Here’s a quick one before the regular run of posts. I bought these lovely boots at Payless a few days ago for 60% off at Php1176 and they fit PERFECTLY on that day and to think I’d been walking around the mall the whole day before fitting them. My feet are unpredictable though, two days after I bought them my feet expanded to a size 7 (geez and I’m not even pregnant) and these size 6 boots no longer fit me and they are non-exchangeable since they were a sale item. The finish is faux suede I believe and shine free which lessens any “costume-y” cowgirl side effects most girls fear they might get when wearing boots like these. They’re a loose leg fit and the sole has medium arch and ankle support. I like them, I’m thrilled with my size sevens, but now I have two pairs of boots.
To make a long story short I bought the size 7 boots in the same style and am now selling these size 6 boots for Php1180 (para la nang barya original price was Php2950) to anyone interested to cut my losses. I’ve only worn them 3x, once when I fit them at Payless shoe store and twice when I got home to check if they really fit. Any of you ladies interested? Sale offer within Metro Manila only. Payment possible via Paypal, bank deposit, or cash upon meetups within Makati or Alabang accepted, for Metro Manila delivery buyer pays minimum of Php60-70 shipping fee. Tweet me a DM at @blessmybag or email me at probinsiyana(at)gmail(dot)com. First come first serve.
I’ve been on the hunt for awhile for a white shirt that wouldn’t make me look like a kid. I’m way over the baby tees that would fit me super exactly that had baby sleeves as well because those make me look like I’m 12 and enhance my bottom heavy build. I’ve been wanting a more modern fit that’s more relaxed with a higher collar cut and balances out my shape. This is exactly what I wanted. It’s by BenchBody and it’s the men’s fit Round Neck shirt in size Small. Gotta go, got this for Php330.00. Thanks mom for the photo!
OMIGAWRSH…I spotted their video announcement on YouTube and got super excited. I only ever got to buy 1 pair of Renegade Folk shoes and they happen to be my most favorite heels. Back then they were available at bazaars and they had a Multiply Store online which is no longer active but they’ve got a brand spanking NEW RenegadeFolk.com Website here! I’ve used my own pair so often ever since I got them. These are photos from my Samsung Galaxy S Android phone, I use the FREE app Camera 360 when taking mobile photos.
They’re not cheap but they’re not insanely expensive either considering how great their styles and shapes are. I think I scored this pair at a bazaar for about Php1800 or Php2000 2.5 years ago but they’ve lasted me so well and still look really great considering I’ve worn them to so many places. I discovered the brand at their Rockwell bazaar kiosk, bought those shoes and loved them then Renegade Folk disappeared for what looked like was forever, but now they’re back!!! Like them on Facebook, check their website, and watch their YouTube announcement in this video.
If you havent the heart to shave it but want to try a current, hot off the runway hairstyle this is a beautiful option from p.284 of Vogue UK’s April issue.
Take a section of hair just above the nape and braid upwards, try different kinds of braids, just till they join the rest of the hair in a neater style.
From the start, when these first Body Jewelry Tattoos by Urban Decay came out in the beauty news I thought they were ridiculously priced, pegged at an absolutely ridiculous amount for whatever feeble amount of tattoos you got. They came out shortly after the Chanel ones did. At the time if I’m not mistaken they were about $29.00. It’s nice to finally see the price of these drop to something more sensible (for temp tattoos) even just for a short while.
