Hard French TV Series

Hard
French Comedy TV Series
3 Seasons
2008 - 2015
Sophie is a retired lawyer. A middle class citizen. With her husband and 2 kids. When her husband died only then she found out that he was not working in a conventional internet business. But instead into porn industry. Now she's the new owner, the new boss. An uptight woman who must continue her late husband's business to support herself and her kids. I enjoyed this show as for me it is something new. Out of the box compared to all the TV series I have seen in the past. And this is something that will never be shown in the Philippine TV. Warning: This is not for kids. ☺

Carrefour Speculoos

Carrefour UAE has a Twitter account and it has been a month (or more than that) since I suggested to them to bring this Speculoos Cookie Butter to UAE market. I was told that they will suggest the idea to the concern person/department. But until now I'm not seeing any brand of Speculoos Paste on their shelves. It has been years since this hit the global market except Middle East and I wonder what's wrong?

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Dirty Works Supreme Cream Body Butter

Dirty Works Supreme Cream Body Butter

Retail Price: 45.00AED for 300ML

Sale Price: 29.00AED for 300ML

Purchased at Centrepoint MCC
Made in UK

First let me start by saying that sometime between January to February 2016 Centrepoint discontinued selling the brand Dirty Works at their store. Not stores because I have seen it only at their branch in Mirdif City Centre. (What is up with Centrepoint anyway? They don't want to give their customers an option to choose ~ I mean for example UNE is available in MCC but not in other branches. Is MCC branch too important than others that they have almost all the brands their shop could offer? Hello, Ajman Branch do exists too in case they have forgotten. We have a limited choices here). And I don't know why they stopped selling this as they didn't offer any explanation thru their IG Account. I was only told that it will no longer be available. I found this last December as I was looking for a cheaper and better alternative to Victoria's Secret Deep Softening Body Butter which has been phased out so I really need a new brand of body butter. I have chosen Dirty Works as one look and it reminds me of Soap and Glory, another UK brand that happens to be soooo expensive. Yes, price was the main factor.  

It is not so hard to miss as this is a big tub of body butter and the light blue color is pleasing to the eyes. I should have taken a side by side photo of Dirty Works and a Soap and Glory product for you to understand why I said that this reminds me of the latter. I think its safe to say that maybe in UK this is a dupe for Soap and Glory? As I have said that brand is so expensive here in UAE. A tube of their body butter would cost 85AED. And really I don't believe that skin care or cosmetics should be that insanely expensive. And oh by the way I find the heart at the front tube of Dirty Works cute.

The lid of the tube and I have taken so many photos for this post ☺ Dirty Works has other products aside from Body Butter but since Centrepoint stopped selling them I never got the chance to try them. But who knows this brand just might pop up again next time in another vendor. Or if you are lucky enough to visit UK or have some family or friends coming from UK better to just get it from there. It could be much cheaper over there.

Shea Butter and Sweet Almond Oil ~ simple combination but it is love. Smells good and subtle. Took a photo of the ingredients for those who are keen to know. I don't really care as I'm no chemist therefore I won't understand it anyway. What matters to me are the price, availability, moisturizing enough, doesn't feel greasy and must smell great. Those are enough for me.

Dirty Works Supreme Cream Body Butter is my second brand of body butter after Victoria's Secret Deep Softening Body Butter both are body butter but with a very different consistency and thickness which makes me wonder why? And if Dirty Works should really be called body butter? It is more of a body cream to me than a body butter. But even so this is a great product if you feel like a body lotion is sort of off for you.

That would be all for now.
And I am currently cleaning the room and arranging my stuff. So I still have items that I can share with you in the next few weeks. Mostly are purchases I made between 2014 - 2015.

