40 BEAUTY QUESTIONS (Update Aug '10)

SKINCARE

-How many times do you wash your face daily?
ATLEAST TWICE! SOMETIMES 3.
-What skin type do you have? (dry,oily,combo)
OILY
-What is your current facial wash?
DR. PRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS, AND LET'S FACE IT SKINCARE (P.I.)
-Do you exfoliate?
YES!! IT'S A MUST! ATLEAST ONCE A WEEK.
-What brand do you use?
FOR EXFOLIATING... QUEEN HELENE MINT JULEP OR BIORE
-What moisturizer do you use?
CLINIQUE, OLAY COMPLETE, BUT MOSTLY CETAPHIL.. WITH SPF!
-Do you have freckles?
NOPE!
-Do you use eye cream?
YES. WE ALL NEED TO.
-Do you or did you have acne prone skin?
NOT REALLY. BUT RECENTLY I'VE BEEN MY SKIN IS BEING A BIOTCH!
-Did you ever have to use Pro-activ?
TRIED IT FOR A COUPLE DAYS, STARTED TO BREAK OUT.. I GAVE IT TO SOMEONE WHO USES IT ALL THE TIME.

MAKE-UP

-What foundation do you use?
I ALWAYS USED CLINIQUE.. BUT SWITCHED TO MAC STUDIO FIX NC40. SINCE MY SKIN GOT BETTER, I AM NOW USING LIGHT STUFF ON MY FACE: NEUTROGENA TINTED MOISTURIZER, DREAM MATTE POWDER, AND KOREAN PRODUCTS
-How about concealer?
MAC SELECT COVER-UP NW35, MAYBELLINE MINERAL POWER, AVON SMOOTH MINERALS, BB CREAM COLORED CORRECTER
-Do you know your undertone color?
I THINK I'M YELLOWISH.. BUT THEN, MY FACE GETS RED.. IDK..
-What do you think of fake eyelashes?
LOVE EM.. BUT I GET TIRED OF PUTTING THEM ON, I USE THEM ONLY WHEN I FEEL FANNNNNCY AND FLIIIIIIRRRRTY!
-Did you know that you are suppose to change your mascara every 3 months?
YES.. BUT I DON'T.
-What brand of mascara do you use?
COVERGIRL'S LASHBLAST
-Sephora or MAC?
THE ONLY THING I BOUGHT FROM SEPHORA IS MAKEUP BRUSH, SO MAC?
-Do you have a MAC Pro-card?
NOPE. I'M NO PRO
-What makeup tools do you use in make up application?
MUST USE BRUSHES OF COURSE!!!
-Do you use make-up base/primer for the eyes?
YESSSSS!!! PRIMER FOR THE EYES IS A MUST!!!! CLINIQUE'S CANVAS IS THE BEST, AND NEUTROGENA'S EYETINT IS AWESOME TOO.. I LIKE THE COOLFEELING AND TIGHTNESS AROUND THE EYES.
-For the face?
YES SOMETIMES.. HEHE.. SOMETHING HEMI RECOMMENDED. LOL
-What is your favorite eyeshadow (color or shade)?
I LIKE DARK GREENS AND BLUES WHEN I WEAR MY GLASSES SO MY EYES STAND OUT, AND SMOKEY NEUTRALS, AND JEWEL TONES.
-Do you use pencil or liquid eyeliner?
I PREFER GEL LINERS. LOVE 'EM!! I HAVE LOREAL'S LIQUID FELT-TIP LINER, THAT IS SO THE SHIZNIT!! AND IF YOU HAVEN'T TRIED MILANI... OMG I LIKE IT BETTER THAN MAC'S!!
-How often do you poke your eyes with an eyeliner pencil?
NOT OFTEN.
-What do you think of pigment eyeshadows?
I DON'T LIKE MESS.
-Do you use mineral makeup?
YES. I HAVE SHEERCOVER. I LIKE MINERAL MAKEUPS. BUT I'D ALSO LIKE TO GET BARE MINERALS. MINERAL MAKEUP IS JUST MESSY THO. I DON'T USE IT OFTEN
-What is your favorite lipstick?
RIMMEL AND MAYBELLINE IS GOOD.
-How about lipgloss?
I LOVE LIPGLOSS! ELF'S SUPERGLOSSES IN TUBES ARE GOOD!!! THEY SMELL YUMMY TOO.
-What is your favorite blush to use?
CLINIQUE'S _something_ POSEY OR PEACH-IN-A-PINCH. IT COMPLIMENTS MY SKINTONE. AND MILANI'S LUMINOUS
-Do you buy your makeup on ebay?
NO!!!
-Do you like drugstore makeup?
YES. SOME OF THEM ARE PRETTY GOOD. THEM HIGH-END MAKEUPS CAN MAKE ME BROKE.
-Do you go to CCO's? (cosmetic company outlets)
MMM... SORTA.. GUAM'S VERSION OF IT I GUESS..
-Did you ever consider taking make-up classes?
YES! AND I STILL WOULD LOVE TO. BUT I HAVE GOOD TEACHERS: YOUTUBE GURUS!!! FAFINETTEX3, BEBEXO, MAKEUPBYLEINA, EMILYNOEL83, AND MY NEWEST FAVE: JLOVESMAC1!!!
-Are you clumsy in putting on makeup?
NOOOOO.. ATLEAST I HOPE NOT.
-Name a makeup crime that you hate?J
FOUNDATION IS TOO THICK AND WHITE. SUPER THIN, "CHULA" EYEBROWS. SUPER THICK EYELINER. NOT BLENDING!!!!
-Do you like colorful shades of makeup (lipstick,eyeshadow) or neutral ones?
I ENJOY BOTH. IF DONE CORRECTLY. IT'S GOOD TO HAVE FUN WITH COLOR TOO.
-Which celebrity always has great make up?
SO MANY TO ADMIRE!
-If you could leave the house using just ONE make up item,what would you use?
GLOSS.
-Could you ever leave the house without any makeup on?
YES..BUT IT'S A STRUGGLE. LOL.. OF COURSE I CAN, JUST TO GO OUTSIDE, JOGGING, OR TO MY FAMILY'S HOUSE... BUT I'M SOO NOT USE TO THAT.
-Do you think you look good even without any makeup on?
I'M OKAY.. I JUST HAVE UNEVEN SKINTONE. WISH I HAD SMOOTHER SKIN.
-In your opinion, what is the BEST makeup line?
DEPENDS.. DRUGSTORE: REVLON, MAYBELLINE, MILANI, LOREAL. DEPT STORE: CLINIQUE AND MAC
-What do you think of Makeup??
LOVE IT!!!! FREAKN ADDICT. I HAVE TOO MUCH..

