Colour Collection Lip Perfection Lipstick | Nitty Gritty Reviews

Heyaaa! I'm back from the dead- err the sloth world I mean. Anyways I'm here to show you guys the nitty gritty on Colour Collection's Lip Perfection Lipstick. ;D

The Nitty Gritty: (As taken from Sample Room's page)



Colour Collection's Lip Perfection Lipstick is a treatment lipstick infused with Argan Oil for ultimate lip perfection.

Argan oil is pressed from the nut of the fruit of the Argan Tree, which is only found in Morocco. The argan tree lives to be about 150 to 200 years old and does not start producing the fruit until it is 30 to 50 years old. Because the tree is found only in a limited area, the oil itself is quite rare.

• Liquid Gold from Morocco – one of the most expensive oils in the world


• Contains a wealth of nutrients and antioxidants such as Vitamin E (2x more than Olive Oil) – fights off damaging effects of free radicals, Vitamin F – essential fatty acids for skin elasticity and Squalene – powerful antioxidant that maintains skin’s moisture

Packaging



The packaging of this is pretty simple and elegant. You have a nice white tube with the writing of Colour Collection up front, a gold rim, indicating where it's cap starts and the color/variation of the lipstick is indicated below the lipstick.

Variations/ Swatches

This has 3 shades, Amore, Bella and Crema. I got this from sampleroom way before I started blogging with chicmix 2.0, and out of the three, I felt more inclined to get a sample of Crema. Crema is a pink lipstick with coral undertones that is most prominent in the tube. To give you an idea of what I mean, I've done a swatch with half of my lips wearing said lippie and the other half with nothing.





Coverage/Finish

This baby glides on your lips like a dream, and on the application, it does not settle into the fine lines. I think the argan oil helped a lot with that part.

Coverage wise, you need to have at least 3 apply and blot sessions with this lipstick to get a full pink coverage for your lips. The blot part of applying said lipstick also helps it to stay even longer. The finish of this lipstick has a slight sheen when you apply it and if you don't like too much gloss/sheen, that is also what the blotting is for. :D

Price/ where to get

PHP 399 for every 4g /Tupperware Brand Dealers

Overall(4 out of 5 )

I love how naturally pink it makes my lips look, and it makes me look and feel like an innocent teenager. Wait, may inosenteng teenager pa ba ngayon? haha jk! ;)


*wearing Colour Collection Lip Perfection Lipstick in Crema

Only downside is that it's only available through Tupperware brand dealers, or if they restock in Sample Room, and the price. But don't fret cause Tupperware holds these sales that make the said lipstick go from 10%-50% off :D

The staying power is not that strong as well, at only 2-3 hours and that it's pretty much gone after you eat... If you don't mind reapplying lipsticks now and then like me, then this is good for you.

Pretty much repurchasing this in other shades after I finish my tube... I wanna try Amore next cause I still have this thing for reddish orange lip colors until now :D

Have a very Merry Christmas! :)

Colour Collection Lip Perfection Lipstick | Nitty Gritty Reviews

Jane the Virgin, nominated in Golden Globe Awards

Here's a seriously twisted plot for you guys, that I'm sure you'd love as much as I do. ;D

About the Show

When Jane Villanueva was a young girl, her grandmother, Alba, convinced her of two things: telenovelas are the highest form of entertainment, and women must protect their virginity at all costs. Now age 23, Jane is a driven young woman studying to become a teacher, nursing a dream to be a writer, and supporting herself with a job at a hot new Miami hotel.



All the years of watching telenovelas with the two women who raised her – her sexy, young-at-heart mother, Xiomara (known as “Xo”), and her still-devout grandmother, Alba – have given Jane a slightly unrealistic view of romance. Although she is determined not to make the same mistake Xo made – becoming an unwed mother at 16 – Jane could not be closer to the two wonderful women who have shaped her life. They are very different people – Xo lives her life as a perpetual teenager, performing at local clubs and always looking for a new man, while Alba makes religion and prayer the focus of her life – but both women consider Jane the center of their universe and love the grounded, compassionate and ambitious young woman she has become.

