Been hanging around VictoriaSecret online shop and I found myself adding a lot of stuff in my wishlist. Hmm. I’m not usually keen on very bright and bold appeal on most Victoria Secret products but recently I’ve been dreaming up some beach vibe. I must note that most of this will remain in my wishlist unless I lose weight and fit into these. Hahaha! But I’m pretty sure this is a great motivator right?

Ruched Tankini Top – i love how this product is described. “Tops and bottoms with comfort and control where you want it most. It’s perfection without detection. A classic silhouette gives the benefits of a bra to provide support and shaping.” Lol. Seriously though, I like the colors and the ruched detail.

Colin Stuart Mesh Wrap Sandal – cute! and looks really comfy.

VS Fantasies Ultra Moisturizing Hand and Body Cream – I dunno, but I am always in need of a moisturizer. And this one comes in pretty packaging. I want the Such a Flirt scent.

VS Makeup Hypergloss Eye Shimmer – I have a crazy love affair with eye makeup, even if I don’t really use them often. Who doesn’t love dramatic eyes?

Lace Trim Satin Slip – pretty and feminine.

Cotton Ruffle Slip – love the print!

Beauty Rush Lip Gloss -I don’t like lipsticks but I just adore lip glosses. I want this in all shades!

Henley Sleepshirt – I would never ever get enough sleepshirts and slips. And this one looks pretty and uber comfy for lounging around.

Colin Stuart Platform Espadrille Sandals – so pretty! I’m not much a heel wearer but I would brave heights with this. Lol. I want the coral or sage color.

Cotton Crochet Maxi Dress – crochet gorgeousness. Maxi dresses are just the perfect beach casual wear.

VS Fantasies Hydrating Body Lotion – I never had enough lotions. And I want the seductive and warm fragrance of Secret Craving.

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A close friend recommended Human Heart Nature to me a year ago and I found myself easily impressed with their product range. Not to mention the fact that most of their products are getting top notch ratings from users. Perhaps that’s nothing unusual considering that Human Heart Nature products are all natural and chemical-free and bio-degradable. Read more about how environment friendly their products are here.

Anyway, after reading through their website and shop, I lost no time ordering my first trial batch of Human Heart Nature product.

One of the products I ordered is this: Intensive Hair Mask in Avocado and Gugo Bark. A 200g canister sells for about 279 Pesos while a trial 50g pack sells for 99 Pesos. My hair is always frizzy and hard to tame so I figured I wanna try this to see if I can make my hair more manageable.

And it does the job and more! I find it very effective in taming my crazy frizzy hair. And when I had my hair straightened, I still continued using this hair mask, and the result is super soft, just so lovely to touch hair. Plus the scent is just sooo yummy and the cool feel to the head when you massage the mask in is just heavenly.

Needless to say, I have ordered this several times already and have also gifted this to my mom and some relatives who in turn have become Human Heart Nature fans.

I must also mention that their shop is very easy to use and ordering is a breeze. I used their Philippine based website and they deliver in the Philippines and the shipping fee is affordable. Their service is amazingly fast, perhaps even better than those touted vonage home phone service! But seriously, one time I ordered stuff for my mom, and within the day it was shipped out and in two days was in my mom’s doorstep in the province. How cool is that?

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Yup. I have it. Back. My blogging mojo, that is. For sometime I had been neglecting a couple of my sites but someone insisting I’m losing a lot of opportunities finally woke me up to making a resolve to do regular updating. I drew up a blogging schedule and checklist to keep me in line. Lol.

The past few months I’ve been doing not much, instead of going ahead with my stalled web projects. I found myself wondering the web, wasting a lot of time in social networks. Which was darn so unproductive!  I mean I was hanging about doing surfing and browsing on buy mi audio effects pedals when I don’t even know how to play a guitar. I’m just a frustrated musician, you know.

But thank God, I snapped out of it and now back to doing something productive. I have a lot of projects lined up and hopefully I’ll keep myself on track.

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I went on the hunt for some pretty handbags online this morning. If you’re looking for something to impress your wife or girlfriend, well this might be it. A nice flower bouquet from www.floristexpress.net/ might be nice, but I think this is much nicer. Hmmm, at least if you have the funds to blow.

