EOS lip balm

EOS lip balm is now available in Robinsons Galleria. :)

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Something from Nature Republic

Got this, 50% off from Nature Republic. :) will post a review next time. Have a happy day! :)

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Subspace Coffee House - The Science of Coffee. The Seoul of Design.

If you are a kpop fan or into Korean culture, or maybe just into cute things, then you should visit this coffee shop in Ortigas. I wanted to visit since last year but I only got the chance to finally go there with my kpop fangirl friends a few days ago. I searched about it on the net and already has an idea what drink to order before going there. PURPLE POTATO LATTE, is a favorite drink in Korea.

Photo above is from Subspace fb page, I wasn’t able to take a picture outside the cafe. :) The little place looks so cozy, with kpop merch inside, cute displays and korean songs playing on the background, while you have your drink and chitchat with your friends :)

Chairs hanging on the ceiling. ^^

Their menu is on the wall. Jars and other cute and interesting displays are on the shelf.

This is what you’ll see first when you enter the coffee shop. Those posters are also for sale! :)

Yummy. Everything looks good~~ But the rainbow cake stands out in our eyes. :))

kpop merch! there are other merch on the counter like pins, calendars and ballers.

my drink! ^^

small purple potato latte- P125.00

our order. ok we all ordered purple potato latte (2 hot, 1 cold), so everything taste the same. haha. But I prefer the hot one. And a slice of cake (we went there after lunch so we’re not really hungry, we just want to try because its cute^^)

Rainbow cake slice- P120.00

Okay, I can’t help it but…. the cake really reminds me of SNSD’s Hyoyoen’s hair in I got a boy. ^^ So cute and colorful! :)) It didn’t taste really special. Just a sweet ordinary cake. But I’ll still go back to try other.

can’t help but take a lot of pictures. :)) I like my first ever Purple Potato Latte. I will order this again, but I want to try the Peanut Butter Latte on my next visit, which I think, soon :) My friends who’ve never been there and saw the pictures I posted on insta/fb, asked me to go with them and visit the cafe again.

Subspace Coffee House is located at Unit 103, GF Grand Emerald Tower, F. Ortigas Jr. Road, Ortigas Center, 1606 Pasig. 

<3 Monica

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KPOP Convention 4 at PICC forum

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Just want to share some photos (I wasn’t able to take a lot of photos, we were too busy checking out the booths and merch^^) from the kpop convention 4 held last Dec 29, 2012. I’ve been attending kpopcon for 3 years now (kpopcon 2-4) and looking forward to kpopcon 5 this year. Oh fan girl life. :)) And as I observed, there were a lot more who attended the kpopcon4 compared to previous kpopcons. I think, parami ng parami ang kpop fans. :)) 

We first visited the CN BLUE ph booth because I claimed my membership card which i ordered last kpopcon2.Never had the chance to claim it before. :))

Hi there Kang Sora^^

Lioele stuffs look lovely^^

EELS ph booth full of jgs merch.

Pretty^^

I just bought some stuffs. Sparkling mag with Lee Min Ho and SNSD (on the other side) on the cover, cute earrings from CNA Philippines, and a spiked headband (I usually see korean idols wear those spiked headbands)

That’s all. To those who will attend the next kpopcon, see you! :))

<3 Monica

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Purple Potato Latte

Cute^^

I love this little mascara from Clinique!

Sophie's Mom Red Velvet Cupcake

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Jan. 13, 2013

Who likes red velvet cupcakes/ cakes? I tried a number of red velvet cupcakes, but this is really my favorite, and the first red velvet cupcake I ever tried. So every time I eat a red velvet cupcake, I always think “Will this be better than Sophie’s Mom or not?” Haha :)) 

Megamall Branch^^

What is your favorite red velvet cupcake? Tell me please, so I could try it too. :)) Have a sweet week! :)

<3 Monica

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Hair Colour in Azta Urban Salon

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Jan. 13, 2013

Hello tumblr friends! So if you’ve read my post a long time ago, I mentioned that I wanted to have my hair colored because I’ve been tired of my dark brown hair which is its natural color. I wanted something that is lighter. I usually have my hair cut or cellophane in Rob Galleria, and told them I want my hair to be colored. They said my hair needs to be bleached so that I could achieve the color I want. But I don’t want my hair to be bleached, I’m afraid it might get damaged… So last December, I finally decided to have my hair colored for the first time. Yes first time.  

I read blogs and feed backs about salons where I can have my hair colored. I read a lot of good comments about Azta Urban Salon, and I decided to go in Katipunan branch.

While looking at their color chart. I didn’t know exactly what to choose. I just like a lighter brown color. Oh, and I chose MLV because they had 20% promo that time and I heard it’s good, mild and safe. Azta also offers Davines and L’oreal.

There were quite a number of customers that time ( I arrived around 4pm, Monday), so I was asked to sit and wait for a while.

