you're so intimidating ...

Seriously, if I earn a thousand for every single time that I have heard the line "you're so intimidating" or "ang intimidating mo naman," I would be a millionaire twice over by now. Men have been telling me that for as long as I can remember. It would either be that I have too strong a personality or I'm too "smart" or too driven / successful.

Sheesh.

At some point, I did downplay my achievements and even my work just so it wouldn't scare off a guy but eventually, they either google me or find out my social media accounts and then it starts all over again. I've come to realize that I should not have to dumb myself down or downplay my achievements just for some worthless guy's ego. If he can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen.

Too out there, too simple. Too smart, too dumb. Too flashy, too bland. Too bitchy, too nice. I have been "too much and too little" for a lot of persons. It can be quite exhausting. Last year, I decided that I will just be me ans that should be enough. If it's not, thats their problem, not mine.

A photo posted by Kathy Kenny (宝云) (@mskathykenny) on Jan 22, 2017 at 7:27pm PST

I will never be right for someone who isn't right for me. I will never be good enough for someone who has judged me already so I just need to go on with my life and continue slaying the world to achieve my goals. As long as I don't intentionally hurt anyone to get what I want, I should be okay in life and if I am still intimidating to men, well honey, it's not my fault you're such a baby. This Momma will remain fierce.

L'Oreal's Infallible Make Up

Have you ever had your makeup go crazy on you? One minute you look like the dashing diva that you are and the next, you'd give Gone Girl a run for her money? It's pretty appalling and heartbreaking right? I mean, the reason you put on make up is to feel good about yourself and to look good then it disappoints? It's like being given a free pass to shop then realizing the date is for yesterday. The letdown is just out of this world.
L'Oreal understands that the woman of today is always on the go and goes from morning workouts, straight to work, then meets friends or a love one for dinner. This means that she is always running from one place to another and she needs a make up that can keep up. This is why L'Oreal has created the infallible line that #neverfail. This means that once you put on your game face in the morning, it will last you for more than 10 hours.

10 hours!

I actually used it for a shoot as well as in the gym and it never failed me. I was amazed at how it stayed on despite the heat from the lights, the walking while lugging around lights, mic, tripod, and camera then working up a sweat at the gym. It stayed put and the only time it went poof was when I took a hot shower. AMAZING!

Infallible Pro-Matte Powder in Natural Beige and Infallible Pro-Spray and Set MakeUp Extender and Setting Spray are also shown here.



If you are looking for make up that feels light on the face but lasts longer than your next relationship, this is the one for you. The L'Oreal Infallible line is truly what every career woman needs because when you're out to conquer the world, retouching your make up should be the least of your worries.

Here are the 3 lippie shades so you can see how it looks.

This is the Bold Bordeaux.

This is Bold Bordeaux from @lorealproph infallible line. It will #neverfail #lipsticklovebyK #lipstick #lipstickaddict #lipsticklover

A photo posted by Kathy Kenny (宝云) (@mskathykenny) on Jan 17, 2017 at 6:23am PST

This is the Enduring Berry.

This is the Enduring Berry shade from the infallible.@lorealproph line of lippies. #lipsticklovebyK #lippielover #lipsticklove #lipstickaddict #neverfail A photo posted by Kathy Kenny (宝云) (@mskathykenny) on Jan 17, 2017 at 6:21am PST

This is Refined Ruby.

Wearing Refined Ruby from the @lorealproph infallible line. Make sure you lippie will #neverfail you as you achieve your goals. Sabi nga ni @annecurtissmith, red lipstick lang ang labanan! 😂😂😂 #lipsticklovebyK #lippies #lippielover #Loreal Note that this was taken after I ate a chicken salad and oatmeal. Its still intact.

A photo posted by Kathy Kenny (宝云) (@mskathykenny) on Jan 15, 2017 at 10:31pm PST

Here are several IG videos I posted to show that this really works! This one shows the Infallible Liquid Foundation.

