OOTD: Black and Blue Urban Chic

     Hello! Belated Happy Valentine's Day :) I hope all of you had a blast yesterday. Before I start laying out the details of my outfit, I just wanna thank ze hubby for making hearts day extra special. 

     If you follow me on Instagram, I'm sure you've already seen this ensembles. This is what I wore during the L'Oreal Professionnel Steampod Launch. The attire should be black and blue urban chic and these colors perfectly matches the Steampod. I'll just make this intro short, my mind is floating got only 4 hours of sleep :( Please leave a comment if you have questions. Thank you for understanding :D Special thanks to Aya of Codename Aya for these lovely photos! 

 Black and Blue Urban Chic

OOTD: Puss in Boots

     Hellos! This is my first outfit post of the year :) Thank you very much to Kai of Brew of the Day for taking my outfit shots. Remember that I'm very shy to take outfit shot in public? I'm 10x times more shy here when we did my outfit shot because it was taken inside the Landmark Trinoma but it's okay since almost all we're rushing home so there's only a couple of shoppers walking and they didn't even bother to look on what we're doing =P

    I wore this outfit 3 weeks ago when I met-up and had dinner with blogger friends. I look haggard and tired in this photo, right? And look at my tummy, it's bloated like the cat in Puss in Boots hence the title of this OOTD. Blame it on Christmas and New Year's celebration and some post holiday gatherings. There's also 3 birthdays in our family after new year including my birthday! Insert the holiday weight gain here. Whew! 

Early Christmas Gifts

     I had a blast last December with overflowing prizes from the giveaways that I joined. I felt that  Santa heard my wishes and seen that I've been very good last year. Haha! I know this is also a delayed post from my giveaway winnings. I wasn't able to claim/pick up the prizes on time and the only free time I had was when le hubby had his rest day during Christmas. He accompanied me to pick up the prizes and I'm so giddy like a kid that day because I'm sooo excited to get hold of my prizes :D

    I still have tons of prizes from other giveaways that I joined and will muse that on my next post.  I want to thank Sarah Tirona, Sabs Hernandez, Manila Shopper and Marqui Santos for having these awesome giveaways. 

     

Fashion Eggplant Birthday Giveaway

Monotheme Gift Set- 100ml White Musk perfume and toilet soap

Sabs Hernandez 100 Followers Giveaway

Handspa manicure with Paraffin treatment

Manila Shopper Studio Boheme Honey Badger Bags Review + Giveaway

11" Floral with Metallic Beige Strap HB Doctor Satchel

Good Times!~

Random Winnings

     Hi dearies! My apologies for not posting lately. I'm still alive and kicking :D Been very busy with family and some personal stuff. I want to catch up on my backlogs and make a new review after new year but not sure if I can make it :( Hope you can still find time to read my posts even though haven't posted a decent one. Oh by the way, January is my birth month so there will be another giveaway coming next month. 

     I just want to share my overdue giveaway winnings since the contests that I joined happened a few months ago. If you follow me on twitter I'm sure you've read my rant about the giveaway prize that took almost 6 months before it reached our doorsteps. Whew! Will not make blabber about it, just scroll down and click the photos or the links if you wanna follow blogs I'm following so that you can also join their giveaways :))) 

     I won a NAVA see through bag and a Bench perfume from Alyssa Lapid's June Birthday giveaway but I don't know what happened to the Bench perfume because I received 2 Status Magazine instead. 

Alyssa Lapid's June Birthday Giveaway

Thank you for the note Alyssa :)

     Remember my post about the makeup workshop that I attended? After the workshop, Kanebo was very generous and had a raffle of their products including a solid soap, skincare set and a gorgeous eyeshadow palette. I was not expecting to win since this product was raffled last. 

Kikay Trekkie's Half-off the price for Radiant Beauty Makeup Workshop by Kanebo and Suzzane Tan

Shade is 03 Mauve pink

Very classy packaging!!!

Hello gorgeous :) But for unfortunately, I already sold this palette when we needed extra money for my father's dialysis. I hope this is not a big issue since this was my prize- I can do whatever I want and this did NOT came from the products sent by the company to review and or from press kits.

     And lastly this very elegant nail file came from Czech Republic!!! I won this from Chic and Sassy Homemakers Mont Bleu Giveaway! This is something new for me because it's not an ordinary nail file. It is made from glass and has the unique design- SWAROVSKI CRYSTALS.

Chic and Sassy Homemaker's MONT BLEU Giveaway

L- Travel size glass nail file
R- Nail File with Swarovski Crystals

     The nail file is very gorgeous that I'm just planning to display it. I don't want to use this coz I'm afraid that I will misplace the stones unconsciously while filing my nails. Haha! The mini nail file is very cuteee! Small enough to place inside my pocket or inside my makeup pouch.

     That's all for now. Thank you so much to these lovely bloggers for having awesome giveaways. 

Good Times!~

     

OOTD: Denim and Chiffon

     I'm already getting the hang of taking outfit shot in public :D I found a new photographer in the presence of my younger brother ;P But this just came coincidentally since all the outfit shots he took was taken during his free time. If I'm saying that backlogs are piling up before (usually this goes with haul, product review and event posts) I think my backlogs are piling up again and this time for my outfit of the day. I'm a very shy and soft spoken person that's why I really feel uncomfortable taking pictures in public alone. I always want to take pictures in group or with my son and ze hubby. But now I can say that I'm slowly getting used to take my outfit shots alone anywhere :D

     Here's what I wore when I attended Kanebo's Radiant Beauty Makeup Workshop at Rustan's Makati last week. I preferred the morning sesh around 10 a.m. so that I can go home early and go straight to the dialysis center to look after my father. I had a great time during the workshop that I'll muse on my next post. For this outfit, I just decided to wear something that I think will look good on me but I'm not sure if they really "match". 

