Bath and Body Works Haul

I had been seeing the Bath and Body Works shop in Mirdif City Centre since that mall opened up but never even once I made a purchase as I find them too expensive (my impression as how the shop looks from the outside) but then when I met Victoria's Secret body butter and went crazy for it I wanted to collect scented body butters and my quest for it led me to Bath and Body Works. Even so that I did not find body butters in the shop as they don't have any, it does not stop me from purchasing items that I never really intended to purchase in the first place.

If you'll walk into any Bath and Body Works you'll be like Hansel and Gretel who cant help themselves walking into the house made of candies. The scents and how these items are displayed are very tempting to the nose and the eyes. And the fact that they have a promo on weekly basis. If you'll buy 3 pieces of an item let's say the body lotion you'll get the 4th lotion for free. 

Last week their promo was buy 1 take 1 of body mist I did not avail that promo as I think it will be a waste of money and product if I'll purchase the full bottle when they have too many scents to offer. Last weekend the offer was buy 1 take 1 of body gels. And the sales assistant told me that next week it will be buy 2 take 2 for body lotions. Clearly the shop is giving customer a reason to go back every week! As well as the other usual promos.

In the first photo you will see that I got myself 3 small variants of body wash. They are offering it for buy 2 take 3. Each small or travel size bottle costs 30AED only. And OMG if only I have enough budget I'll buy them all. 

Second photo you'll see that I also purchase 3 variants of body mist in travel size. Each costs 35AED. And the good part is it's buy 2 take 3. So I'll get to enjoy 3 scents for only 70AED and the price of the full size bottle is 75AED each. 

And lastly the reason why I visited their shop last weekend. The buy 1 take 1 body wash I'm talking about!! I can't wait to use them all. But one body wash at a time. For those who have an Instagram account you can check them @bathandbodymena. They are usually posting the promo on that account. That's all for now and thanks for dropping by!

Victoria's Secret Haul Part 2

Didn't realized that my last post was about Victoria's Secret Haul and here I am again with the second part. For this month the shop called X-pressions at Safeer Malls across the UAE is having a promo buy a product (s) worth 200AED and you'll get a voucher worth 100AED. I'm not exactly crazy or a huge fan of Victoria's Secret scented lotions but then I learned that my younger sister loves the Pear Glace lotion and the price in Manila is insanely expensive. Since I will be sending a balikbayan box soon I decided to take advantage of the promo. But aside from the lotions you'll also seen three Victoria's Secret body mists and they are all for me. For only 200AED I got 8 products as can be seen in this photo: 

To be honest at first I was skeptical if the products the shop are offering are genuine. Usually US products are expensive over here. But comparing this to the other items I purchased from Victoria's Secret store in Dubai I can't spot any difference. And even the scent. Most say that scent alone is the biggest give away. So I take it everything I got are the real deal. And I have spent an ample of time reading blogs/forums on how to spot a fake VS product. Yeah they are all authentic. And as far as I know X-pressions does not sell counterfeit products. 

As of the price Victoria's Secret shops in Dubai they sell an item for 70AED but if you'll pick 5 you'll pay only 200AED which makes it only 40AED each. While at Safeer Mall each would cost only 39.75AED so you don't have to get 5 products to make it a little cheaper. And Safeer Mall just happened to be having a promo which I explained above.

I'm not too sure if Pear Glace body lotion is still available in Victoria's Secret shops in Dubai. I have seen somewhere that this has been discontinued but then I am not too sure. I also don't understand how VS operates as I am a new customer. I mean is what do they call this collection? Secret Garden Scents Collection? How many variants are out there? Are they all in permanent line? Are some just a limited edition? Why not all are included in their website? Even the body butters and I read tweets that body butters has been discontinued too. I checked their Instagram page but seems like they are focusing more on lingerie than their cosmetics. 

And even in their shops in Dubai each scent has an incomplete line. I mean one of the scents I like is called Love Addict. They have a body lotion but seems like they don't have a body butter and body wash. A complete line for me would mean: body wash, body butter, body cream, body lotion and body mist. And when I visited their shop at Mall of the Emirates I was a little lost and intimidated inside the shop. As I am not a fan of sexy and expensive lingerie. I don't like dim places as I have a poor eyesight. The shop has a huge space/place for the cosmetics. But these floral/fruity collection are nowhere to be seen. Especially the body butters. And as much as I want to leave a message or feedback they don't have a social media account for Middle East customers. 

