Tags+Awards+Sephora Swatches

Sorry for the lack of posts nowadays, I've been busy and now I'm sick, woke up last monday with sore throat & fever....I hate being sick!!! I could barely swallow, my throat was so swollen.....been sleeping on & off the whole day yesterday...

Anyways, today I'm going to do some tags that I haven't done yet...
first is from the beautiful Zoe of "13december"...Zoe thanks for
for tagging me for "Once upon a Time" & " You're a Doll" Tag....here it is.

"Once Upon a Time" Tag

1. Post a picture from your childhood (less than 13 yrs old).
2. Write about the picture.
3.Tag your friends and readers.

I can't remember how old I am in this picture but this was taken in our house back in my hometown with my cousin. she's like 2 years older than I am and we grew up together...same house, same room, same school from grade school to college & even finished the same degree. right now she's having her first baby and I'm so happy for her...& I'm going to be an aunt again...so I'm excited...

&

"You're A Doll!" Tag

RULES:
1.Remember to link back to the person who awarded you!
2. Select 5 more bloggers that you think are dolls and link them at the bottom.
3. Tell about a character from a book/movie /drama that you most like.
4. Post the picture and title on your blog permanently if you'd like.

This is a bit hard, uhmmmm....well, all I can think of is Ella of Ella Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)....I first read the book & liked it so much,It's like Cinderella with a twist and it was released as a movie with Anne Hathaway as Ella.
Ella was given a gift of "obedience" when she was born, so imagine your life having to obey everything people tells you to do, what I like about her is because of her curse/gift she became a rebel but without success (haha, that's me!!) she's smart and very good with language which helps her a lot on her adventures. she's brave, sure of herself & her opinions and she has sense of humor, she doesn't need a kiss from the prince or help from the fairy godmother to break the curse, in the end she breaks it all by herself because of her love & devotion for the Prince...classic fairytale right? but this book/movie is hilarious...it's fun to read how she deals with her disability...

I want to thank the sweet Amy of "Amynaree" for giving me this award, Thanks Amy!

Rules for recipients:
1. Put the logo on your blog or post.
2. Nominate at least 10 blogs which you think are fabulous.
3. Be sure to link to your nominees within your post.
4. Let them know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog.

and also would like to thank Dina of "Voyageur" & Verina of "lil bit of this and that"..Thanks sweeties....for nominating me for this.....you girls now how much I love both your blogs as well....

I Frequently Read Your Blog Award

The rules of the award is to tag 10 blogs that you read frequently.

So I'm Tagging:( for Tag(s) & Award(s)
Lisa of ShopnChomp
Lulu of Luluchinadoll
Blair~♥
Toothfairy
Kym of Beecreative
Manju
Julie of Pop Champange
Diane of Orange2LA
Kalmo of Cambo Soup
Mona of Make me Blushhh


Blair and Zoe requested some swatches for the
Sephora Lip Attitude-Glamour Lipsticks and here it is:
(taken Digital Macro in Natural Light)

I hope this helps, I tried taking some pics of it on my lips but my lips isn't just as nice as angelina jolie's so.....

These lipsticks has a light fruity smell....which I love, it's a bit minty when I wear it or is it just me?....it's hydrating, creamy and glossy but not sticky at all...it's sheer so I have to apply it a few times, packaging is nice, it's shiny pewter & the bottom is clear so you could see what color it is...and available in a lot of shades to choose from, for $12, I think it's a good buy.

XOXO,
Iris

Color Tag, Award & Polka Dotted Apple's First Giveaway.....

The COLOR TAG

I was tagged by the pretty Amy of AmyNaree to do the color tag...you are suppose to find 7 things around you with a specific color and amy chose the color BROWN, here it is....

Polymer Clay Bracelet that my sister made for me....

NineWest Bag

DOMO!!!!!

Cookie Mirror & Comb (free from Sasa)

Guess Watch (which I got for almost 4 years)

Carvel Snickers Ice Cream Cake (our fave)

Hubby's Acoustic Guitar

I'm Tagging the following with the color Lavender:
Blair, ATingblings, Blovet Beauty, Aicha, Hana, Dina, Amy, Lisa, Lulu, ChinkyMel, Mapple, Rhain, Pop Champagne, Daituf, Eva, Toothfairy, Emily,Mona, Zoe, Stacieee, Yumeko, Miumiu, xphoebelinax

I also want to thank Mapple for giving me this award...Thanks sweetie....

