Monea Curl Defining Milk Hair Lotion - For Temporary Curls

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I have naturally super straight hair, and one of my obsession was having those cute large curls I usually see in Koreanovelas lately. With that mind set, I decided to have my hair permed. Unfortunately, it did not turn out the way I wanted it to be (My hair became dry and frizzy). And I'm wrong when I thought It's easier to groom/maintain. It damaged my hair so much! I have learned my lesson and have to wait until my normal straight and shiny hair grow back.

This is how my hair looked when I had it permed :( My hair looked so damaged

Well, great that my hair is back to normal now, and I already said goodbye to those bad hair days the curly hair gave me. But I still want those large curls, and there's no way I am having my hair permed again. I usually curl my hair once in a while now using curlers or curling iron and it turns out pretty, but the problem is, it does not last long. Actually, it will only last for some minutes and surprise!! my hair is straight again. I've been looking for products which can help me have a lasting curl, I've tried hair spray and rollers, but aside from that I do not like the smell, my hair becomes super dry. Mousses are another option, but they are a bit pricey, and the for the budget conscious person that I am, I am left with this hair lotion I saw at Watsons which is relatively cheaper than the mousses. I am talking about Monea Curl Defining Milk Hair Lotion. It cost 99 pesos. I read on the direction that it works well with permed, wavy or naturally curly hair, but I thought I should give it a try. I know this product is not intended for this use, but I did tried it at my own risk. And so far I am very satisfied with the result.

• First, I applied it on my damp hair
• I let it dry
• Used my rollers/Sometimes my curling iron (Use the curling iron at your own risk. Mine turned out great but we have different hair types, and I do not use curling irons often.)
• I pinned my hair after ironing. 
• Let it cool for around 30 minutes/you can sleep with it for better results. 

My Naturally Straight Hair

Monea Curl Defining Milk

I pin my hair like this after Ironing. I sleep on them sometimes and it makes the curls last all day.

 This is how My hair looked on different days:

Mom's Old Clothes? Why not?!

I always love experimenting when it comes to fashion, and one of my favorite styles would be vintage. I also want to be unique, that's why I prefer to go to Thrift Shops and find unique pieces on there. But one day, while I was ransacking my mom's closet, I saw a very pretty, split front, vintage looking, floral dress which I'm sure hasn't been worn for over a decade now. Mama said, she bought that when I was around 2 or 3 (Early 90's). I liked it so much that I asked her to just give it to me. It was originally with sleeves and with shorts inside, but It's gone now. So what I did was buy a black skirt on one of the Ukay (Thrift Stores) in our area so I could wear it to an event I'll be attending. I wore a wedge sandals and a satchel bag with it and not bad! haha. Talk about fashion repeating itself :) So you might want to start exploring your mom's closet. You might see something you could use now and be unique. It's all about how you carry yourself and not how new or old your clothes are. :)

The skirt looked great on the dress :)

The bag was given by a friend, and he is a guy! Good taste right?

On my way to the event

Colorful Multilayered Bracelets

I don't know, but lately, I've been obsessing on cute and colorful stuff. Unlike the College days when I am too cautious when it comes to colors and I opted for blacks and grays. One of the trends that have caught my attention are the very cute and colorful multilayered bracelets I saw in some Korean online stores. (Not a fan of Kpop, but I so adore Korean Fashion. It's like they have the cutest stuff on earth! Haha!) Well, as soon as I saw them on the internet, I grabbed my supply box and got any materials I could use. I have my transparent elastic craft cord, 4 sets of beads and voila!! My very cute bracelet. I love that it's so colorful, I could wear them with any clothes or shoe color.

So cute together... :)

You can wear all or just 3 or 2 or 1, totally up to you :)

Liliw, We Meet again!

I have mentioned on my last post, that we are planning to buy our Christmas shoes at Liliw. and last weekend, we did!! We visited the Shoe Lovers' Haven again. This time, we had more time I think, and we know where to go now, since it's our second time. We were able to buy 21 pairs of footwear for less than 4000.00 pesos, 2 pairs for each of us, we're 5 and some pasalubongs for office mates and family. I failed to take pictures, so I just grabbed 2 photos from my sister. I was too busy looking at all those shoes and forgot to take pictures. haha.

