Skin Care Essential Haul + Bazaar

     Hi dearies! I just want to share things I accumulated from my "tipid mode"/ beauty on a budget shopping and an unexpected purchases from the Bazaar for All Season last November 4 (Sunday) with le hubby and my parents. 

     This mini haul is always on my list whenever I go shopping for my skin care essentials because all of them are my HG's. I forgot how many times I bought these products except the Quick FX which was my second sachet. If you wanna know why these products tops my list and why I considered them my skin's best-bestest friend read my reviews here ^_^

Asian Secrets Lulur Body Scrub

GNC Vitamin C Moisturizing Cream

Quick FX Pimple Eraser

Snoe White Vitamin C Rich Calamansi Beauty Bar

Snoe White The Special Black Bleaching Bar

     I wanted to support my favorite fashion bloggers that's why I decided to drop by at the Bazaar for All Season last November 4 and that's a Sunday. Shopping wasn't a plan at all until my parents got delighted with the mark down prices of shoes and clothes. Even though we only have an hour to window shop, they managed to buy something that's worth every peso :D Surprisingly, the hubby gave his signal for me to shop ^_^ but there was a limit to my budget and this were all I got.

Floral Bustier Top

Chiffon Button down Polo

Anagon "ZERO" Wire Bracelet
Simone's Fashion Closet Necklace

     Souvenir photo from the Bazaar for All Season with Ana Gonzales and my son Kenzo/Zero. Wasn't able to take photo from fashion bloggers because they're all busy packing their stuff coz it's closing time :( Twas great seeing fashion bloggers! Hope to see you all next Bazaar!

Photo from anagonzales.com

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Watsons + SNOE Beauty Haul

     Hello there! Just a quick haul post for today. I asked Kenzo to watch Little Einsteins from the TV so I'm here typing faster than the usual because I told him this: mommy will borrow the laptop, count 1-10! Hehehe! So last weekend I went shopping to replenish my bath essentials and look what I found at Watsons, a charcoal toothbrush! My toothbrush brand is Colgate but the charcoal thing-y caught my attention so I decided to buy it and see what's the difference from the regular bristles. I ran out of conditioner and my plan was to try the Dove conditioner for color-treated hair. I haven't seen this variant before and I'm not sure if it's available here already. My cousin mentioned it to me a month ago. I tried looking for it at Watsons and Sm supermarket but I found none. My second option was Color Me Happy but it's OOS so my last resort was Pure Beauty Treatment Conditioner and it's my 2nd bottle now. 

Pure Beauty Treatment conditioner
Watsons Charcoal toothbrush

     Since I'm very busy lately and have no time to book for an appointment at my fave waxing salon, I just bought this hair removal paper and use the remaining Strip It wax that I won from a giveaway. I ran out of facial wipes and the aloe vera variant was OOS so I opted for the green tea instead.

Glam Works Hair Removal Paper
Purederm Makeup Cleansing Tissues in Green Tea

     Restocking my fave soaps from Snoe for the nth time, No.5 Vitamin C Rich Calamansi Beauty Bar and No. 10 The Special Black Bleaching Bar. Back to this soaps after finishing No.3 Special Kojic Glutathione Soap.

Vitamin C Rich Calamansi
The Special Black Bleaching Bar

     Will end my post here loves, stay safe and have a goodnight sleep :D Kenzo's time now :D

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Product Review: Snoe White Special Kojic and Glutathione Combo Beauty Bar

     Hi there! This will be a quick post for today. I'm squeezing in this review before doing mommy duties because Kenzo will be up in no time now and he'll be watching cartoons till sunrise on YT. 

     I really love Snoe! I'm using 3 variants of Snoe white beauty bar for more than 6 months now. I can say it's really effective especially in giving my skin the glow it needs. I'm currently using Vitamin C Rich Calamansi, Special Black Bleaching and Organic Green Papaya. I use them alternately depending on my mood or when I want to target specific problems in my face and body. Just click here, here and here if you want to read my reviews and see which one is my fave.

     Red is one of my favorite colors. That's why I got sold when I saw this variant of Snoe white soap at Cinderella, Sm Farview. Aside from the color, I'm sure that kojic-gluta combination is a must try. These 2 powerful whitening ingredients will surely give the boost that my skin needs- in the whitening department per se. Since I'm already fair, I want to even out some parts of my body that's always exposed to the heat of the sun. 

