Happy New Year 2009!

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibesCk1liLmeEoI2gbAhLOVi8objOLomkIzxc5n4RNRiH1fb55DXMSedf4OBj7woHKy2_TVJlTMTN4mZwx7DflCKTqudZZRFhrE-7P9Y9ywyzZ27spA5dc9r2GMqNyjHnIJNEfLH4euN_K/s1600-h/Sparkling_Champagne_Holidays.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286080014947224818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibesCk1liLmeEoI2gbAhLOVi8objOLomkIzxc5n4RNRiH1fb55DXMSedf4OBj7woHKy2_TVJlTMTN4mZwx7DflCKTqudZZRFhrE-7P9Y9ywyzZ27spA5dc9r2GMqNyjHnIJNEfLH4euN_K/s400/Sparkling_Champagne_Holidays.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>Dear friends,<br /><br />Within a couple of hours, the year 2008 is going to be the past. I would like to thank all of you who have come to my blog and welcomed it to your life. When I first started, I did not think that I would have so much fun here playing and writing about makeup. Now, I have developed some kinship to you, my readers, and I am very thankful for that.<br /><br />The year 2008 has brought me more downs than ups but within a year, I have grown so much and proved to myself that I can survive through difficulties. This blog has reflected my emotions and at a point became my shelter whenever I needed a place to lift my spirit. So thank you for being there for me, all of you!<br /><br />Last but not least, I wish you all good health, good time, good company, and good makeup. As always, stay gorgeous!<br /><br />Love,<br />Dao, Your Makeup Blogger<br /><br />P.S: If you like my blog, please <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/MyMakeupBlog" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img alt="" src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon16x16.png" style="border: 0pt none ; vertical-align: middle;" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/MyMakeupBlog" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">subscribe to my feed.</a> Thanks a lot!

Happy New Year 2009!

Dear friends,Within a couple of hours, the year 2008 is going to be the past. I would like to thank all of you who have come to my blog and welcomed it to your life. When I first started, I did not think that I would have so much fun here playing and writing about makeup. Now, I have developed some …

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Pass The Bubbly Please

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Ah. The New Year is upon us - where did the time go? One more reason to celebrate with friends and loved ones, and one more reason to dress up and look fabulous. I'm sure you have all found your dresses already but I just passed by the store window of BCBG the other day. BCBG has always attracted me, there is something simple and ethereal about their dresses, and their cutting (for me at least, is superb).<br /><br />Their dresses make you feel almost old hollywood glam or simply modern chic. I know they're rather simple, definitely something you've seen before, but talk about excellent draping! I don't know, there's something about them that makes me fall in love.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><img src="http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/9036/pbcbg14633853dtgo3.jpg" /></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Love the velvet bodice of this dress!<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><img src="http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/9840/pbcbg15398521dthx4.jpg" /></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;">This dress is actually much more beautiful in person.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><img src="http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/730/pbcbg15411897dtmi3.jpg" /></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Aughhh...I need to get this - look at that sleeve detail!<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><img src="http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/6712/pbcbg15411890dtnd3.jpg" /></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;">So simple, so lovely (especially the colour). Hm, I will advise you not to wear a headband that the model demonstrates...<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><img src="http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/9527/pbcbg15458504dtxf6.jpg" /></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Ok, kind of generic I know, princess cut blah blah blah. But the material! And a colour that would look great on all skin tones.<br /><br />What are you doing for New Year's? &equally important, what will you be wearing?<br /></span></div>

Pass The Bubbly Please

Ah. The New Year is upon us - where did the time go? One more reason to celebrate with friends and loved ones, and one more reason to dress up and look fabulous. I'm sure you have all found your dresses already but I just passed by the store window of BCBG the other day. BCBG has always attracted…

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Good Golly Boots!

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">I found (and purchased) two pairs of boots this weekend.<br /><br />Yes, two.<br /><br />They are comfortable ... and I love, love, love them.<br /><br />Steve Madden - Legion<br /><img height="400" src="http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/3268/shoesiaec1129024br9.jpg" width="400" /><br /><br />INC Brook Riding Boot - mine are chocolate brown and aren't so shiny.<br /><img height="546" src="http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/3868/57091722jz2.jpg" width="400" /><br /><br />Oh sales how I love thee.<br /></span></div>

Good Golly Boots!

I found (and purchased) two pairs of boots this weekend.Yes, two.They are comfortable ... and I love, love, love them.Steve Madden - LegionINC Brook Riding Boot - mine are chocolate brown and aren't so shiny.Oh sales how I love thee.…

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Merry Christmas To All, and To All A Goodnight

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Merry Christmas everyone! We hope you had a wonderful evening and a beautiful day! Were in good company with family and friends, wrapped up warm - or dressed downright cool! - with good food, wherever you are! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">This spread instantly made me want to layer up with colours and scarves - I actually decided that I had too much black in my closet! Is that even possible? Love the fresh faces and the braided hair. What wonderful winter inspiration - take the look of fall and bring with you into winter, enough of the dull greys and the generic black. I can't believe I just said that.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><img src="http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/6703/2gtsqwpdw5.jpg" /></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><img src="http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/1267/i2q7h3wl0.jpg" /></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><img src="http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/5871/9ss215tc9.jpg" /></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><img src="http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/7530/kb6afccb8.jpg" /></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><img src="http://img360.imageshack.us/img360/5708/ot261jbb4.jpg" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Image source: Elle Italy by David Burton</span><br /><br /><br /></div>

Merry Christmas To All, and To All A Goodnight

Merry Christmas everyone! We hope you had a wonderful evening and a beautiful day! Were in good company with family and friends, wrapped up warm - or dressed downright cool! - with good food, wherever you are! This spread instantly made me want to layer up with colours and scarves - I actually dec…

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Happy Holidays!