**PRODUCT REVIEW** [Cliniqe 3 Step Skincare #3]

CLINIQUE 3 STEP IN #3 FOR OILY/ COMBINATION SKIN

I am so upset about this!! I was in search of a good skin care system/ routine. I have oily skin, and although I had rare breakouts, I am getting older and starting to develop some acne occasionally. This was recommended to me, and since I use some Clinique makeup already, I thought I'd give it a try. The first week, I felt good about it. But after that I started breaking out... bad!!! I love the soap. I don't care for the smell, but I like how it leaves a little tingle, and there is no residue. But it does not completely remove the dirt and makeup, so I use my MAC makeup remover wipes, then lather my face with the bar. I don't like the toner smell either, although I'm a little bit of a masochist and like the tingle, I hate the smell! And the dramatically different, although the gel is good and doesn't leave me greasy, there is NO dramatic difference. I ran out of the regular size toner so I just bought a new and larger one. I have NEVER had breakouts this bad!! I have big, red zits on my forehead, especially all along the temples, and small little bumps from all over my face. I am pissed!! I went and bought the spot healing gel too, and although it dried it, it didn't make it disappear! In fact, I had to peal the scab to get rid of the pimple. But the big ones on my forehead remained. It's been over a month since I've been using this product. I saw my physician and got some ortho-trycycline, retin-a, and benzoyl peroxide/erythromycin cream. That has helped, but the texture of my skin is awful! I tried to convince myself to give it one more month, plus I didn't want to waste the Clinique since it's new and still plentiful. But if it's been over a month already of using the 3 step, and don't see much improvement, and new pimples are emerging, and the texture of my face is just getting worse... I don't think I can do this anymore. I was thinking of going back to Proactiv, but the second day of use, I already broke out with a zit on my chin. So I discontinued it. Do you think I should give it another try? I live on Guam, so we don't have Proactiv here, and I'd have to reorder another set if I'm done with this.. Any drugstore products you recommend?? I know Neutrogena has the 3 step as well, but Neutrogena leaves a yucky film on my face.. or atleast that's how I feel, and it dries my skin. Ugh.... I am going to go back to Cetaphil... =(

**UPDATE!!!**
I stopped using the Clinique system.. even the mild soap because it wasn't helping much. I really do miss the clean feeling of the soap though. I am back to Cetaphil and using the meds my doc gave me.. my face is recovering.. slowly but surely.. =\

My College Experience

Last time I actually went to school... with the exception of Hospital Corpsman 'A' School, was back in 2002, when I graduated from JFK. It has been 6 years since I went to school, and I finally attended college in Fall 2008. Here I will be reflecting on my college experience, for I'm sure it would be quite a chapter to remember!

