Feeling Nostalgic Over Gossip Girl + Random Products I've Tried For Beauty Ala Blair and Serena

Gossip Girl last aired like four years ago (2012) but I still adore (and miss) the pair of Leighton Meester and Blake Lively who played the now iconic roles of Blair Waldorf and Serena Van Der Woodsen. In truth, I was only able to watch in full up to the the fourth season, and some episodes of the 5th, but hey, am still a big fan here. I still can't get over about how stylish and lovely they looked, and as I write this, I'm watching the sixth season. Yey! It's been a long time coming.

So while I'm at it, I just sort of looked back at some if their photos from Gossip Girl. How time flies; both Blake and Leighton are now moms just like me. ;)

S and B, ready to do the divide and conquer strategy. Image from styl.sh

There, there. You can't really blame girls the world over who wanted to cop their looks and style. I never really went beyond the bed hair and the headband when copying their styles but these two are my girl crushes a lot of times I want to be beautiful and feel beautiful just like them. Ha ha. Achieve ba? I'll try. These are some of the products I tried for beauty ala B and S.

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Beachborn Sea Salt Spray

Price: Php 199.00

Where I Got It: BeautyMNL

How to achieve the beach waves?

The name Serena is synonymous to slept-in hair. Wanting to cop those manes? I've been there. That's why I was really thrilled when I came across this product on BeautyMNL. It's really easy to use; you just spray, scrunch, air dry, and voila! Beach waves! I have observed though that it doesn't hold the waves that long and after a while, hair starts to feel sticky and weighed down. I've also had issues about the sprayer and I had to transfer it to a different spritzer so that I can continue using it. Then a few months later, when I tried to sniff the product if it was still okay, instead of the sea-salty smell it used to have, it just smelled sickly sweet that borders on being stale. Too bad. :(

Love Levels: 💓💓💓🖤🖤

Vaseline Lip Therapy

Price: Php 88.00

Where I Got It: BeautyMNL

Here are the details and the ingredients list.

Blair's doll-like lips make her look a cherub even when she is the Queen of Schemes. And wouldn't you agree that no matter how lovely the color of your lipstick is or how expensive it is, if your lips are chapped, it won't look flattering on you. That's  why I always make sure that my lips are smooth. When I saw this one on BeautyMNL I got really curious about it. It's less than a hundred pesos so I decided to buy it. It really helps in healing chapped lips. It goes smoothly and doesn't feel heavy or thick. I have one problem about it tho: it smells like petroleum and I'm really bothered.
Love Levels: 💓💓💓💓🖤

Y.E.T Police Mask (Oil Control)
Price: Php 24.00
Where I Got It: ph.althea.kr

Congratulations if you can read hangul. If not, at least the ingredients list is in English.

My girls S and B love shiny things but I'm sure they won't like it if the shine's on their faces. That's why I always try to find ways to control my own oil field. 
This mask sheet came with the Althea haul that I had last November 2016. I love the tangy smell of the essence and it really enlivens the senses. This mask sheet stings the skin a bit tho. My husband said the same thing when he perused one sheet. There's a noticeable softness of the skin after using it but I can't really say that it controls oil because I still had the same troubles after using it.
Love Levels: 💓💓💓🖤🖤

Human Nature 100% Natural Night Moisturizer
Price: Php 175.00
Where I Got It: www.humanheartnature.com

Both S and B have glowing skin. Lucky them since they have all the money in the world to keep them looking lovely. One thing I've learned about skin care over the years is the magical word called consistency. Maybe your routine is the simple cleanse-tone-moisturize or the 12 Step Korean Beauty Regimen, it always calls for consistency to make something work. Yes, that includes moisturizing at night. 

The Human Nature 100% Natural Night Moisturizer would have to be one of my most favorite night moisturizers. It might be a bit thick or heavy for some people's taste but for me, I just love slathering it on my face at night. And since it doesn't contain harmful or chemical based stuff, I just put more more more. I don't know if which of the ingredients does it but this moisturizer just calms my skin down. For example, if there's an impending zit, on the next day it will have healed a bit. Does that make any sense? Well I've experienced it many times with this moisturizer. Aside from that, I always wake up with glowing and non-greasy skin when I wake up. That's why, the Love Levels for this one is just 💓💓💓💓💓.

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I'll just leave it here.

I cried buckets while watching the final episodes.

XO,

Carissa