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A few weeks ago, I was feeling a little bit down. I think I may have shared that slightly on Facebook. I am the type of person whom you could easily cheer up because I don't like holding onto the disappointment or pain. I'd rather think of all my blessings and do things that make me happy. Few of the things that make me happy are playing with my kids, a trip to the salon, a cheap full body massage and a body or facial scrub.

Around that time of my not-so-good days, I got an invitation to try the new Asian Secrets Lulur Facial Scrub at the Asian Secrets Whitening Spa.  It came at the most perfect time.
Asian Secrets Lulur Whitening Facial Scrub is another breakthrough moisturizing and whitening scrub by Asian Secrets, now specially formulated for the face.   Asian Secrets Lulur scrubs are inspired by a most luxurious ritual used by Indonesian royalty called Lulur, originally intended for the bride-to-be to beautify, smoothen, and whiten her skin before her wedding day.

I felt like a royalty when I tried their Whitening and Brightening Facial Scrub at the Asian Secrets Whitening Spa. It was a full hour of pampering and relaxation for my tired and stressed face, just what I needed that day!  The ambiance of Asian Secrets Whitening Spa had dim lights, clean and organized spa cubes.  It has a comfortable bed and their therapists were courteous and soft-spoken.



My facial therapist applied a small amount of the Asian Secrets Lulur Facial Scrub on my dry face and massaged it gently in circular motion. The facial scrub left a light fragrant scent when it was wiped/rinsed off. Following the scrub, a facial mask was applied and it stayed on my face for a few minutes. While waiting for the mask to dry, a relaxing neck and hand massage was done. I fell asleep a little. The session ended with a hot tea.  This whole experience made it to my Pamper-Day-To-Do-List.


I was very pleased with the result.  I didn't expect that it would have an instant effect. My face was of course clean, soft and it really lightened! Puting Pang-Dyosa peg promise!

But wait, I'm sure you're wondering what's in the Asian Secrets Lulur Whitening Facial Scrub because when I saw the instant result on my face I asked that question myself.

The Asian Secrets Lulur Whitening Facial Scrub contains Bengkoang.  What's that? In English it's Yam Bean or Singkamas in Filipino. It's a traditional Indonesian whitening ingredient which contains vitamins C & E which are known as antioxidants that can fight harmful pollution from the environment to keep skin healthy.   It contains Lulur beads that gently exfoliate and remove dead skin cells to smoothen and give skin a radiant glow.
But muthers, I know that as moms, working or not, we juggle a lot of responsibilities which leaves us very little time to go to spas for pampering or beauty indulgences. This is why Asian Secrets makes it easy and affordable to get that pampered glow right at home with Asian Secrets Lulur Facial Scrub.   Frequent usage lightens the skin, making it fairer and whiter. It's recommended to use it 2-3x a week only muthers ha, so not too strip off our faces' natural moisture.

I'm happy to receive a supply of the Asian Secrets Lulur Whitening Facial Scrub which I am currently using every other day.  This is affordably priced at Php70 for a 50g tube while a 100g  tube retails for Php120 and is available at leading drugstores and supermarkets nationwide.

Now, here's the exciting part! I'm sharing the experience to two of my loyal readers!
What's at stake: One (1) relaxing Lulur Whitening Scrub with Massage Exclusive Service Voucher per winner at The Asian Secrets Whitening Spa located at The Block - SM City North EDSA!

It's so easy to join!  Just follow the mechanics at the Rafflecopter below and answer this question on the comment form (with your Name and Email Address):

1. Open to residents of the Philippines only.
2. Winners will be chosen based on the answer to the question but each participant should completely follow the Rafflecopter mandatories.  
3. Winners will be notified through email.  If no reply received within 1 week from notification, prizes will be forfeited and another winner shall be drawn
4. You must be willing to pick up the prize at Ayala Avenue, Makati City.
5. Giveaway will run from November 8 to November 16 (MY BIRTHDAY! =D)
6. Mommy Practicality's decision is final.

By the way loves, isn't it I asked you to share your own video about your unique expressions of love for your children?  That if you did share, your entry may have a chance to be shown on Johnson's Baby TV Commercial?  I'm so happy to share with you that you and 200 other moms shared their videos, and now, Johnson's Baby is excited to show you a compilation of Signatures of Love from all over the Philippines.

When I watched the whole commercial, of course with my kids singing endlessly to it, my eyes welled up.  Why?  It's because, it showed that any mother would go lengths to let her children know how much she loves them by simply holding the hand of the little one, by being silly to make them laugh, by tickling and massaging them.  It was emotional for me because it speaks the voice of the real mothers all over the country and that wherever we may come from, one thing is for sure: We love our children very dearly, we just have our own Signatures Of Love.

I know how we all are as moms, we always have to find the right balance between yummy and healthy to give their kids the nutrition they need.  That's why having Oishi Oaties Milk and Oishi Choco Chug Chocolate Milk Drink as our kids' baon could be a better choice!

It tastes good plus it's really healthy too because each 250ml serving contains 4 grams of fiber-- the fiber equivalent of a bowl of oatmeal. What’s more, they come in convenient tetra packs, thus making them perfect for snacks anytime, anywhere.

A few weeks back during an intimate luncheon held at Makati Shangri-La Hotel with other moms and bloggers alike, I learned about Iron and IDA and why as moms we definitely need it.

Pretty flower centerpiece

Ms. Amanda Griffin-Jacob, Sangobion brand believer, hosted the event.

With Glaiza of Mommymusings.com and Roxi of MommyRoxi.com

With my new soul-friend Denise of the royal kingdom Bebengisms.com

Thanks Angie Limbaco of First Tier Brand Solutions PR for inviting me to the event.  Angie and I were former colleagues and this meeting closed the 13 years of not seeing each other. :)

Sangobion brand believers:Amanda Jacob, Cheska Kramer, Christine Dychiao, Jenni Epperson, Joy Cabrera (Merck), Dr. Corazon Gamilla, Fidji Miranda, Jackie Go, Fraces Sales, Rowena Lei and Art Dapasen.