MINI ELF HAUL FROM THE PRIMP PAD

I’ve been researching for what’s the best online store who sells affordable makeups lately, since I find it kind of hard buying them on Instagram coz I’m more of a click click and then it goes to the cart kind of girl. Then I stumbled upon The Primp Pad. I was surprised at how low their prices are compared to other online sellers so I couldn’t wait to order a few of their available products. 

Below are the products that I got from ELF cosmetic: 

1. Let’s start with the ELF Essentials Tone Correcting Concealer 

Primp Pad price: 68 pesos

Retails for: 129.75 pesos

I got the shade in Ivory… so far I’ve used it about 2 to 3 times and it does take care of the redness I have normally near my eye brows and nose. I’m not quite sure yet if I like it, I wish it had more coverage than it has coz I do have to apply it quite a bit for it to actually cover my blemishes. 

2. Next is the ELF Essentials Eyelid Primer

Primp Pad price: 68 pesos

Retails for 129.75 pesos

Now this one I’ve been loving, a little goes a long way with this and it really does make my eye shadow look radiant throughout the day. 

3. ELF Essentials Lipstick and ELF Studio Moisturizing Lipstick

Primp pad price: 68 pesos and 168 pesos

Retails for: 129.75 pesos and (not sure how much it is for ELF Studio Moisturizing Lipstick) 

The three ELF Essentials Lipstick shades that I got are: Flirtatious, Seductive and Sociable. Out of the three, my favourite is probably the shade Seductive since I normally lean towards to mauve-y colors. And the least one that I liked is Flirtatious coz I felt it to be a bit to light on me. Though I did have problems with the packaging since I really had to twist a bit hard just to get the product out, but you are getting what you paid for. So I guess it’s okay, since it isssss just 68 pesos. 

The ELF Studio Moisturizing Lipstick that I got is in the shade Red Carpet. I’ve only tried wearing it once and I just love how the color makes my teeth look whiter. I haven’t tried wearing it all day yet so I wouldn’t know whether it is long lasting or not. But it was easy to apply and I did find it to be opaque.  

4. ELF Contouring Blush and Bronzing Powder

Primp Pad price: 168 pesos

Retails for: 249.75 pesos

The shade that I got is in St. Lucia. I thought while I was ordering this that I might go a bit light on my skin, but actually when I tried it on, it really was pigmented. A little goes a long way as well especially with the bronzing powder. For the blush, I like using it as is but sometime if I’m going after a more of a glow, I tend to mix the two together. 

I just loved transacting with the Primp Pad, it was fast, easy and smooth. I will definitely buy another haul from them especially the products that were sold old already. Ladies, do go on their site http://www.theprimppad.com/ and I promise you that your money will be well spent. You don’t have to spend a lot just to be fabulous! Till next time! 

Formula 1

Formula 1 2014 season will commence this coming Friday, the first grand prix will be held in Australia and the season will end this November in Abu Dhabi.

For those who are not familiar or knows very little about formula 1, it’s not just racing between fast cars and teams, it’s about tactics too! 

It’s the most watched sport in the world (more than 525 million viewers a year) and there’s even a critical science behind the sport. Unlike let’s say Basketball, good luck seeing engineers or experts in aerodynamics and quantum mechanics in your favorite basketball team bench. And unlike Basketball, F1 contributes to the technology that your everyday car have, from safety to fuel efficiency and so much more. 

It is also one of the most expensive sport. Let’s compare it again with basketball, Miami Heat star Lebron James earns $19.07 million dollars a year compared to $40 million dollars a year of Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso. That said, Formula 1 drivers are super human. If you think that you can drive or let alone start the engine of a formula 1 car, I’m pretty sure that you cannot. F1 drivers sits (it’s not even sitting) very uncomfortably inside their cockpits a few inches above the pavement, soon they will feel incredible amounts of g-force that a normal person like you and me cannot take and they do this for a couple of hours during races and practices. 

Driving the car is the easy part, because for someone (lets say he is very talented) to be an f1 driver you need a team that will accept you, and for them to accept you must “pay” (bring sponsorship to the team) that is amounted to an incredible amount of money. So if you’re thinking if a Filipino can be a driver in formula 1, I say there would have to be a total of 10 Filipino NBA players before that happens. And if you’re thinking if hosting a Grand Prix is plausible for us Filipinos? Hosting a Grand Prix is expensive. Singapore allots $65 million for their GP, Abu Dhabi GP, $66 million and Malaysia GP $67 million (which I will attend this end of March). The Philippines doesn’t have structure to host this particular event, furthermore, our airports cannot take the additional load, maybe in the next life time, maybe.