Linda Ley for Helix-D

     Linda Ley is the epitome of contentment, of confidence, exuding an aura of tranquility and quiet strength. The former businesswoman and now full-time homemaker and philanthropist brings lightness to the room and, devoid of any airs, carries with her an infectious joviality that easily rubs off on everyone. 

     Not too long ago, Linda was a actively involved in business. However, being a wife and a mother to three kids was of top priority. Thus, Linda the entrepreneur had to take a back seat so that Linda the homemaker could take over. And it was a role that she took on with open arms as it gave her the chance to bond with her family, which she considers her real treasure. Get to know more of Linda Ley, a full-time homemaker, philanthropist and the new ambassador of Helix-D.

Linda Ley for Helix-D

Feature: Helix-D Eye Serum

     Did you know that as early as 25, one can start their anti-aging skin care regimen? I just discovered this when I'm already 30 years old. I'm not sure if I'm already late because I just incorporated those anti-aging moisturizers and eye creams two years ago in my skin care routine. Since we live in a tropical climate, we are often expose to sun when we go outside the house. Sun exposure can lead to skin damage and premature aging. Visible signs include age spots, hyperpigmentation, fine lines, and wrinkles. The damage is usually irreversible or may require expensive medical treatments to correct.

     Now, you can combat sun damage and bring back the youthful glow of your skin with the fast-acting solution from Helix-D. A scientific breakthrough in skincare, Helix-D surpasses all current anti-aging products in the market, combining potent ingredients and patented technologies to provide amazing results once thought impossible from an over-the-counter product. Let's discover more about the product below :)

Feature: Helix-D Eye Serum

Helix-D skin care line:

• There are two products in the line namely: Helix-D Face & Neck Serum and Helix-D Eye Serum 
• Both are with super-hydrators to draw and hold extra water in skin like moisture magnets, even in sun-baked climates or harsh winter weather.
• Potent anti-oxidants to fight free radicals and protect the skin from the signs of aging.
• Contains power peptides to ease the appearance of deep wrinkles and smoothen the skin surface.
• 100% certified matrikines for improving skin elasticity and skin tone.
• With continuous use, you can see dramatic results within weeks. Helix-D Advanced Face & Neck Serum and Helix-D Advanced Eye Serum also produce a more powerful synergy when used together as part of your total daily skin care regimen. 

Feature: Helix-D Eye Serum

size: 35 ml / 1.23 fl. oz.

price: 3,980 php (Around $84.45)

place bought: Free

 Helix-D Advanced Face & Neck Serum and Helix-D Advanced Eye Serum are exclusively distributed in the country by Fast Beauty PH and available at SM Makati, SM Aura, Mall of Asia, SM Megamall, and SM North Edsa. 

instructions for use: Begin with clean, dry skin. Apply Helix-D 2-3 times daily. Use sparingly. Helix-D is a concentrated formula. Gently massage Helix-D into the targeted area, using a circular motion, until completely absorbed. Helix-D absorbs immediately, leaving your skin youthful, smooth and silky.

ingredients: Distilled Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Extract, Potuluca Oleracae Extract, Betaine, Glyceryl Acrylate, Sodium Polyacrylate, Xanthan Gum, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Carbomer, Phenoxyethanol, Triethanolamine, Palmitoyl Oligopeptide, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-5, Rhodiola Rosea Root Extract, Saccaride Isomerate, PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Methylparaben, Sodium Hyaluronate.

Feature: Helix-D Eye Serum

Helix-D in action:

• Helix-D’s patented and innovative delivery systems keep its active ingredients 100% potent and easily absorbed by the skin. 
• The Dual Liposome Technology protects the full potency of the ingredients until they come in contact with the skin while the Double Helix-D Delivery System (DHDS) protects the ingredients from being neutralized by the skin’s natural defense mechanisms. 
• The Low Polar Friction-Free Delivery System (LFDS) technology also delivers the ingredients into the targeted areas of the skin and the exclusive, patented “nano-water” delivery system makes active ingredients penetrate the skin easily, regardless of oily skin or clogged pores.

Feature: Helix-D Eye Serum

Helix- D Eye Serum benefits:

• Helps reduce the look of fine lines & crow's feet.
• Helps lighten the look of dark circles.
• Reduces puffy appearance around the eyes.
• Supports collagen renewal.
• Increases skin firmness and improves skin texture.
• Helps prevent the appearance of wrinkles around the eyes.
• With its advanced formula, Helix-D works to rejuvenate your skin from the very first application and builds stronger action each time you use it. 