Hi everybody,<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4wOSDAy6yWHldmQaYuWxN03u3QLWzzjYhCMGznuq8t7N3jUtt09zA18s9_SQSeZk9qibOOnvScvIZT_x7woEBpkby490brt4OhWGgfD3e7mcB1QmjSdrCwtJ1wGl5xTCTzHGHghl3HLfH/s1600-h/mkup+096.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283389703502578882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4wOSDAy6yWHldmQaYuWxN03u3QLWzzjYhCMGznuq8t7N3jUtt09zA18s9_SQSeZk9qibOOnvScvIZT_x7woEBpkby490brt4OhWGgfD3e7mcB1QmjSdrCwtJ1wGl5xTCTzHGHghl3HLfH/s400/mkup+096.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Happy Holidays!</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-family:arial;" >Wishing you and your loved ones a joyful Christmas and a wonderful year 2009!</span></span><br /><br />...but wait, there's more!<br />I'm giving you a FOTD as well, just click more to find out :)<br /></div><span id="fullpost"><br />I love the look of this FOTD and used eye shadows from <a href="http://mymakeupblog.blogspot.com/2008/12/coastal-scents-88-piece-makeup-palette.html">Coastal Scents 88 palette</a> and let me tell you how pigmented the eye shadows are! They are so awesome and blendable. I did not even use a base on my eyes at all!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh59huQhwIgCZEbJtqTWa_hRcC3bQdgLIvEp8oRqgY7jNiv8RBUL2HhLqYIrdmQd63qeo1gaalye_JeS2qVv_KVF6b4L54zrc8oivymcZm2JoAiJEpcUHRXbrVdlBN6fxQ9z_unezeFJGKa/s400/mkup+047.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh59huQhwIgCZEbJtqTWa_hRcC3bQdgLIvEp8oRqgY7jNiv8RBUL2HhLqYIrdmQd63qeo1gaalye_JeS2qVv_KVF6b4L54zrc8oivymcZm2JoAiJEpcUHRXbrVdlBN6fxQ9z_unezeFJGKa/s400/mkup+047.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>Colors that I used are from the 3rd column from the left. If you number it from top to bottom, the order goes this way: (1) 7th green, (2) 5th green, (3) 3rd green, which looks like a yellow, and (4) 1st green, which looks like white.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZx3XfkClLJmSdnuFirn8jxImZeswmOwgCAkj1nsBN7xObX6wJFdSZEdaXsb5khtL-GnLguLc-ISUWxAMYFNce-9nMDYpYYPv2NBY33KoyiyDwobo8dNe9zuKba7utm4SV-htw_etal_O/s1600-h/mkup+079.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283389693577389554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZx3XfkClLJmSdnuFirn8jxImZeswmOwgCAkj1nsBN7xObX6wJFdSZEdaXsb5khtL-GnLguLc-ISUWxAMYFNce-9nMDYpYYPv2NBY33KoyiyDwobo8dNe9zuKba7utm4SV-htw_etal_O/s400/mkup+079.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">The eyes:</span><br />Apply (1) all over the lid, then (2) above it to contour slightly from the outside to 3/4 of the eyelid, (3) to the inner corner of the eye, and (4) to highlight.<br />Draw a crisp line with a MAC 266 slanted eye brush and your favorite gel liner<br />Apply 2-3 coats of mascara<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK1T_TEbkRpD-VDMG18q8m4uuu1mgt8IFMDDMiM0n0EuKXKyEyDXMY-muvAW0tAA2iForkGVWhByilZx7yrDP-GLHqK27-ji1QPR9KDovSoRtcsI_COhIpJJtNjojwjZcbRC_MllpBvxNw/s1600-h/mkup+080.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283389702037326242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK1T_TEbkRpD-VDMG18q8m4uuu1mgt8IFMDDMiM0n0EuKXKyEyDXMY-muvAW0tAA2iForkGVWhByilZx7yrDP-GLHqK27-ji1QPR9KDovSoRtcsI_COhIpJJtNjojwjZcbRC_MllpBvxNw/s400/mkup+080.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>Closed eye.<br />Beautiful, isn't it?<br /><br />The cheeks:<br />LORAC Hot blush from <a href="http://mymakeupblog.blogspot.com/2008/08/pumping-up-heat-with-lorac-hollywood.html">Hollywood Heat collection</a><br /><br />The lips:<br />NYC <a href="http://mymakeupblog.blogspot.com/2008/12/red-i-said-comprehensive-guide-to.html">Retro Red</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFDHlzOQKmj20ducV6fuzhiOHpz7WpXLqoCaB8t4ucx3GhH4f8yA5T0P_6Tjud0eMD_ybK0S1Tn4qf1Zg7bJnnk74patTo8mRyaAS_F5lwRHs-ZEtylplIIcRLlPA2mdQMUB4s966RZjIz/s1600-h/mkup+094.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283389705666483090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFDHlzOQKmj20ducV6fuzhiOHpz7WpXLqoCaB8t4ucx3GhH4f8yA5T0P_6Tjud0eMD_ybK0S1Tn4qf1Zg7bJnnk74patTo8mRyaAS_F5lwRHs-ZEtylplIIcRLlPA2mdQMUB4s966RZjIz/s400/mkup+094.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a>Pucker up!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Again, happy holidays and I hope you have a peaceful and restful break. I need a break from blogging as well so see you in 2009!<br /><br />Love,<br />Dao, your makeup blogger<br /></div></div><br />P.S: If you like my blog, please <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/MyMakeupBlog" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img alt="" src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon16x16.png" style="border: 0pt none ; vertical-align: middle;" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/MyMakeupBlog" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">subscribe to my feed.</a> Thanks a lot!<br /></span>

Happy Holidays!

