Webify Moi!

I was really bummed out during the long weekend and my cramps are killing me! I didn't even enjoy the long weekend..boo! I was surfing one morning and I came across Webify Me of Mozilla Firefox. Anyone tried it? What is it you say? Basically it's a quiz that will determine your web life in a an artwork form.  You have to answer a series of silly fun questions! if you're bummed out *like me*ehem* and got nothing to do save yourself and try it, it's just for a couple of minutes. You can post it in FB or Twitter too *awesomness*! Share and show your web life to your friends!

Here's what I came up with..*drum roll*

Cool huh?

Webify Me

Share what you came up with!


-A

Laneige White Plus Renew

I just finished a bottle of eye cream and it sucked big time! I've spent P2,000+ on it and it didn't do anything! Zero! Walang wala! It moisturized my eyes, but that's it! A waste of money! - I'll review this next time. Now, I'm on the hunt again for an eye cream and a good friend of mine recommended to try Laneige products. I was kind of iffy at first because I haven't tried ANY of their products and I haven't read any review about them. I just usually pass by their store and just gawk at Song Hye Kyo's pretty face. From the looks of it their items are not cheap - at first impression. They don't really have uber-wide range of products like The Face Shop that you don't know what to get with so many options! That's just another reason why it didn't attract me of going inside and just look around.

So anyway, out of curiosity and because of my friend kept raving about it, I tried testing products and totally out of my impulsiveness, I bought White Plus Renew Essence and White Plus Renew Eye Serum (as you can see I'm a sucker for whitening products!). I don't like to buy it at first, but the saleslady sales talked me! She told me that one of their frequent clients told her that she saw the results in just 1 week! and I was like "weeeh? di nga? You're exaggerating much miss!". Eventually I gave in and bought the 2! *shoot me!* I can feel my wallet wailing.

Tada!

 

NOTD: I Love You Matte M.

I went crazy when I first learn about matte top coats, they are soooo uber-amazing! Fine, I'm exaggerating. I don't know which brand first came out with their own mate top coat (Essie, China Glaze, OPI ) Which ever brand you use, I'm guessing *cross fingers* they will have the same finish. *duh* Some people find matte top coats are a blah to the polish industry, but for me it's really different and very unique addition to my collection. Though I don't really use it that much, just for special occasions *afraid to use it all up*

You can also do wonderful designs just using the matte top coat. Here's some ways to do it:

1. Paint your nails with a regular polish then swipe your matte top coat (so the whole nail is matte). Let it dry a bit then swipe a regular polish at the tips. (so the tips are shiny) One swipe of the same color of polish will do or different color, it's upto you. Vice versa.

2. Paint your nails with a regular polish and then let it dry, swipe your matte top coat on your nails with a slanting design, your aiming for a SLANTED STRIPE pattern of alternating matte-shiny-matte-shiny. Do I make sense? LOL

3. Try doing the gradient technique on your nail with a regular polish. (search Youtube) It's going to look like matte going to shiny effect. Swipe a regular polish on your nails, then your regular shiny top coat, let it dry. put some of the matte top coat on a clean flat plastic surface and dab a sponge on it and gently make the gradient effect on your nails(search youtube for the gradient tutorials)

China Glaze : Mi favorito!

 

The Ultimate Care for Your Accessories

Taking care of your precious accessories are easy! A lot of my clients asks me how to do it. So, read till the very end to know how :)


I'm sure you already know Les Roux offer costume jewelry from around the planet. So, most of them are handmade and a few of them are machine made. Be reminded that these are not real jewelry (costume jewelry = not real) and they are also prone to wear and tear (they oxidize and tarnish in time, unless you buy real jewelry or the stainless ones which are so-not nice!) and our accessories come different finishes too (i.e rhodium plated, matte finish, gold plated etc. - perfect for changing trends) and they need different care for each finish/category, without proper care they may oxidize and tarnish easily, but here's a general guideline for you to follow for your Les Roux accessories. Be rest assured that we only offer high quality of accessories.