When I was finally called, Mr. Edwin became my stylist for that day. He asked me what I want to do with my hair. I told him what I want and asked for his opinion if what color would look good on me, something lighter but not really a drastic change. So he suggested that we go for Medium Mahogany Blonde. Yes blonde, but it just looks like a lighter shade of brown. :) He introduced me his assistant (uh oh, I forgot her name). She began to shampoo my hair on my chair (its something unique too) and then rinse. Then blow dry, sectioned my hair and they started to color my hair (mid up to tips). BY THE WAY, my hair was not bleached anymore, they said that they avoid the bleaching because it may dry/damage the hair. :)

The staffs are really nice. I mean they speak in a low voice and they answer my questions well. ( I wasn’t able to took photos with them) That’s what I really want with Azta. I read good comments about the nice people there and its true. :)

They have this timer just to make sure… :)

Then after a couple of minutes they applied hair color in the roots and set the timer again.

They also offered a complimentary drink. You can choose either a cold milk tea or orange juice.

After the coloring, they rinsed and blow dried my hair. I didn’t took any photos anymore, I was quite not satisfied with the results because only the top of my hair was colored, the mid up to tips looks dark brown still. Hindi pantay yung color :(

I nicely asked them why did it turned like that, and so they asked if I still have free time, they will apply color again on mid to tips. I agreed since I’m free that evening anyway, and because the color on top really looks different from the bottom. So they colored it again, rinsed and blow dried. And it turned out better than the previous one. Though the mid to tip is still darker than the top. I didn’t complain anymore, they explained to me that maybe my stylist from the previous salon where I had my cellophane, applied henna on my hair. The next time I’ll have it colored, maybe my hair will be colored evenly.

~~And they didn’t charge me for the extra coloring when they redone it which made me happy. They really care for their customer’s satisfaction and quality of the salon. 

Here are some of my recent photos with the colored hair. My friends said it looks good on me. What do you think? ^^ I like it.

So approved. I will go back to Azta Urban Salon next time. I would like to try Ombre. ^^

<3 Monica

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Secret by Jenny House Season 1

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January 08, 2013

Annyeonghaseyo! :) This post is super duper late. :( I won Korea Cosmetics’ giveaway a very long time ago. I was super thankful and cannot believe I won during that time. A lot were curious about these products including me. But at the same time, I was so busy with school. I didn’t had the time to publish or do a complete review on these lovely gifts. I found this incomplete post on my drafts, its been there for a very long time. (you may notice, my url on the photos is the old one curlsandblushingasian.tumblr.com) I thought I’ll just delete it and move on, make new posts. But I feel guilty. :( Especially to Korea Cosmetics, who gave me these. :( 

This post is just to give you some idea about these products. :)

My mom and I went to the post office to get this box. So happy and excited that time.^^

The box is damaged, but the products inside are in good condition. Thanks bubble wrappers. :p

Cute note from Ms. Rachelle Jung of Korea Cosmetics. :) (and I promised I’ll make a review -_- ~~shoot me nowww for a very late post. :(( )

Yes, they gave me the whole set. Do I deserve this? :| ok, enough drama.. :)

This mist is…refreshing?. :)) I think its the same with the other mists, gives you vitamins and all the good things for your skin. It hydrates your skin before applying make up. May use after makeup as well. 

This one is the highlighter which is color beige/ natural. Its shimmery I just use a very little amount of this, just to highlight some parts of my face. Honestly I don’t use it often, my face looks so oily especially if apply too much. It has a creamy- powdery texture.

A little amount of this liquid foundation is enough. Its creamy and easy to apply. It gives natural coverage. It comes with 2 sponges but I prefer using either stippling brush or my fingers. haha. :)) I’m not used with sponges though Korean make up artist recommend using the sponge. It has spf 20/ PA++ and in shade 21.

This is the powder after applying the foundation. Apply it all over the face. I’m not sure if it has different shades but mine is in 01. This is light and has a natural finish.

I use this big brush. I super love it! <3 <3 <3 Super soft and it doesn’t bleed that much when I wash it.

This outlines/ contours your face. It also comes with a smaller angled brush that is perfect when you apply it along your forehead, nose and jaw line. This one is in shade 01 too.

This is the cover concealer and the lip gloss. Very handy. I like the concealer which covers my blemishes. The rouge gloss has shimmers, and a bit sticky but not really a problem. Will make your lips pink, shiny and kissable. kekeke^^ It has a built in lip brush by the way. 

For another reviews that I find really really helpful (to know the step by step on how to use these), because I can’t read Korean, and everything on the descriptions on the box are in Korean hangul. Here, do check it out. The page is in Korean but I have a widget to translate everything in English (though its confusing because of the arrangement of words.)

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Jenny House: Where Celebrities Go For Perfect Skin

http://www.soompi.com/news/jenny-house-where-celebrities-go-for-perfect-skin

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You jin’s post about Jenny House

://blog.naver.com/PostView.nhn?blogId=yujingoon&logNo=60124989718&categoryNo=56&viewDate=&currentPage=1&listtype=0

Again, Korea Cosmetics, kamsahamnida! 감사합니다 :)

<3 Monica

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