Sunday, November 25, 2012
Sweet tooth
Just a tip to my boyfriend and all the boys out there. This is incredibly, unimaginably sweet! Girls like sweet. Even if they say otherwise, girls like sweet!
Friday, November 23, 2012
A LOT of makeup (part 2)
So I was running late yesterday morning so I had to stop the previous post to get myself ready. Hence, the creation of part 2.
There are only a few items left so let's start off with the other Ever Bilena mousse eyeshadow in Amber (again I got this for Php75.00 from the original price of Php125.00).
I love the neutral smokey eye so this is a perfect base for when I'm doing that. The consistency is creamy but blendable for when you're smoking the color upwards, inwards or outwards. I used this on my tita and it worked like a charm even with the wrinkles on her eyelid area (shhh... don't tell her i told you that). A neutral cream eyeshadow is a very crucial part of a girl's makeup arsenal because somewhere along your personal makeup life, you will use a brown eyeshadow.
I don't know what it is but I've had an insatiable appetite for cream eyeshadows the past few shopping trips. The L.A. Colors Jumbo Eye Pencil (Php 129.75) fed that hunger quite well.
The color is a wonderful deep purple that is very much similar to the Bobbi Brown Cream Eyeshadow in Deep Plum minus the hefty price tag. And anything I can get for a cheaper price but with the same quality, I'll get. Do I hear an amen? A little goes a long way with this product. Too much can actually make it more prone to creasing. It has a sort of metallic sheen, but not too shiny, which is a plus because I have oily lids. If you remember my wet n' wild palette? I topped this cream eyeshadow with the purple in that palette, blended the edge so there are no hard lines and voila! Instant sexy! This color is best paired with a bright pink or a nude lip.
Now we have a Liquid Mineral Blush (Php 399.00) in LM-02 by the James Cooper Jazzy Collection.
Let's dissect that. You have liquid and mineral together in one product which in my experience is a first. I have not heard or seen any product similar to this. A liquid blush goes under your powder blush to make it last longer and the fact that it's mineral makes it healthy for your skin. The first time I applied this I squeezed the product onto the back of my hand thinking that the heat would make it more spreadable. Wrong. The blush on my hand was absorbed into my skin even before I was done spreading it on my right cheek. So the next time I used this I put it on my mixing palette. The liquid mineral blush gave my cheeks a natural pinkish glow that looked like I was just pinched. And it lasted for about 6-8 hours.
Moving on. We have the Ever Bilena Matte Lipstick in Skin which is one of the most famous lip products in the market.
You've all seen this product and the fame of Ever Bilena in the country is unmatched. One of the more famous shades of the matte lipstick line is off beat pink and it is a beautiful shade which can match both fair and darker skin tones. And the fact that it's matte makes you more confident that it won't slide off easily. The shade in skin appears too dark on my nc35 skin tone. My face looked gloomy because the supposed nude color of skin was too dark for my actual skin. Nonetheless, I warmed up the color by dabbing a light pink lipstick on top which immediately fixed the problem. The matte lipstick also contributed to making my lip color last longer.
Last but definitely not the least are my Snoe purchases.
I got the S Skin Stem Cell Sunblock Cream which is a moisturizer, makeup base, anti-aging and sunblock rolled into one as eloquently stated by their very engaging Sales Personnel. Talking to her will make you feel like buying everything you touch. She knows her products well which reflects well on the owners because it shows they educate their staff and that they are passionate about their products. I've used the product only once, today in fact, and I was surprised. First, because the product was spreadable and it applied very thinly on my skin as if nothing was there. Looking at the product and taking into consideration the fact that it's a sunblock, that wasn't to be expected. Another is that it is fragrance free or it has no scent. This is good for people with sensitive skin as fragrances found in cosmetics can trigger an allergic reaction. With regards to it's performance as a makeup base, it worked quite well. I have very oily skin and when I get ready in the morning, because of my running around the house looking for my stuff, I usually end up with a slight shine on my nose before I even step out. While on this cream I had a dewiness to my face which I actually like and the onslaught of the oiliness of my skin only appeared nearing the end of my day. That's a good 8 hours. One last thing, when I bought this they had a promo which entitled me a free bar of soap. The kind sales lady suggested the licorice bar and I obliged. I have yet to try that.
