Color madness. O_O

Ever since I started out my love for makeup, I have always wanted to get the 88 palette. Everyone knows it, and everyone has it. I wanted to get the 88 Matte palette but I find matte to be very boring sometimes. Then I wanted to get the 88 Shimmer palette but I don't like to have just shimmers. I also wanted to get the 88 Warm palette but I find it too neutral. I wanted to get a palette with a mix of matte, satin and shimmer. Lo and behold, the Avant Garde Palette from Dollface Cosmetics. My bestfriend bought me this as her Christmas present, this is why I love Christmas. ;)

It's very colorful, I'm in awe. It reminds me of my water color set back when I was younger. One shadow had a chip though, but it's okay because the color can be easily duped. I got it for P900 + 75 for shipping. I think it's reasonable. It was packed very well, tons and tons of bubble wrap. The seller, Ms. Pearl was also very accommodating. I'm very happy with this palette. I can't wait to start playing with it. :D

Christmas Present. :)

Hey everyone. Yesterday was happy day for me, it's because my grandpa bought me his Christmas gift. My laptop Fernando has been put to rest for a couple of months now, that's the reason why I haven't been blogging that much. My cousin just lets me borrow hers when I need to do something online. About a month ago, I asked my grandpa if I could get a new toy for Christmas and he said yes. I decided to get a netbook since it's small and I could easily bring it to school. As I'm making this post, I'm using my new netbook. Exciting. :D And of course, I named him already. His name is Rambo. ;) I have a thing for naming my toys.

That's it for my quick post. I can now officially start blogging again. Before I end this, I'm gonna leave you a photo of what I've been eating since yesterday.

Mango float, yum! :D

- Nicole <3

Last purchase for 2010. :D

I know I keep on talking about Christmas here, I'm sorry, I just can't help it. I have always loved Christmas, there's just something about it that makes me smile. It's funny how time passes by. When I was younger, I would ask toys and art stuff for Christmas, and now 11 years after, I'm asking for makeup. ;) Anyway, I'm almost done with my Christmas shopping, I just have to think about what to get my elder brother. Any suggestions? He's 20 years old and I have no idea what to get him. O_O And also, exam week is finally over, hello Christmas break. :D

Okay, enough talking, let's get to the fun part. As the title says, this would probably be my last purchase for the year. I just bought 3 things, nothing really grand, but it got me very excited.

Since I ran out of my Maybelline Dream Matte Powder, and I don't want to use my MAC MSFN for an everyday powder, I got the Fanny Serrano Two-Way Cake, as recommended by Thiamere. I bought it for P399 which I find a bit pricey. I got the shade Chino. Love the coverage and how smooth it goes on.

Next, blushes. I'm very happy with these two blushes that I got. Again, I got it from Ivy.

Mocha is described as soft plum-pink and it's matte. I thought it would be a brown blush judging from the name, but it isn't, although it has a little bit of brown in it. I love the color and I think this would be my everyday blush from now on. Move over NYX Angel blush. :p

Fleur Power is described as soft bright pinkish-coral and it's satin. It is very bright so I really need a light hand when using this. I also use it with a stippling brush because it is very pigmented. This would be good for everyday too if I want a pop of color.

I got the blushes for P650 each which is very cheap compared to others. The seller, Ivy, is very patient and accommodating too. I'm one happy customer. :)

That's it for my haul. I hope you all have a fun weekend. ^_^

- Nicole <3

I'm loving my brows. :))

Honestly, I envy people with perfect brows. I hate mine with a passion. Well, not really, I just don't like it. I talked about it here, I did the My Perfect Imperfections Tag.

Anyway, I've been watching a lot of brow tutorials on YouTube, I tried it tonight,and voila! It still doesn't look right. I decided to give up and just play around. Here's the outcome:







Do you like it? Me? I love it. I think it's not over the top, and it's perfect for everyday. ;D

That's it ladies, I hope this post made you smile. Good night. :)

- Nicole <3

Christmas is around the corner. :)

Oh yes it is. I am very excited, and I bet you all are too. ;) Anyway, since I was feeling the Christmas season, I decided to come up with a look since I didn't know what else to do awhile ago. I came up with a bronze and green look, I don't know with you, but I find those two colors a bit festive. :)

And to add up a little bit of the festive feel, I wore MAC Viva Glam Cyndi Lipstick on my lips, which I love by the way. ;)

In here I wore Revlon Colorburst Lipstick in Soft Nude to tone down the look a little.

