Mindanao Fashion Summit 2013

Watch and support Mindanao Fashion Summit (MFS)!

MFS is similar to that of Philippine Fashion Week, only it's founded by Cagayan de Oro designers. Although Kagay-anon in nature-- meaning the main designers are those from CDO-- it is a national and aspiring-to-be-global event that is participated by fashion designers from all over the country.

The two organizations that spearhead MFS are Oro Fashion Designers' Guild (OFDG), and Designers'Assembly (DA). The former is composed of the city's senior fashion designers. They have been in the industry for a long time now and their names and works are well-established already. Under the DA, which was founded only a few years back, are young and fresh designers (I belong to this org) who aim to follow the lead of the OFDG members. These two orgs tasted success in MFS 2011, and now, despite the storms, literally (MFS 2012 was supposed to be on Dec5-7, but due to Typhoon Pablo, it is postponed) and metaphorically, that the management has gone through, we are very much excited to invite you to witness the continuing evolution of the fashion industry in CDO this January 4, 5, and 6 at Limketkai Mall. The designers will be showcasing their Spring-Summer 2013 Collection. The schedules are as follows:

5PM, Jan4- Filipiniana and Men's Wear Collections

5PM, Jan5- Ororama and National Guest Designers' Collections

4PM, Jan6- DA & OFDG's Collections

My personal note:

I want to thank my mother, father, brother, aunts, uncles, and cousins from abroad and here, friends, and my boyfie for being so supportive. I will never forget every thing that you contributed to make my collection. More thank you letters after the show, alright?^____^ For now, I just wish that all of you could come and see the outcome of the blessings you shared to me. I will post videos and pictures though. Thank you, thank you!:'3

Adieu 2012!

For months now, I hadn't had the luxury of time to blog. Or maybe I was just being lazy. Or both. Teehee. Wait, no, I really didn't have the time. Duty sucked up the whole of me. (3 duty days/week, 12hrs per day. plus other subjects on the rest of the days of the week. Whew. That really turned me into a zombie, mentally and physically!) There are so many things that I want to write about but I have to limit myself and just focus on bidding farewell to 2012.

I'll let pictures speak for my year :) (Oct downwards, since I still updated before that month :D)

Oct10--Took all the risk and never regretted anything. :"3

Oct7-- celebrated Mooncake Festival @ Grand Caprice. Went with mom and her friends, and Jet. We had so much fun!!

Swam with these babes at Tuscania <3

Went back to roller-'blading'! Well, once. haha I had to go back to step 1 though :((

Nov2-- Spent time with these gay people post-sembreak ;) I cut a class for them! haha

Night-outs with twin cousin :))

Had a new dog-- MJ. We named him after Maurice James Sepe. Hahaha Kidding.
We named him after Michael Jackson. We always name our dogs after singers :))

aaaaahhh, Kryz Uy!! She's just so cute and amazing!^___^"
This was taken during the What A Girl Wants Launching at Centrio, the newly opened Ayala Mall.

Went to Jasaan to celebrate with Lalena and Dr. Schug's birthday :)

It's true what they say, you gain some, you lose some. I had a new dog, but we also lost one.
I miss you my baby Regine. :(

After attending Christmas parties, we had our own Noche Buena at our house. Ohana <3

After Christmas, I had to bake like 15 red velvet and chocolate cakes and brownies  in one day. Whew!

At Sadya last night :)

I had so many plans this year; some lost in the wind, some made real. There were those that involved other people, and for that, I humbly ask for your forgiveness and understanding that I am only human, I have my lapses. I offer all the plans made successful to our Almighty Father, for without Him, I am incapable of doing them. For those who left, I am grateful that He made you a part and a chapter of my life, but I have to continue writing my story, without you. :( For those who stayed, through darkness and light, from the deepest depth of my heart, thank you, and I hope to make more memories with you this 2013. :)


"..in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done, and in what I have failed to do.."
That is an excerpt from the "The Confiteor" (for Roman Catholics, you may be familiar with this). And that just had to be the perfect line to end my 2012.



PS: Outfit shots sooooon!!:D and I have yet to make my New Year's Resolution. :))

Walking dead woman

No, this is not a ghost story, or anything relevant to that. I just feel like a zombie-- having very little sleep with very many things to do. These past 2 weeks, I was dead down with sinusitis, sore throat, cough and colds. To top it off, I had a scheduled practical exam, a gown, cake and a video to finish making, and duty was on its way.

But thank you, Almighty Father, for staying with me through all this. My practical exam went reaaallly well, despite me not being able to study that much. Thank you, thank you, ECG (and chiikang!haha) for being my lucky switch. :))

What kept me buzzing next was this:

A customer from Iligan City was celebrating her debut this week, I am so happy that she trusted me as her designer. Her gown was enormously bouffant, and it was my first time to actually put to rise a design like that. In the process of making it, I have learned and discovered so much more about voluminous gowns. Thank you, Riza.

