Clubbing Makeup

     Hey guys! I did a makeover session with one of my workmates. She wanted something far from her usual look and we decided to do a clubbing makeup on her.

     I wanted something bold but at the same time wearable so I went away from bold blushes and contour. I focus on her eyes and lips instead. We all know that something nude would be the best pair for smokey eyes right? but I as I thought about the lighting inside the clubs, I opted for a bolder lip color. Besides, nobody goes out of the club without drinking anything so a bold lip color will save anyone from constant retouching. ahhahaha lazyy hackss yo!

Products used:

Face

-Maybelline Powder Foundation

- Nichido setting powder

-San-san HD concealer

Eyes

-Sleek, ELF, Dior eye shadows

- Ever Bilena eye pencil

- Fashion 21 liquid and pencil eye liner

- Maybelline's Hypercurl and Great Lash Mascara

- Nichido Cream Blush-on in Pink Champagne

Lips

- Wet and Wild matte lipstick in Cinnamon Spice

- NYX lip cream in Copenhagen

Here's a simple before and after collage of my workmate's before and after look:

     Let me know what you think about the overall look on the comment section below. hehe
Again, I'm not a professional makeup artist. I'm a huge makeup lover who loves putting on makeup on myself and on my friends.

love lots,

Tin

Come Home with Cocomelody Homecoming Dresses

  Memorable. That's how any special occasions like Homecoming events should be. If you are not familiar with Homecoming, it is a yearly tradition of welcoming alumni students in a number of educational institutions in the United States. It is not prom or grad ball because they took place in different times of the year.

    Here in the Philippines, we do not celebrate Homecoming as it is not in our tradition. But of course, we do have traditions that are also worth remembering. Homecoming is celebrated in so many ways. One its highlights is the Homecoming dance which many alumni students looked forward to.

    In any events, I'm sure we can always transform an ordinary event into something extraordinary in so many ways. We can restore memories with a good photograph, an old song, a heart melting memento, or, with a stunning dress!

    With the very advance technology that we have these days, it is no longer a pain in the neck for us to look for that one stunning dress that could make us feel a whole lot better. If you are looking for a dress that combines uniqueness and beauty, Cocomelody might be the best shopping destination for you.

     Cocomelody.com is an online fashion hub which offers fashion items like dresses and accessories. Their homecoming dresses comes in a variety of ways that will surely fit into the different styles of their clients. The fact that their dresses are inexpensive is also a big plus for any buyers especially for those girls who are saving for something more special. Whether you want your dress, long or short, simple or elegant, the website has something for you.

Here are some of the dresses which suits my taste:

     Recently, I fell in love with white. We all know it's not a flattering color for everyone, but aside from the dress itself, how one wears white is what makes the person look flattering! I love how simple and chic this dress looks like. This is definitely something I would wear if I'd lose more pounds. lol

   Blue will always be on my list of my favorite colors. Next to black, it's another alternative color if you want to wear something classic and elegant. Just hit the party with the right accessories and you are ready to rock the night with this dark navy blue dress.
   

   Something exquisite and delicate is also my thing so this dress definitely belongs to my list.


I hope you'll have that one magical dress for your memorable Homecoming!

love lots,

Tin

Careline BB Cream in Fresh Review

     A clear and white face is never necessary. A bright and clean looking one on the other hand is essential. Not only to make you look good but also to make you feel good. Ever heard of that punchline which goes, 'How can you solve a problem if your problem is your face?'. Well, I don't think us girls need to solve a lot because a number of face products can help us.

    I am probably lucky because I don't have so many things to cover on face. By that, I don't have to buy myself a heavy duty product for my face.

PACKAGING

    The packaging of the cream is nothing special.It's just a plastic tube where you have to do a little squeezing to get the cream out of it. Nothing fancy but I love how they provide all the facts that their customers have to know when buying their product. A detailed description about the product including it's ingredients and manufacturing information were all written at the back portion of the tube.

PRICE

I bought the BB cream for 120.00 PHP that's 2.655 USD. A very affordable and reasonable price. Perfect for students who are still saving up.

WHERE TO BUY

Careline BB Cream is available on Watsons nationwide. It is also available in the beauty or body essentials section in some malls.

     Careline BB Cream in Fresh has a pink undertone. It instantly makes the skin lighter, but as some of you may already know by now, it is best suited for people with medium to fair skin tone. If you have a darker skin tone, you may opt for another shade just like the ones which has a yellow undertone. Careline BB Cream by the way comes in three different shades- fresh, nude and tan. Fresh is the lightest, nude is in medium tone while tan is the darkest shade although it doesn't really look that dark.