The Polka-dotted Apple's FIRST Giveaway!

Rules:

1) Must be a follower.

2) One comment per person. If more than one, the person will be disqualified.

3) Giveaway ends on November 29, 2009 at 11:59PM EST

4) Must have more than 10 people enter or it will be cancelled.

5) Winner will be chosen at random via random.org.

6) Include your email in your comment.

7) Open internationally.

NOW, WHAT YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO DO:

Answer these questions in a blog post and link back to my giveaway post**:

• What is your most prized possession? My Wedding Ring
  
• What is your definition of beauty? Beauty is being comfortable on who you are & being happy with yourself....
  
• What makeup item (Brand and name of product) would you recommend to me? I don't have that much but I would definitely recommend the Kevin Bautymaker Love Pupu cheek blush in Pink....
  
• What is your favorite KIND of makeup item and why? Blush, I'm just addicted to it & I don't know why...
  
• A weird factoid about you. :B I've got tons of nailpolishes but I could never use nailpolish on my fingernails just because I believe it makes it uglier...
  
• What is the fondest memory of your childhood? going to the beach house with cousins...
  
• Describe yourself honestly. I'm a loyal friend, but a happy go lucky person, I'm stubborn, lazy but responsible, I have difficulty in expressing myself & kinda shy....
  
• Tell me something I could do to improve my blog.... Honestly, I love your blog the way it is....more posts & pictures I guess.....
  

XOXO,
Iris

Music Tag

I was Tagged by Vanilla to do this Music Tag, This has been on my draft for a more than a week now....I just didn't get the chance to post it. Sorry!! better late than never...

Music tag
so the rule is you have to fill the survey below,mention the person who tagged you and tag minimum 3 bloggers so you we get to know her result. :)
remember
*write down the title AND the artist.:)
*It doesnt have to be perfect,we won't judge so don't worry :P
*the songs have to be in english,its universal :P
*please dont read the rest of the entry,read it when you are filling the survey.

• personal:

Top 40s at the moment : Gravity- Sara Bareilles, Down- Jason Walker

3 songs that represent your feeling at the moment: Uprising-Muse ; Home-Michael Buble ;I gotta feeling - Black Eyed Peas

Song(s) that gives u spirits when you are down : Lovely(Remix)- Michelle Tumes(DJ Super T) ; Here Comes the Sun- Sweetbox


the second part you should be spontaneous,scroll slowly and make sure u read each entry one by one before continuing to the next question

• Spontaneous

Wedding : All My Life- KCi & Jojo

Sexy!!! Your Body is a Wonderland- John Mayer

I HATE MY EX,HE IS A REAL JERK ! Over It-Katharine McPhee

R&B Nite Down- Jay Sean ( I can't think of any....this is just not my thing.)

Diamond: Lucy In the sky with Diamonds- The Beatles

Eccentric : Merry Happy- Kate Nash

British : Misunderstood- Robbie Williams ( I love this song & I'm sure Robbie is british....)

Adorable : The Cuppycake Song- Amy Castle

Now, I'm Tagging :
Lulu, Amy, Kalmo, Dina, Jbreezybaby, Blovet Beauty, Amanda K, Zoe, Vanessa M. ,xxNikkiDooxx, Blair, May,Sherry, Sizbelle, Becks, Daituf, Fifi, Jeannie, Manju,
Begsbee, Aniita89, Kym, Hanaka66, Mona, Chinkygirlmel, Lisa, Hana
(In short everyone who commented on my last post...hehe...Thanks for reading!!)

XOXO,
Iris

"Over the Top Award"

I was tagged by Amanda of Amanda's Sunshine with the "Over the Top Award"...Thank you so much amanda!!and please visit her blog here...together with the award are questions which I have to answer with one word and pass on the award to others....