     We cannot hide from the damaging rays of the sun but we can combat those pesky effects of damaging sun rays. Aside from using sunblock and sunscreen, using umbrella, wearing sunglasses, caps, bonnets, and other things that will protect our skin from UVA/UVB rays will do. Most importantly, using skin care products that is suitable for reversing the signs of aging is highly recommended. I'll try this product soonest and update you if it's a yay or a nay.

     I hope this products works for me. With the hefty price tag, I have high hopes with Helix-D because most of the effective eye serums in the market today are in this price range.

Do you use eye creams and eye serum?

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Product Review: Be Organic Emu Skin Perfecting Cream

     Hello dearies! I'm very excited to share my review today because it's another first :) It's my first organic/natural face cream to date :) I'm a long time user of GNC Vitamin C Moisturizing cream and consumed more than five tubs already. And because I'm slowly incorporating organic products to my body and hair care essentials, I think now is the right time to have one for the face. 

     Remember my post about my discover of a new brand of organic soap that I've posted months ago? I mused my story there when I first saw the brand Be Organic. Aside from the soaps, this EMU Skin Perfecting cream caught my attention. I asked the SA about this cream and she said that it's a new product from Be Organic and explained to me that it's packed with vitamins and natural skin perfecting ingredients. Sounds very pleasing to the ears and kudos to the SA who knew what she really sells. Back to my story, I was tempted to buy a tub that time but I just brought an exact amount of money that day. So I said to myself that I'll come back for this cream on my next visit to SESOU store whether it's at Trinoma or Robinson's Galleria branch. But this lemming or wish came true when Ms. Cheryl of Be Organic Bath and Body sent me samples of their products. I'm really not expecting that she included a full-sized EMU Skin Perfecting Cream when I received my package. All I know is that she will just send me soaps because it was the only thing that I've mentioned on my previous post about my review on the Papaya Kojic soap. It's very heart warming when you're not expecting to receive products beyond your expectations. Don't get me wrong but I'm really overwhelmed with the products she sent me. 

     Are you familiar with Emu oil? Have you heard this miraculous product that came from the Emu bird? Click CONTINUE READING to know more information about the benefits and of course about this cream.

Be Organic EMU Skin Perfecting Cream 

Product Review: iWhite Korea Facial Cream

     Hello dearies! How's your week so far? My apologies for being MIA again, been very busy with personal matters lately and I know I owe you a lot. I need to get back on track because product reviews are piling up again on my blog bin. So to start, here's my review on iWhite Korea Facial Cream that was sent to me by Biocostech Phils. Corp. 

     iWhite Korea is a skin care brand formulated in Korea that specializes not only in whitening the skin but also in improving its overall texture through the natural plant extracts in their products that are refined through Bio-Nanotechnology.

iWhite Korea Facial Cream 

Product Review: Nature Republic Watery Sun Cream 30 PA++

     Hello ladies, happy Monday! Start your week right by smiling and think of positive things coming your way :D Today I'm going to share an important addition to my skin care routine. I'm guilty of neglecting this ever since I became aware on the importance of basic skin care. I always skip sunblock. I have this notion before that sunblock is only used during summer and when you're going to the beach. I also have sensitive nose that I dislike the scent of most sunblock being sold in the market before. The only brand that I knew was Coppertone and Banana Boat. Silly me! The effects of UVA/UVB is now taking its toll on me. Tiny dark spots or freckles are visible on my cheeks. But I'm still lazy putting sunblock on my face. When bb creams came out, I'm relieved because it's all-in-one. Tinted moisturizer + sunblock + whitening + anti-aging, it's like a miracle in a bottle. So I rely on bb creams for sun protection. 

     When I read a post that spf on a bb cream is not enough to shield the skin from damaging sun rays, I decided to include sunblock on my skin care regimen. There's so many different brand of sunblock in the market today. The higher the spf, the better in shielding your skin from the damaging UV rays. My current sunblock contains only spf30 that I think is good for me since I'm always indoors. This sunblock is also a part of the birthday blog sale giveaway that I won so it's only half of the tube when I received it. I considered this as my first sunblock since I'm using this everyday :D

Nature Republic Watery Sun Cream 30 PA++

Simple packaging, tube type

Nature Republic Watery Sun Cream 30 PA++

I like this nozzle type because you can control the amount of product coming out of the tube.

Nature Republic Watery Sun Cream 30 PA++

This white cream has a medium like consistency. Swatch under different lightning

Nature Republic Watery Sun Cream 30 PA++

Blended on my hand, you can see there's a white cast. I had a hard time taking photo with flash on because it's too reflective.

