Sunday, March 17, 2024

BEAUTYCON 2024: Journey Into Beauty

 


The biggest beauty event of the year is finally here!!!

On March 20-23, 2024, BEAUTYCON 2024: Journey Into Beauty is the BIGGEST beauty event of the year!  The event promises to be the most important dates for all beauty lovers across all ages with BeautyCon 2024: Journey Into Beauty–the biggest beauty event of the year brought to us by Watsons, SM Beauty, and LOOK At Me!

The four-day event will be held at the SMX Convention Center Halls 1 and 2 with over 100 participating beauty and personal care brands. This event is FREE for all Watsons Club, SMAC, and Look At Me members. Attendees can expect to do a lot of shopping as all participating brands will be offering special discounts, offers, and freebies exclusive to the four days!

Discover new favorites or shop for your tried-and-tested products across all major beauty categories like cosmetics, fragrances, skincare, haircare, body care, and ore! Filipino beauty brands will definitely be present like: Issy Cosmetics, GRWM Cosmetics, Colourette Cosmetics, Absidy Beauty, BLK Cosmetics, Happy Skin Cosmetics, and Vice Cosmetics.

Explore trending Asian cult favorites like Hada Labo, Laneige, Beauty of Joseon, Dr. Jart+, Tsubaki, Round Lab, and Rom&nd and more.

Attendees will also be in for a treat with luxury and prestige brands showcasing their ranges including Calvin Klein, Carolina Herrera, Viktor & Rolf, and Armani. Luxury beauty fans will also love shopping for international faves like Shiseido, Laura Mercier, Huda Beauty, Kiehl’s, and Lancôme.

Expect brands like Neutrogena, Celeteque, Dove, Biorderma, Nivea, Ponds, and Olay to showcase their latest technologies and innovations. Stop by SkinSmart for new faves like Kora Organics, First Aid Beauty, Supergoop, and more!

Beauty tools are also present such as Kiss NY, Real Techniques, JML, W Elite, Euroo, and Wet Brush among many others. You will also enjoy having Watsons own brands all together like Naturals by Watsons, Watsons Baby, Dermaction Plus by Watsons, and Collagen by Watsons.

For hair care and styling, you have to stop by Kerastase, Manic Panic, and Liese. Men’s body care and grooming staples will also be around: Gilette, Old Spice, and Rexona Men, to name a few. Aside from the exciting partner brands, A-list celebrities and top-tier KOLs and beauty icons are also making surprise appearances at the four-day event! Watch out Watsons, SM Beauty, and LOOK At Me social media pages to stay updated.

For more information and updates, follow Watsons (@watsonsph), SM Beauty ( @smbeautyph)  and Look At Me ( @lookatme_ph) on Instagram.


Thursday, March 14, 2024

Setting with 6 Hair Rollers (For That VAVAVOOM VOLUME HAIR!)

 

Knock! Knock!
Who's there?
Volume Hair....

Volume hair, who?

 ME


I've recently got a haircut because it is summer down here in PH.  Even with shorter hair, I still find myself suffering from limp and dull hair even after curling!

I knew the secret to voluminous hair!  You've probably seen them on Tiktok as well.  But truthfully, do you have hair rollers at home?  Or if you do, do you have at least the right number to be able to cover your whole head?
NOT ME!

And as always, your friendly AskMeWhats neighbor have some tricks up her sleeves!  I use only a pack (usually set of 6 rollers) to cover my whole head when it comes to "setting".  Setting your hair with a hair curler when it cools will help retain and curl and volume you tried so hard to achieve with the use of heating tools.  

Think of this, after curling, your hair is still "hot" from the tools, if you just let it down, the curl won't stay as "gravity" will pull down your curls thus a lot of you are always complaining about curls that doesn't last!  

After working with so many talented hairstylists for wedding through the years, I knew the only solution is to set it with curlers or bobby pins if you don't have curlers!   The latter is quite tedious and needed a bit of hairstyling professionalism so curlers are the way to go.  Now you will understand why your grandmas or moms have these rollers during the 80's! 


For better understanding, I created a video for this posted on my Instagram account

please follow me there!





