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British Invasion On My Kikay Box

I got to try Collection Cosmetics when an angel sent me a Collection box a few months ago.. sa box pa lang na inlove na ako! I never got the chance to post about the box and its contents pero I have been using the products ever since. My favorites so far: BB Secrets Beauty Balm and Lasting Colour Lipstick in Bubble Gum. With the supply I got, I have no plans on buying another one any time soon but when sissy tried the Bubble gum lipstick, she wants the same shade! Eh favorite ko nga iyon no! So I promised her that I will buy one for her as soon as I got the chance..

At eto na nga, after my Melawares shopping spree (bitbit ang dalawang bag ng Melawares) dumaan ako sa Trinoma (for grocery and for her lipstick). Yes Trinoma talaga ang grocery (another GC.. it’s a GC day! kung may Yoshinoya sa Trinoma, malamang pati food ko GC din haha #bloggingperks). Freebie alert from Landmark Supermarket:

Eh kung may dala akong pera, malamang napabili ako ng Pampers worth 2k para dalawang upuan for my little bagets (Chico and Sati)..eh kaso purita mirasol that day.. GC day nga eh wehehe.

After groceries, went to look for Collection Cosmetics stall inside the mall, hindi mo siya agad makikita kase nasa dulo, near Sally Hansen stall, just ask the saleslady where Collection stall is, they know 🙂

I got Lasting Colour Lipstick in Bubble Gum for sissy and another one for me (Mango Tango.waah I can’t help it eh). Collection Cosmetics is really cheap (lipstick for 199 PhP).. considering how good the product is.. sulit na sulit ang moolah mga muthers! Kaya this is now my favorite make up brand, mura na, maganda pa 🙂

This is the BB cream I am talking about (249 PhP lang!):

Yan ang aking everyday make up, Collection Cosmetics BB cream + Maybelline Dream Blush (love ko yang blush, literal na blush, para ka lang nag blush..natural na natural) and Lasting Colour Lipstick in Bubble Gum. Pag feeling hot momma, I use Lasting Colour Lipstick in Queen of Hearts:

Ang nice ng red lipstick na yan, hindi nag bi bleed 🙂

Kapag nag ka oras, I will post a detailed review of the products on My Painted Lips.

Where to buy Collection Cosmetics? Check out the Collection Cosmetics Website.

Melawares Liquidation Sale

dahil naambunan ng Melawares GC.. may I sugod ako sa Malabon for the Melawares Liquidation Sale. Madali lang hanapin ang warehouse nila.. almost along Mc Arthur Highway.

Public Transpo: Bus going to Malanday, sabihin nyo lang sa may Potrero, ibaba kayo sa Shell (after Victoria Court), sa gilid ng Shell, turn left, makikita ninyo ung warehouse kase may sign sila sa labas (the warehouse is right side).

Private Transpo: EDSA>Mc Arthur Highway>turn left before Shell> Melawares House on right side.

At eto ang napamili ko:

All these for 2000PhP (20,40 pala LOL).

Some of the items are 50% off, some are 60% and some are 70% off. Here are some photos inside the warehouse:

May kitchenware, baking wares and baking tools and a lot more.. sadly walang platong bilog.

Baking wares and tools are 60-70%. Plates and casseroles at 50% off. Bonggang sale yan!

Imagine I got a set of 3 pizza pans for 168 PhP (from 400+ PhP), 24 pcs nozzle for 252 (from 600+ PhP), Muffin pan by 6) for 48 PhP (from 119Ph). I got the Urban Kitchen 4x4x4 canister at 116PhP (from 290 PhP). O di ba ang layo ng narating ng 2k ko.

The liquidation sale is ongoing until August 31 but heard from the staff that it might be extended.. still waiting for the announcement from Melawares FB page though.

Our New Sleeping Arrangement

boys’ bedroom

My two older boys is now sleeping on their own room. Yes! After so many months (or even years) of contemplating and planning, they finally agreed to sleep on a different room. I am happy with this new arrangement but a part of me was sad.. in fact, the first few days that they are sleeping in their bedroom, I’d check on them 2-3x every night. Nakakalungkot din.. ang laki na nila.. akala ko the first few nights eh lilipat sa kwarto namin.. hindeee..ako pala ang hindi makakatulog hahaha

I told them they can sleep in our room during weekends (akala nila para sa kanila un, di nila alam that’s for me! haha). I miss looking at them sleeping peacefully. That’s my favorite part of my night..staring at them, teary eyed and thanking heavens I have them (opo madrama akong nanay). Pero aminin ninyo mommies, you love staring at your kids when they are asleep di ba? Parang it takes all the worries and stress you had during the day.

Speaking of sleeping peacefully, of all our kids, it was Sati who got my “sleeping pattern”. She’s the one who gets really cranky in the morning when she didn’t have a good night sleep. And hubby would tease me on that, sa lahat daw ng mamana sa akin eh iyon pa (wahaha). Eh totoo naman di ba? pag kulang ka sa tulog or hindi ka nakatulog ng maayos, nakakainis. But more than that, sleep is vital for babies and kids. According to Mother and Child Nurses Association of the Philippines President Alicia Estiller, Sleep deprivation is associated with stunted growth, weight problems, low attention span, delayed learning and behavioral problems.”

Dr Luci Wiggs, an infant sleep expert at Oxford Brookes University in the UK, commented, “Sleep is vital for the healthy cognitive, behavioural and physical development of your baby. External influences such as hunger, discomfort, noise and other disturbances can all affect a baby’s sleep and bring them into a heightened state arousal (disrupted sleep) even if they don’t fully wake up.”

Number one reason for Sati waking up at night or for her not having a good night sleep is discomfort. Kapag mainit, naku hirap na hirap matulog! Kapag malamig, masarap ang tulog niya but I have to make sure that she’s on diaper or else pagising gising din kase naiihi. Thank goodness for diapers talaga.. kahit si Chico, he still wears diaper at night.

Back to my older boys, with this new arrangement I got to bond with them more. Kase nga namimiss ko sila sa gabi, I always make sure to have a few moments with them before they sleep. And I know having their own bedroom will also teach them to be more responsible.