Hi everybody,Happy Holidays!Wishing you and your loved ones a joyful Christmas and a wonderful year 2009!...but wait, there's more!I'm giving you a FOTD as well, just click more to find out :)I love the look of this FOTD and used eye shadows from Coastal Scents 88 palette and let me tell you how pig…

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"Red," I Said: A Comprehensive Guide to Budget Red Lipsticks

Hello my dear lovely ladies,<br /><br />It's Christmas Eve in the U.S and I'm still blogging! This year, despite the economy, I feel very festive and hope to enjoy the holidays the way I want: with peace and joy in my heart! With that in mind, I feel the urge to reach for my red lipsticks every single chance I get. Let's see how I've done so far:<br /><ul><li>Go grocery shopping: wear red lipstick,</li><li>Go to the post office: wear another red lipstick,</li><li>Go to school: tone down a bit- wear red lip gloss (!)</li><li>At home watching TV: wear red lipstick, which is almost everyday now,</li><li>Sitting in front of the computer blogging: wear a different red lipstick, again!</li></ul>The irony is I used to be afraid of red anything and everything. I rarely wore anything with that color at all as I felt washed out. Then I started to blog here and got braver and braver. And one day, you saw me doing <a href="http://mymakeupblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/asian-chic-fotd.html">this</a> (no kidding!) From that moment on, my life has changed: I started embracing the sanguine shade of lipstick and began my search for the true red lippie of my life. However, with a twist of fate, I cannot rock the reddest red lips to school everyday. After all, I am not a fine arts major and my field is really conservative, hence the tone down lip gloss and balm.<br /><br />As the holiday season is knocking on our doors, I find my legitimate reason to rock the reds and here is my little comprehensive guide to red lipsticks, especially budget ones.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMnBH2M5aiUOOL-az49D3utciCfQGUmYeH5yD-g1WrRuelcJXCZQUliNl-4NqVWca2D3F851m25ImT3E8HZ784muzUncz9YzbFZjmpWB3znJGTrhaP7C7Es7EtBSoDLmLbF6TcWZxEZmnq/s1600-h/red+swatch.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283239952452102642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMnBH2M5aiUOOL-az49D3utciCfQGUmYeH5yD-g1WrRuelcJXCZQUliNl-4NqVWca2D3F851m25ImT3E8HZ784muzUncz9YzbFZjmpWB3znJGTrhaP7C7Es7EtBSoDLmLbF6TcWZxEZmnq/s400/red+swatch.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 343px; height: 400px;" /></a>Le comparative study: Reds in all shades, sizes, and prices<br />Note: number 4 is MAC Red and 5 is MAC Russian Red, the other colors are comparative to those two<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><ol><li>Maybelline Royal Red ($5 USD): closest to Russian Red in term of color and texture. </li><li>NYC Retro Red (99 cents): is the doppelganger of Russian Red, read more about it later.</li><li>NYX Gardenia ($1-3.50 USD): vampy red lipstick, my first red!</li><li>MAC Red</li><li>MAC Russian Red</li><li>Wet n Wild Hot Red (99 cents): bright red, very sanguine and pretty. (Read more later!)</li><li>Rimmel Alarm ($5 USD): a little bit brighter than Russian Red, very pigmented and moist.</li><li>Rimmel Temptation (also $5 USD): a bit darker than Russian Red and very pretty.<br /></li></ol></div></div>As much as I love red, it is hard for me to justify spending $14 on Russian Red. Since I don't wear it everyday after the holiday season, buying a cheap drugstore lipstick and wearing it once in a while is a much better solution for me. These days drugstore makeup are getting better and better, which made me feel adventurous to try out some of the rock-bottom red lipsticks. Beside NYX Gardenia that I have for a while now, I picked NYC Retro Red and Wet n Wild Hot Red to "experiment". Three of them combined did not cost me more than 4 dollars and I've had a lot of fun with them.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz5ElEZ1o4yALYd0R-xxkJ1KnvUoqMTWLDbcbH7tKfcc3rdIGYre-rmny0HgAvQXRMttjXFVju83BJbi335vTzU_gktG4T_b0TTgXpF2dPA1isX98_lt2hJLCB6zjtx4reOZv9rHWuWASJ/s1600-h/red+050.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283239260107037826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz5ElEZ1o4yALYd0R-xxkJ1KnvUoqMTWLDbcbH7tKfcc3rdIGYre-rmny0HgAvQXRMttjXFVju83BJbi335vTzU_gktG4T_b0TTgXpF2dPA1isX98_lt2hJLCB6zjtx4reOZv9rHWuWASJ/s400/red+050.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>The three sanguine amigos (L-R): NYC Retro Red, Wet n Wild Hot Red, and NYX Gardenia<br /></div><span id="fullpost"><br /><div style="text-align: center;">< style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. NYX Gardenia</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV7emouBbORimrI0n0ytRIs8YC87Lzxi8Ob6Y-vaceFauCj7amUf3r05SQi61fCL1sDIVV_4K6UifXPgltPnu6ulcKhq_-cqFKXo6lbEfivXfd19f3-RsWw6FIiTm7TYs3YERgeaUpneTc/s1600-h/red+052.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283239262246637538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV7emouBbORimrI0n0ytRIs8YC87Lzxi8Ob6Y-vaceFauCj7amUf3r05SQi61fCL1sDIVV_4K6UifXPgltPnu6ulcKhq_-cqFKXo6lbEfivXfd19f3-RsWw6FIiTm7TYs3YERgeaUpneTc/s400/red+052.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">NYX Gardenia in full glory<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO4g9DeW_IJ9tqbvW8MOMvwYxQ0aqeEbZmfz-OcDNNjWqrcCzxOehrZBIgC_4MOIdjIVq7AKcYDbLXKb0LwzJpIj1ozVGPg0ZuLtRA13UHpQDzpP4NvK0OGX-rahoCd-V3W6wfqEF2vM7L/s1600-h/red+059.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283239282540862002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO4g9DeW_IJ9tqbvW8MOMvwYxQ0aqeEbZmfz-OcDNNjWqrcCzxOehrZBIgC_4MOIdjIVq7AKcYDbLXKb0LwzJpIj1ozVGPg0ZuLtRA13UHpQDzpP4NvK0OGX-rahoCd-V3W6wfqEF2vM7L/s400/red+059.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" /></a>Lip swatch<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">There's no doubt that NYX Gardenia has been featuring heavily in this blog. Although the texture is a tad drying, it has been the red that I love due to its <a href="http://mymakeupblog.blogspot.com/2008/10/dont-mess-with-vampire-halloween-fotd.html">vampy nature</a>. Also, it is not really bright which makes Gardenia very wearable. It is a must for red lipstick lovers.