Cre8 Relaxation with Foot Spa and ORLY Pedicure at Cre8 Salon

[{Excerpt from my previous blog on Cre8 Salon}Relaxing to the nth level. That's how I will describe their foot spa. Not my first time having a foot spa, this is one of the many times I'm having this relaxation. So yes, I've tried different foot spa from different Spalon, but what makes their foot spa exceptional is how it is done, yes the person who did it makes it unusual. Plus their facilities. Thank you to "Ate" who did my spa and pedicure, but I am really sorry cause I forgot your name huhu😭😭😭. Check out my separate blog for my foot spa and pedi experience.]

The Spa area is big enough to accommodate around 6-8 people at the same time. While they also have sets of tables and chairs for the manicure and waiting area.

THE PROCESS

I love foot spa because of the relaxation it gives my feet but the downside is when I stopped having foot spa the sole of my feet gets hard and callous on my feet felt like it will be there forever🤪. That's why when I started having a foot spa, I make sure I'll do it frequently than I used to, or else I'll have my callous as my forever companion.

So "Ate" started by washing my feet thoroughly, and after that my feet were soaked in bubbly water. The usual scrub, of course, to remove dead skin and soften the callus on the sole of my feet. Ate even cover my feet with paraffin on my feet to give it a much softer feel and heal my dry cracked skin on my heels.

 

What you can be sure when you've had your spa and pedicure at Cre8 Salon is the assurance that you'll have the best experience and be given an authentic and branded products to use for your treatment. For mani and pedi, they only used ORLY. One more thing is that you'll have the best advice from their specialist. 

I've had a broken nail for some time now, because of one of the Salon that I've visited and it seems their nail polish is something you can't trust. "Ate" advised me that if I am not sure of the nail polish that a Salon offers me, then I should ask them to put natural nail cuticle polish before applying the colored nail polish so broken nails won't happen to me anymore. Thank you Ate, I am really sorry I forgot your name, but Kudos to you as well, I hope you get to read this and remind me of your name. My phone's battery is already low when you do your service to me I wasn't able to have a photo with you anymore. I'll visit you again next time. 

before and after photos of my feet and nails.

So guys for your next foot spa you know where to go to. You can see how relaxing their place is. From the place's ambiance you will already feel the relaxation you need, what more when you sit on this throne like chairs, right?

[{Excerpt from my previous blog on Cre8 Salon}And because we've loved the experience so much, we feel so generous lately and we're already preparing our VLOG for this XP which we'll include for our first official Vlog since we're extending our blogging journey to the next level, so please SUBSCRIBE to our Youtube Channel.

And aside from that, because Cre8 Salon Zabarte Branch has been so generous to us as well, so we're announcing that will be having a GIVEAWAY. Yes, yes, yes a GIVEAWAY ALERT🎁💝.
Announcement on how to join the giveaway will be done on our Facebook and Instagram account once we reached our 500 Likes on FB (15 more likes to go) and as a Thank you for reaching almost 5000 followers in IG. 3 bags of goodies for 3 winners is at stake, so keep on liking and following us. ]

To experience exceptional happiness. Here's how you'll get to the Happiness hub and Cre8 Happiness.
Cre8 Salon Zabarte Branch

Lot 40 Zabarte Road Brgy. Kaligayahan, Quezon City.
Tel. No.: 0917 6350 139 ; 02 9711012
Instagram: Cre8_Salon
Facebook: Cre8 Salon FB page

Finger Comb Hair - The Luxliss Keratin Treatment at Cre8 Salon Zabarte Branch

[{Excerpt from my previous blog on Cre8 Salon} This will be the first hair treatment I've had after I gave birth to my #ZekydGreat more than 2 years ago. I've been too busy being a Mom to 2 super kulit kids, too many workloads after I came back from Maternity leave, business management, blogging and taking care with a lot of things at the same time. I'm glad my husband agreed to cover this event for our blog.

At first I was really clueless of what they'll do to my hair, just to let you know I really don't do much for my hair as I'm afraid something bad will happen, I've had a rebond before but that was way back 2010, so you can imagine what my hair looks like before the treatment😅😂. Thankful Kuya Leo reassures me it'll be OK.]

