Post Holiday Makeup Giveaway - Annoucement of Winners

Congrats to the winners!

I'll be back to regular programming next week :)

CLOSED Fulfill Your Modfancies - Post Holiday Makeup Giveaway

Time for a new giveaway!!

As promised (albeit a day late), I am commencing my Post Holiday Makeup Giveaway.

Please watch the video below to find out the two sets of makeup products I am giving away and the mechanics of the contest.

Enjoy! :)

Christmas Shopping - Makeup and Skincare Haul

Here it is, my haul video!

Silly me, after watching the video, I realized I forgot to mention a couple of products:

*MUFE Aqua Brow

*Bourjois Loose Powder in Rose

Fresh Everyday Look (video)

Hey guys! I'm back from my self-imposed hiatus.

Actually, I've just been busy with work after my short vacation in HK. Boo.

I feel like I've been neglecting my blog for the past week, y'know, because of work and stuff. So, I went home straight from the office  yesterday and did a Fresh Everyday Look, which is the exact opposite of what I feel after being stuck in heavy traffic along EDSA.

So, I hope you guys like it and please if anyone knows how I can choose/customize a thumbnail for my videos, please let me know.

I'm not a YouTube partner, so I just have to settle with whatever thumbnails the system generates for me. And so, if I look ridiculous in the thumbnail, I am very sorry. he-he

Please change the quality and watch the video in HD :)

Lost in Translation: Hong Kong with my Ma

Me and my Ma are on our third day in HK. Well, technically it is our second day since we flew in Sunday night after a short flight via Cebu Pacific Air.

As a birthday gift to her, my sweet fiancè put together this trip. Of course, I was ecstatic! Giving my Ma an experience of HK has always been a dream for me. Just one condition on my end, no stop to Disneyland! Too much sun and happy faces make me grumpy like an angry 90-year-old man. Lols

This trip marks a couple of firsts for us - it's her first overseas vacation and I am pretty much a neophyte in leading one. I've always depended on Henry (fiancè) to map out everything - things to do, places to go as well as find the good eats in a particular city/county.

So, being with her feels like it's also my first time here. Plus the fact that between the two of us, we only have  three Chinese words  under our belts - cesuo (CR), pai fan (white rice) and kele (coke).  I believe these are essential words that would make certain conversations in HK much much easier. Haha

To keep myself from going batshiz cray-cray and hop on every cab I see to navigate the city (imagine the costs THAT would incur), Henry gave me a copy of the MTR Map.

Video: Creepy Manyika Look

I've had a bit of a problem with properly rendering this video so that's why it took way too long for me to do this post.

I had such a great time doing this look and all the preparations that went with it. The most exciting part was discovering that there is a store in the city that retails the Ben Nye products! So, after buying the Spirit Gum along with the Nose & Scar Wax, I ordered the creepy contact lens from a nearby optical shop and from there, I was good to go!

I know the Halloween parties are pretty much over but I think you can still do this look if you're gonna have a themed Christmas party - uhm zombies, anyone?

Initially, I wanted to do a ghostly Maria Clara but I couldn't find the right dress to go with it. So, I went with my next option, which is the creepy manyika (doll). I'm really happy with the results and I hope you try it out as well!

Teaser: Creepy Manyika Halloween Look

Quick Demo: How I Use My Clarisonic Plus

Hey lovelies!!

I know, I know I haven't been posting as frequently as I should be this week. Don't be tampo, it's just that work has been extra demanding for me recently.

Another thing that has kept me from updating is because of a nasty scab sitting on top my frickin' nose. The lesson here is try not to get carried away while using the PMD Microderm.

I'm just letting it heal for a while and as soon as it dries up, I'll be back on the zone!

Anyway, I decided to post the video where I did a quickie demo on how I use the Clarisonic Plus. As you can see, I did this right after the My UST school spirit makeup entry.

UAAP Cheerdance: My UST School Spirit Makeup

I was halfway through college when UST scored the championship title at the UAAP Men's Basketball Division a few years ago and I can still vividly remember the joy that deliciously filled the air in our campus weeks after that event.

I'm telling you, everyone - from the administrators to the students and even manong from the siomai stand in Dapitan - soaked in the victory.

And like hot chocolate fudge on top of a creamy double-scoop vanilla ice cream, the UST Salinggawi dance troupe also clinched their fifth-consecutive win on the cheerdance competition!

So, you can just imagine the ecstasy those titles gave all of us. It was like we were constantly smoked-up all high during those days.

School spirit - sometimes it can drive people crazy, you know? :)

Now, let me get started with makeup, which is the main subject of the day, lest I forget after the nauseating nostalgia I just submitted myself into.

The UAAP Cheerdance Competition is on Saturday and to pay homage to my Alma Mater, I did this bright yellow makeup as my own little way of cheering for UST.

Flirty Pink-Purple Makeup

When in doubt, skip the sushi counter.

That's the lesson I unfortunately learned when my stomach fought with me the entire weekend after I gobbled like three platters of sashimi Friday evening. 

I had an inkling that the quality of the sushi from that restaurant was not at par with the standards of the other buffets we frequent to, but I just can never stop myself from happily crowding my plate with raw fishes when it's right there! in front of me!

Sheesh, what pains I suffered for my gluttony.

Moving on...

As I noted in my sneak-peek post, I will be using drugstore makeup products for this flirty pink-purple look.

It's quite easy to do, something you could wear when you're going out on a casual date -  it's gonna look fun and sassy without coming off as try-hard. Nobody wants that, right?

Here you go, I hope you like it!

Step 1- Prep

For that fresh and flawless look, I reached out for my HG bb cream and with a powder blush, I buffed it into my skin in small circular motions to make sure the product doesn't sit on top of my pores.

