Testing 1,2,3,4

Budget cutting season again ladies, especially  for those who have quit there jobs for what they have thought then lo and behold - NOTHING. (sishhh, talk about experience) NEVER ASSUME people, NEVER ASSUME! It's deadly.

Anyways, since I 'm saving, I have to cut my expenses on salon services. So I tried this products for the past 2 months (wala ng laman yung mga bottles and sachet, verdict mode) and for my hair care...


I bought my Monea Powerdose hair repair, hair supplement on our local grocery. Worth about 180-200 php. Instructions were -use this product after shampoo and conditioner. Massage on scalp and leave it for about 10-20 minutes and rinse off. Recommended use- 3 times a week. Result to me were,my hair strands became thinner,bagsak looking (sleek) but still looks dead (salon stiff). Smells okay and does not cause dandruff or any other side effects.
Second, I bought my Dark Secret herbal coloring shampoo (Dark Brown) on the same local grocery as my Monea Powerdose for about 30php. Inside you have a free gloves. Apply it like a regular shampoo and leave it for 5 minutes but I usually make it 10 (no adverse effect naman sakin). Can last for 4 weeks but for me, about 2 weeks or so, so I usually apply it twice a month. So far, does not cause hair fall, dandruff or other side effects. 

Just a segway, having unrully hair is not all the time sexy. Sometimes, kahit anong make-up mo, if your hair is a mess, wala ding effect pagmamaganda mo.

AND DONT BELIEVE THIS....

Sometimes you think you look like the girl from the left but actually you look like Barbie after a decade of no shower and no combing of hair.

For my skin care i tried Dermablend cleansing milk as facial wash. Bought in Mercury Drugstore for 50-60php.  Can be used in 2 ways- 1 is by the usual facial washing method (lol, method talaga) or 2, by applying it directly on face then wiped off by cloth or cotton (Parang make-up remover siya). Leaves skin soft and moisturize but unfortunately for me, I had break-outs. FYI, this product is like a low end/local version of Cetaphil. Some are afraid to use it because it has "paraben" but some said it was okay because it was dermatologically tested. As for me, after 1 bottle, it was enough.

Then I bought a lotion, just for trying sake. It was Lander advance skin care restoring body lotion. It cost around 200 ata but was totally worth it. My only issue about this product was, it's thick and sticky on my skin. Especially if I'm sweating, very uncomfortable that is why I returned to Johnson's but bought the new variant-the cooling gel. It cools the skin and it's like water once you rub it in. Smells good too. Amoy baby!  Anyways, I would not be repurchasing this product until matapos ang tag-init or global warming kasi kahit umuulan, ang INIT!

All in all, I had some good buys and some goodbyes. Well not because of bad side effects, it's just that hindi kami compatible.

Flash Back Friday: 90's feel


It's Friday and I'm here in my bed, surfing the net, boring myself to death as I watch the time ticks to 12. No TGIF with friends nor online date with him. No evening munching nor movie night. I'm not in the mood to read my new borrowed book which was....



So, since it's Friday, I'll just have a Friday flashback. To start with:



My ooohh-sooo-awesome beddings thanks to my mother! Super Mario. We had a Nintendo and it's still working aside from the two controlers :(


Backstreet Boys, Britney,Spice Girls and Sugar Rey
Then this awesome cassette tapes. I found more from my sister's box and our yellow Sony Walkman. I wonder if it still works.



Then I bought this oh-so cute circle sunnies. Reminds me of Yoko Ono's fashion.


The girl on my left was on some 90's movie and on my right is Miss Alice Dixson
Tapos, last year, I had a bangs and I look so 90's, fluffy and full of volume. Like wagas talaga yung volume niya. 



Then, do you have that feeling sometimes that you don't like to dress up like Barbie? Well, occasionally, I do. Sometimes, I do love to have a little twist. A surprise to people I know and to myself.

One time I tried to be more on  the "DARK SIDE". A twist of grunge to my make-up and hair. Like Courtney Love.



Wet n' Wild 506B
...and here I was with my messy hair and dark lipstick. :) Grunge-y ei? NOT!(LOL) Though the lipstick looks a little lighter, orange-y to be exact, the actual color was dark red.

All in all, I so love the 90's, except for some of the fashion they had but a little tweak would be helpful. I'm saying loud and proud, I AM A 90's BABY!



2 Shades of Pink

Okay, so this post is one of those months delayed blog but I'm trying to cope up with my list of blogs under draft and with my schedule of work and class.Anyways, here is my new found partner in crime (last February!) , Victoria's Secrets lip gloss. It's not too glossy, not too sparkly and not too
heavy textured on my lips. Like Goldilocks said, "IT IS JUST RIGHT!".



I usually use lip gloss instead of lipstick when I'm in a hurry or a combination of two when I feel like having that simple make-up, girl next door look (CHOS!).


color: 2AAB 

I seldom use this fuchsia kind of pink lip gloss alone with my bare lips because my lips would look like ewan.
I usually pair this with my Clinique Guava Stain lipstick which looks like healthy color lips unlike mine which is mapulta.This adds a little tinge of pink-ish color and glitters.








color: 2DAB

This one I like! I always use this when I'm in a hurry or when my red lipstick fails to make me feel good. If you'll look at the top most picture, this one is almost half empty (YIKES!).
Anyways, I just use my Avon nude lip liner under (full lip coverage) then swish my VS tickled pink (YES! I named it TICKLED PINK. Just an a.k.a. kasi this came from a make set which me and my sisters shared. Sa inyo na ung eyeshadow ladies :) ) wand and VIOLA!


 This is the 3rd  and hopefully not the last product I will use from VS aside from the variety of sexy smelling perfumes and lotions (Thanks to loving Auties abroad). So, all in all, it's not about the brand I 'm after, it's the quality the product gives to the users.