Keep smilin'
Stay happy!

  

Monday, March 11, 2024

Maybelline SuperStay Matte Ink Moodmakers

 

Maybelline Moodmakers how cute are you? Look at these shades!

Maybelline SuperStay Matte Ink Moodmakers  review by Nikki Tiu of askmewhats.com.
L-R Meditator, De-stresser, Harmonizer, Motivator & Optimist

And look at these cute Smileys printed on the packaging!


Let's start by wearing each of the 5 shades I got because I like you to see how these will look on an NC20 MAC Foundation shade, mostly Light Beige in other foundation with warm undertone.


I always start ascending shade numbers and if they don't have numbers, I go for the lightest shades first and starting with Meditator.

Meditator is a cool-tone light peach that works for those with darker complexion.  Imagine just how gorgeous this will look with no-makeup on Morena skin!  Grabe, your skin will glow even further!  This is also a nice MLBB shades for those with lightly colored lips.  

As you can see, it doesn't do justice on me as I need to have at least a defined-looking eye makeup to pull off this look.  Imagine thick eyeliner, maybe, soft smoky eyes with colored cheeks?  Definitely Workable but not my cup of tea.

Maybelline SuperStay Matte Ink Moodmakers  review by Nikki Tiu of askmewhats.com.

Since we are on the topic of MLBB shades or something that looks quite natural and easy-to-wear even with not much makeup on.  De-Stresser is definitely the answer.

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

FASHION: Giordano Oxford Shirt Style

 Who remembers Giordano in the 90's?  I mean every single cool kid has at least a Giordano piece whether T-Shirts, Polo Shirts or in my case, the Long-Sleeves Oxford Shirt.  

You know why I have it?  I borrow from my brother!!! 

Looking back, I just wore it one way, tucked in a Levi's Jeans and a Nike shoes because I felt so cool like that.

Fast forward to many decades after, I still feel like a cool-kid wearing this Oxford shirt but this time, styling it differently because we aren't into fast fashion nowadays, I want clothing pieces that I can wear multiple times!

Giordano Long Sleeves Oxford Shirt pairing with Askmewhats Nikki Tiu

I also like to mix pieces that are on a pricier side and affordable ones.  I am literally wearing a less than Php400 worth of White Tube Romper and I layered it with a less than Php200 mustard top adding a belt in between to make it look more formal and put together.  


Giordano Long Sleeves Oxford Shirt pairing with Askmewhats Nikki Tiu

Added the Giordano Long Sleeve Oxford Shirt as my cover up and it works so well and I felt so good!

Giordano Long Sleeves Oxford Shirt pairing with Askmewhats Nikki Tiu

Romper: Lovito
Mustard Sleeveless Top: Shopee
Belt: Gucci Store
Bag: Coccinelle Available at Zalora.
Sandals: Shopee

Keep smilin'
Stay happy!

Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Michiko Hair Color Shampoo Review

 

I don't know about you but I am stressed with random white hairs popping out from top of my head every month after coloring!  Why can't you just appear maybe after at least a quarter or so?

I do not look my age, a lot of my friends who are being nice to me would always say.  But my hair is definitely giving the "STOP FAKING YOUR AGE!" trend.  Do you have to be that ARROGANT in showing off super white hair???? :P

Shame on you.  This girl ain't going down!  

Thankfully, I got to discover Michiko Hair Color Shampoo (Available HERE) from a good friend.

Michiko Hair Color Shampoo Review

Michiko Haircare is made from all natural ingredients so no offensive smell! Easy to apply like how you would when you shampoo your hair.  Start applying to the regrowth area then I would massage all over hair and cover it with shower cap as I watch my favorite K-Drama.  

Michiko Hair Color Shampoo Review

There's a small hint of Chinese medicinal scent but definitely better than chemical scent.  It does not sting my scalp and I used 2 packs of shade Chestnut Brown 2x already since I learned about this product.

It is said to last around 4-6 weeks but I was able to extend it to almost 3 months because I use Purple Shampoo and conditioner.


My hair after coloring with Michiko Chestnut Brown.