I myself is an accessory fanatic, keeping them in a jewelry box is not enough! It's just like tossing your precious jewelry in any container, there's no difference. This is where ziplocks come in handy, they keep the piece of jewelry away from air/oxygen that can cause fast-oxidation. Keep them in ziplock baggy then keep them in your jewelry box. :)

If the piece of jewelry is vintage or bronze/copper plated then you can just keep it in any container because it won't change in color. If you're feeling lazy, you can just wipe it with a regular soft cloth once in a while (once a month if you're reallyyyy lazy). BUT if you treasure them so much (like i do!) ziplock baggy will always be your best friend.

And all of those crap boils down to only one thing.. "No piece of jewelry will last if you do not take good care of it properly".

Oh and for the acidic gals who are allergic to costume jewelry :( Some of our clients are acidic, they do get rashes every now and then (don't be scared! LOL) That's why I don't recommend wearing costume jewelry on bare skin.

 If you have further questions, do leave a comment or email us at ilove.lesroux@gmail.com


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Bags Ooh La La!!!

We've got a lovely surprise to our ladies! A new addition to our collection - BAGS! You think we're all just accessories? Hell no!! We want to offer different varieties of accessories from head to toe! And we're not stopping here! We'll offer you ladies much much more items soon!

Our first collection of bags are so chic and trendy, perfect just for anyone! Without further ado, here's some of the photos.


Drum roll please!!

voila!!

Vintage Flap Bags

 

 Drawstring Purses

Lovely Satchels!

More photos in our website! http://lesroux.multiply.com

Toodles!

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Have A Hollywood Celebrity Skin!

Do you know anything about glycolic acid? well, I don't. I don't know anything about it. Then I search it in our handy-dandy internet and.. voila!

Glycolic acid is a compound derived from the chemical group ’fruit acids’ also known as alpha hydroxy acid (AHA). However in simpler everyday language glycolic acid is simply a colorless and odorless chemical found in a variety of fruits.

Ugh so what does it do?
This wonderful natural beauty enhancer for perfect blemish free skin. *awesomeness!*

How??
Over time as we expose ourselves to the sun there is a slow but steady reduction in the rate at which our old skin cells are shedded and replaced by fresh revitalised new skin cells. As our exposure to the elements increases over time is a layer of dead skin is formed that causes our skin to appear rugged, worn and aged.

Glycolic acid was made from alpha-hydroxy acids or AHA. These AHA chemicals when applied to our skin, loosen the rubber like substances that hold our old worn down skins cells together on the surface of our skin. Thus the AHA’s allow the old weather worn skin cells to be shed and our new healthy skin cells can shine through.

And the result?
The result is revitalised and positively glowing (ooh I love this!!!) skin. Overtime with repeated exposure to these skin nourishment products the deepest layers of your skin will be exposed to the age slowing AHA’s. The result? Soft smooth skin that has been subject to a collagen and elastin regeneration and reinvigoration process that banishes those dreaded fine lines for good.

HOLLYWOOD CELEBRITY SKIN daw! uuyy gusto ko yan!!

*This shortened article from aboutglycolicacid.com

Hi Natalie!!

The Dancing Wii Boys

OMG! have you seen this adorable twins?! They're all over the news last couple of weeks ago and I just have the time to post this now *boooo!* Look at their videos! I just want to pinch their cheeks!

This is their famous dancing video Singing Hey Ya!


The Lazy Song by Bruno Mars!


Never Say Never by JB!


Here they are! Our little stars during their playtime! :)



They are really born to perform! I wish I'll have twins *someday..not now*

One pinch on the cheek please? and a hug? :D

-A

The Face Shop's Clean Face White

For like 4-5 months I've been using The Face Shop's Clean Face White line. I'm a big fan of the Post-Acne Brightening Serum, Post-Acne Nighttime Spot Eraser and the Clean Face White Blemish Patch. I've used the patch for a couple of weeks only. This is probably an impulse purchase, probably because of the Korean celebrities with their oh-so-perfect face!! I've been tempted! *grr* though I would not want to waste money on just any Korean products because I'm sure NOT EVERYTHING will be effective on me. I wanted to try Face Shop's product because most of them looks promising, I've ask around and also inquired in branches of The Face Shop for their best seller, their clean Face White is one of their top selling products.

Ooops! GUILTY!!

