Tag: 45 Beauty Questions

Tagged by Jade of Sweethestia and Helen of Lucky Citrine. Thanks, this was fun.

1. How many times do you wash your face daily?

 - More than 3. If it's hot and I'm just at home, everytime I go to the bathroom. Haha.

2. What skin type do you have? Dry, oily, or combi skin?

Combination and somewhat sensitive.

3. What is your current facial wash?

Currently on rotation: 

- Laneige Multi Cleanser

has fine beads for mild scrubbing.

- The Face Shop Herb Day 365 Cleansing Foam in Lemon and

very gentle and smells nice and fresh

an acne wash from a dermatologist.

4. Do you exfoliate? How often?

About 2 or 3 times a week.

5. What product do you use to exfoliate?

-  for face: M2 HP Skin Refinish and  Korean peeling gels.

- for body: 

Yogurt Spa Milk Salt Shower Bath

I also sometimes use MaxiPeel face scrub for the body because it's nice and cool =))

6. What moisturizer do you use?

- iWhite Aqua and Nature Republic Aqua Combination Watery Cream

7. Do you have freckles/sun spots?

-  No cuz I'm olive-skinned.

10. Do you use eye cream?

- Yes, but I need to do it more regularly.

11. Do you or did you have acne prone skin?

- Not more than normal.

12. Did you ever have to use pro-activ?

- No. 

13. What foundation do you use?

- Maybelline (powder) and various Korean brands. 

14. How about concealer?

- Garnier (eyes)

15. Do you know your undertone color?

- Warm

16. What do you think of fake eyelashes?

-  They're cute, but I can't be bothered to use them everyday.

17. Did you know that you're supposed to change mascara every 3 months?

- Yup, so I never buy overly expensive ones or too many at once.

18. What brand of mascara do you use?

- Usually Maybelline or Avon.

19. Sephora or Mac?

- MAC because I've used some products before. Not too familiar with Sephora's prods.

20. Do you have a Mac pro card?

- Nope.

21. What makeup tools do you use in makeup application?

- Mostly sponges and fingers.

22. Do you use makeup base or primer for your eyes?

- the Proof 10 one from Etude House.

23. For the face?

- Lioele Secret Pore Rich Balm

24. What is your favorite eyeshadow shade?

- Champagne colors.

Etude House Touch Touch Shadow Liner in Vanilla

25. Do you use pencil or liquid liner?

- Pencil.

26. How often do you poke your eyes with an eyeliner pencil?

- not with  pencils, but with eyelash curlers and mascara wands. (>_<)

27. What do you think of pigment eyeshadows?

- They're lovely but I'll need a lot of practice first.

28. Do you use mineral makeup?

-  Sometimes.

29. What is your favorite "go-to" lipstick? Why?

- Nyx Matte Lipstick in Whipped Caviar. It's the best MLBB shade for me, and I get a lot of compliments when I use it.

30. How about lip gloss? Why?

-  I love Careline Vitamin E Glosses.

31. What is your favorite blush to use and why?

- Ever Bilena Cheek Blush in Raisin or EB Mousse blushes.

32. Do you buy your makeup on ebay/ebay.ph?

- Yup, you can find a lot of good buys and items not available in stores, yet.

33. Do you like drugstore makeup?

- Of course.

34. Do you go to cosmetic company outlets?

- Sometimes.

35. Did you ever consider taking makeup classes?

- I'm still thinking about it.

36. Are you clumsy in putting on makeup?

- Yes!

37. Name a makeup crime that you hate.

- Severe looking drawn on eyebrows.

38. Do you like colorful shades of makeup or neutral ones?

- Neutral., except for lips. I gotta be me.  ヽ(^。^)ノ

39. Which celebrity always has great makeup?

- Zooey Deschanel. I always love the way she looks, and she makes looking good seem effortless.

40. If you could leave the house using just one makeup item, what would you use?

- BB Cream. 

41. Could you ever leave the house without any makeup on?

- Yup. I don't mind.

42. In your opinion, what is the best makeup line?

- I don't have any favorites but brands which are cruelty-free and are against animal testing get a lot of love from me. NYX for the same reason, plus it's affodrable.

