BH Cosmetics 28 Color Neutral Palette Review

Hello there my lovely readers! Okay, as I promised before I’m going to share you my review about this product that I received over a month ago. So I’ve been playing with this for a month and now I can totally share with you guys my own opinion about this palette.

I know that you’ve already read a lot of reviews about this palette many times.  But I wanted to share my own side too. *wink* So if you're interested to know my side just keep on reading. 

The packaging

The Ingredients it has

This palette consist of 28 neutral colors which are useful for everyday wearing. I’m quite in-love with this palette because I’m a great fan of neutral colors and I live on neutrals. It has a wide range of browns, mauve's, a highlighter and a black . I do hope it has more taupe colors in it because I find taupe's more interesting in neutrals.

About the pigmentation of the colors, most of them are decently pigmented but again you cannot compare apples into oranges so don’t expect MAC/ SLEEK/ BEN NYE/ URBAN DECAY/ SIGMA kind of pigmentation and texture. Comparing the BH palette to those kind of eyeshadow palette, BH is a lot less pigmented and has a hard chalky texture which the part that I don’t like because I find some colors in the palette irritating in the eyes. The range of the colors has “matte” “satin” and “shimmer frost” finish.  For me, the best pigmentation in this palette are the shimmery colors while the less pigmentation are the matte colors. 

The range of the colors has MATTE, SATIN and SHIMMER FROST finish

PROS:
            -Inexpensive (great for those on a budget) it will just cost you a thousand peso.
            -great neutral shades

            -great palette for beginners
            -has matte, shimmery and satin colors

CONS:
                -not available in the Phil. (you have order it online at www.bhcosmetics.com)
                -some colors feel a bit hard and chalky and less pigmented
                -matte shadows has the worst pigmentation


OVER ALL RATING: 3/5


TIP: If you wanna make this palette works for you, all you have to do is use a good eyelid primer to intensify the colors to make them pop out on your lid. And play with those eyeliners or  any kind of gel liners with this. Also, use a great brush in applying these colors because behind a great eyeshadow makeup is a pretty good brush. ;)

So there you go girls. Hope this review helped you. Till next! 

XoXo,
♥Anne♥

Oh boy it's a boy! The Baby Shower Experience: WELCOME DANIELE!

Baby Shower Invitation

Sunday, October 23 2011, 3pm. It was a bright and sunny day. A perfect day to celebrate my baby shower.  To welcome my dearest “FRANCIS DANIELE”. Excited to see my little ho-ho. Through this party i was able to see how time flies. A bit nervous for the labor pain but sooooooooooo excited to see and carry him and I know all the pain will be worth it in the end.

I’d like to thank the people behind this event. For making this possible to happen. My mom, Mama Anita, who cooked for me, My mom-in-law, Mama Lily, who organized everything and my sister-in-law, Ate Bing, for sharing her expertise in cooking. I'd also like to thank my family who came and to my husband’s relatives who shared this moment with us and of course to my dear friends. Again Thank you guys! 

Never had a baby shower before (of course it’s my first baby) and I can say  t’was an awesome experience!  Though not everyone came to celebrate with us but still I had fun. I had fun chitchatting with my friends. We love to prattle! LOL! It’s actually a long time since the last time we met.  Well to tell you honestly, I’m a bit disappointed in the end of the day because “SOME” people are so annoying that day. I don’t like my day to be ruined though. Perhaps, it should be a special day because it's for my baby Daniele, not for me, not for anybody but for my dear son. GOOD VIBES!

My college lovies! (L-R) April, Venz, Me, Justine and Papa Ramje. Where's Katchie?

Hubby and I with the gifts!

Anyways, for you guys to know what did just happened that day. Well everyone enjoyed the delicious pica-pica foods we've prepared. We have everybody’s all time favorite spaghetti with chicken lollipops, ham and cheese sandwich, Amber’s best seller pichi-pichi and palabok, shanghai rolls, BIKO (a sticky rice cake topped with latik (curdled coconut cream), hotdog and cheese on stick, refreshing GULAMAN and some snacks. Yummmyy Merienda!!!  My brother also bought me a Black Forest Cake with Cathedral Gelatin. Thanks for the yummy treat brotha! Well it’s actually not for me, it’s for Daniele but since he can’t eat that, I am willing to do the favor for him. ;) (Laughs!)

