Store your lashes this way!

I was packing my makeup bag today and bought some new lashes. I always get annoyed when they take up too much space in my suitcase, so I tried some thing and it worked! I bought a this weekly pill storage from Walmart and put all my lashes in it.

Yesterday's makeup!

I'm getting ready for my Philippine vacation so I went out for a little shopping. This was my makeup of the day (motd)

1. I started with a clean, moisturized and primed face
2. I put on my foundation and I'm using cover girl's 3 in1 foundation. I didn't set my face with a powder since my foundation is matte.
3. Concealer under my eye to cover dark circles. I used a few shades lighter than me to serve as a highlight too. I also put it at the bridge of my nose, cuspids bow and chin.
4. I have a fat face so contouring is a must for me. I used revlons photo ready bronzer.
5. I did my eye makeup.
6. I used mocha blush by Mac and put it at the apples of my cheek.i also used a highlight, soft and gentle by Mac.
7. For my lips, I used a pink lip liner by essence and macs speed dial.
8. And at the end I always spray my face with urban decays all nighter.

Lorac mint edition

I have the Lorac pro palette and the unzipped, and I love those eye shadows! Lorac cosmetics recently came out with a new palette. It contains 8 eye shadows a highlighter, a blush, and a lipgloss. The eyeshadows are divided into two. 4 are matte and the other 4 are shimmery. The quality of the eye shadows are magnificent. I have never been disappointed with Lorac cosmetics. They are very pigmented and creamy.

The highlight is typical. Very pigmented too. Just need a little bit and it will give you that really Dewey look. The blush is coral-ly color with shimmer to it. It's very comparable to Nars orgasm. Perfect for spring.

Lets talk about the lipgloss.it is thick. No scent to it, and its a cute nude color. Perfect pair for the eye shadows in the palette. This retails for $49. I think it's a bit pricey considering the pro palette is only $42 with 16 shadows on it. But like I said, it has a highlight, blush and a gloss so I guess that's what made it a little more expensive.

All in all its a great palette for summer and spring. Pricey, but worth it. Here's the product and swatches.

New packaging for elf.

I was at target earlier to look for some stuff that I needed to bring to my vacation to my homeland, the Philippines. Of course, I had to stop by the makeup section to check if there's some new stuff for me to review. And then this caught my eye. The new packaging for elf. The quads that was a dollar before is now 2 dollars.

The packaging looks really sleek. I like that its a little bit bigger than the old style. But the change of the packaging changes the whole makeup too. Changing the look should mean changing the quality too right? Well yeah, it did. The quality of the eye shadows from the old packaging was so good, the quality now is bad. It was so chalky. I tried it on, the eyeshadow wouldn't even stick to my lid. I swatches it and I had to really rub my fingers to get the desired color. But still, it wasn't that good.

All I could say is that I am very disappointed with this elf. Good thing I only brought two, or it would be a waste of my 2 dollars.

Scandaleyes! What?!

Aside from the cover girl jumbo gloss that I purchased before, I forgot to mention that I also got two eyeliners to try out. I haven't seen a lot of reviews about it on a blog or vlog. It's the Rommel scandaleyes waterproof kohl kajal eyeliner. I bought two colors, taupe and nude. I really like it, they glide in smoothly, they're soft but not to soft that when you put it the tip would break. No. And when they say waterproof, they mean waterproof. The only way you can remove it is with an eye makeup remover.

All in all, I really like this product. A high quality performance for a low price. These sell for $3.49 at Walmart. But if you go to cvs sometimes they have buy one get one half off. Below are the liners and swatches. On the left is the nude which is great to help open up your eye. An alternative to white eyeliner. And the right is taupe, which is good to use if you wanna do soft or natural makeup and do not want to use brown or black eyeliner.

Cover girl lip perfection! Perfection!

I recently bought the cover girl lip perfection jumbo gloss balm! And I am obsessed with it! It does not make your lips dry. The only thing is the color selection is not that much. And it didn't really caught my eye. I only got two out of all of it, the blush twist and watermelon twist. These two are like my favorite.

If you guys don't know, I'm a huge revlon fan. I really love revlon jumbo lips stains. But this is very comparable to the cover girls version of the jumbo lipsticks. I like both. Both have some hits and misses. The revlon one is a stain. The cover girl one is not. So you really have to reapply this every few min. I like the minty taste and feeling of revlon but I also like the smell and no taste version of cover girls'

Nonetheless, this is an awesome product.here are the swatches. Blush twist on the left and watermelon twist on the right.

