Review: L'Oreal Eye Makeup Remover

I am a worshipper of eye makeup! If I were to choose only one area in my face to prep up, it would be my eyes. Eyeliner alone can make a very huge difference in how your entire face will look like, how your entire look will be perceived. Your eyes is also the number one telltale of how tired you look like so you really have to give it attention. I was really not(emphasis on the past tense please) a fan of makeup. Fast forward 2010, my friend Jecyl introduced us to the wonderful, colorful, beautiful world of makeup and I somehow became a mini junkie(Not yet in Jecyl's level though).

In dire need of a Dire Wolf

When The Game of Thrones was released last year, my officemates(who were mostly boys) raved about hunger games and my close friend Jecyl who is a very huge fan, urged me to watch it and fed me with a full copy of season one. Another friend of mine, Mike, supplied me with audio books. I tried, I really did try; but it's just so graphic, so dirty, so barbaric. I tried again because of the very good feedback from my friends but I really cant take it. My brother from 3000 zipcodes away chanced upon my copy of the series and is already well addicted to the story and is one of the millions waiting for season 3. One day I ran out of audio books. My imagination and my thirst for adventure and stories is starving, no dying, its dying in starvation! Then I remembered that I have the copy of Game of Thrones! I hesitated because of the experience with the series but out of desperation, I relented and started listening to it. Anyhow, I am already somewhere in the Kings landing, Winterfell and the high road and I am now engrossed with the Starks and the Lanisters and the Tulleys and Dani! The story is amazing! Ahhhh-maaa-zing! I am planning on buying the books and will attempt to watch the seasons again. Oh by the way, I'd want a dire wolf too or for Derp, now officially my dog, to be as discipled as the dire wolves of the Starks.

Bobbie's Magnet-ficent Polish

I got this bottle a month ago, but I was too enamored with the whole ombre nails project so this baby took a backseat. 

Bobbie's Magnet-ficent Polish in GR-101

 I've been looking for this kind of green for a very long time so when I bought this, I didn't really mind why it's smaller and more expensive than the rest, I was too excited to notice anything. Only when i got home and peeled away the top sticker did I realize that this is the magnetic nail polish kind that I read about before. Like a child, with a new toy, I immediately tested it on my pinky finger. The instructions said, you have to hover the magnet over the nail before it gets dry. I followed the instructions by heart, but still found nothing special with it, no patterns whatsoever. On the other hand, I totally love the color and its very very rich texture. You can achieve the color with just one coat.

iOS 6, what have you?

I hate seeing alerts on my screen, be it on my mobile device to my PC at the office. That's why I religiously read emails, turn off meeting alerts and update anything offered on my mobile just to get rid of those pesky alerts! And so I have ios 6 now. Be it known that, that is the only reason I updated my OS. Well there isn't much difference so far, seeing that we don't use maps (and I heard, they were sooo bad, that the CEO himself recommended their rival's maps, tsk tsk) here and I don't have Siri. The only difference that I can see is the integration of Facebook and Twitter. Not much of a difference for me since I have those apps already. The only good side I can think of is the enhanced permissions notification. You get alerts every time an app accesses information from your device, so you are better informed about what info will be given used. If you're using the "tuli" version, I suggest skipping this one, too much hassle for very little difference.

Chatting at Chatime

Chatime is finally here in Cebu! Me and my sister, Rhea had a spur of the moment decision to meet up. Since we both work near Chatime AND since we both love Milk tea, this seems to be the perfect place. We didn't stay long there but we stayed long enough to enjoy the place and talk non-stop like we always do. I’ve tried Chatime before, when we visited MOA, where I ran after a stranger carrying a cup of milk tea and asked for directions, while I left the boyfriend, who thought I was running after someone I know. Ahhh, the lengths I go to, all for the love of tea. Anyways, back to the present, the place made quite an impression to Cebuanos. Chatime here has grown into a full cafe unlike the tiny corner kiosk that I've visited in MOA. Their cute assortment of purple and pink chairs and beautiful lighting makes the place so much more inviting.  The service was also good, they have happy looking people working there. 

A Must Have: How to Walk in High Heels

I came across this book when I was visiting Rhea’s room last Sinulog season. I had fun skimming through the pages of the book and committed to getting one for myself. A lot of things happened after that and I completely forgot about it. Then came birthday season and my good friend Argani asked me what I want for my birthday, it took me a while to reply. I wanted shoes and accessories but somehow deep inside I knew that I wanted something in particular. Then after about a day I remembered that I really wanted THAT book and its twin, A Year in High Heels. Argani tried to look for a good copy of A Year in High Heels but unfortunately all of the copies that he found all seemed thrashed, so How to Walk in High Heels came alone. This book is not your ordinary Instructional manual. It doesn’t just teach you how to get things done (your nails, your hair, your iPod Playlist etc.) it teaches you how to do it in style. It’s like the Social Graces Class that my friend used to take only 100 times better. Camilla Morton’s writing style is both chic and absolutely oozing with wit. I would buy her book even if she writes about the most boring of topics just for her wit. Well what are you waiting for??? Go get a copy NOW! 

I am adopted by the Modern Family

photo credits modern-family.tv

I just recently started watching Modern family, a TV series from CBS. It’s the story about three families with a not so typical setup. The Dad Jay divorced the Mom Dede and married hot latina Gloria, which is half his age, who has a son, the man-kid Manny. The Kids- Clair has the “Normal” family, husband, 3 kids and the works; Mitchell, with partner Cameron has an adopted Vietnamese daughter named Lily. This family is very different from what I normally see on TV. I love all of them and I now feel like I am part of their household. I love Gloria, hot, not intellectual but street-smart, feisty but sweet, loves her husband's kids and grandkids, but still get into fights with them. For me it’s the perfect combination. I am loving every episode so far.