Hada Labo and More

Here's the random review again but this time, some goodies are irresistible!

Zenutrients Massage Oils
I got the Eucalyptus and Peppermint and the Eucalyptus and Green Tea and I like the latter more than the former because it's more minty, more relaxing and it helps me breathe better.  These oils are not only good for massages but also for moisturizing the skin because of the coconut oil which is not greasy to use that I apply them even during daytime...good stuff I'm going to try other variants.

Watsons Green Tea Pore Minimizing Gel
If you wanted to try aloe gels for the longest time but don't want to spend 200 to 300 (around $4 to $5) pesos then this gel is a good option.  It has the same light moisturization and cooling effect for less than 100 pesos.  Not sure about the pore minimizing part because I only use this on my feet :)

The Body Shop Special Edition Blueberry
There's a thin line between this, having a childish blueberry smell with a blueberry smell that is good and okay to use in the body.  This has a thick consistency like the shea and moisturizes like the olive, not one of my favorites but for a change of smell to something almost toothy fruity is refreshing once in a while plus I got this for free, yihey!

Bath & Body Works Deep Cleansing Hand Soap
And Bath & Body Works is not joking because this hand soap have the power of deep cleansing.  The only problem is that it also washes away the moisture off my hands so I go gaga slathering lotions everytime I pee and you know what.

Hada Labo Gokujyun Lotion
Hands down to this moisturizing toner, I really wish this is readily available in Watsons Philippines.  This softens my skin to the highest level!!! and really helps in refining and moisturizing my face.  The effect is shocking after just one night of use.  I can't give a full review though because I only use it for less than a month (got to try only around 1/8 of the bottle, thanks to a friend who let me have the remaining of this stuff).
 

Tried any of these?

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and it's all Hair Products

Just a quick post with most of the stuff that I use on my hair while drinking a cup of tea and a donut, a combo that is comforting in this gloomy rainy weather (it's not summer here anymore).

Watsons Revitalizing Treatment Shampoo
I like the honey variant better mainly because of the smell:  this one has more like a baby powder scent...it's as if the shampoo is sprinkled with some powder.  I like getting these shampoos from Watsons because they are big, they works just fine and most importantly, CHEAP!

Hair Fix Hair Treatment Deep Repair
It seems like I'm sensitive with sensitive nowadays because I hate the smell of this one, it's like a pomade and it's so strong it can last two days on my hair, what a bummer.  But aside from the smell, this hair treatment is really good as it moisturizes my hair making it shiny and bouncy and I also like the fact that it's in sachet instead of tub...it means I can try other variants (this one is argan oil & aloe vera) or other hair treatments from other brands without spending too much hehehe.

Herbal Essences Hello Hydration
I remember hating Clairol products before because it makes my hair stiff, frizzy and tangled and it's a good thing that they improved a LOT!  This is probably one of my favorite conditioners to date:  it's light as if my hair absorbs it real quick, it's easy to rinse, it has a nice light smell (nothing too strong and I hope the girls who wanted to sway their hair on the train would use this instead of the overpowering flower smell (I think more overpowering than the powerpuff girls) from other conditioner brands) and gives the right amount of moisture (nothing greasy).  It hit all the necessary basics!

Loreal Total Repair Night Essence
An impulse buy cause by the sudden change of hairstyle from shoulder length to the unexpected pixie hair.  I'm thinking that if my hair is less damage, it'll grow way way faster and hair products are my desperate cry.  I'm not a fan of "leave on" hair products and this is no exception because it does nothing.  I don't feel that it's helping my hair and it just makes my hair shiny for a short period of time (I put this at night after a bath, wake up with a shiny hair and wouldn't wash it for the shininess' sake by midday, my hair feels heavy and greasy).  A waste for me, I should have just gotten a hair treatment mask...but most of the part I think it's me not use to using "leave on" products fault.

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May 2014 Haul: Basics

Whenever Watsons go on sale, I go a little cray because I can get the chance to get basic stuff at a discount even if the discount is just 10% to 20% off.  I also took advantage of The Body Shop's buy 1 get 1 promo and got body butters and bb cream.  Then got a pair of shoes from divi and a sunglasses from a mall back in my province.

