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Knot Wrap Waste Not, Want Knot

By Heart2Heart | Christmas, Green, What's New at Rustan's | No Comments

The Lush Knot-Wrap is inspired by the Japanese art of Furoshiki, which literally means “cloth for the bath”. Originating from Japanese culture where it promotes caring for the environment and reducing waste, it started out in the 1600’s when people used it to carry their clothes and toiletries; Knot-Wrap is the eco-friendly wrapping cloth.

Lush are introducing vintage scarves into shops to encourage customers to use them instead of gift-wrap. At Php375 each, the beautiful scarves are reusable and multipurpose. Using techniques similar to origami, it can be used for gift-wrapping, grocery shopping or simply as decor.

Each year billions of plastic bags end up as litter and reusable bags, such as Knot Wrap, can help reduce the impact to our environment. It can also reduce the amount of gift-wrap used this Christmas, as its versatility allows you to wrap almost anything regardless of its shape or size.

Choose from Lush’s selection of bath and body products and then have them wrapped in a beautiful vintage scarf. It makes a gorgeous gift, but also an easy and eco-friendly way of carrying your Lush products home. The scarves can then be re-used again and again either as bags, or as fashionable head-scarves / neck-scarves etc.

The scarves are beautiful, in a selection of colors and designs and bought from various Vintage clothing suppliers, allowing us to reuse existing fabrics rather than manufacturing our own = zero carbon footprint. So more environmentally friendly and a lot more purse friendly than a Hermes scarf, but just as gorgeous!

And this year we have introduced our very first Knot Wrap Christmas gift, the adorable Matryoshka (Php995). Always on the pulse of the latest trends, Lush has taken inspiration from Russia and its iconic doll-within-a-doll and created this cute cosmetic version. The outer shell is made of a special, limited edition So White soap, and inside you will find two adorable Christmas ballistics, So White and Cinders, both shaped like little Russian Dolls. They are all wrapped together in a mini Knot Wrap scarf, which makes for a great napkin or hanky. The perfect packaging free gift.

In the Philippines, Lush is exclusively distributed by Stores Specialists, Inc. (SSI) and is located at Glorietta 4, Power Plant Mall, Shangri-La Mall, Greenbelt 3, Mall of Asia, and Bonifacio High Street. You may also visit us online at www.lush.com.ph

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November 14, 2010

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Sushizanmai Tsukiji Market

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After Hakone, we all headed to Tsukiji Market for dinner. We just asked our tour guide to suggest and we were so happy where he took us!! It is normally very hard to find a restaurant in Japan that can accommodate a big group but fortunately he took us to this place which we all liked. It was not only sushi and sashimi but they had a wide variety of dishes and met everyone’s food taste!

They started coming out with all these fresh seafood

Those live prawns became this

Everyone loves TORO especially my husband! We had it in all forms. It is very expensive to have it in the city or anywhere else. I think Tsukiji market is probably the most reasonable place to have it

This was my order and loved it!! O-Toro steak!! I do not normally eat toro or much of the raw sashimis but when I saw this on the menu, it looked good because they cook the outer part of the toro!

IT WAS SO GOOD!!! Many of us ordered this

My seatmate and cousin, Angela, ordered a set order with all forms of tuna

and for those who don’t eat sashimi and sushi- tempura is the savior!

The happiest of them all, Tito Johnny who only ate tempura during our trip!! Dad made sure I put his happy photo

Happy Birthday Lola! Kampai!

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November 13, 2010

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Christmas Alphabet

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November 13, 2010

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Street Chic with Tod’s

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From the red carpet to the city streets, celebrities have always been spotted wearing the latest from Tod’s. One of the favorites among these fashion luminaries, the brand truly stands for understated elegance, timeless designs, and superb quality.

And Hollywood continues to parade the city donning their Tod’s! Academy Award winner Adrien Brody was spotted wearing Tod’s sunglasses in black while out and about in Paris.On the other hand, actor Ryan Gosling who rose to fame for his role in the acclaimed movie, The Notebook, carried a Tod’s Pashmy travel bag in black nylon & leather at the Los Angeles airport.

Joachim Löw, head coach of Germany soccer team

was seen wearing the Tod’s My Colors Bracelet during the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Quarter Final match between Argentina and Germany at Green Point Stadium last July 3, 2010 in Cape Town, South Africa. The German soccer team made a special order of My Colours for both the players and the management to accompany and bring luck in their challenge in South Africa.

Off to the recent 62^nd Primetime Emmy Awards held last August in Los Angeles, Mad Men star Jon Hamm wore a pair of Tod’s black patent lace-ups to complete his dapper ensemble.

Back to the streets of the world’s fashion capitals, actress Jessica Alba and a famous Tod’s fan was spotted twice wearing the latest from the label. First wearing the Tod’s Ivy mocassino loafer in Mosto leather and the Tod’s Fashion Tote in black while promoting her new film “Machete” at the Venice Film Festival, then next at the David Letterman Show in New York with the same arm candy.

