Review: Nature Republic Soothing and Moisture Aloe Vera 92% Soothing Gel

I bought this on a whim. Lels as you see, I am fan of multi-purpose products, it makes me feel like I save up money. But hehe funny is that I am easily swayed by such promotion which leads me to buy more which is not saving at all. How ironic is that?

Anyway for today I will be reviewing a product I got from Nature Republic, its Nature Republic Soothing and Moisture Aloe Vera 92% Soothing Gel which I call Aloe Vera Gel for short. When I entered their store I was welcomed by this in-store signage.

8 purpose in one! Sugoiii~
And I have this certain thing for 'aloe vera'. I like how refreshing aloe vera is and yes its a no brainer! So off to the review:

What is it? 
It is a soothing aloe vera gel with 8 uses.

Packaging 
It's in a tub. I know I know, you might say its unhygienic but I think its the best way to keep a gel product. It has a screw cap with a transparent lid inside to make it secure

Experience
I really intend to use Nature Republic Aloe Vera Gel as a moisturizer. Crazy, I haven't tried the other uses but I will! I promise to update this when I am not as busy. I really like how non-sticky it is and it is easily absorbed by the skin. The scent is love love love! Its therapeutic~ <3 Just like how I expect this aloe vera gel should be! Its a total treat on the under eyes, especially now that its summer. Its very timely that I bought this as its an instant refreshing product to use after a long tiring day of work.

I also use an exfoliant now but with the help of Nature Republic Soothing Aloe Vera Gel I bid the flaky skin goodbye!

How much and where to buy? 
Nature Republic stores in SM. 300ml of product only costs P245.

What I love
Refreshing
Moisturizing
Not sticky
Not oily
No more flaked skin during exfoliation
Soothes skin
Easily absorbed by the skin
Aloe vera scent

What I don't 
It has alcohol in it

TIPS
This is a bomb if used to relax swollen eyes! Hooray for pamper time~
Can be applied using fingers or with cotton pads

Will I repurchase? 
I am guessing that I will!

Overall~ 
A great aloe vera product. Nature Republic Soothing and Moisture Aloe Vera 92% Soothing Gel is my new favorite moisturizer. I am serious in getting back my skin care routine to ensure clear complexion hehe ...And my first step is to change what I use to products I can really count on, hello korean products!

Have you tried this product from Nature Republic? Feel free to share your favorite moisturizer at the moment. *winks*


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Just Me: My First PNR Experience

Annyeong! For today I will be posting something I learned last week. As I search for the best route from my place to Makati I thought of riding the PNR or Philippine National Railway.

I remember that I tried riding once from Makati and it was fast compared if I take a bus (so much traffic) and one train ride. However they stopped the operations some time ago during 2009.

First thing we must know is, where do exactly the train of PNR go? I asked a couple of people and apparently all of them are clueless on what route the PNR has today. It was hardly advertised unlike LRT and MRT. I checked out several posts regarding the commuter service but I didn't find enough information, giving me more reason to try it again.

Unlike the other train systems in the Metro, PNR follows a schedule:

South bound is the route from Tutuban to Alabang and Alabang to Tutuban is Northbound.

Just a quick recap about PNR:

Philippine National Railway

Running for over 120 years, the Philippine National Railway (PNR) is one of the oldest train systems in the region. PNR's Commuter Express trains run from Tutuban Station in Manila to Alabang in Mutinlupa City.

(c) Philippine Transit Planner

PNR Fare matrix

My sister is bound for Sta. Mesa while me, we only paid P10 each for our tickets I heard even PNR will be increasing their rates but I bet it will still be cheaper than if we take MRT or LRT. I don't have anything against MRT and LRT 1 but they just increased their rates. I bought a new stored value card and it is already P150. :( Now a round trip LRT ride going to EDSA or even Gil Puyat will cost me P60. And the box office lines every morning especially Monday is still there, PRICE+Long lines makes it clearly a no-go. Sometimes the hardest moments of your everyday life doesn't come from work or school but from commuting. 

One thing I noticed is that the ones mandating the station are lenient in letting passengers wait so close to the platform area. I even saw one guy seating on the platform. Gone are the jingles about security and safety, that's only available in LRT.

Hello ate!

