30 Day Challenge - Day 04 : My favorite foundation(s)

Hello Lovelies!

I am on my fourth challenge! YAY! Well, I just wanna share about these 2 favorite stuff! I love MAC foundations : Studio Fix Fluid and Mineralize Skinfinish Natural. These two items have been great so far. My skin is sensitive, acne prone and will react if I use a wrong product. So far, these two have not yet caused any zits (knock on wood!) and provide a nice coverage that I want. I had been on acutane due to skin problem (stress can really kill my skin!) and I am staying away from using a thick foundation for more than 8 hours. I normally wash my face everytime I get home from work, just so my face is clean and those pores can breath again. I don't go to bed with my makeup on. To be honest, I did before in the past just because I was darn lazy and it contributed to skin problems. So I learned my lesson.

Well, Studio Fix Fluid SPF 15 does provide a medium to full coverage with a minimum sun protection. One thing though, if I wear this foundation and take a picture, I will look like a ghost! Of course it happens because of the SPF ingredients, which is a minus in my book since if I want a sun protection, I can just wear an SPF lotion underneath my foundation or even a primer with an SPF! So, if there's an event, or a party, I have to reach for my other foundation that has no SPF in it. Bummer. Because the foundation coverage is really nice.

Mineralized Skinfinish Natural is mainly for touch-up, or as a setting powder. It also is my go-to foundation if I feel lazy to wear anything. :)

So there, my 2 must have foundations!



MAC Studio Fix Fluid and Mineralize Skinfinish Natural

 XOXO,


♥♥ Rinz

Blog Awards - The Versatile Blogger Award

Thank you to L from Explore Not Another Blog for this cute award! Appreciate it! :)

With this award there are some rules:

1. Thank the person who gave you the award and link back to them in your post.

2. Tell us 7 things about yourself.

3. Award 15 recently discovered new bloggers.

4. Contact these bloggers and let them know they've received the award.

hmmm Another 7 Things About Me:

1) I am a girlie girl, I bet you guys know that already :)

2) My go to makeup product is an eyeliner - One swipe and I am good to go.

3) I wear 4-5 inches heels, YUP! I do wear flats but most of my shoes are killer heels!

4) I am passionate about fashion and beauty, but I work with numbers! I have no complaint about my job but I really wanna do something else soon.

5) I dont find Zac Effron is all that. I think Vanessa Hudgens was too pretty for him. LOL.

6) I do listen to Justin Bieber! YUP!

7) My natural hair is curly! Check out my Japanese Rebonding Hair Story. HA! HA!

...and I am forwarding this award to :

All of you! I enjoy reading blogs and every single post make my day so bright and pretty!! I cant go a day without a good reading. Every single one of my readers deserve this! :) So feel free to grab this token and post it on your blog - I hope to read the "7 Things About Me" post.

HAPPY SUNDAY!

XOXO,

♥♥ Rinz

Rent The Runway - Have you guys tried the program?

Hello Lovelies!

I've been meaning to share about this wonderful website that I came across not to long ago, but I totally forgot until I recently saw their email in my SPAM folder! *GASP*! I think my email automatically detect this, among many other wonderful websites' newsletters as junk e-mails due to its high security setting. Boo! Well, it's now back into my Inbox. :) I am sorry RTR, didn't mean to!

Honestly, I haven't tried this program yet because I found out about this website way too late. In 2010, I attended a lot of wedding and engagement events where I bought a different dress for every occasion, and each of them was quite pricey! Worst part?  I only wore them once! If I think rationally, it was a waste of money since I don't get to recycle my dress. I guess, I just don't like wearing it twice in front of the same crowds, you know what I mean? Besides, I love getting new stuff for each important occasion! :) So wedding and engagement events are the perfect time to get all glamorous and doll-up! However, for an upcoming occasion, I will try to get a dress from Rent The Runway, and I will only buy new dresses if it's family's occasions. My bank will thanks me. ;-)

Anyway, FYI, RTR has a lot of dresses to choose from, all depending on the occasions: Black Tie Affair, Winter Wedding, Date Night, Birthday (mine!), Girls' Night Out, Beach Vacation, Valentine's Day, Gossip Girl Style, Sorority Rush, etc. They also carry dresses for special ladies who are about to be married (not the wedding gown ladies, sorry, just some fancy dresses for rehearsal dinner), the bridesmaid, and the wedding guests.:) In my opinion, it's convenient to just rent a dress for every single bridesmaid, if you are on a budget!

The original price of each dress varies from $100 to 4K, and the rental goes from $50 to $300, which is quite affordable if you want to rent a MISSONI, or MOSCHINO, or even a NINA RICCI. :) RTR carries a lot of designer brands which I am so excited to try, and my personal favorite would be this one:

Carlos Miele

Diamond In The Rough Gown

Retail: $2,600

Taken from RTR website

Let me just briefly explain how this program works, in case you guys might be interested to try.

1) Membership is free and you will only be charged with the rental fees and shipping. Return shipping is free!
2) You need to reserve the dress about 3 weeks before the event and the dress will arrive 1-2 days before that important day. All fresh - dry cleaned.
3) You also can order a back-up dress in a different size for free. Awesome! Or you can get another style within the same tier for only $25.
4) Return the dress once you're done with it - on the 4th day of your rental. No need to dry clean. Return shipping is pre-paid, so it's free! No hassle!
5) You also can buy an insurance for $5 just in case....If you ripped the dress, you would be covered!
6) If you need some designers accessories to go with the dress, you can rent that too!

