make up essentials

  Got my estee lauder green/teal cosmetic case, wet n 2 wild lippie for my sistah and hard candy glamoflauge heavy duty concealer through mail few days ago which made it on time for my sister and i's flight for cambodia next week! i just unwrapped the package today after coming home from our vacation home. 

not that i'm not happy with my LA girl pro and BYS concealer. it's just that it's worth a try especially now that i found a local shop in instagram that sells them other than eBay. you know eBay takes too long to reach my local post office. such a hassle and you pay double for shipping charge by the international seller plus customs charges. 

going back, i picked the medium light shade and tried it on as soon as i unwrapped it. i was really happy with HC's glamoflauge because the texture was made for professional make up enthusiasts. i don't really have very dark circles around my eyes. i just wanna use it to conceal my blemishes and to further accentuate my face after contouring (eyes, cheeks, nose). 

500php is actually reasonable as some shops in eBay sells it for much higher price plus the customs fee and all so why not just buy it locally right? so far i haven't seen any local seller selling fake hard candy cosmetics which is good because it only means that hard candy products is hard to replicate. i think by far hard candy's glamoflauge is the best heavy duty concealer i've come across with. i'm just glad that instagram is there for online shoppers like myself. life is easy when you know how.

speaking of my estee lauder pouch, i really love it as it's big enough to store all my cosmetics. ok fine i'm addicted to make up pouches so this new one is just one of the few ones i already got. hush hush that's a secret teehee. 

moving on, it's ten days to go and away i go to siem reap along with my twinnie for our birthday. i hope all goes well because i hate airport hassles and stuff. so, to save me from all the dramas i make sure i've done tons of reading prior to my trip. i just wanna make sure i have all my make up essentials with me as i go! 

gobble gobble..

My post RAI has taken a toll on me three days ago (a week after my treatment) when my throat started to hurt thus i had a hard time swallowing. geez. 

if doctors say RAI (radioactive iodine) does not have any effect on the patient as it only attacks the overactive tissues of the thyroid,  that's somewhat a lie. there is no such thing as no side effect in the medical world c'mon. not that i'm not aware of it prior to agreeing to go through radiotherapy. the effect was just a little delayed in my case because of my body resistance i guess since i have a healthy lifestyle. 

going back, my throat or should i say esophagus seemed to narrow and my throat kind of bulge after a week which my siblings noticed since i don't like looking at myself in the mirror because i often feel my throat and there's a significant difference prior to RAI. i wasn't alarmed because like any other scar in your body the tissues grow to repair the damaged one thus perhaps explain the little bulge. as days go by the throat pain kind of wane out because i went on soft diet myself (good thing i am on detox by drinking fruit juices). the pain subsided after 4 days if am not mistaken. 

i also noticed that on the 8th day my fingers started itching and the miniscule bumps went back (like they used to when i was sooo hyperthyroid thus was prescribed by my derma this ointment long before) which is in my observation and further reading signifies that the overactivity in my hormones or something heightened. i know i should've been a doctor. this is the result of too much internet research. i resort to google than doctors heheh.

i felt the significant change in my vitals this week which is the second week of my post RAI. my heartbeat seemed normal and the hand tremors somewhat subsided although my throat is kinda itchy all the time especially if am not hydrated. but then, i know that it'll take a month before i totally feel the impact of the treatment that's why my endoc scheduled me for another check up before this month ends.

i can't wait to be well. if only RAI is magic wand i hope there's no repercussion to undergoing one to each and every thyroid patientz. i guess the world would be a better place that ailments is just a magic wand away eh? 

i know, i shouldn't treat my illness this way but i guess it's just my way of looking at the shining, shimmering, splendid side of life 'cuz my birthday is this month and i shouldn't fret! all of me and my sistah's  leave request were granted so our trip to cambodia isn't a world away after all. i'm just excited i guess. it's been a while since i left the confides of this cold city. i need a different air except carbon monoxide. it's summer. oh god i hate summer.