Its "Time to Renew" with Watsons

One of the PH actresses who still manages to look gorgeous and youthful after all these years is Ms. Alice Dixson. I have always admire her determination to look fit, healthy and glowing. So when I saw her at Watsons event last Aug 22 at Watsons Podium . I wonder what she has been up to lately. She is my fitspiration. I know were in the same age. How I wish I have her discipline and time to go to the gym. But for now,  I wanted to know what she's doing and her tips on how she looks fit and toned.

Ms.Alice Dixson

Ms.Iza Calzado

Watsons Group Marketing Manager Karen Fabros and Watsons Marketing Director Vicky Encarnacion

Watsons launches the “Time to Renew” campaign to lead people back to restoring their beauty and recharging their health.The event was attended by Ms. Iza Calzado,  Ruffa Gutierrez and Ms. Alice Dixson and Watsons top executives.  These celebrities talked about how Watsons products helped them revitalize their youthful beauty and recharge their health. It was a fun afternoon as we participated in all the game booths provided for the media.

The campaign focused on three categories that most of people tend to set aside to accommodate their tight schedules— Restore your Beauty for proper skin care, Revitalize your hair to bring life back to dull tresses, and Recharge your Health for a more energized and healthier body.

Because of busy schedules, we tend to develop poor sleeping habits that not only affect our mood but also contribute to the dullness of our skin, which makes it prone to blemishes, dry skin, acne and oily skin. At Watsons, restoring your skin’s beauty is now made easy with products like Pond’s, Olay, L’oreal, Belo, Celeteque, Neutrogena, Snow, St. Ive’s, Suave, Bellic, Glutamax, Shulammite soap, Cosmo Skin and Nivea Men crème.

But more than our skin, it’s most often that we forget about protecting our hair. Not being able to cover it up with any sort of sun shield because we’re in a rush or just don’t have the time can result to hair problems— it gets greasier, we become more prone to hair fall, and greying hair. Taking care of our hair doesn’t end with simply shampooing and conditioning. Our hair also needs intensive protection from the sun and heat styling products, especially for those who love playing with their locks. Make it a point to revitalize your hair with hair loving products like Tresemme, L’Oreal, Dove and Moringa.

It’s important to recharge your health to achieve the 100% you. But when the going gets really tough, there comes a point where even our eating and exercise habits are put aside in the shelf. Little do we know that skipping exercise and meals lead to lack of energy and lack of nutrition. With Watsons’ healthy solutions such as Cosmo Cee, Poten-Cee, Met Tathione, IVI Collagen, Myra E, Stresstabs, Belo Glutathione, Snow Caps and Kilo-off, you can have a healthier life and get in tip-top shape in no time.

Restore your beauty and recharge your health with Watsons! Enjoy big discounts and great deals for your health and beauty products exclusive at all Watsons stores and SM Store Beauty Section. Plus, get a chance to win revitalizing packages with your SM Advantage Card, BDO Rewards or PriMo Card. Every P500 single-receipt purchase of any participating product entitles a member to one (1) raffle entry.

There will be thirty-five (35) winners of Spa Pampering Packages at The Spa; Ten (10) winners of Full-Year Gym memberships at Fitness First; and Ten (10) winners of Overnight Weekend Wellness Packages at The Farm at San Benito resort.

And if you’re not yet a SMAC member, now’s a great time to join. The new “MEMBERS GET MORE” program makes shopping more rewarding than ever before. Time to get MORE POINTS, MORE SAVINGS, and MORE VALUE!
Head on over to a Watsons near you because it’s Time to Renew!

