Restore your skin’s radiance with Helix-D

Nothing is more beautiful than healthy, glowing skin. With radiant skin, you look younger and feel more confident. However, most women, especially those with busy lifestyles, tend to neglect taking care of their skin. They may also find that taking good care of their complexion can be complicated, time consuming and expensive.

Now, there's no excuse to not have radiant skin, thanks to a convenient, effective and fast-acting solution from Helix-D!

A breakthrough skincare serum that delivers amazing benefits once thought impossible from an over-the-counter product, Helix-D combines potent ingredients with fast-acting technology to heal skin dryness and darkening, reduce fine lines and wrinkles, and eliminate puffiness and dark circles around the eyes.

Helix-D contains a blend of the most powerful peptides, antioxidants and super-hydrators that moisture skin and improve its elasticity and tone. These ingredients are efficiently delivered to the skin through Helix-D's patent-pending technologies --- Dual Liposome Technology, which protects the full potency of the ingredients before skin contact; Double Helix-D Delivery System, which protects ingredients from being neutralized by skin's natural defense; and Low Polar Friction-Free Delivery System, which lets ingredients penetrate the deep layers of the skin.

 

By integrating optimal concentrations of active ingredients into a single formulation and targeting all skin problems simultaneously, Helix-D offers a truly effective skincare that enhances and transforms your skin to its true radiance and ageless beauty!

 

Helix-D Fave & Neck and Helix-D Eye Serum are very concentrated so a little goes a long way. For best  results, use serums together as part of your daily skin care routine.

Say goodbye to dull, gloomy skin without the hassles of spending too much time and money on countless beauty products. Get Helix-D Face & Neck and Helix-D Eye Serums at the beauty section of the SM Stores in SM Aura, SM Makti, SM Megamall, SM North EDSA and SM Mall of Asia today! 

DERMCARE PROFESSIONAL GLUTATHIONE WHITENING SOAP

Dermcare Professional Glutathione Whitening Soap contains L-glutathione, Vitamin C and Alpha Lipoic Acid. These active ingredients when combined, it's easily penetrate the skin and helps in achieving healthy skin and body. Glutathione Soap does not only whiten the skin, it nourishes and protects the skin from free radicals in the fastest and safest way. With regular use, a youthful, brighter, more even skin tone, and healthier skin awaits you. 

Gluta White & Firm - Superior Whitening and Firming

Get the white right the first time with Gluta!

Gluta is a local brand of whitening products and is surprisingly affordable! Gluta's white and firm lineup consists of several items which includes:

• Facial Wash (Php199.00/100ml)
  Thoroughly cleanses and moisturizes the skin by normalizing and neutralizing excess oils without drying the skin’s surface. It has a special formulation to whiten, nourish and rejuvenate the skin in two weeks, giving you the smoothest possible supple face.
• Facial Toner (Php160.00/100ml)
  Progressively whitens and firms without drying your skin. It lightens your complexion and reduces the appearance of freckles and dark spots. Enriched with Lipofirm and L-Carnitine, it firms the skin while giving it a cleaner, smoother and supple feel.
• Facial Cream (Php199.00/50g)
  Moisturizes and promotes collagen synthesis on skin. Guarantees a progressive skin lightening in two weeks, allowing you to have an undeniable healthy-glowing and younger-looking appearance.
• Pressed Powder
  Designed to make the face shine-free and created to make the pores less visible while yielding that soft and smooth look to the skin. A first of its kind, Gluta White & Firm has unique ingredient that gradually whitens and tones the face in two weeks. It comes in three variants: Natural, White Pearl and Pink Blush.
• Soap (Php72.00/90g & Php89.00/135g)
  Has a gentle cleansing action that lavishly removes dirt and over-produced oil from skin without stripping off the body’s essential moisture requirement. It deeply and intensively exfoliates and washes off dead skin cells to reveal a healthier, lighter skin for a more glowing appearance within two weeks.
• Lotion (Php160.00/120ml & Php279.00/200ml)
  A topical whitening and toning cream-based preparation that is created to soften and revitalize the skin. composed of two whitening active ingredients – Glutathione and Clair Blanche – for maximum whitening results and two other firming elements – L-Carnitine and Lipofirm – that further invigorates your body, showing a more radiant and well-toned look. Guarantees indisputable results in two weeks.
• Deodorant and Anti-Perspirant (Php160.00/50ml)
  Does not only gives the underarm a 24-hour protection from unwanted body odor and sweating but also has distinctive ingredients that effectively lighten and smoothen the skin, showing you a silkier and whiter underarms in just two weeks.

