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Product Review: Ever Bilena Advanced Concealer in Light Vanilla

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Hello! I'm back!! and I'm back with a review! :D For today's review is about Ever Bilena's Concealer. I picked Light Vanilla since its their lightest color. EB's concealers come in 3 shades - Light Vanilla, Soft Beige, and Velvet Nude. Its said that it will conceal under eye circles, reduce the visibility of pores and also dark spots. I remember I bought this for like 125.00+ I actually forgot the right price because I bought this product a couple of months ago from an ever bilena representative. One Quick Tip: EB products are actually cheaper if you buy them from a sales representative than the mall. But if you don't know anyone who sells EB products you can just go to Watson's ^^ It comes in a tube packaging. At first you'd think its a lipstick but its not. ^^ Now here is my breakdown. What I like about the product.... - Blends really well on my skin, Especially around the eye area. - Creamy but feels light on my skin. - Does not make my skin break o

Here is a little something for you ^_^

A little something to make you smile and have a happy week. Enjoy! Much love! -- Alice

MULTIPLY REPOST! -- 6 ways for FAB skin--

Here is another of my Re-posts from my multiply account (www.alicemate.multiply.com) Hope you enjoy it and have a great Sunday! Our skin is the biggest organ we have to take care because if others see our skin uneven, blotchy or worse - breaking out it will be a statement they will remember forever. Here are six thing I think can help us take care of our skin better. 1. Have a big or small O a day Its not what you think it is okay? have a big or small Orange a day. There is a saying an apple a day keeps the doctor away right? Well for me it would be an orange a day keeps the wrinkles away...longer. Because higher intake of Vitamin C actually reduces wrinkles and dryness due to aging later in our life. Recommended dosage of Vitamin C is 2 big oranges or 4 small oranges for Adults or if you like you can try other citrus fruits. Tomato also has a high percentage of Vit. C and lycopene - both great for the health and for the skin. 2. Eat some colors for your skin I have heard this se

A Girl's Essential on Shoes

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I knew ever since I was young that besides from diamonds, shoes are a girl's bestfriend. A pair of shoes might make (or break) one's outfit. So having at least the essentials will help you go through your day with a smile. 1. Black Pumps with Low heel. This pair can be used either in a corporate office outfit or even a simple night out outfit to give it that "chic" look. And being a low heel gives you the advantage of not having to suffer after that presentation at the board room. 2. Neutral Colored Heels In choosing neutral colored heels, go for beige. Beige heels gives an illusion of longer legs. Nothing else to say about that. 3. Semi Casual Flats. This one is my favorite. This can be a pair of ballet flats paired with jeans and a dressy top and you are good to go. Semi Casual Flats gives out a very nice feel to a simple outfit. 4. Dressy Black heels. These pair is great with a cocktail dress for a night event your heading out to. You can also pair this up with a

How To: Apply Makeup In Five Minutes or more

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I have heard a lot of articles about applying make up as fast as you can, here is my version of it. After taking a bath, apply some moisturizer on your face. Leave it on your face for sometime; say a minute or two, so that your skin gets enough time to absorb the moisture. I usually apply my moisturizer is a patting motion. This way of applying moisturizer also keeps your face looking alive and gives that "fresh" look. In the meantime, get your entire makeup ready, so that you do not end up looking for it. You need to prepare everything so that once that your moisturizer has been absorbed by your skin you won't stress yourself finding for your make up. Now, apply the foundation on your face and blend it with the help of a sponge or a foundation brush. I usually do it with a sponge. Next, you will have to apply your favorite eye shadow, followed by eyeliner, which will help define your eyes. Concentrate on the shape of your eyes while using the liner, since

Series: My favorite Youtubers / Bloggers : Michelle Phan

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If you follow me on twitter I know you've seen my wave of the videos I liked from her channel. For this edition of my favorites I present to you... Michelle Phan! I have started watching her videos ever since I started my youtube channel. Come to think of it, I started my youtube channel just to subscribe to her.. haha! but its true! I love all her tutorials and try to remake them. One of my favorites was her Romantic Rose and Delicate Cherry Blossom look, both are so romantic and cute! Michelle Phan also is a great make up artist and spokesperson for Lancome. She also has her own line of beauty products called IQQU. I'm planning on buying some...Not sure though if it can be sent in the Philippines. Please give me some feed back! ^_^ Michelle is born Vietnamese, but she grew up the United States. I like Michelle Phan because her videos are so well made and her looks are easy to follow. Although some of the products she use are kinda pricey (I live in the Philippines) but you

PMS and How to Deal with it.

