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My New Favorite Fashion Finds That Makes Me Want For More

This post is sponsored by Walmart.com but the content and opinions expressed here are my own.

Okay, can I make a confession here? I always wanted a denim jacket. You might laugh at this, but I have never owned one!
Until recently, I saw one from the Walmart’s incredible We Dress America campaign and I know I have to have it.
Though I’m a bit skeptical about the size, I still get one. Ah, because I NEED to have it, I’m so obsessed with this Time & Tru denim jacket! The cute look and the price is worth obsessing for, and it never disappoints. They have lots of good quality and affordable products for all which makes me want to get more, I couldn’t stop at just one! Yeah, right, I ended up with some serious fashion finds!
I also got this No Boundaries Junior’s caged neck 3/4 sleeve lace back shirt at Walmart.com for only $10.92. I love that it has a cute caged neck design and a lovely lace at the back. It’s perfect for layering for the crazy and the changing weather. I guess I’m going to get the other colors too, I’m obsessed!
I got the Time & Tru denim jacket under $20. The clothing is soft and has some stretch in it, which I really love! I got the size small, and it fits me perfectly. I can also wear some more layer with it, the fitting is so generous. Such a perfect staple for the current season!
I’m so excited to try on these lovely products when they arrived at my doorsteps! My husband noticed that I’m on my old shopping habits again, but didn’t complain a thing when he saw me checking how they look like on me in front of the mirror. But instead, he complimented that they look good on me. Yeahhhhh!
The funny thing is that when we’re about to go out somewhere with the kids, he asked me why I opted into wearing the cute caged neck top and the denim jacket with jeans instead of the skirt that I used to try on with it. He said he likes it with that skirt. Wow, my husband approves! So I ended up matching it with a skirt that I really like.
Just, in case, you’re wondering, the skirt I’m wearing is from my closet, it’s one of my favorites. Wearing my new fashion finds from Walmart.com with this skirt means I’m wearing all my favorites. I know I’m going to wear them on repeat. I’m so happy with my new top and the denim jacket that I’ve been wanting for ages!
I’d like to think it’s my husband’s new favorite outfit of mine too. I don’t know what he ate that day, but seems like he loves it so much that he never complain when I asked him to take some photos of me in this outfit. He usually complains whenever I asked him to take more than a couple of shots, but this time is so different. He willingly shot my poses!
Ah! My face may have some annoying skin allergies these days but I’m still that one happy soul who found some great finds and new favorites from Walmart’s We Dress America campaign! I definitely want to add more favorites to my wardrobe!
If you’re as excited as I am to add more favorites, visit your nearest Walmart store or visit Walmart.com! You’ll find an exciting surprise of comprehensive choices of fashionable offerings! Plus a great free 2-day delivery on most of their products when you order $35 and up! Let’s go!

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Fall & Winter Fashion Trends 2018/2019: What To Wear

So, you’re into fashion and you want to be trendy, but those red carpets are mostly walked in outfits you’ve never seen in your life nor would you be able to afford them. With the rising cost of expenses, I feel you! That is why I’ve decided to compile a brief fall and winter fashion trends for 2018/2019 and to give you an idea on what you should be wearing if you want to go with the trend in a more affordable way. In simpleton terms, let’s go shopping!

Here are the most common things from the many, many catwalks

fall winter fashion trendsAnimal print!

Yes, animal print is a thing, again! This year it seems that leopard and snake prints win in every possible item. You’ll see red snake print trousers and leopard print jackets. You’ll see it on bags and shoes and scarves. They’re everywhere! Remember that if you want to match these, be careful not to wear too much print – simple, black trousers and printed shoes go together peanut butter and jelly.

Tweed (you not!)

Can you imagine a better world? Now, you can because tweed’s in town! I really love tweed. I think it’s an incredibly easy fabric to wear, and very comfortable too. Once again, you’ll see tweed in trousers, skirts and fitted jackets. The best thing about wearing tweed is that you can easily dress it up or down, depending on what shoes you put on or what kind of jumper, for example. To me, it’s a smart casual look and I’m here for it!

80’s, baby!

It is not 2018, no, no! We’re back in the 80s with large colourful jumpers and puffy shoulders. I’m not a big fan of this trend solely because of the padded shoulders, however I do see the point fashion is trying to make and I also love it. It gives structure to your jackets and you can create a very tiny waist, which is also a plus in my book!

Suit up!

