EASY-GOING SATURDAY MAKE UP

Yesterday was the kind of Saturdays you see in the movies: bright sunshine with few traces of clouds, calm winds blowing the colorful leaves away, and everyone taking it easy at the local coffee shops.

On a Saturday like yesterday's, I wanted to take a break from "glam" (you know...dramatic hues and eye-popping lashes, etc) and wear makeup that's more...down to earth. With natural shades of brown for eyes and a soft, pink sheen on the lips, my easy-going Saturday makeup came about like this:

1) Use a sponge and cover entire face with matte foundation.
















2) On the brow bone, apply a cream-colored highlighter.













3) On the lids, apply a coffee- or light brown-toned shadow.













4) Line each eye's top and bottom with a brown pencil liner. (If you want, you can line your bottom 3/4 of the way from outside in)












5) Apply first layer of mascara onto the lashes













6) While waiting for mascara to dry, apply a soft and natural pinkish blush.
(If you have chubby cheeks like me, smile to find apples of your face. Then apply a stroke of blush just behind the apples. This should slenderize your face.)














7) Apply powder (better if it's mineral powder) all over face.














8) Your mascara should be dry now. Curl lashes. If needed, top lashes with 1 more coat of mascara.














9) Apply a very sheer lip gloss.












DONE!!!! Easy-going make-up, easy to do.

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After

PRINCESS TORTE: LOOKS LIKE A GIRLIE DESERT

I was at IKEA the other day and decided to browse their cafeteria to settle a hunger attack. That's when I ran into this very pretty, very girlie desert, conveniently named "The Princess Torte".



It's a creamy torte on top of a cake, wrapped in gooey, sugary shell. I don't know how they made it, but it was really good. So I had to share :O)


Yum! Going ... ... ... ...


Going ... ... ... ...


(Almost) Gone !!!! !!!! !!!! !!!!

SCARLETT LIPS

One of the popular makeup looks for fall of 2009 is red lips.

Photo Credit: http://www.allure.com/trends/look/2009/08/fall_hair_and_makeup#slide=1

I have always wanted to try this out, but a pair of bright, Scarlett lips is so bold and I am...well, not.

However, at the drug store today I just can't hold myself back anymore! So I picked up Maybelline's newest line of lipstick, Color Sensational, in "Red Revival".


































How did I like it? I LOVED it!
The color is brilliant and the look is powerful. It's the type of color that makes a girlie girl a glamor girl.

As for the lipstick itself...it glided on easily and did not come off soon. I also really liked its velvety look.

Below is a close up of the lipstick on. As you can see, the color is rich and lustrous.


Here is how the color matches the rest of the face. Notice that I didn't add much to the eyes. If the lips contain much drama, it's best to go light on top.

Hope this look works for you too.

PRETTY IN A NANO

If you don't love Sephora you are not really a girlie girl. And with its own brand of beauty and skin care products, Sephora is the lamborghini of all beauty super stores.

The "Nano Eyeliner" is Sephora's newest line of eyeliners. With a wide variety of colors and a very nice price (only $5 girls!), this eyeliner could just be my latest beauty love.


The Nano glides on easily and lasts a long time - this info is tried and tested with my recent purchases:

Here is the Nano Eyeliners in "action". The top line is in "glitter brown" and the bottom is in "plum".

THE MAKING OF HUBBY'S LOVEWICH

Every girlie girl knows that to get to a man's heart is through his stomach.
Since I have been on leave from work, I have been allowed time to make hubby's lunch sandwich.
I call it a "Lovewich" (I know, cheesy) because it's hearty and made with love :O)
Plus, hubby loves the way it tastes, at least that's what he says.


So if anyone wants a tasty, hearty and easily made sandwich stacked with protein, here's how:

What you need:

• A little bit of onions and a little bit of scallions (green onions)
• 2 med eggs
• salt and pepper
• cheese (optional)
• oil or pam
• 2 tbl sp. of butter
• Honey mustard
• Cold cut turkey or ham or both
  

What you do:
Step 1: Chop chop
Dice onions and scallions



Step 2: Into the bowl
Crack the eggs into a bowl. Add a pinch of salt and pepper. Dump chopped onion and scallions in the egg bowl.



