1. I am right handed 

2. I love Tomato Basil Soup 

3. I have 3 tattoos

4. I have a navel piercing 

5. I do not dye my hair

6. I was in a dance crew in junior high and high school 

7. I am an emotional person

8. I love Mexican food 

9. I wear a size 6.5 shoe

10. I love to give 

11. I love hearing my kids laugh

12. I've gotten carried out of clubs twice due to alcohol intoxication

13. I love driving in the rain 

14. I had a phone curfew until I was 16 years old 

15. I love boba 

16. My first car was a Mitsubishi Mirage 

17. I'm a sucker for babies with quivering lips 

18. I peed in my pants in the 5th grade because my then best friend made me laugh so hard 

19. I'm a sucker for little girls with head bands

20. I love drinking tea 

21. I had a huge crush on Freddie Prinze Jr. 

22. I am 5' 2"

23. I am obsessed with makeup 

24. I hate checking my voicemails

25. I am Filipina

26. I love fresh/floral/citrusy scents

27. My all time favorite movie is Beaches 

28. I love the Carpenters 

29. I use 4 Q-tips after i shower

30. I have 2 sisters

31 I hate the smell of dry skin 

32. I love soup in general 

33. I sang a jingle for a Filipino health and beauty company 

34. I am obsessed with anti-aging skin care

35. I'd rather text than talk on the phone 

36. I am married

37. I wanted to be a school teacher

38. I am a nurse 

39. I have a YouTube channel 

40. I look at hands and feet to see how well-groomed they are. That tells me a lot about ones hygiene

41. I am temperamental 

42. I have asthma 

43. My pediatrician put me on a water diet when I was 6 months old because I was overweight

44. I love cheese 

45. I sang at my junior high talent show 

46. I love pens 

47. I have an instagram under @makeupwhorelifelover 

48. I can be anal about the stupidest things 

49. I do my own manicures and pedicures 

50. I used to wish I had a brother 

My daughters and I spend QT with my sister-in-law and niece today and went to Ontario Mills to look for a few birthday and grad gifts. We swung by Nordstrom Rack to check if they had Roxy purses for a graduate. My girls and I ended up going to the makeup section...of course. Last time we were there they had Smashbox, Urban Decay, Lorac, etc.. In addition to what they had last time time, they had a whole selection of NYX Cosmetics. I've come to learn that I'm not much of a fan of their eye shadows, so I didn't even think to browse. Anyhow, I came across one of the few Urban Decay products available which was the Ammo Palette. I've seen this many times at Sephora and Ulta. The regular price is $38 and has 3 colors from the Naked Palette (smog, sin, and chopper). It has 10 shades: smog (bronze), mildew (moss green), oil slick (shimmery black), last call (cranberry/fuscia), chopper (shimmery champagne), maui wowie (light grayish/green), shattered (soft teal), polyester bride (shimmery cream), grifter (pinky purple), and sin (shimmery nude with pink undertone). All shades are shimmery and typically colors I don't go for. I figured for $15 I could break out of my comfort zone a little, right?! The palette comes in cardboard packaging with a mirror and magnetic closure, which I love. 

While in line I saw they also had the NYX Black Label lipsticks! I was so excited! I love, love, love these lipsticks as they keep my lips moisturized. They are so pigmented and sort of leave my lips a bit stained. I'm not sure if that is one of the products claims but I love that they do! They didn't have all the colors available but they did have Dusty Rose, which is one of my go-to lipsticks and Diva, which is one of the colors on my wishlist. Lol. They also had Summer in the Hamptons which I purchased for my bestie, Rose Ann. We usually purchase the Black Label's from eBay as we have not yet seen them in any stores...until today! Yippee! The price on these beauties is $7.50 wich is about how much we would purchase them for on eBay. I ended up purchasing Diva and Summer in the Hampton's. I'll be testing out the UD palette as well as Diva! If I can get a decent photo of the look (doubt it) I'll post it. Lol. 

