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	<title>Chronicles of Nika &#187; Beauty and Style</title>
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		<title>I want my boots.</title>
		<link>http://nikacatbagan.com/2010/04/04/i-want-my-boots/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 14:14:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nika Catbagan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saw this over at clarks shoes:

I want one!   I remember when we were in Hongkong. Au and Vicky wanted to get a pair, I wanted one as well but we weren&#8217;t able to find some because we were quite busy jumping from one place to another. I can certainly use these boots next [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Saw this over at <a href="http://www.footwearetc.com/Clarks-Shoes/">clarks shoes</a>:</p>
<p><img alt="Clarks Bold Crystal - Black Leather " src="http://www.footwearetc.com/footwear/items/WomensShoes-ClarksClarksBoldCrystalBlackLeather_large_image1_34381.gif" class="alignnone" width="300" height="300" /></p>
<p>I want one! <img src='http://nikacatbagan.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' />  I remember when we were in Hongkong. Au and Vicky wanted to get a pair, I wanted one as well but we weren&#8217;t able to find some because we were quite busy jumping from one place to another. I can certainly use these boots next time I come to Hongkong while its still cold. I don&#8217;t want to wear my worn out rubber shoes anymore. Plus these look gorgeous to wear.</p>
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		<title>Riding in style.</title>
		<link>http://nikacatbagan.com/2010/02/19/riding-in-style/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:09:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nika Catbagan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Playing in PonyIsland means I usually encounter threads that discuss about riding horses. I haven&#8217;t really ridden a horse, unless you count the time I was around 3 or 5 and we were in Baguio. I get intrigued by what they wear because I really like how equestrian apparel looks. I can&#8217;t find the right [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Playing in PonyIsland means I usually encounter threads that discuss about riding horses. I haven&#8217;t really ridden a horse, unless you count the time I was around 3 or 5 and we were in Baguio. I get intrigued by what they wear because I really like how <a href="http://www.theequestriancorner.com/">equestrian apparel</a> looks. I can&#8217;t find the right word to define what I think, but the nearest one I can think of is &#8220;proper&#8221; like those preppy uniforms. I do know that some of my tastes are weird but I really like how beautiful equestrians look. I want to try riding but I&#8217;d have to lose weight first. I don&#8217;t want the poor horses to break their bones.</p>
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		<title>Pores, pores, pores.</title>
		<link>http://nikacatbagan.com/2010/02/19/pores-pores-pores/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:37:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nika Catbagan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maybe I should try local acne cleansers that&#8217;s readily available from the supermarket. But then I don&#8217;t want to make a mistake and make myself too dry. Lately I&#8217;ve been going from oily to normal to dry and back. I have to remember to get some pore strips from Watsons. I have so many blackheads [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Maybe I should try local <a href="http://www.acnecleansers.org/">acne cleanser</a>s that&#8217;s readily available from the supermarket. But then I don&#8217;t want to make a mistake and make myself too dry. Lately I&#8217;ve been going from oily to normal to dry and back. I have to remember to get some pore strips from Watsons. I have so many blackheads right now and its annoying me. I have to get myself a facial before my HK trip. I need it bad.</p>
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		<title>Zitty week.</title>
		<link>http://nikacatbagan.com/2010/02/18/zitty-week/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:28:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nika Catbagan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The break outs I&#8217;m currently experiencing is making me even more stressed out. I don&#8217;t know what product to use on my face anymore. The ones I have right now are not working and even the old ones I used isn&#8217;t helping when I tried them again. I do hope its not acne, but if [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The break outs I&#8217;m currently experiencing is making me even more stressed out. I don&#8217;t know what product to use on my face anymore. The ones I have right now are not working and even the old ones I used isn&#8217;t helping when I tried them again. I do hope its not acne, but if that is the case, I&#8217;ll have to find the <a href="http://www.bestacnetreatment.net/">best acne treatment</a> possible without breaking my budget. I&#8217;m going to hold using the LR products I got and find a gentler one.</p>
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		<title>Changing creams and facial products.</title>