If you are into skin whitening with a tight budget, try Gluta products! :)

Empties: January to March 2015

Shine Moist Keratin Treatment - used this as a regular conditioner when I don't have enough me time which is usually every single day, but when I do, I use this after my shampoo. I blot my hair dry, apply this, and cover with a shower cap for a good 15 - 30 minutes. This product mainly contains keratin - a rich protein bond ingredient that helps nourish damaged hair without irritating sensitive scalp. This can also be used as a hot oil treatment to maximize softness.

Avon Naturals Body Refreshing Shower Gel in Green Papaya and Calamansi - citrus-y! That is how I would define the experience. Formulated with green papaya and calamansi extract, this refreshing perfect-for-summer shower gel leaves skin cleansed and "electrified". ;)

Eskinol Pimple Fighting Facial Deep Cleanser - with micro cleanse anti-bacterial formula that promises to dry pimples in 3 days and lightens pimple marks. This product contains Salicylic acid, tea tree extract and Vitamin B3. Used this after washing my face before bed, to remove makeup that the cleanser and makeup remover didn't get. Since this cleanser is alcohol base, I use a gentler toner from ZA Cosmetics just to balance the pH level of my skin before ending the night with my L'oreal Revitalift Night Cream.

Human Heart Nature Avocado and Gugo Bark Intensive Hair Mask - In my search for healthier hair, Human Heart Nature never disappoints. This hair mask is effective, no harmful chemicals and smells delicious!

Cycles Sensitive Baby Lotion in pink - it's fragrance-free, hypoallergenic and paraben-free.This lotion is fast-absorbing and non-greasy - just right for the humid summer weather. It also effectively moisturizes my baby's delicate skin, removing the scaly-looking dry skin while making it supple and elastic. Contains natural emollients that soothe dry itchy skin and prevents further drying. no parabens, sulfates, dyes and added fragrance that could irritate baby's sensitive and allergy-prone skin.

Zenutrients Green Tea Lotion - I used this as a hand cream on the go. I love the leafy scent. Non-sticky and fast absorbing. Will definitely get a full size of this. Thanks sample room for my sample bottle. <3

Belo Essentials Whitening Lotion - has skin vitamins which includes pentavitin that gently moisturize and nourish skin while enclosing active ingredients for whitening skin. I don't feel the sudden whitening effect but I'm satisfied on how it feels on my skin.

Pantene Pro-V 3 Minute Miracle - know more about this here. Thank you BDJ Box and EverydayMePh for my samples!

Human Heart Nature Sunflower Beauty Oil - click here. If you wanna buy this safely online, check out Eliance Closet on FB and on IG.

Johnson's Baby Bath in Milk and Rice - this post will be incomplete without any Johnson's product. This helps complete skin nourishment for smoother and healthier skin not just for babies but for mommy's too! Definitely included on my snatch-from-the-cradle product list!

ABS Herbs Grace Pure Virgin Coconut Oil - you could swallow a spoonful if you are brave enough but as for me, I use this as a belly rub. Just after bath, my swollen tummy is thirsty for moisture and this oil (aside from my HHN Sunflower oil) is perfect. Fast-absorbing, it effectively make my skin more elastic and the light coconut scent is relaxing.

Avon Naturals Body Care Lightening Papaya and Soy Milk - promises 30 hours of moisture. It contains papaya fruit extract for skin balancing nutrients and hydrolyzed milk protein for conditioning the skin. I'm not convinced on its 30 hours moisturization but it leaves my skin a delicious sweet fruity floral scent.

Band-Aid Isoproryl Alcohol - it's disinfectant, antiseptic and with moisturizer? What more can I ask for? ;)

High Desert Clover Honey - pure, natural, unprocessed. This honey is perfect as sugar replacement, spread or as a hot concoction. I love using this as a therapy for my soar throat and to strengthen my lungs. What I do is I mix two spoonful of this in a hot water, I sometimes squirt a lemon or a calamansi whichever is available.

Revlon Photoready Perfecting Primer in pink - the smell is divine, the product works wonder on my pores. Good base before foundation. What I hate about it is that I didn't, couldn't used up all the product because of its packaging.

Dove Damage Therapy Intense Repair Conditioner - with patented micro moisture serum and fiber actives that reconstructs hair deep inside and prevents split ends and breakage. It promises of up to 9x less split ends. This product is for frizzy hair, and since mine has very fine line, my thin hair weighs heavy on my scalp and is literally sticking on my face.

High Desert Honeybee Pollen - has natural vanilla, honey and whey. The toddler liked it so much, I need to hide the bottle to make it last. More about the goodness in this on a separate post. Stay tuned!

Head & Shoulders Shampoo in Cool Menthol - all I could say is, this is perfect for summer. Wanna iced up your scalp and feel cleaned, refreshed and energized? Use this.

