My sister has luckily inherited my mom’s beautifully arched brows. Since both my mom and sister didn’t have the need to shape their brows, I never learned to shape mine. I normally just go to the parlor for someone to shape them for me. Unfortunately, not everyone can shape them in my desired form. It was like a trial and error, most of the time.

My mom (who is more knowledgeable than me on vanity, by the way) suggested brow threading done by a waxing salon. It is their expertise, after all. Then my sister told me that group-buying sites offer vouchers of this type. I can avail it for a much lower price. So we googled immediately, and found The Brow Studio deal from Shiloh’s List, a group-buying site which provides deals, plus loyalty rewards!

Check amazing deals such as this on their website, which is quite new, established only earlier this year. Sign up now. And, why don’t you join the launch on November 22nd, at Venice Piazza Grande in McKinley Hills, Taguig? See you there!

My husband and I try different places for our monthly massage. And for this month, it was this particular spa near our place. To be honest, I was happy with the service but turned off by the staff. They were talking loudly about us, who were just as they called “walk-ins” and they were ranting why we were accepted (we arrived at 5pm and they were leaving at 8pm). One lady in a lab coat, who I think was the receptionist, was particularly loud. They were complaining among themselves, which we can hear, that they were heading to the mall and needed to leave at 8pm. It was very obvious that they wanted us to hear it.

I didn’t want to ruin the experience so I just shut my mouth. I was just wondering, if they really wanted to head to the mall, why not take a day off? Customers pay for massages to take away the stress. And hearing these rants didn’t help.

I didn’t disclose the name of the spa as we will come back once more just to give them another chance. But I will blog again if the experience will be as bad. I’ll keep you posted.

I’m one of those few women who are not so confident to show off their feet. Aside from their shape, I am not so proud of my skin on my feet. And because I don’t really want to draw attention to them, I avoid using colors for my pedicure. Don’t get me wrong. I did try neutrals like several shades of beige and pink but after several attempts, I have accepted the truth and confined my toes to French tips for years now.

Since I cannot do anything about their shape, I am left with the goal of keeping them soft, at least. This is the reason why I love those Ladies Slippers. The trick is to moisturize the feet and use cotton slippers (or bootie slippers for cold weather) on day time; and then moisturize again and wear bed socks on night time. I especially like those waffle slippers that one can get from The White Company which also carries a variety of bootie slippers. These slippers and socks help in locking the moisture in. After just a couple of days, my feet get so soft and smooth. They may not look like princess’ feet but they at least feel like one.

I’ve always been proud how skin in my belly can be so elastic, carrying a baby bump with no stretch marks. Although it may be the genes (my mom never had stretch marks and I got 3 siblings), I still don’t dare scratch my belly when it’s super itchy. I noticed though, that my face gets dry during pregnancy. I guess I need to veralyze regularly to maintain moisture.

Also, skin on my arms and legs down to my feet are so dry. My ankles now feel so dry and hard unless I put moisturizing lotion twice a day on it. Lastly, I noticed that during this pregnancy, I am so vain!

At a very young age, my father has discouraged us from getting a tattoo. He mentioned that in the Bible, people from Sodom and Gomorrah sport tattoos all over their bodies. Since the place is said to be sinful, it was believed that having tattoos, is an unholy desecration of the body.

I knew there is such thing as tatoo removal but I never tried getting one. I mean never dared even if I know I can get rid of it once I change my mind. I’m not sure though if I was influenced with what my dad said, or simply afraid of needles. OK, maybe both.

School is almost over. Summer is fast approaching. My mind is racing with vacation plans (but not out of the country, as I doubt my doctor would still allow me to ride a plane) for the whole family. I know I should be resting more than ever now that my tummy is getting heavier and heavier but summer wouldn’t be the same without sunburns. Hahaha. But if no plans push through, I could always depend on tanning lotions for that awesome I-have-just-gone-to-the-beach look.

Actually, I really have no plans of swimming as I am not also allowed to do so. I guess I just like to take photos of summer fun, even if only my feet are buried in the cool sand.

How do I remove dark circles under eyes? Well actually, my only concern is my left eye. Got the dark circle when I had my stye and till now, I still have a dark circle around it. Though very faint, it still bothers me when I look at the mirror, which is just once a day. That’s about 15 minutes. Hahaha. Well, if it doesn’t bother me for more than 23 hours a day, then I guess I’m not bothered at all, right?

When in deep thought, I can’t help but utter the words that I am thinking. So when I was wondering how to treat acne, I didn’t notice I was talking to myself. The husband heard it and told me to sleep now and it could help lessen the outbreaks. I honestly thought that acne was caused by the food I eat rather than the amount of my sleep. Whatever, I should sleep more and eat less junk food. So I can stop having these eye infections and swollen lymph nodes. Argh!

I’m not sure if it was just the kitchen lighting but our daughter seems to look a bit fairer in the morning. Not that it’s important. In fact, I’m excited to migrate to a country where tan is hot. Still, I prefer to take pictures of her in the morning. I’m a no-flash-please type of person.

Honestly, when I was younger I like to have fairer skin but I think just 6 years ago (talk about late bloomer) that I realized I like my skin tone. I even want to have a little more tan, except for my face which is oddly darker than my arms and legs. But of course, I still wish for smaller pores.

That’s the huge difference between me and my daughter. Her face is much fairer than the rest of her body. Again, not that it’s important. I just want her to accept herself as she is… early in life.