Rochelle Rivera

BDJ BOX is a product discovery service where they help Filipinas discover the products that best fit them. So in this month's box, they have different must-have skincare and makeup products from sought after beauty brands that will prepare your bare base first and then complement your beautiful everyday look! From going back to the basics, to making your skin look young and moisturized, and to creating a bare-to-beautiful look!

What's inside September #BaretoBeautiful #BDJBoxElite?

L'Oreal Paris Revitalift Magic Blur Cream

Size: Full Sized 50ml

SRP: P899

Prep your skin and achieve younger looking skin with L'oreal Paris Revitalift Magic Blur Cream with Opti-Blur Technology that visibly blurs imperfections in an instant. The matte finish diffuses light and targets the signs of aging day after day.

How to apply L'oreal Paris Revitalift Magic Blur Cream

1. Apply to a particular problem area, such as crow's feet or lip lines.

2. Gently apply the L'oreal Paris Revitalift Magic Blur Cream with opti-blur technology and pro-retinol A onto your skin using small motions and then by lightly tapping with your fingers.

3. Notice the visible transformations! Instant blurred lines, pores and imperfections day after day.

THEFACESHOP CC Cushion Ultra Moist SPF50+ PA

Size: Full sized 15g

SRP: P895

This CC Cushion Ultra Moist promotes moisture coverage and a glowing finish. It coats skin with rich moisture from flower extracts of Calendula, Rosemary Leaf, and Lavender for water-full moisture without the heavy feel.

RIGHT WAY TO APPLY THEFACESHOP CC Cushion Ultra Moist SPF50+ PA

1. Press the puff hard, and apply the makeup base to the puff evenly like a circle.

2. Apply to the V-zone of face first and move downward as dabbing gently.

3. Then move upward to the cheekbone

*Apply more to the V-zone shape and lesser to inside of V-line which means, lesser makeup base to star-zone where skin has thinner layer.

4. Adjust it by dabbing and smudge the edge for a more natural look.

FS Features & Shades Mascarade Mascara

Size: Full sized 10g

SRP: P500

Let your lashes stand out with FS Features & Shades Mascarade Mascara! Its rich formula superbly builds up your lashes without clumping and dragging them, so your eyes can make a bold statement anytime.

APPLY MASCARA LIKE A PRO

1. Sweep FS Features & Shades Mascarade Mascara upwards on your top lashes.

*Wiggle the wand to the lash line as close as possible

2. Apply it on your bottom lashes too.

3. Use the tip of your want to add definition to individual lashes.

INGLOT Freedom System Eyeshadow in opulent purple

Size: Full sized 2.7g

SRP: P425

Highly pigmented and long-lasting color that give a smooth, crease-resistant finish.

3 WAYS TO USE 1 EYESHADOW

1. Outer Corner Accent

Using a small, fluffy shadow brush, pick up the shadow on the very tip of the bristles. Carefully place this only at the corner of the eye. Using that same brush, soften the color out, bringing it inward, stopping just before the center point of your eye.

2. Halo

Dip a crease brush into your shadow and bring it into your crease. Then, using a smaller brush, smudge shadow along your lower lash line so that your eye is surrounded by a "halo" of color. This is a soft and sexy way to wear your shadow and really play up your eye shape.

3. Smokey Wash

Sweep your shadow from lash line to crease, gradually fading upwards. Make sure to sweep a clean crease brush in your crease so there are no hard edges in the finished look.

Pink Sugar Honey I'm Good Brow Gel

Size: Full sized 8g

SRP: P349

Keep your brows on fleek every day with Pink Sugar's Honey I'm Good Brow Gel! It fills in, conditions, and gives your brows a natural finish. Your eyebrows will than you and your prep time will be fun and easy with this gel!

KEEP YOUR BROWS ON FLEEK!

1. Draw out your brow shape using your favourite eyebrow pencil.

2. Brush out and blend for a more natural look.

3. Set your brows with Pink Sugar's Honey I'm Good Brow Gel. It keeps your brows in place all day and adds dimension.

Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleansing Cloths

Size: Full Sized 25 cloths 12x20cm

SRP: P225

Remove dirt and grime in a flash with Cetaphil's Gentle Skin Cleansing Cloths! Each cloth leaves your skin feeling fresh and clean without drying our or troubling your skin's natural PH balance. Best of all, the whole pack is convenient and perfect for when you're on-the-go.

