AFFORDABLE CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEA

What type of presents do you want to receive this holiday season? Personally for me, I wanted something that I can use. It doesn’t matter if it’s low-priced or high end, as long as I can make use of it – I’m GOOD!!

Since Christmas is just around the corner and most of you are still doing that last minute shopping, I wanted to share with you a super affordable gift idea you can give to your GIRL friends! (Yes, For Girls Only)

Maybelline Starter Pouch

Included in the box is a Maybelline Clear Smooth All in One Shine Free Cake Powder, Maybelline Baby Lips Lip Balm and a Make-up Pouch – all for a super affordable price of 299.99pesos.

Not only it is reasonable, it is readily available too in all Watsons and leading Malls in the Philippines.

I’m pretty sure that your female friends will love this – because I did!

Body Shop's ATLAS MOUNTAIN ROSE

I love the smell of roses – and what better way to incorporate it in my life by using a perfume of its kind!!!

The Body Shop Atlas Mountain Rose provides timeless, refreshing blend of citruses, rose, musk and amber. This new scent actually replaced the Moroccan Rose collection. (If you’re familiar with that)

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Escape to the valley of roses. Inspired by dawn in a field of blossoming roses, this bright, dewy eau de toilette from our Scents of the World fragrance collection features a blend of floral accords.

I got the Eau De’Toilette since this kind has a longer staying power than the body mist.

It comes in a very sleek, glass packaging adorned with rose design in pink. 

It contains 50ml of product / 1.69 US Fl Oz.

It retails for 1,395 Pesos.

I would say that the staying power is around 8-10 hours, which is already pretty decent. You can actually 

layer it with other Atlas Mountain Rose products to achieve a super long lasting effect.

The smell is AMAZING! The rose scent is very light – not overpowering but still very distinct.

Will I repurchase? DEFINITELY! I just hope that Body Shop won’t discontinue this line since they have this habit of changing their products all the time. 

BEAUTY: My Eyebrow Routine

Hello December! I know that for the past 2 months, I haven’t been consistently writing in my blog. I have so many ideas but so little time. WHHHHYYYY???

Anyways, this post was requested by a friend – so here it goes.

Like what I’ve said in my previous post (read here), one of my addictions is my brows. I just can’t leave the house without doing this routine and I would love to share it with you.

Currently, I had my hair colored lighter than normal so my brow color should follow as well, thus changing some steps on doing it.

TOOLS

Tweezers – to remove excess hair and to shape your brows to your desired shape.

Brow Powder – use any type of brow powder or even a matte eye shadow will do. I will be using a matte eye shadow since my brow powder is already too dark for my hair. (magmumukha akong aswang kung light brown ang hair ko tas black ang eyebrow ko LOL)

Note: I never used pencil for my brows – EVER. I feel that it looks so strong and so fake since you can see the harsh outline.

Brow Gel – to color the eyebrow hair and to set it in place.

Angled Brush & Spoolie – use any brand of your choice. You need this tool to apply the product and brush the hair.

STEPS

See my brows?  It is very BLACK in color and ugly. I’m trying to grow it since it is so thin.

Remove any *nagkalat na hair* around your brows using your tweezer. Mine already has a shape; I just need to clean the surrounding area.

 

Outline. I use a darker color to create an outline of the shape that I want.

I prefer thicker brows since it makes you look younger.

Fill in the brows. I use a lighter shade to fill in the brows. Brush it using a spoolie to make it look more natural and to remove excess colors from the powder.

Apply Brow Gel. Can you see my original brow color? It is very dark and it looks so obvious that I just lined it.

I am currently using ELF’s Treat and Tame in the color Light. It has hair-like fibers that make the appearance of brows more natural. AMAZING! After applying the gel, your brows will instantly look very real looking.

Can you see the difference between the bare brow and the fixed one? 

FINISH PRODUCT! Voila! Perfect Brows Everytime!

*My brow routine changes from time to time. It depends on my hair color as well as my mood.

*The things listed above are only for this look. I do use other tools and makeup as well for my brows.