Shen's Addiction: christmas

The year may not be Holiday-friendly but that will not stop us from celebrating and our Benegals from Benefit Cosmetics made sure of that with the release of their 2020 Holiday Gift Sets.

And here they are!

Beauty Thrills | Php1460

A set of Benefit Cosmetics best-selling minis. You can't go wrong with this one.

The POREfessional, Roller Lash mascara, and Gimme Brow in Shade 3. Minis but goodies!

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BADgal to the Bone | Php2120

Another set of crowd favorites.

Full-size volumizing BADgal Bang! Mascara, The POREfessional mini, and Hoola matte bronzer powder in a mini size.

Life is a Pretty Party | Php2120

Parties may not be in style right now but that doesn't mean you can't look gorgeous indoors! This set gives you 2 full-size products! The BADgal Bang! Mascara and the baby-pink-hued Dandelion face powder. And to appear flawless on those Zoom parties, there's The POREfessional mini in this mix.

Party Curl | Php2780

Mask Life gives way for our eyes to speak more than our lips. This set is exactly the one that will define the words your eyes want to convey. Party has all the essentials. There's a full-size Roller Liner Eyeliner, a full-size Roller Lash (my favorite), The Porefessional, and Gimme Brow in Shade 3.

Talk Beauty To Me | P3450

I'd say this is your gateway to becoming the next Beauty Influencer! Or a gift for someone who has a knack for becoming one. Talk Beauty To Me is a complete set of 4 full-size best-sellers: Dandelion Face Powder, The POREfessional: Hydrate, Precisely, My Brows Brow Pencil in Shade 3.5, and BADgal Bang! Mascara.

Cheers, My Dears! | Php3450

I can never have too much of Hoola Face Bronzer. I can't live without this I kid you not. So Cheers, My Dears! is the set for me. Why? All this for only Php3450 and I get 4 full-size products. There's the BADgal BANG! mascara, The POREfessional (which I prefer the most), and the utterly precise Precisely, My Brows Brow Pencil in shade 3.

.. and the piece de resistance...

Shake Your Beauty Advent Calendar | Php4310

If the year has let you down completely, here's the set for you. The Shake Your Beauty Advent Calendar. Give your Holiday a lot of mini cheers with set of 12-piece famous mini products. Open one for every 12 days of Christmas and truly Christmas is to be merry!

California Kissin' Club | Php1720

These 5 mini moisturizing lip balms are the best at keeping your puckers kiss-worthy this year. Having had to cover them almost all 2020, don't you think they deserve more loving? And since it's truly hard to commit to a full-size, these minis with all it fabulous shades are the perfect gift for you.

ALL of these are available starting OCTOBER 2020 at your favorite stores and at Benefit Cosmetics Philippines Official Store at Beauty by LazMall.

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Why stress over getting ready for Christmas? Why bitch about the traffic, going to and fro parties, events and errands? Don't you agree that the more we stress over things the more we tend to look less our best?

Let's admit that makeup and skincare can only do much. How can highlighters highlight our face when all we do is frown when we see the traffic? How can foundation concealer conceal our fine lines when irritation is obvious as we see the number of people inside the place we tend to shop?

No matter how good your face looks with makeup, if you feel good inside.. it doesn't matter.

Christmas is all about giving, spending precious time with your loved ones and celebrating Jesus' birthday!!

just imagine a frown here. not good, right?

Since many of us tend to do things at the last minute let me share a few things that I do whenever I'm dealing with the Holiday Rush.

Quick tips:

Take a deep breathe (about 5 of it): Breathing have a way of clearing the head especially during a bad traffic or a long line at the cashier. This trick never fails to calm me down and keep the frown upside down!

Keep Busy: Your favorite mobile game can keep you distracted. The goal is to beat your the highest score! Don't like games, how about books? Always keep a good book whenever you know you'll be dealing with a lot of waiting. Not the bookworm? Try chatting up the person beside you. Ask about what their getting and if its good. :) Holidays tend to make people friendlier. You can keep each other busy while waiting in line.

