Hair Care Products that I Use

Hi lovelies! This is going to be a very short post. I just want to basically show you what hair care products I use. If it helps to know, I have naturally coarse and thick hair strands. In addition, my hair is wavy. I think I had my hair chemically treated/straightened for a total of 3-4 times (really can't remember) in a span of 6 years.

Right now my hair is semi-dry and lacks luster but it is slowly going back to its original state. I think this is the result of past hair treatments. After all these years experimenting, I now learned to love my au naturel hair. I really don't mind having wavy hair anymore. I choose that over dry, brittle, and did I mention DRY (haha) hair.

So here are the products I use and some thoughts on them:

(L to R) Shampoo, Conditioner, Hair Treatment, Leave-on Spray

(1) Loreal Elseve Smooth Intense Shampoo - it does a pretty decent job of making my hair squeaky clean... that's what a shampoo is suppose to do anyway. Haha! Nothing really special to be excited about.

(2) Loreal Elseve Smooth Intense Conditioner - makes hair soft. But still, it's just a humble conditioner so don't expect anything miraculous.

(3) Loreal Professionel Absolut Repair Hair Treatment - I think this helps a lot in nurturing my hair back to its original state. I used to have Keratase Masquintense (which is total L-O-V-E) but when I ran out of it, I opted for the Loreal Professionel range mainly because of a more consumer-friendly price. Smells nice by the way.

(4) Loreal Elseve Nutri-Gloss Leave-on Spray - I spray this on after drying my hair. Gives a decent shine to my hair. I really don't get that celebrity "crazy shine" hair from this product but I'm satisfied with the results.

By the way, since my hair is on the dry side, I only wash it every other day (or every 2 days at most) to let natural oils tame it. ^_^

SM Pampanga 3-Day Sale Haul

It was the last minute but I still made it! The day was February 28, a Sunday, last day of SM Pampanga's Sale. I was originally planning to go to SM on the sale's opening day to save more (Further reductions on sale prices when you shop within the first 2 hours of sale's opening day). Unfortunately, something came up, which somehow dampened my shopping spirit.

I thought I would never make it through the sale. And then came Sunday. My mom told me to dress up quick... we were going to SM! I immediately bolted into action. All the stuff that I was lemming for suddenly flashed in my mind... and I unconsciously literally drooled (LOL! Ok, I am exaggerating).

My mom and I basically just shopped at SM Department Store. We weren't in the mood to shop-hop... the mall was packed. And she also has a privilege/reward card from BDO which (according to her) can only be used for purchases made in the Department Store.

So here are the things I got:

Olay Total Effects Moisturizer for Blemished/Oily Skin (PHP 699, wasn't on sale... BOO!!!)

I am almost done with my first tube and I am pretty satisfied with the results so I grabbed another.

Fanny Serrano Mini Eyelash Curler (sorry forgot the price --- around PHP 125 I guess?)

I bought this so I could have a handy eyelash curler on my mini makeup kit (which I stuff in my bag wherever I go).

Goody Ouchless Brush (on sale for around PHP 250)

I just had to get another one of these. I had a similar brush back in college which I lost/misplaced.

Fashion 21 Mono Eyeshadow in Black (PHP 65)

A very handy and cute black eyeshadow which I needed (I threw out my smoky e/s palette from ELF, wasn't satisfied). This would be my quick fix while on the search for a good smoky e/s palette. This is really teeny weeny by the way (size is around 1"x1")

Clear Vanity Case/Box (on sale for PHP 75 @ ACE Hardware)

I was initially planning to buy a fancy traincase but thought to myself that I really don't have a lot of makeup to stuff it with. So I went with this vanity case in GREEN (my fave color in the entire Milky Way Galaxy! LOL)

NY Square High Waist Skirt (Gray) --- bought for only PHP 300!

Definitely my fave from this haul! A real steal! Originally priced @ PHP 600 (50% off).

Aviator Shades (forgot the brand - EYE CHANNEL?) --- bought for PHP 199
They just look cute (and really cheap) so I got them.

Loreal Elseve Smooth Intense Shampoo

Needed some back-up, almost done with my current bottle.

So that's about it lovelies. I will try to be more modest with my expenses in the weeks to come (trying to save up for an Anniversary gift, teehee!) Have a great March ahead of you! I know I will! (^_^)