So that's it for my LOT of makeup. Now you know that when I said lot I didn't mean just many but rather a batch counted as one.
Thanks for enduring this long post and see you in the next. Toodles! :)
There are only a few items left so let's start off with the other Ever Bilena mousse eyeshadow in Amber (again I got this for Php75.00 from the original price of Php125.00).
I love the neutral smokey eye so this is a perfect base for when I'm doing that. The consistency is creamy but blendable for when you're smoking the color upwards, inwards or outwards. I used this on my tita and it worked like a charm even with the wrinkles on her eyelid area (shhh... don't tell her i told you that). A neutral cream eyeshadow is a very crucial part of a girl's makeup arsenal because somewhere along your personal makeup life, you will use a brown eyeshadow.
I don't know what it is but I've had an insatiable appetite for cream eyeshadows the past few shopping trips. The L.A. Colors Jumbo Eye Pencil (Php 129.75) fed that hunger quite well.
The color is a wonderful deep purple that is very much similar to the Bobbi Brown Cream Eyeshadow in Deep Plum minus the hefty price tag. And anything I can get for a cheaper price but with the same quality, I'll get. Do I hear an amen? A little goes a long way with this product. Too much can actually make it more prone to creasing. It has a sort of metallic sheen, but not too shiny, which is a plus because I have oily lids. If you remember my wet n' wild palette? I topped this cream eyeshadow with the purple in that palette, blended the edge so there are no hard lines and voila! Instant sexy! This color is best paired with a bright pink or a nude lip.
Now we have a Liquid Mineral Blush (Php 399.00) in LM-02 by the James Cooper Jazzy Collection.
Let's dissect that. You have liquid and mineral together in one product which in my experience is a first. I have not heard or seen any product similar to this. A liquid blush goes under your powder blush to make it last longer and the fact that it's mineral makes it healthy for your skin. The first time I applied this I squeezed the product onto the back of my hand thinking that the heat would make it more spreadable. Wrong. The blush on my hand was absorbed into my skin even before I was done spreading it on my right cheek. So the next time I used this I put it on my mixing palette. The liquid mineral blush gave my cheeks a natural pinkish glow that looked like I was just pinched. And it lasted for about 6-8 hours.
Moving on. We have the Ever Bilena Matte Lipstick in Skin which is one of the most famous lip products in the market.
You've all seen this product and the fame of Ever Bilena in the country is unmatched. One of the more famous shades of the matte lipstick line is off beat pink and it is a beautiful shade which can match both fair and darker skin tones. And the fact that it's matte makes you more confident that it won't slide off easily. The shade in skin appears too dark on my nc35 skin tone. My face looked gloomy because the supposed nude color of skin was too dark for my actual skin. Nonetheless, I warmed up the color by dabbing a light pink lipstick on top which immediately fixed the problem. The matte lipstick also contributed to making my lip color last longer.
Last but definitely not the least are my Snoe purchases.
I got the S Skin Stem Cell Sunblock Cream which is a moisturizer, makeup base, anti-aging and sunblock rolled into one as eloquently stated by their very engaging Sales Personnel. Talking to her will make you feel like buying everything you touch. She knows her products well which reflects well on the owners because it shows they educate their staff and that they are passionate about their products. I've used the product only once, today in fact, and I was surprised. First, because the product was spreadable and it applied very thinly on my skin as if nothing was there. Looking at the product and taking into consideration the fact that it's a sunblock, that wasn't to be expected. Another is that it is fragrance free or it has no scent. This is good for people with sensitive skin as fragrances found in cosmetics can trigger an allergic reaction. With regards to it's performance as a makeup base, it worked quite well. I have very oily skin and when I get ready in the morning, because of my running around the house looking for my stuff, I usually end up with a slight shine on my nose before I even step out. While on this cream I had a dewiness to my face which I actually like and the onslaught of the oiliness of my skin only appeared nearing the end of my day. That's a good 8 hours. One last thing, when I bought this they had a promo which entitled me a free bar of soap. The kind sales lady suggested the licorice bar and I obliged. I have yet to try that.
So that's it for my LOT of makeup. Now you know that when I said lot I didn't mean just many but rather a batch counted as one.
Thanks for enduring this long post and see you in the next. Toodles! :)
Thursday, November 22, 2012
A LOT of makeup (part 1)
WARNING : This is a long post! But very informative.
The past two weeks I've been gearing up for the makeup swap I joined for Christmas. I was paired with Emily Smith, a sweet girl from Melbourne, Australia who has a penchant for BB creams and Asian makeup products. We were given a $50AU budget which converted to Philippine Pesos would be around Php2,500.00, which as it turns out is also the price for the shipment (boo...). I will be posting the products I got for her in another entry. I just have to warn her not to check out my blog so as to not ruin the surprise. I want to show it to all of my Filipino readers so I'll know if there are some good things in our country that I missed that I should send her.
Shopping for another person makes it hard not to shop for yourself as well. So everytime I do my buying I set a budget for her and a limit for myself. I've done about three shopping trips already, not wanting to feel the full blow of the Php2,500.00 and taking my time to find really good products Emily can only get from the Philippines.
So here are the things I got for me. Remember, this haul took three shopping trips on three different days. (excuse the blurry picture, my hands aren't the steadiest in the world)
First up is a pack of Cosmetic buds from Mimiflo. I've looked for a larger pack everywhere, from Hi-Top to Shopwise to Landmark, and to no avail. I think they only come in these little tubes. So now my room is brimming at the top with these containers (that's exaggerated, but you get my drift). The pointed tip is perfect for spot correcting, for when your hand lost it's steadiness for a minute and created a bump in your eyeliner. This costs Php30.25. But you can actually find a big pack of this in Suesh for Php 60.00
Next is a peach kajal eyeliner from Stila. I got this from Rustan's at Gateway for Php699.00. Pricey, yes. But it's very difficult to find a peach eyeliner from any other brand here in the Philippines. I use this for tightlining my lower waterline to open up the eyes. The color looks more natural in daylight but the staying power is only 2 hours or so because of my watery eyes due to allergies. Nonetheless, this is a great buy. Even my mom loves it because it mysteriously disappears from my makeup bag every other day or so.
My mom got this for me. Well actually, I slid it in her shopping basket and when she gave me her wallet to pay for everything, I did! (good girl...) This is the IN2IT Brow powder, one of the most raved about brow powders in the blogosphere, which retails for Php299.75. The powder itself is very... um... thick. You won't have the loosening of powders when you dab your brush on it. I've been using this on myself, my mom and several clients and if you can see in the photo, the design or indentations haven't rubbed off. I recommend this to everyone, even the girls with thick brows like me. I use this to fill in the "empty" spots on my eyebrows and it looks very natural, stays long too.
Last wednesday our choir performed at the Madz et al 2012. Our costume was a green gown with this billowy green bolero that made me look like a spoiled cream puff. To prepare for this, I got the Ever Bilena mousse eyeshadow in Peridot (now only Php75.00 from the original Php125.00) and the Wet and Wild Coloricon (Php319.75) Trio Eyeshadow in Cool as a Cucumber which claims to "take the guesswork out of creating the perfect eye look." For the performance, I used only the dark green eyeshadow which has little gold glittery particles which I find absolutely beautiful. The glitters make the green color alive, as opposed to it being flat which can make my eyes look dirty if not applied correctly. The EB mousse eyeshadow served as a good base above my Etude House eyelid primer. You wanna know how I can say so? One of my choirmates asked me to tweek her makeup to make it stage appropriate. She had on her foundation and a frosty blue eyeshadow. The show was about to start and we were pressed for time so I decided to skip the eye primer and the mousse eyeshadow base and move straight on to applying the wet n' wild eyeshadow. Without swiping, just pressing the eyeshadow on top of her frosty blue one I saw a lot of fallouts which I then had to clean up. Take note, I tapped my brush to rid the excess eyeshadow that may fall upon application. The eyeshadow I put on her had nothing to cling to and the frosty blue eyeshadow just made my eyeshadow slide. After the performance, a quick check in the mirror and my eyeshadow was still intact with no creasing.
To Be Continued...
The past two weeks I've been gearing up for the makeup swap I joined for Christmas. I was paired with Emily Smith, a sweet girl from Melbourne, Australia who has a penchant for BB creams and Asian makeup products. We were given a $50AU budget which converted to Philippine Pesos would be around Php2,500.00, which as it turns out is also the price for the shipment (boo...). I will be posting the products I got for her in another entry. I just have to warn her not to check out my blog so as to not ruin the surprise. I want to show it to all of my Filipino readers so I'll know if there are some good things in our country that I missed that I should send her.
Shopping for another person makes it hard not to shop for yourself as well. So everytime I do my buying I set a budget for her and a limit for myself. I've done about three shopping trips already, not wanting to feel the full blow of the Php2,500.00 and taking my time to find really good products Emily can only get from the Philippines.
So here are the things I got for me. Remember, this haul took three shopping trips on three different days. (excuse the blurry picture, my hands aren't the steadiest in the world)
First up is a pack of Cosmetic buds from Mimiflo. I've looked for a larger pack everywhere, from Hi-Top to Shopwise to Landmark, and to no avail. I think they only come in these little tubes. So now my room is brimming at the top with these containers (that's exaggerated, but you get my drift). The pointed tip is perfect for spot correcting, for when your hand lost it's steadiness for a minute and created a bump in your eyeliner. This costs Php30.25. But you can actually find a big pack of this in Suesh for Php 60.00
Next is a peach kajal eyeliner from Stila. I got this from Rustan's at Gateway for Php699.00. Pricey, yes. But it's very difficult to find a peach eyeliner from any other brand here in the Philippines. I use this for tightlining my lower waterline to open up the eyes. The color looks more natural in daylight but the staying power is only 2 hours or so because of my watery eyes due to allergies. Nonetheless, this is a great buy. Even my mom loves it because it mysteriously disappears from my makeup bag every other day or so.
My mom got this for me. Well actually, I slid it in her shopping basket and when she gave me her wallet to pay for everything, I did! (good girl...) This is the IN2IT Brow powder, one of the most raved about brow powders in the blogosphere, which retails for Php299.75. The powder itself is very... um... thick. You won't have the loosening of powders when you dab your brush on it. I've been using this on myself, my mom and several clients and if you can see in the photo, the design or indentations haven't rubbed off. I recommend this to everyone, even the girls with thick brows like me. I use this to fill in the "empty" spots on my eyebrows and it looks very natural, stays long too.
Last wednesday our choir performed at the Madz et al 2012. Our costume was a green gown with this billowy green bolero that made me look like a spoiled cream puff. To prepare for this, I got the Ever Bilena mousse eyeshadow in Peridot (now only Php75.00 from the original Php125.00) and the Wet and Wild Coloricon (Php319.75) Trio Eyeshadow in Cool as a Cucumber which claims to "take the guesswork out of creating the perfect eye look." For the performance, I used only the dark green eyeshadow which has little gold glittery particles which I find absolutely beautiful. The glitters make the green color alive, as opposed to it being flat which can make my eyes look dirty if not applied correctly. The EB mousse eyeshadow served as a good base above my Etude House eyelid primer. You wanna know how I can say so? One of my choirmates asked me to tweek her makeup to make it stage appropriate. She had on her foundation and a frosty blue eyeshadow. The show was about to start and we were pressed for time so I decided to skip the eye primer and the mousse eyeshadow base and move straight on to applying the wet n' wild eyeshadow. Without swiping, just pressing the eyeshadow on top of her frosty blue one I saw a lot of fallouts which I then had to clean up. Take note, I tapped my brush to rid the excess eyeshadow that may fall upon application. The eyeshadow I put on her had nothing to cling to and the frosty blue eyeshadow just made my eyeshadow slide. After the performance, a quick check in the mirror and my eyeshadow was still intact with no creasing.
To Be Continued...
Monday, November 19, 2012
Hair Remover
There are times when you're so busy you just can't find the time to get to your favorite waxing salon. A couple days later the really important event you've been planning for is here and your face, legs and underarms are a hairy masterpiece. Some girls have trouble with this and I am one of the chosen few.
Now enter Watson's Facial Hair Remover.
Now enter Watson's Facial Hair Remover.
As a makeup artist, I strongly advise you have your hair removal needs done professionally. This eliminates unnecessary work on my plate and also having it done at least 2 days before will lessen redness caused by the process. But... Like I said, there are days when you just can't make the cut off time.
The Watson's Facial Hair Remover is reminiscent of the Epicare Magic Wand that claims to remove unwanted facial hair with ease and less pain.
The Epicare Magic Wand retails for about £10.99 and the storage pouch for £2.50 not to mention you have to wait for your product to arrive which can take weeks for international packages. That's a whopping Php 709.35 for a hair remover "easy" fix.
The Watson's Facial Hair Remover costs Php89.00 and can be found at your nearest Watson's Drugstore. Look in the "Face" section and find the counter with Marionaud brushes and you're right on the X mark.
Using the WFHR is simple enough. You bend the pink handles to make a U then run that along the area where you want to be hair free. You will actually feel when and where it has caught your facial hair and a quick tug will pull the hairs right out. After my first use I experienced minimal pain, just the initial shock of the pull, and no redness afterwards. A week and a half later the hairs are starting to grow again and some are growing quite thinly.
To ensure that you make the most out of your device, here are a few tips. Wash your face before the procedure so you won't have to wet your face after the hairs have gone astray. Wetting the area can actually cause redness. Apply a soothing cream after the de-hair-ification process and leave it overnight. If you don't have a soothing cream in your beauty arsenal run down to your nearest drugstore and get yourself an aloe vera gel or cream. This works just as well if not better. Just make sure you're not allergic to aloe vera.
So, the next time you're out of time and need a quick fix to your hairy problems try the Watson's Facial Hair Remover and follow the guidelines above. You'll be hair free in no time.
Disclaimer : I bought the Hair Remover with my own money and am not affiliated in any way with Watson's. I simply love the store. :)
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Monday, November 12, 2012
Revlon Sale
Christmas comes early this year. I just received word that the Revlon counter at Watson's D' Block SM North Edsa will be having a november promo on selected products.
I still remember my very first lipstick. It was a Revlon Superlustrous 117 almost nude. It was the perfect mic of beige and peach that balanced well with my skin tone. It wasn't too light that I looked anemic and wasn't that dark that I looked like a smoker. It brightened my face the only way a lipstick can. That was the extra bounce in my step. After 3 years together, sadly it was discontinued. I felt the heavens closed as it spewed out its last 117 only to fall in anothers arms. Up to this day I scour the web to find my 117 and fail. They say you never get over your first love... anf Revlon Superlustrous 117 was mine.
Anyhoo... included in the november promo are as follows:
1. You get 25% off on age defying makeup with DNA, photoready mousse, colorstay undereye concealer, age defying moisturizing concealer, photoready concealer, newcomplexion 2-way cake, photoready 2-way cake, age defying 2-way cake, colorstay 2-way cake, beyond natural 2-way cake, matte single eyeshadow, customeyes mascara warerproof and regular and photoready sculpting blush
2. you can also get the superlustrous lipstick and lipgloss and colorburst lipstick and lip butter for only php350.00
3. another us the colorburst lipgloss for only php 300.00
4. lastly, the colorstay ultimate lipcolor will drop from php 825.00 to php 400.00 which is roughly 50 off.
The famed just bitten balm stains ate not included in the promo. But this shouldn't stop you from checking it out. Revlon has great products like the lip butter which is getting raves everywhere. So if you're gonna try out something new that you're not sure of, might as well get it on sale.
Blessings! :)
I still remember my very first lipstick. It was a Revlon Superlustrous 117 almost nude. It was the perfect mic of beige and peach that balanced well with my skin tone. It wasn't too light that I looked anemic and wasn't that dark that I looked like a smoker. It brightened my face the only way a lipstick can. That was the extra bounce in my step. After 3 years together, sadly it was discontinued. I felt the heavens closed as it spewed out its last 117 only to fall in anothers arms. Up to this day I scour the web to find my 117 and fail. They say you never get over your first love... anf Revlon Superlustrous 117 was mine.
Anyhoo... included in the november promo are as follows:
1. You get 25% off on age defying makeup with DNA, photoready mousse, colorstay undereye concealer, age defying moisturizing concealer, photoready concealer, newcomplexion 2-way cake, photoready 2-way cake, age defying 2-way cake, colorstay 2-way cake, beyond natural 2-way cake, matte single eyeshadow, customeyes mascara warerproof and regular and photoready sculpting blush
2. you can also get the superlustrous lipstick and lipgloss and colorburst lipstick and lip butter for only php350.00
3. another us the colorburst lipgloss for only php 300.00
4. lastly, the colorstay ultimate lipcolor will drop from php 825.00 to php 400.00 which is roughly 50 off.
The famed just bitten balm stains ate not included in the promo. But this shouldn't stop you from checking it out. Revlon has great products like the lip butter which is getting raves everywhere. So if you're gonna try out something new that you're not sure of, might as well get it on sale.