My "nagwawalang" hair before the Luxliss Keratin Treatment

So here's what Luxliss Keratin Hair Treatment do for our hair, according to their website (sometimes you have to do your research).
"Luxliss Keratin Treatment affords a safer and measured solution to smooth and frizzy hair. The treatment binds keratin to each follicle making it more defined."

Luxliss PH

THE PROCESS

The process started by washing my hair with shampoo. Kuya Leo took a long time to wash my hair because I applied conditioner before going for the treatment.

Note: Before having a Keratin Treatment you should not apply a conditioner on your hair like what I did, as I really didn't know the pre-treatment step prior to having a Keratin.

Then he wrapped my hair with a towel before applying the solution and waited for a few minutes for the towel to absorb the excess water.

After that, he applied the Keratin solution. Section by section of my hair to ensure that every single part was covered.

Then he let it set. But please make sure you have your hanky with you, upon waiting for the solution to set on my hair the longer we've been waiting for it to set, the more my tears keep on falling. So that's one thing you should note when having your Keratin treatment, get ready to cry.

After waiting, he again blow-dries my hair until it is totally dry. Don't you worry, as soon as your hair gets dry the crying effect is already gone.

Then he uses a flat-iron to actually seal the solution to my hair.

EXPECTATION vs. REALITY +RESULT
After Kuya Leo washed my hair, all the while I thought my hair would have the same texture when it was Relaxed years ago. OMG, I really thought I'm having a brittle and coarse hair once again when it's wet. But I am so glad it didn't, I even have my hair washed already and it still have the same texture as after the Keratin treatment. Smooth, shiny and more manageable plus the fact that it's not too flat and I don't feel my hairs flat at all. Since July 21, I haven't comb or brush my hair yet, Finger Comb it is for almost 1 week. Hope it will last long cause I'm loving it.

Shout out to Kuya Leo for making sure my hair gets the all the treatment it needs. Section by section, strand by strands. And I love how amazingly he did my haircut. Thank you Kuya Leo, I hope you get to read this. Kudos!

Kuya Leo of Cre8 Salon Zabarte Branch

[{Excerpt from my previous blog on Cre8 Salon}And because we've loved the experience so much, we feel so generous lately and we're already preparing our VLOG for this XP which we'll include for our first official Vlog since we're extending our blogging journey to the next level, so please SUBSCRIBE to our Youtube Channel.

And aside from that, because Cre8 Salon Zabarte Branch has been so generous to us as well, so we're announcing that will be having a GIVEAWAY. Yes, yes, yes a GIVEAWAY ALERT🎁💝.
Announcement on how to join the giveaway will be done on our Facebook and Instagram account once we reached our 500 Likes on FB (15 more likes to go) and as a Thank you for reaching almost 5000 followers in IG. 3 bags of goodies for 3 winners is at stake, so keep on liking and following us. ]

To experience exceptional happiness. Here's how you'll get to the Happiness hub and Cre8 Happiness.
Cre8 Salon Zabarte Branch

Lot 40 Zabarte Road Brgy. Kaligayahan, Quezon City.
Tel. No.: 0917 6350 139 ; 02 9711012
Instagram: Cre8_Salon
Facebook: Cre8 Salon FB page

Please excuse my nagsusumigaw na belly 😁

Cre8 Salon Cre8ing Happiness in Zabarte Quezon City. Happiness Hub has Arrived.

Cre8 Salon Zabarte Branch

For us women, hair is our crowning glory. And it is essential that we take good care of our hair and one way of taking care of our it is thru our visit to the salon. In me and my husband's case, it can be a once a month visit, and yes you got it right, my HUSBAND, actually, my husband can be a frequent guest to the salon than me. I can just have a haircut on our visit but he will have more like having his hair dye plus a Mani and Pedi, or whatever the stylist would suggest he can do. In short, I'll be having one but he'll have 3🤐🤫.

So recently, we've been invited by Cre8 Salon for the Grand Opening of their Zabarte Branch in Novaliches Quezon City. It's our first time to actually be invited for a Salon opening, and try their services. I don't know but 8 has been our lucky number ever since. And we were so glad to be part of the Grand Opening for one of the 32 branches of Cre8 Salon PH which is their 11th branch in Quezon City. For sure a lot of us have already seen this huge scissors with a large # 8 with a crown logo of this salon. I myself whenever I saw any branch of Cre8 Salon it never fails to catch my attention because of that huge scissors✂.

