AMW Bulletin: Be Porefessionally Pretty with Benefit and AMW!

Who's that gorgeous girl on photo below???  

That's Ms. Spy Gal!  And you'd think I'll announce "Nikki" huh?  I'm not that thick faced...yet!  *laughs*

On a more serious note, I was contacted by Benefit Philippines to be a guest "make up artist/teacher for the day" to teach 10 Benebabes how to be Porefessionally Pretty both day and night!  Aside from teaching tricks on how to do your makeup in a flash every morning, I will also inject some tips that I've learned through the years of "kaartehan" and "kakikayan".  I can also show you how "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!"  (in song and dance number!)  

Okay, forget the last part but it'll be an afternoon on Fun! Fun! Fun! with AMW and the Benefit Girls! 

When: June 23, 2012
Time: 3:00-5:00pm
Where: Greenbelt 5
Details: Purchase Php3,000 worth of products including POREfessional to get your slot for free!  I was told aside from attendees going home with more knowledge on make up application, they will also be taking home some Benefit goodies!
*Call 729.98.54 for slot reservation.
** LIKE Benefit Philippines on Facebook and stay updated!

I am so excited to see you there!

Thanks to Benefit Philippines for appreciating my talent in singing and dancing!  *ahem* I mean, in teaching make up! :)

Keep smilin'

Stay happy!

Kiss Me Heavy Rotation Coloring Eyebrow Review

Are you proud of your eyebrows?

I must say, I'm one happy owner of a full and thick set of brows!  An everyday look isn't complete without me fixing my brows!  Whether I use pencils, powders, wax or brow gels, it always gives me the satisfaction of looking polished!

During my Tokyo trip, one of the many few makeup items I've been searching for was a nice, inexpensive, waterproof, sweat-proof brow gel that's light in color and doesn't have an orange tint!  Thank goodness almost all of of the brow gels I've seen have testers so I was able to trim down my choices and bought my first Kiss Me brand! 

Kiss Me, if it does sound familiar to you, is known for its mascara that has been raved by Beauty Bloggers worldiwde!  I haven't tried Kiss Me mascara but so far, with my experience on their eyebrow gel, seems this Japanese drugstore brand can go against the expensive counterparts!

The brand: Kiss Me 

*mwa*

Kiss Me says ---

(description taken from Sasa website)

Kiss Me Heavy Rotation Coloring Eyebrow is a multi-proof eyebrow mascara. It is water-proof. With the use of this eyebrow mascara, it gives you attractive & glamorous eyes. It is a good expression of eyebrow color. It has film-type colorant coating. High resistance to sweat, water, and sebum, while still easy for make-off cleansing. It contains panthenol as treatment ingredient for eyebrow nourishment. The specially designed "technical brush" allows an easy application and wearing of colors with the least possible drawings.
＊We have used our best efforts to accurately display the colors of the products, however the actual color you see will depend on your monitor and may not be accurate.

Color bought: 03 Ash Brown (Which is the lightest among the bunch inside the store)

Made in Japan

Weekend Food Tripping at: Ramen Bar

Happy Father's Day to all dads out there!  I'm sure restaurants are mostly full today as most families will be dining out to show how they appreciate their dads!  I myself have 2 dads so I'm definitely dining out twice!  I am thanking God for giving me two cool dads!  My dad, whom I've always thought to be distant to us is really a hardworking father who has been working very hard just to give his sons and daughters good education, he works from early morning til late at night to provide our needs!  I really appreciate my dad and I am not afraid to show the world how much I love him!  

To my dad-in-law, who's equally as caring like my dad has always been there to support me! :)  

Since I'm busy stuffing my face with food this weekend, let me share to you the restaurant we tried last week!  After the 3-hour L'Oreal Chroma Straight Makeover, I asked Angela, who live around Eastwood area to recommend a good restaurant!  She named a few and one of them is Ramen Bar!  Keith and I were craving for something "warm" and we always get that "warm, fuzzy feeling" from noodle soup! 

Yakiniku Beef Rice Topping

Php165.00 (approx $3.80)

This order was under "Big Plates" category and the bowl came in a bit huge but the serving is enough for one hungry Nikki! :)  Don't worry, I get to share this with Mr. AMW as we both like variety when it comes to food!  The Yakiniku Beef Rice Topping from Ramen Bar is quite tender and tasty but I would appreciate if they could add more of the Yakiniku sauce on rice!  We tried to ask for more but we were offered a different sauce instead.

