For this week's Food Adventure, we tried out the different flavored chicken wings at Wing Stop in Glorietta 2, Makati.

Wing Stop has an ongoing promo called Flavor Invasion, you get to try a free chicken wing with a different flavor aside from the flavors that you will order. :D

We went to Wing Stop bearing coupons too. We used 2 different coupons from the Belle de Jour Power Planner. One for free Texas Style Fries and another for free Onion Rings.

The place was pretty empty save for 5 other people when we got there. It was spacious and well lit too. We settled in at a cool looking booth on the right side of the resto.

I ordered 5 pieces of wings in Honey Garlic flavor and a Free wing with Mild Buffalo flavor. With this order, I used the coupon for the free onion rings. Then I ordered 5 pieces of Garlic Parmesan wings with 1 free wing with Louisiana Rub flavor. Then used the coupon for the free fries.

Free Onion Rings and Texas Style Fries

Honey Garlic P195 for 5 pcs Battered Fried Wings

Garlic Parmesan P195 for 5 pcs Battered Fried Wings

Obligatory Groufie with the food. :D

Another obligatory Groufie with the food. :D

Wing Stop knows that eating wings is done better with your hands instead of with utensils. They provide plastic gloves so you won't need to wash your hands!

The food here is pretty good. The free sides, onion rings and fries, were quickly prepared and crispy and tasty. The chicken was cooked well and the flavors were pretty good. I loved the Honey Garlic flavor. But my least favorite was the Mild Buffalo one. Eughh It was too sour and neither of us liked it.

The service isn't bad but could be improved. They missed the second order by switching the flavors of the free wing and the actual order, so I had to take it back to the counter. Another thing that could be improved is their soap dispenser. When I tried to wash my hands the soap sprayed all over the place and went in my eyes. AAAAHHH

Overall, Wing Stop is a pretty good place to grab dinner and hangout. It's a sports bar mostly, since they are playing football and basketball channels on the TVs. Not really my thing but hey, if you like sports you might enjoy hanging out here. 

After eating til we're full, we still couldn't finish all the food we ordered so we still had take out for the next day. :D

Wing Stop
LG/F Glorietta 2, Palm Dr
Ayala Center, Makati
(02) 958-4656

Visited: June 25, 2016
Explorers: Ana Carla Pagulayan, Duane Carlo Pagulayan

This is a throwback post, the BDJ coupon I used was from my 2014 Belle de Jour Power Planner. ;)

The Belle de Jour Power Planner cost me P580 and it has coupons that can save you up to P40,000. Or so they say.

We just used one of the coupons where you can get another yoghurt after buying one order of yoghurt. :)

Red Mango Yoghurt is not too tart, and with just the right sweetness for me.
It's a good substitute to regular ice cream when you're feeling a bit guilty from all the sugars.

When BDJ made a teaser of cute makeup products that will be shipped out for the February BDJBox, I got excited.
When the Bellas I met in the Covergirl Soiree guessed that its probably a set of products from Japan, I was even more excited. Japan is always ever the source of cool and cute things.

When I got the box, I wasn't disappointed. XD

Cute Box Sleeve!

I got an entire box of full sized products from Japan. All in the January-February BDJBox.

You just can't help but be happy when you get full sized products from BDJ.  :D

To be honest, I'm not familiar with the brands in the box. Lucido-L, Pixy and Sunkiller are all foreign and new to me. So in the end, when I got over my initial headrush of getting a box full of full sized products, I only ended up using one product. The Bifesta Brightup Cleansing Lotion. Because it's the first time I got a makeup remover from BDJ.

I rarely go out without makeup, it's something common for me nowadays. (Thanks to BDJ of course. Have I mentioned that I've never bought my own make up until I got makeup in the BDJ Box?)
And since I always have makeup on, it's always a chore to clean it all off when the day is done.

The make up I put on my face ranges from just foundation+powder, to foundation+concealer+eyeshadow+waterproof eyeliner+blush+finishing powder (all of them from BDJ)

At the end of the day, usually I just wash my face with a cleanser and water, then use toner to clean off any remaining makeup. But the waterproof eyeliner is a chore to remove. I used to use the eye makeup remover from benefit, but since that's gone I used to keep washing my face to remove the eyeliner. The issue with that is that it takes more effort to clean it off.

Since I got the Bifesta Cleansing Lotion, boy did my life get easier.

Bifesta Cleansng Lotion from the BDJ Box

Don't let the term "Cleansing Lotion" fool you. It's not a cream or lotion. Bifesta is a water based makeup remover that is fragrance free and light. And it's really easy to use. I've been using it everyday since I got it. :)

Here I am with full makeup on.

Add some pumps of Bifesta cleansing lotion on a cotton pad, then wipe off the makeup.

After wiping half of my face, you will clearly see the difference. It removed the foundation, eyeshadow and eyeliner off the left side of my face. (The difference of the eye makeup is really significant. :D )

Then I wipe over the rest of my face

Now my face is all clean and I can go to sleep. :D

Pros:
*Easy to use: Just pump some on a cotton pad and wipe your face to remove makeup
*Removes all makeup, includes waterproof eye makeup
*Doesn't sting, you can swipe around your eyes to remove eyeliner without hurting em (versus the Benefit eye makeup remover. If that gets in your eyes while cleaning off makeup you better run to the closest sink and wash it off quick! It hurts!)
*Fragrance free, although it won't bother me even if it did have a scent
*Just a small amount is enough per use. I got my bottle mid Feb and after almost three weeks of daily use, I only used up maybe 20% of it.

