june hits and misses part 2

i'm baaaaaack. ; ) nyehe..

grabe naman.. parang two full days nang ulan ng ulan. kawawa naman ang soiled clothes kow.. pano ko ba sila malalaban under this weather? ayoko naman gamitin ang dryer namin kse apart from the gasul that it uses to run, kuryente pa yon. wag na. di bali nalang. narealize ko bigla super thankful ako dun sa portable sampayan. what is that called anyway?

o sha.. kung anu-ano na sinasabi ko e. review na : )

MISS:

watsons exfoliating body scrub in cucumber melon

i have a thing for exfoliating body scrubs.. i dunno why but they always make me feel good after i use them. kaya madalas when i'm feeling under the weather, i would take a nice long bath. scrubbing away dirt like they are my issues. hehe.. i've tried a few body scrubs in the past and this.. well this isn't the best but for a hundred something, it's not too bad. plus i like the cucumber melon scent. i used to have a the bath and body works cucumber melon mist but i dunno.. i just stopped using it. i guess after a while i don't want to smell fruity na. besides, everybody else is using it na so.. pfftt.. hehe..

watsons exfoliating body scrub is not very creamy in texture. it is actually denser in comparison to the thick consistency of body scrubs like st. ives. maybe it doesn't do much exfoliating but it does leave your skin feeling soft. okay naman sya yun nga lang kung exfoliating lang din ang pag uusapan, you can do better with the st. ives body scrub. mas mahal sya pero worth it naman and maganda talaga sa skin. :D

ayon.. so i'm not impressed with the watsons exfoliating body scrub. peace ^^

HIT!

asian secrets lulur whitening body scrub

(suggested by mrs. yoshie reyes)

mami yo is probably one of the very people i know who likes to try out things. actually, when i was just starting it was mami yo who made me feel encouraged.. i guess moms has that effect on me. kahit na mejo ilang years lang naman ang age gap namin. lols. ayon. she was the one who suggested that i try out her then new discovery, asian secrets. and true enough.. super galing ng scrub na to. so thank you mami yo! :D

it has a thick consistency. white with beads for that exfoliating feel ; ) parang nakakakilig idescribe ah. lols. one thing also is that it smells like tommy girl. smells so good! :D the asian secret comes in 2 sizes. this is the bigger pot.. costs a little over 150 but not over 200. really really worth it. you can get it sa inyong suking watsons or even sa groceries. i bought mine sa robinsons super market.

ang difference nito with the other body scrubs na nakasanayan ko is.. you apply it on your skin BEFORE you take a bath. your skin has to be dry. not damp. dry. i have no idea why pero that's how you're supposed to use it. ayon.. so scrub it all over your body.. note: body. not face. so don't use it on your face kasi it might be too harsh.. malabot kse ang skin nten sa face, baka hindi nya magustuhan ang roughness ng texture nito. ayon..

it's really good too. after a few days of using it you'll notice that your skin will become smoother tapos your dark spots would lighten up.. it's really good.

so to end my raving for this product, i am going to quote madison: i really really love it! you gotta try it!"

there you go.. my june hits and misses. :D see ya!

june hits

naisip ko bigla, ang chuchal naman. may hits and misses pa kong nalalaman! lols. wala eh.. ganon talaga. ; ) nyahaha..

okay. so here are the products i've been loving.

kotex fresh pantiliners longer and wider

i wasn't really particular with the pantiliners i use like i am with napkins. but i do like them individually wrapped. wala din akong preferred the brand. because you know, pantiliners are cheap so feeling ko disposable sya. hehe.. ang nawiwish ko lang madalas, sana mahaba ng konti ang pantiliners. minsan kse it feels uneasy sa umm.. back part. kse i like placing my pantiliners more on the front. so last june when i went grocery shopping, i looked around more sa feminine hygiene section wishing na sana may nag eexist na long pantiliners. and voila! kotex has it and it's not just longer, it's also wider! made me so happy :D

it contains 16 individually wrapped pantiliners. they are divided by four and wrapped in a resealable plastic which i later learned to be purse packs. kotex of course is a more expensive brand compared to charmee, sisters, newtex and.. uh.. anu pa ba? basta yon. this particular kotex costs a hundred plus. kinda steep pero super worth it. hindi sya nadudurog like the other pantiliners. durable talaga.. i'm really really impressed. :D

