Admit it: all of us have ugly days. Some, even very ugly, haggard days. I find it rather amazing that some women have this amazing talent of seeming not to have it (classic example: Patty Laurel) while some have the confidence and the looks to totally resist it (like my good friend S). Name dropping left and right, can you tell that I’m having a panget day?

I’m saving you the horrid sight so no pictures.

I’m having an extra panget day right now because I’m red all over (as in from my scalp down to my soles) due to allergies. I hate that I can’t hide it nor conceal it (it will just get worse). What’s worse is that I don’t know where I got it. The doctor said it could be the air (as in pollens and all the micro shiz we don’t see) but it might also be viral exanthem. :( Whatever it is, I don’t like the fact that I can’t divert my frustration to my favourite anti-panget activity aka. working out.

boxing my heart out
2010

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Start the year right and beautiful with a lovely workshop from two authorities in the arena of training and beauty.

Studio SnR once again invites all you beauty and tea affectionados to join their Beauty High Tea Series with Bobbi Brown. Learn how to pull off Bobbi Brown’s signature, polished techniques in minutes while sipping on delish tea from the studio’s latest tea partner, Serenitea.

There are only twenty (20) slots available so do save one for yourself stat. I’ll be joining the workshop myself and I absolutely can’t wait to meet all of you! :)

It’s been a while since I’ve been to Beauty & Butter to have my nails done. I think it’s the proximity that’s putting things off (Megamall and Mall of Asia’s quite a task to go to for a Southerner like me) but whenever chance leads me to their mall houses, I make sure I stop by to squeeze in a quick and clean mani-pedi.

Last Saturday, I was treated by our friends from Beauty & Butter to a complimentary manicure + nail art. I had plenty of tasks to accomplish in MOA that day so I giddily accepted and before I know it, Jennifer (below) was taking care of me.

Cute nail stickers!

Loved the fact that Jennifer instantly saw that my nails are soft and thin so she took time to clean it through and through. If there’s one thing that will make me come back to any nail salon it would have to be the TLC I got on my first visit. :)

I was almost sold to the sticker above but the nail (polish) art samples above are too pretty! I don’t get nail art very often (I think it’s the age and full time profession LOL) so I thought of getting something silly. Or cute. Or cute silly.

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After last season’s toughness and androgyny, SS2012 heralds the revival of an altogether more feminine and sensual approach to makeup— Skin that radiates a sportive, ultra-luminous freshness and health tunes into the season’s chic, athletic vibe ATH-ELITE

Languorous colour washes pick up on the soft side of the season, as tints that run from delicate peach through to blurred espresso form the most relevant way to wear subtle colour and definition NOUV-EAU

Beautifully buffed, burnished metallics accenting lips, cheeks and eyes make for the most modern way to reference the idea of a summer tan ORE-INSPIRED

Dynamic, urban, neoprene shades get a contemporary rethink, as pure-pigment eyes and lips go effortlessly edgy thanks to a new ease and lack of aggression to their application NEO-N

Which trend/s are you loving or leaving? Hit “read me” to find out what products you need to invest on to recreate your look of choice. :)

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Jason Wu/Manish Arora/Katie Gallagher
Faster by Mark Fast/Vivienne Westwood/Mary Katrantzou

creams all over from the Emilio Pucci show

Without batting an eyelash, I think you can tell that this is my favourite trend this S/S. Neo-N is all about pop art, odd colour combinations, and complexion that’s airbrushed to perfection. These are my favourite looks from the Neo-N trend:

Monique Lhuillier

Prabal Gurung

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Donna Karan/Hussein Chalayan/Emilio Pucci
Just Cavalli/Basso & Brooke/Sass & Bide

This Spring, ORE-INSPIRED asks you to take out all of your prized metals, coppers, rust, and peach to get that enviable glow. This trend is very eighties — liquid tan, sporty, Madonna, lingerie, lace, punches of dark lip and rock-gypsy all over. It’s very fresh, futuristic, simple, and beautiful. These two looks make me want to unearth some precious metals stat:

Blumarine

Elie Saab

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Rick Owens/Missoni/Holly Fulton
Giles/Etro/Francesco Scognamiglio

I love, love, love this disheveled meets luxe trend! Nouv-Eau is all about Art-Nouveau, monochromatic hues, romance, natural brows, glowy skin, lip stains, and soft washes of colour.  Lip staining or tinting the inside of the lips a darker shade than the outside is still very big this season. It’s also the easiest way to try out a bold colour since it’s full-on yet non-intimidating. This trend is so easy to pull off and is very office environment friendly. These are the two looks from this trend I’m dying to try:

Veronique Le Roy

Erdem

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Chloe/Damir Doma/Proenza Schouler
Altuzarra/Gareth Pugh/Jonathan Saunders

ATH-ELITE is all about sporting a dewy, fresh-faced look that relies on flawless skin and amazing foundation. Think sweating ballerina dancers or humidity sans beads of sweat. There are touches of futurism left and right which makes this look easy to wear and recreate. I love the caramel and honey hues from Chloe and the three looks below made my heart skip a hard, long beat:

Marios Schwab

Richard Nicoll

Frankie Morello

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I had the wonderful and rather rare opportunity last Thursday to make another dream come true. :)

4″ black heels — check. Wine — check. Front row seats — check. MAC S/S 2012 Presentation — check. The icing on the cake? Adding MAC Cosmetics Senior Artist for Australia Nicole Thompson into the picture.

Nicole’s bar of beauty treats

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Hooray pimples begone!

Sleepless after pulling an all-nighter at 2pm (say what?), I’m wearing a sneaky smug because of two things. ONE – Neutrogena Fine Fairness BB Cream UV is finally and exclusively available in Watsons Philippines.

Achieve instant fairness and inner whitening
with the new NEUTROGENA® FINE FAIRNESS® BB CREAM UV

Patience is a virtue, they say. And most whitening products will test that virtue by having you wait several months before you see your whitening product take effect. But sometimes, you need fairer skin RIGHT NOW. So NEUTROGENA® is giving you just that.

The new NEUTROGENA® FINE FAIRNESS® BB Cream UV provides instant fairness and blemish-free skin through special skintone-matching minerals. Because NEUTROGENA® is a strong advocate of healthy beauty, this BB Cream also contains the science of FINE FAIRNESS® to work within your skin and provide continuous whitening from the inside out.

The FINE FAIRNESS® BB Cream UV is the final addition to the existing FINE FAIRNESS® line, which currently consists of a Cleanser, Toner, Lotion SPF30, Night Cream, UV Sunblock, Serum, and Whitening Mask.

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