Beauty Book Launch

When I first got the invitation, I actually thought Beauty Book was a book containing beauty tips and such. I didn’t have the time to research about the brand given the many many things I was doing. The venue of the launch was held at Sala Bistro at Greenbelt.

Oh, the food they served were scrumptious! Watch the event live in this vlog:

Tiger Prawn Cocktail

Beef Bourgignon with creamy potato mash and fine beans

White chocolate and strawberry trifle

What is Beauty Book?

Beauty Book is the modern Filipina’s beauty bible. It is an online beauty portal that covers the A-Z of beauty, from beauty essentials to edgy high fashion trends for the modern Filipina woman. It serves as a comprehensive guide that allows Filipinas to navigate through what the current beauty industry has to offer, helping Filipinas of all ages discover beauty regimens and secrets to make their own.

Beauty Book is divided according to 4 beauty matters of every Filipina:

HAIR STORY: All About Hair is where one can get tips on hair care, hairstyle guides and the latest hair trends.

SKIN EVER AFTER: All About Skin will give one insight on proper skincare, skin solutions to maintain healthy looking skin all year round.

MAGIC GLAM: Fashion & Make Up is one’s source for fashion and makeup trends, including step by step guides to achieve the latest looks.

Lastly, THE ROYAL TREATMENT: Beauty Deals lists beauty bargains within every woman’s reach/

Every month, Beauty Book invites a variety of online experts to impart fashion forward style insights and beauty wisdom in every article.

Every Filipina will benefit from Beauty Book’s growing list of must-try key looks and must-have products. Its makeup and style guides illustrate how effortless being beautiful can be for every Filipina’s face shape and body type. Its wide variety of beauty brands, from affordable to high end, can fit any Filipina’s budget.

Spent the event with 2 of my fellow bloggers, Carrizza of http://www.carizzachua.com/ and Helga! (Carizza, you can grab our photo here!!)

Helga is one of the contributors of Beauty Book, well known for her online posts about hair & beauty at http://ditz-revolution.net/ I personally LOVE Helga. Her hair color is ALWAYS awesome. <3 Check out her Instagram too! “helgatheweber”

Makeup demonstration

Beauty Book gave us beauty bags to take home containing all the products that the makeup artists used on the model. I see new products that are worth reviewing! Everything can be found at Watsons. I actually reviewed the Pond’s BB Cream already.

You can watch it here:

Visit HTTP://WWW.BEAUTYBOOK.PH for more info.

HBC My Beauty Haul | Featured In 200 Stores Nationwide

Hi everyone!

Remember this vlog that I posted months back? (“Secret Photoshoot”)

Well it’s no longer a secret! I have received a lot of messages from my sweet subscribers and viewers saying they’ve already seen the posters in different branches of HBC and I am truly happy about it!

The HBC My Beauty Haul campaign started on May 1, 2013 and will last all throughout the month! Visit your nearest HBC outlet (there are 200 branches nationwide!) and get discounts and score awesome finds from their product selections!

I highly recommend you to try out their Hair Protein Treatment (PHP400+) which I personally love to use on my hair. It keeps my hair healthy and smooth! Makeup wise, I love SanSan’s eyeliner pen, the bb cream, blushes, eyelash curler, mascara, concealer, and lipsticks!

The shoot I had with HBC for this campaign was really fun. It was held at Starmall, HBC branch. The HBC team was so warm and nice to me!

Here I am prepping up for the video shooting! It took me about 5 takes! Thanks to vlogging, I am very comfortable in front of the camera. :)

Thank you HBC for giving me this opportunity! I never imagined I would be featured in 200 stores nationwide!

My poster up in the ceiling!

Featured with two other bloggers, Kumi of lovingsunshine and Aya of codenameaya

Here’s the campaign video!

Check out my ongoing giveaways featuring San San products:

Pinay Beauty On A Budget (Makeup for School & Work)

Hi everyone! Welcome to another makeup tutorial. This one’s perfect for all the highschool/college students + working ladies out there! A clean, classic everyday makeup look. Mark (my boyfriend) prefers this look [on me] more than anything else. Fuss-free. Simple. Oh, and not to mention—AFFORDABLE!

BEFORE AND AFTER | Visible redness & blemishes on the left photo showing my bare face ; skin tone evened out, redness and spots diminished, features enhanced on the right photo

Simple beauty at 10 easy steps!

