Reviews: VMV Armada Face and Body Sheild SPF 60

Finally, something for the sun worshipers..

VMV Hypoallergenics Armada Face and Body Sheild SPF 60
Net Content: 1.06 Oz. (30g)/3.0 Oz. (85g)

Description:
Armada Face and Body Shield 60. SPF: 60. PFA: 14. PFV: 6. PFI: 6. Critical Wavelength: 384. UVA:UVB Ratio = 0.80 : 0.20



Armada Skin Lightening, Full-Spectrum, Indoor-Outdoor Sun and Light Screen: Face and Body Shield 60

The most comprehensive protection, with some of the highest protection factors ever against the full spectrum of skin-harming light: indoor and outdoor UVA, UVB, Infrared and Visible Light. Truly impressive power in a weightless, anti-oxidant créme that works for your skin's perfection. Banishes wrinkles, fine lines and other signs of photo-ageing. When used everyday, indoors and out, Armada also helps erase melasma. Protection so strong, skin lightens naturally. Arms your skin with renewed elasticity and vibrancy. Your flawless, timeless skin starts here.

Armada 60 is VMV's newest variant.and an instant best-seller within a few months of market introduction. With VMV's highest Protection Factors in all Categories. Comprehensive, intensive protection against Skin Darkening & Melasma for Face and Body Skin.

VH - 27 (free of all known cosmetic allergens). 100% All-Types-Of-Fragrance-Free. 100% Preservative-Free. 100% PABA-Free. Usage & Patch-Tested. Non-Comedogenic.



To Use: Apply as needed over all sun or light-exposed skin. Use everyday, whether indoors or outdoors, and whether or not your active treatment has been applied on a given day. When outdoors, reapply after every 2 hours, after water immersion, and after profuse sweating.

With flash. Without flash.
MY VERDICT:

Coverage: 4.5 out of 5
The stuff is really creamy and a bit thick when first applied. What I do is I just put on a pea size amount enough to cover and moisturize my face after toning and leave it on for a few minutes just to let it settle and slightly be absorbed by the skin so it won't be that heavy and cakey when I put on some setting powder.
And since I'm an oily freak, this is a very important step that I should do.

Shade: 5 out of 5
For the shade, it comes in a pearly white tint which I love since it seems to brighten up my complexion. I would recommend this for the fair ones either having pinkish or yellowish tones. For the darker shades of the Filipinas, I think this would be okay too just adjust the shade of your setting powder and foundation if you still need to apply just so it's easier to blend it in with your natural color.

Staying Power: 4 out of 5
I have hospital shifts for 12 hours and I think it does keep up its good job. Although I really don't go out that much or expose myself to the sun (as the photo-phobic that I am), I think it protects me from the artificial lights sources such as the OR lights especially if we have to handle a case for 3-4 hours. (It's like artificial sunbathing!)
It lasts for about 10-12 hours I think and apart from its sole purpose, it also doubles as a make-up primer, moisturizer and skin treatment regimen in one. It even fades out my pimples marks and uneven skin tone.

On Cam: 5 out of 5
This gives out a slightly white cast on cam so don't overdo it or you'll end up looking like crinkles or worst, Bozo the clown.

Will I continue using this?
Absolutely. In fact this is my second purchase already. My first Armada was an SPF 60 too but in a bigger size.

Is it worth the price?
A bit pricey. Knowing it's an original from the Philippines, I think the company should give us some kinda patriot's privilege. ^_^
I got my first Armada in 85 mL for about P1670 and after a year, I purchased the 30 mL which is P950.

