I Heart You February 2017 : Happenings + Buys + Favorites, Etc.

This is me, trying hard to put some words together to write a blog post despite the writer's block that I am experiencing. I'm basically having a brain hemorrhage while doing this. My only consolation in this moment of deficiency is that I can still do graphics. See ⇓⇓⇓ ? Thank God for the holy Photoshop and all the angels behind it! At least I can still express myself in this manner.

This little spread was inspired by florals and pastels. I added a good amount of hearts too, aside from the word itself. After all, Feb's the love month. 

Like I said, I'm really struggling with words so I'll just leave you with the rest of this post. It took me more than a week to compose this blog post. Slow month. It's a capsule post comprised of some favorites, a few mini hauls and one big event that happened on the Love Month. Care to guess what that is? I hope you get to the bottom of this blog post. (*_*)

FAVORITES

I've had previous posts about monthly favorites but I'd only included beauty products or makeups. For a change, I thought I might include some other sorts of favorites like movies or music or books, or other interests. Here come the favorites for this month!

SLEEK MAKEUP I-DIVINE MINERAL BASED EYESHADOW PALETTE IN OH SO SPECIAL

I purchased this one from SHOPEE last January but I only got to use it fully on February. Truly, there are so many palettes to choose from Sleek's I Divine collection. I picked this "Oh So Special" one because it has a combination of pretty pink pastels, basic browns and smoky ones, in a mixture of mattes and shimmer. It can take me through any mood and any occasion. I will be using this throughout 2017 and hopefully I will feel the satisfaction of hitting the pan.

Hacksaw Ridge//Image Credit: www.crimsonmultimedia.com

HACKSAW RIDGE

I spent Valentine's Day night cuddling with my husband, watching this. Yes, our daughter was holding a bowl of cheese-flavored popcorn, squeezed in between us. How romantic! No hint of sarcasm there, we really do love war movies.

Okay, much has been said about this movie and I won't go into details anymore. On my part however, I decided to go blindly when I watched this: I didn't read reviews, didn't see the trailer, didn't know the plot. I loved the romantic and comic beginnings but I was surprised at where the story was taking me. Needless to say, I ended up wiping tears with my cheese powder-stained hands. My daughter will have been asleep by the time we got to the  gory part, thank God! Andrew Garfield playing Spidey was iconic but from now on I will always remember him as Desmond Doss. I know my Enemy At The Gates, Fury, Pearl Harbor, Saving Private Ryan, Unbroken, Schindler's List, etc. but Hacksaw Ridge is just wow! Watch it if you haven't already.

BUYS

FLORAL LIGHT PLANNER IN GREEN

Where I Got It: Shopee Philippines//Seller:jennruiz of FabuLESS Shoppe

How Much: Php 127.00

I've been looking for a planner at the start of 2017 but as much as possible I didn't want to purchase anything pricey, after all, it's still just a notebook, right? Hey, it's an individual's prerogative if he or she wants a fancy Starbucks planner. But I didn't see the need for that so I really tried to find something affordable, functional and lovely.  Thank God I found this one at Shopee. What I love about it is that it's open dated - there are no indicated years or dates on it. I can use it beyond 2017 and it's up to me put the dates. About 50 more leaves can be used as a journal, diary, wishlist, listahan ng may utang, etc. Saya! It's perfect for someone like me who commits everything to writing aka malilimutin na.

HAPPY DAY KOREAN SIGN PEN

Where I Got It: Shopee Philippines//Seller:jennruiz of FabuLESS Shoppe

How Much: Php 120.00

When I picked up that planner, I thought it should come with some colorful pens to write it with. The pens also have cute designs, I feel like a child just having them around. That's Php 120.00 pesos for ten pieces. Hopefully I can fight the writer's block with these.

MANGO LEOPARD PRINT ZIP WALLET
Where I Got It: Lazada PH
How Much: Php 650.00//Discounted from €25 or about Php 1300.00

I was thrilled when this one arrived at the start of February because it was shipped from abroad and I thought it would arrive at a later time. It came well packaged, complete with a price tag and smelled like it just came out of a factory; it's pretty much legit MNG to me. The leopard print is really lovely and the material is soft, however it can easily get scratched (you can see the white marks on the photo). That's the reason why I couldn't fall head over heels over this one. That's one of the hitches. About a month into using it I'm having trouble with the zipper because it's not running smoothly. So heads up ladies. If you ever want to purchase something like this from Lazada, those are the troubles that I ran into. But I'll make the most of it, I'm not tossing it easily, after all, leopard print is still F-I-E-R-C-E.

I read the tags inside and it says that the outer part is made of 88% Polyurethane, 12% Bovine Leather, and the lining is 100% Polyester. It was made in China. 

MOMENTS :)

Mayora Ding Suan looking kilig. Ha ha.

......aaaaaaaaaaand surprise! Dan and I have gotten married. It happened last February 21, 2017 - 02-21-2017 - the date had a nice ring to it so I pushed for IT to happen on that day. There's really nothing much to explain here. We have been together since 2010; we have Celestine. Although, never in my wildest dream did I ever imagine that this would be the wedding setup. 

If somebody told me seven years ago that I would be married in the Mayor's Office, in a town called Allen, with two police officers as witnesses, I would have screamed "SHUT UP!". But here we are. I'm a legit missus. :) Thanks for the greetings.

See, there's a lot to love during the love month. ;)

XO,

Carissa

PS. If you are feeling the love, just like me, you might want to check out my Love Songs Playlist.
PS # 2, I haven't signed anything in my new name yet.