I'm going back to baby friendly body cleansers because my skin gone really sensitive lately.  Got lured with Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser's buy 1 get 1 free promo but I have to use it before September 2014.  I guess I can't go wrong with Dove Gentle Exfoliating Nourishing Body Wash because Dove was always recommended by my doctor when I was still a kid and Johnson & Johnson's Baby Bath.

For hair, I just got some conditioners and a hair treatment.  Herbal Essences Hello Hydration seems nice and since I love the hair treatment, I also got the Naturals by Watsons Olive Conditioner as a backup.  I'm making my own hair treatment now but when lazy days strikes, I'll just use HairFix Hair Treatment Deep Repair which has Argan Oil and Aloe Vera (seems like every drugstore stuff now claims to have argan oil).

Thanks to The Body Shop's anniversary sale I finally got the Chocomania body butter which I got at 40% off plus I also use my points from my card so I almost got it for free.  My sister and I take advantage of the buy 1 get 1 promo on the Olive body butter and the All-In-One BB cream (almost or all their make-up we're on sale and got tempted to get some eyeshadows).  The red box is a freebie, all thanks to the nice SA for reminding me.

Lastly a pair of shoes from the infamous Divisoria which is only $7 hehehe and a sunglasses which I like very much (surprisingly! I am not a fan of sunglasses before) and the price my goodness is $1.50 and I saw the same one in the mall here in Manila for $7 (I guess the case cost $5.50?).

Very basic and I hope I buy much much less next month.

Till then, Arya

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All By Watsons. REALLY

It's been awhile.  My mind and body went on vacation and is always in lalaland that I don't have any meaningful words to utter to anyone be it on a person to person basis or in the electronic messaging world and I just realized I'm talking rubbish.

Oh a quick disclaimer, I bought these items with my own moolah and I'm not affilated with Watsons but if Watsons would give me the chance hehehe....(it would be cloud 9, email me *wink wink*).

Watsons Conditioner in Lily & Jasmine Scented - P249 for two gigantic 750ml (around $5.50)
Seriously $5.50 for two?  No brainer I guess so I got them but these giants are more for those with normal; as in, unproblematic hair.  My hair is dry so I find the "moisturizing" part not moisturizing enough plus I also find this conditioner heavy that by midday it's as if my hair accumulated a few number of dust.  BUT I still like it in the sense that it is quite okay as a leg shaving cream and a base to my DIY hair mask.

Naturals by Watson Argan Oil Body Lotion - P299 (around $6.60)
Argan Oil plus a classy packaging plus all the good oils (Avocado and Wheat Germ Oil) on it made me put a bubble on my head saying "Oh Yeah, In Your Face".  This is actually a good lotion for all skin type.  It would be sticky at first specially when you apply this on a damp skin but once absorbed it's as if you didn't put any lotion yet there's moisturization happening.  For those with dry skin, reapplication is needed like every after 3 or 4 hours and for those with very sensitive nose the scent might be an issue because it's un-understandable, sometimes it's okay to me but sometimes I would just suddenly sneeze when I sniff it from the bottle.  490ml for $6.60 with no parabens, no minerals and no silicones?  Why not!

Watsons Charcoal Nose Pore Strips - P109 (around $2.40)
Burning!  This one smells like a burning tire and I hate it but it's cheap (and easily available) and does the job, well half done most of the time.  These strips are quite demanding in the sense that I have to be in a cool dry place or in front of a fan or whatever that will assure that no sweat or any kind of liquid will form in my nose, if not then everything will be a mess: sticky black substance on my nose, unpleasant smell and no white/blackheads on the strip.

With these words, I guess Watsons will never contact me.  End of the story.  Bye!

Hair Mask. Coffee Milk Scrub. Cocoa Glow Lotion

There are just times that I wanted to pick up things just for the sake of going home with a plastic bag on hand.  I usually go to Watsons when those times happen, luckily most of the products (or food) that I pick works!

