My Little Christmas Skin Care Haul: Watsons, Saizen and Snoe Beauty

Warning: This haul post is a bit longer than normal. LOL. LovePeaceYo. v^_^

Hiya folks! The Christmas rush is all over the malls. And since it's Christmas, it's really nice to go shopping not only because people have money during this time of the year (hello, christmas bonus and 13th month pay--though I didn't really receive either because I'm not locally employed. LOL.), but also because there are lots of sales and bazaars going on. It's simply is the best time to shop!

And since I'm into caring for my damaged skin (particularly on the legs), it's only necessary that I invest on its restoration. And hopefully, those dark spots will heal. It has already been a year since I wore shorts outside. :(

First stop was Watsons. My go-to store when I'm bored. LOL.

I was looking for a new body lotion that had whitening properties for those dark spots. Actually, I was going to buy either St. Ives or Jergens, but the boyfriend told me to go for the new Nivea Extra Whitening Cell Repair Protect (because we both saw it on a TVC and thought it was good. LOL.) Plus, it was on sale at 20% off. And so far, I'm loving the scent. It's also not sticky and greasy which is a plus for me. :D

Nivea Extra Whitening Cell Repair Protect 400ml (P294--20% discounted)
Cream Silk reConstruct Damage Control (P102)
Yoko Spa Milk Salt (P68)
Purbasari Lulur Mandi Putih 135g (P79)

And yeah, I got two body scrubs. I haven't tried both though I already used another Yoko variant. And I was supposed to buy the Asian Secrets Lulur but I didn't see it on the rack. But the Purbasari Lulur Mandi Putih was good, already tried it. It even smells like the Avon Moisture lotion. Y'know, I'm really finding ways to lighten those dark spots. I'm even using Sebo de Macho now. LOL. :D

Cream Silk is my fave conditioner. Since I don't have a rebonded-straight hair, I always see to it that my hair is not so frizzy. It's not skin care but still... Hehehe.

Second stop was Saizen. I'd been looking forward to this day when I was able to visit this store. It's in Robinson's Galleria kasi eh and I'm always in SM Megamall. Hehehe.

Everything at P85

The first thing I got was the Charcoal Nose Pack. I really wanted to try this. Hope it works on me. I also got a pack of oil blotting papers. I thought it was super affordable for P85 because it had 250 sheets. But it's just your ordinary oil blotting paper. I like sheets similar to those of Gatsby's.

This shows only four because I've given one to my sister. :D

But of the stuffs I bought in this haul, the best was the Facial tissue pack. Yes! I always carry with me tissue because I don't bring a hanky. I always lose them, so to prevent that from happening, tissue na lang. This big Facial tissue pack contains 5 small packs with 250 pulls each. Amazing. LOL. If you do the math, each pack costs only P17 for 250 pulls of quality facial tissue. :D

Last stop was Snoe Beauty. It was near Saizen in Robinson's Galleria and was really happy to see it. I think the first time I saw their kiosk was near Watson's. And that was before the 'Snoe craze' began. I actually braced myself from buying that time because I thought I would find a review first. And boom! Suddenly, the Internet has been all about Snoe.

Here Comes the Sunblock (P199)
Snoe White Exfoliating Oatmeal beauty bar (P139)

I was just going to check their products, but I couldn't help myself from buying stuffs. So there, I bought the No. 9 Exfoliating Oatmeal beauty bar and Here Comes the Sunblock. I haven't tried the beauty bar yet, but the sunblock smells so good that I bought it. LOL. It smells like my Ralph by Ralph Lauren for Women Eau de Toilette Spray, only the sunblock smells a bit sweeter.

Snoe White Milk Scrub also looks really promising. I was even tempted to buy it but I remembered that I already bought two body scrubs. Baka masyado na numipis ang balat ko niyan. LOL. But I'll note to try this body scrub in the near future. :D

So, there you are for this long haul post. LOL. Dunno if I'll be able to post a makeup haul with all these stuffs I bought. LOL.

SushiYa Robinson's Galleria

Nah...we don't like Japanese food. We love it! LOL.

This happened last month, if I remember correctly, on our special day. :D As usual, we were going to watch a movie, but I couldn't remember what it was. All I remember was, while we were waiting for the movie to start, we had a lunch at SushiYa.

The first time we ate here was likeable. In fact, even if I weren't hungry that time, I finished a whole plate of chicken curry rice. So, here we were wanting to have a taste of Japanese food again.

Gyuniku Teriyaki in Bento Set for Two

I actually had a hard time understanding the menu because the price varies and I wasn't exactly paying attention. All I could feel was my stomach grumbling with what I was smelling (even though I wasn't that hungry). LOL. But anyway, the boyfriend was there to the rescue to order for us. Plus, it was his treat! Yey! :D

He ordered a bento set for two. And in case you're not familiar, the price of the bento set in Sushi-Ya could vary depending on what you order. Yeah. I was quite confused with this at first because the price depended on the main entree that you ordered and the side dishes that went along with it. The price also varied on whether you choose Iced Tea or Miso Soup.

But anyway, he ordered Gyuniku Teriyaki with the Bento Set.

Gyuniku Teriyaki

The Bento Set for two included Kani Salad, Agedashi Tofu, Kakiage, Sashimi, Maki, two bowls of steamed rice and Miso Soup. We added two refillable Iced Teas.

Kani Salad

Agedashi Tofu

Maki

Kakiage

I wasn't really hungry that time, so I was surprised that I finished my bowl. And I felt really full.

Gohan and Miso Soup

But I guess the boyfriend wasn't. LOL. It was because he ordered Special Makisushi in Jurassic Roll which we brought to the movies.

Verdict:

SushiYa is one of the few Japanese restaurants that offer good Japanese food. But again, of course, if you've already eaten at first-rate Japanese restaurants in the Metro, you can't actually compare between the two considering the price ranges. But overall, SushiYa is a bang for a Jap food lover's bucks. :D


SushiYa
L2, East Wing, Robinson's Galleria
636-7085