01 February 2016

How I cleaned up my Designer Handbag Collection

I’ve always had a passion for fashion and beauty. I mean… I even starting collecting any item from it.  blogging is my place where I can share my obsession with anyone. I probably own too many pieces of Louis Vuitton bags and designer purse today.
And if not too many, at least, more than the minimum that I need. having a designer bag or fashion bag, it is normal to take care it on properly and maintaining the elegance appearance like when you first bought it. that's hard to do that again if you already used your bag for many times. but there are ways to prevent that from getting worst it more. hopefully, my tips below might help you on how to care your bag properly to make it look good always and again.

Basic care

when not in use, store your bags in a closets This will help to protect your bags because if you do not want to lose it in the right shape or color, you can put some tissue inside of it (or some magazine or paper), but make sure not to put too much to avoid your bag not to stretch too much too, avoid use plastic when you want to hide it in your closet because plastic can stick to leather.

use a handbag organizer and sometimes a bag liner, each time when I'm buying a bag I also make sure to buy some package tools on how to take care of it like bag organizer or you can use your own pouch if you have one,  using bag organizer can also help to avoid makeup stain and protecting our bag from any dirt cause of things who we put inside on our bags. and be careful also on where to put your bags anywhere so it's important also to have a hanger for your bag (Something like the image below).




(credit for alliexpress.com)
 if your planning to keep your bag in a long time make sure to put a silica gel inside of it before storing it.


Cleaning outside of your handbag

make sure to not use any household cleaner chemicals. clean your bag using the proper cleaner for leather.
avoid putting your handbag in a high humidity like the kitchen and or the top of a refrigerator.

Cleaning inside of your handbag
if your bags are mostly satin lining inside use a wet sponge with a super mild soap ex: liquid soap mixture with water.

you can maintain your bags like new using this tips mention above.remember bags are also an investment, proper care of it will make them stay longer.

29 January 2016

Goose Bumps Happenings while Wondering Matsumoto Castle in Nagano Japan

A lot's of the beautiful place in this world but there are few of those places that people choose to travel a million miles to visit, and one on that list is JAPAN. today I just want to share my unforgettable experience while exploring Matsumoto castle in Nagano Japan. Matsumoto Castle a.k.a the "Crow Castle" can be found in the city of Matsumoto, in Nagano Prefecture. it is my first castle invading since I decide to visit each castle prefecture of Japan to learned their history.



 (credit for accesj.com)
The Matsumoto Castle has a wonderful observation deck on the each floor. at the backyard Nearby the Matsumoto castle, there's a small water pond with many Ducks and Swan swimming below the red bridge.

 (credit for flowvella.com)
at the main front of the Matsumoto castle, a big space of grass yard who makes the castle looks more Beautiful.
 (credit for changeiswhatweare.com)
the overcast skies cleared up the moment I stepped into Matsumoto castle. As if God wanted to help me out take the best angle of Matsumoto Castle at that time. When I finally got to the inside, I was surprised. It was much bigger and keep it awesome than I thought it would be. The Beautiful castle keep, eh? It is also relatively new.

They had an entire floor dedicated to the ancient Japanese tools and Samurai with armors, guns, spears, and countless swords that were all authentic. There was also a large wooden model of the entire Matsumoto castle. such a wonderful historical experience wondering the site until happenings break my moments.
 while taking some shot of the best-armored samurai inside, I accidentally captured the cleared image of a little girl beside the armored samurai. I was so shocked and goose bump seeing my first paranormal shot in my whole life.

 "Ghost in my Shot"

Other Details:

Hours
8:30 to 17:00 (until 18:00 around Obon and Golden Week)
Admission ends 30 minutes before closing time. 

Closed
December 29 to January 3 

Fees
610 yen

Access:
The castle is a 15 minute walk or a 5 minute bus ride on the "Town Sneaker" Northern Course bus loop line from JR Matsumoto Station.

27 January 2016

Selfie with the Biggest Statue of the World "Ushiku Daibutsu"

Like all good statues,  Japan has a lot of impressive Buddha statues, probably a lot more than you’d think.


(credit from Punditfromanotherplanet)
A lot of them claim to be the largest, tallest, heaviest etc. of their type, but Ushiku Daibutsu used to be the tallest statue in the WORLD until recently and is noted in the Guinness Book of Records.

You can go inside the Ushiku Daibutsu, with four levels open to the public. These include prayer and study halls, but for the non-devout like myself, there's the attraction of the observation deck located 85 metres up, embedded in Amitabha's chest.
As a long-time fan of going up tall buildings, this is a good thing. The statue also appears to be the highest point for quite some distance, being visible from all the surrounding area, therefore commanding an impressive view.

below and surround the statue ground, there is a small zoo park of few animals such as rabbit, squirrels, goats, piggery who available to touch and play with. such an amazing experienced for animal lovers like me.



Access:
Get off at JR Ushiku Station, head to the East Exit (東口) and from bus gate #2 take the bus heading to “Ushiku Daibutsu” (牛久大仏). The bus ride will take about 20-30 mins.

