The Kikay Loot!

Over the years, my perception on staying presentable and looking good has change. I still believe that through the years, "simplicity is beauty" and I still live up on being simple on my clothes and stuff. But being a career girl, someone who loves to travel a lot and move around, it is important that I still take care of myself and how I look to others. I read a lot of articles in Cosmo magazines that one secret power on being promoted on work or being respected is how you project your image in a positive way. So for this new entry of mine and a little peek into my vanity kits, here are some of the list of my current kikay loots and stuff that made out most of my cluttered room. :)



For my skin, I am quite a hoarder of scented lotions and body butter. I also like scented oils for moisturizing. For lotion I always use Nivea Angel Star Pink and Victoria's Secret lotions. I love these two for everyday use because the scent still lingers even after office hours. For rainy days, I use Neutrogena Body oil for moisturizing. I also use Body Shop's body butter in Cherry flavor and Watson's Bella body butter in Strawberry and Cinnamon. For moisturizing my face, I use Nivea day cream and for removing unwanted blackheads, I use the Pore Remover from Saizen. It keeps my skin smooth and glowing. For hair I use, Citre Shine hair spray for making my hair more manageable and free from tangle. I also like traveling a lot and doing stuff outdoors so I always put sunblock on my body and face. This prevents UV exposure especially during summer days.


For body spray and perfumes, I am not keen on high-priced perfumes but it is quite obvious that I love Victoria's Secret various body sprays and scents. Most of these were gifts for me. From left to right, here are the list of my favorite scents:

1. Guess Pink - a present from my HS friend when she went to Hongkong

2. Clinique Happy - my dad bought this for me when we were shopping at DutyFree

3. Victoria's Secret Shimmering Spray Charming and Fun - a gift from my aunt/godmother when she went home from US

4. Victoria's Secret Shimmering Spray Cool and Calm - also a gift from my aunt/godmother

5. Victoria's Secret Almost Nude Body Spray - a gift from Ni

6. Victoria's Secret Pink -also a gift from Ni

7. Elizabeth Arden Green Tea perfume - I bought this from Hongkong. It was on sale ;)

8. Cute DKNY Be Delicious perfume sets - a gift from my dad when he went to New York.



I also have my own cute make-up kit with basic list of essentials. I am not much into make up but I want to learn the basics. I noticed that since I attend quite a few number of formal parties in the past, going to salons for make-up can be expensive. So what I did is collect few reliable pieces of make-ups and use them when certain need arises. Here are some of my essential list:

1. Maybelline Clear Smooth Liquid foundation - If your skin is smooth and fair, you don't need to buy concealers not unless there are few blemishes on your face that needs to be covered

2. Maybelline Make Up remover - I use this after the event or parties before washing up my face to remove the eye makeups and foundation.

3. Maybelline Coral Blush on

4. Mac Nude Shimmer and Maybelline Red Lipstick

5. Maybelline Volume Express Mascara

6. Lipgloss from Ilog Maria, Jo Malone Vitamin E, My Lovely Lipbalm by H&M (which I brought from Hongkong)

7. Eye shimmers and shadows from LA colors, Etude House and Body Shop

8. Ellana Mineral Make ups such as Coral blush on, Blue eye shadow and powder foundation

9. Make up brushes for eyes, face and cheeks.




My one weakness also is aside from splurging for massages is having a foot massage or spa. I love wearing peep-toes shoes and flip-flops so I always like to put color on my toenails. When I'm on the house, I put different nail polishes and over the time, the nail polishes piled up so I had no choice but to put it in a separate storage. My housemates often tease me about it that I looked like doing a home service because of my nail polishes. And see my feet below for my wacky nail polish experiment :P



My wacky foot which just came out from a fish spa experience in Iloilo! :)

And for the final touch here are the rest of my kikay loot!






One my clothes closet that are about to explode, accessories, my kikay loot basket and my favorite book by Jane Buckingham, "Modern Girls Guide to Life" :)

My Dreamboard...

It's been a while since the last time I filled up entries on my so-called secret blog. Yep its secret because few people know it. I am not the type who flaunts everything I write or read or watch. As much as possible I want to keep my identity private so that I would be able to live in peace and write my heart's content without hesitations.

There's so many happenings around me and I am really not sure how to enumerate or put them into thoughts that would clearly define them in my entries. For my today's entry I decided to put up my dreamboard in my room. Just a few while ago, I was busy sorting out stuff in my room and been putting some things in their respective places since I left it in mess before going overseas. I just checked my dreamboard which I wrote down last year that I want to visit Hongkong, Macau, Australia and other local places I haven't been to.

I know it sounds silly but most people I knew already went to Hongkong and Macau. I've been to Singapore last year on a solo flight trip on my first out of the country experience and I find it memorable and eye-opener. But right now seeing that you already fullfilled one of your dreams, which is visiting Hongkong with your someone special is much memorable and fun. I used to think Disneyland is just a dream... here it is already fullfilled and experienced. I used to see commercials of Hongkong Disneyland in National Geographic and Discovery channels. I used to say that someday I'm going to visit my childhood dreams and cartoon characters I grew up with. Now I already done it and experienced a new different level of happiness. It was very special because last year I was putting it as a future travel destination in my dream board. I already fullfilled two. And I still need to visit different places...

For my next post in my dreamboard, here are some of the places I want to visit and things I want to do:

1. Visit Vietnam and Cambodia
2. Visit South Korea and experience the snow :)
3. Visit Bangkok and Kota Kinabalu
4. Go back to Hongkong and shop for Marc Jacobs and lots of Longchamp tote bags! (bag-a-holic mode) and also shop for dresses at H&M and other outlet boutiques
5. Euro-trip!
6. A nice house for my future family
7. A SUV care
8. my secret dream in Iloilo... :)

In due time I know I will be able to do this.