FEBRUARY 12, 2013

HAIR: Hot tools 1 inch curling iron.
Curled pieces of hair away from my face, and other pieces towards my face.

Face:

Hourglass Mineral Veil Primer SPF 15

Lancome Photogenic Foundation Bisque 6w

MAC Prolongwear Concealer NW 25

Sheseido Sheer Matifying Powder 020 natural light ochre

MAC MSF give me sun

MAC MSF Stereo Rose

Eyes:

Wet & Wild Fergie Primer

LORAC PRO PALETTE:

Cream, Taupe, Champagne,

Gold, Pewter

Loreal Infallible Gel Liner Black

Loreal Voluminous Smoldering eyeliner Black

Maybelline Colosal Mascara

Lips:

Jack Black lip balm Black tea

Color Whisper: mad for magenta

NYX matte lip cream London

Majority of products used are in this pic.

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Today my Grandma was leaving to the Philippines, so we all came to drop
her off at SFO airport. It was a bit sad seeing her go alone, because usually
we would drop her and my Grandpa off and they would always go together.
Unfortunately, my Grandfather past away in November. Ever since my Grandfather
built his dream home in The Philippines 2-3 Years ago, they would come back and forth
to the US and to the Philippines. In October, My Grandfather wasn't feeling too well,
so they came back here to the US to get him checked up.
In short, they found out his cancer spread to his bones. They told us
he didn't have long to live.. and later passed on November 12, 2012.

In October, when my Grandfather didn't feel well, they left their
house in the Philippines as it was. They didn't get a chance to clean up
because they were in a rush to come back here and treat my Grandfather.
So my Grandma is going back to tend to her and my Grandfather's Dream House.
But she will be coming back very soon!
I miss her already!
Today is also My Grandfather's 3 Month death anniversary.
RIP TATAY, I miss you so much every day! I LOVE YOU.

Lovin' this sock bun hair-do.

It's easy and quick to do. Perfect for days when

you're kinda in a rush but still want to look presentable.

I wore this look for church.

FACE:

Urban Decay Naked Skin 7.0

MUFE Camouflage cream Concealer

Urban Decay Naked Flushed Bronzer & Blush

Eyes:

Lancome Hypnose Doll Lashes mascara 

Lips: 

Sugar Rose Tinted lip balm

Got a half an inch off and some layers and bangs.

Boy are bangs annoying! LOL.

Luckily they grew out fast and now i'm

able to tuck it behind my ears.

My hair feels much lighter now and it doesn't

weight down my curls whenever I curl my hair!

yay! 

My mom has a hair stylist and she was doing 

a brazilian blow out on one of her clients.

My mom was interested in what it does and asked me if I wanted to get it done

because she told me it'll make my hair smooth and shiny.

She said it would be my Christmas present for the year.

I said why not? lol.

Initially I got one done at ULTA. and it's called keraStraight.

But the girl who did it didn't know what she was doing.

After the flat ironed my hair with the product in it which was suppose to be the last step,

SHE THEN WASHED MY HAIR. which made no sense!

I was clueless at the time and trusted her.

but the next day it was still frizzy no changes..

waste of money. And it took longer which was 3 1/2 hours

This time, I got it done at my mom's salon. I trusted her hair stylist

because she has been my mom's stylist since I was in elementary school.

The also do this procedure often to their clients. while I was there,

another client was getting hers done.

They call theirs the QOD AUTHENTIC BRAZILLIAN KERATIN.

the process went like this:

1) She washed my hair with a specific shampoo to open up the cuticles for the product

2) She then completely dried my hair with a blow dryer

3) carefully added the keratin treatment by parting my hair into sections and applied the product as if 

you were to dye your hair.

4) she then flat ironed my hair with the product on my hair using a comb to make sure the hair isn't tangled while straightening it. (it may hurt if you have a sensitive scalp. but I didn't. The hair gets tangled when trying to comb it because of the product)

5) then she was done! but I got a hair cut, so she cut my hair afterwards with it being dry.

It took her 2 hours. It wasn't that bad at all. not as bad as my ULTA experience!

Then she gave me a sulfate free shampoo and a conditioner by KENRA to maintain

my hair.

I loved the results afterwards!!

However, I didn't wash my hair until 2 days later.

You can wait longer, but I just wanted to wash it already.

It still turned out wonderful!

Here are some pictures

This is my hair right after the procedure

Then here's before and after.

the before is a picture of how my hair was when I blow dried it with product in it (olive oil to reduce frizz) before the brazilian blow out

the after is after I had washed my hair after 2 days and all I applied was a heat protector.

more after pics:


it's super amazing! and cut down my hair styling process in half! I didn't even need to straighten my hair for the day. All I did was added a heat protectant and blow dried my hair.
It reduced my frizz to about 80% i would say.
It makes life more easier. lol.
It lasts about 4-5 months if you care for your hair properly.
My stylist recommended me
this shampoo and conditioner by KENRA

they both smell good and feel really nice on my hair.
I believe they're $20 each?


