Reader's Corner: Askmewhats Answers

*yawns*
"Coffee anyone?" lol

Anyways, I will be answering some queries from my readers, I know I have answered most but I still want to share for readers who probably would ask the same questions at the back of their head :)

Question:

"What's a good starter blush you can recommend? "

Askmewhats Answer

It really depends on your budget. My first blush ever is from Maybelline's Color Wear Blush in 02 Rose. I bought it because they were on sale for 25% off and they work quite good! If you are on a budget, you can go for L'oreal, Maybelline, or Revlon blushes and do wait for their sale! They usually have it once every 3 months and so far, it works! I've finished it up and I like it!

Question:

"What's a good and affordable lip brush?"


Askmewhats Answer

For lip brush, there's no hard rules to purchase one! There's a whole lot of generic lip brush and you can go check out Watson's and go for the retractable one or the ones with cap so it's always protected inside your makeup bag! :)

Here's my first lip brush,
which I still have up to date.
My g-lish lip brush
from the brush set I own.

I love it that the lip brush is protected



You can attach the cap
to the bottom part of the brush



If your lip brush is well taken care of
It'll last you for long!

Question:

"Can you list down all the TFS polish shade you own?"


Askmewhats Answer

I don't own a lot of TFS Nail Polishes YET because I have been purchasing different brands for the past years. Now that I found myself loving them, I will definitely have a bigger collection of TFS brush in the future. Here's what I have at the moment. A very small collection .

From Left to Right

25 Rainblow Blue Pearl
62 Shimmering Lavender
RD301
PK104
BR802

And of course!
Do not forget my favorite
Base and Top Coat

L- Base Coat
R- Top Coat

I hope my Q&A helps!
Thanks for your trust in Askmewhats!
Have a wonderful day!
Keep Smilin'!
Stay Happy!

Winner for DollFace Contest!!!

This is it!
It's time to announce the winner for the Dollface palette contest.
First of all, I would like to thank EVERYONE for sending in their entries.
I am overwhelmed and happy with the responses.
I will do my best to do more contests in the future! The more contests, the more winners!
More people will be happy! YAY!

I know I originally thought of Random Generator to pick out a winner, but there are some duplicate entries and there are some of our international friends who wishes you goodluck. So to make sure the contest is fair, I've typed down all the names of the commenter who entered, and I will ask my dearest hubby to pick out the winner.

Here are the names
needed to be cut out



Everyone in!





Hubby picking the winner :D

and the winner is.....

Congratulations to
NATASHA PAULA DULAY!

I will email you to get your full name and mailing details. Dollface cosmetics will send your prize as soon as they received the mailing information.

Thanks again to everyone!
And thanks to Pearl of DollFace Cosmetics
for supporting Askmewhats and the readers!

Keep Smilin'!
StayHappy!

Weekend Food Tripping at: Sol Korean Restaurant

Happy Sunday everyone :) It was a great Saturday for me and I'm looking forward for a full day rest today to be charged for the coming week! Its going to be hectic for sure!

We went out for another new Korean Restaurant to try! Sol Korean Restaurant is located at Roxas Boulevard near PNB Building. There's a whole strip of restaurants and you can take your pick! :)

Why did I choose this restaurant??? Unlimited serving for appetizers!!! Everytime I dine at Korean restaurants, I always wanted more of their appetizer but of course, they only serve it once! Not this restaurant. You can eat to your heart's content!

Here are the unlimited Korean appetizer!
They told us that they change their appetizers daily
Too bad the egg and tofu wasn't available
Egg is my hubby's fave
and Tofu is mine!

Chicken Bulgogi



Beef Bulgogi



A Korean version of
Fish Tonkatsu



Korean version of
Pork Tonkatsu



Bibimbop!
My ultimate favorite!

We also ordered Sundubu Chigae (tofu stew)!
But forgot to take a shot of it!
It's a wonderful Korean soup
with tofu, egg, squid, etc...
It's spicy but I love it!

Here's their Menu
(click to enlarge)

The dishes are mostly in Korean
so you have to ask the waiter
details about the dish
(pictures ain't helpful here)

2 Story restaurant
The place is cozy
A lot of Koreans eating there



I love their "wall of photos"
Just proves a lot of people
love to dine in their restaurant!