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. NYC Retro Red (308B)</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4wLp7KXWxWuRomP4RZId8oWVuVAyE2ouxwgU3clffWrLOFMFsg78yF55MXRjdLkpRo5ZfzEf8pmPJxnkGyh2pv5UBFMuooAlI94B_rIrXKgA6S3Zo72021Tfa6hWVJ8W7y8sg9Pcj7can/s1600-h/red+053.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283239270283849794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4wLp7KXWxWuRomP4RZId8oWVuVAyE2ouxwgU3clffWrLOFMFsg78yF55MXRjdLkpRo5ZfzEf8pmPJxnkGyh2pv5UBFMuooAlI94B_rIrXKgA6S3Zo72021Tfa6hWVJ8W7y8sg9Pcj7can/s400/red+053.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>NYC Retro Red<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-k_PM8sacw6Hz6zf0PBi-Lku5WT_8PWrEXUkCA8hwER3FFsZtFrLgJdF83DNuXTfAg2OSVmzDYFW6C4RYIVogm8nasAicbYsjjwUjdOm57SfM4SfUes31ZRdMcCbTGC9aTUSKBAXP4Ua/s1600-h/red+062.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283239947998681426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-k_PM8sacw6Hz6zf0PBi-Lku5WT_8PWrEXUkCA8hwER3FFsZtFrLgJdF83DNuXTfAg2OSVmzDYFW6C4RYIVogm8nasAicbYsjjwUjdOm57SfM4SfUes31ZRdMcCbTGC9aTUSKBAXP4Ua/s400/red+062.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>Lip swatch, pardon my chapped lips!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">NYC is known among makeup artists as a budget brand that offers some stellar products for less than 5 dollars. This company even goes the distance to compare its products with high end ones. The NYC moisturizing lipstick is comparable to MAC lipstick, according to their website. At first, I thought they were kidding to compare a 99 cent lipstick to a 14 dollar one. After all, MAC is known for their lipsticks. Curiosity got the best of me when I saw how similar the NYC lipstick packaging is: the same bullet shaped version like MAC, except the cap is clear. Now, NYC really is trying to tell me something! I willingly shelled out my hard earned dollar plus tax to bring home the Retro Red, hoping to have a good laugh.<br /><br />However, the joke is on me! Retro Red not only is a great red lipstick but also the twin sister of its 14 times more expensive MAC sister Russian Red! And no, I am not kidding! Almost everything that Russian Red has, Retro Red also owns...for 99 cents! Except for the slight floral smell, I find this lipstick quite moisturizing and the pigmentation is stunning. Somewhere, I can hear a MAC SA weeping over the lost of sale on a MAC Russian Red.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. Wet n Wild Hot Red (#519A)</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwJa1uxM5fsuvovcx_UrkSRGAAu_y-AN5BBEzz79-WnGyeUokmo7ImdJQpm_BxzBRorOHljgJ-OXwfZyy4NSGYTZr_7J8xtnXApoTHZ9KqiIox1wVLYSmslDjL_w8qddZDoUIP_u_x9PCI/s1600-h/red+054.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283239276331324530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwJa1uxM5fsuvovcx_UrkSRGAAu_y-AN5BBEzz79-WnGyeUokmo7ImdJQpm_BxzBRorOHljgJ-OXwfZyy4NSGYTZr_7J8xtnXApoTHZ9KqiIox1wVLYSmslDjL_w8qddZDoUIP_u_x9PCI/s400/red+054.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>What's wet and wild and red? Hot Red!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim9OV9KF9K5vjCx3dRerv7fIu53MN6235weQ8pILbaDdrdBhyvdyleIrWkAISWIjUtWZK7RbBU-lKivbTd7jS8rzHztS8ARTArlGcNn1Bkbss9XqdJSndT-sCOYzVir1ywxpAQfQWOEROY/s1600-h/red+065.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283239946708713554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim9OV9KF9K5vjCx3dRerv7fIu53MN6235weQ8pILbaDdrdBhyvdyleIrWkAISWIjUtWZK7RbBU-lKivbTd7jS8rzHztS8ARTArlGcNn1Bkbss9XqdJSndT-sCOYzVir1ywxpAQfQWOEROY/s400/red+065.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 254px;" /></a>The lip swatch, minus the chapped skin.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Wet n Wild holds a lot of memories with me: in the 80s, this brand is popular with its wild fuchsia lipsticks that everyone, including my mom, seemed to wear. Somewhere in my parents' house, there is at least a photo of me around 8 years old wearing one shade of those! When Marie Claire recommended Hot Red as one of their favorite red lipsticks, I took note to try it one day. Among the Yves Saint Laurent, Lancôme, and Chanel, this red lipstick is red enough to be included.<br /><br />When the day came for me to bring it home, I was quite disappointed of how sheer the texture is at first. However, the lipstick is buildable and very moist-the moistest of the three, to be precise. In the lip swatch picture, you can see my lips look quite shiny. It is comfortable to wear and the lipstick fades into a tint, which looks quite pretty. Like NYC lipstick, this one also has a faint fruity-floral fragrance which quickly fades away.<br /><br />The most interesting thing about Hot Red is its brightness: of the three lipsticks, it is the brightest and makes my teeth look blindly white! Hot Red is a lot brighter than Russian Red and probably has the same shade as MAC Red or even Ruby Woo. I haven't attempted going out with this lipstick yet because it definitely demands attention from strangers.<br /><br />If you have never worn red lipsticks in your life, I urge you to give it a try. These lipsticks are very inexpensive and have blue base, which makes your teeth look much whiter. Also, I find blue-base lipsticks easier to wear than orange-base ones. While putting on a red lipstick gives me more charm and power, taking it off makes me feel naked and...normal! No wonder why all super-heroines have red lippies on!<br /><br />Take care ladies and happy Christmast Eve!<br /><br />Love,<br />Your Makeup Blogger<br /></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>P.S: If you like my blog, please <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/MyMakeupBlog" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img alt="" src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon16x16.png" style="border: 0pt none ; vertical-align: middle;" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/MyMakeupBlog" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">subscribe to my feed.</a> Thanks a lot!<br /></span>

