OOTD: Taken 2

Wednesday, October 17, 2012 • bag, Chimera Online shop, fashion, Genevieve Gozum, Grab, Kojie San, Lee Jeans, Lifestyle, necklace, OOTD, shoes, Tomato

I was one of the lucky winner to Nuffnang PH's Preserving Mankind with Kojie.san Men blog contest. I won two tickets to the especial screening of Taken 2 last October 5, 2012 that was held at Shangrila Cineplex 1. Days before the said event, I was very clueless what to wear since I'm very lazy that week to dress up. I decided to wear something laid back with my old pair of jeans and a comfy shirt then just added a blazer so that my outfit will somehow look chic.

Thursday, October 11, 2012 • Bench, Beyond Yoga, fashion, food, giveaway, Lifestyle, Lulu Swing, Manels, shoes, Starbucks, VNC, Zalora

Joining giveaways has been very exciting for me. I won numerous prizes from beauty products, skin care, clothing, and food gift certificates. I received different size of packages from small to medium pouch. Some prizes that I won were claimed directly from the person who hosted the giveaway or the office of the company giving the prize/s. Months ago, I received a big package and it's my first time to win a pair of shoes.

Dance to the Beat of Your Dream Giveaway

http://itsmisskatey.blogspot.com/2012/08/dance-to-beat-of-your-dream-giveaway.html

Lulu Swing Shoes in Sway Pale Blue

I can't believed that I was chosen as the Commenter of the Month from Ana Gonzales' Blog: The Fashionista Commuter. I really really love Ana's Blog! Her stories are the best :D I'm happy that I already met her twice. She's very humble and generous because this Manel's Passport Holder also includes discount coupons from Zalora, VNC and Beyond Yoga.

http://www.anagonzales.com

Manels x Fashionista Commuter Passport Holder + Discount coupons

Another addition to GC collection came from Bee. She just celebrated her birthday last September and her blog's 1st year anniversary. As a treat to her readers and followers, she hosted this giveaway:

Drinks are on me

http://beforeiturn25.blogspot.com/2012/10/drumrolls-please.html

300 php worth of gift certificates from Starbucks :D

Yay! I can't wait to use my new pair of flats from Lulu Swing. Meanwhile, I'll be renewing my passport this month so my new passport holder will just have to wait for a while. I'll be attending a makeup workshop tomorrow and it's scheduled 10 am so I think this is the best time to use my Starbucks GCs.

Thank you very much ladies for these prizes :) I also want to thank Lulu Swing Shoes, Manels, ZaloraPH, VNC, Beyond Yoga and Starbucks.

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Good Times!~

Product Review: Skinfood Rose Cheek Chalk in Rose Peach

Saturday, October 06, 2012 • beauty, blush, cheek chalk, face, Korean makeup, makeup, peach blush, review, Skinfood, Skinfood Rose Cheek Chalk, Skinfood Rose Cheek Chalk in Rose Peach, swatch

Good morning guys! This review has been sitting on my blog bin for quite some time now. I think it's time to share my thoughts about this product after months of use. I also want to lessen my backlogs that's why I'm wide-awake till now editing some posts and watermarking photos. I mentioned on my previous posts that I'm a lip balm gal. Did I mentioned that I'm also a lip cheek tint addict? Well that was after graduating college. If my memory serves me right, I can't leave the house without my cheek tint on. I feel naked without it. But when my skin started breaking out badly, a year after graduation I stopped using cheek tints. I looked so sickly without it until I met bb creams that gave my skin a glow and healthy flush as if I'm wearing a blush.

Even though I'm addicted to cheek tints before, I also tried using powder blush. My first powder blush was E.L.F. Natural Radiance in Glow. I love this blush to bits but the staying power was so so for my cheeks. I'm lemming for a NARS Orgasm blush but it's too pricey for a stay at home mom like me. I said to myself that I'll buy expensive makeups when I already have a stable job.

So when I was browsing and looking for a cheaper dupe or closer dupe of NARS Orgasm aside from E.L.F., I found this cute little blush from Skinfood's website but still the price was a bit steep for me that time. I waited for many many months and after some time I was lucky to be one of J's winner for her birthday giveaway. I won this set and I'm very happy that this set also includes Benefit Cha Cha Tint that I will review on my next post.

This is the only cream to powder blush in my makeup stash right now. I think I need a backup cause I've already hit the pan but I'm still having second thoughts on what shade to choose. The shade of this is blush is #2 Rose Peach, I think shade #1 Rose Pink looks cute too.

Skinfood Rose Cheek Chalk in Rose Peach
Containing moist, soft rosehip oil, this cream-type pearl blusher provides a sheer, gorgeous makeup finish. Its creamy texture allows for easy application, so it can be applied well over powder. A variety of contained pearls reflect light in different directions, creating the appearance of depth and radiance.

Skinfood Rose Cheek Chalk in Rose Peach
This blush comes with a puff applicator. J discarded the puff applicator and replaced it with this sponge.

Skinfood Rose Cheek Chalk in Rose Peach
Look ma, I already abused this blush XD

size: 4.5g

price: 400 php online (Around $7.00)

place bought: J (The Little Cool Shop)

instruction for use: For a natural, vibrant look, pat gently onto cheek using fingers or contained puff, then finish with powder. For a cute look, after applying powder, pat gently onto center of cheeks using fingers or puff.

ingredients: I cannot read the ingredients because it's in Korean text.

Skinfood Rose Cheek Chalk in Rose Peach
Swatch twice at the back of my hand, there's a bit of shimmer

Skinfood Rose Cheek Chalk in Rose Peach
On my cheek, sorry for the uneven application. I was in a hurry when I applied this blush

What I like:

The most cost –effective blush that I’ve used.
The finish is matte even though it has a bit of shimmer.
Easy to apply from cream to powder finish.
Amazingly long lasting. More than 8 hours with no blush retouch and there’s still color to my cheeks.
Nice color payoff.
Pleasant fragrance.

