I went to SM The Block all by myself since I really don't know who I can tag along. Arrived at exactly 1 in the afternoon, perfect time for the registration. Girls of different dresses and killer heels are everywhere. Imagine yourself jumping inside a fashion magazine, that's how I felt that very moment. Registration was no hassle, the smile they flashed while handing me my ticket and tiara was indeed priceless. 

Entering the very pink and girly area, I can't resist going gaga over every booth, but being so smart as I was, securing a seat before lining up became my first agenda. The first booth that I went to was where the pink foodies are. Pink Macarons, Pink Soda, Pink Chocolate and Pink Cotton Candy. No why's and no questions asked, I almost died out of extreme cuteness. 

Went straight to the Pink Photo Booth after eating those cute munchies and had my picture taken while sitting on the royal couch by their official photographer. *Still waiting for the raw pictures on Etude House's Facebook Page* :)

Feeling no boredom despite the fact that I am alone and do not know an individual passing through my eyes. Good sign! Thought of walking through the different booths and read the mechanics before lining up, since I am not really a huge and avid customer of Etude House and saved myself from feeling bad if I won't be able to answer their trivia questions (if it's part of the game). Seeing different game faces with poise and girls jumping and screaming out loud on their dresses is the way how princesses enjoy and show their fun side. 

Tried my luck with the Style Me Up booth and won an Incoco Nail Polish Strip which I found really awesome and fab  at the same time. After that game, the program begun with a dance number from an all male Korean cover group. They were extremely amazing and I admit, hot. 

The program's host was Carla Humphries, who looked stunningly beautiful on her mid-rib corset and sheer, pink tutu skirt. 

Then, another dance cover group was introduced and performed who were called the Black Princess. They looked super cute and definitely danced like Korean girl groups. 

The first speaker was Ryuji Shiomitsu, who talked about "All for Fashion". From the latest trend to different body types and the perfect clothes for each, he managed to fit every important detail one must know to strut her stuff. The one remarkable line he left on my mind and heart was "I prefer girls in heels". 

For the Etude Princess Session: Beauty and Bonding, Bianca Valerio is the perfect girl for it. So star strucked and stunned, she almost filled a quarter of my camera's memory space. While staring at her beauty, I cannot help but to see Jessica Jung of Girls Generation, on her face. 

Just a little information about me, I am obsessed with Jessica. 

Hearing her tips and tricks adds another information to the beauty-side of my brain. She talked about the difference between the BB and CC cream, as well as how you would apply it using the diamond shape, ways to make your lipstick last, know how to find the great match of foundation shade and a lot more good stuff about makeup! The goddess of beauty, I scream Bianca Valerio. I would definitely purchase a copy of her book for real. 

Congratulations, Shebby! Glad to had a picture with you even 

before you hit the stage for the showdown. See you soon! ♥

Too little pictures yet bountiful memories running in my mind. The day I felt how good it was to be a princess and realized that ..

I am a princess in my own way; all I need is to flash that pretty curve on my face and 

conquer the world with my head held up high like a real princess. ♥

Thanks Etude House! See you next year! :)

JUNE 12

Happy Independence Day, Philippines!

Being born and raised in the Philippines, I was taught that June 12 isn't supposed to be regarded as a national event alone, but a significant date to be celebrated and remembered for this day we got our freedom from the conquerors and we stood as one, free country. 

As a Filipina/ Pinay Makeup Enthusiast one way to commemorate this event is to create a simple makeup look that will show my honor and respect to our Philippine Flag. And so, I made this look that has a hue of brown/ natural colors on the lids as to signify as the color of our skins and a bright pop of blue, red and yellow on the lower lash line for the colors of the flag. I even placed a Philippine Flag Lip Tattoo from Fab Beau Luust on my lips to make it look more fancy! 

W A T C H   M Y  V I D E O : 

✚ FACE

(*) reviews included

*Kokuryu Summer Cake in Jade 

*Human Nature Perfect Coverage Mineral Foundation in Vanilla 

Prestige Bronzing Powder in Sunset Glow

MAC Coral Blush from Fab Beau Lusst (http://on.fb.me/11Go2ld)

✚ EYES

Milani Runway Eyes in #11 Beach Sand

Fashion 21: 48- Color Palette (Dark Brown and Turquoise)

ELF 48- piece Black Beauty Book (Yellow and Red)

Nichido Mineral Kohl Pencil in Onyx

Ever Bilena Brown Eyeliner

Avon Super Curlacious Mascara

✚ LIPS

Philippine Flag Lip Tattoo from Fab Beau Lusst (http://on.fb.me/11Go2ld)

*Must Try!!