"Red," I Said: A Comprehensive Guide to Budget Red Lipsticks

Hello my dear lovely ladies,It's Christmas Eve in the U.S and I'm still blogging! This year, despite the economy, I feel very festive and hope to enjoy the holidays the way I want: with peace and joy in my heart! With that in mind, I feel the urge to reach for my red lipsticks every single chance I …

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Happy Christmukkah!

<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >Something to drool over on this special day....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NUbPhaVyuGs/SVKeIC4iC6I/AAAAAAAADjk/lYJOzyTMsqQ/s1600-h/Stuart+Weitzman+Pomposo.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283459173909138338" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NUbPhaVyuGs/SVKeIC4iC6I/AAAAAAAADjk/lYJOzyTMsqQ/s400/Stuart+Weitzman+Pomposo.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" /></a>Yes, I'm in love with red pumps! But just to add some variety, these are not Louboutins (remember the <a href="http://iamfashion.blogspot.com/2008/11/happy-turkey-day.html#comments">Turkey day pumps</a>?), but from Stuart Weitzman. Dear Santa.....<br /><br />Happy Christmukkah everyone!<br /><br />Psst! I heard Bloomies is having a big sale on the 26th!<br /><br />Image Source: <a href="http://www1.bloomingdales.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=142274&CategoryID=9756&PageID=9682*2*96*-1*-1*8">Bloomies</a><br /></span>

Happy Christmukkah!

Something to drool over on this special day....Yes, I'm in love with red pumps! But just to add some variety, these are not Louboutins (remember the Turkey day pumps?), but from Stuart Weitzman. Dear Santa.....Happy Christmukkah everyone!Psst! I heard Bloomies is having a big sale on the 26th!Image …