We used the @lorealproph infallible liquid foundation and lipstick during the #MaxYourLife #Zenfone challenge. Did it fail or #neverfail #Loreal A video posted by Kathy Kenny (宝云) (@mskathykenny) on Jan 17, 2017 at 3:20am PST

Taken after the #MaxYourLife challenge ... see if @lorealproph infallible line survived. #neverfail #Loreal

A video posted by Kathy Kenny (宝云) (@mskathykenny) on Jan 17, 2017 at 3:25am PST

After eating burger, fries, and seafood buffet ... @lorealproph lippie is still intact. Infallible indeed. #neverfail A video posted by Kathy Kenny (宝云) (@mskathykenny) on Jan 17, 2017 at 3:15am PST

     

tapos na ang kwento natin

So I was browsing my Facebook when I came across this really awesome snippet made by a friend of mine whom some of you may know, Justin Vawter. I really liked it and while I was reading it, words started coming to my head so I wrote this to hopefully complement what he did. Mind you, this was done in 5 minutes and not polished nor edited.

Tapos na ang kwento natin
Oo, natin ... ikaw at ako kahit wala namang tayo
Bakit ganon? Bakit di nagkatotoo?
Sabi mo merong tayo pero bakit hanggang ngayon ikaw at ako .... hindi pa rin tayo
Sabay tayong tumalon
Hawak ko ang kamay mo ngunit di ko naramdamang hindi mo pala hawak ang kamay ko
Sabay tayong tumalon
Bakit ako lang ang nahulog

Tapos na ang kwento natin
Natin kahit walang tayo
Natin kahit hindi ka akin at hindi ako sayo
Ang sakit
Pero alam mo anong mas masakit?
Yung sinarili mo ang lahat
Yung wala kang sinabi ngunit ang dami mo palang naramdaman
Sana sinabi mo sa akin
Na nabibilisan ka
Na napapagod ka na
Na ayaw mo na

Maiintindihan ko naman
Iintindihin ko naman

Sana naging tapat ka
Kasi ang hirap manghula
Buong akala ko okay ka pa
Yun pala hindi na
Buong akala ko mayroon pang tayo yun pala wala na
Tapos na

Tapos na ang kwento natin
Natin kahit kailanman hindi ka naging akin.

 For audio version, click here. 

Maybelline: Make Up from Day to Night

One of the things that makes make up challenging is when you need to be out the whole day and still have somewhere to go to at night. Admit it, it's not like you can carry your entire make up kit as well as make up remover, brushes, wet wipes and any other ammunition you need to put your game face on. You still need to look fashionable and pretty and that won't do if you have a big, bulky bag filled with all your paraphernalias right?

Luckily for us, Maybelline understands how we feel and has come up with a few things to help us smoothly transition from day make up to night. Actually, the look I will show you can both pass from day to night.

For this post, we will talk about the Super BB cushion (first time to use one) and the Matte Lipstick as well as the HyperInk Liquid Liner. 

So the Super BB Cushion is actually like a liquid foundation but in compact form. A you can see, it looks like it is dry and I thought it was but when I pressed the cushion, it was actually a bit wet. This means that you need to press lightly and dab on your face very gently then just do a circular motion to make sure that the color is even.

Another thing that I really loved about this is that it did not feel heavy on the face. It felt barely there and it was just easily absorbed by my skin which is wonderful because it's really hot here in the Philippines and the last thing I would want on my face is something sticky and gross.

This HyperInk easily dries which is pretty wonderful for someone like me coz I tend to move a lot and do a lot of things so if it doesn't easily dry up, I'd end up looking like a raccoon. However, if you are not that good with putting on eyeliners, you may want to practice a bit so you can avoid having multi lines on your eyes or end up looking like you just decided to make it an eyeshadow instead of an eyeliner. This used to happen to me a lot before when I was really new. 

