This post is a tad bit delayed, but here's my Halloween costume entry. As some of you may have known, my costume took the whole week to make. I can't take all the credit since my mommy dearest sewed the dress for me, but everything else I did.
I'm not sure what I was thinking, but as soon as I saw the music video, I knew I wanted to base my Halloween costume on it. I was going to go the easy route and make her outfit on the beach (either the all white dress with the candy poppers or with her in the bikini with the cupcakes on her chest), but I figured might as well go big.
I wish I had taken better pictures aside the ones I've taken during the night, but these are the best I can find on my set.
The candies that I patched up on my dress were all made in felt cloth. Yes, I cut and assembled them together and attached a velcro in the back and stuck it on my dress. Made my life so much easier since I didn't have to sew everything on to my dress by hand. The rhinestones were self-sticked, but they didn't last the whole night. Fortunately, the beads, which were sewed by hand one by one, stayed the whole night.
If you follow me on Twitter, you might have read some of my tweets regarding the Beautylish event that I attended this past Saturday at the J.W. Marriot in Downtown LA. I must say that I'm really glad that I went! If you missed my previous post, you can find my outfit of the day post here.
I was really impressed in the venue of the event. I've passed by the J.W. Marriott whenever we'd go to Staples Center or LA Live but never inside the hotel. It was so posh inside. A few escalators later, we reached the sign in table where we checked in and was greeted by the Beautylish team and we proceeded inside the hall.
Right when you walk in, they had photographers ready to take your picture, and pretty much just makeup everywhere. They had set up tables with little jars of makeup goodies that you can take with you. They had some NYX cosmetics and Orly nail polishes just to name a few. And let's not forget about the food! They had some yummy hors d'oeuvres and even a cupcake tree! Too bad I only managed to get try a cupcake since I was so caught up talking to people. Oh, and did I mention there was also an open bar? I loaded up on... water and soda haha since half of the champagne I had in the beginning gave me a kick already.
I also thought that it was neat that they had a manicure station setup where you can get your nails 'did' as well as a makeup station. So since we got there pretty early, we were able to get our nails done without having to wait too long. And if that wasn't enough, Beautylish gave us a makeup swag bag with all sorts of goodies inside!
Ok enough rambling, here are some pictures from the event.
I don't mind having this as my tree for Christmas.
It really tastes as good as it looks. Such a tiny tease of goodness!
Manicure station.
Getting my nails done.
I met Sonia aka SCCastaneda on YouTube while waiting for my turn.
Katie and Tina. They're too adorable for words. We got acquainted while waiting in line for the manis :)
Jarmaine aka JLovesMac1 and Heart. I can't believe they thought I was only 16 -___-* LOL. It was nice chatting up with these girls. Check out Jarmaine's YouTube channel! She's such a character. And Heart, you need to get on YouTube or start a blog already (peer pressure, peer pressure). And random fact, Heart and I actually have a mutual friend. I did not know til we added each other on Facebook. Small world!
With Jarmaine and Nil, co-founder of Beautylish
I just realized this when I was going through my pictures, but is this a Filipino group shot or what? Jill should be in this picture too!
With Jackie, Ingrid (aka missglamorazzi), and my friend Veronica. I met these two towards the end of the event. Ahh!!! they are too cute for words. Jackie was so shy in the beginning, but she was such a sweetheart. I seriously kinda wish I can shrink her and put her in my pocket and take her home haha. Her mom is also so adorable and sweet! I love how she's so supportive of her passion. Jackie, I wish you lived closer to me! And Ingrid, was just soo warm and friendly. I just learned about her YouTube channel that day when I met her and I'm officially hooked. Her presence on the camera and in person is just the same. No smoke and mirrors there. I was really enamored about her maturity and presence. You'll know what I mean when you watch her videos!
Christina from Beautylish. I kinda found it funny how we shared the same guilty pleasure of reading a certain forum that will remain unknown haha.
And of course my makeup goodies!
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I really enjoyed myself and my friend Veronica (who was my +1 for the day) as we met some YouTube gurus (mostly) and other bloggers who has the passion for beauty! I didn't know what to expect when I first walked in, and I'm not going to lie, but I was actually pretty nervous. But after getting settled (and it didn't hurt that I had a bubbly in the beginning), I got pretty comfortable and just started talking to anyone who was next to me >.< although I didn't have to worry since everyone was so nice and friendly!
Thank you again Beautylish team for having this event. If it weren't for this event I probably wouldn't have met these lovely girls! Looking forward to future events to come!
Here's an outfit that I wore to the Beautylish event this past Saturday. I even made an OOTD video :). Two things I'm loving right now, my leopard blazer and my clogs. The first moment I've laid my eyes on the leopard blazer was when Pam did her clothing haul video. At first I thought that the blazer was too crazy for my style, but for some reason the moment I saw it in store and tried it on, I thought to myself that maybe it can work out. And it did, and now I'm in love with this blazer!! Second, my clogs are my favorite shoes at the moment. I love everything about it... the wooden heels, the studs *sigh*.
And also, how awesome is my mom for having this tank top still? I went back home last week to visit them and she pulled out this tank and I told her I was going to take it! And now I'm putting it to good use as she hasn't worn this in years. Thanks mom!
Anyway, I'll have have a separate post on the Beautylish event as soon as my YouTube video finishes uploading. For this whole week, I think I'm going to be wrapped up on working on my costume for Halloween. I'm not sure what I was thinking when I've decided on this costume, but I wanted to make my costume so it's guaranteed that I'm not going to be matching with anyone. Oh well, I've already started it. I just hope I finish it in time. I'm just glad that mommy dearest is helping me with it as I don't know how to sew for the life of me. I'll tweet some progress, but I'll make the whole reveal on Friday when it's finally time to dress up!
Yes, I'm back with a beauty related post. Here's a look that I've been meaning to edit since forever (previously recorded back in AUGUST)! I actually have another video pending to be edited so we'll see if I'll be able to get on that too. I actually had the chance today to edit my video only because I am sick and stuck at home. I swear I have an immune system of a 90 year old. I get so sick easily. Anyway, oddly enough editing videos are a bit therapeutic to me.
So here I am again today using the same palette. This is look number three using the Urban Decay Sustainable Shadow Box. I'm really trying to maximize the use of this palette as you can see (click here and here for the previous looks).
In case you might be wondering what my nail polish is on this post, it's O.P.I Indi-a Mood for Love (click here for previous post).
FTC: All products mentioned were purchased by me. I am not sponsored to write this post or to make this video tutorial. This post contains affiliate links.
H&M jacket, earrings, and sunglasses; Cotton-On white tank; Charlotte Russe grey jeans; Urban Outfitter shoes
The bf and I decided to hit up Pasadena this past Sunday. I'm really a lazy dresser so whatever is comfortable works. I love basic white tees just because you can dress them up or keep it casual. I particularly like this tank because it's so flowy. I'm having a brain fart right now so I'll this post on a short note.