[FALL 2008

I remember how frightening it was to take my placement exams. As I expected, I ended up in MA085.. honestly, I can't remember those math shit I sucked at in high school! But of course, I ended up in EN110. My first sem, I chose to take Intro to Education and Practicum & Observation. Which gave me an idea of the teaching field. I originally planned to go into Elementary Education, but after my observations, I decided I'm better fitted to handle life in Secondary Education. Things were going fine for my first two weeks of college. I was learning to adjust to the demands of school again, and trying to balance my responsibilities as a wife, mother, and now... student. But then, my father passed away.. It was the hardest thing I have EVER gone through in my life! I had always dreaded the day this would come.. and it happened when all these changes were occuring. Talk about an emotional wreck! I wanted to give up on life.. I wanted to join my father.. I couldn't deal.. but I knew I had to live my life for Markel and Mario. And giving up on school, I wouldn't fulfill my dreams for myself, my family, and my father. I had weak moments that first semester.. where I'd have to leave the classroom to cry in the bathroom. Or when I'd burst into tears during discussions.. embarrassing.. but it's reality. I couldn't deny what I was feeling. Until now, I am still hurting. I still cry. But with everything that went on, I managed to pass with a 4.0 GPA! That's excluding MA085 which is no credit anyway. I missed that first month of class, due to laziness and Tatay. But everyday I took a test and passed.. only having to repeat 2 chapter tests by minor misses. I caught up pretty fast... unfortunately, I didn't finish MA085. All in all, Fall Sem was actually easy for me, despite the given circumstances.

COURSES TAKEN:
ED110=A
ED192=P
EN110=A
ID180=A
MA085=DARN.. 3 MORE TESTS..

[FALL INTERCESSION]
Well, I decided to spend the $540 for freakn intercession. I only had 3 more tests to take for MA085, I should've finished it in Fall. But with procrastination and my father's death, I missed that first month. Although I caught up fast, it wasn't enough. SO as much as I regretted missing those classes, and having to waste 500 bucks on a repeat course... I might as well suck it up and get it done, So that I could get into MA110 for Spring Sem and get all my damn math ge's done with! I was hoping to just finish it in 2 weeks, before new years, but I procrastinated a little, and I ended up going a week past. Anyways, I finished level 2, and I'm done! Professor DeBeer was like (in his indian accent): "You are the first one in my class this intercession to finish!" Well, I DID only have 3 tests to take! Anyways, WOOHOO!!!

[SPRING 2009]
It felt good to be a returning student. I still got nervous and was quiet coming into my new classes, but I was definitely more comfortable around campus. I had all male professors this semester. And they were all cool. I only took four classes this sem because I had math. Since that's my weakness I thought I'd concentrate on it, hence the light schedule. This semester was a challenge for me though. I was soooo damn lazy! All semester I was "not me". I was just "whatever" with everything.. I missed my dad too. I mean, finals week was nothing but procrastination. Can you believe I stayed up about 30 hours because I didn't sleep the night before since I did my paper LASTMINUTE, and had to go do stuff on campus the next day. I had bags under my eyes, my body was trembling, and I was a walking zombie all day. Thank God for Mario coz he was my driver. And although I finished my paper, I wasn't satisfied with it. It sucked in my opinion. Normally I'd have this paper done by the beginning of that week. But I was just distracted and procrastinated alot. Math was kicking my ass too. Damn, I was barely passing. The day before my final, I worked 5-6 hours catching up on assignments coz I was soooo behind AND studying! Once again: I HATE MATH! I SUCK AT IT! I DON'T GET IT! Theater was cool, I thought we'd do more acting but all the videos we watched were great! I actually got to act. I played an over-achieving bitch, and pulled it off.. Not like I had to try hard at being her! LOL! Just kidding! Psych was cool too. Damn, I was ALWAYS late for that class! Even theater, haha.. that was funny. Anyways, I passed my math, so NO MORE MATH... till praxis! My GPA for this sem went down to a 3.250 oh well.. I expected it. Yey, I'm a sophomore now!! I have completed my first year in college.

COURSES TAKEN:
PY101=A
EN111=B (DARN LASTMINUTE RESEARCH PAPER)
TH101=A
MA110=C (ALL I CAN SAY IS: "THANK GOD I PASSED" LOL!)


[FALL 2009]
This semester was much easier from the others. I was quite busy because of all the group works, speeches, presentations, and Computer Operations assignments. Intro to Comp was a kick in the butt... I thought it would be an easy course because it was Excel, Word, and Powerpoint, but OMG.. it turned out to be freakn hard!!! Nothing like what I expected. Women and Gender was awesome!!! Learned alot about being a women, and men.. really opened my eyes. I was extremely nervous about Literature, from all the horror stories about feeling dumb when knowing anything about lit. And I proved myself wrong.. I did have interpretation of material.. and with our group, I made some really good friends. Unfortunately all that reading and interpretation, writing of critical literary analysis scared me back to teaching elementary..*i think*! And CO210 was good. I got to work on my speech presentations. Bal was such a laid back and fun teacher. I'm taking him again for CO106 next sem, but that's more of mass media stuff. I liked my classes with the exception of BA130, but I honestly wish I had more time to get to know my classmates. This sem flew by fast.. I got a 3.5 GPA this time. Now.. 2 1/2 more years to go!

