Delicious Bright Pink!

Hey Girls,

Here's a delicious picture of 3 of my favorite bright pink lippies. This bright almost neon pink obsession started with none other than MAC's Candy Yum Yum. Since I only bought one, the fear of it seeing the end frightened me! Thus I looked for dupes. Here they are side by side. :)

MAC's Candy Yum yum
Sleek Makeup lipstick in Fuchsia
Lime Crime lipstick in Countessa Fluorescent

Don't they just look delicious to you?! :) Do you girls know any other dupes or any notable bright pink lippy in the market? I kinda want more hehe Girls can never have enough lipsticks. :)


Toodles! :)

Great finds at Apothica.com + Giveaway

Hey girls, I am so excited to share with you all a site that I have recently discovered. This site is like your one stop shop from bath & body needs, Skincare, haircare, Candles, Laundry and my most favorite part MAKEUP! This site is WWW.APOTHICA.COM :)

I think it's pretty obvious that I lovveeeee cosmetics, so when I checked out apothica.com' wide array of makeup brands available, my heart started palpitating! They have makeup brands ranging from Stilla, Smashbox, NARS, BECCA, Napoleon Perdis, Paul & Joe, Japonesque, Cargo and sooooo muuchhh more!

Amongst all the goodies you will find in the Makeup section in Apothica.com something i really look forward to trying and purchasing is CARGO's Blu Ray Pressed powder. I have heard so much about this product and they have all been raves. And because of it's HD qualities, this will be perfect for my kit, no more cakiness! :)

Apothica.com has so much to offer you definitely your one stop shop! :)

Now getting on to the good part, www.cabyness.blogspot.com , together with www.apothica.com is bringing to you a one of a kind contest giveaway. This gives 1 (one) lucky winner a chance to win a $25 gift voucher to use on any items in Apothica.com (and their sister sites SkincareRx.com and Skin Botanica.com - they all share one shopping cart) !!! How cool is that? :)

All you have to do is follow the instructions:

1. Blog about this giveaway and indicate which product in the www.apothica.com website do you look forward to in trying. Blog Contest title should be: Apothica.com's Giveaway! Use the link to Apothica's site in your post. (1 Point)

2. Follow me on twitter (@cabyness) and Apothica.com (@skincarerx1) and tweet about the giveaway with a link to this blog and mentioning @skincarerx1 in the tweet. (1 Point)

3. Join Apothica's newsletter by leaving your email address and signing up at the bottom of the page of www.apothica.com

4. Leave a comment below with a link to your blog post about this contest including your Name and Email Address and twitter handle.


Simple yes? :)

The contest will run from September 1-14 and is open Internationally! :)

I will go through all entries and will not accept people who just joins contests and not blog, you have to be a real blogger. :)


I really look forward to your entries and see what you guys are excited about in trying with Apothica.com's wide array of products!! :)

Goodluck guys Get those entries in!!! :)



Toodles! :)

Beauty Feature in CHALK Magazine August 2010 Issue

Hi girls, if you know me personally Hyper would be one of the words you would probably use to describe me. Now I am more than Hyper and excitement than ever. Why? Because Chalk Magazine's 10th year anniversary issue (August 2010) is now out! I'm excited because this issue features moi yours truly and Maui in their Beauty pages. :)

Me and Maui did make up for 2 real girls who both go to school talking about how their beauty and fashion has evolved in the last 10 years. :) We really had fun during the shoot and now I'm super happy its out. :)

Here it is:

I did Lexi's (left) makeup while Maui did Honey's (right)

Lexi's page with little me in it hehe :)

Closer look

That's me! big cheeks how embarrassing haha


Here's Honey's page with Maui hehe :)

I had so much fun doing this and would like to express my gratitude for this wonderful opportunity. These things are what makes hard work really pay off. :) When I decided to pursue make up, it has been nothing but blessings. Thank you. :)

The wonderful shots were taken by Chad Tyler Meadows, Hair was by Jay Wee. :)

Super Duper thank you to Michelle Katigbak-Alejandro CHALK's Beauty Editor and RB Chanco my mentor. :)

This issue is in stands now so don't forget to grab a copy with gorgeous Kim Chiu on the cover. :)



Toodles! :)

Makeup + Chips = Gourmet Pics

Oishi Gourmet Picks has an awesome online promo where you can not only exercise your make-up prowess, but also get the chance to win an iPad, Samsung Omnia and PS3! It's the Gourmet Pics with Oishi Gourmet Picks Photo Contest.

The deal is simple. Just upload an exquisite photo of you flaunting your favorite flavor of Gourmet Picks. Each flavor has a theme: Japanese for Wasabi & Nori, Korean for Kimchi and Classic for Natural Sea Salt.

Grand prizes will depend on the flavor. PS3 for Wasabi & Nori, Samsung Omnia for Kimchi and iPad for Natural Sea Salt. To keep things a lot more exciting, there will also be different categories every two weeks with the best-picked prizes: Most Exquisite Background, Most Exquisite Style, Most Dramatic Photo just to name a few.

