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Avon Kohl Eyeliner Review

PRO's

it's creamy
can be easily smudge
affordable
smooth and lightweight
comes in different colors

Cons:

doesn't last long
badly shaped (too wide)
it isn't well pigmented
bad packaging

The best thing about Avon's Kohl eye liner is that it's very affordable. You can always avail one without emptying your pocket. It's really creamy making it very easy to smudge. Creating a smoky eye effect comes very handy with this product, it glides easily and doesn't feel heavy.

When I received the product I am instantly disappointed. I don't get why it's shape like that,it's too wide, try to imagine what will you do once it's through in the middle. You'll probably think of a smudge brush, but for me that seems very inconvenient.You can't always have a smudge brush with you. Another thing is that it doesn't last long. The eye liner comes with a plastic cap, the idea of it being with a cap is good, but the thing is it's too hard to open it that mostly, you'll end up scrapping away a portion of your eye liner. whatawaste!

After 2 hours of applying it on my lids, it's almost gone so I need to re-apply it again. It's advertisements perpetually boast of it's ultra rich color,that's probably true, I love the colors but it isn't very well pigmented. You have to glide it over and over again to make the colors visible.

If you're gonna ask me if I'm buying it again, I don't know. Maybe yes,maybe not. I think Avon have to do something about this product. Some improvements perhaps? If you're curious about the product and try it on first hand, you can always avail one for yourself and give your own judgement.

Feel free to share your thoughts about this product on your comments below if you've already tried it. TIN

Metamorphosis (Make-up Guide)

It's really a wonder how a make-up can change one's appearance. Just by using proper make-up colors and basic brush techniques you can transform yourself into a young and beautiful princess into an old woman or into an ugly old witch.
Earlier this month, our Speech and Stage Arts professor tasked us to group ourselves into three and transform each other into the beautiful Princess Rapunzel, to an 86 year-old woman and to the old witch in Hansel and Gretel.
Before applying make-up to each other's faces, our professor asked us to prepare different make-up palettes for the three looks. These palette will serve us our guide in creating our assigned looks.
Below are some photographs of the make-up palette created for the three looks assigned to us. I call these pallettes- Metamorphosis.

For Princess Rapunzel, I used palette in light and feminine colors. A combination of golden yellow and earth brown for her eyes will complement to her beautiful blonde hair. Light brown eyebrow color and pink blush on for her total royal look. A combination of pink and nude lip color is what I used for her lips.

The old woman make-up is the easiest to decide. You only need to work on heavy contours and highlights. If possible, you may erase the person's eyebrows by using glue sticks or you may use matte gray eye shadows to color her eyebrows. A matte nude lipstick is the most appropriate lip color.

Creating the witch look is very challenging. Aside from make-up, you also need prosthetics to achieve a perfect witch look. You will need it for the witch's nose and chin. If you do not have any prosthetics with you, you may create your's using tissue papers and glue. A combination of deep red and black lipstick will help you create a bolder evil look. In contouring the witch's face, you only need to do the same pattern as the old woman's, the only difference is your choice of colors. For the witch's look, a combination of black and brown colors is better.

Photos from our actual make-up demonstration:

Princess Rapunzel

MUA: Hagie Tordios

Subject: Joanna Lanojan

86 Year Old Woman

MUA: Joanna Lanojan

Subject: Tyrell Zozobrado

The Witch in Hansel and Gretel

MUA: yours truly

Subject: Hagie Tordios

What do you think about the make-up looks above?
Send me your thoughts in the comment section below.

Love lots,
Tin <3

On A Shoestring to Cebu Zoo

Hello guys! Save the nature, save my future! I'm not looking in the camera to look sincere. lol

1st pic: Look snakeeeeeesss!!!

2nd pic: o-oh, big snakes...not touching those!!!

Can you spot the snake's head? :D

Eagles

Rudolph's sad :(

Say Cheese!!!!!

Yes, you can touch the snakes and take some pictures with them. They're trained alright? and it's for free! You can ask the zoo attendants to take your pictures, they're very friendly.

Who loves Cheese? :D

I'm one proud sister of this brave little boy!