ang ayoko lang dito.. feeling ko kse it uses too much plastic. the resealable purse pack is a brilliant idea kse maganda nga naman sya for travel.. or to have in your purse just in case you or someone needs it. but over all.. i dunno.. i just feel bad for mother nature. maybe they can just have an actual kotext resealable pack for those who needs them that way and just the regular pack of individually wrapped pantiliners for people like me. better yet, instead of the stretchy plastic that they use to wrap them pantiliners, can't they just use paper? like imitation kraft paper so it's more environmental friendly? just a thought :D

anyway, the kotex longer and wider pantiliners is a brilliant product over all. i'm really impressed and i would recommend it to everyone.

NEXT!

silicone face scrub

i first saw this product in a youtube video and was really intrigued. i have been on the look out for this for quite sometime now. i looked for it sa body shop and they didn't have any.. i even went looking for it sa etude, skin food and face shop thinking they might have it. i just assumed they would kse the girl that uses it is chinese-british so i figured maybe asian brands would have them. but they didn't. i actually found this by accident. nag lalakad-lakad kse ako sa sm marikina waiting for my partner when i came across the giga store. it's in front of watson's so it's easy to spot. i like checking out eco friendly stores so i decided to look around. and there it was.. nested in a woven box made of dried coconut leaves. i just had to get it! :D

giga makes affordable natural based products but they also resell products -repackaged of course with their label. which is i think the case with the silicone face scrub. sophie martin as i later learned also has a silicone face scrub. the only difference is it's pink, it's bigger and a steeper price. 40 pesos sa giga, 120 pesos sa sophie martin. triple diba? i think the size doesn't really matter. same quality, same texture. so it doesn't matter. i guess it just depends on which is more accessible for you.

the scrub is made from silicone. after you put soap on your face, massage the scrub against your skin. it's good for everyday use because it's so soft, it won't scratch your face or leave micolacerations on your skin. the texture is really good. nakakatanggal ng dead skin cells, dirt and all that gunk on your face without damaging your skin. i think it's a good buy especially for those who like putting powder on their faces like a habit. hehe.. no offense.

[ off the topic pero isisingit ko na rin. if your face is super oily, don't keep applying powder like it's your life saver. powder clogs your pores. kung accessible naman ang washroom at hindi naman naka-make up at may oras, why not just wash your face? mas fresh sya sa pakiramdam at sa amoy promise. you can just opt for a mild facial wash so as not to dry your skin. ]

steering back to the topic.. ayon. the silicone facial scrub, i believe, is perfect even if you have sensitive skin. it also has a suction thingy in it's back so you can stick it to the mirror or on the tiles of your bathroom to hang to dry. perfect dabah?! hehe.. so there you go. silicone face scrub is a good buy. you guys should try it. :D

NEEEXT!

pantene nature care shampoo

pantene nature care conditioner

no stunts, no tricks! natural! kaya ba yan ng hair mo? lols. hehe.. i love angelica p. so apart from the promise of nature fusion, it's angelica panganiban's ad that attracted me to trying the product. hehe..

the shampoo is transparent light green, the conditioner is a very light green. the scent is very light and so is the consistency. one thing i like about the shampoo is even if you just use very little amount, it still lathers well. it doesn't weigh my hair down. also the conditioner softens my hair effectively. i like it a lot.

but i stopped using the shampoo already because like i said, i have very thin hair. i'm afraid that even if it's light as it promised, it could still be harsh on my hair so.. i went back to my baby shampoo. lols.

overall, the pantene nature care line is a great buy if you want something lightly scented and textured. : )

this is the end of the first half of the june hits. hehe.. ang dami naman kasi. i still have two more products to review but i'm tired and i have to go somewhere in a while so.. i'll just do the second half tonight ; )

see ya!

june misses

i have a feeling this will be a long, ass dragging post if i don't segregate my hits and misses for june. so eto muna.. products that didn't work FOR ME.