I’m blabbing about Scofty Hobo by Marc Jacobs. It’s just soooo stylish and I’m sure a lot of ladies want to get their hands on this one. Available at Shopbop for $548.

I love how it looks casually stylish! Just about perfect for day use.

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I’m not a big heels wearer. In fact I rarely wear them. But that doesn’t mean I don’t love them. And if I’m asked today to pick out one towering shoe, I’d have this.

Jimmy Choo Papina patent-leather and cork wedges available at Net-a-Porter (£229.17).

I loooove the nude color! And this vintage-inspired cork wedge would definitely complement a lot of outfits and would make any legs sleek and sexy.

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Getting a good night’s sleep is far more vital than most of us believe. Despite the fact that scientists have proven it to be of the utmost importance, both to our mental and physical health, few of us get the right amount of sleep, or the best quality. For many of us, sleep is broken, nights are too late and mornings are too early. The truth is that we could all feel a lot better and get a lot more done if we did just a few things to improve the way that we sleep.

Whilst it seems obvious, the most important step is something few of us get right – timing. It’s too easy to stay up late – no matter how early we know we are getting up the following morning. This subsequently results in too little sleep, as we deny our bodies the rest they need to recuperate fully for the next day. Whilst for most of us there is little we can do about the time we have to get up, we all have full control over when we go to sleep. Try getting to bed a little earlier and see how you feel.

The amount of sleep needed varies from person to person, and is more precise than you might expect. Speak to a doctor about how much sleep you should be getting. Whilst we often don’t get enough sleep during the working week, most of us make up for it at the weekend. And the truth is that this is not healthy. Instead, we should do more to give ourselves a consistent amount of sleep, spread out over the week.

Many people struggle to sleep – perhaps because of stress or other related health problems. While there are a number of sleep remedies available, this is not always the best option. Updating your bed or mattress to something like a Sealy divan can do wonders for your sleeping habits, and will hopefully rid you of the need to medicate.

Whatever the reason you are not getting enough sleep, addressing this can do wonders for your mental and physical wellbeing. Those with healthy sleeping habits are likely to be happier generally, and perform more effectively at work. So make it a priority to resolve the problem.

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Mother’s Day is almost upon us and for sure some of you are on the lookout for some nice gifts for moms. Mom’s day is one of the perfect days to give something to pamper moms. A nice little spa package voucher would be a heaven sent gift, if you ask me. Give something that  a lady would appreciate like beauty products, accessories, flowers…stuff like that. The choices are actually great as long you don’t pick out a weighing scale or a zipcloud account. Lol.

I hopped about several sites looking for some skin care and cosmetic gift sets that could get us started.

Philosophy with Gratitude (Lord & Taylor)- perfect little gift. And it won’t break the bank either.

Show gratitude with grace. infused with philosophy’s best-selling fragrance, amazing grace perfumed shampoo, bath & shower gel cleanses, conditions and lightly scents skin and hair, leaving you feeling amazingly clean and beautifully feminine from head to toe. with gratitude is the perfect gift for anyone when you wish to share a “thank you.”

Estée Lauder ‘Sensuous Nude’ Set (Nordstrom)- for the ultra feminine mom.

Modern. Intimate. Feminine. Wrap yourself in sensuality.

Estée Lauder Sensuous Nude has a warm core surrounded by notes that inspire feelings of femininity and intimacy. The limited-edition collection includes an eau de parfum spray (1.7 oz.), body veil (2.5 oz.) and rollerball (0.2 oz.).

Body Shop Body Butter Collection  (Ulta) – Who doesn’t love body butters? And Body Shop’s collection is a totally awesome gift idea.

The Body Shop difference: Deliciously scented, extra creamy body butters are formulated to moisturize skin for up to 24 hours. Set includes:Satsuma Body Butter, Coconut Body Butter, Shea Body Butter, Mango Body Butter, Olive Body Butter, Strawberry Body Butter 1.7 oz

VS Fantasies™Must-have Mist & Lotion Gift Set (Victoria’s Secret)

Surrender to Secret Craving™, a rich desire of black currant embraced by vanilla absolute; hypnotize in Love Spell®, a vibrant, irresistible blend of lush cherry blossom and juicy peach; and entice in Pure Seduction®, a passionate romance of succulent red plum and sweet freesia.

