FLAUNT by Flawless

THE OFFICIAL E-MAGAZINE OF FLAWLESS APRIL 2012

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NOTE FROM THE MARKETING TEAM Dear readers, We are very excited and proud to launch the very first issue of FLAUNT – Flawless’ Official e-Magazine! The first of its kind in the Philippine beauty industry, FLAUNT is your ultimate source of useful, informative and entertaining news, information and stories on how to take the best care of your skin and body. Knowing that Filipinos are becoming more and more digitally-savvy, and that most of our waking hours are spent online, having an e-magazine is a smart and easy way to be in touch with you.

Why FLAUNT? Great skin and body are meant to be flaunted and Flawless is here to help you make that happen. In this maiden issue, we have 10 amazing tips to keep your skin and body in tip-top shape during this HOT-HOT Summer Season! We also have an exclusive feature on the lady behind Flawless, from her humble beginnings to her fashionable way to the top, Rubby Sy, bares it all.

This year, Flawless pushes forth its message with fluency and simplicity: Flawless is powered by Skin Professionals. The premise behind this message is uncomplicated: visiting Flawless, having that free consultation with the medical doctor, submitting your skincare concern to the gentle and capable hands of its well-trained aestheticians: it’s the equivalent of putting your problems in the hands of a master.

Pat Mendoza Marketing Manager

Leigh Angeles Creative Specialist Karen Dizon-Florenda Senior Marketing Officer

Isabella Fabregas Digital Marketing Officer Patricia Chua Creative Specialist

Happy reading and stay flawless!

Rachel Sunglao Marketing Officer

Flawless Marketing Team Shayne Divinagracia Marketing Officer

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THE OFFICIAL E-MAGAZINE OF FLAWLESS APRIL 2012

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SMOOTHEN OUT YOUR SUMMER EXPERIENCE

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MEET RUBBY

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Ten Tips for a Sizzlin’ Summer

A short and sweet introduction to the petite dynamo behind your favorite Aesthetic Clinic

Learn about the people that make Flawless the leader in the aesthetics industry

Q&A WITH SKIN PROFESSIONALS Got questions? Let the Flawless medical experts give you the answers!

I AM FLAWLESS BECAUSE...

Fun facts about our Sweatox endorser Jhong Hilario

FLAWLESS SUMMER SKIN: WHAT TO DO Indulge in the latest treatments that will make you look and feel fabulous this summer.

Smoothen out your summer experience Ten Tips for a Sizzlin’ Summer WEAR LESS MAKEUP Consider exchanging your thick foundation for tinted moisturizer, doing away with your thick coral blush in favor of a light bronzer or a berry-pink natural glow, and putting your lipsticks in the freezer to save until the cooler months (go with a tinted lip balm to keep those lips soft and luscious instead).

Besides, thick and heavy makeup melts—and it’s so unbecoming when your face should reflect the flush of good health instead. Your skin will thank you too as your sweaty pores won’t have as much gunk clogging them.

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DRINK LOADS OF WATER! There are so many reasons why you should prioritize water consumption over other beverages—take, for instance, the weight loss, since you’ll be ingesting less calories than, say, soda or other sugar-laden products.

One huge benefit of drinking lots of water is that it keeps you hydrated during the hot summer months—and that means you’ll feel more energetic, you’ll harbor less toxins in your system, and you’ll develop a happy, healthy glow!

GET OUT THERE IN THE SUN! Not to tan, mind you, since that increases your propensity for cancer, but to enjoy the natural benefits of Mr. Sun—like Vitamin D, proper amounts of which may protect you against osteoporosis, hypertension, diabetes, heart disease and even vulnerability to infections.

EXERCISE Move those arms and legs! Take advantage of the clear weather by getting your heart pumping.

Find a sport that suits you—whether it be yoga, within the relaxing confines of a studio; team sports, to energize you and expand your social network; or underneath the blue expanse of your swimming pool.

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SMILE MORE Here’s an interesting fact for you: people experience Light Deficiency Syndrome in places where the sun doesn’t shine for months at a time (think Norway, Alaska and Russia). They report depression and listlessness.

So, considering that it’s more fun in the Philippines because of our constant sunlight, reflect that ideal in your face by letting that gorgeous smile attack others with a dazzle!

FIND TIME FOR YOURSELF Use up some of those vacation leaves and find time to travel —even if it’s just around the country.

Go on a travel retreat this Holy Week, visit a cooler city like Baguio or Tagaytay to refresh your senses, or party hearty on the beach—you deserve it—you survived the cooler months and the stress of work! Time to take stock of what’s important, and the best time to do that is when things calm down a little during the warmer months.

VOLUNTEER FOR A GOOD CAUSE There's no time like the present to start doing things for others.

Whether you volunteer to walk homeless pets with PAWS, put a smile on the faces of marginalized orphans, or participate in an event to help out charity, we guarantee you that extending a helpful hand will put a glow on your face and radiance in your complexion that no amount of skincare can ever hope to achieve.

