Thanksgiving 2014

This Thanksgiving was pretty typical for me. We celebrated it at my uncle's house. We had the usual turkey and ham and stuffing and graving and all those other classic dishes. Everything was delicious. Oh yeah, my uncle is a photographer so we also did our Holiday portraits there. My cousin, who is in middle school, is already taller than me T_T so I wore super high heels for the photos so I don't look like a midget next to her. Still, she will probably grow even taller so eventually, heels won't help all that much.

This year, I am very thankful for my job. Even though I did have work on Black Friday, I am very thankful to have a job in the first place. It was a little rough for me after graduation so I'm thankful not only to have a job in an area I wanted, but also to have it so close to home. If you know me, you would know driving gives me anxiety.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving with many things to be thankful for!

"Face It" Liquid Liner & Gel Liner

Just recently I finished up my favorite liquid liner, which is a L'Oreal liquid liner. Anyway, that product is shown on my instagram somewhere. I threw out with it the Almay liquid liner that I was also using because I hated that eyeliner and didn't even want to bother finishing it. To replace them, I've started using two eye liners that I got from the Face Shop when I was in the Philippines. The Face Shop is a Korean cosmetics store that is very popular in the Philippines. I've seen one in pretty much every SM I went to, which is saying something. Anyway, the particular one I bought this from was the Megamall.

Face It All About Gel Liner 01 Black

So yes, I'm back to using gel liner. The only reason I stopped using gel liner in the past was that I had a hard time finding a good one on my cheap budget. I'll be honest, I don't know how much this costs since I'm a spoiled kid and my dad bought this for me. Here is the description:

A gel-type waterproof eyeliner with creamy, high pigment formula for precise application and creative eye makeup

I was really glad that this was waterproof. The past gel liners that I have tried (ELF and ULTA brand) were not waterproof. Anyway, this was a surprise to me but the product came with a double ended applicator! It has a brush one one side and a smudger on the other side.

Well the consistency was definitely very creamy, which made the eyeliner easy to apply. The brush that came with it is also of very good quality and very precise. Although it had been a while since I used gel liner, it was easy to use and made a nice fine line on my eyelid. However, you have to make sure to clean the brush off after you use it with some makeup wipes or something of that sort because whatever leftovers are on that brush will dry and harden, making it very difficult to use it the next time.

Face It Lesson 02 Slim Eyeliner Carbon Black

It does say Lesson 02 but I don't know if it is part of some larger collection or not.

"A smudge-proof film for a darkening-free eye appearance
A sharp and slim outer eye line like an idol star!"

That's the description it says on the box. I don't know for sure if the eyeliner is tear proof, waterproof, sweat proof, etc unless it says it somewhere in the Korean parts of the description. It does boast a very slim 0.3mm tip to make it easier to make fine lines (and of course I mean the good kind). Then there is some type of code you can scan on the back which I have no clue what it leads to.

As with all new things, I needed to get used to the different handle and length of this new liquid liner, so I was pretty clumsy with it in the beginning. However, I love that the tip is so sharp and makes it easy to make that precise wing. After all, no one wants to draw detail with a dull pencil right? Since the tip is so small, it isn't very good for making thicker lines and I have to go over the line quite a few times to get the line as dark as I want. The small surface area of the tip doesn't hold much product so it needs to be applied a few times to look good.

Anyway, since both have pros and cons, the use of both when putting on eyeliner kind of cancel each other out. I usually do the initial line with the gel liner and then use the liquid liner at the ends to make that sharp and clean wing. The thickness of the brush of the gel liner makes it hard to do that sharp wing easily. Both stay on very well though. Once on, I haven't really noticed the need to reapply because they have faded or anything of that sort. It's a good combo.

Halloween 2014

I had a chance to recapture my youth this year as I went out trick or treating with my little brother. He is nine years old so it still makes sense for me to accompany him as a chaperone, but my intentions are clear: I want candy. This year, I get to spend Halloween at home because I'm done with college. I think the last time I went trick or treating was in senior year of high school. I can't seem to be able to pass up free candy!

For my costume, I was once again a French maid. I really went all out with my makeup because there aren't many occasions for me to wear such heavy makeup. I also got to pair my costume with my combat boots. I used my Naked 2 palette on my lids. Then I used these ardell wispies, which I think are now my new favorite falsies.

My brother was dressed as Link from Legend of Zelda. I actually made his shield myself with some foam board and construction paper. For his sword, I just modified the hilt of a sword he already had by using that blue painters tape and some construction paper. The rest of his costume was home made too. He used my old forest green scrub top and then we cut up my old forest green pants to make the hat. Then he borrowed my fake uggs for boots.

We went out trick or treating around 6:30 pm. It was kind of cold but it was tolerable. I only needed one coat. We did A LOT of walking. My feet were hurting and my brother was super tired. We passed by this one house that had really awesome decorations. They had this one with like a little girl behind a fence that is whimpering "help me!" but when you get close, she goes all exorcist and jumps at you. Then they also had this doll thing on a swing on a tree that starts singing creepy songs when you pass by. My poor brother was terrified.

Anyway, when we got home, my mom had a Halloween themed dinner for us. For appetizers was this hot dog wrapped in dough bandages made to mimic a mummy. Then we had some green apple juice. For the main course was spaghetti with meatballs made to look like eyeballs paired with bread sticks made to look like fingers. Then for dessert, we had a "dirt cup" made of a waffle cone filled with chocolate pudding and a gummy worm, topped with crushed oreos as dirt.

We got a good amount of candy. My brother loves to trick or treat but he actually doesn't like candy all that much. So the ones who will eat most of the candy will be me and my parents. We actually had to large packs of candy for trick or treaters but we were only able to use up one. So yay more candy for me!