This has been a long time coming and I'm so glad that I'm finally able to share with you some snaps from our trip to Japan. We went to Tokyo last March 2016, so it's close to a year now. I wasn't able to upload this travelogue because of some technical problems haha! Anyway, I still hope you'd enjoy this post!

My family and I went to Tokyo around the last week of March until around the first week of April, which is Spring in Japan. As you can probably tell by now, we really wanted to go during the Spring season to see, yes, the Cherry Blossoms! We were in time for the peak or mankai, when the Cherry Blossoms are in full bloom, and the Hanami. I actually didn't know that we would be there in time for these so it was really amazing to witness people celebrating under the Cherry Blossom trees, eating and drinking with their family and friends!

On our first day, we stayed at a hotel near the airport first since we were waiting for my sister until noon the next day. We only started exploring Tokyo on our second day so technically this post is all about our Day 2 in Tokyo. During this day, we just explored the streets near where we were staying and we also went to the Tokyo Skytree.

Gloomy day in Tokyo.

The rental details are also inserted at the back section of the pouch, including the password of the WIFI unit.

I was like a kid inside a candy store when I found these cute stationeries in one of the shelves inside Daiso! There were a lot of designs and different sizes but I only picked these ones. I already used the ones with the Sakura and Mt. Fuji designs. These have 5 sets of paper and envelope except for the biggest one which has 30 pieces of writing paper and 5 envelopes only.

I also bought this cute fan and Cat of Victory chopsticks! And of course, I grabbed this cute Gudetama microfiber cloth as soon as I saw it! Kawaii!!

Aside from all the Royce (super cheap in Japan!!) and local chocolate brands I hoarded (lol), I also bought a few food items from Daiso. I was intrigued with this Van Houten chocolate so I picked it up when I saw it. It's really good!! I also picked up some packs of this Super Mario gummy candies because it was too cute not to and I bought some for my friends too. I also picked up cute chocolates (not in the picture below) that are shaped like Sanrio characters. 

I also bought a pair of socks in Daiso but I forgot to include it in this haul. It's a toe sock with a Geisha print on it. I love it and I wore it (with my Airwalk slip ons) on the plane ride on the way home to Manila. It was so comfortable!! I should've hoarded more toe socks from Daiso because I saw toe socks at the Narita International Airport Terminal 2 Shopping Mall but they were much more expensive! Although there were more designs available there to be fair.

I also purchased these other Bioré products because I love this brand! The one with the pump is the Bioré Marshmallow Whip Facial Wash (the name alone sounds yummy already) cleansing foam while the one on the right is the Lemon and Peach cleansing wipes. Haven't tried these yet but I'm excited to because I bet these will be really good! I think the cleanser was around 500-600 yen while the wipes was around 200 yen.

I also picked up this Shiseido Senka Perfect Whip Cleanser that I've already been eyeing even before our Japan trip. It's the one that I am currently using now and I must say that it's quite good. It lathers up really well and a little of this product goes a very long way. I love that it leaves my skin smooth, fresh and clean (this seems like an ad, I know, haha). This was the most "expensive" item that I got from Don Quijote and it was around 600+ yen. Although this is still very affordable in my opinion.

Lastly, these are some of the foods that we got at Don Quijote. These are the seasonal Cherry Blossoms Chocolate cookies and candies that I was talking about. I wasn't expecting much but they were really good! I can't exactly remember how much these were but I'm sure they were affordable too.

Aaandd that's it for the second part of my Japan Haul series! Next up will be the third and final installment of this series so make sure that you stay tuned for it! 😊

APRIL 2016

April has been a wonderful month for me. Despite the very hot weather, which at times stressed me out and made me much more irritable, there are still a lot of things that I was grateful for. I started off this month with a trip to Tokyo with my family. We went on the last day of March until the first week of April so we were there on the very day that the Cherry Blossoms were in their full bloom. We even witnessed Hanami at Ueno Park! I also got to spend more time with my friends (mostly pigging out haha) and with my relatives since we celebrate a lot of birthdays in our family during this month! Because of these, I was reminded to appreciate life more and to be grateful even for the little things. Always take the time to appreciate moments like these in your life - no matter how big or simple it may be. 

Now, on to my actual post! Here are the things I've been loving for the month of April. 😊

This month, I've enjoyed using my Bourjois 123 Perfect CC Cream. I know that I've talked about this already here in my blog but I enjoyed this CC cream much more this summer. Since my skin isn't dry during this time, I was able to make this work even without using a wet sponge. I also like the light to medium coverage and the finish that this product gives.

For blush, I've been going for a natural look during this month using my Canmake Cream Blush in 08. It is a red cream blush that gives a soft and dewy look. I like that it's very light as well and that it gives a very natural flush of color on your cheeks. I purchased this in Odaiba and you can see this product in my Japan Haul here.

For the lips, I only used the Essence Longlasting lipstick in 07 Natural Beauty and the Maybelline Creamy Matte Lipstick in 681 Vibrant Violet. I was supposed to give this Essence lipstick away because I wasn't sure if it suited me well. But I eventually fell in love with this shade because I've noticed that it gives a very natural, plump look to the lips. It is one of my favorite MLBB shades now. 

This next product is part of my recent Japan Haul which you can check out here. It's the Shiseido Senka Perfect Whip Cleansing Foam that I purchased at Don Quijote. It's a very gentle cleanser that doesn't make me break out. I also love the fact that a little amount of this cleansing foam goes a long way. You only need a little amount to make it foam, and it even feels so fluffy and soft on the face haha! 

I'm still a noob when it comes to falsies but I've been enjoying using these ones from Daiso Tokyo. This is also part of my Japan Haul which, again, you can check out here. These look very natural but still adds that extra oomph to your lashes. I also like the fact that these are very easy to apply. I use my Shiseido Eyelash glue when I put them on.

There are also a lot of non-makeup items that I enjoyed this month. I really like this mirror that I recently purchased from the Robinson's Department Store. It actually has two mirrors inside it. The first one is a normal plane mirror while the other one is a magnifying mirror. The magnifying mirror doesn't magnify your face too much (if you know what I mean haha) so it works pretty well when you're applying makeup. This is perfect when I'm applying eyeshadow, mascara or eyeliner.  I like that this mirror is very compact and I actually picked this up because of its design.

I also enjoyed using these toe socks that I purchased from Daiso Tokyo. I never thought that these would be so comfortable! I also love the design that is printed on it. I only bought one pair though! I wish I hoarded more haha!

For food items, I ate so much of these marshmallows that we bought from Daiso Tokyo. These are the softest marshmallows that I've ever tried in my life!! They're sooo good! My favorite out of this bunch is the Grapes flavored one but we already finished that up so it's not in this picture anymore haha!

I've also been addicted to this French Vanilla Cappuccino from Hills Bros. I also tried the other flavor which is the English Toffee but I liked this one more. This box comes with three sachets and is around P80-90.

I also tried these Mint flavored teas from Coffee Bean (CBTL). I've stopped drinking tea for a while because I was using my Crest Whitening Strips which I featured here. But I missed Mint tea so much!! I love that this tastes so refreshing, and is really very calming and soothing. 

That's it for my April 2016 Favorites! I know that this is a very late post already but I hope you still find it useful if you want to try any of these products too! 😊