That's it, thanks for reading. Until next time. :)

- Nicole <3

First video on YouTube. :))

Guess what? I just posted my first video on YouTube. I'm making a huge embarrassment of myself, but oh well. :))

You could go and watch it here if you're interested. Please don't make fun of me. :/ I did it purely for fun and experience. :D

Nicole <3

Nail Polish Haul

Hey everyone, it's been almost a month since I posted here. Again, I'm sorry for being MIA all the time. Same reason, I'm still busy with school and stuff since second semester just started. I haven't been buying a lot of makeup lately, I'm trying to save up for Christmas which is fast approaching. Aren't we all excited? :D

Anyway, yesterday I went to Chimes. It's a specialty store here in Davao which sells a whole lot of stuff. Stuff that usually see in the mall. They sell more like imported things. They also sell some high-end cosmetics which is cool. I passed by the nail polish section and was amazed with the selection. It was bigger now compared to the last time I went. Then I found these nail polishes with cute bottles, at first I looked at the colors they had, they had about 30 cool colors to choose from. Then I looked at the price, hoping it would be expensive so that I would not buy it, but then it was just P29.50, how couldn't I say no?



It's called Diffi. I don't know where it's made from though. It doesn't have a specific name for each color too, just a number at the bottom.


This one's M32. In real life it looks like a blueish-purple, and it's matte. Sorry for the crappy webcam photo.


And this one's B22. It's just a gray color. This was the first one I wanted to get since I can't find a good gray matte colors from the local brands here in the Philippines.

Over all, I love it. I'm going back to buy more since it IS very cheap. :D

That's it. Thanks for reading. :)

Nicole <3

Revlon Photoready Foundation

Hey everyone! It's already October, crazy right? I think 2010 went by so fast. :/

So anyways, this week's going to be the last for our first semester, which means we have a break after, for like 3 weeks. :/

This is just going to be a quick post about the Revlon Photoready Foundation which I got from a swap a couple months back. I never really had the time to play around with it, until today. I tried taking pictures with me wearing it. :)

Excuse the brows, and excuse me for being such a camwhore. ;) I got the shade 006 Medium Beige. I actually like it compared to Colorstay. It looks and feels much lighter. I must agree that it works well for photos. :)

That's it, I have to go and study now. Ciao everyone! :]

Nicole <3

Just because it's almost 2 in the morning, and I can't go to be. > :(

Yes, you got that right. I decided to make a blog post since I can't sleep and I have to do something to keep myself busy, yay for that! :)

Sooo, I just want to share some pictures with you all. Things that happened a couple months back, when I went MIA. ;)

First up, my highschool friend asked me to do her makeup for their ballet recital. At first, I was kinda hesitant because doing other people's makeup is such a tough job for me, since I'm not used to it. But in the end though, I took the challenge. :) PS, please don't laugh on how I did her look, I know I suck. But hey, it was just for fun. :p

Next up, my 18th birthday. Here in the Philippines, we usually throw a huge party when girls turn 18, but I decided not to. I was just being practical. ;) I didn't have any plans, but my friend decided to throw me a surprise party which was very sweet. Part 2 was actually in our dorm, my dormies and cousin suprised me with 2 cakes. :D

Last one, some recent pictures of me. Just a proof that I'm still alive. :p Just kidding. I just wanna share pictures of me wearing the Myra VitaGlow Tinted Moisturizer which I've been kinda loving. ;)

I used MAC MSFN to set it, and NARS Orgasm Blush for my cheeks. So far, I'm liking the combination! ;)

That's it. I hope you enjoyed the pictures I shared. Again, I'm sorry for not posting all the time. I've been concentrating with my studies. I swear I'm gonna visit when I have the time though. ;)

Take care lovely ladies. =]

