April-May (2018) Haul

Hello loves!

How's your summer so far? The heat index this afternoon was a crazy 41 degrees C! I know some friends who love the summer and love going to the beach, but not me. This heat is killing me!!! 

So what do I do to keep myself cool (and sane???)? I usually hang in my room with the air conditioner on and watch some series or just go to the mall and shop! And for today's post, I'll share with you what I have bought during the last two months.

First off is a haul from The Body Shop which is currently having a huge sale! Their items are discounted up to 50% off so go check out the nearest branch and enjoy these cruelty-free products. Here's what I bought:

I just couldn't help myself with these, but I think I got an amazing deal!

January (2018) Haul

Hey loves!

Sooo... I was honestly trying to save money for travels that I have lined up for 2018. Unfortunately, I miserably failed this first month of the year because I splurged on new things. Splurged. Haha! I blame the new year sales and the clearance/end of season sales that I bought more things than I initially planned. Ugh. BUT I do love everything I bought... it's just that I bought too much of the same thing/s. In short, most are excess. lol

Anyway, here are the items I bought:

May (2016) Haul

Hello loves!

I know that I just got back from my Sydney trip last month, but I just can't help myself from taking advantage of the end of season sales of brands. There were so much goodies with hugely marked-down prices that I just had to withdraw some of my money and promise my account to not withdraw again for the next two months. Haha! If you see the new stuff I bought, you'll understand why. ;)

These are just... half of my haul ;)

All the shopping happened in just three separate days. Haha! Some of them I really planned on buying, while some are just random things that I thought were too cool of a deal to pass out. 

So here are the new items that you will be seeing in future blog posts... :)

The Face Shop Designing Eyebrow Pencils in Gray Brown, Brown, and Dark Brown

Each costs PhP 225.00.

I got them on a promo—you buy two and you get one for free! 

The Face Shop Premium Eyelash Curler
PhP 205.00

I had to visit a Beauty Bar branch to help a friend pick some makeup for her... I ended up buying more stuff than her. Haha!

Smashbox Santigolden Age Eye Shadow Collage

Original price was PhP 1,900. Got this for only PhP 665.00.

ArtDeco Kajal Liner 04

Original Price - Php 395.00

Bought for PhP 256.75

Mineral Fusion Intense Hydration Face Cream

Original price was PhP 850.00

Sale price is PhP 637.50

The next three products are the planned purchases:

Mario Badescu Drying Lotion - PhP 1,095.00

Mario Badescu Anti Acne Serum - PhP 1,545.00

Mario Badescu Glycolic Acid Toner - PhP 1,145.00

I also got free samples of their Enzyme Cleansing Gel and AHA and Ceramide Moisturizer!

Etude House Beauty Tool Brush 121 Skin - PhP 848.00

I just thought it was cute and I wanted to try it out... I did hesitate because I didn't expect the price to be that high, but I actually like using it to apply foundations or bb creams. :)

A few days ago, my bro and I had a shopping spree when we went to a sort of warehouse sale. We splurged on brands that are quite high-end or too expensive for our wallets but they were discounted for more than 50% in this sale so we took advantage and bought a lot! Unfortunately, I wasn't able to keep the receipt so I forgot how much we bought them. Sorry. :P

AVEDA shampoos and conditioner

(Mines the "be curly" variant while the "dry remedy" and "smooth infusion" are my brother's)

Elizabeth Arden Skincare—Toners and a Hydrating cleanser

Aveda Men Pomade (also my bro's)

Issey Miyake L'eau Dissey (also my bro's)

Philosophy time in a bottle

I wish I didn't buy the one I got from Beauty Bar if I knew I will be getting this. Haha! I think I was able to get this for less than 1k. 

Yes, I buy unused testers. Haha! These are Guerlain products though. And they are gooood and I'm sure they are authentic.

Shiseido Maquillage True Liquid Long Keep UV in OC20 Natural Ochre

Got this for PhP 500.00.

