I finally got my hands on some Catrice Cosmetics! During the past few months, my father-in-law was on vacation in Germany, Paris and Rome. But he stayed mostly in Bremen Germany for more than two months since his eldest son lives there.

Catrice Cosmetics is a drugstore makeup brand popular in Germany. I've read really good reviews about their makeup line so I didn't think twice about asking my in-law to buy me a few makeup goodies from their brand, and he really did Yay! Thank you!

I seldom wear liquid foundation but when I do, I prefer to use a face primer to make it last longer.  I am currently loving the Mary Kay Foundation Primer especially if paired with my Mary Kay TimeWise Liquid Foundation. I honestly think these two together are a match made in heaven. LOL

Some of you might know that I do know a thing or two about hairstyling. I am not an expert on the subject but I did teach myself the basics of hairstyling since it comes in handy during makeup gigs.

This time I will be sharing with you how I prefer to style my own hair for special occasions or events.  I will be using my Conair Multi-size Hot Rollers which you can see HERE.

I find using Hot Rollers to be most convenient for personal use, because I can simply set my hair with rollers in about 20 minutes and just leave it while I do my makeup. Then just loosen them once done.

The first thing I do is to plug my Conair Hot Rollers to 220V and wait for it to heat for about 10-15 minutes.


One of the rollers has a red indicator light when not in use. It turns white when the rollers have been heated. Once the indicator light turns WHITE, that means all rollers have been heated and ready for use. I suggest you place the rollers on a non-plastic surface to prevent it from melting since the container for the hot rollers is hot.

You might want to sport this curly brazilian hair, which you can totally achieve with the help of hair extensions or hair weave.

You can find a wide range of clip in hair extensions and other artificial hair integrations on hair specialty sites like www.seekhair.co.uk. They are one of the few sites who offer inexpensive hair extensions at great quality. I also suggest you check out their Remy Clip In Hair extensions. Remy human hair is considered to be the finest quality of human hair extension there is, as it gives the most natural appearance. Unlike other types of artificial hair extensions, Remy Hair remains soft and tangle free. 

How about you ladies, have your ever tried using either hot rollers or hair extensions?

Until next time.

Cheerios!
***Hollie***

I haven't been using gel eyeliners for a while now since, it is more convenient to just use a waterproof eyeliner pencil. I unexpectedly just found this Fanny Serrano Long Wear Gel Eyeliner in my Mom's vanity, when we went to visit my parents' house.

It's been a while since I explored another eyeshadow primer. I have been using my ELF Mineral Eye Primer (which I recently used up) and ELF Studio Eye Primer and Liner Sealer. You can read the full reviews of both e.l.f. eye primers HERE. It took me about two years to empty out my elf eye primers since I don't apply eyeshadow everyday. I use the elf studio eye primer for my clients and the elf mineral eye primer is for my personal use only.

I received a surprise loot bag from Charles of Wickermoss all the way from SG last year (2012) and the Essence Cosmetics I Love Stage Eyeshadow Base was one of the products she gave me.


Essence Cosmetics is a makeup brand that originated in Europe. I can say that the price and quality is comparable to elf cosmetics. The brand Essence Cosmetics recently became available here on our Philippine shores, though it hasn't reached Cebu City yet.

Been recently loving this Mary Kay Timewise Matte-Wear Liquid Foundation.  I don't really use liquid foundation on a regular basis, but when I do this is my go-to liquid foundie.

It's time for another round of Skin Care Haul. I recently posted a lot of product empties HERE and I'm really happy that my skin care stash is getting smaller. I didn't want to throw away products without using them all up. Thus, I stopped my impulsive purchases, especially every time I step inside Watsons. ^_^

I recently just posted the makeup products that I used up HERE and one of the products was a lip gloss. So, I had to replace it with a new one and found the Mary Kay Nourishine Plus Lip Gloss in my stash.