My Cherry Culture NYX Cosmetics FINALLY ARRIVED!

I have been waiting, waiting, waiting for almost a month now, for my first Cherry Culture orders. Can you just imagine how excited I was that I got the notice card and my wonderful hubby went to the Postal Office to get the package for me. He's super nice enough to take a pix of it while I was still in the office and he made such cute message to me as well (2nd photo)....

AAAAWWWWWWWwwwww.....

Here are my orders:

• 3 pcs of NYX Chrome Eyeshadows
• NYX Concealer in a Jar
• 2 pcs of NYX Glitter eyeliner
• 2 pcs of NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow pencils
• 9 pcs of NYX Single eyeshadows
• 4 pcs of NYX Pearl Mania

And I got their usual freebie of the Cherry Culture lip gloss. My orders are well packed and its correct and complete...whew.

So happy, I was swatching and trying on it right away :D

Giddy Askmewhats,
Nikki

Askmewhats Version: "Sophia Loren" Look

You guys know Sophia Loren right? And if you're wondering what inspires me to use this icon as my inspiration....you'll be surprised! Aside from her being a "style" and "beauty" icon, the reason why I chose her is because...my model's name is SOPHIA LOREN!!! (No joke!) Phia, my friend is also named after Sophia Loren, YES! That's her full and complete name. If you're wondering how that happened, well to make the long story short, her grandpa idolizes Sophia Loren and changed their family name into "Loren" ...crazy? But TRUE! hehehe Since she's got the looks and the eyes, I kinda tried out a "Sophia Loren" look on her and here's the result... (of course, I'll post the before pix first)

Before Picture...

A closer look

An overall sideway look

Hahaha, she's got her headset on as it's workday! :)
By the way, the makeover was done BREAKTIME ok?
Whoever's reading this who's my boss, BREAKTIME OK??? hahaha

Your askmewhats,
Nikki

Tip for the Day: Mini Resealable Plastics

I always have a mini make-up pouch inside my bag. And I don't usually use liquid foundation for touch-ups and I don't even retouch my eye make up when I'm out. But there will always be days where friends would request for a makeover and I wouldn't want to be caught using my own powder puff or sponge applicators. That is not only uncool but its unhygienic.

Here's my tip, find a resealable plastic bag (and you can choose the size depending on your preference). I bought mine at the bookstore (National bookstore to be exact) for Php 48.00 (approx $1.00). At least, people whom you put make-up on can see that it's clean and at the same time, you protect your products as well.

I hope this tip helps :)

Your askmewhats,
Nikki

Askmewhats Makeover: TOTAL Makeover

The day was a total makeover day for Grace, she requested for a bangs cut, then she decided to have a total cut! I cut 2 inches off her hair and restyled the layers. She looked younger with her bangs but I kinda made her up with an "older" look and so far, she was able to pull it off! She's 17 yrs old by the way, and I love how she's open for ANYTHING! :)

Thanks Gracie dear for the lovely makeover day!

Here's Grace before

And here's Grace AFTER!

A closer look on her eyes...

Another pix of a happy Gracie :)

Comments? Suggestions? I'm open to hear! :)

Your askmewhats,
Nikki

Taking Care of My Traincase

Aside from taking care of your make-up tools, products, I believe it is also important to take care of your make-up cases, in my case, my traincase!

We ladies are lazy to take care of our make-up cases and I don't know if you've seen it at the Tyra show how much bacteria a make-up case can have! I also want my beautiful cosmetics to be scratch free.

I bought a "non-slip" mat at a hardware store. I had it cut based on the shape of my case so I can easily wash it for any powder spills. Here's how it looks like....

**less than USD2.00 at Ace Hardware

AND! Here's another thing, I don't know you guys, but when my traincase is all filled up, I felt it is a bit too heavy and I always have this feeling that it will just open up and spill out all the contents and all my make-up will be GONE! (talk about craziness and paranoia eh?). I've been looking for a nice "belt" that I can use all over my case and here's what I've found at the hardware store as well.

** approx USD4.00-5.00 at Ace Hardware

It was packed for 2 as you can extend the belt, in my case, I need only one belt for my traincase and I can keep the other for back up. It's a velcro belt so easy to adjust.

Here's how my traincase looks like when I'm traveling with it, Not bad! At least all my cosmetics are well protected.

How about you? What are the things you do the take care of your make-up? Spill it out and we'll all learn from each other :D

Your askmewhats,
Nikki