Ahhh love, everyone’s favorite topic – or not. Depends on where you’re coming from. I think the “idea of love” that most people have is based on media. Romantic movies, love stories and the like, which show love as a “feeling you just get” when you’re around that “certain someone”. However, what about other types of love? How would you…
Category: Lifestyle
Change the way you see Beauty
Our world is obsessed with everything beautiful. From our stone age ancestors up until the modern day, society has its own ideals on what is ‘beautiful’. These trends have changed with the times, but one thing remains: if you don’t conform to the ideal, then you are not ‘beautiful’. We judge people on their physical aesthetic daily, whether we realize…
Change the way you see Happiness
Happiness is something that everyone wants, yet not many people can say they are truly happy. Have you ever wondered what happiness really is though? Does it really differ from person to person? Happiness is one of what psychologists call “universal emotions”. Across cultures, languages and other barriers, every single human being can recognize happiness. Happiness is characterized by a…
Change the way you see Adventure
What comes to mind when you think of adventure? Some might think of a hike up a mountain or doing something dangerous and thrilling like sky diving. Others may refer to something as simple as getting lost or visiting a new area as an adventure as well. If you’re like me and are an avid reader, an adventure would call…
New and Upcoming in the PH: JP Beauty Secrets
Hey everyone! Late last year, I attended a product launch event of a brand called Jordan’s Premier Beauty Secrets. This post is quite late (understatement I know), but it had slipped my mind when the pictures got buried in my files.Beauty Secrets began in 2004, and is already available in 65 countries. They are known for their range of products made…
Bargain Alert!: Shawill Collagen Rosy Touch Blusher
Hi Everyone! Is there anyone who doesn’t appreciate a good deal? Sometime last year, I stumbled upon this hidden gem at the department store beauty section. Shawill is a local Philippine brand that has been around for quite some time. I admit that prior to discovering this blush, I had ignored the brand in favor of those that were more…
2 of my favorite sunglasses brands
While in other countries the temperature is dropping as they head into the winter months, over here in the Philippines it’s as hot as ever. Though it normally isn’t that hot around this time of year, the El Niño weather pattern has kept the sun shining bright and so glaringly happy that it’s hard to leave the house without a pair…
How I: Fix melted lipstick
Hi Everyone! Have you ever experienced twisting up your favorite tube of lipstick, only to find that it has either melted in the heat, or broken for some reason? Have you ever felt the devastation of having to throw away an otherwise perfectly good lipstick? Well, I have. Around a year ago, a few of my lipsticks melted in the…
How I: Deal with pimples and acne
Hi Everyone! I’ve recently been having to deal with some pretty bad breakouts. I’m not sure if it’s my hormonal imbalance acting up, the humidity+oil on my face or something else but whatever it is, it’s been causing a number of pimples and cystic acne on my chin, forehead and nose. What terrible places to have blemishes! Anyway, so aside…
Pick me up: Chewy Graham Bars
Hi Everyone! The past few days have had me feeling lazy and distracted. I can’t seem to get myself to sit and write. It could be the weather, my hormones or perhaps my lack of sleep the past week – but whatever it is, it sure is making sure that I’m a procrastinating bum. Usually when I feel like this,…