Cathedral Gelatin and Black Forest Cake from Goldilocks. Thanks Bro!

Is my bubba ready for the yummy treat? :p

 
Kidding aside, We’re supposed to have games that day. Ate Anne and Ate Ellen prepared some to make the party exciting but unfortunately, sad to say, we don’t have the chance to do it. I will not mention here why. It will just make me mad and sad at the same time. Grrrrr!

They even checked the net for the baby shower games  :( *sigh

Just like the usual baby shower party, we also have “open the gifts” aught. I loooooove opening the gifts it was really exciting and fun! Who doesn't like that right? Thanks for the awesome gifts everyone and for the cold cash. hihihi! Daniele’s such a rich and spoiled bubba now! LOL! *wink

Thank you everyone! :)

Hubby and I opening the gifts! YAY! What's inside the box? hmmm! ;p

And here they are. Again thank you everyone!

Thank you Tito Toto and Tita Bibeth for the GRACO stroller. :)

Thanks to my Uncle Rod for the hundred bucks! :) Also to Tita Bebe, Ate anne and Ate Ellen

All for Daniele!!!! 

Thank you everyone. You guys don't know how happy and glad I am that day. I can see how excited everyone is and so am I. Now, I’m just waiting for him. Enjoying the last month having him inside me. Just a few more weeks or days “Hello baby and goodbye sleep!” (Laughs)

The moment he arrived, it’ll be a new story being a mom for me.


SEE YOU REAL SOON DANIELE!


♥,
Mommy

XoXo,
♥Anne♥

Haul! NYX cosmetics + Eyes.Lips.Face products + MODELS OWN and quick reviews

Hi everyone! It's been almost a month since my last haul. Actually I love sharing hauls and I also love watching vlogs or reading blogs about it.  It is sort of sharing stuffs that you have or bought or maybe sponsored  and WHY NOT?  Actually some people think that you’re just bragging what you have but it’s actually fun and it gives idea to other makeup junkies out there why and what to purchase. So I’m going to share now my recent haul from NYX cosmetics , some E.L.F products that I purchased this week and I’m going to have some quick reviews about them and some MODELS OWN UK products.

So last Sunday, after mass I went shopping for my lil bubba, I bought him a pillow set, comforters, blankets and other stuffs that he needs. After buying stuffs for my son I dropped by at Watson and e.l.f has this "discount" in all items they have. I actually saw the promo in their website. They  have this 40% discount promo but I think it is only running at target.com. I didn’t want to miss it since everything was on sale I grabbed some new babies to play with. I have this elf studio duo bronzer blush and elf studio cream eyeliner in black.

E.L.F. Duo Bronzer Blush

This is one of the elf’s “must buy” product. I’ve been looking for this over a month ago. I guess? All drugstores or elf store that I visited, they have this sold out. Luckily, I already have it. Yey!

Packaging: I was really impressed with the packaging. It was totally cool. I love the full mirror in it. And a lot of people say that this is the great dupe for NARS laguna and orgasm duo compact and I agree with them. They both have the same packaging. However the elf one is a lot more “purse friendly” compare to NARS of course. 

Pigmentation: It's very well pigmented but not so pigmented compare to NARS. I love the shimmer in the blush and I love the satin matte bronzer finish it has and it was great for contouring your cheek bones. 
Over all, I have nothing against this product. I’m happy with it and with its price it's totally worth it. Oh I bought this for only P249.00 but in ulta.com they sell this one for only $3. Imagine how cheap it is in states? Golly.