Make A List: Since mobile phones are now equipped with apps that make life easier, make a list of the things you need. So at your idle time make a list of people you need to give gifts to. Start with family, friends, officemates, VIP's, Semi-VIP's and then your godchildrens (they are last on the list because it's easy to just give them money nowadays! hehehe!)

Choose Your Shopping Partner or Shop Alone: Shopping Partners make all difference! Shopping with the best person will make it easier. As for me, I shop alone. I don't like being rushed (ironic because I'm already in a rush at this point! hahaha!) but knowing that I don't have to wait for anyone eases the stress. If it can't be helped, divide and conquer! Make it a game of who gets to finish first. :)

Make a killer playlist! I can't imagine the number of traffic I've gone through for the past months. And it just keeps getting worst. What I do is that I have 3 playlists: An oldschool mix (all hiphop and stuff), a Karaoke mix (for practicing during Karaoke nights) and a new pop playlists (all the new cool songs playing at present). I try to avoid emo songs although Adele is a big exception. :) Hehehe! Having music keeps me distracted as i sing along to my favorite songs.

Keep snacks in your bag: You never know when hunger and thirst will strike! You don't want to segway to the food court or restaurant when shopping. And nothing puts a damper to shopping when the stomache is growling! Keeping biscuits, choclates or your fave thing to munch on will definitely keep your hands off of the grocery stuff you're buying. :)

Six more days til Christmas, I'm showering you all with positive vibes and hope that we all go through with the Holiday rush sane and looking fabulous! :)

It's a time for celebration and all of these trouble we went through will be so worth it!! :)

Happiness and love to everyone!

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Christmas gift shopping for guys is something I find extrmely difficult. I can't seem to think of nice things to give the BF, guy friends, cousins and most especially my Dad (who tend to find something wrong with every gift I give him). Being an only child, raised mostly by my mom, I really am clueless when it comes to gifting anything for the boys! #frustratingmuch

Thank God for stores like Crumpler! It super helped with easing the frustration I feel during the Holiday shopping. They almost have everything a guy would need!

Take for example this Limpet, which an ID tag that can be placed in any bag. This will definitely make a great gift for a cousin who frequently goes out of town for school and leisure! He can keep track of his bag with just the design and he can be sure that he's picking out the right luggage at the conveyor all the time. Also, hotel personnel won't have a difficulty identifying his bag. It's a convenient way to personalize a luggage, too!

Guys into photography will definitely love the "Noose"! Not the type we put around our boyfriends (wink! wink!). This is a noose that all guys into taking photos will gladly wear anytime. Thinking of gifting this to a friend who is tired of the neck strap of DSLR, I think he'll find the Noose very convenient especially when taking photos of us! Hehehe! See how when you give something, goes back to you double??? :) How's that for having nice FB photos to post of our Christmas party. :)

Carrot is such a nice name for this twisty-zippered "pencil" case. My dad surely love this case to keep some of this favorite small tools. No reason to go looking around for his small screwdrivers as it will have a nice home with this Carrot case! And he won't ever ask me again to look for those darn tiny handyman things! What do I know about screwdrivers and hammers anyway? :)

Phew! Glad that bit of shopping is over! And just so I forget someone, I can easily hit Crumpler anytime. There's one in Crumpler Bonifacio Highstreet, Crumpler SM Megamall & Crumpler Trinoma that I can visit.

Actually, come to think of it, all the gift ideas shown here are also great to give my female friends... Hmm...

I can just imagine C loving the Limpet with all the travelling she does as a flight attendant.

S will definitely love the Noose for her swanky Nikon D7000!

A would love the Carrot for all the pens she has for scrapbooking hobby...

I think I need to check out Crumpler real soon. After all, it's only 10 days before Christmas. OMG!

Have you finished your Christmas shopping already? Honestly, I'm only half way through it! Sniff!