Snoe White Special Kojic and Glutathione Combo Beauty Bar
No.3 Special Kojic and Glutathione Combo Beauty Bar produces double whitening action of both high-grade Kojic and Glutathione. Inhibits melanin production to whiten skin blemishes and dark spots. Dries out, prevents pimples and helps remove blackheads. Thus, creating younger fairer skin.

Snoe White Special Kojic and Glutathione Combo Beauty Bar

size: 150g 

price: 139.75 php (Around $3.25)

place bought: Cinderella, Sm Fairview

instruction for use: wet skin, lather beauty bar and apply thoroughly. leave on skin for 2 minutes. expect a slight tingling or prickly sensation. rinse thoroughly. for best results use sunblock with spf30 after bathing.

Active Ingredients: High Kojic Content and L-Glutathione, Vegitol, Bearberry, Vitamin A, C, E, Grape Seed Extract, Goats Milk, AHA, Alpha Lipoic Acid, Songyi Mushroom, Papain Enzyme, Hyaluronic Acid, High Grade Coconut Oil

What I like:

• It's organic!
• Cute packaging 
• Doesn't melt fast.
• The scent is not overpowering.
• Exfoliates really well compared to other Snoe soaps that I've tried.
• There's a certain glow on my skin after use.
• Doesn't dry my skin.
• Easily accessible~ Cinderella Sm Fairview carries Snoe products now!!! Yay :D
• Affordable

What I don't like:

• No batch, manufacturing and expiry date. 

Will I repurchase? Yes!

Recommendation:
     I give this soap a 4.75/5 rating. Use the soap as instructed. Not to be used for sensitive skin. Always use sunblock with spf 30 or higher to protect your skin from the sun. There's 10 variants of Snoe white soaps to try and it's formulated to cater every skin need. I already tried and tested 4 of them and I'm sure that I'll be trying another variant soon. This soap is what I've used during my rest period from the special black bleaching bar. It's somehow milder and whitens gently. I highly recommend this soap, my skin loves it! 

     What SNOE variant you want to try?Share your thoughts! 

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My Skin Care Regimen

     Hi loves! I'm worrying that another typhoon (Helen) will give sleepless nights and panic attacks to those living near rivers, creeks and low lands. After a day of sunshine here's another day of gloomy sky. If only we can talk to mother nature and ask her to give us normal amount of rainfall then we'll all be appease. Let's just pray that God will guide and give us strength and patience to endure all these natural disasters that we have to face.
     Today is errands day and we're off to Sm Fairview for some grocery and window shopping :D I'm also excited because the kiddo in me wants to play arcade games, weeee!~ So before going outside, I want to share my skin care regimen. Almost all of these skin care products became my HG (holy grail). Believe me when I say that I've tried and tested these soaps since 2009. Some brands specially with the soap only became my favorites this year. 

     My facial soaps- I use this soap once or twice a day. I also use a special soap e.g my skin is acting up or I want to lighten dried up zits.

ALL ORGANICS CALAMANSI

Step 1: I leave the soaps lather for 2 minutes then rinse.

SNOE WHITE VITAMIN C RICH CALAMANSI

SNOE WHITE SPECIAL BLACK BLEACHING SOAP

Step 2: After the Calamansi soap (ALL ORGANICS/SNOE WHITE) I leave the soaps lather on my
face for 2 minutes then rinse.

CYLEINA KOJIC ACID SOAP

FOR PIMPLE MARKS

ALL ORGANICS TOMATO LIME

FOR ACNE BREAK-OUTS

     I only use one toner before until I tried something that is almost close to organic because of its ingredients (will make a review soon)- All Organics Lemongrass Facial toner and Dr. Skin Oil Control Toner

ALL ORGANICS LEMONGRASS 

My new love! I included this on my skin care regimen because it helped me lessen my pimples during my monthly period.

     For my moisturizer- I only use GNC Vitamin C Moisturizer and Camaru Naturals Camellia Oil

DAY

NIGHT, I ALSO USE THIS AS MY UNDER EYE CREAM

     And for my face mask- I use Purederm's Dual Well-Being twice a week.

