Kiehl's Power Plant now open for business!

Kiehl's just opened a new branch at Power Plant Mall. Hooray! My family has always loved Kiehl's. My husband Vince is the real fan—nearly all his grooming products are Kiehl's. I use the hair thickener and sunscreen. My babies use the foaming baby wash. Yup, we're fans!

But with their boutiques at Greenbelt 5 and Mall of Asia, I haven't really been able to buy the products my family loves. But now that there's a Kiehl's shop 5 minutes from my home, my new problem's going to be I ahve to stop myself from shopping too much!

I was at the opening event last week. It was an all-day affair and beautiful women and well groomed men were dropping by throughout the day. I passed by after lunch. If I had known there was going to be a buffet, I'd have eaten lunch there instead!

Here are photos of the event, plus the luscious products I brought home to try.

Kiehl's originated from New York City in 1851.

The decor is very NYC.

The pasta bar and other edibles.

Munchies and dessert station

With MEGA's beauty team, Kim Reyes-Palanca and Max Ignacio

This is the new Aromatic Blends Collection. It includes body cleansers, lotions and fragrances.
The scents are sourced from around the world in sustainable ways.

Here are the fragrances! I liked the bottle of Nashi Blossom & Pink Grapefruit best.

My husband's order. He super loves this facial foam.

This is my hair essential since I have the thinnest, finest, flattest hair in the world. 

The Kiehl's team recommended I try this. I'll give a review soon! I hope it works!

I love argan oil. It rid me of pimples! So I'll try it on my body, too, with these.

Truly excited that Kiehl's is so near us now! I urge you to drop by the new boutique at Power Plant. It's on the second level, near the center of the mall. You can't miss it. Now, if unlike me, you live noweher near Power Plant, other Kiehl's boutiques are at Greenbelt 5, Trinoma, Mall of Asia and Alabang Town Center.

Trying Murad Professional Scalp Treatment

I was quite heartened by my hubby's successful experience with his hair. As some of you who follow my personal blog may know, I'm a hair color addict. I've been dyeing my hair different colors since I was 18. So now my hair is pretty thin (yikes!) and I was given Murad's Professional Scalp Treatment for Color-Treated and Thinning Hair to repair and heal my battered scalp.

It's a shampoo, a conditioner and a treatment serum. The set is easy enough to use--shampoo, condition and treat daily. I'm a dirty hair kinda girl, however. While I love showers, I usually let my hair go unwashed for a day or two since it's easier to style then. Well, now I wash my hair every day and so it's just fluffy and annoying.

I've only used this set for two weeks so I can't say if it works. So far though, whenever I tell my beauty editor friends I'm using Murad for thinning hair, they all say, "Better use Phyto. It's the best." Well, I'm keeping my fingers crossed because I really want to give Murad a try!

UPDATE: I've stopped using this. Been having daily headaches and dizziness--my hubby even asks me if I'm pregnant. I didn't think Murad had anything to do with this (I always blame work or family stress) until I read this review on Amazon. Yikes!

The Beauty Writer

Thinning hair? Phyto Trichovital to the rescue!

This post is for the man in your life.

Last month, Rustan's Essences sent over Phyto Trichovital for Thinning Hair Exclusively for Men to my darling hubby. The set includes an Energizing Shampoo and an Intense Restorative Hair Treatment spray. The products promised notable hair growth in three months. The hubby got a little upset: "I'm not bald!" He's not, but his hairline had begun to recede and his hair to thin, due to, I most certainly believe, the terrible stress he endures at work. So I said, "Can I take them home and read the literature first?"

As he watched TV or played video games, I read aloud the leaflets in the box and the consumer reviews on the Internet. "This stuff really works! This guy said his hair became thicker in just a month!"
So the hubby finally agreed to give it a try. Every other day, he'd use the shampoo and, after towel-drying his hair, I'd spray the treament onto his scalp and massage his scalp for 5 minutes. It was fun doing this, by the way, since it almost always led to...

Anyway! Though Phyto promised results in 3 months, we've already noticed very good changes after just one month. The hubby is now dandruff-free and tons of baby hair are growing--you can hardly see his scalp now. If the line has any cons, it's just that (1) it smells kinda herbal/medicinal but it's very faint, and (2) his hair is now growing faster so he'll need to visit the barber soon and more frequently. So, it's all still good!

We're very happy with the results! We can't wait to see what his hair will look like 2 months from now.

Phyto Trichovital for Thinning Hair Exclusively for Men is available at Rustan's Essenses and Univers Phyto Salon. I don't know how much the set costs but I do know it's expensive. I'll update this post within the week with the prices.

The Beauty Writer