Happy Ramblings

I love L'Oreal's Infallable Make Up Line, so even if I am no longer into glossy lippies, I decided to buy and try one the Pro Matte Glosses that the brand has. There was no change of heart, I am still and I think forever will be a matte lipstick kind of girl! L'Oreal Matte Gloss. More than my love for he Infallable line, what drew me to this product and what made me really curious is the name. I mean, how can a gloss lipstick be matte? My original plan was just to swatch it when I happen to drop by a beauty store, but when I did, the beauty consultant said it was on sale, P100.00 ($2.50) off so am I to say no, right? It retails for P400.00, got it for P300.00    Since most of the brands were on sale on that specific weekend, there were only three shades available. I tried to convince myself to try a darker shade, but I just fell inlove with this brownish-coralish one! My type of MLBB shade, actually.  Pro Matte Gloss in Bare Attraction Shade 318 - Bare

I wanted to end our 4 day trip to Thailand on a high note so I scheduled Ayutthaya on our last day. I love ruins, temples and old vibes so it was perfect! How to Get to Ayutthaya: Here's where we lined up to get to Ayutthaya 1. From our Airbnb, we just rode BTS to Victory Monument 2. We took the exit 4. 3. Look / ask around where the vans to Ayutthaya are. The travel time is approx. 1.5-2 hours depending on traffic condition. I suggest you leave early especially if you are only going to be there for day tour. Our van ride was comfortable, since I woke u early, I slept through the whole trip. We had one stop over at a gasoline station.  When we reached Ayutthaya, we were welcomed by people who were pitching tour package of the place. We spoke to this girl who offered us 6 hour tour. We were given the option to choose between an air conditioned car or Tuktuk to take us around. Of course we chose the latter for a more authentic Thai experience.  Ayuttha

Aside from my constant rant about my unmanageable hair, another thing that I always always rant about is my oily face. And it does not help that we live in a tropical country.  Whenever I put on make up, I'd get so frustrated because just few minutes after putting it on, I can already see my face oiling up. I'd have to blot every now and as a result, my make up won't stay long. I'll end up doing my whole face all over again or I'll just leave it as it is.  For the longest time, I have been using Maybelline Baby Skin Pore Eraser  as my primer. I don't really explore much when it comes to primer. But since I feel like the previous isn't delivering its claims anymore, I looked for an alternative. I have watched and read good reviews about this primer so I thought, why not give it a try.  This claims to smoothen skin and fill fine lines and pores. It's silicone-y, very similar to Maybelline's Baby Skin Pore Eraser. Bought this for

Once upon a time, we didn't know better. I thought, since it would be our first time in that specific place and we want everything to be convenient and good, let's let the experts handle it.  Wrong move. In a nutshell, we felt like we did not get to experience the place enough. It was not the best experience and we swore that moving forward, we'll do it our way. DIYs Itineraries are the best! I'm no expert in planning trips, I have not traveled enough to be called a legit travel blogger but I thought it would be nice to share how I go about planning our trips.

I have been wanting to get new glasses from Sunnies for a long time now but decided not to because back then, my old glasses were still okay. Then one day, my old pair decided to just give up on me .The lense popped out of the frame; how it happened, I don't know.  Being the brainchild of Philippines It Girls Georgina Wilson, Bea Soriano and Martine Cajucom, it's no surprise that all designs are modern and fasyown! Sunnies is a big hit to everyone because it's hip and it's very affordable! They originally were just selling sunglasses, became really popular and eventually branched out to offering prescription glasses.  I chose this Ollie Design. Huge Face, bigger frame.

As part of the perks of being a member of Astoria Leisure & Vacation Club Inc, we received complimentary 3D2N stay at Astoria Palawan. Since we have already visited the top tourist destinations in Puerto Princesa, we decided to not leave the hotel and just relax.  Warning: This is a photo heavy post. LOL Having been able to stay in  Astoria Current  and visited Astoria Boracay, I had high expectation from Astoria Palawan. I kinda knew that I wouldn't be disappointed. Just like Astoria Current, it is so vibrant.

