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

Now here's the plan.. ;)

Today, February 17 is the start of Lent season. Some people give up something as a sacrifice or something. I don't usually do this, but now that I'm older, I've decided to give in. For the past few weeks, I've been having fun on MakeupAlley. There was this one lady who first made a plan of not buying any makeup during the season of Lent. She encouraged other ladies and formed a group, kinda like a support team. And yes, I joined. I'm officially not buying makeup staring today, February 17, unti April 4. There's an exception for me though, swapping and buying moisturizer. :p So no hauls for me ladies. This blog would pretty much be lame for the next 40 days. I think I'ma have to do a lot of reviews then. Do you have any suggestions of what I could posr? Any suggestion?

So that's it ladies, it's now official. I just pray to God I could hold up. Wish me luck. :)

- Nicole <3

Since it has been a loooong time..

I did a neutral eye look, here's one that I did just now because I was bored. Just did one eye again, I still have to do some school stuff. ;)







Camera and lighting washed out the colors, I'm sorry. :(

Before I end this post, I just wanna share something. I've been listening to this song all week long. It just makes me feel good. One very inspiring song. Please listen, pleeeeease. :D

Again, I just wanna greet my dear Gracie a Happy Birthday!

- Nicole <3>

This day's gonna be a good one.. ;)

And you know why? Because this day is the birthday of one of my closest friend here on Blogger. No other than Gracie! ;) Come on ladies, sing the birthday song with me..

Happy birthday Gracie, Happy birthday Gracie,
Happy birthday, Happy birthday..
Happy Birthday Gracie! :)

Who would have thought this kid..



Would turn into a beautiful and kind-hearted lady..

Happy birthday Gracie! I wish you all the best in life. Wish you all the happiness in the world. Stay as sweet and jolly as you are. Thank you for being such a good friend. I love you. :)

- Nicole <3

Happy Late Valentine's Day to all!.. and a Quickie. ;)

As always, I'm always late in greeting. But hey, better late than never. ;) Happy Valentine's Day ladies. I hope you had a blast with your loved ones. As for me, I spent Vday with my bestie, we went to Church then watched Legion. Movie house was full of couples and families. I enjoyed the movie though, and my bestfriend made it more fun. :)

Yes, just a quickie haul. I came back from the mall and the guard handed me something. It's actually from a swap I did. I was dying to try out Maybelline Colorsensational Lipstick in Pink Please, and the lady I swapped with was kind enough to do a custom purchase. :D







I'm actually wearing the lipstick. Initial review? I love it! I love the color. I wanna try out the others. There's 2 shades I wanna get, Born With It and Totally Toffee. Just have to figure out how I could get it. ;)

Now I'm starting to like swapping. It's fun. Woot! :D

And oh! One of my blogger friend is going to celebrate her birthday tomorrow, Feb. 16. Guess who? Not gonna tell. Find out who. :p

Have a safe week ladies. ^_^

- Nicole <3>

Review: Wet n Wild Mega Eyes Creme Eyeliner

Since I looove this so much, I thought it would just be right if I do a review about it. ;)



This post is going to be about the much raved about drugstore eyeliner, Wet n Wild Mega Eyes Creme Eyeliner. I've heard a lot about this, both in YouTube and MakeupAlley. Unfortunately, it isn't available here. I decided to check out Ebay.ph and found a seller that was selling one, but it's in the shade Eggplant. I prefer a black liner so I didn't get it. Until one night, while I was checking out the seller's items, I saw that she was selling a black one, and it's the only one. Without even thinking, I pressed Buy Now. She was selling it for P100 ($2) which was very cheap. So after a few days, I got it. I tried it on immediately, and BAM! I was in love. It glided smoothly, and the color was pretty intense.

Spaceship looking eyeliner. ;)

Crappy brush.

BLACK!

Using the crappy brush. Pretty thick huh?

Using an eyeliner brush.

After putting my hand under running water.

After rubbing for a couple of times.

