This is what my kikay kit looked like 6 years ago. My activ­i­ties and bud­get have def­i­nitely changed since then, accord­ingly my kit has too.

I am still a great believer in the pony­tail and Goody hair prod­ucts. I still hoard Goody Ouch­less and Stay­put Slide-proof elas­tics. The claw clip is lat­est addi­tion to my hair cor­ralling tools. It’s pretty nifty, it actu­ally stays in place and is soft enough to lean on — mean­ing I can lean my head back on the car seat with­out the claw dig­ging into my scalp. The snap clips and bob­bie pins, pur­chased “whole­sale”, are for the days I don’t tie my hair up into a ponytail.

Wet wipes and oil sheets are still a kit sta­ple. Life in Metro Manila is a con­stant bat­tle against sweat, oil, and dirt. The bot­tle of Pock­et­Bac is an addi­tion. I receive one annu­ally with­out fail since it is a stan­dard office Christ­mas gift. Cologne is nec­es­sary for killing the smell of the daily com­mute, smoke, hot pot lunches, etc…

The biggest change in my kit is the MAKE-UP. While I carry a lot of prod­ucts now — pow­der, liner, eye­shadow, blush etc… I carry fewer mul­ti­ples. I put make-up on in the car (It takes about 5 min­utes now.), so I end up car­ry­ing all the stuff I need to do my face all day. Ide­ally, you should only be tot­ing stuff needed for touch ups. (oil sheets, lip balm, maybe a translu­cent powder)

Make Up Desig­nory (MUD) Cream Foun­da­tion in YG2 — While this is a full cov­er­age cream foun­da­tion, I put on just enough with my fin­gers to even out my com­plex­ion or cover a few spots. YG2 is a bet­ter match for my skin than pre­vi­ous foun­da­tions and tinted mois­tur­iz­ers. It stays on all day and hasn’t caused me to itch or breakout.

NYX HD Stu­dio Grind­ing Pow­der in True Beige — I use this to set my foun­da­tion. It’s just a lit­tle bit warmer than my actual color, so it pre­vents me from look­ing like a zom­bie. I like this more than MAC MSF because it doesn’t turn me orange and costs half the price.

The Body Shop Brow and Liner Kit in 02 Brown/Brunette — I’ve had this for YEARS, and I’m not even half way through it. I’ve since lost the fold­able brush that comes with the com­pact. I use the darker shade to fill in my eye­brows, and the lighter shade as eye shadow (when I feel like wear­ing some.)

Mary Kay Cream blush in Sheer Bliss — I bought this from an aunt who sells Mary Kay cos­met­ics. It’s a very sheer rose blush. It’s so sheer, I have to be care­ful not to blend it out into noth­ing­ness. This pales in com­par­i­son to my Shi­seido blush when it comes to pig­men­ta­tion and stay­ing power.

NYX Slide On Pen­cil in Brown Per­fec­tion — I used dark brown eye­liner instead of black because black tends to be too harsh for every­day use. This liner pen­cil is close to per­fect — inex­pen­sive, doesn’t budge at all, and doesn’t cause my eyes to water. I actu­ally like it more than the Tony Moly gel liner since it is a lot darker.

The Body Shop Liq­uid Liner in 02 Brown - I switch around between pen­cil and liq­uid liner. I use liq­uid liner when I need to look a lit­tle more “pol­ished”. This one is a nice dark brown, and the for­mula doesn’t flake or fade into a grey or light brown shade through the day (Hello Fash­ion 21 liq­uid liner), but it’s def­i­nitely a bit more pricey.

MAC Lip Con­di­tioner in Pet­ting Pink — I still haven’t really learned how to wear real lip­stick. I’m still stuck in the tinted lip balm phase (Yay Revlon lip but­ters!) and I really like this peachy pink tinted lip balm, even if it is tak­ing for­ever to finish.

I also carry around a small pow­der puff, for set­ting my foun­da­tion with pow­der and travel sized eye brush, for doing my eye­brows. Every­thing else is put on using my fin­gers. (An addi­tional rea­son to bring wet wipes and anti-bacterial gel.)