Naturals by Watsons Olive Hair Mask - P229 (around $5)
I used this again last night, fan dry my hair and went to sleep.  When I woke up, my hair looks fantastic...it's as if I went to the salon:  it's shiny, it's straighter (my hair is straight in the first place) but with body (I hate the walis ting ting/broom style, I like my hair to have that natural semi curve ends), it's soft and definitely less frizzy and my hair feels lighter as if the gunk accumulated for the week went bye bye.  If I don't dry my hair when I used this, I still get the same result sans the straighter effect because well when I commute, my hair just flies in every direction making the ends semi curled which is not bad, right?

The product itself is light (lighter than conditioner), a bit like whipped and my hair just absorbs it quickly that the first time that I used this I thought I'm not putting the right amount but a tablespoon is enough to cover a shoulder length hair.  About the scent...I don't think it has an olive smell, it's more on the flowery side which I sometimes hate...I like subtle olive rather than a flower-y scent on my hair.

Obviously I love Naturals by Watsons Olive hair Mask.  I will love it even more if by the time that I will get another one, it'll be on sale and maybe I'll also get the shampoo and the conditioner from the line.

A Bonne Spa Coffee Milk Creamy Salt - more or less P120 (around $2.60)
My first ever scrub is from A Bonne - the milk salt scrub which makes the skin soft but the hellish feeling when I apply the scrub makes me use it only once in a while so when I saw this creamy variant (plus it's in coffee) I thought it's perfect...I was wrong.

First of all it's not that creamy, it's more like semi wet salt scrub.  Second, the coffee smell is a joke to me...it's like I ordered a black coffee but got a mug filled with sugar with just a hint of coffee.  Anyway, it still works like the milk salt scrub (I hoped you tried it already).  It does exfoliate and makes the skin smooth and radiant and I like that it's in tube but I won't buy it again because the applying it on the skin hurts.

Vaseline Total Moisture Cocoa Glow - P99 (around $2.20)
Ah my savior last December 2013 (when my skin got so dry and itchy), it beats my body butters and oils in terms of performance and price.  This lotion simply moisturizes dry skin and gives it a glow (I can't believe its claims are all true).

The only con that I can think of is that it makes me sweat more than normal during daytime so I usually use this at night.  When the weather is colder and dryer than normal, I use this after patting some dry oil on my skin.

Oh did I mention that it has a yummy chocolate smell?

Thanks for reading. Till then. Bye!

Watsons 3 Day Sale

Toothbrush, toothpaste, dental floss and other kinds of personal stuff are usually what keeps my shopping basket heavy whenever there's Watsons sale but of course there are some deals that are worth buying and I am sharing it here in my blog.

buy 1 take 1 and mark down prices

I couldn't resist not to take home a buy 1 take 1 foot soak for only P109, my feet badly need a good soak since I neglected them for many months now.  To refresh it, I also bought a foot scrub in peppermint from Landers with a markdown price of P99 plus another 10% off for having an advantage card.

The Vaseline Cocoa Glow also has a markdown price of P99 plus another 10%.  I still have a lot of lotion to be honest but I don't know why I've been haunted to buy a lotion in cocoa.

regulars but still on sale

The St.  Ives Exfoliating Body Wash is a replacement for The Body Shop body polish that I usually use and if it works well then hehehe I'll save a lot of bucks (P235 less 10% comparing it to the price of The Body Shop which is around more or less P400?).

I heard about the Nichido Lip Blush from Kate of Kateastrophic and based on her watches, I decided to try it too in an orangey color but I got the wrong shade because I just grab the item behind the tester without reading grrr, I never learn.  Anyway, got it for P88 less 10% again.

For me the cotton pads from Watsons are the best, they are soft and smooth on my skin and are cheap too, P69 less 10% for 210 pieces of cotton pads.

buy 2 take 1 and buy 1 take 1

I have new pairs of shoes, wore a pair last week and they tortured the back of my ankle.  I should always remember to wear band aid the first time I wear a new pair of shoes and an extra large plasters will be perfect to avoid the torture, so I grab Watsons Extra Large Washproof Plaster which are on a buy 2 take one.  One pack cost P29.

