(This isn't really a "beauty" post, but it does contain some beauty related items, so I figured I'd share this on this blog as well.)
I know this is extremely late, seeing as it’s already February, but I promised my friend Tring that I would make an entry about the stuff I got for Christmas, so here it is :D I also decided to include some of my vacation haul in this entry because I’m too lazy to make a separate post about it.
I’ll start off with my Christmas haul, which consists of stuff that I didn’t pay for. These are some of the things I managed to take a picture of. (Some of the items were still in balikbayan boxes when I took most these, and by the time we finished unpacking I wasn’t in the mood to take pictures anymore.)
A new laptop from my parents :D I’ve already talked about this in a previous entry, so I won’t go into much detail about it here.
A Bath and Body Works gift set
A clutch bag and a wallet
Victoria’s Secret gift set (in Sheer Love)
My cousin got my sister and me a $20 Victoria’s Secret gift card each, which I used to buy these:
More Victoria’s secret stuff! (I was in a hurry when I bought this so I accidentally picked up a bottle of Sheer Love by mistake, forgetting that I already got the gift set. There wasn’t time for me to go back to the store and exchange it so it’s a good thing I love the scent.)
The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf 2012 planner from my boyfriend, which he gave me as soon as I got back home, along with these super adorable candles:
I think they’re supposed to be scented, but I can’t really smell anything. (I doubt I’ll be able to use these anyway since they’re way too cute and I feel like it’s such a waste to light them.)
And last but not least, puppies!!! Four of them to be more specific :D
We only managed to get these three in the picture together because they’re a bunch of bullies and they all gang up on the other pup so we had to separate them XD
Anyway, I got some other items that I got that I didn’t get pictures of because I hadn't finished unpacking when I took these.
Now for the things that I did have to pay for myself:
My Wacom Bamboo Connect tablet, which I’ve already talked about in a previous entry.
Makeup brushes! I mostly got ELF brushes because I heard that although they’re really cheap, they’re actually quite good. My favorite is definitely the flat top powder brush on the far left because it’s so soft! I actually bought three of these (two for myself and one for Brinks) because I just love them so much, but I couldn’t find the bag which contained my other brushes when I took this picture. There were only about 4 more brushes in there anyway so this is pretty much everything I got.
Perfume by Paris Hilton. I’m no fan of hers, but I have to admit that this smells really nice. The lady at Perfumania told me that this was their #2 top selling perfume. I forgot what their bestseller was, but I remember I didn’t like it that much so I went for this one instead.
Scented candles :D I actually bought a lot of these but I had to leave most of them behind since they were too heavy and I couldn’t ft them into my luggage anymore T__T
Shades for me and my boyfriend
New headphones. I bought two because these were originally $13 each but they were on sale for $5 at Frys Electronics.
Vitamins for hair and nails. I bought a lot of Biotin because it’s so much cheaper over there! The 60-capsule bottle (500mcg) at Healthy Options costs about P420, while this one (150 capsules, 1000mcg) costs just around $3!
Of course I had to buy some makeup and nail polish since they’re much cheaper over there. I know it looks like a lot but if you compare it to my makeup haul from our 2009 visit, it’s actually not that much. Back then I spent almost my entire allowance on makeup XD This time, a huge chunk of my allowance went into these next two things:
Hair products – because my hair became extra dry while we were there for some reason. I absolutely love that Dove conditioner, it makes my hair super soft and bouncy so I ended up buying another one as a backup. I wanted to buy more but I knew that I would probably end up having to leave it behind because my luggage was already overflowing :( I also really love the Garnier Fructis Triple Nutrition spray! It smells wonderful and makes my hair feel so healthy! I actually bought three of these but I couldn’t find the other bottle when I took this. I bought the CHI iron guard and Biosilk Silk Therapy to use as a heat protectant for when I iron my hair. (I can’t find any stores here in the Philippines that sells heat protectant for some reason…)
And the other thing I splurged on during our vacation:
Wii games!!! These are all pre-owned (except for Just Dance 2) but they’re all in good condition.
So as you can see, I got pretty much everything on my Christmas wish list, even if I had to pay for most of them myself. The only thing I didn’t get was the e-reader, but my sister did get an iPad2 which she lets me play with every now and then XD
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