My Fake Makeup Experience

SUPER LONG POST. This post is not intended to fire shots to some friends on my list selling FAKE MAKEUP, so guys excuse me as I share my experience.

A few months ago I was looking for a certain lipstick online. The brand I was looking for was limecrime. So I logged on to my instagram and searched for #limecrimeph only to find out that 9/10 sellers are selling fake ones. This is not the first time cause way way back, I saw a lot of sellers selling fake MAC cosmetics just as I was looking for a MAC lipstick. You see the thing is, I sometimes like to buy online because
1. It's a little bit cheaper.
2. Some products can only be bought online.
But please, if it happens to have a store here in the Philippines, save yourself. Spend that extra 200 pesos you could've saved from buying online instead of risking it just to save a little and ending up buying a fake one.

So everyone who knows me can tell you that I am not a fan of fake makeup. Especially fake lipstick. Because a long time ago I found out that
1. My skin is sensitive and I find a lot of stuff irritates my skin easily and
2. Fake and Authentic is NEVER the same. Proven and tested.

The reason that I wrote this is
1. I want to inform you about my experience that you can see on the photo I attached. Yup. I tried the fake limecrime just because I really really want the color Cashmere badly and tah dah, this happened only after 3 minutes of applying the lip product, I felt my lips tingling so I went ahead and removed the product as fast as I can but boy was I too late. There, instant bad lip makeover. It would've been okay to experience having plump lips if it hadn't been super itchy and raw. It got worse the next day and lasted almost a week even if I took antihistamines for the damn allergy. Lesson learned the hard way. So moving on to my reason number
2. I want to give you tips on how to buy your makeup online.

1. CONSIDER THE PRICE. If it's too good to be true, then honey, it's fake. Colourpop's original price is $6.00 so it's impossible to buy it for 150php. Limecrime Velvetines' original price is $20.00 so it's impossible to buy it for 150php. MAC's original price is $16.00 so it's impossible to buy it for 150php. And don't even get me started with these Kylie Lip Kits. How much could the seller be probably getting the product? You do the math and see the impossibility.

2. THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS SINGAPORE AUTHENTIC. If the seller says Singapore Authentic, nah uh babygirl don't even think about it. Some of them will even tell you that it's high quality replica and you can see the exact same on the streets of Divisoria. Exact. Same. Singapore Authentic = Fake.

3. THE SHADES. If the MAC lipstick is labeled shade 1, shade 2 and shade 3, it's fake. MAC comes up with names for every shade they make such as Ruby Woo, Kinda Sexy, Velvet Teddy, etc. Some fake products come up with the same shade name but please don't be fooled because once you compare it you'll see that it's not the same.

4. READ THE SHOP'S REVIEWS. It might help because some people also went down the hole to experiment and see if fake and authentic is the same but came down to the realization that again, it's not the same nor will it ever be.

So okay, you've read it. But still, you can't buy the authentic ones because they are hella expensive. The thing is, you can find DUPES. It's a cheaper alternative. For example, you want that Kylie "Candy K" Lip Kit. There's a shade called "Clueless" in colourpop that you can get for $6 and it's a dupe for that. And I promise you that getting a dupe is a lot more wise than buying a "high quality replica". All you have to do is use your internet because there are bloggers who create reviews about lipsticks and other makeup products, you can learn a lot from them.

You are free to share this to your friends so you can help them too. Just please don't copy it and try to make it look as if you created this whole thing that I wrote. Don't plagiarize please. 😜 And thanks for reading!!! ❤️

Hair Talk

A lot of you are sending me comments on instagram about how I achieved my Pink hair so I decided to work on a blog post about it. But first, I must warn you that I am not a professional and my whole blog is based on my own experience.

So how do you really achieve pastel hair? No pastel hair is achieved without sacrifice and hard work. Unless you are lucky enough to be born with natural platinum blonde hair which is impossible, if like me, you're Asian. Asians are naturally born with dark hair and dark hair means heavy pigments. The only way to let blonde and vibrant pastels or neon colors to get through your hair is to bleach it to strip the pigments off your hair.

FAQ, "Bleach ruins your hair, right?" my answer, YES! It literally kills your hair and that's what I'm talking about when I said sacrifice. Here's a photo of me way back when I had super dark hair.

Healthy Hair

My natural hair color ain't this dark but I had to dye it black back then because I dyed it light brown during vacation and our school doesn't allow people with dyed hair to attend their respective classes. Sooo, ever heard of the saying "Once you go black, you can never go back"? Partly true cause it makes it harder and makes the risk higher when you suddenly want to go blonde. But nothing can stop me so I went to this salon to have my 1st bleach session done and boy, I cannot tell you how much I regret it.

Excuse my face. My friend ambushed me for this photo haha.

I have my personal experience about bleaching cause I dip dyed my hair way back 2011 and it was not so bad that it gave me the idea that I can do it with my whole head. But it needed so much effort and I was afraid that I won't get it even that I ended up opting for a salon but it just left my hair rusty and my scalp burnt. I guess the salon used a low volume developer and left it on for too long. From that point on, I plucked up my courage and decided to do it myself.

I'm sorry if I don't have photos of the products. I just went to 168, Divisoria and bought a random bleach powder that comes in a tub and an 18% volume cream developer. If you go to HBC, the highest volume you can get is 12%. I only found 18 at Divisoria. You just have to mix 1 part bleach powder to 2 parts cream developer in a plastic bowl and apply it all over your hair using a hair dye brush and let it sit there for 45 minutes to 1 hour. It's better if you didn't wash your hair for 2 days because the oil helps to protect your scalp from the bleach. Get help if you can't reach the back. Use plastic gloves because bleach is harsh for your skin especially if it gets inside your nails. Such a pain in the ass. Then rinse it and air dry. Avoid using blowers and iron for a while. Here's the photo of the 3 bleaching process I went through.

