Acne Solutions From Healthy Options

Back to school would mean back to assignments, long hours of studying, and beating project deadlines. In short, back to a stressful lifestyle that leaves you more prone to zit formation. To maintain a flawless school girl complexion, here are some of the latest product offerings from healthy options which you can benefit from:



ALBA ACNEDOTE FACE & BODY SCRUB 8 OZ

Signature ingredient: Willow Bark Extract, a natural source of Salicylic Acid, helps treat and prevent acne.
Finely ground walnut shells slough away oil, dirt and dead skin cells to cleanse and help naturally fight blackheads.
Licorice and Lentil Extracts help neutralize acne-causing bacteria and combat shiny skin.
Organic Aloe helps soothe and calm irritated or inflamed skin.

Product description: Gentle but effective scrub helps skin appear clear throughout the day.* This powerfully natural, botanically effective foaming face and body scrub is tough on acne, but naturally gentle enough for daily facial cleansing.

Features and benefits: A gentle but effective scrub, with maximum strength 2% Salicylic Acid, Natural ACNEdote Face & Body Scrub treats and helps prevent acne breakouts even after you rinse. By scrubbing away prime acne perpetrators such as oil, dirt and pore-plugging dead skin cells, it helps banish breakouts for visibly clearer skin. In consumer testing, 80% said it helped keep their skin clear throughout the day.*

Who should use this product? For oily or acne-prone skin types.

Price: Php 349



ALBA ACNEDOTE DEEP PORE WASH 6 OZ

Signature ingredient: Willow Bark Extract, a natural source of Salicylic Acid, helps treat and prevent acne.
Lemon Balm and Parsley Extracts deeply cleanse and act as a natural oil blotter.
Organic Green Tea Extract helps soothe and calm irritated or inflamed skin.

Product description: Gentle foaming wash fights breakouts even after you rinse. Powerfully natural, botanically effective foaming facial wash naturally treats and helps prevent blemishes and leaves skin squeaky clean.

Features and benefits: Maximum strength cleanser featuring Willow Bark Extract and 2% Salicylic Acid helps prevent acne even after you rinse. This gentle but effective face wash digs deep into pores to unclog the gunk, helping banish existing zits and prevent new ones. In consumer testing, 70% saw clearer skin after just 7 days of use.*

Who should use this product? For oily or acne-prone skin types.

Price: Php 349

ALBA ACNEDOTE DEEP CLEAN ASTRINGENT 6 OZ

Signature ingredient: Willow Bark Extract, a natural source of Salicylic Acid, helps treat and prevent acne.
Licorice and Lentil Extracts help neutralize acne-causing bacteria and combat oily skin.
Organic Aloe and Organic Chamomile help soothe and calm irritated or inflamed skin.

Product description: Cooling astringent reduces breakouts in 8 hours.* Powerfully natural, botanically effective, cooling astringent, featuring maximum strength 2% salicylic acid, cleans, treats and naturally helps prevent acne.

Features and benefits: This oil dissolver treats and helps prevent acne flare-ups by penetrating deep to stop zits before they start while unclogging pores for reduced breakouts in just 8 hours.* Skin is instantly super clean without a trace of oil and scars and acne marks begin to fade over time. In consumer testing, 70% saw clearer skin after just 7 days.**

Who should use this product? For oily or acne-prone skin types.

Price: Php 349

ALBA ACNEDOTE OIL CONTROL LOTION 2 OZ

Signature ingredient: Willow Bark Extract, a natural source of Salicylic Acid, helps treat and prevent acne. Parsley and Lemon Balm Extracts deeply cleanse and act as a natural oil blotter. Organic Green Tea Extract helps reduce redness and soothe and calm irritated or inflamed skin.

Product description: Weightless moisturizer helps maintain an all-day matte finish.* This light, oil-control moisturizer naturally treats and helps prevent acne while complexion maintains a shine-free appearance all day*.

Features and benefits: Formulated with maximum strength 2% Salicylic Acid, Natural ACNEdote Oil Control Lotion features a powerfully natural, botanically effective formula that weightlessly hydrates skin as needed but keeps oil at bay for an all-day matte finish*. You’ll see a visibly clearer complexion with skin that’s touchably soft and never tight, dry or greasy.

Who should use this product? For oily or acne-prone skin types.

Price : Php349

ALBA ACNEDOTE TREATMENT GEL 0.5 OZ

Signature ingredient: Willow Bark Extract, a natural source of Salicylic Acid, helps treat and prevent acne.
Licorice and Lentil Extracts help neutralize acne-causing bacteria and combat shiny skin.
Organic Aloe and Organic Chamomile help soothe and calm inflammation.

Product description: Acne-targeting gel delivers clearer skin in just 4 hours.* This powerfully natural, botanically effective, ultra light, non-sticky treatment gel prevents and treats acne, resulting in clearer skin in just 4 hours.*

Features and benefits: Maximum strength 2% Salicylic Acid gel digs deep down where zits start to deliver reduced inflammation on contact and clearer skin in just 4 hours.* This clear gel dries quickly and invisibly with no tacky residue. When used over night, 65% of those tested saw clearer skin in the morning.** So now you really can get your beauty sleep!

Who should use this product? For oily or acne-prone skin types.

Price Php 349

WITCH HAZEL YELLOW TONER 16 FL OZ

100% Natural Dickinson's Original Witch Hazel Pore Perfecting Toner

Since 1866, the original formula is still the only gentle, non-irritating, oil-controlling skin care product made with 100% Natural Witch Hazel. Our natural facial toners and facial cleansers gently removes excess oil and impurities without overdrying, leaving your skin soft, smooth and naturally balanced.

The Benefits of Witch Hazel
Refines Pores
Removes & Controls Oil
Soothes Irritation
Locks in Moisture
*Dermatologist Recommended

Price: Php 275

WITCH HAZEL BLUE TONER 16OZ

The pharmaceutical formulation of witch hazel gently cleans and refreshes skin without removing essential moisture. This exclusive multi-use formula temporarily relieves skin irritations due to minor cuts, scrapes and insect bites. Also useful to calm, cool and cleanse your face and body. Keep a bottle in your bathroom medicine cabinet, and one in your First Aid kit!

Features and Benefits:
100% natural astringent for face and body
Won’t dry like alcohol
Contains no artificial fragrances or dyes
Dermatologist tested and recommended

Price Php 229

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Life is Beautiful with Healthy Options

Healthy options empower people to take control of their health. Being healthy means living a fuller, richer, and more beautiful, life - free from all artificial impurities that diminish the quality of life.

Healthy Options stores assure consumers to find only the most premium quality natural supplements, personal care items, natural nutritious and delicious foods, and health books to help give us better choices for a better life. In addition to natural and healthy products, Healthy Options also provides knowledge people need to use these products to benefit their health.

Visit any Healthy Options store today and discover a world where life is beautiful. Contact them at (632)637-8888 or e-mail at marketing@healthyoptions.com.ph. You may also log on to their website: www.healthyoptions.com.ph, or join their Facebook community:
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Suesh CDO Workshop Postponed

In case you haven't visited my facebook blog page, I posted an update regarding the Suesh workshop in Cagayan de Oro supposedly this Sunday. Let it be known that the said workshop has been postponed.

Ms. Sheryl Ong of Suesh texted last Wednesday that due to health reasons, Ms. Suzanne Tan (the instructor) won't be able to travel from Manila to Cagayan de Oro. Please note that only those who reserved a slot will be admitted to the free workshop.

I will post on this blog further announcements regarding the new schedule, so please check back often. For more information regarding the Suesh CDO workshop, please text them at 09158997377 or email events@spruce.ph.

UPDATE: 5/24/11: new schedule is on June 26,2011

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Makeup For Photography

Most of us already have a good idea of how to apply makeup for everyday occasions, but model shoots and portraits are a slightly different affair. The camera flash washes us out more easily and in most cases glitter is out of the question. Of course, the way we apply makeup changes depending on the style and location of the photo shoot, but there are general rules of thumb and you’ll find them right here.

Preparations
• Be near a window or an open door so you have natural light by which to apply your makeup. Avoid dark bathrooms or ones with soul-sucking incandescent lights that will make your skin tone appear different from its actual color. You don’t want to end up using the wrong shade of foundation or blush.
• Prep your skin. In the words of Henry David Thoreau, “What good is a house without a tolerable planet to put it on?” Likewise, what good is the best foundation on the market if your skin is flaky, oily, or scaly to begin with? Wash, exfoliate, tone, and lightly moisturize before applying any makeup. Know your skin type and use appropriate products.
• Didn’t get enough sleep? Preparation H may be embarrassing to buy, but it will ease puffy eyes.
• Got an inflamed blemish? For a quick fix, try icing it for a few minutes.
• Gently pull your hair back into a bun and clip back flyaways. Style after washing your face or applying makeup.

Laying Down the Foundation
• If you have large pores, you may want to begin with a primer. Try Bare Escentuals primer or the oil control version.
• For the concealer, go two shades lighter than your skin tone to cover blemishes, under-eye circles, and dark spots. Use a green tint to cover red spots and yellow to cover purple spots.
• You’ll generally use more makeup for a photo shoot than you will for going out to lunch. Choose a thicker foundation rather than sheer ones to cover blemishes. Blend it all the way down to your neck so it doesn’t look like you’re wearing a mask.
• Apply translucent powder for a matte finish and continue to reapply between shots.

Cheeks, Eyes, Lips
• Try this trick: apply blush to the apples of your cheeks and contour your cheek bones with a little bronzer. Make sure to add some bronzer to the top of your forehead near the hairline, the bridge of your nose, and a little on your chin.
• Highlight your brow bones with light shadow.
• Avoid shimmery, glittery, or frosty shadow, which may distract from the rest of your face in a photo.
• Depending on the nature of the shoot, you’ll go for precisely applied liner or a smoky look. Either way, be sure to begin lining at the outer corner of your eye and go inward three-fourths of the way. Avoid lining the inner corner (unless you’re going for an edgier high fashion look).
• Apply light shadow on the inner corners of your eyes and go darker on the gradient on the latter three-fourths of your eyelids.
• Use waterproof mascara. Run a clean brush through your lashes between applications to avoid clumping.
• Eye makeup usually has to go on thicker and darker than everyday applications. The flash of the camera can wash you out, otherwise.
• Line your lips with the same color of your lip stick. Don’t fall for the ‘90s dark liner, light lips look.
• Avoid too much gloss, since it can be as distracting as glitter in your eyes. Really focus on your lip color—eyes and lips are generally the focus of most photo shoots.
Lastly, remember to take your makeup with you to the shoot. You never know when, during an outdoor shoot, rain will strike or the wind will blow your hair into your lips and drag gunk across your face. Although these scenarios aren’t happy ones, at least you’ll be prepared for last minute fixes.

MUA In Scrubs' note: the above article  is a guest post from Heather Green. Born and raised in North Carolina, Heather Green has worked as a fashion and beauty consultant as well as freelancing for various wedding, fashion, and health publications. She currently acts as the resident blogger for Online Nursing Degrees where she’s been researching complementary health nursing programs as well as the issue with nursing career outlook data.

If you're interested to be a guest author in this blog, please send me a message through the contact form. Thanks!

Free Suesh Makeup Workshop in CDO

My favorite makeup tools supplier, Suesh, will be coming to Cagayan de Oro for a free makeup workshop! Spruce is organizing the said event on May 22, 2011.

Here are the details:

When: 22 May 2011, 10:00 A.M. - 2:00P.M.- POSTPONED!
Where: Boardroom of SDNI
#32 T. Chaves Street, Cagayan de Oro City
Brew Berry Cafe
Instructor: Suzzane Tan
Organized by: SPRUCE (Suesh products will be on sale)

Limited Slots only, please make your reservation by calling them at (02) 8068013 or 09178942625.

Update (5/14/11): The venue has been moved to Brew Berry Cafe

Update (5/18/11): THE WORKSHOP HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO SOME HEALTH PROBLEMS OF THE INSTRUCTOR. COME BACK OFTEN ON THIS BLOG FOR UPDATES ON THE NEW SCHED.

Update (5/24/11): new schedule for workshop will be on June 26,2011

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Princess Kate Middleton's Bridal Look

If you were part of the two billion people all over the world who witnessed the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, I bet your head is still reeling from watching every detail of their fairy-tale like wedding. From what Prince William whispered to his bride when she joined him at the altar, to how Kate looked stunning in a Sarah Burton gown, the world was keeping an eye on the couple.

Everyone was thrilled with what Kate was going to wear. It was a tightly guarded secret revealed only til she came out of the Goring hotel, where she stayed for bridal preparations. It turns out that she picked the design by Sarah Burton, the creative director of Alexander McQueen.

The Princess who insisted on doing her own bridal makeup

Kate Middleton did her makeup after all. I mentioned on a previous post how she did her own makeup during their engagement pictorials, and the royal goddess apparently feels comfortable primping up herself that she opted to do it again on the wedding day itself. She took private lessons for about 3-4 sessions from London makeup guru Arabella Preston in preparation for the wedding. Her hair, which was down and flowing, was courtesy of celebrity hairdresser, Richard Ward. It was capped with a diamond-studded tiara from the Queen.

So how did Her Royal Highness fare as a makeup artist?

The look was very natural, typical of the Kate we see on pictures. It was classy and timeless, but others expressed it was rather too safe. She was wearing her typical nude lipstick shade, and dark eyeshadows up to the crease. Pretty much just like her engagement look.

I was wishing to see Kate with her hair up since we often see her bouncy, pretty locks down. Some makeup fans think a pinkish lip tone would've been a refreshing change to her daily nude lipstick look. If you've noticed, the blush looked a little harsh on TV. The camera was mostly focusing on her side and the blush/bronzer didn't look flattering on tv but is ok on photographs. Overall, I'd give Kate props for her look. She was naturally beautiful which the subtle makeup enhanced. When the cameras focused on her, I couldn't help but agree with the world that Kate was indeed a glowing bride. I guess whatever makeup she put on, there's no arguing that Prince William got himself a gorgeous wife.

Speaking of Prince William, he does look more handsome with his hat on.  Beautiful, beautiful couple, don't you agree? Here's wishing a blessed married life to the Duke and Duchess of  Cambridge!

Photo credits/ Image source: getty images

Beauty Bar in CDO

My horoscope yesterday read that I should be careful with spending in the afternoon. Not that I take horoscopes seriously but sometimes they get freaky accurate. I usually have a good grip of my finances but seeing Beauty Bar in Cagayan de Oro caught me off guard.

I don't know if I'd been hibernating too much that I didn't hear about its opening last March 26, 2011 or if it just wasn't as highly publicized as the opening of Marks & Spencer or Starbucks here in CDO.

It's not like Marionnaud opened a Mindanao branch but Beauty Bar in this part of the country is something to celebrate about for beauty afficionados. We've been deprived of outlets that sell high end cosmetics like Mac, MUFE, Shu Uemura and the like but having Beauty Bar in CDO brings us an inch closer to our wishes (can't wait for Ayala Centrio to open). Beauty Bar happens to carry one of my favorite brands- Smashbox.

When I examined the place, I noticed there were less items and brands compared to BB branches in Manila. There was no Model Co, for instance. The brands the CDO store carry include Smashbox, Palladio, Prestige, Styli-style, Bloom, Philosophy, and Ziaja. They also have my favorite lash adhesive- the Lash Grip, and stocks of Victoria Vogue wedge sponge.

As much as I wanted to hoard stuffs, I had to practice self control and remind myself that I can always come back since it's already here in CDO. I ended up buying just 3 items- the best selling Palladio oil-absorbing Rice Powder, a Styli-style lipstick, and the Smashbox Eye Illusion palette. The good news about the Beauty Bar CDO Branch  is that the prices are similar to BB branches in Manila.  No crazy mark ups for a provincial outlet.

Beauty Bar CDO is clustered along Marks & Spencer, Nine West, Lacoste, and Aerosoles at the second level, East Concourse of Limketkai Mall.

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