Single ladies put so much time to their skin and body rituals in which of course made them sexy and beautiful. That was my routine before I got married and have kids but now the time got shorter and lesser because of the things that needs to be done, mommy and wife duties in short. 

This past few weeks, pampering has not been my routine.  As a full time mommy, most of my time is dedicated to my family, especially that my eldest son is in school and my hubby's work is far from our home.  My hubby stays at work in Clark, Pampanga, he usually leaves us on Monday mornings and comes home on Friday evening.  So, most of the time I'm alone with my kids.

Well, there are times that we spend just a little time and give my self a relaxing pampering session.  This time Asian Secret introduced us their Lulur Facial Scrub.  Though I am using facial scrub of course this time it will be done at a Spa house.



They introduce also their Relaxing and Brightening Facial. They scrub first your face and massage it gently. It contains Lulur beads that gently exfoliate and remove dead skin cells to smoothen and give skin a radiant glow. It moisturizes and leaves sking with a light fragrant scent.


I really like their massage, it was really a relaxing and soothing pampering session despite the busy days and the chores that I am doing in our house.  It lightened the stress and rejuvenated my body on that very moment.



So mommies, you can visit the Asian Secrets Whitening Spa, located at The Block - SM City North EDSA, it is near in our location so I will definitely visit again with my hubby.  Soon!

The Spa just opened last July 11, 2013 and has now made the Lulur Whitening Ritual available to everyone, a more luxurious way to whiten your skin.


Since, I am a full time mommy, I can still pamper my self at the comfort of my own home with their Asian Secret's Lulur Facial Scrub.  Here are some insights and details about the product:

Benefits of using the scrub

• Lulur beads gently exfoliate and remove dead skin cells to smoothen and give it a radiant glow.
• It also moisturizes and leaves skin with a light fragrant scent
• frequent usage lightens the skin, making it fairer and whiter.

How to Use
Treat yourself to an indulgent Lulur Facial right in your own home with Asian Secret's Lulur Whitening Facial Scrub.

• Put a small amount on your finger tips
• Apply on dry face and massage in a gentle circular motion avoiding the eye area
• Rinse with water
• Use every other day for maximum results

Asian Secret's Lulur Whiteneing Facia Scrub is affordably priced at Php70 for a 50g tube while a 100g tube retails for Php120. Available at leading drugstores and supermarkets nationwide.

 
Beauty, Beauty, Beauty! Beauty inside and out with Natasha.

It seems that this busy Mom is now having beauty talks on this blog, isn't it interesting!  Well, I am really interested with this kind of topic.  Though this will by my first time to talk about beauty products I'm hoping that this will not be the last.  So bear with me first and hopefully watch out for more of beauty product talks and reviews.

Personally, I know and believe in Natasha product, why? Well, because I was once a direct seller of that product and I personally use it until now.  I didn't have or had any problem with their products and that's what I can vouch to my client plus I also did recommend some that I personally use.  It's much easier to recommend to clients when you personally use it, right?

What I like about Natasha is their quality and affordability and this is what their Direct Selling products are all about.  This coming holiday season, Natasha Beauty products puts the spotlight on duos, palettes and the new White Solutions Line.  So to give you insights about these products here are my say about it and help you decide on which product will best fits for you.

First on the spotlight is the Eye Duo which has a Lash Mascara on one end and a Liquid Eyeliner on the other end.  This does not only gives you incredible full lashes but also lines for your lids with utmost care in full color release without smudging or smearing.  Active ingredients of this product includes Thyme Extract that gives your lashes antibacterial protection, Quackgrass Extact for moisturizing and Grapeseed Extract that protects the lashes and makes it more resistant.  It also has an innovative silicone technology for superior adherence and wear.  Isn't it amazing to have beautiful and noticeable eyelashes?

Next is the Mascara Duo which is comprised of the Nutrilash Mascara and Lash Primer which gives your lashes excellent definition making it longer and fuller lashes.  It curls and volumizes, giving a dramatic length and complete 3D effect on your eyes.  This will truly make you even more seductive and men will surely turn their heads.

Lessen fine lines and hide blemishes in two easy steps with Perfect Cover concealer stick.  First conceal that spots from skin with this creamy pampering light weight texture that helps revitalize your skin. Second apply foundation with its ultra thin cream that blends easily giving you that natural finish.  This handy concealer and foundation duo is perfect for easy touch-ups!  It has SPF 15, Sodium Lactate that helps moisturize and revitalize the skin and Argireline Solution that smoothen fine lines.

For those kissable lips, there are three products to choose from.

