1st Hand | A Vision in Green

The Product: The vision that IS Lancôme's Visionnaire

My latest 1st hand experience

How It Works: A product of 10 years of research, the folks at Lancôme uses Jasmonic Acid, a single molecule found in plants to create the breakthrough LR 2412. It heals, repairs (automatically) and self-propels and permeates even to the deepest layers.
How To Use: Give yourself about a week to touch, feel and witness amazing results on the entire face. I know it took me that short a time to see the difference. Plumper softer skin, is that you?
Perfect For: Unwanted eye bags, Unsightly crow's feet, deep laugh lines, (colorful) uneven skin.
Verdict: It just about sums up a magic in a bottle for me. At P5,300.00 it does give invasive facial treatments a run for their money. Start 'em age spots young. When you can work on something using topical creams, exhaust all efforts on that first. I learned never to make it tomorrow's problem, rather act on it now!

Tip: You don't need to slather the rich cream all over--just a pea-sized pump, warm it up with your fingertips and gently massage on problem areas (concentrate here). 

Available at Lancôme Boutique Greenbelt 5; Rustan's Shangri-la Plaza and Makati; Essenses Power Plant Mall. Like them on Lancôme Philippines for more inside information on the newest and freshest news and other promos! 

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Mad Holiday Rush

December swiftly crept up on me just when I wasn't peeking! Suddenly, it will be the 15th in no time and still lots of gifts need to be thought of and purchased! (Yikes!). I did what all (panic-stricken) pro-active female would do...go to the mall and start shopping with a checklist! Lo and behold, I couldn't help doing some "damaging" stops for TDF beauty arsenals.


Shu Uemura's Holiday 2011 Collection with Wong Kar Wai. 

♥ My Holiday Peg. Her eyes says it all.

Yearly, Shu Uemura comes up with a limited edition line that beauty passionistas wait for. This year, I feel the rich dramatic flair will be even more clobbered in stores. It may be a bit late as I'm sure most items are lapped up already, I don't mind showcasing it anyway.

Color Play.  Yummy deep blue shade.

I love the holiday looks I can play with using the limited edition range, especially the eye palette. I've always been a sucker for fall/winter looks that come in easy cases! So fun to play with!!

Swish the cheeks with a pop of toned-down peach pink with a bit of gold.

The entire collection was carefully worked on coming from the original Shu Uemura concept of "Art is a Way of Life". Flashback to Shanghai circa 1920s. Deep meaningful eyes doing the talking; blood red lips on Shanghainese women smoking their ciggies. Opulent. Dramatic. Full of Emotion. A definite two thumbs up for my holiday look!! Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to do some real gift-giving shopping! Cheers!

Feeling Blue. The perfect accessory! 

Looking for a thoughtful surprise for friends? If they're into makeup, do ask for the travel brush set (again, in limited quantities!)

Holiday Jet Set arsenal.

Make a mad dash to Shu Uemura boutiques at Power Plant Mall, Trinoma and counters at Rustan's Shangri-la Plaza and Rustan's Makati.

Guilt-Free Fashion Indulgence

The mad dash until the Holidays had me blanking out looking for therapies. Torn between "Bite Me and Buy Me moments", I chose the latter, minus the pounds.

The past week found me clicking on Catalogue63 searching for basic and easy to wear tops like these peach and white asymmetric tops. I found them interesting as it can "camouflage" some problem areas! Hey, I'm human after all. HAHA! Both look similar (I couldn't decide which one I wanted more for lazy weekends!)

 

The site offers quite a number of home grown brands from clothing to accessories. Navigating through the site was pretty easy too. I ordered them online on a sunday and it arrived on a tuesday. I got to admit, receiving something on a hectic workday sure has its rewards. It came wrapped up really well in a kraft-y feel which I love. Check out the homemade vibe.

Not one to stop, I found myself walking through Glorietta 5 in Makati for a meeting. I'm not too familiar with the stores but when beauty blogger Liz Lanuzo of Project Vanity shared with me a lovely new find--Ferretti Shoes, I was hooked! A nice surprise --I found a style I went gaga over from color to fit!  

Amazingly light weight and easy to walk in, I secretly got 2 pairs of the same style in different "Holiday" colors Deep Purple and Red. Ssshh.... I like that the brand has become fashion forward in a fun corporate way. It's now one of my favorites so if you see me pounding the pavement in these, you know why!♥ Aside from being available in malls, they're available online! Hurry and check their site for more styles Ferretti Shoes Online.

*Asymmetric Tops Photos from Catalogue63 site.