BENEFITS OF USING CLEANSING CLOTHS

1. Remove makeup and dirt, leaving skin clean, refreshed and balanced.

2. Mild, soap-free formula cleanses without irritation-it won't strip skin of its natural protective oils or emollients.

3. Moisturizes without leaving residue that can clog pores.

Bioderma Hydrabio Serum

Size: Sample sized 15ml
Full sized 40ml

SRP: P808

Having moisturized skin is key to looking fresh and flawless, so don't forget to add this moisture-boosting serum in your skincare regimen! The Bioderma Hydrabio Serum hydrates your skin intensely, eases dry skin, discomfort, and leaves you with supple and radiant skin.

RETRAIN YOUR SKIN TO MOISTURIZE ITSELF

1. After cleansing the face, squeeze a pea size of the serum on your finger.

2. Apply dabs of the serum onto your face in the key dry areas such as your: forehead, cheek, nose, chin and neck.

3. Spread the serum upwards and outwards from each dab on your face. Use a swirling motion to blend the serum into your skin.

4. Allow it to dry for about 1-2 minutes before applying your next skincare cream and makeup.

Total worth of September 2016 BDJ Box: Php3,300+ (worth 3x of the subscription fee)

I'm excited to try all of these out for my own bare-to-beautiful looks. Stay tuned for my product reviews :-)

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Stability. For Miriam Webster, it is defined as the strength to stand or endure. For me, it is the light at the end of the tunnel, the rainbow after the rain, the “nilaga” for my “tiyaga”. Being stable is one of my life goals, and the ultimate reason for all my sacrifices, hard work and perseverance. It surely is not as easy as 1-2-3, but, as they say, the fruit of labor is the sweetest when you toil with your heart. I’m positive that the quotation wasn’t exactly how I stated it. But you know what I mean, right?

I believe that you can only be contented or stable when you’re satisfied and happy with what you’ve achieved. For most of us, if not all, financial freedom is one of the main determining factor or contributor to our stability in life.

When can we say that we are stable financially? Well, this question is much simpler to answer than to reach. Of course, as a mother, having financial stability means the ability to provide for my family now and save for tomorrow. When I have invested enough to secure my children’s future, when I can travel alone or with the family without worrying about my budget too much, when we are able to acquire a property and put up a business to support our daily needs, when I become my own boss and have financial freedom, then I can finally say that I am financially stable.

As I said, the “how” part poses as a big challenge. Good thing, Avida Land gave me a planner to provide some guidance and direction towards achieving my financial goals. This is going to be very exciting and fun. The “Path to Financial Freedom” journal will not only help me manage my finances to prepare for the future, I like that it is not just an ordinary spreadsheet where I can write my income and expenses.

This guide is so convenient to use, complete with interesting worksheets, helpful tips, and some inspiring contents to make this journey more meaningful for me. I usually get intimidated when it comes to computations. This time, I think I’m going to love it! I recommend it to everyone, especially for starters because this an excellent way to jumpstart your financial planning as early as possible.

Let me give you some hints on what I’ve learned so far. Some of these you may already be doing unconsciously. As for me, it really helps to have some organization and order. It makes me more aware of how good (or bad) I’m doing with our budget. Well, I better be. That’s the sense of it all.

Just like in every planning, the initial step is to evaluate your current situation. To do this, you need to know your cash flow, meaning the “what comes in” and “what goes out”. A good Statement of Cash Flow includes all sources of income and types of expenses.

Sources of Income – includes Salary, Bonus, Incentive, Sideline, Rental Income, and Others
Expenses – can be divided into 3 types: Fixed, Discretionary, and Hidden. Obviously, Fixed expenses are those that you pay for regularly such as household maintenance (Water, Electricity, Phone Bills, Groceries), transportation/gas, and the like. Discretionary costs are your incidentals or unexpected expenditures like non-essential goods (or shopping) and services, eating out, entertainment, travel, gifts, vices, and other miscellaneous expenses.

Hidden outgoings include Life Insurance, Home Insurance, Car Insurance, Real Estate Taxes, Donations, and a few more others.

 The next phase is to determine whether you’re on a positive, zero or negative. This is your Net Cash Flow. Don’t be afraid to get the result because this will determine if you have to make necessary adjustments on your expenses, specifically under the Discretionary category.

It’s simple:

Total Income – Total Expenses = Net Cash Flow

 Then, make your Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth.