Since we wanted to see the gown on a real person and mother fits in it, we made her wear it :)) With Puppy!:D

the back portion :)

Mummie goofin around :))

I feel such a lazy ass these days (maybe it's one of the s/sx of my illness). I don't wanna finish the video that I'm supposed to make, and instead of making my requirements, I went to the mall to chill. Well, my bunnie and I did have to go there and buy a Thor costume for Xander's upcoming birthday. Then we decided to buy our own matching Thor Tees too! Haha I am not much of a wearer of shirts but hey, anything for my godchild. The Hulk cake, I will have to include in another post. His birthday party theme was the Avengers. :))

Will post picutres of us wearing this!:*

And oh, kill me for being such an impulsive shopper. We passed by Accessorize, and that big "Buy one, get one" tarp just dragged my feet inside their shop. I just couldn't resist this swimsuit. And for only $30 for both, instead of getting the bandeau for $30 and $26 for the bikini. I know it's not summer here any longer, but hey, who says we can beach out during summers only?:D I just had to had it. 8)

It's not highwaisted, like the one that I wanted from Nudo, but the I was mainly after the nautical theme anyway.

How are you holding up these days?:)


UPDATE:

I kneeew that I had to get the suits from Accessorize! It came very handy during the celebration of the feast of San Juan. (Am I right?:)) IDK much about feasts). See mommy, I didn't buy those for nothing! haha

Celebrated San Juan @ Marco Hotel with cousins (funny how we just met there without having plans to!),
bunnie, mother and brother. OHANA <3

REVIEW: Ecotools Make-up Brushes

My cousin, Trixie, of http://cosmeticelegance.blogspot.com/, got home from Canada recently. As much as I was so excited to see her, I was very giddy about the Ecotools Brushes I had her buy for me. Toa chie Trix ^____^


To start off, we all know how important it is to have our own personal brushes; especially for me, since I have a very sensitive skin. I needed another basic brush set for my clients and friends because I want my The Body Shop (will make a review soon) brushes to be solely for me.

Now on to the beeswax.
So why Ecotools?
Disclaimer: This review is based on my own and unbiased opinion.


I did some quick surfing and read some reviews on different brands of make up brushes, and among the rest, Ecotools stood out as the best--both in quality and price. (TIP: before buying anything, it is always good to hear/read from others first before handing out that hard-earned money). I didn't want to spend a lot for it because I am not a make up artist by profession, I just do it to help out friends. Having read positive reviews, I bought their 6pc basic set which contains 1 blush brush, 1 eye shading brush, 1 eyeliner brush, 1 lash and brow groomer, 1 conealer brush, and the cosmetic brush roll (55% hemp linen/45% cotton), and the one piece foundation brush (not found in the set).

On Design:


I like how eco-friendly-looking (obviously, from the brand ECOtools) their brushes are-- with the bamboo handles, and engraved brand name. (Unlike most, including TBS's, in which the brand names printed fade in time. But for my TBS brushes, I had them for a good 3 years or so and only a little has faded). On the other side of it, they don't label their brushes accordingly. But that's okay if you're a pro or you know your brushes too well already.

On the price:
I spent only 22.84 CAD (plus 12% tax though so that makes it 25.5808 CAD for everything. I was like. WOW. That's like one fifth of how much my mother spent for our TBS brush set, and that was on sale already (no, i'm not going against TBS, i'm just comparing). This is one very concrete example that it is not necessary for products with excellent quality to be expensive.
On the bristles:
They are very soft for the face! I could say it's not exactly as soft as TBS's (maybe bec it was still new) but it is very next to it. Also, it's synthetic, so, cruelty-free! Yay!


Breaking it down:


 Blush brush: I don't like how fluffy it is for a blush brush bec there are certain principles in applying blushes and I can't seem to achieve that with this. It is useful as a finishing/powder brush though, or for applying bronzers.

Eye shading brush: It packs eyeshadow well, however, since it was still fresh from the market, it was still a teeny bit stiff. Bec of that, I can't say a lot about it yet. I hope it softens as it is washed though.

Eyeliner brush: It is a little too thick for an eyeliner brush, you need expert hands to use it for thin linings. No other concerns.

Concealer brush: I didn't use it as such when I first tried them, I used it as an eye shading brush and it did a good job picking up the shadows. So I guess it will be fine as a concealer brush too :D

Lash and brow groomer: I didn't get to use the brow groomer, but for the lash groomer, it really helped out separate clumped lashes, but I think the teeth of the comb are too wide apart? Me thinks that it be best if it is closer :D or idk, coz I don't always use mascara as it makes my eyes feel so heavy which makes me a sleepyhead. :|

Foundation brush (not included in the set): Same with the other brushes, I was bothered at how it was still stiff, but it did do fine as a foundation brush. The bristles were a little sharp on the face though, unlike their blush brush. (will post picture soon, the one I took was too blurry :[)


Overall
I'll give it 4 stars out of 5. That's only bec I haven't used it again and haven't tested it as when it is softened through washes. I'll update on this when I can soon. :)


Have you tried ecotools brushes? What do you think about them? Don't hesitate to agree or disagree with me!;D