December 26, 2013

December 2013: Let's End the Year with a Bang! as in Big Bang!

Will my friend Pink will probably end it with some BigBang songs but not me, I will be ending mine with The Killers since I finally have the Direct Hits album, Counting Stars by One Republic and maybe with some OPM rock courtesy of my little brother because I'm finally going home to celebrate the New Year!

Another bang to end my year is the shock to many (myself included) that I quit my job without looking for a replacement.  Yup, I'm crazy and I actually wrote a whole paragraph to defend myself but I'll just bore you with it but overall, with my current job (I'm still with the company up to present but my resignation is already in effect) I think I became a grinch not just on holiday season but all throughout the year so I just have to leave before it sucks out all the happiness and "beauty" in me.

Speaking of beauty, I'm kind of ashamed of myself for not posting a lot of reviews and looking into my "mini department store" I have a lot to go through.  I'm eating too much this December and before I knew it, I'm already asleep (are you like this too?) and when I wake up, it's already time to go somewhere and can't blog anymore so expect a lot of posts this coming January 2014 so don't leave me okay and to those  whose still with this blog, THANK YOU VERY MUCH especially to those who always find time to comment and just sharing their thoughts (you know who you are :D) even though I reply in a weird way.  As a"blogger" it makes me happy that there's someone out there reading so it would be really nice to comment,  even a simple hi or hello fuels me.

On a regular note here are my empties, favorite and wishlist plus the band that has been my fave this month.

Kraft Caramels
Obviously, I love Kraft Caramels as evidenced by the empty pack up there ahahahaha I just love that it is chewy and very caramely...yum yum yum diabetes on the way.

first time
Well, almost empty for the The Body Shop Vitamin C Skin Boost and Skin79 Snail Nutrition BB Cream but I'll be bringing these two on my holiday vacay and I'm sure I'm gonna finish them before the year ends.  As for the The Face Shop lip gloss, well I have to throw it since it's already been a year since I first swipe it on my lips.  The color is actually really good but I'm not really a lip gloss person, sorry lip gloss.

Below are products that I emptied (almost).  I left some for review purposes.

skincare empties

Is it a sign of aging to wish for some kitchen tools?  I can't help it, I'm just dreaming of a mixer and a blender (I actually also want a juicer).

kitchen tools source for the mixer / source for the blender
and some samples

I decided to just bring the samples for my vacay that will reduce my sample stash by 95% which is amazing because I just don't know how to empty my sample collection and finally I'm emptying it.



I've actually have been liking Metric before I even knew their band name.  Their concert in Samsung Hall sometime 2nd week (or was it first week?) of December made me search for their songs and surprise I've been hearing them on the radio.  I specifically love "Blindness" in a weird way because it "downs" me yet uplift me at the same time.  Emily's voice is so unique, I just like the sweet raspiness and it's so cool that even in live (based on the youtube videos that I watched because unfortunately I didn't watched the concert) it's still has the same quality.

I love how quirky Youth Without Youth video below.



I wanted to add in this post my new year's resolution/bucket list and whatever but this is just so long I have to end it here.

Let me greet you first a Happy New Year and Cheers to 2014!

Thanks for reading. Till then. Bye!  I really have to end it here.

December 25, 2013

Merry na, Christmas Pa!

Merry Christmas everyone!

It's been a while since I watched a drama on Philippine TV and the one that I watched out last night is of course Christmas themed.  The good guy, the "bida" is sorrounded by her love ones while the bad guys aka the contrabida is all alone and I was like I'm a very bad person?  Yup, I was home alone.

Anyway, Happy Holidays everyone!

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Thanks for reading. Till then. Bye!

December 23, 2013

2 More Days

I'm finally feeling the holiday spirit and can't stop munching peppermint candy canes.  I also already hanged the 3D snowflakes that I made on our window (the other one though flew and never to be seen, sad it's my favorite because it's golden).  If you're curious how to make one then head over to WikiHow.

