When I visit Manila, I always take the opportunity to replenish my cosmetic products that is not available here in Iloilo. (Calling Rustans, Beauty Bar and Landmark! Come to Iloilo City na!) Usually I buy my trusty Cinema Secrets concealer and my Bloom liptint in Plum.So my sister and I headed to the nearest Beauty Bar. Much to my dismay, my Bloom liptint in Plum was out of stock! Waaaa! I was about to leave Beauty Bar a bit brokenhearted when I saw on the Burt Bees section -- a new product. … [Read more...]
MY ZIT-BUSTER TEAM
I was never bless with the perfect skin. Boohoo! But at least, I never was known to be that pimply kid in my younger years. However, there are those occasional zit attacks- the humongous zit on my nose or chin or the trillion blackheads & whiteheads that invaded my oily face. And I would always note that these attacks happens during the stressful phases in my life - medical internship, board exams and break-ups. It also doesn't help that I can be easily be seduced by attractive packing of a new … [Read more...]
PRODUCT REVIEW: JUST BITTEN BY REVLON
Searching for the perfect lipstick is like searching for the perfect man.... Its a tedious job, hehe... I've gone from suble brown tints of Covergirl to the orange-y PecanFudge lipstick of Sara Collection and on to the bold plums of Maybelline.... Now that I am getting older (haha, I feel like a 50 year old woman after saying that), I opted for a more subtle natural looking lips. Though I found what I been looking with Blooms' Lip Tint in Plum and Wet n' Wild Lip Pencil in # 666, they are … [Read more...]
KIKAY KIT
What is inside my kikay kit? For the first time, all of my favorite items are safely packed in my trusty kikay kit. Hehe! Joy!1. MAYBELLINE VOLUME EXPRESS CAT EYES MASCARA- Though I would hope to have the Lóreal Double Extend Mascara for my almost non-existent eyelashes, this mascara is a good substitute. It has a unique lash brush that looks more like a comb for careful coating for every lashes. And what I like about this mascara is that it doesn't smudge.2. SMITH'S ROSEBUD SALVE- I have been … [Read more...]
AGEING GRACEFULLY
Last January 2010, I was rotating in the Department of Psychiatry in Western Visayas Medical Center. I was fortunate to be there when the Department of Family Medicine was holding an interdepartmental conference about “AGEING GRACEFULLY’’. A lecture was given by the beautiful renowned dermatologist in Iloilo, Dr. Aileen Montero. Here is an echo of that lecture: We definitely did not find the fountain of youth. We could not STOP ageing therefore, it is inevitable. But what we can do is to … [Read more...]
FAMILY MED RESIDENTS’ FAVORITE PASTTIME
During our lull times, we usually......... Hahahahahaha!!!! Let's give back to the society and beautify the world.... Nothings wrong with it...... hehehehe....... … [Read more...]