Eye bags be gone: The Happy Skin Eye Need A Miracle Corrector
I've written about the band K's Choice several times on this blog, and once again, I have to mention them only because they made the most perfect songs. I keep on re-discovering old gems that are just...
View ArticleReader question: Best products for sparse eyebrows
Hi! What's the best product type for girls with sparse brows? Brow pencil, brow gel, wax, powder or what? Thank you! - JHi J! The thing with sparse eyebrows is that it's easy to overdo them with broad,...
View ArticleYou need to try this NOW: the Prestige Total Intensity Collection
I don't hand out raves like candy. Yeah, I know I always write good reviews of products here but before I get to that point, I first must sift through a small mountain of products to find things that I...
View ArticleQuick notes on the Pixi Fall/Winter Collection + a discount code at Glamourbox
Last week, a few items from the Pixi Fall/Winter Collection landed on my doorstep. I got the Pixi Gold Glimmer Gift Set (P1,060) which includes the Mesmerizing Mineral Palette in Rich Gold and Tinted...
View ArticleOOTD: Modern prep
So this is what I wore yesterday! Just had dinner out with friends and didn't want to look too fussy. Actually, I was wearing jeans but had to buy a skirt later on because the jeans were waaaaay too...
View ArticleHot pink is forever: the CoverGirl Lip Perfection in Bombshell Explosion
Sometimes we get so focused on our long-term goals that we allow a lot of things to fall by the wayside. The things we love, the small stuff that makes us happy, the people that matter, they are easy...
View ArticleSwatches + looks: The LORAC MEGA PRO PALETTE
When I saw the LORAC Mega Pro Palette on Instagram a few months ago, I knew I gotta have it. The LORAC Pro 1 is one of my favorite eyeshadow palettes ever and I wanted to get more more more colors! But...
View ArticleMoonshine
I watched an Adventure Time episode called "Jake The Brick" this morning. Basically, Jake the Dog (who can transform his shape into anything) decides to become a brick in an old shack that is falling...
View ArticleMy favorite Sample Room finds
I've been a Sample Room blogger since the service first launched in the Philippines two years ago. I'm proud to be! I love how people can choose the samples they want at SR (for free, practically!) and...
View ArticlePhilosophy Holiday Collection for 2014
Gift-giving should be such a breeze this year with all the gorgeous holiday collections coming out from different brands. Aside from the limited edition products and travel sizes, you also get a lot of...
View ArticleThe Happy Skin All Eyes On Hue Eyeshadow Palette
This is party season, which means it's the best time of the year to start dusting off your eyeshadow palettes or even acquiring new ones just because they make you happy. Eyeshadows are super fun to...
View ArticleNew from Nivea: Gentle Facial Cleansing Wipes and Exfoliating Wipes
Not to brag but lately my social life is insane - in a good way. I've been meeting a lot of new people and reconnecting with old friends, going to dinners and drinks and parties more often than I...
View ArticleGet good vibes with the Nippon Amber + Plumeria Natural Soy Candle
Living alone is neither as fun nor as liberating as it sounds. It's mostly a lot of sweeping the floor, washing the dishes, and bills, bills, and more bills! Sometimes when the weather is grey and wet...
View ArticleCommenter of the month for November and December Gift
It's 2015 in a few weeks. Have you thought about how your year was? The high points, the lows? It helps one's overall well-being to internalize those things just before the new year rolls in. If...
View ArticleDKNY My NY For Women
Here's an open secret: if you want to smell unbelievably good, use the same scent in three layers. First as a shower gel (you might even want to put some on your hair), then as a body lotion, and then...
View ArticleSee inside: The December BDJ Box with COVERGIRL
A friend on Facebook asked on his wall: Does "aiming for a bigger audience" always have to mean "selling out"? I said, you can't really sell out if nobody wanted to buy into it in the first place. If...
View ArticleP500 (and under) gifts for your kikay friends
So you want to give a nice gift to a friend who loves prettifying herself. However, you don't have a big budget to get the usual holiday kits or even a popular high-end item. What to do? Worry not, for...
View ArticleSmell like candy with The Body Shop Glazed Apple Body Butter
Lately I've been obsessed with making everything in my life smell extra good - my clothes, my house, my self! I'm not quite sure why. Maybe it's a phase. Maybe it's just my tita instinct coming alive,...
View ArticleWhat I want you to know
I grew up in a small town without the benefit of a particularly good education, beauty, connections or a lot of money. These things however didn't stop me from having a clear image in my head of who I...
View ArticleLove: the Lancome L'Absolu Rouge
This is the year of glossy, juicy lipsticks. I guess tastemakers have decided that women have had enough of solid swathes of color on their kissers! Don't get me wrong though, I love my mattes, but...
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