How to Save Money on Beauty Products by Buying Online

     You probably use a variety of beauty products on your entire body to keep everything from your skin to your hair looking healthy, and if you're tired of paying top dollar for your beauty products, from your makeup to your shampoo, you may be thinking about buying fewer items or switching to low-cost brands. 

      But the truth is that you really don't have to give up on any of your favorite beauty product brands, and you can still get the products that you've grown to love while saving money at the same time. The trick is to purchase your beauty products online. How can you do that and save money? Continue reading for a few tips.

How to Save Money on Beauty Products by Buying Online
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Shop Your Favorite Stores Online

     Many of your favorite brick and mortar stores, from makeup shops and department stores to discount pharmacies, have online stores that allow customers to shop and make purchases on the internet. Take advantage of this convenient feature, but also make sure that you check a site for exclusive online deals that will allow you to save even more money. You may even be able to purchase you products online and pick them up in the store so you can have them right away without having to wait for them to ship to you. 

Sign Up for Private Sale Websites

     Private sale websites are becoming increasingly popular because they offer some really deep discounts on your favorite products every day. All you have to do to gain access to the deals is sign up for a membership with the website, which is typically free. Once you're a member, you'll then start receiving emails with exclusive offers and deals. You may be surprised by how many offers you get and how they great they are. 

Shop Web-Only Drugstores

     Drugstores that are only found online also offer some really great discounts on your favorite beauty products every day. Rather than driving to go to the store, walking through the aisles to find what you're looking for, and waiting on a long line to get to the cash register, you can instead sit comfortably at home, surf to your favorite online drugstore's website, and make your purchases. 

     Oftentimes, these websites will even have free shipping offers, especially when you spend over a certain amount of money, so this is a good reason to stock up on your favorite products so you won't have to buy them again for a long time. And, of course, sign up for mailing lists to gain access to exclusive offers and sales to save even more money.

Stock Up by Buying More Now

     The great thing about online shopping is the fact that you can buy many of the same product in order to save money. By purchasing in bulk in this manner, you can really save a lot of money in the long run, especially if you purchase during a sale or you have a really good discount code to apply to your order. 

     Again, many people choose to purchase more in order to save money on shipping costs, but purchasing in bulk ultimately allows you to make fewer purchases over time, which will also save you more money. The key is to make your purchases when the prices are at their lowest. After all, there aren't any restrictions set upon how many of a single item you can buy online. 

Shop on Amazon

     Amazon is the biggest and most popular online retailer, and you can find just about anything, including a vast array of beauty products, on there. The great thing about Amazon is the fact that you can get free shipping after you spend a certain amount of money. Plus, there are many third party sellers available that have their own products for sale, so you have a lot more options than first meets the eye. This allows you to compare prices and get the lowest priced deal on any item that you're searching for. And at these low prices, you can definitely stock up so you can save even more money in the long run. 

     If you want to, you can even start selling beauty products yourself online. Click here to learn about how you can start your very own ecommerce website quickly and easily. However, even if you don't want to sell the products yourself, rest assured that there are plenty of websites out there where you can purchase you favorite beauty items at the lowest prices so you never have to break the bank just to look great.

Happy 70th Birthday Thomas!

     Happy Birthday Thomas! Kenzo was so excited when he heard the news. We're going to Thomas' 70th birthday celebration at SM Mall of Asia. At first, I was hesitant to bring him there because we'll be travelling all the way from North to South but his dad agreed that he'll accompany us. Yay! Great news for Kenzo :) He was so excited to see Thomas and the gang. He was counting how many nights 'til the big day. After a week, his dream of joining Thomas' 70th Birthday Celebration came true!

   We we're fortunate that we made it to Thomas the Tank Engine's 70th Birthday Bash last September 27, 2015. Kenzo was very happy! When we arrived at the venue, all the kids we're wearing Thomas and Friends costumes and we're also happy and excited to join the celebration. More photos on what happened during Thomas 70th Birthday below :)

Happy 70th Birthday Thomas!
Kenzo and his ticket 

     During the event, Thomas and his friends prepared a lot of activities to all the kids who were present in the venue. Thomas' crew also encouraged all the attendees to wear costumes and join the contest. We saw awesome costumes of Thomas the Tank Engine. The kids wore different designs and some were created by their parents.

