I was so thrilled when Liz of Projectvanity.com invited me to the Pinkbox party. It was held yesterday at Sweet Bella Cafe in The Fort. I came in purple and everyone was in pink! Yay! (you know I cannot wear pink, reds or tangerine for a year.) Anyways, everyone was super nice and friendly. I have finally met new bloggers. It was a super fun event and I was eventually starstruck when I met Martha,Angela of Lushangel, Lissa Kahayon, and Verniece Enciso. I can't stop staring at them!! waahh.. I felt so lesbo because they mesmerized me talaga! haha
Pinkbox is a ten year old retail brand that carries hair accessories for kids. They also have charms and novelty items. The best part is -- they are now selling trendy accessories for women. I have known about Pinkbox for quite some time now. Why? It is because of my younger sister (she is 11,btw). My mom would always buy her clips and ponytail at their stalls/booths.
Meet Nelly See (she is the owner of Pinkbox). I was ogling at her beautiful and stylish necklace. She looks so cool and pretty. I cannot believe that she is an entrepreneur and a mom of 5 kids! WHoa! Now that is really impressive.
I only had a few photos of the event because I was busy chatting with my table mates.
I came from an interview, hence, my outfit for the event. :D I have finally met Bec! It was so fun chatting with her. I was withKumiko Mae, Jilland Tanya at that particular table (click on their names for their blog link). So the whole conversation revolved around makeup, events and law/legal profession (Hands down to Atty. Jill.. haha and Tanya.. our time will come in God's time.. hehe). I have finally met Kim, Kiraand Sara!
Liz was looking fresh in her dainty pink dress.. Siya ang punong abala for the whole event. I forgot to take a picture of me with her again. I am a fan of hers. No joke.
There was a table filled with Pinkbox goodies. When Liz told us that we would have the chance to pick our own accessories - everyone was ransacking the goodies! We came so giddy and happy with PInkbox accessories.
Here are the stuff that I got:
Liz told us that her favorite bangle was from Pinkbox and she also added that it was of very good quality and it did not tarnished at all.
This headpiece looks so posh.
I wanted earrings that I could wear in the office. The hoops earrings was a part of a welcome gift.
I saw someone lifted this necklace up. I was hoping she would not get it. At the instance she laid it down on the table, I snatched it real fast. haha
These hair accessories except for that black elastic are for my sister. :D
The food at Sweet Bella Cafe are all yummy. The place perfect for the Pinkbox Party. When the cab dropped me off at Burgos Circle, I immediately looked for people in pink! haha I was not able to take photos of all the food served because I was busy chatting with the other bloggers. Visit their website for more information. Click here.
Hi everyone!! I have been very busy with job interviews the whole week and of course weekends are spent with my family and BF. I am so excited to blog about my new lip babies with you. You all know that my cool aunt sent me Revlon Lip Butters but I have not received them yet. Last week, I was watching a video of Shen using Venus and Mars products (http://www.shensaddiction.com/) and I instantly fell in love with her lip color. I cannot believe that she just used a lip butter and the pigmentation look so awesome in her video!
Here is the video of Shen using Venus and Mars products:
I must admit that I am more of a lipstick person because of my dark lips but this lip butter changed my mind. I googled reviews of these new lip butters from Venus and Mars and luckily saw two reviews from Kira of kira-ramirez.com (click here for her review) and Liz of Projectvanity.com (click here for her review). With their good reviews, I knew I must have these lip butters too. I only bought two shades. I really wanted only one color which is Pink Posies but Liz's review about how pretty cherry berry is convinced me to get it. :D
From Venus and Mars Naturals Shop: Break free from chemicals! Give your lips the authentic, lavish pampering it has always wanted. Made out of the finest essential oils, lips will surely be younger-looking in no time. There’s nothing more it could ever ask. Not at all heavy on the lips! Ingredients: EMU Oil, Castor Bean Oil, Almond Oil, Carnauba Wax, Mica, Peppermint, Beeswax, Vitamin E Oil (now FORTIFIED with SPF15)
The packaging looks like those of a normal lip balm but the product in the tube looks so pigmented and pretty! I was so happy with my purchase. These lip butters only cost 185 pesos each. Very affordable compared to the 525 pesos lip butters from Revlon, right? I am also so proud that these lip butters are Filipino made.