43. What do you think of makeup?

- Makeup should not be used to hide the bad, but to emphasize the good.

44. What is your favorite "quote" related to makeup?

“The best color in the whole world, is the one that looks good, on you!” -Coco Chanel

45. If you were a makeup tool/product, what would you be and why?

- Blush because I'm shy, nyahaha.

Haven't done this tag, yet? I'm tagging you, so join in on the fun and let me know where I can read your answers.  ^^

Thanks for reading, 

Jackie

A Quick New Year Tag For Everyone!

Hey sexy peeps! Hope you're all enjoying the holidays.The year's almost over, so I just wanna share this activity we did at work just before I left. I'm really glad I got to do it, because it really made me look at the past year in a completely different light and helped me be more enthusiastic for the coming year. Without this, I wouldn't have noticed any difference between this year and all the past years of my life. Hopefully, it'll have the same effect on all of you who wanna do it, too.

The Rules:

1. Name 3 accomplishments/achievements/things you are grateful for in 2011.
2. Name 3 goals for 2012

Avon Simply Pretty Colorbliss Lipstick in Cool Coral

For a lot of people, the Avon brand is synonymous with direct selling. One can't think of Avon without thinking of the "Avon Ladies." However, I got this from a dealer/distributor's store at a place near my home. They were on sale and I was able to get this for PHP 85 and the Super Shock mascara for PHP 150 (more on that in the future.)

According to Avon Philippines' Website:

Let your natural beauty shine through. Simply Pretty is a brand

that makes putting on makeup simple, easy and uncomplicated.

So you can always be pretty... naturally you.

In other words, Simply Pretty is Avon's makeup line for teens and those who go for a younger, fresher, more natural look. Their products are fuss-free and affordable- perfect for beginners and low-maintenance girls.

Swatches:

without flash

with flash

Likes:

- Cheap at PHP 85 (on sale this is also cheap at its regular price)

- color payoff is good

- staying power is pretty impressive

Dislikes:

- somewhat drying. make sure to apply lipbalm underneath

- taste and smell- not overpowering, but I can tell you that I'd be happier without it.

ETC.    

- This lipstick comes is a black-brown plastic case that with subtle glitters/shimmers which curves in towards the middle. I'm not crazy about the packaging. Ah well, it looks the way teen makeup is supposed to look.

- Although the color is buildable, personally, it's better to apply this lightly because it looks more coral then. If you put on too much, it becomes kind of orangey-red and a little mature.

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Received these awards :
 

from Aimee of aMz's Blog

from Hollie of Random Beauty by Hollie

The Rules:

Link Back to the Person who tagged you

List your 10 Favorite Skincare/Beauty Products

Pass to 10 other Bloggers**

My Top Ten* :

1. Himalaya Herbals Neem Cleansing Foam

2.Human ♥ Nature Sunflower Beauty Oil

3. Eskinol Classic w/ Clindamycin Capsule

4. iWhite Aqua Vita Moisturizer

5. Nivea Sparking White Night Cream

6. Godiva Lip Balm

7.Johnson's Cooling Baby Powder

8. Kojic Acid Soap

9. Asian Secrets Lulur Whitening Body Scrub

10. Dove Go Fresh Grapefruit and Lemongrass Body Mist

*Current Top Ten: because of the weather, I'm more into baths and skincare. Makeup is pretty much useless to me at this point.

**I'm tagging everyone. Yes, I cheated. Everyone I know seems to have been tagged but I also really want to see everyone's Top Ten. =))

Thanks a lot guys!

Butterfly Award and MakeupDiary.Org's Giveaway

Thanks so much to King of 25,000-megawatt smile for passing on the Butterfly Award to me:

Rules are pretty simple: Write something about yourself, link it back to the one who sent it to you and then pass it on to 7 people. :

About me:

- I would rather go without sleep altogether than get up early in the morning.

- When I was a kid, I was allergic to egg and chicken. I got yucky itchy things on my hands and feet whenever I ate stuff that had those as ingredients, but I still loved those kinds of food I ate them anyway and eventually I became immune.

- I have recurring Trichotillomania. I developed this habit in 6th Grade. I usually stop when the effect becomes obvious but I start doing it again especially during stressful times.

