NYC Metro Quartet Eyeshadow

Hello makeup enthusiasts! As promised, I'm back with a new review, this time its a western makeup. As you may know I am a huge fan of Asian cosmetics mostly korean. For a change, I tried this quad from NYC. It's NYC Metro Quartet Eyeshadow Fall Makeover. As you can see, it's all warm or nude. I like warm and nude colors something that is not awkward to look at and something for everyday wear only. Something that is light and useful in morning as well as to evening makeup. Let's see how the colors look like.

There are four colors that is specifically labeled on where to use it.

1. Peachy sheer color for the overall lid color, more like of a base.
2. Matte dark brown for contour
3. Pearl shimmer for highlight and
4. Shimmery chocolate brown for the crease

It also comes with a sponge applicator.

Here's the sample smudge of the quad eyeshadow over Etude House Sweet Recipe Choux Base in Berry on skin.

Colors in close shot.

My thoughts on NYC Metro Quartet Fall Makeover Eyeshadow...

This palette would be best for women who like nude colors, fall colors. With this type of colors you can alter your morning make up to night make up. I will show future tutorial and look with easy colors and makeups. The pearl shimmer and peachy color would go best on a morning makeup to make you bright looking. I believe nude colors suit any tone may it be olives warm or cool. ;)

It's also cheap around $3 on amazon.

Lioele Tidy Water Cleanser Review

Hello everyone! I'm here to be active for new reviews. I am really sorry for the lack of updates as I was busy with the whole parenting thing. 

So i'm here with a review from Lioele. Lioele Tidy Water Cleanser Deep Cleansing Program. It's a make up remover that also removes dirt inside skin pores and retain moisture in the skin. 

I don't know make up removers for sometime until one fellow blogger told me I should use make up remover because eyeliners are not easily removed by water and soap and some rubbing. You might find me silly though as I am new to all these things and my only beauty routine is to wash my face with mild soap and water plus moisturizer. heh. 

It comes in a 150ml canister. It's very classy looking.

This is how the pump looks like. The overall is very neat. At first pump / use you should pump harder for the liquid to come out.

What I love about this remover is it is water based, has a decent smell works very easy unlike other makeup removers. It's refreshing at some point too.

I tried it on my arm with make up strips and wiped them in one stroke. The make up remover comes strong in one wipe only.

This is the second wipe. It totally removed the make up from my arm and there's the cotton I used to wipe the make up off.

It's a must to have this product as your daily make up remover, not only it washes away the makeup and dirt but also retains moisture on your skin. It's around $16 on online korean shops. ;)

Baby loves Drypers!

Being a mother taught me of things I never knew I am capable of. Having a wide span of patience, giving up hours of lengthy sleep, learning how to finish my meals in minutes, skipping my beauty routine, have few or no hours for social networks and refusing party invitations by friends. Selfish I may be before my baby was born, I quickly learned how to accommodate my baby's needs and one of those is to choose the right diaper for him.

Before his birth, I fancy getting diaper samples over the net, and to my surprise they are quickly delivered to our home. Then the baby came. I tried the first diaper the hospital gave us. Disappointed I was, I told my husband not to buy that again; it is very costly and doesn't endure through the day. Everytime he wakes up early in the morning, his diaper is all soaked up that it wets his clothes and our bed cover. As I can recall, the pad is good for 3-4 hours only and that consumes a lot of diapers in a day! I never let my baby get all soaked up for 6 or more hours for that might induce rashes cause he has a very delicate skin. 

When the diapers from the hospital are all out, I used the free diaper I got in the mail. Disappointed again, I crossed it on my list not to buy the brand again. So the changing of brand continues until I had the chance to shop and look for other diapers, I picked Dryper. Aside from being affordable, it is also reliable. The baby's been using it since he is 1 and a half month old and he is now on his 4th month. From then on, I never used other brands cause I really rely on Drypers quality. It can hold up to 6 hours without leakage and rash. It is also convenient to use and dispose with its velcro type feature. Also, it does not sag, though it is fully soaked. 

I am very happy to have found the perfect diaper for my baby. I can save a few money for other things such as baby wipes and alcohol. Here's a shot of him wearing his Drypers diaper. Baby must be happy too!

*This is not a paid review. These are all my honest opinions based from my experience with Drypers diapers.

A little sugar isn't bad.

Sugar. An important ingredient in almost any food; desserts, main dishes, drinks etc. Sugar is an essential chemical that is our source of energy. Enough sugar in the body can give us the strength to do our daily work. Sweet isn't it?

