Etude House Review and Fashion Haul

I have been meaning to visit Etude House for the longest time now, so when I had the chance to visit the mall I stopped by there. At first, I wanted to purchase the EH Lucid Darling lipstick in #05 which is a Barbie pink in color. Unfortunately, it was out of stock. It must be the "it color" girls choose over other colors. I didn't want to settle for another lippy from there because I really wanted that certain color which I read from the web all the awesome reviews.And  I also wanted the Revlon Colorburst lipstick in Baby Pink so I just let go of my eagerness to buy a lipstick at Etude House. I just search the store for another stuffs that I might like. Luckily I found the perfect brow pencil in brown! It was love at first sight because I've been dreaming of a brow pencil in a perfect shade of brown and not to mention it was priced at less than 200php! I also got the Happy Tea time cleansing cold cream in Milk Tea. The saleslady suggested I get the other variant for oily face but I wanted milk for my skin so there I never listened and follow my heart! I've been using this for a week already and my skin loves it! I love the consistency, not to thick and easy to apply and rub on the face. I can see the make-up that is removed from the tissue. I love the smell too. Lastly, I got the Romantic Beauty Stand which is perfect for my new dresser that I ordered (will post pictures soon!). This is where I will probably place my comb, brushes, or my mascaras, brow pencil, etc. Not make-up brushes because they're just gonna collect dust from there. Not so hygienic :(

 Etude House brow pencil in brown

Happy Tea Time Cold cream's creamy texture contains milk protein to remove dirt and make-up while keeping skin moisturized with the pleasant fragrance of tea

I also visited the department store and got a few stuffs. I got a maxi dress perfect for this summer. A lace top and corset which I have yet to figure out how am gonna style it. A bandeau top and leopard print sunglasses. Then I got a striped top from F&H and laced sleeveless top from Bayo. (sorry seems like I was just enumerating everything!haha).

And yay for another pair of Levi's! And I'm a slight curve! Finally I'd be able to claim my Levi's loop metallic ID soon.

Off to French Baker to have lunch with Mama and brother. I love their Honey roast pork in a L' orange!

Recognition Day

Last week, we attended the recognition day of my sister at her school (which also happens to be my Alma Mater as well). Their college awarded students who excelled both in academics and co-curricular activities. My sister is a dean lister for 3 consecutive years already and among the juniors in her batch she got the highest QPA grade. It was a fine Thursday morning and it was such a nostalgic feeling going to the Silliman University church again after awhile. 

Silliman University church

sister with her awards / she's wearing a dress from Bangkok, white thin belt and black pumps

off to Mamia's restaurant after the ceremony

blueberry cheesecake! one of my faves!

my order: Pork something with mashed potato and vegetables

Mama's chicken barbecue with rice and vegetables

my sister's chicken cordon bleu with rice and vegetables

brownie a la mode ( definitely my fave at Mamia's)

outfit: bow lace top from Forever21, black trousers from  Shopaholic, grey wedges from Mendrez, charm bracelets from Accessorize, flower ring from Divi

my floral vintage nail art design

another outfit shot taken by the sister :)

Saturdate

It was a lazy Saturday afternoon spent with my sister and boy cousin. They had no class in the afternoon (my sister has classes every Saturday mornings) so we decided to hit the mall and watch the latest movie. The movie theater was jam-packed with mostly "highschool-ers" who I think are just classmates. We watched a horror movie but the high school group of people started to scream inappropriately. They did things that usually makes you angry. I just think they sounded corny. I was really disappointed with the people together watching with us and at the same time, I was not impressed with the outcome of the movie as opposed to the reviews I've seen and read in the television and newspaper.

Anyways, after the movie we were hungry. We went to Gabby's Bistro to satisfy our cravings.

fancy lights

sister's spaghetti (which has a better name but I forgot:( )

cousin's order

blueberry cheesecake which I got to share with my sister

mango crepe

sweet cravings

the outfit: floral top- department store, black trousers, 

grey flats - Parisian at SM, grey sling bag- Mango

Save me from the HEAT!

I woke up late today and to my dismay, there was no electricity. Crap! This usually happens here in our place once every month. I don't know the real reason either why this has been happening every month. So to save ourselves from the sweat we'd get by just staying in our house - imagine no TV, internet connection, air conditioner or electric fan, we decided to eat out. My uncle and aunt was also with us. We had our lunch at Gabby's Bistro. I ordered fish n' chips with rice again (yes! I also had this a week ago in Gabby's) and discovered my new love - Dirt Cup! It's actually a chocolate mousse with some gummy candies. We stayed there longer to save ourselves from scorching heat of the sun and also while waiting for my other Aunt whom I'll be fetching. She went to Siquijor with some of her brods and sis from their organization.

After fetching my Aunt, I also went thrift shopping! Yay! I'll post my thrift finds next time here:D

while waiting for our orders, I took this pic

this is what was on our table

mug filled with hit calamansi juice

my new love! DIRT CUP!


xoxo, issa ♥

Balik Talent

We attended the Balik Talent sponsored by the class 1969 of Silliman University College of Nursing at the Luce Auditorium. Several speakers were invited to talk to Diabetes, cardiovascular disease, new trends on neonatal care, etc.

Had lunch after at Gabby's Bistro:D