On Sale! + Mini Reviews

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Here's a little back story for you guys.  My father worked in Saudi Arabia and we were fortunate enough to be with him there for some time.  That time, there wasn't really much to do because of all the constraints.  A lot of my childhood was (I feel) spent in malls.  I didn't feel like I was missing out though.  I loved it!  The sales were really great!

When our family came back to the Philippines, I really felt bad because the sales here weren't as appealing.  So, years passed and I accepted that our dear country might not pick up on the shopping goodness.  But the sales last December and this January really impressed me.  Maybe its because I haven't recently stayed in Manila during December and January.  Maybe its the influx of a lot of international brands and new malls.  Nonetheless, I was very pleased.

This sale season, I actually held back on my makeup purchases as I intend to use up my current ones and keep it fairly simple from now on.  Well, you know how this goes... I couldn't resist two purchases.  One is the L'Oreal Paris Lucent Magique Light-Infusing Foundation, which is probably the Asian version of the Lumi Magique range L'Oreal has.  Its original price was Php 859.  After the discount it was Php 429.50.

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush Palette (with Swatches)

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My birthday was last month, November.  I don't think I could let my birthday pass by without me treating myself to something nice.  This year that something nice was the Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush Palette ($ 58).  My friend was kind enough to get it for me when she was in the States.

2015 - Ready!

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Here comes that time of the year when we're supposed to reflect and review the year that has just ended.  2014 had its highlights and this post would be quite long if I listed them all down.  Rather, I'd like to focus on 2015, the year ahead.


I'm really happy that planners, journals, and notebooks still exist even if they could easily be replaced by tabs and whatnot.  For 2015, I chose The Daykeeper Datebook.  This is their 2nd year producing a planner.  I was too late to order one last year so I made sure I was early this year.  This year, I really want to absorb everything that will happen to me and be in the moment, rather than moving from one event to another so quickly.

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You could see its really pretty and has a lot of photos, which is a dilemma for me.  I don't want to ruin it!  I love though how there's one page that's just for the "things that made me smile today".

Just in case I end up getting the urge to just wreck my planner with my oh-so-lovely (sarcastic tone right here) writing, I drank enough coffee to get the lavender "The Giving Journal" of Coffee Bean.  There's just this irreplaceable satisfaction that you get from crossing out tasks from your to-do list.

I wish everyone the best for 2015! :)  Remember, resolutions don't have to start in the beginning of the year.