Store Locator:

• VMV Skin Specialist Boutique - Glorietta View Map
  Unit 741 2nd Floor Glorietta 3
  Makati City, Philippines
  Tel: +632 5561022 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting +632 5561022 end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting +632 5561022 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting +632 5561022 end_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting +632 5561022 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting +632 5561022 end_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting
  
• VMV Skin Specialist Boutique - Rockwell View Map
  Unit 202 Rockwell Center, Power Plant Mall, Poblacion
  Makati City, Philippines
  +632 890 8155 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting +632 890 8155 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
  
• VMV Skin Specialist Boutique - Galleria View Map
  Space# 3106 Level 3 West Wing, Robinson’s Galleria, Ugong Norte
  Quezon City, Philippines
  +632 6370449 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting +632 6370449 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
• VMV Skin Specialist Boutique - Alabang View Map
  UG Floor Galeria de Curba Expansion, Alabang Town Center, Alabang
  Muntinlupa City, Philippines
  +632 809 1785 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting +632 809 1785 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
• VMV Skin Specialist Boutique - Highstreet View Map
  1H12 Bonifacio Global City Highstreet
  Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City, Philippines
  +632 856 5872 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting +632 856 5872 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
• VMV Skin Specialist Boutique - Trinoma View Map
  M3 Level, Trinoma Edsa cor North Avenue
  Quezon City, Philippines
  +632 9000 803 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting +632 9000 803 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
• VMV Skin Specialist Boutique - Cebu View Map
  Stall E210 Ayala Center Cebu, Cebu Business Park
  Cebu City, Philippines
  +6332 2382637 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting +6332 2382637 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
• VMV Skin Research Centre + Clinics View Map
  117 Palanca Street, Legaspi Village
  Makati City, Philippines
  +632 8112449 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting +632 8112449 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
• Adora, Greenbelt 5, Makati, Philippines
• Amanpulo Resort, Palawan, Philippines

The Body Shop: 02 Eye & Cheek Palette + Day & Night Vitamin E Cream

After renewing my TBS Love Your Body Point Card, I decided to buy my very first eyeshadow (and cheek) palette since it was on a special sale that time. Yay me! ^_^ By the way it cost me Php 100 for the renewal and it will be valid for just a year.

I got the palette for about Php 975 instead of the regular price of Php 1200 or something (LOL, sorry I can't really remember how much it was exactly). Plus, a small sized jar of their Day & Night Vitamin E Cream as a freebie.

I'm not really a big eyeshadow fan. I'd rather stick to basic one-shaded earth tone everytime I go out. But just for a change, I wanna explore colors more so I thought of starting to buy a wider range of colors.

First off, The Body Shop's No. 02 Eye & Cheek Palette.

It has this felt fabric casing with a mirror on the cover flap and the palette and an applicator in the opposite side with a magnetic lock. I honestly think the felt cover can make it a little hard to clean up after usage.

I chose the earth toned shades (as always) which I think looks flattering on my tone since I'm a bit yellowish fair and it's pretty easy to blend and achieve that big eyes look.

The palette consists of the following:

1. Cheek Blush
2. Caramel Shimmer
3. Pink Shimmer
4. Plum Shimmer
5. Chocolate Shimmer

Yup, you guessed it. I'm a huge fan of shimmers! Haha :) It makes me feel like a goddess! ^_^

The applicator that came with it has two sides:

1. For creasing
2. For blending

The Vitamin E cream that they gave me for free was of good use too. I use it every other night as my moisturizer (it can also be a good base for make-up). I don't really use the Day cream because I tend to get oily during mid sunlight so my mom ends up using it.

Love their packaging by the way.

My Verdict:

I never got the chance to use the palette yet but I do strongly advice to use an eye primer just to make sure it stays on for a longer period of time as all shimmery shades can wear off faster than solid / neutrals.

The cheek blush also did a good job (pertaining to the shade). It gives that subtle blush tone without making it look too made-up. As for the staying power, I give it a 4 out of 5 stars. It definitely stays on longer than Mary Kay's does.

The casing (once again) is a felt one so it can give you a hard time to clean. Maybe a damp cloth will do the trick.

Will I buy this product again?

Sure, if there were other palettes to choose from. Unfortunately, there were only 2 kinds of this and the 01 shades were too dark for me (more on the lavender - dark gray) so I'd rather not.

