My week in Pictures (Nov 19-25, 2012)

Mani and Pedi Monday at Party nails. Decided to try this quirky curling tool. 

Ponytail Tuesday... Don't really wear my hair up when at work but its a nice change.

Beanie Wednesday... Thanks Mia for the beanie, I love it.

The end of the Saga is here. 

Obligatory wacky self shot

My outfit for the FIDA rocks the runway show

Meet my cousin "Monster". Her name is not really monster its Charissa but we call each other monster.hehe

Having my picture taken with Mama Bear

Saturday Night Fashion... My favorite dress out of the whole collection.

Shopping Sunday!

FIDA - CDO Rocks the Runway Fashion for a Cause

FIDA (Federacion International De Abogadas) Cagayan de Oro Chapter hosted a Fashion Show featuring the Holiday Collection of local designer Gil Macaibay last Nov 24, 2012 for the benefit of Special Education for Enhancement and Development (SEED) formerly Little Angels. The proceeds of this fund raising activity is directed towards providing clothes to the little children under the SEED foundation. 

On that special night female lawyers and judges set aside their suits and robes to don on exquisite and elegant gowns designed by the Prince of Couture of Cagayan de Oro. The FIDA lawyers spared what little free time they have practicing the catwalk to give us a great show and what a spectacular show it was.

Models glammed up after hair and makeup 

 Final rehearsal before the show

Holiday Collection (Black and Purple)

Models in the 1st set of the Holiday Collection (Red Hot)

 Adorable center peice of the cocktails venue

 Cocktails were served before the show

 Stage is set

 FIDAN Ma. Anita E. Lucagbo (Steering Committee Chairperson) giving the opening remarks

 FIDAN Chuchi Azis vocal rendition

 Models strutting their stuff  

 Rocking those crazy Afro hairdo

Pretty in Print Collection

 Loving the wind effect

Aqua Collection

 Starring various male models

 Fashion Week collection (Ostrich theme)

Curtain Call

It was a fabulous night filled with excitement, cheers and lovely and wonderful dresses. 

Mini Etude House Haul

Ho ho, I was naughty this week. I went to Etude House and did a little bit of shopping. I could not resist not going in that bright pink store. Aaah every time I pass it in the mall, I can definitely here it calling my name.  

 First let me just say that the packaging of Etude is super girly and cute. From the pink paper bag to the clear sleek containers of the eyeshadows, ah! its just so freaking adorable. I got to hand it to them, they do really know how to get the attention of us girls. The packaging is simple yet sophisticated. It show great marketing on their part. For packaging I'll give them a score of 5/5.

Look at my eyes cafe eyeshadows - Php 198 each

From left to right

BE 102 Honey Milk

PP 501 Sweet Potato Latte

BR 402 Cafe Mocha

 I picked up mostly matte shadows because most of the shadows that I have in palettes are shimmery. The Honey Milk one is the perfect highlight shade for my skin tone. I like the Sweet Potato Latte for all over the lid color.  Cafe Mocha for darkening the crease and outer V area, it can also be used as liner. 

 These shadows are quite pigmented. These swatches took 2 swipes without primer to show up like that. The shadows are also silky, it just glides smoothly upon application. I'll give these shadows definitely scored 4/5. 

 Drawing Show Creamy Liner in BK 802 (Black) - Php 498 

 This cream liner comes with a small good quality brush for easy application. I was expecting the brush to be rubbish but I was pleasantly surprised. 

 I was surprised how creamy this liner was when swatched. This is the creamiest liner I have ever tried. Creamiest? is that a word? anyways, you know what I mean. It is definitely smudge proof which is perfect. I had to scrub it really hard to remove it. I'll give this cream liner a score of 5/5.  

 The girls at the store were so sweet and helpful. They have good customer service and they gave me free Pink Membership. Every time you shop at Etude House you earn points where eventually you can use to purchase Etude products.

I also got this one as a free gift. At first I thought it was just a pink hair clip but it also doubles as a pen. Now that's definitely cute and functional.

I enjoyed my shopping experience at Etude and I'm happy with my purchases. I would definitely go back and check out their other products.

Review: Celeteque Spot Corrector Gel

Thanks to my Hyperthyroidism, I am prone to having acne breakouts. During those time when my hormones are not properly balanced, I dread waking up in the morning because I know for sure I'm gonna see more than a couple of big red spots. My only savoir during those oh so dreadful days is my tried and proven Celeteque spot corrector. I have tried  a bunch of spot treatment like the Clean and Clear, Garnier, Tea Tree extract one and a whole bunch of stuff but, my holy grail so far the is this Celeteque Dermo Science +.  It has a soothing sensation and it significantly reduces the size and the redness of the spot overnight. I found that it does not only significantly reduce the size of the spot but the spot is not as sensitive or painful as the day before. On me, it takes about 3 days get rid of the spot using this product. I apply the gel only on the affected areas every night after I have cleansed and toned my skin and applied moisturizer as usual.

I have yet to find a product that works better than this. So if you’re like me suffering constant acne breakouts give this product a try and tell me what you think.

My week in Pictures: Nov 12-18, 2012

It was the usual busy work week but I manage to have some fun amidst the hectic and stressful days.

Sting and I hanging out after a stressful day of work. 

Went exploring to the newly opened mall at our city "Centrio Mall". This pic was taken during the Zumba session.

Quiant little park in the middle of the mall.

 Went to the 2nd runway practise of my cousin for their FIDA show. Those female lawyers looked pretty good.

 Goofing around during practise.

 The long wait is over, my Kindle Fire HD has finally arrived.  

The Monsters and cute monster Jr. having dinner at our house.

 While having dinner after a day of shopping... Ren-ren told me "Tita look! its triangles!" So cute!!!

SM was having there shoes and bag sale and I bought this Kimbel mustard bag for Php 900, its original price was Php 1,800.

 I also bought new pair of Slim High Tops Chuck Taylor Converse in the color Charcoal. Its quite different from the usual canvas converse, this one has a leather and suede feel to it. Its quite difficult to describe but I love it. I got it for Php 2,990 its original price was Php 3,990. 

So how was your week?