These body mists are for me. I know said a thousand times how perfumes can make my headache worst (if I have it) but I can't help myself in picking them up. At least I can use them in the room as room sprays or at myself when my clothes smells odd (the downside of living in a small space). So far they don't give me headaches that must mean that they don't have a high alcohol content. And in the end it leave a lovely scent like a baby powder. Which I like.

And that's all for now. For those who are interested to purchase I was told that for the month of November Safeer Mall which have a sale. So Victoria's Secret products will be having a 25% off. That makes it 30AED. Ciao!

Victoria's Secret Haul

And because I fell in love with Victoria's Secret Sheer Love body butter, a week ago I visited the Victoria's Secret shop in Dubai. It was the first time that I went to that shop. I was not interested before as it was too expensive for me and little did I know that body butter is way better than lotion and that Victoria's Secret body butters are the best. And just because body butter is my current love and addiction I was not able to stop myself for hoarding a little. Without thinking twice. Without blinking. Without asking my wallet if it is okay and here are the items I got from that visit:

An almost complete line of Victoria's Secret Love Spell which consists of Cherry Blossoms and Peach. I heard a lot of good reviews with the body mists but did not purchase any as I'm afraid it might trigger my headache/migraine. But I'm planning to get at least one when I go back to the shop. I have a strong feeling that I'll be back there again as soon as the pay day comes. Yes, that's how I am when I'm into something. 

Here's the rest of the items I purchased. Each item would cost 70.00AED but they have another option and I'm not too sure if it is just a current promotion or that is their price the whole year long. If I will get 3 products it would cost only 145.00AED. While if I will get 5 products it would cost only 200AED making it 40AED each. So I have taken the latter. And when I visited the other shops to compare that price (and scent) makes Victoria's Secret leaning to affordable side. Other brands either don't carry body butter or would cost 85.00AED and above. 

By the way I'm still not get used to the names of each product. I don't even know how many variants are there for this line and the website is a little confusing for me. I would also search if UAE residents can apply for their loyalty (?) card. It would be useful for me as with the way I'm using the product I think I can consume one tube in a month. And that's all folks!

My current LOVE

Admittedly I was introduced to body butter only last month. Someone has given me Victoria's Secret Sheer Love Body Butter. It has taken me a few days before trying it out. First of all I had been avoiding Victoria's Secret products because it is too expensive for me. And sometimes strong scents can trigger or aggravates my headache or migraine. As of the body butters I had been seeing it a lot but ignoring it. Because of the word butter I was expecting it to be sticky in a yucky way. I don't want to experience again the feeling as if I bathed in oil. So just imagine my surprise when I tried it out and it didn't turned out with the way I was expecting it to be! It is more moisturizing than my body lotion. No oily feeling. Absorbs by the skin fast and I am just in love with the scent. At first the scent is too strong then becomes bearable afterwards. And yes body butter is my current addiction. Not lip products anymore. I can live without a lipstick but I can't live without a skin product like body butter as I have a dry skin.

Last week I visited the Victoria's Secret shop in Dubai for the first time. I had been living here in the UAE for a decade now. But only last week that I dared to visit the shop. And of course I did not forget to say thank you repeatedly to the person who introduced me to this wonderful holy grail product. I'm not too sure if the prices are like that the whole year because a product would cost 70.00AED each but it will become less if you'll buy more. 3 products would cost 145AED while 5 products would cost 200AED. So I have chosen the latter that makes each product 40AED. I'll be checking Google from time to time to see whenever they have a sale as the sales lady informed me 2 weeks ago they had a promo of 2 products for only 50AED. With the way I'm consuming the body butter I can say that I can used up a tube per month so big discount can help me a lot.

And because of I'm so in love with body butter and I'm crazy for it over the weekend I visited a few shops in Dubai that specializes in skin products. I sort of wanted to collect different brands of Japanese Cherry Blossoms body butter.

First stop was at Boots Pharmacy for the Soap and Glory body butter. I'm following someone on the Instagram who's very much in love with it so I take it that this is great too and can compete with VS. But I walked away as soon as I saw the price. It is the most expensive body butter that I know in the market. A tube would cost 85AED and I thought VS is already the most expensive. And they don't even have a tester! They have a current promo though that you'll get 3 products for the price of 2 but even so it is still expensive. Maybe I'll try it out once they have a buy 1 take 1 promo. But until then I'll stay away from it.