     Basically that's it! I will update this post later. I want to add something but I can't find the pictures of them. Hope you enjoyed reading this. Stay safe everyone!

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Just Sharing

     O-M-G! It's end of season sale once again. I know it's crazy! I'm planning to lift my no buy mode (parang coding lang =P) hehehe! but here's my bipolar personality again. I would love to shop new clothes and shoes since the last time I bought a pair of flats was months ago. But I'm worried that I will regret buying those stuffs. It's weird, I know! I'm also confused what brand to buy. Most stylish items are on sale so this will make me go nuts! Even if I already made my shopping list that I restricted only to three items (THREE ONLY) I'm sure that I will ignore it most specially if the items that caught my eye is 70% off the tag. I'm an impulse buyer before. I hope I can resists the power of temptation. So before I go on bargain hunting later, I want to share this post so you know what to expect on my next reviews. 

     Please bear with me for the long introduction. If you can still remember my post about being lucky on giveaways, well thanks to my lucky charm because I also won from other giveaways that I joined. This GC is for my son Kenzo and the hubby who loves eating chicken and burger :D and oh, coffee float is enough for me.

Certified Foodies Giveaway

500PHP GC from Jollibee

     My sister-in-law gave me this new product from AVON to review. She said this new hair treatment is on a special introductory price that's why she wanted me to give it a try. The hair treatment costs 199php. It's a steal because the shampoo is free. 

AVON Advance Techniques 3D

     This loot came from my sister. It's a way of saying thank you from asking a very important favor. She also saw this Tiny Buds baby powder at The Landmark baby section. At first I thought its for Kenzo but she told me to try it as finishing powder. When I read that it's made of real rice grains, I doubt it on keeping oilies at bay. But I have to road test it first, who knows this can be an HG material.

Tiny Buds Baby Rice Powder

Snoe White Calamansi Soap

Snoe White Bleaching Soap

     I will end my post here dearies! My allergies are still there but not as itchy as day 1 and 2. I'm just worried that it will leave marks. I accidentally scratched them while sleeping :(  So to those who are going to spend their day shopping, take care and relax! Enjoy your day.

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Product Review: SNOE White The Special Black Bleaching Bar

     Are you ready for your summer getaway? Today is Holy Monday and some of us are getting ready to spend their summer vacation with their loved ones and friends in their provinces. I'm sure everyone is excited so get ready and pack your things ahead of time. Don't forget to bring your sunglasses and hats and put enough sunblock to protect your skin from the damaging UVA and UVB because I'm sure that Mr. Golden Sun will rise up and shine high! 

     

     So before I join the excitement of your summer vacation, I will share my thoughts about this soap. After my wonderful experience with their Vitamin C Rich Calamsi Beauty Bar and Organic Green Papaya I decided to try other variant like black bleaching bar. I know that I'm getting hooked, addicted and amazed with Snoe White beauty bar so here's my take after a month's use.

SNOE White The Special Black Bleaching Bar

SNOE White The Special Black Bleaching Bar

No.10 Snoe White The Special Black Bleaching Bar 

This special black bleaching bar is used to whiten dark spots, acne blemishes, freckles and melasma. Contains fruit acids to nourish the skin. Our special formula provides intense bleaching and whitening action that creates luminous skin.

size: 150g 

price: 139.75 php (Around $3.25)

place bought: Landmark, Trinoma

instruction for use: wet skin, lather beauty bar and apply thoroughly. leave on skin for 2 minutes. expect a slight tingling or prickly sensation. rinse thoroughly. for best results use sunblock with spf30 after bathing.

ingredients: Alpha Hydroxy Acid, High Grade Coconut Oil

What I like:

• It's organic!
• Cute and fancy packaging.
• Doesn't melt fast.
• I feel a stinging sensation and tightening of my pores.
• There's a lightening on my blemishes, particularly on dried zits.
• My skin looks luminous when I look in the mirror.
•  I experienced micro peeling on sides of my nose.
• Easily accessible.
• Affordable.
• Yay! Manufacturing and expiry dates are already stamped on the packaging ^_^

What I don't like:

• No batch, manufacturing and expiry date 
• A bit drying on skin.

