Quick fixes

Unfortunately, life is not all about three- hour martini lunches. Hopping from one frantic hour to another can be stressful and nothing shows it more than your face!

I’ve made it my mission to master all of life’s shortcuts. Although going through the whole 12 steps can pay off, there are a few guilty pleasures that will allow us to cheat and still win.

Eye do: I’ve always been wary of colored contact lenses because of the major cheese factor it had in the early ’90s. I imagine D-list actors trying to mestiza-fy themselves with purple peepers that look like they belong to My Little Pony. This was of course until I discovered Freshlook Color Blends contacts. The tones blend into your natural eye color, creating a mini-sensation and not an exorcised look.

Tim Yap and I used it for our newest Playhound shoot, and as makeup wizard Juan Sarte III said, "Say hello to the peninsulares look!" Seriously it brightens the face in no time, enhancing whatever little traces of happiness you have left in your face.

Lash call: Who hates having racoon rings of mascara in the morning after a glam night out? Mascara can be a godsend to frail and humble stocks of lashes, but taking them out can be a devil’s trick. So I dropped by Propaganda Salon for a lash extension session. No more kurlash, no more mascara and dirty looks! It left me feeling more like factory girl than just-in- the-factory girl. A must try! Call Propaganda at 0917-8306515.

Flaker: Although many swear by microdermabrasion, real life makes it hard to live with the redness and irritation that happens afterwards. I can never extol the virtues of exfoliating, but some think the grittier the scrub the better it works. To effectively exfoliate the skin make sure that moisture and acidity balance are still intact while sloughing off dead skin. So maybe it’s time you met my little friends – the Dermalogica Daily Resurfacers. Single dose pouches release a gel in disks that mildly scrub off the day’s wear and tear. Gentle acids and enzymes make sure that the job is well done. Available at Essenses Rustan’s Makati, Shangri-La and Alabang Town Center.