Favorite Holiday Scents for 2016

Hey dears!

I love it when I enter a room and it smells so good. It instantly uplifts my mood. I appreciate mostly vanilla, floral, and musky scents, while I am not a fan of citrusy scents. Anyway, I'll just be sharing the products that I own that I love to use and smell during the past few days...

Issey Miyake Pleats Please Eau de Parfum

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I unintentionally bumped into this while browsing a warehouse sale of different brands. I had no idea what it would smell like but my brother has a perfume from this brand that I like so I gave it a shot and sniffed the tester on the counter. I completely fell in love with the scent. It's light and refreshing—perfect for a day out!

 Lanvin Marry Me! Eau de Parfum

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This is also an unplanned purchase. It just smells amazing. It's a very romantic scent and perfect for evening events.

Calvin Klein Endless Euphoria Eau de Parum

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This scent is like the middle ground of the two fragrances I've shared before. It's floral, light, and sexy! 

And those are the perfumes that I like to interchange every other day. 

Now, let here's a product that I enjoy when I get home...

The Body Shop Vanilla Chai Shower Gel

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This is the scent that combines two things I love—tea and vanilla! 

I'm so happy that The Body Shop created this scent. Unfortunately, this is a limited edition product for the holidays so I better stock up so that I won't miss it too much. 

Ellana Mineral Cosmetics Lip in Luxe in Love is True 

I already made a review on this. Check it out here.

I love applying it not just because of the matte finish and the lovely shade, I enjoy the sweet  vanilla or butterscotch (I can't pinpoint which exactly) scent as well! The smell doesn't stay too long but the experience of smelling it while creating that perfect red pout is just wonderful. 

 Alice Blue Ionizer Oil in Vanilla

We usually turn on our air revitalizer every morning and every day feels better whenever I smell vanilla early in the morning. We use this Alice Blue Ionizer Oil. You can check out their other scent on their scent guide.

Ilog Maria Fresh Rose Oil

Info from the website:

Calming & Energizing
Our aromatherapy oils can be used as cloth and room fragrance.
For use in a diffuser: place 1-4 drops in a few tablespoons of water and light tea light

Luxe Parfum and Scents Fresh Bamboo/ Bamboo Fields Water-Soluble Aroma Concentrate

Info from their Facebook Page:Best seller! 
Fresh. Clean. Strong. An aroma that brings you the relaxing and refreshing scent of fresh and damp green bamboo leaves. Just like the scent you've been loving to sniff in your favorite hotel, or spa 😉

For use in Air Humidifiers, Air Revitalisors, Oil Burners.

All our fragrance oils are imported from Grasse, France. Water-soluble formulation is proudly concocted locally for Xiamed Trading.

These two I interchange depending on my mood. They smell completely different but I love them both! :D

 Nuxe Dry Oil Huile Prodigieuse

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Last but not the least, the dry oil that I use all over my body. I just love this dry oil and my skin, especially my face, feels so soft the next day whenever I have it on. The experience gets better when applying it because of the warm, floral scent. I can't describe it well so I'll advise you to smell it when you see the Nuxe counters at Watsons or the Beauty sections of department stores. It really is captivating!

And those are the products that I enjoy ummm... sniffing. HAHA! What are the scents that you currently like?

Cheers,

DAWN

SuperSale Bazaar Haul Post

Hello guys,

It's been a while since Dawn and I ever had a joint shopping session. Back in the days, when we were still students, we'd go to 168 to hunt for great finds. Then when we started working, we'd start browsing racks whenever brands announced a sale. But since we've gotten busy we haven't done any of those. Until my sister told me about the SuperSale Bazaar at World Trade Center last weekend.

The Bazaar was filled with local store owners, local brands, and a few online shops. There were so many great finds that Dawn and I had 4 bags each within our first 10 minutes exploring.


So without further ado, here are our hauls from this bazaar. 

Here are a pair of slippers from The Ilustrados, Co. which Dawn bought for her brother. For more information on their products, visit their Facebook, Instagram, or Website.

We're not sure of the store or brand but the signage around that area said "Factory Overruns".

We weren't able to catch the name of the store but they sold clothes which were from Bangkok.

The Sweet Cloth

They have a really great selection of these kimono-type cardigans (not too sure what they are called). If you're interested to see more of their items check out their Instagram and Facebook.

Forgot the shop where we got the small paddle brush...
The Big paddle brush (PhP 300.00) from Lipstick All U Can 

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LuXe Parfum and Scents

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Cutie items from Variety Online

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The Venture Pack
Check out their Instagram and Facebook page to learn more of their bags. 

After experiencing the wonders that facial oils have done on my face, V&M (Venus & Mars) Naturals caught my eye and with a price tag that's about 60-70% less than the facial oils I am using today, who can say no to that? Will do a review of this in the coming weeks. Hope this one works well. To see more of their products, you can check out their website.

And of course, every event will have FREEBIES!

So there you have it. Dawn and I had a lot of fun going around and discovering local entrepreneurs and local brands that offered such cool and great finds. We would have loved to buy at least one item from each store but money constraints prevented us from doing so.

If you weren't able to visit during the event, you can view some of the items in the bazaar and links to the stores in the Facebook page of the event. I know I will.

So that's it for this haul post.

Cheers,
LIZ