OOTD: Taken 2

     I was one of the lucky winner to Nuffnang PH's Preserving Mankind with Kojie.san Men blog contest. I won two tickets to the especial screening of Taken 2 last October 5, 2012 that was held at Shangrila Cineplex 1. Days before the said event, I was very clueless what to wear since I'm very lazy that week to dress up. I decided to wear something laid back with my old pair of jeans and a comfy shirt then just added a blazer so that my outfit will somehow look chic. 

OOTD: Flowers

     Looking for a dress to wear in an important event or gathering gives me stress. I always look inside my closet two days before the said date and do the mix match thing-y but I can't decide which is which. I'm not good in matching colors and sometimes I lack the courage to wear the dress or the outfit that suits my personality. I always ask advice from my mom, my sibs and ze hubby. 

     When I received a VIP invitation for the Lolita grand launch, the first thing that came into my mind was the outfit. The e-vite's theme was very sweet and girly. I asked blogger friends if I need to wear something formal. When they said no, just wear something where you'll stand out means I can wear anything, a dress or a cute top and skirt will do. So I decided to wear something colorful and girly. I already made an outfit post wearing this dress here and just added a floral cover up that somehow made this outfit Japanese inspired. Tulip dress and Floral kimono cover-up combined and tada~ flowers! 

OOTD: Eat-All-You-Can

     Hi ladies! I'm back with another attempt to do an outfit of the day post. I'm a bit nervous and somehow shy when taking pictures in public alone that's why until now I only got 3 OOTD posts and the first two was with my son: First Attempt and Kenzo's Me Time. My only solo OOTD post was taken last Mother's Day when we celebrated it at my lola's house. I had so many attempts to do an outfit post but I got so many reasons too why I failed. Hahaha! It's either I forgot the camera, the batteries were drained, I'm not in the mood or my outfit was not suitable for an oufit post lol :D 

     So yesterday was the day! My husband's uncle celebrated his birthday at Kamayan West ave. and it's a perfect timing to take pictures because we have two cameras, no excuse for low battery and such. I wore something loose yesterday since it's an eat-all-you-can buffet, I'm expecting my tummy to explode! Kidding aside, I mean I'm not a big eater and this kind of buffet will make my tummy look big since I have all the guilty pleasures eaten yesterday. Excuse my hair, need to go to salon to have some serious treatment, I think =P

Happy Girl

     Hello there! My apologies for MIA. It's been a very busy and fulfilling week for me :D I have so many things to tell you guys. I don't know where to start. Hehehe! I realized that it's been a week since my last post and backlogs are piling up again. So to start with, I will share to you what I bought last weekend during my recent trip to SM North and Trinoma. Do you still remember my post about Just Sharing? I'm happy that I tolerated myself from buying more than three items during the sale. I decided not to look or hold the items that caught my attention. I want to thank my fellow bloggers for giving recommendations on choosing the right bag. I will tell everything on my next posts.

     Nothing happened during the sale (Saturday and Sunday). I went home with the usual things that I have. It was Monday when the hubby decided to shop for Kenzo's new clothes. He also told me that I need to buy something even if it's sale or not. I'm still confused because I saw stylish bags that I want to take home with me but I lacked the courage to buy it thinking that it will just sit on my closet. It's already closing time and we passed by the dept. store and hubby saw travelling bags on display. The colors were catchy. The moment hubby stopped and handed me this bag, he said let's buy this. Without hesitations I ended up buying the bag. 

Grab Travelling Bag

     I'm a happy girl :D It's very spacious and the color goes on with any outfit that I wear. I also miss bringing big bags with me. So now on my next purchase, it's my new shoes! My original plan is to buy a comfy flats. I wanted to buy the Sole Mate flats which is on a buy 2 pairs for only 399. There's a lot of designs and colors to choose from but again I can't choose! Last Tuesday after my photoshoot, I went to SM Fairview just to buy a coloring book for Kenzo. I saw this wedge at So Fab. I tried it on- look at the mirror- and there bought this new pair. I don't know if it's an impulse buy but it looks like I'm happy with it. This is my third wedge and my first pair was from Shoe Box and Me

So! Fab Wedges

So! Fab Wedges

     I'm a happy girl! I bought a new bag and a new pair of shoes with no regrets (which I usually feel after buying things that I like) I guess this attitude that I have now is the realization for the true value of money now that I have a toddler who will go to school months from now. I need to be practical and save not only for myself but for my family. 

     Til my next post! So what's your latest sale finds? Share! Have a great weekend loves!

Good Times!~

     

     

An Attempt to do an OOTD post

     Last Saturday, we went to my mother's hometown at Lucban, Quezon to attend my cousin's wedding. I don't know what to wear. I rarely attend to special occasions that's why my wardrobe consists of only few dresses and formal wear. The hubby told me to wear something comfy and stylish but I don't know if I can sport this kind of dress. So I looked inside my closet and this is what I found: