Contest: Shen’s 2nd Anniversary Giveaway

My friend, Shen, a beauty blogger, celebrates the second anniversary of her blog, Shen’s Addiction, with a contest that you all will surely love.

(that’s Shen behind the 3 of us)

She is giving away a whole range of beauty products to three (3) winners: 2 in the Philippines, 1 abroad.

Just take a look at some of the prizes she has in store for you:

Prizes:

The Body Shop
Maybelline Products
Ellana Minerals
Sun Life It’s Time
Pureglow Minerals
Beauty and Minerals
Dollface Cosmetics
Pureology
L’oreal Proffesionel
The Spa Gift Certificate
Ipanema GB collection Certificate
L’oreal Men Expert




Hurry and join! Her contest runs till April 30, 2010. For the mechanics of the contest, click HERE

Avon’s Anew Rejuvenate Line

It seems like almost every cosmetic line has jumped on the anti-aging bandwagon.Wherever I turn now at the cosmetic counters, the anti-aging line is being touted and it confuses us consumers all the more because which now, of all these brands, is truly effective in terms of preventing the ravaging effects of the sun and wind on one’s skin as one ages.

I’ve always been a try-first-and-see person as far these claims go. One of the earliest brands to claim to be anti-aging turned out ineffective for me. I did not really feel any difference after consuming about 2 bottles of it.

A blogger friend, Earth, just wrote a review on Avon’s Anew Rejuvenate Line. She has actually tried the product line already — all 6 of them. And she has nothing but great words about its effect on her.

While I have not tried this Avon line, Earth’s word is good enough for me to want to. At my age, I really need to take care of my skin since it tends to get dry in many areas already unlike when I was in my teens when oily skin was my problem.The sun also affects older skin than younger ones so I really need to be conscious always of protecting my exposed skin to the sun.

The great news is that Earth is sponsoring a contest that will award this whole Anew Rejuvenate line of Avon to a lucky blog reader of hers. You too can join till January 30, 2010. If you are interested, head on over to
Earth’s blog for the mechanics of the contest.

As for me, I definitely want to try this out. After all, if it truly works on someone my age (a mother of 2 teens and 2 adults), that alone is the best testimony to the effectiveness of the anti-aging product, right?

So here goes. I am crossing my fingers that I win this contest.as I am excited to try out something that is highly recommended by Earth. I’ve seen her lately and yes, her skin looked very good.

Artistry Total Mascara – Your Lashes’ Best Friend

If you need to step out of the house in a hurry, there are three facial features you cannot neglect: eyebrows, lashes and lips. Otherwise, you will look like you just got out of bed.

Eyebrows need to be emphasized with a little eyebrow liner or some eyebrow powder so you do not look like you had no eyebrows. For the lips, I run a base for my chapped lips before applying a touch of lipstick. I tend to put only a very light coat of lipstick for daytime wear that matches what I wear and make it more dark and red at night so as not to look pale Lastly, to emphasize my eyes, I brush mascara across my lashes.

Recently, I was introduced to a new line of mascara: the ARTISTRY Total Mascara. Right now, I have different brands of mascara (some more expensive than others). But really, if it does the trick, there is no need to pay an arm and a leg for a high-end mascara, right?

Artistry Total Mascara comes in water resistant and waterproof creamy formulas that resist smudging, flaking (I hate that because it enters my eye), and clumping (lashes sticking together in clumps). It comes in two shades: black and brown. One mascara brush alone will lengthen, define, lift and magnify lashes. Artistry Total Mascara is infused with Vitamins A and E to nourish and condition your lashes while defining your eyes to enhance it.
I have both the black and brown Artistry mascara to test so I am really looking forward to trying it out in forthcoming blogger events.
Artistry is not just mascara. They have other beauty products as well like concealers, eye creams, age-defying skin creams, and lipstick.
Artistry Total Mascara is sold exclusively by Amway Philippines. For more information, please call 814-8181 or visit their website. SRP: PhP 955.

HBC’s Tatak Exclusibo Sale (Nov. 30-Dec. 8, 2009)

Last night, bloggers were treated to a preview of HBC’s yearender sale from Nov. 30-Dec. 8, 2009 during which time, clients can purchase their products at significant discounts.

My girls have been buying HBC products in the past but frankly, I knew very little about it since I have been sticking to well-known foreign brands for my skin care considering I have sensitive skin and probably also hesitate to try new products.

But since the event was very close to my home, I decided to be adventurous and go to find out more about HBC. My girl C2 was with me and when we got to the HBC shop, we immediately began checking out the goods. I was not disappointed. Based on the short video that was shown to us and from going around the HBC shop for a first-hand look at what they were offering, I was delighted to discover the following:

– they carried hypoallergenic products
– their Allue line was just for tweens and teens, packaged in really cute girly designs (it made me wish my girls were little again)
– their body care line contains local ingredients known to be good for the skin like gugo, calamansi, henna and coconut oil
– their San San line is an anti-aging makeup line which also had SPF protection and vitamins!
– their price was very affordable (in fact, significantly less than the foreign brands I buy)

I still have to try the products I came home with last night but if they work for me, there is no reason I won’t continue using these in the future. After all, being expensive does not always make a product that much better. And when we buy HBC, we are actually buying PINOY.

HBC is the leading innovative world-class retailer of health, beauty, personal and home care products and services with the best value. HBC has 200 branches nationwide. Call customer service at Tel. Nos.: 984-5555 loc. 228 or visit the website www.hbc.com.ph for more information

My 6-Week Skin Program with Celeteque Advanced Anti-Wrinkle Facial Moisturizer

Sometime in August, I was part of a group of bloggers who were invited to test out the new Celeteque Advanced Anti-Wrinkle Facial Moisturizer.

Celeteque anti-wrinkle facial moisturizer
Frankly, I had never used Celeteque before although I bought the Gentle Exfoliating Wash simply because I had to complete some purchases at Watson’s in order to get their free promo item.

We were given product samples at the launch and listened to the testimonials of several beautiful women who attested to reduced or totally gone facial wrinkles during their own 6-week test.

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Celeteque Advanced Anti-Wrinkle Moisturizer Launches

For some time now, there have been teaser ads along major thoroughfares about “an unidentified product”.

Today, the bloggers including myself, finally got our first glimpse of that product: Celeteque Advanced Anti-Wrinkle Facial Moisturizer.

Celeteque anti-wrinkle facial moisturizer

The secret is its Double Peptide Complex which supposedly stimulates the production of collagen, the natural protein which plumps up our skin.

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