Review: Salon de San Lorenzo- Hair Rebond

Hey, i'm back! How have you all been? I know i got a lot of things to make up to. To begin with, i just had my hair rebonded this morning. It's my first ever experience to hair rebond. I've never undegone a hair treatment before except for a simple hot oil. And it was so looooooong ago.

By the way, here's my hair pre-rebond;

As per cliche, the hair is a woman's crowning glory. Sadly, mine was an awful glory. It was literally dry, frizzy and tangled.  But even so, i never thought of  undergoing a hair rebonding treatment. I was scared my hair would even be damaged.

Well, not until i chance upon this deal. Deals are so addicting and tempting. So yeah,, i was tempted to get  this deal of hair rebonding treatment. The highlights got me interested.

Highlights

• Get a new look with shinier, straighter, healthy-looking hair
• Suitable for both normal hair and colored hair, men and women
• For all hair lengths (short, medium, long and even super-long)
• Get the hair that glam rock legends could only ever have dreamt of, including the hair cut
• Ultimate salvation for tangled-up, stressed-out, and chemically damaged hair
• Enjoy a wonderful hot oil treatment for your hair, making them even shinier and silky

A day before my hair treatment, i called at salon de san lorenzo to make an appointment because a friend of mine told me they're fully booked as early as now. As expected, the salon's attendant who received my call, inform me that they are indeed fully booked until the month of January. But i insisted greatly to book me earlier than that (probably by Dec or this month, November). She told me to call back by 6pm to know if there's someone who'll gonna cancel her appointment then i'll be the one to take her place.. So when i called back she did booked me for an appointment the very next day. Needless to say, someone had cancelled an appointment or sdsl just made the-fully-book-thing up. Well, i don't care.

Upon arrival at the salon the next day, i received a text from the salon's staff reminding me of my appointment that if i arrived one hour from scheduled appointment the voucher will definitely be forfeited. Oopps, network traffic i guess. The receptionist is quite accommodating. She handed me a form which i filled up with my personal details and signed the agreement chorva...

Two beki hairstylists did my hair rebonding treatment. After assessing my hair type and hair condition the next process is the application of hair strengthening ( i asked the beki everytime he's gonna put up something on my hair, it's my first rebonding experience so i really don't have any idea about its process) Then rinse. Then blow dry. Then iron. Next part, is the application of neutralizer (that's what he told me) Then rinse again, blow dry and iron. Last part is the hair cut. I don't like how the stylist did the hair cutting right away without even asking a permission to do so or without even asking me what style i want for my hair to be done.

Another thing, i was already at home when i remembered i was suppose to have a hot oil treatment aside from rebonding. It's included in my voucher. I don't know if they have also forgotten about it or they did it on purpose since i also didn't noticed it when i was there :(.

Overall, i like my hair's new transformation. It was really smooth, shiny and very light. Love it. I just hope it would really stay this way for months or so.

Here's my beautiful hair post-rebond;

P.s  The treatment process took 4 hours. 

Salon de San Lorenzo

1020 A. Arnaiz Avenue ,2/F Dona Concepcion Bldg., San Lorenzo Village, Makati (along Pasay Road, across Park square 1)

Phone:
403.6317, 0927.417.7555, 0923.814.5318

Operating hours:
10:00 am - 7:00 pm Monday - Sunday

Busy as a Bee

It's been a while again since my last post here. I've been in and out of the hospital last week due to minor gallbladder issue and also been busy with the wedding preps and furnishing our unit. God is so good. I always thank Him for all the blessings. If i won't be here, you may find me at my wedding blog i'm usually updating it for some preparation progress.

Will try to drop by here more often for some updates :)

Ciao!

Earthy Look

My Makeup Personality:  Earthy

Note: This is not me. How i wish I was as pretty as her :)

I took the quiz for "What's you inner make up look?" and got this result...

“Classic,” “practical,” and “no-frills” are words that perfectly describe your personality. It's not that you don't have a sense of adventure; you just like surrounding yourself with familiar, comforting things. Within your inner circle, you're seen as the voice of reason—you may tolerate your friends' crazy ideas, but you're also there to bring them down to earth before things get out of hand.


The makeup look that suits you? Why, the "no makeup" look, of course! Clean, luminous skin, lush lashes, a rosy glow, and natural lips characterize this. Think of it as an enhanced version of your bare face—a fresh, girl-next-door vibe, if you will. Go for long-lasting products in natural shades so you won't have to worry about constantly reapplying makeup throughout the day. You have other things to worry about, after all!

*** True enough.  I only go for a 'natural look'  whenever i go out or attending some events. Just a simple dub of powder on my face, eyelash-curled, a little blush on and put some pink lippie then off i go. It's not that i don't want putting heavy make up on but it is because i don't know how to. I am yet to try it, one of these days as per hubby's request :)

If you want to know what's your makeup personality.. Go ahead and take this quiz.