I've been slacking on my reviews posts (sorry) but I'm trying to be productive by baking cookies to be given as presents to some friends and been browsing the net on how to package them since I'm kinda on a budget.  For the next couple of days I'll definitely be "income-less" for quitting my job ahahaha what a nice way to end the year right?  But seriously, don't do harsh decision like what I did but I'm really hoping that 2014 will be nice to me and I will end up in a really nice and fitting job on January 2014.  For the meantime let's just all enjoy the holidays by filling up our tummies and gaining 2 kilos without guilt and opening and giving those presents in a jolly and merry way.

Oh I'm eating red velvet right now, I bake it myself!


Going back to the main reason of this post,  here are some fun-tastic ideas that I found.  Enjoy!

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Unfortunately, I didn't capture the final "packaging" that I made but here are the raw form of what I did:


I got A+ for all my efforts and everyone is surprised with the name stamps.

Thanks for reading. Till then. Bye!

December 16, 2013

Chill and Whatever!

It's the time of the year again where I get taba, while my wallet gets payat (translation:  I get fat, while my wallet goes thin).  *Sigh* just the other day I spent a day or two of my earnings for a hearty breakfast meal at Wildflour and chillout in Jamba Juice with some friends and I can't believe that I accumulated some trinkets/stuff since December started ticking and I haven't bought any gifts for Christmas!!!!.  Luckily for me, I didn't pick any skincare or cosmetics (can you believe that) and just been purchasing cute stuff and clothes (when Forever21 got a massive sale) and just decided to share it to you :)

for the love of craft

Who gets excited with a big eraser?  Obviously me that I wanted to squeal when I saw tons of it in SM store thanks to my niece who reported the exciting news to me, now I have to bring out my carving tools (hoorah).  I also got a polka-dotted washi tape to brighten up my little gifts this holiday season.

for gift tags

Kids stuff?  Nope these two will be a perfect pair to make a personalized gift tag.  Got these two from Paper Chic Studio.  You might be wondering why the first layer is in reverse, well it got jumbled (the F having the A when you stamp it).  I will think twice before I order again to Paper Chic Studio, not the smoothest and had a bit of a headache in the ordering process (sorry but just telling the truth).  Anyway, I must start the tag making.

peppermint

I can't help but be happy to have some peppermint this holiday season and what's better than peppermint in christmassy packaging???  Both pleasing to the tummy and the eyes!

creme soda, finally!

Eversince I saw a copy of the Butterbeer's recipe, I keep on searching for Creme Soda and eureka I finally found one.  Well it's in red, I don't know if this is for the holidays only (?) but a red butterbeer wouldn't hurt plus it will look festive too.

Lastly, Kitkat which I bought for P250 through an officemate which she got from the land of Hello Kitty- Japan (just joking).  I wish the different flavors of Kitkat would also be readily available in the groceries here especially the green tea flavor.

Just 9 days before Christmas and I'm pressured than ever.  Must make some cookies to giveaway and do some shopping for gifts.  Maybe I should make more 3D snowflake to amp my holiday spirit :)

Thanks for reading. Till then. Bye!

December 11, 2013

Skin79 Snail Nutrition BB Cream

How I wish that I eat my food just like how I finish a tube of bb cream.  I don't know why others can finish a tube of bb cream or a foundation or a cc cream in just a couple months but not me.  Even a sample sachet of cc cream can last 15 applications to me and that this small tube sample of bb cream from Skin79 has been with me for months.

Skin79 Snail Nutrition BB Cream
got it for around P135 at Hipstyle Online Shop

I don't know why I'm loving lomo-ish/oldish or whatever you call it in a photo but look how lovely the effect is, it looks classy to me!

Okay, so I am supposed to do something that will affect my future (it's actually my resume) but instead I am watching Youtube (so bad of me) and I think we beginners can learn something really important with the below video fromoiseau88 when it comes to applying base makeup so please do watch it.


Going back to the BB Cream, it says in the description that it is enriched with snail secretion filtrate with self protecting properties that maintains the skin natural and healthy.  Skin79 Snail Nutrition BB Cream have 3 functions certifications from KFDA:  Whitening, UV Interception SPF45 PA +++ and Wrinkle improvement.