Sorry about the lighting. It doesn't really show the liptsticks true color. When you get a chance you can check out the shades on eBay from the person I usually purchase from, betterthancouponz. : ) 

Have a blessed one! 

We went to Victoria Gardens in Rancho Cucamonga and stopped by Ulta, surprise, surprise! Everytime we go there I see this Laura Geller Fresh Brewed Beauty. It is a "blend of eyes, face, and lips." It comes in this super cute coffee bean bag package. 

After seiing what came in the kit I really couldn't resist! The package comes with 1 Balance-n-Brighten, 1 Baked ImPRESSions Blush in Mauve Mocha Latte, Baked Highlighter in Vanilla, Baked ImPRESSions Eye Palette in Espresso Yourself, Color Drenched Lip Closs in Cafe au Lait, and 1 double ended applicator. I believe all items are full size. The cost of the package was $39.00 but retail value is $142, a total savings of $103!!!

Sorry for the terrible quality but above to the left is swatches of the eyeshadows and to the left is the swatches of the blush and highlighter. It really has better payoff when you use an eyeshadow primer. I used my Lorac eye primer. I was disappointed with the applicator. It's acutally a dual ended sponge applicator. When I purchased it I thought they were acutal brushes. : ( It is still an awesome bargain, nonetheless! I've heard good things about Laura Geller from a few YouTube beauty gurus and I'm happy I finally got to try it out! 

So my husband and I went to Vegas for our wedding anniversary back in April. While making a checklist of things to pack for Vegas, I noticed my list of cosmetics was ridiculously never ending. I figured the only way to minimize my long list was to purchase a new eyeshadow palette. Lol. Great excuse to buy makeup eh? I wanted to get an all-in-one type palette. I did a little research and saw that there were three popular palettes: Urban Decay Naked Naked 1 Palette, Naked 2 Palette, and the Lorac Pro Palette. I looked at the colors of all three palettes online and saw that the Lorac Pro Palette would suit me best. Why? This palette has 8 matte shades and 8 shimmer shades, The palette has shades I wear most such as purple and brown tones. The packaging is sleek, lightweight, and also has a mirror. Two downsides to this palette: the packaging is matte, therefore it gets dirty easily. Since I'm a tad anal about my makeup I just clean it with a wet wipe and it looks like new again. Anyhow, though, the shadows have awesome pigmentation, there can be lots of fall out. I love this palette, nonetheless. : ) Okay, I'm in love with it. :D A little tip: since I am a little anal about my makeup, I clean off the outside of the palette with a wet wipe and it's like new again. : ) This palette is sold for $42 and comes with a mini eyeshadow primer, which I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!!!

Okay, I couldn't resist. While doing research/window shopping at Ulta, my daughter and I came across another Lorac palette called Unzipped. The colors are so beautiful! I can't say the colors suite me better than the Lorac Pro, but they really are beautiful. There are 10 colors: 3 matte and 7 shimmer. 

Obviously I couldn't resist! Lol. I purchased both palettes. Ugh! If there was an emoticon of a face smacking itself in the forehead, I would totally insert that right now. I can't lie, I don't regret it. I'm happy I got both! I sometimes use the 2 lighter shimmer colors as highlight for the high planes of my face. Looks lovely. : ) This palette is sold for $40 which also comes with a mini eyeshadow primer. Also note that these 2 palettes have cardboard packaging. 

I brought these 2 palettes to Vegas and it was more than enough. The colors are great for both day and night and the colors accentuate each other very well. : )  Both palettes are available at Ulta and I believe Sephora. You can also purchase these 2 items on amazon.com.

Okay, okay...so I purchased another Lorac Palette today! It's called the Lorac GLOgetter and it is exclusive to Ulta. It was a great bargain as it only cost $20! Yup, $20!!! This palette has cooler tones and really reminds of tropical colors. I'm not one to wear "tropical" or cool colors as I feel they do not suit me much, but I figure since summer is rolling around it would be great to break out of my comfort zone. 