1. 4U2 Face Value BB Cream PHP294.00—medium coverage, lightweight, perfect for everyday use

2. Shawill You’re Bluffing Magic Concealer PHP125.00—conceals amazingly under the eye area, coverage is awesome, perfect for blemishes as well

3. 4U2 Lovelight BB Powder PHP194.00—perfect coverage bb powder, matte finish

*all three products found at Watsons/SM Department Stores

4. Careline Oil Control Blush On (Charming Pink) PHP80.00+—beautiful shade to add color to the cheeks

5. Elf Healthy Glow Bronzer PHP129.75—acts more like a highlighter instead of a “bronzer”, gives beautiful, radiant glow to the apples of the cheeks/top part of the cheeks

6. Essence Sun Club Matte Bronzing Powder PHP259.00—sculpts face and gives it dimension/slims down the face all in all *found at SM Megamall Department Store

Flat Top Kabuki Brush PHP149.75 found at Landmark, Makati—perfect to apply all three products with. (Blush, Highlighter and Bronzer)

7. Fashion 21 Brow Duo PHP80+—good enough brow powder to fill in the brows with

8. San San Lash Curler PHP90+—curls lashes well *found at all HBC outlets

9. Ever Bilena HD Mascara PHP200+—my favorite local mascara, gives lashes volume and length

10. Italia Deluxe 24 HRS Longwear Lip Color in Peach PHP199.00—beautiful shade for everyday use, matte finish, reapplication is needed all throughout the day *found in all leading department stores nationwide

Here’s the tutorial! Enjoy!

Real Beauty Needs No Filter (Weekly Giveaway Promo)

By a show of hands, who, here loves taking “selfies”/self-shots using Instagram? (raises hand behind laptop) I know, I know. There’s a bunch of us! Instagram is really addicting. In addition to that, its filters are amazing! They make our photos look instantly better! 

How would you describe real beauty, though?

For Absynthe Bath & Beauty, real beauty doesn’t need any filter. That is why they are opening a mini promo with WEEKLY winners who’ll get the chance to take home good stuff from their line skincare line!

“Absynthe "Honest to Goodness" Beauty Skincare products are formulated with natural and organic certified ingredients with 100% natural essential oils and active plant extracts.”

One of the best products I’ve tried from Absynthe is their Pure Intention Serum! It revives my dull skin from staying up all night working, making it look radiant when I wake up each morning!

Here’s how to join!

Weekly winners will be posted on Absynthe’s Facebook Page, so make sure to like https://www.facebook.com/AbsyntheBathandBeauty!

Good luck, beauties!

One of My HAIR SECRETS!

I love experimenting with hair colors. I get them professionally done by my favorite salon Pink Cuts Salon (located at St. Francis Square, Ground Floor) Over the last 2 years, I’ve tried 4 different hair colors from them, the fourth one being the latest (Honey Chestnut color) I actually just got this color today! The blog post about that will follow right after this.

So, one hair color after another, intense heat styling from photoshoots, Youtube tutorials, videos etcetera… The main question I get is:

“SAY, HOW DO YOU KEEP YOUR HAIR SO SHINY AND HEALTHY AFTER ALL THE COLOR TREATMENT/HEAT STYLING?”

I’m going to share ONE of my many tress secrets!

HAIR POTION. (Oooohhh… sounds like something a witch would use! I love the creativity of the name of this product!)

This is the Hair Potion Precious Oil Elixir Serum from Absynthe Bath and Beauty. PHP749.00 50ml (Click HERE for more photos)

“Something good is happening again with Absynthe. As we transform your dull, damaged hair to its crown and glory.”

Premium Hair and Scalp Nourishment

Ingredients:

1. absolutely no silicone
2. Argan Oil, the “liquid gold” from Morocco—cold processed, beautanical miracle oil that remarkably restores shine to hair, effectively repairs damaged hair and helps reduce hair fall
3. Maracuja Oil—highly recommended for scalp and hair to encourage hair growth and hair vitality. A powerful hair elixir for dry, damaged, brittle hair
4. Meadowfoam Oil—has been tested to show penetrationand structural repair of hair, has powerful anti-oxidant known as MBTU, which is covered by US Patents
5. Avocado Oil—a natural source of Amino Acid proteins, potassium, Vitamins A, D, E. Restores hair’s natural moisture
6. aromatic pure essential oil for hair repair

Argan oil is one of the best and most popular oils in the market right now. Knowing that this ingredient is in this product alone gives me the guarantee that it will do wonders for my hair.

Contained in a pump bottle, dispensing the product on the palm of your hand will be easy. I love the simple packaging with the gold ribbon attached *with the ingredients and how to use note. Sleek black label on the front part, and most importantly, a seal!

I use this oil for deep treatment/conditioning. I apply it all over my hair & scalp at night and sleep on it overnight. I make sure I apply the oil from the roots to the ends! Upon waking up in the morning, I go wash my hair in the shower with my usual shampoo (skipping conditioner) and my hair feels as good as new!!! That’s all I do!