COURSES TAKEN:
BA130-B
WG101-A
EN210-A
CO210-A

[SPRING 2010]
This semester flew by fast. I can honestly say this was the easiest semester for me. I took a science class.. Agriculture is the best! I had a lot of fun, my classmates were crazy and my teacher, Roland Quitugua is freakn hilarious. We took a lot of fieldtrips. We went checking for rhino beetles, planting, and checking out farms. This class has brought out the humanitarian in me. Our biggest accomplishment was planting for the People's Garden. A vegetable and fruit garden grown for low-income families to get produce from. Felt really good to make an impact. Wish I could've taken that class longer. Human Growth and Development was good. Went to class only one day of the week, lectures were online. I was intimidated at first by Dr. Leddy being that he used to be SOE's dean.. he was a super nice and caring guy come to find. But IDK I think being in the military, it is drilled in you to fear "authority". I learned alot about development, but some of that stuff I already know from being a mom and experience in Labor and Delivery. Geography was a trip. I was so scared coz I didn't know how I was going to remember all those countries and what sets them apart. But Dr. Owen is a hella good teacher. You just gotta take good notes. And I was so tired of everyday homework, so I skipped some. Especially when I went out that night or it's alot of questions. I still passed her class. The tests were hard for some.. I think some questions you just had to read carefully. and I took Bal's class again, this time 106. I feel like I never did any work in that class. I'm too comfortable in that class. Some of them were too serious, I felt like they were getting annoyed with me because I knew how Bal expected things from me, so I always talked, or thought out of the box. Gees... whatever, I know I'm good. Lol. But yeah, that's it.. Oh but at the end of the semester I got elected as President for FEGA.. I don't know how next year is going to be. I registered for classes, some ending at 6 or 7 pm! I hope I can be a good leader. I'm so scared though. Especially since I don't have much support on it. =/ Plus I need to take my Praxis and get in the School of Education by next sem! Oi!

COURSES TAKEN:
AG101- A
ED201- A
GE201- A
CO106- A
Another 4.0 baby!!! Dean's list again, yeah?

MY FAVORITE YOUTUBE GURUS

FAFINETTEX3

She was the very first makeup artist I watched. She was so beautiful, funny, and great at makeup! I love the fact she not only stuck to high-end cosmetics, but catered to the drugstore buyers as well! I wish she'd stopped getting hacked.. I see no point. She is great!

PURSEBUZZ

She's so pretty and cute! I love her voice. She does great tutorials as well. She covers so many topics. Very insightful! She gives me a: "She's my big sister" feeling. She's awesome.

MICHELLE PHAN

Awesome woman! I love her DIY or homemade tutorials. Her reviews are great and she is especially concerned about keeping thing clean/sanitary. She is so CREATIVE!!!!

XTEENER

What a sweet person. Very soft spoken. And does great tutorials. I love that she uses drugstore products as well.

BUBZBEAUTY

She is pretty and adorable. I love her voice too. Also very creative, and does great tutorials. Very simple and cute.

MAKEUPGEEKTV

Very INSIGHTFUL! I love her reviews and looks. The celebrity ones are cool! I like that she tries to keep them easy to follow. And provides options for people to try.

MAKEUPBYLEINABAAABY

This is one sexy, beautiful woman! She does really great tutorials. I LOVE her eyemakeup! She reminds me of Eva Longoria and Kim Kardashian sometimes. She uses a lot of high-end products, but uses some drugstore products as well.

BEBEXO

I love how simple she is. I enjoy her tutorials, she keeps it simple.. and she uses mostly drugstore products!! I love her reviews, and she is especially concerned about skincare...which is great!

EMILYNOEL83

Not only is she a beautiful woman, but her tutorials are good. I mostly watch her for her reviews. They are very informative. And she uses a lot of drugstore products.

KANDEEJOHNSON 

Extremely TALENTED woman! I love her DIY/craft videos. She does great tutorials, especially her COSTUME tutorials- they're INCREDIBLE! She gets into character, and she'll sing too! She has a great voice. She's a great makeup artist, very creative and hilarious! I'd love to see her act one day!

JLOVESMAC1

My most favorite, and I watch her everyday. She is a GORGEOUS Filipina, very insightful, great at makeup... I LOVE her eyes!!! And one word: HILARIOUS!!!!! She is a must see. She is like my new best friend.. I guess because I see a lot of myself in her too... personality wise.