Askmewhats Goes Gaga Over MAC Paintpots

I have been lemming for MAC paint pots for a long time! But I haven't thought of buying full sizes of them because I just don't know where to start on "which color" I would go for. I've been lemming for so long and I have been checking out the MAC store every now and then, but really, I just can't get ONE pot! I want all, but of course, that's not right to spend so much at once right?

I have a great friend in the US who's nice enough to give me the chance to try on these paint pots. She doesn't sell them but because of my request, she's done this for me!!! If you're reading this.....THANK YOU SO MUCH *hugs*

I finally have my own set of MAC PPs and I am using them since I got them! I know what people are raving about! And I've been using this for weeks now!!! I know choosing is really hard, but just in case, you plan to start up with your own MAC PP, here are some swatches. Of course, these are not complete collection, but I hope this would be helpful :)

All swatched once taken no flash

Isn't it obvious that I heart Pinks?

I have been shopping and spending so much this weekend!
I've been preparing for the Shanghai trip, buying stuffs for my brother,
buying gifts for my colleagues (yup the office I work for now has a rep office in Shanghai)
I am excited to meet them, I've been working in this office for almost 3yrs now and never met the people I work with from our Shanghai Office, so it'll be great! But this is definitely a VACATION! It won't be WORK related! LOL <--- I have to clarify that, I am workaholic but not CRAZY! lol
Take care all! Always maintain that smile! :D

Tip for the Day: Storage Ways

I have to say this again and again, I am a late MMU user, a lot of my blogger friends have gazillions of MMU collections and knew all the names of MMUs available across the globe. As for me, I am just starting to get addicted LOL It's kinda good because I have been reading so much good and bad on those brands so I know where to order or what brands are good with what :)

Moving on, you gals have seen my lovely pink pots to home my mineral e/s right? (if you don't remember, just click here)

I wanted my pink pots to be in a nice dust-free environment and I want to carry them around as well. Since SM Mall of Asia (SM MOA) has a huge weekend sale last weekend, I bought this lovely case for my MMUs!

VOILA!!! La Familia
(Yo Hablo Espanyol Un Poquito)
(I speak a little Spanish)
LOL

**Php 139.75 less 20% paid Php112.00
(from $3.00 paid $2.50)

You can find a lot of these in stores but I chose this brand because the dividers are not fixed, meaning, you are free to create your own dividers!

And here's how it looks like! Oh yeah I bought 2 of these!
So.....I need some more pink pots to organize my MMUs!
Project time! Yupeee!

While searching for some cool organizers, I had a hard time looking for office supplies or baskets that would fit my "mini drawer" for my back-ups and products that I don't carry along. And I finally found something cool!

I honestly don't know how to call these, but I call them my
MINI - FENCES
They are actually made as drawer dividers for socks and undies
who cares? A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do...be creative!

**available at SM malls storage areas for Php199.75 (approx $4.35)

One Pack comes with 3 Mini fences
You can divide them on your own, according to the length you desire

Create your own dividers just like this




And here's what I did!
I find that I need to buy more of these
As one pack is good for 1 drawer only

Happy Saturday everyone!
I have to let you guys know that I'll be busy shopping for stuffs for my brother in Shanghai. I will be on one week hiatus (I will try to schedule some posts) as I will be visiting my brother (who's an architect in Shanghai) for the Chinese Holidays!
The last time I saw Shanghai was hmmm... 3years ago? I am sure there are a lot of changes!!! Can't wait, and of course, I missed my brother!

A Swap with Aly

When I had my first order at the Cherry Culture, I never thought of ordering the NYX Round Lippies. Until after I ordered, I've seen a lot of bloggers with their hauls of lovely NYX Round Lippies. I am literally kicking myself for not getting myself any.

Well NIKKI, KICK NO MORE!!!

Well patience has its virtues. And when I say blogging helps you find new friends whom you can open up and talk to about stuffs both of you are passionate about, a very kind hearted friend Alyssa emailed me and asked me if I wanted any NYX Round Lippies. She offered to help me buy some and it turned out to be a swap and a lot more! We chatted over email, I checked on her blog to see what she's into and we decided to do a swap. And may I add, aside from swapping, we talked about anything! We even talked about the differences of our countries and the culture! (I enjoyed it Aly)

I am glad I did!

It didn't take long for me to receive her package, I think less than 2 weeks! Which is unusual for our "turtle" postal office! Anyways, I am starting to love our post office because this is what greeted me early morning! (I took this along with me to the office because I wanted to stare at it while working! LOL)

Here's the package .. Thanks Aly!

And take a peek on what she sent me!
*eeeeekkkkkk!!!!!*

Aside from make-up, me and Alyssa connected because of our love for nail art. And I am so happy to receive the silver and gold polish called Art Deco from LA Colors!!! I also got the Nail art dotting pens in 3 sizes! I have bought one in HK, but it compares NOTHING to what she sent me!

I also got a couple of NYX Round Lippies all in my favorite shade of PINK (as I requested) and a NYX Concealer in a Jar in Beige (I am a bit worried on how to reorder as I am halfway my first NYX Concealer in a jar) I've got my first NYX Concealer in a Jar in Medium and I raved about it here

Here's a view of the Small, Medium, Large Nail Art Dotting Tool
(I call it that way but it is really an embossing pen)

A closer view to the tip
More Nail Arts to come!!! Weeeee!

And here are my favorite lippies!
No wonder people are raving about them!

And here are the swatches
For pink lippies lover like me...
Here's PINK LIPPIES PORN!!!!



