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What happened to me today in snaps:

*sigh* Anyhoo, I took the opportunity to make a quick beauty meme as well:

Tagging new suspects to show me what’s in their kikay kit…

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Guess who finally graduated from using metal pencil cases as ARTDECO e/s and blush case!

My LE Beauty Box Quattro Art Design 07/08

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Before anything else, congratulations to Pinoy Guy Guide for winning the Best Blog: Fashion and Lifestyle category!

Chris with Nikka Abes of Nokia

Please take care of your trophy…I retouched that with lots of love!

Now on with how my longgggg day went (warning: v. photo heavy post!)…

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SPEND: MAC Pro Longwear Lustre Lip Colour, $20

A two-step application of lightweight colour + mirror-finished top coat. Apply the colour. Let it dry. Apply the top coat! Provides sheer to medium coverage with a rich, lustrous, moisturizing finish. Longwearing, comfortable on the lips. Won’t shift, transfer, feather or smudge. Replacement top coats available.

L: Red Flame (Lustre): Intense bright yellow red
R: Orange Flicker (Top coat): Bright yellow red with gold pearl

Under natural light, no flash

SAVE: Cover Girl Outlast All Day Lip Color, $8.99 (at Drugstore.com), Php 495 at Robinson’s Galleria

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The #1 original long-wear lipcolor! Our advanced formula with resilient, brilliant coverage, color and shine gives you up to 16 hours of color that stays true in just 2 easy, breezy steps. Outlast has a moisturizing topcoat that helps lock in shine-no feathering, no bleeding.

Color selection: CoverGirl has more colors and everything’s permanent
Colors to checkout: CoverGirl Ever Red-dy (almost primary red) and MAC’s Alta Moda (Deep blackened red) / Hip Love (Deep plum with red with pearl)
Finish: MAC’s got more dimension
Flavor: MAC tastes (and smells) better
Staying power: CoverGirl lasts longer

Do checkout Aileen’s quick guide on how to apply and retouch Pro Longwear Lustre Lipcolour correctly. I tried it myself and it does work for both formulas.

Thanks so much fairy godmother K!

Sorry for the photos, if you know what I mean…