Mango love...

     I love Mango's new collection, clean and fun and comfy. 

     *photos taken from their facebook page...

Black bag...

     I have been looking for a perfect black bag to replace my overused and abused black coach bag and when I saw this Michael Kors bag I was instantly smitten.  The straps look sturdy enough and I love that it has an added gold chain strap.  But what won me over were the holes which makes the bag not boring to look at. 

Michael Kors Hamilton Grommet in gold hardware

     If there's a downside to it, I think it might get scratched easily.  And knowing clumsy me, for sure I'll always put extra effort whenever I'd carry it which makes it less fun to use =(  So I'm thinking of  getting the plain Hamilton in silver hardware instead.

Michael Kors Hamilton in silver hardware

      What do you think?

Closet Picks...

     On a regular basis, I only leave the house twice a week. One night for our weekly grocery shopping and one night for the weekly household.  I wear "blah" clothes in going to the supermarket.  I thought I  should amp up my ensemble during household because that's the only chance I get to fix myself but most times I end up wearing "blah" clothes again, just like tonight.

                                    Cardi - very old, like 12 years old, from Baclaran =)

                                                           Shirt - New Look

                                                   Straight cut bf jeans - H&M

                                             Watch: Swatch Full Blooded caramel

          I really wanted to stick with wearing my Enzo Angiolini wedges but it's too cold outside.

                                        I ended up wearing the blue flats from vincci.

Camera ready...

What do these pics have in common?

Yep! My youngest son's such a camwhore just like his mommy! LOL...

Wadi Hanifah

  

     Last Friday, we, together with a group of friends, trooped down to Wadi Hanifah, a man-made water park here in Riyadh.  It was a much needed break and change of scenery especially for my husband after all the work-related stress he has experienced two weeks ago.  We stayed there for half a day (morning til lunch time) and brought food for our picnic.  The weather was perfect, although it was still a bit chilly.

preparing for breakfast...

the kids enjoyed kite flying and tireless running...

Wadi Hanifah means Running Water...

My boys are growing up...too fast that it scares me, hehe...

before lunch, we saw a truck carrying those red chairs and men set them up at the right end of the park...probably there's going to be an event later in the day...

one of the reasons why they're excited to go here is that they heard there's  a man-made water falls... we all cracked up when we saw this, no waterfalls..just this, lol...

     Though tiring, it was really refreshing to somehow enjoy the beauty of nature that Riyadh has to offer.  =)

Closet Picks

     Here's what I wore to our first Household for 2012.  I have been eating (lots of rice) like crazy since December and after looking at my photos and realizing that my hips are now screaming, I have decided to let go of my gluttonous eating habits, lol.

Blue cardigan, black tank top, belt, boyfriend jeans: New Look

Watch: Michael Kors

Skin Talk...

     I've had problems with my face which started during my fourth year in high school up to my third year in college.  I've had serious pimple break outs.  I didn't mind it at first but when I started becoming 'beauty conscious' and finding myself sarcastically saying in the mirror, "wala na, wala ng paglagyan!" that's when I went to consult a dermatologist.  The first doctor I went to wasn't really able to help and so I went to another clinic and thankfully I found a dermatologist who was able to help me with my skin.  Since then I've never had any problems with pimples anymore.

    My skin cleared out even more when we started living here in Riyadh.  But September of last year, I panicked because a zit popped up, then it became two, then three, then four in less than a week. What irritated me was they popped only on my right cheek and my chin.  And they sort of created one straight line, uugghh!  I blame my self for being a "doritos and lay's junkie"!

I took this photo after I tried to practice applying eye shadow on myself (i don't know how to apply eye make up, hehe)

      Then after 3 days, my face looked like this...

See the dots? Even my smile is forced in this photo because I honestly wanted to hide...

     A friend recommended that I use Clean and Clear Active Clear, a pimple clearing speed gel).

This speed gel costs less than Php300 in the Philippines.  You apply it on affected areas up to three times a day (only if you don't leave the house like I do.  But if you're going out, use it only at night because it leaves whites marks on your face)

     The speed gel worked for me because the pimples dried out after just 2 days of me using it.  However, I still used it for another 2 days and to my horror, my pimples turned black, eekkk!  I overused the gel, haha!
    
     I went to a dermatologist and she gave me Benzac AC 5.  It works by bleaching out the blemishes and at the same time working to kill the bacteria inside the affected area.

Costs less than SR20.

     My blemishes lightened but they are still slightly visible.  However, I've never had any break outs since then.

     I still couldn't give up chips and sweets but I try to drink lots of water now.  =)