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            OMG! I'm baaaaaaack! :D Hello. How are you, my readers? It's been such a long month for me. Endless work-related activities and assignments and paper works at Graduate School. As much as I want to blog at least weekly, I just can't because I don't have energy left to blog every time I arrive. Today's Sunday and I chose to relax so here I am, blogging my January Favorites. My promised Valentine's series was postponed because of my heavy-loaded schedule. I haven't even updated my template, I want something full of hearts. How I wish I have more time for blogging. I doing my very best to find time for DI and write quality posts. :) 

ღ Clinique Different Lipstick in A Different Grape (Old Formula)


          Oh my goodness! The first time I used this, I immediately fell in love with this. This is the perfect plum lip color in my opinion. It's not too dark like the Gothic-vampish color nor too sheer. This has slight tint of red making it wearable and appropriate for work. It's a shade that won't catch you HR's attention. Who would want that anyways? Haha! =) Consistency-wise, it's thick with a creamy touch. This is the only lippy I have used on the entire month of January. Though I'm not really sure if the new formula is as good as this one. Clinique also has a new packaging for their lipsticks, I think the green are not available on their stores anymore. If you ever get the chance of finding the original formula, please buy. You won't regret. 


ღ Estee Lauder Lip Conditioner with SPF 15 (Old Formula)


        The best lip conditioner I've ever used! This is so amazeballs! It's not sticky nor heavy on the lips. It has a light-weight formula with no overwhelming scent at all. Plus, it has SPF! The company said this can also be use at night for an overnight treatment. How cool is that? I bring this everywhere I go, It's one of the staple products that needs to included in every makeup bag. 

ღ Avon 8-in-1 Eye Palette in The Greens


         Avon scored big on this baby. Oh, yeah! ;) These shadows are highly pigmented, has a smooth texture, and can easily be blended. (My camera did not do justice to the beauty of this palette.) The shades included in this palette are coordinated to compliment each other.  I have tried various looks with these; from natural to smokey. The formula of these was not made to last long so I apply a primer prior to the shadows. By the way, all of these are metallic. I was expecting some mattes because the brochure said it has. I'm not complaining though. :)


ღ Elf Studio Blush Brush


           A versatile kind of brush. It's perfect for contouring, applying blush or powder. The brush is dense and the bristles feels like hair. It blends the product well making a flawless and effortless look. I highly recommend this brush for everyone who's just starting with makeup. 

ღ Victoria's Secret Beauty Rush Colorshine Lip Gloss in Grape Escape


           Another grape! Haha! This is a plummy gloss that goes well with the Clinique A Different Grape lipstick. It's sheer but smells so good; like a grape wine. It's addicting. I want to eat this. Haha! :) I'm afraid you cannot get this VS's site anymore since they already discontinued this line. :) But, you can still buy some of these on online shops. 

          I have actually listed these products on Fashiolista so you could see where you can buy these: January Favorites 2014. Just click the link if you are interested. :) I hope to update this blog again as much as I can. If you have any request or inquiries, feel free to contact me. :) Thanks for reading. Have a nice day. Stay safe. XOXO with lots of love.



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         Hi there! :) I'm so sorry for the posting the past week. You know, the usual reason, I'm really busy right now. Then I've got a family problem going on. My emotions has been like a roller coaster, it sucks. But, I'm okay. I can manage this, don't worry. :) Anyways, I'll start this series called "To Buy or Not To Buy" wherein I review beauty products quickly and will tell you if it's worth buying or not. Remember, I base my reviews on my experience with a certain product. I will be honest with this, including my rants and some things that I think you should know.

        I have searched for a good pencil eyeliner that would stay all day and won't smudge. I was at the Watson's a couple of months ago to hunt for a particular liner. I stumbled upon this liner, the saleslady said that it's good and it's waterproof. Due to the price of Php 319, I bought this because I thought it would work well because it's more expensive than the other drugstore liner. It claims to be; waterproof, smudge-proof, and would last up to 15 hours. It's made in Germany. I had high hopes with this product because it was made on Europe, thinking it would be a good quality. 

        I WAS SO WRONG. After a few uses, I was able to say that I'm extremely disappointed at this products. It sucks. It's not true to what it claims. After an hour of applying this, I saw that the product scattered around my lower lash line. I've put this on my tight line and at the end of the day it transferred on water line. I felt like I was deceived by the brand.






       My final say is NOT TO BUY this product because it's a waste of money. Php 319 is already a lot of money for most of us. IN2IT, please improve this product. It's not good to fool your customers. This one is big time bad shot for me. I'm sorry. :)

       I hope you'll like this kind of posts. If you have any requests, please let me know. I always make an effort to do requests. Talk to you soon. Have a nice day. Stay safe. XOXO
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           Ola! :D How are you doing my dear readers? Are you having a great time like me? Haha! I don't know what's gotten into me, but I just suddenly enjoyed being busy. It seems like I've been taking tons and tons of Enervon. Haha! Okay, I'll stop laughing. :) I don't have anything special to post for today and I hope you can bear OOTDs for a mean time. Is that okay, guys? Don't worry, I'm planning something for the upcoming Valentine's Day, maybe a series. It just really depends on my schedule. And, speaking of V-Day, I'm so excited! For the first time on my entire existence, I got so excited for the said occassion. I don't the exact reason why. I'm just feeling happy and positive right now. I'm surprised of what's happening to me lately. But whatever it is, it's making me light-hearted and productive. :)

           So, for today's post, I'll be featuring my favorite pair of shoes as a continuation of the 30 Day Beauty Blog Challenge. Even though this is supposed to be over a month ago, I'm still doing it because I don't have any plans of quitting. :) Without further ado, I'll get started...