Minimalism and Frugal ~ it has nothing to do with Dirty Works Supreme Cream Body Butter. But I had been reading blogs and forums about these 2 subjects since last year. They are inspiring. I'm trying my best to be one. Key word is trying. Well as of being frugal I think it comes naturally when you are like me who comes from a poor family in a third world country. But I don't seem to be really that much frugal since late 2014 as I was into beauty products. I wanted to have a perfect skin that I was conned into buying useless products but at least I learned my lesson. But I can't say that I am living a truly minimalist life just yet. And I keep on working on that one. Hopefully one day I will be truly successful being one.

UPDATE: As of April 10, 2016
I saw this brand at Boots Pharmacy in Dubai. So it is still very much available in the UAE Market. And the prices is lower than Soap And Glory. Aside from Dirty Works another brand that is available at the said pharmacy is the Ted Baker. I was tempted to purchase Ted Baker Skin Care Products but good thing I was able to resist. I would give in only if I will see it on Buy 1 Take 1 promo.

Victoria's Secret Haul Part 4

Hello and good day to all!

I think this could be the last Victoria's Secret Haul I'll ever have. Almost the whole month of February they keep on sending an SMS for the promotions they are having with Victoria's Secret Fantasy Line. There was a buy 2 take 2. Followed by buy 3 take 3 which I was ignoring as I thought they no longer carries the Victoria's Secret Deep Softening Butter. Not until they sent an SMS that for the last week of February they are having a buy 2 for 50AED only! So I told myself why not check it out? I did. Surprised to find some Deep Softening Body Butter at Victoria's Secret Beauty Store at MCC. At the back of my mind they were having that promotion as they were about to phase out the Victoria's Secret Fantasy Line ~ well no one told me so and I haven't read about it anywhere. Just my hunch. As each bottle from the Victoria's Secret Fantasy Line would cost 70AED. And the current promo was at least 75% off. I did not listen to my hunch so I did not really hoarded big time! Like stocking up as if it is the last. And I did not visit their shop again at the first week of March. Not until I received another SMS again saying that they are launching the Victoria's Secret Fantasy Line in new packaging and the introductory price was only 35AED. Me thinking that they have new stocks or variants of Deep Softening Body Butter I visited the store.

 

Only to realized I should have purchased a lot that will lasts up to 2 years. When they were having a buy 2 for 50AED. Granted that I don't really have budget for it that time but I could have done something. Like use a card. Which is not bad at all since I haven't use my credit card since the day it was given to me some 5 years ago.  And if you are wondering why I am so crazy about Victoria's Secret Deep Softening Body Butter, I think only that company has got it right when it comes to body butter. Compared to other brand theirs is very thick but upon touching its like a mousse and skin absorbs it easily without the greasy feeling. And it has a long lasting good scent. Love the way it smells until I fall asleep. Their sister company Bath and Body Works used to have body butters too but it is too sweet to the point of sickening if I will use if often or on daily basis. There are other brands of body butters in the market and tons of it but finding one like Victoria's Secret will be a trial and error again something I don't want to do anymore as it requires money. And as of the supposed to be new Victoria's Secret Fantasy Line? The old packaging was only 70AED while the new one is 85AED. In Tagalog we have a term tubong lugaw as it is way more expensive than the US price. To think that it is tax free here. In the new line body butter and body wash are not available anymore. All the body butters I was able to buy from my last trip to Victoria's Secret Beauty Store: 

Those 30ML bottles of perfume are all gone. Those body oil and shower gel are all gone. There are some variants of body wash left but I can't bring myself to purchase a bottle for 35AED. So from this haul I just got myself 7 pieces of body butter. One is missing in the photo as I'm already using it. I didn't get the Amber Romance as I don't like the smell. But if I come back and its still available in the same price then I might buy some. Love Addict lucky for me is one of my favorite scents next to Sheer Love. As of the Total Attraction can't say yet if I love it scent wise but then as it is last of the batch I have taken it anyway. I badly wanted to visit other Victoria's Secret Beauty Stores in Dubai but this friend of mine won't take me there. Boys will never understand women. For them lotions and body creams are all the same so why bother chasing one brand when there are far too many available in the nearest grocery store? ☺My stocks would last up to this year end I think.