Despite the conflicting influences of her mother and grandmother, Jane has managed to find a wonderful fiancé: a handsome, hard-working detective named Michael, who loves her enough to accept her detailed timeline for their future together and even her insistence on “saving herself” until they’re married. All of Jane’s meticulous life plans are turned upside down, however, when she sees her doctor for a routine check-up and is accidentally artificially inseminated with a specimen meant for the patient in the next room. Unbeknownst to her, the specimen belongs to Rafael, a reformed playboy and cancer survivor, who is not only the new owner of the hotel where Jane works but also a former summer crush of hers.

Gluta White and Firm| My First facial Experience



Hey! up for an update here. Just wanna share with you guys this real great facial I had experienced with Gluta White and Firm's free facial, and boy is it just what I needed to relax my skin from the harshness of the Metro. With all that dust, pollution and harsh UV rays from the sun, my sensitive skin sure needs a break.



Gluta White and Firm is a complete line of beauty products that promotes whitening and firming of the skin. The set includes a facial wash, toner, facial cream, pressed powder, soap, lotion and deodorant. Yep. Even Deodorant. Talk about COMPLETE. ;D

I've been meaning to post this ever since I got it on my birthday, last November 15, and yet it's only now that I get to click the publish button. If you ask me why, it's because it's only now I finally got a decent internet connection thanks to my Pichi. So without further ado, I give you the contents of November 2014's BDJ Box. :3

PS: Sample sized prices are not official, I just computed them from the regular sized prices. I am curious as to how much they would actually cost kasi :D



We start off with BDJ's feel good stickers, which is also in line with their theme for this month. "Love the way you look and look the way you love". How would you interpret this saying? :D





Posiebalm Hydrating Lip Balm  (regular tube is 3g; sample size is 0.5g)

This baby has mango butter and sodium hyaluronate that gives one that poppy pink tinted lips and helps hydrate and condition the lips as well. (Php 1000 for regular size which means this sample size is priced at around Php 166.67)

Torque Royale | Check out the new meaning of #HeadTurners

Horray for my Pichi cause he gave me the next best thing to an early Christmas gift- Better internet connection! YAY! Just had the thing connected today, so I finally can post all of my pending posts plus Ideas on great Holiday looks this December.



Anyways I had the chance to check out the unveiling of Torque's new cellphone models that have just recently hit the market, and they are #HeadTurners for sure. I may not be THAT much of a techie, but I do understand some of the lingo it brings and with the said specs, I can say that what Torque has in store for us this Christmas IS pretty awesome.

Okay, so I'm starting with the fact that the Droidz Series of Torque is your dose of great Phablets (Phone-Tablet in one), with a spice of the Rotating Camera that can do it's thing for up to 180 degrees, and that is pretty great for those who are lovin the selfies and photographers alike.

Droidz Swivel:

So kill me then, cause I fell back on my writing with the absolutely bad weather going on and crappy internet here in our place. Good news is that hopefully within the week the new internet connection that Pichi applied for will be up and running. :D Hope you guys are doing fine with #RubyPH up in our skies.

A bit of an update with the newest show in modeling that has me tuned on the 'tube(if you get what I mean), Supermodel ME...


The 10 girls who remain in Diva’s SupermodelMe: Sirens competition find themselves in a big, fluffy, bumpy race on this coming week’s challenge! How did 20-year-old Irish Ong, who represents the Philippines, fare in a wild ostrich race? You read it right—staying poised and graceful on a skittish, powerful bird for the first-time in their lives is a challenge alright!



Meanwhile, on this same episode’s photo shoot, the girls are introduced to a slithery co-star. Just try “selling” handbags and shoes on camera while minimally “dressed” with almost only a gleaming snake!

Personally I felt that Irish Ong is a pretty strong contender here, plus she is a Filipina so I believe that she is a trooper in this episode. :3 I mean just looks at those eyes that shout for us to come hither and yet she's up and about with all the grime, slithering snakes and whatnot without a care in the world. Pretty much a true siren if you ask me. ;D

"It takes GUTZ to be a Guttierez in Paradizoo Theme Farm in Mendez, Cavite and Residence Inn, Tagaytay under Zoomanity Group."

