Nyx Ultra Pearl Mania - eBay haul and cooking carbonara

At last! another eBay haul has arrived. I've had V pick this up after work at QCPO. I still use my mom's address to have things shipped. Hubby was still on his way home when I texted him and asked him to tell me the name of the shipper. For some reason it was not the name of the seller I dealt with. I asked V to open it he said 5ml Nyx eyeshadows 24 pcs! yipee. I felt so giddy and excited.Here it is:

Bottom: Nude Pearl, Pearl, White Pearl, Silver Pearl, Charcoal Pearl, Black Pearl, Fanta Pearl,
Baby Blue Pearl, Lime Pearl, Ocean Blue Pearl, Baby Pink Pearl, Purple Pearl,
Sky Pink Pearl
Top: Turquoise Pearl, Lilac Pearl, Space Pearl, Yellow Gold Pearl, Orange Pearl,
Mink Pearl, Mocha Pearl, Oro Pearl, Rust Pearl, Walnut Pearl, Penny Pearl

I love the colors! It's so vibrant and glittery. It's also a steal for only 9.99 (24 pcs). The seller has lotsa stock of these and I've been bidding and being outbid a couple of times. Until one time I saw a Lot of 24 that is ending soon and noone has bidded yet. I grabbed that opportunity and tada! I have it now. Shipping is 14.95 but I won't grumble over that one coz she shipped it fast(coming from CA). I like paid for this on Sept 3 and the notice from the QCPO was dated for Sept 10. I paid $25 for the item and shipping. A piece of this is $1.25 and that's already on sale! (without S&H) so definitely this is cheap. I'm so in love with them now!

And because hubby wasn't able to go to the gym just because he picked my package (aww sweet!) I made carbonara for our dinner. It's my first time and I got my recipe from Mommy Anna (thanks po!). Actually I thought of postponing this carbonara thingie coz we ate at Mcdonald's with the Bektas (Bear Clan). Had late merienda with Joey, Ails, Charot, Junjun, Dustin and Queen B. Good thing Junjun was with me so we dropped by A. Venue to check out the place and went to Puregold to buy the ingredients. When I got home at 8 pm and saw the package I was so inspired to cook so I made the pasta for hubby. We'll set aside our diets first. Happy eating!

fs kabuki brush and mmu storage

I need to transfer my mmu samples. Good thing we went to Trinoma and I was able to buy some stuff for them. I was trying to find a kabuki brush for easier application and the only one I found was this Fanny Serrano Kabuki Brush (P950 for this baby) Yeah I still remember the look on the cashier's face and saying "What's this? 950 for a small thing". Well this baby is essential for the use of your mmu. It evenly distributes them. Made of pony hair its brush is really soft. It also comes with a magnetic case and is travel friendly.


And of course my loot won't be complete without the jars and labels...

Me really happy!

bonding time with friends

moments with V... ( road testing my joppa mineral makeup)

After the Leader's GA (general assembly) hubby and I went to Mcdonald's to have our late lunch. Me was goofing around while waiting for Rosie and Clara. We went to Trinoma afterwards to watch a movie and basically just bond with the girls and hubby (aww we miss Len!) . We did nothing but eat and eat and eat. What more great way to bond than to eat (again) at our favorite place Mr Kabab. Here are some pix of the great and affordable food they have. Although you'd really have to wait for your turn because of the number of people craving for their Special Chelo Kabab it's still worth it.

Me, Clara and Rosie

Chicken Liver Stick and

Special Chelo Kabab

joppa loot and more

Finally! my joppa minerals make-up has already arrived. This loot includes a 54 pc eyeshadow sampler, 3 grams sample jar of Medium Full Coverage Foundation, 3 grams Original Medium Finishing Silk, 6 pc kit sampler(foundation, finishing silk, blush and concealer) and Bronzer. I have read a lot of great reviews about this product and this is my first time to use mineral makeup. Good thing they offered free shipping a few weeks ago so I had it shipped to my cousin Maris in Canada and my aunt brought it here when she came home last week. She also gave me 2 tubes of Monistat Intimate Care.Thanks tita Marian!

Another fascinating thing I've learned is the use of Monistat as make-up primer. According to their site , http://www.soothingcare.com/

this product is

"A revolutionary friction-fighting Powder-Gel formula that creates a silky, breathable barrier on sensitive skin to prevent and relieve chafing and irritation. It also works to soothe skin post waxing or shaving. "

"Then why are you using it for your face?" you might ask...

It contains Dimethicone which is also used in many primers.

A lot of make-up enthusiasts have posted raves about this product although there were a few who experienced having blackhead breakout when they used this. Hmm that's for me to find out.

After Ivan's party hubby and I went to Robinson's Place and look what goodies I got.(sounds excited) ...oh I miss IP Relay (sounds like sighing)

Ziaja Phytoaktiv Cleansing Milk, L'Oreal Lip and Eye Make-up Remover, Revlon Custom Creations in Medium/Deep, Revlon Color Stay Liquid Liner and ELF Color Stick.

Again I have read reviews of these products from my fave bloggers Shen(kikay pinay) and Jheng (i am sutil). I'm not good at doing reviews so if you want to know more about these products pls feel free to visit their site , me read section pls.

Can't wait to test these babies!

my "apo's" first birthday

I already have an "apo"-- a grandson to be exact. My dad married late.He is already 50 y/o when I was born making me a "young" tita to his pamangkin's children. Anyways, Ivan celebrated his birthday today and it was my first mcdonald's party (weeee!). We were there early to help set up the place.

The party had a superhero theme so I had my "panganay" wear his superman "muscle" shirt.harharhar.

I had my picture taken with grimace just because I heart purple.

My uber cute niece Dana Beatrice was also there. It's been a while since I last saw her.Everyone was all over her (especially the grandparents) even outshining the celebrant at some point (I can't blame her she is so irresistable!). Just take a look...

Awww isn't she adorable? They both are! Tita Dana and Ivan having their photo op. By the way she won best costume for the superhero theme (yipee). I can't wait for her 1st birthday in December!

Where have you been this weekend?

makeup

my current passion. i'm a frustrated makeup artist.teeheehee.

this 120 eyeshadow palette and 7 piece travel brush is from eBay. if you have a keen eye you will notice the blue one on the top right side is smashed (due to shipping). the seller already sent me 10 glitter shadow as replacement for that one! (wow the perks of being an eBay employee *wink*).you can try searching for chic.gallery if you are interested to have one. the smaller brush set and false eyelashes are freebies.i also have my urban decay transforming potion but i have yet to try them

am still waiting for my next loot(s)!

ip friends

my first blog.

today's the 3rd week of our training. i still need to get used to doing a whole lot of new things. after being with ip relay for 3 years it is hard to get everything out of your system. i miss the prank calls. i miss the fraud calls. i miss "talking" to deaf people. i miss typing. i miss the bear family...

oh well there's nothing i can do. change is the only thing constant in this world so i better accept that.