Victoria's Secret Deep Softening Body Butter

Love Addict

Wild Orchid and Blood Orange

Retail Price: 70AED
Sale Price: 35AED

Discontinued Product

Quickly absorbs by the skin and long lasting scent. I know I keep on saying that. And I can't even find write ups as to why this has been discontinued by the company. I wish other dupes can duplicate its consistency or is there a brand that we can call a dupe for Victoria's Secret Fantasy Line of skin care?

Victoria's Secret Deep Softening Body Butter

Total Attraction

Cherry Orchid and Lily Blossom

Retail Price: 70AED
Sale Price: 35AED

Discontinued Product

Quickly absorbs by the skin and long lasting scent. I know I keep on saying that. And I can't even find write ups as to why this has been discontinued by the company. I wish other dupes can duplicate its consistency or is there a brand that we can call a dupe for Victoria's Secret Fantasy Line of skin care?

That's all for now and thanks for dropping by. If I have a chance to visit other branches of Victoria's Secret Beauty Store I will to check out if they may still have remaining stocks of body butter but with the old price as I won't shell out 70 to 85AED for it. No matter how I love it.

Repost: 101 Physical Things That Can Be Reduced In Your Home

As the title suggests ~ this list is not mine. Been reading a lot about minimalist as well as frugal living. Getting inspired from what I read and thought to share about them here. I got this list from here.

1. Glassware
2. Cookbooks
3. Kitchen gadgets
4. Kitchen appliances
5. Pots / pans
6. Mixing bowls
7. Tupperware
8. Water pitchers
9. Magazines
10. Newspapers
11. Books
12. Over-the-counter medicine
13. Make-up
14. Barretts / hair clips / ponytail holders
15. Cleaning supplies
16. Personal beauty appliances (hair dryer/curlers, electric razors)
17. Bottles of shampoo/conditioner
18. Photos
19. Photography supplies
20. Sewing supplies
21. Craft supplies
22. Scrap-booking supplies
23. CD’s
24. DVD’s
25. Decorative items
26. Candles
27. Figurines
28. Crystal
29. Vases
30. Audio/visual components
31. Audio/visual cables
32. Computer equipment
33. MP3 players
34. Furniture
35. Video game systems
36. Vdeo games
37. Video game accessories
38. Shirts / shorts
39. Pants
40. Coats
41. Dresses
42. Hats
43. Clothes hangers
44. Shoes
45. Winter gear
46. Jewelry
47. Purses
48. Coins
49. Pillows
50. Towels
51. Linen sets
52. Candle Holders
53. Televisions
54. Items on your bulletin board
55. Magnets
56. Artwork
57. Mirrors
58. Home office supplies
59. Pens/pencils
60. Old batteries
61. Tools
62. Hardware
63. Rolls of duct tape
64. Coolers
65. Manuals
66. Phone books
67. Coupons
68. Sporting good supplies
69. Sports memorabilia
70. Aluminum cans
71. Glass bottles
72. Automobile fluids
73. Automobiles
74. Scrap pieces of lumber
75. Brooms
76. Rakes
77. Shovels
78. Garden tools
79. Plant containers
80. Empty cardboard boxes
81. Board games
82. Puzzles
83. Decks of cards
84. Unused wedding gifts
85. Baby clothes
86. Baby supplies
87. Old schoolbooks/papers
88. Army men
89. Bath toys
90. Toy balls
91. Toy cars/trucks
92. Toy musical instruments
93. Stuffed animals
94. Plastic toys
95. Childrens’ old school papers
96. Suitcases
97. Soda
98. Alcohol
99. Processed foods
100. Christmas / seasonal decorations
101. Cable channels

Go ahead. Give it a shot. You’ve got nothing to lose.