I also use this as heat protectant oil before heat-styling! It gives my hair a coat of protection before the tools damage my hair.

“IS IT OILY?” Well, of course it is. It’s a hair serum! Use it sparingly and in moderation to avoid extreme oiliness! :) It doesn’t feel too heavy on the head so no need to worry about that!

This serum smells ABSOLUTELY AMAZING as well. One of my favorite features!

Here are more ways to use this serum:

1. hot oil intensive treatment
2. tame frizzy hair
3. hair protection before blow dry
4. treats stubborn dandruff (apply directly to scalp, leave on for 1 to 2 hours)
5. nourish dry itchy scalp

There you go. One of my many secrets for my hair! I’ll be revealing more soon!

Watch out for a giveaway of this hair serum this week! I’m giving you a head's up! :)

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Absynthe Bath and Beauty has a Facebook Page with over 19,000 likes. Here’s a little information about Absynthe:

Absynthe "Honest to Goodness" Beauty Skincare products are formulated with natural and organic certified ingredients with 100% natural essential oils and active plant extracts.

NO PARABEN. NO HARSH CHEMICALS DETERGENTS COMMONLY KNOWN AS SLES/SLS. NO MINERAL OIL. NO PETROLATUM. NO LIQUID PARAFFIN. NO PROPYLENE GLYCOL.
OUR EXCLUSIVE PRODUCT FORMULAS NEVER CONTAIN PETROLEUM BY PRODUCTS.
Our Emu oil is SAFE TO USE on your baby's skin.

"Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives..”

“Let the beauty we love become the good we do.” -Abs Yap owner of Absynthe Bath and Beauty Copyright 2012. All rights reserved.

http://www.absynthe.com.ph/

Given all that information, you now know that Absynthe’s products contains NOTHING BUT THE BEST ingredients.

Giveaway Winners + Heatwave Bazaar Tix UP FOR GRABS!

Announcing the winners of the recent giveaways:

Makeup by Toni FLAT TOP KABUKI BRUSH

Heatwave Summer Bazaar Tickets (winners of 2 tickets each)

Attention to all the winners: Please email me ASAP at saytiocoartillero@gmail.com

MORE HEATWAVE BAZAAR TICKETS UP FOR GRABS!!! FIRST COME FIRST SERVE! :)

Fill out this form!

Look Beauty Prime Perfect Primer Review (best one yet!)

Face primer has got to be one of the most important products anybody should have in their makeup stash! Why?  Well, it makes makeup application easier by creating a smooth surface, and it makes your makeup last much longer compared to when applied without any primer beforehand.

I want to share my thoughts on the Look Beauty Primer Perfect Primer from Makeup Hub by Naturele Collezione.

Meet your makeup’s BFF. A thin skin-perfection layer before you start will see your look last much longer!

Can be worn alone or under foundation.

Designed, tested and worn by the beauty brains at Look Magazine

I think they meant “a thin skin-perfection layer before you start [applying makeup] will make your look last much longer”. I also couldn’t understand why they’d put “can be worn alone”—can primers be worn alone? Time to Google!

Nevertheless, we get the point. This product is a primer. You use it before makeup application to ensure longevity! Just what every girl needs whether it be for a full day’s work, or even a long night out partying!

PROS:

• The packaging is neat and simple. It comes in a squeezable tube (my favorite kind) Sleek black labelling.
• 35ml of product will last you for months (it all depends on how much and how frequent you use it)
• No weird/pungent scent
• More affordable at PHP 750.00 compared to other primers [that I’ve personally tried, which are at the 900++ range]
• available for ordering online
• makes makeup last all throughout the day *given the humid Philippine weather, too!

CONS:

• Price (may be a bit pricey for other people)
• not available in malls/department stores

This primer has a clear, lotion-like consistency. When applied on the face, you’ll instantly feel the smoothing effect giving you a very silky finish. Applying foundation is easier, as the product is able to glide on smoothly onto the primer, adhering to it as well. I tested applying my foundation w/o the primer and the surface felt more rough and I needed more effort to blend everything in; but with the primer, applying and blending is a breeze.

Out of all the primers that I’ve used, I think that this is the best one yet. Given the price of PHP 750.00 I totally see myself buying this over and over again.

Have you tried this primer? What do you think about it?

Click here to be directed to the ORDER FORM to purchase this product!

How to Get Rid of Brown Spots | Mir & Ryvi Banana Soap Review

Hi everyone!

Brown spots/acne scars have been one of my top skin problems since forever. I am in a continuous search for products that can help reduce or even totally eliminate them. When Mir and Ryvi introduced their skincare line to me, I was really intrigued so I gave them a “yes”.

A little background about Mir and Ryvi just for your information:

What struck me most about this company is how they help out of school youth and unemployed mommies! Talk about CSR!

