Aicha Amano

Been gone for a little time because we are currently on the process of moving to another place! :) bye old house! Yesterday, I woke to discover that my Maybelline powder broke in two. It is not good way to start the morning.... On the other hand it is a great way to get a new powder, yes! PICTURE: She looks so sad. She's broken and about to be replaced. noooo.... don't throw me away plzzz.... I went back to the department store and yet again faced overbearing, snobby sales girls there and looked at a lot of pressed powders. Somehow, I don't want the usual brands so I took a gamble and went to some boutiques. I'm totally into Asian brands now. If I had the money for it, I would probably head off to the Skinfood Store. I like their Buckwheat Loose Powder (#23), it's like around 700+ or something. Or maybe their new line, I love their Rice Mochi Pact 3 SPF 27! I KNEEEEEEWWWRR! It's so cool that this almost-nothing, translucent powder pact has a higher SPF than my ...

We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and famous?' Actually, who are you not to be? - Nelson Mandela, 1994 inaugural speech Pretty pink lips here we go! YES? NO? LOBSTER? BREAKING NEWS FROM THE FRONT: The GODIVA LICOWHITE I BLOGGED ABOUT is awesome because... it works . Or so I'd like to believe. After like 2 weeks, using it night after night, have finally paid off. I woke up this morning and went to the bathroom to wash the sleep off my face and I pleasantly noticed how my lips have turned a sprightly color. I took the picture above to show off my fat lips the nice hue to all you guys. No lipgloss/stick, just godiva licowhite I applied last night before I went to bed. I like it because it has no smell, so I don't get turned off from using it (like Vaseline) and that I don't eat it off my lips (like Nivea Cherry-lol!) But what I love most about it is that it really moisturizes, yet it's not grease-heavy on the lips. It's an appl...

Hi! It's nice to see you all again :D You know how crazy life + work gets and it hinders you from doing the things you want to do? Yep, we all have them. I've been online though but mostly it's for doing online work and editing and typing manuscript (nothing too grand but it's so fun to do! I wish this was my line of work) What have I got these past few days: Bought STRIP IT! Because of the good results I got from using STRIP IT's P160.00 trial pack, I ordered 2 big jar wax at P295 each over at their multiply store . As usual, Arlette was very accomodating and nice. Though their 2-for-280 promo was over but anyway, what's a 15 peso difference, right? I've just used the first one yesterday and it's still good. Got a lot of extra wax strips now so I didn't have too much trouble. I've just used about half, so all in all I have roughly 4 months worth of hair-free skin for less than P600 ($12)! Cool, huh? :D I might be weird to the lot of you but I di...

Skinfood Salmon Brightening Eye Serum is a popular line in the Skinfood store. The serum is highly concentrated in omega-3 fatty acid, haloxyl, arbutin and vitamins to improve blood circulation and whiten skin for that pretty, radiant eyes. This week has been major dark eyebags week for me. I've tried using cucumber when my eyes get too puffy, but it doesn't remove those dark rings under my eyes. It's time for me to take out the 3-piece Skinfood tester I got from Na-Hee and see how it fares. TIRED EYES AT ITS BEST. HELP ME, SALMON! (too much work, not a lot of sleep) The serum is water-based so no clogging oily stuff here! It not only promises to brighten dark eyes, but it also promises to combat fine lines. What I like about this is it is a very light cream, so the skin absorbs it immediately. I just don't like the smell! It's like the smell of old, dry rose which I hate (creepy old rose smell!) The sample pack lasts for 2-3 uses, since you need very little for bot...

I've a lot of Skinfood samples from Na-Hee and I think I've found another BB cream that's ohhh so right for my skin! Skinfood Agave Cactus SPF 36 PA +++ 50 ml Skinfood Store : P2,100 Kkochipida Store : P880 USING the sample I got from Na-Hee: WE HAVE A WINNER !

