Delightful Illusions

       The package came with this black envelope containing my billing statement together with a return form. I though they were giving me a another voucher. Haha! Just kidding, Zalora! :)

        Hello! How are you, my loves? I have been away for so long, almost 4 months! Gosh, I'm really really sorry for the inactivity. I have done this for so many times, but there were things happened the past few months that I need to prioritize. The main reason is that I got a job, I'm currently working at a National Government Agency. I'm not really sure if I could mention the department where I'm currently connected to, but maybe at least I can say what my position is. Hehe, :) I'm hired as a Regional Training Assistant, I basically co-facilitate various trainings and at times I host them. My life has been very busy with this work, I travel from different provinces from time to time to conduct series of training together with the other staff. I'm explaining this to you because I know that I need to justify my non-stop absence. :D The other reason of my inactivity was that the charger of my camera was misplaced. And then, its battery is giving up real soon. I hope I could find the time to buy a new battery so I could do more posts. 

     I celebrated my 22nd birthday last August, like 3 months ago. Haha! Geez. I feel old. :D Anyways, there's nothing much special with this post. I'll just share my birthday outfit because I'm obliging my self to update this blog. If you are interested, please go on. :)

        I didn't do much anything on my birthday. Me and my family went to the mall and strolled around, ate snacks then went home. My mom bought me a cake from Red Ribbon. I forgot what flavor. Sorry, my bad. Haha! :) The funny thing about this cake is that I was the one who told the staff on what dedication she should write on. Mom was too lazy to think of the message. :D

        For my birthday, I chose to wear something really bold, colorful and semi-bohemian. Let me tell you, this get-up was striking. Everybody was looking at my direction, like I was some kind of celebrity or what. I'm not even joking. Haha! What's with the people that day? I apologize for the awkward pose, I got nobody to take a picture of me. I used the timer on my camera. Haha! And in all fairness, I look petite on this photo. I think the filter compressed it. As you can see, I was wearing a crimson cotton cami and layered it with a lacy-floral chiffon vest on top. I wore a solid bright blue skinny fit pants and red wedges, which I have also posted on My Style: Bohemian Themed Day Party. 

        I got this vest from a thrift shop called Magarbo. It doesn't have a tag on it so I can't tell you the brand of this. I got this for Php 80. 

        This spaghetti-strapped top was also bought from the same store. This was from GAP, which we all know is an expensive brand. So this was a jackpot for the price of Php 80! Haha! I love the feel of this clothing, it's cotton. 

      And this was my face for my big day. My camera didn't pick my makeup. My hair was just simple and messy. Haha! :)

       This was my "22" post.  I felt awkward at that moment because the people at the fountain were actually staring. Haha! 

      Did you like my outfit? Please let me know. I will be posting about my first purchase at ZALORA real soon. They are currently having a huge pre-holiday sale. Hurry up! :) I hope you enjoyed this post. Leave a comment if you have any message. I'll to talk to you soon. Stay safe, my gorgeous readers and guests. XOXO

           Hi! How are you doing, guys? :)  I'm back with another Nail of the Week post featuring my easy and simple nail art for short nails. Actually, I didn't go to any parties this week. I just wanted to wear glittery nails because they are really fun to look at. My classmate at the graduate school took a picture of my digits yesterday because she'e glitter lover too. Haha! What I love about this is that you can create different color combinations, go crazy about the finished look and quick to achieve if you don't have much time to prepare for a party. I know, we all have that on emergency wherein you have attend some event that was not in your plan for that particular day. So here I am to rescue you. ;) 

Steps on how I did this:

1. Of course, I applied a base coat.

2. I chose a pale mocha in frosty texture as the bottom color. 

3. Then I took a navy blue nail polish and used it as a tip. I applied it until at the middle of my nails to have a nice contrast. Like light vs. dark. 

4. I applied a top coat after and let it dry for a couple of minutes.

5. I took my nails polish with silver micro-glitters and stars. Since I was not yet quite satisfied with the look, I took my sheer beige nail polish with iridescent micro-glitters and pentagon-shaped dots. 

6. Lastly, I finished this with a top coat.  

           Calamansi, or Calamondin (for other countries), is widely used in different fields. It's like a small version of lime but less sour. It could be used for cooking; eliminating stinky odors for meat, poultry, or pork and neutralizing sweetness for pastries. I don't know if you do this too in your country but here in the Philippines we used it in substitute for lime/lemon. This fruit is way more affordable and very abundant here in our country. 

            My family have some tips on how to use Calamansi aside from using it on cooking. You could use this fruit for:

1. Whitening

Yes, the extract of this fruit is mixed in various beauty products like soap, lotion, body wash, facial cleanser and other. My aunt use this in bleaching her armpits for years. To do this, take one and slice in half. Squeeze the first half on one of your armpits do the same to other part. Do this at lest 15 minutes before you take a bath so the juice would sink in. Her under arms are white and almost flawless. You can also use this trick on other parts of the body you want to lighten.

2. Anti-Dandruff

Having problems with itchiness on your scalp? Don't worry, there's an immediate solution for it. The juice of this fruit is way more effective than any anti-dandruff shampoo out there. Squeeze, let's say 5 of this, and massage the extract on your scalp. The acidity of this is strong, so be careful when pouring the juice on your head. It's a little bit stingy at first so be ready. If do this once a week, you're dandruff will lessen. :)

3. Loose Weight

My mom advised me to drink a shot of pure Calamansi juice before breakfast to help lose my baby fats (belly). Haha! I don't how much should I squeeze, maybe a full shot glass. I forgot to ask her, sorry. She's working on China so I guess she got the tip from Chinese people. She's also switching to a vegan life and I can see that she's loosing weight. Anyways, there's no harm in trying this. 

           We currently have two trees of Calmansi, located on my granny's garden. They bear fruit really fast, so we don't buy Calamansi on market at times. They go overripe quickly so it's best to pick and use them immediately. 

          You'll know when a Calamansi is ripe if turns from solid green to yellow green. Like the one below.

              Those are some tips that I know in using this amazing fruit. If you have any additional tips, please let us know by leaving a comment. I would really appreciate that. Do you find this post helpful? Do you want more posts like this? Thank you so much for reading. Have a nice day. Stay safe. XOXO 

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