Cisco's Crisp Choco

Everytime I see this in supermarkets or stores, I just have to buy it.

This is great for sweet tooth cravings, satisfies you, as well as doesnt let you put on the pounds. Thats not why I love it though. It just tastes sooo good. And I always love crispies dipped in chocolate. There's just something so simple about them that I love.

This also reminds me of that dessert in Waterfront's Cafe Uno. Koko Crunch dipped in milk chocolate. God, that tastes sooo good, I wanna eat there again just for that!

Anyway, I can eat the whole box in one sitting, but I usually just eat 3/4 of it. I dont wanna come home the next day and have nothing of it to munch anymore. :) So a box usually lasts me 2 days.

Looks like pie

As Im writing this Im devouring the whole box. I dont share, Im selfish, this is all mine haha! This is my last box too. I gotta go out and get some more...

Cisco Crisp Choco can be found at Ayala Cebu supermarket or at Sugar Free Haven (Capitol area). Around P140 per box.

Manila Time On The 21st

Im off to Manila again on the 21st. My friend and I are scoring airlines for the cheapest tickets. Going there has begun to feel more like a job than a vacation these days. Its always with a purpose instead of just relaxing. Either its a dentist appointment or having to buy something which is only sold there... haayyyy....

This time my friend has a visa appointment at the US embassy, while me, on the other hand, I have a dentist appointment and I have something to purchase there. As well as picking up my brand new bag from Tiramisu and exchanging an item.

We're staying at the Bayview, for accessibility of the embassy. What Im excited about is going to the Yin & Yang shop over at the Mandarin. I first heard about the shop at Chuvaness. Here's the link: http://chuvaness.livejournal.com/485596.html . Im excited and I totally cant wait. I want to get a business charm & a love charm haha!

Bo's Coffee @ Parkmall : NOW OPEN!

I attended the opening of Bo's Coffee Shop at Parkmall the other day.

Along with the family & friends of the owners, Diether Ocampo was also there, since they are good family friends with one of the owners. He's thinner than I expected, and my god, his skin is just to die for! I just wanted to stare at his skin for hours... it was super kinis and actually glowing! Hmmm I will definitely ask him what he did to it the next time I see him here in Cebu.

This was outside the coffeeshop. I took this at the balcony.

The dessert table inside... mmm... unfortunately, I was watching what I was eating that time.

All the guests also had free Bo's drinks so we just had to order at the counter. I got the Mocha frappe and so far, it was mmmm...

In coffee shops I never know what I should get. I know I love frappes, yet I really hate it when they have a bitter taste. A lot of people love it, but the bitter taste in chocolates or anything else is just not for me. I'll stick with milk chocolate, thank you.

Have you been to Parkmall lately? When I was there, it was teeming with people outside, so Im pretty sure their restaurants are booming. Inside the mall, there were people also, but not as many as I would have preferred, if I was a tenant in the mall. Maybe its because there's not that many shops inside. As much as the landscaping and the design is great outside, I still think it would have been a great idea if they had put the shops outside, while the restaurants were inside. There is no doubt that people would eat, and so, in going inside, they would pass by all those shops, so there's visibility in what they're selling, and there's maximum potential for a sale.

And so, the problem lies within. Most of the people go there for the restaurants, and dont bother going inside. So the shops inside dont get maximum visibility from consumers.

That's probably why Parkmall's having a problem leasing their spaces, from what I have heard. I could be wrong though.

I still love the mall though, how they did the landscaping and stuff. :)

Eyeshadow Palettes

I am just too happy with the prevalent trend in make up recently. I happen to be a frustrated make up student wannabe (I want to study, but havent had the opportunity to.) so I am very interested how to do make up looks.


Lately make up brands have been dishing out quads and other palettes with instruction manuals to help women choose the right colors for the right look. My love for quads started last year when my friend introduced me to the Kanebo. She had been buying their products for quite some time and when I was with her at the Kanebo counter, I got curious about the cute looking eyeshadow quads. In the end I got a make over from the saleslady, who, I was surprised to find out, was properly trained by their company! When you're here in Cebu, you're pretty used to make up sales people not really knowing how to do make up and instead just sell their products, so the whole thing was surprising for me. She gave me this smoky eye look using their blue shadow quad (Coffret D'or 3D Lighting Eyes in Blue-Green Tones) and it just really looked spectacular on my eyes. See below pic for reference, along with their other shades.


I like how when you open a new compact, there is actually a plastic film there with numbers, so you know the steps on how to apply the look.







I have also found other make up brands that are selling their shadows with manuals:

Stila

Smoky Eye Palette $40 stilacosmetics.com

Talk is Chic!
Stila's revolutionary 4-pan palette not only includes the four shadow shades you need to create a stunningly sapphire smoky eye, it literally talks you through each application step!
With the press of a button, a Stila artist teaches you how to create the perfect smoky eye, complete with artistry tips, which brushes to use, and product suggestions, all in under a minute.