		<link>http://nikacatbagan.com/2010/02/15/changing-creams-and-facial-products/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nika Catbagan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been using a night face cream a couple of weeks ago but I stopped. Mom noticed that it was making our faces darker and that&#8217;s still without sun exposure. I know it for a fact because I had been cooped up in my room working on some projects and the only places I [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have been using a <a href="http://www.nightcreams.org/">night face cream</a> a couple of weeks ago but I stopped. Mom noticed that it was making our faces darker and that&#8217;s still without sun exposure. I know it for a fact because I had been cooped up in my room working on some projects and the only places I went to was the bathroom and the kitchen/dining area. I&#8217;m still trying to find a better alternative which wouldn&#8217;t badly affect my skin so for now I&#8217;m not using any facial products. </p>
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		<title>Wash, dry and go.</title>
		<link>http://nikacatbagan.com/2010/01/16/wash-dry-and-go/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 13:46:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nika Catbagan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mom has been talking about getting herself a wrinkle cream. She wants to try Olay and see if it works. I&#8217;m not a face cream person so I don&#8217;t exactly share her enthusiasm. I do care for my face, I just can&#8217;t stick with the regimen other women seem to have when it concerns their [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mom has been talking about getting herself a <a href="http://www.topwrinklecream.org/">wrinkle cream</a>. She wants to try Olay and see if it works. I&#8217;m not a face cream person so I don&#8217;t exactly share her enthusiasm. I do care for my face, I just can&#8217;t stick with the regimen other women seem to have when it concerns their faces. I usually just wash my face and I&#8217;m done. I don&#8217;t like high maintenance regimens which not only costs expensive but also takes so much of my time.</p>
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		<title>Missing my friends a lot.</title>
		<link>http://nikacatbagan.com/2009/10/29/missing-my-friends-a-lot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:03:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nika Catbagan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since this past month has been really hectic, I&#8217;m missing my friends more. I saw Au, Drew and Ayeen a week ago but I still want to spend more time with them. If I had the money we could go and have some relaxing time by availing some spa services. I need one badly. Lol. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Since this past month has been really hectic, I&#8217;m missing my friends more. I saw Au, Drew and Ayeen a week ago but I still want to spend more time with them. If I had the money we could go and have some relaxing time by availing some spa services. I need one badly. Lol. Maybe once things start picking up, I can try <a href="http://www.coloncleanseresearch.com/">colon cleanse</a>. I&#8217;ve seen some television programs talk about them and I am quite intrigued.</p>
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		<title>Allergic much?</title>
		<link>http://nikacatbagan.com/2009/10/23/allergic-much/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:08:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nika Catbagan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My sister&#8217;s skin is breaking out again so I&#8217;m trying to see if I can find any information on best acne treatments. She&#8217;s got really sensitive skin and is the only one who is allergic to everything. She can&#8217;t even wear perfumes because it makes her skin swell. She can only use Calgon because it [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My sister&#8217;s skin is breaking out again so I&#8217;m trying to see if I can find any information on <a href="http://getacnetreatments.com/">best acne treatments</a>. She&#8217;s got really sensitive skin and is the only one who is allergic to everything. She can&#8217;t even wear perfumes because it makes her skin swell. She can only use Calgon because it doesn&#8217;t make her skin all red and blistered. Maybe its her shampoo or conditioner that&#8217;s the culprit. She did change it earlier. Hmmm&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Clarity: Redefining beauty through expert care.</title>
		<link>http://nikacatbagan.com/2009/08/05/clarity-redefining-beauty-through-expert-care/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:07:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nika Catbagan</dc:creator>
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I had the chance to experience the professional services of Clarity Aesthetic  Medical and Dental Center (sister company of Healthway who offers multi-specialty medical services) at the 5th level of Shangri-La Plaza Mall last Monday. Earlier last week, I was already thinking of getting a facial because I desperately needed one. I was staring [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-245 aligncenter" title="Clarity logo" src="http://nikacatbagan.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Clarity-logo.jpg" alt="Clarity logo" width="240" height="180" /></p>
