I am a certified addict of organic Philippine beauty products like the Ilog Maria honey glycerine soap and the Ilog Maria Royal Jelly oil and the Human Heart Nature products and more…And I came across another local product which grabbed my pockets by the balls (if I even had any).

My face is quite a mess because of breakouts, perhaps caused by the heat and was in dire need of a quick and not so expensive and more natural cure of a better facial moisturizer. I am finding the Ilog Maria Royal Jelly oil not too friendly with the humid and hot weather. And so in the search, I stumbled upon my friend’s blog, Pinoy Organics, and  I read her article on Leyende facial products. I was hooked…

I found myself scouring the nearest organic product store where I could at least get a hold and see, smell and feel the Leyende face canvas myself. I came across the Leyende shelf in Crossing Department store in Shangri-La Mall. And I saw the jar and immediately checked the price. Damn! It costed Php 450. Too expensive for my budget. Then I opened the jar and took a whiff…and Leyende Face Canvas was soooo YUMMY! But I couldn’t get myself to spend Php 450 for it.

I needed a small trial size to see if the stuff actually worked on my skin. And Voila! The universe seemed to have answered my prayers during a purposeful stroll inside Market! Market! where I found a trial sized Leyende Face Canvas at only Php 99!!! So perfect. Don’t you just adore trial sizes? Hehehe. I do!

That same night I did try Leyende Face Canvas on my face and the next morning, I wasn’t oily at all. So I also tried using it during the day and amazingly it did not make my skin as oily as it usually was. Plus again, it smelled soooo yummy! I have a penchant for food smelling beauty products. Not much of the fruity type, but more of the dessert cake type of smell.  Have you tried smelling Leyende Face Canvas?

I wish you could smell the yumminess!

I’d like to think this is THE best facial moisturizer for me. Well, I will finish the whole package and let you know how it goes.

Now I want to try the Leyende Clean Slate facial wash as well. Feeling ko super nice din sha. Darn. Have you tried the Leyende Clean Slate?

Live Wais-ly,

Juana B. Wais

Another Ilog Maria treat!

I obviously did not just buy facial soap that Ilog Maria day of mine. I also remembered that I ran out of moisturizer and wanted to try something new. I got a whiff of the facial oil one of those other days I passed by that Ilog Maria stall in Marikina Riverbanks…and I could not get that scent out of my head, este nose pala.

The other night, I finally got to try it myself and here is my wais assessment of the product…

I was really hesitant of buying it simply because it was in oil form and I was naturally oily. I might end up waking up each morning ready to fry an egg on top of my forehead with all the natural grease. What is a girl to do? Try di ba?

So I re-read the instructions on the bottle, that’s first. Then I noticed some residue at the bottom of the bottle…which I had to shake up a bit. Great exercise for the arm flabs huh?

Shake up the residue at the bottom!

Then I grab a cotton square and drippy drop around 4 drops of the Ilog Maria Royal Jelly Facial oil on it. And wipe the royal jelly oily cotton square all over my face.

The result: I was just so happy that it debunked my initial perception about it. I did not wake up like a greasy frying pan! My face was so fresh, smooth and tight! Super amazing!

Dahil win na win sha, I am using it every night before I sleep. I even noticed my eyebags shrinking…Hmmm or maybe nag i-illusion na ang lola niyo? Hehehe.

What I like about it, aside from being natural and locally produced, is that even with a reseller, it is on the cheap side pa din In the Marikina Riverbanks stall, it is priced at Php 150; while in the website, the same bottle costs Php 121.

So nakatipid ka sa delivery costs or even your gas and toll fee for a trip to the Ilog Maria Tagaytay farm. Hehehe! The Php 29 difference is fine with me I don’t mind one bit. So I am uber happy about my Ilog Maria Royal Jelly Facial oil

Do you share the same happy Ilog Maria facial oil experience too?

Live Wais-ly,

Juana B. Wais

Make their lives brighter with Human Heart Nature

Get to know more of my favorite HHN products after the jump…

My friend “D” just texted me she was selling organic products. So I obviously was interested because she mentioned the magic words: “Natural” and “Beauty Products” in the same sentence. I then visited their website and started going wild again. I couldn’t believe my eyes! Wowowoweeee! Again, HHN organic products are actually at par with the prices of manufactured products. Imagine that their 200ml shampoos (that’s the biggest size na) cost only Php 89.75 to Php 99.75. My favorites (meaning I am already addicted to these products) include:

• the Mango Body Butter which is not greasy at all compared to the super expensive Palmer’s Cocoa Butter I bought. It’s super yummy pa and smells like real sweet yellow mangoes. You’d be craving for a mango after slathering it on your skin. Plus a 50g tub only costs Php 89.75! Sweet! Literally.

Yummy Mango Body Butter!

• the Royal Jelly Overnight Moisturizer keeps my skin hydrated without making me oily in the morning. I am super duper oily and it smells oh-so yummy. Banana scented naman to.  The 50ml tube only costs Php 89.75 also!

Hindi nakaka-oily ng fez!

• the Banana Hand & Foot Salve worked wonders with my cracked heels. Now my heels are almost as smooth as a baby’s butt for only Php 99.75 for the 50g tub

Smoothens your cracked heels...at babango pa paa mo!

O di ba? Gaganda ka na, Makakatulong ka pa sa poor! Doesn’t that make you feel good?

Live Wais-ly,

Juana B. Wais

P.S. I also sell HHN products so email your orders at juana.b.wais@gmail.com Teeheehee!