- Nicole <3

I'M ALIIIIIIVE! :D

Hey ya'll! Yes, I am still alive and kicking. ^_^

My last blog post was about 4 months ago, crazy! I am very sorry for my absence. Here's a quick update about my life:

-Shifted course, from Nursing to Human Resource Management. I tried very hard to love Nursing, but it didn't work out.
-My laptop, and his name's Pablo, isn't with me, thus, the lack of post.
-Had summer classes, everyday. I pretty much spent all my summer at school. No vacation for me.
-I *kinda* got my heart broken over the summer. :|
-Now I'm a college sophomore, yay! :)
-My birthday's in a week, turning 18. Not that excited. ;)
-Exam week next week, that sucks. -.-
-My blog's turning one year old this month, I can't remember the exact day though.
-I haven't been buying makeup for the past couple of months, but I'm still swapping. ;)

That's basically it. Again, I'm sorry for being MIA. I hope you're all doing good. I missed blogging. :)

Bye. :D

- Nicole <3

I am probably the worst person in the whole wide universe. :/

Remember this post? I said I'm not gonna buy anything for lent. Well guess what? I broke it. I feel so bad for breaking it, but I just can't help it. Maybe it's not the right time yet? Maybe I'll do it when I'm REALLY ready.

Oh well, wanna know what made me break my no-buy? It's this..





It's the most hyped MAC Ripe Peach Blush Ombre. I didn't get it myself, I asked sis Em, who has been my textmate for the past few days. ;) She told me that if I want something, I'd just tell her, since she knows MAC isn't availabe here in Davao. It took me days to decide if I should get this or not, and so, I gave in. I asked her to reserve one for me, this was even before the collection was released. She texted someone from MAC, and boom, I got one for myself. ^_^ I heard it's OOS everywhere, so I feel very lucky. This is probably my last blush purchase (I also said this to myself when I bought NARS O. LOL). I'd rather buy it for P1470 ($29) as to Ebay's $70 which is crazyyy. :O It looks very pretty, reminds me of sunset. I haven't even swatched it yet, I just like looking at it. I know, I'm a dork. :p

And also, I got this..


Sis Em included this, it was wrapped and I seriously thought it was food. It's the Etude House Duo Fiber Cheek Brush, this has been on my wishlist for quite a long time already, and she included one. I'm sooo happy! :D

Again, thank you so so sooo much Em. :)

That's it, sorry for the crappy pictures. ;)

Last day of final exams tomorrow. Yehey summer. ^_^

- Nicole <3

Random Act of Kindess. ^_^

Don't you just love kind and generous people?

If you're familiar with MakeupAlley, then you probably know what RAOK is, or Random Act of Kindess. Some people give their used or unused stuff since they're not using it and it's much better to give it to those who would enjoy it. 2 weeks ago, I received a message on MUA from a lady, she asked me if I wanted MAC Mercurial Mineralize Eyeshadow as an RAOK, I thought she wasn't serious, but she was. She even let me choose from her list, but the eyeshadow was already enough for me, so I chose not to. ;)

Today I got the stuff she sent me. I just love receiving stuff in the mail. :)

MAC Mercurial Mineralize Eyeshadow

MAC Gorgeous Gold Eyeshadow

Sephora BeautyInsider Lip Gloss

YSL Rouge Pure Shine Sheer Lipstick

When I opened the envelope, the lipstick jumped out first, like literally. ;) She sent me a lot, and I'm very thankful. :D

That's it. Sorry for the lack of post ladies, been very busy with our finals. Summer's fast approaching. ^_^

Take care always. :)

- Nicole <3

Wanted: Swap Buddy. ;)

Hey ladies! It's TGIF here, which means movie marathon for me and my mom. :)

Yes, the title's true. I'm looking for someone to swap with.. Well more like doing a custom purchase from MAC. There's this one lipstick that I really, really, REALLY want. I'm dying to have it. Comment down below, or leave a message on my cbox if you want to arrange a swap. ^_^

Thank you so so sooo much!

Have a wonderful weekend girls. :D

- Nicole <3

Hopefully this is gonna be my last..

I just got a package.. :)



I ordered some NYX stuff the day before Valentine's day. A sad excuse to get myself a little treat for Vday. ;)






Look at how well Ms. Armie packed the items, pretty good huh? Two thumbs up!