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Menstruation is part of a girl's dilemma, its something that we get every month. With menstruation comes the cramps. I am now having one and I am not in my happy state...trust me. Yet I am blogging it, which is weird...blame it on the PMS people! PMS or Pre-menstrual symptoms, or popularly known as cramps is caused by the contraction of your uterus during your period, in other words your uterus contracts too hard. This can be mild pain in your abdominal area, lower back or ever your legs. The pain can vary from mild, moderate, and severe. Usually PMS would begin before or during your period. It can last for like a couple of hours or a whole day, extreme cases would be having it for 2 days. Here are some tips you can do to lessen the pain. 1. Eats lots of Fiber. Having a balanced diet will cleanse your body from excess estrogen. Good source of fiber is eating fruits and veggies. 2. Try this trick: Lay face down on the bed, then get on your knees, stick your butt up in the air but l

Miracles Amidst the Tragedy

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Miracles due happen in these times of crisis. I just read from Yahoo.com that a 4 month old baby girl had survived the tsunami that occurred last Friday. According to the news, when the baby cried the rescuers thought that it was just their imagination, but when she cried again they knew it was real. She actually survived 3 days in the cold, Luckily she was covered with a blanket. The only mystery was how she survived being drowned or being hit by the debris. I guess life is full of mysteries that will remain unanswered. This little girl is a spark of hope for all of us that there are still survivors waiting to be rescued. We may not be able to help financially, but with our prayers and faith I know that there will be more survivors. Much love -- A note: I do not own the pictures that are shown. These are owned by google.com

Stylish Blogger Award

This is so great! I was given an award by my good friend Ian ( http://www.mommantics.com and http://www.vanityspeaks.com/ ) Thanks so much for awarding my blog girl! Well this award has a few requirements that come with it. so here goes: 1. Thank and link back to the person who awarded you this award—DONE 2. Share 7 things about yourself: . I am a writer at heart but a talker at large.. is that even possible? haha . I like to collect perfume from Avon, I don't know why but I like their perfumes . I love to listen to music when I want be left alone. . I would cry a river when I see a suffering animal, especially dogs. . I have a tendency to forget so I need someone to remind me of the things I have to do (signs of aging? 0_o ) . I love to get lost on purpose! haha! . I want to take photography this year. 3. Award 15 (or less) recently discovered great bloggers—DONE Everyday make up blog Khaori Make up and Gyaru Lifestyle make up and beauty: Say Tioco Artillero Miss Cory Potts Mari

Please Follow My Travel Blog!

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Hey Ladies! Writing and travelling has been one of my passions. But it never seem to fit well before, but then one day I tried to make it one and this is what came out. Please follow me on my travel Blog. I actually made it a resolution that I have to visit at least 20 places here in the Philippines before 2011 ends. Follow me on my journey to different places in the metro and also experience a different side of Manila. go to www.photoescapetravels.blogspot.com to see more ^_^ much love! and have a great weekend! -- A

20 things people don’t know about me

Hey Hey its a Tuesday! :D Here's a little something to make you chuckle....if it can :D 20: I like to walk when I am not in the mood to talk to anybody. 19: I like to eat sampalok before I have my period (the sweet kind) 18: I can talk 10 hours STRAIGHT . I was in the call center for a year so this is a no-brainer...haha! 17: I drink alcoholic beverages like a guy,ONLY when I’m angry 16: I like to be drunk 15: I don’t like azucena (dog meat)…who does? 14: I hate police (you don’t want to know why) 13: I like Italian movies. 12: I like to read gay literature. 11: I cannot live without my organizer. 10: I absolutely love bags! Whether they are designer labeled or not 9: I like to read about witch craft and other creepy stuff 8: I like to watch horror films ALONE 7: I’m afraid of heights…BUT I like to ride roller coasters and other height frightening rides (ironic isn’t it?) 6: I have a tendency to be a obsessive compulsive towards my things when someone touches them without my con

I have a confession to make...I AM FAT

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I admit to myself that I am on the "bigger size" for some time now. but I think now is the time to face the reality that I AM FAT. I haven't actually weighed myself in over 3 months for the fact that I'm far too scared of accepting I'm fat. I've heard the phrases that "I think you should start eating less now" and all those other stuff and I have just put them aside because I am used to them. I just got the shock of my life when I saw recent pictures of me from our outing and saw the horrible truth. I'll show you pictures of what I looked 2 years before wearing the same sarong and the latest one. see the difference? I really need to lose weight! When I saw these pictures I was so de-moralized and had to face the fact that I have gained some weight. I had a previous post when I said that I have been doing the "half cup rice routine" and also my routine of walking from the MRT to my office, but I think its not enough. Honestly speaking, I

