Beauty

2-in-1 Asus Transformer Book All too recently, my 2008 laptop gave up on me and I was hoping to find an equally efficient laptop but also (and probably more importantly!), I wanted it to be affordable. I’ve been hearing good reviews about Asus laptops so I wanted to know more about it and actually try it out. I’ve been using the Asus Transformer Book T300FA for a week now, so keep reading if you want to know my thoughts about it. PS: it’s not called 2 in 1 for nothing! 😉

Coffee and Calligraphy The city skyline is again visible, and confetti and glitter have been cleared from the streets and our hair. Happy 2016, everybody! Lovely to see you here after you’ve slept off your midnight champagne and gotten your voices back after counting down to the new year.

Nightly Ritual: My Skin Care Routine I have this terrible habit of staying up late – which I used to think was the reason for my bad skin. I tried everything to improve it but nothing seemed to work. While it’s (fairly) common knowledge that going to bed without washing your face is unacceptable, I never really knew what a proper “Night Skincare Routine” was. Basically, it’s tailored to your own situation. New skin cells grow faster while you sleep, so a good evening facial routine should be a high priority. At night, the goal is to repair damage from the day’s pollution, sun and stress, as well as to hydrate since you lose more water from your skin. Read on my tips!

No Filter: My Lasik Eye Surgery Experience I was the girl who’d always ask to be seated in front of the class room. Ever since Grade 5, I found myself squinting uncomfortably at the dirty chalkboard or OHP slide so my mom and I finally had my vision checked and knew I needed my first pair of prescription glasses. With an eye grade of -2.5 to -2.75, I’ve been wearing glasses for almost 10 years now and I can’t even explain how happy I felt when I told myself, “Time to get lasik surgery.”

Afternoon High Tea with OFRA Cosmetics I’m the type of girl who will still hoard lippies even if I have 20 others in a slightly similar shade. Nothing feels better than going out with a bare face and just your favorite lipstick on. Calyxta, an online magazine + beauty source dedicated to filling us in on the latest beauty news, recently launched their first ever Calyxta Beauty 101 session. On this day, we intimately discovered a matte lippie holy grail from one of its top-selling brands: OFRA Cosmetics.

Sun protection on a cloudy day: Ya or nah? Although it’s not as much as we expected, it’s been moderately rainy in Manila. I find myself scavenging for light knits and sweaters to cover up but here’s the question – do we still need to lather up on the sun protection?

I can never hear this enough from my make-up artist friends – the best foundation for any make-up look is clean skin and a good base/primer. I’m sharing with you my 3-step routine for a *hopefully* perfect complexion and I’m so excited to be share with you guys that I’ll be hosting my FIRST giveaway on this new redesigned blog.

Aside from my fashion choices, there is also one part of me that is always changing – my hair! I love trying new things such as a new cut, hair treatments and different hair colors. Life is too short to have boring hair, right? Let me show you how I quickly style my hair – damage-free!

If there’s one thing I’m particular about – it’s my eye brows. These girls show us how it’s done!

On my recent trip to Hong Kong, I was fascinated by the wide array of products inside their drugstores. I picked up a pack of pimple stickers (yes, those exist) cos I was badly breaking out and I bought an extra one cos I thought we didn’t have it here. Behold! Watson’s makes it accessible for us with these exclusive products and help us solve our skincare concerns!