✚ BRUSHES

ELF Eyeshadow Brush

ELF Blending Brush

ELF Blush Brush

Marionnaud N32 Blush Brush

For more makeup suggestions or makeup reviews or any video suggestions, 

comment down below or leave me a message on my social media accounts. 

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If I were to ask about a Drag Queen, I would most likely think of "Manila Luzon". Aside from the fact that Manila is the capital of the Philippines and Luzon being part of the three island groups or major divisions here in our country, I always heard of this celebrity as the one who possess the boldest cat- eye makeup, perfect slender body and yes I admit, fierce.

Being involved in the beauty industry for months now, I have seen numerous of inspired drag makeup looks from Google Images and YouTube makeup tutorials. I may say that they did it really well and put some effort in achieving the perfectly shaped, thin and high arched eyebrows, as well as the face contour and highlights. 

Looking back on the days that learning how to perfectly line my eyes with a liquid eyeliner seems to be a great achievement for me, I never thought that there are too-good-to-be-true existing makeup looks that I will be testing and trying my best to replicate. Although I can say that I am a beginner and skipped a lot of highlights, concealing and eyebrow definition, I still managed to understand and get the idea of this whole drag makeup- it's all about nose contouring, cut-crease and dark, dramatic extended eyes, bright inner eyelid area and the best, bold lips. Next fun fact about it? strut the drag stuff and let your beauty arise from the crowd. 

I may not be as fierce, flawless and gorgeous as Manila Luzon, but I tried my very best to do her eye makeup. Please do check out my YouTube video below:

This was collaborated with my co-blogger and YouTube beauty vlogger, Reynaldo Recio. If you want to watch his take on this collaboration, his link is on the video as well. 

FACE
Kokuryu Summer Cake in Jade
Human Nature Perfect Coverage Mineral Foundation in Vanilla
Prestige Bronzing Powder in Sunset Glow

EYES
Fashion 21: 48-color palette (Dark Brown)
Serena Eyeshadow Duo (Black and White)
Milani Runway Eyes #11 Beach Sand
Ever Bilena Mousse Eyeshadow in Opal
Nichido Mineral Kohl Pencil in Onyx
Avon Supercurlacious Mascara

LIPS
Nichido Lip Liner in Blaze
Wet n Wild Megalast Lip Color in Vamp it up

I hope you enjoyed watching my tutorial as much as I had fun doing it. 

If you got anymore "inspired" makeup suggestions, please let me know. ♥

Thank you so much for the overwhelming support that you gave my first ever Blog/ YouTube Giveaway. I never expected that number of entries considering that I am new to this stuff. But heck yeah! :) If I can say "thank you" a million times I would definitely do, just to make you feel how grateful I am to have you guys.

* Please check your email account for confirmation! 

* I am giving you 24 hours to respond or else, I'll pick out another winner.

See you on my next giveaway! Mwaaaah! :*

Eye lids are essential to keep our precious eyes from dusts, small particles and keeps our eyes hydrated and lubricated through the tears it spreads. Along with it's natural purpose, we can also consider the aesthetic function of it as something that frames the eyes, gives definition to one's eye shape and brings out individuality and uniqueness. 

With the modern age like today, using products such as liquid eyeliners, pencil eyeliners and for some, tattoos are so beneficial and is most likely a necessity to each makeup enthusiast's daily routine. Although it is limited to some who happened to have allergies with such products or just born with a very sensitive skin. 

I can consider myself as one of the many who loves lining their eyes be it, winging it out with an eyeliner, tight lining and everything that has a line in it. But somehow, I find it so uncomfortable considering my sweaty skin and oily pores. But just as much as I love it, I cannot say NO to the thing that I love way more than that and it is applying mascara. Mascara application for me is not only for the eye lashes, but also for the water line and eye lids. Through the different techniques I tried, I can certainly and undoubtedly say that it works like a charm and is truly two-in-one. But HOW?