- I'm currently watching The Golden Girls on DVD. It's all I ever watch these days, quite frankly. It's really funny how the clothes they wore back then are showing up again these days. The remarkable characters make me look forward to growing older with my loved ones and remind me that I still have my best years ahead of me.

I would like to pass this award on to some of my latest followers and commenters. I hope to get to know you better, too!

- Lolita of The Good Lolita
- Julie of The Pink-Flavored Pen
- Nisa of Nisa's Beauty Room
- Amz88
- Charles a.k.a. wickeRmoss
- Rae of Scatterbrain Adventures 

-Catmare of The Beauty Experiment

It's okay, if you guys have done this already. I just wanna show some love, too. ^^

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MakeupDiary.org is holding a giveaway in to celebrate having over 250 followers. Click here for the rules. Congratulations MakeupDiary.org!

Maui's Thank You Giveaway + Awards

Maui of Makeup, Rants, Musings and More is having an awesome giveaway to thank her followers.

Joining is easy. Read her BLOG for details.

Thank you Maui!

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These awards are long overdue. Sorry for taking so long to pass them on. They mean a lot to me.

Thanks to Sis Pumpkienpie of I Love Much for the One Lovely Blog award. Please check out her blog. It contains great info as well as awesome opportunities from all over the web.

One of the rules for accepting the blog is to name 15 people to pass it on to, but if you don't have this on your blog, yet, I want you to have it. Everyone's blog is lovely in its own way.

Sis Nicquee of Pop ups of My Mind passed this Beautiful Blogger Award to me. I feel really honored. She is one of the most thoughtful and sweet bloggers I've encountered. Read her blog if you haven't already. It contains all sorts of interesting bits and pieces about anything and everything under the sun.

Same thing goes with this one. All of you are beautiful. By all means, accept this award if you don't have it, yet.

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I have other pending tags, but I'll save them for later posts.

Night-night!

Cambo Soup Giveaway Entry + More Awards

The very lovely K.C/Kalmo (Cambo Soup) is having a contest to celebrate having 50 ++ followers. Hooray!

The contest is a lot of fun, and great prizes are at stake. Check out her awesome blog full of awesome things, beauty-related and otherwise.

Basic Giveaway Rules:

1. You must be a follower of my blog

2. If you have a blog, please mention my giveaway in a post and link me. TY!

3. The contest ends August 28, 2009 (11:59 p.m. Pacific Time). I will judge entries over the weekend and the winners will be announced the subsequent Monday. If it gets too hard to make a decision then a random number generator will be used. You guys have about two weeks to do this!

What You Have to Do:

1. Make an awesome outfit/collage on Polyvore (people/makeup/clothes all OK)

2. Post the outfit on your blog on the same entry where you mention my giveaway

3. Leave a comment on this entry saying you want to enter and leave the url of the post where you mentioned my giveaway/ posted your Polyvore outfit in your own blog.

4. If you do not have a blog, please take a snapshot of your Polyvore outfit on your screen and email it to me at applegrace (at) gmail (dot) com.

Click to read her post.

My Entry:

Ladylike Too by iheartkitsch featuring Miss Selfridge

I actually registered for an account at Polyvore two years ago (according to my Polyvore profile) but this was the first time I actually finished something. I like pastels and neutrals together, but I don't like to be too color coordinated. I put in some Clinique cosmetics in there because I find the simple and clean look of Clinique's packaging very attractive.

Thanks for a fun giveaway K.C.!

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K.C. also tagged me for this award. Thank you!

The Expressions of You Lemonade Stand Award was given to me by the very sweet Rhain. Check out her site for all the latest promotions and giveaways, and many other things as well.

For this award, you are supposed to nominate 12 blogs that you love to read. I love all my blogger friends but rules are rules. I nominate:

Golden (Golden's Diary)

Jing (Girl with Glasses)

KC (Cambo Soup)

Zoe (13December)

Adin (Spoiled Rotten)

Amy Naree

Thiamere (On Beauty Stuff and What Else's)

Louie (I'm Uber Feminine)

Lisa (Shop N' Chomp)

Cheysser (mszcheysser)

Aicha (If I'm Not for Myself, Who Will Be?)

