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Of Cute and Useful Things

I’m a sucker for cute things especially cute packaging. Over the years, I’ve been trying to nip that attitude just because I feel that sometimes I make impulse purchases that won’t be useful in the long run.

But I’m pretty happy with these purchases:

hello kitty plate, bitsandtreats

This Hello Kitty bowl is from mom. We got this at one of our former bazaars. I think it’s 150 pesos and it serves as my jewelry dish on my vanity.

Etude House Penguin Hand Lotion, by bitsandtreats

This Etude House Penguin is a hand lotion. I saw this at Sugar’s blog (where I find all my Etude House lemmings) and it took a while before I was able to buy them because at that time, they were not available at Etude House, Beauty by SM.

etude house hand lotion, bitsandtreats

Love the smell. It’s like mild baby powder. The packaging also works because the cap doesn’t come off so it doesn’t spill.

etude house lotion box, bitsandtreats
“This is my Fairy Penguin Story”

I totally forgot the price but it’s affordable and worth it. I like this better than the first EH hand lotion that I bought.  It’s not sticky and gets absorbed by my skin fast. I also sometimes use this to soothe the dry skin on my legs, elbows and knees. One bottle will last you a long time.

Got any cute stuff that are worth a shoutout?
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  1. AnonymousNovember 12, 2011 at 6:14 AM

    me! me! i have a host of kawaii stuff. mostly cat-themed and paper. the latest would be a cat-shaped lock, mirror with cat print and luggage tag also with cat print. all from toy kingdom.

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  2. Lady ENovember 13, 2011 at 10:11 PM

    Toy Kingdom has lots of interesting stuff for grown ups no?

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  3. sugar sugarNovember 14, 2011 at 12:56 AM

    i love the HK dish! it's so cute and i like the miss u handcreams too E! :3

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  4. AnonymousNovember 15, 2011 at 8:32 AM

    (nods head vigorously) yup! it's a shame i missed out on their sale weekends ago at megatrade hall. was there last year and got a couple of good stuff.

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