If you haven’t been paying attention, suits are a big part of this collection. Not your typical going-to-work kind of suit, but your I’m-looking-professional-and-sexy-at-the-same- time suit! They’re fun and short with checked-jackets or plaid-skirts. And if you thought you aren’t a suit kind of woman, think again because these are what you’ll want to wear. Who doesn’t love a good ol’ plaid skirt?

Heehaw, cowboy!

That is the sound of a fashion trend coming right up. Go get yourself a brilliant, shiny new pair of cowboy boots because they’re a trend this season! Wear them with ankle jeans or a plaid skirt, a maxi dress or even your new, sexy suit – don’t be afraid of them because you’ll be seeing them strutting right off the catwalk.

I hope you enjoy my little compilation, and may you have a wonderful week!

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Easy Halloween Looks To Pull On The Last Minute

Though I love to dress up my kids in pumpkin or skeleton costume, I don’t have a budget to spend on Halloween costumes as we’re saving up for the Christmas season! So I thought of just repurposing the costumes we use for my daughter’s 1st birthday, it saves me time and money. She had a unicorn themed party this July, so I and my family together with some of our guests dressed up in unicorn costumes during the party.

Easy Halloween looks tutorialUnicorns are magical and cute, can you blame me if I dressed up my family in a matching unicorn onesies again for a cute and easy Halloween look? I always love the idea of wearing a matching outfit with my family, so this Halloween, we are unicorns!

Easy Halloween looksHalloween has always been a very big thing in certain countries, but nowadays with YouTube and Instagram, it has definitely blown up. People are creating the most intricate, fantastic make-up looks and costumes and you’re left wondering how you could ever replicate what you just saw: don’t worry, you’re not alone!

And that’s why I’ve decided to help you by sharing some tips and how tos that will, hopefully, make your Halloween as flawless and scary as those from the beauty gurus on the internet. I listed a few tips that you can pull off easily for a fun Halloween look even on the last minute.

How to’s: Easy Halloween looks

Easy Halloween looks

Be a ghost!

One of the easiest Halloween looks is a ghost. You just need to paint your face white, frizz your hair a little, throw on a long black dress (or a long white dress instead) and you’re done! You don’t need a fancy dress for this Halloween look, so pull any of your black or white dress from your closet to make your ghost look more fun.

You can use your make-up to create this kind of look, or you can always buy face paint. Cover your whole face with white paint (or white foundation), including lips! If you feel like trying a little harder, you can add black eyeliner/eyeshadow over your eyes, brows and contour your face too. This will add more dimension to your face and you’ll look scarier.

For your hair, add some hairspray to frizz it better – if you have black hair, be careful: you’re ready to frighten even the bravest!

Easy Halloween looksSomething cute, eh? Be a deer or a cat!

These are my easy and cutest options. For both, you have many different variants online, so you can definitely turn them into your own creative look.

If becoming a deer sounds exciting to you, you just need to grab some gold/brown/bronze eyeshadows – even if you have a bronzer, it will do! Then, a black eyeliner will help you create any lines along your eyes and nose. A white eyeliner to add dots on your forehead, and you’re finished.

If you opt for the cat look, I think it’s even easier! You’ll just need a black eyeliner to create the lines around your face and your whiskers and you’re basically done! Throw on some cat ears which you can find pretty much anywhere, and you’ll be a great-looking cat!

If you’re not into make-up, why not go as a famous character?

You could always get a wig and dress as Daenerys Targaryen from Game of Thrones or Harley Quinn from Suicide Squad or even Audrey Hepburn. These are all icons in their own way and very popular Halloween options.

Easy Halloween looks tutorialYou can also get some fun onesies to wear and be able to use it all year round, and not just for Halloween. Or you could re-use a onesie that you already have that’s been sitting in your wardrobe. In my case, I and my family are dressing up as unicorns. Cause hey, unicorns are not just famous, they are magical! I’m obsessed with unicorns, don’t judge me!

Remember that, in the end, the most important is to be creative and to have fun!

Are you dressing up for Halloween? What Halloween look are you planning to be for the festivity?

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Sensitive Skincare Routine That Works For Me and My Babies

*This post is sponsored by iHerb, but the words and opinions expressed here are my own.

As you know, I have a sensitive skin that makes me more prone to breakouts, dry skin, and eczema. Apparently, my two little kids also have a sensitive skin and eczema. It can be tough for us during the winter and the colder months. Well, thanks to iHerb’s large selections of products, I discovered some really good products which I can’t find some of them elsewhere (our local store, or my country; for example).

