My Version of "No Make Up Make Up"

Yah, I am running out of something to post! Hehe. It must be the weather no?! It's cold nowadays. Ang sarap lang matulog maghapon tapos manood ng DVD. =)

Anyway, as I have mentioned to you multiple times, I am not a fan of make-ups. I can go a day any day without wearing one. Just like now, while I was writing this post, I remember not having eyebrows pa hahaha! Kaya nag pause muna ako.

Ayan, may kilay na ako! :) Go na..

What I would like to share with you today is how I do my everyday look in the office. It's not too much, I tell you. I call this my own version of "no make up make up". Hahaha! Please don't judge me on how I do my make up ha?! You know naman I just recently loved them so I am still not fond of it. Walang okrayan ok?! Ready?

When I leave the house, I am not wearing make ups yet. The time I learned putting creams and pressed powder on was last summer. I don't want to put make-ups on then pagdating sa office, haggard na ulit because of the weather so I prefer to do it in the office. However, there were times that I am so busy I would forget so I end up putting make ups at around 3pm na or 4pm (the latest).

Now here's how I do it.

First, I make sure to wash my face with clean water. Hindi natin alam during the time that we're on our way to work, naalikabukan or nalagyan ng kug ano-ano so just to be safe, I'll wash my face then dry it using a tissue na lang.

Before photo :p

Second, I put Simply pretty BB Cream from Avon. Couple of weeks ago, napansin ko na parang ang dali nyang nauubos. Then I realize na sobrang dami ko ata maglagay na parang hindi na nya nako complement yung skin. I've learned from that so I put only an ample amount to cover my whole face including my neck. There were times when I am too lazy to put BB cream, I'll just stick with number 3 which is pressed powder.

Third, Sealed the look with a pressed powder. To absorb and complement the BB Cream, I put on a pressed powder. I always put an ample amount to just to cover the face and the neck area.

Fourth, I'll shape my brows. I have a thick and uneven brows so I have to maintain it. I usually pluck my brows every 3 days just to remove those hair that are growing at the same time, they would not have a chance to sneak through those that I should keep. Para hindi na rin ako malito sa ayos ng eyebrows ko. Anyway, I am not even sure if my eyebrows is bagay on my face since hindi ko alam tumingin ng pantay sa hindi. Just to make everything annoying lalo, I have a puyo at the end of my left brow so I have to eliminate those hairs that our growing inwardly then just draw my brow. One day, I'll go to Brow Haus talaga promise!! By the way, I am using Maybelline in the shade of gray which I bought couple of years ago na recently ko lang naman nagamit. I want it because it's a little lighter than my hair color when I put it on. Yun lang, the last time I asked a Maybelline stall in SM Southmall before, they said that it's an old version something and they no longer have these na daw. =( I'll check soon if they still carry this.

Fifth, I'll put a blusher. Just so my face won't look pale of dull because of the BB Cream and the powder, blusher is important too. It adds glow to face. =) I had the Blushing pink of Nichido. Unfortunately, tumalon sya when I was looking for something inside my make up bag. Ayon, awa ng Dyos naging loose powder na sya =(

Sixth step is to put a mascara to open up my eyes. My officemate said that my eyes looks sleepy daw so I have to put a mascara on to add a sparkle into it. (Naks) hehehe! I would then use an eyelash curler. Daryl said he would like my eyelashes curled up so I always make sure that they are nice. =)

Lastly a lipstick. I have the Simply pretty in Lucky Orange and Endlessly pink (both from Avon).

Now here's how I look like after..

Hahaha! Walang okrayan ok?! Oo nga pala, I have not curled my eyelashes yet here. Pinapatuyo ko pa kasi ng slight eh. Hehe =)

Para di na kayo mahirapan to see if something has been changed, I placed them together.

