When I got an invite from Nutox Oxyfusion from my good friend Kumi of Loving Sunshine. I was really bewildered with its ingredient. Bird's Nest? I instantly thought of bird's nest in the literal sense. I even thought of bird's poop pondering about what bird's nest is all about. Talk about imagination. I was too lazy to google it I just let my mind solved the mystery. haha Well.. for Chinese, it refers to the soup and discerning this is quite is for them. I was surprised to see Ms. Lorie of HBC at the event. There, I learned that HBC is the exclusive distributor of Nutox Oxyfusion in the country. This brand is very popular in Malaysia. Being in my late twenties makes me a skincare freak lately. Aging has caused my skin to change from time to time and I do not want to get more lines anytime soon. My work has caused me enough stress more than I could think of , thus, taking care of my skin became a priority lately.
Great news to all Pinays!! Afraid that Nutox Oxyfusion will not work for youre? try their travel kit for only 228 pesos (if I am not mistaken)
I have tried this kit and so far I am loving the cleanser. Their Moisturizer felt so light on the skin and I think is perfect for those with oily skin. I am currently using their Refining Astringent/ Toner which locks in moisture on my face. MY face gets that extra boost of hydration throughout the day and this is actually my first time to be loving a toner. I have always given up on toners because they tend to feel sticky but Nutox Oxyfusion's is readily absorbed by my skin. I am very interested in trying their pre cleanser, serum and night cream. I am planning to purchase a full size tube of their cleanser which feels very gentle on the skin.
The Miracle of Bird’s Nest Essence
Once a dream, now a reality, timeless beauty can now perch on
every Filipina’s beauty set through the much-awaited arrival of Nutox Oxyfusion
in the Philippines. The Malaysian Skincare brand brings its cult-favorite
bestsellers to provide every Filipina with the miracle of Bird’s Nest in
restoring a woman’s youthful glow. Nutox skin care prides itself for
its potent and effective star ingredient, the Bird’s Nest essence. Bird’s Nest
is beloved in the beauty industry for its rich anti-aging components like
protein, amino acids and antioxidants making Bird’s Nest essence a natural
source of three agents of skin care nourishment for women who wish to look
younger, longer. “Nutox Philippines is the first to
use the bird’s nest essence in a complete and thorough anti-aging skincare
solution, suitable for all skin types, and made for Asian skin,” Michelle de
Guzman, HBC Business Devt Manager said. “That is why we’re very excited to
share this wonderful skincare discovery to more Filipinos. NUTOX Oxyfusion is
the pioneer in Bird’s Nest Skin care in Malaysia and its success makes it ideal
for us Filipinos as well. It’s is perfect for us who want to marry the
gracefulness of natural beauty with the timelessness of nature’s nourishing and
nurturing touch.”
Nutox Oxyfusion offers a complete
anti-ageing skin care range which includes facial wash, toner, day cream,
serum, night cream, and eye cream. True enough, with Nutox’ unique blend of nature’s essence is a
reminder of how hope and radiance can be found from within. A restored radiance
and youthful beauty are Nutox’ gifts to every Filipina—just like the tenderness
of a cool breeze after a tiring day. With Nutox onshore, every Filipina can
experience miracle skin care every day. (Press Release)
Ageless Eye Refiner is an
instant line-filling treatment that counteracts the signs of eye ageing. This
feather-soft quick fix reduces the appearance of fine lines, dark circles and
puffiness around the eyes. Suitable for all skin types.
An ultra
light formula with BNest Collagen™, a precious youth-restoring ingredient
extracted from 100% premium bird’s nest. This emulsion shields your skin from
the sun, whitens and hydrates, while helping to reduce the signs of skin
ageing. It has an ultra light texture, yet provides optimum hydration.
Directions for use: After cleansing and toning, and apply the
Moisture Emulsion evenly to your face and neck. Suitable for all skin types.
For day use.
Enriched with
BNest Collagen™, it tones and gently revitalizes skin tissues to restore
younger, fresher-looking skin. It can also be used anytime as a mild refresher
or facial stimulant. NUTOX Skin Refining Toner helps to tighten and
close pores and prepares skin for the next part of the skincare regimen. It’s
refreshing toning action leaves skin feeling soft and dewy.