My lip swatches does not do justice to these lip butters. They look more pigmented and prettier in person! They are glossy and made my lips look well moisturized.
Pink Posies
Cherry Berry
What I love about this lip butter:
These lip butters are very affordable. They only cost 185 pesos.
Proudly Filipino made product
The packaging is perfect for travel.
These lip butters glides smoothly on my lips.
No heavy and sticky feel!
It has a nice subtle bubblegum scent.
Made of natural ingredients.
I have dark lips and I can attest that the pigmentation is very nice! I know it cannot mask my dark lip line very well so I have to still use lip liners especially when I use Pink Posies but with Cherry Berry, lip liner is not needed.
The staying power is also good!
It gives my lips a nice stain after eating or drinking. (thumbs up for this!)
It has SPF 15 too!
What I do not like about this lip butter:
Only 4 shades available and I am not sure if Salmon Peach and Wine Pearl would work well on my dark lips that is why I only bought two shades. I hope they will have a coral/orange shade.
It can only be bought online or at bazaars. I am not fairly acquainted if Venus and Mars have stalls in malls.
I hope it has more minty feel.
Moisturizing but not over the top moisturizing. I thought you can use it alone withone any balm needed. I still need to apply a more moisturizing balm before using this.. especially the cherry berry..
Over all, I highly recommend these lip butter tints! I am loving them so much. Visit Venus and Mars Shop for more details about this product. Click here.
Celebrate 19 beautiful years with HBC!! There are lots of sale and buy 1 take 1 items on selected SanSan and Allue products. This sale applies both to members and non members Yey!!
Sorry for the lack of posts.. I have a couple of interviews lined up because I am in dire need of a job. haha (to have lots of money to buy more makeup..joke :D)
After one month of using Sophia Lash Enhancing Kit
I noticed that my lashes became a bit more noticeable and darker. I also noticed that my lids near my lashes became brownish in color. Hopefully, it will fade after I get my desired length of lashes. There were times that my lid feels itchy after application. I am not religiously applying it nightly since I tend to forget about it. Yay.
My lower lashes became noticeable too.
Here is a before shot of my lashes:
I am excited to see a bigger difference next month. Click here for more information about Sophia Eyelash Enhancing Kit:
I was polishing and cleaning a bunch of shoes in my closet a while ago because I will be hunting for a job. (Finally!! I know my parents are soo happy when I announced this to them. Haha). Oh please someone hire me!! haha These shoes have been there like forever and I have not even used most of them. I am not into heels. Why? because I am very clumsy and I walk like a gangster. In local parlance "siga ako umasta." Yes, I love makeup and I am maarte but that does not mean I am very posh and graceful!! Hell no! How I wish I was noh. I think I have more boyish ways than girlish attitude from eating habits to walking. And you do not want to hear my big deep voice. I sound so gay most of the times. haha I remembered that when I wore my favorite high heels in school before;I fell down from the stairs. Guess who is in the background of that scene (my law school crushie.. Yes I have a crush noh! And I told my boyfriend for 10 years about him.. haha I know I am such a weirdo.. I have the guts to write this on my blog because that guy was so last 2 years ago.. haha ) Anyways, those are my two favorite heels. The Calvin Klein one looks perfect in any outfit. Be it a dress or jeans. My favorite brand of high heels - Naturalizer. I can walk, run and even jump wearing them. hehe They feel so comfortable.
I know animal prints are everywhere. I am loving them too. I never thought I will be into them. I even remember seeing grandmothers wear these kind of prints before. I am now in the process of overhauling my closet. I am incorporating more formal and professional looking clothes!! I feel so old. Waahh. I am having a hard time buying clothes.We are advised by my grandmother that we must not wear clothes with happy shades/colors like red, pink, orange and the like because of my grandfather's death. This will be for one year. I came from an average and very traditional Filipino family and I respect this custom of ours.
I was supposed to do a makeup tutorial blog post about this look. I just added falsies for drama but you can do this look for 5 mins. only I only use one shade of eyeshadow!! This is a very quick and natural look for everyday. I was not very happy with the turn out of the photos. I did this look this evening. Look at my brows looking tacky with foundation. Waah. I need to fix my brows asap. I am having a hard time filling them with brow powder.
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