What I like:

• The scent is nice. It's not overpowering like Coppertone and Banana Boat.
• A little goes a long way.
• Water-proof.
• Applies velvety smooth and has a bit of glittery effect that's not noticeable
• Doesn't break me out, no allergic reactions whatsoever.
• Doesn't make my skin oily.

What I don't like:

• Has only spf 30. ( I searched the internet and saw that this variant has spf 50 too)
• There' a white cast even though it has low spf content.
• Since I bought it pre-loved, I don't know the product information.

Will I repurchase? No. I want to try western brands like Neutrogena and Nivea.

Recommendation:

     I give this a 3/5 rating. I'm happy with this purchase at least I got to try a sunscreen on its own. Now is the time to hunt for my HG sunblock, since this is important to prevent aging skin and cancer I will consider buying even those expensive ones.

     What's your favorite sunblock?Any recommendations? Thanks for sharing!

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Product Review: Mosbeau All-in-One Face Cream

     Hi lovelies! It's back to school once again. I'm guessing that malls will have their sale before school begins. I miss going to school :( I can still remember my cramming experience when buying school supplies and new set of stuffs. We always bumped into different people having the same dilemma as mine. Shoe sizes that's always out of stock, designs that were almost fading because it's the only one left, and so on and so forth. Those were the crazy back to school days fever. So before we bid goodbye to May, I will make a review of another skin care that I won from a giveaway.

     This product came from Mosbeau and it's one of AskMeWhats grand giveaway last December. Five long months have passed, this is enough for me to gauge how did the product fare with my skin. Prolly you know that I made a post on Mosbeau here after a month of usage. I didn't see any significant changes on my skin particularly on my freckles and uneven tone that's why I continued using this mositurizing gel but there's a doubt on my mind already. Shall we start the review now? This will be my honest to goodness take on Mosbeau All-in-One Facial Cream, the one being endorsed by Angel Locsin. 

     I tend to stay away from heavy creams on my face because it makes my skin oilier. When I discovered GNC Vitamin C Moisturizing Cream I said to myself that I will not dare look for another face cream until Mosbeau came but I have this love-hate relationship when I won the price because I'm afraid that using another product means starting back at one. Being a cheapskate, I will not spend over a thousand bucks just to try out a new product. With fingers crossed I just said to myself Okay, since this is free why not give it a try. 

Mosbeau All-in-One Face Cream
I like the touch of gold on this tub, very classy :)

Experience the combined effect of anti-aging serum, moisturizer, and skin-whitening cream with this breakthrough all-in-one facial cream from Mosbeau! Enriched with-all natural and reconized skin-whitening ingredients in Japan like Placental Protein and Beta Arbutin, it helps make your skin radiant and fair. Loaded with moisturizing herb extracts, it also helps and nourish and hydrate the skin to make it feel velvety soft and smooth after every application. Now you can enjoy skin-whitening, moisturizing, anti-aging, and UV protection in just one, easy step!

Mosbeau All-in-One Face Cream
After 4 months of using this religiously every morning, only a few is left on the tub.

size: 70g

price: SRP at 1,480** php ( Around $ 34.30+ )

place bought: free, giveaway prize 

Watson's, Mercury Drugstore, South Star Drug, Rose Pharmacy and PCX

instruction for use: After washing face, lightly pat dry face leaving the skin still a bit damp. Scoop an ample amount of cream and massage all over your face and neck using an upward, circular motion.

ingredients: Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Squalene, Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Dipotassium, Glycyrrhizate, Sodium Hydroxide, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Ubiquinone, Placental Protein, Beta Arbutin, Hydrolyzed Conchiolin Protein, Sericin, Algae Extract, Arnica Montana Flower Extract, Lamium Album Flower Extract, Nasturtium Officinale Extract, Arctium Lappa Root Extract, Pinus Sylvestris Cone Extract, Hedera Helix (Ivy) Extract, Allium Sativum (Garlic) Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract, Beeswax, 1,2-Hexanediol, Behenyl Alcohol, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Magnesium, Ascorbyl Phosphate, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil

Mosbeau All-in-One Face Cream
Gel type moisturizer that leaves a light and cool feel on my face.

What I like:

• The packaging is very classy and it has a top plastic lid that's been a product saver for me when I accidentally drop the tub.
• I like the scent, light and not overpowering.
• The watery gel-cream formulation leaves a light feeling on my face.
• Smooth to apply that's easily absorbed by the skin.
• Not oily, not sticky and non-greasy. Can be used as a makeup base.
• Free of Parabens and Dimethicone.
• Brightens my face and it helped me lightened my post acne marks.
• For the price, its fairly reasonable for a 70g product that lasts me about 4 months. Do the math :p
• Boasts 70g of product compared to other brands that contain only 50g.
• There's a batch, manufacturing and expiry date printed on the box.