Blessings! :)
Skin Nutrition
Someone once said that "Who we are is God's gift to us, what we become is our gift to God." This covers the fact that how we take care of ourselves is crucial in the formation of what we will be. The intake of healthy foods and vitamins may not be enough. Sometimes we find that even if we eat our lima beans, you just don't have that glowing skin and that sparkle in your eye.
You might have read in other websites what vitamins are good for your skin. I'm talking about the ones that you put on, not the ones you take in. With all the advertisements on vitamin-containing moisturizers and antioxidants and these new minerals that weren't around when your parents were born, I'll help you decide what's good for you and your skin. I'll also do you one better, I'll tell you the optimal way to use them so you get the most out of them.
Before all that, let's talk about antioxidants and free radicals. You ever wonder what's up with that? You hear it everyday on commercials and see it in packaging materials. But not one of those things ever actually explained why it's good for you and what it actually does. Now for you to understand all this, we have to take a trip down memory lane. A long, long, long trip down memory lane. Because what I'll discuss with you probably took place in your 5th or 6th grade if you're not a chemistry or pharmacy major. Buckle up, here we go.
Every living thing on this planet contains cells. And cells are made of molecules. And molecules are made of atoms of different elements. Now atoms have three parts: the proton, neutron and electron. Electrons are found at the outermost shells of the atoms. These electrons have to be paired in order for the atom to be stable. They can either borrow or donate electrons in order to have a pair to be stable. How free radicals damage these atoms are simple. From the name itself, these atoms are free and unstable and what they do is "rob" electrons from the atoms inside your body to cause instability. The unstable atoms would then cause molecule to be unstable. Then it would cause the cell to die. Then instead of a glowing skin, you get a lifeless tan.
Now to the kryptonite of these free radicals. To combat this, modern medicine has produced antioxidants in the form of vitamins and minerals. You should know though that there are innate antioxidants in your body. But because the free radicals you accumulate through smoke, dust and pollution far outweigh your body's ability to produce antioxidants you must take supplements to make it a fair fight.
The Best Supplements you can take to help your skin are the following:
Vitamin A
Vitamin C
Vitamin E
and Vitamin B Complex
No, you do not go to the pharmacy and grab a pack of multivitamins. These supplements are meant to be applied to the skin where they will produce the optimum result as compared to swallowing it. But it is very important to know how to use these.
Vitamin A
The other name for this is Retinoid (ah... yun pala yon. i hear some of you say). It is actually very hard to find face creams that contain only Vitamin A here in the Philippines. BUT! You cannot buy a gel capsule of Vitamin A and pierce it then directly apply to your face. This is a NO NO! Vitamin A in it's most concentrated form can actually cause irritation and redness. This is not used consecutively as well. There must be a rest period before reapplying vitamin A. Also, this is only applied at night when there are no uv rays to harm your skin while it regenerates with the help of this supplement. This vitamin aids in regulating cellular growth which means that while you are using this, you get a new coat of skin cells every time.
Vitamin E
We've all done this. You take the gel cap of vitamin e, wash your needle and pass it through a flame to make sure it's sanitized, then you punch a hole in the gel cap and squeeze out that thick, jelly fluid and spread it over your face. A good night's sleep later and you're looking fresh and glowing the next day. This is actually one effective way of using it. However, make sure your needle is sterilized and that you've washed your hands thoroughly. This vitamin is a great antioxidant and actually helps stop the signs of aging.
Vitamin C
If I were a vitamin, I'd be vitamin C. Turns out, not only does this boost your immune system but it is also the most powerful antioxidant where your skin is concerned. The good thing about this is that many cosmetic companies have recognized it's power and have marketed products that contain this wonder drug. You don't have to research or ask your family abroad to send you some. You just have to search in your local pharmacy and find cosmetic products with Vitamin C. The most potent and effective delivery system is a cream. Although the amount of absorption is not uniform. But hey... Rome wasn't built in a day so good skin will not appear after just one application.
Vitamin B Complex
B vitamins help your skin by improving oxygen intake through the production of red blood cells. Several studies have talked about improved moisture and improvement of acne. The main thing is it won't leave your skin dry or scaly and it will stop acne from popping up before your picture taking. Again, like all the vitamins mentioned above B vitamins are to be applied to the face, not taken orally. The renowned Olay Total Effects contains B vitamins and I have been using it for years. People say I look younger now than when I was actually young.