But too much sugar can also trigger diseases in our body such as diabetes mellitus and ketoacidosis.
Today, I will share to you what won't hurt our body and budget, and will help exfoliate for beauty!

Today's ingredient is: SUGAR! We will be making a LIP SCRUB!

  

1. Brown Sugar - Using brown sugar buffs away dry skin cells. Also minerals are present in brown sugars such as calcium, magnesium, potassium and iron.

2. Honey - Honey has anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects. Also, it is moisturizing, so after scrubbing with sugars, you need to moisturize your lips so it won't get dry.

THIS IS OPTIONAL:

3. You can add a calming agent such as lavender or anything cool for plumping lips. ;)

 

You just have to mix the ingredients together well. After mixing, you can now use it to scrub it on your lips. ;)

See? That sugar won't hurt! Instead, help you moisturize and care for your lips! ;)

If you tried this at home, tell me how it works! ;)

Birthday Blast Giveaway!

Hello! =) I hope you don't get sick with me and my blog, thank you all for the readers and support! <3 They are all appreciated! ;)

This coming November 10 will be my birthday. It's my debut, 21. haha It's just my 21st but i feel like I'm already turning to something like 45. I need some makeover, pampering. Baby's keeping me busy but I don't mind playing, sleeping, watching, feeding him that's make's my sleeping schedule so tight that I barely sleep. Good thing he's got the Sleep-Wake cycle already. ^^ Also, it's my baby sister's birthday on Nov 6! So there will be two winners! ;)

Okay, so it's our birthday, it's our treat! ^^ ANOTHER GIVEAWAY! =) Yay! I want to share with someone how I feel old about my age, haha nah, kidding. I want to share my love for Etude House (who doesnt love Etude House?) with another lucky reader, read below to start! ;)

The mechanics:

There will be two (2) winners.

 The winners will pay nothing as I will shoulder the shipping fee and all other expenses.

 Parcels will be registered, so there will be a tracking number for every parcel so it won't be lost.

 Giveaway is open to all readers; INTERNATIONALLY.

 To gain entries are simple, you just have to follow me on BLOGLOVIN, SHESAIDBEAUTY TWITTER, LIKE US ON FACEBOOK and share the word! ^^ Please abide by these rules as I am checking entries on the raffle widget.

 Winner will be emailed immediately after drawing and will be given 48 hrs to respond to my email. Failure to respond within the said time frame will lead to another drawing of winner so please check this site regularly and emails. ^^

 Any questions, please drop them at cottonapplecreations@gmail.com!

Win these!:

 One winner will receive the Etude House Minnie Collection. Second winner will gain the consolation prize Shopping Cash.

Love Etude House? Enter now! ;)

Enjoy your November lovelies! :)

*I am so sorry for the lack of reviews as I am having a crappy camera with me :( Hope you understand. Will be updating reviews after sometime when I get my hands on a better cam.*

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October Giveaway Winner!

The Anniversary (October) Giveaway just ended! Thank you for all the participants. Don't be sad if you didn't win, there will be lots of giveaway to join this coming months! ;)

This is just a short post about the three lucky girls who won. See the picture below.
CONGRATULATIONS! ^^ I have emailed you already, please reply to me immediately or your prize will be forfeited! ;)

Stay in touch to get the latest posts on Bubblemilk! ;) Happy halloween too! :D

September Winner & Anniversary Giveaway

September giveaway has ended. Congratulations to:

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The winner again will receive the Etude House CC Cream, Tomatox from Tony Moly  and samples. I have sent you an email so please check. ^^

Now! Time for another giveaway! =) This last October 1 was our 3rd Anniversary. Can you imagine we lasted for 3 years with all the heartbreaks, fights, laughter, eating till you can't take food anymore? 