It takes GUTZ to be a Guttierez is a Channel E exclusive about famous royal showbiz family in the Philippines. It's a reality tv series about the interesting and exciting life of the Gutierrez headed by Eddie Guttierez and Annabel Rama.



On November 30, 2014 at 9PM, the show aired their experience when they went to Paradizoo in Mendez, Cavite (Upper Tagaytay) and Residence Inn (Tagaytay proper), two of the famous theme parks under Zoomanity Group, the leading theme park management in the Philippines under Robert Laurel Yupangco of Yupangco Group of Companies.

According to Leonardo Badon Jr. of Zoomanity Group, "Paradizoo Theme Farm was featured in "It takes GUTZ to be a Gutierrez", the Best Reality Show at the concluded PMPC Star Awards '2014. A paradise in the south, Paradizoo Theme Farm is a farm for romantic people. a place for family, barkadas, friends and those who loves nature. The Gutierrez family went there to explore and experience a different farm lifestyle."

Fratini's Restaurant |iMunch goes Italian

Fratini's Restaurant has 3 things that I am absolutely loving in a restaurant.

• Great Pizza and Pasta


• Awesome Ambiance


• Superb Service

Last November 24th, I might as well be having a post birthday party for myself cause I got to have a great food adventure with Fratini's Restaurant.



Fratini's is an authentic Italian restaurant that is also Halal- Certified so it means they don't serve pork. This is because Fratini's is started in Brunei and is owned by a Muslim person at around the year 1996. They have one branch here in the Philippines located at the first floor of SM Jazz mall in Nicanor Garcia St cor Metropolitan Ave Bel-Air, Makati.

And on today's spotlight is Bifesta Bright UP Cleansing Lotion! dun dun dun daaaaannn!



It's been a while since I made a beauty post in this blog of mine. I blame the internet and it's "Usage Friendly Policy", and not my laziness, cause I have lots of draft posts and I find it so hard to type in the middle of the night just to make everything work..

Anyways for today's review, I'll make it short and sweet.

Yesterday was quite the adventure for me cause I got to enjoy a seriously great experience with also great food to go with it.



Yep, I had the chance to get up close and personal with the Miss Earth 2014 candidates at Yoshinoya's biggest place that I got to visit- their branch at SM North EDSA :3





A bit of background on Yoshinoya(if you're not familiar with it):


Yoshinoya was born around 1899 by it's founder named Eikichi Matsuda, who was responsible for the delicious recipe of the Guydon or Beef Bowl. He named it after his birthplace of Yoshino-Cho Osaka, and fast forward to 100 years later, Yoshinoya has grown with over 1200 outlets in the world, in and around Japan, USA, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Indonesia and 7 of those are here in the Philippines. :D


Introducing Ms. Philippines Earth Candidate :3

Let's face it. Year after year we have this tendency to do our Christmas shopping for our family at the last minute, thus ending up in buying a few generic stuff like picture frames, pencils and other generic gifts. I like to call it the Christmas Crash cause while doing said shopping for them, we end up crashing onto one another with the other people who are crunching their time to buy their loved ones that same generic gift. Then after, we crash onto the bed cause we're just so tired. Then we have to gift wrap said gifts which tends to make us crash onto the sofa too cause there are quite a lot of gifts that you have wrapped.

So this got me thinking... Why not wrap something remarkable? If our loved ones are that special, we'd think of giving them the stars—something they clearly deserve. I myself can't exactly give them that, but a close alternative is something akin to a great personal experience that may as well blow our mind. This can be made possible by The Mind Museum—along with other unique gifts that not only add a twist to your usual holiday flavor, they also inspire learning and further celebrate the season of giving.

