The Wedding Fact Sheet

Wedding day jitters can bring havoc to the skin and complexion of a would-be bride, that much is true. On the countdown to the Big Day, it is important – more than ever – to visit the spa or consult one’s skin specialist, either for treatment or consultation on how to look your glowing best on the most important day of your life.

If a visit to a dermatologist seems expensive or out of the way, one need not look far. There’s a Clinique counter at a Rustan’s branch (and Essences) near you.

Even though the market is already saturated with lots of skin care and make up products, I trust Clinique because it has been existing for as long as I can remember. In the finicky matter of skin care, reliability and credibility is best. Let’s just say our family loyalty to the brand spans generations, starting with my grandma, mom and aunts. Thanks to them, me and my sisters would always get loads of Clinique goodies from the US.

Luckily, the brand is easily available in the Philippines too. I reacquainted myself with it by availing of their free skin care consultation in Rustan’s Makati recently. A free skin care check-up is a given in any Clinique counter, but since this also doubled as a media event, there was a table full of healthy afternoon snacks, a schwag bag of miniature samples and free touch-ups (the best part!).

The worst part? I was late, but that’s another story, hehe.

My consultant immediately sat me down for a skin typing session.She asked me about my pore size, which part of my face am oily in, my skin coloring and other factors. From these questions, she was able to figure out that am Skin Type 2. Description: “Skin is dry in the cheeks, comfortable-to-oily in the T-Zone.”

By determining my skin type, she was able to recommend the kind of products she can recommend from their line which is allergy-tested and 100% fragrance-free.

Clinique’s 3-Step Skin Care really is a classic. Three-Step basically means Cleanse, Exfoliate and Moisturize. It’s something they pioneered to take the fuss out of beautifying oneself. Amid the plethora of beauty products these days, the basic 3-Step Skin Care is our first step to healthy, glowing skin.

Of course they have other products too, like the Turnaround Body Smoothing Cream, the Turnaround Instant Facial Masque and the Derma White line for sun protection. The average price of the products are P1,000 and up.

Going back to the subject of weddings, adopting the Clinique skin care philosophy shouldn’t just be focused on special occasions. Cleanse, Exfoliate and Moisturize should be our mantra for a lifetime of keeping our skin beautiful.

Good news to brides and would-be brides:

Join Clinique Coffee, a twice-weekly gathering where coffee, pastries and the gospel of beautiful skin is served. Happening every Monday and Tuesday at Heaven on the 5th of Rustan’s Makati. This is the best time to avail of free skin care consultation and be treated to the Three-Step Skincare demo. Please call Tel. No. 894-3521 to make an appointment.

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