It was last Sunday, July 21, 2019, the Salon that keeps on  #Cre8ingHappiness has finally arrived at Zabarte area in Novaliches Quezon City. They've already had there soft opening 2 weeks ago, and now they've officially welcomed Zabarte peeps into their new home.

THE PEOPLE.

When we arrived at the location, just before we step out of the car, we were already greeted by their staffs who welcome us with their candid smiles. Can I just say that I really love the way this establishment welcomes their guest, from the receptionist to their staff, to their stylists, and their owner. We've already visited a lot of different Salons in the Metro, even tried the expensive ones and those Salons that are located in huge malls but they're missing that welcoming feel, (especially if you didn't dress well🙄). That's why we were so grateful to be invited here. Their hospitality was superb💯. I even had the chance to have a photo opp with the beautiful Ms. Ma. Angela Santiago, Founder, and Finance Director of Cre8 Salon. The kindness and hospitality of all the people that complete this branch are extraordinary.

with Ms. Ma.Angela Santiago, Founder, and Finance Director

THE EVENT.
Sorry for that lengthy narration of their hospitality I just can't get over it🤭. Now let me get back to the salons Grand Opening, Business blessing, ribbon🎀 cutting, and a motorcade🏍️🚙🚘🚗 wraps-up the program proper. We're not able to take photos on the motorcade and ribbon cutting as I was invited to proceed with my treatment.

THEIR SERVICES.

Cre8 Salon is a full-service salon dedicated to providing high-end salon services at reasonable prices.

Salon’s stylists and staff are professionally trained and enjoy partnerships with L’Oreal and ORLY so that is based on their website 😉, but now they also have Luxliss Professional in their new line of products (you'll see that as you enter Zabarte Branch).
Cre8 Salon is not your typical salon, you can be sure that the products they'll provide you exceeds your expectation and for sure will give better or rather best results for their customers.

L'Oréal Professionnel and Luxliss Professional product

Service Menu for Cre8 Salon

OTC Menu Zabarte Branch

Polish your Skin by BCL Spa

THE PLACE.

One thing you'll notice once you stepped into this branch is how huge their place is. As mentioned, we've been thru a lot of salons before due to my husband's obsession with his hair, I can say this one's bigger than others, they even have their own 2 separate comfort rooms for men and women, plus 3 other rooms as stock rooms and a pantry I supposed(wasn't able to ask what's the other room, as it's for authorized personnel only). So can you imagine how huge their place is? Plus the fact that the place isn't even crowded at all!🤩🤩🤩 Wow as in so W-O-W! They've even partitioned the place for hair services, Mani and Pedi, spa and a waiting area(see photos to appreciate😉). Sooo O.R.G.A.N.I.Z.E. 

Cre8 Salon Zabarte Branch receiving area

Hair, Hair and Makeup Services

Spa Section

THE EXPERIENCE.

I've had a Luxliss Keratin Treatment and a haircut for my hair, an ORLY pedicure and a Foot Spa on our visit. 

The Luxliss Keratin Treatment

This will be the first hair treatment I've had after I gave birth to my #ZekydGreat more than 2 years ago. I've been too busy being a Mom to 2 super kulit kids, too many workloads after I came back from Maternity leave, business management, blogging and taking care with a lot of things at the same time. I'm glad my husband agreed to cover this event for our blog. So Luxliss Keratin Hair Treatment features the following:

1.Botanical Ingredients 

2.No irritations
3. Leave hair frizz-free & shine.

At first I was really clueless of what they'll do to my hair, just to let you know I really don't do much for my hair as I'm afraid something bad will happen, I've had a rebond before but that was way back 2010, so you can imagine what my hair looks like before the treatment😅😂. Thankful Kuya Leo reassures me it'll be OK. See my before and after photo below. Check out my separate blog for my Luxliss Keratin Treatment experience.

before Luxliss Keratin Treatment by Cre8 Salon

After Luxliss Keratin Treatment by Cre8 Salon

The Foot Spa and Pedicure
Relaxing to the nth level. That's how I will describe their foot spa. Not my first time having a foot spa, this is one of the many times I'm having this relaxation. So yes, I've tried different foot spa from different Spalon, but what makes their foot spa exceptional is how it is done, yes the person who did it makes it unusual. Plus their facilities. Thank you to "Ate" who did my spa and pedicure, but I am really sorry cause I forgot your name huhu😭😭😭. Check out my separate blog for my foot spa and pedi experience.

