My Free Firmoo Eyeglasses

I blogged about Firmoo a few days ago and how I like their virtual eyeglasses fitting tool and have plans of ordering one online. They have finally arrived! So yeah, to anyone who's still skeptical: this is not a drill, it's for realz. They arrived yesterday via EMS shipping, it is a Chinese shipping company.

To ensure its members that their online optical store is not a scam, you can track the status of your order and package online. You can see your order being processed to shipping in your Firmoo account.

And when they're done shipping, you can track your package in the EMS website.

It took exactly 9 days from the day I ordered for me to receive the package. 4 days were spent with Firmoo making sure I get the correct product and the next 5 days transporting it from China to our house. The first item you purchase is on them, so I just paid for the shipping fee which is roughly PhP800 (I used the coupon code FIRMOOFREE). When the EMS delivery man arrived at our doorstep, he asked for PhP40 for taxes/postal fee and what not, which my dad happily paid for me.

Here's some pictures of the eyeglasses I bought.

In the package: black hard case, duffel case, tiny screw driver...

...extra pair of screws, eyeglasses and a lens-cleaner cloth.

I love the fact that they're thoughtful enough to include in the tiny screwdriver and screws because repair for lost screws are mighty jacked up here in Manila. Why pay when you can do it yourself?! I also have a history of improvising and replacing lost screwdrivers with needles and sealing it shut on both ends with clear nail polish. So for the DIY buff that I am, this is good.

The eyeglasses I ordered is product number SD2266. I ordered one without prescription because the cost of the photochromic lens (add-on fee, only the basic frame and basic Rx or non-Rx lens free) I wanted to get is a little higher for them versus EO prices (about PhP100 higher, plus I'm afraid that if the price of the item I ordered will be higher, then the customs/postal tax/fee - which I assumed is computed in percentage of the item purchased, will be higher too) and I don't know how to ensure that I get the correct prescription with all my vision abnormalities, just don't wanna deal with returning the package to them to have it corrected if I ordered the wrong prescription and wait again for the exchanged product. BTW, yes they do refunds and exchanges within 3 days upon receipt of package.

So there, whatyawaitinfor? If you're bordering blindness like me, or just think wearing eyeglasses is all the rage because of all the geek-chic hysteria, go to Firmoo now.

Lomo: 121112

Took these shots using FujiChrome 64T loaded on La Sardina. My first slide film attempt. Pretty cool, I say. I'm definitely buying more slide films, so much fun working with it.

I bought the tungsten film from Snapnook, together with the cable release which I used in the longX shots of Edsa.Out of all the Lomo-sellers Ive contacted, Snapnook has got to be the fastest to deal with, expect answers to inquiries within hours, and your products in your doorstep the very next day when the order is placed. I love that shop. Apart from Lomo-related-stuff, they also sell vinyls, and just confirmed turntables when I inquired on their multiply shop. I am looking to getting a turntable soon too.

Anywhoo, without further adieu, here's my 64T shots.

Tungsten burn

Yeti feet

Two-headed Myk monster

C5 at 7AM

Edsa at night

Cars, trains and road lighsthow

Pepsi Pogi, the Hulk

Gurlfriends

Chips and booze

Gas prices

Sevuhn eluhvihn

Gurrrlllsss

Shyn. Adey.

Plane

KIDS: Kassy, Kevin and Karlo

Valle Verde

Munchkins

Skydome ceiling on face paint

And oh, let me leave you with THIS, my peg home.

WIW: 121109

Wearing a dress I got from Chic de Soleil  (which is my classmate's sister's online shop) for PhP300 and red ballet flats which I got from SM Department store for 2 for PhP399 (which makes it PhP200 apiece). El cheapo. Watch me do cutesy-patootsey in 3, 2...

Hey girl, whatchadoiiin? Hey girl, where ya goiinn?

I don't accesorize because my sweat can turn gold and silver to coal, and I end up looking like I cut my wrists and neck. Eyeglasses are Rx for my less-than-pefect vision, -150, -175 with astigmatism among others.

