I’ve got a magazine load either from subscriptions and mostly freebies. Today, we forgot to close the window of our library and it was raining really hard, some rain went inside the window and made some of the magazines a little damp. I’m deciding whether to clip the ones I really liked in the damp magazines and decided to take pictures of them instead and share them to you.
Women’s Health/November 2009
Do you know any blow drying techniques?
I find myself challenged to have this bootie by middle May. I started yesterday, April 11 with 50 squats. Now, I’ve done 60 squats and after an hour, I did another 55 squats. You think I can do this? Let’s see!
Coupons. There were others who saw it as something to be taken seriously and some, like me, have an on and off thing with it. Just a week ago, a friend of mine helped me saved some bucks when she told me some of the deals in the stores. She also helped me get some coupon inserts (by the bulk) that you can only get by buying Sunday newspapers.
When I was not taking it seriously, I did not have any problems with cutting coupons piece by piece. Coupons I cut were selected randomly since I only wanted to get the discounts from what we are currently using, staples in our pantry and home. The other coupons, I could live without.
The thing is, it is getting time consuming cutting coupons one by one and when I tried using a common cutter for the purpose, I almost cut my fingers. My youngest also has the habit of minding my business so I decided to look for a cutting tool safe enough for me and when I’m not around.
I found some at http://www.martorusa.com, which have safety utility knives and cutters that are ergonomic and accident preventive. This is especially good with my intention of cutting coupons by the ten, less the time and less accident.
What cutting tool do you use for your coupons?
I was in Ross yesterday and I found a petite red jeans that fits really well on me. The problem is, I have never wore jeans in red before and I do not actually know how to mix and match it with the current and limited array of wardrobe I have. Ideas? Here’s some people and celebrities who matched those red jeans pretty well.
Red on beige and brown.
Red on black.
Red on red stripe.
Red on white and black.
Red on beige and tan.
Red on black and white stripes, black bag, brown shoes and jacket.
Red on stripe navy and golden yellow shoes and accessories.
Red on beige and pale blue.
Which one is your favorite combo?
Project 366 Blog Photo Challenge | March 2013
This is my stubby hand. My nails, UNDER the weather. It was not that long when I first put some goody polish on it but constant dish washing (I don’t use the dishwasher, I prefer using my goodie hands for this task and I seldom wear gloves for it) made it look like this.
The blue one was a purchase from Ulta, my first Essie polish which totally rocks! And the light pink was a mini Orly polish. Both colors were very nice and the quality was good! Can’t wait to try the other colors from Essie and Orly.
Anyway, my hands are totally UNDER the weather but, don’t you think the color of my nails look pretty?
I’m not vain, promise. Yes, I am. No, I am not. Okay, in between.
Let’s just say that there are days that I feel like donning on colors and days that my face is bare from all cosmetics, but I never do without sunscreen and moisturizer. It’s a must.
I started out with cosmetics at various stages and ages, mostly because I was a flower girl and a bridesmaid. Then I had to go to two proms and a high school graduation. Then, lipstick became a part of my life when I had to wear it in my part-time job at a food chain, when my manager told me outright I have to put on some make-up because I look like a zombie in uniform (I just made that zombie out). So I borrowed my mom’s lipstick and it has become the colors of my eyes, cheeks and lips. That went on, until I stopped working in the food chain. Or the lipstick stopped working.
I truly began putting something on my face when I was about 19, an Avon lipstick in Raisin, and there, I also found the wonders of eyeliner. Most of the time at that age, I prefer the shades of brown/cinnamon/coffee, I really do not know why. Looking back, I think it is because it does enhance my features without me looking like I have colors on my face. Before, I never preferred the pink/red/fuchsia shades but I did like the peachy pink/orangey colors because it gave my face a glow.
Now, I am gearing towards the pink/red shades and the peachy/orangey, not so much with browns but more with nudes, and lip balms (a must), lip gloss (for pucker lips) and a nude lip liner (to avoid ‘bleeding’ the lipstick, I prefer the nude shade for a natural look).
Pink/red shades
To date, I have some eye shadows that I rarely use (except for the Mary Kay in Iris shade). And I use eye liners a lot to define my monolid but I use the brown colors more than I do with black/noir liners. I still have to get used to black. Funny how I like my liners nude/brownish but the only brownish color in my clothing is a beige.
Why am I blogging about this if not for vanity?
Well, vanity aside, I feel like blogging it to share my thoughts and views about some products that I have used, those that really looked good on me and those that was just a waste of money. Although, it is a fact that women really have different skin types and needs and those that went well with my skin chemistry might not be good for others. Well, there’s nothing wrong with another two cents, right?
Another reason is that I have an on and off relationship with makeup.
When I continuously use makeup, my skin breaks out, looks really dull and I look older. So, when I had my makeup fix (one week of feeling like putting a lot of colors on my face and then the next week, I stop). I let my face rest for a couple of weeks and then when I feel like vanity calling me again, I put some colors on. It’s on, it’s off, I don’t do it regularly. My cosmetics fix would really depend on my moods.
My current favorites -
L’oreal Magic Skin Beautifier BB Cream in Medium
CoverGirl lipstick in #405
CoverGirl lip perfection in #210
Maybelline ExpertWear in Dark Brown
Nivea Lip Balm
Victoria Secret Lip Gloss in Cherry Bomb
So there you go, my rambling thoughts on makeup. What about you? Do you have a favorite brand of cosmetics?