1. The Scientific Date: How about a date in an artsy but science-themed gallery, or stargazing in cozy couches in a custom-made planetarium? Surprise your loved ones and the young ones with All Day Passes or gift certificates to The Mind Museum! With over 250 hands-on, minds-on exhibits and live experiment demonstrations that unveil the remarkable science behind living and non-living things, a date or two in The Mind Museum is definitely a unique and exciting way to spend time together this Yuletide season. (The Mind Museum tickets all day passes is sold for only Php750/php)



 

It was a nice cloudy morning when I deployed myself at around 5:30 am for the meeting place of our service for Nurture Wellness Village in Tagaytay, for #NurtureMeDay. PS: This has become more of a photo blog post, all because I wanna share with you guys what is the magic of the place about.



Now, there are really times that you and your body can't take the stress of life anymore and gets weak, one way or another. In my case, my body "restarts". In other cases, it gets migranes, colds and fever.

This is the body's way of communicating to us that we should slow down, be it if we are a parent, a young professional or even THE Executive of a well off company, but most of the time, we'd rather choose to pop a pill, or even try to drink or eat all the stress away. That's actually my coping mechanism to everything if I get too much stress on my hands, but after a well deserved break in Tagaytay, with thanks to Ms. Mae of Eats a Date, my mind is in a whirl of trying to choose for the better. Let me show you what happened at Nurture Wellness Village, which made me rethink my lifestyle.

Started out as an idea to create shirts for bookworms, The Dream Shirt has finally marked its 2.5K likers after a year of operating online. With more and more fangirls and fanboys finding out about the online shop, The Dream Shirt is planning to have its relaunch come 2015, which includes creating a line for locally published books, releasing more collections, and a collaboration giveaway with Fandom Trinkets PH.



The Dream Shirt is an online shop that offers made-to-order shirts, with prints that features quotes and designs based on different books. Each design is printed on a cotton shirt in vinyl or via heat transfer. As of today, most of their selections are based from Young Adult novels like John Green’s ‘Looking for Alaska’ and ‘Fault in our Stars’. They also print designs based on the popular dystopian novels such as the infamous Hunger Games trilogy and Divergent.




Although their current fan base is consisted of young people and fanatics of YA masterpieces, The Dream Shirt is planning to target a larger market, tapping in the bookworm crowd in general by providing designs that are based on the classics, fiction novels, and the like. The designs are slated to be released early next year, along with their official relaunch.


I personally am very excited to see other design from Harry Potter Series. That Hollows/Always Shirt is awesome in itself. :D

Philippine Ducati Weekend is based on the popular World Ducati Week, which is held at the Misano World Circuit in Italy. The Philippine Ducati Weekend was first launched at Clark International Speedway, Philippines, in 2012. From the first Philippine Ducati Weekend, it had achieved an outstanding level of success from the attendance because of its variety of events, activities and full immersion of pure Ducati Lifestyle. This event only happens every two years.

Ducati Philippines will make raves as we once again bring the most exciting Motorbike event in Manila and Clark….THE PHILIPPINE DUCATI WEEKEND!



Hundreds of people are expected to witness this once in a lifetime “2-wheel” spectacular in the Philippines. Highlights of the Event will include a Ducati Diavel Drag Race, Motokhana, track-day for both Ducati owners and non-Ducati owners, Dunk Tank for a cause, Bikini Bike Wash and the much awaited viewing of the Ducati Scrambler. Superbike champion Carlos Checa will also be gracing the event. Aside from that, there would also be concessionaires for motoring, food, drink and games. The great thing is that there are different packages to choose from that will suit one’s preferred activities.

Anybody free with nothing to do? Here's an idea for you guys!

On November 21^st, The Philippines will bring forth a festival that will fuse its biggest talents in one massive celebration of sound – the Sandstorm Electronic Experience, produced as a collaboration between So Familiar Productions, The Wildfire Productions and Trance Till Dawn. The event aims to make a staple when it comes to the music festival in Southeast Asia as well as to make the Philippines, the next music destination.