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FORGET SPRING CLEANING. TRY SUMMER CLEANING INSTEAD! In cold countries, people clean out their houses of winter debris as soon as the first warm day of the year arrives.

Since we’re restricted to two seasons, then choose these hot days to scrub your house inside and out, making it fresh and clean for the coming days of travel, swimwear, and lounging about with your best mates!

GIVE YOURSELF A MAKEOVER Ever wonder why Madonna is so successful? It’s because she reinvents herself over and over again!

Follow her example and give yourself a summer makeover.

Get a haircut, a dye job, a new wardrobe, a new look, whatever —as long as you look at the world through new and fresh eyes post-makeover!

BE CONFIDENT! Think about it: it is way too hot to be all bundled up head to toe.

Raise temperatures by exposing more skin than usual —and remember to strut your stuff with confidence that you are uniquely you!

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Meet Rubby A short and sweet introduction to the petite dynamo behind your favorite Aesthetic Clinic

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“The activities we hold are to subtly remind the Filipino that they are not only so good looking and attractive, but they deserve nothing but the best!”

– Rubby, CEO

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“Flawless adapts to the Filipino lifestyle by providing medically-sound skin, face, and body services to every Filipino at prices within reach.�

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You’ll hear Rubby Sy’s characteristically raspy alto in the hallways of the Flawless Head Office, inquiring about sales and the lives of her staff, spewing forth business advice and motivational little quotes, smiling at good business news and the amusing antics of her staff. Both a driven and industrious executive and a caring, fashionable mentor, Rubby’s hard work and passion grew to become the aesthetic clinic you all know and love today. Here’s an insight into the life of this wonderful woman.

Born to a conservative Chinese family, Rubby was aware that her parents gave her everything they possibly could —an excellent education. At a young age, she realized that they couldn’t give her the pretty little doodads that her peers would tote around like awards, so she learned the value of hard work. She worked behind the cashier of her parents’ auto repair shop at 8 years old so she could buy books, crayons and clothes for herself using her own hardearned cash. This mindset brought Rubby through the rest of her education: she graduated with honors from Ateneo de Manila University with a double management degree, in a time when her peers were attending exclusive all-girls colleges. Incredibly creative and a true fashionista, Rubby worked hard, using her creative genius to help her earn money for herself and for the organizations that she took part in during her college days, so that she could afford new clothes and books.

Rubby had no benevolent benefactor to guide her slowly and carefully through the working world; she stood on her own two feet and relied on her passion to succeed and excel to get her places. Besides, by the time she began a professional, she had already been working —she was old hat at the discipline and attitude required to excel in the work place. In no time at all, Rubby became a star employee, and discovered that she could sell ice to an eskimo.

So how did this financial femme become the head of Flawless, you say? Well, eleven years ago, Rubby took a brief trip to Tagaytay and played around with the idea of opening a spa, which would pamper and nurture the hard-working business people from Metro Manila. The more she thought about it, the more that an aesthetic clinic catering to the B & C socioeconomic markets appealed to her. She figured that there were people out there who couldn’t afford designer skincare, private dermatologists and exclusive weeklong trips

to exclusive spas halfway across the world. Nevertheless, skincare was no less important, regardless of how expensive it may be.

And so, on December 8, 2001, the Flawless Megamall branch opened, and within a few months it was evident that Rubby stumbled across a brilliant idea. Situated conveniently in high- traffic areas, Flawless patients found that a facial or peel during lunch breaks or after grocery shopping was the best way to pamper yourself—and look good while doing it, too. Fast forward eleven years and Flawless now boasts 33 branches nationwide.

Rubby is a dynamo, a friendly ear to laugh with, a strict and passionate boss, a brilliant ballroom dancer, and an incredibly unique person —so are you surprised that Flawless is incredibly unique too? After all, a person’s business could only be a mirror reflection of the passion that pulls the strings behind it!

After she graduated, Citytrust Banking Corporation hired her.

Unlike other fresh graduates,

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Powered by Skin Professionals From chemical peels, the Derma Roller, Fractional Needling Therapy, Injectables, Electrocautery, even Botox, what makes Flawless Aesthetics Clinics a winner in its field is its excellent customer service. The moment you enter the clinic the Patient Care Associate (PCA) will take care of you, alongside the Clinic Doctor who gives patients free consultation on skin problems. Rest assured that you are in the capable hands of its friendly staff, an equivalent of putting yourself in the hands of a skincare master—or a skin professional.

At its core, Flawless is the perfect balance between comfort and medicine: it provides the ultimate in skincare technology from the most basic facial to the most medical of services, all developed with a thorough research team and careful attention to the possible effects on Filipino skin. Furthermore, the medical side is pushed by the professional team whose first concern is the comfort of their patients and the efficacy of the medicine being administered to them. Comfort-wise, it’s easy to imagine why the concept works: you get treatment you’d normally expect from a cold clinical setting but in a homely and relaxed locale.

This year, Flawless pushes forth its message with fluency and simplicity: Flawless is powered by Skin Professionals. The premise behind this message is uncomplicated: everything under its roof, all its actions and all the products that it releases are governed by stringent attention to medical detail, ensuring high quality, and the ultimate in safety to its loyal clientele.