Can you believe that the Asian Secrets Lulur with Seaweed Extract and Vitamin E are on a buy 1 take 1 basis?

Watsons Shampoo and Hair Treat Hair Spa

*burp* Excuse me, sorry I just had my tea time and I'm so full.  Funny that "tea time" sounds elegant but really I just have some sweets namely mochis and bread and salted biscuit spread with chocolate/hazelnut spread with green tea and an alternative rock songs with orchestra on the background .  Maybe next time I'll buy some nice plates and cute cup and saucer to complement the aztec-designed blanket that I just bought.

Enough of my tea time and let's move on with 2 of my hair products that I got from Watsons (as requested by Shane of Queen Of All You See).

Once upon a time my sisters and I experimented in rebonding our hairs.  Overall, the result is good though there are some parts of my hair that seems to be electricuted.  One of my sisters colored my hair when I was in grade 3 and my hair was curl-treated when I was in kindergarten.  The result?  My hair is damaged and dry.  2 years ago, I had a semi-rebond in a salon and the guy in charge really took care of my hair that somehow improved the condition of it.  To be honest, I'm actually afraid to go to a salon to get my hair done because I got traumatized with what my sisters experienced in salons (even if they paid a lot).  Think of bleeding scalp and excessive hair fall, yikes! Plus I also hate to stay and read magazines for extended hours.  And so I usually just choose products that are repairing and promises to be moisturizing.

Let's start with the Watsons Repairing Treatment Shampoo.  My go to shampoo is Palmolive in green variant because it just has the right smell and bubbles but lately the price of this particular brand is going up although it's still one of the cheapest in the market but really, for me shampoo is just a shampoo.  As long as it cleans my hair and scalp without drying it then I'm okay with it.  So one, while browsing the aisles of Watsons, I saw a Watsons branded shampoos that are on a buy 1 take 1 promo in 400 ml each for just P299! Whoah, that's a big saving.

Watsons Repairing Treatmeant Shampoo Honey and Hair Treats Hair Spa

I got the honey variant which is for dry or permed hair (also got the milk protein variant which is for brittle and damaged hair) and so far so good.  It cleanses my scalp and hair plus I also think that it strengthen and moisturizes my hair and scalp (as claimed by the product) and don't see a lot of split ends even if it's a lready two months since I had my haircut.  It doesn't bubble mcsh which is fine because they say that if a shampoo excessively bubbles then there's this chemical added to it that is somewhat harmful? Not sure but then again a bottle is 400 ml so I use a lot when I shampoo (I shampoo every other day only) plus it also has this nice not too sweet and baby-like smell.

Nope, the shampoo is not yellow in color-just milky pearly white and please pardon my super-lined hands.

Enjoy a salon treatment for your hair at home!  Watsons Honey Treatment Shampoo is formulated with Natural Honey and Hydrolized Wheat Protein.  It cleanses your hair whilst repairing each hair strand from root to tip.  It leaves your hair healthier and more manageable after use.
Usage:  Apply to wet hair and massage into the scalp.  Rinse thoroughly.  For best results, use with Watsons Honey Treatment Wax.

Sad though that I can't find the treatment wax counterpart of this one so I just randomly buy hair treatments.

Hair Treats Hair Spa Virgin Coconut more natural ways to revive full bodied and nourished hair, leaving hair soft, shiny and manageable.

Okay this hair treatment is actually my niece but she totally forgot about it and buoght another hair treatment.  And when I showed it to her, she said it's all mine ~sweet~ free hair product for her tita (this is usually on a buy 1 take 1 promo too at more or less P150).

Let me say that Hair Treats Hair Spa is superb as a hair conditioner but underperforms as a hair treatment.  For the first week, I only use this twice a week and the effect just last for a day.  So since I wanted to get rid of this ASAP since my niece open this for how many months already, I decided to use it on a daily basis and it just made my hair tamed.  It just give the result that I want - that is straight (because I have straight hair) but still have body (I don't like walis tingting result) and shiny.  So I'm liking this one too though I can't recommend it to this with sensitive scalp as it might be too much to use it on a daily basis since I sometimes scratch my head and see blood on my nails, I'll just remind myself to reduce the amount of product and time that I leave this on my hair and scalp, maybe 5 minutes max.  By the way, be surprised with the scent of this one ahahaha.

