In a couple of weeks, I'll be 26. I think that the first 25 years of my life has pretty much been about learning. Learning how to walk, run, read and of course, love. I met a lot of people, some I still talk to, but most of them I no longer keep in touch with. As I move to a completely different phase of my life, I often wonder how I'm going to tell the people that I'm about to meet about the old me and how I became that way. Should I be proud of how I've lived my life so far? Or should I just forget about the past and start fresh?

Truthfully, I am looking forward to 2009 and how I'm going to live my life with my partner beside me. Finally, we're going to be together. :)

It's been a while since I've last visited the blogs and forums about makeup. About 2 weeks ago, I got jealous of one of my co-workers' palettes from Coastal Scents and eventually gave in, buying 2 palettes. This got me started on reading on makeup, again. Anyways, I just love MAC's holiday collection and how everything is red!

MAC palettes

Due to my lack of MAC brushes, I decided to go ahead and purchase the basic brush set from the Adoring Carmine collection, mainly because of the good reviews on the 219 and 239 brushes, which are both part of the set. I'm so excited!!! I was wondering why there is a price difference though for the same set between Nordstrom and MAC's website. It is priced at $49.50 at MAC, while it's only at $35 at Nordstrom's site.

Basic Brush Set of 5: 129 SE, 219 SE, 239 SE, 266 SE and the 316 SE

My brother's going to send this along with some of his padala from the states. Can't wait until December so I can start using my shiny, red brushes!