My new pair of wedges. I like orange as of the moment, so there you go... :) I think this is 3 inches high. I bought this for only PHP 320.00

Here are all the Footwear we bought this time. It's more affordable if you can buy in bulk, they sell in whole sale prices. 

Affordable Shoes? Go to Liliw Laguna!!

It's my youngest sister's High school graduation, and she needed a pair of black shoes to wear on the special day. The problem is, her shoe size is too small (size 4 1/2) and we're having a really hard time looking for decent shoes that she can use. She needs one she can also use in College so she prefers a wedge. Someone told us, we can try going to Liliw Laguna.

Liliw is known for those affordable and durable shoes/footwear and with small and half sizes. So two weeks before graduation, we decided to visit the Municipality and look for shoes not only for her but for all of us. We have to make the most of it. It's still a 2 hour drive and we won't always be there.

Mama and Papa on our drive to Liliw. Too many zigzags.

When we arrived, I was amazed with the shoe stores just next to each other, so many colors, so many designs to choose from! Is this heaven?? lol!

Here's a sample of what we saw there. Almost all stores are this full of footwear and it made it really hard to choose.  .

My sister excited to buy her new pair of wedges.

Me posing with hundreds of shoes. I haven't really decided what to buy.

The Giant Slippers :)

After spending almost half of our day going to and fro searching for the best deals and prices... here are what we bought. A decent pair of black shoes for my graduating youngest sister, yellow wedges for my younger sis, black wedge sandals for myself, nude wedges for mama, 2 pairs of leather slippers from Badong (A famous shoe store in Liliw) for papa, Black Open toe slip on for Inay (lola) and wedge sandals for my tita's Birthday. We also bought a couple of floral slippers for pasalubong :)

The footwear we bought I'd say are really affordable. The price of the wedges, (which clearly is a favorite in the family, haha!) ranges from 150.00 PHP - 400.00 PHP, Similar shoes here in San Pablo would cost almost double, plus they have a lot of sizes :). The Leather Slippers I think is around 200 PHP. And the floral slippers cost 3 for 100 PHP. I would recommend it to anyone. It is truly a shoe shopping haven! We enjoyed our trip to Liliw, and we are planning to go back there for our Christmas shoes.

Black Crocheted Collar Necklace

I have posted the first collar necklace i made, (Mind you, I did not follow any pattern for that, I think, I am improving in my crocheting skills). I also posted a photo on my FB page and surprisingly, many liked it. yeahiiy!!! I let my sister borrow it and she wore it to work. Here's the exciting part! Her office mates liked it and ordered some. I did not expect I can even earn from this. but this time here's the photo of the first collar necklace I sold. I'm just soo happy. I have sold several PERSONALIZED collars now. They decide what color combinations to use so I'd say it's personalized. :D I haven't written a pattern yet, but if ever anyone's interested to know, just send me an email and I'll try my best to make one. wehehe...

My first client wanted her collar black. I just added some beads and a cute button on the center.

crochet mama's blog: Faux Bow Headband free pattern

crochet mama's blog: Faux Bow Headband free pattern 

I have always wanted to make one of these. And I also want to learn how to make my own crocheting pattern. :) For now, thank you very much to Ms. Naida. for the free pattern! I love people who are super generous in giving patterns. I hope I'd have time to try this one this weekend.

Trendy Collar Necklace My way :)

Collar Necklace/detachable collar is a trend right now. I've seen some celebs wear it and I definite like how it adds a nice touch to a get up.You can wear a plain shirt/blouse and make it fab by wearing a collar necklace. Of course, being frugal does not mean being out of style. I decided I'd have to have at least one. Well, after some research on the net, I found I can have not just one, but as many as want. (Actually, as many as I can "make". But no, I am not buying. One collar usually costs 200-400 PHP, (not including shipping) and there is no way I am paying that amount for a collar.

I learned how to crochet just last year. And I would say, It is sooo addicting! haha. I can't stop sometimes. I am still not a pro, but I was able to make good stuff from the hobby. One of them is my very first collar necklace. Instead of spending 400 Pesos for the collar It only cost me 20 pesos for the 12 peso yarn and some beads for the necklace. All you need to invest is the skill and a little time w/ patience :). This took me less than an hour to make. So I'd say, it's best to try crafts sometimes. It will save you a lot!! For those who knows how to crochet, congratulations!! :)

See the photos of my very first crocheted collar necklace.

Vintage effect :)

Peter Pan Collar I think is what it's called