ESTEE LAUDER HAUL

ESTEE LAUDER HAUL

Hello guys!!! I hope you all are having fabulous summer. It has been hot where I am for the past few weeks now and it's getting a little too much for me. Working in the middle of hot weather has been a little comfortable whether working during the day or night. As much as I am extremely excited about going back to the Philippines to see my family and friends, I am also dreading the fact that it is going to be very very hot. I remember going to Orlando, Florida in August 2004 where I ended up crying on the gutter whilst we were queuing to get on one of the rides in the Enchanted Kingdom. I cried like a baby because it was too hot for me and believe me, it wasn't a pretty sight... I was soooo embarassed!

Anyway, enough of me moaning... let's get on with this thing ;) Well... well... well... I can't tell you how excited I am about posting these products. I absolutely adore them and I've been so excited about sharing them to you in the past month that I have not posted. Sorry about that guys...

As I have mentioned on one of my older posts, I have been looking for a lifting serum that I could use as an alternative to my La Mer Lifting Face Serum and guess what I found...! Advanced Night Repair Protective Recovery Complex by Estee Lauder. Although I've been seeing this for a while in shops and has been getting this with my previous Estee Lauder purchases where I got gift packs, I've never thought of trying it out until I read on my beauty mag a recommendation... Apparently, according to Anastacia Achillos, who's perfected Gwyneth Paltrow's skin, "This radiance-booster is legendary among skincare addicts as you get instant results". As some of you who have read my previous post, you probably have already worked out that I'm mad about skincare. So, I raided a few vanity bags where I stuff all the cosmetic items that I don't use and found a few 7ml bottles. A 7ml bottle lasted me over a week and used it both morning and night time. Really is a great value and I was amazed with the result. I'm not saying that this is as good as La Mer Face Lifting Serum but for the price, which is about 3x more expensive than Advanced Night Repair, there is a competition. I'll be reviewing this soon. Please bear with me :)

Anyway, please feel free to browse through my little haul :)

I use this during the night after cleansing my face with La Mer Tonic and before applying my moisturizer. Apparently, our skin repairs from 11pm antil 3am and this suppose to accelerate that process according to the beauty consultant at the Estee Lauder couter.

I use this during the day after cleansing my face and before applying my moisturizer. I love the velvet feeling that I get as I apply my moisturizer on top of this.

My ever generous gift pack

My new skincare potions plus gifts ;)

As I'm running out of my Creme de la Mer face moisturizer, I thought I'd try their Time Zone and Advanced Night Repair Eye Recovery Complex to replace my La Mer Eye concentrate. I will be reviewing these products in the near future too... Promise! :) xxx

Till next post... TTFN...!

EDINBURGH TRIP

EDINBURGH TRIP (3rd Anniversary Celebration)

Hello everyone!!! Gosh!!! I missed you all! I missed blogging! I'm absolutely sorry for not being able to update my blog for over a month. I could hardly believe it myself! Anyway, it's nice to be back!!!

As a come back post, I thought I'd share with you our 3 nights trip to Edinburgh to celebrate our 3rd anniversary (3 years! Phew!)

Glitz & Glamour takes you to the magnificent Edinburgh this time.

Are you sitting comfortably? ;)

Edinburgh... What can I tell yo about the city? No, the right question would be... Where and how do i start telling you about Edinburgh?

Well, Edinburgh is a beautiful city and I was amazed on how everything looked... how the buildings looked... being old and yet pristine! The simplest way that I could describe the city is that... it is an old city built in beautiful architecture of bricks and steps. I'm not very good with steps, I'm telling you and the trip made me realize how unfit I am.

We spent the whole trip walking around random places... we didn't use maps or anything... instead we explored the place with open mind and it really was a great thrill for both of us even with the fact that my bf worked there for a few months in the past.

The Photos... Warning!!! I thought the photos came out fab and I couldn't decide which ones to post so I've decided to post most of them. Please feel free to browse through...

The Scottish Parliament...

As we walked down the road from a small cafe where we grabbed teas and cakes, we came across this and I thought it looked unusual compared to other buildings. My bf told me that it might have been the Scottish Parliament and the the only way to find out was to walk in front of it (Yep, nothing to indicate which building it was until we reached the front of it).

The Scottish Parliament...

This was one of the sides of the buliding as we walked towards the front.

Mother Earth Museum...

We didn't bother having a look inside as it was getting late

Some fit blokes in uniform ;)

My bf said this was the Scottish equivalent of the Wesminster in England (Did I get it right? Oh, I've been getting things wrong these days)

The Scottish Parliament...

The front of the building... It turned out to be an over budget building that that media has gone gaga at some points

We didn't bother going in either as the security looked really tight (not that we were carrying anything, it was just running late for us)

Shop where you could find replicas of the royalty stuff you'll find at the Buckingham Palace. I was going to get a tub of hand cream but it wasn't as nice as I thought it was going to be. No shopping for me this time

Holyrood House Palace...

The official Scottish residence of Her Majesty The Queen

Bloke in Kilt...

This is for you sis Nikki! Sorry sis, I didn't see any fitter bloke in kilt. I threw in a bagpipe for you as well sis hahahahaha!

Edinburgh Castle

Me looking scruffy after over 4 hours of travelling in a train

My honeybunch! ;)

FREEDOM!!!!!!!! Yeah, I'm doing the Braveheart bit ;)

Taken from Starbucks Cafe whilst we stopped for refreshments

Taken from the Art Gallery's restaurant whilst we grabbed some lunch before heading back home. We've been lucky that the 3 days we've been in Edinburgh has been bright, warm and sunny until the last day when it started raining.

I hope you've enjoyed the photos... till next time!