Right Person

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True ESSENCE of beauty

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Aster Pharmacy's Promotion

Hello peeps! This post is not a review of Bioderma White Objective Moussant Face Wash ~ but just want to share the information that up to the last day of March 2016 Aster Pharmacy across the UAE is having a buy 1 take 1 promo in selected items. I had been a customer of Aster Pharmacy since 2014 and I'd say this is the first time that I have seen them with this kind of promotion. So for those out there who wants to try some French brands of skin care you better catch this deal. Some brands that they have are Lierac, La Roche Posay, Vichy and Bioderma. I will definitely come back again on my pay day to get more of this:

Ang Init!

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Victoria's Secret Haul Part 3

I can live without make up but I can't live without moisturizers (body lotion, body cream and/or body butter)! I have an aging and dry skin. Dry skin that sometimes can be itchy and most of the time gets paper cuts so easily. Been avoiding body lotion for far too long as most of the brands I tried in the past seems to be like a glue that holds the clothes and my skin together. Thankfully lot has changed with the beauty products after so many years (didn't know that they keep on changing on monthly basis anyway) so far all the brands I tested since 2014 were all good. It's just a matter of my budget and the scent I prefer. I was introduced to body butter only last year. Particularly to Victoria's Secret Sheer Love Body Butter. Body butter is the thickest body moisturizer and I thought this would turn gooey and yucky upon applying to the skin but I was wrong. Skin absorbs it easily and smells good. And I thought all body butters are the same so needless to say I tried other brands only to find out that it is not true. In the end I vowed to use only Victoria's Secret Body Butter. In spite of it being expensive. BUT I was informed that it has been discontinued as I don't see it anymore since last week of October 2015.
Victoria's Secret UAE keeps me updated by sending me SMS whenever they have sale or promoti0ns. Been ignoring their promotions since December as I'm not really a fan of their products except for the body butter ~ well I also like their body wash too but there are tons in the market in a much lower price. Not until I received an SMS saying that Victoria's Secret Fantasy line are available for 2 products at the price of 50AED!!! I will not let that chance go so as can be seen in the photo above I really took advantage of the promo (well as far as my budget would allow me to) and to my surprise and delight.... they still have body butters! I don't know how it happened after I was told last year that it has been discontinued. I just don't know how long they will still be around. I wanted to purchase all the body butters on their shelves but I don't have much dirhams to burn for it. So I just settled with this and cross my fingers that would still be some left for me to purchase on the next pay day or the next promotion. Even though the price by then will not be this affordable.

The receipt ~ can't help sharing it as the price is unbelievable for me. Can't blame myself as I'm a new customer and I don't buy from them regularly not unless they are having promos and huge discounts.

The price if it is not on discount. And I would not bother buying even one on this amount. Each bottle of perfume has only 30ML. If they don't have a promotion like this they have another option get 3 items for only 145AED or get 5 items for only 200AED. When choosing the latter that's 40AED per product. Not exactly a very affordable price range but at least a little lower than the original price. I'm contemplating if I will purchase body mists in different variants this coming pay day. And people who knows me will be surprise as I don't wear body mists. Instead I'm using them for room and clothes at home to combat the smell coming from cooking both from the flat and neighbors. Its either that or I come out of the house smelling like a food.

Love Addict and Pure Seduction are my other options aside from Sheer Love and if only money is not the issue I would gladly try out all the variants available in the shop. Over all I'm happy with my purchase. First as I got the best deal. And I got my favorite scent (Sheer Love) and product (Body Butter). Let's see how many weeks/m0nths it will last.

Perfumes..

I met other people who are into perfumes and body mists and some of them are even collecting them. But I am not. Even so I can see myself buying different brands and scents in the following months not because I woke up and suddenly became crazy over them but I am currently using them as room spray! Let me start that I had been living in a small flat. Lack of ventilation and windows. So the problem lies whenever I cook food.

We all need food to survive and cooking at home is cheaper and healthier but the downside is if you are living in a small and closed space like me the smell emitting from cooking usually hung on the air, clothes and walls. And even on the hair. I used to use air freshener (and some says it is not good for the health) but aside from it being expensive, the smell isn't long lasting. It is good for only a few seconds and then the food smells overpower it. Good old scented candles aren't a big help either.