Step 3: Fry those eggs
Heat pan. Spray pam in the pan (or some oil is fine). Turn heat to med. Fry eggs in the pan. Wait until one side is cooked and flip the eggs over. Top the cooked side that's flipped over with some cheese (optional). Take eggs out when it's done.



Step 4: Butter up the bread
Heat up another pan. Add butter. Toast both pieces of bread with butter.


Step 5: Hello honey (mustard)
On the buttered side of each piece of bread, add some honey mustard (or condiment of your choice).

Step 6: Stack on the muscle
Put fried eggs on bread. Top the eggs with a generous amount of turkey and ham cold cuts.

DONE!!!!

Add some cookies for desert and hubby has a delicious, nutritious lunch.


Like what my friend Anita said, "everything tastes better if it's made with love."
Now you can made your guy his own "Lovewich".

WHAT I'M FALLING FOR

Autumn has arrived with breezy air, soft rain and falling leaves. This season, I am falling in love with a new array of products. Check them out! And maybe you'll fall in love too :O)

1. A darker, sexier scent: Victoria's Secret Sexy Little Things Fragrance in Noir

In the summer I like fresh, floral smells that are light and pretty. But in the fall, when the weather gets cold, I like to wear something sexy and hot. And this fragrance by Victoria's Secret Sexy Little Things is just what I am looking for.




2. A cute tee

During the summer I often work out outside. In the fall, I return to the gym, but not without style. Even when I am sweating on the treadmill, I like to look cute in a cute tee with a cute message.


3. A glowing tan: Jergens Natural Glow Daily Moisturizer

To maintain summer's sun-kissed color, I resort to this popular lotion that contains just a dab of self tanner that allows my skin to glow.



4. A pair of bright eyes: Chanel Precision Eye Cream

Expensive but worth it. After all, it's Chanel! This little cream de-puffs and diminishes under eye circles, giving cold weather's dry skin a run for its money with a surge of moisture.



5. An enemy for chapped lips: Elizabeth Arden 8 Hour Cream
This cream can be used anywhere to protect the skin. I like to use it on my lips to either prevent or cure if they are chapped. Hey! Chapped lips is very common in cold weather.

Givenchy Phenomen'Eyes Effet Extension Mascara

Recently there has been a lot of mascaras offering an "extension" effect, to lengthen the lashes by either "tubing" or "extending".

I have only tried 4 of these types of mascaras, and this one, Phenomen'Eyes Effet Extension by Givenchy is by far my absolute favorite.

With a revolutionary ball tip applicator that easily coats my lashes from all angles and a formula that is thick and quick-drying to provide lengthening effect, just a few taps onto the tip of lashes gives me lashes I can bat with all day long.






My before and after Phenomen'Eyes Effet Extension by Givenchy.

Before ** NOTE: in my before I am also wearing mascara.



After



For more product information, please visit:
http://www.sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?id=P243008&categoryId=B70

LIP GLOSS MIXED AND MATCHED

We have all made the mistake of buying lip gloss in the wrong color. Maybe that's why I have so many of them? Instead of rushing to the store and spending money on a newer one, I've smartened up and started mixing and matching what I already have.

Here's a gloss I purchased on ebay. I was looking for a very light pink at the time. But unfortunately, against my darker skin tone, the color seemed too light.

































MAC Lip Glass in "Florabundance"

Here's a gloss I bought for the Christmas party last year at Victoria's Secret. I wanted something that was vibrant and eye-catching. Unfortunately, this color is a little too "punchy" on my skin.

































Beauty Rush by Victoria's Secret in "Punchy"

This summer, when I was getting ready for a Girls' Night Out, I decided to mix the two. And the color was neither too light nor too bright, a very pretty but neutral pink that looked good with my skin as well as any color of outfit.

















Lip Gloss Mixed and matched

See? You don't have to waste money on beauty mistakes that are easily fixed with a little creativity. Just look at the pallets that you already have, and perhaps you can gloss up something that works?