Reverse Bittering: Does it work?

It doesn't. How do I know? Because I tried, multiple times even.

When you're trying to get over someone you loved for a really long time, and unfortunately it has to end, you will definitely have a hard time getting over it. Whatever the reasons maybe for the separation, if you are the one who is having a hard time moving on, there will be a lot of thoughts that will be running on your mind.

Getting over someone that you wanted to be back with is really hard. Specially if the other person doesn't. And where does reverse bittering happens? Or how does it happen?

Reverse bittering: After all is said and done, the rejection hurts—a lot. However, one can get over the pain by staying positive. Instead of blaming one’s self for the rejection or failure in the relationship because there is something wrong with him, the person should instead focus on the negative traits of the other person - "Ramon Bautista"

The sad thing here is even if you have listed a ton of things negative about the other person, the things you have listed would always be things that you have already accepted about that person. You know, unconditional love? Like if you will be listing that this person has a stinky feet anyways, duh, you don't really care. 

I think reverse bittering is made for us to realize how stupid we were on that relationship. Simply because we have things we don't like about the other person, but we stayed and we still loved.

Ending? Moving on just really takes time.

Review: Revlon Volume+Length Magnified Mascara

I got this mascara on my May BDJ Box (which has quite a lot of drama). It's Revlon's newest mascara and it comes in 5 different formulas and based on their facebook photo, the brushes or wands are also different from one another.

(photo from facebook.com/revlonphilippines)

 You're supposed to get "Mega Amplified Lashes" as stated on the packaging. It also comes with a square brush designed to anchor formula to lashes for intense volume and length.

The product is Php 650. And mine is on the shade 301 blackest black. (Not sure if they have other color or shades available)

You can check the other formulas from their website http://www.revlon.com/products/revlon-mascara-collection

Bare lashes

One layer of the mascara

Two layer of  the mascara

My oily face, after 6-7 hours

I have road tested this mascara on multiple occasions so I'm pretty confident with my verdict. I'll give the product 2 out of 5. Why? It did not give my lashes what it said it would which is volume and length. It gave my lashes a BIT of length but definitely not volume. For the length situation, it could have given me more, basing on other mascaras that I've tried. It is decent enough because it did not really smudge on me, but still, I was expecting more. Also, as seen on the pictures above, adding another layer of mascara will not give your expected results. If you are the type of person which already has volumized lashes, this may work for you.  And for its price of Php 650, you can go for cheaper ones like the Maybelline Hypercurl mascara which is only for Php 199. Will I buy it again? No. Will I try the other formulas for this collection? Maybe. Or I may have to try it on one of their counters first before actually buying the product.

PS. I still use the product, but I use it with another mascara. See my tips and tricks on stubborn lashes here: http://ianarimando.blogspot.com/2015/08/make-up-tips-and-tricks-stubborn.html

Hope this helps.
Love,
iana :)

DAISO MAKEUP BRUSH CLEANER: How I clean my make-up brushes

I'm a fan of Daiso and Japan store. Don't you just love to see random things that will only cost you Php88!!! I have a lot of must have and do not buy again from these stores, but this one, this one really is such a big must have, specially for me who loves make up.

At first, I was hesitant in using it because it smells very strong. But I still tried. And OMG, it smells strong because it is strong! I can remove all the dirt and makeup from my brushes. But still, the smell is there. So I bought a baby shampoo to act like a conditioner, and it worked. I have been cleaning my brushes using this method for months now.

First, get all the brushes you need to clean then get two tubs, or two containers, one for the Daiso makeup brush cleaner and the other one for the shampoo. On the container for Daiso, since I have plenty of brushes to clean, I added a little bit of water, my ratio is 1:1.

I dip all my brushes on the first tub with the Daiso Make-up Brush Cleaner and water then clean it using an egg brush which is always optional. If you don't have a egg brush cleaner, you can always use your palm and do a circle motion. Do not stop until you see that the brush is clean.

After I clean the brush, I now put them all in the second tub which has the baby shampoo, my ratio is 2:1. Why baby shampoo? After the strong Daiso cleaner I use and since I only want my brushes to smell nice, I use a very mild shampoo that will take away the strong smell.

After dipping it on my shampoo mix, I rinse it thoroughly under the faucet. I also press it to remove excess water before I let it dry.

To dry my brushes, since I do not have any brush stand, I put a towel and place my brushes downwards (as seen on picture below). My brushes dries up within just a day and a half. And viola, clean and soft brushes.

FYI. I don't have a beautyblender cleaner, and this is the only cleaner that get rids of all the make up in my beautyblender.

Hope this helps. 

-iana