Ratings: 4/5

E.L.F Cream Eyeliner in Black

I was really thinking if I’m going to try this cream eyeliner because I’ve been thinking of purchasing the Maybeline lasting drama gel but since elf has this sale, it’s the main reason why I've come up buying this one. I never used a gel liner or any cream eyeliner before because what I’ve been using is the L’Oreal Carbon Black Lineur Intense felt tip eyeliner. But with the hype of gel liner now a days, I wanted to try new things though.


Packaging: It comes with an angled brush that is prefect for applying cream eyeliner. It is in a crystal square pot which I find it cute and unique.

Pigmentation: Well surprisingly, I expect that this cream eyeliner is not that pigmented or not that “blackest black” eyeliner but definitely I'm wrong. It’s so black. Well I haven't tried using this since I just bought it last Sunday. I don’t know if it's really long lasting and if it doesn't smudge on your lids. So I will do an updated review once I tried using this one. 

But the thing here is, when I swatched the cream eyeliner, it is waterproof. I washed my hand a lot of times and the cream eyeliner was still there so I have to use my makeup remover to remove the eyeliner. Pretty awesome for the waterproof side.

Ratings: 4/5

I ordered 3 batches of NYX products online and I’m so happy that the first one just arrived today. I think the 2nd batch will arrived next week and the 3rd batch will arrived 1st week of November. Well, its all worth waiting for.  So for the 1st batch, I have 2 jumbo eyeshadow pencil in gold and milk, 2 round lippies in circe and fig, 2 slim lip pencil in pinky and rose. 

NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil in GOLD and MILK

NYX Round Lipstick in FIG and CIRCE

NYX Slim Lip Pencil in ROSE and PINKY

Plus I have two free NYX products from Haute Maquillage Makeup Shop for winning their 3rd batch NYX cosmetics contest. YAY! I know, I won again. Got this fabulous round lipgloss in vamp red and this NYX nail polish in sexy plum. Thanks to Haute Maquillage!

Got this two awesome NYX product for FREE!

For the Models Own, I have their Cheek and Lip tint and their Creamy Satin Lipstick in Deep Fuchsia. 

Models Own Cheek and Lip Tint

Models Own Lipstick in Deep Fuchsia

What I can say about the cheek and lip tint, uh,  I actually expect a little “big” tube/bottled glass packaging because it is a bit expensive for a cheek tint. But well, since it’s a UK product what else can you expect. I love the smell of the tint plus the fact that it is blendable and has a gorgeous finish on your face. It has the same packaging with the BENETINT. About the lipstick, I love the packaging, pigmentation is awesome, it is so creamy that it tends to melt inside the box when I received the package from the mail man.  I got the lippie for FREE from Naturele Collezione, it is my winning prize for their fan sign contest. Pretty awesome lippie! Thanks Sarah love!

Here are the SWATCHES 

Well  I think thats it for now. Thank you for reading gorgeous! Till my next haul. J

Oh yea, these are the stuffs I bought for my lil bubba. Had fun shopping for him again! J

Wash Cloths, Flannel Blankets, Baby Bedding Set, Belly Binders and Printed Gauze

XoXo, 
♥Anne♥

October top 5 favorites!

• Revlon Colorstay Foundation Makeup with softlex for normal dry skin

Ratings: 4/5

-I've been using this foundation and my shade is 150 buff. What I like about this product is, it gives medium to full coverage makeup. It really hides those blemishes you have, all the acne scars, discoloration in your face or any breakouts you have. This foundation is totally great. I don’t feel its “heaviness” wearing it. Plus this product is affordable compare to high end foundations that has the same finish or coverage. I highly recommend this foundation. What I don’t like about this product is the packaging itself, it could be more nice if it comes in a tube or it has a pump. With this kind of packaging, glass bottled foundation, you will definitely have a chance to waste an amount of your foundation. 