Oh and here's my bed hair by the way.  Unedited and a little messy but I'm happy with it.

Thanks for reading. Till then. Bye!

Watson Haul Again

Just got home from Watsons SM San Lazaro to take advantage of the 10% off when you have an Advantage card plus additional 10% if you reached 1500 pesos.  That's only 20% off but I go gaga over this kind of sale because I get to buy my favorite toothpaste and mouthwash at a discounted price which seldom, once in a blue moon happen.  Believe it or not it only took me 30 minutes to grab 20 items and swatch and line and pay at the counter and I'm even in a petiks mode (I'm just confused why everyone is in panic! mode I wanted to scream "Guys relax, Friday na ngayon).  Anyway, aside from the stuff that I mention earlier (plus some of my sister's personal stuff too and some cream hand soap which are always present in my basket whenever there's a Watsons sale) here's my Watson's haul for October.

One of the cheapest pore strip I guess is from Watsons, I got the Charcoal nose Pore Strip for less than P100 (original price is P109) for 10 strips.  Also got an Argan Oil Body Lotion (original price is P299) because the packaging attracted me plus it says it has argan oil hehehe and I wanted to buy the scrub too from the line but I restrain myself.

I'm becoming a huge fan of Watsons products

Next are hair products.  I'm pretty much okay with the shampoo that I bought last time so I also have to buy a conditioner from Watsons because it's dirt cheap, I got mine on a buy 1 take 1, 50% off promo (gasping whoa!) so I got 2 gigantic conditioners for P249.  Then while strolling around the hair care section I just wanted to grab a hair treatment, I noticed a college girl (how did I know? she's wearing a nursing uniform...just saying hehehe) looking at some products at the bottom shelves and lo and behold it's Lorys.  There are 3 variants present and I got the Shea because my hair is normally dry (original price is P185)

for a beautiful hair

Lastly, I wanted a cheap brown eyeliner (why cheap you say? because I'm still practicing and seriously I draw lines in my eyes like a 5 year old!) plus an orangey cream blush that are on a chubby stick from Elf (forgot the exact name) because I love the corale~pinkish that I got before but the SA said they don't have one instead she recommended a...guess what...a much more expensive cream blush ahahaha.  Anyway, it kinda looks good because it's not to bright and colorful for a blush and has this subtle sheen on it that looks like a bronzer too..something like that...it's hard to explain because I'm a genin level when it comes to make-up but my sister said it's a nice looking blush (so somehow I have a good taste *all smiles* from me)

Elf Blush in Peachy Keen

Lovely packaging plus it has a mirror on it and can be applied with just my fingers so hooray!  No need for additional brush or a puff ((?) gosh I'm clueless).

And this is how it looks like

Thanks for reading. Till then. Bye!

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September 2013 Haul: A Little of Some Things

My sister commented that the buttons on my polo shirt looks like christmas lights the other day.  Can't completely relate to her statement because for me they are just golden small buttonss.  Me thinks:  "she's thinking Christmas!"

-Ber months and in less than 100 days, Christmas and holiday season na ulit!  I usually buy random stuff all year round so I don't know why I'm saying this...maybe because I spend without being guilty of spending because Christmas is just around the corner?  Anyway, here's some random stuff that I bought for the month of September.

random stuff from Etude House, Watsons, Bench and The Body Shop

Small to many maybe but this haul made another hole in my wallet.  Let's start with my lonely Etude House loot.

Moistfull Collagen Emulsion,  Apricot Stick, Styling Eye Liner

20% off! Oh yeah, thanks Etude.  Summer here in the Philippines and I'm already making my list on what to  buy on Etude House once their FB fanpage reaches 200,000 likes.  Unfortunately, summer has ended and rain drops are already falling but no sale yet and I keep on crossing the items on my list until there's none to cross.  A miracle happen though in the end days of August because the page only needs 7 likes when I checked it and almost every prince and princess of Etude House is commenting about the "momentous event".  Made a list again for the sale and again as weeks goes by, I keep on crossing and revising my list.