Rustan's The Beauty Source treats Beauty Addicts to a night of fun and color

For its second season, Rustan’s The Beauty Source upped the ante with Beauty Addict Masterpiece. The city’s most glamorous women, including Phoemela Barranda, Mika Lagdameo Martinez, Iya Vilania, Bubbles Paraiso, Ruffa Gutierrez, CJ Jaravata, Alyanna Martinez, Maggie Wilson Consunji, Rissa Mananquil Trillo and Mariana Henud,  gathered for an interactive evening with their favorite beauty brands: Chanel, Clarins, La Prairie, Sisley, Nars, Diptyque, Annick Goutal, Estee Lauder, Clinique, La Mer, Benefit, Bobbi Brown, Guerlain, Hermes, Murad, Perricone, Lancome, Mac, L’Occitane, and Acca Kappa, among others. Inspired by modern art, the event was dressed in intricate origami patterns and awash in bright pops of color—and the activities were just as creative! Makeup, skincare and fragrance counters allowed guests to get creative in expressing their love for all things beauty, regaling them with generous freebies, fabulous makeup sessions and relaxing treatments.

At Chanel, guestsmade their own palettes using yummy chocolate balls designed to look like the brand'iconic pearl-shaped eyeshadows. Nail Polish brands, OPI and Deborah Lippmann, gave out free manicures and notepads, which they painted with their favorite shades. At L’Occitane, guests satisfied their sweet tooth with free cotton candy designed like artwork. Free makeovers were in full force with complementary glam sessions from Benefit and Estee Lauder and quick brow fixes at Bobbi Brown. Clarin’s literally combined beauty and brains with their All Time Must Haves Memory Game. Participants were challenged to match cards with images of Clarins products, in order to take home their coveted must-haves. On the other hand, Dermalogica offered a Speed Mapping Skin Analysis plus free samples based on one’s skin type. For fragrance fans, a generous bar was set up for endless testing of sultry scents from Acca Kappa, Diptyque, Annick Goutal, Rance, Montheme, Hierbas de Ibiza and Gendarme. When navigating the counters, some relaxing body pampering wasalso in order. Guests head over to La Mer for hand and arm indulgences using the brand’s opulent body cream.

Aside from collecting their own beauty look, guests were winded down to live music from DJ Badkiss, an eye-popping performance by dancers dressed in geometric-print costumes and refreshing drinks from Belvedere. Everyone was also encouraged to do something beautiful for a worthy cause. Using lipstick, inspiring messages of hope were written on the Signed With Love freedom wall. For every note, Rustan’s donated a P300 pledge to ICanServe, a Philippine foundation of breast cancer survivors promoting early detection.

As a treat to beauty junkies, the event also launches The Beauty Addict card, so that customers can further indulge in their favorite brands through exclusive discounts, complementary products and spa services. Beauty Addict cardholders are entitled to one entry for this Season’s raffle for every purchase amounting P1,000. Prizes range from a two-night stay in a Grand Deluxe room with breakfast for two at The Peninsula New York (Cathay Pacific will also offer a special discounted rate for Business Class tickets to New York), Business Class round trip tickets to Hong Kong from Cathay Pacific, and a two-night stay in a Premier Suite with daily buffet breakfast for two and lunch or dinner buffet for two at Escolta at the The Peninsula Manila.

Lastly, Rustan's the Beauty Source Casa Mercedes promotion is back and they are giving away new, exquisite designs that are truly works of art to loyal customers. For every single receipt purchase worth P10,000 of all Cosmetics, Perfumeries, Toiletries products and Services, customers will be gifted with the Beauty Addict Fan -- a 13inch Bayanihan Classic fan emblazoned with a unique pink and white paint stroke design with #I am a Beauty Addict and finished with matching silk tassels. For those stepping up to P20,000 single receipt purchase, they will be entitled to an exclusive, specially designed Fishtail Fan done in satin blood satin, accented with a titanium grey accent leaf. For P30,000 singlereceipt purchases, they take home an exclusive limited numbered Abanico De Hojas Fan -- Hand Loomed Abaca is dyed in Sangria, accented with a beige leaf and a unique hoop set in rhodium plated silver, with a ruby colored crystal to enhance the holiday design, will their rewards.

The Beauty Addict card is valid at all Rustan’s department stores until January 31, 2015. The card can be purchased for P299, or get it for free with a purchase of at least P2,500 from the cosmetics department.

The Casa Mercedes promotion valid at all Rustan’s department stores until January 15, 2015.