Win an OxyOasis Treatment from Clarity!

Here's how it works:

1) Head to Clarity's Facebook Page
2) Tell them what you'd do to feel like you're in an oasis.
3) Top 3 answers get a 2,500php worth of OxyOasis Treatment.

Go! Now na!



-Kristine

Hair Today, Gone in 60 mins

I only let competent (and of course, real) dermatologists work on my skin, who touches yours?  

I first heard about Clarity when my friend back in ANC recommended it since I needed a go-to doctor in case my allergies decide to attack my skin. (My go-to doctor's on a 2-year study thing in Japan). But I never got to try it (since I hadn't had a skin emergency since my doctor left) until Lhara of PRCinc asked me to review Clarity for OK! magazine.

I chose the laser hair removal since I'm too scared to try anything that requires puncturing my skin. I meant what I said on my first review and now that I'm paying for succeeding treatments, I stand by what I said about the procedure.

After the first treatment, only half of my leg hair came back. I used to wax, but I noticed whenever I get goosebumps, even if it was just a day after I waxed, the hair would come back - that wasn't the case with the laser hair removal. I purposely waited more than a month to see how much hair would grow back after the treatment.

But what I cannot believe is that I was still scared the second time around. Dr. Haidee did try to chat me up to take my mind off the procedure, which is generally painless but parts that are closer to the bone would hurt a bit, but I'm ridiculously scared I don't know why. The pain, if any, would sting for like a second. If you're used to experimenting for vanity's sake, this shouldn't be a big deal for you.


Michellan rating for Clarity's Laser Hair Removal:

A bit pricey, at about 20,000 for the full leg, but the fact that you can be totally hair-free in a few sessions, I think it's worth it. I was also told they used a different machine, so I guess that's the reason why my leg hair hardly grew back.


- Kristine

Gobble Gobble!

Merry Cranberry!
Originally uploaded by themichellanguide

I know this is The Body Shop's signature Christmas line but I've always associated cranberries with Thanksgiving...
and my aunt who tries different diets all the time (you name it, she's done it!). I think cranberry juice is a figure-friendly juice, but I digress.

Anyway, the lovely Body Shop ladies sent me the whole line while I was working on a magazine's annual gift guide. (Thank you very much, you guys!)

The Cranberry line had that yummy berry scent, unlike those headache-inducing "fruit" scents of drugstore brands and even with its scent, it doesn't smell like you're wearing food.

Use the lotion, with just right consistency - not watery like most supermarket brands, for warmer days. But if you're headed to colder places or if the Siberian winds come visit us (Please do!), switch to the body butter.

If you don't like fruity scents, you can try the Nutmeg and Vanilla line, which I also love.

Michellan Rating for The Body Shop's Merry Cranberry line:
Reasonably priced products made with fairly-traded ingredients, 'nuff said.

- Kristine

Buh-Bye Nasties

VMV Hand Sanitizer
Originally uploaded by themichellanguide

My friends all know I'm OC and I love baby products (because that means it's safe enough for me), so I was glad I found VMV Hypoallergenics Kid Gloves Hand Sanitizer (about 450php for the 75 ml bottle, and 750php for the 200ml bottle). Not only is it anti-bacterial, but it's also anti-fungal, anti-yeast and all other nasties.

I use this as, of course, a hand sanitizer to disinfect my hands or my toes when some idiot steps on it. But one time my cousin got this red patch on his ear and it was driving him nuts 'cos it was itchy as hell. So I thought I'd test all these anti-whatever and dabbed a bit of the sanitizer on his ear, it did sting (the literature did warn me). Sorry, Mig, but the you gotta admit the itch was gone as soon as the sting wore off.

Now if only this sanitizer would also get rid of toxic guys...

Michellan rating for VMV Hypoallergenics Kid Gloves Hand Sanitizer: 

The price is pretty steep for a sanitizer, but the fact that this sanitizer can kill all other nasties and still be safe enough for babies - that is a great product for me.
- Kristine