Today, I’ll be sharing bath and beauty products I got from iHerb that I’ve been using for myself and for my babies’ sensitive skincare routine that I totally swear by.

sensitive skincare routineGiven that I have two little ones who doesn’t enjoy shopping in store as much as I do, I took advantage of the convenience of online shopping. I’ve been shopping with iHerb for the past few years and it’s always been a great experience. I love that they have both loyalty and rewards program for their shoppers.

And though they offer flexible shipping options, I always opt in to their very affordable express shipping because I can’t wait to get my hands on the products that I ordered! I really love how they carefully packaged each item and how quick my orders arrived in just a few days.

Plus, what’s not to love when they can ship to over 160 countries and has an exceptional Customer Service team that provides support in 10 languages?!

Without further ado, here are my favorite bath and beauty products I recently ordered from iHerb for me and my kids’ sensitive skincare routine.

sensitive skincare routine

I love that this shampoo was specially made to gently condition baby’s delicate hair as it cleanses it at the same time. It makes my little ones’ hair soft and smooth, particularly my baby girl as she has a thick hair. This conditioning shampoo has a combination of natural wheat, oat, and vitamin E, which is a total life saver for my eczema prone and sensitive skin babies.

Shampooing has never been this fun because my babies always love it whenever I shape their hair into something while it’s all covered with shampoo. With Aveeno Baby Gentle Conditioning Shampoo being tear-free and allergy tested, they enjoy bath time even more.

I also love that it has a fresh, light fragrance that stays on my little kids hair which is so nice to smell.

sensitive skincare routine

I’ve been using Cetaphil Cleanser for years and I’m proud to be using it as part of my babies’ sensitive skincare routine. It is very gentle and is suitable for all skin types, but for someone who has sensitive and eczema prone skin like us, this product is a must!

It softens as it cleans the skin in a gentle way while helping it keep the needed moisture. I use it religiously to clean my babies’ face and body after shampooing.

I always love that this cleanser is easy to rinse and non-comedogenic. It comes very handy when travelling. But in my case, this cleanser is my savior when all I wanna do is dive myself to sleep after a very tiring day. I can easily clean up my face with it and wipe it away with facial tissue.

sensitive skincare routine

This lotion is an after-bath treat for my babies’ sensitive skin. It does its job well when it comes to moisturizing and soothing the skin, thanks that it has natural colloidal oatmeal in it. I love that it’s so gentle yet helps to protect my babies’ delicate and sensitive skin. I’m not actually a fan of scented products, but this lotion is one of the exceptions. It smells so relaxing and calming with the combined scents of lavender and vanilla.

I noticed that my babies are getting better sleep everytime I give them a massage with this lotion before bedtime. Well, that means better sleep and rest for me as a parent, too, so why not make it a habit, eh?

And I won’t deny that I’m also using this lotion for myself! I love its calming and relaxing scent on my skin. It leaves my skin feeling so soft, smooth, and healthy just like how it does on my little ones’ sensitive skin. It makes me smell and feel like I’m a baby, too and I can’t stop loving this lotion!

I honestly never heard of this product before until I searched up for products for eczema at iHerb. Impressed by its unique ingredients such as oatmeal, Ceramide-3 and Licochalcone which are known to give an intensive moisturizing to relieve dry, irritated skin due to eczema and upon reading lots of good reviews, I ordered this cream with little hope that it can help so much with our eczema.

Turns out that this product is what I’ve been looking for so long! We have tried different brands, but this Eucerin Baby Eczema Relief Body Creme works like a charm specially on my baby girl’s eczema which is a bit worse than us. It helps to give that almost instant relief on my kids’ eczema or dry skin, particularly during the night and helps me put them back to sleep with no more scratching.

What I also love about this product is that it is non-steroid, dye and fragrance free.

sensitive skincare routine

I’m all hands down on this product because it actually works without giving me any breakouts. I use it religiously twice a day and I always love how it gently sweeps away makeup, dull skin, and impurities. Because it has PhytoCellTec alpine rose stem cell, pomegranate, hyaluronic acid, and aloe vera, it is very uplifting and leaves my face and neck feeling moisturized. I also love that flawless and renewed feeling it gives me after washing my face.

Another thing that impressed me is that this cleansing foam works perfectly on my easily irritated, acne-prone, sensitive skin. I highly recommend this product if you are looking for a budget-friendly product that does its job as promised.

I use this product to exfoliate my skin every other day by massaging it all over my face in a gentle circular motion. It’s a bit grainy but doesn’t irritate my sensitive skin. My skin feels so soft, looks brighter and younger, and well cleansed without becoming dry. I love that it does not irritate nor cause my skin to break out like the ones that I’ve tried in the past.

