Royal Wedding

I love Kate Middleton's wedding gown. I appreciate the traditional neckline and the classic lace.


Made me miss my wedding and wedding gown. I've always known what I wanted even before I got married.
I wanted something over the top yet regal and classic. I figured I would only get married once so I wanted to look like a traditional bride.



Yay to weddings and true love. Watching beautiful weddings makes me want to get married over and over again...to the same man, of course!

Our first Luau

The Kalua Pork was good. =)

We are in Hawaii!

Aloha from Hawaii! We still have two days left before flying to the mainland.
Just a little side trip for some fun in the sun.





We are staying at the beautiful oceanfront Pacific Beach Hotel. Love our location since right now, I'm still adjusting to the time and I love how we can just curl up in the afternoons and sleep and don't feel like we are missing out because just downstairs is the heart of Waikiki beach.





Right now, I'm still earning my tan. Two more weeks and I'll be able to see my whole family in Illinois! Yahoo! I've never been this excited since my wedding day!

HAPPY EASTER!

We've been busy this time with Church activities, Holy Week is always a time for reflection and prayers especially in our family. No summer getaways for us during this time.
It was a meaningful Holy Week for me and the hubby albeit the busyness I feel like we were able to recharge and work on our spiritual health.

Thank you Lord for everything. We offer all these to you.

Our vacation is just starting! We are off tomorrow to bake in the Sun for a few days before heading to the families in the mainland. Finally, finally, finally. =))

What I had been busy with the past few days






These are all hand-made beaded bibs with real semi-precious stones by yours truly. Yes, I do make them myself. I have help but ultimately, I like working on pieces from my shop with my two hands especially with the prototype designs. I'll be off to our well-deserved vacay but I'm pretty sure I'll be bringing work with me. No other way. So excited for the coming days.

6 more days to go, not counting today.

Right now my mind is still with work and all the stuff that I need to finish. I know that this trip is a big one. Aside from the personal reasons, its also a step towards the dream that I finally accepted is intertwined with my fate. I believe that the next two months or so would answer some questions that I've been pondering on for years now...but can't seem to answer fully.

6 more sleepless nights, Isabel. I hope the answers come to me in a big thud.

Spring Play

All original designs at Charmed Life by Ysa Yason

Hello, blog. I'm still here.

Been awfully busy. Same old line, I know. Hopefully in two weeks I'll be able to post exciting photos but for now, I'll just hawk around my wares.

Please visit my bead shop, Charmed Life by Ysa Yason.

I need an excuse.

Balenciaga Twiggy Pivoine 2010. Never say never.

An early birthday present, perhaps.

I wish I can blog more often.

I will be blogging more often in May, for sure. But at present, I'm running against time.

My life is boring these days, cooped up and trying to finish stuff and getting OC with delegating projects. I swear, I cannot not touch everything I sell.

In less than two weeks, We'll be more relaxed, I hope. For now, I'll squeeze in my time whatever life gives me.

Today, was a lazy day for me. It's not that I don't have things to do its just that I talked to my two sisters and bestfriend through YM for the past few hours that now I feel so lazy peeling myself off from my laptop. I reckon I'll be starting and ending my day very late.

I'm excited for so many things this April but then it doesn't take a lot to excite me. ;) Its just that I feel like I'm finally, finally close to going home to my family. The stars and schedules are aligning rather in my favor for the first time in a long time, thank God for that.

I feel like this month will be a great month. We'll see.

I haven't been feeling well the past few days. I want to take it easy but then I really have no choice since I have two scheduled weddings for April.
I don't like being sick because I am forced to not do anything and that means thinking more. My minds goes into hyperdrive when I am not doing anything thats why I am always tinkering with stuff, reading or planning things to do during lull times.

Today I am forced to rest. My down time led me to thinking about past purchases (specially bag purchases) and I realized with so much regret that I could have used the money to renovate our kitchen instead. *Sigh. I am done with bags.I promise...at least for the next six months. I need to focus more on house projects.
Talk about resting. *Sigh, again.