What I don't like:

Very small tub.
I guess the puff doesn't work because the seller replaced it with a sponge.

Will I repurchase? Yes, I want to try the rose pink shade.

Recommendation:

I give this blush a 4.5/5 rating. I always use this blush when I go to events and when I go on a date with ze hubby. This blush looks good on photos too and very natural in person. I think the puff that comes with it was effin hard to use so substituting it with a sponge will do the job. I apply this on top of my powder foundation or after applying bb cream.

What's your favorite blush? Thanks for sharing! Have a great day ahead :D

Good Times!~

And the Winner of 1st Anniversary Giveaway #1 Makeup Loot is...

Thursday, October 04, 2012 • giveaway- winners

My apologies for the delay of this announcement. I know ya'll excited to know who won the makeup loot. There were 130 readers who joined and I tallied a total of 6,000 plus entries. I validated the entries for three days and some entries were disqualified :( I hope that invalid entries will be less in my on-going and next giveaways.

Thank you so much for joining! Your responses to this giveaway was overwhelming and I'm so much inspired now to share more blessing. This means more giveaways to come :D

I also want to thank the sponsor of this giveaway, my cousin Cherry Teruel who is currently based at Doha, Qatar right now. If you're reading this post, thank you very very much! You made this giveaway possible and I owe you one :) So without further adieu, the winner of Dear Kitty Kittie Kath's 1st Year Anniversary Giveaway #1 Makeup Loot is...

MARYKYUT ROSEY

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Congratulations dear! Please wait for my email within the day and I hope you can reply the soonest so that I can ship your prize immediately :D Thank you for joining and supporting this humble blog. Hope you'll enjoy these babies.

Good Times!~

Myrtle Sarrosa for LOLITA Fragrance Grand Launch

Wednesday, October 03, 2012 • beauty, bloggers event, body, Event, fragrance, Lolita, Lolita Fragrance

Weeks ago, I was invited to the VIP launch of LOLITA- a new fragrance line from Beauty Elements Ventures incorporated (BEVi) makers of the very first kojic acid soap in the country Kojie San. I'm very excited when I received the e-vite from Paul, managing director of PMP Communications and also known as The PR Guy. I knew that the launch will be very special and grand because they'll be introducing their product endorser. I have no idea about their endorser since I rarely watch television programs nowadays. I've seen #MyrtleforLolita trended on Twitter days before the event but still have no clue who she was.

The grand launch was held at 55 Events Place Tomas Morato, Quezon City. I arrived there with fellow bloggers and never expected the venue's ohh so cute theme. This was the first event that I attended where I was really amazed with everything!

Myrtle Sarrosa for LOLITA Fragrance Grand Launch
The registration table with girls wearing Japanese inspired uniform ala Sailor Moon :D

Myrtle Sarrosa for LOLITA Fragrance Grand Launch
This table presentation made me feel that I'm attending a debut, very girly with the heart- shaped balloons and those cute little flowers.

Myrtle Sarrosa for LOLITA Fragrance Grand Launch
Yay for the food even if I'm always on a diet who can resists this pasta, chicken and fish fillet combo together with my favorite veggies on the side.

The event started with a mini fashion show from selected audience who "stand out" that night. Actually, I was chosen by Bestie as one of the girls who will walk on stage but I'm very shy and nervous that night. My toes got blistered too and I feel so uncomfortable walking with my wedge. After the mini fashion show they introduced their product endorser Myrtle Sarrosa, the grand winner of Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition 4. When she walked on stage and saw her pretty face on the screen, everyone was awed with her charming personality.

Lolita Fragrance Logo

Myrtle Sarrosa for LOLITA Fragrance Grand Launch

The most lovable Cosplayer in town is Lolita’s darling new endorser! Myrtle Sarrosa, fresh from her win from Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition 4, is the true embodiment of the Lolita girl. The 17-year-old’s charming personality and quick wit go hand-in-hand with the many playful sides she is known for. There is a Lolita scent for Myrtle’s every whim: audaciously floral with CALI, fresh and breezy with FANTASY, delicately warm with CHICK, tutti frutti with FAIRY, flirty femme with ROUGE, and simply saccharine with her favorite, COSPINK! Actress, host, recording artist… as this talented teen cutie keeps adding titles under her belt, Lolita will stay her BFF fragrance through it all!

Sorry for the crappy and poor quality of my photos, I wasn't able to get near the stage because everyone's going gaga to see a glimpse of her while dancing. I can really say that her charm captivated our hearts specially the media and the press. After this short dance number the lovely host Ms. Janeena Chan together with Paul and Myrtle answered all the questions from the audience regarding Lolita-the newest line of fragrance from the makers of Kojie.san

Myrtle Sarrosa for LOLITA Fragrance Grand Launch
Janeena Chan, Myrtle Sarrosa and Paul Chuapoco

Myrtle Sarrosa for LOLITA Fragrance Grand Launch
Janeena and Paul

Myrtle was the perfect endorser for Lolita and everyone agreed to that. With the different personality that each cologne represents, I'm sure that with Lolita you can say that I Stand Out!

Myrtle Sarrosa for LOLITA Fragrance Grand Launch
Six scents of Lolita the will surely make you stand out!

Myrtle Sarrosa for LOLITA Fragrance Grand Launch

The event was a successful one! I'm sure everyone enjoyed the night and went home with smiles on their faces. I'm very happy and lucky that I was invited, I felt like a teen attending a very sweet and girly birthday party for a night :D