What I don't like:

• Even though I like the packaging, I still find it bulky so I need to transfer it in another container for travelling.
• No major changes on my freckles and skin tone. I'm already fair to start with so I guess ladies with medium tone will see some improvement on their skin specially on whitening department.
• This jar/tub type of packaging is unhygienic since you have to scoop out the product and using your fingers will contaminate it.
• I don't know how much SPF is in it, I wish there's a 15 or 30 SPF even if they included Sericin as UVA/UVB blocker in their ingredients list.

Will I repurchase? Yes! Not for lightening/ whitening part but as a moisturizer and an anti-aging product. Maybe if I have an extra money and is not itching to try other moisturizer in the market.

Recommendation:

     I give this a 4/5 rating. Now I'm almost done with this, I just want to share a few things about the product. Even though they labeled this as an all-in-one face cream, you still have to use a separate sunblock prior to sun exposure. Don't expect this cream to produce miracle overnight. Patience is a virtue and consistency is the key. You have to use this religiously to see your desired results. This cream is sold with the peeling soap so it's best to use them in pair if you want drastic changes to which I will tell on another post. Always do a patch test for allergies. You will see some herbal ingredients on the list and I know some people allergic even to natural and organic products. They too can cause allergic reactions. Being organic doesn't mean it's safe for everybody. I'm not saying that this cream is organic, it just contain some natural ingredients. 

     Whew! Another long post and detailed review. I hope this may somehow fed your curiosity about Mosbeau. I know a lot of girls wanted to try this and include in their skin care regimen but they're afraid of wasting their time, effort and money if bad reactions occur. I will also make a comprehensive review on Mosbeau soap this week so stay tuned ladies!

     Have you tried any Mosbeau products?What's your experience with it?Thanks for sharing!

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Product Review: Dove Intensive Moisturizing Cream

     Last month, my mom gave me a tub of this moisturizer and I'm very eager to use it because my legs tend to become dry during cold months. I told myself that this product will work wonders with my dry skin because Dove is known as the moisturizing product from their ads and it also claims to be gentle on skin. Many of us have known Dove since our childhood days. I still remember when my relatives abroad brought different variants of Dove soaps and lotions as "pasalubong".

Dove Intensive Moisturizing Cream

Dove Intensive Cream for complete daily skin care

The intensive cream from Dove offfers rich care and a pleasant feel on the skin during and after application. It combines nourishing ingredients and a generous dose of active moisturizer.

Dove Intensive-Cream- for soft and cared for skin. Especially suitable for very dry skin areas.

size: 150ml

price: free

place bought: Saudi Arabia

ingredients: Water, Petrolatum, Praffinum Liquidum, Glyceri, Stearic Acid, Glycol Stearate, Triethanolamine, Glyceryl Stearate, Cera Microcristallina, Cetyl Alcohol, Stearamide Amp, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Carbomer,Disodium EDTA, Perfume, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Pentaerylthrityl, Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Dilauryl Thiodiproportionate, Alpha- Isomethyl Ionone, Butylphenyl Methylpropional Citronellol, Hexyl Cinnamal, Hydroxyisohexyl 3-Cyclo Hexene Carboxaldehyde, Limonene, Linalool, CI 77891

Dove Intensive Moisturizing Cream
product well sealed with foil

Dove Intensive Moisturizing Cream
texture is creamy and thick

What I like:

• The tub is cute, actually i like the color of this better than Nivea creams, well-sealed and has manufacturing and expiry date on the side.
• The smell is not overpowering, smells like Dove soap- white variant.
• The texture is creamy and thick, a little goes a long way.
• Has English translation since it came from Middle East.

What I don't like:

• Unhygienic since it's in a tub.
• Very moisturizing that it will make your skin oily if you use more than what it is intended.
• Poor absorption of the product, takes more than 5 minutes in my case.
• Can be very greasy if applied in the morning.

Will I repurchase?No, I like Glysolid more better than this.

Recommendation:

     I give this a 3/5 rating. I think this product suits people with very dry skin. A little amount should be use in dry areas like elbows, knees, heels and hands because the product can get very sticky and greasy. Use a spatula when scooping out the product from the tub to avoid contamination.

     Do you use moisturizing products like Dove on dry skin?What other products can you recommend?

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