26 January 2016

Honoring my Favorite Japanese Ancestor "Nezumi Kozō Grave" at the Ekō-in Ryōgoku Tokyo

First Let me Introduced you about 'Nezumi Kozo' of Japan, from googling it on the web about him, Nezumi Kozo' are the name of Japan's famous thief from the 19th century. he stole money from rich people who earned in dirty ways and offered to poor people the long time ago. he regarded as the hero at that time.
 (credit from Pingmag)
last Obon in Japan which means "honor the spirits of one's ancestors"  (a.k.a お盆),  I give him a first visit of His gravestone in Eko-in temple around Tokyo,

 (credit from mapio.net)
and shave a piece of stone from his grave because it was thought and believed by many to to bring good fortune if you shaved off a piece of his stone grave. But now it is banned Since it gets smaller for a lot of people doing it on.

he also known as the Robin Hoods of Japan? because he risks his lives to help the common people.
he might not have the popularity in the World like we all know about Robin Hood in the cartoon and movie we used to enjoy, but he make up for it with awesome ninja skills and bags of rats.

23 January 2016

Throwback: My Owakudani 大涌谷 Memories

 (me, waiting the Sky Gondola to Owakudani site)

 (Sky Gondola Station)



(I took a short video while riding on the Gondola)

with a lots of destination surround Japan, Owakudani adventure is one of my favorite moments.
back on my 2012 life, We visit to see the famous Owakudani Valley (a.k.a, The Hell Valley); in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. an ancient crater with sulfurous hot springs in which eggs are cooked. You can see steam rising from holes in the ground, do not know why they call it ‘Big Hell’.

 (大涌谷 Owakudani)

(some moments inside the Sky Gondola station and Owakudani Ashi Lake Pier)

Many people lined up for the black eggs (Kuro-Tamago) so we are too and we bought a packet too at a cost of 500 yen for 6 eggs and eat it. The eggs smell slightly sulphuric and they believe that eating these eggs increase longevity. Eating one egg is said to add seven years to your life.
I bought 2 pack more and brought at home and give to some friends,

We supposed to ride and wondered more on the place by cruising Ashi lake but we couldn't make it to the right time of an hour by hour voyage so (so, disappointed) so we decided to explore only the entire pier.

ACCESS: 
Walk to Odawara Station
Take the Hakone Tozan Railway from Odawara Station to Gora (45 min) (interval of 10 ~ 15 min)
Take Cable Car to Sounzan (9 min) (interval of 20 min) Board Ropeway to Togendai (was under repair and took substitute bus instead) Take Pleasure Boat across Lake Ashi. Alight at Hakone-machi.

21 January 2016

Checking out my Expired Beauty Products

hey, guys, I've done a little research about how to determined the shelf life of our make up. because like you also there I probably don't pay attention to little logos on my beauty products because they'd just so vague.
have you noticed a little symbol on a jar or tub of your beauty products? hey!  that’s your beauty products expiration date, From when we open that product for the first time, that number is how many months that the product is usable.

It won’t necessarily rot or disintegrate past that time, but that is how long the company can claim the product is effective, basically (by stylecaster.com).

It occurred to me that I might not be alone in this habit, so I wanted to share what I'd found with you but first, let me tell you the bad effect for using an expired cosmetics below.  



 
* Mascara - using expired mascara Mascara can be a ground for bacteria, so it's not surprising if you've found your eyes getting getting itchy, watery and red eyes.     


 

* Lipstick - using an expired lipstick can be caused your lips super dry.
(tampabay.com)



 

* Foundation - using an expired foundation can caused your skin a damage like pimples and freckles.
(sheknows.com)


 


* Nail Polish - expired nail color can make your nails texture unstable.
(koreadepart.com)



 

* Perfume - expired perfume can cause your neck irritated.
(popsugar.com)


 

* Eye shadow - using expired eye shadow can cause itchy and more.
(sleekmakeup.com)




if you care your skin throw away that expired cosmetic to save your skin for any bad reaction.

-here are the shelf lives of cosmetic product-
Oil-Free Foundation: 1 year
Cream or Compact Foundation: 18 months
Concealer: 12-18 months
face Powder: 2 years
Blush and Bronzer: 2 years
Cream Blush: 12-18 months
Powder Eye shadow: 2 years
cream Eyeshadow: 12-18 months
Eyeliner: 2 years
Liquid eyeliner: 3-6 months
Mascara: 3 months
Lipstick: 2 years
Lip liner: 2 years
Lip gloss: 18-24 months
Nail Color: 1 year
source:www.ourvanity.com

20 January 2016

My Philippine Vacation: There is no Place Like home

Aside from tired and stress reason, I wanted to take a vacation from this cold freezing world here In the Japan where I base, it only lasts for about 2 weeks since the last vacation I've had back in 2014. today I just want to share my previous vacation on that time through an image of me with my family in the Philippines.
(from left is my sister,nephew,me,nephew, my father,elder sister and sitting below is my mother)

It doesn’t matter what I have brought or nothing something for them, as long as we seeing each other, it is home.
 (me eating Jollibee with my nephew and sisters)

In a way, spending time with my family is kind of like taking a breath in a middle of a long swim. Since I am so far away from home now that I am in living and working for a decade here in Japan, I might need a vacation sometimes.
 (ケイトのお母さんとお姉さん)

This way, when I go back into the village, I can do things as what I did on my childhood before.

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