A Smile's Secret

Last week there was an event in Bonifacio High Street called “The Great British Festival”. It lasted for three days (March 7-9) and was aimed to celebrate British culture. Numerous exhibits, activities, and performances were held throughout the three-day event and I was lucky enough to be able to participate in some of them. Here is the event’s flier:

Strolling around the festival area was really fun. You’ll get to experience a little bit of Europe with every step. There was even this exhibit called “Europe in Miniature” which featured smaller replicas of the famous Stonehenge and The Big Ben. Of course European cars wouldn’t want to be out of the spotlight. Especially not this Jaguar with the British flag. Speaking of the British flag, have I mentioned that it was all over the place? Well, I’m not surprised though because the event is for the celebration of the British culture. One of the activities was an outdoor cinema featuring British films. I didn’t really quite like this one though because the sun was too bright (not to mention blazing hot) during the scheduled showing of the film so I didn’t get to watch the movie properly. The same thing happened with the Street Theatre which I had high expectations of. I love theatrical performances and I was thinking that this one would be a great one considering that it was going to be staged on the street. Moreover, their costumes looked very-well made. I don’t know if it’s just me or what, but I always have this notion of associating the performer/s’ costumes with what to expect out of the whole performance. In all honesty though, the performance disappointed me because first of all, I didn’t understand the story or plot at all. Secondly, the street, if you call the roofed walkway a street, was not a conducive area for the performance. I couldn’t hear what the performers were saying because of some environmental factors and the lack of a microphone. On the bright side, they were undoubtedly good actors/actresses, they were really kind and the part of the performance where they bickered and teased each other made me laugh. That being said, it’s still another thing off my first’s list and I’m glad to have experienced it. Saving what I think was the best experience for last; I want to let everybody know that I met James Younghusband. The Younghusbands had football drills open to everybody in the morning during the festival. I wanted to join badly but most of the ones who joined were kids, and they were already finishing up when I got there so I just stayed and watched. Phil was already out of sight that time but it won’t stop me from having my picture taken with James! Some souvenirs I got from the event All in all I enjoyed my first British Festival and I think you’ll be seeing me again in the next one if there will be any. Kudos to the organizers! They really did a good job!

Hi Guys!!! I'm so so so SORRY for being MIA since the holidays.. I went to Taiwan during the holidays. We've got a new pup(Chihuahua) when we returned here and she needed a lot of taking care of. When school started on the 3rd, everything just piled up! (Play practices, school works, tests, deadlines, taking care of Muffin ...) I've been very busy that I could hardly use the PC to check my mails.. :(

Well, Anyways.. I made a lot of reviews while I was away and I'm just finding time to upload them into a post. :) Expect a lot of Haul pics because I went shop crazy in Taiwan!! Hehehhe :) I'll also try uploading some shots we took in Taiwan and some shots of my new pup. :D

For now, here's my haul before Christmas (that I'm only sharing with you now.. *embarrassed*) >.<



A closer look for the skincare products:

(L-R) Purederm Collagen Eye Zone Mask, Purederm Brightening Essence Mask, 2 Botanical Anti-Stress Heating Mask in Apricot, 2 Montagne Jeunesse Fudge Sundae in Hot Vanilla)


(L-R) Veet Hair Removal Cream, Lip Ice lip balm in Grape Blackcurrant, Botanical Clinic Nose Pore Strip and a Rilakkuma umbrella :)

This is just a part of my haul posts...there are a lot more to come!! hehheh.. :D
Hope you like the post!

Much love,
enchi :3

Hi Guys!!!

I'm officially starting my Christmas Countdwon!! :P

Today is Dec. 30, 2010 2:30 am

(Philippines Time)

Only 25 more days to go till Christmas!! :P

Happy Holidays Everyone!! :P

Yey! My Peachy Pink Sister Package has arrived!!
Look at the awesome prizes!!! I'm super excited to try everything out!! :p


I'll do reviews once I find the time to try them out.. :))

For now...let's move on to the giveaways!!
Christmas is just a few weeks away and everyone is having a giveaway to celebrate!!

Polishology is having a giveaway:


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Finding Tokyo New Year Giveaway:


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Mitsu's Favorite Things Giveaway:


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Momo's World First Giveaway:


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Kiss an Makeup Contest for coffee-holics:


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Kiss an Makeup Sephora GC contest:


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Beauty Ambition Giveaway:


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Jacie's Awesome November Giveaway:


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All Made Up Giveaway:


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Marie A La Mode Giveaway:


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Style Fashion Etc Giveaway:


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Lipgloss and Me Giveaway:


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52 New Days Giveaway:


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Cambo Soup Giveaway:


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Whew!!
That was a long list of giveaways!
hahha

Good Luck to those who would join the giveaways!! :)

Much love,
enchi :3

Christmas is at our doorstep and soooo PINK DOLLY will be giving away awesome prizes plus LUSH items in celebration of this event!! :P

Check out the prizes below>


All you have to do is follow the rules to join her giveaway!!
Check it out HERE!!


Guys I'm sorry for the On and Off posting...I've been neglecting my blog because of my hectic sched. and loads of school works... :( I'm really sorry.. I can't promise to blog regularly in the near future because exam week is just a blink away and I'm aiming to maintaining my 10th ranking place in our class.. :) Sorry guys... I promise to make it up to all of you after the exams... For now..please bear with me.. Wish me luck on my upcoming exams!! :P

PS: Let us pray for the peace between North and South Korea.. Please let their issues with each other be resolved.. lest some riot occur between them and affect the Christmas of both countries... :(

Good Luck to those joining the giveaway!!

Much love,
enchi :3

Jennifer is having a giveaway!
Check out the awesome goodies!! :


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In celebration of Cel's 400 followers, she held a giveaway!!
These are the prizes!!


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김종현-오빠(Jonghyun-oppa) is wishing us all luck!!!


김종현-오빠 사랑합니다!!

Much love,
enchi :3

I was looking through blog updates and I found this on The Purple Snowflakes' Blog.

"Loose Powders and Mineral Makeup is something every one have. Often we think that the finer the powder the better, but it DOES pose a health problem for the users."

The Purple Snowflake is a Chemical Engineering Graduate and also a make-up junkie.

I was so shocked about her findings. Now I'm super thankful that I'm not a mineral-make-up user.

I've always wanted to try mineral make-up because a lot of beauty gurus, not only from blogs but also from Youtube, have claimed that Mineral make-up did them wonders. I read reviews like "They've changed my life!" and "Mineral Make-up improved my skin's condition." so I was pondering on trying out mineral make-up myself now that its the new fad.

The Purple Snowflakes' Blog entry changed my decision in an instant. Not only would I not want to use mineral make-up anymore, I would also not want to be near any mineral make-up.

"I know this because in lab I work with silica particles for column choromotography. and they make us wear masks because of the dangers of breathing in fine particles. This eventually cause a disease called silicoses which has NO CURE..."

Just reading about this made me have goose bumps.... X_x
"Titanium dioxide is often used in sunscreen SPFs in the cosmetic products, but when breathed in it pose a health hazzard for the lungs and labs have tested to have carcinogenic (cancer causing)effect."

To read more about this check out The Purple Snowflakes' Blog entry:
http://purplesnowflake2008.blogspot.com/2010/11/health-hazzard-please-read.html

So Mineral Make-up users out there.. beware!! Please pass this message to alert more people....

Take Care..

Much love,
enchi :3