<p>I had the chance to experience the professional services of Clarity Aesthetic  Medical and Dental Center (sister company of Healthway who offers <a href="http://www.healthway.com.ph">multi-specialty medical services</a>) at the 5th level of Shangri-La Plaza Mall last Monday. Earlier last week, I was already thinking of getting a facial because I desperately needed one. I was staring at my nose and my blackheads were really visible so I knew I needed to get a facial as soon as possible. As luck would have it, I saw Janette Toral’s status in Facebook last Friday night saying that she was looking for two lady bloggers who can join her on a diamond peel session on Monday. I commented on her status and I was surprised when I received a call from her a few minutes after. She asked if I was available and I said yes. By then I was really ecstatic and excited since not only was I getting a free facial (which I really needed), I was also getting an opportunity to meet Janette for the first time.</p>
<div id="attachment_244" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><img class="size-full wp-image-244" title="Clarity_reception" src="http://nikacatbagan.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Clarity_reception.jpg" alt="Reception" width="400" height="300" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Reception</p></div>
<p>So Monday rolled by and I was finally able to meet Janette and Lace. When we came in, we were greeted warmly by their receptionist and then we were introduced to their managers and doctors. We were then toured around their facilities and were introduced to the services that their clinic offers. As explained by their doctors, Clarity offers several aesthetic services such as:</p>
<ul> *Skin Peeling (<em>Intense Diamond Peel, Chemical Peel and Spanish Peel</em>)</p>
<p>*Laser Treatments (<em>Intense Pulsed Light, Diode Laser and CO2 Laser</em>)</p>
<p>*Cosmetic Surgical procedures (<em>Facial and Nasal contouring Breast and Body contouring, Tattoo Removal and Permanent Cosmetics/Dermagraphics</em>)</p>
<p>*Dental Services (<em>General Dental Services, Aesthetic Dentistry, Oral Surgery and Implantology as well as Pediatric Dental Services</em>)</ul>
<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-232" title="mask" src="http://nikacatbagan.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/mask-225x300.jpg" alt="Mask time &lt;3" width="225" height="300" /><img class="size-full wp-image-256" title="after_the_peel" src="http://nikacatbagan.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/after_the_peel.jpg" alt="After the peel" width="225" height="300" /></p>
<p>Among the following services, we were able to experience their facial cleaning and intensive diamond peel first hand. I was attended to by Divine and I really enjoyed the hour and a half session with her. She knew what she was doing and she was able to answer my questions (which were really a lot) about their services as well as other details with regards to my facial needs. She started out with the massage followed by scrubbing, brushing, steaming, pricking, masking and then the diamond peel. I was a bit surprised that I didn’t feel any pain during the pricking part. Last time I had my face cleaned from another derma clinic, it hurt. It is interesting to note that they (Clarity) do not insist on pricking when their clients specifically say no. Other clinics usually insist (like my previous experience) and I was glad that Clarity does not pursue the matter if a client declines. After the treatment was finished, I didn’t just feel so clean and refreshed, I also noticed a considerable change in my face. My cheeks are glowing again (yay!) and my nose looks better. Even Janette and Lace said so. <img src='http://nikacatbagan.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-246" title="waiting_area" src="http://nikacatbagan.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/waiting_area.jpg" alt="waiting_area" width="300" height="400" /></p>
<p>I am very impressed with their clinic because apart from their professional staff and service, their clinic was clean and aesthetically pleasing as well. They have individual rooms for clients which made each treatment private and personal. The lighting, ventilation and music also helped me relax and become more comfortable during my treatment. I am very interested to go back there again next month for another appointment. I might even get other services (such as a laser treatment and dental services) when my funds permit me to. I found out that their services are quite affordable even when compared to other clinics. I’ve also been told that they are currently offering a promotion where individuals who book an appointment for their diamond peel services between 8-10am (Mondays-Sundays) can have a 50% discount which makes the price Php 500. Not bad eh? Also I’ve been told that they’re cooking up some promotions especially for people who become their fan in Facebook. They might have some free diamond peel sessions as part of that so I would highly recommend adding them up.</p>
<p>Clarity definitely offers <a href="http://www.clarity.com.ph">beauty through expert care</a>. I’ve tried their services and I know for a fact that I’ll not only come there again but I’ll also be recommending them to my friends and family. So the next time you’re strolling at the mall (like Shangri-la, SM The Block, RP Manila, ATC and Market!Market!) stop by their clinic and check them out.</p>
<p>P.S. You can check out their website if you want to learn more about their services:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.clarity.com.ph"><img class="size-full wp-image-241 aligncenter" title="Clarity - Wedding Day Glow" src="http://nikacatbagan.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Clarity-Wedding-Day-Glow1.jpg" alt="Clarity - Wedding Day Glow" width="463" height="289" /></a></p>
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