"One Body" Camping Trip

 Last weekend, I went on a short camping trip with 15 other people. The camping itself was not designed for fun only, but it was a trip with a purpose. We wanted to share with some of these college students about servanthood and discipleship, and how those apply in our everyday life as Christians. I took part in preparing the game with two other friends. The preparation of the trip itself was short a and rushing. Everything was kinda last minute, but thank God we managed to get the best out of it. The recurring theme was "One Body" as in "One body in Christ" because we played this game called Pen Gurita aka Octopus Pen where we had to write together, all sixteen of us, using one pen and 16 strings to navigate the writing.

  I just feel so blessed that I got to come. I was hesitant at first because I thought this is so under-prepared with many were not even final the week of the trip. I was wrong. God's love was totally with use throughout the trip. We took off at 6 am on Saturday and drove for about 4-5 hours. Those hours have taken into consideration that we needed to pick up people and made a breakfast stop at McDonald's.

Argan Oil

Let me share with something that really has made a difference for my skin. Ever since I went back from Indonesia, my skin had been really prone to breaking out, especially my forehead. It's like there's nothing I could do. Acne kept on popping up out of nowhere, and it's really driving me nuts!

I might be late on the whole face oil bonanza. About two months ago, I finally tried out the little sample of argan oil from Josie Maran. What I have is the light version. I put it on one night as a substitute of my face moisturizer because I really wanted to know what it would do to my skin.

LOTD: A Warm Date Night

LOTD on a weekday is unusual for me. My boyfriend got us a reservation at Chez TJ, a French-Michelin-star restaurant in Mountain View. It was a very warm day as high as 93F! I decided to wear a skirt and plain tee because I just couldn't handle putting on a pair of jeans and dressy top when I was sweating balls! Okay, I am exaggerating just a little bit, but it was darn hot that day.

Anyway, I was unexpectedly excited for our date night. I didn't even think of it that away until hours before. It's been a while since we went out on a proper dinner date. I guess every day is a date for us, and I'm not really a fancy-dinner kinda gal, but once in a while it's nice to experience something different. 

Clarisonic Mia 2

I have been holding off buying this for a long time because it costs a lot. I've heard so many great things about it, but I was really skeptical especially when it costs $125. I used to say I have dry skin, but lately I've realized that my skin has turned toward more combination than it is dry. 

I get oily on my forehead and a lot more when I wear makeup which is odd for me because I was never the case. The other day I was testing a foundation and I was really shocked of how much I needed to blot that day because my forehead felt so greasy. I guess my skin has changed its personality throughout the year without me even realizing it. 

Anyway, I got this in  late in the beginning of April with 20% off at Ulta plus my $8 rewards, so it was quite a deal. I've heard that some people got a bit of a red-skin reaction when they first used it and it'd go away. Thankfully, mine didn't show any sign of "rejection" towards clarisonic.

Empties!

Finally, I've accumulated enough empties to write a blog post about. Some of them have been sitting in my empties basket -yes, I have a basket dedicated for empties! - for weeks. 

If you're unfamiliar with the term 'empties', it's basically a collective of products that have been used up, thus the empty packagings. 

Let's dig in!

LOTD: Pink Passion

Greetings!

I don't typically go for this shade of blush. It looks very bright and neon-y on the packaging, and this usually would drives me away from blush. But this doesn't transfer the same on the skin. Once blended, it looks pretty wearable and is perfect for a sunny day just like, well, yesterday for me. =)

Recent Discovery #2: Little Lipsticks Haul

I really couldn't contain my excitement when I finally tried these two lip products. I am so glad that I found them and get to share with you all.