Before and After photo

Hehehe. Sooner or later, I plan to try other products in the market to see which one will suite the best for me. For the meantime, I am sticking to Simply Pretty Avon Collection until I ran out of them. =)

Kayo? How do you make yourself pretty and presentable?! Share naman!! =)

Result: New Hair Do

When I made kwento about my Index Salon Rebonding Experience, I forgot to include the before and after photo! Hahahaha.. Sorry guys, na carried away ako sa pag ku kwento ko about Ate kuya.

Anyway, Ito na sya...

Teka, wala nga pala akong before photo kasi it was so chaka talaga. If you can imagine my hair na lang na waist long, super black and makapal, wavy and buhaghag..

Ano naisip nyo?

Basta kung ano man yung naisip nyo, yun na yun! Hahaha..

Pero here's the after shot..

First 24 hours after the treatment

3 days after the treatment. Hair was shampooed and with hair conditioner

Yan..

Hahaha! Walang okrayan please?!

It was shoulder length na lang. Madaming nagulat na pinagupitan ko ng sobrang iksi dahil nga hanggang bewang na talaga sya. I think it's just what I usually do, ipapa make over ko ang hair ko tapos paiiksian ng todo. I want to add a side bangs pa nga jan. Siguro next month na lang pag mejo humaba na ng konti. =)

Also, on my first 2 hair treatment, I never went back to the salon for a follow up treatment like hair spa or hot oil to maintain the original treatment. I find it really expensive kasi. What I was planning to do now is to buy sa Watson's nung mga pang hair spa nila and I can just DIY it. My sister had one before and I used it myself, I was surprised na maganda ang bagsak ng hair ko. Mas mura din yun, last time I checked, they're on sale, Buy 1 take 1 for P200++ which is not bad na kasi for how many times mo din magagamit yun diba? =)

I want to see how it will turn out pero so far, enjoy ako sa buhok ko dahil madulas at maganda naman.. I just hope na mejo maganda ang pagkalayer ng dulo pero sobrang iksi na kasi nya so maybe next month ko na lang ipapaayos yung hair cut. I'll just wait for it to grow a little. =)

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New Make Up Tools + Being Nostalgic

I am not a makeup person. Period!

Back in high school, we had a cosmetology subject where manicure, pedicure, nail arts, hair cuts, and make up were being taught. Since I am against using anything to my face, I didn't learn the proper way of applying make-ups, didn't learn nail arts, besides no one wants to model for my haircut service, baka kasi ma murder ko ang hair nila. All along, naiisip ko na pang kikay at pang malalandi lang ang make-ups.

Oh wag nyo akong sabunutan, yan talaga ang naiisip ko noon eh. Whenever I see people with make-ups on, lalo na yung obvious tapos wala naman party or events, maarte na agad ang tingin ko. 

Yuh.. judgemental na ako! 

When I went to college, I learned how to fix my hair, put blusher.. that's it. But it's very very minimal. Yung masabi lang ba na hindi naman ako chaka. 

Anyway, when I had my first job, I am against make ups pa din. I still think that it's not necessary. Simplicity is the best talaga, yan ang lagi kong motto. Hahah! I may not love make-ups but I am a frustrated fashionista. I am too conscious of my clothes, I should not underdress or overdress.

One of the weddings that I attended in 2012

One month pregnant here. =) I didn't know pa.

Time passed by, I had a baby, still doesn't like make - ups and anything about skin care. I hated all of it until one day, 

We were going to a wedding since FMIL will be a Ninang daw. We would all go since Daryl will drive for her. I borrowed a dress from my sister so that saved me from my #ootd dilemma. My hair is too long and frizzy but I know how to braid it so it also saved me from looking like chaka however, I don't have a powder, or a blusher. I only have a lipstick with me that I used as a blusher.

Kawawa to the highest levelz!!

Gosshh.. I came to think, what happen to the kikay, maarte and fashionista me?! Where did she go?

That didn't stop there.. Lagi akong namomroblema sa mga isusuot ko on events like wedding, debuts or any formal event or gathering. I always bother my sister of something that I can borrow. I mean, I always do that back in the days but now, due to my post-partum body, I can't fit on most of her clothes. I can only borrow some. =( I guess I have to invest on clothes now.. As in now na! Sana bukas umulan ng madaming pang - shopping. Hahaha! =)

One night, before we went to sleep..

