When there’s a smile in your heart, there’s no better time to start. –Peter Pan

Hi everyone!

His name is Rio… My husband and I fell in love with him. We’ve been pet lovers ever since, but when our pets died it was always been pang-Famas moment to me. The last time I had a pet was in year 2005 and God knows I cried a bucket so I stopped from adopting pets.

I guess, 6-7 years is not bad at all to star over again I love animals. I treat them as my own and now Rio in part of our life we will cherish him forever and rest assured that he will be a spoiled birdie!

As an avid fan of Sex and the City that always make me happy whenever I feel sad… This book is a must have

I would love to share my current favourites in shower caddy for 2012 As you all know, I am one of the girls that couldn’t sleep without my beauty rituals. It became a habit, a way of de-stressing. Aside from that, I love trying new products and few stays which is the one that really works fine with me. I think I will never get tired of it

Hair

One of my staple hair shampoo and conditioner is schwarzkopf it’s really good for hair care and treatments. All you need is just a pea size! But if I feel my hair wants to try something different, I love Vaseline Thick and Shiny 2-in-1 shampoo in econo pack.

I love huge bottles and I truly believe it really saves! The smell of it is refreshing and adds up volume to my hair just like Schwarzkopf.

Hair Styling Products

I know blow drying is bad for hair, but I can’t leave the house with wet strands! It really make me feel dizzy. For everyday use and to keep my hair moisturize, I use Snoe’s Hair Heroes it makes my hair more silky, soft and smell so good and my husband loves it whenever he smells my hair!

When it comes to styling, I trust Schwarzkopf and L’oreal Elnett. I swear on it!

My number one choice for rampa moments!

I highly recommend Schwarzkopf and L’oreal Elnett for hair spray. You can never go wrong I just finished a bottle of Elnett and I only consume 1 to 2 bottle a year for special occasion use only.

Body/Hygeine

I love body scrub, if I have time to spare I go to spa but since I have a busy schedule right now… I use Asian secret once a week. For cleansing my face in the end of the day, I use Derm Aesthetique Tea  tree facial wash (good for oily/acne prone skin) and VMV pumice scrub once a week.

I ran out of Obagi facial wash and I’m totally broke right now to support that haha As for my body soap (not in the picture, nasa bathroom eh di presentable haha!) I use Vaseline Healthy white liquid soap with loofah from Sephora during day time…

For night time, I make babad for 2-3 minutes’ Bioessence’s Papaya soap. It really works in just 5 days! You will notice that your skin will peel (micro) For my lips, I use Lush lip scrub twice a month for more kissable lips lol. PH care? do I need to say more

Body

I am so into moisturizer! For day time, I use Aveeno because it is light formulated lotion and at night, I alternately use Snoe’s Body Softener (anti-aging, whitening and collagen lotion) and Nivea Almond oil lotion. Both are heavy duty moisturizer!

Since I am using M.A.C bullets and can be drying at times, I apply Aquaphor original ointment for my lips and it is also good after lip exfoliation using Lush.

I swear on that product! I also use it if I have “paltos” caused by new shoes and minor scratches for being clumsy. It easily dries up minor wounds and lightens skin mark (parang may sebo de macho effect)

Under Arms

Okay, usapang super personal na talaga hehe… I love to have more beautiful under arms because my husband loves touching it (anuveh) Sometimes, waxing and shaving (pag walang oras) can cause dead skin. So, to maintain a good underarms skin, I seldom use deodorant (Dove) only when I have activities such as working out or mega-walkathon in traveling.

I also use skin lightening powder from HBC once a week  in 2 months now and so far, my ua skin is lightening and much smoother (be warned in using skin lightening products! it might be good for my skin but not yours… its a risk talaga) then I apply Mosbeau whitening cream every night as my maintenance. It also eliminates bad odor that’s why I am not using deodorant as often as I used to be.