I posted this immediately ahahaha

Finally, I settled with a tinted lip balm, an eyeliner, wonderpore brush, cotton pads and silicone bands but replaced them with hair treatment  and masks (last minute revision) and off I went to SM Makati.  Sadly, the kiosk of Etude House there got smaller and there's no wonderpore brush which is what I'm excited about,  I'm about to walk away when I told myself, "Hey, you know what?  Just grab that emulsion for the sake of buying something and to uplift your morale.  I know it's a long story but that's the "history' of my lonely threesome Etude House haul plus of course I got a free mask.

Watsons and Bench

Hair Color pack from Glam (I hope you still remember the girl in the pic),  Evas Vitamin Hand Lotion and Bench Body Scrub are repurchases because they're cheap yet works really well.  Just a little upset with the price of the Evas hand lotion because it went up by 30 pesos in just a small span of time.  And I believe the most expensive in this group is the deodorant, can you believe that?  It caught my attention because it's made of tawas but in a stick and it's heavy (and expensive too).

from my excited sister 's viber

I was on a vacation when my sister texted me that she wanted to avail the BPI's promo of buy 1 take 1 of all the gift sets in The Body Shop.  When she vibered the photo I was like, huh? yan lang and you paid thousands?  (huh? that's it and you paid thousands).

Shea Body Whip and Olive Shower Gel

My ignorance of the different products of The Body Shop made me underestimate the price of the set because the body whip is actually pricier than regular lotions as it claims to be light and non-greasy...hmmm I think I'll reserve it for summer time next year (I still have apple lotion pa naman..teehee).

So these are the additions to my mini department store.  Have you gone shopping lately in preparation for the holidays?  I bet there would be a lot of sales and promos this coming paydays, so let's chain our wallets okay?

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Bonding. Shopping. What???

So I'm supposed to write about my usual monthly stuff but I kinda umm...not remember what I composed in my head while riding the LRT (it's a train) last July 31, uggghh signs of aging.  Another sign of aging that runs in our family is shopping.  My siblings and I bond by eating either at a restaurant/fast food chain or in our backyard.  When I was in college here in Manila, the siblings I lived with would say "come on let's go to the mall" and the major thinking that we do is where to eat and not the stuff that we would buy.  Fast forward to 2013, my sister (the one that I also lived in when I was in college together with 2 of my brothers, I hope you still follow this short snippet of my life because I know I'm not good story teller) and I would go to the nearest mall to look for bargains.  My sister is a bargain hunter and I; on the other hand, is a great good inspector of damages so we kind of make great combo.

Okay so we haven't bought anything from Penshoppe but this is worth mentioning.  I saw this well made military jacket (I am kinda known in our department for having great cardigans and jackets) with a 50% off price tag.  It was the one that I've been looking for all my life.  It was perfect!  Well except for the size because it's a tiny bit smaller to me.  Unfortunately, it's the last piece so with a bitter and sour face I handed it to my sister and she like it too.  Fortunately, it's also too small for her bwahahahaha.  So there we left Penshoppe empty handed and off we go to Bayo.

my sister's finds, they look plain but they really look good when worn

Ahhhh, Bayo.  My sister knows me well because I always buy tops in Bayo when it's 50% off sale and so she knows that I can't resist not to buy.  As always, I picked stuff that are safe (neutral colors, plain cuts and style) and well remembering my past purchases, I also now considered the price (back then I just picked clothes that I like without looking at the price tag as long that a 50% off tag are on them and leaving the shop spending a lot because the ones I picked are too pricey).  Another unfortunate thing happen, the sizes (for the tops that I picked) in Bayo changed and I can't fit in a medium to large size anymore.  And that's my sister cue to enter the scene again.  She's a fashionista by heart, so she rummaged the racks again to see stuff for me.  She picked two, wore the first one that shows my shoulders (she always bug me to change my style to something a bit lively and fun) and said directly to her with a mean look that I hate it and would never ever ever forever  ever wear it.  Moving on to the next which is more of my style but with a mint green and orange/red color combo (not the usual colors of my tops).  It looks good on me and the cuff is so cute so I bought it immediately (but then again it's pricier than the ones that my sister got, ughhhhh).