Happy 70th Birthday Thomas!
Kids who joined the best in Thomas costume contest

     The event was open to public. The kids were so happy that day, the venue was full of Thomas and Friends merchandise including toys, clothes, play sets, and other collectibles. Aside from the program, there were play stations and booths inside the venue so that other kids who did not join the contest have other things to do. Thomas and Friends carnival-themed party includes a play area, arts and crafts area, face painting and photo booth.

Happy 70th Birthday Thomas!
Thomas and Friends activity areas

     Thomas and his friends also prepared a storytelling session for all the kids before they announce the winner of the best in Thomas costume contest. All the kids were behave listening to the story. 

Happy 70th Birthday Thomas!
L- storytelling
 R- announcement of winners

     Everyone was so excited to see Thomas but he wasn't able to make it that day. But sir TopHam Hat also known as the Fat Controller arrived and performed a dance number with the train crew. The program ended with the announcement of winners. There were three winners for the best in Thomas the Train costumes. I can say all the winners were deserving to win because if you'll look closely, the costumes were made with passion by their parents. It's creativity at its finest!

Happy 70th Birthday Thomas!
L- Thomas' Birthday Cake
R- Sir TopHam Hat and Kenzo

     I would like to say thank you so much to mommy Glaiza of www.moomymusings.com, RichPrime and Toy Kingdom for this once in a lifetime experience of celebrating Thomas' birthday. I'm inviting everyone to see the entire Thomas and Friends toys and collectibles at all toy Kingdom and Toys R Us stores near you! Happy 70th Birthday, Thomas! We love you!!!

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Cherry Mobile Flare Series Launch with Anne Curtis

     Christmas is just around the corner and your gadget fanatic/geek friend or one of your family member's wishlist is to have a brand new mobile phone this holiday season. I'm sure that if you're already a Cherry Mobile phone user, you will recommend this brand to them. I've been a Cherry Mobile phone user since they had released the first era of call-and-text-mobile phones circa 2009 and I'm proud to say that it's one of the most sturdy and affordable mobile phone brands in the market today. 

     Great news! Cherry Mobile Philippines launched three smartphones last October 9, 2015 at the New World Hotel in Makati, Cherry Mobile unveiled these new affordable LTE smartphones – the Flare 4, Flare S4, and Flare S4 plus. More details about these phones below!

Cherry Mobile Flare Series Launch with Anne Curtis

     Along side the introduction of Cherry Mobile’s newest smartphones, the event also revealed the new face of the Flare series – Ms. Anne Curtis. One of the country’s most sought after celebrity endorsers today, Anne has been a partner of Cherry Mobile for years now, and has been a witness of how the brand has constantly changed the industry through their products. She sang a few lines from the song Chandelier during the event. She also helped the Cherry Mobile representatives in awarding the Cherry Mobile Flare phones to lucky attendees. 

Cherry Mobile Flare Series Launch with Anne Curtis
Anne Curtis belting 'Chandelier'

     Considered to be one of the most powerful and fastest smartphones in the market today, the Cherry Mobile Flare series never fails to excite tech savvy and novice users with its beefed up features – while still staying within its affordable price points.

Cherry Mobile Flare 4 and Flare S4 

Cherry Mobile Flare Series Launch with Anne Curtis
Cherry Mobile Flare 4

• Both running on a power-packed 1.3 GHZ Octa Core processor with 2GB of RAM
• Android Lollipop 5.1 operating system
• Battery capacity:  2100mAh for the Flare 4 & 2200mAh for the Flare S4.
• Graphics: 5” HD IPS displays, with a 720x1280 HD quality resolution. 
• Camera: 13MP and 5MP – rear and front camera specs, coupled with G, Light, and Proximity Sensors. 
• Storage: 16GB built-in storage allowance, which can be expanded up to 32GB via a microSD card.
• Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 capabilities. 
• Connectivity: LTE ready for via Dual Micro SIMs. 
• Flare 4 – available in Pink, Black, White, and Gold
• Flare S4 – available in White Gold, White Silver, Black Silver, and Black Black.
• Both priced at Php 4,999