Reminder:

Sol Korean Restaurant does not accept credit card, everything is on Cash Basis so make sure to take some cash if you dine here :)

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I also received my order of the MAC Shadestick from Mona, I'm glad she sold her shadesticks as I called in MAC and I was told they don't sold it down here anymore. Thanks Mona for the smooth transaction! :D

Top: MAC Shadestick Beige-ing
MAC Shadestick Sharkskin

Dear Philippine Readers,
do not forget to enter the Dollface Palette Contest!
Contest ends 11:59pm today!
Goodluck! Winner will be announced on Monday!
Keep smilin'!
Stay Happy!

Askmewhats Reviews: L'oreal HydraFresh Eye

One of the major supplier for my eye products (be prepare to gasp) is my dearest Brother! My brother is an Architect in China and he comes home for a visit once or twice a year. Since my job entails me to be in front of the computer whole day, plus my love to spend quality time chatting with my family or loved ones, I love to sleep late and mind you, I have to wake up early morning for work. One time, my brother came back home for a vacation, and my dearest brother who speaks nothing but the truth said: "You seriously have dark and puffy eyes!"

And you guessed right on what's next, the next time he came back, he bought me eye creams from Duty Free shops at the airport. Sweet! :D

I have had this for long but I was too lazy to use it because I felt that no eye cream would help me out but concealer! I was out of Clinique's All About Eyes eye cream one day so I gave this a try. Am I happy with this???? Read on!

L'oreal HydraFresh Eye says ---

All day freshness
Anti-dark circles
Eye cream gel
Pure Mineral SPA Water
Instant effect, long lasting action
Opthalmologically tested

Askmewhats says ---

Pros

• No allergies for my eyes
  
• I love this gel-like texture
• If you find traditional eye cream too heavy: This is for you!
• moisturizes my eye
• I find the puffiness of my eyes reduces after months of usage
• my eyes felt refreshed instantly after application due to it's texture
• non greasy, absorbs easily
• packaging is wonderful! No need to dip fingers

• affordable for an eye cream that will last me more than 6 months (applied morning and night)
  

Cons

• I'm not sure if it's available here (help me please), I researched and read that this is available at Watson's
• No MORE! :P
  

Overall

A lot of my readers asked me about eye creams, they of course want affordable eye cream that works! I've always mentioned to them that L'oreal makes good eye cream and I said that because of THIS eye cream.

This works for me! Yes Clinique's All About Eyes works for me too! But if I'm searching for a cheaper alternative, this works just as fine!

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My specs:

Computer time: approx. 8:00am-5:30pm (at work) 8:00pm-10:00pm (blogging, checking emails, chat time)
Sleeping Time: 11:30pm-12:30am (around those time)
Wake-up time: 5:30am
Additional: Wears eye makeup almost everyday

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When I started to use this, I didn't thought of reviewing this so I never took shots of myself, but my brother came back after 6 months and he told me the puffiness of my eye and the darkness did subside! It's still there, but its definitely better than before :)

That's my own experience and my own observation on this product :)


Tips

• rub the product on both fingers before you GENTLY apply them all over your eyes.
• be careful not to get the product into the eye
• wash your eyes with water ASAP if you find the product irritates your eyes
• if allergies occur, STOP using this, true for any other products!
  
• do not follow the instruction step no. 2 (photo below, click to enlarge) as pinching the skin around your eyes can lead to looser skin around the eye area as our skin around the eyes are sensitive (this is my personal opinion)

Will I repurchase?

Yes! This is a good alternative for my Clinique's All about Eyes.

Where did I purchase and how much?

A gift from my brother, I've checked internet and it costs around Php475.00 (approx $9.70)

Product Specs
Wonderful packaging!
Love the squeeze tube type



This is the amount of product
I use for one eye



Goes on clear
Absorbs quickly



Creates a wonderful glow
not too obvious
(obvious on photo due to flash)

What's your cheaper alternative for eye cream?
Do you even have one? lol
Keep smilin'
Stay Happy!

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