Because I Want to Live More...

Hello AMW Friends, I'm Nikki Tiu (aka AskMeWhats, Ms. AMW, Mrs. AMW, AskMeMom).
A lot of my friends wonder how I go through my life each day, when I tell them, I tend to ask myself too: "How do I manage my day?"  

With a lot of help of course!  Before I share to you some of my secrets to stay sane amidst the crazy daily schedule, let me tell you first what I do.. aside from being "Your Friendly AMW neighborhood" of course!

Stripped off from all the glamour of makeup, I wake up every morning and send my son to Preschool.  The school is quite far from where I live so I've decided to wait for him half a day instead of driving back and forth.

They #OwnIt and Are Now Living the Dream!

So can you!

End of 2015, I claimed to my good friends that I will be starting my AMW Workshop Series because it has been my dream for too long (5 years to be exact!).  It may not be a big dream for Big Fishes (businessmen) out there but for me, it meant so much to me it gives me the goosebumps, butterflies in the stomach just thinking about that dream.

Now the year is almost ending and my dream literally unfolded right in front of me!

AMW Workshop Series 1: Get Ready For Summer

AMW Workshop Series 2: Perfecting Your Base

Tony Moly Panda's Dream Brightening Eye Base Review

I have always been a sucker for cute make-up packaging but mark my word when I say they never cloud my judgement when I start to review the product itself!  The launch happened last August and it took me quite some time to "ooh and aah" over the packaging and tried #Adulting for once and finally, I'm ready to share my in depth, honest-to-goodness review!

But seriously..ang cute niya no?

Tony Moly Panda's Dream Brightening Eye Base is housed in a little tube packaging that I originally thought was a lip balm of sort!

Upon twisting up the "balm", I was shocked!  It was literally white in color and I was assured and reassured by the SA so many times that this is meant to brighten the eye area.  I had to pick it up eventhough the makeup artist in me was screaming: "This Won't Work!" 

Cargo Cosmetics is Now Exclusively Sold at Beauty Bar

When I just started out on Beauty Blogging almost a decade ago, I love to shop online and stalk fellow International Beauty Bloggers and salivate over various makeup brands not available locally!  One of the distinct brands I remembered "hoping and praying" to arrive our shores are Benefit Cosmetics, Urban Decay and Cargo Cosmetics.  

Who would've thought Cargo Cosmetics, the Canadian makeup brand, is finally within reach?  I thought I was dreaming until I attended the launch last week!  

Cargo Cosmetics is NOT a new cosmetics brand, it has been around for 20 years now and has been a staple on the sets of film and television.  And did you know that the HD line was created for the casts of Desperate Housewives? 

It was during the launch that I realized Cargo Cosmetics is not just a regular makeup brand, Cargo Cosmetics offers a wide breathe of color cosmetics and tools that allow every woman to customize her beauty look with confidence and ease!  It was a whole range of High Definition Collection, Swimmables Collection and other best-selling products that was put on display which took my breathe away!

Cargo Cream Broad Spectrum SPF20 

Php1,750.00

Available in Light, Medium and Dark

My Happy Skin Glam Squad Juan Sarte Look

Last August, Happy Skin launched their newest makeup line called Happy Skin Glam Squad, the brand's latest collaboration developed together with Filipino makeup masters including --- Juan Sarte, Mickey See, Denise Go-Ochoa and Jigs Mayuga.  I've decided to go for Juan Sarte's eyeshadow and liquid matte lipstick because I felt this collection would go well with my skin tone!

True enough, it was love at first application....

My version of Happy Skin Glam Squad Juan Sarte Look

Glam Squad Sarte Eyeshadow Duo and Liquid Matte Lipstick in Universal Mauve