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August 2013 - Basta Igat, Sikat! by MyMaria

Beauty Battle: MAC Girl Boy Brow Set vs. Etude House Color My Brows #2 Review

Before my blonde ambition, I was rocking the brown-haired girl next door image. But back then, I could never quite get the perfect eyebrow color match with all my powders, wax, and pencils. Until I found out about eyebrow mascaras! This was unheard of when I was still in college which was probably why I only had a thin line for brows because...

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AVON Philippines Makeup Council: Learning Session with Lauren Andersen

You see, the best part of winning the blogger challenge and become part of Avon Philippines Makeup Council is not the free makeup, but the experience to be with top Hollywood makeup artist, Lauren Andersen. Her clients include Madonna, Jessica Alba, Kim Kardashian, Ginnifer Goodwin, and many others. I'm a total greenhorn as a beauty blogger so I take this as a huge...

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Bonjour Bella! x Basta Igat, Sikat! Avon Thanksgiving Giveaway

Once again, I would like to thank you guys from the bottom of my heart for supporting me when I joined the competition to be part of Avon Philippines Makeup Council. I just arrived home from the workshop in Manila (why do you have to be 500 km away?!?) with Avon where hollywood makeup artist, Lauren Andersen, talked about makeup and demonstrated looks...

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Blonde Ambition #1: DIY Lannister Gold (How to bleach your hair at home!)

I'm not a huge fan of the Lannisters. But I love GAME OF THRONES!!! I'm all for Team Targaryen but before I can get that silver hair, I must bleach it like crazy and sport this golden hair ala Joffrey Baratheon. Ugh. God, I wanna smack that kid's face and slice it like Fruit Ninja or Vegetable Samurai. Anyways, I'll show you how...

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Review: Bifesta Age Care Cleansing Lotion + FOTD Brown Smokey Eyes

Hello, peeps! If you've been following me on Instagram, you'd know by now that I'm a huge fan of the brown smokey eyes look. I use it most of the time and even did it for my mom's eye makeup using the +Urban Decay Cosmetics Naked palette. Basically, you'll need only 4 colors for this. A shimmery white, a matte nude, a shimmery golden...

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You Make It Beautiful: Summer of '69 Color Fantasy Makeup Look in 8steps!

I found a few photos of my mom from the 60's and they serve as an inspiration for this tutorial. Also, if you've watched too many James Bond or Austin Powers movies, you know where I'm getting at. This is my Summer of '69 Color Fantasy makeup look brought to you by Avon cosmetics. Read on for the step-by-step tutorial. This is a...

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