Visit The Body Shop for more details.

The Soap Factory = Yummy Treats!

There are a lot things right now that I would want to blog about until I saw the brown paper bag lying in the corner of my room which I had after going shopping a few weeks back. It got quite a number of goodies in it including a soap I bought from a very interesting store, The Soap Factory. So, I decided to blog about it.

Yep, the shop was really unusual. At first, I thought they we're selling fudge cakes and colorful pastries of some sort. I didn't really notice the sign at the front of the store since I was busily focused on those bright, yummy-looking thingies on the counter.

It's then that I realized that they sell desserts nor pastries. They sell soaps! Yes, soaps that's made to look like tasty treats. Cool Idea.

They sell not just bar soaps but other body and bath products too like body butter and scrubs in a jar, facial toners and caviars, shampoo and colognes.

Unfortunately I didn't get the chance to take a picture of their other items but I did buy their Geisha Whitening and Anti-Aging Soap (since I'm a fan of whitening products myself).

I'm using it for about 2 and a half weeks now and I must say that it does makes my skin supple after every bath. I follow -up this product with lotion or body butter. Although it tends to dry the skin a bit (as a normal whitening soap does), it got rid of the small bumps I had on my back.

So, will I buy another bar? Hell yeah!
I do wanna try out the body polish and scrubs too! Looks promising ^_^

You can get a hold of your tasty soaps from these details:

Corporate Office
Suite 2706 West Tower, Philippine Stock Exchange Centre Exchange Road, Ortigas Center, Pasig City
Telefax: (63-2)667-3868

SM North EDSA, The Block
3rd Level, The Block, SM City North EDSA, Quezon City
Tel No: 667.3868

SM Mega Mall
4th Level, Mega Atrium, SM Mega Mall, EDSA, Mandaluyong City

Email: creative_juices@ymail.com

Belle De Jour Power Planner: The Ultimate Planner for the 'It' Girl

I just bought this 2010's BDJ Power Planner!

Treat yourself with the ultimate planner this coming 2010. Yes, it really does put the "power' in the planner! I have been an avid fan of this planner since 2008. And I must say that it really makes planning your days so much fun. It has all these great pages from your expense and travel plans to your dreams and inspirations page. Plus a dose of motivational words from noted women all over the world.

Here's a peek of what you're gonna get with this planner:

• BDJ Forget-Me-Not (a list for your things to do)
• 55 Discount / Promo Coupons (brands would include: The Coffee Bean, Michelis, Ace Water Spa, FnH, Plains & Prints, etc.)
• Coupon Completion Promo (a special treat of a free 2011 BDJ Planner for completely using all 55 coupons)
• Dream Board
• 2010 Checklist (a list of new and exciting things you may wanna try this year)
• Habit Tracker (for those habits you would wanna start / break)
• Special Events
• Health Checklist
• Menstrual Tracker
• Monthly Planner
• Christmas Gift List
• Vacation Planner
• Fun Articles
• Weekly Planner
• Lifestyle Directory (a list of useful shops for the everyday girl)
• Forward Planning (a space for random thought, pictures, plans for next year)
• Expense Tracker
• Savings Tracker
• 2010 and 2011 Calendar

* Newly designed ring bind.

*Pen Holder

*Garterized lock

Wow what a handful! This is one of my must have buys every year :) Thought I could share 'em with you girls too!
Get it at exactly same price from the market for only P598.

Just visit Glamourosity Shop to find out how ^_^

Shopping Overload!

I just got back from SM North EDSA Mall with my good gay friend, Marky (LOL) after we went shopping for God knows what. I didn't actually brought a list of my 'Things To Buy' maybe that's why I ended up splurging on not-so-important things :(

* The Body Shop, The Face Shop, Elianto, The Soap Factory...


This will be my 2nd pay check (yay!). And right now, I just spent more than Php 5000 on cosmetics alone!
Will have to post them right away! *wink*