Me: Babe, magkakaron ako ng extra money by July, iniisip ko kung ibibili ko ba sya ng kama or ipangpapa-rebond ko na lang ng hair ko.

Daryl: Ipangpa rebond mo na lang. Hayaan mo na yang kama, ok pa naman tayo dito eh. Alagaan mo naman ang sarili mo.

Awwww... I am so touched lang. 

Pero naisip ko, baka ang chaka ko na talaga kaya sinabi nyang alagaan ko naman ang sarili ko. Gaaaahhd!!

All along, pinagdadamutan ko ang sarili ko dahil mas importante ang mga gamit sa bahay, grocery, utilities and savings. I forgot to take care of myself. I am still fat, I never got back to my pre-pregnancy body. My hair is sooo long, dry, frizzy, ugly so it's always on a bun. I don't have any make up tools to save me in an emergency party or event. I no longer have a little black dress in my closet. I don't have enough jeans for office wear, my dresses are all old, my tops were very limited. =(

Parang gusto kong maiyak! Hayyy..

Don't get me wrong guys. Hindi kami mayaman so hindi branded ang mga damit ko dati but at least, I can buy one or two clothes every payday. I can buy heels during sale, I use my 13th month pay to have a hair treatment yearly, I am self proclaimed "fashionista" in my very own way. I have never been sexy with flat tummy levelz pero I am not fat, tama lang kung baga. I have time to Mani - Pedi myself etc.

Now, I can't do all that. We have enough things on our plate for me to think about those. I miss it so much. Nakakamiss kaya ang maging maganda, ang makapag suot ng damit na fitted pero hindi masagwa ang bilbil. Yung mag sleeveless ng hindi nakakahiyang i flaunt ang arms mo kasi hindi naman kalakihan. Yung makakapag suot ka pa ng bra sa beach while wearing a sexy shorts, kering keri i flaunt ang tummy kasi makinis at walang stretchmarks.

One of the wedding I attended last month

Yah.. Motherhood changed it all. Hindi naman ako nagsisisi. I love my life now, I am happier, patient, loving, and selfless. I love Jami and Daryl everyday.. Motto nga namin eh, We.always.go.together.

Pero hindi about jan talaga ang iba blog ko eh, sorry na carried away lang.. Hahaha! 

What I want to show you is, because of those scenario.. I am trying to be better. I want to be as beautiful as I am before. I want to be able to wear nice fitting clothes without thinking about my bulging tummy. I used to be a suki of selfie but because I feel so ugly, I don't want to take picture of myself anymore. 

Gone are the days.. in the past weeks,

I learned how to shape my eyebrows. 

I learned to maintain it and use brow pencil to modify it more. 

I learned to use BB Cream and Face Powder.

I learned that Daryl likes my eyelashes curled up so I bought a mascara to make it fuller.

I relearned that my face will look slimmer if I flaunt my hair.

I relearned to gain the confidence I lost when I gave birth.

Although, I can't get back on shape overnight, I want to start doing something about it. People in the office says I'm getting payat daw pero ang hindi nila alam, that's because of my new hair haha! 

So for the record, I am filling up my make up kits slowly. I have everything that I need on a daily basis and that's enough to save me on any urgent parties or events/gatherings so I won't look like sobrang haggard naman.

I originally posted this photo on my post about what's in my bag last week. 

I started with avon cosmetics since they are not that expensive and I don't want to risk naman trying out something I got in the market tapos end up na di ko bet so mostly yan, suggestion ng mga officemate ko which I think compliments my skin color naman. 