Series: My favorite Youtubers / Bloggers : COLORismyweapon

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Happy Saturday Ladies! I'm back with a new part of my series! Let me introduce you to Noe or better known as COLORismyweapon I saw her channel and subscribed to her last year and we started chatting. She actually requested a song. ^_^ Noe likes to make looks like the Miss Universe 2010 series. One of her looks that I like the most is the ninja asassin Look. Noe is from Cebu, which I heard is the Land of smiles. The thing I love about her is that she is like a blank canvas that you can make her look like anything you want. She can look like a sweet girl next door, then one minute later you can make her look like a ninja asassin...well not really one minute ^_^ You can check her out on her pages http://www.youtube.com/user/COLORismyweapon http://colorismyweapon.blogspot.com/ http://twitter.com/noemaevillagee see yah on my new post! much love! -- A

MULTIPLY REPOST: Weird Beauty Tips that actually work!

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ANOTHER RE-POST! ^_^ These were some of the tips and tricks I learned from my mom, from Cosmo and among other :) *** Try shaving your legs with conditioner instead of soap or shaving cream. I've done this myself, and it actually works really well! They say that the conditioner helps soften the leg hair so it's easier to shave off -- which is true . *** Use an exfoliating facial scrub on your underarms to help your pits look soft and pretty. facial scrubs are gentler than body scrubs. This is a good one if you like wearing sleeveless shirts! *** Left with streaks after you use a self-tanner? oh dear! Put a little baking soda on a loofah and give yourself an all over scrub. It'll buff away the streaks and leave you with soft skin! *** Spritz your favorite scent onto your hairbrush before you brush your hair. You'll smell good all day -- just one spritz is plenty. I like this idea a lot and have used this one on many occasions.. *** The next time you break a nail, p

My friend Emafe is having a giveaway!

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Happy Friday my lovely readers! Here is another plug I am making for one of my friends who is having a giveaway! if you want you can check it out here ! Prizes she's giving away are: 1. 2 Hair Fashion accessories 2. 1 Beauties Factory Professional Nail Art 3. 10 pairs of eyelashes 4. Aics Cosmetics Eyeshadows & Blusher 5. L.A. Colors 10 color Eyeshadow in Aquatic Paradise 6. Careline Make-up set 3 7. Ever Bilena Pro Leg Make-up with UVA/UVB Protection 8. 4 Aido lipsticks in no. 9, 12, 6 and 3 Rules on how to win in her : 1. You must follow her blog 2. Post a comment with your Google friend connect. The comment can be about anything but you can only comment once. 3. Must be 18 years of age but if your under 18 ask your parents permission because she'll need your address to ship you your prizes Additional entries: * Blog about the giveaway (5 entries) * Post my giveaway banner in the sidebar of your website or blog (5 entries) * Tweet my giveaway (5 entries) Giveaway ends Mar

To Beautynomics: sorry for the typo :(

This is just a post I'm making for the big boo-boo I made a couple of days ago. I realized that I mismentioned her name... instead of "beautynomics" I said "Beautyconomics" hehe...Really sorry Sophie... But I actually fixed it :D maybe I made that typo for the fact that I haven't slept a complete 8 hours and I was still in my "sleepy" phase lol.... but again... I am terribly sorry about the typo error... Much love -- A

MULTIPLY REPOST: when to throw away your make up

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hello! I'm back with another re-post from my multiply account. I was thinking of making my multiply site more of my portfolio then this would be my main blog site. Enjoy reading! Hi girls! I'm back! I know I have been out for a while. I've been pretty busy with work and other stuff that I haven't had much time to write new article. Okay so its already December and Christmas is just around the corner, do you have plans this December 24? Well for me usually around this time I would be cleaning out my stuff and check which ones I have to throw out. That means it can be old clothes, shoes, books, trash...and most specially make up!. Throwing away your make up is kind of like throwing away your baby. I know how it feels and it hurts so much! but if its bad for you, you gotta let them go girl! Here are some of the basics things you need to think and also do when you store or throw away your make up. 1. Put a date on your product when you first opened it. So you