Will I repurchase? Yes! I'm on my second bar nth bar now. I want to use it continuously but there's a precaution that says "Shift to another Snoe White Beauty Bar variant after three months of continuous use to let the skin rest. You may resume usage of our special black bleaching beauty bar one month after". 

Recommendation:

     I give this soap a 5/5 rating. Use the soap as instructed. Follow their recommendation I mentioned above so that your skin will have resting period and consult a dermatologist first because this may not be suited for sensitive skin. Always use sunblock with spf 30 or higher to protect your skin from the sun. Organic soap does not contain any soap hardener and our hot humid weather will make the soap melt faster. I always cut the soap in half. I highly recommend this soap, my skin loves it!

     What SNOE variant you want to try?Share your thoughts! 

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Product Review: SNOE White Organic Green Papaya

     Hi, Im back! As promised, I'll share with you my experience on Snoe White's Organic Green Papaya after two weeks of using it. If your like me who loves reading every bit of information on product labels, you will see its claim of whiter skin in two weeks. If I were to gauge the soap on the whitening department, I can say that two weeks time is such a short period to see its effectiveness because in my own experience on using different whitening soaps, it takes more than a month of using it religiously. Well maybe its only me and my "balat sibuyas" skin (thin skin) that is immune to whitening products so it takes a lot of time to achieve maximum results. But oh boy, I'm amazed with this soap because I can see drastic changes on my skin within a short span of time given that I stayed more than 5 hours exposed in the sun around 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. last week. So here's my take on organic green papaya soap, my new HG soap :)

image taken from www.snoebeauty.com

 No.8 Snoe White Organic Green Papaya Beauty Bar

Green Papaya's papain enzyme has been proven to be 50 to 100 times stronger than other similar natural natural whitening ingredients and it helps dissolve dead and damage skin resulting to a fairer and more radiant skin. See dramatic whitening results in a short span of two weeks.

size: 150g 

price: 139.75 php (Around $3.25)

place bought: Landmark, Trinoma

instruction for use: wet skin, lather beauty bar and apply thoroughly. leave on skin for 2 minutes. expect a slight tingling or prickly sensation. rinse thoroughly. for best results use sunblock with spf30 after bathing.

ingredients: Green Papaya Pulp, Bearberry and Fruit Extracts, Vitamin C and E, Jojoba Oil, High Grade Coconut Oil

What I like:

• It's organic!
• Cute packaging.
• Doesn't sting my eyes. 
• Doesn't melt fast.
• The scent is not overpowering.
• Smooth and gentle on my skin.
• There's a lightening on dark marks in my legs caused by insect bites.
• Easily accessible.
• Affordable.

What I don't like:

• No batch, manufacturing and expiry date 

Will I repurchase? Yes! I'm on my second bar now. I'm itching on trying other variants but I want to use it religiously to see maximum results.

Recommendation:

     I give this soap a 4.25/5 rating. Use the soap as instructed. Organic soap does not contain any  soap hardener and our hot humid weather will make the soap melt faster. I always cut the soap in half. I highly recommend this soap, my skin loves it!

     Have you tried this variant of Snoe White soap?Thanks for sharing!

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Hg's Haulin' Part II

     Hi dearies! How's your Saturday morning? I'm craving for some milk tea and cream puff :) I'm not sure if I'll satisfy my cravings later when we go outside because I still have a lot of house chores to do. I'm a bit lazy today and sleep deprived again :( My son is not feeling well. He wasn't able to sleep comfortably due to his coughs and colds. He cries every now and then because of his clogged nostrils. How I wish I can put a magic spell so that he'll feel better right away. 

     I'll make this post quick by sharing what I bought yesterday after my father's check up at Asian Eye Institute TriNoma. Here's what I got:

Purederm Make-Up Cleansing Tissues- Aloe Vera

SNOE White Vitamin C rich Calamansi beauty bar

SNOE White Organic Green Papaya

Plastic bottles and containers

     I'm on my 2nd bar of these soaps and I'm lovin' it. I use it alternately with my All Oragnics Soap in Calamansi and Singkamas while I'm on my 4th pack of this facial wipes. That's all for now. Have a great day ahead. Enjoy your weekend!