Actually it says it all in the product name. The serum has a nice light-feminine scent to it, it's not overpowering that will give you ultimate headaches later on. It's consistency is liquid-y, it's not sticky and light, it can be easily massaged to your face. While the spot eraser is a bit semi-thick in consistency. it doesn't give that oily feel after putting it on. last but not the least, the patch is actually transparent and matte (you can use this on day time too, it's not obvious unless you talk to people 3 inches away from your face).



HOW TO USE (NIGHTTIME)

1. Wash your face. 
2. To make the product more efficient,  I usually scrub my face using a wet cloth while it's still damp.
3. Wait for it to dry completely.
4. Place a pea size amount Post-Acne Brightening Serum on your fingertips and massage it into your forehead (a little goes along way, you don't need to put a lot) wait for it to sip in before moving on to other parts of your face.
5. Wait for it to sit 20-30mins. then go crazy with  the Post-Acne Nighttime Spot Eraser. This is supposed to be a spot treatment, but I use it all over my cheeks and even on the wide area of of my forehead, just to cover all area.
6. Place the Blemish Patch where you want it to lighten more. The leave it overnight.

**I use the Post-Acne Nighttime Spot Eraser also in the morning under makeup.
**I use this products even though I have a pimple, I specially place the products on top of the pimple to lessen the post-acne mark. You might be worried that the pimple might get "fresher" *euuuw* LOL, just dab a small amount of Panoxyl on TOP of it (like this big "o").  Use 5% or 10%, it's upto you.




THE VERDICT?
Like I've said I've used this 3 products for how many months and the effect is not that visible right away (Pag may tiyaga may nilaga). I've used the serum and the spot treatment for a month or so before seeing the results. I like the spot eraser more because I can visibly see the effect. Before my acne marks will for 2 weeks or so without any whitening creams, now it's just cut into half about 5 days or so, it's less visible.

THE PRICES?
The Brightening Serum and the Nighttime Spot Eraser is ranging from 750-900 pesos not going over (forgot the exact price). The Blemish Patch is below 300pesos (there are a lot of patches in the pack, around 50 small round patches). For me the price is worth it, it's in the middle range. good for student and young professionals.

YAY OR NAY?
YAY for the Blemish Spot Eraser. If I haven't found a very effective one for spot treatments I would definitely repurchase the Blemish Spot Eraser.

RATINGS?
A A A A A - Utterly Amazing!
A A A A - Liked it!
A A A - So so (Neutral)
A A - There could be better!
A  - Not worth it!


Post-Acne Brightening Serum - A A A A
Post-Acne Nighttime Spot Eraser - A A A A
Clean Face White Blemish Patch - A A A


I hoped this review is helpful. Let me know what you think! Don't forget to leave me a comment :)

Toodles!
-A

Glaucoma?! Oh NO!!

Okay! Don't panic! you won't go blind! Caaaalm down!! This what I said to myself last 3 weeks ago. After I was diagnosed to be a "suspect" for Glaucoma. What is Glaucoma? you say?  

Glaucoma is an eye disorder in which the optic nerve suffers damage, permanently damaging vision in the affected eye(s) and progressing to complete blindness if untreated.

Thank you Wikipedia for informing me that I might go blind in the next few years!!!

ALL WHITE! Kidding! same old black , but blind!

What causes Glaucoma? the doctor said that it's hereditary, you might get it, you might not.

So anyway, I had my eyes checked in Asian Eye and the after the tons of machines they placed in front of my face the doctor said I might have Glaucoma and I need the Glaucoma screening done to determine if I really do have Glaucoma which costs almost P5k for each eye! Did I say EACH EYE?! and the procedure is just 45mins. haha!

Will I go blind?! find out next week after my check up!! *crossing and tying my fingers together*

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My Birthday Nails! Yey!

HELLO this should be posted a week ago when it's still my birthday. The day before "THE" day I thought why not different color for each finger! But then it won't look like "THE" birthday fingers, it would look like a trying-hard-teenage-wannabe fingers. So scratch that idea. I've also thought to tone it down a bit with 2 colors alternating each finger. BUT still too teeny bopper. I can't take off my mind of the "festive" looking nails I had in mind and what I did was stick with  2 colors of PINK and a SEA GREENish one, but on the tips only. *Drum roll please!*

 TADA!!

 Bongga! :)

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