And because we've loved the experience so much, we feel so generous lately and we're already preparing our VLOG for this XP which we'll include for our first official Vlog since we're extending our blogging journey to the next level, so please SUBSCRIBE to our Youtube Channel.

And aside from that, because Cre8 Salon Zabarte Branch has been so generous to us as well, so we're announcing that will be having a GIVEAWAY. Yes, yes, yes a GIVEAWAY ALERT🎁💝.
Announcement on how to join the giveaway will be done on our Facebook and Instagram account once we reached our 500 Likes on FB (15 more likes to go) and as a Thank you for reaching almost 5000 followers in IG. 3 bags of goodies for 3 winners is at stake, so keep on liking and following us. 

Check out our blog for:
The Luxliss Keratin Treatment
The Foot Spa and Pedicure

To experience exceptional happines. Here's how you'll get to the Happiness hub and Cre8 Happiness.
Cre8 Salon Zabarte Branch

Lot 40 Zabarte Road Brgy. Kaligayahan, Quezon City.
Tel. No.: 0917 6350 139 ; 02 9711012
Instagram: Cre8_Salon
Facebook: Cre8 Salon FB page

Locational Map of Cre8 Salon Zabarte Branch

Let's all CRE8 Happiness and keep on sharing our experience.

FUJIFILM OPENS 2ND PH OFFICE IN CEBU CITY

As part of its “NEVER STOP” global branding campaign, Japanese company FUJIFILM, one of the leading camera and film brands in the world, will open today its second Philippine office in Cebu City to cater to the growing number of customers in the Visayas region.

Mr. Ryo Nagaoka, FUJIFILM Philippines President

Mr. Ryo Nagaoka, FUJIFILM Philippines President, said there has been an increasing demand for FUJIFILM products in the southern part of the country.  “Despite the vast product lineup for camera brands, most Filipinos still choose FUJIFILM because of its high-quality products and competitive prices,” Mr. Nagaoka said. 

According to Mr. Nagaoka, the opening of the second office in the Philippines is in line with FUJIFILM’s dedication to achieve continued growth and to develop innovations for the betterment of society while reinforcing technical support and maintain customer satisfaction.

Same with the FUJIFILM main branch in Pasig City, the new office on the 2nd floor of NIC-2 Building, Capitol Square, N. Escario St., Cebu City, serves people’s needs through a diverse range of innovative consumer and business products including solutions and services. The new branch will also prioritize after-sales support both for consumers as well as business partners and has local repair center for Digital Camera and Endoscopy products.

Fujifilm was established in 1934 as a Japanese photographic film manufacturer, headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. Since then Fujifilm continuous to evolve and develops leading-edge, proprietary technologies by leveraging its depth of knowledge and expertise derived from photography film into other products and markets. At present, FUJIFILM today span a diversified range of product segments including healthcare, graphic systems, highly functional materials, optical devices, digital imaging, and document products.

Last year, FUJIFILM Philippines partnered with the Philippine Foundation for Breast Care Inc. to promote Pink Ribbon Campaign and remind women to have themselves screened and checked for breast cancer owing to the alarming rates of breast cancer in the country. The company started to work with Philippine General Hospital to deliver quality healthcare to patients through Fujifilm’s AMULET Innovality Mammography System SYNAPSE RIS & PACS (Radiology Information Systems & Picture Archiving and Communication System).

As part of its social responsibility, FUJIFILM Philippines also conducts workshops, shooting events, customer interviews, symposia, tradeshows, and outreach programs to reach more audiences.

FUJIFILM never stops creating value from innovations. The company is committed to ongoing growth and will never stop evolving.

For more information about FUJIFILM, visit FUJIFILM and https://brand.fujifilm.com/neverstop/global/.

'Borderless' Poem Excerpt By Indrajeet Dasgupta (Corporate Noose)

As one of my high school teachers said before "Poetry is a mirror to our soul".
When I was in high school one of my hobbies was writing poems and collecting good ones. I even have a notebook then where I've written my collections. I got more than a hundred then but sadly that notebook was gone (might have been thrown by my Mama) but that's ok, it's still part of my memories.