Sapporo Miso Ramen

Php320.00 (approx $7.45)

Miso infused Tonkotso Ramen topped with tamago,

naruto, negi, chasyu, butter and corn

We've always been a fan of Chasyu noodle soup at Aji-sen Ramen so we gave this a try right away as I was craving for miso based soup!  The ramen soup came with an okay serving of pork slices, noodles, fish sticks, dried seaweeds and spring onion.  What's unique with this ramen is the addition of butter!  The taste of butter was a bit overwhelming at first and I felt it doesn't belong but after several sip, we're actually liking how the butter easily melted into the soup making the whole experience more tasty.

 We accompanied our dinner with a nice cup of house tea and Iced Tea

Oh, if you look up, Ramen Bar have different photos hanged on each side and Mr. AMW loved this photo so much as he told me she looks like me!  COME ON!  When do I eat my noodles like that?  (Ahem, at home!)  *laughs*

Overall, service was good and I'm loving the busy-vibe of the restaurant!  Reminded me so much of a busy restaurant in Tokyo!  The restaurant accepts both cash and credit card and they add service charge to the total bill.

Ramen Bar

Ground Floor Eastwood Mall

Libis, Quezon City, Philippines

(632) 570-9457

Have you tried Ramen Bar?  
How's your experience?  Any other must try noodle dish?  
We'll definitely go back!

Keep smilin'
Stay happy!

L'Oreal Chroma Straight Hair Makeover at David's Salon Eastwood

Happy weekend once again!  The week passed by pretty quickly but I have managed to use my time wisely!  Last week, after the Estee Lauder counter visit, I went straight to David's Salon located at Eastwood for my L'Oreal Chroma Straight Makeover.

As you all know, L'Oreal was kind enough to give away Chroma Straight Makeover to one lucky AMW Reader!  The winner and myself were originally planned to do this makeover together, but I guess scheduling was a huge problem and I was a bit too busy for the past weekends so it was a perfect Saturday afternoon for me to finally do something to my "starting to get unmanageable" hair!

Let's rewind to my Rebonding History, some of you may not know that my hair is rebonded!  My first rebond was a result of "boredom in China"!  It was those years I was young and easily swayed so I was talked into doing this treatment (In Chinese!*lol*) even though I do not have super curly or frizzy hair.  Like most people who went through the rebonding process, you would probably understand why we need to do the process again and again!

After a year, yup!  A year!  Thanks to all those hair treatments, serums and moisturizing sprays that I tediously apply on my hair as it survived a year of "half and half hair" (wavy on top, straight at the bottom)

Let's get back to the makeover story!  I do not go to Eastwood much so I did ask directions from the friendly security guys and we were guided to the right direction, as I entered the salon, I took notice on the lovely hair products display right away and went straight to the receptionist as I have an appointment!  Waiting area is huge and a staff went up to me right away to lead me to my area!

What's a Chroma Straight Makeover?

Eureka Moment: Organize-It!

"Eureka!!!!"  *raises arms and a leg* hahaha

I'm finally back with a Eureka Moment post!  Forgive me as I haven't been going out that much to see great finds!  Mr. AMW and I was searching for a good, sturdy case to put inside my Zuca Case.  If you've seen my detailed review (HERE) one of the Con of this case is the need to purchase sturdy cases for the products not to topple over each other inside the pouch.  The challenge?  Finding the right sized cases and I thought of SM Homeworld right away! 

Here's what I ended up with

Keyway White Plastic Organizer (small)

Php129.75 (approx $3.00)

This comes with a detachable divider, this case is perfect for potted products!  I put my gel liners, cream based blushers, lip balms, etc...

Keyway White Plastic Organizer (big)

Php199.75 (approx $4.60)

A bigger version of the photo above, this is best used to store my powdered eye shadows and blushes.  I like piling them next to each other so I can easily see them while doing makeup!

Masflex Mesh organizer (small)

Php89.75 (approx  $2.00)

Another nice case to put my powder foundations.  I can put 4  to 5 MAC Studio Fix Powder Foundations standing right up against each other and add up some smaller loose setting powder pots on the side.

Masflex Mesh organizer (small)

Php119.75 (approx  $2.80)

I didn't bring the ZUCA pouch with me when I purchased these, so yeah, I made a huge mistake of purchasing this big one that can't fit inside the Zuca pouch!  But hey, nothing gets wasted on AMW-land *lol* This is the "star" when it comes to cleaning my brushes, after washing, I put the brushes in here and it gets dry easily with the mesh!

So far, I'm very happy with all my purchases and the cost isn't too much to keep my train case sturdy and organized!

Any other storage cases you've found that works?
Care to share?

Keep smilin'
Stay happy!