If you have any Deposit or Savings Account, Mutual Funds, and other investments, then they are part of your Assets together with Real Estate properties, cars, jewelries and other collectibles.

Liabilities include Loans and Credit Cards.

Total Assets – Total Liabilities = Net Worth

When I did this, it almost feels like the journal is talking to me. Remember to have an open-mind and the right perspective when doing this evaluation because this will be the foundation of your being financially stable. From this root, you can come up with concrete goals in order to grow abundantly. Now that you already know your financial status, you can proceed with goal setting.

To be successful, make sure to have S.M.A.R.T. goals.

S-Specific

The more generic your goals are, the smaller the possibility of accomplishing any of it. You have to know what you want to achieve to have a direction. You have to be as detailed, precise and definite as possible.

M-Measurable

You need resources in order to get to where you plan to be. There’s almost no use in setting a goal that could not be quantified. You have to know how much your goal costs, may it be a car, a house, an educational plan, etc.

A-Attainable

are not limited to monetary or material value. When you set a goal, it means you have to be able to manage your energy and effort as well. Having said that, you must know how to prioritize things because every goal must be reasonable and doable.

R-Relevant

Your resources

Ask WIIFM or “What’s in it for me?” to know if your plan is in line with your core values, and if it is something that will give you the sense of fulfillment you’re looking for. There must be significant purpose in everything you do to be successful financially.

T-Timely

Your goals can be short-term or long-term. You have to set a deadline. You don’t want for your accomplishment to take forever, do you? So, make a timeline to give yourself a little push and the good kind of pressure.

Avida Land teaches us how to appreciate value and manage our finances in this journal. When you’re caught at zero or, worse, a negative, don’t be disappointed and drop hope. Again, be SMART. Think of creative ways on improving the situation, and rise up eventually. Take control and go back to your goals when you feel like your expenses are getting out of hand. We all want the best in life. We have dreams and aspirations – for ourselves, for our family, for our kids. Stop procrastinating. Plan now. I’m glad I have a financial journal as my companion from end to end.

"If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail."

-Benjamin Franklin

Yoga is probably one of the healthiest thing you can do while having fun. Yes, you read that right. I actually find exercising worthwhile. It produces endorphins which interact with the receptors in your brain that reduce your perception of pain. It helps you have a positive and energizing outlook in life.

In correlation with this, I recently attended a yoga session sponsored by SnowCaps in Sage Restaurant at Makati Shangri-la Hotel.

It was a funny face yoga wherein facial muscles are toned through specific movements. This encourages the production of collagen, the protein that keeps skin elastic and gives it a plump, youthful feel.

Upon arrival, we were given a full yoga attire.

PHOTO CREDIT TO ruthdelacruz.com

Snowcaps was able to snatch former model and Kundalini teacher, Vivien Tan for a yoga demo.

She started out by sharing three kinds of exercises:

1. Breathing exercises

2. Kissing exercises

3. Eye exercises

Talk about a good way to break the ice! It was kind of awkward at first but as soon as you get the hang of it, it becomes relaxing and super fun.

Through this activity, I realized that it is important to loosen up once in a while. It was a beautiful way to learn that true beauty comes not from how you look on the outside, it comes from joy on the inside. Despite the challenges of the big bad world, you must rise above everything and flash your biggest smile because at the end of the day what matters most is that you are happy and everything else will follow.

This funny face yoga session was such a refreshing experience and I felt really good afterwards. Just like when I take Snow Caps Glutathione. It makes me feel great about myself through to its significant results. I really love this product!

Snow Caps Glutathione contains vitamin C and alpha liphoic acid which help keep skin healthy and glowing. Glutathione is naturally produced by our liver but factors like aging, sun exposure, stress, heavy exercise, alcohol, cigarettes and pollution reduce our glutathione levels causing the skin to dry and darken.

Snow Caps Glutathione whitening process works in the metabolism of Melanin by reversing the dark melanin pigments into light pigments and reduces melanocytes, which produces melanin. I whole heartedly recommend that you try this and feel the glowing difference.

While true beauty starts from within, Snow Caps Glutathione is another way women can be better versions of themselves by helping them care for their skin. Snow Caps contains L glutathione from Kohjin Lifescience Tokyo Japan and it has 50% more glutathione content than any other expensive brands.

Snow Caps gives us our daily dose of glutathione, an antioxidant that promotes radiant looking skin while fighting off toxins and free radicals that are harmful to the skin and body.

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