FASHION: Draped in Black

As a makeup artist, I see to it that I wear black for my wedding gigs. First reason is that it looks very professional and second, I don't want to steal the bride's thunder by wearing loud colored outfits. (After all, it's her day and she deserves all the attention!) Two years ago, I started collecting LBD's just for my makeup gigs. I have not counted how many I have but they sure have piled up! I don't want to be wearing the same LBD for the next makeup job so I make sure I have enough to wear for work for the next few weeks before I repeat an outfit. Even if I have a lot of LBD's, I still see to it that they all have a different look.

Since I'm also the crafty type, I like to DIY on my outfits a lot. I usually collect fabrics or search for old clothes that I can cut up and make into something new. For example, this black dress I wore when I did makeup for my high school batchmate's wedding, was a large sized straight cut dress that I just folded and draped with safety pins. (Yes, sometimes I'm too lazy to put my sewing skills to use so I use my trusty pins and sew later when I feel like it.)

I love the way I was able to drape the fabric of this dress. It kind of has a "grecian" appeal to it. It also is very comfy and no one noticed is was only held together with safety pins. My gorgeous purse was a Christmas gift from my cousin, Eric and his girlfriend, Sienna. My ring is available for orders through my brand OLEIC. I love wearing it for my wedding gigs because the heart is always seen on the bridal photos and the on site wedding videos. My ruby red shoes, believe it or not, is also one of my DIY's! I'll post about how I did it on my next blog post, I promise!

Dress: My own DIY  |  Purse: A gift from last Christmas  |  Pumps: My own DIY  |  Accessories: OLEIC

EVENTS: The BDJ Box Launch

I was one of the few very lucky women to have been invited to the launch of the BDJ Box at Slice Café High Street. It was a very intimate event shared with the best beauty bloggers and beauty editors in Manila.

As I was waiting for the event to start, I was able to have a wonderful chat (worth recording and blogged about! Haha!) with like-minded, empowered women. Felt so good to be amongst ladies who think the same way I do and who are indeed very successful in their own right.

 

L-R Valerie Tan (www.missvalerietan.com), ME, Shen Gee (shensaddiction.com), Sabs Hernandez (sabshernandez.blogspot.com) - Ladies we need to have a reunion! =)

 with the pretty Valerie Tan =)

with Beauty Blogger Extraordinaire, Shen Gee!

with good friend and awesome makeup artist Sabs Hernandez and Kat Dy. 

 

Empowered Women!

The event was hosted by Kat Dy, managing director of the BDJ Box Beauty  Ministry.

I was so excited to open the BDJ Box given to me at the event! It was quite heavy and looked so pretty in its 'Parisian Pretty' theme.

Here’s a peek on what’s inside the box:

It comes with stickers that say “I’m not beautiful like YOU, I’m beautiful like ME!” Super cute, I placed one sticker on my pocket  mirror.

Here are all the products!

There are several deluxe sized products (ones that I would love to try out) and some really good sample sized ones that are good enough for several uses.

1. Garnier Skin Naturals Pure Active Multi-Action Scrub (50 ml)

2. Syoss Anti-Dandruff Control Shampoo (100 ml)

3. Syoss Anti-Dandruff  Control Conditioner (100 ml)

4. L'Oreal Paris Total Repair 5 - Daily Repairing Treatment (50ml)

5. Calvin Klein Eternity Aqua (1.2ml)

6. L'Oreal Lucent Magique Skin Illuminating BB Cream (5ml)

7. L'Oreal Revitalift Intensive Night Repair Essence (5ml)

8. Yves Rocher 24H Intense Hydrating Gel Cream (15ml)

9. Garnier Skin Naturals Ligjt Whiten & Even Moisturizing Cream (8ml x 8 packs)

I'm super happy with the contents of the box. Some products I am already familiar with and love to use, and some I am excited to try out.

BDJ Box is the brainchild of Darlyn Ty, the same founder and creator of the Belle De Jour Power Planner. Yes, that awesome planner with oodles of coupons.

 (and yes I was given my own planner... Woohoo! Thanks BDJ)

BDJ Box is a monthly beauty product discovery subscription service created to help women in their quest for the best beauty products. Subscribing to the BDJ Box for only Php 480 per month will let you try 5-6 deluxe sized beauty products every month. The box we received contained over P1,000.00 worth of products. And imagine you can just get it for only P480.00... what a steal!

Also, the website contains fresh editorial content on beauty tips and new  products provided by the beauty ministry. The BDJ Box Ministry includes Erica Paredes, Nicole Romero, Barbi Chan, Kat Dy, Tara Cabullo and Kate Alvarez.

Whether you are a beauty pro, a newbie or just seeking for new products, BDJ Box will allow you to find so many things related to beauty. A must for every lady! You can share your insights or gather information on beauty tips and new products in the market

Get your very own BDJ Box by subscribing at www.bdjbox.com! =)