I just realized that I've been using virgin coconut oil for my skin and hair since 2012. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that I've been using it that long because I switch up products often. A ton of skincare and hair care products saturate the market so that shouldn't be surprising; most of us …
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I'm not exactly a freelancer as I am employed full-time, but I manage my government contributions, taxes, and healthcare on my own so I'm as good as one. So I'd like to write about my experiences so far with Maxicare for future reference and maybe to help someone out there who's also looking for an …
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Writing this for future reference. I tried to schedule a passport renewal appointment at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) satellite branch in Ali Mall last June, but the only available schedules by then were in November. Imagine that! So my father decided that we should just go as walk-in applicants at DFA Aseana. As …
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Late 2015 and early into 2016, my face (specifically my jaw and chin area) started sprouting clusters of pimples . I've been acne-prone since I hit puberty, but this was the first time since high school that pimples popped up like crazy on my face; I usually get just a couple here and there. I think it must …
I get new glasses every year or so because my frames break every year or so. Since 2013, I've been buying cheap plastic frames (P200 to P300) from the department store and having the lenses replaced with graded ones in optical shops. I spend around P1,000 for them. I don't really mind shelling out around …
~₱199 for 12mL Available at Essence counters. Ingredients: Aqua (water), cera alba (beeswax), nylon-12, candelilla (euphorbia cerifera) wax, glyceryl stearate, stearic acid, decyl olivate, hydrogenated olive oil stearyl esters, carnauba (copernicia cerifera) wax, pvp, aminomethyl propanol, hydroxyethylcellulose, potassium sorbate, polyquaternium-10, allantoin, ethylhexylglycerin, tetrasodium edta, TBHQ, phenoxyethanol, CI 77499 (iron oxides) Here's another Essence mascara review! For …
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Price: ₱98 for 3.6g Available at HBC stores nationwide Ingredients: Beeswax, Euphorbia cerifera (candelilla) wax, paraffinum liquidum, Ricinus communis (castor) seed oil, Copernica cerifera (carnauba) wax, lanolin, isopropyl myristate, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, octocrylene, benzyl alcohol, tocopheryl acetate (vitamin E), retinol (vitamin A), ascorbic acid (vitamin C), mica, CI 77891, CI 45380, CI 15850, fragrance Rosanne Collection is a new line …
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Price: ~P1000 for 3g Available at MAC counters Ingredients: Ricinus communis (castor) seed oil, trioctyldodecyl citrate, glyceryl triacetyl hydroxystearate, Simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) oil, Euphorbia cerifera (candelilla) wax, octyldodecanol, beeswax, tricaprylin, ozokerite, Copernica cerifera (carnauba) wax, cetyl ricinoleate, microcrystalline wax, tocopherol, ascorbyl palmitate, calcium sodium borosilicate, alumina, calcium aluminum borosilicate, tin oxide, silica, vanillin. May contain: …
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 36,000 times in 2014. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 13 sold-out performances for that many …
~P199 for 10mL Available at Essence counters. Ingredients: Aqua (water), synthetic beeswax, paraffin, glyceryl stearate, acacia senegal gum, butylene glycol, oryza sativa (rice) bran wax, stearic acid, palmitic acid, polybutene, vp/eicosene copolymer, carnauba (copernicia cerifera) wax, aminomethyl propanol, hydroxyethylcellulose, tropolone, phenoxyethanol, CI 77499 (iron oxides) Click on the photos to see the full-size versions. Essence offers …