I was told this looks good but I wanna go further haha

My face is ugly here haha

NVM the duck face 

Never bleach twice for a day. You must give it a good rest before the next process. I gave mine 1-2 weeks interval and during the intervals, give your hair some love. Deep condition or use homemade hair masks. You can see that my hair is totally fried in the end but IDC cause this is what I want.

FAQ, "Did it hurt?" Yes it did. Think of it as super itchy and kinda stingy and I literally get mild to moderate headaches after bleaching.

Next step is toning. It didn't gave that much of a difference. I used Syoss' platinum ash blonde just to reduce some of the brassy tones. If you can get your hands on a Wella toner, use that instead. I've read it's so much better. 

Then after that comes the pink dye. You can use any pink or any color you want to dye your hair with but the most popular choices are Manic Panic or Splat. Some instagram shops sell them here in the Philippines.

I like it but I think it's too bright so I washed it down

This is my perfect tone. :)

I repeat the same process for root touch ups avoiding the already bleached and dyed part of my hair as much as I can.

Recently I added some purple tints at the bottom to give it the dip dyed effect. I just applied purple dye on the bottom parts of my hair and I'm inlove with the outcome. 

I don't need lectures or negative comments like "Your hair is stiff and dead and dry" cause guess what, I know right! Do I regret it? Of course not! Pink is my color so to hell with what other people think. I LIKE ME, DO YOU LIKE YOU? :)

TBYD Premiere Night

August 19, 2014, I attended the premiere night for the movie Talk Back and You're Dead at Trinoma. My boyfriend is part of the movie and like always, I was dying to support him! Haha. Just wanna share what I wore for that night.

Originally, I was planning to go dress and sneakers but I ended up with this outfit. My sister's eager to try out her new camera lens and there's no other subject but me.

Photo By: Mariah Mabasa.

Dress (used as top), Terranova

Black Skinny Jeans, Divisoria

Belt, Bazaar at Alabang

Bracelets, Online shop

Watch, Nina Ricci

Bag, SM Department Store

Shoes, Bazaar at Alabang

Details

With TBYD's "Dos", Carlo Lazerna

With My Lee Perez, AJ Muhlach

Hell of a stressful day because it took effort to acquire passes. Lol. The movie itself though, I can say it's worth watching. More mature and heavy than DNP. :) Again, Thanks for reading! <3

Hello Kitty Party

It's my niece's first birthday and the theme is, yes, Hello Kitty! Me and my family decided that we should all wear pink to stick to the theme. I was surprised to find out that I don't own any pink Hello Kitty top so I just chose something plain to wear.

Photo by: Mariah Mabasa

Dress (used as top), Divided by H&M

Hello Kitty Necklace, Claire's

Shorts, Online shop

Belt, Japan

Shoes, Online shop

Details

Whole outfit

With the birthday celebrant! :)
I made her skirt btw then added Hello Kitty's face on her shoes and ribbons on her top.

Will try to give you updates as frequent as possible so you won't get bored. Hee! Thanks for reading. <3

Pu$$y

My first outfit post will be this one! I wasn't the one who styled this outfit but it's still worth posting and I really wanna give you an update ASAP so my blog won't be stagnant for so long. LOL. TBH, I don't have any idea what this shoot's peg would be until I got there. But it sure was hella fun!

Photo and Hair by: Kune Delgado

Makeup by: Austeen Soriano

Styling by: Maruko Geronimo

1st Photo Set

Swimwear (top), Surplus shop
Shorts, Next
Scarf (head wear), from Japan

Choker, made by my cousin Dawn Mabasa

Socks, Mossimo

Shoes, Joco Shoes

My overall favorite shot. Hee!

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2nd Photo Set

Bra, Calvin Klein

Choker, made by my cousin Dawn Mabasa

This isn't actually a photo set because there's only a single photo. LOL. It's hella hard because the cat's doing everything to escape from my grasp. But this is the photo where we came up with the title "Pu$$y" so I thought I'd include it here too!

3rd Photo Set

Top, Forever 21
Shoes, Joco Shoes

Head wear, Forever 21

Eyeglasses, IDK it's just a toy haha

Details

Hope you enjoyed my first outfit post. Really itching to give you a makeup tutorial real soon. I'm just waiting for my friend who's gonna help me film my video. Comment box and Social media sites (just click on the icons below my header) are open for your suggestions. Stay tuned you guys! x

Hurrah for my first blog entry!

I've been wanting to put up a decent blog for so long and finally, it's here! 

Way back college days, I was so inloooove with writing because it gives me so much satisfaction when it comes to expressing myself. I am not much of a speaker 'cause I have some self confidence issues (that I'd rather talk about next time, will probably have this as a topic on my future post), but lost it suddenly when I was on my 4th year. Yeah it sucks! To think that I have taken up AB Mass Communication and always looked forward to being a writer of some sort then at some point something got lost inside haha. But hey, here I go again, writing not just for myself but for anyone who needs my opinions and insights about stuff y'all wanted to read and see!

So there goes my first blog entry. I hope you all watch out for my future posts 'cause I'll be featuring a lot of makeup tutorials, outfit ideas, reviews about different stuff and a whole lot more!

Any suggestions on what you want to read or see here would be most welcome! Feel free to tweet me or reach me on my social media accounts. Icons are located below my header and it would direct you to my accounts in one click, orrrr you can just leave a comment below.

Thanks for reading, hope to hear from y'all soon! ;)