Now these matte lipsticks are just the bomb. I love it because it makes a statement and even after eating, the color stays though not 100% of course. It's not a miracle worker but it is good because throughout the day, I only had to retouch after having a meal and it's only to fill in the inside of the lips. I still had color but of course I wanted that OOMPH on my face. The first shade you see is Ruby Red and the second one is Divine Wine which is a little darker and more sophisticated while the Ruby is a bit more flirtatious and classic.

So now that I've discussed these products, here's the final look using these products. The first photo, I'm wearing the Ruby Red and the on the second one, I'm wearing the Divine Wine lipstick.

As you can see, both looks pass for day wear (if you feel like making a statement during meetings or brunch) and night time when you just want to have a quiet dinner or even party on the dance floor. You just need to bring your lippie and retouch when needed. No need to lug so many things because with Maybelline, they #makeithappen. 

Providore, your newest CHIC hangout

If you are into chick flicks, I’m pretty sure you have seen one of those coffee shops or chic restaurants that the female lead and her friends go to so they can have coffee or eat (most of the time though they just lament about their love life and look fabulous.) I know that you’ve often wondered where in Manila you can find the same place coz face it, to have the same feels, you’d need to go to Tagaytay or Antipolo and sometimes, you just want to stay in the city and not drive for hours. Fret no more because Raintree Group of Restaurants has heard you and is offering their newest baby Providore to be your go to place for coffee talks and girls night out.

Providore is located at the Ground Floor of SM Aura, right beside CIBO and Starbucks. You can’t possibly miss it because it is right near the entrance and the bakery and smell of coffee will lead you right to it if the décor is not enough to entice you to come right in. Providore has 3 sections to fit all your needs. 

The first section has a café feel that will make you think you are in another country, sipping latte that is Instagram worthy while munching on pastries that is home made and baked fresh. The chocolate croissant is simply to die for and the revel bar is just UMMMMMMM MMMMMM! That was all I could say after taking a bite haha. 

Now the second section is the restaurant proper. This can easily sit around 40 to 50 pax and it’s bright and sunny. It’s the kind of place that just instantly lifts your spirit. Along with their comfort food such as the Salmon Belly Guava Sinigang which will make you say “sabaw palang, solb ka na,” Providore can surely heal whatever heartache you have with their food.

We tried out the Zucchini Pecorino Fries which is malagos pecorino which you can dip in buttermilk ranch and lemon sauce. If you are tired of the same old fries, this is an awesome alternative. 

Another must order at Providore is the Chicken Wings. See, if you order the 6 pc wings at Providore, you are actually helping #EndHunger because Raintree Restaurants support the #RestaurantsAgainstHungerPH Campaign by donating a portion of its sale for every order of this dish. Not only that but the chicken wing s are actually really good. You get to enjoy awesome food while doing your part in helping to end hunger. 

The Crispy Seafood Mayo Roll is bound to be a hit with seafood lovers because it has fresh lemon and dill, romaine lettuce, remoulade sauce on a buttered brioche roll served with freshly fried chips. It’s very filling so feel free to share this with a friend unless you are really hungry. 

Now if you are really hungry, I suggest the Seafood and Rice Skillet. Notice a trend? Yes, I love seafood! So going back, this skillet has fresh prawn, fish, and squid in garlic, parsley, and white wine butter special sauce. It is also served with creamy spinach pilaf. This just means that is is SUPER YUMMY. If I wasn’t trying to cut down on food intake, I would have eaten the whole thing all by myself. 

If you are already full, you can head over to the 3^rdsection of Providore which they fondly call The Backyard. This is where you can dine al fresco or have breakfast at 8am in the morning or have a nightcap even at 130am because Providore’s Backyard can cater to your whim from 8am to 2am. You can enjoy a cup of coffee while eating this Coconut Cream Tres Leches . This dessert looks dainty but is packed with macapuno and topped with dessicated coconut, served under a mountain of tres leches cream.

