My 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...
View ArticleA librarian on a holiday
One of the (way too many) reasons I love going to Tokyo is to watch what people are wearing. The Japanese have this inborn appreciation for beauty, an eye for detail, and a sense of weird humor. These...
View ArticleHave a merry Lush time!
You can smell a Lush store before you see it. Sometimes, when I want to get my head out of the gutter, I go in and just inhale the scent of all those fragrant soaps and bath bombs. I also like the...
View ArticleLook: Estee Lauder Pure Color Envy Eyeshadow Palette in Untamed Teal
I've been writing about beauty for such a long time that I've met so many amazing people and tried innumerable fantastic products along the way. Sometimes I feel jaded, but most days I just feel...
View ArticleThe gift of scents
Are you done with your Christmas shopping? If you're still at it, allow me to make a few choice recommendations in the perfume department! Shopping scents for someone else is both easy and challenging...
View ArticleTutorial: Party makeup with Pixy Cosmetics
It's three days 'till Christmas and the barrage of parties, reunions, and weddings are far from over! If you're still planning your look for the next special occasion, here's a step by step tutorial...
View ArticleHoliday gift sets for your last-minute list
This is holiday-inappropriate, but have you guys listened to The Last Five Years? It's been on a loop ever since I started listening to it last Friday. The songs are in turns incredibly sad and...
View ArticleHave a Snappy holiday
Popping in to send you my love and greetings! I hope you're having an amazing time with your loved ones, and eating all your favorite things. ^_^ For me, Christmas isn't about the gifts I get or how...
View ArticleDrugstore find: Avalon Organics Thickening Shampoo
Sup guys! How was your Christmas? I'm back from vacation mode and will be updating regularly again. So. Let's start the week with a great find of mine: the Avalon Organics Thickening Shampoo (P399)! I...
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