Where's your cell phone: Bag

Your hair: Fine

Your mother: Understanding

Your father: Gone

Favorite Food: Dimsum

Dream last night: Nada

Favorite drink: Iced Tea

What room are you: Dining

Hobby: Photography

Fear: Snakes

Where were you last night: Home

Something that you aren't: Hard-Working

Muffins: Banana Nut (oooopsss!!2 words)

Wish list item: Nikon D90

Where did you grow up: Davao

What are you wearing: T-Shirt

Your pets: None

Friends: Fun

Something you're not wearing: Watch

Favorite store: UO

Favorite color: black

Last time you laughed: Yesterday

Your best friend: April

Place you go to over and over: Mall

Person who emails you regularly: Lulu

Favorite place to eat: Random

I pass this tag & award to the following ladies:

Lisa, Amy, Kalmo, Dina, Begbee, Lulu, Summer, Vanilla, Diane, May, Kym, Emily, Joanna
Vanessa M., Zoe, Lily G. ,Anita, Becky, Aicha, Caby, eki, Stephanie, Maisee, Denysia, Karen(Sizbelle), Blovet Beauty, Hana, Angela, Manju, Janise, Daituf, Rina, Mrsdumpling, Blair, Sylvia, Rhain, Yiqin, Ena, Yumeko, Sherry and to everyone .....

XOXO,
Iris

Tagged & Awards (September)

Hi!!!Everyone.......I can't believe today is the first day of October...Times flies so fast...so I just want to thank everyone who tagged & nominated me for an award....the Lovely ladies Amy and Kalmo gave me a Gorgeous Blogger Award, Thank u so much.....I really recommend you go visit both their blogs....they are both so gorgeous and you got to read so much interesting stuff about beauty reviews, fashion & lifestyle and did I forget the food??

The rules of this award is to list 6 interesting facts, so here goes:

1. I'm OC when it comes to kitchen & bathroom...everything has to be spotless, and every label should be facing front and on a staight line, towels should be perfectly placed & I don't wanna see any hair on the floor...
2. I just got an allergy to mushrooms.....
3. I'm too slow in everything I do, and I usually am always late....
4. I'm an Introvert, It runs in the blood....
5. When I was younger..I would never cry on anything...but now...I'm such a cry baby....
6.I'm In love with James McAvoy & Johnny Depp...sshhhh....


I also want to thank amy for this award......

I was also tagged by my favorite Lisa and cutie Vanilla....they invited me to their party and so I'm also having an open house right now....

The question is: If you were going to allow us to spend a night at your home, we'd like to know the following:

1. What books are on your favorite shelf?

I love books so whatever genre your looking for it's probably on my shelf....I've got Dan Brown, JK Rowling, Stephenie Meyer to Diana Wynne Jones, to Paulo Coelho & Milan Kundera, Max Lucado to Stephen King or Neil Gaiman, Tolkien ,CS Lewis, Danielle Steel, Robert Ludlum and even Roald Dahl & Beatrix Potter and etc...:D

2. What DVDs are on your favorite shelf?

You'll probably get bored with my DVDs....I got Munich, The reader, Becoming Jane, The Notebook, Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless mind, Golden Compass, some Johnny Depp & Tim burtons movies, Harry Potters, lord of the rings...oh..yeah I'm a geek...

3. What are your two favorite cookbooks?

I don't need a cookbook...I'll just call my cousin....

4. Select 1-3 recipes you will cook for your special guests.

Can we have take-outs??? :D ok..so we can have any kind of steak you want.....I'm the queen of steaks....cuz' I think that's the only food I know how to make...salads and pecan tart...

5. What will we be drinking that's available?

Water, Iced & hot teas, Coke, Stella Artois, Heineken and if you're constipated we got prune juice.....

Well, since you've been visiting my place, I think it's only fair to invite me over to yours, don't you?
I'm tagging:(Including the GB & HFB Awards)

Lisa, Amy, Kalmo, Dina, Begbee, Lulu, Summer, Vanilla, Diane, May, Kym, Emily, Joanna
Vanessa M., Zoe, Lily G. ,Anita, Becky, Aicha, Thiamere ,Caby, eki, Stephanie, Maisee, Denysia, Karen(Sizbelle), Blovet Beauty, Hana, Angela, Manju, Janise, Daituf, Rina, Mrsdumpling, Blair, Sylvia, Rhain, Jamilla, Yiqin, Ena,

Future Clothes Tag

I was tagged by the adorable Emily of Pink Monkey to do this future clothes tag.....I enjoyed doing this tag so much......looking for clothes that I want is what I love to do.....so these are what I would love to wear this fall.....and some wishlist......

Leather Jacket...

Blazers...

Tweed Blazer, Ankle Boots, and Military style Coat, tights, Cardigans, Colorful Coat, Plaid, Ruffle tops, skirts.....

Party Dresses....

Wishlist

Chanel Bag

Burberry Trench

I don't know why but I want this red boot...

and We may already be married but we're still planning on a big wedding.....