Directions for use: After cleansing, use a cotton pad to apply to
face and neck. Use morning and night. Suitable for all skin types.
Softening
Pre-Cleanser
This special softening cleanser removes make-up
and impurities from deep within the pores without stripping away vital
moisture. It also helps to protect against the visible signs of ageing, leaving
skin looking young, fair, soft and radiant. Ideal for dry and dehydrated skin. Directions for use: Apply to face and neck.
Massage gently to remove makeup, dirt and impurities. Rinse with water.
Night Cream
This wonder cleanser
contains BNest Collagen™, a youth-restoring ingredient extracted from 100%
premium bird’s nest. Nutox Wrinkle Away helps skin regeneration while
cleansing, to reveal fresher and younger-looking skin.
A super concentrated serum of Covalift™, Aqua
White™ and Snow Hyaluronic ™to promote youthful, firm and lifted skin. Suitable for all skin types, apply after cleansing and toning before Day and
Night regimen. It gives your skin these proven results:
Whitens for a naturally glowing complexion
Unique firming and lifting effect. Softens, hydrates and exfoliates. Revives
the strength and elasticity of skin. Reduces fine lines and wrinkles. Evens out
skin tone.
More fun pictures at the event with my fellow beauty bloggers:
With Aya, Kumi, Celline and Ms. Lorie
A post will not be complete without a photo with my good friend, Jes Roque. :)) hihi
Nutox Oxyfusion is now available in HBC Mall based outlets. To know more about Nutox Oxyfusion Philippines, like their official Facebook Fanpage: www.facebook.com/nutoxph. You may also follow Nutox Philippines on Twitter: www.twitter.com/nutoxphand Instagram: @nutoxph.
All products are very affordable!All products are worth less than 500 pesos except the serum. I honestly want to own all the products!
I got to excited to post the GIveaway and Contest that I forgot to show you the third batch of prizes for the giveaway. I was honestly expecting 5 brands but the two brands have not yet responded to if they have shipped the prizes. I can not wait for another week to hold the giveaway out of sheer excitement. So I decided to push through last night. I got these from Beauty and Minerals and Charm Brushes. I was very thrilled when Sophie gave me these goodies to share with you. Charm Brushes got the best brushes locally available. I am not saying this because Sophie is a dear friend but it is the truth. The amount of effort she puts in every detail of the brushes she sells is priceless. You can check out my review of the 14 Pc. Vegan Brush Set here: http://www.mylucidintervals.com/2013/02/charm-pretty-in-pink-14-pc-vegan-brush.html I know I am now sounding like a biased advertiser but this is the truth! hahaha Go ahead and invest with your makeup tools. DO not be fooled by cheap and affordable brush sets that may feel soft when tried at the back of your hand but pricks your face on actual use.
Just when I thought that I will not buy brushes for the next years to come. Here is what the grand prize winners of the giveaway and the makeup contest will take home!! Ahhh This is the cutest and lightest makeup brush set I have seen! It can fit perfectly in your purse! I want one na!! waahh DO not worry I did not open the and touch the brushes for sanitary reasons. Thanks Charm Brushes for this awesome goodies! You can check out https://www.facebook.com/CharmMakeupBrush?fref=ts and their online store http://www.beautyandminerals.com/
I grew up seeing Jergen Lotion on my mom's cabinet. When I am experiencing dry and flaky skin due to psoriasis, my mother would always get me a huge bottle of their ultra healing variant. They sent 5 gift packs and sent me products to review!! Thank you so much Jergens. You can find Jergens at leading supermarket, malls and even drugstores locally. Their products are very affordable too! Check out and like: https://www.facebook.com/JERGENSph.Vibelle?fref=ts
Lastly, my HBC family sent these. HBC has been a sponsor of my blog ever since. I always pride myself in being a part of their blogger circle because they offer affordable and proudly Filipino made products!!! Thank you HBC!
