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Displaying 5 post(s) tagged as "skin care"

Mar

21

2011

A Tale of Two Skincare Routines

Tags: best products, organic, product reviews, skin care

As I've mentioned in previous blog posts, I shuttle back and forth between two places all the time--one is my hometown in Las Piñas and the other is a condo I share with a roomie in Mandaluyong.  Be...
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Sep

15

2010

What are your beauty secrets?

Tags: contests, kikay kit, make up, skin care

I don't think much of myself as a make-up junkie, but what I do take seriously is skin care. That's my major major beauty philisophy, and the first thing I thought of when I read the question, "What...
8 Comments » ...

Jul

24

2010

Skin Hour Mattifying Day Cream and Makeup Base Primer

Tags: kikay kit, make up, organic, product reviews, skin care

I've had my eye on this product since 2008, but I just really purchased it for myself this year. I've heard rave reviews of it from friends and other bloggers, who say that this cream is heaven se...
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Jan

24

2010

How to fake that aftermath glow for $18

Tags: best products, organic, product reviews, skin care

I'm loving the most recent skincare discovery I made which I think is very aptly named, "Radiance Serum". I haven't actually tried any Burt's Bees products before this one, and I just might start ch...
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Aug

22

2009

Human Heart Nature: Organic products with a heart

Tags: body & bath, organic, product reviews, skin care

So it’s a new year, and we can all do with some improvements in our routine—like being more environmentally conscious, for one.  True, I won’t be claiming any hardcore status in the tree-huggin...
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