As children, our first venture into exploring creativity is holding onto that first box of crayons and a stack of papers our parents may have let us have. Moving onto the first day in primary, we’d always have an activity to experiment with colours then shifted to using different mediums as we move up each level. Big crayons, small crayons, coloured chalks, colour pencils, water colour and the list goes on.
And then there was structure. From tree trunks in brown, grass in green, skies in blue, flowers in red and …

Or not. I did say “consider” yes?
Just because I got this amazing metal case in the mail a few months ago, which can house all my makeup paraphernalia, regardless if I have technique or not, doesn’t automatically mean I’m suited and armed to tackle the world of MUAs, that’s makeup artists btw. But it’s an idea worth considering for folks with talent, skill and perseverance, though. The work of a makeup artist goes beyond reviews and that occasional stint of doing another person’s makeup after all.
AVON Philippines had graciously sent …

2010 is starting out to be one heck of a busy year. I meant to do this last December but I had no time to organise it, not to mention, no time to see it through. What am I talking about? Well, I wanted to give away some stuff to celebrate Christmas, my birthday and Style Manila’s 3rd year anniversary. Yes, this blog turned 3 early this month!

So what exactly am I giving away? Let’s start with a few beauty loot bags which will contain the following:
Loot #1
AVON’s Jet Femme …

Because I fell in love with the MAC face powder (MAC Mineralize SkinFinish Natural) which I recently bought, I decided to buy the foundation under the same Mineralize line, the MAC Mineralize SatinFinish Foundation, since I’m in the market to get a new bottle of liquid makeup anyway.
Again, I’m still not used to folks telling me that I ought to get certain makeup in shades lighter than I’m used to. I do know that MAC in 30 (shade) will work well with my skin tone and I have to …

Early Friday, I had decided to hit a couple of beauty stores before my weekend starts esp since I know my Saturday (yesterday) schedule’s quite full. So, I found myself dragging K yet again in an under-an-hour-shopping trip held in Glorietta.
The main reason why I needed to stop by The Body Shop was the need to replenish my Tea Tree Oil Cover Stick from TBS because mine is about to run out but I spotted a couple of things that I just had to also put in my shopping cart. …

Most women now wear more skirts, dresses, and shorts than they do jeans. For some, it’s inevitable since they’re required either for work or school, and the rest prefer them for style reasons. Either way, these women will definitely pay more attention to their legs since these skirts, dresses, and shorts do show off this part of the female body.
Of course, one would automatically think that the need to shave or wax off the hair on the legs is important. Or perhaps, if one would opt to go the traditional …

One of my favourite looks for the past couple of months includes this makeup pairing — MAC Mineralize Blush Duo in Grand Duo and Frost Lipstick in Bombshell. I reckon you may remember these babies from my M & M Shopping last April. Now, it’s time to document my thoughts on them. I know it’s not enough that I’d simply tell you folks that I love them, yes?

Primer: “Curiously, I don’t really wear pink lipstick but when I tried this one on, I couldn’t believe that it actually looked …

The notice for a package from Canada arrived in my mailbox early this week. A smile had slowly turned into a wide grin. They’re here?! A girl couldn’t be happier. A packet filled with MAC makeup gifted by Marion from Canada was ready for pick-up. Darn shame that you’re only allowed to pick packages up on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. I only definitely have the car on Wednesdays! Gah.
Well, I did have the option to ask my brother to leave the car yesterday since I was scheduled to go …

Over the weekend, I attended a wedding up in Tagaytay. Apart from being one of the groom’s guests, I played makeup artist-slash-hair stylist for two girls who are part of the entourage. A tricky thing, actually. It means I need more time in terms of prepping. All of us live in Manila and the wedding venue is more than a good hour’s worth of travel, we all decided to camp out up the mountain, brings us nearer and cuts down the commute to more than half so this gives us …

I did say that baby bro just got back from his US business trip, yes? Well, after handing over the Coach Handbag, he then rummaged through his luggage again and produced a white shipper box. Stuff from my contacts in the US! They’ve finally reached me. LOL.

I remember exchanging emails with the folks from The Body Shop (US) since they wanted me to review their Mineral Makeup line, Nature’s Minerals. They let me pick out my preferred shade for the Mineral Foundation (02 with SPF 25), Cheek Colour (Golden Terracota …