First up is the Lip Expressions lip gloss that lets you achieve that perfect luscious lips!  Luscious enough to

Second option is this Duo Lipstick that builds on color with just one glide. It is a lipstick on one end and a lip gloss on the other end that renews the freshness of your lips and moisturizes it to deliver a wet youthful look with medium coverage. this duo lipstick has SPF 18 that aims to protect your lips form UV rays.

The third option is the Tempting Pout Precious Lips Lip Palette. This lip palette effectively creates a shiny, wet finish delivered in a soft and creamy texture. It comes with a perfectly structured stick that gives a great application with excellent control and color lay down. This lipstick also gives you the full, sexy pout you've always wanted in moisture-rich emollient base. Effortless sheer shine finish with just the perfect touch of color.

With almost all products being hypoallergenic, the Natasha Beauty line is perfect for everyone even for those with sensitive skin. I, myself, experience that and Natasha is a skin-friendly product great for ladies who have sensitive skin like me.  I didn't experience any rashes or itchiness on my cheek in all of their products that I used.  That's why I am very particular and careful on what product I am going to use.

You can check out Natasha's latest collections online at www.natasha.ph or see a Natasha dealer near you. Well, I am thinking of going back being a Natasha Dealer.  What do you think mommies? Comment here if you have any suggestions or advice.

Here is something new here in my blog. I am now talking about the product that will benefit all, especially those who wants to be beautiful in the eyes of other person. Most of my blog post here features pampering session that I experienced.  This time its about the products that will make you feel pampered at your own home and convenience.

Garnier introduce some products that makes us beautiful, aside on that Georgina Wilson Garnier Ambassador talked about the benefits of using Garnier, from cleaning and moisturizing your face. Who wants to be beautiful as Georgina Wilson? If you want, just try the Garnier Products.

I was able to join with some of the bloggers during the launch of Garnier's newest line which is the Pure Active, a more reliable solution for fighting the six skin problems that Filipinos face.  So what are these skin problems?  Here they are pimples, whiteheads, oiliness, impurities, enlarged pores and unevenness.  With this breakthrough solution according to them, Garnier Pure Active delivers visible results from DAY 1.  Hmmm... this gives me the hint to go test more of Garnier's new product line.

Here's what Georgina says about this “Look at it this way: your skin is your first layer of presentation. Would you want that layer treated with a shady substance? Of course not! Resorting to the use of weird home remedies is like a zit-fest waiting to happen. It only shows people that you don’t care about your face. Because let’s face it, looking good matters. Having a healthy skin matters. You won’t attract opportunities if you don’t care about how you look.”


Here's an information about Garnier Pure Active what it can do with blemishes and acne marks.  It’s made up of two products: the Multi-Action Scrub and the Cooling Pimple Roll-On. The line's active ingredients include Salicylic Maximum Concentration at 2%, a powerful anti-bacterial ingredient with oil control and pore clearing properties; and Natural HerbaRepair™, a natural extract that repairs and regenerates the skin to prevent scarring—a better way to fix zit problems than using crazy pimple remedies.

Here's also what Georgina thinks about some of the home remedies that Filipinos try to use. “Using calamansi is like putting condiments on your face. And obviously, toothpaste is meant for dental purposes—something I overlooked when people told me to use it in the past. It’s embarrassing! And lipstick! Lipstick is for the lips, not for pimples! It’s just plain crazy. I have no idea where people got it from!” She also added that “I cannot stress enough how important it is to use the right product for your skin. Trust me on this; using skin products specially formulated to fight blemishes is the right thing to do. After all, once it’s your skin that’s on the line, you wouldn’t want it taken for granted, right?”

“Whether you’re about to meet a hot date or have a fun night-out with your girls, next time you’re bothered by a pimple, don’t be a hot mess, use Garnier Pure Active—It’s way better than using crazy pimple solutions!”

 



Another pampering night featuring new experiences of different services. 

Mr. Migs Dela Rosa of Nails.Glow invited some bloggers to try out their services at their newly opened branch located at Don Antonio, Brgy. Holy Spirit, Quezon City.  Well, since the place is very near, I took the opportunity to sign up and experience what they can offer.

Nails.Glow Don Antonio branch opened last March 11, 2012. According to the General Manager that specific branch is their 17th store as of that very moment.  Hmm... imagine for almost 3 years they have already branched out that number, very fast.


Why they manage to have 17 branches in just 3 years? Well for a start they sure know how to offer good quality services for a very reasonable and affordable prices.  Also, perhaps they have a secret or management technique that they've used to make their brand progress that far.


So, to start the pampering night, they've started it with the usual services that I tried on other establishments.  First was the foot spa with pedicure. Then, I did try the hand spa, manicure and the paraffin treatment which was new to me.  The paraffin treatment takes long also, though I only tried it on my feet.  Just like any other treatment this one also hurts because I need to plunge in my feet on a the paraffin solution (not sure if that's they call it) for three times and then it will be covered with wax which will be covered for 20 minutes.  Whew, another long time with less movement.  Anyway that's why it's called pampering.