Face/Hands

Moving on, usapan pang face at kamay naman…

I seldom use moisturizer for face because I am too oily, but sometimes my T-zone dries up (confusing!) That’s why I use Clinque dramatically different moisturizing lotion. It’s a must in my make-up bag to avoid seeing white heads on the side of my nose eww. So glad that there’s a Clinique store in Trinoma near our place, no need to go to Shangrila mall to buy it hehe

For my hands, I am an avid fan of Chanel Coco Mademoiselle been using it for 4 years now since I started working and can totally support my kikay products haha! I love how my hands smell when I use it. Just a pea size needed to keep your hands moisturize and smell good. Kahit wag ka na magpabango when you use this, keribells na. The scent is too strong and good for evening events or kahit saan rampa sa gabi.

I can’t simply wait for Chanel’s hair mist to be available in our country. Gusto ko kasi, mabango hair ko… ewan ko ba. Walang basagan ng trip! (nasingit- ang hair produtcs!)

Chanel No. 5 hair mist

I went to Shangrila mall yesterday and so excited to buy it, unfortunately not yet available pa raw. Will try again and again until I have it I even look for it at Green Hills hoping the popular scent shops has it. Failed ang lola mo!

Perfumes

When it comes to perfume, I love D&G light blue forever. It’s my signature scent but there are days I want to use another scent, trip trip ba? So in 2012, aside from using my signature scent, I also love using Bvlgari Omnia Amethyste for night rampa- pa mature-effect. But if I feel like flirty and playful I opt for GAP so pink (before, GAP White! the most sexiest scent ever! kaso phase out na) pag tamang relax lang: GAP dream My husband loves it! (together with D&G light blue, he goes crazy with it hehe)

After shower at night, I still use perfume (yehhsss!) and I love Bath and Body Work’s Cucumber Melon. And for the rest of my perfume collection, its on the back seat for a while.

I love perfumes, sometimes I just buy a perfume because of the bottle. Sarap lang tingnan sa vanity table! babaeng babae lang and I am happy that my husband is okay with it. Ang cute ko raw!

Just because I turned 27, it doesn’t mean I’m less spoiled when it comes to vanity. Now, don’t ask me how long it takes me to take a bath/shower!

Happy Chinese New Year!

QOTD: There is no price that anyone can pay for self-fulfillment and achievement. 

It’s been a while since I wrote a shine entry Now, here it is!

*****

The Bruno Mars Addict!

RC Cortes (Ruby Claire) is one of my close friends since College. She’s currently staying and working in Qatar.

I don’t remember how exactly we met, but it was truly a god’s gift (our friendship). We also became neighbors and even we were no longer teens, we even do some pajama parties and late night movies with lots of food.

If there’s one thing I am looking for in my friend’s house it’s the: Bathroom. I love taking luxurious shower when I feel like it and RC’s bathroom won my heart not only once but twice since they bought their new house a year ago or two (bad memory!). Of course, the first bathroom that swept me off my feet was my bestfriend’s Mylene (next entry post).

We shared a lot of wonderful and funny moments plus drama during the unforgettable theater class.

Not to forget, she’s the most OC person I ever met and really magaling eating fish! as in- tinik na lang

I am so happy and truly inspired as one of her dreams came true…

RC with her brother Karl (Dream house, now in reality)

600 sq meter lot and 3 story customized house with pool and a garden… what else can you ask for? taguan na ito!!! The house was built with full of love, hard earned money and so-into-details interior.

Charity Work

One thing that I love with my circle of friends, we love charity works. We have been blessed and eager to share it in our own little ways. This year, RC shared her blessings and time at Payatas. They also have foundation in Aklan

Moving on… here’s her top picks for SHINE edition:

Face

She’s not into make-up at all because of her beautiful skin but can’t live without eyeliner. She has a beautiful eyes and lining them makes her more va-va-voom. Her favorites:

E.L.F concealer

Rimmel Lip Gloss

Lip Balm/ Eye liner/ Mascara

Kenneth Cole Perfume

Body/ Face

One of my favorites in her bathroom is the unlimited stock of Nivea lotion that I love to smother whenever I sleep in her house heehee It truly works! She loves Nivea lotion and her skin really shows the quality of Nivea. Lux hand soap, alcohol junkie, OFF for mosquitoes and Shiseido  skincare.

