Makeover Afternoon at Tinette & Co. Salon

I had to wake up early since I'd be coming all the way from Pampanga to attend this pampering event hosted by Tinette & Co. Salon in cooperation with Cynos and King Sue.  I know it will be worth it so off I go!

The commute going to Manila was easy breezy. I took the bus going to Pasay via Victory Liner and I was dropped off at Ayala. It took me almost two hours from San Fernando City of Pampanga going to Ayala. Honestly, it's not so bad because I remember when I used to work in Ortigas,all the way from Valenzuela,  commuting takes about the same amount of time.  Anyway, I took a cab going to San Antonio Plaza in Forbes and Tinette & Co. Salon was pretty easy to find!

Nail Of The Week: Not One Of the Boys

“Cos I don’t want to be one of the boys, one of your guys. Just give me a chance to prove to you that...” 

Nail Of the Week: Midnight Romance

“It’s just people have these romantic projections they put on everything that’s not based on any kind of reality.” – Jesse, Before Sunrise

Because We're Girls and We're into Girlstuff... Does it Make Sense?

Me in a date:

GUY: So what kind of things are you into?

ME: Umm... *Scratches Head* Well, I’m into makeup, fashion, accessories, nail polishes... You know girl stuff...

NOTW: As Girly as I Can Be

I wasn’t this feminine way back. Believe me. My friends would never have guessed that I would become a beauty blogger and, well, I didn’t expect it either.

NOTW: Being Playful

I haven’t been putting nail polish on lately because it’s been a bit hard to maintain them since I’ve been really busy with my full time work. I wish blogging is my full time work no?

NOTW: That Classy Corporate Girl on My Nails

I am not fond of using neutral/earth tone colors on my nails. I’ve always had this impression that they won’t look good because they’re not the usual cute colors. I prefer having pinks and purples or red when I’m feeling sexy. But lately, I’ve had this knack into buying and using such colors and, well, it looked good on my nails.

NOTW: Red Gleam and Matte

Sorry for the messy application. I cleaned it up afterwards. LOL

There really is no specific reason why I love matte polishes. Although, you don’t see me posting it up on my Nail Of The Week often, it’s because I only use single colors on my matte polish days and well, I wanna share this one, finally! I’ve tried buying matte nail polishes from Etude House before but they’re such a drag to apply. They dry up so quickly before you can even put them nicely on your nails so they tend to look really crappy after application.

NOTW: Accidentally Ursula

(Image Soure: BadReputation.Org.Uk)

It was an unexpected thing and I never expected it to be like this.

Nail Of The Week: Fit For The Occasion

Mid-week and I just finished doing my nails while watching a movie - Valentine's Day. It just feels so mushy and romantic watching it. Although I was alone it doesn't really matter, right?  I miss the feeling and falling in love, having crushes (not that I don't have one because I definitely do have a crush), having those kilig moments, waiting for your phone to ring or to vibrate (if it's text message) or just seeing pass by you, or maybe a simple hi or hello. Geez, I'm getting all Valentine's Day-ish in this post eh? But, hey, this is about my nails, so let's get to the real star of this post, shall we?

NOTW: First Time Gradient

Hey, it's been awhile since I updated my nail art posts! It's all because, again, I've been too busy lately that I just prefer not applying any polish on my nails or if I will, I'm just gonna be using one color on my nails. Pretty boring to make it a Nail Of The Week post. So, let this post be my come back to nail art and all those stuff. Welcome back to me, indeed! So you might be seeing more nail-related posts because I'm gonna get more conscious with nails now AGAIN.

Nail It in SM Valenzuela

The other day I saw a comment in one of my older blog posts which caught my interest. It was actually from Nail It informing me about a branch opening in SM Valenzuela. I was excited with the news because SM Valenzuela is slowly becoming such a sweet place for me. You see, it's walking distance from where I work, it's where the flagship store of Snoe is and now it has a Nail Salon. "Aba, lumelevel-up ah!" I mean, compared to other SM City Mall branches, it's probably, if not the smallest, one of the smallest. It doesn't even have its own department store.