With regards to the courtesy and professionalism of their staff, I could really say that I really like how the staff of nails.glow treat us.  They keep you entertained and they even tell you what are the services that you need to try, and guess what??? I have learned a lot from them, they've told me about the proper caring of nails, what to do, and how to keep it clean.  Of course they all know how to promote their company.  They are also provides free iced tea or coffee while enjoying the services.


Well, because of the hands on owner of the branch, Ms. Tiff and the close monitoring of the General Manager and the continuous promoting of their Marketing Manager, Mr. Migs dela Rosa and the very talkative staff results with quality services in an affordable price.

Please do visit Nails. Glow at #18 A Don Jose St., don Antonio Heights, North Gate Brgy. Holy Spirit, Quezon City (9905232/09328851100) or you can visit their site www.nailsdotglow.com and their Facebook Page for updates and their other branches.  Here are the services that they're offering.

Now, it’s been said that looking good is a quick indication of also feeling good; a person who exudes confidence and effortless style walks with a presence that is undeniably attractive. However, people often forget that it also works both ways. Smooth skin invites soft glances, bouncy hair puts a spring in your step, and an all-around glow quickly boosts confidence.

Enter Snoé, the country's latest cosmetics offering. Despite championing locally sourced ingredients, the brand goes beyond Philippine shores to present a global appeal with expert efficiency. They also import the the industry's latest favorites in order to keep up with changing trends and stay on top of the scene.

The major upside is that Snoé knows how to treat skin with ingredients suitable to our more melanin-rich and tropically-accustomed complexions. Fans have been flocking to the brand's eye-catching kiosks all around the metro to get a boost of beauty and a pick-me-up of pizzazz.

Moreover, Snoé’s multi-targeting multi-active products, from rejuvenating washes to skin tone-enhancing cheek tints, not only do the job well, but they are poised at utmost affordability so that anyone and everyone can "look good and feel good," a mantra that the company upholds. With a wide and ever growing variety of products, Snoé is poised to become everyone's favorite companion, already topping must-have lists and promising further domination in the coming year.

Get a complete cleansing experience with Snoé's Emuthology line, which includes an oil concentrate for daily toning, moisturizing, and protecting all in one. Meanwhile, EmuTox combines the anti-aging properties of emu oil and Acai for thorough skin regeneration. The cycle is refreshed by using EmuLite, a perfect night cream that will fortify the other products' fine line reduction and skin brightening. The triple treats prove Snoé's philosophy of reasonably priced items that work on multiple levels.

The Honey Olive Clementine variant of the Hair Heroes line, on the other hand, comes as a shampoo and a conditioner, reinvigorates hair damaged due to dry, humid weather and specifically addresses brittle Asian locks. For the erratic weather, this combo keeps hair alive and fresh.

Meanwhile, the SunTervention block provides SPF 80+ and doubles as anti-aging, preventing breakdown of collagen and elastin that cause fine lines, even more important now people often forget UVA and UVB rays still penetrate and damage skin despite the cooler weather.

For this season, the best of the bestselling beauty bars would be the Exfoliating Oatmeal Beauty Bar, with active ingredients including goat’s milk, jojoba oil, and natural vitamins to ensure unclogged and clearer skin. Their other beauty bars include high kojic acid, a potent whitener, as well as grape seed oil that combats dryness. Importing several of the beauty world’s best-kept secrets, from Korea’s favorite BB creams to alpine bearberry extracts, Moroccan argan oil, and even the aforementioned Aussie emu oil. Thankfully, all these products are made available at unbelievably reasonable prices, so anyone and everyone can look good and feel great about it.

Also due to Snoé’s personal approach, the products are not out of place within a new routine for the new year. Changing diets, changing habits, and changing resolutions often mean other changes for your body and your skin, but Snoé’s line of beauty bars, washes, whitening creams, et al. formulate flawlessly to Asian skin and even encourage daily usage..

Expect second looks because of your lovely looks, and a follow-through of good vibes. Who wouldn’t want to show off a bit of radiance during a cloudy morning? With Snoés affordable answers to modern, hip lifestyles of Asian women, more people will be singing about themselves looking good, feeling better. It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, it’s a New Year, so start feelin’ good.

Medical spas, dermatological clinics and anti-aging centers proliferate these days. So do products on skin care and anti-aging solutions. The market is now swamped with multifarious brands with often parallel claims: the ability to deliver a more beautiful, younger-looking skin. Aesthetic solutions come in the form of products and services. A combination of the best choices is often what the market is veering towards.