Zoom in. ;)

PROS:
-Cheap
-VERY black
-Glides on like a dream
-Very creamy
-Doesn't smudge
-Dries up quickly (If I'm in a hurry)
-Stays on for a long time

CONS:
-Cheap packaging
-Crappy brush
-Dries up quickly (I have to work fast ~if I'm not in a hurry)
-Hard to take off
-Not available locally (But I heard there's a 99 store selling it in Luzon)

Will I repurchase? Of course! IF it was available here. -_-

Ladies, if you have the chance to get this wonderful eyeliner, then grab it. I swear, you won't regret it. And for just a couple of bucks, there's nothing to lose. Go! ^_^

- Nicole <3

Valentine's Day?! D:

In just 2 says, it's going to be Valentine's day. I know everyone's excited, I am too. Even though I don't have a 'special someone' as of the moment. I've decided to go home tomorrow because I might go gaga if I won't. Seeing all these boys and girls happy during Valentine's day just makes me sad. Where's mine? :)) Kidding. xD

Here's my Valentine's day look, consists of purple and pink because I so love those two colors. And excuse the pictures too, I kinda got carried away and camwhored a little. ;) Be warned, picture heavy.















Sorry if it's kinda dark, I just did that tonight and it's nearly 10pm. :p

I hope you all have fun on Valentine's day. Don't forget to spread the love. <3

PS, Kung Hei Fat Choy! :)

-Nicole <3

Facebook Rant. >:|

Hey ladies, this isn't a makeup related post, it's a rant. If you're not interested, you can just leave. I respect that. :)

For 5 years, I've been an avid Friendster user. I remember using pictures of Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton as my default picture, LOL. It was fun, connects you with people. One day, I talked to someone, she gave me a link to Robert Pattinson's 'real' Facebook page, silly me hurriedly made an account and added him. After a few weeks of bragging to my classmates that Robert's my friend, he cancelled his account. I decided to cancel mine too because Facebook was just too complicated. I went back to Friendster. Summer of last year, out of boredom, I activated my account again, I slowly learned how to work Facebook and totally ignored my Friendster. It was fun, I got addicted to playing Pet Society. As months passed by, more and more people joined Facebook.

Now on to the rant. THE APPLICATIONS ARE DRIVING ME NUTS. Seriously, the pillow throwing application's flooding my wall like crazy. And all these nasty and nonsense picture that people put up and tag other people is just out of this world. Some even get images from Tumblr, post it up on their page and tag people, that's like stealing the work of others. Jeez, I know you can do anything and everything you want on Facebook, but can't people just think about others too? -_-

I'm sorry. I just had to let it out. We all have our own opinion, and, this is mine. :)

- Nicole <3

Live on blogTV. :)

Yesterday, Linda invited me on blogTV, it seemed pretty cool, so I made my own account. And yes, I'm live now. Come and join me, cause I'm all alone. :(

Click here. :D

- Nicole <3

Quick haul for ya'll. :)

Hey ladies! TGIF, woot2! I just love weekends. ;)

Just when I thought I was on a no-buy mode, I went off to the mall and bought something. Yeah, I was trying to go on a no-buy, unfortunately, I failed. :/

Alrighty, let's get on to the liiiittle haul. Thanks to Aicha, she told me where I could find L.A. Colors in Davao, I went to the mall right away. And yes, it was there. They have a lot of stuff from the said brand, plus, the prices were reasonable. They had a huge selection too. My main goal was to get some palette, luckily, I found the palette I've been wanting to try for a long time. :D

L.A Colors 5 Color Metallic Eyeshadow

Tease

Mesmerize

It was P90 each, pretty cheap right? So far, I'm liking it. I'm definitely going back and buy more. :)

Have a safe weekend ladies. :)

- Nicole <3

Update! :)

Hey ladies, this is just gonna be a quick post.

I finally bought a new charger for my laptop. Yay! :D This means I could blog more, hopefully. ;) After our midterms exam, I promise I'm gonna get back with reviews. I just have to study and do all my requirements, wish me luck with my exam. :D

Enjoy the rest of the week ladies, take care! :)

- Nicole <3>