Will I re-purchase? YES. (actually I’ve just bought my 2nd bottle last 2 weeks because I run out of it) 

Ratings: 4/5

• E.L.F Eyelid Primer in sheer
  
  
  -Primers are definitely must haves! So I’m using my e.l.f eyelid primer. It makes my eyeshadow last longer, it also makes the colors pop and I use primers to avoid the eyeshadow or my eyeliner from creasing on my lid. This is helpful to those who has oily lids. This primer doesn't cake or crease. Not bad for a hundred and thirty (130php) pesos primer. I can definitely say that e.l.f eyelid primer has also the same finish with the highly raved urban decay primer potion.   They only differ in the price. I seldom use my UD eye potion because it is pricey (Php 1200). I just use it for special occasions but for ordinary days I use my elf primer.
  
  Will I re-purchase? YES (This is the first time I actually try this primer and I can see myself purchasing it again because it works well plus it is cheap.)

• Maybeline Volume Express Colossal Mascara in Glam black

Ratings: 3/5

                - For drugstore mascara. Im currently using this one. This mascara has a lot of shade, they also have the classic black and brown. What am I using is the colossal mascarra in glam black. I’m using before the covergirl lash blast in luxe and a friend told me that the colossal works well too. So I try this one and read some great reviews about it. So, my side with this mascarra, it is true that it is volumizing but it doesn’t give the “full lengthning thingy” that I wanted. I have short lashes so I wanted a mascara that would make them longer. But still I recommend this product because  it holds  the curls of your lashes, it gives volume and has the blackest black lashes effect, no clumps, no spider lashes. About the packaging, it is a yellow tube with great lash brittles that gives the full volume. You will not have a hard time looking for this mascara inside your bag because it's color yellow (Does it makes sense? Lol!)

Will I re-purchase? YES (actually its a toss between Covergirl Lash Blast Luxe or Maybeline colossal mascara)

Ratings: 5/5

• L’Oreal  Carbon Black Lineur Intense

-It is a felt tip eyeliner and it is the only eyeliner that I’m using because I believe it is the best eyeliner for it’s value. I love this product because it is felt tip. Application is easy, smooth and malleable. It has a long cap for you to hold the liner. Actually I love everything about this product, the color, packaging and it’s awesome price.



Will I re-purchase? YES. (as i’ve said, it is the only liquid eyeliner that I’m currently using and I’m inlove with it.)

Ratings: 5/5

• NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencils
  
  -Aside from the very cute packaging that I love, it works great as a base for your eyeshadows and it really helps the colors to pop out or brighten them. I only have four shades of this jumbo pencils. I have the 03 in pots and pans, 04 in milk, 12 in gold, and 20 in bronze.
  
  Will I re-purchase? YES. (I want to try other colors.)

Young at age, but a Mom at heart.

"Being a young mom means I met you a little early, but I get to love you longer. Some people said life ended when I had a baby, my life had just begun. You didn't take away my future, you gave me a new one. ♥ A mother in 35 weeks at 20 ♥ "

It’s my 35th week of being pregnant. Having my dear bubba inside me feels nothing but  a “true happiness”. I’m not ashamed having him this early because he makes me feel happy and totally blessed.  The day I found out that I'm going to be mom soon, well of course it freaks me out but on the other side “God planned this for me, I should face this and be responsible. Everything has its own reason so there’s nothing to be sad or disappointed about.” 

I’m not really prepared and I don't know how am I going to raise my son, (Yes, he is a boy that’s why his daddy is so excited.) But there’s one thing I know, being a parent doesn't  necessarily mean your life just ended in fact it’s just the beginning. Yes I’m only 20 but I could be the best and hot momma in town baby! ;) I still can pursue my dreams, I can still continue my careers and the plans that I wanted to do. And my family will be my inspirations. Maybe this blessing will give us more meaning on how to live our life, to be more focused, disciplined and responsible enough.  It will really changed your life though, the decisions you have to make,  your actions toward others, but it will not take out “the happiness” you have before, the time when you’re living a teenage life.

Francis Daniele Gray B. Santos.  That will be his name. Probably we will call him "Danie" or "Anchis" for short. But his Daddy wants to call him "Gray". 