If you are after comfort food, great ambiance, and a not so crazy spending for good food, Providore is the answer to your prayers. It's hip, it's chic, and it is definitely a must for any woman who fancies herself like any lead in a a chick flick.

PS. Raintree Group of Restaurants will be offering this super cute burger aptly called The Love Burger in all of it's restaurants such as Terraz, Saboten, Providore, Chelsea, Kabila, Simple Lang, and M Cafe. This will be available the whole month of February and what's good about this is that though it looks romantically cheesy, the taste is very good. The beef, eventhough it is quite thick, is actually tasty and not an overkill. The bread used is made at Providore and so you are guaranteed of it's freshness.

Oh, and meet Cie and Roselle, my staff at www.psst.ph as well as Mela, the gorgeous Marketing Head of Raintree.

Cie, Roselle, Mela, and yours truly

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ASUS Zenfone 3 Zoom First Impressions

So for anyone who is into phones, you've probably heard that ASUS is now joining the dual cam bandwagon and you are all just as excited as I am about this. Luckily, we were able to get our hands on an engineering unit and I wanna share with all of you my thoughts about this beauty.

Watch this before we continue.

What's making me smile? It's the new #Zenfone3Zoom ... nakakakilig sya in fairness. I cannot wait to get my hands on it! @asusph @prteamasus #asusph #incredibleisnow #BuiltforPhotography

A video posted by Kathy Kenny (宝云) (@mskathykenny) on Jan 11, 2017 at 7:52am PST

Now after seeing that, I'm pretty sure you want to see the details and because I love you guys, here's a few close up shot of the Zenfone 3 Zoom. As you can see, there's the dual cam that everyone has been raving about since it launched during the CES2017. It can zoom up to 12x and I gotta say that that is just plain awesome. This means we can take really full details of the guy we are crushing on even from afar haha.

Thankfully, everything else remains the same so the sense of familiarity in navigating your phone will stay. I personally hate it when they change the locations of the buttons because you get used to it being in a certain place and when it changes, I feel disoriented.

Asus had announced the ZenFone 3 Zoom at CES 2017 in Las Vegas last week. ASUS has aimed the device at mobile photography enthusiasts with its dual-rear (12MP + 12MP) camera setup. One of the rear units on will be a Sony IMX362 sensor, while the other will be a wide-angle f/1.7 aperture sensor giving 2.3x of optical zoom.

 ZenFone 3 Zoom come with a 5.5-inch Full HD AMOLED display protected by Corning’s latest Gorilla Glass 5 protection. The phone is powered by a Snapdragon 625 processor, and will be shipping with multiple RAM and storage configurations. The front camera on the phone is a 13MP shooter.

Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom is backed by a 5000 mAh battery, but still manages to be the thinnest phone to have such a capacity according to the company. The phone has a 7.9mm thickness and weighs 170 grams.

So there you have it, a look at the much awaited Zenfone 3 Zoom. Are you guys as excited as I am to have this? Let me know in the comment section below what you think. I have been using an ASUS phone for the last 2 years and I can't see myself using another brand aside from ASUS. It's resilient and it delivers what I need and what my business needs.


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Starbucks Card 2017

It's the New Year and another thing that this means is that there will be new cards to collect from Starbucks. This time around, Starbucks made sure that you will be headed to the nearest store come January 9 and February 7.

This is the very first Starbucks Reserve® Card to be offered in the Philippines.  This features the Reserve® logo and wordmark in a sleek black background. Available for an initial consumable load amount of ₱300 per card. Available only in Reserve™ stores starting January 9, 2017.

The Valentines Card. Sweet phrases and sentiments perfect to share with your loved ones this Valentine’s Day. Available for an initial consumable load amount of ₱1,000 per card. Purchase limit of two (2) Valentine’s Card per customer, per day. Available starting February 7, 2017. 

