Etude House and Dara's Transformations :D

As endorser of Etude House, DARA of 2NE1 has undergone several transformations.

Most notable of which is her becoming MISS TANGERINE. Sporting short curly light brown locks, she showed us how to look playful and vibrant by putting on a color which many thought was "unwearable" --- orange.

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And then in a blink of an eye, we see Dara shedding off the "juicy" image, to become the ALOHA GIRL! This time, with long dark brown hair, cherry lips, and bronzed skin that suit her very well.:) Thanks to Etude House's newest makeup line, Aloha Makeup Collection, which will be released in the Philippines soon. 

Between the two, I think I favor this tropical look over the other. Oh well, she looks CUTE as Miss Tangerine but in my opinion, she looks GORGEOUS as Aloha Girl! 

Based on Dara's photo, I say the new makeup collection would generally work for girls from the Philippines especially those who have "bronze" or tanned skin to begin with.:) That's why I'm so excited for the arrival of Aloha Makeup Collection. 

It seems ironic though that the collection reminds me of the beautiful "summer-y" island of Hawaii and now in the Philippines, the rainy season is beginning to make its presence felt.

photo grabbed from www.gohawaii.com

Haha but I don't care.            

I can be Aloha Girl any season of the year!:D

How about you, which do you like better - Dara as Miss Tangerine or as Aloha Girl?:)

Etude House says..."Put Your Hands Up!"

Etude House prides itself on being a TOTAL BEAUTY BRAND, addressing various beauty and skincare needs of Princesses and even Princes too!:D

And now, the brand takes a step further as it introduces products for the ARMPITS!:D These aren't available in the Philippines yet but one can take a preview of these products at one of the corners of the Nail Art Area in the new Etude House SM Megamall (located at Building B Upper Ground Floor).

I couldn't resist taking snapshots of these adorably packaged deos, with a very interesting, and I should say, funny name haha --- PUT YOUR HANDS UP! Come come come take a look and check out what I got from the label of each.

Put Your Hands Up Deo Perfume Mist (50 ml)

It restrains sweat and odor to keep freshness. It has delicate pearl and sweet floral scent.

Put Your Hands Up Deo Multi-powder (40g)

This multi-use powder keeps freshness by absorbing sweat.

Put Your Hands Up Deo Perfume Stick (40g)

This is a stick type deo restrains sweat, odor and keeps freshness with citrus scent.

Put Your Hands Up Deo Care Gel (50ml)

This product restrains sweat and odor with whitening and anti-wrinkle effect.

Knowing Etude House, these products should be very effective, just like the other products they carry.

Now I'm thinking, when these become available, I would probably try the Deo Gel first (yes, the whitening and anti-wrinkle benefit are definite come-on) I wonder how the gel would feel on my pits....hmmm cool perhaps? But for sure, it'll be a refreshing experience that would make me "put my hands up!"

Haha, can't wait!:D

Code B Dear Darling Ultra Firming Lips PK001

This is one of my favorite lipsticks from Etude House. Why?

1) I get moist and firm lips by using this.

2) In my opinion, this is very long-lasting compared to other Etude House lippies.

3) It has a nice pink shade that illuminates my face especially in my photos. The shade goes by the name Charisma Pink and I'm indeed charmed by it.

4) It goes well with my Etude House Lovely Cookie Blusher in Lovely Pink (No.5)

5) It costs only P448 :D

I do wish this shade won't be discontinued by Etude House ever, as in ever...:D

Facial Cleaning at its Happiest with Etude House Happy Tea Time!

Now it's time to talk about Etude House Happy Tea Time Cleansing Foam. This product is actually one of the most inexpensive and practical items to purchase from Etude House, as it costs only P148 for a 120ml tube! If you're using it alone, 2x a day, still it will last you months as you need only a pea size to produce a rich bubbly lather for facial cleansing.

But aside from the price factor, what's good about this product is that it is effective and very pleasant to use. It has a nice soothing tea scent, depending on the variant. I've been using this since last year (I'm a Peach Tea loyalist haha) and not only does it make my face smooth and clean but it also makes my senses invigorated.

And because I love this product so much, last Christmas, I decided to let family and friends experience the joy of using it. I gave out several Happy Tea Time Cleansing Foam as gifts. I was lucky to get all variants despite the fact that many customers were hoarding too. For a while I was tempted to keep everything for myself but the goodness in me prevailed so I just took a photo of all the variants lined up together instead haha.