****start ranting here****

Our Story

OUR STORY: We were classmates back in college. He was a transferee while I was a regular student when we were in 3rd yr. On his first months, a lot of people are already talking about him, he's like everyone's favorite, maybe because he's new and my classmates are tired of each other. haha I didn't noticed him during his 1-3 months on the class though he's a regular at my section too because I am busy that time, i don't know where im busy at until one of my friends talked about him that he smokes and the like. I smoke too at that time so from then I started to hangout with him too, give him packs of smokes after classes. At that time, I have a boyfriend, I remember introducing him to to my exbf now and when they try to shake hands, my bf now turned away. haha 
I only remember the first day we dated, he asked me or i don't know maybe he sent a group message to all girls on his phone asking to watch movie with him and since I don't want to go home that early and I don't have anything to do, I joined him to watch Resident Evil. I thought it was a friendly date but after the movie he wanted me all along. haha And then began this texting drama things that he told me who will I choose, over them; after some few days, I got an answer that I should pick him-my bf now. So I broke up with my bf at that time; the ex bf now. After that we started to watch movies every now and then, eat together at the mall like there's no tomorrow. My mom noticed that I ate too much. She said I learned how to get hungry in five minutes though I've eaten a bunch of unli rice through my bf haha! 
Then all goes smoothly until the she started talking with her previous girls. And, we girls, don't like it whether its just a chitchat or how things are going, it doesn't seem nice for me that time so I tried backing off a little got jealous and drank heavily! That's how I express how sad am I, instead of whining, I just drink all the negativity and sleep when i pass out. haha Everytime he do that, I drink with my friends till morning, go to school drank but i still got a hold of my self but not my gait and eyes. haha From that I got so immuned that I just drink my sober heart till I fall asleep with friends. 
We've gone through so many breakups haha, because its always wasnt my fault, sometimes somethings gotten into him that he gets jealous my friends (all of my friends are mostly boys, if there are girls proally you can count them on your fingers) that's our roller coaster relationship.
I can't remember but when we were talking about the first time we dated, we started talking and eating and laughing he told me that he liked me first. haha that was the time that I introduced him to my boyfriend (now the exbf) and he turned away. He told me that he was following me all along and making me notice him at whatever he is doing. haha attention whore! I didn't noticed that he wanted my attention because I was busy on something else and I really didn't mind about him, I just felt like he was just a friend before. It's crazy how we ended up on each other. I dont know but maybe he's the one? Because I remember when i was in elementary I have dreamed of a man that I should marry who's much older than like 7-10 years older, who has something in life, focusing on his career, proally a doctor with his car. And my bf now is similar to that he's much older like 4-5 years older, in the medical field with his car. ;) And I really felt the connection, whenever we broke up, there are still things that is holding us back. I mean, if he wasnt for me, if he's like the other exes, I could've forgotten about him. And until now, were still together, and maybe this is forever. 

****end ranting here****

We didn't celebrate it like the others, we just ate sweets and everything we wanted to eat. heh. ;p Spoiled ourselves with things we can't eat the past few days, since baby is around we can't go to anywhere together.

Now onto the giveaway! Since we are celebrating our third anniversary, I will be giving away 3 sets of winning prizes for 3 lucky subscribers!

The mechanics:

There will be three (3) winners.

 The winners will pay nothing as I will shoulder the shipping fee and all other expenses.

 Parcels will be registered, so there will be a tracking number for every parcel so it won't be lost.

 Giveaway is open to all readers; INTERNATIONALLY.

 To gain entries are simple, you just have to follow me on BLOGLOVIN, SHESAIDBEAUTY TWITTER, LIKE US ON FACEBOOK and share the word! ^^ Please abide by these rules as I am checking entries on the raffle widget.

 Winner will be emailed immediately after drawing and will be given 48 hrs to respond to my email. Failure to respond within the said time frame will lead to another drawing of winner so please check this site regularly and emails. ^^

 Any questions, please drop them at cottonapplecreations@gmail.com!

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Best of luck to all! ;)

Start your day right! : Morning Beauty tips

How do you start your day? Do you just wash your face and body and run to work / school? From that, I guess you're missing something there dear. Free radicals and uv rays are everywhere and knowing this routine can get you protected from harmful rays and radicals.

 Exfoliate your skin - Exfoliating depends upon your skin condition. If you have dry skin, look for a mild moisturizing scrub and do it monthly. If you have normal skin, look for cleanser with fine beads and can exfoliate weekly. For oily skin, grab something with exfoliating beads and do it three times weekly. But after exfoliating, make sure to moisturize too; products with ceramide, hyaluronic acid will help lock the water in the skin and rebuild the skin too.

 Moisturize that skin - Put a light cream for the day that contains antioxidants such as coenzyme Q10 or vitamins A, C and E. It fights the free radicals during the day. ;)

 Hydrate in and out - Moisturising the skin is hydration. You should also hydrate inside. US reference daily intake for women is 2.7 L per day. When you lack the water needed, your skin will look dry and dull. 

Those are just small simple tips to get your day going. Starting the day with these tips can help you set your mood for the day as well as reduce free radicals and lessen aging process in the face and skin.