Until one day before I left for work I decided to spray a Bath and Body Works mist in the hallway and into the room. And when I came back for lunch around 11:30AM the sweet smell still lingers and that came to me as a surprise. Then I went ahead and cook some food and once again sprayed some all over the flat. And when I came back home after work ~ halleluiah! The scent was still there. It was good and I'm satisfied. But as much as I want to purchase more Bath and Body Works variants they are expensive. And so I'll purchase those affordable ones in the market. Will do some trial and error which one will works best. And if you are wondering why not just purchase a room spray they are too expensive for me. And at least perfumes and body mists I can use them too for my clothes and myself if needed.

Repost: Sacrifice

Love
changes you the way you think, the way you act, the way you decide. Sometimes
you even go against your principles and beliefs in life. Loving doesn’t
always mean you’ll be happy, sometimes; all it provides you is pain and
misery. Yet you are blinded by strong emotions that you fail to see reality.
Sometimes letting go is the only answer, and it hurts like hell. But you
will soon realize that it’s better to the person you love to be happy with someone
else, than lonely with you. It’s called SACRIFICE.

Repost: Leading Expert

Leading expert

You are the world’s leading expert when it comes to your own life. You know better than anyone else what you truly desire, what’s most important to you, and what you most enjoy doing.
It’s always helpful to consider the advice and opinions of others. Yet it’s rarely ever a good idea to let anyone else make your decisions for you.
A lifetime of experience has given you a unique and valuable perspective on what’s best for your life. When you’re seeking some good advice, be sure to listen to your own.
Yes, it’s easier to blindly follow someone else’s advice than it is to think for yourself. Plus, when things don’t work out you have someone to blame.
You’re far better off, however, following your own best instincts when it comes to the direction of your life. Sure, that means you must take full responsibility, and yet with that responsibility comes the possibility of real fulfillment.
Listen to others, learn from others, and let their positive examples inspire you. Then decide for yourself, move confidently forward and live the life you were truly meant to live.
— Ralph Marston

Repost: 21 things

 
      THE FOLLOWING IS A CHINESE GOOD LUCK TANTRA TOTEM.

You may not believe in this but the advice is great!
Read all the way down, you might learn something!!!


ONE.
Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.

 
                           
                 
         
TWO.
Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their
conversational skills will be as important as any other.


                     
         
                     

THREE.
Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want.

 
                                 
 
FOUR.
When you say, "I love you", mean it.

             
                           
     
FIVE.
When you say, "I'm sorry", look the person in the eye.

                           
                             

SIX.
Be engaged at least six months before you get married.

                     
                           
     
SEVEN.
Believe in love at first sight.

 
                 
                               
   
EIGHT.
Never laugh at anyone's dreams. People who
don't have dreams don't have much.

                   
                                             
NINE.
Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt
but it's the only way to live life completely.


                                               
       

TEN.
In disagreements, fight fairly. Please No name calling.

                                   
               
 

ELEVEN.
Don't judge people by their relatives.

                   
                         
           

TWELVE.
Talk slowly but think quickly.


                                     
             
   

THIRTEEN.
When someone asks you a question you don't want
to answer, smile and ask, "Why do you want to know?"


                                     
                     

FOURTEEN.
Remember that great love and great
achievements involve great risk.

                   
         
                   

FIFTEEN.
Say "bless you" when you hear someone sneeze.
                     
                 
           
SIXTEEN.
When you lose, don't lose the lesson.


                   
           
     

SEVENTEEN.
Remember the three R's:
Respect for self;
Respect for others;
Responsibility for all your actions.

                     
                                       

EIGHTEEN.
Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.                          
             

NINETEEN.
When you realize you've made a mistake,
take immediate steps to correct it.

                                                 
           

  TWENTY.
Smile when picking up the phone.
The caller will hear it in your voice.

                   
               
                         

TWENTY ONE.
Spend some time alone.

 

12 Cute Quotes

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