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The Sunday Currently, v2

Published by Justine

Reading Old text messages so I can figure out which ones to delete. And all the articles about BBM being available for iPhone and Android because I want to know when I can get mine! This is the first time having a US App Store account gave me a disadvantage.

Writing I don’t know if this qualifies as “writing” but I’m creating a banner for this series so that’s what I’m doing on Photoshop.

Listening The Voice of the Philippines on TV downstairs.

Thinking About how it’s payday this week. Woohoo! Plus how my bridesmaid dress is going to look like. I had measurements done last weekend and I couldn’t be more excited to see how it looks. Novella sent over some fabric from Indonesia and since she has 19 bridesmaids (IKR) she let us have control of our own dresses but stick to a color scheme.

Smelling Eucalyptus. Just had a massage about an hour ago. It was a killer massage because of all the yoga I’ve been doing.

Wishing That monthly visits arrive soon. I know I didn’t continue the pill prescription my OB gave me and only stuck with the Provera, but I am late once again and I hope it doesn’t go on for ANOTHER 4 months. Ugh. I really want to avoid taking pills.

Hoping For this week to be nice, and problem free. Plus this hip pain to go away.

Wearing All black everything. Black tank, black shorts.

Loving That everyday I get to sleep in because I work afternoons.

Wanting To buy a better yoga mat (=very expensive), but I have a lot of other financial priorities! Also, I kind of want to eat something sweet.

Needing Please see “Wishing” as it is pretty much the same.

Feeling A bit hot (no AC, no fan) but I know if I turn the AC on I will freeze again. It’s a never-ending battle of body temperature for me!

Clicking The publish post button!

The Happy List

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Decided to join Camie’s The Happy List project! I think one of the things that keeps you going through the day, the week, the month, the year (basically FOREVER) is when you look back at the things that make you happy and focus on it.

Not only that, it’s also making me a better blogger (in terms of frequency) because I get to answer questions that’s already laid out instead of trying to cook up a blog post.

I’m actually thinking of doing product reviews on makeup I’ve recently acquired since there have been a few so far. But let’s save that on the next few posts, as long as laziness to pick up my DSLR doesn’t kick in!

Here goes my list.

  1. Updating my apps. I’m an update whore!
  2. Spending time with my sister because I rarely see her during the week.
  3. Daily LINE chats with Rob and Mark even though I’m bad at replying. Love you guys, still! 🙂
  4. Hot tea on a rainy day.
  5. When I get my eyebrows in perfect shape.
  6. Yummy street food!
  7. Knowing that I have the time to spare just to fangirl and catch up with my online fangirl world.
  8. A really good night out where I’m not too drunk but I’ve drank enough to enjoy the evening and dance the night away.
  9. Good hair days. Especially when I don’t comb my hair, because I hardly ever comb it!
  10. When someone owes me money and they pay me back and I totally forgot that they owed me in the first place. Because I rarely “collect”! Especially when it’s not such a big amount.
  11. Laughing my heart out because something is too damn funny.

Image source: Happy Trailer

25 Questions: A Makeup Questionnaire

Published by Justine

Sunday nights usually mean a whole lot of beauty blog reading and YouTube-ing. This questionnaire was something I found from this blog so I decided to do it! I didn’t make it for this week’s The Sunday Currently because I napped at around 8pm and woke up past midnight (very hungry). I figured this is a pretty good entry considering I’m all about makeup nowadays.

1. Do you apply your foundation with a brush, sponge, or fingers?
I don’t use foundation much because it makes my face look extremely cakey, so I use BB Cream, which I apply using my hands 98% of the time. At times when I feel like it, I use a brush.

2. Do you apply your eyeshadow from light to dark? or dark to light?
Dark to light.

3. Do you prime your eyes?
Yes, because I have really oily eyelids but my eyebrow area gets really dry, so I have to even it out. I use a Sephora face primer around the eye and T-zone area. I’m looking into getting one of those Urban Decay eye primers or a Too Faced one.

4. Concealer first, or after foundation?
Concealer comes after BB Cream application. But I may change that.. this question is making me think about the order of my product application.

5. Go for manicures, or manicure yourself?
I usually get manicures from salons about once or twice a month, but when I’m bored of the color I just change it myself.

6. Exfoliate lips, face or both?
Neither. I rarely exfoliate my face, because it gets irritated very easily.

7. On average, how long does it take you to do your makeup?
For daily routines, it varies from 10-20 minutes. If I know I have more time then I don’t rush.

8. Do you wear makeup everyday and everywhere?
Yes. Even if it’s just one product on my face, it’s something I still use every day.

9. What release are you most excited about? (Makeup)
Rihanna’s MAC❤RiRi Fall collection. Shiseido Eye Color Bar for Fall 2013. Benefit Little Love Potions Box.

10. What’s your weakness? Shoes, purses, clothes, jewelry, eyeshadow, lipstick or other?
All of the above, except maybe clothes and jewelry? I’m more into comfort than style, but I still try my best to incorporate style into my look (with the help of shoes and purses)! Right now I’m really into makeup. Hence this entry!

11. Do you whiten your teeth?
Not proactively, but I do use a whitening tooth paste.

12. Wax eyebrows, or pluck?
I pluck, shave, cut. Depending on my mood (and tolerance for pain).

13. What do you use to contour?
I don’t contour much because I feel like my face is too tan for countouring. Plus I haven’t actually mastered the art of contouring (it’s really difficult, okay?) so I don’t want to risk my look!

14. False lashes, or natural?
Natural. Lashes are probably my laziest suit.

15. Favorite makeup brand?
This is tricky. It depends on the need! For face and lips I’ve got to say MAC. I also really like Shu Uemura, but apparently they’re not really cruelty-free anymore. I also like Nature Republic from Korea, it’s the brand that had me spending the most time in their store when I was in Seoul last march.