Imagine all the make-up possibilities.

Click Image for full promo mechanics

Isn't this amazing? You can showcase your make up talents with your favorite themes; Japanese, Korean and Classic make up styles. Don't forget to take a picture with your favorite variant! :)

Here are some suggestions for the different make up looks you guys can do:

Wasabi & Nori Variant (Japanese):

Kimchi (Korean):

Classic Natural Sea Salt:

Can't wait to see what you guys come up with!! :) For more information click HERE.


Toodles! :)

Sunny EOTD :)

I have been in bed the whole day reading, so to break the silence I decided to play around with my eye shadow palette from Turkey. Also, my mom had interrupted me when she came in my room and asked how the NARS foundation I gave her looked on her, and well the rest is history, she put on make up, washed her brushes and left them next to my drying brushes to dry themselves. hehe And you guys know how infectious make up gets right? hehe

Anyway here's my look using the Flormar Palette from Turkey:

Don't mind the uneven eye liner and the ungroomed brows hehe

Quick shot of me

Here's the FLormar Palette from Turkey that I used:Gold: Browbone
Orange: Inner lid
Purple: Crease
Teal Blue: Outer Crease
Green: Outer Lid

The swatches looked great on my fingers however they didn't serve justice on my lids. It looks a lot better in person, the camera flash washed a little out of the color but it's still not as bright as how the swatches were on my fingers. Maybe this needed a better base say the NYX Jumbo pencil in Milk (but i'd have to own one to find out haha). I used MAC fluidline in frostlite, which obviously was a bad idea. hehe I'll try recreating this look with a better base next time. But as for now, I'll get back to my book! :)

Have a great weekend girls! :)


Toodles! :)

Make Up From Turkey! (Picture Heavy)

Prior to my brother's actual flight to Turkey, in true blue make up addict fashion, I researched on some Turkish cosmetics brands. One Turkish made brand drew my attention. The brand's name is FLORMAR. They have tons of cool stuff! A whole range of cosmetic products were showcased in the Brand's website. All the products and colors were so inviting! To see them, click here.

My brother was in Turkey for about 1 week before heading off to Bangkok. In Bangkok he met my parents who were there for a Business Trip. Since my brothe rno longer lives at home, he handed mom my makeup. And this morning Mom and Dad arrived along with my goodies! :)

Initially i wanted them all! But I couldn't let my brother suffer my addiction too so I just got the following:

From Left-Right
Terracotta Blush in 45
Terracotta trio Eyeshadow in 08
Terracotta Blush in 46
Eyeshadow Palette in 03

I love how the packaging is heavy duty and how each product has this sticker seal:
Each product also has a manufacturing date and expiration date together with the product's ingredients at the bottom just like this:


Without further a-do here's a closer look at the Flormar goodies from Turkey! :)

TERRACOTTA BLUSH in 45 and 46

Notice at how similar it is to MAC's mineralize blush on? I specifically chose this product for my brother to buy because of it's similarity in pictures. When I got a hold of the product I was overwhelmed of its size! It's about the size of MAC Studio Fix Powder Foundation! So so happy about that. Hehe I sort of regret not getting all 6 colors hehe But then again that's just being greedy haha

Here's a closer look at each Blush:

45

46

Here's a side by side comparison of the FLORMAR Terracotta Blush and MAC Mineraize Blush:

FLORMAR Blush in 45 next to MAC Mineralize Blush in Fad-dabulous

Swatch
Left: Flormar 45 Right: MAC

FLORMAR Blush in 46 next to MAC Mineralize Blush in Fad-dabulous

Swatch

Check out the how much bigger the Flormar Terracotta Blush is compared to MAC mineralize blush. The size is wayyyy bigger! And with just looking at the swatch alone side by side with MAC's mineralize blush, the consistency and the quality is exactly the same. They are both shimerry with gold particles. :)

FLORMAR Terracotta eyehsadow trio in 08

Swatch

Very Very Pigmented, although I suggest using a strong eye shadow base like MAC Paintpot or concealer prior to application since it tends to get messy and everywhere. Very simiar to MAC's mineralize eye shadows. :)

FLORMAR eye shadow palette in 03

Need I say more, the colors are so so bright and very pigmented! Really worth every penny! I can't wait to try a colorful look with this palette. :)


Overall, Flormar amazed me with its superb quality, durable packaging and lovely presentation. These are only a few of the many products they have. I now want to go to Turkey even more to shop and drool all day at the Flormar kiosks and stores. They have all make up products, I really still want to complete all of the Terracotta Blush-ons hehe I also want to try the quality of their individual eye shadows and their eye liners! Yummm.... thinking about them alone makes me anxious haha.

For those who are wondering at the prie of Flormar products, let's just put it this way, total of all 4 items is only about PHP1,900n (approx. USD40). :) It's realy really cheap. Especially since I'm hoping my brother doesn't come to me for its payment. hahaha Flormar is a middle-class cosmetic brand in Turkey. :)

I want to go to TURKEY!!!!!!

Toodles! :)