           My favorite pair of shoes is a glitter tennis shoes that I bought from SM Department Store. It's pretty cheap; I got it for only Php 249. I love how it matches on my various outfits. I've worn to work and parties and stayed intact. I guess it's a good quality despite of the price. It's definitely a steal.

                                

                                

          Before I end my post, let me share with your my outfit yesterday and today. The past few days has been really cold, it's like Winter to me. Haha! I decided to wear what-people-wear-during-winter clothes yesterday. I was supposed to add a scarf but I thought it was already exaggerated. My co-workers woul have probably laughed at me. Haha! :D 

Cap was from a kiosk, Cardigan was borrowed from my mom; Pants was from a thrift store, Pink blouse was a gift from my mom. 

I'm wearing the same shoes shown above. No makeup - proof that I'm really busy. :D



           I wore something preppy today because our department conducted a workshop. I went for a not-so-formal and a-little-oversized cropped jacket that I bought from a thrift store. 

It was so windy outside. Haha. 

An overview of my outfit. 

Upclose shot of the jacket. Sheer sleeveless top from Bebe.

Pants is from Kashieca; Shoes from Rusty Lopez.

Cute details on the sleeves. Watch of the day.

Star earrings from Accessorized.

        That's all for today's post. I hope you enjoyed reading this. :) Talk to you soon. Have a nice day. Stay safe. XOXO

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Ola! :D I'm sorry if this took a few days to be posted. I was busy with work and school, I'm feeling a little bit tired actually. Anyways, I shot these last night but I wasn't able to blog right after because I felt so drained. Don't worry, guys. I'm okay. I'm taking vitamins. Health is wealth, right? Haha! I'm not going into details on the items I will about to show you because I don't want this post to be lenthgy. I'm not bragging or anything like that. I just want to share the stuff that I got for the holiday.

As you can see at the title, it's "holidays" not "Christmas". I meant, during the holiday season. I received some of these earlier and some were on New Year. I bougth half of these for myself as Christmas gifts using the money I received from my salary and my brother. Thank you, bro! :) To tell you honestly guys, I wasn't expecting anything for Christmas because I usually don't get gifts. But, I was surprised of the number of gifts I received this holiday season. Your gifts are so much appreciated. 

A limited edition cologne. From my officemate.

A pair of shoes. Thanks, mama!

Baby Pink Uni Silver watch. So sweet of you, cousin. 

Pink Panther shirt from mommy. 


A loot bag packed with a prayer book, rosary bracelet and a turtle key chain. Thanks, officmate.

Gifts from another officemate. Loved your letter. It's my favorite. 

A charm bracelet from another officmate. This is really pretty. :)

A lace skirt that I bought from Gaisano.

Nail stones from Shop & Match.

Nail decorations from S & M as well.

Sivanna Colors mascara bought from Gaisano.

Nail lacquers with an eyeshadow palette. 

A fashion jelly watch. Loving the color so much.

A classic ring from Shop & Match. 


Elf Blush Brush. So excited. 

A monkey shirt. I'm a monkey myself. 

I'm looking forward to update again. Talk to you again so soon. Have a nice day. Be safe always. XOXO









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Happy New Year!! How are you, guys? It felt like I haven't blogged since forever. I know, I've said this for a lot of times, but I'm really sorry. I am truly busy with work and graduate school. My Decemebr has never been so loaded before; work-related activities, endless parties and other appointments. It was so insane. Haha! But, I admit, I enjoyed a lot. By the way, nobody entered the giveaway so I guess I'll just delete that post. :)

I'll post some pictures of my recent whereabouts. How I wish I could show you all the pictures, there all on my personal Facebook account. It's private. Haha! :) *Please click the images for a larger view.

Welcome Party (December 12)

 

Faculty and Staff Christmas Parties (December 21 and December 23)

 




Cousin's Wedding (December 23 - Afternoon)




So, those are some of the pictures of my previous activities. I'm brain storming for topics that I will be posting. If you have any ideas, please let me know. I think I will be blogging my "What I Got For Holidays" post. I hope it's okay with you. Before I end this, please let me share this message with you. :)

"I can never thank you all enough for the things you have for me. Family friends, salamat gid sa suporta and love niyo. Thank you for pushing me to show the world what I have to offer. My perception on myself has changed.

To all of those who hurt me, I've already forgiven you. You know who you are. 

To all who I have offended, I'm sorry. It's not intentional. I hope you can forgive me.

2013 has been a fruitful year for me. Some of my dreams came true. I landed on a great job, was enrolled on graduate school without problems, and became a better person than I was yesterday.

To God, thank for not abonding us through the times when we were so down. I'm overwhlemed by your blessings. You truly rock! 

Have a Happy New to all of you. God Bless! May all of your dreams come true."


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