I cannot stress enough how much my unruly hair takes so much of my time and patience. I don't want to spend so much to get it done but I'm also so frustrated and I know I need to do something about it ASAP! Then I remembered, hey, I can get a hair transformation without having to spend so much!  Let me share with you how I managed to get my hair rebonded for only P310.00! The most that I have spent for my hair is almost P6,000 for a Keratin Hair Treatment at Azta Urban Salon few years ago. Although I was satisfied with how it turned out, I still felt so bad spending so much for my hair. Then one day, I believe it was 2-3 years ago, I stopped by HBC to look around and saw their Professional Color & Rebond System. I was not able to post an entry the first time I used it so I'm making sure this second one will be published! Here's what you'll need: ♥Hortaleza Professional Color & Rebond System ♥Plastic container where you can mix the products

When Private Pool comes into conversation, Pansol, Laguna instantaneously comes up on top of the list. It wouldn't be dubbed as the Team Building Capital of the Philippines for nothing, right? While there really are a LOT of options in Pansol, Laguna, it's also a known fact that the transporation and car rental to reach the Private Pool of choice is going to hurt your budget. A van rental alone, which normally sits 10-12 people can cost P8,000-P12,000. If you're going to add that up with your food and other expenses for the team building or family bonding budget, it will really be too much! I personally had quite a lot of challenging times looking for a Private Pool just within the Metro. If you are looking for a place for team building, family bonding, events place or just a simple swimming/gathering, Lorenzo's Place - Valenzuela is great choice.  With no traffic, in less than 30 minutes, you'll get here if you're coming from QC North Area.  RATE

I was quite stoked when I learned that Thai BBQ Original restaurant is now open at Ayala Malls, Vertis North in Quezon City.  We already had what we wanted in our minds even before we reached the restaurant: Tom Yum Soup, Pad Thai, Pandan Chicken, Thai Iced Tea and probably Mango Sticky Rice for dessert. Because Ayala Mall Vertis North just soft opened, we knew that it wouldn't be crowded -- just like how we want it.  We ordered Tom Khai Ghai for soup, PadThai, Pandan Chicken, Plain Rice, Green Mango Shake and Thai Milk Tea. The staff who took our order even read out what she wrote on her little notepad and we confirmed that, yup, those are our orders!  Perhaps because it just soft opened 14th of July, we noticed how confused some of the staff were. They made a mistake of serving our Pad Thai and Pandan Chiken to a different table. That's okay, it wasn't that much of an issue. But since we were a bit hungry already, we started with Pad Thai and decided to just w

My hair is very unruly. I was born with naturally wavy hair and keeping it decent has always been a challenge. I used to get regular hair treatments; I actually started back in highschool. I tried hair relaxing, hair rebonding, and all other types of Keratin treatments. These are really helpful, I especially like getting Keratin Hair treatments because unlike rebonding, my hair does not look that flat. However, it only lasts for few months. On the second or third month, I would find myself going back to blow drying and straightening my hair. If I have all the time in the world, I really wouldn't mind; however, would rather sleep in for another 60 minutes than spend it on my hair every single day. Just for making sure that my hair would stay tamed the whole day, I need to invest at least an hour drying it and straightening every single strand of my thick hair! When I do not have the luxury of time to straighten my hair, I would usually just braid my damp hair and loosen it

The first time that I went to Boracay, I stayed in one of the hotels in Station 2. To be honest, I didn't really like how crowded Station 2 is even on lean season. Station 3, where Current by Astoria is located, might sound a bit far for some; but I reckon it is the best spot in Boracay! It's less crowded, bigger area to swim and nearer to the tents where activities  booths are! So, about Current by Astoria. The first time I saw and came to this hotel was when we got lured by the offer of free buffet dinner at Astoria Boracay. lol. We were given buffet stubs and were told that there was no catch/fees/whantnots. So we went to have dinner in Astoria Boracay in Station 1 and little did we know, it was a marketing strategy. We were 'kind of' forced to go to Current By Astoria to listen to a loooooong presentation about Astoria Vacation & Leisure Club. (We eventually signed up and now members of AVLCI, separate post coming!)