Here's another round-up of favorite links this week.

Beauty

6 Makeup Ideas for Perfect Red Pout - Beauty and the Budget
7 Deadly Beauty Sins - Kiss and Tell
Flawless Foundation Routine - Forever Yours Beauty
What's in Your Eye Cream? - Beautylish
Which Brow Shape Is Most Flattering? - Beautylish

Homehacks and Workhacks

Make Your Own Gel Air Freshener - Lifehacker
How to Ask for a Raise 101 - WorkAwesome
Microproductivity: Get More Done and Lower Your Work Stress Without a Second Wasted - Lifehacker

Working Out

Wake Up Early and Get Motivated to Move - Fitsugar

I bring you some of my favorite links posted this week. These were collected around the first half of the week since the second half was all sorts of hell for me, work-wise and personal-wise (mostly face-related).

De-uglification

Choosing the Right Make Up Brushes for a Flawless Finished Face - The Beauty Files
Beginner's Makeup Kit Essentials - Beautylish
Get a Chic, Easy Monochromatic Makeup Look With Just 4 Products - Bellasugar
5 Foolproof Steps to Covering Up a Breakout - Bellasugar

Lifehacks aka Go Fix Yo'self!

DIY Rubber Band Travel Clothesline - Lifehacker
The Stupid Things You Do at Work (and How to Fix Them) - Lifehacker
How to get over your post-vacation blues - HelloGiggles

Nerdness 

Game of Thrones Season 2 Teaser - Winter is Coming

InStyle presents 5 beauty products that flatter everyone. Here's the round-up and some products available locally for everyone to play with. I painstakingly searched for local products, their prices and some reviews so you don't have to. :P

1. Gold and Purple Eye Shadow  Gold on inner corners brightens all eyes, while purple's broad appeal is that it's not too cool or too warm.

• Try Lulu Makeup's Rio Palette. Available at TheLuluMakeup site for Php950 for the purple eyeshadow and the Manhattan palette (also Php950) for the gold eyeshadow. Say Tioco Artillero uses these palettes a lot for her tutorials.
• Dollface Cosmetics also has palettes and eyeshadow quads with purple and gold eyeshadows.
• For cheaper, non-palette options, there are Ellana Multipurpose mineral powders for Php130 for 0.7 grams and are available in many variants of Gold: Felicity(pale gold with green shimmer), Sensational (iridescent white gold (white shifting to gold)), Gorgeous (yellowish pure gold frost), Divine (light tan gold frost), Shine (lemon gold frost); and Purple: Orchid - purple frost; and Laugh - deep violet frost (eyeliner/eyeshadow)

• The Body Shop Lip Liner: Shade 10 in Pink Brown. Price to follow.
• CoverGirl LipPerfection Lip Liner in Smoky. Php325. Liz of Project Vanity reviewed the product here.
• Etude House Auto Lip Liner. I got a pink-brown shade (forgot the shade code, sorry!) for only Php98. 

3. Sheer Pink Lip Gloss  Sheer pink gloss complements all lip colors and never looks overdone.

• Tony Moly Petite Bunny Gloss Bar(P278). Check the Project Vanity review here. 
• Lip Ice Sheer Color (Php145). Project Vanity review here. 
• Nivea Pinkish Boost (Php100+). I personally have this and this lasts forever! lol

4. Deep Cocoa Eyeliner  A dark brown liner is rich enough to register on dark skin but won't overwhelm ivory skin.

• Kanebo Kate Gel Eye Liner (Php660). Check out Lush Angel's review of the black shade here. It should be available in Watsons but last time I checked this isn't available in Cebu.
• Maybelline EyeStudio Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner in Brown (Php449). Check out Lady E's review here. Available in Maybelline counters . 
• Prestige Waterproof eyeliner in Brown. (Php325). Ginger reviews it here. You can buy this in Beauty Bar.

• Nichido Cream Blush in Pink Champagne. Say uses the blush here.
• Ellana Moisturizing Cream Blush in Flirtation. Shen reviews the product here.
• E.L.F. All-Over Color Stick in Pink Lemonade. (Php150). I personally use this and I love it. Cheap and it works! Kikay Trekkie reviews it here.

“Fresh, young and elegant” were the three words Maybelline New York Global Makeup Artist Charlotte Willer had in mind. “The skin is dewy, the brow is strong and the lip pops with a sheer wash of color.” 

Face Fit Me! Foundation was used to create perfect, dewy skin before Fit Me! Blush in Medium Coral was added onto the apples of the cheeks for a youthful glow. 

Eyes For the strong brow, Charlotte used Define-A-Brow Eyebrow Pencil that is a shade or two darker than models’ natural brow. She also added Baby Lips Lip Balm in Quenched onto the eyelids to enhance the overall dewy effect. 

Lips Color Sensational Lipcolor in Very Cherry was dabbed in the center of the lips with fingertips to create a satined effect and a pouty pop of color. 

Nails To embody the height of ’60s SoHo sophistication, Kristina Estabrooks from CND crafted soft almond, nearly neon, coral “Power Nails” with two coats of CND Colour in Poppyfield and kept the toes clean and neutral with CND Colour in Desert Suede.

I love the strong brows and the dewy skin.