Other stuff that you might want to know that is in the packaging which by the way needs a lot of clap because it's just a sample tube yet it has all the english description that I needed good job Skin79 on this:

"Triple functions BB cream that contains 45% of the Korean Snail Secretion filtrate, it bestows sleek and lustrous texture to the skin by preventing skin damages, and keeps the skin moist and healthy by forming moist protection layer."

DIRECTIONS:  Use it proper quantity on the area of your face like patting at the last step of skin care.

Lastly which is the main reason why I'm using BB cream and why I got this variant out of the four from Skin79:

"Protecting the skin from both UV A and B, the tri-functional snail BB cream brightens the dark and dull skin tone, and maintains the skin clean and supple with its whitening and wrinkle-improving effects."

sorry about the blurry photo but this is the bb cream looks like
when applied, see how the little freckle/sun spot slightly faded?

I rely on bb cream's sun protection (or primers) and this one has SPF45 PA+++ (don't ask me what's PA+++ all I know is SPF30 and above is great on protecting the skin) which I very much like because I don't want to bother myself putting another layer of product for sun protection plus another trait that I find amusing with this bb cream is that it can brighten (and I bought this when I'm still obsessed in brightening) my dull face.

I'm not really into whitening, I sometimes hate make-up products with whitening promises because it will literally make my face white and thankfully this one; after a few seconds of patting, does not make my face white and it gives my skin a natural looking finish with medium coverage (I can still see my sun spots which I like because if I don't see them it makes me feel fake).


I like to combine this bb cream with either the Etude House Moistful Collagen Cream or the Mizon Snail Recovery Gel for a CC cream look.  But the best combination so far is adding 1 part of this bb cream with 1 part of The Body Shop's Vitamin C Skin Boost as it makes application so much easier and very even (no traces of uneven patches even if I'm in a hurry) plus it gives this matted yet moist, smooth and bright look and it doesn't feel heavy at all. Love it!

and this is the effect
it evens out the skin on my wrist with medium coverage, you can still see my veins but not so greenish and bluish anymore
it's also matted but has this lovely shine, though it cannot be seen in the photo

I'm not sure about the wrinkle improvement, I'm guessing I have to use the full size product to judge whether it can help in that part but anyway I rely on my skincare products in that department.

Okay for the smell because this is made of snail secretion filtrate so I'm worried about it and it actually has a faint smell of snail though my sister said she can't smell it (maybe the floral part smell overpowers the snail scent  part).  It's a good thing that after patting this bb cream for some seconds, the "faint snail scent" goes away.

Overall, I think Skin79 Snail Nutrition BB Cream is a good one and I'm going to try the other 3 variant because I have some sample sachets plus this one didn't break me out and I'm assuming that the rest will have the same effect.  I'm a bit excited with the pink variant because of the good reviews and it made Skin79 in the bb cream limelight.

Thanks for reading.  Bye!

December 9, 2013

Kind of Feeling the Holiday and a Blog Award

I've said in my mask post yesterday at around 5 am that I still don't have the holiday spirit with me but suddenly felt a bit of it when I went to a church because of all the Christmas trees and lights then I went to SM Department Store to buy a huge eraser (will show once I got my order from Paper Chic Studio) and the gift wrappers and paper twines just excites me plus SM also now sell washi tape that I can't help but get one and it's so cool of SM to play a Christmas song from The Killers (yes, from a rock band) while I ransack the washi tape shelves just to get one.


Anyway, the main reason of this post is about the Liebster Award that I got from Misha Lulu of mishalulu.blogspot.com and I'm crushing on the layout of her blog because it looks really neat and organized (unlike mine which is in a bad shape like the owner).  Thanks Missha, I'm actually nervous right while browsing on your questions (I hope I can all answer them).  I think this will be my fourth Liebster Award though I forgot where I wrote my answers to one of it (I am really sorry to the blogger who nominated me) but you can check the other two here and here to know how this award thing works and also know a little about me :)

So here are the questions of Misha (I just copied it)

1. What is your favorite makeup brand?
I am not really into makeup right know but I'm building a basic "makeup kit" and 2 ELF items are on it so I'll go with Elf I guess because it's readily available and affordable.  I have to mention some specific products though that I'm loving:  one is The Body Shop Vitamin C Skin Boost and the second one is the It's Skin Star Cream, both of which are primers.