Meet Marianno- a 63 year old crocodile. He's huge but worry not he had a huge heart too :) he doesn't bite anyone. According to the zoo keeper, Marianno's been trained to get close contact with people. Well at least he haven't bite anyone yet lol

I'm fat and brave and I love it! hahaha

If you're gonna ask me how does a crocodile's skin felt like,it feels like a hard rubber like a tire or something, same like the snake's skin.

Marianno's feet, told ya he's big!

More crocs

This one's not a croc,this one's an Iguana

This dude can talk!

I didn't know this Parrot could talk until he does. I thought he was just making some bird sounds but when he talked and talked.I realized he was trying to say Hi and Hello. And god, he's so cute,look at those blue eyes!!!

Watcha starin' at?

Cuteness overload!!!!

The Road Not Taken

Hello! We're going home.Bye-bye!!!

Taking a break from a hectic schedule is one way of relieving stress and adding more enjoyment in life. Since the end of the first semester I feel like doing something new or travelling far from home. First semester's very disappointing for me *something personal,not the kind of thing you wanna hear and the second one bores me a lot*. I don't know why but I hardly had any appetite with all those school b*llsh*ts (sorry for the word)

To take my time to review my life and everything else in between, I've been looking for something new to do. Fortunately, I got a copy of Sunstar's Bisdak Magazine featuring Cebu Zoo. The article was really interesting so I thought I might visit the place. I haven't been in a zoo for a very long time and my baby brother haven't visit any zoo yet. I didn't have much money with me, thus this trip is on a shoestring. Thanks to our mom though, she prepared us some snacks to splurge on when we get there.

If you're living around the city and looking for new ways to have some fun,why not try visiting Cebu Zoo? The place might give you another angle of life :)

How To Get There:

(info. from Sunstar Magazine and from my experience)

-From the Capitol's side, ride a motorcycle passing Opra and Brgy. Kalunasan.

- You can also pass through Sudlon,Brgy.Lahug passing the Beverly Hills. Motorcycle rides are also available.

-If you can afford a taxi, that's good, but you won't enjoy sunshine and cool air :p

-If you own a private vehicle,that's also fine, saves you a lot, but you won't be able to help motorcycle drivers earning for a living :D

- Motorcycle ride costs 25php-30php

Entrance to the zoo costs:

- 25php for adults

-10 php for kids

The Zoo is open from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM everyday.

Taking pictures with the animals is absolutely FREE :)

Barbie Pictorial

Barbie inspired make-up

Barbie: Joanna Lanojan

Shoot Location: Plaza Independencia

MUA/Photographer/Stylist: yours truly

Dress: from my sister's wardrobe

Accessories: Model and stylist's

Long blond hair, colorful sweet eyes, flawless skin, who wouldn't recognize Barbie with these descriptions?One word to describe Barbie- beautiful!. No wonder my friend Joanna fell in love with that doll and wants to copy her looks.
Yesterday, Joanna and I set a schedule for a Barbie themed pictorial. We actually thought about it since last year but it was only this year that we were able to come up with a perfect timing. I got my new camera last month and bought new cosmetics last week so everything was all set.
Truth is I never really liked Barbie. I mean, I never played a Barbie doll for a long time since I was a child and I never let her lived in my childhood memories.char But my friend Joanna is different she LOVE Barbie a lot, the reason why she's been ranting me about making her look like her favorite childhood toy,Barbie!

Posted above are some photographs during our Barbie pictorial. I love how everything turns out great. From her make-up to her outfit,everything's so Barbie.haha Barbie's supposed to have a straight, long, blonde hair but we don't have any blonde wig available :( good thing, Joanna managed to borrow her sister's hair extensions so Barbie:The Island Princess is our peg.lol I love how I achieved her Barbie look despite of the seemingly limited time we have. Her make-up alone took me an hour to finish phew! I even thought we couldn't finish doing the pictorial but somehow we did and I'm very grateful about it.
Feast your eyes and let me know what you think on your comments below. This post is for all Barbie lovers out there. Hope you like it!

love lots,
Tin

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