The New Year 2012 is coming and we want to celebrate it with our dear readers. What better way to start the New Year than a Giveaway! Khymm of Shopcoholic for Makeup and I are doing a collaboration giveaway for all the ladies here in the Philippines.

I'm so excited to share this with you ladies, my first ever makeup related event! It's the MAC Cosmetics grand opening at Rustan's Ayala Center Cebu.  I was surprised when I received the official invite from MAC Cosmetics. You can just imagine me grinning all afternoon at the office when I got it. (thanks to April and Jaja of BigSeed Media for taking your time to contact me).

This is a giveaway open internationally and anyone and everyone is welcome to enter! This giveaway features UK brands that can only be purchased in the UK and She wants to give these away to you guys who can't access these brands anywhere! One lucky winner can win all of these prizes:





Hurry and check it out now, Giveaway ends on December 20, 2011
click HERE to join. Y U K L U I * S T Y L E
Until next time.

Cheerios!

I've been buying a lot of makeup stuff recently, simply because I needed it for my clients. I've been so busy with makeup gigs ever since December started.  I'm grateful that a lot of ladies contacted me to do their hair and makeup and now all my December weekends are fully booked! (thank you Lord). Which explains why I haven't updated my blog as much as I used to.

Now on to the good stuff...

I've been MIA for a couple weeks now and I almost forgot that my early Christmas Giveaway just ended. LOL! I have so many things in store for you ladies, been planning to do a couple of YouTube videos but I just couldn't get around to it. Been so busy these past few weeks because of work and makeup gigs. whew! okay, I'll stop blabbing now.  And the winner is....

I've been wanting to make a review on this particular foundation for a while now, but I just had to use it more. I already finished using two shades of the Maybelline Clear Smooth All in One Shine Free Foundation, one is in Sand Beige and the other one is in Honey. So, here's what I think about this product.



* inexpensive, I like the fact that it has refills.
* no strong scent
* cute pink packaging, it's very light too.
* the size is about the size of your palm, so the mirror is bigger
* the texture is very soft and fine, but not chalky
* blends out easily
* doesn't feel heavy on face, it's breathable and  lightweight
* very good coverage, evens out my skin really well
* stays long, it started to fade after 5 hours (note that I work on an air-conditioned office)
* it doesn't cake even when I sweat under the heat of the sun
* has SPF 25 with PA++
* no irritation, allergies or breakouts experienced
* the pressed powder is very brittle so I have to be very careful. It fell once, and the powder started to crack and it has been falling one by one so I emptied out the product too soon.
* this is for dry use only, it is not the same as a two-way cake

My rating: 4 / 5

I think this is a good powder foundation considering the really affordable price.  The refills are a definitely a plus. I like the over all packaging of this foundation, especially the size of the mirror and sponge that came with it.  It is especially formulated for oily skin individuals so it really does a good job with keeping your oils at bay. I would definitely recommend this.  I hope it works well for you like it did for me.

Until next time.

Cheerios!

It's that time of the year again, when gift giving becomes exciting. I just wanted to give an early Christmas present to one lucky winner. If only I was rich, I'd give tons of gifts to everyone. LOL



Cheerios!
***Hollie***

I've recently been learning  hairstyling from books and videos so that I can do both hair and makeup for my clients. I've tried a couple of hairsprays in the process and I found one that I really love.

This is part 5 of my Smokey Eye Series and it's the last one. I decided to do a classic smokey eye since it's the fairly easy to do and it suits everyone.

You can opt to use dramatic false eyelashes to accentuate your eyes. I used a matte brown shade above the crease area and on the lower lash line just below the black eyeshadow, in order to soften the look a bit.  It also makes it much easier to blend your black eyeshadow and not end up looking like "Black Eye".

You check out Part 1 to Part 5 of my Smokey Eye Series HERE.

Need I say more?

I really love this shade, too bad I forgot to ask the name of polish I used. I had my nails done a couple of days ago and silly me didn't pay attention to the brand and name of the polish I chose...LOL

I will definitely look for something very similar to this color. I love that it's really easy on the eye and it's something that's not common.

Until next time.

Cheerios!
***Hollie***

I've been using this facial scrub for a couple of months now and I have nothing to say but good things about this stuff. So here's what I think about this facial scrub.

Whew, sorry If I haven't been updating my blog often these past couple of weeks. Been so busy with my regular job and my freelance work. This is part 4 of my Smokey Eye series and this time its the easiest smokey eye I've ever done. Here goes.

I will make this short and quick. The photo says it all. LOL


I recently read "Makeup Makeovers" by Robert Jones and I just had to try for myself the techniques on how to create a 3D type flawless face by Highlighting and Contouring.

I used 3 shades of foundation and 3 shades of setting powder in order to get this result. I know, no one has the time to do this everyday. But it really is very useful for special occasions when you have all the time in the world to make yourself pretty.

Let me know if you want to learn how to highlight and contour and I will gladly post a tutorial for you.

Until next time.

Cheerios!
***Hollie***

I originally planned to make a Poison Ivy inspired look but terribly failed, so I just did what I could and came up with this. My first Halloween Look ever.

I've been using this for over a month now and I've been really loving it so far. So here's my two cents about this product.

Ever since I had a bad breakout last summer, I've been really keen on choosing skin care products for my face and neck. I simply wanted to share with you what products have been working well for me.

After hearing about the Fanny Serrano Two-Way Cake Foundation from other beauty enthusiast, I just had to try it for myself. I've been really loving this foundation ever since I got it last September. So it's high time that I do a review on it...LOL