2. How often do you were makeup?
Hmmm, let's just say 6 times a week because I'm relying on the sun protection in the bb creams or primer that I use plus I'm also wearing on a daily basis a lip balm and if I feel like wearing one or have the time, I also wear blush on and a liner if I feel like experimenting.

3. What are your beauty and skincare must-haves?
For beauty I guess a really good primer that already has a good amount of SPF and for skincare, hmmm that is hard since I'm a skincare junkie but I'll go with a moisturizing essence because it's light and is quickly absorbed by the skin yet still moisturizing.

4. What is your favorite fashion item for this Fall/Winter season?
Fashion is something that I think is out of my range because I just wear what I feel like wearing especially that it's like summertime all the time to where I live right now but I'm liking the shoes below that I got from Kickers although I have to admit that it killed my feet the first time I used it.  Oh I'm liking the tops or dress that has like a collar underneath I actually rummage my closet to improvised and wore two last week.


5. What is your favorite color? Do you often use this color on your nails?
Favorite color would be black and no I don't use it on my nails because I usually don't paint my nails.  I'm a lazy lass and doing my nails takes a lot of my energy.  It's weird that just going to a salon or spa tires me too wherein others feel relaxed and rejuvenated.  I don't know what's wrong with me, I just feel agitated whenever I visit one.

6. What country are you from?
I'm from The Philippines :P

7. Do you have a favorite clothing store?
Clothing store hmmm, my clothes are mostly from Bayo and Forever21 so again, I guess those two are my favorite because they always go on sale.  I like Oxygen too because of their cool clothes and I often visit this Surplus store because I can buy "overrun" yet still very wearable clothes at a low low price.

8. Which makeup product would you like to try out?
The bb or cc cream or foundation that are in "cushions", I'm so curious about them and they look conventional.

9. Lipstick or lip-stain?
Lip-stain.  I'm not an everyday wearer of lipstick (I'm more of a lip balm person).

10. Are you into K-Pop? If so, what are your bias groups and who is your ultimate bias? 
Not really, but I'm hearing a lot of K-Pop and one of my friends are really into Bigbang so I sometimes listen some good BigBang songs when we are hanging out and I also have in my phone right know the acoustic/live session of 2NE1's I Love You and Ugly.  I don't have a particular bias or bands or singer, I'm more on the song/music/track.

11. If you could travel anywhere (fictional and non-fictional) where would you go?
Fictional, I guess Hogwarts (I need some magic right now) and for non-fictional either in South Korea or Japan.

Whew, that's a lot ahahaha.  Anyway, here are my 11 questions (don't be surprised if they are not about make-up)

1.  Favorite type of music and what song your addicted to right now? (mine would be Blindness from Metric and I don't know why I'm answering my own question).
2.  Cooking or baking lately?  What's the weirdest reaction that you got when someone tasted your creation?
3.  I always ask this, what is your favorite flavor of ice cream? Or are you a cake person?
4.  What is your biggest dream in life that you think is hard to achieve?
5.  Hey since it's Christmas/Holiday Season, what is on the top of your wishlist?
6.  Biggest fear or fascination in life?
7.  Why did you start blogging anyway?  (I started because I wanted to share the info that I gathered from the korean stuff that I got and I'm bored T_T)
8.  Bookworm?  Movie goer? What is the best book/movie that you've read/seen so far?
9. The one product that you can't live without is?
10. The best place that you've been and always been dreaming of coming back (I wanted to go somewhere, maybe I could go to where you always go to).
11. Let's be cheesy, who is your ultimate crush?