Perfect Smile

Way back in college our group has name: BAKAL girls. All of us have braces and retainers haha! anyway, now we are bakal-free… RC still loves to use Colgate and Dentiste Plus. (arte lang may, petals pa hehehe )

Led lights in Vanity counter

She uses led lights for her vanity counter

Umuulan sa shower

Hair

She’s also a fan of econo pack like me Lovet! RC loves Pantene and Head&Shoulder.

She’s also have an extensive watch collection and soon will feature it.

Happy week end everyone! Stay beautiful inside and out.

Suesh Brush Guard (Php 250.00)

Hi everyone!

I really invest with great quality make-up tools because obviously, it last longer than make-up and it’s all about blending and using the right makeup products. I love make-up brushes than sponges, so when I discovered Suesh Brush Guard from a friend… it was truly a blessing for my brushes.

You can even use the brush guard while drying your brushes whenever you cleanse it and the result is great because it makes the brush stay in shape. I do cleanse my brushes every week which is a must for hygienic purposes!

10 pcs. per pack

It has 10 pieces of brush guards per pack with random sizes. There’s no other variety than this tho’ but I highly recommend brush guards to take care of your beautiful make up brushes

M.A.C: Hug me & Russian Red

Since I discovered Russian red last year (2011) and use it almost everyday, from classic bullet to limited edition Wonder Woman My allotted time for make-up was reduced in 5 minutes. I am a self confessed so-into-details when I am doing my make-up especially my eyebrows that takes me literally 5 minutes (separate entry for this one )

These lip colours compliments my skin and not too overpowering. Both are good in day time!

At night:

* add lip glass (clear lip gloss) on Russian red matched with eye-winged make-up and sexy brows RAMPA NA!

* for Nude shade (hug me) amplified your eyes/cheeks with dark shade of make-up for more dramatic ang taray ng lola mo look!

Buying new bullet from M.A.C

After a half-day spent at the spa and experiencing cauterize (warts removal) for the first time that which ironically didn’t know I have…

I went shopping with my husband and bought some furniture at Dimensione (thanks to payday!). Actually, I really want to buy wow magic sing but that can wait My husband and I wanted to revamp our love nest with modern things and hopefully my mini-beauty library because all my books are pricey and valuable to me that I can’t bear to see in a durabox only. Seeing my collection really makes me happy… kanya kanyang trip lang yan hehe…

After the furniture shopping… I went to beauty store! it’s my reward naman to my self

With that said, I have a new goal this 2012 for my vanity table project… I want to fill my lipstick organizer with M.A.C bullets (lipstick) It really looks nice on my vanity table

Trying new shades that compliments my skin

I tried almost all the best sellers and 2 of ‘em won my heart!

1. Plumpful

2. Hug me

Now, I am showing you hug me first

(It's not red, my camera setting is in vivid sorry!)

It’s a great day time lipstick and absolutely my go-to lip colour. It gives me a pink-beige nude look and gives fresh look which I am looking for a nude lipstick. Not all nude lipstick compliments my skin, it’s either I look like sick or dead person hahaha! I am so happy that I found my match when it comes to nude shade for lips

Thanks to Ish Dizon of M.A.C Trinoma for always guiding me on what to buy whenever I am fantasizing everything at M.A.C store

Ricky and Nicki for M.A.C Viva Glam

Fantastic! Out in April 2012

and Iris Apfel collection February! I can’t wait.

Be passionate about a man, a project, a house. It’s an instant facelift and do only what suits you: The perfect ZEN attitude. Happy New Year 2012 cheers!

Acrylic Organizers

I was so excited to buy everything when I was doing a little shopping The little spot at the Landmark is so heavenly for make-up organizer fanatic!

Lipstick organizer (Php 99.00)

(lipstick organizer turned brush holder Php 99.00

Perfect for holding my everyday make-up brushes

Blush/Compact face powder organizer (Php 300++)

Half of my accessible vanity desk

I even have Nail Polish organizer from 88 store

All of my favorite products that I use everyday are all accessible now and the rest are well kept in dura box and train cases such as make up tools and cosmetics.

That’s all!

xoxo