My Current Skin Care Routine

Hello~ I know I've been inactive lately because I'm going through things that hindered me from looking for inspirations for my blog posts and yet here we are.

Today I will share my skin care routine.
A quick disclaimer, I do not have perfect skin. I still have few pimple marks, bumps, large pores, and redness on my face but I can say that it was better than before and these products really helped my skin to get better.

You can watch my YouTube video instead if you prefer watching than reading:

Facial Wash
I use two products as facial wash—one is for morning and the other I use at evening. Both work perfectly. In the morning, I prioritize hydrating my face (even though I have very oily face) because my skin always feel super dry after washing hence I use the Celeteque Hydrating Facial Wash.

At evening, I feel like my face have accumulated a lot of dirt during the day therefore I prefer cleansing my face using Pond's Acne Clear to prevent my face from pimples.

Makeup Remover
RULE NO. 1: Always remove your makeup before you sleep. This Garnier Micellar Water is a must-have for me. The great thing about it is that it removes your makeup without stinging your eyes and skin. To be honest, it feels like a magical water that removes your makeup instantly. With this, you won't buy two makeup removers for your eyes and face because this product works eitherway. PLUS, it is affordable so I definitely recommend this!

Face Toner
This Cosrx AHA/BHA Treatment Toner is my holy grail product! It greatly improved my skin texture and minimized my pores. It lessened the tiny bumps on my cheeks and this help stop the appearance of large pimples on my face. Definitely get it asap!

Moisturizer
I know most of you have heard of this product—the Nature Republic Soothing & Moisture Aloe Vera. If not, then let me introduce to you this wonderful product. I use this after I put toner on my face and neck and sometimes before I put makeup on. This makes my face smoother and more fresh.

I can say this also contributes in preventing my face from breaking out. Also, this product has a ton of use not only in preventing pimples but also you can use it in your hair or on irritated areas of your skin. Basically, this product is heaven-sent!

You can get this in a very cheap price of P245 for 300 ml of product which is a total steal. Stocks last quickly, believe me, I find it difficult looking for this in Nature Republic stores myself.

Sunscreen
This is not actually a sunscreen suncreen. This Olay Total Effects 7 in 1Day Cream has SPF 15 so I suppose it's enough to protect my skin from the sun. Better have sun protection than nothing at all.


Since it's summer, I also use lip balms and petroleum jelly for my chappy lips.
And lastly, keep yourself HYDRATED!

So this is my skin care routine. I hope you find this somehow helpful let me know if it did. And if you have your holy grail products that you want to recommend, you can comment it down or reach me through my social media accounts.

Read my previous skin care routine here.

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2018 Bullet Journal Setup

Loving myself more, creating more art, being an active blogger, be fit, do my best in every way I can—all of these are just some of my new years resolutions. But on top of that, making my very own bullet journal is one of the things I highly look forward to this year 2018. To be honest, when I visited a bookstore once, I saw countless beautiful 2018 planners displayed. The problem is, it costs above P500 ($10) which for a student budget is very expensive. I'm glad I was able to found out about bullet journal and how convenient and flexible it was for everyone.

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Get Ready With Me / Natural Makeup Tutorial

I'm probably one of the biggest fans of Natural makeup looks. You still look fresh and presentable despite of only a minimal makeup on your face. If you want to look fresh and glowy but still looking like you don't wear that much makeup, then this makeup look is for you.

This is my second makeup tutorial on my channel using affordable makeup products on the drugstore.  I hope you guys liked this very simple and natural makeup look.



Products used:
Products used: Celeteque Suncare FacialMoisturizer Maybelline Fit Me Concealer in Medium Moyen Maybelline Satin Skin Two Way Cake in B1 Designing Eyebrow Pencil from The Face Shop in Dark Brown (05) Nichido Eyebrow Gel Eyelash Curler from Nichido B.T. LA Sculpt Trio Maybelline Baby Lips Queen Collection Powder Blush From Miniso in Orangish Red


I hope you guys enjoy this video. Give the video some love by giving it a thumbs up and don't forget to subscribe to my channel!

Check out my first makeup tutorial: https://youtu.be/gnE0elWf73k

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Making a Zine

With all the technology that we all have today and with all the digital messages or pictures we edit and post that we dedicate to our love ones, in my opinion, nothing beats a tradition pen and paper and a dash of sparkles.

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Updated How I Edit my Instagram Photos + Blue and Orange Toned Theme

Hope you like this video:



Additional tips for an awesome Instagram Feed:

The common misconception of people is that a good Instagram feed depends on the filters they use but it is actually the photo that you chose in the first place that will show how cohesive your feed is. So pick carefully the photos that you are going to post. Make sure that it suits your feed well.

I don't really have a fixed setting when it comes about tuning your photos on Snapseed. The adjustments hugely depend on the photo itself but what I mostly adjust is the brightness, contrast, saturation, ambiance and warmth. Your goal here is to maintain the amount of light of all the photos that you took.

Everybody wants a crispy image because it gives the impression that you took a high quality photo. To do that, I go the details and just play with structure and sharpen, making sure that the photo is crispy but not too much.

White balance balances the blue and orange tones of the photos.
When the photo is too blueish which is this photo, I increase the temperature to add a slight orange tone to it. And vice versa for orange-toned photos by default.

I don't use a specific filter for all the photos BUT I do stick on the same collection of filters. The collection of themes that I mostly use in majority of my photos are filters C4-C9 or E1-E8. Remember that each photo is different and so does filters. So the trick is to have a good eye on which filter among this collection is suitable for the photo that you are editing.


I hope you guys find this helpful in case you're still deciding for a new Instagram Theme.

Here's the tutorial on How I Edit my previous Minimal and White Instagram Theme.


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Edited via Adobe Premiere Pro CC
Music: https://soundcloud.com/elijahwho/weusedtotalkeverynight

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Vlog: Glimpse

Hey guys!

It's been a while since I last updated something on this blog. And yet recently I was thinking about doing something about my YouTube channel. I'm still pretty awkward talking in front of the camera (and I can't barely talk straight, believe me, the "umms" and "uhhhh" exists between the words I utter) so talking about something on cam is not the beeeest first video. So I say, why not a vlog?

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