The Happy Tea Time Facial Foam Family :) From left to right - Milk Tea, Lemon Tea, Green Tea, Peach Tea and Aloe Tea

VARIANTS and USES:

GREEN TEA - For pore cleansing and oily shine relief 

MILK TEA - For moisturizing and soothing 

PEACH TEA - For brightening and clarifying 

LEMON TEA - For vitalizing and nourishing 

ALOE TEA - For moisturizing and promoting complexion health 

How about you? What's your favorite Happy Tea Time Cleansing Foam variant?:)

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Boyfie gets a Lip Makeover!:D (With Etude House Welcome to Wonder Lip Land)

Ok, so the truth is boyfie's lips are DRRRRRYYYYY and PALE and so I've decided to experiment with lip gloss to somehow "enliven" his puckers but not looking too gay haha :D I first applied ETUDE HOUSE COLOR ME NUDE lip concealer (costs P228 only) to make his lips look smoother, to hide blemishes on the lips and also to make the lip makeup long-lasting.

Photo courtesy of www.etudehouse.ph. I was so excited with the lip makeover that I only realized while posting this that I failed to take product shot of my Color Me Nude. ORIGINAL PHOTO to follow :D

I then layered three lip gloss colors from Etude House Welcome To Wonder Lip Land to achieve a fairly decent look for him.

 

I first applied lip gloss color c and then topped it with color d and then finally, lip gloss color f, my favorite among the lip gloss colors, as I've mentioned in my previous review on Etude House Welcome To Wonder Lip Land.

The result? Tadaaaaaaahhhhhh!:D  

What do you think? For me, it looks ok, at least his lips acquired color somehow but doesn't look gay nor too unnatural for a guy :D

Here's a picture of us together, see it looks natural, right? 

I'm just not sure if I could convince him to sport this lip look all the time haha, especially that he's not used to having gloss on his lips but for picture purpose, I'm just glad he relented to my idea haha :D

How about you have you tried giving your guy a makeover? If not yet, try it! It's really fun!:D 

Maybe, I should put eyeliner on him next time...hahahahahhahahahahhaa :D

The Ultimate Epitome of Cuteness...:)

'Twas in year 2007 when I posted this blog entry:

The ultimate epitome of CUTENESS..:)

Haven't seen them for a while but after some random surfing in the net, I chanced upon 
Forever Friends images, and now all I want to do is enter the monitor and hug these bears 
as tight as I could and be lost in their very own world of cuteness..:)

Four years later, the sentiment is pretty much the same. After another random surfing, a cute 
Forever Friends image popped into the screen and there I go again wanting to enter the monitor 
and hug these bears as tight as I could...awwwwww...the cuteness is overflowing, I simply am at
loss for words.

Now, I don't get to see merchandise or physical displays of these cuties too often in the 
Philippines. Oh wait, on second thought, I haven't actually seen one for the longest time, AT ALL!
 I'm not even sure if the  kids of today could even relate to Forever Friends. :(

Thank God, I've discovered www.foreverfriends.co.uk, the official Forever 
Friends site which I could visit everytime I want to have my fix of Forever Friends' cuteness 
overload. Moreover, I could send loved ones with cute FF cards, shop online for cute FF 
merchandise, download cute FF stuff like wallpaper, icons etc. , join fun games & contests 
and relive the cute history of how Forever Friends came to be.

And not only that, Forever Friends bears are on Facebook too! Well, you must have guessed by 

now that I've already LIKED Forever Friends Cute Bears Official Page.

And so for my 20-something year old self, Forever Friends bears remain to be a HAPPY 

reminiscence of my childhood and beyond.

PICNIK --- The Online Photo Editor I Lurv!

This online photo editor really makes me happy! It's simpler than Photoshop and for some time now, this site has managed to give reliable assistance in making my blog photos look presentable :D

Presenting...............PICNIK! 

Here's a screen shot of its homepage.

One can EDIT (auto-fix, rotate crop, resize, exposure, color, sharpen, red-eye), CREATE (effects, text, stickers, touch-up, frames), then SAVE and SHARE. It's that easy!:D

I'm tempted to post more screen shots but then again, it would be better if the actual PICNIK SITE is visited so one can see for himself how great it is. All I can say is this --- using this site to enhance photos for blogs or for whatever brings about an experience that is so uncomplicated and yet uber fun, well, just like a picnic!:D

P.S. With phrases such as "warming breeze",  "sprinkling dew",  "applying sunscreen", "floating kites",  "stealing picnik baskets", and "blooming blossoms", "painting sky ", 'buttering sandwiches", "planting trees", "laying blanket" which appear while the site is loading...what could get more "picnik-y" than that?:D