From one gorgeous actress to another, Katherine Heigl was seen wearing Tod’s Ballerinas in black leather while out and about in Los Angeles.

Finally, Kelly Rutherford of the hit TV show Gossip Girl was spotted strutting in a Tod’s Gommini in Vacchetta while filming on the set in New York.

In the Philippines, Tod’s shoes, bags, and accessories are exclusively distributed by Stores Specialists, Inc. (SSI) and are available at the boutiques located in Greenbelt 4, Ayala Center, Makati and Rustan’s Tower, Shangri-La Plaza Mall.

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November 13, 2010

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Hot Springs, Hakone

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Mom made sure we did not leave Hakone without passing by the hot springs! We were all shy but eventually we still did not want to miss the opportunity. I wanted to take a photo of us girls in our towels, but no one wanted Now we regret not having a remembrance of our hot spring experience together.

Lockers to put your things

Wristband for the lockers – it has a sensor to open and close your locker

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November 12, 2010

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Hakone, Japan

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For Lola’s birthday, we all went to Hakone to see Mt. Fuji!

But due to the fog, this was the best view we got already which was on the highway going there.

We had a buffet lunch

Our view

Our long table

We were happy there were souvenir stores where we could shop a little

SALTS!!!

Black eggs heated by the mountain, they say you will live seven years longer if you eat this egg! So of course we ate some – it just tastes like regular hardboiled egg

The place where we rode the cable car – foggy already

More food again- healthy sweet potato

We took the cable car to get a closer view of Mt. Fuji

Again foggy…..

But we still all enjoyed just being together and making kwento

with the honeymooners

We were not also able to take the boat ride due to bad weather, but this is how the boat looked like

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November 12, 2010

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Tatcha Aburatorigami

By Heart2Heart | Beauty, What's New at Rustan's | 2 Comments

Discover the Beauty of Simplicity

Now Women of the Philippines Can Benefit from the Secrets of the Exquisite Geisha

TATCHA Aburatorigami, an elegant new line of gold-flecked, handmade blotting papers, capture the secrets that the geisha discovered over 300 years ago to keep their skin petal fresh skin.

Legend tells us that the geisha, renowned throughout Japan for their exquisite complexion, discovered that a special handmade paper used by gold artisans to protect the metal as they hammered it into decorative gold leaf in Imperial Japan was ideal for removing excess oil from delicate skin. TATCHA Aburatorigami is made from the finest grade of abaca leaf, prized for strength, absorbency and softness. The authentic gold leaf found in each piece of TATCHA beauty paper, will not transfer to the user’s skin. Each paper, nearly 95mm square, is the ideal size to freshen your whole face, using only one leaflet.

Handmade in Japan, TATCHA Aburatorigami offer women an affordable luxury; a package of 30 sheets costs only Php595. The all-natural papers are fragrance-free, powder and oil-free. They are biodegradable and there was no animal testing. The unique plant-like texture of TATCHA beauty papers is what gives these papers their superior strength and oil absorbency without disturbing makeup or stealing essential moisture from skin. As a result they are the perfect complement to any beauty lovers’ daily ritual. Women with oily and combination skin use TATCHA throughout the day to keep their skin petal fresh, while those with dry or more mature skin use these simple sheets as a powder alternative, allowing skin’s natural luminosity to shine through.

TATCHA Aburatorigami is available in the Philippines exclusively through the Beauty Bar. They can be purchased in store with one 30 sheet pack for Php595.

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November 12, 2010

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Gyudon

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We were looking for somewhere to eat for breakfast and we chose this place

You choose what you want in the vending machine and you pay through the machine and you get a coupon or ticket which you just show to the servers to claim your food. Thanks to their photos we can order!

Grab any empty seat, give the coupon/ticket and then wait for your food – simple, easy and yummy!

We did not touch any of the sauces because we just did not know what each one was

Chopsticks

and our yummy gyudon!!!

There was plenty rice, but not enough gyudon so we ordered extra beef! YUMMY!!!

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November 12, 2010

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Asakusa

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After the Meiji Shrine and driving around the Imperial Palace, our last part of the tour of the day was the Asakusa shopping street. This was our first time to go here. It was a saturday and the street was jampacked! I do not know if it was because it was a weekend but it was very busy. But the shops are nice because they are all japanese items. It’s like a market but it is very clean and organized. We had only 30 minutes so just walking the whole street and taking photos was not even enough

Our first stop was this place which sells kimonos. Dad likes the Jinbet which is very comfortable and uses as his lounging outfit at home

I could not resist, I was dying to try this and I love green tea flavor, so I had one. It was so YUMMY!!! And the girl told me that I cannot walk around and eat it and that I had to finish it in the shop. Apparently I heard from a Japanese friend, it is not polite to eat while walking in Japan