Cherry Mobile Flare Series Launch with Anne Curtis
Cherry Mobile Flare S4

Cherry Mobile Flare S4 Plus

• 1.3 GHz Octa Core processor 
• Android Lollipop 5.1 processor – but an upgraded 3GB of RAM, to guarantee smoother multi-tasking and usage.
• Battery: 2,800 mAh battery capacity. 
• Graphics: 5.5” FHD OGS IPS display with a 1080x1920 FHD resolution quality.
• Storage: 16GB built-in storage space – which can be further increased to 64GB via a micro SD card. Camera: 16MP BSI rear camera, and 8MP BSI front camera. 
• Connectivity: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth V4.0, GPS/A-GPS navigation, and is LTE ready via a Micro SIM or Hybrid Nano SIM Micro SD card. 
• Flare S4 Plus available in wither White, Black, Gold, or Gray.
• Priced at PhP 7,999

Cherry Mobile Flare Series Launch with Anne CurtisCherry Mobile Flare S4 Plus

     Cherry Mobile Flare 4, Flare S4, and Flare S4 Plus truly offer every Filipino the opportunity to make their own mark with their phone’s power and speed. These new Cherry Mobile devices will be available at Cherry Mobile concept stores and kiosks nationwide starting end of October.

For more information about the Cherry Mobile Flare Series, its features and specifications, visit www.cherrymobile.com.ph 

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About Cherry Mobile 

     Cherry Mobile is a Philippine-based company which aims to bring value to Filipino lifestyle. Established in 2009, it brings a wide array of choices from feature phones to smartphones and tablets. Cherry Mobile continues to develop partnership with trusted phone developers to further strengthen its stance in the local mobile telecommunications industry.

Cherry Mobile #Cherry Christmas Promo Launch

     My mother-in-law is an OFW. She's a nurse in a very far away land and I know how hard it is for her to leave his one and only son (when he was just 3 years old) and that's my husband. If not for the welfare of her family, she will choose to stay here in our country. Because she only wants the best for her son, she decided to work abroad.

     It's been 27 years and my mother-in-law still works abroad. She go home once a year and if time permits, she will set her much needed vacation during holiday season. That's how our OFW relatives value their family and will feel so happy despite the sacrifices if they will celebrate Christmas with us. Christmas is the season of love and thanksgiving. The time most cherished by Filipinos, because more than the Noche Buena and the gift giving, we relish the precious moments spent with family and loved ones. 

Cherry Mobile #Cherry Christmas Promo Launch

     Christmas, however, is also bittersweet, especially for our hardworking OFWs. While they brim with pride, sending their families Balikbayan boxes full of gifts and goodies, they are unable to see firsthand the joy and smiles that they bring. Many OFWs would prefer to be with their loved ones this holiday, however, distance and circumstance prohibit them. 

     For this season of sharing, Cherry Mobile fulfills the deepest wishes of several of our OFWs and reunites them with their loved ones this Christmas through the #CherryChristmas promo. Christmas comes early as Cherry Mobile flies these lucky winners home for free, just in time for the holidays. 

     “For our OFWs, the happiest time of the year is also sometimes the loneliest. I saw firsthand while I travel abroad how much Filipinos yearn for their home and families. There really is no place like home. For those who live in the Philippines, we are happy to give and receive gifts, but deep inside,there’s no greater joy than being with family. I’m proud to be part of a brand that supports, connects, and encourages the Filipino family to be together,” shares brand ambassador Piolo Pascual. 

Cherry Mobile #Cherry Christmas Promo Launch
Brand Ambassador Piolo Pascual

     Maynard Ngu, president of Cherry Mobile, adds,“One thing holds true to every OFW out there, if they all had a choice, they would never leave their families. I know that they would do everything just to enjoy Noche Buena with their loved ones, to open gifts with their kids, to celebrate Mass with their family and friends,and to revel in the other Christmas traditions. So we would like to gift them with this opportunity. ” 

     This season, through the #CherryChristmas promo, Cherry Mobile rewards the hard work and sacrifices of our unsung heroes – the OFWs. Here are some of the mechanics:

• The #CherryChristmas promo invites participants to share why they would like to have their loved ones home for Christmas. 
• They can share their answers through a shortvideo, which will be uploaded through the #CherryChristmas app on the official Cherry Mobile Facebook page. 
• The promo is open to all Filipino active Facebook users who have a family member working abroad. Cherry Mobile opens the doors and gives the opportunity for families to be together during the most special holiday season. 