Celeteque DermoScience Sun Care in face and body sun defense cream - with SPF 50 and Broad Spectrum uva and uvb protection. Perfect for everyday use. Very versatile as it could be use for face and body. A bag resident for reapplication in the afternoon.

Colgate Total Charcoal Deep Clean - reduces bacteria build up by up to 90% for a superior deep clean. More about this here.

Aido Cosmetic lipstick in H - tangerine color has very good pigmentation, affordable, locally available, creamy, no weird scent, good for everyday use but the plastic packaging looks cheap and you have to reapply every now and then.

ELIZABETH: A BONNE' (Lotion & Body Scrub)

This concentrate milk lotion protects our skin from UV rays.

A BONNE' MILK POWER LIGHTENING LOTION

This lotion is specially formulated with LACTICARE MILK POWER & COLLAGEN which are gentle to delicate our skin. It deeply moisturizes, eliminates skin dryness and restore lasting radiance! ;)

It also has YOGURT PROTEIN & MILK PROTEIN to double its effectiveness in giving our skin a younger look with bright, soft and smooth skin! :)

while

A BONNE' SPA MILK SALT

is a skin whitening with Milk Formula and Natural Spa Salt Benefits. It provides nourisment to our skin with Pure Milk, Dermawhite and Allatoin. It removes dirt deposits and dead skin cell from our body, giving us a new and radiant skin.

You will feel that your skin is so smooth and love to touch!


live, love, laugh,
Beth :)

ELIZABETH: DIY WHITENING BLEACH

Hi there! Finally, I have the time to blog this! haha :) Sorry for those who wait for too long!.. So, here are the ingredients of Whitening Bleach :

• 2 tbsp. of White Henna
• 2 tbsp. Soap Chips
• 3-4 tbsp. of full cream milk
• 10 bottle caps of Hydrogen Peroxide
• 4 drops of Ammonia Water
• 1 tsp. of Glycerine
• 1 tsp. Baby oil / Olive oil, or cooking oil as a substitute.

Direction: Mix all the ingredients into a bowl until it looks like this:

 

Be patient in mixing all the ingredients because it takes time to get the desire foamy texture. Swirl in one direction only so that the trap bubbles will not escape. Apply the mixture onto dry skin using upward motion only. The upward motion serves as skin lift, reducing sagging of the skin. Wait until it dries completely and rinse off with cold water to close the pores. This formula can also be use as face facial bleach.

* You can buy the ingredients at your local drugstore or beauty store like Mercury Drug and Hortaleza.

White Henna

Soap Chips

Glycerine

Strong Ammonia Water

Full Cream Milk

Hydrogen Peroxide

You can also add some shredded soap like papaya soap or glutathione soap if you like and  best part in doing your own bleach is that you could customize the ingredients.

Live, Love, Laugh,
Beth

Prize from The Chronicles of Vanity: ZA Cosmetics

I've been an avid reader of this blog a long time ago. I love the way she "speaks", her choices of words, her point of view - she is one good example of an it girl, a belle de jour girl living life to the fullest. She is living my fantasy, my dream and my wishful thinking... you should check her out - she's a good online influence. ;)

I got to finally meet and greet her at the BDJ Veterans Party! :D

Moving on, I was one of the winners of her ZA Cosmetics. She's suppose to deliver the goods but I suggest to just have a date and the photo below explains the outcome.

SkinWhite Naturals Whitening Lotion in Papaya Milk

My latest favorite drugstore lotion as of the moment is none other than...

*drum rolls*

SkinWhite Naturals Whitening Lotion in Papaya Milk! <3

I'm not so much into skin whitening but my sister is and she basically try different products right after the other just to give everything a go, a first hand experience and one of the things she bumped into was this. As it is, I first fall head over heels in love with this product right after I smelled my way through her room catching her smoldering her freshly bathed self into this yummy treat!

I love the smell!!! It really smells like sweet candy corn or cotton candy for me. I wanna eat it her arm right after! lol So, to not bother her with my latest apple of my nose addiction, I bought myself a bottle!

SkinWhite Papaya Milk promises whiter, healthier complexion in just seven days of regular use. A blush white skin (that indicates a rosy white glow). It has papaya enzyme for whitening and milk protein to moisturize skin and vitamins c, e and b3, b5 and b6.

I would just pop the cap and smell my way through a hot afternoon, if only I could! So glad to know that SkinWhite also have papaya milk soap that I'll so gonna look for when we go out!

Are you a SkinWhite addict too? Especially a SkinWhite Papaya Milk addict? I'm smelling my skin while typing this through... Geez, I feel creepy - in a good whiter and moisturized skin type of way...

