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Happy New Year! May this year be better than or at least as good as 2014. May you still have complete fingers and toes and may you not have a bad hangover from all the alcohol in your system (if you had any, of course). Cheers to the new year and to new adventures!

If there's one beauty buzz I loved this year, it's Kylie Jenner's Bratz-like lips. Everyone went gaga over it to the point where both my Bloglovin and Youtube feeds were full of tutorials on how to get larger-than-life lips. While other people find it ridiculous, I, on the other hand, love it. I don't care if Kylie uses a lip liner, had a lip augmentation, or did some voodoo magic; all I know is that she rocks full lips like no one's business.

Hello hello! Hope you're all having a wonderful Christmas. Mine's pretty chill. Our annual family Christmas gathering with our relatives was't on this year so instead we visited some of them to wish them a Merry Christmas and give their gifts. Since that means going out, I figured I might as well doll up a bit.

I didn't really go all the way with my makeup. I decided to skip face products (except for moisturizer), eye products (was supposed to wear mascara but I didn't have time anymore huhu), and cheek products. I did, however, give love to the two places I love jazzing up: brows and lips. I had my brows threaded a week ago so all I did was lightly fill them in, just so it would balance the top half of my face. As you can see on the photo above, I went for red lips because it's Christmas duh. :)) This is the perfect occasion to wear red lips so I took advantage of that. My look is Model Off Duty-inspired although in my case it's more of a Semi-Haggard Model Off Duty look (the red lips made up for everything haha!)

Makeup Breakdown:

Prismacolor Ebony Pencil in Jet Black

Guerlain Le Stylo Levres in 25 Iris Noir

Elizabeth Arden Color Intrigue Effects Lipstick in 02 Cranberry Cream

 Before everything gets crazy, lemme post this first.

Just wanna share my Christmas mani: NARS Pierre Hardy Polish in Sharplines Right. It's the perfect color and the perfect polish for the holidays. And yes, there'll be an NOTW post about it, probably before NY.

Also, MERRY CHRISTMAS! I know it's not the 25th yet but I figured that I might as well greet you all now before I get sleepy and/or drunk. Absolutely loving the weather here in my country and I wish you're having fun wherever you are as well. May everyone have love, peace, and everything in between. Sending my love to you all. :**

x

Are you all done with Christmas shopping? Whether you're still shopping or looking for something to buy, I have something that might help you. Here's my gift guide: beauty edition!

Can't believe that Christmas is just around the corner! I'm absolutely loving anything holiday-related: shopping, wrapping of presents, cool weather, parties, bold lips. But before I head out, here's some beauty stuff I'm sure will be in my bag wherever I go in the next few days.

When you go to a makeup counter, you see beauty items in all shapes and sizes. You've got your pencils, palettes, bottles, tools, and compacts. But thing is, every makeup counter you go to will always have that one thing: a potted product. Some people avoid potted products like the plague, some are unsure of buying them, and some are confused on how to use them. Looking for a Potted Products 101? Don't worry, I got you covered.

Hi everyone! Gonna make this entry nice and quick.

If there's one thing I wasn't able to outgrow, it's nail biting. I started biting my nails when I was seven and 14 years later, I still am, it's embarrassing. So to prevent myself from biting them, I wear polish. Unfortunately, I went polish-free for three weeks hence my short nails. I was finally able to paint them yesterday and here's my polish of choice.

I love wearing polishes that are dark enough to look like black polish. This polish is exactly that. Stairway to Heaven is somehow a muted navy blue color and when you do two coats, it's dark and doesn't look blue at all- you'll see the blue color under a really bright light. I really love the color because it lets me have two things I love: dark polish and color. If you're like me who's tired of black polishes, try something like this. Also, this color looks so good as a base, don't you think? I'm thinking of applying glitter polish on top of it. Whaddyathink? :)

PS. To my Filipino readers, stay warm and safe!

 Another haul? Ikr. But hey, tis the season to be haulin'!

Omgomgomgomg!! I finally, FINALLY have my own Konad stamp set! I discovered a shop that sells Konad plates and tools so of course I had the urge to drop by. I went to the store last Sunday and walked away with my first Konad plate, scraper, and stamp(er?). There were a loooot of plates to choose from but I decided to go with m71 since I like the lacy designs. I had to settle for one for now though since the plates weren't exactly cheap. But for a start, this ain't bad. Can't wait to stamp my heart out!

Bought these at BeadtleSweet at 03-19A Plaza Singapura. The stamper & scraper set cost S$6.90 and the plate was S$7.90. 

PS. Locally, I've seen Konad stuff in Shopwise Libis. Dunno if they're still available though.