I skipped setting the bb cream with powder, but if you want the makeup to last longer, go ahead and do so.

Skin79 Super+ Hot Pink BB Cream in its cute mini sample bottle

Up Next: Makeup Look For Less

Although I'm already armed with the right products, I can't get my hands on doing this right now because some wedding stuff is making me a very busy girl.

So, I apologize for the blog delay!

But before I go, I just have to say that I'm so excited to dive in and do it right!

I'm gonna make sure the post on this look will be up this weekend.

By the way, have you submitted your entry on my first ever makeup giveaway?!

To do that, please click thru the link below:

http://modfancies.blogspot.com/2012/09/fulfill-your-mod-fancies-my-first.html?m=1

Stay tuned girlies! ❤❤❤

 

Featuring mostly local drugstore makeup products

Cheerios,

 

(Closed) Fulfill Your Mod Fancies - My First Giveaway!!

Hey loves!

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I was planning something nice and sweet for you guys just because I am so happy with the response my (relatively) new blog is getting.

And I was thinking  that since this is a beauty blog that mainly focuses on makeup, I've decided to give away products that aid in creating a flawless-looking base. We all know that to create a perfect makeup look, you must have a great canvas to work with. Flawless looking skin is a must. 

The first of two giveaway items is MAC's Prep+Prime Beauty Balm SPF 35.

What is it?
 
According to the MAC website, it is "lightly tinted in a nearly sheer beige tone to work on an array of complexions, it creamily re-texturizes the skin and then goes on to excel at being a face primer with high everyday UVA/UVB SPF 35 defense."

It is basically a tinted cream that could either be worn on its own or as a face primer.

This would be perfect for those with oily skin because it totally keeps the skin matte and fresh so you won't have to worry about your foundation looking cakey right before your lunch hour.

Keep the sebum at bay with
MAC's Prep+Prime Beauty Balm

The Face Shop Four-Minute Smokey Eyes Challenge

When it comes to makeup, I've always considered smokey eyes as this huge enigma: It's like EDSA without the 24/7 traffic or Brangelina without Jennifer Aniston; Twitter minus the incessant flow of TMIs or dial-up Internet in 2012. And for the ultimate punch, it's like Fifty Shades of Grey without all the explicit sexual content. It totally perplexes me out.

Anyway, back to makeup.

I was walking around Glorietta last week when I chanced upon Face Shop's Face It 4 Minute Smokey Kit, which promises that people like you and me would be able to create smoked up eyes faster than the commercial breaks during your favorite TV drama.

The kit contains four shadows (L-R: Black; Golden Khaki; Light Pink and Medium Brown), a couple of double-ended brushes, a black eyeliner and a mascara.

So, I thought maybe I'd try the product out and see for myself if I could achieve the smokey eyes goal within four minutes.

Start out with a bare face - prep your skin then proceed with the eyes:

Using the angled brush from the kit, fill in your brows with the medium brown e/s.

If you have dark hair, keep the brows a couple of shades lighter than your natural hair color.
Otherwise, set the brows one or two tones deeper.

You can also opt to use a brow pencil if you want

First: Rim both the upper and lower lids with a black eyeliner, making a slight cat-eye shape at the end. This doesn't need to be perfect since we are going to smudge it out.

90s Makeup Nostalgia Part 2

As promised, here is my attempt to recreate the 'natural' makeup trend during the early to mid-90s.

Think Donna Martin/Brenda Walsh/Kelly Taylor from the original swanky zip code of prime time teen television, Beverly Hills 90210, or maybe Kate Moss during the much-celebrated grunge wave of the decade, or even the 90s bombshell Claudia Schiffer.

The makeup was all about deep contours, full brows, brown hues and everything matte.

Before I begin, let me remind you, I'm a neophyte so please, be kind.. ^.^

Start with a fresh face: tone and moisturize if you like. 

I used Flawless' facial toner and
Clarins White Plus HP Whitening Moisture Day Emulsion

The base I used was a Korean brand BB cream, which provides light coverage, perfect for the hot weather in Manila.

Skin 79 Hot Pink BB Cream

90s Makeup Nostalgia Part 1

Thinking about the 90s brings back memories of the Kate and Johnny romance, Daria, Sweet Valley High (or was it just me?), Dawson's Creek and dare I say, the velvet choker!

And right at the top of my 'why I love the 90s' list, is the era's polished, earth tones makeup made all the more fabulous by the supermodels of that time.

Cindy and Linda Rocking the 90s Look

The look was all about the strong brows, soft brown eyes, matte face and well-defined pouts framed by thick and beach-y hairstyles.

As the 90s progressed, we saw this natural makeup look begin to change and soon it transformed into its softer version: the brows are less thick, peachy tones tinged the eyes and cheeks and lip gloss started to make a comeback as well.

Cher and Carrie with the mid to late 90s natural makeup trend

So, suffice to say that I am totally all over the 90s right now. That's why I am taking inspiration from this decade to recreate the look I've always wanted to try.

Next up: my version of the 90s natural makeup look!! Stay tuned!

Almost Hitched

I find myself cringing whenever I see videos or hear stories of a man very publicly proposing to his woman. Although some of them are quite touching, I still feel like punching my face at the thought of going through the same thing. Even now, just writing about it is making me hyperventilate.

It goes without saying that I always advice my man, who happens to be a very passionate person, against that sort of stuff. From anniversaries to the seemingly obligatory Valentine's Day celebrations, I would always raise my hand at the idea of a hassle-free romantic dinner. 

The Ring

So, I was over the moon when he proposed to me in a quiet way - in a boat overseeing the Boracay sunset a fortnight before the summer ended. 

It was the sweetest, most romantic thing ever done with sophistication and dignity. It was very private (as it should be) and lovely. 

Well, almost private - if you don't count kuya who was manning the boat.