Now the hard part (for me because it seems like everyone in my reading list have 200+ followers), nominating.  I think I'm gonna break this part so bloggers out there, if your reading this and have less than 200 followers and is cool with answering my randoms questions then tag yourself or comment your link below and I'll put you on the list :D

Nominees:
Mansy Abesamis http://www.mansyabesamis.com (I love her creations!)
Kate Heceta http://kateastrophe-everywhere.blogspot.com (I hope you are not busy)
Maria http://sunshq.blogspot.com (I love your travels and your home )
Trang Luu http://beautybloggr.blogspot.com (I like your Haul #2)
Rae http://scatterbraintures.com (our weight is cool)
Momodicted http://momodicted.blogspot.com (can I just have your boots from your latest outfit?)
Rhania http://rhaichael.blogspot.com (I wish I could afford Pevonia)
Krisella Chua http://lippiemonster.blogspot.com (the  Masculine Motor Cool Punk Pu Leather Zipper Jacket!!!!)

Yeah, just eight because other bloggers that I follow just also got nominated when I got the award so do please leave your blog link below if you're interested.

Let's all be jolly: ho ho ho!

Thanks for reading. Till then. Bye!

December 8, 2013

"LOMO": First Epic Fail

Surprise surprise, look what I got from Mr. Mailman/Deliveryman:

from Lomography Embassy Manila/TeamManila/Digiprint

For the love of Miriam Defensor (hehehe, very brave woman), I finally managed to have my first two films (and my sister's too) processed all thanks to TeamManila, Lomography Embassy and Digiprint for making it happen.  Processing is a bit expensive but I just have to do it to see what I captured.

"Don't think.  Just shoot".  Nice but this quote is just half true when it comes to film photography and I'm not saying this because I'm an expert in this area (I can't even call myself a film photographer or whatever), I'm just an evidence (a newbie) of the failure because I just literally loaded the films in my toy camera and shoot without reading much about films and ISO's (toinks, face palm) as a result most of my shots are a total fail and exposed (my sister's film is totally exposed!).  So if ever you suddenly have the urge to start your adventure with films, research first then "Don't think.  Just shoot".

Here's some of my decent photos that I got (out of 60 shots).  Most are from the film with 200 ISO under a very bright sky in UST, edited/cropped some because my finger is on the way.

Main Building of UST
Under the Sky
Setting Sun in the City
Some greenery after some drops of rain
in front of UST's church

My sister is totally giving up on film photography (her whole roll of film turned out to be overexposed), as for me well I'm disheartened but I still have 1 more film and it has ISO 400 (many favor this film).  Right now I'm thinking of maybe having a theme, I already have  four in mind (selfie, shadors and mirrors, heads and UST because I'm going to UST tomorrow and of course anything and everything under the sun so that's actually five).

Let's see if I'll still enjoy taking picture with  my toy camera :P

Thanks for reading. Till then. Bye!

Mizon Peptide and Vitamin C Sheet Mask

I've been neglecting my mask sheets again lately.  But I promised my stressed face that I; Arya De Guzman, will use mask sheets/sheet masks for the weeks to come as often as I can (ewan ko sa sarili ko ano na naman kaya nakain ko?)

Adorable packaging I say, I wanted to hang these masks on a line and just grab them whenever I want.  Oh by the way, I just watch The Hunger Games - Catching Fire and way way better than the first installment.

Mizon Original Skin Energy Ampoule Essential Sheet Mask in Peptide and Vitamin C
Got them from Hipstyle by kat Assuncion, forgot the exact price but it's under P40 ($1)
The sheet and the amount and consistency of the essence is the same with the Hyaluronic variant which I already posted in Mizon Ampoule Essential Sheet Mask Hyaluronic Acid.  I have to mention again that the mask that I have from Mizon dries up so quickly as in in just 15 minutes.

The first that I used from the two is the Vitamin C variant.  I'm never been impressed with mask with vitamin c ingredient like lemon or orange for two main reasons:  the smell and either do nothing or breaks me out.  This one from Mizon is on the "do nothing" side.  Well at least it helps me relax a bit before going to sleep but overall I can't say anything good or bad about this mask.