Make Up For Ever Powder Blush in 88 Cotton Candy

Sleek Matte Me Ultra Smooth Matte Lip Cream in Birthday Suit

Sleek True Lip Colour Lipstick in Smoulder

Sleek True Lip Colour Lipstick in Cherry

Sleek True Lip Colour Lipstick in Barely There

Lanvin Merry Me Eau de Parfum

And that's all! Haha! I guess you won't be seeing a haul post anytime soon (two months shopping ban for me). Even though I spent so much, I'm really happy with all the products I bought. Hihihihi...

Which product are you most interested in reading a review of? Comment them below!

Cheers,
DAWN

The Body Shop, Philippines Celebrates 19 years of Cruelty-Free Beauty

The Body Shop has always been a big name when it comes to beauty. 

Founded in 1976 by Dame Anita Roddick in Littlehampton, England, the beauty brand pioneered corporate activism and was built on a philosophy that business can be a force for good. With its brand expression, Beauty with Heart, the company continues to be focused on five core values; Against Animal Testing, Support Community Fair Trade, Activate Self Esteem, Defend Human Rights and Protect The Planet. All products are created using the finest ingredients sourced from the four corners of the globe, which are not tested on animals and are 100%. vegetarian.

I remember back when I was still a teen, my mom once treated herself with beauty products from The Body Shop. Our first TBS product, ever, was the three step nail buffer and the rest was history.

  

Now, after 19 years of being in business in the country and with over 55 stores in various locations around the Philippines, TBS is now a proud member of the SM Group of Companies. To mark this auspicious event, the brand has opened its first-ever Shop-in-Shop concept store in the newly renovated The SM Store Makati, making it more accessible to all beauty fanatics.

The brand is housed in a 22.5 sqm space, boasting the latest Pulse Shop-in-Shop concept design. Its size is bright and big enough to shop for your favorite products. 



With tables and accessible bays that are easy to browse, each showcases bestseller items and cult favorites from bath and body, down to make-up, skincare, & fragrance. Shopping for favorite products from the brand was made easy.

They then opened another same concepts store in The SM Store Mall of Asia, one which Dawn and I have yet to visit but according to TBS, is occupies a 15.4 sqm space right beside other beauty brands.

What would a celebration be without a big blow out right? That is why from May 1 to June 3, 2015, The Body Shop will be blowing away anniversary treats to everyone in celebration of its 19th birthday.

Yesterday, The Body Shop let us experience a shopping high and treated us with 3000 Php worth of gift cheques to spend.

Since The Body Shop is now 19, I thought it apt to bring along my 19 year old sister as Dawn's proxy for this blog event.

 

The treats are just to die for. They offer sales from the regulars - which we eagerly await all year - like the all time Filipina favorite Lip and Cheek Stain; 

 

to the newest but most craved items of the store - found in their top 10.



I got quite a good deal with 3 of the store's top 10... I wonder if some of my other favorite items are on other store's top 10. That'd make a pretty sweet deal won't it?

They also slashed 40% off on their BIG sized Bath Gels (750 ML) and Body Butter (400 ML)! Talk about stocking up on a lot of skin-love items. :) Yey!

Some of your favorite fruity products are also 40% off



Since Mother's Day is right around the corner, they even have a 50% off on selected gift packages for your Mom's Day gift shopping pleasure.







Aside from those above, they also have other items on sale like my favorite All-In-One BB cream and the popular face compact.



As well as their soaps which are now Php 95 (prev 195) and tube lip gloss now Php 150.



The other treats were pretty good too.


Sonja's Red Velvet Cupcakes, caramel coated popcorn and creme puffs. YUM!

And of course, what's another thing we now have come to love about shopping? REWARD POINTS of course! The Body Shop now accepts SM Advantage Card for points earning and redemption. And for people like my mom, they also now accept SM and Sodexho premium pass in all their stores nationwide! Ain't that great?

I went a little overboard and spent over the gift cheque balance but it was well worth it for this haul! Even bought our mom something special for her day.



The British flag inspired shopping bag is adorable as well.


Skin care and beauty products for my sister.






I'm so happy this shampoo was one of the top 10 of the store, I've had quite some problem with that and I'm excited to give this one a try. Will give you a review in a couple of weeks.



 

And that's all of them! Hope you visit your nearest The Body Shop Store or take a tour of all the stores near you. Check out all their amazing deals and their top 10. You'll never know which store has your favorite item in on of them.

Cheers,
LIZ