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“Beauty & The Geek” Blogger Party

Do you have a blog? Are you an aspiring blogger? You better join When In Manila's “Beauty & The Geek” Blogger Party at The Distillery, Fort BGC on October 2, 2013. Party all night from 6:00pm-12:00am. This is going to be awesome with food, blogs, and booze! 

Check this link for more details http://www.wheninmanila.com/beauty-and-the-geek-blogger-party-at-distillery-fort-bgc-food-blogs-and-booze/

See you there!

BDJ Box Beauty Social: Primp and Prettify on September 29, 2013!

I’m counting down the days to the BDJ Box Beauty Social at Skydome SM City North EDSA on September 29, 2013.

BDJ Box is a beauty product discovery subscription service for women. Brought to you by the makers of the Belle de Jour Power Planner, BDJ Box aims to help every Filipina unbox her own beauty. For Php580 a month, subscribers receive a mass-customized box with at least 5-6 of the best beauty products delivered to their doorstep.

For the second time this year, they’re holding another Beauty-Filled event, delivering the best skincare, makeup and haircare brands under one roof for you to enjoy the whole day.  Their lineup of beauty brands --  Shiseido, Too Cool for School, Lucido-L, Bifesta, Celeteque, Yves Rocher, L’Oreal Paris, Ralph Lauren Fragrances, Revlon, Max Factor, Maybelline, Covergirl and Garnier – will definitely excite everyone who goes to the BDJ Box Beauty Social!

The event is open to everyone but only pre-registered girls will be allowed to participate in the talks, get a loot bag, and have their picture taken at the photobooth.  Slots will be given on a first come, first served basis.

To pre-register for any of the talks, simply email events@bdjbox.com the following:
Subject: BDJ Box Beauty Social Registration
Name:
Mobile Number:
Your answer to the question: “How do you prettify before an event?”
Top 3 choices for talks
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For more details check their Facebook Page: facebook.com/bdjbox
To get your very own BDJ Box, visit their website: www.bdjbox.com
Happy girls are always the prettiest! See you at the BDJ Box Beauty Social!

When you take a cab...

Pic I took last year: Impolite taxi driver - nagrereklamo na malapit lang daw pala pupuntahan namin tapos pumila pa siya ng mahaba sa Megamall, ang dami pang sinabi at siya pa ang galit

Do you take a cab? Yes or no you need to read this maybe one day makatulong 'to sa'yo.

I've been working here in Manila for 6 years now. I take a cab kahit mas magastos compare to riding a bus or a jeepney dahil mas safe yung feeling but I'm sure you'll agree with me it's not going to be safe all the time. Here are some safety tips I have in mind based on others and my experience.

1. Check if may nakasakay sa loob ng taxi, sa harap at likod. There was an instance that someone took a cab and she didn't notice may nakayuko pala sa passenger seat sa front and hinoldap siya.
2. Lock the doors. Siguro nakarinig ka na ng kuwento na merong mga nagbubukas ng pinto ng taxi lalo na pag traffic at manghoholdap. This includes all doors of the taxi, not just your door sa backseat but also the front doors. It's okay to ask the driver to lock the front doors for your safety.
3. Get the plate number of the cab (if possible the company's and driver's name too) and text it to one of your loved ones or friends. This is to ensure that someone knows the taxi info in case something happens (hopefully none!)
4. This might be crazy and it's totally optional. Pretend that you're talking to someone on the phone and ask the driver for his name, company's name, and/or plate number and give it to the person you are talking to over the phone. Siguraduhin mong naka-silent phone mo when you do this baka mag-ring bigla while you're pretending you are really talking to someone. This could assure you na magiging safe ka since alam ni kuya driver na binigay mo na info niya sa boyfriend/girlfriend/kapatid/nanay/tatay/kaibigan mo.
5. As much as possible stay alert and awake para alam mo kung tama ba ang dinadaanan niyo. If hindi mo naman alam ang direction sa pupuntahan mo ask the driver kung san kayo dadaan and text it to someone who could possible know the right direction. 
6. When in doubt always text or call someone. Sometimes you need to trust your intuition. If you feel there's something wrong you can transfer a cab. Make sure lang na yung bababaan mo is not too dark and dapat yung maraming tao. If time comes na wala kang choice dahil madilim talaga sa lugar call someone immediately.
7. May mga taxi who ask for additional amount aside sa babayaran mo sa metro nila. Do not tolerate this. If you are willing to pay for an additional amount lalo na pag late ka na, umuulan, or any reason na nagmamadali ka you can try an application both available on iphones and android phones where you can get a cab. One of these is Grab A Taxi, I haven't tried this but it might help. It has an additional Php 70.00 (estimate) and it keeps you safe as the taxi you'll get can be tracked.

