Thanks Neutrogena

I received this e-mail almost three weeks ago....

And as promised, my free product arrived today!

I don't know what I did to win this. Guess, I'm just blessed. Anyways, thank you so much Neutrogena! 

Red Wood Spa : A Not So Good Experience

Last Saturday, me and my friend, Gie,  avail the voucher we purchased from dealspotPH. It was a body scrub + foot spa + facial package for only P 299.00. We are very excited because the location is very convenient to us. However, when we find the place it was a spa and dental clinic rolled into one. The staff were not wearing uniform. I thought some of them were clients too. The place was a mess. The music playing on the radio was too loud. But we are still all smiles because we came there to relax. Than a guy told us that we are going to start with our foot spa. Wow! In less than ten minutes our foot spa is done. They just soaked our feet for 5 minutes then scrub it for another 5 minutes...done!

the photo finish foot spa

Afterwards, they ask us to go into a makeshift room. They told us to remove our clothes. We expect to find a robe or a towel or a sarong to cover ourselves but nothing is there. Just a piece of cloth slightly bigger than my handkerchief. Well, maybe it's for the face (hmmp!). When we lie down the scrubbing begins. Or should I say the 'coating' begins. Yes, coating! No scrubbing. They just covered us with coffee smelling goo. They didn't even bother applying it to our underarms. just the back, legs, arms and shoulders. after 5 minutes of application they told us to take a shower. That is when they handed our robes, finally.

my legs covered with coffee scrub

Well, I don't want to describe the shower room. It's disgusting. The walls and the floors are not tiled. I can't barely move because it's too small. The drain keep on clogging. And they just gave me a bar soap to wash myself. I told you I don't want to describe it eh!

And then, we proceed to another room for the facial. This is the only part I enjoyed. The girl who did my face was good. They also include diamond peel to our facial. Basta, my face felt very clean and moisturize.

my face after the facial...so clean. wala na nga akong kilay oh (i don't have eyebrows anymore)

Well, all in all I don't like the experience. We don't even bother to give a tip. After we're done we just walk right out of there. Well, they don't even bother thanking us also. Haaayyy...

located at Unit 13 Bldg B, Caloocan Complex, A. Mabini Ave., Calocan City

Blissful Delight : Banana Split

on the eve of the fierce 'habagat', my co-workers and i decided to have a cold treat on a rainy monday. through metrodeal, we purchased a discounted treat of banana split from Blissful Delight located near our office. It is priced at P 180.00 but we only bought it at P 49.00 each. a very good deal, right? and it is  truly a treat to remember. everything would have been perfect if not only for the rains. 

located at Masangkat St., Manila

a delectable treat at P49.00 only

our little group

japanese straight...better than rebonding

last saturday i had my hair done at tomi no haru salon located at espana, manila. i bought a discounted service from metrodeal. an 8-step japanese straight for only P999.00 instead of P 2,650.00. that's a lot of savings, right? i chose the location since it's the nearest from my workplace among their other 6 branches here at metro manila. my schedule is at 3pm but as i got there at 2:45 i found a large crowd packed inside a small space. i don't know if it is because of overbooking but the place is full. their salon is quite small and it doesn't look like a salon at all. more like a 'parlour' where ladies gather to talk about the latest gossip around their neighborhood. i am not exaggerating. all i can see are chairs, mostly monoblock chairs. not the usual comfortable salon chairs i'm used to. there's no salon equipment like hood dryers, hair steamers, etc. they only have a small shampoo bowl station at the corner, 3 small rectangular mirros, a small tv, monoblock chairs as waiting area and 1 salon trolley that contain 4 types of hair iron. and they have a shortage of combs.  where do you find a salon that operates with only 2 pcs of combs? the stylists had to take out their own combs to accommodate their clients. and they don't have scissors. they don't do haircuts. only hair straightening and hair coloring. maybe i just expect so much from them thinking that they are in parallel with david's salon and such. nevertheless, the salon staffs are quite friendly and accommodating. they are all smiles even though they haven't eaten for quite a while. i know, because i also didn't take any bite during my stay there for about 10 hours. yes! 10 hours. the normal process could take about 6-8 hours only, but since we are overcrowded, it took longer than it should. well, i can't tell the detail of my hair straightening process because it's a series of treatment applications, washing, blow drying, ironing. the usual things that the other salon did when rebonding. the only difference is the treatment their using are not matapang. it's like a normal leave-on conditioner that actually smells good. and another thing, unlike in  rebonding where you can color your hair through cellophane treatment only, with japanese straight you can use permanent hair color on the same day. i had mine in  reddish brown color. so all in all, after the long process, i'm tired, hungry, thirsty, deprive of sleep and pretty....very pretty !!! (hahaha) see here...

russian cookie house chocolate bonbons

my friends Rona and Dinah introduced me to group buying sites, but most of the time they do the purchases for me, since i'm still not familiar with this yet. one night, while i'm browsing at metrodeal.com, my daughter saw this deal regarding a delectable chocolate bonbons. to make the long story short, i made my first purchase! i bought a deal from Russian Cookie House for a dozen assorted chocolate bonbons at a cheap price of P140.00 only. but the item had to be picked up at their store at Podium Mall, Ortigas.good thing her father's workplace is a stone's throw away from there. so here are the bonbons and the bite of happiness.....