The procedure itself about about $300. expensive.. i know..
It was my Christmas present. and I did really well this semester of nursing school. :D
I'M A HAPPY GIRL! 

I was kindly asked to review a product from http://www.misikko.com/.

I received a 1" Hana Flat iron along with other items! 

So nice of them to send me out a product to review.

I will give an honest review on this flat iron. 

Here's what I got in the package.

It's a really light flat iron.

It heats up to 450 degrees

and it heats up fairly quickly.

price is $119

original is $204

Best hair straightener for people who are on a budget.

I Really liked this shine shield serum.
I applied it to the ends of my hair before straightening and
it made my ends really nice and soft.

Before and after results

My frizzy hair after blowdrying






AFTER straightening with HANA flat iron




Conclusion:
I compared this with my GHD flat iron which i bought for $235
I really love my GHD flat iron. It glides through my hair like butter and doesn't tug on my hair.
It also heats up really really fast. like within 10 seconds or so.
The GHD product itself feels very strong and it doesn't feel cheap.
With the HANA flat iron, I kinda had to run the iron a few times through my hair to get rid of the frizz
With my GHD it takes at least one swipe down.
The HANA also tugged on my hair a bit but it wasn't too bad.
Overall I choose my GHD over the HANA.
HOWEVER, i would purchase the HANA if i weren't able to invest in a GHD.
It's a great beginners flat iron and does it's job.
I really like the shine serum it came with!
Made my hair soft and shiny. I love it.

For more products visit: http://www.misikko.com/.
for Blowdryers, hair straighteners, hair products. etc.

Grr.. I've been craving to go back to brown..

I just don't want to deal with all the root growing/ re-dying

and damage that comes along with it! 

But I just love it.. it's so summery! 

My legs look super glowy. That because I mixed MAC's vanilla pigment into my
moisturizer. heheh!
But no need for that now when I have OLAY QUENCH that comes with sparkles.

I am so tempted.. ugh.

Another boring night here...

I decided I wanted to do a makeover on my boyfriend's little sister, whom i call "sissy."

I did this aqua looking blue color, and added some falsies..

and after she did my hair! :D

Before that we headed to the MACY's out in Tracy which was 

about a 30 minute drive from where we live.

The foundation I wanted from MAC, PRO LONG WEAR, didn't have my

color at my MACY'S. and the one in Tracy did.

So  went on that journey.

Then afterwards we were all hungry, me sissy n cheska.

We were craving TACO TRUCK!

so we headed to the taco truck near our house 

and had that for dinner!!

MMM with a side of horchata

gorgeous sissy!

she wasn't feeling to comfortable with the color..

because she said it doesn't go well with her skin tone.

I think it went well with her skintone! lol

and she did my hair. milk maid braid

other random edit

I went to my local Sephora to check and see if they had the Versace Bright Crystal perfume, but they didn't. So instead I was just roaming around and bought a few items.

Found this product near the cashier and it was $10. Thought I would try a smaller size to see how I like it. What caught me was that it says it was an ANTI-ACNE treatment type primer.

OSCAR BLANDI DRY SHAMPOO $11

This is the travel size one. The full size is $23. Again, just bought the smaller size to test it out. I can always get a bigger size later. But I heard really great things about this dry shampoo. For ONE, IT DOESN'T LEAVE ANY WHITE RESIDUE! so it says... i'm going to have to try it out and tell you all my initial review on this.

I've been trying to find a good dry shampoo.. the other ones i've tried left my hair looking ashy or flakey.. it was just a big no no. Also, my hair tends to get oily by the end of the day.. which suck!!! Hopefully this will be a life saver! 

Sephora Face Brush $5
I wanted to try this out for exfoliation.
My acne medicine has been making my skin really dry and flaky in some areas which is really annoying!! It looks absolutely horrible under foundation. 

Sephora Brush cleanser: $6
bought this for on-the-go brush cleanser.
I bring necessary makeup items with me to my apartment every week and come home every weekend. Just thought this might help me disinfect my brushes in between each use.


Evian Spray $12
I just love to give my face a little mist when patches on my skin begin to appear.


Sephora 17 liner brush $11
i am loving the fine tip liner brushes to apply my gel liner.
it's much better than applying it with an angled brush!!




Toki Doki travel comb & mirror $5
I got this because it was on sale, and I needed a brush in my purse. it's also cute






Rosebud Salve $6
Saw this near the cashier and just wanted to get it because of the multiple use of it.






Since I couldn't find Versace Bright Crystal at my local Sephora, I headed over to Ulta and they had it there
$50 for the smallest bottle. so expensive! But I love the smell!


I got Cervae Moisturizers from Walgreen.
I'm really irritated by the flakes and dry patches on my skin due to my acne medication.
It looks gross underneath my make up. I was reading through forums on acne.org
and many people who had the flakey skin problems tried this and helped for them.
So I will be giving it a try as well.