That's it......I'm tagging everyone who's reading this....

XOXO,
Iris

My Daily Makeup Routine & Awards

I was tagged by Jbreezy & Thiamere to post about my daily makeup routine, Thanks.... honestly I don't have a routine.. I just grab whatever I feel like using on that day...so instead I'm just going to post what products I usually use and there is nothing special about it...It's all drugstore stuff....

Skincare:

The first thing I do in the morning is to brush my teeth & go straight to the shower and that's also the last thing I do before going to sleep...so, mostly I wash my face only during that time...what a lazy sh*t I am, right?...the most important skincare for me is cleansing & moisturizing just because I have a very dry & sensitive skin...I'll start with.....

My Facial Cleansers

1. Neutrogena Oil-free Acne Wash - this is what I use whenever I get a pimple, and it really works for me...I've been using this for a long time now...
2. L'oreal skin Genesis- this is the cleanser that I use whenever I wear makeup...It's so mild that I even use it to remove eye makeup....
3 Cetaphil- this is very important for me...it's my daily cleanser, which is recommended by my dermatologist...
4 Aveeno Positively radiant- sometimes I use this if I feel like it...but I really don't like it as others do....
5 Burt's Bee's Citrus Facial Scrub - I like this scrub cuz' it's so moisturizing...but obviously I don't use it as often cuz' I can't even finish this tiny jar....

My Daily Facial Moisturizer

1. Clinique Dramatically different Moisturizing Lotion
2. Olay Active Hydrating
3. Neutrogena Oil-free Moisture
4. Aveeno Positively Radiant

I alternate these moiturizers, and my favorite would probably be Olay cuz' I've finished tons of Olay moisturizers and I can't live without it....:D

I don't use sunblock or eyecreams but I'm currently looking for some nice products...what can you recommend???

Makeup:

I don't go out that often so most of the time I can only wear makeup once a week and I don't use that much at all...I like my face to be natural & dewy...

Face:

1. I love to use Monistat as a primer,I know it's not suppose to be used for the face but after removing my makeup in the evening my face feels so soft...
2. Missha BB Cream #23 - I love this stuff....makes my face look dewy....the whole day...
3. Mac Concealer NW25- I love how this concealer covers the redness on my face...
4. Maybelline Mineral Powder - this is my setting powder, I got a medium 01, it's too dark on me but it gives me a natural tan look....
5. Clinique Superpowder 10 Matte Medium- I bring this wherever I go, for retouch...
1. This eyelash curler sucks it's from revlon but I still didn't get the chance to get a nicer one so I have to use it.....
2. Covergirl Lash Blast - My fave Mascara
3. I love these Jane Blushes it's cheap but the quality are so nice...
4. These 3 are my most used bronzers I need these for conturing cuz' I've got a very round face....hehe...and bonnebell & NYC are so cheap too...
5. I discovered this from bubzbeauty, this is the only Illuminator that I got...they said that it's a dupe for Benefit's High Beam & it's much cheaper so I got it...

Lips:

These are my most used Lip products: I have these everywhere (bag, all over the house & car)
1. Burts Bees Lip Balm
2. Smith's Lip Balm Minted Rose
3. Softlips
4. Mac Lipglass
5. NYX Thalia - My most used Lipstick
6. Co Bigelow Lip Tint

I don't use eyemakeup at all that's why I didn't include it here....

My Most Used Nail Polish(es):

Most Used Scent:

this is such a lazy post , I'm sorry it's just that I'm so sick right now....haha...what an excuse...

I would also like to thank Verina & Rhain for this award which I already posted here
Thanks to Amy, Zoe & Kalmo for this..
Thanks again Kalmo for being my Blogger buddie

and a million thanks to you Zoe for giving me these.....:D

Whew** that was a lot...Thank you again to all of you....
and
I'm passing all these Tags & Awards to:
Lisa, Amy, Zoe, Dina, Rhain, Verina, Ena, Kalmo, Emily, Summer, Joanna, Thiamere, Diane, Christine (C.tang),Christine(Closet Rebel) Sylvia, Kym, Amanda K, Meii, Hana, Begsbee, Vanessa M., May, Janise, Denysia, Maisee, Jackie, Lulu, Blair, Tammy, Karen, Rina, Miumiu, Angela, Becky, Sizbelle

and to everyone who reads my blog......please do this tags and tell me about it.....:)

XOXO,
Iris