A swatch for my NYX Concealer in a Jar in Beige
This suits me well, as this is yellow based!



Here's a comparison between the NYX Concealer in a Jar Medium and Beige Medium has pinkish tone to it and the Beige has yellow tone
(PERFECT! Now I have both)



And What are Lippies for with the Lips?
Sorry for the bad dried lips!
I've done all these swatches all at once...
So wipe, apply, wipe , apply
You get the drift? :P

Thank you Alyssa, I know you took time to search for these goodies!
I knew you had to go back and forth to the shop to check for availability on these
I love them!
Thanks so much for such great time and effort!!!

Askmewhats Reviews: Shawill Lip Gloss

(Note: A request from a silent reader - you know who you are, I hope you enjoy my lip product reviews! :D)

I seldom go to the Crossings' Mall because there's always Landmark at Trinoma. Since Landmark was closing up, we passed by Crossings' and something "unknown" caught my eye. Something unfamiliar to my eyes so I got to see what's up right?

I've seen a new brand called SHAWILL, looks like a Chinese brand but it has Korean writings so could be made in Korea. I was quite surprised cause I never saw this brand anywhere. They have a wide range of cosmetics and what caught my eye are their lip glosses. They got more than 8 glittery shades of lipgloss. I asked the lady on their bestseller and I tested it on my lips!

It's not amazing but it looks pretty for it's price! Let me show you how the box looks like...

The box actually is nicely sealed and packaged.
I am impressed with the simple packaging!

Quite a huge lipgloss huh? Same length as my hand

Here's how the applicator looks like, it's quite long, not flimsy at all
Check out the tiny sparkles

Here's how it looks like when swatched
No base, wiped once

I chose a very simple nude lipgloss so I can use any lipstick under and top it off Well, my bad, I didn't use any lipstick underneath this gloss,
so this doesn't give justice to the lipgloss lol

Facts on Shawill Lip Gloss ---

net: 7g
color bought: no. 11 (vogue noble)
has Korean characters


Askmewhats says ---

Pros

• non-sticky (again using the kiss hubby test)
• very affordable, costs less than Php200 (approx $4.30)
• gives out a very nice gloss on top of ANY lipcolor
• I like it that the sparkles are very tiny and not too visible and unnatural looking
• the packaging is really good
  

Cons

• tastes and smell like a car air freshener LOL (but not too strong)
  
• doesn't last long, it survived approx 2 drinks
  

Tips

• to make this gloss last longer, I find that applying the gloss first BEFORE the lipstick made it looks more natural and the gloss lasts longer! (can try this to any gloss that are NON-sticky)
• always use a balm to protect your lips before applying any lipstick/gloss.

Overall

I find that it's not bad to give this product a test, but have to make sure to check for allergies. Yes, some lip gloss can cause allergies! This is not a type of lip gloss you would go gaga for, as I find most of the shades they have are quite similar to each other. I think just one is enough to test drive the product. If it works for you, great! If it doesn't, at least it isn't too expensive right?

Will I repurchase?

No, I am getting a bit annoyed at the scent now! Really..do you really have to smell like a car air freshener? LOL I'm sure some of you can take it as it is not too strong, but there are some scents I don't go for! :(


Enjoy gloss hunting!
I would hunt for more if I may!
I love glosses, no one can take that love away from me! :D

Askmewhats Version: "Purplish Chocolate"

I haven't played with make-up for quite some time, as I've been super tired everytime I get back from work! As you all know, no matter how short a vacation is, if you've spent most of your time walking, you'll feel the PAIN as soon as you came back to reality, and on my part going back to work at once doesn't help much :(

I've been wanting to play with make-up aside from blogging, that would be another stress reliever for me! I've got inspired to use my She Space Mineral and I got more inspired to use it with the Paint Pots I have! (I will show you guys the sample paint pots next time, which I got from a friend who's so dear to me who helped me out by getting them for me in sample sizes, I want all the colors but I don't want to pay full price coz I won't be able to finish it up!)

Let me show you a diagram first on how I worked it out *Snaps Fingers* :D

1. She Space Mineral in Prince to Pauper - applied in the inner 1/2 of the eye, I dabbed, to keep the minerals from falling

2. Milani e/s in Rich Chocolate - applied on the outer V blending it inwards blending with the She Space MMU (Thanks to Malaysia Friend!)

3. Bourjois e/s in Beige Rose - applied as highlight and in the inner corner of the eye, for brightening effect (Thanks to Malaysia Friend!)

4. Rimmel Soft Kohl Kajal Liner in Blue (thanks to Digital Angel for this!)


Products used (not on diagram) ---

Eyes

• MAC Paint Pot in Painterly
• Stila SmudgePots in Black
• Paul & Joe Eyebrow Pencil no. 2
• Paul & Joe Curly mascara in Black

Face

• The Face Shop Liquid Foundation
  
• Stila Illuminating Powder in bronze as blush

Lips

• Instinct Lipstick in no. 7 (mixed with Concealer to lighten the color)
  

Here's the final look!

Closed eye shot

Both Eyes Close

I honestly feel my lashes are thicker and TINY BIT longer
As you gals know, I've been religiously using my Ardell Lash and Brow Accelerator
I will do a proper review on this coz it has been months since I last used
(to check out premature review, click here)
I've been using the same Mascara P&J curly mascara

You maybe expecting an "ALL SMILE" shot next LOL
let's do this differently this time :P

Bra strap showing...EEEKKK!!!!!

Anyways, I haven't gotten the chance to play more with the She Space Minerals,
but so far, I am loving it!
Have you been playing with make-up lately?