Slathered on my face is Fashion21 Perfect Stick in Milk Tea to cover the luggages, NYX HD Grinding Blush in Georgia Peach to create that fake virginal blush, EOS Sphere Balm in Tangerine under NYX Round Lipstick in Snow White for the rouge puckers, NYX Eyebrow Poweder in Ash, Maybelline Cat Eyes Mascara and NYX Waterproof Eyeliner in Black Sparkle for the Bambi eyes; and Johnson's pressed powder to finish (so far, only pressed powder that doesn't cause breakouts),

Wore this to the office. Ultra-comfy. I rarely do this so I'm not sure what else do I need to say to make this post-pseudo-fashion-slash-beauty-blog-ish. Watebs. That's just pretty much it. Ktnxbye.

Eyeglasses? Get it FREE

I've been exposed to Firmoo because of a schoolmate who blogged about it. Firmoo first invited bloggers to get free Firmoo eye/sunglasses. I joined a contest on her blog - which I did not win :(

Now, months after that certain blog giveaway, I am looking at getting new prescription glasses. Honestly, I am having a really bad time looking for frames that I love. So I thought of googling Firmoo, remembering how they have a virtual app that can fit different frames to your face (believe me, fitting frames in an optical store can get reallllllyyyyyy frustrating), I did the fitting before but I was just not interested in buying yet so I just decided to forget about it.  But now that I really need it, I am putting it to good use.

Here's a screencap of the virtual eyeglass fitting.

Which looks good?

You may observe my fondness for Wayfarer and Clubmaster. Then I saw an announcement that Firmoo will send you your first pair of eyeglasses for free by redeeming the FIRMOOFREE coupon (Yes, EVEN in the Philippines). How amazeballs is that? So I did. I ordered and I just needed to pay for the shipping fee. You can give them your prescription and all and have your eyeglass done specifically based on your Rx. If you want polarized lens, photochrome, etc., you can request for that for additional fee (only the basic frame and lens are free).

Since I have a really messed up vision, I just ordered the glasses with the non-Rx lens and will just bring the frame to the local optical store to have it fitted specifically to my needs with transition lenses.

Wanna go get your hands on free eyeglasses too? Go to Firmoo!

Kikay Loot: 121019

I bought make-up again. So addicting. Bought them from Digital Traincase again. After getting them, I played with them. Long story short, see photos below.

EOS sphere lipbalm in Tangerine and NYX waterproof eyeliner in Black Sparkle

I used these products to create this look, my halloween makeup idea, Black Swan.
Used the black sparkle eyeliner to create the black swan eyes with the help of brown eyeshadow. Lippie is NYX Round Lipstick in Fig, under which is EOS lipbalm

Kikay Loot: 121012

My NYX eyebrow cake powder in Dark Brown must retire so I went to my go-to-online-makeup-shop to check on new products. I also happened to be running low on blusher so I checked that as well. So I got these from Digital Traincase...

NYX HD Grinding Blush in Georgia Peach NYX Eyebrow Cake Powder in Taupe/Ash (both bought from Digital Traincase) and Fashion 21 Perfect Stick in Milk Tea (bought from DepStore a week before)

I ordered the items Wednesday afternoon and by the time I went home Thursday (around 5 pm), my package were there already. Yes, that fast!

Look how nice the Grinding Blush is... it's like a pepper-grinder! You need to grind it so that fresh blushers come out when you need it and the rest isn't contaminated... :) And I love the Georgia Peach color, a good shift from my usual  hot-pink-tints.

Today, I have decided that I won't buy Nivea Fruity Shine nor Chapstick anymore and went to DT again and went hunting for lip balm... Just ordered today, hope to get it agad tomorrow :)

Sardines, Filmpacks and Notebooks.

I did it. My new hobby. I've decided that shopping is not a very worthwhile hobby after all. I'm excited. I'm just sooo glad there were piggies and it's National Heroes Day, I got them for cheap.