No one ever told me I was pretty when I was a little girl. All little girls should be told they're pretty, even if they aren't. - Marilyn Monroe Today, I bought the Godiva LicoWhite Lip Gloss with Vitamin C because it promises to " help give dark lips a pinkish tinge ". Well, I hope so . Soft-pink lips evade me for some reason, no matter what lipbalm I use (I'm a former user of Chapstick and Nivea) so when I passed this by in Watsons, I was very interested if this could help me with my lip hue problem. My lips really boggle me for some reason... I have never smoked in my life and still there are times when my lips are so grayish! When it gets worst, my lips would look as if I was drinking suka and smoked 2 cigars a day. I try to remedy it with Alba Terra Tints organic lipbalm but even that doesn't help! I want to try going out without lipgloss/stick on. I'm putting my hope on Godiva LicoWhite to remedy this. The Godiva gloss is priced at P107: Pricier t...

I like giveaways for a lot of reasons, one being that I get stuff that I can't find from where I am and they're giving it away for free! Two, it says a lot about someone when they share what they can and offer it to other people, even from the simplest gifts to the grandest one. Three, it amazes me: just the very effort that it took for them to pick out such nice items, the money they shell out for it and their enthusiasm in giving it away makes it such a happy event I love to be part of. I hope I can do a giveaway someday too, just a little token. I'm sure I will! I'm looking into nice prizes that are cute and useable. If only I have the money I would probably give something to each of my 30-odd awesome people! Why not? They're super sweet to me! I like sharing and they deserve it :) Please do join in these blogger's happy giveaway: Hazelxeyes15's 100 followers Contest [FOLLOW] [COMMENT [BLOG /TWEET!] Deadline : Saturday 22nd August at 12 midnight GMT. =...

Nominated by dear Golden and I didn't even know what to do! Hahah I'm so clueless. Thank you! I've seen this Meme Award around and Viola ! I have my first one ever ! So here are the rules of acceptance: 1) Acknowledge the person who sent you the award. 2) Nominate 7 other blogs. 3) Share your 7 personality traits so we can get to know you better. I'm sure that everybody in my friends list have done this already! (I did this a little too late, no?) So, I hope you all don't mind if I went ahead and start talking about the 7 Personality Traits ! :D 1. I really like to be organized . No, really really organized . I'm not someone who doesn't know where I put my stuff. Sometimes its gets serious when I know where YOU put your own stuff! I have a.... sense for these things xD 2. I am a naturally happy person and I am always cheery . At this day and age, it's tough to find something worthwhile to be happy about, but I don't know, I manage to find somethin...

Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes. - Oscar Wilde, "Lady Windermere's Fan" I bought the Herbal Essences Dangerously Straight Shampoo with the hopes of diversifying my range of shampoo products. I was so happy with this purchase because it was a.) cute b.) new c.) an imported brand but I learned the hard way that you can't trust a shampoo by its brand and packaging alone. *sigh* I remember using this shampoo for the first time and I was taken aback that it DRIED MY HAIR BAD. Just upon rinsing, my hair felt heavy and hard to rinse. I tried to towel dry and then comb it, it was worse. It was hard to detangle the strands. You can't imagine what lengths I had to go through to blowdry my hair with a padded brush. I had to resort to a wide-toothed comb that I usually don't have to use back then when I was shampooing with Vaseline / Palmolive Intense Moisture (I miss Vaseline booo). I'm never a product-waster (?). I try my best to stick to a p...

From THIAMERE'S BLOGSALE! Thank you dear Thia! So nice and very trusting :) And OMG! The foundation is perfect!!!!! I love it because it's sooooo my color! For Thiamere it's too dark for her fair tone, but on me it's perfect because I'm morena. I currently use BB creams right now but I use it sparingly because my face kind of looks too fair for my overall body tone if I put on a lot. I love the Wet N Wild Honey because it glides so easy on the face. This is my first Wet N Wild brand! Yay me! FROM NA-HEE'S SKINFOOD SAMPLE: I've wanted to try Skinfood's Salmon Eye care line, especially the brightening serum and the lifting prime skin. I've always loved Skinfood, but I always get turned off by the price tag. If I wanted something from their store, I always try to ask Na-Hee if she has a trial pack for it. I am very conscientious that I don't rush out to buy the full bottle if I want to try something. I learned that the hard way xD I got 2 Skinfood N...

