Nurture Spa Tagaytay

You need not venture far if you seek a one-of-a-kind spa experience steeped in Filipino traditions and culture. Nestled in a 2.6 square meter property in Pulong Sagingan is a rustic little village of native wooden huts called the Nurture Spa Village, considered  one of the pioneers in bringing worldwide attention to our very own [...]

Spa Helios at Boracay Hills

After four months of refurbishment, the highly anticipated full-service Spa Helios at Boracay Hills Hotel in Boracay Island officially opened its doors, offering a wide range of wellness treatments to guests after a day at the beach.
 
 
Spa Helios has ten luxurious treatment rooms, complete with Balinese inspired massage areas, outdoor private gardens with Jacuzzis, Vichy [...]

Blissful Escape at Aum Spa

Cebu is not only known for its rich historical and religious past, it is also a modern bustling city and home to some of the most luxurious accommodations outside Manila . When in Mactan Island , just outside the city, and billeted in one of the many five-star resorts and hotels along its shores, you [...]

My Badian Island Escape

As far as escape from the hectic life go, it is difficult to find a remote place in Cebu than Badian Island Resort and Spa, a world class island “sparadise” that has earned for itself a reputation for being one of the most romantic places to stay. Many tourists have known many hotels and resorts [...]

Antel Spa Suites: A Makati Urbanite’s Tranquil Escape

 There are not that many places in the metropolis where you can totally de-stress and find yourself totally “away from it all.” Makati, being a business and shopping hub, is an unlikely place for such activity. It is therefore surprising to find a hotel right in the heart of this bustling city that provides all [...]

Nu Skin’s AgeLOC System

With the continuous development of new techniques and procedures to keep aging at bay, cosmetic procedures have become less invasive and provide more natural-looking results. Take for instance the growing popularity of galvanic spa treatments, made more familiar to women locally due in part to the aggressive marketing of independent distributors, particularly that of NuSkin. [...]

Review: Nu Skin Galvanic Spa System II

There are a lot beauty products that are being sold through direct selling or independent distributors. Locally, there’s Avon products, which is a very successful enterprise. My mom was an Avon lady so for most of my adolescence, I had Avon underwear, shampoos and deodorants.
Anyway, one day I got a call which I thought was [...]

A Review: Laneige BB Cream/Shimmer Brightening Multi Base SPF 41

Luxury brand Laneige came up with their own BB cream, otherwise known as Shimmer Brightening Multi Base SPF 41 (they presented me with this when I asked if they already have a BB cream).
It comes in two variants: BB cream #1 gives skin a shimmering effect; #2 looks natural and gives no glow or matte [...]

A Review: Maybelline Clear Smooth Minerals Instant Skin Perfection Cream / B.B. Cream

I’ve always loved Maybelline for coming up with products that are not only good but affordable. By coming out with their own B.B cream, they are joining in the bandwagon of Korean makeup brands like Etude and Face Shop, which introduced the B.B to the Philippine market. Laneige has its own version of the BB [...]

A Review: Kiehl’s Abyssine

Corallina is an algae that grows in the sea, some on freshwater rivers and lakes. They are valued not only for their aesthetic qualities (they are used as ornaments in aquatic tank systems) but more so for their valuable contribution for sea reef formation. In the world of cosmetics, the red algae variety has a [...]

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