Revlon says: 'Put your best pout forward!'

MANILA, Philippines - Eighty years ago, long before the world of 3D, true-to-life-color movies, actresses were seen in grainy black and white films. Needless to say, letting their real beauty come through the monochromatic tones was a big challenge — more so making their lips look kissable for their leading men!

Good thing for us women of the 21st century, making our lips shiny, glossy — and yes, kissable — has never been easier. Color, shine, and protection all come together in an elegant package, with the new Revlon ColorBurst Lipgloss. With 15 shades, all expertly selected by renowned makeup artist and Revlon global artistic director Gucci Westman, the ColorBurst Lipgloss is the perfect finish to complete your look. Get a sexy, shiny pout with a weightless, non-sticky gloss that makes your lips pop with vivid color and mirror-like shine, but without that sticky feel.

Thanks to Revlon ColorBurst’s exclusive Elasticolor technology, you can be sure the rich color pigments are distributed evenly over your lips every time. The microsphere treated pigments work together with micro-pearl crystals to give you not only a luxurious, vibrant burst of color instantly, but also that seductive shine that will surely make your lips look irresistible.

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Ever lovely: Ever Bilena Advance Sheer Compact Powder is enriched with vitamin E to keep skin moisturized.

Soften fine lines with Ever Bilena

Soften fine lines with Ever Bilena Advance Sheer Compact Powder. Enriched with vitamin E, it helps to keep the skin’s moisture. It is also infused with sunscreen formula that helps protect the skin from the harmful rays of the sun.

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How to make scentsational perfumes

Making scents and sense:Making your own perfume is an affordable way to enjoy scents that suit your needs, says Chem Fragrance.

The art of perfumery dates back to the ancient times. From the secret elixir Cleopatra used to entice Ceasar and all those great men with, to the magical scents our modern-day Cinderellas spray their bodies with, perfumes have remained to be an important part of one’s personal care and beauty regimen. 

Making your own perfume is an affordable way to enjoy scents that suit your needs. It doesn’t take rocket science or a degree in chemistry to be able to create fragrances that will work for you. Below is a simple recipe you can blend to create scents according to your mood and personality. You will need the following: 15 ml fragrance oil, fixative, Dipropylene glycol or DPG, perfume grade — ethyl alcohol, distilled water, 250 ml. Erlenmeyer flask, 10 ml. cylinder, 100 ml. cylinder, 200 ml. beaker, 100 ml. amber bottle, 3 10-ml. perfume glass bottles, 2 35-ml. perfume glass bottles, glass stirrer, perfume grade colorant. 

Pour the entire measure of fragrance oil into the Erlenmeyer flask. Add nine drops of fixative using the glass stirrer. Add 3 ml. of DPG, followed by 75 ml of ethanol.  Add distilled water to make 100 ml. perfume at 15-percent concentration. Add a small amount of perfume-grade colorant if you wish to change the color of the solution. Pour the solution into an amber bottle and seal well. Refrigerate for one week, or store in a dry room temperature for two weeks to eliminate alcohol sting and improve the scent. 

Now, you are ready to package your own perfume enough to fill 3 10-ml. and 2 35-ml. perfume glass bottles of your choice. You can even create your own label for a truly unique, personal touch. 

Making perfume from home is something you and your entire family can get involved in as a fun hobby or home business. Personalized perfumes can make great gift items and souvenirs. With a low start-up capital, a perfume business can give you unlimited opportunity to earn income without leaving your home.

For perfume-making seminars and supplies, contact Chemworld Fragrance Factory at 895-4410 (Makati) and 542-9130 (Alabang). Located at the ground floor, Executive Building Center, Gil Puyat Ave corner Makati Ave., Makati City, Chemworld Fragrance Factory is a one-stop shop for high quality fragrance and essential oils from the world’s top fragrance manufacturers. For details, visit www.chemworld.ph.

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Anti-aging: Kojie-san Sunblock SPF 50 with Sunactyl not only prevents UVR-related damages to our skin but can also reverse some of the signs you might already have.

Kojie-san sunblock combats photoaging

Beauty Elements Ventures Inc., the company that introduced the most effective lightening soap recently released a sunblock lotion that can best combat photoaging.

Kojie-san Sunblock SPF 50 with Sunactyl not only prevents UVR-related damages to our skin but can also reverse some of the signs you might already have.

“Kojie-san Sunblock contains ingredients that are effective in preventing the ultraviolet radiation from penetrating deep into our skin. Bevi is proud to promote this latest addition to Kojie-san products because Sunblock’s active component Sunactyl is medically proven to strengthen the activity on skin defenses, protect and repair the skin against UV A and B-induced damages,” Bevi sales director Jun Matos explains.

Matos adds that Kojie-san Sunblock has 50 sun protection factor and has PA+++, the highest protection grade against UVA.

Kojie-san Sunblock 50SPF has two variants: Sunblock Face and Sunblock Sports. They are available at Watsons, Mercury Drug, SM supermarkets, and other leading stores. For more information   call 899-6770 or e-mail kojiesan_info@yahoo.com or visit www.kojiesan.com.