When it comes to lipsticks, no need for Chanel surfing
Dear Rissa,
A lot of lipstick brands have great color but feel very drying. Can you recommend a good moisturizing lipstick?
INA
If there was one lipstick I bought over and over for many years, it was the Chanel Hydrasoleil lipstick. It had to be the # 23 shade and nothing else. I was crazy loyal to this sheer raspberry color. Yes, so loyal (or so crazy) that I would go to Rustan’s to buy every available tube of the #23 shade. And when Rustan’s would run out of my favorite shade, I’d replenish my stock by buying more in Hong Kong. Going home from a Hong Kong shopping trip wouldn’t feel complete without the Chanel Hydrasoleil #23 in my luggage. Unfortunately, this was many years ago and they no longer carry this on the market. It was crushing. I felt like I had lost my best friend. Since then, I would shift from one lipstick to another but never found a lipstick I could fall in love with forever.
Until recently, that is. Chanel Rouge Coco (exclusively available at Rustan’s) is my new best friend, only better. I cannot deny that my heart skipped a beat with excitement when Chanel launched this lipstick. I personally feel Rouge Coco is Hydrasoleil reincarnated. This newest lipstick of Chanel is wonderfully lightweight with great texture. It feels incredibly soft and comfortable, as if you’re sweeping lip balm over your lips! The formula promises optimum lip hydration, thanks to the Hydratender complex created by Chanel. Infused with meadow foam oil derivatives extracted from grass grown in North America, it delivers hydration on the lips for eight hours straight! Better protected and smoothed, expect to enjoy lips that are softer and more supple.
I’ve fallen in love with the shade Legende, a pretty pink shade that can go from day to night. And even if it feels as smooth as lip balm, the color will certainly not disappoint. Despite feeling as light as a feather, Rouge Coco is power packed with pigments enough to give you a beautiful coating of sultry color in just one sweep. Choose from over a dozen shades of Chanel Rouge Coco — from pinks to browns, beiges, and reds, you’ll surely find a shade to fall in love with.
I guess when it comes to lipsticks, I will always be a Chanel fan. Yes, you know you love a product when you keep coming back to it. Chanel Rouge Coco is not just superb moisture and glorious color — it’s luxury on your lips!
Rissa
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Wanted: Cream For Aging Neck
Dear Ms. Tingting,
Please recommend a night cream to treat wrinkled skin on the neck, like mine. Is there an effective yet affordable product on the market?
Saving Grace
I would recommend Vitamin E Creamy Neck Gel of The Body Shop. This cream is an easily absorbed gel that moisturizes and helps to condition and protect the delicate skin on the neck, leaving it soft and hydrated.
The cream comes in a 30 ml tube at only P450 and is available at all The Body Shop stores.
Tingting
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From Fat To Fit Midsection
Dear Lucy,
I am 45 years old, slim but not exactly tight around the midsection. My frustration lies in wearing form-fitting dresses — I fit into them, but I spill and jiggle here and there. I can wear a girdle, but it really is uncomfortable. Any suggestions?
Also, I watch your shows and you have beautiful shoes. Where do you buy your shoes locally? I think we have the same size, 10.
Casmer
Run, don’t walk, to Rustan’s and make a beeline for that section that sells Spanx. It does everything a girdle would and could do, just in ways that are a hundred times more comfortable. In terms of style options, Spanx is very flexible. Go there because you can make your own personal sleek armor. The price is not exactly cheap, but it is worth it. Think of it as an investment. They will make all your clothes hang better.
For shoes, I go to Adora because I love their Pedro Garcia shoes. Michael Kors at Greenbelt 5 has choices, and so does Aldo.
Lucy
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