Then in one of the blog groups I've been following, Ms.Jenny was looking for poem reviewers and everything came back to me. And I know I would want to do this because books are part of my life since I was a kid. I've volunteered and now I will be reviewing a poem excerpt Corporate Noose from the book 'Borderless' By Indrajeet Dasgupta.

Here's a piece of Indrajeet Dasgupta poem excerpt.

Corporate Noose

You might not say it, but the men have a short hair template, hence the uniformity. Ditto for the ladies – there is an unseen diktat for the length, color, and unexplained, silken straightness. Their dress choices too are borne out of some unseen, unwritten commandment, hence uniform.

When they stand in a queue for the elevators, while waiting for their orders at the cafe, while smoking, while waiting for their turn at the comfort rooms, or doing nothing, they are looking at screens of all sizes, sucked into a wonder-world of text and pictures.


And each one of them has it around their necks – a beaded steel string, a polyester ribbon, or a braided paracord with a card in a cardholder. While they are aware of their shirts and suits, and boots and belts, they forget this important noose around their necks, their visa to a vast cosmos of hierarchies, clients, appraisals, and processed, dry creative juices.


The noose is lifelong. Welcome to the corporate.

REVIEW.
This poem talks about people in the Corporate world. It says men and women in the corporate world are tied up to a common thing from their appearance and identities. And they move and look like one another, as they followed a culture of good looking and decent professionals. They are tied up to doing and being the same thing over and over again. They look good every day but the sad thing is they are still tied up to one goal and that is to please and obey the company they are serving. To achieve one goal and that is to make their company successful. So whatever lifestyle a member of the Corporate World has, at the end it would still depend on how they deliver and how they do well for the business.

Aside from blogging, I'm also an employee from a well-known company and one thing I would know is how it is to work in a Corporate World. I'm glad that I have all the benefits my family and I need and so I've had extra time writing.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
BORDERLESS is written by Author Indrajeet Dasgupta, Hotelier, Corporate Leader, Trainer, Certified Consultant, Humanitarian and a Design Thinker, Indrajeet Dasgupta was born in Kolkata, India. He completed his schooling from the legendary Narendrapur Ramakrishna Mission and further pursued English Literature in college. He had an exciting career in hotels followed by entrepreneurship before foraying into the corporate world.  Indrajeet works and writes from Manila, The Philippines.

Know more about the Author and the Book here:
Facebook page: Borderless - The Book
Instagram: borderlessph_the book
Website: Indrajeet Dasgupta
Amazon: Borderless Paperback
Twitter: @borderlessph

Let's all enjoy Reading!

Nationwide Baristas’ Quest invades Cebu!

Michael Harris Conlin, President and CEO of Henry & Sons Trading and Manufacturing Company, Inc

Baristas and coffee enthusiasts across Visayas are in for a thrill as Baristas’ Quest conquers Cebu City in the next leg of Baristas’ Quest—with the brewing competition.
Participants from Cebu City and neighboring towns joined in this brewing competition at the  Tightrope Coffee located at Pres. Quezon Street, Cebu City.

Michael Harris Conlin, President and CEO of Henry & Sons Trading and Manufacturing Company, Inc., who is also the 2019 Philippine National Barista Champion and the 2019 World Barista Championship Semi-Finalist, leads the Baristas’ Quest campaign.

Baristas’ Quest is a month-long campaign of competitions created to empower and promote camaraderie amongst Filipino baristas and coffee enthusiasts, and to showcase their skills in making coffee. Succeeding legs of the competition took place in Davao and Baguio City.

John Rey Plaza of 4th Street Café emerged as champion in the Quest Coffee Triangulation Competition in Davao City while Leandro Lamis of Figaro Baguio won in the Coffee + Art: Latte Art Throwdown in Baguio City.

The champions of these competitions will get the chance to represent his or her region by getting a competitor sponsorship package for the National Coffee Championships, a travel allowance and accommodation to the Philippine National Barista Assembly happening on September 20 at the SMX Convention Center Aura, and a Comandante Grinder! These events are co-sponsored by the venue partners.

To know more about Barista Quest visit Barista Quest or contact Tony Dy at 0917.153.1188.