Simple Pleasures 6-pc. Tulip & Sweet Pea Foot Care Gift Set  (Kohls)- love Simple Pleasures and this foot care set is just LOVE!

Soothe your tired feet with this Simple Pleasures foot care gift set. The tulip and sweet pea-scented boxed set features cozy slippers, foot wash, foot lotion and numerous other accessories. Get your pampering needs covered with this gift set.

 

Ahava Natural Blossoms Set (Lord & Taylor)

Pamper your hands and feet with AHAVA’s Dead Sea treatment products. Formulated with the exclusive Osmoter concentrate, a blend of 21 Dead Sea minerals to instantly soften dry hands and feet. Natural Blossoms Gift Set includes; Natural Mineral Bath Salt (8 oz.), Mineral Foot Cream (3.4 oz.), Mineral Hand Cream (3.4 oz.) and hydration mitts for a deeper, more intensive treatment.

The Fresh Florals Deluxe Fragrance Sampler For Her (Sephora)

A captivating five-piece collection of Sephora’s favorite floral fragrances

L’Occitane -A Delicate Peony Treat (L’Occitane) – classic gift for moms. So feminine. This is actually one of my favorite L’Occitane collection.

A Delicate Peony Treat includes three highlights from our Pivoine Delicate collection:

- Pivoine Délicate Eau de Toilette
- Pivoine Délicate Hand Cream
- Pivoine Flora Beauty Milk
- Bonne Mère Soap in Milk
The set is packaged in a special peony gift box, with a Mother’s Day card included.

There you go. These picks should get you started and do check out the shop links. There are lots more choices out there.

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I felt a little down today and what else could a girl do but cheer herself up..with shopping! But my solution is less strenuous on the pockets. I pay only for the internet bill. Haha! I surf shopped! This time I searched for some daily jewelry deals to bring on some pretty to my day.

And I stumbled across this site called PoshLocket and I love it! Pretty, elegant, understated fashion jewelry items at affordable prices.  Then I got frustrated coz they ship to very limited international destinations. Sigh. I could just content myself to consigning my choices to my wishlist. But I’m definitely bookmarking this site and buying from them in case I consolidate packages and get a packaging forwarding company for some collective US shopping sometime in the future.

Here’s some random stuff on my wish bucket.

Mia Stacked Ring

Chloe Multi Chain Bracelet

Daphne BW Enamel Necklace

Elena Stretchy Ring

Madison Chain Wrap Bracelet

Payton Wreath Earrings

Window surf shopping is so satisfying for me. I feel a whole lot better now.

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I rarely post on my home and lifestyle category. Hmm, an oversight. And lest you think I live in North Face Tents, I’m posting some pretty modern-contemporary bedroom designs.

Most of us women have an interest in home decor and the task of decorating the home is often left to us. So I’m usually always on the lookout for some home design eye candies.

I’ve been browsing HGTV and got so enamored with some of the bedroom designs. My style always veers towards modern and contemporary but I also steer clear of too minimalistic designs. I want something homey and modern.

love the bed and the headboard with LED lighting is gorgeous! the flooring on this bedroom is also fab. 

nice little details and the color scheme is very easy on the eyes.

contemporary with art deco touches. perfect for those with artistic sensibilities.. love the wallprint!

warm and inviting color scheme. i find the walls a little too busy with artwork though and if its me i would do away with that abstract  painting and the lime green vase. 

perfection..

And all these in here are just LOVE. Gorgeous, right. I’m sure we could all get inspired and pick out an idea or two from these.

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A bit of a break from the usual post. Haha!

I’ve been playing around. Actually I was in Wordle.Net making a background word cloud for a blog that I am dressing up. I love this little tool and I ended up adding this blog’s RSS feed (oh, you can subscribe to my feeds to keep updated ) and popped it into the Wordle creator and voila!

Feminine Reveries word cloud. I guess you can see now which words and topics I have recently blabbed on right. But what the..the word ‘Shopping’ is just huge. Hahaha. I may have used this word a million times already in this blog.

You can easily create one of these. Check out Wordle.net for some word cloud fun.

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