Finally, I'm Showing Part II of my US Haul!

Hey everyone! Finally, I'm back into circulation. I still feel a bit jetlagged, but I'm doing better :) So, here is part of my US hauls :)

My stuff from Sonia Kashuk: a blush brush, a stippling brush and the Hidden Agenda Concealer set. This has good reviews, so I'd like to try it out. The brushes I bought are affordable at around $10-12 dollars (can't remember the exact amount).

More hair stuff: Tresemme Heat Tamer Spray which is less than $4 but has good reviews, and Big Sexy Hair What a Tease Backcomb in a Bottle. This was meant as a substitute for teasing hair. I hope it works because it's quite pricey. I'm a hairstylist too but I prefer not to tease my hair during performances, etc. 

A heated eyelash curler from ULTA. I got this during the sale of ULTA when all ULTA brand stuff were BOGO. It was $10 so I gave the other one to my sister. In the middle and the far right are what I picked up from a hobby store. I bought an eyeliner brush (it's actually an art brush) and the Pink Soap brush cleaner. It's said to be better than MAC and costs less, so I want to give it a try.

A foundation palette from RCMA. I was supposed to get Graftobian, but it was OOS. I was quite disappointed because the fairer colors are on the cool side, while the darker colors are warm.

Nail stuff: An OPI nail polish, and the much-coveted Seche Vite Top Coat and Restore.

And lastly, the PedEgg, so I can do my own foot exfoliation. Although this is available here (at a more expensive price), I haven't seen the one with the handle, which they say is easier to use.

I'm excited to try out my stuff!

What I've Got So Far

Hello everyone! I'm sorry I haven't been blogging. Our internet has been extremely slow lately thanks to our bad router, but now that it's better I'm hoping that I'll be able to blog more. However, I'm still very much lacking in material to blog about to blog as often as I want, being abroad and all. Thanks for bearing with me.

I'd like to show you the beauty-related stuff I got so far. It's not much. I'm obviously taking my time in buying. It's hard because I'm on a budget and I'm not working while I'm here. This is strictly for vacation. Anyway, I bought other stuff too like shoes and clothes, but I won't bother you with the details of that. It's really nice here because there are sales left and right! If I were living here, I'd probably be buying shoes all the time! 

Anyway, enough of that. Here's what I have so far:

These are things I got from NYC during the BOGO of CVS. I previously blogged about NYC pencils and they have good quality pencils so I bought four. I also grabbed a pair of l/g and nail polish that I split with my sister.

These are just random beauty products. The much raved about Maybelline Great Lash Mascara, Loreal Beauty tubes mascara on sale, the much-raved about Queen Helene Mint Julep Masque since it costs less than in the Philippines, a backup tube of my favorite DUO eyelash adhesive in dark, Garnier eye cream since I ran out, and some hair products: Dove Anti-frizz cream and Tresemme Curl Activator Spray which aren't available in the Philippines.

And lastly, my brushes from MAC. I got the 217 and 130. Originally, I wanted a 222 and a 224, too, but I couldn't find the 222 and then I decided to wait on the 224 since I have the 224SE anyway. I know it's no comparison, but I can't go crazy with makeup just yet. 

So that's all I've got. Have a nice day!

My New Favorite Shampoo and Conditioner

One of my friends recently introduced me to TRESemme. She told me that it made her hair super soft and that a little goes a long way. And because the price was so affordable, I got curious. The catch? It's only available in Market! Market! I don't usually go to that area. Thankfully, I had a gig in the area so I was finally able to buy TRESemme shampoo and conditioner. There were different variants, so I was confused on what do get. I finally decided on the Moisture Shampoo and the Anti-Breakage conditioner.

photo taken from www.tresemme.com

 

Tresemme Moisture Rich Shampoo:

At first I didn't see anything special with this shampoo. But after my second wash, I realized something. I'm no longer a slave to dandruff shampoo! Normally, I can only use dandruff shampoo because everytime I use an ordinary shampoo, my head ends up itchy! This applies even when I used organic shampoos. Maybe because they're drying and it causes me to build dandruff? With this shampoo, I no longer have an itchy scalp even without dandruff shampoo! So now I'm a new convert!

Tresemme Anti-Breakage Conditioner:

So far, I haven't noticed if my hair has gotten "stronger," but yes, it does leave my hair uber soft! Softer than the conventional conditioners in the grocery. I just love how soft my hair feels while washing it, and it's much easier to comb my wet hair.

I'm really loving my new hair stuff! The best thing about it? The shampoo is P295 for 926 ml while the conditioner is P339 for 926 ml. That's actually cheaper than a lot of the hair products found in the grocery! Note: They have a mild scent :)