I Am Bourgeois

I don’t go clubbing unless I’m invited, and even then I don’t always say yes. I’ve mentioned before that the whole snooty-snooty club scene isn’t really my thing, but I couldn’t say no when Glitterati personally invited me to attend the Prive Fashion Show at Members Only. Aside from the fact that some of my college friends RSVP’d, it turns out that the local fashion bloggers I follow and admire will be present as well! I couldn’t resist the opportunity to finally meet them in person. So with Marco in tow (the same guy behind the Magkaribal live Tweets), my friends and I drove to The Fort on a rainy Wednesday evening to see Glitterati unveil their latest collection.

We arrived half past 9 pm and I feared that we might have missed the show, which was supposed to start strictly at 9. Turns out I had nothing to worry about because the show wouldn’t start until after 11.

Not long after we arrived, I started seeing a bunch of familiar faces. The first one I met Karl, the namesake of my Soule Phenomenon boots, but I was a little shy to ask for a photo together. My social skills didn’t kick in until later in the evening, when more bloggers started to arrive.

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The last two months flew by pretty quickly and my styling class at the Tan-Gan Designer Fashion Workshops finally came to an end last weekend. I felt a bit relieved to have my lazy Saturdays back, but a big part of me felt a little bitin – there’s still so much to learn! Aside from the one shoot I did for class, I didn’t get many opportunities to do actual styling. My internship with Liz Uy was also surprisingly light; she was probably nahihiya to ask me to really work because aside from sourcing props, she didn’t request anything else from me. She’s a very nice and considerate person though, and I feel honored to have worked for her, however briefly.

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I never thought I’d say this, but I wish I had a day job so I could hoard blazers and cardigans. Well okay, being in an office makes me miserable, and all the opportunities to dress up won’t ever make me return to a cubicle. Still, I hate having to pass up on all these adorable blazers at ukays, so we’re selling a bunch of them at Ukay Manila this week! Let me share my top three picks.

Violet Rose Velvet Blazer

I love the rich color and overall glam attitude of this piece; this blazer would fit right in a rock star’s wardrobe. Off the top of my head, I’d wear this with a studded tunic, my lace leggings, and Soule Phenomenon boots. What would you wear with this blazer?

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Remember when I said that the only lipstick worth buying is either really cheap or really expensive? Well, I clearly didn’t know how amazing Revlon’s Super Lustrous Lipstick line really is back then. Now that I do, I’m probably not going to buy MAC lipstick for a while.

Until the edgy Colorburst lipstick came out this year, I think most people my age (including myself) didn’t think much of Revlon lippies. After all, it’s the favorite of aunties and middle-aged moms everywhere (God forbid we use the same cosmetics our un-hip elders), and its unappealing packaging and name doesn’t really do much to attract younger customers. Yet the Revlon Super Lustrous lipstick has just the right creaminess, color payoff, and opacity I like in my lipstick and I’m hoping this review might encourage more people to stop being such snobs and give this line a second look. I’m also giving away a tube of my holy grail fuchsia lipstick in my upcoming Bourgeois Beauty Giveaway.

There aren’t any press releases or articles on the Super Lustrous lipstick line, and the only information I could dig up was from the Revlon website. According to the copy, the lipstick is made using the Exclusive LiquiSilk™ formula, which contains mega-moisturizers that keep the product creamy and long-lasting. There are over 70 shades, though I think only 20 or so are available locally. That kind of sucks because Va Va Violet is the kind of crazy, un-Revlon-like color that would definitely attract the more adventurous makeup enthusiast.

I first discovered this line when I met up with Eman to pick up the Revlon Creme Gloss media samples for review. As a way of thanks, I got to choose any three Revlon products to keep. On a whim I picked up a bright pink lipstick that was peeking out behind a bunch of boring shades, and swatched it on my lips. When I saw how I looked in the mirror, I couldn’t believe my eyes – I had found THE perfect fuchsia lipstick! Not only did it flatter my NC42 skin tone perfectly, but it felt so amazing and lightweight on my lips. The lipstick color is called Love That Pink and I did love this pink so much that I couldn’t wait for Eman to send this to me. I went back and bought it, then bought two more colors later on.

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Who knew that celebrity tattoo artist Kat Von D made such stunning makeup? I finally got my hands on the Memento Mori True Romance palette and all I can say is…wow. The shadows are so pigmented, vibrant, and easy to spread! I’ll save the gushing for my review but for now, let me show you the teal smokey look I made using four of my favorite colors from the palette. I didn’t actually intend for the eye makeup to look this heavy – guess I was a little too excited to finally use my new shadows!

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