Natural Curls with Flat Iron

 

I love curling my hair!  It is an instant mood booster for me so even while staying home, there are days I’d wake up not feeling so good I’d grab my flat iron and start curling my hair and a slow smile is starting to be seen on my lips!  #TrueStory

I mostly use my flat iron to straighten my hair and maybe create a nice curve at the ends of my hair (C-Curling).  For this particular look, I’ve done another easy method to create messy yet lovely curls!

Of course, in every tutorial, I’d add a tip or 2!  Keep in mind the blazer plays a huge part in hairstyling, it protects my body from the heat and possible accidents!  

Here’s a short video on how I managed to do this look!  It is easy! I. Promise you,  I did this look in 10 minutes less!

I hope you learn something from me!

Comment below if you have any hairstyle requests!

Have a wonderful Day!

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Sudio NIO Aurora Review

 

Do you still remember the first SUDIO I reviewed?  A beautiful WHITE Sudio Tolv was featured a couple of months back and I have been using it ever since.  I never thought of changing or purchasing a new one becauses I am very happy with the quality of the ear piece I got.

It was a wonderful surprise to receive the Sudio NIO Aurora as gift late last month because they are celebrating the launch of Aurora with Aurora Live featuring singer Sandro Cavazza!  He performed live t the legendary Dalhalia open-air theatre located in Sweden and I fell in love with his music ever since!

I was lucky enough to get to try and use the newly launched NIO Aurora during the online live concert and I am torn between using this and my TOLV.  

Both are equally beautiful in terms of aesthetic, I like how both of different feel whenever I use it!  To make decision-making easier for me, I use the Sudio Nio Aurora for workouts and during house task while the Sudio Tolv is used for online meetings and live streams (white color looks crisp, clean and more professional in my humble opinion!)

I mean, seriously, you don’t need 2 pairs but my son is starting to get the hang of using these as well and he always borrow my Sudio NIO whenever he listens to music too!  He must have gotten the music lover in us!

You have a choice, but all I can safely say that SUDIO is a great brand producing great products!  I have been using them alternately for  months and I never have issues in terms of battery-life, sound quality and CONNECTION!  I can easily shift from my ipad to laptop and phone !  I can move around the house without disconnection which was a pain for me in other brands!

Just in case, you can get yourself a SUDIO at 15% discount using my code “NKKT” at sudio.com (NOTE: I am not affiliated with the company, they just offer discounts for my readers and I happily share it here!)

Local readers,, shipping is not an issue as they shipped via DHL and delivered straight to my doorstep even during pandemic!

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Resin rings By Agoo

 

Staying home for more than a year left me listless in terms of “fashion”.  My watches, accessories, etc... are all collecting cobwebs!  But to be honest, my Blog, my Instagram, my Facebook made me ALIVE.  I was dressing up more often, playing around with makeup, hairstyle, nail art and is more confident in trying out various fashion trends because.... I AM JUST AT HOME!  At first it felt that way, no one’s going to judge me right?

But it turned out, I discovered so many styles I HONESTLY love even colorful and big accessories like the ones I am sporting here in this particular post.

I used to shy away with these accessories because “People might judge me I am not getting any younger!”

What the heck was I thinking?  These rings are like magical powers, they gave me cheerful vibe!  

As soon as I received these from good friend Agoo, I have been wanting to wear them whenever I unbox something, apply polishes, or just talk to anyone over social media because it felt like a happy pill!  

Over the year, what have you discovered about yourself?

Resin Rings are available for Pre-Order.  Message your orders on Instagram (@ringsbyagoo)

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Maybelline Super Stay Ink Crayon Rise to the Top is my New Fave

I am very vocal with my admiration on Maybelline as a drugstore brand.  If I would talk to a newly enrolled Nikki at a Make Up School, I’d tell her to go for Maybelline!   You don’t need to spend a lot to practice on your Make Up artistry, you can practice without breaking a bank.

The longest wearing lipstick to date is the Maybelle Super Stay Matte Ink, but honestly speaking, my dry lips can’t wear them for long!  My lips are extremely dry and it cracks for a living *lol*. So as much as I love all the shades they just can’t be worn on a daily basis.

Thankfully, I was able to try the Super Stay Ink Crayon (Php299.00) and I got the prettiest shade under the Summer Spiced Collected called Rise to the Top. 

Don’t you just LOVE the color and finish?

Housed in a twistable “crayon-like” pacakging.  I find this to be very convenient and easy-to-use.  With the sharpened tip, I can wasily line my outer lips creating a more defined line making this a very pretty Lip Shape.  I never appreciated the fullness of my lips until today.

Swatch: Rise to the Top

A gorgeous warm reddish orange color.  This works for almost ALL Filipinas because it can give a nice warm to the overall look without the need for putting on makeup.

Happy 14th Blogging Anniversary to Me!

 

Ah, how old could I get?  I can’t even remember the exact moment I signed up a Blogspot account and started blabbling about many things online!  

Was it mid-2017?  Early 2018?  Is it my 14th year?  15th year Bloggerversary?  

I don’t really mind not knowing the exact date but what I honestly mind is the fact that some of you are still here, after more than a decade!  To the new readers out there, thank you still, for being part of my Blogging Journey!  It started out as an anonymous advice Blog to a Beauty Blog, a Food Blog (hello Sunday Food posts!) , a Mom Blogr and finally calling this a Lifestyle Blog. 

I used to Blog EVERY SINGLE DAY for the past 13-14 years.  Do I have writer’s block?  NONE AT ALL!  I guess Blogging is really perfect for me as I have an awful lot to say every single day!  Blogging does not feel tiring or work at all, it feels like a safe haven for me, a diary (journal) where I freely put out what I want to say on every single topic discussed out here.  

Fast forward to 2020 when COVID-19 pandemic happened, our househelp left our home due to pregnancy, I have a day job, a LOT of side jobs adding up to a full-time mom and homemaker job!  It was hard for me to write every single day like before but I focused my energy in creating content that makes me happy! 

Videos are a thing of the moment, I also noticed the sudden shot of popularity on Tiktok and new influencers because readers/followers nowadays want instant gratification - quick videos, short articles, “Please go straight-to the-point” type of content.

For someone who was called an “OG Blogger” in the industry (which still made me cringe to say it by the way!), a lot of Bloggers my time would probably resist on this sudden shift of style of influence - but not me.  I welcome the change.  I welcome new learnings because I learn so much through the process and doing short 1 minute videos actually made me feel YOUNGER than my age! #hahaha

So I just want to say, through the years, Blogging/Vlogging/Content Creation/ Influencer Marketing will always be honest, straightforward and created with LOVE for me.  Some would probably go crazy looking out on numbers, likes and followers.  For me, having at least 1 or 2 or 5 of you reading this is already enough, enough to say, I have someone who listens to what I have to say and every single one of you matter.

Because of this journey as a Blogger, Beauty Influencer, Mom Influencer or how you would like to call it, you guys are HELPING ME HEAL through all the bad times I went through for the past 14 years of my life!  I welcome every influencer (big and small) because cyberspace is enermous, everysingle one of us has a voice, a space, to put out what we want to say out there.  Because, someday, somehow, like me, you will find someone getting comfort in what you do!  And that’s all that matters.  

AMW Friends, THANK YOU.  THANK YOU for staying. 

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