So now I just decided to go online and browse around, looking for things to do and clothes to wear for summer and I found these:



I want! Fitflops Floretta just like other Fitflops are bulky compared to the average flipflops. But in my humble opinion, once you start wearing one, you'll never want to wear other flipflops/sandals again.
I found my staple sandals this summer. =)) Yay to productivity even when resting, hehe.

I like the one in Cream, after all.

My sister showed me this last Thursday because she knew I would love the style since I had been looking for a beige Marc Jacobs Stam bag. I also looove Gold Hardware, when done correctly it makes everything look more luxurious. Needless to say, I spent a sleepless night. The next day, I was a woman on a mission.

Hello to my new baby named Kate.

Salamat, Ate Hon.

It's your fault! I'm craving for this one. It's a Kate Spade with 14k Gold Plated Hardware.
Its light pink, quilted and with gold hardware. The only three elements needed to make me say YES!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY MADERBELS!

I love you so much my maderbels, I miss you and I'll see you very soon! Stay light and positive! =*

Carry ko ito!

I woke up feeling very positive today. I realized I am at my happiest when I'm at my busiest and when I have tasks and goals at hand. I always looked forward to my "down days" and bumming days and its during these times that I obsess on the most trivial stuff.

Tama nga ang aking maderbels, an idle mind is the workshop of the devil. Go, go, go!

Shout out to ATE VI!!!

I am loving, loving this. My sister got this last October and its not a small feat considering this line sold out just days after its release. I just got them 2 weeks ago. Thanks so much Ate! I love you and I am so glad you are my sisterey.

newfound love

I am still deciding though if it's true love or just an infatuation. As I was researching about proper care of Balenciaga leather, I found this: For the love of Balenciaga.

Now, BB's are growing on me. Browse around too and you'll find yourself slowly craving for one.

Just a few Raves.

Understandably, I have a lot of Pond's Gold Radiance Products strewn around the house. I gave out a few already but I have some left because I wanted to try this line. I have been using Clarins and Estee Lauder for my face. But this morning I saw my Pond's Gold Radiance Serum calling out to me, waiting to be used for the first time. I tried it on and I loved it! I still have to use it though for a few weeks to really know if it works for me but right now it feels fresh on my face and that's a real plus. Summer is approaching and the last thing I want to do is put heavy gunk on my face...but alas, I can't forego moisturizing the face, especially with the fact that I'm officially entering my late twenties this summer (gulp).


Other Raves:


I was hesitant buying this one at first because of all the bad reviews online but I'm a Revlon girl. I love Revlon and though I buy high-end makeups, I find myself buying these stuff for the packaging and of course, for travel more than anything else. But for everyday errands and running around, Revlon is my go-to. I'm slowly realizing there's not much difference with designer make up and high-street or drugstore brands. If you need to invest on anything, it should be on quality applicators and brushes. But then I don't have sensitive skin so I guess designer or drugstore brands work the same for me.

I succumbed to eyelash extension craze a few months back and I learned the hard way because most of my real lashes fell off. I used this mascara for my lash rehab and I am so happy with the results. I love this product. It's not for everyone with its ginormous wand and somewhat flaky consistency but hey, it worked for me. I'm on my third tube since November.

MAC Wonder Woman was launched in the Philippines last March 20 and I was worried I won't be able to buy the much hyped MAC Marquise D'. Although I like the Nude shade what I love most in the MAC Wonder Woman Line is the Mineralize Skin Finish Pink Power (the one on the right). I was able to buy a few stuff from this line in Singapore. It was our last day and we waited for 20 minutes because the items just arrived. Just in time, it was 3 hours before our flight. ;)



I never liked Matte powders. This one, I really love. Aside from the cute packaging, its a BB powder. I really hope they release this as well in Watsons Philippines. I'm worried about running this one out real soon.

(Image from the The Clover Beauty Inn).

YAY to being girly! =))

Pao's birthday

For Pao's birthday, we went to Singapore.




We stayed at Marina Mandarin at the Marina Bay which I absolutely loved.






Nice hotel rooms make me lazy, to my husband's exasperation. I'd rather enjoy the fluffy pillows than the sights.


A little sightseeing...


A little food-tripping...




A little shopping...




...And a whole lotta love. Singapore was a pleasant surprise. =)) Had a great time.