Hello, gorgeous! I just want to share with you our pampering date at My Skin Origins Facial and Skincare Center last Saturday. We were given the chance to experience one of the facial services and we really enjoyed it. We had such a good time that we're actually already talking about our next visit. The Diamond Microdermabrasion + Premium was certainly one of the most luxurious skin care procedures we've ever tried.


  Here's a short video of our My Skin Origins date


  If you like planning out things in advance like me, then you're probably thinking about doing something sweet for your significant other for Valentine's Day already. If you're in Davao, then My Skin Origins has the perfect Valentine's offering for you--- Pay As One. It doesn't get sweeter than that. You and Bae can avail of any of the services at My Skin Origins for the price of one. The Pay As One promo is open to lovebirds and bffs for the whole month of february. So if you want a good price for a sweet treat, you shouldn't pass this up.

  Skin Care and beauty goodies are also available at their clinic. You can choose from a variety of products to give as gifts. Here are a few of our current favorites.



  For updates about  the My Skin Origins February Promo, visit their Facebook Page My Skin Origins, their IG @myskinorigins, or call their clinic in Jacinto (082) 321 2533.

  Thanks again for visiting! May the glam be with you! :)

  Hi, glamazons! This is my first post for the DBS (Davao Bloggers Society) Glam Squad's Makeup Monday. The challenge is to post anything makeup related for our group.

  For today's MOTD, I used the following items:

1. My Skin Day Cream for sun protection because I just had my diamond dermabrasion+premium facial at My Skin Origins Facial and Skincare Center last saturday.

2. Nivea Post Shave Balm for my primer.

3. Etude House Drawing Eye Brow in #03 to outline and fill in my brows

4. Maybelline Fashion Brow Coloring Mascara to match my brow hairs with my colored mane

5. Naturactor Coverface to wrap my brows and produce a sharper look

6. Mac Espresso Eyeshadow  and Mac Brulé Eyeshadow for to my eye makeup. Brulé for my eye base and lids then Espresso for my crease

7. Etude House 101pencil in #49 to line my lower lashline

8. Maybelline Hypersharp Liner for my winged out eye drama

9. Clinique High Impact Mascara to make my lashes look lush

10. L'Oreal Infallible Stay Fresh 24 Hour Foundation as my base to give my skin the covergae it needs

11. Wet n Wild  Coverall Correcting Palette for fixing problem areas and discolorations

12. La Girl Pro Concealer in toast as my cream contour

13. Maybelline Age Rewind Eraser as concealer and cream highlighter

14.  Bench Daily Spell for baking because I needed both the spf and coverage

15. Kat Von D Shade Light Contour Palette to set my contour and frame my face

16. Milani Luminoso for a subtle peach flush

17. Sleek Solstice to highlight the highest points of my cheeks, tip of my nose, and inner corners of my eyes

18. Colourpop Clueless for a sweet matte pink color for my lips

19. L'Oreal Infallible Makeup Setting Spray to set the look.

  That's basically how I came up with this motd.

  Thanks for visiting and may the glam be with you! :)

  Hello, Glamazons! One of the best beauty finds to kick off this year's glam is the Bench Daily Spell Magic Powder.

  Julie, of As Told By Julz, got it for one of our Glam Squad shoots and she used it for baking on our 500 peso Makeup Challenge. At only Nineteen pesos and fifty centavos, it was certainly a steal. We all wound up buying it for ourselves after Julie told us how well it worked for her.

  I've never used any setting powder this affordable and I was honestly a bit skeptical and even a little apprehensive that it might cause breakouts on my skin. I was pleasantly surprised at how well it performed for finishing my motd and so relieved that after several uses, my skin had no untoward reaction to it. It reminds me of Coty Airspun, which is a great setting powder but has a scent I don't quite like. Bench Daily Spell Magic Powder offers the same flawless finish without the granny smell. It's unscented! That's something I really love because I prefer products without any fragrance.

  It has a mixture of both pink and yellow undertones and performs well as a setting powder. Initially, I felt it wasn't a match for me because of the pink undertone--- I'm more yellow than pink, you see... But once I learned how much of it I needed to use and how to work with it, it's become a beauty fave! The oil control is quite impressive and the finish is seamless.

  To rate, my top 1 finishing powder is Ben Nye, 2: RCMA, 3: Bench Daily Spell, 4: Coty, 5: naturactor, and 6: Nichido Final Powder. All of which are great powders in my book.

  For a beauty product under 20 pesos, it's holding its own quite well. Not bad... Not Bad at all. :)

  Here is a pic of me using Bench Daily Spell Magic Powder as my setting powder.

 My family and I attended our first ever DBS Christmas Party, aptly named The Fairest Night of All for this year's Disney theme.

  I eventually decided to go as the Evil Queen from the animated movie Snow White and dressed my little one up as Snow White while my husband went as Darth Vader.

  We've never had the pleasure of going to a themed soiree in full costume before so this was a very exciting night for us.

  The moment I found out about the theme, I started preparing all our costumes and studied what I could to achieve the positively wicked look I had in mind. I scoured tutorials for Evil Queen inspired looks and finally decided to incorporate many of the elements I liked in one.

  My makeup transformation started at three pm which went on until 5 pm. I was excited about exploring this kind of makeup artistry and I jumped at the chance to try it for an event that called for something totally different from my usual motd styles.

 I will be writing about this makeup transformation in detail for my next blog post. If you're interested to know how I achieved this look and the specific items I used, keep your eyes peeled for my Evil Queen transformation.









  This night was full of surprises and while we expected it to be fun, we never expected it to rock our world. Everybody present clearly wanted to be there and the officers really did a great job with the production. The delicious treats, the loot bags, and prizes from our sponsors were all delightful. I believe I just had one of the most spectacular nights of my life. It was indeed the fairest night of all. Thanks, Davao Bloggers Society for welcoming my family into your community. Special thanks to the officers, mentors, and volunteers. DBS, would not be the nurturing environment it is now without your tireless efforts.

  Thank you for giving my family an amazing night to remember! May the glam be with you always! :)


  Photo credits to Jim Carlo, Olivia Carmell Cena- Limos, Jowe Posadas, and my hubby for these pics above.