All Posts By:

Maxine Marcelino

Lifestyle, Random, Uncategorized

Debut Highlights Video

01/16/2013

6 Comments

“Cinderella, It’s not midnight……”

This will be my last post about my debut! :) It’s a three minute highlights video shot by 11:11 Productions and edited by Miko Ancheta of 11:11 productions. I think they captured the highlights of my special day wonderfully! I have nothing more to say so I’ll just let the video speak for itself. ;)

The photo on the cover of this post was taken by Kara Chung! :)

Max @ 18 (Highlights) from Miko Ancheta on Vimeo.

Max @ 18 (Highlights)

Videography by Miko Ancheta, Lyka Gonzalez, Klint Saribong
Edited by Miko Ancheta

Gown by Amir Sali

Event styling by Scenta Flora

Catering by Carlito’s Catering

Hair, Make-up, and Styling by Pong and Bang Niu Fashion Styling (facebook.com/pongandbangniu)

Music: Cinderella – Steve Moakler

xoxo,

For more updates, like my page on facebook here!

Follow me on twitter! :)

Ask me anything on formspring!

Beauty, Reviews

Review: Etude House OMG! Dry Shampoo

01/15/2013

11 Comments

FINALLY. Dry shampoo has arrived at Philippine Shores! The first time I heard about the existence of dry shampoos is in one of the many beauty related videos that I’ve seen in Youtube. I was so amazed by the idea of dry shampoos so the moment I saw that Etude House was selling dry shampoos, I immediately picked one up!

Product

A lot of you may be wondering what exactly a dry shampoo is. A dry shampoo is supposed to be a hair product that you can use on-the-go. It’s a convenient product that cleanses the oil and dirt away from your hair by absorbing them. Oh, and you don’t have to use water! ;) This dry shampoo comes in a matte pink aerosol bottle and contains 50 ml worth of product and costs P448 a bottle.

What I Love

It has a fruity floral scent which is lovely! It’s not harsh and overpowering at all!
The packaging is really cute! ( I wish they had some english phrases though!)
Small and easy to carry around.
Effectively freshens up my hair by removing the dirt and making my hair smell fruity and flowery all throughout the day.
It works right away!

What I don’t like

The “Oh my Go*” caption. HAHA. I wish it was something like, “OH MY GOSH”. This issue may be something that bothers only me though!
I find it quite expensive because 50ml is such a small amount of product! I’ve been afraid to use it because it’s so expensive. haha.

Directions

position the bottle 15-20cm away from your head
spray all over your hair
comb through you hair
all done! ;)

Recommendations

This product is absolutely genius! This is perfect for girls who have really oily hair, or those who are super lazy to wash their hair in the morning. I also think this product is very convenient to use after going to the gym, or after P.E. class! Althought I love this product, I would not recommend this replace the actual shampoo just because I don’t think it cleans the hair as well as shampoos do! This is comparable to a hand sanitizer. Hand sanitizers should only be used when there is no fresh water and soap available to to wash hands. Also, I think it would be too expensive to use this daily as a replacement to the actual shampoo. :) I would repurchase it because I only use it wisely and very sparingly. That, and I really LOVE how CONVENIENT this is!

xoxo,

For more updates, like my page on facebook here!

Follow me on twitter! :)

Ask me anything on formspring!

Beauty, Reviews

Review: Etude House Dear My Blooming Lips Talk Lipstick

01/13/2013

Haul and Review: Etude House Hair Silk Serum

01/11/2013

2 Comments

Hi Everyone!

I’ve been posting too many things about my life lately so I wanna go back to the topic that I’ve always been passionate about: BEAUTY. Last december, I went on a mini beauty hall in Etude House! The Etude House Eastwood branch is one of the biggest branches I’ve been to and I enjoyed trying their products. I also like that their products now have descriptions to help inform customers of the basic functions of each product. I used to dislike going to Etude House stores because there were too many products without descriptions. I can’t read Hangul so I didn’t really bother looking around. Props to the new and improved Etude House! :)

Here are the items that I hauled:

I’ll be reviewing these items one by one therefore I’ll be dedicating one post per item! Watch out for them. :)

To be honest, I personally focus more on my makeup than my hair. On days when I have time, I flat-iron my hair but on most days, I either let it down naturally or tie it up when it’s too messy. As a beauty blogger, I wanted to widen the scope of my reviews and branch out more into hair products. I really enjoyed browsing through the hair products at Etude House. I ended up buying two hair products and I will be reviewing the Silk Scarf Hologram Hair Serum for today.

The main problem I always encounter with serums is them being too oily which results in making my hair feel heavy. I tried this serum out in the store and really liked the effect it gave on my hair.

