charmed life♥

Few weeks ago I came across a Facebook shared post about essential oils ( click here to read ) and what can they do on certain sickness specifically cancer.  Lately there had been health issues on both sides of my family and I am into researching and reading on things regarding natural remedies and cures.  What food to eat and those we should avoid.  Living a healthy lifestyle is one of my major goals this year.  I am trying my best to lessen my sugar intake and drink more water.  I am almost mid-40 (menopause is just around the corner) so I know should take care of myself more: by exercising, getting enough sleep and eating the right kind of foods. Frankincense or i call it Frank: sounds familiar right? It's one of the gifts of the Three kings to Baby Jesus... Remember Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh?  In tagalog it's called "kamanyang": it is used for incense or incenso in a Catholic mass, especially during Holy week.  I never thought that it h...

Source: Zara Anyone ready for this trend?  Don't you want to try to embellish your shirt, jacket or denims with  lips and hearts? Adding a bit of your personality on your wardrobe by placing pins, badges and patches: very in fashion this season. Source: Zara Customizing one's outfit is not really a new idea, it was very popular in the seventies. Where jackets and vests are embellished with various insignia. Source: Zara We can also make use of our old jackets, denims and shirts by putting pins and iron-on patches.  You can find these at Zara and Stradivarius boutiques or you can create your own. Zara: Pack of 6 pins/badges P995.00 Stradivarius: Set of 5 floral embroidered patches P495.00 / Set of 3 Nautical motif pins P395.00 Are you excited to embellish your outfit? Because I am.. (*wink!)  xo, 

It's the LOVE month... I know it's a bit late to greet everyone "Happy Valentine's or Happy Hearts day".  The valentine week had been so toxic for me, my Tita just came out of the hospital: after her parathyroid operation.  Well now, I'm back!  My new collection is now out on my online boutique...   Sweetheart Collection♥ heart and padlock pendants made from high quality acrylic.  Perfect for the Love month and also for summer.  Sweetheart bracelets come in black/tortoise, blush, blue bianco and nude Sweetheart necklace : long necklace with heart pendant embellished with gems (also available in black/tortoise, other colors are available via pre order) What's good about my Sweetheart necklace: you can wear it alone or pile it together with my Nate necklace!♥ My obsession to padlocks: Lochetta dámore is born!  You can also pile this with my Nero or Marbled Cenere Nate. Well, that's it!  Hope you visit my boutique a...

Hello my loves! Have you seen the latest Mango campaign?  Kendall Jenner is the new brand ambassador for Mango. There  Spring/Summer 2016 consists of  four themes, and starting up with "Tribal Spirit" .  Each theme is inspired by African savanna : dresses, ensembles with tribal prints. According to Mango, Kendall is "the best model to embody" the trend.  So expect earthy tones in this season's collection. Here are some of the exciting things that you can find in Mango's S/S2016: Flowy print dress P1,995.00 Embroidery bead dress P5,995.00 Bead embroidery dress P2,795.00 Flowy printed top P2,795.00 / Midi wrap skirt P2,295.00  Printed flowy shirt P1,995.00 / Flowy printed skirt P2,295.00 Printed cotton trousers P2,295.00 Circular embellishment necklace P1,795.00 Fringe leather bag P4,995.00 I have been a certified "MNG addict" ever since,  though there are a lot of new international brands opening up their...

Hello fellas!  Who doesn't have a memory of these cartoon characters?  As I have mentioned on my previous post when McDonald's came up with Peanuts gang Happy meal.  (Actually that ended just last weekend)  I grew up reading it's comic strip at Bulletin today (now Manila Bulletin).  When I was in high school aside from Hello Kitty, I also like Snoopy (from pencils, wallets, bags and even plushies).  I remember I have this huge Snoopy poster hanging in my bedroom before.   Coach one of the famous luxury American brand based in New York came up with this collection: Coach x Peanuts .  This Collection was first launched in the last quarter of 2014 and was brought back in June 2015, since the first batch was sold out so quickly.   Black, tan, ivory, blue and yellow are the color palette of the second round release of the collection.  The collection features Snoopy and his best friend Woodstock accents.  From mini duffel...

Happy Monday!  It's been a while since I last shared a DIY project.  As far as I can remember it was also a Hello Kitty thingy:  (Hello Kitty pin cushion) . Now here is another DIY - Hello Kitty!♥ These past few days, I have been busy dressing up my planner... it's been a while that I did crafting so for 2 nights in a row I have been sleeping late for that.  While tinkering on my old crafting stuff I found an old Hello Kitty cable tie.  I bought this from Daiso Japan, and was not able to use them because the snap opens whenever I use them on my cables.  Good thing I did not throw them, I know that in time I can recycle that for something else. Well, now from a useless cable tie... I can use them as a bookmark or paper clip.  My planner and Hello Kitty collection would love to have them.  Here are the things you need: Hello Kitty cable tie (or any character that you like) Paper clips (got these gold paper clips from National Bo...

Before January ends... I know I should make up my mind whether I will use my Starbucks planner or the light gold planner I got from Ever New.  I really wanted the rose gold : Kate Spade Wellesley zip around planner it's not available here in the Philippines and already out of stock in the US.   Rose gold to match my phone... (hihi)  But I really wanted something shimmery...  (shining, shimmering, splendid)  an eye-catching, glam, elegant and fabulous planner-That's it!  For the past years, I only jot down things to-do or make some notes on my planner.  I never really tried adding stickers, using different colors of pens or putting washi tapes: in short I don't glam it up.  Though I love crafting, because of my busy schedule I really don't have the time to do it.  I realized that I should've done that before... there's a lot that I missed -- The joy of creating and designing, and it's also a way of de-stressing after a long bu...