Weekend Food Tripping at: President's Tea House Express

*waves!!!*

Hello everyone! How's weekend? I slept for hours and hours! LOL

Don't you hate it when you're sleep so soundly, with great dreams? Then your mobile phone is ringing because a sales guy is trying to sell you something???? GRRRRRR!!!! That's what happened to me!!! And I'm the type of person when woken up in the middle of sleep will have a hard time going back to sleep! Talk about rest! I should just turn off my mobile phone in the future right? hahaha But it is funny!!! I think that's the first time in my life I've said "NO" with conviction!!!

"Want to purchase this?"
"NO!"
"Do you have time to meet up with us?"
"NO!"
"Can you give me another time that you are free?"
"NO!"

LOL Oh well, I'm going to stop about the disturbing my sleep!!! Let me go on with something happy to talk about!!! FOOD!!!!

I remembered those days when the hubby and I are still boyfriends and girlfriends, we were both busy for our wedding preparation and we would go to Glorietta mall to meet up our wedding suppliers. Those were the days you really have to save up for the wedding so we wouldn't be eating places that are too expensive but we wouldn't want to eat crappy food right?

That's where the Glorietta 4 food court comes in! I love Glorietta food court because you got a lot of food choices at an affordable price and the quality is still there!

When I'm itching for Chinese food! I'll go for President's Tea House Express. An authentic Chinese Fast Food! I love variations and our favorite would be their Lauriat!

Take a look

You have a choice of 2 dishes
included are fried rice, soup and chips!

Photo below:
Tofu and Fish
Shanghai Rolls

Next variation:
Sweet and Sour Pork
Spicy Squid

Keith and I love to share our food, so I have 4 food choices in one sitting! Now that's what we call GOURMET! :P The price isn't expensive, each plate costs Php199.00 (approx $4.00) and you're full! :) That's what I call... "A Happy Meal"!

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2 weeks ago, I ordered from the Makeup Mix Shop again when I learned that the free shipping for $20.00 international orders will be over by May 11th. I just wanted to take advantage of that offer, though the new shipping rate isn't bad at all!

At the same time, I've always wanted a liner pen to line my falsies! I gave in and ordered some stuffs and surprisingly, I got it early this time!!! :)

Here's my mini haul! :)
everything costs a little bit
more than $20.00! :)
(not bad for the number of products I got)

Want to know what I bought?



1. The Brush Guard $5.25
2. Jesse's Girl Tattoo Pen in Henna $2.49
Jesse's Girl Tattoo Pen in Black $2.99
3. Eye Lashes: Style A-10 $2.00
4. Andrea Mod Lash #70 $3.00 each
5. NYX Round Lipstick in Chloe $2.00
6. Discount coupon and Free
MM Mineral e/s in Sangeeta

The hauls came in perfect timing!
I will use them for my make-up classes!
And I can't wait to guard my brushes with the
Famous Brush Guards! :)

Have a wonderful day!
Keep smilin'
Stay Happy!
Stay Full!

Askmewhats Report: Basement Academy Day 1

Happy day everyone!

I am lacking sleep for the one whole week but I am still grinning from ear to ear. What's not to be happy about if you converse about make-up and do hands-on makeup each and every night?

I am slow with my reporting but here's my first day of make-up school. I chose Basement Academy because of so many reasons.

• I've researched about their syllabus and I love their course outline!
• I've met with the people who works there and they are warm and friendly.
• The academy has night classes from 6pm-10pm which is great for someone like me who's got a full time job.
• Live models are included in the tuition fee, no need to worry about models on my part!
• Classes are maximum of 9 students only
• And wouldn't you be impressed with the look of their workstation?

Here's me organizing my stuff on my workstation!

First day of school is great because I've further enhanced my knowledge on identifying face shapes, eye shapes, chins, jaws etc... Make-up application does not require me to just put on make-up wherever I want. Identifying the face of the person if very important to enhance the beauty of each individual.

Here's my work
on first day of class
No make-up look

Here's a before and after shot
of my dear model!

(thanks Kim for the before photo
and the program)

Yes, camwhorers on
first day of class!