Now I've found a few website that offers the above mentioned products here in the Philippines (Yey!). You just have to read up some more to find if these products will suit your specific needs.
This link is an ad in sulit.com that offers a complete set of the vitamins we've just discussed. Though pricey at Php 1,900.00 I think it's a great deal considering you get all of the vitamins at 30mL each.
This other link is for UNO's magic cream. I know, I know. It's hard for you to trust a product that says magic on it. You imagine your childhood yaya's white face. For you, it's tantamount to chin chun su or whatever that pink pearl cream is called. But upon careful study of the ingredients, I found that it contains vitamin b, c and e. That's 3 for the price of 1.
Whichever way you choose to go with your product, the important thing is that now you're aware of what to look for in your face cream.
On a final note, the items above were not sent to me or purchased by me. Both are just products of careful research.
"Love of beauty is taste, the creation of beauty is art." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
You might have read in other websites what vitamins are good for your skin. I'm talking about the ones that you put on, not the ones you take in. With all the advertisements on vitamin-containing moisturizers and antioxidants and these new minerals that weren't around when your parents were born, I'll help you decide what's good for you and your skin. I'll also do you one better, I'll tell you the optimal way to use them so you get the most out of them.
Before all that, let's talk about antioxidants and free radicals. You ever wonder what's up with that? You hear it everyday on commercials and see it in packaging materials. But not one of those things ever actually explained why it's good for you and what it actually does. Now for you to understand all this, we have to take a trip down memory lane. A long, long, long trip down memory lane. Because what I'll discuss with you probably took place in your 5th or 6th grade if you're not a chemistry or pharmacy major. Buckle up, here we go.
Every living thing on this planet contains cells. And cells are made of molecules. And molecules are made of atoms of different elements. Now atoms have three parts: the proton, neutron and electron. Electrons are found at the outermost shells of the atoms. These electrons have to be paired in order for the atom to be stable. They can either borrow or donate electrons in order to have a pair to be stable. How free radicals damage these atoms are simple. From the name itself, these atoms are free and unstable and what they do is "rob" electrons from the atoms inside your body to cause instability. The unstable atoms would then cause molecule to be unstable. Then it would cause the cell to die. Then instead of a glowing skin, you get a lifeless tan.
Now to the kryptonite of these free radicals. To combat this, modern medicine has produced antioxidants in the form of vitamins and minerals. You should know though that there are innate antioxidants in your body. But because the free radicals you accumulate through smoke, dust and pollution far outweigh your body's ability to produce antioxidants you must take supplements to make it a fair fight.
The Best Supplements you can take to help your skin are the following:
Vitamin A
Vitamin C
Vitamin E
and Vitamin B Complex
No, you do not go to the pharmacy and grab a pack of multivitamins. These supplements are meant to be applied to the skin where they will produce the optimum result as compared to swallowing it. But it is very important to know how to use these.
Vitamin A
The other name for this is Retinoid (ah... yun pala yon. i hear some of you say). It is actually very hard to find face creams that contain only Vitamin A here in the Philippines. BUT! You cannot buy a gel capsule of Vitamin A and pierce it then directly apply to your face. This is a NO NO! Vitamin A in it's most concentrated form can actually cause irritation and redness. This is not used consecutively as well. There must be a rest period before reapplying vitamin A. Also, this is only applied at night when there are no uv rays to harm your skin while it regenerates with the help of this supplement. This vitamin aids in regulating cellular growth which means that while you are using this, you get a new coat of skin cells every time.
Vitamin E
We've all done this. You take the gel cap of vitamin e, wash your needle and pass it through a flame to make sure it's sanitized, then you punch a hole in the gel cap and squeeze out that thick, jelly fluid and spread it over your face. A good night's sleep later and you're looking fresh and glowing the next day. This is actually one effective way of using it. However, make sure your needle is sterilized and that you've washed your hands thoroughly. This vitamin is a great antioxidant and actually helps stop the signs of aging.