I still have some missing that I got recently after that post was made. Here they are:

Avon Brush set for only P99 (on sale)

Nichido Blushing Pink Shade for P88

I loved the brush set, sobrang lambot. Before I got the blusher on my birthday, I borrowed one from my officemate (blusher and brush) and her's is breaking like powder because her brush is kind of matigas. When I bought the same blusher, I noticed that mine doesn't break so I told her na baka masyadong matigas yung brush nya. I liked the blusher. That's actually my officemate's shade din. It's pink so hindi mukang sinampal ang fez ko. =)

For the mean time, kuntento na ako sa make up kit ko. What I am planning to do is to invest on moisturizer naman since they can make your skin younger.. tama ba? 

Kayo? Any recommendations on what's the best moisturizer?

What's in My Bag

I am not sure if I have already blog about what's inside my bag pero since love ko kayo, I'll show them to you now. =)

I am not a person na sobrang hilig sa bag talaga. Whatever bag that I have, I'll use it until it breaks saka ko lang papalitan. When I was a dalaga pa, I bought some bags pero eventually hindi ko naman nagamit. Now that I am a mom, I want to make sure na my bag has enough room to put all my things.

This is the bag that I am using couple of weeks ago (now I am using the P50 bag that Nanay gave). I got this bag from Nanay too. I don't know where it came from honestly. =) This bag is also roomy, it can fit all my things although it was kinda small.

Top (L-R) Notebooks, Electricity bill and Elite Dental booklet, Red coin purse, company ID
Bottom (L-R) Paper bills Organizer, Tissue Papers, Wallet for my cards, Wrist watch, House key

1. ) Yes, I have a lot of notebooks inside my bag everyday. Kala mo college student lang eh no?! Hahah. The red one is my Jollibee planner, the green one is where I put all our daily expenses (for tracking), the small red was for my blogging ideas and the white one was for my listahan ng mga may utang sakin. Hahaha!

2.) During the time that I took a picture, I had the Elite Dental booklet because I have been wanting to call the dentist where I'll bring Jami for consultation pero lagi kong nakakalimutan.. Gaaahhd!! I also have our electricity bill with me. I don't know why! hahaha.

3.) Company ID

4. ) I don't know what to call it so I named it Paper bills organizer. Look at the photo below. That's what it looks inside. Can you give me an idea kung anong tawag jan? hahaha! This is where I put all our paper bills to where they are allotted to. =)

I also had some envelopes inside for budgeting pero it doesn't work :p

5.) Tissue paper (na kinukuha ko sa office :p) for emergency use.

6.) Wallet for my cards and my red coin purse given by Nanay. I have trivia though. I always get my coin purse from Nanay. It's lucky daw kapag binigay lang ang wallet sayo diba? So far, nauubusan man ng laman yang coin purse na yan, in a matter of hours, nagkakaron ulit. Hahah! =)

I also have these:

Make up kit and gadget purse

 I always have a make up kit on my bag pero sobrang dalang kong gamitin before. It's just recently that I am using most of them. I was able to fill them up and throw some as well. Expire na pala kasi yung iba. =(

Gadget purse

7.) Gadget purse is where I put my brother's power bank (borrowed) along with my phone's headset. Kung maka gadget purse ako kala mo ang dami kong gadget no?! Hahaha. =)

Now here's what's inside my make up kit..

Top (L-R) Eyelash curler, Avon BB Cream, Avon Mascara, Nail Cutter, Avon Lipsticks in different shades, Avon Concealer, Avon Matte lipstick, Eyebrow pencils and tweezer
Bottom (L-R) Baby Bench from FMIL, Avon Simply Pretty press powder, Shawill Eyebrow powder, Mirrors

It was just recently that I bought all those make ups. I'll blog about my everyday look next time. =)

I also carry around a pen because there were times that an idea will just pop out of my head so I have to write it down specially if it's blog ideas. =) Also, I need the pen for writing my thoughts and plans on my Jollibee planner. =)

So that's basically what's inside my bag. kayo? Care to share? =)

P.S Tomorrow will be a legal holiday here in the Philippines so a lot of you might have plans for long weekends. Kakainggit naman because I don't have any out of town plans.. Hayyy. Anyway... I am still happy because it's my birthday on Sunday!! YeheyyyyY!!!! =)