(L-R Me, The teacher Cheryl Cabanos Kim and Shen)

We have another classmate
Stephanie! You'll see her photo with us
on my next report! :)

A week has already passed!
I'm sure at this early stage, I will miss the people
I see each and every night!
Make-up school is something I've wanted for long!
There's always new to learn no matter how much you think you know about make-up!
See you around for another Report!
Keep smilin'
Stay Happy!

Askmewhats Reviews: Embodyments Body Butter

Happy Friday everyone!
Guess what? It's 1:15am and I just got back home! Make-up school is WONDERFUL! But gosh, we left the school around 11:30pm already! We had fun with makeup looks and cam-whoring with our teacher Ms. Cheryl Cabanos :) Will talk m ore about the school adventure soon! :)

Let's talk about product reviews again!

Remember when I posted the "I Wonder" post about dry skin? After all the overwhelming responses I've received, I came to a point wherein I realized the further dry skin I have is due to my own laziness, I have to admit, I don't apply body lotion daily and there are times I am too lazy to purchase the right soap! So I want to thank everyone for the suggestions. I have listed them all down and will give them a try one by one! I've got the most answer on Cetaphil Body Cream, Lubriderm, The Body Shop Body Butter, etc...

During my last bazaar visit, the wonderful smelling booth from Embodyment caught my nose's attention! Giving their testers a try, I've got nothing to lose right?

Here are 2 variants I've tried:

Olive Body Butter is known for it's intensive moisturizing property
Lavender Body Butter, well, aside from moisturizing properties, I love the calmness of its scent!

Let me start with
Lavender & White Tea Body Butter

Embodyment Lavender & White Tea says ---

Apply all over your body after bathing for smooth and velvety skin.

The packaging says ---

Askmewhats says ---

Pros

• very moisturizing
• absorbs to the skin easily, no oily residue
• scent Lavender is super relaxing
• scent is non overpowering
• has the spa feel!
• size is perfect to carry along
  
• has quality seal so you know it's brand new

Cons

• not easily available (do email them for bazaar schedules)

Overall Tips

• OCness again, use a spatula instead of dipping your fingers for hygiene
• apply this body butter right after taking a shower!
• apply this 2x daily (if possible)
• choose the scent you prefer to make you "want" to use this consistently
• the Lavender scent is perfect to relax you before you go to bed
  

Will I repurchase?

Yes

Where can you purchase and how much?

Online site or email them embodyment.oe@gmail.com
I bought these at the WTC Bazaar for
50g = Php150.00 (approx $3.20) Buy 6 get 1 Free
100g = Php250.00 (approx $5.20) Buy 4 get 1 Free

Feast your eyes on the
Lavender & White Tea
Body Butter

Texture is light
and non-runny

Let me show you the next body butter variant

Embodyment Olive says ---


Apply all over your body after bathing for smooth and velvety skin.

The packaging says ---

Askmewhats says ---

Pros

• Scent is wonderful, not overpowering
• very moisturizing! this is even more moisturizing than lavender
• absorbs easily
• no oily feel
• product sealed tightly with sticker to ensure freshness

Cons

• not available everywhere (do check their bazaar schedules)
  

Overall Tips

• OCness again, use a spatula instead of dipping your fingers for hygiene
• apply this body butter right after taking a shower early in the morning
  
• apply this 2x daily (if possible)
• choose the scent you prefer to make you "want" to use this consistently
• this scent is perfect to be applied anytime of the day!
  

Will I repurchase?

YES

Where can you purchase and how much?

Online site or email them embodyment.oe@gmail.com
I bought these at the WTC Bazaar for
50g = Php150.00 (approx $3.20) Buy 6 get 1 Free
100g = Php250.00 (approx $5.20) Buy 4 get 1 Free

Now, it's Olive
Body Butter's turn

Same texture and feel
like the Lavender one



Here's a shot of my hand
with and without Embodyment
(you can click to enlarge)

Have a wonderful weekend!
What are your plans over the weekend?
keep smilin'
Stay Happy!
Stay Moisturized!



Check out Shen's review on this
by smiling and clicking here!