Anastacia (My Makeup Mania, Non-Makeup)

I think most of you have this already, but I want to show you my appreciation, too.

Enjoy the rest of your week!

10th Picture Tag: HP-Related

* Tagged by cool-chick khaay
From my default image folder, where saved images go.


LOL. Recognize the quote? It's from the undisputed worst fanfic evar.

Thoughts on GI Joe and Tags

WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS

Hello everyone! I finally watched GI Joe yesterday! I really enjoyed it. The action scenes and special effects were very good, but I'm kind of on the fence about some little things.

Like the subplots: Is everyone on 0ne side supposed to know everyone else on the other side pre-GI Joe/Cobra days like that? Duke and Baroness: ex-lovers? Duke and the Cobra Commander: friends? Cobra Commander and Baroness: brother and sister? Snake Eyes and that Stormshadow: frenemies? (okay, so this might be canon and would make sense, considering their skills) but I do dislike the other relationships. It seems so lame. (t's become such a cliche'. I blame Smallville)

I didn't watch the series as a kid (Not that I've always been such a girly-girl because I loved Thundercats! Whole other story) but cartoons are serious business with me. I can't accept anything less than canon.

I do love Snake Eyes, though. He's the coolest character hands down. And Destro seems like a really cool character. I love that they got a suitably wormy guy (Joseph Gordon-Levitt= loves) for Cobra Commander. Baroness, I think was cool until near the end, and except for the backstory.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but when I think of GI Joe, I always picture the figure of General Hawk. That would make him the main GI Joe, right? I don't care much for Duke. Or Scarlet.

Otherwise, do watch if you haven't yet. It was fun.

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I got tagged!


from Adin_22. She has the cutest stuff to share.



from Zoe and Amy Naree. I love their blogs so much! ^^

To everyone reading this blog, I am passing the awards on to you!

More tags soon!

5 Current Obsessions

I was tagged by the beautiful Amy Naree. Visit her blog and check out her cute pictures!

1. Chococat

I am currently in love with all things Chococat. It's frustrating that I can't seem to find any merchandise around my area. Chococat fans don't get no love from local distributors/resellers.

I can has Chococat?

I mean, I know a lot of lovelies out there are all about Hello Kitty. I adore her, too. Who wouldn't? She's a total fashion icon. But Chococat is really cute, too.

2. Alternative Medicine

Since my health scare earlier this year (don't worry, I'm fine) I have been into all kinds of treatments, like reflexology, accupuncture, moxibustion, the thingy with the magnets, the thingy with crystals and even the lesser-known kinds. I like reading about different procedures, but I haven't tried everything out there.

I have also been taking several herbal supplements for some time now. I've cut down the list considerably because herbal or not, I don't want to be popping too many pills.

I'm left with the following:
1. Cranberry pills for the kidney/urinary tract
2. Colon Cleanse
3. Apple Cider Vinegar capsules for overall health- this has a kind of appetite-suppressant effect, so I guess it's also good for weight-loss.
4. Milk Thistle Extract/ Silymarin Capsules - for the liver, to couteract all this self-medication.


I know there are some people out there who think that herbal medicine is a scam, but I disagree simply because nature has been preserving life since the dawn of time. And nothing man-made is ever better than anything made by God.

3. Period Styles

I love watching period movies because of the costumes and props. Everything seemed so elegant, glamorous and well-made. Sometimes I wish people still dressed the way they did in the past, but I guess it wouldn't be practical or suitable to today's lifestyle. I just have to be content with watching movies and the occasional chance to dress up.

4. Zooey Deschanel

I have been a big fan of Zooey Deschanel since I saw her with her sister Emily in one of my magazines before. (Elle Girl, I think.) She is such a doll and her style reminds me of the great Hollywood moviestars of the good ol' days whom I also love.

Also, she was the Dorothy Gale character in Tin Man. I'm a big Wizard of Oz fan, too!

5. Craft-y Things

I could never pass by a craft store without buying anything, even if it's just a length of ribbon. But I love beads the most. I kinda hoard them. I think I could buy a million types of beads and still want more. I also sometimes buy stuff I would never in a million years use with the types of crafts I do.

Thank you Amy!

Hope all of you reading also share your obsessions with me.

Have a nice day!