Yesterday, I started Chinese New Year with a visit to the Pink Sisters.
Then, I played with my furry friends at Barkin’ Blends Dog Cafe!
I also got some souvenirs from Thailand from Ate Tina, one of the owners of Barkin’ Blends who has since become one of my good friends.
I treated myself to a matcha soy refresher.
For late lunch, I had a Falafel Yo! with no chili.
I had a simple Chinese New Year celebration which I began with prayer. I hope that this year will be my best one yet!
Yesterday was all about being happy on a budget! Here are some of my money-saving ways to indulge on a weekend while helping others along the way.
Please take note that this is not a sponsored post, and I spent my own money for everything.
I took advantage of the last day of Elait’s opening promo at SM North Towers. I got myself a solo cup of their matcha oreo frozen yogurt for P100 (regular price is P140- still affordable!). It was delicious! And it matched my knitting project too.
I will always be a fan of Elait’s frozen yogurt and advocacy, which is to employ deaf employees.
Since I’ve been eyeing Muji’s P500 stationery gift sets but don’t have the budget for one of those, I selected a blue green ballpen and a light gray highlighter from National Bookstore. I threw in a slim plastic pencil case, and voila! Instant Japanese-chic stationery set.
I was so happy with my savings, that I donated a book for National Bookstore’s Project Aral campaign. All books and school supplies will be donated to their partner public schools and libraries.
Next, I got this Careline peach stick, which is a product that retails for Php205. It can be used on the cheeks, eyelids, and lips.
It would be nice to have a healthy complexion this holiday season, so I picked up this affordable product to try.
And it didn’t disappoint! It truly gives off a natural peachy glow for such an attainable price point.
I was happy with my makeup purchase, so I moved on to salvaging an old lippie.
I was terribly sad when my Sunnies Face Fluffmatte lipstick in Mood broke because it was such a flattering shade on me. Instead of purchasing a new tube, I bought a 3ml container from Beabi, scooped out the remaining content from the tube using a small spatula from my Human Nature makeup remover, reheated it in the microwave for 30 seconds, and let it cool until it hardened again.
I also got this retractable mini lip brush from Fashion 21 for Php85 to help me apply my lippie.
I also got this 5ml atomizer bottle from Beabi and transferred some baby cologne there.
And there you have it! These are just some of my budget tips and thrills. I will definitely share more saving hacks in the future, and I hope that this will also inspire me to conserve and properly use my resources.