Askmewhats Reviews: VO5 Give Me Curls

Aside from skincare, make-up... Hair products are super important for me because I have been struggling for beautiful hair for the longest time!!! Way even before I had my first make-up!!! :)

I have been curling my hair for special occasion, the traditional way and the modern way (using heating tools).
In whatever way I do to curl my hair, I make sure to use a "curl booster" and of course a heat protecting product that would shield my hair from all the damages!!!

VO5 Give Me Curls!

VO5 Give Me Curls! says ---

Spring into styles with curls that can take the heat.
Creates strong curls that last all day, resists humidity for gravity-defying bounce. Protects hair from curling iron damage.

contains 5.1FL OZ Bottle
150ml

Askmewhats says ---

Pros

• does hold the curl. Tested on my friends and clients.
• non-sticky
• not the "aerosol" can type, good for the environment
• inexpensive: I bought this at the Duty Free Shop Philippines for less than $5.00 (approx Php250)
• has heat protection!

• because of it's "spray bottle" easier to evenly distribute it all over the hair

Cons

• Scent is not sweet smelling but not bad at all, has a tiny bit of hairspray smell (this doesn't bother me)
• Not sure if this is available everywhere as I've checked online, this has been discontinued in the US. So definitely limited stocks of these!

Overall

If you don't plan to do hair professionally, just wanted to practice mild curls on those special days! This is a great product as it's inexpensive and it does the job! But if you plan do be a hairstylist, you can purchase better heat protecting and curling sprays from other brands!

Tips

• spray this on your hair before using a curling iron, comb it gently to make sure the product is evenly distributed to your hair
• if you are in the US, I think they sell it way cheaper for $2.00 (approx Php100) or less a piece!
• you can always reuse the bottle for something else (not for face products ok?)

Will I repurchase?

I may try out different brands, I doubt I will still go back to the Duty Free Shop just for this :)

Where can you purchase and how much?

Not sure if we have it locally, check out Watson's! :)


What are you using to boost those lovely "Goldi-locks"?
I may look into your suggestions after I finish this!
Have a great day everyone!
(Shen! I mean this! LOL)
Keep smilin'
Stay Happy!

Askmewhats Version: "I am A Teenager" look

School has really been keeping me busy but that doesn't stop me from blogging ladies! Na-ah!!! LOL If I have the time, I will be writing more about my experiences with the school but that has to wait!!! Things has been super hectic and busy and I am definitely a walking zombie!!! A walking smiling zombie! LOL

This week, I've started out a very bright nail art design!!!
Why not go with the flow and continue with bright eyes?

Here's my purple and pink
eye make up
So girly
So Fun!

Askmewhats Diagram :)

Prior to any e/s application
Apply Elianto Shimmer e/s in Pink all over lids
(thanks sis Hedley for this)
Apply NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Yoghurt
from crease going a bit beyond

Step 1:

Pat on MAC's Sushi Flower all over the crease area going a bit beyond. Pat on MAC's Sushi Flower on top of the NYX Yoghurt

Step 2:

Using a fluffy crease brush, apply Milani's Shock e/s all over the crease area

Using a smaller crease brush, apply Ulta's Plum e/s on the outer V to deepen the crease

Step 3:

Apply ELF's White e/s on the brow bone area and inner corner of the eye.

Step 4:

Lined my eyes with MM Gel Liner in Inky Black with my Ecotools eyeliner brush :) Wing it if you want to! :)

Curl my lashes and
applied 2 coats of
P&J Curly Mascara in Black



Flutter those lashes!
And feel like you're sweet 16 :P



What I use for
the rest of my face?



For the Face

Mix of MAC's SF Foundation in NC30
and CG TruBlend no. 1




Used my
TBS Mineral Foundation in 02
as Setting powder



For the Cheeks
Contoured with
Dollface Cosmetics Contour Palette



Applied Arezia Light Pink Blush on the apples of my cheeks



For the Lips

Lancome Lipstick topped with
Nivea Caregloss & Shine

I of course am not saying I look like a teenager! LOL

but it's the look I'm trying to create

and you got the drift eh?

Have a wonderful day!

Keep smilin'
Stay happy!
Stay young!