The Jennifer Lynn Professional UV Nail Colour

And their still on my nails! Yes folks, the Jennifer Lynn polish is still on my finger and toe nails. Well, for those who have been reading my blog posts, you know that two weeks ago I went to the Nail Corner to have my nails done the Jennifer Lynn way. I have told you guys how much I loved the colors and the Nail Corner experience; but, did I love the polish itself? Did it meet my expectations? And most importantly, do I recommend it to y'all? Well, read on to find out.

The Nail Corner Experience

I loooooove pampering myself and trying out new spa around town. So when I saw The Nail Corner at SM City Marilao, I said to myself, "I should give this place a try!" Aside from that eagerness inside me, another thing popped in my mind, how can a nail salon click here in SM City Marilao? I mean, don't get me wrong, but I often see nail salons at high end malls or malls around manila, or at places where there's definitely people who wouldn't mind spending a lot of money to pamper themselves. This is actually the first nail salon I've seen near my place. Not even SM Valenzuela has a nail salon. So this particular nail spa really caught my attention.

NOTW: Neutral and Clean

Haven't posted a Nail Of The Week for such a long time! I have been super lazy into doing my nails these past few days and it's all because of how stressful things are at work. Believe me, I haven't been putting makeup on too. I just go to work with my Sunblock, loose powder and lip balm. Pretty bare, huh? Well I'm kind of used to this kind of look. I always wake up late so no more time to put my makeup on. So, I decided to do something simple to my nails to match my everyday look now.

NOTW: Orange You Glad Today?

It's been a few weeks ago since I last did my nails. I have been busy with work and Sims and work and Sims... LOL. Anyway, here is my new nail color! Last time I blogged about a shopping haul my sis and I made when we met up with some of my blogger friends, Jen (ShopGirlJen.blogspot.com), Kai (KaiSensei.blogspot.com) and Gie (ThirdWorldFashion.wordpress.com). I bought nail polishes from Nature Republic again! So here's one of them.

NOTW: Metallic

It has only been a day since I last update this blog but it feels like a long time already. I have pending posts (not required, just stuff I want to share to you guys) so I'm starting of with this. This is my nail of the week and I wore this during the Mario Maurer ENCORE, KYSS Anniversary party and the mini-Christmas Party with some of my officemates.

I adore the Nature Republic Nail Polish because they're very easy to apply, they have wide brushes and the colors I got are awesome; but there's one major problem I've had and that is the nail polish does not last long. Like after three days, they're starting to chip already. Boo! ):

So anyway, just wanna give you guys a quick recap of what has happened to me this week and what has kept me busy. (This will also serve as a reminder of what I should be blogging about next in between my reviews)

First, Monday I was a guest at The Suplado Show! Yey! Will blog about that soon and also made a new friend through it. Tuesday I went to the The Encore by Penshoppe featuring Mario Maurer (kilig!) and then to the KYSS Anniversary party with my Minion friends. Thanks Queen B (@PublicityAsia)! Wednesday, I went out on a mini-Christmas party with some of my officemates; and now it's Thursday. I'd also soon be making a review, also, of the Snoe Gluta Powder Mask. I love its effect and it has really lighten my skin. Nope, it did not make my face ultra white cos it would look weird but it made my skin lighter in a natural way.

Anyway, that's it for now. Will post a blog entry again tomorrow. Surprise if it's a makeup review or one of the events I attended. Hope you're all doing great. How was your week? Do tell me all about it at the comments section below! Love y'all! :)

NOTW: Garden Chic

I was invited by Snoe Beauty for their Blogger Party which happened awhile ago and the theme of the party is Tea Time and we were requested to be in our garden chic attire. You can expect most of us wearing floral. Haha! Anyway, aside from the Snoe Beauty Blogger Party, I also attended the Bloggers United Part 2 and it was so tiring so I'm kind of looking exhausted already when I arrived at the Snoe Beauty Party; but nevertheless, it's the presence that counts more, right? 

So, I tried my best to give my nails a garden chic nail art feel. No, I did not drew flowers because that is so expected, right? So, I just used the colors which would be perfect for the theme. Products Used: Nature Republic Nail Polish GR601 (Green Frosted Shade) |  Nature Republic BR901 (Brown Frosted Shade) | Two-Way Nail Art Pen in White  | Caronia  Nail Hardener & Base Coat | Caronia Kwik-Dry.