Cons:
*Nothing really. But I'm not sure how the Brightup feature works. I don't see a brightening effect on my face after using it.

Overall, this Bifesta Cleansing Lotion is definitely something that should be part of your beauty regimen. At least when you're feeling lazy. It's a one step makeup removal product that is worth it's price. It's fairly affordable considering you get a 300 ml bottle for just around P400. And with that, this 7 day challenge is complete. :D

If you want to get your own BDJbox, just go to bdjbox.com and subscribe! It's P580 per month if you want to get just 1 box, but the cheapest option is the 6 month subscription for P3300, where you can get a box at just P550 each.

P.S
Everything in the February BDJBox is awesome.
I just haven't tried all of them just yet. :D

The following are all the items I received for the January-February 2015 BDJ Box. I will post a separate blog post for reviews of any item in the BDJ Box. :)

This is the first time I'm getting a January Box since I started subscribing with the BDJBox. I always thought that there would be 12 boxes in a year. I didn't know until I got it, that for January and February only one box is sent out. And that means there's only 11 boxes in a year. I was worrying for naught the entire month of January! :P

This month's box has products from Bifesta, Lucido-L, Pixy, and Sunkiller. All products are full sized and there's not a single small sample in sight! Awesome!

Let's have a look at what we got:

Sunkiller Perfect Strong SPF 50+
Lucido-L Treatment Oil Straight
Lucido-L Styling Milk Straight
Pixy Whitening Two Way Cake - Natural
Pixy Whitening Compact Powder - Natural
Pixy Eye Shadow - Romantic Poem 01
Pixy Blush on - Carnation Bloom 06
Bifesta Cleansing Lotion - Bright up

Sunkiller Perfect Strong SPF 50+

 

Lucido-L Styling Milk Straight and Lucido-L Treatment Oil Straight

Pixy Whitening Two Way Cake - Natural

Pixy Eye Shadow - Romantic Poem 01

Pixy Blush on - Carnation Bloom 06

Bifesta Cleansing Lotion - Bright up

Pixy Whitening Compact Powder - Natural

In case you're wondering why the Bifesta cleansing lotion isn't full, well. It's because I was using it already. And I forgot to take photos of each product before I used them, and I need them for this blog post so I took a photo anyway. This is the only product from this box that I've been using for the past week. :D

If you want to get your own BDJbox, just go to bdjbox.com and subscribe! It's P580 per month if you want to get just 1 box, but the cheapest option is the 6 month subscription for P3300, where you can get a box at just P550 each.

Visit bdjbox.com to sign up for the BDJ Box subscription and get a surprise every month (except for January). :)

The following photos are all the items I received for the December BDJ Box. I will post a separate blog post for reviews of any item in the BDJ Box. Visit BDJBox.com to sign up.

For December's box, Belle de Jour teamed up with Covergirl to give us five fabulous full sized products to complete our Christmas glam looks!

A photo posted by Ana Carla Pagulayan (@carurachan1) on Dec 12, 2014 at 11:04am PST

Got the following products:

Lash blast Fusion Mascara Black
Black Smokey Shadow Blast Eye Color
Trublend Mineral Pressed Powder Shade 2
Trublend Foundation Shade 2
Cheekers Blush Rose Pink

Lash blast Fusion Mascara Black

Black Smokey Shadow Blast Eye Color

Trublend Mineral Pressed Powder Shade 2

Trublend Foundation Shade 2

Cheekers Blush Rose Pink

I'm already using the mascara, foundation and the pressed powder. They're all pretty good! Posting a review soon :)

The following photos are all the items I received for the November BDJ Box. I will post a separate blog post for reviews of any item in the BDJ Box.

This month we get another set of samples from Benefit Cosmetics. The first time I got benefit cosmetics was back in June. This time I got a different set of cosmetics. The only items I got for the second time would be the Lolli tint, the They're Real mascara, and the Big Easy cream. But most of those samples are all used up by now. :P 

The entire BDJ Box set for November featuring Benefit Cosmetics

They're Real! Push up Gel liner, Mascara, and Cream Eye Makeup remover

Posie Balm tinted lip balm

Total Moisture Facial Cream

Big Easy Matte cream

Lolli Tint - Lip and Cheek tint

Sample pack of Total Moisture cream and Instant Comeback facial serum.

Free Makeupper coupon, which is valid til FEBRUARY!!!!

If you are not familiar with the BDJ Box subscription, visit bdjbox.com to know more.
Thanks to:
+BDJ Box Team +Benefit Cosmetics 

The following photos are all the items I received for the October BDJ Box. I will post a separate blog post for reviews of any item in the BDJ Box.

If you are not familiar with the BDJ Box subscription, visit bdjbox.com to know more.

This is another huge box of products from BDJ. Very happy to get the Fullsized Dial Products. I got samples of Dial from Sample room and Im definitely sold on the Coconut water body wash. ^_^

I also got a few full sized products this month. I got Dove anti hair fall tonics, Mychoice Spa salts, and lotions, and a Revlon Quad Eye Shadow Pallette.

In the box, were also some samples from Loreal Paris, Yves Rocher and Strip products.