Friends with Benefit

Friends with Benefits

Typically two good friends who have casual sex without a monogomous relationship or any kind of commitment

Three years ago my eyebrows were fine the way it was without me doing something about it. I've always rationalized on the "why fix what's not broken" phase. Call it bragging but I USED to have one of those eyebrows that doesn't need maintenance since it's thick and no hair strays out of place.

During our Annual Christmas Party last 2014, I decided to have someone do my make-up. 'Course it's natural to have an interest on make-ups cause I'm a woman by genetic makeup (aha) but I only have the essentials. I didn't know what that person was doing on my face back then but after cleaning my face did I only realize that half of my eyebrows were shaved off. just. like. that. In a span of a few hours, My eyebrows went from "on fleek" to "on flee" I clearly remembered looking at my shaved eyebrows on the mirror on a rainy 

weekend and I was very much depressed that B bought me a dog.

A few weeks after I asked him for a set of make-up brush and the rest, as much as I'd like to say, "history", but the more appropriate term would be "is a continuous work in progress" 

Though it's been two years, I've only taken an interest to salvaging my eyebrows this year. I was busy hoarding lipsticks, perfecting my contouring and strobing skills and stalking YouTube MUArtists specializing on mono-lid eyes that I took for granted the fact that eyebrows are really a face changer. 

To say that I got an exclusive invite from Benefit Cosmetics PH Digital Darling is a blessing in disguise is an understatement. I am currently using an eyebrow pencil and I can't seem to pull off the ombre look on the sides of my eyebrows. 

Benefit Cosmetcs has opened their first store in our pretty island last August 13 at SM Seaside. Women don't live in caves anymore and we all know that this famous SF-based beuaty brand is known for it's laugh-out-loud wit, creative packaging and instant beauty solutions. You CAN go inside the store, let the in-house benebabes do their magic on you and come out looking 2k% better. Drop by for brow shaping, tinting, waxing and more, they are all nice, fun, quirky and bubbly. 

Benefit Cosmetics is such a refreshing concept because we always associate make-up and the like with the word sophistication, elegance and maturity. "Makeup doesn't have to be serious to look good" is actually Jean and Jane Ford's motto. Their unique approach to beauty is always an instant hit and helped make Benefit one of the world's most beloved makeup brands. 

I took a million photos of the store mainly for the following reasons:

1. So that you already know what to buy ahead when you get there
2. So that Bryan will already know what to get for me when I'm being melodramatic
3. My guy friends who are readers of my blog will know what to get for their women.

I've also met male friends who went there without their wives with the intention of surprising them. Fret not for Benebabes at the store will hold no judgment. 

   

Benefit Cosmetics PH National Brow artist demonstrating how to "map out" the perfect eyebrows on Fashion Blogger Kryz Uy.

 I noticed this huge Benetint on their ceiling and I can't help but put my Benetint too

 

my favorite caption <3

Sixth sense

Sixth Sense: 
A paranormal sense that allows you to communicate with the dead.

Three years ago, my father died, three years hence, my view of life has altered completely. Ironically, the death of a loved one can make you realize how life is fragile and in a sudden snap of a finger, you have to make alterations that will change the course of your future and this made me note of things that I will teach to my future minions that I didn't learn from inside our outside the classroom, and here are those things:

1. How to cope up with the loss of a loved one. I was schooled in a private institution and we weren't taught how to deal with future emotional tragedies. Sadly, in the cases of death, one resorts to many ways just to fully accept the loss, a few of which can also be termed as "illegal".

2. If one is put into a make or break situation, you will do things you didn't know you are capable of doing. Always choose what's right even though it's an unpopular decision.

3. You are going to get hurt and it's inevitable. You have two choices, be sheltered all your life and lessen the chances of being scarred-but you are going to get hurt anyway, or get out there, give it your best shot, make it worth your while and risk the chances of being pained.

4. One of the best things in life is meeting people you are going to share great moments with. It might be a friend, another family member, or a distant relative. Find no shame in saying what you feel, life is too short for denials.

5. Regrets are part of life, if you can, choose what you are going to regret for. You will only have one chance at life, it will be a rough draft, and you will always be a work in progress. Find beauty amidst the madness.

6. Remind me that for every time you did something that will make me upset, I will ask you if you learned anything out of it. Your parents aren't perfect, one is not right in the head, when you have the guts, ask her why. 

  

          Off-shoulder top: Thrifted| Linen harem pants: Cocoon|Sling Bag: Accesorize|Watch: Rolex|Black studded flats: Zalora

                                          

Done with change? The real one is coming

and it's coming sooner than we think; in three days to be exact.

If you have a mother who's into local showbiz (like mine), Dr. Manny and Pie are names that we usually hear on an a weekly basis. Celebrities have thanked them on air time and again but truth be told, I wasn't so curious since I know they don't have a clinic here in Cebu.

When the word got around that A Manny and Pie Calayan clinic will open less than 10 kilometers away from where we live, I just have to confirm and see them for myself. Meeting Dr. Manny and Pie gave me a feeling of meeting actual celebrities since they are known all over Philippines. I was touched that they personally knew and welcomed me during their press conference at SM Seaside. It was an intimate gathering of local press and we were all so enthusiastic to know more about what they are going to offer come July 3, 2016.

Cebu was chosen by both doctors because we are already known for our flourishing medical tourism. They will be opening their third branch here and this is their first clinic in the Visayas region. What makes Manny and Pie Calayan clinic competitive is that they just don't address the evident dilemma, but examines the root cause of the patients' breakouts to provide them the most appropriate treatment. Dr. Manny also has regular consultations with patients on how they can make maintain their post surgical results. Aside from that, every one will have an equal opportunity to meet them personally since they will fly here at least once a week to have one on one consultations with their patients. 

Despite having their Calayan Surgicentre Brand for the past years, the couple decided to change their brand name to Manny and Pie Calayan Clinic to distinguish themselves from unauthorized clinics operating and using the Calayan brand here in Cebu.

The real ones is coming and you should experience it yourself. To know more about their services, visit their official website at www.mannyandpiecalayan.com 

or their Facebook page, 

www.facebook.com/drscalayan

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