Just because the relaxing summer season is over – it doesn’t mean that your cool and crisp look has to go, too! So even if the monsoon pours sheets of rain – it’s no reason to look like a sewer rat!
Keep the sunshine going by looking like a million bucks! Keeping yourself hot, hoot, wow is a snap!
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Cheeks gleam in neutral bronzes or terra-cotta tones. Waterproof mascara keeps you from looking like Morticia Adams as it stays put even if assaulted by the fattest raindrops known to man. Keep the sunny spirit alive by brushing on an illuminating powder. So now even as the clouds reign over the sunshine – it’s no reason to stop glowing.
Maybelline Diamond Shine lipcolor gives you that glimmer fit for day and night! (Available at drugstores and beauty supply stores.)
2. The rainy season can wreak as much havoc to the complexion as the harsh summer weather. So chuck off those wasted minutes by using a product that evens out your complexion while protecting it from the elements. Try Clarins Hydra-Balance Tinted Moisturiser to give you instant radiance while caring for your skin. (Available at Rustan’s.)
3. Here’s a twist to that ever-so-notorious black book! Philosphy’s compact but complete Little Black Book has all the colors you need to take you from chemistry lab to some after-six chemical experimentation of your own with Mr. Is He Right! (Available at Beauty Bar.)
4. Clinique’s plum-toned eyeshadows give your eyes the look as intoxicating as a vintage red! (Available at leading department stores.)
5. Even out of camera range, you want that air-brushed perfect look. Call it the Adobe Photoshop foundation – Lancome’s Photogenic Skin Illuminating makeup with SPF 15 contains light reflecting particles to deflect any imperfections your skin may have. (Available at leading department stores.)
6. Great lash, no wash! Plump up those lashes the right way by using waterproof mascara. Maybelline has a great selection of mascaras including the classic Great Lash mascara in a new waterproof formula. Just remember to use a makeup remover specifically formulated for waterproof makeup. (Available at drugstores and beauty supply stores.)
7. Big things come in small packages! Estee Lauder’s pure gloss delivers high shine, high pigment and a feather light texture that makes you want to kiss technology over and over again for kicking gooey gloss off its rotting throne! (Available at Rustan’s.)
8. Eyes have it especially when washed with delicate shades of teal and gold. Plum tones also add drama, but use with caution or you may look manic depressive with too much red tones in your eye area.
9. Suck on these... berry-toned lippies, I mean! Add some oomph to your pout by selecting a wine-inspired hue for yourself.
10. Sun-kissed in the rain? Anything is possible with a stroke of a bronzer. Try bronzers from Le Clerc or L’Oreal to get so hot chic cheek action going on!
11. Pot of godesses. Prescriptives just has the prescription for you ... these cosmetic Merlins bring to all beauty mavens Magic, a line of illumination makeup formulas that gives you a radiance that seems to come from within. (Available at Rustan’s.)
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1. Clinique’s famed moisturizer doesn’t sell every four minutes globally for nothing! Hailed as the best moisturizer ever, this yellow skin meal protects your skin from all the stress and tension that comes from anything from cramming to being late for class – again. Just slap it on and go! (Available at Rustan’s.)
2. It’s been a hard day walking from building to building, class to class – and nothing suffers more than your poor tootsies. So give them a treat by rubbing on an invigorating foot cream that cools and softens your feet simultaneously. A mid-day foot rub does wonders, too! (Available at Beauty Bar.)
3. Tea has always been good for the senses and now, you don’t have to sip it to reap its benefits. Elizabeth Arden’s uplifting Green Tea cologne spray perks up the senses in a snap! (Available in Rustan’s.)
4. It’s true that aside from driving you nuts, stress can also make nuts pop on your face. So zap ’em as they pop in with some fast-acting zit killers such as Neutrogena On-the-Spot acne cream. (Available at drugstores and beauty supply stores.)
5. It’s truly an Organic experience when you lather up with Herbal Essences body wash. It’s the only pre-caffeine treat that wakes you up and gets you going! (Available at drugstores and beauty supply stores.)
6. Skin a-peel is the thing to do to shed off those dead skin cells! Now, you don’t have to waste two hours in some damp massage bed to get the job done – Bliss lemon peel smoothens skin to silky perfection in no time! (Available at Wish, 6750 Ayala Avenue, Makati.)
7. The quickest way to shift from daytime to nightime mode is just a spray of an unmistakably glamourous scent to make you forget about the tedious daytime activities. Glamourous is sure to turn you from student to studette in no time! (Available at department stores.)
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1. Shine with no apologies! A dab of Citre Shine potion texturizes and shines drab looks in a snap. It also keeps flyaways, well, away and has a light-holding power to keep your locks softly locked. (Available at beauty supply stores.)
2. Get a head rush from this narcotic-free pick-me-up! Herbal Essences burst with energetic fragrances that put Jane Fonda and Richard Simmons to shame. The scent stays all day, too! (Available at drugstores and beauty supply stores.)
3. Bead Head’s Headrush pumps up your locks in a flash. Just spray, blow-dry a litlle and go! Flat hair is, well, just flat. So pump it up ! (Available at Emphasis Salon, Rockwell.)
4. Haircolor and highlights in one? These days, anything can happen and now, in just one miracle of a bottle, you can get glossy color and gleaming streaks in 15 minutes! Just shmoosh it on, wash and go! (Available at drugstores and beauty supply stores.)