I’d certainly get these for $4.00 after it dropping from the $25 mark. If you’re interested I suggest now is the time to contact houseofflair.multiply.com and ask for some Pre-ordering help. Hehehe. The XL sized Eden Primer potion (a matte skin shade) is also marked down at 50% off from $24, so it’s now $12, and that XL size contains 60% more product than the original size. Oh, and of course it’s impossible that you haven’t heard about Urban Decay’s latest foolproof bait for all us beauty fish in the sea, the reformulated, relaunched Urban Decay single eyeshadows hand-in-hand with the Build Your Own custom palette. I personally like Jen’s simple little video demonstration and swatching of her own Build Your Own palette which was given to her since she was one of the bloggers at the launch. The smoother now longer-lasting single eyeshadows come in cases with a little skylight window so you can see the shades instantly, BUT WAIT…THERE’S MORE. They pop out of their little houses like so…
This tiny tin I think will far outdo the NAKED craze in different ways, especially for makeup professionals like myself, and what if, just what if, they come out with an 8 or 12-pan size palette…omg. I personally thing an 8 or 9-pan one would have been more tempting, but still this has me all over it already. The custom palette comes with a brush and a default eyeshadow “Walk of Shame” which is conveniently a flesh toned matte if I’m not mistaken, just to get you started on the popping out and in, quite clever. Practice makes perfect, practice makes you want to buy more eyeshadows to pop in…hehehe. For a limited time only the Urban Decay Build Your Own starter palette is priced at $18, the price of each newly reformulated single eyeshadow which are also 18 bucks a pop.
I included a video of the featured Build Your Own Launch below, and while you’re at it join me in wondering why they didn’t call it something like the Urban Decay DIY palette instead, I love the idea but Build Your Own gets lazy. At the TOP SECRET launch, the Urban Decay team invited 4 YouTube Bloggers, whose names I’ve linked to their individual Urban Decay video features, Leesha (xsparkage), Kandee (kandeejohnson), Jen (frmheadtotoe), Christine (temptalia), and 1 online Beauty Editor, Megan McIntyre of Refinery29.comto test, feel, and think about the newly reformulated eyeshadows and create their own individual custom palettes. I personally thought that was quite brilliant, except for one thing, they didn’t invite me, tsk, LOL!
Hi, as some of you may have read on Twitter, I was swamped with a 2-turned-3 day shoot beginning Wednesday which was a wonderfully HUGE project (I went home for 6 hours to change on the 2nd day before going back in the afternoon) and the Monday before that I also had a TVC shoot with a different director that ended at 1am. No TVC details for both because of confidentiality, both projects were fun but I was really happy to be very busy on the big project as well. On set I worked as an MUA on the same project team as Jigs Mayuga except he worked on the lead talents and I worked with my partner hairstylist, Eddie Mar Cabiltes on the staggering number of support talents (staggering for two stylists). Wardrobe stylists who worked with us were Mara Reyes and Jenni Epperson. For two and a half days I had about 6 hours worth of sleep and only God knows how many hours standing up for makeovers and retouches. At one point but only for a moment, because there were so many support talents I felt like doing this to them instead…
Of course there were “side effects” to being busy. I’m sure Neutrogena readers are particularly peeved that I haven’t posted my final pledge post for the BB cream challenge and those who joined the Summer Retweet Giveaway are just antsy to know who won. I will, believe me, I will post all these I just need a moment to breathe, Dears. After the last day of the shoot yesterday, don’t say “Yuck”, after having eaten a big late lunch at 3pm WITHOUT CHANGING CLOTHES OR REMOVING MY EYELINER I crashed on my bed at 4pm and woke up TODAY at 630am still in my jeans…that’s like 14.5 hours of sleep and that’s how tired I was. It happens. In spite of all the whimsical shoot chaos I had sooooo much fun. You’ll have to forgive me though I was too focused on my work to take behind the scenes photos for that one big project. I’ll ask other people to supply me with some photos once the commercial airs.
I’m thrilled my mom gave me the newest March Issue of Vanity Fair. I wasn’t as interested in the cover as what I found out was inside. There amidst the glitzy, “glam-my” features was a well-rounded feature on Sofia Coppola’s favorites in life, part of which was a list of her current beauty picks or essentials. I hand traced and cut her photo from the internet, this is the exact photo in the magazine, then diligently searched for every beauty item listed. In the magazine feature there were no pictures of the beauty products, but here I made a little collage of all those items I found online to show you that came out looking like this.