PF- My New Blog

I'm still quite busy this past few days but i won't let this day pass without even posting an entry to Pink Fridays. I love PF. So for this week, i would be sharing with you my new pink blog- My Wedding blog. This is what's keeping me busy for weeks now or should i say for months now. (aside from my home blog) We're preparing for our church wedding  next year. It'll be my wedding planner/journal.

Hope you can take time to visit my new blog and feel free to join the site. Promise i'll follow you back. :)

More pink entry here:

PF- Pink Nail Art

It's Pink Fridays. Glad that i am able to join again this week.. and hopefully it continues every week. I missed doing memes. I'm quite busy with everything. My lil princess has grown up so fast and now she has lots of demands. I can't seem to stay online for long.

Anyway,  here's my entry for this week. I had my first (self-made) nail art. And guess what, it turns out cute. Not bad for a first timer. hehe Though i am yet to master putting colored nail polish well so it won't look blowsy. Overall, i'm quite satisfied with my first-nail-art-attempt.

Fingernails... taken from a phone's cam.. (the color looks fuchsia here but its actually pink)

Happy PF girls. Happy Weekend as well.

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GT: My Birthday Trivia

Gosh! I was so outdated. I've been so busy with something. (I have yet to reveal that "something" because we're still working on it, i promise i will reveal it as soon as the first progress :) Okay so back in here, i have missed several weeks already (finally, i have time to be able to join again.. hoorah!) and am kinda late for this post but i don't wanna miss this month's new theme in GT which is a birthday trivia. Meaning any events and holidays that actually happened during our birth date.

So as for my birthday which is DEC. 8. I have found this infos via google.

As we all know, Dec 8 is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. ( I should have been named- Maria Immaculada Concepcion or MIC for short.. haha)

Event History in the Philippines

1941 -Japanese bombers attacked Clark Air Base and other American camps in Baguio City, Manila and Davao. This signaled the beginning of the Japanese Occupation in the Philippines.
1972 - the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) was created by virtue of Presidential Decree

 Personalities who shares the same birth date as mine

1978 - Pia Arcangel -  a television newscaster and journalist in the Philippines

1952 - "Nikki" Marquez-Lim Coseteng -  is a Filipina politician who has served in the 8th Congress of the Philippines and the Senate of the Philippines.

1981 -Richard Poon  is a Chinese singer-songwriter and TV personality in the Philippines

Events

1854 - The Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary is proclaimed dogma by Pope Pius IX.

1941 - World War II U.S. Pres. Roosevelt delivers his "date which will live in infamy" speech in response to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor the previous day. An hour later, the U.S. declared war on Japan.

1966 – The Greek ship SS Heraklion sinks in a storm in the Aegean Sea, killing over 200.

1972 – United Airlines Flight 553 crashes after aborting its landing attempt at Chicago Midway International Airport, killing 45.

1980 –John Lennon, an English musician and peace activist, is murdered by Mark David Chapman, a mentally unstable fan, in front of The Dakota apartment building in New York City.

2009 – Bombings in Baghdad, Iraq kill 127 and injure 448.

2010 - Paris closes the Eiffel Tower due to snow

 Births

1542 – Mary, Queen of Scots
1574 – Maria Anna of Bavaria, consort of Ferdinand II

1626 – Queen Christina of Sweden
1699 – Queen Maria Josepha of Poland
1708 – Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
1730 – Jan Ingenhousz, Dutch physician, physiologist and botanist
1795 – Peter Andreas Hansen, Danish astronomer
1916 – Richard Fleischer, American film director
1953 – Kim Basinger, American actress
1957 – Phil Collen, English guitarist
1964 – Teri Hatcher, American actress
1993 – AnnaSophia Robb, American actress and singer


** whoa! i share the same birth date with several royal personalites and even genius ones.



Holiday and Observances

Bodhi Day (Japan)

Constitution Day (Romania)

Feast of the Immaculate Conception (public holidays in several countries, a Holy Day of Obligation in the United States, the Philippines and Ireland)
Day of the National Army of Spain (Spain)
Festival of Lights (Lyon)


Mother's Day (Panama)

More bday trivia at

Advance Happy Birthday to GT host Kaye :)

Make Your Own Maybelline BB Cream Commercial with Gerald Anderson

I was being starred in Maybelline BB cream commercial with Gerald Anderson. I had this chance to be his leading lady... well, virtually.  Even got a kiss from him. How sweet! haha

You can watch our video HERE

It is so cute you should try it too. Be Gerald's Girl instantly and star in the latest Maybelline 8-in-1 BB cream commercial with Gerald himself. Just upload two of your best close-up pictures. Get BB-fied. Then voila! your video commercial is ready. Sit back, watch and enjoy!