Celebrity endorsers have been making a killing out of some brands and centers or clinics, but the truth of the matter is, while it’s true that the proof of the pudding is in the eating, enlightened people know better than to swallow hook, line and sinker what every showbiz icon commissioned to represent a brand brandishes, blabbering those memorized lines for, say, television or radio commercials, or those blurbs in print ads. But it’s different when the face behind the name is the proponent herself, who puts her name on the line, subjects her face and body to public judgment, as she braves to be flaunted as the face behind what she offers. “This face behind the Zen Institute certainly knows what she’s talking about and she walks her talk” – people would say – looking very much like her face has been naturally nurtured, suffused with that radiant, youthful glow, and her body looking just as youthful and well contoured. Yes, such is the case with the Zen Institute and the face behind it, which is no less than its founder and the moving spirit behind the respected institution that turned five years old in late November as a medical spa with cutting-edge offerings. All of Zen offerings, put as one, are the best there has ever been in the civilized world, and these are administered only by expert hands – either the hands of Dr. Mary Jane “MJ” Torres herself or hands that she had trained.

Celebrity names like Cory Quirino, Heart Evangelista, Eula Valdez, Ayen and Franco Laurel and Ciarra Sotto have been associated to Zen, but the ultimate definition of the face behind Zen points to Dr. MJ Torres. Still looking young and radiantly beautiful even at her 40-plus age, Dr. MJ is the indubitable best face behind the Zen Institute. She owns Zen and she perfectly models Zen’s good works rendered through expert hands and state-of-the-art technologies on non-surgical, non-invasive, painless procedures for beauty and youthfulness. If Dr. MJ’s objective has been to keep her face and body well-maintained and looking years younger than her true age, then she has certainly hit that objective right in the nail. Dr. MJ Torres indeed walks the talk judging from the way she looks. And her face and body have never seen the knife, and the lady aesthetic doctor has no intention of ever going for surgical procedures, whether for herself or for her patients. Why not, since Zen’s signature treatment alone, the Resonax, has been doing her wonders, which is why she wants to share it along with her other tried-and-tested beauty and anti-aging solutions to other women—and men, too. These solutions are complemented by the ultimate solution to hair loss since the hair is still the crowning glory of every man and woman.

Resonax, reportedly “Europe's most advanced non-surgical technology for face contouring and body sculpting (a state-of-the-art no-downtime, non-invasive body sculpting procedure that can be done in just a few minutes) is Dr. MJ’s signature treatment” that has been proving effective whether done singly or with the PRP Treatment, Platelet Rich Plasma. The latter is a procedure wherein a few drops of blood from the patient will be processed for a harvest of platelets to be reintroduced into the patient’s system to repair damaged cells and to make cells regenerate in certain parts of the face affected by aging.

Dr. MJ explains, “The non-surgical PRP procedure stimulates injured cells to heal and regenerate themselves,” adding, “The PRP treatment stimulates the growth of cells, effectively smoothening out lines and folds, and diminishing, if not, erasing in time signs of aging.”

Dr. MJ’s latest treatment peruses the brand Dermaheal. It is fast gaining a good reputation as a brand carrying manifold products all proven effective at doing wonders in the aesthetic and anti-aging arenas. She reveals: “Dermaheal is a high quality brand of cosmeceutical anti-aging, anti-pigmentation, anti-hair loss and anti-inflammation solutions that treat other skin troubles as well.”

The Zen Institute seems to have the solution for every conceivable skin and body issue, administered in the serene, simple but lovely interiors of the Zen Institute where patients are attended to in attaining their beauty and youthfulness objectives inside-out literally through medical-technological solutions coupled with appropriate and doable lifestyle coaching. And the lady never tires learning and getting yearly updates in Europe, America and Asia. This doctor, who has trained on various aesthetic medical practices and technologies and the application and the testing of cosmeceutical breakthroughs in many parts of the world, makes her annual trips abroad to make sure she always has her hands on what’s best. She has gone a long way from the time she completed her dermatological medicine degree from the University of Sto. Tomas, passed the board and took further studies on Preceptorial Dermatology Training at Clinica Manila and then Liposurgery Training at the Philippine Academy of Dermatologic Surgery Foundation Inc. She then took further studies abroad on Mesotherapy and Lipotherapy Training and also on Platelet-Rich-Plasma (PRP) Training and so forth, under the tutelage of the world’s best practitioners who have advance knowhow in the medical fields of aesthetics and/or gerontology.

For inquiries and consultations, visit The Zen Institute (A Medical Spa) at Scout Rallos branch, Quezon City (441-1712 or 412-2528), Bonifacio Global City branch, (856-2027 to 28) and Hotel Sofitel (Philippine Plaza branch), 832-6957. Visit its website at www.thezeninstitute.com.