What I did first is apply the Nail Hardener & Base Coat. I let it dry for a couple of minutes then applied two coats of the brown frosted shade nail polish then used the green frosted shade as tips. On the tips, I used the dotting part of the two-way nail art pen to put white dots on it. After letting it dry a bit for a couple of minutes, I applied the Kwik-Dry to have it dry even faster.

The brown and green are kind of like how your garden looks like so I figured why not use those colors, right? And the white dots are the accents since they kind of look dull alone. What do you think of the nail art look? Have you used a Nature Republic nail polish before? Thoughts?

I'm posting Snoe Beauty Products soon and about the party and also my haul at the Bloggers United event. Till next post! :)

Breaking Dawn and a Mini-Haul

Hello everyone! This is not a review post but more of how was my day. I feel like talking about how my day was so forgive my being self-centered for awhile, please? Anyway, after work, I went to SM North The Block with a friend to watch Breaking Dawn. My friends know I am not a Twilight fan but I just wanted to watch this movie because my sister (not a Twilight fan either) have seen the movie and actually liked it. So why not give it a try.

Image Source: Shockya.com

I actually enjoyed the movie and every bit was exciting because I never read the book. I am not into shiny vampires and all. I am more of a Game Of Thrones kind of girl. I loved the transition of Bella from being this healthy emo-looking girl to this dying and superbly anorexic almost-vampire chic.Great job on the effects and makeup. Hands down.

After watching the movie, I happened to pass-by this Korean cosmetics shop, Nature Republic. The first thing I noticed from their shop are their nail polishes. Not because they're such head turners but because I need a new nail color in my collection. So I went in and purchased three of 'em. Each costs P65.00 only and you get a free pouch when you buy three.

Oh, I forgot, at the office I bought almost P700 worth of Island Basics products. One of which is this Lavender & Tea Tree Makeup Remover. I would be posting the review by tomorrow, perhaps. This specific product costs P90.00, I think. The other stuff I got are still at the office. They are gifts for some of my loved-ones so I cannot really show 'em off right now.


I pretty much had an awesome day. Forgot to pay the bills so Imma go pay 'em tomorrow and need to deposit some cash on my G-Cash for my Belle de Jour planner. I guess that's it for now. So, how was your Tuesday? Tell me all about it at the comments section below.

NOTW: Animo for Sister

Last Saturday, I attended the Saturday Fright Fever of the DLSU ACCESS. They are the Computer Engineering organization at the De La Salle University Manila.  My sister invited me to attend the event since she is a junior officer under the Promotions Department of the org and their Vice President will be turning over the position to her. So, being the supportive sister that I am, I accepted the invite and my sister, Czarina, also invited her high school friend, Justine.

CLOCKWISE: (TOP/LEFT) Czarina, GELLEESH, Justine, Carla, Gen | ACCESS Officers | Turning Over of the VP Promotions Position to Czarina | Czarina with the booze!

It was a small get together of the ACCESS members and after the program, which consists of the turnover, the games and the pizza dinner, the bar was opened to everyone. My sister told me that I was second oldest in the room after one of their professors (LOL) but I didn't feel that way. Everyone was so friendly and I had a great time. Their president was so approachable and was so nice.

I am an alumna of St. Paul University Manila but I consider DLSU as my second most fave university. Some people think that DLSU students are a bunch of snobbish brats but they're not. It always depends upon the person and not in their school. So, please, let's not judge people based on their school. 

Anyway, My Nail Of The Week is for the DLSU ACCESS students. The nail polish I used: Caronia Frosted in Mint Frosted and the Chic Glaze Silver Dust to give it a glittery and shiny finish which actually turned out to be not-so noticeable. Before applying the nail polish itself, I applied the Caronia Nail Hardener and Base Coat first and upon finishing the polish, I applied a few drops of the Caronia Kwik-Dry.

I want to congratulate, once again, my sister Czarina Abogado (blogger of The Black Sheep Project), for being the new VP for Promotions of the DLSU ACCESS. Keep up the good work Ditch! :)