 

The festival will be a 3 day event at 3 stages and over 50 of the country’s greatest performers from Metro Manila, Cebu, Bacolod and Davao are representing every group from the city’s forward-thinking best scene producers, the enigmatic underground techno enthusiasts, the soulful house music lovers, the iconic bass music elite, to every hard hitter of the country’s biggest clubs and more. It’s about time that the country will have a festival that pays homage to local electronic artists. A tribute to music and dominated by homegrown performers, in an absolutely breathtaking location by the sand and the water just south of the metro.

Earlier in the week I had this inkling to do a makeup look, specifically a Disney Princess. Or maybe it was because Aladdin was showing in the Disney Junior channel and my daughter and me were amazed by the beauty that is Jasmine and the Hot Guy that is Aladdin. :D



With Princess Jasmine, as Aladdin had put it, "She's got these eyes that just... And this hair, oh WOW... and her smile? ahhhhh..."



In girl terms, what he meant was that Jasmine had these almond catlike eyes with that alluring catliner to go with it, making her eyes just sparkle with independence and innocence with just a twinge of that fiesty aura, her hair full of volume and her smile so alluring. ;D

Feisty Filipinas Irish Ong, 20, and Jasmine Ng, 21, are among this year’s roster of finalists for SupermodelMe – The Original Asian Supermodel Series – which follows 12 aspiring models of Asian heritage competing in a once-in-a-lifetime chance to advance their career in the fashion industry. Ong and Ng are set to make an appearance in Manila’s Cav Wine Shop and Café, alongside fellow finalists, Brazilian-Japanese twins Rafaella and Gabriela Leonardo.





Being a model nowadays is not just about the norm look of blonde hair, blue eyes and fair skin. Now, it's all about versatility to adapt your beauty in any situation and the wit, quirk and uniqueness that you own, which will make you stand out from everyone else. I know because I have tried once to break into the fashion scene and although it is a jungle out there, it was obvious to anyone who's auditioning for this and that, that what you really need to survive said jungle are the three qualities I mentioned above, plus determination and passion.



That is why SupermodelMe returns with its most daring, most explosive and most revealing season yet. Aptly dubbed as SupermodelMe Sirens, the latest season promises to break new ground as the search for the ultimate siren is set against an exotic background of a brand new location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Among the grueling, fashion-forward challenges faced by the finalists include crazy casting calls, photoshoots featuring exotic birds, catfights on moving vehicles, and many more!

Lots of happenings this coming 15th.. Well, there are a couple of bazaars that you should totally hit on, like the one in Rockwell, the Global Pinoy Bazaar where you'll find Linya Linya and Hodgepodge, or the Lifestyle Bazzar happening Metrotent, Metrowalk, Ortigas City, which will help you out with your Christmas shopping with all the discounts that you'll be getting from the bazaars. :D

Another happening that coincides with my birthday is...

Dona Elena Cusinera Club Holiday Special! This one will help you become the MasterChef of the Noche Buena by learning new Holiday recipes and watch a Live Cooking Demo by Chef Golda Liamzon, the favorite chef of moms!

Freeform Creative Solutions is a print advertising and design firm that started in 2008. The business was started by Luis Dangilan, Victor Cruz, and Jun Galvez, graduates of Ateneo de Manila John Gokongwei School of Management.



Jun Galvez and Juan Miguel Luis Dangilan with the Canon imagePRESS C1plus

The trio was planning to put up a business right after graduation with student needs in the Katipunan area in mind. “We saw the lack of professional printing services back then and as Communications Technology students, we had a lot of requirements that needed good quality printers. The people who served us simply did not understand what we wanted,” said Luis Dangilan, co-owner of Freeform.

Being a start-up business, it is very crucial to invest capital in the right equipment that will be of value for money in the long run. As students, the owners of Freeform were exposed to different printers in Katipunan and Canon was one of them. “Back then, we were aware of the various brands of printers. For us, it was not only Canon cameras that were the top-of-mind products, we knew they also offer good quality printers that is why they are the first company we approached,” he said. The owners knew investing in a Canon machine would help develop their starting business and open Freeform to other business opportunities.



More than just a printing service provider to students with project requirements such as posters and magazines, Freeform has come a long way in terms of their line-up of products and services. The business has now ventured out to the retail and corporate market as well.