Papaya Milk Shake,
G.

ELIZABETH: Ever bilena BB Cream, IN2IT Eyebrow Palette, Ever bilena Eyeshadow Trios

Hey guys! How are you? I just wanna share to you one of my make up routine! So, this is me when I'm not wearing any make up...

Presenting to you the Ever Bilena Advance BB Cream... A whitening, foundation and moisturizing cream all rolled into one! This product provides a flawless coverage while concealing blemishes and dark spots and protecting it from the harmful rays of the sun. And with the help of its potent moisturizer such as Shea Butter and Vitamin E, it richly moisturizes our skin to make it soft and smooth!

Ever Bilena: Face Sunblock, Body Sunblock and BB Cream

Finally, I kicked myself in the butt hard enough to get me some sunblock goodies from Bello, SpectraBAN60 of Steifel and Ever Bilena. Obviously in this post Ill be sharing about the latter, its EB face and body sunblock! Local cheaper brands doesn't mean not worth trying, sometimes a gem is camouflaging in the sea of pebbles. Gee, I suck!

Cut to the chase, the face and body sunblock from Ever Bilena have almost the same exact ingredients, only cyclomethicone is present on the face cream while cetearyl alcohol is included on the body cream

aside from that both products contains Vitamin E, shea butter and licorice extract that helps lighten and brighten skin.

The only downside of these are that they are not paraben free, methyl paraben and propyl paraben are included inside and it leaves white streaks on the skin if not blended well. So make sure to use small amount and just add if you feel needed, and avoid squeezing alot at once. you get the gist. 

Aside from sunblock, it also helps prevent my skin from drying because of the shea butter...

I was looking for Myra-E tinted moisturizer when I saw this...

I can't believe it at first, but why not. I wanna save time hence I'm on the hunt for the 2-1 moisturizer and foundation from Myra-E, and it's always out of stock... To end my dilemma, I just pick this up and pay it on the counter. Besides, it has the same Oriental shade from my favorite drugstore liquid foundation.

Ever Bilena BB Cream comes in two packages. The pink BB Cream and the purple one. I'm opting for the pink one because it has anti aging but doubt because the shade is far of my own.

This BB Cream is a whitening, moisturizer and foundation packed in one bottle. Saves time when you are on the move. And I think this is good for everyday use. :) Perfect matched with my Nichido Final Powder!
In the end, i just wish I picked up the pink one because im really not into whitening and would rather give my skin some anti ageing love.

Should I get the pink tube too?

ELIZABETH: Etta's Compact Skin Whitening Powder

Hey guys! How are you? We've been so busy AND HAPPY we might throw a giveaway! hahaha It is so much harder to cook up a giveaway than I thought, but still... Anyways, I will be sharing to you my experience using this product ^(see the title post again). 

Presenting to you, the Etta's Compact Skin Whitening Powder! This is good for skin beauty lightening. As I say on my second post, I will be blogging about Etta's bleaching powder! How I came up to this is because I am preparing for my upcoming wedding! So, this product only cost Php.180 per box. I bought this at Market Market, but you can also purchase this at any Hortaleza shop.

One box of Etta's bleaching powder has 2 plastics inside.. 

This one is the Etta's Mixing Solution, hydrogen peroxide 10 volume. This product only cost Php.25 per bottle.

So, this is what it looks like when you mix the whitening powder and the mixing solution. You should stir it in one direction to trap the bubbles and expand the mixture, until it looks like a melted ice cream...

This is the texture of the bleach, applied wet on areas you wanna whitens...

Let it dry for about 10 to 15 minutes, when I first try this, It was actually too painfully irritating, I can't  bear the itchiness I feel, that I had to wash it off in less than two minutes! I can't keep myself from scratching my skin... I know patience is a virtue, I am a patient person but just not in that particular moment! :/

After washing it off, this is the result. Some marks of redness occur because of scratching. I tried this product for about two weeks but sometimes I washed it off even if its not dry yet because I can't bear the itchiness I feel, no scratch that, I suffer! This product is effective but I decided not to use this all over my body because of the pain I'll suffer! (insert maarte laugh here) hahaha...So, I will only use the left product for my dark areas such as elbows and knees! ;)

I hope this review helped you about Etta's bleaching powder.

P.S. That is my inner leg right there just in case you are wondering... #weirdangle
And you might wanna try this if you are looking for a more easier way of bleaching, and challenge yourself: Can you bear the itchy-monster?:)

And if you want to know how to prepare the bloody-hard-yet-effective Original Homemade Bleaching Mixture, I might share it with you! Just say "pretty you, pretty please with a cherry on top!"

live, love, laugh,

Beth :)