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Product: Davines Nourishing Vegetarian Miracle Treatment

What it is: A conditioner in cream form that repairs extremely dehydrated and stressed hair. The structure of the hair appears immediately more uniform and the corneal structure well moisturized. Continuous use of the product will prevent split ends and add body and splendor to the hair. Source.

Active ingredients: Hypnea musciformis with restructuring action. Rice proteins with conditioning and restructuring action. Vitamin E with anti-oxidant action. Avocado, as an emulsifier.

Where to get it: Essensuals Toni&Guy, 3/F Crowne Plaza (ambiance is more relaxing vs. the 6750 branch)

Wallet Damage: starts at Php 1400

Overtime, I learned that you can lie to anyone but 3 persons: your dentist, your dermatologist, and your hairdresser. To be perfectly honest with you, your kind comments on this ‘do floored me. Sure, the length is rather good and the color looks apt as well. The touch-feel is also smooth, thanks to blow drying. When Essensuals Toni&Guy’s Technical Director, Paul Ashton saw me though, he said (que horror) otherwise.

The man you wouldn’t want to mess with

He checked my hair through and through: color, shape, and moisture level. Apparently, my hair isn’t just dry, it’s hell stressed (I kind of guessed this though because I’ve been dead stressed and sleepless for weeks). It’s so stressed that it’s falling (waaaaaaa)! He immediately put me through this treatment which I’m supposed to get every two weeks. For healthy hair, once a month is fine together with a routine haircut.

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Meep! Kitty’s super excited to play with her toys (mini haul + gifts from my fairy godmothers)!

Weekend can’t wait!

Very happy to report that I didn’t nab the billboard along EDSA!

Nicole Scherzinger is clearly rocking the music industry with her sultry vocals and exotic looks. Best known as the half-Filipino lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls, Nicole has been instrumental to PCD’s success.The group has sold over seven million album copies of their self-titled first album, and it even went double-platinum with hits such as Don’t Cha, and Buttons. Their latest hit When I Grow Up is already moving up the hit charts. Last year, Nicole also released her solo album entitled Her Name is Nicole that featured her hit song Baby Love.

Nicole has become a standard for great performances in the entertainment industry. With her world-class vocals and sexy dance moves, she always brings energy, power and charisma to the stage. Nicole is a head-to-toe performer, so each movement of her sleek frame fluidly extends all the way to the tips of her long black hair. A single wrong note or misstep can ruin the entire performance that took days to perfect! And as the lead Pussycat Doll, Nicole not only has to sound and move the best, she also has to look the best.

That’s why Nicole has chosen Clear shampoo. Clear contains Zinc Vitanol as its active ingredient responsible for cleansing the scalp of excess oils and bacteria that cause dandruff. But unlike other anti-dandruff shampoos, Clear Complete Soft Care doesn’t dry her hair. Nicole is convinced that Clear leaves her hair dandruff-free* and up to 4x softer+!

Without a doubt, Nicole Scherzinger is one of the sexiest women and best performers in the entire music industry. And with Clear, she can keep her hair soft and dandruff-free, ready for every performance. Nothing can stop her from topping the hitcharts.

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I look like this:

On my face last night: MUFE HD Powder and BE Buxom Lips in Ginger

My hair is definitely longer (heavier and limper at that) and my eye bags are definitely bigger! I’m back on day shift this week and I can’t afford Mr. Sun to see me like this so I had my hair colored in light ash brown (over red hair!) last Sunday and got myself the following:

My HG under eye area concealer
(actual product color)

If my memory serves me right, this is already my 3rd pan. I nix this out of my stash every time I slather the self tanner on but when I’m back to my natural skin tone, I make sure I have this in 7YR Medium all the time.

Concealer love: one for the eyes and one for the rest of my face

While the color and finish is outstanding IMHO, I still sigh out loud whenever I pay for this wonder. It’s almost twice the price of MAC Studio Finish concealer but only contains 2.5g (MAC houses 7 whooping grams!). *sigh*

Anyhoo, to amp up the volume on my hair, I got myself a new ceramic round brush from BaByliss (Php 350 at Rustan’s). Look how big it is:

Folks who are used to long bristled brushes might find this brush useless but trust me, once you get the hang of it, you’ll LOVE it.

ps. The Mika collection’s already here! Each eye shadow palette costs (hang on to your seat!) FOUR THOUSAND PESOS!

Dear Santa,

I’m sending my Christmas wish list over early for hassle free shopping!

1. Everything in outfit #2 (middle) plus patent jacket in outfit #3 (right)

Both the vest and jacket are from Zara. Image lifted from this month’s Marie Claire Philippines.

2. YSL TOP SECRETS Flash Radiance Skincare Brush

With a single brush stroke, signs of fatigue are erased, and skin is left feeling velvety smooth and fresh with radiance! This high-performance formula combines all the benefits of a skincare product with the precision and ease of a brush, the silky and comfortable texture glides over the skin, leaving it feeling incredibly fresh and invigorated.

A blend of energizing active ingredients combine the Grain of Paradise extract with caffeine to erase signs of fatigue. On the skin’s surface, light-reflecting micro-pigments are able to capture and diffuse light, to reduce skin imperfections and boost radiance.

A seaweed derived sugar forms a veil that maintains moisture on the surface of the skin and protects it against external threats.

Wheat proteins combined with sugar extracted from oats and a silcon elastomer allow for the formula to quickly smooth fine lines, leaving it feeling soft and velvety. Source.

I was madly in love with Bare Escentuals’ bareVitamins Prime Time until I got to try this. Not only did it make my skin look better under MMU but also made application super easy (skin’s ready about 2minutes after application). I got my last brush from Rustan’s about 4 months ago for nearly Php3000. Hope the price tag hasn’t hiked up yet!

3. The Charm Travel Pro Brush Set

I have enough brushes to make a broom to sweep the house but I can’t resist this set! I got my hands on them two weeks ago and they’re too soft, too soft. Definitely of PRO quality. Best part? They’re shorthandled! I don’t have to cut the handles to make application really close to the mirror easy! Totally a steal for only Php1500 or US$38 (pre-buy rate) at Beauty and Minerals.

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