I might be the biggest whiner during the Holidays , but hey, I still love it anyway. The weather’s so chilly, it feels great, I’ve been longing to cuddle with a book and watch DVDs as soon as I get my much needed time off from work. But you know, during the Holidays , there are so much stress vibes that are just everywhere! Stress from work – total burnout, I swear, stress from preparing and organizing parties, and stress from shopping.

A kikay girl like me has observed some stress in the name of beauty, too. Here are some of my observations :

1. Skin breaking out lately.
More than two girl friends of mine have had really bad breakouts lately. Call it Holiday stress. Blame the Holidays! Rar! ( No, just kidding ). No sleep, restless from coming up with a shopping list, beating the holiday traffic, and nonstop partying. With me, working 7 days a week paved way for this catastrophic event.

Solution : Catch up on sleep when needed, maintain a strict skin care regimen, drink 8 or more glasses of water (yes, do that), drink vitamins, and keep Sundays free to relax, and exercise somewhat! Lastly, relax. It’s all in the mind. ( Oh I wish I could say this to myself! Haha! )

2. Dry Skin.
The cold weather’s got us bad as it makes our arms, and legs all dry. One scratch from a fingernail and the trace is just so visible. The air is so dry that it makes our skin dry and scalier. Not a good sight, and of course, it doesn’t feel good as dry skin means tight skin.

Solution: Intense moisture is needed, and you won’t even feel the grease with your thick lotions because it’s really really dry weather now, so as soon as you step out of the shower, or while you are inside the bathroom, apply lotion generously on damp skin for maximum absorption. Sleeping with moisturized feet housed in socks would also help!

3. Tired Skin
It shows, and I’ve seen so much people look tired! ( No offense, because I’m one of them! I accept that it’s a normal part of life to have bad moments, you know? ) This is the result of overworking, overthinking, and overblogging ( woops, no, no! haha! ). I mean, overexertion can take its toll on our skin, specially on our face. That’s the worst part because face value is just everything – I don’t mean it superficially like being extraordinarily beautiful, but the overall vibe of the face. You can beam with a smile and make a person forget all of his/her problems. With a tired face, you’d exude the aura of well, being tired. Makes you look older, and heck who wants to look old? Absolutely no one!

Solution: Again, water therapy is a must to replenish body liquids and keep the skin less stressed, and Stress tabs and vitamins would really help to combat the look of being stressed ( I truly believe in that commercial. I skipped one dose of my Cortitrol, a stress supplement, and I loathed on how I looked in front of the mirror. I thought, never again will I skip this thing! ). I know that sleep is very difficult to catch up during the busy holidays, but hey, once you get the time, doze off heavily!

To be continued!

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One thing I know, that’s for sure, is that we’re all going to the organic trend. People are more wary about parabens, and chemicals that can harm the body, and want to switch to all natural products. The Natural Source is one of the new brands that has reached the Philippine shores to offer such healthy and organic delights to the skin and body!

The Natural Source is the world’s leading naturopathic skin care company that prides with its products primarily based on pure plant-extracts, free from animal testing, animal ingredients, nasty chemicals and preservatives or excessive, ecologically damaging packaging.Now , with the Holidays just around the corners, they have released Holiday gift sets quite easy on the pocket! Now, you can give your friends, loved ones and even yourself healthy beauty products that aren’t too heavy on the pockets!

The goodies that I’ve just checked out are too amazing for words. I’m running to the nearest The Natural Source branches to check them out to give to my vain vain girlfriends. I’m a sucker for body products so I’ll probably get the body washes, which to my mom’s glee, will take it away from me before the day ends! Haha! They’re quite affordable for such organic and natural products. A friend swears by the oil control properties of their mineral powder, as well!

In the Philippines, TNS is now open at Bldg. 8 Bonifacio Highstreet, Bonifacio Global City and at the 3rd level of TriNoma Mall in Quezon City, with shop in shop at the ground floor of Landmark Trinoma. TNS will also be opening at SM Cebu in December 2007.

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Here are some ideas on what kikay things you could do when you’re just sitting in the comfort of your own abodes!

Try to color your hair yourself, for the first time!
Indulge in a luxurious, relaxing, hot shower ( Sigh! )
During night time, indulge in a very slow, relaxing skin care ritual as you apply facial mask to pamper your skin!
Get a lipbalm and give your lips some lovin`! Cold weather makes lips dry and chappy.
Invade the pantry and the fridge for some natural hair recipes!
Join the Kikay Kits Contest – you just might win this Skin Care Set!

Once in awhile in our busy lives, this weather presents to us a great opportunity to slow down, and somehow, take care of ourselves as we relax the weekend off!

Happy weekend! I hope everyone gets the relaxation that they seek!

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Nu Skin leads the skin care industry with scientifically advanced ingredient technologies and skin beneficial formulas comprised of only the best ingredients. From essential daily products to cutting edge treatments, Nu Skin brings you the science of looking great.

Let me introduce to you my Holy Grail skin care brand – Nu Skin. I’ve started using Nu Skin since college, and the addiction never ends with this brand as they don’t stop with their intensive research and development to come up with new products!

What I like about Nu Skin is that their products are water-based and don’t harm the skin a bit unlike alcohol-based or oil-based products that wreak havoc on the skin, thus, their slogan, “All of the Good, None of the Bad.” At first use, if one is accustomed to oil-based products, skin gets an initial purging, as it draws out all the dirt out the skin, but after, skin gets better as it absorbs and experiences the benefits of Nu Skin.

I’m also quite impressed that they have PDF copies of their clinical studies of some of their products, that help me understand how each product works. For me, literature about beauty products are like Harry Potter books! Haha! I just love it that they take advantage of technology to put it into good use – to produce advance , cutting edge beauty and health products that would benefit us all!

Nu Skin is an American skin care brand sold by distributors in the Philippines. I’m quite lucky that I have my friend Lorraine who answers my demanding scientific questions about skin care and health. I could just text or call to have my products delivered on my doorstep, and charge my credit card for my purchases.

My favorite products would have to be the Epoch Glacial Marine Mud which is perfect for oily and blemish-prone skin, the Revealing Gel, infused with polyhydroxy acids that micropeels the skin during bedtime and keeps skin looking fresh and young, and the Polishing Peel that is the most fuss-free and effective D-I-Y microdermabrasion in a tube! My mom’s using the 180 anti-aging system, and results have been great! My family has been drinking G3, the wonderjuice that is jampacked with antioxidants, too.

In the succeeding entries of this blog, expect product reviews of Nu Skin products since well, I’ve been shopping alot for these products! Also, be on the lookout for the contest, for we are giving away Nu Skin products soon ( and I mean soon! )

For a free consultation or to get Nu Skin products, contact Lorraine Yao at 09178567787

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