16. Liquid eyeliner, pencil or gel?
I actually really like gel eyeliner. The application is something I am most comfortable with.

17. Lipstick, lipgloss or chapstick?
Lipstick.

18. Pigments, pressed or cream eyeshadow?
Pressed pigmented eyeshadow.

19. If you had to wear only one thing, excluding foundation; what would it be?
Eyebrow powder. Can’t go out of the house without filling in my eyebrows.

20. Favorite color?
Anything pastel or muted.

21. Favorite color combination?
Nudes and pinks.

22. Natural? or Dramatic? (Eye Makeup)
Definitely natural.

23. Do you care more for quality or name brand?
Definitely quality. This is because I am vouching for my cheap Wet n Wild eyeshadow that I love so much.

24. Do you enjoy using face masks? If so which ones?
Yes, anything Korean. They are the Gods of face masks. I hoarded when I was in Seoul! Especially when it has “collagen” on it.

25. What is your current addiction? (example: lipsticks, eyeshadows, earrings..)
Right now it’s brushes, eyeshadows and lipsticks. I feel like I’m already set with my base products and I am very hesitant to try new ones, so eye and lip products are something I can still play around with and experiment!

The Sunday Currently, v1

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I know it’s technically Monday already because it’s exactly 12:16am right now but I don’t care, I’m doing this! Excitement is still there, it’d be too late if I waited until next week. Anything that can make me a much more diligent blogger these days.

Got this from Helga and this is where it started.

Reading This cheesy free e-book from iBooks called Resisting the Bad Boy by Violet Duke. It’s not as bad as how I thought it would be! It’s pretty cute actually. Started reading it a few weekends ago when I was bored in the province and I go back to it when I can’t sleep.

Writing This blog entry!

Listening U&I by Ailee. Currently my jam.

As far as non K-pop it’s The Lumineers’ Stubborn Love.

Thinking About travel plans next month! I finally booked my tickets to go back to Jakarta for late October because one of my best girlfriends from uni is getting married. I haven’t been back since February last year! This is the longest time I’ve been away from Jakarta in the past 15 years of my life so it’s making me think about so many things! I’m also thinking about how to make my dress since she sent over fabric already, and how I’m going to spend my entire 7 days. I am excited! Yet so unprepared for some reason. Wow, a lot of exclamation marks there.

Smelling Almost NOTHING! I’ve been down with the flu since last Tuesday. It sucks.

Wishing I had more money right now. The things I could do with it.

Hoping Mostly for this flu to go away. Of course there are always more things to hope for, but for now I just really need to get rid of this flu.

Wearing An old green t-shirt and checkered lady boxers.

Loving Yoga. I’ve been doing yoga weekly for over a month now, and I am loving it. It’s one of those “overhyped” things I try to stay away from but end up loving anyway. As they say, it’s really good not only for the body, but also for the mind. The way I felt after my very first Vinyasa class was unforgettable.

40 Days of Dating. It’s about two friends who decided to create a project and date each other for 40 days–the time it usually takes to break a habit. It may be over, but it was a good ride. I knew they weren’t gonna end up together (seriously helped my cynicism) but I loved how the project was more than feelings. It was art, friendship, typography, and sharing them with the world. Also, I am aware about how I said I hated it in my previous post. Obviously, hate = love.

Wanting NARS Blush in Orgasm

NARS Velvet Matte Jumbo Lip Pencil in Damned.

I was in Rustan’s last night and swatched/tried these products on my skin. Most of the beauty blogs I read swear by NARS’ Orgasm as an HG blush and now I know why. I also got to try a couple of their lip products and fell in love with this huge-ass lip pencil that goes by the name Damned. I thought I looked really nice!

Needing Someone who’s able to take care of me. Someone I want to take care of. To let go of a lot of fears.

Feeling I feel okay. Content. I am happy with where I’m at right now. A talk with my mom came up last night about how I should be applying for jobs abroad or something, but I don’t want to, yet. I’m okay with where I am. Besides, I’ve been abroad for more than half of my life. I want to enjoy the homeland.

Clicking My finished download of this week’s Camp. I think there’s one more episode left!

Updates and Other Crazy Realizations

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I feel like slapping myself for getting another thought of creating another blog just for my “personal logs”. As if this blog wasn’t personal enough and AS IF I DON’T HAVE TOO MANY BLOGS ALREADY! Sometimes I make myself laugh and I drive myself crazy for all the unnecessary reasons. Too much anxiety, too many impulse buys, crazy fangirling, so many emotions, fickleness, hypochondriac tendencies. The list just goes on.

I just realized I haven’t been consistently logging on Day One as well. My last entry was about my PCOS diagnosis. Nope, I have not started pills yet because I’m scared as fuck about mood swings and getting depressed and gaining a shitload more weight so I feel like I have to go back to the doctor again. If I don’t get my period within a month again then FINE I will start taking it.

This is such a contrast to my previous post about all things pretty and makeup. Something I have to control as well. I’ve been hoarding cosmetics the past few months that my stash has visibly increased. Giving myself a makeup ban for the month of September because I need it. I need mo’ monies. My Seoul, Singapore and Malaysia (that I have NOT blogged about!) trips this year sorta really kinda drained my finances. It’s like I’m back to ground zero with my savings. I can do this.

There are a few things I still want to talk about but feel like I need to put a brake on my overwhelming emotions for now. Vinyasa class made me really calm earlier tonight but now I feel like this is stemming from a round of Thought Catalog posts on my Twitter feed. I hate that site. Also, I hate Forty Days of Dating that’s making me question things about love and relationships and men-women dynamics. As if I need more of that?! Clearly I have too many feels.