Oh by that way,  you can download your souvenir photo with Gerald afterwards :)

Here's my souvenir photo.

Also, upon making your virtual commercial video, you will receive a text gift from Gerald saying that you get a Free BB cream sample! Save that message and just show it to a Maybelline beauty attendant to claim your free sample. Isn't that great?


I just claimed mine. Thanks Maybelline Philippines.

I've been using Maybelline BB cream for years now. I got a lot of reasons why i'm an avid user of it. I love my maybelline BB cream. It's the only product that gives my skin a smooth and flawless result. A really must-have for me.

Catch its new look. But same great formula plus, now comes in two shades: Fresh for fair skin and Natural
 for morena skin.

So start making your commercial video now and get a free BB cream sample from Maybelline.

I Won A Summer Giftpacks from Avon

That day, i was feeling light and positive. I had a slight feeling that something good will happen. I don't know. But i just feel it. I turned my laptop on, open my facebook account the usual way when i noticed from the newsfeed on my fb wall,  Avon had finally announced the winners for their SSS HBL Summer Promo. It was then that i remembered, i also sent an entry for that contest. So without any expectations, i slowly browsed Avon's page to see the name of the lucky winners. My heart beats faster when i saw my name.

I can hardly believe it. My blog entry was chosen among several entries which has been submitted for that promo. I almost jump and shout for joy. I was overjoyed by the fact that this is my first major winning. Can you believe it? I never felt so lucky all my life. God is good. He always blessed the good people. I have probably done something good to make me worthy of this blessing. Thank you, Lord.

I have won these Avon's Summer gift packs. So love it :)

Two 250ml SSS HBL, 1 Taylor Multi-way Underwire Brassiere, 1 Brittany 7-in-1 Panty Pack, 1 Taylor Tank and Shorts Set, 1 Spring Green Ring, 1 pair of Spring Green Earrings and an Exclusive Avon Summer Bag

Many thanks to AVON and More Power! ♥ ♥ ♥

Redhead Model Search

Redhead is a clothing brand in SM with a trendy styles which will suit all the teenagers taste when it comes to fashion. What's also good about this brand is they're on a very reasonable prices. Being fashionable doesn't have to be extravagant, right? So, girls if you're looking for a trendy clothes Redhead is a place to go.

Oh by the way, there's a good news for you girls. Redhead model search is on. They're on the lookout for the hottest new faces. So if you're a female between 15-25 years old and at least 5'1" in height, head on to Redhead Model Search Tour (see below for tour schedule*) in selected SM supermalls in the metro.   

Joining is so easy!

* Make a single-receipt purchase purchase of P499.75 of any Redhead item from the GTW department at SM Department Store.

* Visit the redhead Virtual Catwalk booth to get the registration form from the sales associate present at the booth.

* The receipt and filled out registration form must be presented and surrendered in order to avail of a free mini make-over at the Maybelline make-up booth and have your picture taken.

* All pictures will be posted online at www.gtwredhead.com

Note this mall tour schedule:

So what are you waiting for? Be one of 3 lucky redhead girls and make your modelling dreams come true!

Goodluck Girls! :)

The New Look

I was so busy the whole day trying to build up a new look for this site. It took me hours to choose a nice girly theme that will suit my new header title. Also, i was supposed to got a custom domain for a more personalized blog but unfortunately i got declined. I don't know what went wrong. Maybe i'll try it again next time.

I've been in and out of blogosphere for quite sometime. So i decided to have a new look and promised that it will be the start of a much better opportunity in blogging. That i would make up for all the previous opps that i had missed. More topics to blog about.

So by the way, here's what i have come up for this snap idea.

Tadaaaannnn....

You like it? I just hope so :)

Also just a little favor to ask from you, hope you can also like the Facebook page of this site. You can find it at my sidebar. Please click Like if by chance you also have a facebook account. I would really appreciate if you do so. Thank you very much. Here's a kiss for you... mwuah :)

Oh, and hope you can grab my new badge as well. If you already grabbed it before please change it with the new badge which can also be found at the sidebar.

Thanksy :)

PF- My Pink Laptop Skin

Finally i'm back! I'm quite busy for this past couple of months because i'm spending some quality time with my family esp. with my hubby who's due for work again onboard anytime this month. But since it's the first friday of the month, i might as well take sometime to drop by at my blogs and post an entry to one of my fave meme- the Pink Fridays (weee. smile na yan si PF admin. haha)

So there. Here's my entry for this week- My laptop Skin on my new Samsung netbook. Super love it. Bought it at Cd-R king for only P100. Nice, yes?

