AMW Reviews: Wet n Wild Megashield Lipcolor SPF15 in It's A Girl

Good morning!

Today, I will be sharing my first Wet n Wild lipstick I've tried and so far, the brand didn't fail me!  I've tried their polishes and eyeshadow quads in the past and who would've thought they're coming up with a lipcolor so nice I don't mind using even as of today? :)

Wet n Wild says ---

Color, comfort, and care! Luxurious color delivers hours of sheer-to-moderate coverage that glides on buttery-soft for a smooth, moist-looking pout. Lips are pampered with Vitamin E, Amino Acids, Avocado Oil, and Rice Bran Oil that moisturize and condition for silky, soft comfort. And with SPF 15, lips are cared for and protected from harmful UVB rays.

Active Ingredients: Octinoxate (7.5%), Oxybenzone (2%)
Inactive Ingredients: Ozokerite, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Octyldodecanol, Bis Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate 2, Neopentyl Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Tridecyl Stearate, Propylheptyl Caprylate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, VP/Hexadecene Copolymer, Microcrystalline Wax, Polysilicone 6, Tridecyl Trimellitate, Caprylyl Glycol, Sorbic Acid, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Germ Oil, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Alumina, Stearic Acid, May Contain (+/-):, Carmine (CI 75470), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Mica, Red 7 Lake (CI 15850), Red 28 Lake (CI 45410), Red 30 Lake (CI 73360), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140), Yellow 6 Lake (CI 15985), Zinc Oxide (CI 77497)

14 shades available: Birthday Suit, Peachy Keen, Make me Blush, Arrest Me Copper, Bare-ly Legal, Ring Around the Rosy, Pink Slip, A Currant Affair, That's Berry Beautiful, Salsa Lessons, Lolly Popstar, It's a Girl, Within These Adobe Walls, Pink Cham-pagne

AMW says ---
Pros

• Cute shade names!
• Clear cap which makes it easy for me to see the shade.
• Creamy consistency.
• Pigmented.
• Very mild to almost no fragrance.
• Non-drying.
• Staying powder is ok.  Can last half a day.
• Has SPF.
• Price!

Cons

• The lipstick does not retract completely which makes it easy to accidentally dent the lipstick! *ouch*

Overall

I can't vouch on all the Wet n Wild Megashield Lipcolor shades as I've tried only one.  As for the shade It's A Girl, I appreciate the fact that the one swipe would give me a nice pink shade that would work on both cool and warm skin tones.  The Megashield Lipcolor is creamy, pigmented and has a good amount of moisture that doesn't dry out my lips.

Tips

• Be very careful in closing the cap.
• If you have very dry lips, apply your choice of lip balm prior to lipstick application.
• For a matte finish, blot your lips with a napkin or apply a tiny bit of powder on top.
• For longer-lasting finish, use a similar colored lip pencil underneath.
• For a glossy shine, pick a clear or similar shade lip gloss and apply on top of the lip color.
• Always store in cool, dry place.
• Once signs of irritations occur, STOP usage!

Will I repurchase?
Yes!

To whom do I recommend this to?
Anyone who doesn't mind experimenting on different brands of lipsticks! 

Where to purchase and how much?

Priced locally Php319.00 (approx $7.40). Available at SM Department Store Makati, Megamall, North Edsa , Cubao, Fairview, Manila, San Lazaro, Las Pinas.  Watsons Personal Care Store Megamall and Mall of Asia.

Photos

Product well-sealed upon purchase

Ingredients listed

Swatch on arm

(swiped once)

Top: Bare Lips

Bottom: With Wet n Wild Megashield Lipcolor in It's A Girl

Applied more

 My face looks more lit up even without much makeup on

Have you tried Wet n Wild products?
Would you give the Megashield Lipcolor a try?

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(Product received for PR purpose.  Reviews 100% mine.  Please purchase at your own discretion.)

AMW Bulletin: Estee Lauder's PureColor Pure Expertise Makeup Workshop

Dear Philippine Readers:

Great news!  The Global Makeup artist Blair Patterson will be holding a PureColor Pure Expertise Makeup workshop this coming October 13, 2012!  To avail this workshop, Estee Lauder Philippines are selling Php3,000 worth of GC's redeemable for Estee Lauder products in Rustan's Makati and Rustan's Shangri-la!