Going back to my story, so we will be riding PNR from Blumentritt because its the nearest station from us. We cross our fingers that it won't be crowded because its non-peak hours. Alas the train came just in exactly at 2:12 PM. There was noise and the train is already old and rusty like the last time I have seen one. I felt excited like I'll be riding the infamous Harry  Potter ride because just like the latter its an old train. We were able to take seats, I was amazed that it is air conditioned, just imagine if its not. It was one hot afternoon and nothing will be worst than an un-airconditioned train.

Enough seats for everyone. I guess we are lucky. There is even music playing in the background. Can you say awesome?

In just 10 minutes my sister was able to get off at Sta. Mesa station, that is a 30-40 minutes slash on her usual ride to school! Cool! Buendia Station on the other hand is a 30 minutes ride, not bad!

One thing to note is that, the PNR just like any other service, are filled with people during mornings, Mondays and peak hours. If you intend to use PNR during this time I suggest to go really really ahead of your time. Right now the point to point stations are Tutuban to Alabang and vice versa. I have no news on the Bicol or farther stations of PNR or when it will resume services.

Btw I just wanna share, I watched tv and it was mentioned Manila and Bicol is almost as far as Tokyo and Osaka. In Japan they have shinkansen (japanese term for bullet train which I tried before! kyaa~) and the train ride only takes 1 hour. Awesome. Hopefully someday our PNR evolves like a Pokemon and become a shinkansen.

You can check out the official schedule released by the PNR Management last December, 2014 in their website. Both list available for Southbound and Northbound routes with corresponding time for each station, you can right click and open or save:

(NORTHBOUND/ Alabang to Tutuban)

SOUTHBOUND (Tutuban to Alabang)

NOTE:
Post made with rates according to the current time of posting: March, 2015
For updates regarding their service, I found their PNR facebook page.

Hope this post will be helpful for anyone who wants to try the PNR service!
See you in my next post!~ *wink*

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Girl's Day Minah Debuts Solo: I am a Woman Too

CREDITS: to owner/ k2nblog/ pic not mine

This is it finally the day, baby Minah is now a woman! Finally Dream Tea entertainment lets Girl's Day's Bang Minah get the spotlight as she gives her best in her new song: I am a Woman Too.

She looks stunning as always and she makes her appearance in the streets for her first showcase. Like bfunfmgpowmg. Hands down with or without backup voice she is awesome. Kudos to the dance steps I cannot commend her more, totally lovely.

I'll keep this post short, just peeping to say hi and share good music. This is a must watch grown up Minah kpop music video. Spread the love love love eonnie Sojin must be really proud of Bby~ <3

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Miao Cat Cafe Opens in Manila!

It was so timely when I saw this post this evening. Xander loves cats just like me. (Xander is a former member of my first love kpop boy group UKISS) His recent Instagram post shows him feeding a cute cat in a cozy cat cafe in Seoul!
I find his post really funny. I want to be a cat too, eat, play and sleep are good hobbies. LOL.

(c) Xander's IG here

I hoped that there is a cat cafe here in Manila and it was wish granted in just minutes hahaha. I saw a facebook post regarding a Cat cafe that just opened and I was astonish into the thought that yes finally there is a cat cafe here in Manila.

I really really love cats and I am so happy to see that there is a place wherein you are free to relax and play with this lil furry buddies. Miao Cat Cafe was featured in a Pepe Samson's blog. Click on to his blog to see more info and pictures.

You can expect a lot of cutie patootie interactions with this cuddly babies. As per the info from the blog its P300 for 1 drink and 1 food item good for 2 hours only. Yes yes I know I can play with cats all day but this is needed to also allow time for them to rest after the play time. Fuuu~ more cat belly rubs please (Missing for weeks already, I miss my cat Kevin, where are thou? )

Anyway I'm just chipping in to let cat lovers like me know that there is already a cat cafe here in Manila, spend a cat-filled afternoon. Can't wait to pay for a visit~



Miao Cat Café
2/F #7 Congressional Ave., Quezon City
+63925.772.6363
Directions: Look for the Cake2Go shop across KFC in Congressional Ave. cor. Mindanao Ave.—Miao is in the same building as Cake2Go
Visiting Hours: 11:00AM - 1:00PM; 2:00PM - 4:00PM; 5:00PM - 7:00PM; 8:00PM - 10:00PM
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(c) Pepe Samson for this info



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Review: Human Heart Nature Sunflower Beauty Oil

My mom says that I don't have glow nowadays. Maybe this is due to the fact that I often sleep late and I forget to moisturize. I am quite contented with my beauty routine but I am open for new products in terms of moisturizers. So I purchased a bottle of Human Heart Nature Sunflower Beauty Oil in Trinoma Sesou. I used this before but I stopped, I can't say exactly why but part of the reason maybe is the inconvenience of ordering online tube after tube. It is quite a hassle for me back then. Is it worth it to give the product another chance? Read on!