Q&A with M.D.

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I have an oily face, and whenever I use sunscreen creams, I experience break-outs. Summer is here!

How can I be protected?

If you’re planning to stay out in the sun or go to the beach, you definitely need to put on topical sunshields aside from your usual hats and umbrella fashion staples.

Though there is no direct relation that sunscreen creams can cause acne, the use of oil-based skin products can clog the pores of an already oily skin, and make it susceptible to irritation - bacterial infection even. Good thing Flawless has a gel-based sun protect product (Skin Protect Gel), perfect for sun worshippers. It is easily absorbed by the skin, sans the icky, greasy feel most sunblocks give. You can apply it every 2 hours for maximum protection.

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Have a sweat -free summer!

It might be sweltering out there beyond the comforting confines of your air-conditioned office, but that doesn’t mean you have to perspire like an animal. Flawless brings you Sweatox, one of the services incidentally that dancer extraordinaire Jhong Hilario adores, because it keeps down the sweat production in a completely healthy and safe way.

Sweatox involves the injection of Botox—yes, Botox, surprised that it has other uses?—into offending areas like your palms, armpits and feet, diminishing the excess production of sweat for up to six months.

Imagine the benefits: first of all, you get whiter underarms, since you won’t have to use as much anti-perspirant, which contains chemicals that darken your pits. Secondly, you get to sport that sexy summer smile because you’re confident you won’t be showing off ugly sweat stains or shaking hands with sweaty palms.

It’s really a great way to spend the next few sweltering months—full of confidence, smiling easily and with friendliness, knowing that you’re as fresh as a daisy. But be sure you consult with one of Flawless’ Medical Doctors, who are present in every single Flawless clinic nationwide, before you embark on Sweatox, just so that you're sure it's the best option for you.

Fight sun damage, keep your skin protected!

Since you’re planning on spending lots of time out in the sun —and, come to think of it, even if you are staying inside—you should protect your skin from harmful UV rays. Even if the sun has good properties, it has some injurious ones as well, and we all know about the possibilities of developing cancer. Ergo, make sure you slather on a protect shield each day before you leave the house.

Flawless offers gel-based sun protection, a perfect formula for people who suffer from oily and acne-prone skin, because the product doesn’t leave that icky greasy feel of most sunblock lotions. It glides on as smoothly as gel and dries clear, making it a great makeup base.

Furthermore you won’t see ugly white stains on your face once you sweat.

Regular application, especially when you’re exposed to water, is ideal to keep your skin smooth and glowing—and acne-free! (Did you know that over exposure to the sun is one huge cause of acne?)

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Bare. Smooth.

Confident.

You REALLY don’t want hair in unwanted places this summer.

That much is obvious. When you’re sporting your sleeveless shirts —or going bare chested for you handsome gentlemen out there —and your short shorts, you want your body as pristine and clean as possible.

Flawless offers the gold standard in semi-permanent hair removal with its Laser Hair Removal, which uses the patented ChillTip to cool the affected area down, making the process that much more comfortable. Hair is zapped at the follicle, making it a more permanent hair removal option than shaving, plucking and waxing.

Mind you, Flawless was the first aesthetic clinic to offer this service, which is effective, comfortable and incredibly safe.

Unveil your best bikini body yet!

Bring out that bikini! Unearth those board shorts! Don’t go worrying about cellulite, love handles and saggy extra inches —there’s a great solution at Flawless to get rid of unwanted fat.

Shape & Sculpt is a revolutionary and increasingly popular holistic process that attacks fat at its core. Using three different machines, fat cells are destroyed, making fat evaporate from within you.

Furthermore, since the cell membranes are destroyed, any fat that enters your body again simply doesn’t have anywhere to live —meaning regaining those inches is so much harder. In addition to the machinery, the Shape & Sculpt program also has a diet plan that will help you keep the weight off by regulating your caloric intake.

Also, it has a brilliant exercise program that was developed with the aid of nutritionists and medical professionals. You can perform all the exercises from the comfort of your own home, minimizing expensive gym bills.

Additionally, to enhance the effects of the Shape & Sculpt program, consider taking one or more of Flawless’ Nutraceuticals, orallyingested supplements that boast different benefits. SkinLift is collagen-in-a-pill: by taking this little miracle product, collagen stores inside your body are replenished, making the ugly effects of ageing slower. ReTune is a great little capsule for late nights, caffeine fiends and chronic smokers—it’s filled with antioxidants that will cleanse your body from within.

The Nano Whiteness tablet contains Glutathione, which also cleanses your insides—and it boasts that happy little side effect of cleansing your skin too, giving you a radiant and glowing complexion. Rounding off the Nutraceuticals is the Shape & Sculpt L-Carnitine option, which increases your metabolism, making any exercise program more efficient.

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GRADUATION MONTH PROMO (Open also to teachers, parents and friends of graduates!)

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for every Skin Care Kit purchase *Classic Facial only

20% OFF

Powerpeel Advanced Facial Promo duration: March 15 to April 15, 2012

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