Clean start

MANILA, Philippines - There are a lot of things sexy about growing up. Getting a bigger allowance, going on hot dates, earning your driver’s license, discovering beer — they can make you feel just like a teenage dream. But there are also a lot of things that are not so sexy about growing up — thesis, your first heartbreak, discovering that Santa Claus is fake, puberty.

But you don’t have to experience all these un-sexy growing-up things anymore. Well no, you still have to find out that Santa Claus is fake, and also thesis, also heartbreak. But you sure can help yourself from those irritating pubescent skin problems like acne, oily skin, and blemishes! By using the right products on your skin, you can find yourself supreme and confident on so many levels.

Cut through the hype with Clean Start. These eight dual-action products were created to get skin clean, take on issues, and protect for healthy skin now and in the future. Remember, awesomeness starts with cleanliness (of the skin).

Wash off

A foaming wash for face and body. Clears trapped oils, cleans deep, revives, energizes, and refreshes.

All over clear

A cooling, reviving toner for face and body. Controls shine, calms skin, and keeps breakouts away.

Ready, set, scrub!

A breakout-fighting, pore-refining masque/scrub. Purifying clays soak up excess oils to control shine. Plant extracts soothe and cool. Silica granules polish away skin-clogging dead cells to help keep skin clear.

Welcome matte spf15

Lightweight lotion that won’t clog pores. Oil-controllers help minimize shine. Fights breakout formation. Shields against damaging UV rays without a chalky, heavy or greasy feel.

Brighten up spf15

Lightweight lotion with natural tint and shimmer. Skin-smoothing, non-greasy formula helps clear congestion. Keeps skin looking even and fresh. Defends against UV rays without a chalky or greasy after-feel.

Bedtime for breakouts

Invisible treatment that speeds clearing of breakouts while you sleep. Botanicals help purify and gently exfoliate. Awake with less congestion, less redness, and fewer breakouts.

Hit the spot

A concentrated spot treatment that absorbs without a trace. Clears breakouts, soothes irritation, and helps purify to control future breakout activity.

Smart mouth lip shine

A super-smoothing lip treatment that moisturizes and conditions for soft lips. Just the right amount of shine without stickiness.

The scent-sations Hierbas Hierbas de Mallorca

You don’t have to go on a Mediterranean cruise to get the Mediterranean feeling. Hierbas De Mallorca is a fun, fresh, fierce tribute to the clean and fresh-air sunrises that are characteristic of the Balearic Islands. With the natural essences of rind of bergamot, lemon and orange peels, salvia, lavender, camomile, coriander, nard and jasmine, among others, you’re sure to get a fresh and long-lasting aroma.

Hierbas de ibiza

Relive your party days of yore on the legendary Ibiza island with Hierbas de Ibiza. Made with the natural essences of orange and lemon peel, thyme, lavender, sage, verbena, jasmine, and orange blossom, among others, this unisex fragrance will have you feeling like you’re partying in the summertime, even in the middle of yet another tropical monsoon.

Gendarme Carriere

The thing with RTW fragrances is you’ll smell like everyone else. No matter how expensive, how “obscure,” how special, you’re bound to run into someone with the same scent. That is until Gendarme Carriere, a unique fragrance that combines with each individual’s female body chemistry to create a fragrance uniquely her own. The result: a perfume perfect for taking important meetings, deal-making business lunches or even appropriate for a more intimate social situation. Lemon and lime blossoms open to bergamot and lavender that dries down to warm jasmine and gentle lilac. Womanity

The kind of time we live — even websites get their own fragrance. Thierry Mugler marked the international launch of womanity.com — the interactive and participatory site — with a fragrance to go with it. Womanity is a finely-hewn fragrance whose facets reflect the infinite expressions of womankind. An all-new creation, at once savory, sweet, and woody, ties in with the concept of the website — feminine identity, dedicated to all kinds of femininities. Available at Rustan’s.

Bleu de chanel

You know you’ve got more than your average fragrance when you’ve got the legendary Martin Scorsese and rising international star Gaspard Ulliel collaborating on a film for it. Like those two mavericks, Bleu de Chanel is written between the lines, in the present, entrenched in adventure. This stunning woody-aromatic fragrance conjures up nature in the same way as it interprets masculinity: freely. This is the scent for the non-conformist man about town ready to break the mold.

Bond 9

New York, New York, New York State of Mind, Empire State of Mind.

In case having epic hits to its name wasn’t enough, a major, full-blown fragrance collection is now being launched as a homage to the concrete jungle where dreams are made of (there’s nothing you can’t do).

The name of the fragrance is Bond No. 9 and its aim is two-fold: to restore artistry to perfume and make every New York neighborhood with a scent.

The scent of peace

The sparkling-fresh scent of New York’s civic dreams is concocted by this melange of florals and citruses, balanced by a woody-musky detente.

Union square

Enveloped in Andy Warhol’s iconic flower motif, this fragrance is a new level of sophistication in a neighborhood where you’ll now find a vibrant Greenmarket brimming with fruits and flowers.

Astor place

This distinctive unisex fragrance with a feminine tendency is housed within colorful triangles decorated with tiny gold details to mirror New York’s most vibrant and kaleidoscopic arts-and-style intersection.

Lexington avenue

With a Warhol-designed melange covering the flacon, this seductive fragrance links two of the most ultra-feminine commodities a woman can own: fragrance and footwear.

Hamptons

This unisex weekend scent combines lush florals with a woody musk that lingers like a creamy ocean mist long after the weekend is over. Available at Rustan’s Grand Mall.

Wall street

Reflecting the new generation of traders and brokers on this global financial hub, this cool portfolio of brisk citrus, marine, and herbal notes makes a very rich, very powerful , yet totally unisex career scent.

Bleecker street

This fragrance of the moment is a warm and sensual aphrodisiac that glides from day into evening, reflecting the neighborhood’s home to artists and its emergence as a style mecca.

Acca Kappa Blue Lavender collection

When you’re a proud Mary living in the big city, you want to get away every now and then. But when you’re caught between a rock and an ever-flowing inbox, a collection of natural scents might spell the difference between sanity and insanity. With the fresh and delicate fragrance of Lavender evoking images of fields of blue and gentle swaying to the rhythm of a warm Mediterranean summer breeze, it’s a vacation in a bottle.

Bath foam & shower gel

A rich bath foam & shower gel naturally scented with Lavender and formulated with natural detergents, it gently cleanses and maintains the skin’s delicate natural pH balance.

Body cream

A Rich Body Cream naturally scented with Lavender and made with a combination of natural active ingredients, this cream moisturizes, nourishes and protects the skin.

Hand cream

A rich hand cream naturally scented with Lavender, this hand cream nourishes, moisturizes, and softens the skin.

Eau de cologne

With the finest quality of essential oils, heart notes of fine French lavender are blended with aromatic and vibrant notes of Arabian Incense, Wild Mint, Rose Pepper and Moroccan Rosemary to create eau de cologne.

Soap

The Lavender soap is triple cold-milled and naturally formulated with rich vegetable-based ingredients. Creamy, moisturizing, and long-lasting, it’s ideal for all skin types.

Home diffuser

An elegant and decorative home diffuser, it utilizes natural lavender scents to freshen and color the air. Available at Rustan’s.