Take a look at the picture of my eye above. (Please excuse le pimple :D) 

The only thing I applied to my eye was just mascara. No tight lining, no eye liners and everything. It looked defined, just as how one would apply eyeliner on the lids to create a perfect definition. This is a proof that everything can be achieved in a just a simple step. Imagine, no more eyeliners, cotton buds if ever you made a mistake or worst, repeating the whole lining process all over again. 

The trick is as simple as 1, 2, 3. 

(1) Start applying mascara on the roots up to the mid-part of the lashes to create an illusion of lined eyes. Just do the shake-y wand effect or just brush the product side-to-side or to be more exact, the left-right motion. :)

(2) With a light hand, apply mascara starting from the mid-part up to the tip of the lashes to add length.

(3) Comb out your eyelashes to separate and even out the applied product.

I created a video on how I did it. You can watch it here:

After the three easy steps, you are now ready to hit the road with your eyelashes done + simply defined eyelids. Let's talk about, less hassle, lesser time to get ready and lighter makeup bag. 

I therefore conclude that eyeliners are for those who want extra- definition or drama to one's eyes.

If you have some more questions and suggestions, please feel free to comment down below 

and let me know what's in your heart. ♥ It would really mean a lot to me. :-) 

I was tagged by rhaze zigz, a fellow YouTube Makeup Vlogger, to do this "40 Beauty Questions Tag" with Skin care and Make-up related hurrahs, experiences and do-you-knows. Being so giddy and enticed with the word "tag" (which I am quite hooked to), filming and editing this video brought good vibes to my stressful soul and tired body. 

Please do watch this video on HD, because at some point YouTube is washing out the real quality of the video. Also, I just want to let you know that you will be able to know me more once you click the play button. There's heart and soul in it, girl. :-)

If you want to do this tag, feel free to do so. I am tagging you!! :-) 

Please leave it as a video response on my video, mkay? I wanna know more about you. ♥

40 Beauty Questions Tag:

SKINCARE

-How many times do you wash your face daily?

-What skin type do you have? (dry,oily,combo)

-What is your current facial wash?

-Do you exfoliate?

-What brand do you use?

-What moisturizer do you use?

-Do you have freckles?

-Do you use eye cream?

-Do you or did you have acne prone skin?

-Did you ever have to use Pro-activ?

MAKE-UP

-What foundation do you use?

-How about concealer?

-Do you know your undertone color?

-What do you think of fake eyelashes?

-Did you know that you are suppose to change your mascara every 3 months?

-What brand of mascara do you use?

-Sephora or MAC?

-Do you have a MAC Pro-card?

-What makeup tools do you use in make up application?

-Do you use make-up base/primer for the eyes?

-For the face?

-What is your favorite eyeshadow (color or shade)?

-Do you use pencil or liquid eyeliner?

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

-What do you think of pigment eyeshadows?

-Do you use mineral makeup?

-What is your favorite lipstick?

-How about lipgloss?

-What is your favorite blush to use?

-Do you buy your makeup on ebay?

-Do you like drugstore makeup?

-Do you go to CCO's? (cosmetic company outlets)

-Did you ever consider taking make-up classes?

-Are you clumsy in putting on makeup?

-Name a makeup crime that you hate?

-Do you like colorful shades of makeup (lipstick,eyeshadow) or neutral ones?

-Which celebrity always has great make up?

-If you could leave the house using just ONE make up item,what would you use?

-Could you ever leave the house without any makeup on?

-Do you think you look good even without any makeup on?

-In your opinion, what is the BEST makeup line?

-What do you think of Makeup?

Time flies so fast isn't it? But as long as you cherish every moment of it, have done something that would put a mark on your existence and made you incredibly happy, you would never regret or wish on the stars to turn back the time. :-)

I really can't believe how days and hours go by so fast. Look, June 2013 or the so called "Back-to-School month" here in the Philippines is reaching in a day or two. Gosh! Along with the fast-paced time, my favorites  series on my vlog has been sleeping soundly and unknowingly I have missed a couple of months already. Brr.

Anywhooo, as my month-ender in my Beauty Channel.. I revived my Favorites Series and is now uploaded on my channel. If you want to watch it, here's the link to my vlog; 

CLICK ME, CLICK ME, CLICK ME!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaZZXrZHhQA

Products mentioned in the video: