer, it did blend on my skin after anyways. i really am beginning to be into neutrals these days...it's a no-brainer look to come up with when you're in a hurry!

oh my, oh my...just when i'm always running late for work, i am again getting hooked on playing with my mmu e/s which i've abandoned for quite some time! here's me using my pressed MAD minerals: and here's using Aromaleigh minerals: i know mmu e/s takes more time to work with. i always apply mine wet, using a few spritz of MAC Fix+ and then topping it off with dry pigment so i can blend it with other colors. but i love, love the fusion of colors that i get from them. sometimes, i can get away with just one shade...but people would ask me if i used 2-3x shades for my eye makeup. so i guess, it's all worth it. but of course, don't be like me...make sure you get to work on time. hahaha! geesh, my face is still messed up. when will this ever end?