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Day to Night: FOTD and FOTN

Hi ladies,<br /><br />How are you doing today? I'm doing fine and happy to bundle up a bit. For many days, the Sunshine state was warm and sunny while the rest of the states suffered from severe weather conditions. Now the weather finally caught up with us and yesterday it dipped down to 50-something degree Fahrenheit! From 80 degrees F down to 50-ish degree F was a big jump for us and yours truly shivered her skinny butt up last night. But things are going to change for folks living in this neck of the woods as it's going to get warmer as we get closer to Christmas. Nice, right?<br /><br />Since niceness is in the air, I decided to do something extra different today: I'm posting 2 faces- a FOTD (face of the day) and a FOTN (face of the night.) Although you've seen a lot of FOTDs here, I've never done a FOTN before. So here's a real treat for you. In the spirit of the holiday season, I know lots of you are hopping from party to party and may not have time to strip off your makeup to do another different face for the night time party. The FOTN actually is an improvisation of the FOTD with some minor changes.<br /><br />Are you ready? Let's go!<br /><br /><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">Part 1: FOTD</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrHBL2m_FOd2oUR1W7-2NhnaVGROadaH1qmyaiYkQzVdhH_wAKw-PGpgDDtHDwooxD7vCZ3Lh3wT5xFWxe5JSazTz1C1C_pNBehKMBbv-9d7oEEfDoJycLjddpQBHP6Cdby9paMFNsOYY0/s1600-h/red+002.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283017275157275218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrHBL2m_FOd2oUR1W7-2NhnaVGROadaH1qmyaiYkQzVdhH_wAKw-PGpgDDtHDwooxD7vCZ3Lh3wT5xFWxe5JSazTz1C1C_pNBehKMBbv-9d7oEEfDoJycLjddpQBHP6Cdby9paMFNsOYY0/s400/red+002.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a>The look is fresh and easy, very appropriate for the office.</div><div style="text-align: center;">On the side note, look how great my skin is!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">How to do it:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Face:</span><br /><ul><li>Laura Geller Welcome Matte as a primer</li><li>Silk Naturals regular foundation</li><li>Everyday Minerals silk dust (RIP! It went to mineral makeup heaven a while ago!)</li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">Eyes:</span> uber simple!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQtTrKQuG-IhMFVN32LxjBYqVT09VKetLPRKSpeHMSPtfRdnNjoQWlzBMSYxZP-6mw37usNDjV26nt0QHW3yneWjXuOTNffU2O6NnvRsPwvYV05ebmMpD9IX7qOovXW01ADeywHIyKYikt/s1600-h/red+014.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283017286985408770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQtTrKQuG-IhMFVN32LxjBYqVT09VKetLPRKSpeHMSPtfRdnNjoQWlzBMSYxZP-6mw37usNDjV26nt0QHW3yneWjXuOTNffU2O6NnvRsPwvYV05ebmMpD9IX7qOovXW01ADeywHIyKYikt/s400/red+014.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>It looks like a lot of work to look this natural, right?<br />WRONG!<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><ul><li>Apply Bare Canvas paint pot all over the lid with your finger (or synthetic brush)</li><li>Apply Victoria's Secret Beauty Rush luminous shadow in Laguna Peach on your eyelid and blend with a MAC 239 brush (if VS already RIP Laguna Peach, you can substitute with any peach color. Stila Kittens is nice as well!)</li><li>Apply a thin layer of dark brown eyeshadow near the lash line and use a MAC 219 pencil brush to soften up the line.</li><li>Using a MAC 266 or any synthetic slanted eye brush, apply fluidline (or any gel eyeliner) to your lash line. I used Coastal Scents gel eyeliner in Navy Blue</li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cheeks:</span> apply your favorite pink blush you have and blend well.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lips:</span> use Avon glazewear lipstick in Champagne Glow on your lips. No lip gloss necessary, glazewear is that awesome!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeBebitQ0TiL0NHFGwpm2vWYlEZK5fETvNmkzCaZDIBo-Pdn0FBRSSjn2ofxOS1QRKCD1-u3lTYWwwfl8RTmT8jEtaKpOTOi1EFioPtSmzswUlrroG7kkeBeCyKDEKrPlimQzhJ7yjstO9/s1600-h/red+007.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283017277236975378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeBebitQ0TiL0NHFGwpm2vWYlEZK5fETvNmkzCaZDIBo-Pdn0FBRSSjn2ofxOS1QRKCD1-u3lTYWwwfl8RTmT8jEtaKpOTOi1EFioPtSmzswUlrroG7kkeBeCyKDEKrPlimQzhJ7yjstO9/s400/red+007.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>Another picture of the look</div></div></div></div></div><span id="fullpost"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="fullpost" style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Part 2: FOTN</span></span></div><span id="fullpost"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="fullpost"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdchvz7YKbVk8TbFnNbwf_bNlRZ5jtrNo_1mMHbMyCQX79dEkpl6w2R5mLsTdCBuabL__NmJ0rPD1-9DbTcMLFFHVvHOsl8FiwqnxN8oR6OwOjQcOkBxZo1wOwKQbJy6XpHOM-EjD8gZsu/s1600-h/red+030.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283017631182090546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdchvz7YKbVk8TbFnNbwf_bNlRZ5jtrNo_1mMHbMyCQX79dEkpl6w2R5mLsTdCBuabL__NmJ0rPD1-9DbTcMLFFHVvHOsl8FiwqnxN8oR6OwOjQcOkBxZo1wOwKQbJy6XpHOM-EjD8gZsu/s400/red+030.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>The look</span><br /><span id="fullpost"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span id="fullpost">Although I looked like a different animal, there were minor tweaks in the makeup to transform me from day to night. I keep the eye makeup and blush the same for the night look. If we play "Spot the Difference", the pronounced one probably is the lips. Changing from a nude lip to a red lip really brought everything out. Of course you can choose to wear a different color but red is the fastest and effortless way to give you that chic look. In this look, I resorted to my favorite red lipstick: NYX Gardenia! The other add-on is a pair of falsies!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span id="fullpost"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="fullpost"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinHg49lbu44J4VqwXO1EZQmJKQSXg4Jlg_2ZWIy5y38FjjQg0V9l5gxD_xOj8znzQeHGu4aH4_jc7mPKjTXVPF14oriBphVv-jQvHNbPcU1DCv1anCnPebfzL_bapUxcgPh3edc7FjQrWg/s1600-h/red+026.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283017292811691698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinHg49lbu44J4VqwXO1EZQmJKQSXg4Jlg_2ZWIy5y38FjjQg0V9l5gxD_xOj8znzQeHGu4aH4_jc7mPKjTXVPF14oriBphVv-jQvHNbPcU1DCv1anCnPebfzL_bapUxcgPh3edc7FjQrWg/s400/red+026.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>While keeping the eye makeup the same, adding a pair of false eyelashes really brings my eyes out and changes how they look.</span><br /><span id="fullpost"><br /></span><br /><span id="fullpost"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6EqB9E5k7hz1R3UPcRxMGFvHLGvZN9ooj8skQBUNxnLcicrSo2GVthIRVqv6kouVR-TiAo8Twpy86ZUemud6vGB4DVeoBCW8itlJPPVB4G5Uxy6Ob26b2goNfM-ESKEC98br5CELgQlo/s1600-h/red+029.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283017296030613698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6EqB9E5k7hz1R3UPcRxMGFvHLGvZN9ooj8skQBUNxnLcicrSo2GVthIRVqv6kouVR-TiAo8Twpy86ZUemud6vGB4DVeoBCW8itlJPPVB4G5Uxy6Ob26b2goNfM-ESKEC98br5CELgQlo/s400/red+029.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>It's a free pair of Sephora lashes that I mentioned in <a href="http://mymakeupblog.blogspot.com/2008/12/budget-makeup-gift-sets-at-25-and-below.html">this post</a></span><br /><span id="fullpost"><br /></span><br /><span id="fullpost"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuFx46G8Cr6WQHcJGchB9SouyumwQBcl7AMSelO6RceTj0QoDVSndEY6yLZi-EogNlebqbc6_gya9HRBW78s15zY-kJNc9xTU3rFNrS1LTK3RaLvpUP9Ve3VR5R4qkY0-TCyprxg51jZEn/s1600-h/red+045.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283017648852071570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuFx46G8Cr6WQHcJGchB9SouyumwQBcl7AMSelO6RceTj0QoDVSndEY6yLZi-EogNlebqbc6_gya9HRBW78s15zY-kJNc9xTU3rFNrS1LTK3RaLvpUP9Ve3VR5R4qkY0-TCyprxg51jZEn/s400/red+045.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>I was really surprised of the change. This picture was taken at night and I think I was yelling "My eyes, my eyes!" to the mirror!</span><br /><span id="fullpost"><br /></span><br /><span id="fullpost"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU78coTwTrVMJ0IfiR6n7ohS7IoPMkXZxMKU-zutcnYtweSd7fC3943H1iQVqg2zOrHJJRSBEZiPffZTBvq2K-ojVN4c6iK3k8vvG-r86P2HRNHEcC2NlXh4unNGdGKvhxejEPSTBJ3cje/s1600-h/red+043.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283017639645193410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU78coTwTrVMJ0IfiR6n7ohS7IoPMkXZxMKU-zutcnYtweSd7fC3943H1iQVqg2zOrHJJRSBEZiPffZTBvq2K-ojVN4c6iK3k8vvG-r86P2HRNHEcC2NlXh4unNGdGKvhxejEPSTBJ3cje/s400/red+043.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>"And remember kids, eat your vegetable!", or</span><br /><span id="fullpost">"And remember children, don't drink and drive!"</span><br /><span id="fullpost"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span id="fullpost">With a pair of false lashes and a red lipstick, you can transform your everyday look from day to night. If you don't wear falsies, applying a lot of mascara also makes your eyes look more dramatic. If you don't like red lipsticks, you should give it a try! It's a lot of fun wearing red, especially during this time of the year.</span><br /><span id="fullpost"><br /></span><br /><span id="fullpost">That's all for today, my dear ladies. Please stay warm and gorgeous!</span><br /><span id="fullpost"><br /></span><br /><span id="fullpost">With love,</span><br /><span id="fullpost">Your Makeup Blogger</span></div></div></div></div></div><span id="fullpost"><br />P.S: If you like my blog, please <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/MyMakeupBlog" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img alt="" src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon16x16.png" style="border: 0pt none; vertical-align: middle;" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/MyMakeupBlog" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">subscribe to my feed.</a> Thanks a lot!</span>