Vitamin C
If I were a vitamin, I'd be vitamin C. Turns out, not only does this boost your immune system but it is also the most powerful antioxidant where your skin is concerned. The good thing about this is that many cosmetic companies have recognized it's power and have marketed products that contain this wonder drug. You don't have to research or ask your family abroad to send you some. You just have to search in your local pharmacy and find cosmetic products with Vitamin C. The most potent and effective delivery system is a cream. Although the amount of absorption is not uniform. But hey... Rome wasn't built in a day so good skin will not appear after just one application.
Vitamin B Complex
B vitamins help your skin by improving oxygen intake through the production of red blood cells. Several studies have talked about improved moisture and improvement of acne. The main thing is it won't leave your skin dry or scaly and it will stop acne from popping up before your picture taking. Again, like all the vitamins mentioned above B vitamins are to be applied to the face, not taken orally. The renowned Olay Total Effects contains B vitamins and I have been using it for years. People say I look younger now than when I was actually young.
Now I've found a few website that offers the above mentioned products here in the Philippines (Yey!). You just have to read up some more to find if these products will suit your specific needs.
This link is an ad in sulit.com that offers a complete set of the vitamins we've just discussed. Though pricey at Php 1,900.00 I think it's a great deal considering you get all of the vitamins at 30mL each.
This other link is for UNO's magic cream. I know, I know. It's hard for you to trust a product that says magic on it. You imagine your childhood yaya's white face. For you, it's tantamount to chin chun su or whatever that pink pearl cream is called. But upon careful study of the ingredients, I found that it contains vitamin b, c and e. That's 3 for the price of 1.
Whichever way you choose to go with your product, the important thing is that now you're aware of what to look for in your face cream.
On a final note, the items above were not sent to me or purchased by me. Both are just products of careful research.
"Love of beauty is taste, the creation of beauty is art." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Prime Post... again.
About a week ago, I created a blog here:
http://thevanitable.blogspot.com/
Then 5 minutes ago, I had an epiphany. With the wide sea of blogs available today what can I do to set mine apart to make you, le reader, interested in what I have to say. And so my brain cells clicked and brought forth this cunning idea.
I am a pharmacy student and I dearly love the profession. Pharmacy is my wife and makeup my mistress. So to make this blog truly unique I have decided to combine my two passions.
As a pharmacy student I am always asked questions about drugs and medicines. Often about vitamins and supplements. Not everybody is aware that some galenicals can also be used for vanity. Which is what this blog will be all about. I bring to you the science that has been used from the time of Cleopatra - when she took atropine derived from the Egyptian Henbane to dilate her pupils to make herself more alluring to the male population.
Now, isn't that neat? I believe that science should be used not just to prolong life but to uplift the quality of life. And what better way to do that than to help you, le reader, feel good about yourself by beauty-fying yourself. It's not as lame as other people say it is. If someone tells you such, pay no mind. People who take care of themselves have a better chance of succeeding in life. Like what Kevin Costner said in Field of Dreams, "If you build it, he will come." Putting that into the equation, "If you work on yourself, he/she/it will come." Whatever your passion or goal or dream may be.
So please stay tuned on this wonderful new journey I will share with you. Again I say, this is the start of something new.
http://thevanitable.blogspot.com/
Then 5 minutes ago, I had an epiphany. With the wide sea of blogs available today what can I do to set mine apart to make you, le reader, interested in what I have to say. And so my brain cells clicked and brought forth this cunning idea.
I am a pharmacy student and I dearly love the profession. Pharmacy is my wife and makeup my mistress. So to make this blog truly unique I have decided to combine my two passions.
As a pharmacy student I am always asked questions about drugs and medicines. Often about vitamins and supplements. Not everybody is aware that some galenicals can also be used for vanity. Which is what this blog will be all about. I bring to you the science that has been used from the time of Cleopatra - when she took atropine derived from the Egyptian Henbane to dilate her pupils to make herself more alluring to the male population.
Now, isn't that neat? I believe that science should be used not just to prolong life but to uplift the quality of life. And what better way to do that than to help you, le reader, feel good about yourself by beauty-fying yourself. It's not as lame as other people say it is. If someone tells you such, pay no mind. People who take care of themselves have a better chance of succeeding in life. Like what Kevin Costner said in Field of Dreams, "If you build it, he will come." Putting that into the equation, "If you work on yourself, he/she/it will come." Whatever your passion or goal or dream may be.
So please stay tuned on this wonderful new journey I will share with you. Again I say, this is the start of something new.
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