SOFIA COPPOLA’S Beauty Picks as of March 2012
“LIPSTICK: Chanel, MASCARA: Clinique Lash Power, SHAMPOO: Louis Licari, MOISTURIZER : Joelle Ciocco Reserves Nutritives Gentle Revitalizer, HAIR STYLING PRODUCT: Eclat Naturel, Leonor Greyl, PERFUME: Fracas, TOOTHPASTE: Elmex, SOAP: Soap and Paper Factory, NAIL POLISH: n/a, buffed, EXERCISE: Walking, HAIRCUT: Orlo.” - p.86, VANITY FAIR, March 2012 Issue
My goodness, someone’s a beauty bug just like me! My wrists kind of hurt from all the tracing and editing for the first image, i even cut out the gaps in her hair sections. Nice to see it all together, noh? The only thing I’ve tried among her current favorites is the Elmex toothpaste when I was in Germany. It’s not an overly SWEET or menthol toothpaste but it’s really gentle on the gums and does the job credibly (they even have an AM and PM pair of toothpastes, for morning and evening). The last time I featured my fave muse for style inspiration she was singing the Filipino National Anthem as a little girl to her dad, Director Francis Ford Coppola.
UPDATED: With Behind the Scenes Video for the Cover Shoot by Vogue
Who else could it have been for Vogue’s spiffy new March cover, really? Tell me…
Image Credit: thedailystab.com
I love how Adele has positioned herself as someone beautiful without having to be stereotypically slim. Her makeup is always spot on and she’s an absolute beauty to behold and listen to each time I see her, which is only a few times but they’ve made a hasty impression on me. I’ll admit I wasn’t one of her earlier followers, but when I started to notice how utterly original she was, she made a fan out of me.
I do make it my business to know what the Pantone color of the year is, I would be unwise if I didn’t, but I personally find it too contrived to go out and find pieces in the declared color just so I get to wear what a certain authority says is the color to wear. I take every trend with a grain of salt and only jump at it if it really draws me in at that moment, if it’s absolutely my type, and if it really flatters me. If it doesn’t, it doesn’t, even though Pantone says so and I don’t know if it’s self-righteousness or just plain apathy, I don’t mean to but I cringe inwardly if someone were to blurt out to me that something is good because it’s the color of the year with a kind of like “I know so, did you…” vibe. Which is why I don’t think I can be a proper fashion blogger, I’m a bit of a trend snob and if ever I personally forecast what I think will be looking good in the months to come, I’d rather not share with the world what I think, when it comes to clothes. I do know I wear my clothes well and have even gotten compliments on occasion. I’m an art snob when it comes to people telling me what color to wear, but I won’t ever snub someone’s professional opinion, I am flattered to say that celebrity stylist Michael Salientes really loved what I was wearing the last time I saw him, it included my Stella McCartney for Adidas shrug/baby cardigan. In that sense I bask in the joy of style from time to time and I do appreciate quite a bit of beautiful apparel but I don’t care enough about the whole universe of fashion. I have a closet that I only like to fill with a certain amount, I probably go shopping for clothes 4-5x in a year now, and in my book if the average single clothing piece lasts 3-4 years if you use it often that’s still A LOT of clothes shopping in my book. FYI, I didn’t draw this, I found this on this blog wereonlyyoung-once.tumblr.com.
I like how sketches like these though tend to rock my boat and make me think more fondly of the possibilities with Tangerine Tango, Pantone’s declared color for 2012. Don’t worry, I don’t stare at people wearing tangerine tango and inwardly point “HAHA Color of the year ha…”, I note it but don’t MIND it, it’s a lovely color, just don’t rub it in my face that Pantone said so and we can be friends. I’d rather stare at this pretty sketch I found on a random blog because anyway red orange is rubbish on me (except as a nail color) and I don’t have jet black or blonde hair to suit it.
Hands down, nobody beats these two as best dressed KIDS on the red carpet of the 54th annual Grammy Awards night!
Photo credit: http://justjared.com
In case you have no idea who Sophia Grace and Rosie are, they’re pretty popular now worldwide thanks to Ellen, it began with a phonecam video taken by their mother of this same performance on Ellen that catapulted these two into YouTube stardom and into the arms of Nicki Minaj.
Stay tuned as I glean for more red carpet Grammy photos online. Sources will always be credited and linked to.
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