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Monday, November 30, 2009

Is Lulur Bar the answer? :)

Happy Monday girls, I apologize for the absence the past couple of days. I just couldn't find the strength to write about so much beauty amidst the horror massacre in Maguindanao province. It just seems unreal up to now that people like that exist. Greedy, selfish. Ugh i just don't want to get in to that again. I'm just really affected by this. But anyway today I am back to regular programming after a good weekend of lounging in Pililla Rizal.

I will be honest, I have bad skin. My face is super oily, I break out a lot, I have large pores, uneven skin tone and yes, I wish my face surface was smooth. I have tried countless products that promised to cure the kind of problem I had with my face. Some worked and others didn't, and for the ones that did work, they were either too expensive or needed me to use at least 5 different products on my face day and night plus oral medication. It was expensive and too much hassle at the same time.

I admit, for a person who is in advertising, I am a sucker for ads. Haha I know I am gullible to my own craft even though I know MOST of the info being given is fabricated. I feel embarassed but yes, all aspects of advertising sell to me. So whenever there is a new product I tend to be curious about it and try it in the hopes that I see reslts of what had been promised, and that hardly happens. So as usual, here I am trying something new, Lulur Bar:


What it is:

120 Grams

What is it (Taken from Venus and Mars Website):

The Javanese Lulur is considered to be the queen of treatments and has been practiced in the palaces of Central Java since the 17th century. There, the pursuit of beauty has long been a daily ritual and the Javanese Lulur an integral step, leaving skin soft, supple and shining.

Wouldn't it be nice if we could actually use this in our everyday bath?

VNM LULUR SOAP
Ingredients: emu oil, tea tree essential oil, turmeric, tea tree leaves, shea butter, arbutin, calamansi, papain, olive oil and coconut oil, mango

What is so unique about VNM's LULUR?
It is designed to leave the skin clear from impurities by means of its turmeric content mixed with emu oil and tea tree and whiten the appearance through its powerful combination of arbutin, calamansi and papain. Moisturize and pamper the skin with the rest of the ingredients and you'll sure find a noticeable and renewed skin!

What can we actually achieve with Java turmeric spice?

1. It reduces pigmentation.
Turmeric can help even out skin tone. Just leave this on for fifteen minutes everyday.

2. It makes the skin supple.
It leaves skin smooth, polished and supple. Of course, single application will not make the difference, you have to use it regularly and you'll be surprised to see how much your skin has changed for the better. Imagine the mix of turmeric with shea butter, mango and emu oil! These are super heroes when it comes to moisturizing and taming even the toughest and roughest of skins! Trust me in this. :)

3. It inhibits cell damage.
Turmeric is an excellent anti-oxidant, hence, it stabilizes free radicals that are known to cause damage to cells that eventually leads to aging and various diseases.

4. It reduces hair growth.
Turmeric is believed to reduce hair growth by softening even our hair strands! Some doctors even recommend using it for unwanted hair.

5. It helps heal acne.
Many people love turmeric because of its acne-healing property. Just imagine turmeric with emu oil and tea tree! What a powerful combo that is!

6. It is an excellent skin beautifier.
With this version??? What more is left to say?



It sounds really inviting eh? That is all me, acne problems, facial hair, skin discoloration, its like this soap was created for the me out there. Haha So I got one and I can't wait to try it!!

Just a tip for everyone, whenever I have organic soap, what I do so that I can maximize the bar is to cut them into mini bars. This way you get to store in a dry place the ones not in use. I really hate it when the whole bar gets soaked and them so soft submerged in water or any moist environment and you end up wasting the bar. After using the mini bar, also store this in a dry dish far from water or contact with any other soap. :)

Lookie! I was able to cut them into 10 mini bars! :)


I'm feeling optimistic about it. Do you think Lulur Bar is the answer? I do hope so :)


Toodles! :)

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Product Spotlight - Aromacology VCO Hair Treatment


Aromacology Sensi's top selling product - VCO Hairt Treatment.

Get soft healthy hair same as those expensive treatments in the salon with Aromacology Sensi's VCO Hair Treatment.

This can be used as hot oil / Hair Spa or simply as is on scalp and on hair to retain softness and healthiness back in your hair. Scoop a generous amount with your fingers and massage all over scalp and hair at night and in the morning rinse you hair with warm water and feel the softness it does to your hair. This product is totally safe and not heavy as it is made with Virgin Coconut Oil.