Happy Kadayawan Davao!~ In celebration of the upcoming "Kadayawan sa Dabaw", events have been popping up all over the city, especially agri-harvest exhibits, bazaar/tiangge, and concerts where hundreds of people flock to. I grabbed a quick bite at McDo, but upon going to Damosa St., I saw people lining up from the curb, straight up to the Gateway parking lot. The line was seriously long that I had to wonder what's happening, plus I kind of got worried because I saw a lot of people elbowing and shoving each other none too gently. Then I saw the cincher: Hale Band, Yeng Constantino, Eric Santos and Rachel Ann Go were part of an event concert. Ahh. Fortunately, there was also another event nearby that I could go: the Matina Town Square Kadayawan Bazaar! There weren't a lot of people there and it was a bit quiet (But if you ask me, this event is more fun and I like the fact that it's less likely a random elbow is going to break my nose here.) Here are some pics I too...

I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is greater or better than friendship. - Pietro Aretino I'm sure I'm not alone in squealing and shrieking and dawwwws and aaaaaaahs when we see kawaii things. I've been Multiply and EBay hopping lately and I've seen so many things I wanted to buy! They're sooo cute! I've saved them in a folder somewhere and attached a notepad file of the details (website, price, shipping) because I'm going to save for these! Here are my top three cutest finds ever that I really really want: Isn't that worthy of a capital ADORABLE ?! I'm sure you know my undying love for Japanese Washi Wallets , but now I have a very close second. This wallet is made of what I think is felt fabric and its 100% handmade! Bawwwwwww! I adore handmade, especially those that are made with quality love RABBIT! RABBIT! CARROT! RABBIT! Though looking at the bag from this perspective, the rab...

When I picked this up from Booksale , I was amazed to find it priced so low for a hardbound book, and from such a popular author, too! The book is a collection of four award-winning short stories written by Yann Martel . The stories are: The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios , The Time I Heard the Private Donald J. Rankin String Concerto with One Discordant Violin by the American Composer John Morton , Manners of Dying , and The Vita Aeterna Mirror Company My favorite is the is the first one featured, Helsinki . First I must tell you how awesome reading this melancholic, subtle, erudite story is and second, how Yann Martel's style of writing is so different from what I read in Life of Pi . Helsinki begins in a most depressing manner: the protagonist has found out that his closest friend is dying of AIDS. He goes to the hospital and gives all the comfort he can provide to his friend. One of the ways he thought of to help his friend take his mind off the pain and the despair is ...

I've mentioned our group one or two times in this blog so I thought I would just like to share :) DRC Members A small gathering of book enthusiasts form the Davao Reader's Circle. More than a year's worth of books, coffee, conversation, fun times and we're still at it. The main goal of DRC is to expand each members author list and genre, and challenge us to read books that we normally would simply pass off. I myself have broadened my reads a bit: I've read my first sci-fi novel, one that I really liked! I read Dom's The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester ! I also borrowed a lot from other members and have shared plenty of my books, too! What I like best is that we all get to talk about our current reads, our recommended reads, books we've recently purchased, the best deals from book shops, new titles, authors, and more. Most of all, it's simply fun to to be with other people who share the same interest as you do! And for me, nothing beats hanging ou...

it's the '10th pic on photo folder' tag... rules: * Open your first photo folder * Scroll down to the 10th photo * Post that photo and story on my blog * Tag five {or more} friends to do the same So this is the 10th pic on my pic folder... They're STORMTOOPERS! Stormtroopers are so iconic in the Sci-Fi genre because of Star Wars . I saved this picture because I laughed my cheeks off when I saw this photo. Somebody told me it was a young couple's wedding picture. I love the stormtrooper masks! If this is going to be my wedding motif, maybe I wouldn't mind getting married! LOL! SO FUNNY! XDD