I just want to thank HBC. They are very nice and sweet to send me these lashes and a card. I tried creating a look a while ago with these falsies. However, my eyes turned really watery (i have been suffering from watery eyes for weeks now). My eye makeup smudged so bad, thus, I decided not to post pictures on this blog post. These lashes cost more than their regular lashes. Their regular lashes which costs only 20 pesos is my ultimate favorite! I think this falsies costs around 75 pesos. A pair comes with a lash adhesive.
Pinoy personal care retailer HBC, Inc. is giving its customers more reasons to shop with its new HBC-RCBC Bankard MasterCard credit card.
The HBC-RCBC Bankard MasterCard raises the stakes when it comes to cardholder benefits. It promises to deliver a whopping 10% cash rebate for purchases at HBC and HBC ShopMore upon a corresponding outstore spend of P10,000 and up. The feature is touted as the biggest rebate in the industry. Cash rebates of 0.25% are also available for retail transactions outside HBC.
Cardholders who use the credit card at HBC’s exclusive merchant partners such as Automatic Center, BLIMS Furniture, Manels, Silverworks, SOGO Home and Office Center, and Treetop Adventure in Subic will also get valuable discounts of as much as 10%. Moreover, they are entitled to pay for their HBC transactions in instalments of 3, 6, 9 and 12 months at 0% interest.
Quarterly members-only sale, free facial on their birthdays, special buys and discounts on new products, and access to special events like hairstyling and makeup seminars are also among the exclusive benefits to be enjoyed with the new HBC-RCBC Bankard MasterCard credit card.
Like the rest of RCBC Bankard credit cards, the HBC-RCBC Bankard MasterCard also gives cardholders value added service features like the SMS-based Spend Monitor, Spend Analyzer, RCBC Bankard Rewards, Dining-On-Demand, and so much more.
A beautiful Sunday to everyone! I am getting fond of nail polishes lately. Thus, I am slowly learning how to put polish on my nails neatly just like a pro. LOL.. I do have a problem applying nail polish on my right hand nails. My left hand is too shaky and unsteady. I saw these two gorgeous shades at HBC last week. I was actually looking for a blue nail palish but ended up buying green and coral. I bought them for 37 pesos only. Here are the swatches:
Sea Green is my current favorite. I love how the color turned out on my nails. I applied two thick layers and the color turned out very opaque and true to the shade in the bottle. It is a beautiful light shade of minty turquoise green.
I observed that applying in with lightly made it appear streaky so I opted to apply two thick layers on my nails.
Perfectly Pink is a misnomer for the shade. It does not appear pink to me at all. It is a sheer coral color with gold shimmers. This is very easy to apply compared to sea green. However, I applied three layer to get my desired pigmentation.
I think that the color would been more beautiful sans the shimmer. The shade is very dainty and surely BF would approved of the color.. ;)
They are featuring a lof of the discounted items and Beauty Bundles!There are also Week-ender activities (every Friday, Saturday and Sunday of May) wherein customers can avail of FREE Facial service when they purchase Hortaleza, M.D. products.
Celebrate 19 beautiful years with HBC!! There are lots of sale and buy 1 take 1 items on selected SanSan and Allue products. This sale applies both to members and non members Yey!!
Sorry for the lack of posts.. I have a couple of interviews lined up because I am in dire need of a job. haha (to have lots of money to buy more makeup..joke :D)
You all know how I love watching Filipina makeup gurus on youtube. I just simply love them especially when they do haul videos because the products they are ranting or raving are readily available here in the Philippines. Whenever I watch haul videos of Jarmaine or That's Heart, I can just say.. How I wish those are available here. One makeup product that I am currently craving for is the Revlon Lip Butters.. I so want one (honestly, all the shades.. :D). Moving on, I was watching MaricarlJanah doing her Sansan Haul. I have the sansan concealer which she loves and I am using it everyday. Then she mentioned this foundation, I got so curious (AGAIN!?!?!). I got myself one.
She looks so gorgeous in this video.
The foundation has a spatula. I think this is really helpful if the bottle does not come with a pump.
I was really amazed with the consistency and coverage. I is very blendable. It goes on smoothly on my face. I never expected that a local brand can come up with such foundation. The coverage is medium-slightly heavy and very buildable. Why I did get the two shades? Simple. Again, I cannot find my exact shade. No. 3 looks dark and very beige-ish brown on my skin. Then, I grabbed another bottle in shade NO. 2. I thought that it was in yellow tone but it is more of pinkish and beige-ish in color.