For hot oil/hair spa purposes, massage a generous amount on your scalp and hair. Get a light towel and submerge this in luke warm water (or hot water if you can take it), take out the towel and squeeze out water. You want to feel that the towel is warm and damp and not totally soaked. Once you have this wrap this around your head like a turban. Leave on for about 20 minutes and rinse after. No shampoo needed!

Can help cure dandruff, promote hair growth and restores shine in hair!

This is really an amazing product! You can get this for only PHP295!

For more information about the product, click HERE! :)


To see the full range of Aromocology Sensi product, please visit:

www.revitalizespa.multiply.com

To place orders for Phiippine Based Readers. :)




Toodles!! :)

Thursday, September 3, 2009

New Falsies + FOTD

After work today, I decided to go around the mall and just look around. But of course, knowing me, you can never just "look around" lol . So as usual I found myself oggling over beauty products, make up and everything that has to do with make up. So I ended up buying new brushes, some empty containers, spatulas and oh my god some really great falsies!!! It was amazing, when i turned to the next aisle it was like i won a million bucks! There it was a gazillion falsies. I'm not even exaggerating there were tons! I wanted them all! So many colors and so many styles! I spent about 30 minutes choosing which to get. I didn't want to haul since I've never tried the brand before, so i chose only 4. It took me forever to choose! I really wanted them all! haha Check out the ones I got.


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Aren't they just pretty? I'm in love! The ones on the top are the more natural ones and the ones you can use on an everyday basis, while the ones on the bottom are for special occasions or fancy make-up looks. I was super curious about trying fancy falsies like the one with studs or ones in different colors so I decided to get the ones at the bottom. The only thing though, these come without glue so you'll have to purchase the glue separately.

Here's my FOTD using the bottom left falsies, I decided to do a green/purple look to match the falsies.

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What I used:

Face:
Mac NC40 sculpt and shape foundation
Mac Powder
San San Coral Collection Blush
Make Up Forever Highlight and Contour

Eyes:
Cinema Secrets Concealer Palete <--- HG Concealer :)
Urban Decay Primer Potion
White eye pencil as base
Green/Aqua e/s from CS 78 Palette
Purple e/s from CS 78 Palette
Indigo/Blue e/s from CS 78 Palette
San San Pen Liner

Lips:
San San lipstick in Pink Berry Margharita

For San San product details used please click ME! :)


Can you see how long the lashes are? Amazing! So overall I am happy with the result of how the falsies look! They aren't very hard to apply, and the quality isn't tacky or cheap so these will probably last 3 uses. That deserves 2 thumbs up and a big big smile!! :)

I can now go back and start HAULING!! oh I am so excited!!! :) I have to start Hauling before my make-up classes start! Weeehh! I'm even more excited!! :)

Will be trying on the rest of the falsies in other FOTDs. Which one do you guys think I should try next? Let me know! :)


Toodles! :)







Tuesday, August 25, 2009

San-San Haul + FOTD

Hello lovelies! How has everyone been? I've been pretty busy with work at the start of this week, but that won't stop me from blogging. hehe

After work today, I dropped by the closest HBC store to check out the San-San Cosmetics gondola. I have been hearing good reviews about this brand for quite some time now because of its great quality for such an affordable cost! When I say affordable, IT IS SUPER AFFORDABLE!! :) I initially wanted to buy their eye shadow brushes however they were out, so I decided to try their other products. It was so hard to choose, they have a lot of products! Oh, by the way, I got my loot for only PHP535!!!! That's about $11! Cheap eh? So check out my haul below:


Items:
San-San eye shadow trio in 03
San-San eye liner pen
San-San eye shaow duo 09 (greens)
San-San eye shadow pencil in peach
San-San eye shadow pencil in green
San-San moisture lipstick in pink berry margharita
San-San coral collection in golden seashore


Moisture lipstick in Pink Berry Margharita


San-San coral collection in golden seashore, I super love this, it's actually an eye shadow duo but i bought it so I can use it as blush! :) Check out the swatch:

leftmost: darker pink, middle: orange/peach, rightmost: both colors combined


Swatch Eye shadow sticks and Eyeliner pen


Swatch of eyeshadow duo in green


I was so thrilled because the products are really nice and super affordable. I just wish there were more HBC stores around. They aren't really present in all malls so you might have a hard time locating a store. But don't worry, the visit to an HBC store is worth it! :)

Anyway, here's my FOTD using some of the newly purchased San-San products :)




What I used:

Face:
Smashbox Illuminating Serum
Smashbox Photo Finish Primer
MAC Studio Sculpt Foundation NC40
Make Up Forever Highlight and Contour
San-San Coral Collection in Golden Seashore used as Blush :)

Eyes:
Smashbox eye illuminating serum
MAC NW35 concealer
Urban Decay Primer Potion
San-San eye shadow pencil in green (as base)
Mineral Eye Shadows in Aqua, Dark Blue and Black (click here for the swatches)
San-San eye liner pen
Benefit Bad Gal Mascara

Lips:
MAC NC30 concealer as primer
San-San Moisture lipstick in Pink Berry Margharita



Okay, I really have to get ready for bed, work again tomorrow!