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Product Review: SNOE White Vitamin C rich Calamansi beauty bar

     I'm a sucker for anything organic. My current addiction when it comes to skin care includes organic soaps from All Organics like Calamansi, Singkamas , Papaya with Glutathione, and Tomato Lime. Facial toner like All Organics Lemongrass toner and EOS lipbalms. Although I've found my HG's which I'm using for more than two years now, methinks I need to try other brands because my skin will get immune with these products thus lessen its effectiveness. Thanks to my fellow bloggers who always share their recent product hauls. I discovered so many things from them and become updated on latest beauty finds from skin care to makeup. So when I read their posts about SNOE, I'm giddy to try their soaps. 

     Be the fairest of them all... sounds promising, eh? Will this statement make me as fair and white as Snow White? Catchy enough to make me buy this soap. 

Snoe white Vitamin C rich Calamansi Bar

Snoe white Vitamin C rich Calamansi Bar

Snoe white Vitamin C rich Calamansi Bar

 NO.5  Snoe white Vitamin C rich Calamansi Bar

Calamansi- is a rich source of vitamin C and alpha-hydroxy acid that will whiten dark spots on skin. It naturally bleaches dark regions of the body specially the under arms, inner thighs and act as an organic deodorant. It is also a natural astringent that safely eliminates pimples without being harsh to skin.

size: 150g

price: 139php (Around $3.25)

place bought: Landmark, Trinoma

instructions for use: wet skin, lather beauty bar and apply thoroughly. leave on skin for 2 minutes. expect a slight tingling or prickly sensation. rinse thoroughly. for best results use sunblock with spf30 after bathing.

ingredients: Calamansi Extract, Papaine Enzyme, Vitamin C and E, Cucumber Extract, Goat's Milk, High Grade Coconut Oil

What I like:

• It's organic!
• Nice citrusy smell.
• Fancy and cute packaging.
• Doesn't not melt easily like other organic soaps.
• Affordable.
• Easily accessible.
• There are so many variants to choose from.
• There's a micro peeling effect which is plus for me.
• Leaves my skin squeaky clean.
• Yay to the manufacturing and expiry dates ^_^

What I don't like:

• No batch, manufacturing and expiry date
• Sting my eyes big time
• Since it's summer already, I need to splurge on spf to protect my skin from darkening

Will I repurchase? Yes! I want to try other variants like the collagen and kojic thingy

Recommendation:

     I give this a 4.75/5 rating. This can pass as my substitute to All Organics Calamansi Soap that I love to bits. Haven't seen any whitening effect for the past two week. I think it's too early to gauge it in terms of whitening. Always cut the soap into half so that it will not melt easily. The heat is on and organic soaps melt faster even I put it air conditioned room. If the direction for use says leave it for two minutes, then follow without hesitation. Leaving it longer will really make your skin red and itchy. 

     That's it for now. Have you tried Snoe white soaps?Which variant can you recommend for me to try next?Thank you for sharing! 

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Landmark's Best Beauty and Skin Care Finds ^_^

     I just recently went at TriNoma to replenish some stocks of my skin care products. Thank you Landmark because you've got it all for me. Sounds familiar, eh? Instead of SM, I owe it all to Landmark. Best and affordable prices, wide range of choices and can pass my standards when it comes to quality. I have to feed my curiosity on new skin care brands which I think will be competing with some of my HG's. I also dropped by at Watson's Sm Fairview on our way home because I'm in need of something that I can put on my new wedge to ease the pain while walking. Here's what I got:

Human Heart Nature Feminine Wash- my HG Feminine Wash to date

Johnson's Facial Wipes

Watson's Foot Ease Gel Cushions

Unbranded Retractable Kabuki Brush

Maybelline Makeup Remover Lip and Eye

     After reading good feedbacks from fellow beauty bloggers, I decided to try Snoe White soaps from Snoe Beauty. And since they have variants like my HG soaps from All Organics, I'm totally sold!

Snoe White No. 5- Vitamin C- Enriched Calamansi Beauty Bar

Snoe White No. 8- Organic Green Papaya Beauty Bar

Snoe White No. 10- The Special Black Bleaching Bar

     I smell a review, stay tuned for more product updates! Take care :) 

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