The better news?  If you tell them you saw this invite at "AskMeWhats.com"  you'll get exclusive gifts from Estee Lauder!  

You get to learn from the expert, you get redeemable products and extra gifts!  That's a WIN-WIN-WIN situation! :)

**Book your appointments at Estee Lauder counters (number printed on poster above, please click to enlarge).

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AskMeMom: The Beginning

Yes, you read it right!  It's AskMeMom!!!  *laughs*  Before you start asking me questions regarding motherhood... HALT!!! I am in no way an expert and will never be!  I guess I put this post up for future;  I want my future son/daughter to read this post and understand how proud I am to have him/her!

Most of you know by now that I am expecting!  Thank you for all the well wishes!  Those messages meant so much to me especially on days I want to hit my head with a hammer!  (funny but seriously true!)

Let me share to you the story of "AskMeMom: The Beginning", a lot of you who knew me personally may know the story by heart!  

Mr. AMW and I got married October year 2007.  We've decided to enjoy marriage for the first year and we lived the life of young love, sweet love!  *laughs*  We traveled; we gifted each other what we considered "luxury".  We were able to "check" whatever we have on our wish list!

Then comes year 2, that's when we're ready to have a family right?  Wrong!  My mom got terribly sick and it was a huge nightmare for me and my family!  I vouched to put my mom first because I know I will have my own time in the future!

Fast forward to our 3rd year anniversary!  Our friends were starting to ask us about babies thinking it wasn't our priority!  In our hearts, we do want to have our own family but I was too focused to make sure my mom is fine and I told myself I want to make sure I'm not only physically but also emotionally ready!  I even remembered the heart-to-heart talk I had with my mom just to make sure she goes to every doctor's checkup!  "Mom, let's focus on making sure you get well then once you're fine, I promise to focus on myself!"  It was a wonderful line and it worked as my mom wants us to have a baby!  That short talk was  an inspiration for her to get well ASAP!

Thank you God, she's miraculously well! :)

January of 2011 was the first time I went on a checkup for myself!  I despise hospitals and clinics but this has to be done and I'm not getting any younger!  With Mr. AMW's support, we picked a doctor and we've decided to go through "work-ups" as I have Polycystic Ovaries (which I knew I had as early as 16 years old!).  It wasn't a heart-pounding case and a lot of girls I know go through the same situation.  All we need to do is to take the right medications!  BUT!  Who says life is easy?  One of the medicines I took that's used to help treat polycystic patients called Metformin is "hell on a tablet" for me!  I've suffered months and months of "morning sickness" and I wasn't even pregnant! 

Comes January 2012,  we've decided to change doctor and thankfully, I wasn't forced to take Metformin tablets anymore as my insulin level is normal!  So after months of going in and out of the doctor's clinic, thankfully, the clinic of my new doctor looks and feels like home instead of regular hospitals, I'm finally pregnant!  I thank God that it was the natural way I prayed for!  

So now that I'm pregnant?  How do I feel?

Like CRAP!!!

I know 80% of pregnant women suffer morning sickness while the lucky 20% of you don't!  Where can I buy those lucky genes????  Please???  *laughs*

On my 6th week, a week prior to my doctor's checkup, I woke up with a pounding headache that started from the moment I wake up until I sleep at night!  It was excruciating and I don't know how other moms survive this!  Are you even human???  *laughs*  Taking paracetamol tablet is safe according to the doctor and I tried taking one but guess what?  The tablet didn't stay more than a minute;  it went straight up from  my mouth then out on the floor!  *gross*!