Share your thoughts too! 

BDJ Box Giveaway Alert! BDJ Box Elite: Girls Night Out

Hi Bellas! Here's another freebie up for grabs from Belle de Jour Planner and BDJ Box. This is not just an ordinary giveaway as they are giving out a BDJ Box Elite as seen on the picture above. BDJ Box usually has loads of beauty, health, and wellness items from featured brands that every bella can try on. Ladies like me usually want to know if one product will really work for us before we go ahead and go "gaga" on buying it at the store to make sure we spend our hard earned money just right. BDJ gives us an opportunity to check out the items first by subscribing for only Php 500.00 per month. This is such a great deal since the products we'll get we'll be worth more than Php 500.00 if you buy those one by one. Truly an experience and savings you'll get from this. 

Now with BDJ Box Elite they give more what you want as they bring out more products than every bellas wish for. Check out https://www.facebook.com/bdjbox and http://bdjbox.com/ for more details.

Here's the link for their giveaway https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=327252120753880&set=a.161095900702837.55730.134022353410192&type=1 all you have to do is share the poster on your Facebook wall and share your answer for this question "What's your typical girls night out?" Promo runs till September 8, 2013 ONLY.  (Post Must Be Public)

Good luck to us bellas! Well, a typical girls night out for me is a house party or have a road trip and do whatever the road takes you!

Ada No Nikki's Etude House Giveaway

Who doesn't love freebies? I'm pretty sure you do. No need to think twice visit Ada No Nikki's Etude House Giveaway on this link http://ada-nikki.blogspot.com/2013/08/Ada-no-Nikki-Etude-House-Giveaway.html and find out how to win the stuff you see on the above pic ;)

Feel free to check out her blog posts too you'll definitely find something interesting! Ciao! *-*

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Red Velvet Cream Cheese Sandwich "Worth The Wait"

This was delivered by Xend and was wrapped in a box and a bubble wrap  to secure  the  crinkles. On the note it says "baked with butter and love" and "enjoy" which I really did. I had this for dessert after eating lunch. 

I was excited like a kid when I got a package from Xend today. It was my much-awaited red velvet crinkles or red velvet cream cheese sandwich. It's been a month or two when I saw posts in Instagram pictures of this yummy sweets. I've been following a lot of online sellers who got sweet stuff such as chocolates, cakes, candies, and the like. Some red velvet crinkles are quite expensive plus the shipping fee so I checked #redvelvet crinkles hashtag on Instagram and cheked all online shops who sell these. I came accross Posh Dessertz who has the cheapest red velvet sweets plus she could send it through Xend which is one of the cheapest courier in Manila.

Red velvet has been my favorite for years now. I started my red velvet addiction with cakes and cupcakes. I'm pretty sure you've seen a lot of these online, restaurants, shops, and malls. Red velvet could be either dark red or red brown in color. The reddish color that we see is achieved by adding beetroot or red food coloring.                                                                                                                                    

20 pcs of red velvet cream cheese sandwich for only Php150.00 plus Php60.00 shipping fee
I still have some and put in a fridge. I'm thinking these could also taste really good if refrigerated.

A closer look...

Cream cheese in between the red velvet sandwich

PROS: 

• These really taste like red velvet. There's a hint of vanilla and chocolate but it's not really a vanilla or a chocolate sandwich.
• I could taste the buttermilk too!
• This was picked up by Xend from the Posh Dessertz yesterday but it's still moist which makes it still fresh.
• If you don't like too sweet desserts (those who just tastes like sugar) then this could be for you.
• Cream cheese is sweet, salt, and milky, just a perfect mix.

CONS:

• This is high in fat content so if you're worrying too much about that then this may not be your pick!

I strongly suggest that you try these and let me know what you think by commenting on this post! Suggestions and other point of views are welcome too! Even if you are on a diet, at least try few pieces of these. 

People used to have diaries and with modern technology we now have blogs. There could be a lot of differences but there could be tons of similarities too. This is a blog where all ideas matter, unknown can be known, all point of views can be heard.