My Secret Santa :)

I joined Ms. K's Secret Santa which turned out to be so much fun. The fun of not knowing who got your name and the fun of picking something for your monita (the person you got). We had a deadline. We had to send out our packages before Dec 07 I think?

Anyway, one gloomy day, I decided to check the post office, and guess what! There's a parcel waiting for me there.. It says, "from your Secret Santa - Hawaii". I was already thinking "who lives in Hawaii besides the lovely WuzzyAngel?"

In this picture, you probably can guess now who my Secret Santa is ^_^ The gift is so nicely wrapped, I didn't want to open it. Haha :D

Yup! No other than the beautiful Miss Eki! ^_^

http://ekimura.blogspot.com/

http://www.ekilove.com/

She gave me a hello kitty make up bag!! Woohoo!! She really knows me well - i love Hello Kitty!!

She gave me this pretty neon pink nail polish :)

Super cute! :D

Some collagen eye mask which I've been wanting to try :)

...and Ohhhh!! What is this?? Pretty packaging! Surprise Surprise!

TA-DAAA!!! Super kawaii earrings!! Woohoo!! I now own an ekilove's piece! ^_^ **happy dance happy dance** woot woot! Isn't pretty?? YES YES!! :P

So shiny.. Ooohhhh...

I love it!! Thank you Ms. Eki! You have been so kind and generous to me. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you! ^_^

Visit her website and store for more kawaii items. Eki is very very pretty! ^_^ She looks like a doll!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Stay tuned because I have so much more to post:

(in no particular order)

• "Eff Me" Boots
• Beauty Review: Clarisonic Mia
• Nails Stuff
• Paperdoll Christmas Love
• Christmas Gifts
• Sanctuary Jewelry

DSK earrings, Pigments and More!

Hello once again! ^_^ Long time no comments.. I haven't been really on blogger. Like I said, I wasn't feeling very well (emotionally) so I took some time off of blogger. I've been feeling a little sad lately.. Maybe its the holidays? Studies show that if you have been feeling depressed, it will be more likely to get worse during the holiday (i.e. missing some families, financial stuff, or broken hearted). So lately, I've been re-assessing my life and just trying to focus what's important and what not. Think Positive as what they say so I'm trying.. ^_^


So, I bought some stuff.. retail therapy does help you know? :P Just little stuff to make a girl smile :D

I ordered the Light Sapphire Sterling Threads and my parcel came with a goody bag full of treats. Yay ^_^ Earrings look so beautiful.. i love it! I love all the earrings I ordered through her :)

http://dskjewelry.blogspot.com/

I also bought an O.P.I . nail polish called "Holiday Glow" It's just too pretty don't you think?  I want all the O.P.I. polishes from the Holiday 2009 collection, especially the Merry Midnight, Ginger Bells, Dear Santa, and Shim-Merry Chic. I want to buy them all!!! ^_^

I also bought some pigments for the holidays. They are just too pretty! Shimmery.. Ooohh I'm loving everything that shimmers. Must be the holiday effect. º_^ I'm excited to use them..

Melon, Gold dusk, Gold Mode

Gold Stroke, Reflects Antique Gold

Also my skin needs some TLC so I decided to buy this. It claims that it cleans clogged pores. We'll see :) Reviews later.. I love the smell!! It smells so sweet, truly a grape smell :D

Then we went to an oriental store and I saw this powder. I used to use this before back in the Philippines. I used to love Ponds products especially their cold cream. :) Now this powder claims that it helps with acne. We'll see. Reviews later.

I also saw this bar soap and it claims that it will whiten any dark spots so I'm hoping it will lighten my acne scars ^_^ Reviews later also.

Whew! That's a lot of pictures and info for the day.. I have more stuff to post.. I'll do it soon.. The next post would be about some boots that I got.. hahaha.. Happy Holidays ^_^

Teaser:

Short Post: How/When Do I Clean My Brushes

The Question is: "How often do you clean your make up brushes?"

My Answer: Maybe once or twice a month? Depending on how often I use it. Plus I'm always lazy to clean them :P

Here's my dirty brushes.. I label them with my  Hello Kitty stickers so it won't get lost :P I need more eyeshadow brushes..

I use Johnson's Baby Shampoo to clean my brushes. Very gentle and also leaves my brushes soft..

Yay Clean Brushes! :]

Any Special Tips on how you clean your brushes? :]

Update: 12/14/09

I haven't done any Christmas Shopping yet and Christmas is next week! XD Well, I have been so unmotivated and plus I'm in this phase where I don't want to do anything I used to enjoy. I don't blog that much, don't play with my make up that much and resist shopping.. Maybe I'm going crazy.. ahahah! I need a dose of happiness. It's almost my birthday (next month).

Christmas Wishlist

It's almost the 18 days, and 2 hours to be exact :P Woot Woot!

'tis the time to be broke..

lol. Just Playing! :] 'tis the time to give and to receive :)

This blog entry is dedicated for my wishes for this Christmas.. Don't we all wish Santa's real so he can grant all of our wishes? :)

Anyway, I mentioned this before.. I had this obsessions with Panda.. I find them so adorable and so cute!

