Monthly Goals | November 2016

Lately, I've seen so many bloggers doing a checklist of what they've planned and achieved for a month. Basically, it's a list of their goals for a month for their personal and blogging life which inspired me to create my own. I guess this is for me to track down my progress as well as motivation for me to actually work towards my goal.

• Publish a blog post at least 3x a week

I just recently came back to blogging again and I really missed writing. I used to have a goal around the same time last year to post almost everyday but I gotta admit that it was kind of draining. Now, I do want to stay active and just write so I'll try to at least publish a post 3x a week, probably more but we'll see. This is just for me to get back into the rhythm.

• Updating my old blog posts

This includes uploading better photos, some more thoughts on the subject and just really taking time to make it more high quality. I'm kind of embarrassed that some of my most viewed posts have quite the unappealing photos or way too few information. So, I'll try my very best to fix those up this month.

• Collaborate with someone

Be it a brand or another blogger. I haven't collaborated with brands for awhile and I am quite open about trying out new products or learning new information so we will see. I would like to collaborate with another blogger although I don't really know who yet or what's it going to be about, I just know that I would want to experience it soon because I would want to make new blogger friends and it looks kind of fun doesn't it?

• Finish reading a book

It has actually been more than 5 months since I last finished reading a book so maybe I should start one again soon. Reading has actually gave me a few inspirations of the blog posts that I posted before so maybe reading again will give me more ideas for future posts.

• Finish 1st Semester of online uni.

I'm doing online uni and I'm excited to finish my 1st semester of this year. Hopefully I'll be able to finish it within this month and catch up to everybody else. I love learning and all but let's be honest, studying isn't really that fun so I'm also excited to be done with it.

So, those are my goals for this month. Not really much but hey, baby steps is a good way to start. I will be updating you guys by the end of the month of the things I achieved and what I did not achieve and hopefully a new list of goals for December. 

What are your goals for November?

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Rimmel London Lasting Finish Matte by: Kate Moss #107 Lipstick Review

I have heard of this lipstick brand quite often and a friend of mine asked me to try it out but since Rimmel London doesn't have a store in the Philippines, I had to find an online seller that had the cheapest price in the color that I wanted which is 107 and when I visited the website here (which is the Rimmel US website), I could see that Kate was wearing that shade so I just knew I had to have it because of it's gorgeous deep berry-red with cool undertone shade.

Item Description:  Get the velvet touch. Sumptuously rich matte colour. Sublime comfort. The new winter collection created by Kate Moss.

Price: I got this from @bodyrockers_ph on instagram for P350 ($7.44 USD).

What do I think of this product?
I know that I kinda been late joining the bandwagon for this brand but again, since it isn't available in the Philippines, I haven't heard about it until I started blogging and watching all the makeup guru / junkie / enthusiast raving about this lipstick and I was surprised that it was actually pretty cheap than what I expected considering the hype surrounding it. The fact that it doesn't have a specific name for each lipstick doesn't really bother me that much although the names / numbers at the bottom are just stickers so I'm not sure how that would stay on or clear after awhile.

After trying this product out, I loved how pigmented it is and I wouldn't really need to build it up unless I would want it to appear darker but do remember that it does tend to transfer if you layer on it too much. However, I do think that this lipstick isn't completely matte but just has a semi-matte finish. It tends to sink into the lines of the lips but not exactly drying nor is it hydrating but it will not dry out your lips even more than it already is. After using this for a few days, I always notice the strong scent it has which is a powdery-perfume like smell that actually bothered me. I don't know if it's because it's new or it is just it's natural scent, just thankful that the scent doesn't stick on the lips but it is just in the smell of the product from the tube.

For the longevity, I would have to say that it does last on your lips for quite awhile (I've tried it for about 4-5 hours maxed) unless you tend to eat then it will start to fade out a lot quicker. The fading though, I may or may not be accurate about this but I sometimes experience this outline of the lips when it starts to fade, kind of like it is leaving a ring around the lips meaning the center part of my lipstick will fade but the outer part still has some lipstick left.

Sorry, I had no makeup on besides the lipstick.

Is it worth the money?
Yes and I would actually recommend this to any students heading to university or for someone who is looking for a lipstick that is on the cheap side but has lots of selections in their range. Although, not every online seller has every type of shade so you would need to do your research if you're in the Philippines. It applies smoothly and perfect for making a statement. And I would honestly be purchasing some other shades in the future from this range so I guess I am inlove with this lipstick.

So that is it for this review, if you have any further questions or suggestions, do leave a comment down below and I'll reply as soon as I see them and do share if you found this helpful or if you are planning to get it with or for your friend.

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