Here's what I got:
-NYX Round Lipstick in Mars-P150 ($3)
-NYX Round Lipstick in Perfect-P150 ($3)
-NYX Powder Blush in Angel-P340 ($7)

I got it here. The seller's very accomodating and patient. She was having a Vday sale last weekend, so I took the chance. ;)

I purchased this before I even started my no-buy for Lent. So far so good, I haven't been buying stuff. 44 days to go, I think. ;)

That's it ladies, gotta run. Still have classes later. Toodles! ^_^

- Nicole <3

Rant isn't my thing..

But dear oh dear, this article just drove me nuts. Thanks to Thia for sharing this.

Blogging is my secret hideaway. People I know in real life doesn't have any idea I have one. I guess I just don't want them to know what I've been doing. This blog is especially made for ya'll lovely ladies on blogger, and not people I know in real life.

So what drove me into making my own blog? Well, I started out as a reader. Just reading and lurking around people's blogger. I noticed how friendly and kind people were to each other. Just by reading blogs, you could learn anything and everything under the sun: beauty, fashion, life, you name it. I found all these very interesting which led me to making my own blog. The main purpose of all these is to continue helping out and inspiring other girls.

Starting out was pretty easy, I felt that sense of belongingness. I guess it's because of the warm welcome people give you. I know it's weird though, all these ladies being really nice to you when you don't even know each other in real life. After months of blogging, I finally understood why. We are all here because of one reason, we love makeup, fashion, beauty stuff. That's all our common denominator why we get along so well. All these ladies here, I treat them as if they were all my sisters. Sisters that I never had. This is like my 2nd family, while MakeupAlley's my 3rd. ;)

We do what we do to help other ladies. We make reviews out of our personal experiences, a review from a 'normal' person's point of view. Not because we're not makeup artist doesn't mean we can't make one. Not because we're not makeup artist doesn't mean we can't put on makeup, and use great products. We don't go out here and claim that we're professional makeup artists. Although some of our friends here are, but they don't brag about how they work as a professional makeup artist. They keep their feet on the ground and act as if they were normal. Not like others who's using their profession just to be noticed, or to feel like they're on top. I'm sorry to say this though, you're not on top. We are all equal.

I say, fuck off and leave beauty bloggers alone. We all love what we're doing and no one could stop us, not even a 'professional makeup artist'. Sheesh. Seriously? Throwing a question 'Is Blogging the new media?' is just plain dumb. Can't think of any topic to put up on your site? Then think harder next time. Better yet, research harder.


PS, blogger ladies, ya'll are awesome. Keep doing what you're doing. ILY. :)

I'm sorry if this post seems like it's not well-written. The article pissed the hell out of me. Goes to show this isn't journalism after all. I hope this made a little sense though. I'm sorry.

We all have our own views and opinions, learn to respect it.

- Nicole <3

I usually don't talk about this, but oh well. :)

I don't talk much about my hair in here. Only because I find my hair pretty boring. Like a typical hair. Sometimes gorgeous, sometimes a big pain in the ass. I've had a fair share of hair mishap. I'm gonna show you one picture. Be warned people.


Full bangs? Seriously? Full freakin' bangs?! My mom's friend did this to me. He was like, oh I'll give you an awesome new look since you're gonna be in college soon, blah blah. Turned out to be a hideous cut. Full bangs would surely look good on other people, not on me. I spent literally the whole summer just inside the house. I didn't wanna be seen in public looking like that.

I'm kinda contented with my hair right now. While I was preparing for class earlier, I decided to take pictures of my hair. Usually if I have the time to fix my hair, I blow dry it with electric fan. I don't want to use blow dryer because I'm too lazy, and too much heat could damage the hair.



This is the before pictures. Haven't brushed my hair yet and it's still wet.



Aaand after. All dried up and ready to go. :D

So how about you ladies, what do you do with your hair everyday? Care to share? ;)

PS, I'm wearing my new Maybelline CS Lipstick in Pink Please, all I can say is that, it's LA-LA-LOVE. <3

-Nicole <3