You guys can tell that I am very excited about this program. I can't wait to try it in the near future!! :)

By the way, here is the latest newsletter that I received from them:

I think the dresses are gorgeous and I definitely would like to rent one, one day! Check them out if you guys want. This is my referral link if you want to use it! HERE!

XOXO,

♥♥ Rinz

30 Day Challenge - Day 3: My Favorite Brush

Happy Saturday ladies!!!

If this were a real test, I would have failed! I missed yesterday because I was busy doing other stuff and passed out early. I guess I was super tired. =/ Sorry!

Anyway, this is Day 3 and I am suppose to share about my favorite brush!  So here it is!

It needs some washing ;) I'll do that later, but for now I just want to share about my experience with this brush. I bought this Bionic Flat Top Buffer brush from Coastal Scents. It costs only $13.95!! I know right? Quite cheap for an amazing brush! The bristle is synthetic, yet very soft on a skin.

Here is the description taken from the website:

• The long handled flat top buffer is denser and very durable, offering excellent powder pick up and coverage. Use this to buff in your loose mineral powders or to apply liquid foundation.
• Matte black wooden handle, nickel plated ferrule crimped around the hairs.
• 6 3/4" total length

In my opinion, this flat top buffer brush is excellent for applying mineral makeup, compact foundation or even the liquid type. Buff in that foundation once for sheer to medium coverage, or twice or more for full coverage! I am actually quite surprise that the price is affordable and not over the top expensive. I know some of us don't mind paying such a high price for good quality brushes (which I think is super important if you are into makeup and applying correctly), but there are some of us that might be on a budget or simply being "cheap" (like MOI! Just Kidding ;))  and don't feel like spending too much on brushes. So, this is perfect! I get my foundation right - all the time. If I want more coverage, I simply buff more! Awesome price for a great quality brush. I highly recommend it!

PS. I think they have a great thing going on right now! If you guys are on brush hunting, go check them out!

Coastal Scents:

Taken from Coastal Scents

  

 XOXO,

♥♥ Rinz



30 Day Challenge — Day 2 : Favorite Bag

Hello Ladies!!!

Yes, I failed to post yesterday. Boo!! Sorry, I had some important things to do - some family stuff. :)

Anyway, this is my second day challenge and I would like to share with my readers about my favorite bag. Nope, it's not an LV, not a Gucci and not even a Balenciaga. It's just a cute, pretty little thing called Juicy Couture! I love this bag. It's quite big and has a lot of room for my makeup bag and other things as well. :) I also love the color, the design and that beautiful crown keychain attached to the bag. Very girlish. :) My dear boyfriend got me this bag as one of the presents for Christmas. He was generous and I was lucky. :) Well, that's it. I am looking forward to Day 3 challenge tomorrow!

Juicy Couture bags are available at Bloomingdale's, Neiman Marcus, and of course at the one and only JuicyCouture.com.

♥♥ Rinz

30 Day Challenge - Day 1 : Favorite Eyeliner

I got too many eyeliners and I love them all. I am an eyeliner girl because I always line my eyes no matter what the occasion is. :) When you do it right, you won't look like a raccoon! :) That's what I always try to avoid since I have oily eyelids. Everything smears within hours! Well, Since I can't choose what I like the most from my collection, I decided to post only 3 items that I love the most!

MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack, MAC Kohl in Smolder and Urban Decay 24 in Zero.

Well, MAC Fluidline stays on my lids no matter what - from one morning to another. Smolder on the other hand, gives the blackest color one could imagine (unless there's one that i don't know of?) and Zero stays put, but less intense. So Zero is safer for work place and the other two I normally use for clubbing or outing. :)

So, what is your favorite eyeliner??

XOXO,

♥♥ Rinz

30 Days Challenge!

Hi everyone!! 

I am about to discipline myself with 30 Day Challenge program! My life is so busy lately that I rarely get a chance to spend times on this little community! I miss reading posts and writing one. Well, when I saw some ladies that were (and still are) doing the 30 Day Challenge, I really got inspired to do one! So....starting today here is my 30 Day Challenge list:

30 Day Challenge!!!

Day 01- Your favorite eyeliners

Day 02 — Your favorite bag that you own

Day 03 — Your favorite brush

Day 04 — Your favorite foundation

Day 05 — Your favorite thing to do

Day 06 — Anything Hello Kitty

Day 07 — Your Favorite animal

Day 08 — A photo that makes you laugh

Day 09 — Your favorite pair of shoes

Day 10 — Current fashion/style you like

Day 11 — Bag you want to have

Day 12 — Your Favorite color

Day 13 — Photo of your fashion/style icon

Day 14 — Photo of a hairstyle/haircut you'd like to have

Day 15 — Photo of your favorite bracelet

Day 16 — Music you like

Day 17 — Fashion Pieces that's on your to-buy list

Day 18 — Your favorite beauty guru

Day 19 — Your favorite look from a beauty guru

Day 20 — Your favorite mascara

Day 21 — Your favorite lip stick

Day 22 — What makes you happy

Day 23 — Place where you want to live

Day 24 — Your favorite food

Day 25 — What do you want to get from luux

Day 26 — An Item from your wishlist

Day 27 — Your favorite skincare product

Day 28 — Your favorite drink

Day 29 — Photo of something that makes you go awww

Day 30 — Your favorite nail polish

Thanks so much to those ladies who keep these 30 Day Challenge alive!! I hope I don't fail to post a new stuff everyday because I don't like to fail at anything :)

I am about to post the Day 1 Challenge now ;) then will visit every blog before I hit the gym!

TTYL!

♥♥ Rinz