YStyle beauty picks

Rainforest moisture

MANILA, Philippines - Rainforest-levels of moisture is a must for color-treated hair –– The Body Shop’s Rainforest hair care range gives dry, less-than-radiant hair with exactly this. This biodegradable Hair Butter contains 100 percent organic pracaxi oil, which increases shine, softness and manageability, and linseed oil to keep hair color from fading in an intensive, melt-in formula.

Olive Body Butter

One pot wonder

Since the product was launched in the early 1990s The Body Shop’s Body Butters have become a cult favorite all over the world and continues to be one of the brand’s bestsellers. One of these intensive, creamy body moisturizers is sold every three seconds –– because doesn’t like enjoying butter without guilt?

Hair de force

Kerastase launched Kerastase Force Architecte, the brand’s solution to dry, brittle hair, renovating hair fiber and strengthening strands from root to end. Kerastase media advocate Laura Charlton was present to analyze the hair of beauty writers and editor guests. The Force Architecte line has three new products: Bain Force Architecte, Masque Force Architecte and Fibre Architecte — all with fiber reconstructing technology that reverses hair erosion in two weeks.

Immaculate complexion

Garnier Philippines recently introduced Garnier Pure Active Facial Scrub and Cooling Pimple Roll-on with a series of entertaining webisodes featuring brand ambassador Georgina Wilson. In the webisodes, she dispels myths related to acne treatment, such as using toothpaste, calmansi, even toothpaste to spot-treat zits. Containing two percent concentrated salicylic acid, Garnier’s latest offering promises to fight the six acne-related skin problems (pimples, whiteheads, oiliness, impurities, enlarged pores, and unevenness) from day one.

Nutriganics

Using plant stem cell technology, The Body Shop’s Nutriganics Drops of Youth combats the first signs of aging by encouraging skin renewal. The secret is criste-marine, a resilient plant that grows on the rocky Britanny that survives even the driest, inhospitable environments. It’s also certified organic, with 99 percent of its ingredients derived from natural origins.

Betty vs Veronica

It’s a question as old as time: Are you Betty or Veronica? Come spring 2013, fans of Archie comics will have the best of both worlds as MAC launches a full color collection inspired by the two women in the freckled red-head’s life. The collaboration, called MAC Archie’s Girls, was officially announced at the San Diego Comic-Con yesterday featuring Archie cartoonist Dan Parent. “Both company’s products are sold worldwide and the partnership made for a natural fit as the pin-up girls have always been synonymous with fashion and beauty,” said an Archie comics spokesperson.