Goodnight Everyone!


Toodles! :)

Friday, August 21, 2009

Trying Avon

I have always been fascinated with direct selling and AVON is the most classic and the first thing I think of. I love going through the product booklet and choosing items even though I haven't seen them yet. Nowadays this concept has evolved to online shopping, but even with this, I must say, seeing the product booklet still gets me excited! Hehe

So I was in a meeting with my client and by the end, my eyes were being drawn to a familiar small booklet. I reached out and asked if this was an Avon Booklet with sparkles in my eyes hehe. She had sparkles in her eyes too and replied Yes, I sell for my sideline. Then I was thinking, doesn't this benefit us both, this is building client relations while making myself happy with direct selling shopping hehe.

I wanted to get so much but I also thought, multiple purchases will be better (building relations aspect) hehe. So first batch of my orders were:

1. Glazewear Diamond Lipstick in Nude Gold
2. Fashion Earrings (super cute!)
3. Eye pencil in violet blue
4. Eye pencil in emerald green (to follow, color was out of stock)
5. Red Cosmetic pouch (discounted price for getting the Diamond Lipstick)

All that for only PHP700! Haha And oh, I also get a free gift since I bought a Diamond lipstick, It's a promo now since it's part of their new line Glazewear. So I'm still waiting for my free gift and my emerald green eye pencil. :)

Here's a look at what I have now:





So here's me with everything on lol
AVON Eye Liner in Violet Blue used as e/s base on lids
AVON Eye Liner in Violet Blues used for lower lashline
AVON Glazewear Diamond Lipstick in Nude for Lips
AVON Fashion Earring :)

The Rest of my face:
Coastal Scents Palette using Blue and Aqua Shades e/s
Coastal Scents Palette using Plum e/s
Coastal Scents Palette using Silver e/s
MAC liquid Liner
MAC NW30 Concealer
MAC Paintpot in painterly for e/s base
Clinique Pressed Powder
Make Up Forever Contour and Higlight
Smashbox Bronzer
Pink Blush
Benefit Bad Gal Mascara



Toodles! :)


Thursday, August 20, 2009

Beauty Products Bargain

Like everyone else, I get excited over make-up, beauty products, bags and fashion. So when these items go on sale, I get hyper and giddy just like a happy little girl who ate too much candy. Haha So when I heard that Pond's was having the Big Beauty Sale, I checked their website and was eyeing the Pond's Age Miracle Microdermabrasion kit. It was 70% off!!! Way cool since it's original price is about PHP1,299 and now sale price is PHP389!

Originally ads and flyers announced that the Sale was starting from August 15 till September 15. But 2 weeks ago August 9 Sunday, I woke up and the first thing that came to my mind was to go to Watsons and check out the Pond's Gondola. So I went and was surprised that The Big Beauty Sale was already taking effect! I got 1 Age Miracle Microdermabrasion Kit for PHP389.70 and 1 Age Miracle Dual Eye Therapy cream for only PHP299, and even though it was only 11 am and only me in the store I wouldn't let go of them haha. But wait! There's more!When I turned around to my surprise I saw the Olay Gondola on sale too! Wow it was sooo m lucky day haha. And without hesitation I decided to get Olay Total Effects in Touch of Tan for only PHP378. :) Went home right away excited at all my goodies! hehe






So its been about 2 weeks since my purchases and I must say these products are definately worth it.

The Microdermabrasion Kit did not fail me! I love it so much that I hate myself for only getting one kit and now it's sold out EVERYWHERE! ugh. My skin feels a lot smoother and more even skin tone. :) Same goes for the Dual Eye Therapy cream, I love how 2 different creams are in one jar, one cream for the lids and another for the bottom eye area.

The Olay Total Effects Cream in touch of tan gives a perfect base for make-up too! So this is a keeper! Hehe :)

So now, I am in constant search for a store with stock of the Pond's Age Miracle Microdermabrasion kit. I need more! I need to stock up! hehe

Who doesn't love Beauty products? Even more when they are on sale hehe :)


Toodles! :)

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