and mine :) rebbit???  ahahaha

Oxygen is a brand that what we sisters is loving lately.  I hate the prints on women's tees so I always look in the men's section and the sizes in Oxygen fits me well so I got the makulit looking tee with animal hand gestures (I don't know how to call it).  It's not on sale but I like it very much (it reminds me of the the top that I saw from Forever21 with cross prints, by the time I'm ready to buy it's nowhere to be found).  And the skirt (top of the picture) is an evidence of my sister being a bargain hunter, she got it at 70% off and is way cheaper than any skirt with same quality and design in tiangges.

thanks Sample Room
o-ha with matching kiss mark pa

Oh I also got my package from Sample Room which is by the way getting better and better especially the delivery.  I got a lipstick for my sister, it looks red in the photo but it's actually in matte pinkish~etchos, I don't know what exact color it is.  And also got some Watsons shampoo, I'm slowly switching my hair products (cheaper but I do hope they work good).

hmmm switch?

Thanks for reading. Till then. Bye!

Saan aabot ang 1000 pesos mo?

Back in the days when my sisters give me 1000 pesos as a christmas present, I would create a long list of things and food that I can buy with it.  Those are the days when; as a kid, would make me go gaga and ask my mom to bring me to a grocery store so that I can buy all the candies, chocolates, potato chips and other junk foods and toys that I want  (of course my mom wouldn't let me spend all my christmas money on those things, instead she would just give me half of it.  The other half will have to go to new clothes and shoes for the New Year).

Back in the twenty first century, a 1000 pesos would only lead me to Bench to buy a new pair of black chinos or jeans for work then go to Sbarro for a pizza and drink then go home.  In short, stretching a hard-earned-money is so hard nowadays that people would wait for a super sale in order to go out of the mall with plenty of bags and plastics on hand.

Luckily, yesterday I went out of SM San Lazaro with 2 plastics and 2 paper bags (and a full tummy).  The budget?  1000 pesos!

sweater for a rainy weather

While in most parts of the world almost everyone enjoys the summer, here in the Phils it's raining cats and dogs in midday or late afternoon or in the evening almost everyday so this stripes sweater will keep me warm.  It's only P350 in surplus though the saleslady said that they are going to have 10% on all items on Wednesday when I already paid for it (ngek, sayang naman ang P35 pambili din ng kape or ice cream sa Mcdo).

sinong ayaw ng 50% off?

Simple sandals from Solemate,  I have a pair that is still alive up to now (been using it for 6 months now I think and it conquered the harsh weather and the weight of my body).  They are not that trendy (I know) but they are versatile enough to match any everyday outfit plus my sister and I agreed that the styles from this brand can be compared with those from Forever21.  Can you believe that I only paid P350 for these 2?  And they are very matibay (durable)!  The SA who assisted me even put these two on shoe boxes and paperbags, natawa na lang ako.

Next is the Olive Hair Treatment from Watsons.  I wanted to have the conditioner but they are nowhere to be found.  It supposed to be on a buy one take one promo but they run out of stocks so they just slashed the price in half which  is more favorable on my part by the way and got it for P115.

I still have have P185 left from my P1000.  I spent it on facial tissue and on Wendy's for lunch.  Burp!

Shopping Again, Spending Problem?

It's official, I have a spending problem.  Week by week I buy stuff out of a whim and pre-order Korean goodies without any hesitation.  This week is no exception because after spending thousands on baking stiff, I also bought some items that are relatively cheap but when put together gave a big hollow on my wallet.  I must impose a shopping ban for at least a month  after I pay my online orders and the only exceptions for the ban are black pants for work and ingredients for baking.