Cherry Mobile #Cherry Christmas Promo Launch
Piolo Pascual

     Cherry Mobile gives you more reason to be thankful. Happy holidays and cheers to a #CherryChristmas! Thank you so much Cherry Mobile for this gift to all the OFWs and their families. Invite your family and friends to join this promo. Good luck to all joining and have a Cherry Christmas, dearies!

For the complete mechanics of the #CherryChristmas promo visit

  www.cherrymobile.com.ph

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About Cherry Mobile 

     Cherry Mobile is a Philippine-based company which aims to bring value to Filipino lifestyle. Established in 2009, it brings a wide array of choices from feature phones to smartphones and tablets. Cherry Mobile continues to develop partnership with trusted phone developers to further strengthen its stance in the local mobile telecommunications industry. For more information, visit www.cherrymobile.com.ph. 

Flotsam The Movie Press Launch

     What if you're in 1 surf town, seeing 8 love stories, and have heard 10 original song? Then you're in FLOTSAM! Last September 30, I was invited to the press launch of this unique movie starring Solenn Heussaff and Rocco Nacino. The launch was held at 12 Monkeys Music Hall and Pub, Century City Mall. 

     I'm sure by now you have no idea about FLOTSAM. Well, this movie is inspired from the lifestyle of surfers here in our country. “Flotsam is the first film I shot and directed myself. It was one of those materials that I wanted to hold really close to my chest and be hands-on from writing to shooting all the way to the very end. I wanted to hold the camera all the time, even all the handheld, even the water scenes, I wanted to shoot everything. It was the only way I knew how,” narrates the director-Jay Abello IV on his personal blog. Are you intrigued with this movie that will be showing in theaters two weeks from now? Scroll down to see the characters, no teasers promise :)

Flotsam The Movie

     With charm, wit, and clever twists, not to mention a terrific pair of leads, Flotsam is this year’s maindie love anthology—8 (interweaving) love stories, offering something relatable for everyone.

     A film named after a quaint artist beach hotel in San Juan, La Union, the story unfolds when a work-obsessed overachiever Kai (Solenn Heussaff) arrives in an Elysian Surf Town to run away from a volatile relationship. Kai hides at Flotsam where she meets Tisoy (Rocco Nacino), a very mysterious local bartender who became her summer fling and perfect antidote to restiveness. It contains about a dozen more characters who are in love – that’s however an approximate figure because some of them fall out of love while others double up or change partners. Each interleaving with the other in a grid of foreshadowing and disquiet.

Flotsam The Movie
One of the lead stars, Solenn plays Kai in the movie

     The poetic keynote to the film comes from one of the child actors’ examination about that ‘goddamn love’ the adults are talking about, to which Tisoy explained, “Ang love, walang libro diyan… Kailangan subukan.”

Flotsam The Movie

     With Flotsam, filmmaker and writer Jay Abello establishes himself as one of the most exciting and distinctive directors around. His new film contains sweeping visual style, while the dialogues deliver a jolt to your consciousness. While most of its mainstream counterparts would go for just gloss and shine, Abello gunned for simple and heartwarming attack.

     Right from the opening credits, Flotsam endears itself with scenic views of La Union – the northern sun, beach, waves, magnificent falls, and of course, chicks in bikinis! The intrepid traveler cum film buffs are granted much more to explore.

Flotsam the Movie
Carla can sing!

     The film also gathers around live music, originally written for the film by Eraserheads guitarist, Surfernando Marcus Adoro, and Flotsam Folk Yeah! Family Band, Mia Sebastian & Kiddo Cosio. The songs were not only sung live, but also recorded real-time in true jamming sessions to reflect the real musicality of the place.

Flotsam the Movie
Julia Quisumbing

     The cast also lends their musical talents to further complement the funksexy deephouse and alternative music of the film. During the press launch, the characters sang one of the 

Flotsam the Movie
The cast of characters singing 'La Union'

     The actors, the soundtrack, and the location have proven to be pretty potent. The product is a love story as real as it gets. Showing this November 4 in cinemas nationwide.

Check out the teaser trailer here:

#FlotsamTheMovie

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