The highlight of this post would be the first product I’ve tried from their line and this is the Spot Lightening Banana Soap.

 

I am very careful when it comes to reviewing skin care products because it takes a certain amount of time for me to really test out the product and see if it really works. For this particular soap, it took me about 1 month to road test.

Mir and Ryvi Banana Soap PHP250.00 (Beauty Bar)

As mentioned above, this soap is made of a lot of great ingredients that aid in treating skin discoloration, lightening the skin, restoring skin elasticity, and a lot more! Vitamin C is really good for the skin and this soap has Acerola extract that is one of the richest sources of Vitamin C!

I actually started using this for 4 weeks straight and have seen improvement on the areas of my face where brown spots/acne marks appear. This would be so much better with a photo as proof right? I shall follow up on that! I’ll give you a video clip as proof as well!

Going out without a trace of makeup has been easier ever since I started using Mir and Ryvi’s Banana Soap. With continuous, consistent use, you’ll get the results you want.

“Would you repurchase?” Oh, I definitely would. For the price of 250.00, it’s definitely worth it.

This is how the soap looks like, unopened. Tightly sealed with a protective plastic covering.

Have you tried using this Banana Soap from Mir and Ryvi? What are your thoughts? I hope this soap works well on you as it did on me!

Mir and Ryvi products are available online through Beauty Bar! You can shop online if you wanted to! Just click on this link.

FLASH GIVEAWAY: Makeup by Toni Flat Top Kabuki Brush!

Hi everyone!

I sure hope you’re still up! (11:15PM on my clock) A lot of people have been asking for a flat top kabuki brush giveaway, and here it is!

This flat top kabuki brush is from Makeup by Toni. Indeed, a dupe for Sigma Beauty’s F80. I, personally, am so obsessed with flat top kabuki brushes! They are the most perfect foundation brushes ever. I can easily buff my foundation (crème, liquid, gel type) on my face using this brush. It’s slightly less dense compared to the Sigma F80 but functions just as well. It picks up enough product through its synthetic bristles.

Another plus is the beautiful holographic print on the brush handle! Isn’t it cute?

A flat top kabuki brush is definitely one of the best brushes you can ever have.

(1) winner is going to be the proud owner of a MBT Flat Top Kabuki Brush on April 13, 2013!

All you need to do is:

1. Like http://www.fb.com/makeupbytoni

2. Post on Makeup by Toni’s page and tell them “I entered Say’s giveaway! I deserve to win the brush because ____________”

3. Comment on this blog post saying what you like best about my Youtube Channel (http://www.youtube.com/saytiocoartillero) and why you want to win the flat top brush.

4. WINNER will be chosen on April 13, 2013 at 6:00PM via Twitter and Facebook (http://www.fb.com/makeupbysaytiocoartillero)

5. Open to Philippine subbies/readers only

6. ENTER ONCE!

Good luck!

Shopping Spree Giveaway! (3,000 Php CASH PRIZE)

Hi everyone!

I won't even ask if anybody's feeling the heat of the summer because I am 100% sure all of us do. *dying* Well, another thing is about to be burning hot this season!

The Heatwave Summer Bazaar is happening on April 19-21 2013 at the World Trade Center!

The event offers a sizzling collection of the hottest summer essentials, from up and coming entrepreneurs featuring their hip and trendy summer items for those planning a summer getaway.

Products include swimwear, bandeaus and cover ups, summer tops and bottoms, summer accessories, flipflops, sandals, footwear, eyewear, headpieces, perfumeries, cosmetics, skincare necessities, novelty items, home accents, food treats and refreshments, and summer getaway destinations.

Here's what makes everything MORE exciting!

The organizers of the bazaar are generously sponsoring PHP3,000.00 worth of shopping money to one of you guys!

All you need to do is:
1. Follow @noelbazaars on Twitter and tweet "I would love to win the P3,000 shopping money for the Heatwave Summer Bazaar on April 19-21, World Trade Center @noelbazaars @saytioco"
2. Once you've entered, COMMENT IN THIS BLOG POST SAYING "I entered this giveaway! My Twitter name is ______"
*ONE (1) lucky winner will be notified via TWITTER on April 10, so make sure you follow the instructions! Further claiming instructions will be given.

Also, I am giving away 4 PAIRS OF FREE TICKETS to the bazaar! 4 persons will each receive 2 tickets!
1. COMMENT in this blog post saying "Hi Say! I want to win the tickets to the Heatwave Summer Bazaar!"
*(4)Winners will receive a REPLY to their comment here on April 10, 2013 so make sure you have a valid account on Blogger!

That's pretty much it, everyone!
Have fun, and good luck!