Despite the fact that it has a weird green-y color due to the sea kelp ingredients and has an earthy smell, this product is very good for the result it brings and for the price. I can say that I finally found the perfect facial scrub to exfoliate my face after so much trial and error.

sensitive skincare routine

For me, exfoliating my body is a must every other day. The Giovanni Hot Chocolate Sugar Scrub has become a favorite of mine for its lovely smell and how it makes my skin feeling so soft and renewed. As I scrub it on my body, it helps to gently slough off dead skin.

I added this body scrub to my bath essentials since it has been a great help to me during those times when I’m dealing with so much dead skin after pregnancy. Though my skin condition is back to normal now, this body scrub never fails to do its job. It actually helps to make me feel relaxed everytime I use it on my body. This body scrub is such a treat for me, and it’s perfect for what I call “me-time”.

I love how this body wash makes my skin feeling soft, renewed, and moisturized. It’s actually a combination of body wash and exfoliant which is why I like it so much. I also love that it does not irritate my sensitive skin and does not cause dryness. I can go on a day even without putting lotion on because fingers crossed, this body wash moisturizes my skin beautifully. My bath is not a bath without it!

I love this hand cream so much, it makes my hands look younger and moisturized. This product is perfect for someone with dry and sensitive skin like me. I always make sure to apply it on my hands anytime I feel like I need it, it absorbs quickly. So, if you’re looking for a great hand cream that is so nourishing and trusted by many, then the Madre Labs Argan Oil Hand Cream is a product you should try!

 

How about you, what’s your skincare routine like?

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How I Incorporate Iron Into My Breastfed Baby’s Diet

This post is sponsored by Gerber®, but the content and opinions expressed here are my own.
When I was a first-time mom and deciding what first solid food I should give my baby, I gave him Gerber cereals and never looked back. It’s always been the perfect choice for me. That’s why this second time around I never hesitated to also give it to my baby girl. As you know, I have been breastfeeding her since day one, but for the reason breast milk is naturally low in Iron, she needed it most in her diet. She needs food with a good source of Iron. Thanks goodness, Gerber Cereals provides 100% of baby’s daily iron needs. I’m so happy she loves it!

Gerber Cereal breastfed baby dietMy baby is always excited about mealtime and her favorite food is Gerber Cereals! It was her first solid food way back months ago and she still loves it until now. Along with other essential nutrients, it has Iron in it which makes it a perfect first food for breastfed babies (like my little girl) to support their growth, brain development, and learning ability.

We started with single grain cereal because it’s ideal for baby’s first food to determine if there are food sensitivities. Her very first spoonful of cereal was Gerber DHA and Probiotic single grain cereal. DHA helps brain and eye development, while Probiotic Bifidus BL helps support digestive health when eaten on a regular basis.

I love that Gerber infant cereals offer a variety of flavors. I guess there’s always a Gerber Cereal for every baby’s tastebud. Oatmeal, rice, banana, etc. And did you know that picking up these goodness at Target is so easy? You can find them in the baby section, you just have to decide what flavor you’ll want to try with your baby.

Gerber Cereal breastfed baby dietI’m happy that my baby let me put her in the shopping cart for a second so I can snap a photo of her and her Gerber cereals that we picked up in store.

I’m alternatively feeding Riley different flavors of Gerber cereal now that she’s ten months old. I’m happy to see that she’s loving what I’m feeding her. Sometimes I mix breast milk with her Gerber cereal. She’s also okay whenever I just add water to it. She also loves it whenever I add fruit to her cereals.

Gerber Cereal breastfed baby dietShe’s too cute every time she demands more spoonfuls of cereals, she has her way of asking for it and I just know what she wants.

With her growing and learning development, I’m happy to see that my little cutie pie can now sit confidently. I can feel that she’s going to take her magical first steps soon because she’s a healthy and strong baby! I’m excited about it!

Gerber Cereal breastfed baby dietRaising a healthy child requires the right nutrition in their diet. And in my case as a breastfeeding mom, Gerber Cereals help me support my baby’s growing and learning development. Now I don’t have to worry if my breastfed baby is getting enough iron because just two servings of Gerber Cereals can do the job.

Gerber Cereal breastfed baby dietSo when you shop for your little one’s first food or cereals, be sure to always check the label. Check for the one’s that has essential nutrients such as Calcium, Zinc, Vitamin C, E and six B Vitamins. It’s a plus if it also has DHA and probiotic. And oh, it should be Iron-fortified too! Gerber Cereals has it all, I trusted this brand to help me provide the right nutrition for my two babies. I know it can help you and your baby, too!

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