Day to Night: FOTD and FOTN

Hi ladies,How are you doing today? I'm doing fine and happy to bundle up a bit. For many days, the Sunshine state was warm and sunny while the rest of the states suffered from severe weather conditions. Now the weather finally caught up with us and yesterday it dipped down to 50-something degree Fah…

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Scented

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">I indulge in perfume. I tend to put too much on and think nothing of it. I'm a dedicated and committed wearer of four scents, all of which are used in a rotational manner, depending on mood, weather, clothes and/or occasion. They are much more than just the fantastic four.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">My first ever - must wear all the time - is this discontinued line of Ines De La Fressange. After all, she was Lagerfeld's muse.<br /><img src="http://img370.imageshack.us/img370/5479/inespolapb9.jpg" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">I found this a couple of years ago - extremely fitting for Spring or Fall. Roger & Gallet Bouquet Imperial</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><img src="http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/9929/prehome01br4.jpg" /></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Something fresh after a hot shower, or light for a summer day I wear Baby Bench. What's that? Yes, a perfume for babies. Not really a perfume actually, scented water? I have no idea, but it smells damn good AND it's made in the Philippines! Subtle and soft.<br /><img src="http://img370.imageshack.us/img370/1300/jellybpolaka6.jpg" /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />And last, but certainly not least, Marc Jacobs' Daisy. Divine. Long lasting, beautiful!<br /><img src="http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/8329/marcpo2.jpg" /><br /><br />What's your scent?<br /></span></div>

Scented

I indulge in perfume. I tend to put too much on and think nothing of it. I'm a dedicated and committed wearer of four scents, all of which are used in a rotational manner, depending on mood, weather, clothes and/or occasion. They are much more than just the fantastic four.My first ever - must wea…

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Philosophy Inner Grace Perfume: My Inner Strength

Hello ladies,<br /><br />Happy Monday! We are three days away from Christmas Day and I hope the pressure of the holiday season is not getting into you. Lately, I've gone through a lot and it was hard for me to stay calm, let alone cracking a smile. Although I have a lot of perfumes in my closet, I needed one that calms me down and get me through tough time. While browsing Sephora website (I love thee!), I bumped into Philosophy web page. While toying between Amazing Grace, which is the most known Philosophy fragrance, and Inner Grace, the later one's description really pushed my button:<br /><blockquote>Inner Grace is your own personal heaven and was formulated with a scent to help bring peace and balance to your life. If you don't have time to meditate, Inner Grace offers an easy, one-second solution. </blockquote>"That is so what I need!" I thought. Within some couple clicks, a small 0.5 oz bottle of Inner Grace EDP was in my cart! Three days later, a nice FedEx guy delivered to my door a box from Sephora with some stuff and that tiny bottle of EDP.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL-9fO5CziHMcPYnnNuuAOHADMg5UPaIhFAPoi_QNo4EPed7u1DszU5ohXf1L0AVHKUS_sdXOsFjePztNbdz8DOrqe-vn4g4iR-sasj9LxO1jzW49a9EcaP78GUbS0nNqsIPrZa7jTAhKN/s1600-h/mkup+103-1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282443745350100034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL-9fO5CziHMcPYnnNuuAOHADMg5UPaIhFAPoi_QNo4EPed7u1DszU5ohXf1L0AVHKUS_sdXOsFjePztNbdz8DOrqe-vn4g4iR-sasj9LxO1jzW49a9EcaP78GUbS0nNqsIPrZa7jTAhKN/s400/mkup+103-1.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Philosophy Inner Grace EDP, 0.5 fl. oz ($15 USD)<br />...and my attempt of being artsy (click for a bigger image, of course!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhygLKRsxS1nAVeKoN03B_V8wOLXM6fBNgAxC1ejU6I_vlG_QDPyJ4E1gy5pOgdwVKNCxKbj2f208HfIzeJkzfzJ02knBG-vNCw6m_pnUGVsfSey1sVbsil9n_eGdeB9z71xa2uJLfspr6x/s1600-h/mkup+101.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282443739638424978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhygLKRsxS1nAVeKoN03B_V8wOLXM6fBNgAxC1ejU6I_vlG_QDPyJ4E1gy5pOgdwVKNCxKbj2f208HfIzeJkzfzJ02knBG-vNCw6m_pnUGVsfSey1sVbsil9n_eGdeB9z71xa2uJLfspr6x/s400/mkup+101.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a>Text on the front of the box:<br />"to know peace is to know God. within the context of peace, we can know joy, love and happiness. in the absence of peace, we own nothing but the turmoil of our minds that jump from one negative thought to the next. to find peace, you must shut off your mind and open your heart to the only thing that matters, the gift of the present moment, peace personified."<br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Philosophy listed this perfume as a soft floral and does not mention the notes. When I wear it, a strong scent of patchouli is very pronounced and as it dies down, it smells a little bit sweeter and I can smell a tiny bit of musk. Usually perfumes with patchouli smells old on me and I was quite put off by it at first (come on, I am the one who recommended Aquolina Pink Sugar, remember?) However, as the day went by, I was more drawn into Inner Grace and the next thing I knew, I took off my shirt and sprayed it all over my body!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwf4tbLIF-wCtEooF4yngBWusoeIUH7OwscjfJUCqT24PeGiKtgtGfWoQAMrhuEiBK-lufynzVBJG7S0A67zGZMiS9rxFrxIcZNoCqlhyphenhyphenmycbmiegFo84TEdLDjrbGlsCCjPEeNrp1kfM7/s1600-h/mkup+102.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282443742421014130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwf4tbLIF-wCtEooF4yngBWusoeIUH7OwscjfJUCqT24PeGiKtgtGfWoQAMrhuEiBK-lufynzVBJG7S0A67zGZMiS9rxFrxIcZNoCqlhyphenhyphenmycbmiegFo84TEdLDjrbGlsCCjPEeNrp1kfM7/s400/mkup+102.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>I really love the amethyst color of the bottle as well as the simplistic design.<br />Very zen indeed!<br /></div><br />With all that said, Inner Grace is not a heavy or heady perfume at all. Somebody already compared it with Sarah Jessica Parker's first perfume "Lovely" and I care to disagree. I for once cannot stand Lovely at all as it is quite strong and gives me sneezes or headache. Also, I really smell like an old woman (or not showering properly) whenever I wear Lovely. Inner Grace, on the other hand, is lovely! (I know, I'm the master of my words!) It is a type of perfume that is quiet, the kind that you wear for yourself. It does not get into anybody's space but the one who is close to you. It is uplifting and on the days that I think I needed some boosts, I spray a bit of Inner Grace and my days went faster. Sometimes I even dare to think this perfume saves me some neurons. And that's why I love it so much!<br /><br />If you are looking for some peace in your life, this perfume is definitely for you. I cannot think of any other perfumes that I can wear three days in a row without getting tired but this one. Inner Peace is quiet and calm: God knows there are days I just need something like this! I urge you to give it a try, the 0.5 fl. oz is only $15 USD! It also makes a nice stocking stuffer for your loved ones.<br /><br />For more information, please visit <a href="http://www.philosophy.com/web/store/prod_inner-grace-eau-de-parfum____35503_30502_66572?cm_sp=fragrance-_-feb08-_-inner-grace-eau-de-parfum%20text">Philosophy website</a>. Sephora has a better variety of Inner Grace and shipping is always free when you spend $50 USD or more at their website.<br /><br />Happy Monday, ladies! I wish you peace and love during this week. As usual, stay gorgeous!<br /><br />With love,<br />Your Makeup Blogger<br /><br />P.S: If you like my blog, please <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/MyMakeupBlog" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img alt="" src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon16x16.png" style="border: 0pt none ; vertical-align: middle;" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/MyMakeupBlog" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">subscribe to my feed.</a> Thanks a lot!<br /></div></span></div>