Daniele’s a blessing. I love him more than anything else.  I now realized how does it feels being a mother. Nothing can beat a mother’s love. She will be always there erasing our mistakes, forgiving us, protecting us and loving us. Just like my mother does. I’m so thankful to have her and I promise to my son that I will try to be the best mom for him. Mother’s are like erasers, cleaning up our mistakes and getting smaller every time we commit one. But still, she’s always there for us. I’m really proud of myself because I know now how to think in a mature way, how to start appreciating things in life and the people around me. 

November is fast approaching. I’m really excited  and a bit nervous to see my boy.  He is the best gift for  Christmas  and it will be a great start being a mom for  the next year.

Preparing his things makes me smile. Actually, I already have all of the stuff he needs (because we're sooo excited)except for one thing, his comforter and pillow set, my hubby and I will definitely buy it next week after my check up. We gotta prepare them all before Daniele’s home coming.

Here are SOME of Danie's stuff. I really meant SOME. He has a lot of clothes to wear that's why we cancel the plan of having a baby shower for him. They say pregnancy is a bit boring. Because you cannot do  the usual things you do before. But it's actually not. In fact, If I tend to get bored, I always fix Daniele's clothes. Wash them, iron them, organize them, etc. etc. It's a bit exciting though. It actually depends if you want to get bored or not. Some preggo's are usually lazy but not me. ;)

Isn't it fun to shop for your little ho-ho? I love fixing his things. Specially his very cute clothes.

#a.happy.momma

Hope you enjoyed reading my blog tonight. Thanks for reading!

XoXo,
♥Anne♥

Beauty Tips before Beauty Sleep.

Hey gorgeous! How was your day? Hope t’was a great day for you. Anyways, I’m going to share on how I prep my face and body before going to bed. Of course, everyone of us wants to look good. And by that, you will feel good and gain confidence as well. Right?

So the question here is, how are you going to improve your skin? Or maybe how long can you make your skin look young?  There are some tips we all should follow or maybe you can try or experiment your own “bedtime routine” I have here some several tips before going to sleep and I’m pretty sure you can maintain your healthy glowing skin with this.

So keep on reading. J

Below is the list of my own “BEDTIME ROUTINE” I’m currently doing this and as far as I’m trying it or making it a daily habit, so far I don’t have any problem on my skin especially with my face. So you could actually try this if you want. 

1. First thing I do before going to bed is of course, washing my face with facial wash or any soap that you want to use. Be sure that your face is make up free before going to bed. You can use your makeup cream-remover  or toners. You don’t want to have an irritated skin when you woke up and sometimes wearing makeup during bedtime can cause pimples. So definitely you don't like that to happen. 

2. Moisturize! Put moisturizers from your face to toe. This works well if you take a shower before you sleep.  Apply your moisturizing cream on your face, then your moisturizing lotion for your body to get smooth, soft and even skin.

3.  If you have short lashes like mine, I recommend you to coat your lashes with Vaseline. This helps me grow my lashes longer.  You could actually curl first your lashes before applying.  Trust me, it really works! ;)

4.  If you suffer from having chapped lips, apply lip balm or any moisturizing cream for your lips. This helps you to have supple lips. The balm actually soaks into your lips and prevent you to have chapped lips each night you put it. Moisturizing your lips every night before bed is the best time to moisturize them actually. Tip: you can use Vaseline or any lip balm you want to, Mine I use EOS  Lip balm in Summer Fruit and Strawberry Sorbet and it works great for me.

5. Fix that hair! Brush your hair before you sleep. It keeps your hair less tangled. Or if you’re prone to acne,better to pony your hair. You don’t want to have your hair all over your face, it will just irritate your acne's by the way.  Plus this will help you grow your hair longer by brushing them regularly. 

6. Last but not the least, drink a lot of water. Sleep on time and hit the bed with your comfortable pillow and blanket. And now your all set.

I hope this blog helped you on how you're going to prep yourself before hitting the bed.

Goodnight!  Have a beauty sleep gorgeous! J

XoXo,

♥Anne♥