24 Days of Christmas Pressies

Before December started, my mom and I decided to do this kind of Advent Calendar thingy, in which both of us would give small surprise pressies to each other until actual Christmas. Since it was a last minute thing, we didn't really wrap them, we just placed them so we could find them every morning. We set a very small budget and the pressies were basically snacks and things we'd enjoy everyday.

Here are the pressies I received:

Day 1: Sake Purifying Mask. As a Sake lover, I was super excited when I saw it, it is just perfect! haha. It is from Natural Care Cosmetic Series, same brand that had the Sailor Moon masks I bought a while ago.

Day 2: Luna sheet mask. This one is also from Natural Care Cosmetic Series and is part of the Moon Collection. I couldn't find Luna when I first got them and now I have her!!

Day 3: Candy! These are some of my favorites! 

Day 4: Coca cola with caramel coffee and candies! Guys, I am obsessed with the coffee coke, I know is not everyone's cup of tea but, yeah. It was my first time trying the caramel one tho. I've only had the vanilla and espresso one.

Day 5: Chocolate muffins! It's funny cuz I also got them for my mom but they were vanilla instead of chocolate. 

Day 6: Chocoretas! cuz mint-chocolate is my fav combo ever.

Day 7: soursop soy juice and smiley cherry candy.

Day 8: Lots of smiley cherry candy!

Day 9: Fruity cereal with marshmallows. Marshmallows make everything cuter and funnier.

Day 10: My mom made fritters! You have no idea how much I love these!

Day 11: Chocolate Vualá. These are mini croissants filled with chocolate. Love them!

Day 12: soursop gummies! These are reaaally good guys.

Day 12: A lotus flower sheet mask fromNatural Care Cosmetic Series, it is a vitamins mask and, a choco caramel bar. 

Day 14: Gummy bears! I loved these because the also had a blue bear that was delish and, a pink one!

Day 15: Choco caramel bar and friuty cereal!

Day 16: Walnut cookies filled with nutella! 

Day 17: Walnut cookies with strawberry jam!

Day 18: Coca-cola and mini gansito.

Day 19: Pinguinos and a nail polish. I got to try the Pinguinos Christmas edition which are choco-mint so, yeah. They were pretty good. The nail polish's brand is NHC and it's a beautiful pink shade. It didn't show in the pic but the lid has a rose shape that makes the presentation super girly and cute.

Day 20: Gansito chocolate milk and peanuts (peanuts are one of my fav snacks). 

Day 21: Another Sake mask from Natural Care Cosmetic Series and some choco-mint candy.

Day 22: Fruity Mentos and a pretty lilac nail polish. The nail polish is also from NHC and also has a very cute and girly presentation.

Day 23: Coca-cola and some marshmallow cookies!

Day 24: I don't think the pic shows it well but, I received a heart charm that looks pretty Sailor Moonish to me along with deemint strawberry candy.

It was a lot of fun waking up to treats everyday, this could become a tradition now! Hehe. Of course, all the yummies are gone now. 

Anyway guys, I hope you had a Happy Christmas. xx

❅ My Christmas Pressies 2021 ❅

Yup, it is that time of the year again, time for me to show you what I recieved this Christmas because I just love to make these posts every year. Hehe.

Most of them came with some candy but I already ate most, if not all of them and I didn't take all the pics right when I recieved them so, yeah.

Here we go!

I'm gonna start with the ones I recieved at work.

This papaya & clementine candle was a gift from one of my students. Since i moved, I love recieving things for the apartment. It's such a nice gift. It's from Mocca Candles, it's pink and It smells delicious! 

This cute bee bottle from Miniso was also from one of my middle school students. We had a little exchange and this is what I got. It had more candies but I already ate a few when I took the pic. 

The hand soap was also from an exchange with my students, it came with many candies that are now gone. It is from Bath and Body Works. The one on the right is also from two of my students who are cousins. It is a bracelet and a matching mask holder. Really pretty.

Chocolates on the left are also from an exchange! (I know, I had many this year) My friend Diana was the one who gave them to me. It was a nice, unexpected thing. On the right we have a pretty, personalized chocolate and some money, also from my students. 

I believe this was my first gift this year. And it was from my boss. It came with many yummies incuding 2 bottles of wine (white and red), bread sticks, quince cheese, pasta, tea and a wine opener.

And then, from my other job, I also recieved a wine bottle. A rose wine this time. Which is great cuz I really like rose wine.

Moving on to the ones I recieved from friends and family.

Cherry Essence Mask Sheet from Hayan KBeauty, Unicorn Glow Creamy Velvet Lip liquid lipstick and some candy from Ceci, my Jun-chan! Candy is gone and I'll save the rest for separate blog posts.

I recieved my first Christmas sweater and it is a Spidey one! Y'all know he's my superhero crush. It's just perfect! My friends gave me this one along with more candy when we had our little x-mas reunion.

On that same day we had another exchange. A snack exchange this time and I recieved macaroons from Chezmoi Reposteria. The most delish ones so far! I also had teddy bear chosolate cookies, pop tarts and other yummies.

Eggnog! My true love during this season is one of the best things you can give me, haha. My friend  knows...  

A few days before Christmas, I met up with my friends to have a mini celebration at Starbucks and, of course, there were more pressies. The first one is from Dee Dee eonni, 3 Sailor Moon masks (feat. Jupiter, mercury and Venus), chocolate, cute cat earrings, a Tomioka badge (cuz husbando) and a sweet note.

These are from リツコさん (Diana, hehe) and we have more Sailor Moon facemasks, Sailor Moon candy and super warm pj's! 

Mom and I got matching pj's and decided to wear them on the 24th

Back in november, Lu gave me an early x-mas pressie cuz she knew it'd be useful for the apartment and, she was right. This organizer helped me to store some stuff in my kitchen, it was very easy to assemble, it's cute and it doesn't take much space out of my small kitchen.

But then, she also gave me these goodies a few days before x-mas. Sailor Moon masks and chocolate meringue (which are SO good). I love how I recieved many Sailor Moon things this year.

My mom gave me this bubblegum pink (the color doesn't really show on the pic) vest dress. It's cool cuz it has a sweatshirt kind of fabric so you can wear it in different styles, including a very relaxed look with snickers.

I loooove over the knee boots so my mom also gave me a pair of black ones and a little silver vase along with some chocolate. Can't wait to put my living room together to find a place for it!

Grandpa gave me money and even tho I haven't spent it all, I bought this book. Sakura's Story: Love Riding on the Spring Breeze. 

My sister gave me Lindor chocolates. One of my favs.

And, there you go guys. Can't beieve the year is basically gone now, one more post to go and it'll be 2022!

Hot Choco Bombs with a twist!

I recieved Chocolate Bombs from Chez Moi Reposteria, proudly made by my friend Jonathan. I've been obssessing with these cute bombs since I tried them earlier this month. 

If you havent tried choco bombs yet, I have a post dedicated to them and the whole experience, hehe.

Let's talk about these bombs first:

The 4 balls came in a cute, pink box 

They came in two different, festive colors...

Red and silver

Green and gold

The four balls are made of dark chocolate and filled with colorful marshmallows. They were really good!

This time I wanted to give a little twist to this drink, keeping it seasonal. I still had some eggnog and decided to add some to the hot chocolate to spice it up a little. Hehe.

To make this you just need milk, a choco bomb and some eggnog.

Prep your mug...

...add the hot milk and enjoy how pretty this is!

Pour eggnog to your liking and stir to mix everything

And, there you have it! The mix of the chocolate with the hint of alcohol is pretty good. It's super easy to make, it's festive, pretty and perfect for this cold weather.

Cheers!!