   Here's a before and after shot that I took for you to see the effect of the BB Cream. I didn't edit the pics but the light is not that good and it's probably too light, especially in the part near my forehead. I don't know, perhaps I should take another photos. lelz.

    UHm, yeah that's the bagong ligo me hahaha. I mustered every ounce of confidence I have for the sake of this review! charot! 

   As you can see, I don't have so much pimples but I do have an uneven skin tone especially in the center of my face. The coverage of the cream is just "okay" but duh, what can you expect from a 120php BB cream? nothing much but I love how it evens out my skin tone!

    I use Careline's BBB Cream when I don't have to go somewhere special. From my own experience, it could lasts up to four (4) to five (5) hours without any retouch. But you gotta need a face powder if you are sweaty like me.

     The only thing that I do not like most about the cream is its smell. I don't know how to exactly describe its smell but it does smell a little bit like a cheap makeup? I don't know really. Well it's cheap but you know that usual "cheap makeup smell"? basta, you'll know what I mean when you smell it! But it's not bad, it's just a little bothering for those who have sensitive smell. It doesn't really bother me but if you are very particular in it's smell, maybe you wouldn't like the cream.

PRO's

-  very affordable

- evens out skin tone

- lasts long considering its price

- readily available

- doesn't feel heavy on the skin

CON's

- has a somewhat bothering smell

- doesn't come in so many shades

     Careline's BB Cream isn't definitely the best out there, but I think it's a decent one considering its price. I think it's perfect if you don't have to go somewhere really special. If you've tried the BB cream before, let me know your thoughts about it on the comment section below.

love lots,

Tin

A Pretty Smile and a Pretty Dress

   

  Hey guys! How have you been doing? I hope you are all fine and well. As for me, I’m still a little exhausted with all the work that I have to do. I spend most of my free time working but I’m looking at the bright side of the future. You know how changes come as swift as the wind. Who knows I’d be provided with more than enough time to relax real soon.

     Anyway, I attended a post wedding celebration of someone very special in the school I am working for. I love weddings as much as I love birthdays. I love checking out how the bride looks like. Her makeup, her dress, her bouquet, well, almost everything!

     I guess we can all agree that the bride must be the most beautiful girl in her wedding day right? But I believe that you don’t have to be the bride to be the most beautiful version of yourself. Perhaps what you exactly need is your most genuine smile and a pretty dress!

     Who said you have to have the most expensive dress? You don’t have to. There are affordable dresses that you can actually use in any occasions not just during a wedding celebration. You can wear a bridesmaid dress maybe for your upcoming prom or for an elegant party.

      You may think that it would be very costly but it’s not. You just have to find the best clothing store that could cater your needs. We are very lucky that in our generation we don’t have to look farther because online shops like make our search easier. I love how they offer so many variety of bridesmaid dresses in great style and quality without a very high price. That sounds like a really good deal right?

 Good luck to your search and if you are also looking for the best accessories to match your dress, don’t look farther, just let out that beautiful curve in your face! Say cheeeessseee!! Hehe

P.S I am very sorry if I don't visit your blogs that often anymore :( I'm not ignoring anyone. I'm just too busy to squeeze in bloggin into my new work now. I'm still adjusting. I hope you will understand.

Love lots,

Tin

Open House Experience in the International Academy of Film and Television (IAFT)

    It always amaze me how unpredictable life could be. One second a bad news makes your day dark and gloomy, the next second, something good will come and brighten up your day.

    Last July 24, the workshop for the club I am advising was cancelled the day before the workshop was scheduled. I felt terrible about it because I was very excited about the said workshop. I felt like heaven had left me in a gloomy state. charot! But then when I opened my Facebook account, I saw some of my blogger friends posting about a workshop that will be held in IAFT. A few minutes later, a student of mine asked for my permission if he can go to IAFT because the academy will have an open house. I couldn't help myself but to ask our school principal if I can go with my students. Thanks heavens, our school principal said YES! hahaha I felt like a guy receiving a big yes after asking a girl out. lol not that I'm a guy ahahha Thanks Ma'am Joy! Ma'am Joy is really the best!

   The International Academy of Film and Television or IAFT is a film school in Cebu that offers hands on educational experience that showcases Hollywood roots and traditions. It currently offers diploma and certificate in film making, 3D animation and the performing arts. The school also provides workshops and open house where everyone can have the chance to see what it's like to be in the world of cinema.

     I've never heard nor seen IAFT before so I was completely amazed when we arrived at the school. lol I didn't even know how to commute going there. It was my students who led me the way. haha My excitement got me a little crazy when I saw the huge building. Of course, my students and I took so many pictures. lelz The perks of being a millenial!

