Figure-enhancing tips

Dear Tingting,

I need help to enhance my thin body figure. It’s been my big problem since I was young. What can you suggest? – Angel 18 of Manila

Here are some fashion suggestions:

• Wear full skirts (balloon and bias).

• Wear loose blouses.

• Wear loose long blouses over tight skirts or pants.

• Eat.

• Accentuate your waist.

• Wear white to look wide.

• Wear long sleeves or 3/4 sleeves, but not sleeveless clothes. – Tingting

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Oh, Yes, It’s Obagi!

Hi Lucy!

Please share your daily beauty regimen. I’m 28 and it’s only this year that I was able to look at myself closely in the mirror and realized that my face, which used to be smooth and even-toned, is dry and splattered with dark spots. I also panicked when I noticed lines on my forehead. Is this normal for my age? I never noticed this before. I never really had a beauty routine before, aside from washing my face, putting on loose powder, and dabbing my lips with color. Do you think I can still regain my skin tone and texture? I also would like to inquire about Obagi products. For what are they beneficial to use? When you use them, does your skin go through an unpleasant look phase? – Catherine 

Offhand, I would say that the Obagi skincare program would be beneficial to you. It is a skin renewal program so with regular and proper use, the system is designed to reveal healthy, even-toned, young-looking skin. It treats dark spots and blemishes – and, yes, there will be an unpleasant phase, which is essentially the transition from your old skin to the new, beautiful one you were designed to have. At most, it will be characterized by redness and peeling, but it will be tolerable as well as temporary.

Have your skin assessed professionally by qualified doctors at the Belo Medical Group, distributors of Obagi products, who can put you under a program that would best suit you and your needs. You can call them at 724-6626 and 724-7443. Also, Obagi products are available at the newly opened Obagi Essenses in Rustan’s Makati. – Lucy

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Wanted: Maintenance Diet

Dear Mary,

My friend gave me a copy of the 3-day diet published in the STAR. I tried it and it’s really effective. Now, my problem is how to maintain my weight. I’ve already reached my ideal weight and I’m afraid that if I stop this diet, I will go back to my old shape. Is there a special "maintenance" diet? – Ms. Weight Conscious

I hope you have not been doing the diet daily. You should only do it for three days, stop, and then do it again after four days. On the four days, eat food that is not fattening such as fish, chicken, vegetables, and fruit.

I’m happy to hear that the diet has helped you. – Mary

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