What I love:

I love the fruity floral scent!
The packaging is very cute and girly.
The product is quite thick but isn’t too oily. I hate it when my hands feel oily after using serums.
You only a small amount of product. 2-3 pumps should be enough.
The pump is very efficient and does not release too much product. (It would be such a waste if it released too much product.)
It makes my overly treated hair look shiny and healthy!
It’s reasonably priced at PHP378 a bottle.
It contains a fair amount of product at 60ml per bottle.

What I don’t like:

I only wish that these come in smaller bottles because it adds a lot of weight to my daily hand bag. My bag contains a lot of items so it would be better if this was smaller. :)

Tips

do not put on too much serum on your hair
apply it on your hair from the middle section of you hair. (DO NOT APPLUE FROM THE ROOTS. It will make your hair feel heavy) :)

Overall Recommendations

I really like this hair serum! Despite my small issue with the size of the bottle, I do not regret buying this product at all! I recommend this to those who want to make their hair look more shiny, glossy and healthy!

xoxo,

For more updates, like my page on facebook here!

Follow me on twitter! :)

Ask me anything on formspring!

Events, FOTD, Lifestyle, Random

Cinderella Part 2

01/10/2013

Cinderella Part 1

01/08/2013

2 Comments

I posted a question a few days back in my facebook page and asked if people wanted to see photos from my debut even if I’m 5 months late. A lot of people responded and wanted me to post them so here they are! :)

I wanna thank my brilliant photographers Kara Chung, Migs Santiago and Jonas Tamayo for capturing these priceless memories! They’re all fellow students from the same university I go to and I don’t think I could have found people who are more perfect for the job. :)

Since I had 3 photographers and I have a LOOOOT of photos, I’ve decided to split the post into 3 parts. This first post will feature Kara and Jonas’ Photos while the second post will contain Mig’s photos. Finally the last part will feature my 3 minute debut video. :D

Yes my dress was SEE THROUGH! It just wasn’t so obvious when I wore it because my skin matched the cloth of the dress. hehe

My handsome lil brother with his introductory speech!

My sisters for life!

My late Taima. <3

le Fam Bam!

My young and hip grandpa AKA “pops”. :)

11:11 Crew Hard at work!

Suck and Blow.

I love how my college friends are so game for anything!

MGC Batchmates!

HAPPY. :)

my gorge becky friend, Martin!

HAHA

Love these boys!

En/lit block!

sarap lang ng feather hahaha!

I chose the title “Cinderella” because I really felt like a princess on my debut. Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve had the generic wish just like most girls and it was to be a princess when I grew up. Cinderella has always been my favorite Disney princess and I remember watching my VHS of the movie over and over again ! Thanks to my parents and to the people who attended, I was able to live that dream even just for a night and it’s something I won’t ever forget. :)

xoxo,

For more updates, like my page on facebook here!

Follow me on twitter! :)

Ask me anything on formspring!

Food, Lifestyle, Travel

2013

01/04/2013

LOTD: Farewell, 2012

01/02/2013

1 Comments

Happy New Year!

My last LOTD of 2012:

Top from a Bazaar and leggings from HnM.

Earrings from Yhansy

Aldo Bag

Believe leather cuff from a friend || Watch from a friend

I know I’m late but I’ve been busy with all the holiday preparations and I wanted to relax and be away from the world. ha ha. 2012 has got to be one of the most amazing years I’ve ever had. It was such an AMAZING year filled with memories that I’ll cherish for the rest of my life. Here are some of the moments and people who have made my 2012 special. :) I wrote about my last LOTD before this because the content of this post from here on is a teeny bit photo heavy. ;)

1. This was the year when I finally put up my own beauty blog with my own domain name in August

2. This was the year when I was able to go two of THE most magical cities I’ve ever been to: New York and New Orleans.

NY 2012. I chose this photo because there are too many Times Square photos already! Also, this house looks similar to the houses I see in movies! It looks like Charlotte’s house from SATC, don’t you think? :)

New Orleans 2012.

3. I joined two orgs: AJMA and Tugon. Both of which I love dearly!

With the most down to earth diva ever, Alex Dayrit! <3

In an awareness talk for Tugon with Ms. Risa Hontiveros.

4. These girls <3

I got closer to this pretty lady beside me who’s like a big sister to me, Daryl Chan! I have THREE first somethings with this fabulous woman!

The girl who always knows what to say when I have a problem, JB! <3 (I don’t have a neck but we look cute here hehehe)

The most multi-talented girl I know, Kara and Justine! :)

Nikki and Poki! <3 my wooovs. heehee.

My sister in takaw-ness, Abi V. <3

Martin Tuanquin! :)

Kally and Ericka! :)

5. I started my own bag line, panini stall, and online accessory shop!

Curated Manila

New York Minute Paninis

Sweet Escape

6. I went to my first halloween party!

7. These boys.

With Josh! heehee repeat photo. It’s our only decent solo photo together. :) So many firsts with this boy! One of them would be shooting my first gun everrr. teehee.