When blended. My shade formula is actually 3/4 of no. 3 and 1/3 of no. 2. I should get the right shade or else... Hello, Floating face!!
I cannot imagine I am comparing San San with my Mac Studio Fix. The consistency is almost the same. Can you see how thick the san san is? However, Mac studiofix dries faster. Both lasts long on my skin. I tried the SanSan foundation on a hot and humid weather and amazingly it stayed on my skin. Take not that I have normal to dry skin. I was expecting to look like a greaseball by mid day but my face just looked dewy. I do not know if the effect will be the same to other people especially those with oily skin.
I love MAC NC35. This is the perfect shade for me. It blends so well with my skin tone.
Hello bare face! I am really comfortable with my bare face. I can go out my house with it. I just hate my dark bags. Can you see? Arghhh!!
On my skin is the San San foundation. Can you see how it cover my spider veins and pores? Nice noh? You have to blend well to prevent crazy streaks on your skin. I have yet to try applying it with my stippling brush.
With Fanny Serrano Powder Foundation in Chino. My face looks so even and smooth (EHEM...thanks to foundation. To whoever invented foundation, cheers! ).
What I like about this foundation? Affordable. I got it on sale for 100 pesos!! It did not cause me any zit or rashes. I use it more often than my Maybelline Pure Minerals Liquid Foundation (this is my to-go-foundation before if I want a bit more coverage.. but the coverage is really light for my liking). I was actually afraid to try this since because my skin usually breaks out with local foundations specifically Ever Bilena. The coverage is so good. I can say that I will give it a 5/5 ranking. It applies so smoothly and evens out my skin so well. I like the spatula that comes with it. I do not have to dig inside the bottle using my finger or pour the product. Applying this foundation is mess free thanks to the spatula. haha It has this sweet mocha scent. Call it weird, I do not care but I am definitely loving it. :D
What I do not like about this foundation? The shade selection is really poor. I do not know what is wrong with Filipino makeup companies why can't they get the right shade for Filipina (Except for Fanny Serrano.. Kudos to your foundations that suits Filipina skin very well. I think). Do I have to reiterate that WE ARE YOUR MARKET. I have a normal skin shade like most Filipina. I am not morena nor fair. I have a medium yellow skin tone and I just can't find my shade. That is just freaking crazy. I do not know who they test on to arrive at these shades. All I know is.. it is an absolute FAIL! I should be giving this foundation an HG status material were it not for the limited shades. Also, if the weather is too humid, it makes my skin a bit oily too but since I have dry skin this is not a very big deal for me.
Over all, this foundation is really good. Among the local brands that sells liquid foundation, I can say this is on top of the line. I just want to say that if this foundation worked for me it does not mean it will for you. As the Latin phrase goes.. Caveat emptor, in other words, let the buyer beware.
Hi lovelies!! This is a very quick post showing you how the HBC lashes looked like when used. I was really disappointed with my camera because I have a hard time getting good pictures.. Imagine I took 486 shots and only got three to post in my blog! yay!! Blogging is not that easy I am telling you.. or am I just a perfectionist or what?! hehe
Look how natural the falsies look? They look so dramatic when worn..
Here is the list of products I used on this FOTD:
Kevin Beautymaker Aqualight Foundation in no.2
Elianto Concealer in Deep 02
In2it powder foundation in Harvest
HBC Falsies
Jane Fan Club Mascara
Rimmel Color Brilliance Liner in Black
L'oreal Lineur Intense in Carbon Black
88 pc. Avant Garde Palette from Dollface Cosmetics
Avon Simply Pretty Brow Powder in Brown
Lipstick: for the first picture I used Ever Bilena Skin, For the third picture I used NYX Louisiana
Welcome to my blog! This is My Lucid Intervals where you will get a daily dose of my kakikayan and random life musings. My name is Donnarence and I am a full time lawyer, an eager beauty enthusiast, and a professional makeup artist (pag may time haha).
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