On my mid-6th to 7th week, that's when my nausea started and my strong sense of smell starts to kick in!  My stomach hurls at least every hour!  Stomach acid is literally going up to my throat and I need to eat at least every 1.5 hours!  Eating every 1.5 hours sounds easy for a regular Jane but for someone suffering from morning sickness?  The word EAT is equivalent to TORTURE!  (Now, friends, do I still sound the normal cheerful self? hahahaha) 

As negative as I may sound, I am still thankful I get to swallow and digest the food I eat, at least I know I still get some of the nutrients unlike my sister who vomits all the food that comes into her stomach!  So I'm considering myself lucky! (Yes Nikki, tell myself that 100 x!)  *winks*

To sum up my first trimester, I have nausea, headache, vomiting from 6th week until present (I'm on my 12th).  Food?  I still have a hard time deciding on what to eat so I focused on planning my meals!  Mr. AMW is sweet enough to take home different foods just because my baby doesn't want to eat dishes that I've already eaten!  *laughs*  So far, li'l AMW is one health-conscious baby!  Vegetables, fruits are top of the list while eating fried and junk food will always give me a good trip to the washroom! "Barf Bag" is my best friend as of the moment!

I am not going through an easy pregnancy like other lucky girls or I may be having it easier than some of you!  I may sound like a negative, ungrateful witch but Li'l AMW, I know you're worth it!  And just so you know, your daddy AMW is very supportive and has always been there to help ease your mommy's pain!  

We love you Li'l AMW!  We hope you stay healthy inside my tummy and grow up to be a good boy/girl!

Here's the most recent ultrasound photo of my baby AMW! :) He/She is very active according to the doctor and is facing the camera! Shall I say?  Good posing skills? :P

Can you see the head? Hands and feet?

And before I end this post, I want to share the first gifts received by Baby AMW!  Thanks ARC Public Relations, Inc., KinderCare and Beginnings for spoiling my baby at this early stage!

1. Beginnings Suit Up (Cardigan) and Tee Up (Spaghetti Strap)
2. KinderCare Hoody Towel
3. KinderCare Bottle Brush
4. KinderCare BPA-free Bottles Wide Neck
5. KinderCare BPA-free Bottles Streamlined
6. KinderCare Digital Thermometer
7. KinderCare Baby Nail Clipper
8. KinderCare Wet Wipes
9. KinderCare 100% Liquid Silicone Nipples

Sorry for the loooonggg entry! :) I just want to share my experience not to scare single ladies out there but for everyone to appreciate their parents, especially their moms! Please, call your mom and tell her you love her!  NOW! :D

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AMW Wears: SM x PAWS Tee

Happy Friday AMW Readers!  How was the week for you?  Mine was very very busy but it was a great week bonding with my brother (who arrived for a week's vacation) and catching up with my relatives from Canada!

Because it was just 2 nights ago I was able to revisit SM Sta. Mesa to pick up some food for the family, it was also the best time for me to roam around the department store and I was reminded by the tee I got from ARC Public Relations, Inc.

SM Kids' Fashion has partnered with the Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) to provide food, shelter as well as medical treatments to rescued animals! 

I am very grateful with the collaboration between SM and PAWS and here's why YOU can help!

"JusTees, one of SM Kids' Beloved Brands, features several designs that any pet-loving family will surely love.  A portion of the sales automatically goes to PAWS to ensure the organization can continuously care for their rescues."

Check out the cute lovely designs dedicated to our furry friends! 

(arfs and meows alike!)  

Yes, I know these shirts are for kids but I can't help it!  I want to show to the world my support for SM x PAWS so I'm wearing my "I Love Doggies" Tee to go out with my family for a relaxing shopping trip at Greenhills!

Li'l AMW, yes, you can borrow mommy's shirt once you're old enough!  *winks*

** JusTees are available at SM Department Stores nationwide.

Are you a dog or cat-lover? 

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AMW Reviews: My Konjac Sponge

Happy Thursday AMW friends!
I have blogged about using a sponge in facial cleansing in the past as one tiny secret to gorgeous looking skin!  Do you still remember?  Or have you totally forgotten about it?  *raises eyebrow* :P

Well, after purchasing commercial facial sponge for quite some time, I finally get to try the sponge that received raves on various online sites!

My Konjac Sponge

The sponge is said to be made in the island of Jeju in Korea and because our Korean friends have great looking skin, it is normal for us living in neighboring countries to try to get a bit of tips and tricks from them!  

My Konjac Sponge is a teardrop-shaped sponge that's already moist even upon purchase.  I love to use the slimmer tip to gently cleanse the sides of my nose and chin while the wider portion is used for my cheeks and forehead.

Does it really work?