This palette has 1 matte brown and 9 shimmer shades. The 2 large shadows on the bottom of the palette can be used for base colors as well as shimmer for the high planes of your face. It has beautiful brown plastic packaging with a large mirror inside Can't wait to try it out. Once I do I'll let you know what I think of it. 

I have much more to share, but it is time for me to hit the sack and watch my Grey's Anatomy! Have a beautiful night...or early morning! 

I obviously failed the March 2013 Blog Challenge! Lol. It was so hard to keep up with! Hence, "challenge"! I thought I'd be able to keep up by using my iPad but for some strange reason it will not allow me to download photos and I often got booted from the site. Hopefully June Blog Challenge will be a success! 

So my friend gave me her Netflix account username and password and I've been hooked! A few people have talked about the AMC television series The Walking Dead. I didn't know how much I enjoy watching zombies until I started watching this series! It was so addicting and so consuming. There were a couple occasions when I was praying before bed and absolutely could not focus on my prayer! All I could think about were the "walkers" and scenarios I had just watched. Terrible, I know! I can't wait for season 3 to be availabe on Netflix. Then I started wathing MTV reality series The Hills. my husband bought me all the seasons on DVD back when we were dating, but it's so much easier to watch it on Joey (my iPad mini). I forgot how much drama there was on that show! Now I'm into Grey's Anatomy, thanks to April and Rose Ann! Lol. I love that every character on the show are great actors. You know it's awesome acting when almost every episode can make me cry! 

Anyhow, I have so much to share. My husband and I recently celebrated our wedding anniversary and ate our hearts out! I'll post soon. 

Have a blessed day! 

Thursday night I had dinner with an old friend. : ) I have not seen her since 2011 when she was pregnant with her son. Over the years we have had a touch and go kind of friendship --we're close and then we're not, we're close and then we're not. I have known her since elementary school and really didn't start getting close until high school. She lived across the street (fun!) Her family became mine and mine hers. We both worked for the county of Los Angeles in our late teens to our early twenties. We had a lot of great times...and we have had quite a few ruts as well. Despite all the ups and downs, it's always nice to see her and catch up on the time passed. I finally met her beautiful son. It's great to finally  see her natural motherly insticts come into play with her son. : )

So since we've had this touch and go kind of friendship for forever, we promised we'd have lunch/dinner/play date quarterly. : ) It was great seeing her and great to know that she's still the same good friend I've had over the years.

The photo taken below was taken at my complany Christmas Party circa '98-'99?

"Good friends are like stars. You don't always see them, but you know they are always there..."

I started blogging in September 2012. I started blogging as an outlet and didn't care if anyone even read my blogs. It's really about expressing what I'm feeling at that particular moment, sharing highlights of my life, and sharing my opinion on products - mostly beauty products. : )  

My biggest accomplishment is being a mother to my two beautiful girls.

Wow...this is sort of a self absorbed question isn't it? Okay, here we go...

1. I can twist my tongue both ways

2. I can give myself a manicure and pedicure

3. I can sometimes be artsy and crafty

4. I can make yummy French Toast

5. My mommy can sing really well (This is Jennalyn)

6. I can make the ugliest ugly faces

7. Per Jazrielle: "you're awesome because you love me a lot and you do the Fly Button (inside thing)

8. Umm...don't know

9. Umm..don't know

10. Umm...don't know

My iPod Playlist includes:

August 1, 2010 which was a compilation of songs my husband put together for the day he proposed to me, compilation of Christian songs, Cinderella (70's band), Coco, Breakthrough, and All of You by Colbie Caillat, Filipino artist compliation, NCLEX 1, 2, 3 audio review (from when I was in nursing school), Generate Band, Jason Mraz, Make Her Feel Good Mix, Maroon, Michael Buble, M.Y.M.P. (Filipino Band), another NCLEX audio reviewer, Nina, Norah Jones, and Sergio Mendez.