Do you want some color on your lips but you find lipsticks to be too overwhelming? Tinted lip balms will definitely be the answer to your calls. Just recently, Sample Room had a good run of Burt's Bees Lip Shimmers and I was too lucky to receive all 5 shades available to try. I hope you got one for yourself! If you're curious on how Burt's Bees…
Read moreHappy Monday! Can you believe it? We're already on the half-point on the year! Days really do pass by quick so we should make the best out of it, right? Let us all groove to the rhythm of 2014! Today, I want to share with you a product that has been a hit in my makeup life lately -- a lip crayon! Lip crayons are so in today. Companies here and there releas…
Read moreStaying in an airconditioned workroom from 7AM to 4PM and going out in a scorching hot temperature on my way home take the toll on my already dry lips. My usual lip balms, that used to give my long hours of relief, are no longer working. My lips are extremely dry that I can literally peel it off. Believe me, it is not fun. I had to look for remedy so I went ah…
Read moreBy the time you're reading this, I am heading to UP to submit my final requirement for this semester. Sorry if I sound too excited because I really am excited! Can you imagine how fast time went and I just wrapped up first semester in my masters? A few more to go and you can now call me, Master Jes. I am kidding, of course! I should stop now and talk abou…
Read moreIf you are like me who doesn't have that much time in the morning to make your face look somehow decent, a tinted lip balm is a huge help (aside from my defined brows, of course) . It gives that slight hint of color on my lips that my face needs so my face won't look dull, at least for the eyes of my students. I have used a couple of lip balms in the pa…
Read moreToo much of the same stories in our lives I think it's time for change, don't you - Stories, Trapt That is pretty much my realization for the past weeks. I just thought that my life has been circling around almost the same things. Am I bored with it? Yes, definitely. I want change. Something better. Something happy. Anyways, even my makeup is on …
Read moreSome days ago, I had a conversation with the boyfriend about my lipsticks. I remember me convincing him to get me some lipsticks in Japan and him trying to remind me how many tubes of lipsticks I have that I don't need more. Actually, he is right. I have more than what I need. But, I know you'll understand when I tell you that I can not have too many lipstic…
Read moreI just realized that ever since I started working last May, I rarely change the products inside my everyday makeup bag. I consider these as mainstays for I have tried and tested their staying power and how well they can cope with my strenuous teacher life. 1. Marrionaud N'38 Eyebrow Brush -- I know you know how particular I am with my brows and needless…
Read moreWhen my Human Nature Lip Balm in Peppermint bid its goodbye, I was doomed. I love it so much but I don't want to travel that far (from Marikina to Commonwealth) just to get myself a new tube. Good thing, I went through my stash first (before braving the highways of Commonwealth) because in one corner of my drawer I saw a Carmex Lip Balm . I think I got…
Read moreOnly 2 Saturdays left for school (yes, I only have classes on Saturdays) , hence, I am busy like a bee. Papers, exams, and class demonstrations are here and there. So what do you expect whenever the term comes to an end? Right, STRESS! Stress is now spelled as J-E-S-S-A! I noticed that whenever I feel stressed, externally or internally, it is constantly shown in my…
Read moreWhen my friend and I were talking the other day, she suddenly screamed saying, "Dumudugo! (It's bleeding!) " while pointing at my lips. My lips are so dry that it bleeds with just a slight stretch while either talking or laughing. The incident freaked her out but for me, it was nothing but usual. I am so used to my dry lips which will later on bleed. T…
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