Second stop was The Face Shop a Korean brand of cosmetics. I was informed that they no longer have the Cherry Blossoms body butter (or never had it in the first place) and they only have mango but I was not interested in it but I looked around anyway to familiarized myself with the products and prices but this sales assistant pissed me off by telling me the name of each product (shampoo, conditioner, cream) I checked. Normally I'm chill because I'm working in customer service too but I had say something as I felt very insulted because I can read perfectly so she doesn't have to tell me what on earth I was holding. I can read for myself and I would love to see the ingredients and the benefits. I did not stay long on the shop and purchased only conditioner and hand cream. And vowed never to visit that branch again. Luckily other malls do have Face Shop also. But I'm not too sure I'll ever step on that shop again.

Finally there's a Bath and Body Works, I was informed that they don't carry body butter but have only lotion and cream. Sales assistants in Bath and Body Works are way better than the last shop I visited they'll come to you and greet you and ask you what you need then leave you alone to see for yourself but they are just around in case you need them. I left the shop empty handed as they don't have body butter but I came back again the next day to avail their current promo. 

And then The Body Shop and as far as I know it is a brand from UK. I did not purchase anything because there's no price tag on the products. And I don't like their version of Japanese Cherry Blossoms body butter. But as per the USA website their body butter costs 20.00USD and that's around 80.00AED but have to keep in mind that prices here are normally higher than the US prices so I'm expecting it to be around 100AED and up. With this I don't think I'll come back again in their shop.

In the end I'll stick to Victoria's Secret as long as they have their body butter and have the same price range :)

Wet and Wild Cosmetics in Ajman

Yes you read it right. Wet and Wild Cosmetics is now available in Ajman. Wet and Wild is a US brand, Made in China make up which is known for being affordable. A lot of lipsticks have been said to be a dupe for MAC lipsticks. I think slowly now this is becoming popular in UAE. I'm surprised because out of all the places it's in Ajman. Usually I have to go all the way to Dubai just to shop for brands that I want/need/interested in. And top of it the pharmacy that carries it is just a few steps away from where I live. For those who wants to know the name is Al Malak Pharmacy. It is located in Kuwaiti Street. Kuwaiti Street is in between Kuwaiti Road and King Faisal Street.

I purchased just 4 lipsticks. The most expensive it 18.00AED and the most affordable is 12.00AED. But only the 2 shades are for me. I will write a separate post soooonnn. And that's all for now. Thanks for dropping by!

Western Digital Rugged Case

These are not my photos. Got them from the Western Digital website years ago. It is called Nomad Rugged Case. Purpose is to protect the external disk. Against dust and water. And maybe even when you dropped the disk accidentally it won't be broken and you won't lose the files inside. As I have said YEARS ago. Until now I still don't own one. I don't know why it is not available in the UAE market. Even tried the online shops to see if there are any stocks. But sadly none. Nada. Asked all the electronics shop I can think of but still no result. Guys, please if ever you see it one of these days in the market let me know in the comment section.

Byphasse Nourishing Hand Cream

Byphasse Nourishing Hand Cream
Sale Price: 9.00AED
Available at Tati Mirdif City Centre
Made in EU
www.byphasse.com

Byphasse is a Spanish brand of skin care with the goal of providing affordable products to all. In the UAE it is available in the Tati shop. Tati shop is a French department store that sells affordable clothing, household items and cosmetics. So far they only have one branch in Dubai and that is in the Mirdif City Centre. They opened last November 2014 if I am not mistaken. I visited their shop only at the second quarter of the year and I'm a regular customer ever since. I hoarded products when they were on sale. One of them is the Byphasse Nourishing Hand Cream. 

I always have a dry hands no matter what is the weather. Be it summer or winter. And since last year I had been using different brands of hand cream. At the end of the day no matter how good the product is I still have a dry hands. Even though I drink a lot of water and watch my diet carefully. I have a dry skin as long as I can remember. And I need to keep on using a hand moisturizer and body creams. I consume a lot. And I used to love expensive French brands but then I can't always afford them so just imagine my happiness when I stumbled upon Byphasse. They proved that taking care of our skin doesn't have to cost a fortune.

Byphasse hand cream comes in white tube with pink cap. I love it because I simply love pink. It is so girlie. This is really what you can call a value for money as the tube is 150ML compare to other hand creams in the market that only contains 75ML. Will I purchase again? Maybe, if they will be on sale again.