Glow by Lady E

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Lately I’m finding myself obsessed with skin care products, prevention in particular. I'm not getting younger and nobody likes lines and wrinkles, right? I should have done this in my early twenties but those were hard times and we didn’t have enough to support our daily lives, let alone vanity splurges. So now, I’m on hyper mode. I did not place any expectations on this product. I’ve had it with products claiming they can do this and that. I just tried the product thinking that if it works then great, if not then I’ll just find a new one. I wasn’t expecting a dramatic change but 2 weeks into using this product, I noticed that my under eye area has become lighter. The lines are also not as deep as they were before I used this product. I stopped using the Garnier eye products because I’m allergic to them so that means I’m not using any whitening products for that area. I am truly impressed with this product. I didn’t take a before and after photo as I wasn’t expecting this at ...

She’s one of my most malambing cats. She’s Chanel’s mom. The moment I carry her, she automatically embraces me. She puts her legs on either side of my neck and snuggles her head into my neck/hair. In this photo, she wanted to try something different. She just lied down and I carried her like I would a baby. Her hind legs were resting on my left arm. She also likes sliding her head down the length of my shoulder and arm then bringing her head back to my neck then slide down again. My mom worries that she might bite me or something. When Chacha gets so gigil with me, she sometimes bites my leg or foot. But not hard, just baby bites. Other times she thinks I’m one of her babies. I just talk to her a lot reminding her that I’m not a cat. She can stay like this for 10-20 minutes or until she finds something interesting. Sometimes she forgets that she's a mom already and fools around. When I tell her, "ChaCha stop" and she ignores me then I call her again and she still ig...

This is not Orly Out of This World but in my opinion, it should be. It turns from purple to green. I just love that color combination and the glitters make it even better! I got this nail polish from Sol at the Super Sale Bazaar .

During December I developed a serious addiction to perfumes. I used to avoid perfumes as they trigger my rhinitis but colognes and body sprays don’t last the whole day so you have to re-apply. There are two things that I only do once a day before I leave the house: 1. Comb my hair. 2. Spritz perfume. I hate bringing perfume bottles when I’m on the go. So I decided to splurge on perfume. They are a good long-term investment and I don’t get hassled anymore. One of my favorite brands is Givenchy and they are giving away samples of their 2 new fragrances – Play for Men (endorsed by Justin Timberlake) and Le Secret (endorsed by Uma Thurman) to one of my lucky followers. And I’m also throwing in Lady Million by Paco Rabanne: MB has Play for men and I have Le Secret which we will give as a gift to someone in the family. They come in cute spritzer bottles: Play is very potent so you only need a small amount. It lasts the whole day. House Rules: 1. I need at least 5 participants for e...

Lately I’ve been pretty obsessed with acquiring different brands and kinds of makeup and skin care (getting old). They make me happy just looking at them. Does that sound kooky? Well, probably. Guys have their gadgets while girls have their makeup. and shoes. and bags. and clothes. My vanity is getting crowded and I needed to do something. The solution? I got this at Muji for Php975. I’m very happy with this as it keeps my makeup organized and keeps the clutter at bay. Let me show you around. The first drawer from the right is my Lip Drawer.  It contains my lip balms, lip glosses and my unopened lip products. The middle drawer is the Cheek and Eye Drawer and houses my mini eye shadow palettes, single eyeshadows, eyelash curler, and sharpener. On the top are my blushes. The last drawer is the Stock Drawer. The first compartment contains bronzers and a highlighter. The one on top contains all my stocks – unused, unopened makeup. I haven’t given up on my old lipstick orga...

February is my birthday month and with that I’m doing several giveaways! I have always loved the Oprah Show and I especially love the Oprah’s Favorite Things episodes. Giving is just so natural to me. I think God blessed me with this gift. Giving makes me happy. Every time I watch that episode I always say a little prayer to God that one day I may be able to do that and bless so many people. I’m not quite there yet so I’m doing a mini version of it starting today! Watsons is my favorite beauty hangout. I get most of my beauty stuff there. Here are some of them: At Watsons, I discovered the new Kotex, Lip Ice, Charmee and these L’oreal 1-minute hair masks. I also get my favorite soap and my HG oil blotting paper there. Another thing that I like is getting freebies and samples from magazine and stores. So in this giveaway, I’m including the samples from the last giveaway (which was unsuccessful). Everything will be housed here: House Rules: 1. I need at least 5 participants...

My tiny babies are now all grown up and they stay downstairs. They’re in that stage where they are very curious, playful and just want to explore. These are some pics I took before they migrated. They were just outside my door. I was supposed to go out of my room when I saw them feeding. So how am I supposed to go out? I didn’t want to disturb them so I just took some photos but the little one was not digging it at all. That’s their elder sister Chanel. She’s very sweet. She always licks her siblings whenever she sees them. She hugs them while they sleep. I guess this baby is getting pissed off with all the picture taking while they’re feeding. = ) He’s giving me the evil eye. Nah, actually, he’s giving me a flying kiss. When cats wink at you, they are actually giving you a flying kiss. If you want to reciprocate, wink at them slowly. In the end, the baby just gave up and allowed me to click away. Oh, how I love kittens…

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Here’s a close up of M’s Party EOTD courtesy of Clinique: Read more about this event and learn a few tricks here .

Meet M. She’s a reader/follower of this blog and she’s a very good friend of mine. I invited her to the Clinique Mini Makeover Workshop. She came wearing this maxi blouse/mini dress that I really like and she looked like she was going on a date. Well, she wasn’t but she was meeting a girlfriend later on. Malou, her beauty consultant asked if she wanted a natural or a party look. M and I both agreed – Party!!! You only get a few makeover’s in your life so why not glam it up, right? Before that, she was given a skin assessment. She’s lucky.  She only has a few complaints. Her skin type is: Her face was prepped using the toner and moisturizer from the 3-Step System. Like with the other girls, Malou also taught M some tips on how to care for her skin and how to apply makeup. One of the things she taught was putting loose powder on your hand then rubbing it with the other to warm it up. Then you press your hand again on your palm and pat the same hand on your face...