2014 Holiday Gifts Haul

This year, I received a lot of blessings at work and my personal life. It took a lot of my attention and I get tired and stressed out because of it but I'm still grateful for having it. To end this year, I'm sharing the gifts I received from my family and close friends of mine. This isn't bragging, this is just my way of thanking them.

The pillow and pouch are from an office mate. One of the nicest people I met at work. I'm enjoying the pillow and the pouch is just right to replace the makeup bag I've been using.

The Siberian husky stuffed toy is from my younger brother. He purchased it from Blue Magic, a store here in the Philippines and his name is Mr. Smith. My brother and I love dogs and would definitely want a husky but it's just too big for our place. Aside from that, he knows I collect stuffed toys and I sleep with most of them.

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The bag is from my cousin. Last year she gave me my first Celine bag and this year it's my first bag from Call it Spring. Shoes and bags are investment for me but I guess I don't need to buy a new one for 2015. I honestly don't know how to keep most of them since my room is quite small.

The last two gifts are from my mom and dad. I already gave my mom a hint of what I like so she purchased the Revlon eyeshadow palletes for me as well as the eyebrow pencil. It's my first time to have a Revlon eyeshadow pallete but I've already tried the eyeliner and eyebrow pencil. I'll be putting up a review on these on my next post.

The other gift they got me was a Samsung tablet and I love it. It has microsoft office which I can use for work or even at school. I can bring this with me wherever I go instead of a laptop.

Thanks for reading. I'll see you on my next post.

Year End Haul (Shoes, bags, accessories and other random stuff)

Happy New Year to all my readers. Another year have passed and I didn't really made this year as promised so I won't be making another blogging resolution that I would most likely break. I feel really sorry for that. After the operation, I had a change of occupation and started taking my Masters in Management making me busier than I used to.

This year, I'd like to start my blog with a haul of some of the things I purchased and received as gifts. Just a disclaimer, this post is in no way intended to brag about what I have. And the stuffs are things that I accumulated over some time and some were given as presents . Let's just say, this is my way of thanking everyone for all the presents they gave me and keeping track of my purchases.

The only time that I love to buy shoes without regret is during a sale. I went to Ayala for some Christmas shopping and I found a really great deal at Call It Spring. Originally, the leather and lace shoes cost Php2,195 each but I only got it for Php650 per pair. They're really comfortable and I so love wearing them specially the leather shoes. It's currently my go-to shoes. I'm kind of more careful when using the lace one though because I don't want it getting stained. It's really going to be perfect for spring until summer because of the color. The rubber shoes would be my parent's gift for me. The color is just so pretty and girly but the tough kind of girly. :p

The next would be a bag from Celine and an inspirational book that my cousin gave me as a Christmas present. Honestly, I just got it today. I wanted to buy a Celine bag for myself but I'm having second thoughts about it because I'm really getting off my holiday budget but I guess now I don't have to worry about it.

Haul : Ladies Accessories and Make up (SM Mall)

Hello ladies, I just want to share with you a few stuffs that I bought from SM San Fernando and SM Olongapo from late January to mid of February.

The 1st are bags. I was planning to buy from 'egg' ( a line of bag ) but I changed my mind after seeing that the departments store is having up to 50% sale. The first that I got was an old rose bag from Secosan which is originally Php999 but I only got it for only Php895. The second, also from Secosana, cost me Php550 with an original price of Php895. The style of the second bag looks a bit mature. It can also be bulky even without much things inside because of its structure but I just love the way the compartments keep my things organize. Note that these Secosana bags are made of rubberized leather so it must be properly kept to keep it from wearing out fast.

Haul : Hortaleza Nail Products

Hortaleza General Merchandise store is the best stop for salon products and that includes nail stuffs. From cleaning tools to nail polishes and nail accessories, they have it. It’s just one of my favorite beauty store.

I went to Hortaleza to check-out new colors of nail polishes and here’s what I got.

Miss Beauty Crack Nail Polish

HD Crack Nail Polish

Caress Nail Polish

Marry Nail Polish

Lucky Perfumed Nail Polish Remover

a few nail sticks

I’m happy with the first three products I mentioned so I’m making separate reviews with swatches but the 4^th one is just disappointing. It looks like a liquidy ice-cream paste with unmelted portions. The brush is also not even. It’s like fringe with several layers. I know it’s only Php 15 but Klick is only Php 18 and the quality is really nice.

The Perfumed Nail polish remover on the other hand, is a really good buy. It doesn’t leave white films on my nails, it doesn’t dry off that fast like the other ordinary acetones, it has moisturizer and it smells like candy. Really loving it.

Haul : Nail Art Accessories

I went to personal care section of the mall and here’s a few that I got. I don’t know exactly  what they are called but they are both from the makers of Klick and OMG Nail Polish. 

One is like small sequence and the other is like floral shaped chips and they both cost Php 50. The Nail Sequence is really thin and tiny you cannot place it on your nails individually with tweezers. Either you sprinkle it or dip your nails on it or mix it with the polish for application. You can also use a toothpick lightly dip on clear nail polish to pick up a few sequence at a time.