Back from the Bazaar
Monday, November 10, 2008(NOTE: I started writing this on October 10 but then I got lazy and didn’t finish it *cough*Fallout!*cough*. So, here is the complete post that was meant to be posted on October 10! *time travels*)
Went to the Makati Rotary Club’s 21st Christmas Bazaar yesterday primarily to get my hands on more Ellana Mineral Cosmetics and to check out what other goodies I might find there. My family and I managed to snag some free tickets to the bazaar when we bumped into one of my mom’s friends in church. Funny thing is, we didn’t even mention the event but she just brandished the tickets out of the blue and gave it to us. She only had 3 tickets so my dad had to pay for his own when he got there, but it was all cool. Freebies are freebies!
Ellana’s booth was the first booth you’d see once you ascended the staircase in Hotel Intercontinental. I met Ms. Coney and introduced myself and she knew that I was one of the many people who blog about her wonderful products. She was really nice and one of the sellers there (I didn’t ask for her name, silly me!) was very friendly and accommodating. I gave her 2 lists of orders: my list and Kei’s list and she efficiently placed all the products in a paper bag, wrote up the bill, and gave me a free liquid lip color! I think she said that it was one of their new products. I chose the Allure shade, which has a lovely coppery tint.
Stuff I bought from Ellana:
- Innocence Concealer
- Awake Concealer
- Flirtation blush
- Fulfillment blush
- Cafe Moche Intensive sampler
- Toffee Mocha Intensive sampler
- (freebie is the lip color on the right!)
Reviews will soon follow!
They also have a shiny new catalog:
I also bought a cute bag organizer from one of the other stalls in the bazaar:
Previous Comments
@lexi: Thanks for the advice. I myself would never entrust my items to complete strangers.
Posted by sh3lly at May 9, 2009, 8:46 amAll comments are moderated. Your comments will not appear here unless approved by the blog owner. Thank you.
Tip No# 1 for Bazaaristas: Never ever fall prey to other opportunist bazaarista’s tricks.
This summer I joined a bazzar for the very first time. I met a fellow bazaarista who showed an interest in my items and showered me with friendliness and false promises. She volunteered to sell my items in a consignment basis. I was hesitant at first but I gave in. She seemed like an honest and reliable person, very friendly and amiable. A month has now passed and have yet to see a single cent. I called and texted her to remind her of the payment but her replies became few and unfriendly. I have now reconciled with the fact that Iam never getting my items back nor my money. It was such a stupid decision to trust a complete stranger. So never ever at any point be a victim to these bazaarista’s. if someone wants your items make them pay in full. Pay or no deal…that’s what you tell them. And by the way she interviewed my tindera first so also remind your tinderas to be vigilant and never to give anything away…..like where you buy stuff etc etc… the important things. You can never believe how many evil opportunist are lurking in bazaars.
Posted by lexi at May 9, 2009, 7:40 am