By the way I'm munching on the goodies that I got from our company's "Christmas Basket", it's actually in a bag not in a basket and I'm also watching Vlogmas from essiebuttonvlogs which reminds me that I should already put on my Christmas spirit (I hope it would happen any moment next week).

Mizon Ampoule Essential Sheet Mask Vitamin C

Next is something new for me, it's the Peptide variant.  It says in the description that peptide promotes elastin and collagen growth and removes oxygen free radical and it is highly effective for skin elasticity.  Well I don't know how will these wonders take effect in just one use of a mask but this variant actually made my face well moisturize and soft (that's all I can say).

Mizon Ampoule Essential Sheet Peptide

I guess I stored these masks too long in  my cabinet that I can't feel their full potential.  These #Mizon mask actually have new packaging when I check them out in GMarket and I hope that they will work better because these are quite cheap if bought in bulk.  Anyway, I'm still thankful that I tried them and help me relax even if it's just for a couple of minutes.

Thanks for reading. Till then. Bye!

December 2, 2013

November 2013: Clueless?

It's already been four hours since I started to type something about my tea time and me being an introvert but all I have is a single sentence then blank...maybe I'm just enjoying listening to Metric's Blindness and The Killers' Just Another Girl which kind of depresses me because the video is like a goodbye forever from them.

Clueless! Yes, I'm a clueless man right now as I still don't know what to do or how to act or whatever...it'll be Christmas in just a couple of days and then goodbye 2013 and it seems like I haven't done anything significant.

Speaking of Christmas, here are four items that are on my wishlist:

O.S.T. Original Pure Vitamin C20 Serum (source)/ Forever 21 Secret Rebel Combat Boots (source)/ Tokyo Love Soap (source)/ Diana Mini (source)

Been hearing a lot of good reviews about the O.S.T. Vitamin C Serum which is known as the brown bottle in Korea and I'm liking that it can brighten and help lightens pigmentation of the skin and yes my obsession I guess for brighter skin is coming back and would also like to get my hands on Tokyo Love Soap to make my skin looking flawless because I just have tons of scars all over my body because of my allergy and this soap is as they say just do the job though I'm hesitant to shell out more than 500 bucks for just a bar of soap.

I'm also dying to have a pair of boots although I don't know how to rock it plus the price of the one in the picture in the Philippines is almost twice than what is on forever21.com price.

I still haven't haven't decided whether to get a diana or la sardina but I guess it doesn't matter right now because I just spent 75% of my "toy" budget to Forever21 last friday.  I guess I'll stick with my Superheadz for the meantime, but if anyone out there wanted to sell their old lomo cam for a very affordable price then let me know ;)

my favorite treats

For this month of November I'm just loving the comfort that Griffins Mint Treat Mint Flavoured Biscuits is giving me.  This one is a biscuit top with mint filling then the two are covered in chocolate, simply yummy.  I buy this biscuit in SM for P99 and I will try the other biscuits from Griffins soon.

I generally like macadamia nuts covered in chocolate and I'm just so happy that my sister and brother in law gave me Hawaiin King Milk Chocolate covered Macadamia Nuts as a pasalubong.  I also like the one from Guam, forgot the name of the brand but it doesn't matter as long as it's macadamia in chocolate then I'm a happy kid :D (kinikilig mga ngipin ko)

And my hit pans.

white musk, collagen and lotion

There's actually a few products left on the containers but they are good for around 3 times so I'll just include them on my November empties.  You can find my The Body Shop White Musk post here and here for the Etude House Moistfull Collagen Cream which is by the way a dupe for Clinique's Moisture Surge (well that's what they say).

And lastly music.  I'm listening to many "old" songs lately not that they are old to hear but they are from the 80's or 90's yet they are like awesome (I don't know how to describe them best) but I have to give this month to Yolanda Moon.  Yup, Yolanda and I have to admit that I feel guilty of remembering the band because of the typhoon (bless and help the victims) and I'm very surprised when the band favorited my tweet about it  (sorry guys).