Purrfect Eyes - The Talking Palette $54 sephora.com

What it is:
A four-pan palette that features everything you need to create the perfect cat eye.

What it does:
Stila Purrfect Eyes - The Talking Palette walks you through the five easy steps to a modern, eye cat-ching look. With the press of a button, a Stila artist will walk you through the application steps so you can master the palette—with the new Black Cat Eye Shadow, Liquid Eye Liner, and slanted eyeliner brush—in under a minute.

What else you need to know:
This Sephora-exclusive, limited-edition palette includes:
- Eye Shadow in a neutral light beige (base shade)
- Stila's best-selling Kitten Eye Shadow (lid shade)
- Eye Shadow in a warm creamy beige (contour shade)
- Stila's new high-shimmer Eye Shadow in Black Cat (black liner
shade)
- Mini slanted eyeliner brush
- Liquid Eyeliner in Black




Bare Escentuals bareescentuals.com

bareMinerals Tutorials $32 each




























Get The Look $36 for each look

























Smashbox


Master's Class Expert Eyes Set



If you want to create dramatic looking eyes, but just don't have a clue where to start, take a peek at the Master's Class Expert Eyes Set by Smashbox. Included in this 7-piece set is everything you need for two totally different eye looks, plus a simple step-by-step instructional DVD with special tip and tricks.

Master's Class Special Effects Set




What it is: A seven piece set containing everything you need to contour, highlight and define like a pro!

What it does:
Join smashbox studio makeup artist, Patrick Tumey, as he walks you through the key steps to creating a polished and radiant beauty look with this must-have set of get-gorgeous essentials.


What else you need to know:
Set includes: Lip Brilliance Palette in Perfect Pout (soft peach, pink coral, glossy nude), Eyelights Palette in Special Effects (shimmery beige, coral pink, chocolate brown), Bronzer/Blush Duo In Contour/Pop (deep bronze, creamy apricot), Shadow Brush #26 , Cream Eye Liner Pencil In Midnight Brown, Photo Finish Foundation Primer - Travel Size, & Kabuki Brush. Check out the instructional DVD led by Smashbox makeup artist, Patrick Tumey, for exclusive tips & tricks!






Unfortunately these two make up sets from Smashbox are not being sold anymore... but there's also these two from sephora.com:



Master's Class Vol. 3 Complexion Perfection - Light $59




What it is:
A seven-piece kit for complexion perfection.


What it does:
Smashbox Master Class Vol. 3 Complexion Perfection Set - Light is designed to educate consumers about how to create the foundation for seamless makeup application. Watch the instructional DVD for exclusive tips and tricks!


What else you need to know:
The set includes High Definition Healthy Fx Foundation SPF 15 in Light L3 (1 oz), Hybrid 2-in-1 Luminizing Primer in Flash (0.98 oz), Pressed Powder/Bronze Lights Duo in Fair/Light (0.42 oz), Camera Ready Full Coverage Concealer in 3.0 (0.08 oz), Photo Op Under Eye Brightener (0.24 oz), a Baby Buki Brush, a Travel Foundation Brush, and an instructional DVD.









This next one I'm itching to buy, along with the sets from Bare Escentuals:

Master's Class Vol. 4 Rescue Beauty $59



What it is:
A kit packed with award-winning, high-performance beauty products and two new exclusives!


What it does:
Smashbox Master's Class Vol. 4 Rescue Beauty contains award-winning products that will revitalize your complexion and freshen up your look. Paired with an instructional DVD and containing a wide range of products—from illuminating serum to moisture-rich lip gloss—this set has got your beauty basics covered.


This set contains:
- 0.24 oz Photo Op Under Eye Brightener
- 0.5 oz Photo Finish Foundation Primer Light
- 0.39 oz Quench Moisture Rich Lip Gloss
- 0.5 oz O-Glow- 0.84 oz Illuminating Serum
- 0.27 oz Fusion Soft Lights in Baked Starburst
- 0.31 oz Eye Shadow Quad in Bright Eyed

Home Safe

We're having a problem with thieves these last couple of months. It all started with a man almost entering our house by shaving off the door hinges. Thankfully my brother woke up at like, 2 in the morning wondering what the awful racket was... the thief ran away when they both got a good look at each other.

The day after that incident, my brother bought a BB gun.

After that, every few weeks, our wet clothes, after laundering, seemed to make disappearing acts. And it has all boiled down to now, when finally, they have made my clothes and my intimates, for God's sakes, their victims. They took my beloved black riboon bra which I bought in Bangkok. Im crying out for I dont have matching intimates anymore! The took more than that, my maid's sure... Mom has a theory on how they've been doing it. All I want is for our home to be safe.

I guess you'll be seeing me at the Triumph store this Friday at SM North Wing. Hmph.
I want to buy a gun and kill them.
If I only had a genie! ;)