The open house started at 1:30 PM but because of so many reasons, we arrived late. Arriving at past 2 isn't a very bad anyway, so the time didn't became a big issue for us. We just want to take a good look inside IAFT, that's all, period.

   As what one can expect from an open house, we were toured inside the different rooms of IAFT. First stop for us is their stage and production room where IAFT students can perform and shoot films.

Our tour guide (the guy in pink plaid) showed us the area that they used as a hotel lobby. He said they used the place to shoot something like the scene in the film The Shining. I was like yeah! this place reminds me of that film. FYI, The Shining is a horror film based on a novel written by Stephen King. It's not a crazy film, but it's pretty good. If you haven't watched it yet, then maybe you should. hehehe

He also showed us their props room where they keep their props. Those paintings above are just some of their props.

    Then we went into the filming area where we saw the green room and some of IAFT's really dope camera and lights.

    It's in that area where we met Trevor. Trevor is one of the school's prized teacher. He is a film maker himself who shares his knowledge to IAFT students'. He has been making/shooting films for so many years already. He even used to work for BBC before and has done shooting commercials for brands like Bench.

    Trevor showed us some of the basic tricks in using the lights and the camera. He wanted us to see how they shoot a film using the green backdrop so he asked for some volunteers in the audience. My students' Seth and Hilary gladly took the shot! So proud of my angels!!!

    The shooting begun with all the lights facing the two of them. They have to portray a driving scene where one is the driver and the other one is basically just a passenger sitting next to the one driving. My student Hilary acted as the driver while Seth acted like the passenger.

    Trevor filmed them using the green backdrop because the film will soon be edited where my students' will look like they are really on the road driving a car.

    Trevor also showed us different lighting techniques on how to highlight the subject that the film have to focus. Of course, I volunteered! hahaha I'm in the second photo above ;) hahaha kapalmuks lelz

     I acted with a guy who is actually an acting student in IAFT. Trevor asked us to talk naturally and calmly. We managed to do the job by asking each other basic questions about ourselves. That's how I found out that he is a student in IAFT. During our conversation I asked him why he study acting. He said he wants to become a more interesting person that's why. I wasn't expecting that kind of answer but his answer was a good one. So if you guys want to become more interesting, go study acting in IAFT! hahaha

    Felt so happy when Trevor said we did a great job and we are natural actors as we look very natural in our camera. Almost like we weren't acting! Of course, we were just talking back then hahaha.

   My student Hilary was all smiles listening to Trevor. I love seeing genuine smiles like the one she had in the photo. I would love to take more photos of such kind of smile.

Hello there Amelie! Is life really fabulous?

    After taking a quick tour in their editing and storage room, we were led in another room where we were introduced to the the world of producing films.

My brilliant and talented students' Hilary, Seth Lucas and Kyla! The future of the film industry! hehe

One of my amazing students', Kyla! This girl's gonna be a filmmaker someday so watch out for her! hahaha

    Mark (photographed above) talked to us about producing films. How it is done and the primary functions of a producer. It was only then that I found out that the main task of a producer is to organize the shooting schedule. The producer is the one who will decide what scene is to be shoot including the budget and the shooting location.

    Mark also let us watched one of the films made by some students' in IAFT. A really beautiful and heart warming film!

     Afterwards, he showed us a copy of the movie's script and how they break down the scenes in shooting a film. How cool is that?

    After listening to Mark about producing a film, another speaker was introduced to us. We were introduced to JM who shared to us inspiring insights about script writing. Perhaps my favorite part of the tour. ehheehe

    JM gave us a short but very energetic and compelling workshop about writing. Time went by so fast but I must say that we definitely learn so many things from JM. Not just about writing, but also about dealing life as an artist. He even shared to us some of his favorite books which helped him in so many ways as a writer. I could only wish we had more time to learn more with him!

     The whole tour in IAFT's open house was a wonderful experience for me. Taking a glimpse inside the school just made me want to study more. June 20, 2015 was a beautiful day after all. Oppss..its not July 20 but July 24 haha my bad. My July 20 was sad and empty. charot! The man I love told me he doesn't love me. Now that's a good thing to film, isn't it? Gotta start writing a script now. Ciao! ;)

love lots, 

Tin

For more information about the International Academy of Film and Television, you may visit their official website: http://iaft.ph/
You may also check them about on their social media accounts:
https://twitter.com/iaftcebu
https://instagram.com/iaft_cebu/
https://www.facebook.com/iaftcebu
By the way, IAFT will conduct weekend workshops starting this Saturday, August 8, 2015. Stay tuned and check them out for more info.