kojie-san skin lightening soap

i've been hearing good things about this. plus, ang hot ng gosiengfiao sisters sa advertisements ng kojie-san.. i just had to try it out.

the packaging is really neat. i love it being white, black and red. cheap too. (cheapest they can come is 50 Php as it says on the box. hehe..) this however is not my original purchase. i bought the bigger one. ewan ko kung bakit pero this kojie-san comes in 2 a pack except the other kojie-san (dream white) i think.. wala kong nakitang 2 in a pack nito ever. so anyway, the soap inside is packed in a clear plastic. sealed. i was impressed actually. maganda packaging nya. it's bright orange though.. yun naman yung mejo ayoko sa kanya. siguro kse it reminds me of those harsh papaya soap na nabibili jan sa tabi-tabi. hehe.. sama. pero seryoso.

i took a tour guide job before kse and i was exposed to so much sunlight. that was the tannest i ever got before so mejo nag panic ako. i had our helper buy me papaya soap from our neighbor.. 10 pesos lang ata yon non. and when i used it, my gehd! ang tapang nya. i had to wash it agad kasi after a few minutes it stings.. tapos yung after feeling nya sa mukha na parang banat na banat yung balat ko, i didn't like it. so i told my mom and she made me use the commercial papaya soap brands instead. i digress. hehe..

kojie-san didn't have the stinging feel. it lathers well. mejo acid-y ang amoy nya. but then again, kojic acid nga sya so that explains the scent. hehe.. ayon.

sadly though, after a few days of using the soap nagalit na yung allergy ko : ( . i have a bad allergy at the back of my arms. it usually reacts depending on the soap that i am using. for the longest time i have been using baby soap to keep it tamed pero kse.. i really wanted to try this kojie-san. i'm blaming it on aloida gosiengfiao's ad.

lols. kidding. pero you have to admit, hot diba? ; )

anyway.. needless to say, after a few days i stopped using it na. i wasn't able to see if it made any difference on my skin. : ( so kung effective ba to na whitening soap, i have no say on that. but like i said, i heard good things about this product. also, my partner liked it so i guess if you don't have skin allergies, wala naman magiging prublema. but if you have sensitive skin, you might wanna be careful using it. ayon.

NEXT!

avon foot works triple duty cream

plain packaging. but it's a foot lotion, how funky can a foot lotion's packaging go diba? hehe.. i like it though. parang sinasabi nya na "papakinisin ko ang paa mo, seryoso ko." hehe.. it smells like peppermint. light lang yung scent. i like the peppermint smell though. it reminds me of nail it is, the local nail lounge that i used to go to. anywaaaaayyy..

it's inexpensive. i think i got it for a hundred or hundred fifty.. not sure. the lotion is white. applies well. hindi sticky and it doesn't leave a greasy feeling. you just have to let it dry for a while. ayon.. okay naman sya.

hindi naman talaga miss to actually. i like it.. it does the job pero i wish it's more moisturizing.. dry kasi talaga yung sides ng paa ko e. ayon. so baka sakin lang kulang. still, it's a good buy. i would recommend it. o anu pa inaantay nyo? call your avon lady now! hehe..

LAST NA.

black beauty shampoo with conditioner

following the mane n tail reputation of thickening hair.. that's the only reason i bought this. i have thin hair kse.. runs in the family. haaaiii.. anyway, i did try mane n tail dati. wala naman difference. ang mahal pa nya. this was suggested to me by a friend. it's a cheaper option so i tried it. i decided to get the shampoo with conditioner because i thought i could get the best of both worlds in one..

sadly this is a real miss. the shampoo is a transparent green.. lathers well.. pero amoy dog soap. hehe.. nung una naisip ko, pwede naman tiisin. tska baka masapawan ng amoy ng conditioner ko.. pero hindi ako talaga comfortable sa amoy nya. wala naman ako prublema sa amoy ng dog soap. pero ayoko ng ganong amoy sa ulo ko. hindi ako sanay. hehe.. and i just feel like it's too strong for my hair.. ndi ko sya type. so after a week of using it, ayoko na. good thing i got the small bottle.. pero sana yung sachet nalang ang binili ko. ayon.. peace.

there you go. my long overdue reviews for the month of june. :D