What is it?
Human Heart Nature says...

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Product Description

100% Natural | Hypoallergenic

Do you believe in miracles? How about 23 in a single bottle?

Our premium and best-selling Sunflower Beauty Oil is 100% natural and packed with vitamins A, D & E that help moisturize and nourish your skin to give it that healthy glow -- without any harmful chemicals. It’s so effective and so versatile, the uses are endless! What kind of miracles, you ask? Well for starters it…

1. Helps lighten dark undereye circles

2. Helps lighten dark spots & pimple marks

3. Undereye moisturizer

4. Helps prevent & diminish the appearance of stretch marks

5. Helps soften and lighten underarms

6. Softens feet soles, knees & elbows

7. Removes stubborn makeup

8. Overall body moisturizer

9. Helps diminish fine lines around the eyes

10. Helps soften cuticles and dry skin

11. Makes skin glow and helps keep it youthful

12. Helps relax tired, puffy eyes

13. Helps relieve itch & redness caused by insect bites

14. Nourishes & conditions eyelashes

15. Helps lighten dark lips

16. Adds shine to dull hair

17. Helps ease dry & itchy scalp

18. Helps improve skin condition after sunburn

19. Smoothens dry, rough skin from shaving

20. Helps calm skin & ease rashes

21. Helps relieve symptoms of skin infections

22. Helps hydrate dry patches on face

23. Helps lighten lesions and scars

Can’t seem to fit your entire beauty routine in your carry-on? Problem solved! Our premium and best-selling Sunflower Beauty Oil is super effective and versatile, it’s got endless uses! Convenient to carry around when traveling, it helps soothe insect bites from a day of hiking in the great outdoors, helps relieve skin damaged by sunburn, helps hydrate dry patches, helps relieve skin inflammation and itchiness, and helps heal skin infection!

Is there anything our Beauty Oil can't do?

Did You Know?Mineral oil, commonly used in personal care products, can actually clog pores. It works by sitting on the skin’s surface, thus blocking pores and impeding the skin’s ability to release toxins. It also dries skin and speeds up premature skin ageing. Switch to nature's alternative - sunflower oil!

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Packaging 
The small bottle is nice and perfect for lugging around, no leaks! But it still depends on your luck because I got a messy pump that doesn't work before. 

They have a small and big bottle (c) Humanheartnature

Experience
I intend to use Human Heart Nature Sunflower Beauty Oil only on my face as a moisturizer. But I can't help it, right now I also use this on my eye lashes, lips and underarms.
I do not put on too much makeup now but this oil works wonder on removing eyeliners and mascaras. Although I think the Human Heart Nature Makeup Remover will work better for that purpose. Anybody here who does korean double cleansing? I don't -but sunflower oil might be a good reason to try it out!
I also noticed my face look radiant than usual in the mornings, its hot but using this oil didn't cause me to break out or oil much. My pores are also less prominent I cannot exactly say that it minimized my pores but it made a difference.
I have also tried this before bb creams, and I am glad that it makes my bb application easier.Under powder foundations and also mineral makeups, its also a winner. Hooray for extra moisture.

How much and where to buy?
P149.75 for 50ml and P274.75 for 100ml at Human Heart Nature
Landmark Trinoma (not much price difference on the big bottle, last time I went they don't have the small bottle)
Sesou Trinoma (in front of Sarabia Optical) P160 for 50ml. - I bought mine here, I did not see if they have the big ones.

What I love 

• Provides moisture without the icky feeling
• Made my pores less prominent
• Made skin radiant
• Did not ruin my makeup
• Did not made me oily
• No breakouts

What I don't 

• After a month or so it smells like adobo

TIPS 
If you are only using drops everyday this will last you a month or more, buy only the small bottle to make sure that you only use fresh sunflower oil each and every time.
Perfect combo for makeup: bb or mineral cosmetics!

Will I repurchase? 
Yes when I run out of it. Only one bottle at a time.

Overall~ 
Human Heart Nature surely promises a lot of sunflower miracles but make sure to manage your expectations. It does deliver but nothing drastic change in a snap. This is a perfect moisturizer to try even for the this humid summer. I love it!

FINAL VERDICT: 

5 jumping cuties! 

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