Earlier this week I went to SM and happened to pass by The Body Shop . Now, I've never set foot in that store before, despite passing it by going to and from bookstores. I got kind of curious because the shop looked very welcoming, had a nice palm-like logo, and their fonts are fabulous (weird but whatever, I like pretty typography!). The Body Shop was promoting their Tea-Tree Oil line , so their motif was all green and natural-looking. I went in and looked at several products especially the tea tree oil blemish sticks. I loved it! (I loved the packaging, too!) I wanted to buy! If only the prices weren't sky high, I would have taken all of their tea tree oil range home! Since I didn't have the chance to buy it yet, I'm going to take my chance on DesignByVanessa's The Body Shop Giveaway 1. Visit The Body Shop's Tea Tree line and pick out your fave item(s) 2. Blog about this contest in your blog 3. For Additional Entries: Subscribe to blog, Add blog button , F...

WATSONS/HBC STORE: YAY!! Trying Age Miracle for the first time! Hahah! The mascara way up there is what I bought for myself yesterday. It's Victoria's Secret Very Sexy Mascara in Blackest Black . This is my VERY FIRST mascara ever. I bought it because the price was slashed down: from PHP300+ to PHP 125 ! Yay me! Bargain Hunter me! I opened it in haste and looked at the brush and smelled the fluid. Heheh, because that's what I do! I hope I look ok with mascara on XD

"I always say shopping is cheaper than a psychiatrist!" - Tammy Faye Bakker I finally found a store that sells these Japanese paper wallets. Mrs.Lin's Kitchen offers the washi wallet that I have always wanted for sooo long! (Since I was 18 years old!LOL!) The wallets are priced at $4.35 each! And they're made from washi paper, so they don't tear easily. They're richly decorated with ukiyo-e depictions of women in kimono doing something pleasant like boating, sewing, painting, and the like. I tried contacting the American Emporium (A pinoy multiply site based in the US where they offer to buy your items that you normally can't get if you order from the Philippines). I tried to see how much it is using their system, but I was pretty taken aback when they quoted a PHP1,000 price on the item and the shipping. I can understand why it's really expensive though. But my goodness! Come on, it's a PHP 250 wallet that I have to pay PHP 1,000 for?! I gu...

My very first meme! Hahah! I saw Frances and Dar of Peeking Between the Pages (one of my most favorite reviewer EVER!) do this booklover's meme, so I thought I could join in on the fun, too! Anyone can! :) RULES: Grab your current read Open to a random page Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers! MY TEASER TUESDAY: "Hello!" said the Baconian brightly. "Can I take a moment of your time?" I answered slowly: "If you expect me to believe that a lawyer wrote A Midsummer's Night's Dream, I must be dafter than I look." I'm currently reading The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde and I didn't think it was even possible to find something to love in every pa...

"They say that time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself." - Andy Warhol I was bumming around the mall and I went to an HBC store. There I found the nicest, richest shade of lipgloss ever! It's almost pigmented like a lipstick, without that heavy, thick feeling, plus it's enriched with Vitamin E and C, too! Because it's San-San Cosmetics , you can always be assured that their products won't make a dent in your pockets. On top of everything, San-San Lipgloss #2 is priced at P62.00 only (approx. less than $2)--- I have to admit it's a sweet find! 1st - one swipe 2nd - two swipes Currently I use Terra Tints 70% Organic tinted lipgloss from Alba Botanicals , which I bought at Healthy Options for P125.00 (approx $3). I like Terra Tints as I have itchy, dry lips sometimes and the minty cooling effect of Terra Tints is a welcome relief. But I discovered that I needed a brighter tint than what they offer, since they only have earth-toned ...