I first heard Yolanda Moon on Jam88.3 last year and their laid-back, soothing sound just catches me.  They are known for SmallTalk but the song that really attracted me to them is 73.

Check out their cool video:



Happy Holidays!

Thanks for reading. Till then. Bye!

December 1, 2013

F21 BOGO and Dapitan Arcade Haul

If you read my mid life crisis post then you probably know by now that I'm bored and any little good distraction would amaze me and so when my sister said she's going to Dapitan arcade, I tag along even if I don't have any stuff in mind.  Despite having arcade in it's name, Dapitan Arcade is not a place full of coin operated entertainment machine but instead full of stuff for your homes like plates, cups, baskets, vases and those kind of stuff that makes me decorate in mind my dream flat.  It was amazing that the place looks like a mini Christmas Village right now because of christmassy decors that my sister couldn't help but get plates with a santa and a snowman, I mean she can only use those during holiday season but still I think it's a very good buy because of it's classy feel and they are the last piece.  I also got some "last piece" stuff for my tea time that I really really adore:

why do I find it elegant?
classic cup

Think I'm weird for being ecstatic for having a big plate and a cup?  Anyway I got those two for only P90 although I think I could get them for P70 if I'm good at bargaining.

I love this effect from pixlr

Moving on,  another distraction for my week is Forever21's sale and BOGO (buy one get one).  I went to the Makati store last Friday evening because my sis went home at around 3pm carrying two bags of F21 goods giddily reporting to me that she found some steal stuff.

So I march inside the store and my oh my the place is in total wreck and the ladies are like bees swarming on every rack of clothes leaving it empty and I'm not exaggerating because I saw a rack of camis and went around for 5 minutes and I when I went back to the cami rack, it's already empty.  Whew, I almost didn't get anything after 30 minutes of looking around and would like to join the bandwagon of guys looking bored with line of shoes as their back-draft while looking and waiting for their girlfriends and wives crazily shopping untill I saw a P555 black  pants and it seems that there's this light/voice guiding me making me look left or right and down to an item.

I managed to grab 7 items but let go of the 2 other because of a defect and a size problem plus buying 4 tops and a pants in one go is already too much for me.

love the collar

This is the first top that got my attention because I'm into collars and it's just hangin in the not sale rack but saw that it has an orange price tag so I know that it's on sale and it's also part of the BOGO event.  This is the priciest that I bought at P719 (original price is P1025 around $27).

for the new year?

Another item that is just chillin the not on sale rack is this polka dotted sleeveless top/shirt dress that I think is perfect for the New Year because it's polka dots plus it has this  ruffles? I don't know what it's called but it can perfectly hide my tummy in case I eat to much.  P619 originally at P915 (around P22).

Now for the BOGOs of the the two.

I'm loving the buttons and I'm loving the "lomo" effect of this photo

The first thing that attracted me is the bronzy button of this shirt.  I'm also loving that it fits perfectly in my shoulder area but a bit loose all over, it's makes me relax but I hope I can wear this on a job interview :P
This is P619, a perfect BOGO for the polka dotted top.

I love the leather detail

Just a simple shirt that I almost bought two months ago (and hallelujah I didn't bought it) that is crumpled on the floor of the store.  Luckily it's on my size and it's only P569 and is the BOGO of the first top.  I actually managed to find a good looking top that also has leather on it that is on the P700 mark to match the P719 top. It fits perfectly when I'm standing but bulges everywhere when I sit so I have to let it go.

the pants that started it all

And of course the pants...I think I'm going to get another one if it's still on sale.  The material is just okay for it's price but I'm liking that I can wear it in a formal, casual or ragged days and it also fits me and I seldom find pants that can fit my unusual body type.

I have enough of the tops but there are a whole lot more items that I wanted to buy like shoes, jackets and cardigan but well I don't think I can rock them so that's it for now and hope that there are more like these kind of promotion from Forever 21 Philippines.

Thanks for reading. Till then. Bye!
p.s.  I'm listening to YouTube Mix - Metric | Youth Without Youth (Official Video) and I'm loving it :)