Join us  and see more pink entry at:

GT- I'm a Techie Momma

I missed this meme last week because we've been out of town for the holy week. So now, here's my entry for GT this week which talks about Gadgets. Oh well, what can i say? I married a super techie man who gets whatever (or almost every) latest gadgets there is in the market. Now i also became one when he started giving me latest gadgets too as a gift. I am just so thankful for everything i had now. Much more thankful for a very generous husband *wink.

Since we're talking about being techie here, i now chanced to brag my tech properties. They're all so dear to me. Each of them has a special role which makes my everyday life lighter and cooler.

DSLR Camera.- One of my greatest hobby is to take pictures of everything beautiful i laid my eyes upon on. I am no professional when it comes to this field but everything can be brought by a better practice to make my every shots looks fairly amazing. If given a chance i want it for a career. Someday i wish to upgrade into a D3x (nikon) or probably a 60D or those Mark series(canon) for a professional, perfect documentation.

Apple IPAD- This was bought by hubby in the U.S. (as well as the dslr). It's portable and what i love when using it is that i can still browse the net or play my favorite games even while lying on my back or sideways. Just a little touch here and tap there. Easy. But now, my kids used it more often esp. Keilah for some Barney show and Dora games..

My Netbook- This is my bestfriend among all my gadgets. Because i use it everyday, every hour, every minute and every second. In short, ALL the time! I get to keep up with my relatives, chat with my friends, get some knowledge that i want, work at home, do almost everything with just a simple click. One click keeps my boredom away!

Apple Ipod touch- I got it as a gift from hubby on my 26th birthday. It's my companion for my every travel esp. for the long hours travel. I love music. By listening to it, lessens my boredom while on the road.

My phone- I have a simcard of every network; (smart, globe, sun) to easily reach out to my friends and relatives from afar. I chose this phone because it's dual sim and also dual active.Meaning, i can receive calls and texts from family or friends at the same time. I also don't have to use separate phones anymore because with this phone with just a flick of a button, the phone switches automatically between sim cards. Nice!

Some of the gadgets i/we also use everyday:
* MAC notebook-- hubby's
* PSP
* Nintendo DS
* Samsung Lcd TV and home theater
* Sony Lcd TV
* Playstation 2
* Karaoke (Sing-along)

Whoa! I never thought we had a lot of gadgets at home. So that's what makes me a Techie momma :)

More techie girls here:

GT: Not Just a Pretty Face

Last week is all about the mouth-watering foods so for this week let's talk about celebrity. I got several celebrities on my lists but for this entry my pick is Taylor Swift. I admire her for having not just a pretty face but also of being such a very talented gal. I love how she plays guitar really well. (I can also play a guitar but not that really good as her.. so therefore i conclude, Practice really makes perfect! did you get the connection? LOL) Well anyway, Taylor is a good singer too. Her songs have always been a hit. Her albums have earned numerous awards in music industry. I just simply love Taylor Swift.

more gt entry here:

Pink Fridays- Pink Dora Sandals

It's Friday once again! As for my PF's entry today, its my little explorer's Pink Dora crocs- inspired sandals. Lately when she started walking all by herself and have also started exploring. Now she can't get enough of it. I can sometimes find her walking towards the door (of our room) heading outside carrying her sandals or shoes. And when i asked her where is she heading to, she would take a pause for a while then will wave on me (Ms.universe-wave).. haha What a naughty little girl! We just bought her those sandals a week ago to give space to her old-over-used shoes. Now it's her walking-buddy and she loves it.

Have a nice weekend, girls! :)

more pink entries here:

GT- Food To Die For

I missed GT meme for a couple of weeks ago so here's a catch-up-entry for this week's theme which is Food to die for:

A plate of tempura shrimp

Tempura is a Japanese dish of shrimp or other seafood or fish or vegetables dipped in batter and deep-fried. It is usually accompanied by a certain tempura sauce. Yummy! Now, i'm starving.. haha  I love tempura very much.  It's my fave among all the seafoods from Seaside Paluto. So who don't like tempura? You can pass it on my plate.. lol

credit: philippines-food.msg-style.com

Another food to die for is the Filipino food- Laing cooked by my mom or by me. hehe I'm a native of Bicol so i really should know how to cook it. Mom taught me how to. It's her specialty and i may have to say that she really is a good cook (as well as my granny, aunts and uncles) So, i guess it runs in our blood. Ooopps... i'm not saying that i am a good cook too (i have tried cooking some dish and somehow they're edible..haha and has been approved by other people's taste) It's just that i really wish i can be a good cook just like them.

 * I actually got more foods to die for... but i hope this two would be enough to make you crave for more..lol

more foods to crave for at: