Matthews High Heels


Hey there, beauties!


Have you been wearing high heels? I've asked because during my tough week I was still able to wear high heels shoes with 4 inches high. Whew! I can't believe it but the whole week was a comfy for my feet.


I have six (6) flat shoes that I've been using alternately for my daily work (meeting and viewing with the clients) but can you believe that all my six (6) pairs of them has all worn-out together the same time? Yes, am not lying. All of each pair is worn-out with flapping soles. Oh, I'm still not learning.


Hubs said I have to buy a more quality shoes because my feet are quite wider than normal feet of a woman. He said that's the reason why my shoes aren't lasting a year. Yes, I admit. I have big feet. I'm size 8 US and size 39 or 40 Asian. Sometimes, I can be 41 depends on the shoe design. I admit also that I'm buying cheap pair of flat shoes. I'm good to go if the price is Php 599.00-799.00 only. I'm not that particular with the quality when it comes to flat shoes since I am looking for the trendy look. If we talk about wedge or platform shoes, I'm good for price of up to Php 1,100.00 only since I used to shop wedge shoes in PeopleArePeople. But hey, I'm a NIKE addict if we talk about something sporty.


So, back to high heels. I bought a few pairs of stilettos from Janeo and up to now, its still looks new after 3 years since I just occasionally used it. Now, I have a new pair I bought from SM Department Store in Megamall and it's a sale from MATTHEWS. Originally, it's Php 1,599.00 but it was a steal for Php 799.00 only so I grabbed it. I bought this last February 2010 and can you believe that I just wore this only this week? I have no more shoes to wear. So that leaves me no choice but to go to work with a 4 inch high heels.




What I like in this pair is that the vamp is quite wider and its rounded-shape... perfect for my wide feet.



The quarter of this pair is also very flexible to bend. It's not stiff so it didn't hurt my bunions even I wore it for 7 hours in a day. That includes a lot of walking, huh.



The counter of the shoe? I love it. It is leather and it didn't cause me any blister at all. So, these shoes aren't tight and aren't too loose on my feet. It just fit me right. Yay!



Why do I love high heels? Well, it makes my foot appear smaller; you know mine are wide hehehe. It makes me appear taller and makes my legs appear longer, too. It also adds confidence in me. So, does it mean that I will switch to high heels now for my everyday work? Nah, I'll find time to go to the mall next week to have great finds of 1 or 2 pairs of flat shoes but I'm gonna make sure that quality will be the first concern and of course, quality that I can afford, too (think of the budget!).


By the way, I’ve passed by at the SM Dept. Store maybe 2 weeks ago and I’ve seen from the MATTHEWS stalls that these shoes are still in stock but I’m not really sure if it’s still up for Sale. Go grabbed your own pair, beauties!




Jenniya


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Nail Of The Week: Striking Floral


What a busy Monday we had. Today, our car is color coding but we were able to view a lot of condos for my two (2) clients. Well, we maximize our time starting 11:00 am and we finished at 2:00 pm. We got home before 3:00 pm. Yey! We were able to work in color coding window of 10:00 am to 3:00 pm only.

So, how’s your Monday, beauties?

Yesterday, I made another NOTW (Nail of the Week). Yes, I am changing nail arts every weekend hehehe. I am really such an addict. I will be sharing with you a tutorial but this time, I make the steps and posting of photos of step-by-step short cut since you already have an idea and tips on how I do it from my previous nail art tutorials.


NAIL ART: STRIKING FLORAL

Step 1.) Apply the base coat onto your clean nails. I'm using Elianto in Dark Sea Green.




Step 2.) Using the L.A. Color Craze polish in Shock, put little amount onto the CD and using the toothpick, dip it in the polish and apply onto nails by making five (5) dots.


Step 3.) Using the needle or aspili, feather it to the center to create a flower.


Step 4.) Using the L.A. Art Deco in Yellow, repeat the step 2 & 3 to create a small flower.




Step 5.) Using the L.A. Art Deco in Rose, put a dot to each of the flower you created for a nice colorful bud!

Step 6.) Always apply a top coat in the end to protect your nail art.






It's that easy, beauties. You have a striking flower nail art in just less than an hour. By the way, I’m always thanking my hubs in patiently taking the shots for every nail art tutorial I made as well as my other random stuffs I’ve posted here. Love yah hubs!

See you next post. Smile beauties and say... I am beautiful!

Jenniya



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Cleaning your Make-up Brushes

Hey yah beauties!

I just finished washing my make-up brushes. It does feel good. Having my brushes cleaned is like I got showered hehehe. Yes, just like a human body, it also needs a wash monthly or 2x a week, depends on how frequent you used them. The brushes can be a magnet of oils, dust and bacteria and it will lead for acne break-outs and formation of black heads. So, be sure to clean it.

I want to share with you a tutorial on how I clean mine.


You will need the following:
1.) Warm Water
2.) Bowl
3.) Baby Shampoo (I’m using Johnson&John Baby Shampoo)
4.) Clean Towel

Here's the easy steps:


Step 1.) Fill warm water into the bowl.

Step 2.) Dip each brush and make sure it is saturated in the warm water.

Step 3.) Start with your smallest brush first. Put a small amount of baby shampoo in your palm.


Step 4.) Swirl it in the shampoo until it is soapy. Do it with the rest of your brushes.



Step 5.) Then, swirl each of the soapy brushes in the warm water onto your palm. When the water becomes dirty, just refill water onto your palm. Repeat as necessary until water becomes clear.




Step 6.) Wrap each brush in a clean towel and shake out the excess water.
Step 7.) Lay the brushes in the towel in an open air. Rotate the brushes when another side dries up to keep the bristles from flattening on side.



Step 8.) After drying, keep them in your lovely cosmetic brush case.

See? It's like a brand-new again. Oh, I love to do FOTD. Hahaha.

This is my Large Powder Brush. I so so lurve this! I used this for putting on loose powder. I used this on applying my blush also if I want a more natural look result cheek blush.

Till next post beauties!


Jenniya


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