Flu shots!

Every few years I move to another place. It's a part of my husbands' job. So every year I make sure that my whole family get their flu shots just to be safe. When I got my shot this year, I asked my doctor "how long will this flu shot last?" And he said its a year.

I'm from a tropical country, meaning, there's no winter in the country where I'm from. So I'm not really used to cold weather. I get sick all the time. But this year after I took my flu shot, I was feeling good! Wwooohhh! I was going out more during the winter. No signs of my sinusitis. Nothing. Nada! I exercised a lot, I take vitamins, eat healthy.

Then two months after taking that flu shot, bang! I'm sick now. With really bad colds, burning throat and really painful sinusitis. What's up with that? I thought it was a year! Then I asked my doctor again and he said: " well, there are different kinds of flu, maybe you got another kind that was not covered by the flu shot that you got."

I mean is this for real? They could have told me that when I got it. Coz this flu is worst than what I had when I wasn't getting any shots at all. So guys, before you take any shot, ask your doctors about the details of it first.

Sinful colors spring/ summer collection

Who's excited for spring/summer? Me!!!! I have been hunting for some new nail polish for spring and summer. I usually buy OPI or Essie. But dang! 9 bucks for a nail polish? I could buy like two revlon lipsticks with that already. So I came across this nail polish brand at Walmart, the sinful colors.

The colors are like cotton candies, I just want to eat them! The colors are called (l-r) unicorn, 24/7, sweet tooth, and easy going! The opacity of the colors are just right! You probably need 3 coats especially the lavender one. But my favorite is easy going! It just goes with any outfit that I wear. And tell you what? Who's not gonna love this $1.99 nail polish? They have more selections, and they have their regular colors too.

I painted my nails using this colors for you guys to see. Excuse my nails or the way I put it coz I was feeling a bit sick that day.

Hope this helps! See yah!

Milani Statement Lipstick

Hello everybody!

Today i went to CVS to check if there was some new stuff in the beauty section. i ended up buying the new Milani statement lipsticks.

                                         

I picked up 4 new colors. the colors i have are (l-r) Nude Creme, Fruit Punch, Plum Rose, and Ruby Valentine. I love this lipsticks. they go on your lips really smooth. Some of them are creamy and some are velvety. They do not dry your lips at all. They are very Pigmented and most importantly they are super affordable. $5.99 each only.I am not usually a fan of lipstick with scents because most of the time they also have a taste to it. and I'm not talking about good taste, it's a weird taste. but surprisingly these awesome lipsticks doesn't have a taste! just some sweet fruity scent.

Let me show you the swatches of these gorgeous lipsticks. They are in the same order as the picture above. Now these swatches are just from one swipe.

                                        

These lipsticks can be compared to high end products as well. I am still looking for some lipsticks with the same color as these ones but i only found two of them to be a dupe for two Mac Lipsticks.

                                       

alright, so the swatch on the left is Milani's Plum Rose while the one on the right is Mac's Captive. you see Captive is one of my Favorite colors from Mac but i have to say, sometimes they make my lips dry. Plum Rose is just a tad lighter but you can build up the color or apply a lip liner under it.

                                       

guess what color this is? which one is Mac Russian Red and which one is Milani's Ruby Valentine? swatch on the left is Ruby Valentine and on the right is Russian Red. the only difference between this two is that Russian Red is very matte while Ruby Valentine has a velvety Finish to it which i both like.

needless to say, Milani lipsticks are a great investment for Y'all lipstick junkie out there. i recommend this 100%. I think I might be going out to buy the rest of their collection.

hello everybody!

I would like to introduce myself to you guys! my name is Kris. I am originally from the Philippines and move here in the US 4 years ago. I'm married and a mommy of a beautiful girl. my husband is in the military so we're always on the go whenever and wherever.

in my blogs i will be sharing with you guys my life experiences as a military wife. i would like to discuss makeup, hair, fashion and other beauty related things. I am getting used to being a housewife again, i have recently stopped working because we had to move to another state, so I am learning some new stuff like cooking, baking.

as a mom of a 4 year old, we all know that it can be really tough. but im glad to say that my 4 year old is really good and really smart. so i will share to you guys some tips on mommyhood.