Well, shopping is still fun so here are the items from my latest haul.

for cleaning the face

I currently have a konjac sponge from TonyMoly so I have mixed feeling when I saw a similar one in Landmark at P59.75 (around $1.25).  Hay, most korean stores sell it for P120 to P200.  My sister also got curious and bought one for herself and love her first impression when she used it (ahahah she looked like a kid).  The sponge is a back-up, there's 2 in a pack so tig-isa kami ni ate (it's weird to call her ate (older sister)).  From Watsons, I got a peeling gel again as a back-up (that's one of my problem, I'm afraid to not have a spare).  And then, some make-up.

I can't believe I'm buying make-up

I really don't know what to do with the 3D compact and just bought it for experiment, maybe I can use it as a bronzer or highlighter.  Got it on sale for only P60 (around $1.50).  Then got an all over color stick which is really cheap and something for my brows which is a first, never used a product for my brows before but I think it's time to groom them.

scar fighters

For the body I got two stuff from Zenutrients.  Finally, this brand is expanding.  Hope that I would get good results from these two because if yes, then I'll be an avid buyer of their body lotions, body butter and other things to keep my body healthy and well moisturize.

hooray fro mint shoes!!!!

Alas, Mint Green Shoes!!!  I also want an oxford style shoes from Matthews but it's hard to pair it with my clothes since I'm not really a fashionista so the mint green shoes won.

Next, are some whatnots.

I'm in search for a good drugstore conditioners since my last organicone made my scalp very itchy So I'm trying Syoss this time, good thing they have mini bottles.

tame my hair Syoss, I beg you

I can't resist not to stock some hand soaps because they are dirt cheap as in P75 for 2 (san ka pa?).  Cotton pads from Saizen because I'm running out of cotton pads.  2 boxes for P88 which is expensive pala when compared to Watsons *sigh*.

never imagined that I'll be buying these stuffs, my collage self will be shock

Sorry, I haven't made any post/product reviews for the past few days.  I have 5 pending but there's something wrong with my body and I don't what it is but I'm always out of energy.

Thanks for reading. Till then. Bye!

Glam Works Permanent Hair Dye Color

Well I hope that the price will not define the efficacy and effectivity of a product in a short or long run basis because if it is then I'm doom.  I just used over the weekend (and once in December of 2012) the cheapest bubble hair color that my sister and I found in Watsons.  How cheap is cheap?  P49 or $1.20.

blurry picture, my hands are shaky lately

It's light brown variant but I naturally have black hair so the effect is more of a dark brown but under the light specially under the sun, it almost looked like what's in the below picture.

color guide

It's easy to use.  Just open the packet that is divided into two, containing the color and the developer.  Mix the two in the palm of the hand and work it on a wet hair until it bubbles.  Leave on for 20 to 25 minutes but my mane got itchy so after 15 minutes I rinsed my hair.  Look into the pictures below to know more about the product and how to properly use it.

the coloring plus disposable plastic gloves

I don't know which is which

another crappy but readable picture
Directions for Use:
1.  Unpack and cut the Hair Dye Color Sachet in the corner.  Squeeze it into the gloved palm and mix.
2.  Apply the mixture evenly on your slightly wet hair.  Then massage the hair from roots to tip until it bubbles come out. Avoid contact with eyes.
3.  Keep it on your hair for 20 to 25 minutes.  (Keep it longer in case of oily hair).
4.  Spray some water once again, and rub your hair to make bubbles.  Rinse it with water

I remember last time that when I used this, my hair and scalp dried so after shampooing I used a hair treatment.  I used Tresemme but if you don't have a hair treatment just use your conditioner and leave it on for a longer period of time and if you have a shower cap then better use it for better hair and scalp conditioning.  Another thing is that the scent of the chemicals linger, it's not overpowering but for 3 days, I stopped sniffing my hair.

before and after photos of my hair

It does color my hair and it's permanent and it also did straighten my hair (the natural look and not the broomstick type).  Oh before using this, read the caution carefully because this hair coloring can irritate a sensitive scalp.

caution + ingredients

1 pack is good for up to shoulder length, thick hair (like mine).

Thanks for reading. Till then. Bye!