Philosophy Inner Grace Perfume: My Inner Strength

Hello ladies,Happy Monday! We are three days away from Christmas Day and I hope the pressure of the holiday season is not getting into you. Lately, I've gone through a lot and it was hard for me to stay calm, let alone cracking a smile. Although I have a lot of perfumes in my closet, I needed one th…

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Ctrl BG: A Shortcut to Financial News 12/21

<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">After MUCH drama, the fall of the auto industry in the US has finally been avoided- at least temporarily anyway. In the end, Bush signed over $17.4 to Chrysler and GM on Friday in return for non voting warrants and more oversight on executive pay etc. In the end, they made a full circle and the money will be coming from the TARP fund, which brings up the really intriguing question of whether the government has opened the pandora box and now other industries will be lining up to get a share of the rest of the TARP fund. Paulson has already asked Congress to release the rest of the $350 billion TARP fund early, when just a few days ago he said that it will not be necessary. Just when we thought we figured out how the TARP is going to work, they change their minds. This does not bode well for the government, because it makes them look like they have no idea what they're doing. Maybe they don't! On the other hand, the wider purpose of TARP is to support the financial market stability, and I daresay, it will probably not be very stable if the auto industry went bankrupt!<br /><br />On the sidelines, the Madoff scandal continues to unfold, revealing many influential individuals exposed to this fraud. The S&P cut the rating of 11 US and EU banks, including </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Bank of America, Barclays Bank, Citibank, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase Bank, Morgan Stanley, Royal Bank of Scotland, UBS and Wells Fargo Bank. I guess if ratings must be cut, at least there is safety in numbers. What are you going to do when <span style="font-style: italic;">everyone </span>goes down?<br /><br />Outside of the States, it looks like the land of chocolate and waffles is not doing very well. Belgium's attempt to bailout Fortis got frozen as Prime Minister Yves Leterme tendered his resignation after having reportedly politically meddling to sway a court ruling. Apparently this is the third time their government collapsed. I had no idea.<br /></span></span>

Ctrl BG: A Shortcut to Financial News 12/21

After MUCH drama, the fall of the auto industry in the US has finally been avoided- at least temporarily anyway. In the end, Bush signed over $17.4 to Chrysler and GM on Friday in return for non voting warrants and more oversight on executive pay etc. In the end, they made a full circle and the mone…

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The Girl With The Short Hair

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Last year I went from that was down below the middle of my back, to a really bad short japanese-boy-rockstar cut. My hair grows fast so while I was mortified & stuck with pinning it back and trying to tie it up in all sorts of ways, with ribbons and clips, it eventually grew back to past my shoulders by September of this year. Being stuck with thick, thick hair I got fed up and went to go get it cut again into a straight across, above the shoulders/longish bob. <br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">Then, I went home and chopped it all off to have it super short in the back, with an A-line cut in the front. Kind of like Victoria Beckham, but less extreme and shorter. How does it feel? Totally awesome. Here are some cuties that might inspire you to cut it short.<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><img src="http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/8583/aidh7.jpg" /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><img src="http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/9844/louisese9.jpg" /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><img src="http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/6554/jhss2.jpg" /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><img src="http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/1669/marion1op1.jpg" /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">The best part is that you figure out fun ways to do your hair, it's just easier to take of! Best part? If you can work the curling iron and get a bunch of curls, it's completely adorable. It definitely becomes a deciding factor on how you style your outfits. <br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">What are your thoughts on girls with short hair?<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">As for my next hair cut? I'm definitely going to go for a Shannyn Sossamon look.<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><img src="http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/6013/shannonsossamoner5.jpg" /><br /><br />Image Source: <a href="http://garancedore.fr/">Garance Dore</a><br /><br /></span></div>

The Girl With The Short Hair

Last year I went from that was down below the middle of my back, to a really bad short japanese-boy-rockstar cut. My hair grows fast so while I was mortified & stuck with pinning it back and trying to tie it up in all sorts of ways, with ribbons and clips, it eventually grew back to past my shoulde…

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