If you want to collect all the Valentine's Card, prepare Php5,000 to get all 5 but the good thing is they are all consumable. Oh my aching heart. I guess I just need to choose one for myself. Definitely though, I will be getting the reserve card because it is after all, the first reserve card in the country.

Beauty Fix Peel Off Mask

For anyone who has watched a Chick Flick or Kdrama, you would definitely have seen the lead female stars in a black face mask. Well, black, green, or the white facemask to be fair. In this review though, we went for the black peel off mask because I have always been curious how it's different from the usual face mask that I normall enjoy.

To start with, this is a liquid face mask that you need to put on your face. Ideally, it should be a thin layer, just enough to form into a mask when dried. It felt cold to the skin but it did dry within 30 - 45 minutes. Now I have been warned by my brothers who intially tried it that it was painful but I thought they were just being male.

Watch this to find out if they were right or if I was right.



Verdict: It was effective in taking out the blackheads and whiteheads which makes this product worthwhile in my book. As they said, "no pain, no gain."

Bdw, this is not a sponsored post. My brother bought this and I figured, might as well write about it since I'm getting into the whole skin care now that I'm 36 already.

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2017 Goals for MsKathyKenny

2016 was an awesome year for me in terms of my career and family. There were a few frienship casualties but I guess I got better at mining friends and less attached to the ones worth keeping that there was only one moment of breakdown for someone who did not treat me well. The rest was just plain DAEBAK (awesome in Korean.)

It is now 2017 and I looked back at my 2016 goals. I am happy to say that for the most important ones, I achieved it. #1 and #2 I'm pretty sure I was not able to accomplish and #3 is still a dream that I will eye again this 2017 for health reasons. #4 did not materialize simply because I have stopped coloring but I do have artworks that just needs to be framed. Perhaps I should just buy frames and place it there no?

I'm happy though that #5 and #6 happened. There were months I skipped but I made up for it and I think I have a pretty good relationship with my son.

So for 2017, I will be more realistic with my goals.

1. Save 100k in the bank (aim high right?)
2. Exercise 3 days a week
3. Print Family Vacations and Travels via Fotogra since I want them to be a photobook
4. Monthly Dates with Brent (he's turning 12!)
5. Visit Davao / Vigan this year coz last year it was Palawan and Batanes
6. Travel to 2 countries
7. Finish 4 artworks (that's 1 every 3 months)
8. be a legit Youtuber since I've started doing beauty posts like this and this
9. Limit my Kdrama addiciton to 2 Kdrama a month
10. Read 6 books
11. Land another speaking engagement coz I really like the part where I got flowers at the end of this first one haha
12. Finally talk about the hard stuff and help other people get better

And if the stars are aligned, get a job in SG so that I can buy my Mom's dream house before I turn 40 and before she turns 60. Now isn't that something to aim for? After all, Nick Vujicic said everything is possible.

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Holiday Look

Tonight, I decided to be a bit more daring in my make up and actually tried the whole shading thing with the eyeshadow palette from L'Oreal as well as the blush from L'Oreal. You see, I'm normally a one shade kind of gal and when I see multiple shades on one palette, my brain goes "w00t!!!"

For our Christmas dinner however, I decided to look more glam than usual. For my eyes, I used the Tony Moly Auto Eyebrow Easy Touch to define my brows. I love that it feels like you are literally just drawing the eyebrows you want to have. Afterwards, I took out my L'Oreal Colour Riche Quads in Good Luck Charm - 103 eye shadow palette and decided to go on natural but with a rosy touch look. Thankfully, there were guides at the back which I simply followed. I then used the AVON Super Drama Waterproof Mascara which really defined my lashes. Now for a softer feel, I dabbed a bit of the L'Oreal Blushing Kiss on my cheeks and then for a final oomph, put on Maybelline's Vivid Matte Vivid5.

Here's a different angle to the Holiday Look I did using these items.

I hope you learned a thing or two and that you get to use this holiday look for all your holiday bash this week. Thanks for reading!

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