BDJ Box Beauty Social Primp and Prettify

Last September 29 I attended the BDJ Box Beauty Social Primp and Prettify event held at the Skydome in SM North Edsa.

BDJ or Belle de Jour, is famous for their planners every year. I had one last 2011 but haven't repurchased since I don't usually use planners for my everyday to do's. Anyway, BDJ Box is a sample box that is purchased for PHP 500-600.00 every month, which includes different skin care and makeup products for trial. 

The BDJ Box Beauty Social event sponsored free talks given by the different brands that they've tied up with.

These talks are pre registered and is in a first come first serve basis. I was accepted for two talks; Ready for Anything Skin with Shiseido and Max Factor's How Do I Look.

Ready for Anything Skin with Shiseido

Ms. Carmel Villongco, the Training Manager of Shiseido Philippines

Ms. Carmel talked about the different skin problems that ladies ages 18-35 experience. There are a lot of factors that contribute to acne and break outs experienced by a lot of women, brought about by unhealthy lifestyle, pollution and stress, to name a few. Given this situation, Shiseido, one of the leading brands in skin care, introduced a new line which would help to attain a smoother, clearer skin - the Shiseido Ibuki.

These photos were taken from their Powerpoint presentation.

I personally have break outs every now and then and I think this skin care line would definitely help prevent acne and help in fading away my acne scars. I've read a review from Project Vanity's Liz Lanuzo and the products seem promising though it sure is expensive.

Cleanse, Soften and Moisturize - I've heard of the two but soften, that's new and I want to try it out. :)

Max Factor's How Do I Look?

 Bobby Carlos of Max Factor, makeup artist

Bobby's talk was about finding the right foundation / base makeup suited for our skin tone. He shared that when testing foundation shades, the application should be on the jawline to see if it best matches the skin. One should also know if the body is acidic - meaning the color oxidizes once applied. People who are acidic should buy a foundation that is 1 or 2 shades lighter so when it oxidizes, it would match your skin color.

Bobby also introduced Max Factor's newest product which is the CC Cream. CC stands for Color Correct which would even out the skin giving a flawless look. CC Creams are available in all Max Factor outlets nationwide.

After the talks, I met with the girls and roamed around the different booths, had our pictures taken and took advantage of the free mocktails served lol.

From L-R: Myself, Jhessica, Roxy, Monika and Lean

 Covergirl

Garnier

Shiseido

Too Cool for School Korean Makeup

Bifesta

Free skin analysis from Celetque

There are a lot of freebies as well - free hair color from Revlon, free makeovers, hair straightening or perming for a day, photobooths and mocktails. There's also a loot bag given at the end of the event (which would be featured in the next post.) I've learned so much from this affair, was introduced to a lot of other brands and met a few girlies. Truly a memorable experience for me :)

Our picture taken from the photobooth :)