(image credited to google.com)

I participated in an exchange gift so for the one who got my name, just want you to know (and if you're reading my blog), its very easy to pick gifts for me. Heehee! :D

• Anything with Panda :)
• Face Masks
• Anything Hello Kitty
• M.A.C. Pigments (would you believe I only have 1 Pigment? It's the Vanilla Pigment!)
• Lip Balms (my lips get pretty dry a lot)
• Scented Candles (love them!)
• O.P.I. Nail polishes

And also there are the things that I wish..but won't able to get because they're more expensive and really don't need them right now. Haha..

• Louis Vuitton Speedy 30 (the checkered one)
• Canon EOS Rebel T1i
• Canon Powershot 12.1 MP Digital ELPH Camera - Red
• La Mer | The Powder
• YSL Rouge Volupte Lipstick in Tender Peach

I already bought a gift for the person I got :) I hope she will like it.. Hahah...
(image credited to google.com)

GSP Prize Pack, IQQU, and Update

POP CHAMPAGNE

Last week, I received a package from Pop Champagne as a prize from her give away :) She is very generous to give me all these fabulous prizes! Again, Thank You Julie! :D

She made this, you can check more of her creations by clicking this link: http://www.glamsparkleandpop.blogspot.com/

She also made this necklace! Very Very Pretty! :) She is very talented :D Look  how shiny the necklace is? It's just too beautiful! Thanks again Julie for such wonderful prizes! :D

TUMBLR

I signed up for Tumblr. Its for my "personal thoughts" hence the title "PERSONALIZED.. Away from the Beauty Blog" I just want to separate some personal things from my beauty blog so it won't clutter this blog :) Visit me if you have time :D Well that is if you are interested.. :)

http://adriyah.tumblr.com/

IQQU

My acne scars has remarkably decreased. I don't really know yet why - maybe because of the Clinique? or maybe because of the Mia? But I decided to give Iqqu products a try. I have been reading all the reviews and it seemed great so I picked up 2 products. Will review them soon!

http://www.iqqubeauty.com/int/index.php

I got the Acne Serum and the Jasmin Rice Scrub

It is sealed with plastic all over and a sticker on the opening of the box

This Jasmin Rice Scrub smells amazing!! I can't even explain how good it smells. I just want to eat it. The husband loves the smells so much :)

NAILS

I also painted my nails today while watching New Moon :P Its a pretty taupe color topped with glitters.

This is with the flash :)

Without the flash

Milani Disco Lights and OPI Over the Taupe

Well, that's it for now.. Happy Almost Holiday!! :)

Beauty Review: Dior HydrAction Skin Tint SPF 20

NOTE: Try this product at your own risk. If it works for me, it does not mean it will work for you too. Everyone has different types of skin. My skin consists of dry - combination - sensitive type of skin.

FTC Disclaimer: I did not get paid to review this product. I also did not get this product for free. I bought this at Sephora.com and used it at my own risk. This beauty review is only my mere opinion.


Information and some photos credited to Sephora.com

Dior HydrAction Deep Hydration Skin Tint SPF 20 is a tinted facial  moisturizer with SPF 20.

Description from Sephora.com says, Dior HydrAction Deep Hydration Skin Tint SPF 20 is a velvety, sheer face tint with ultra-fine pigments and light-reflecting micro-pearls. This luxurious texture creates a natural veil of fresh color and radiance, for the illusion of bare skin with the promise of perfect hydration. It corrects imperfections, evens the skintone, and also contains a SPF 20 sun protection and the irrigating Aquacapt™ Complex to reinforce the skin's natural moisture reserves all day long.

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I got the Natural #2 which I think is perfect for my skintone. I use my MAC Stippling brush to apply it.

PROS: It contains SPF 20, which claims to protect us from UV rays from the sun, making us less prone on getting sun spots (from cumulative sun damage) and fine lines and wrinkles. It also has light-reflecting micro pearls that makes you look glowy and flawless. It blurs imperfection, hides redness and conceals dark circles.

When I use this tinted moisturizer, I don't usually wear any concealer no more because it tends to get heavy. It is buildable but very sheer. If you have lots of imperfections, it won't cover it that much.

CONS: I think more of Cons that Pros in this product. For $38, I had so many expectations! Since my skin nowadays is very dry, almost cracking, I expect this product to be very moisturizing and hydrating (at least that what it claims right?). But to my dismay, it left me more dry, especially on my T-zone. it created dry patches and looks cake-y around my nose. I hate that look - so unnatural! To my surprise, it does not show on pictures how dry and cake-y it is. lol.

OVERALL: Uhm, I am not satisfied with this product. I love the L'egere more than this. I won't repurchase. No Thank You. I'm thinking maybe this will work more for the Oily Skin Type, but for Dry Skin, I won't ever recommend this product.

"What's Your Favorite Tinted Moisturizer?"