Oils and Scrubs SPA: Perfect massage for a good good deal!

Thanks to CashCashPinoy, I found a new go-to spa in Makati whenever I want a cheaper relaxing experience! Around 2 months ago, I availed of their promo which offered a 3-in-1 Rejuvenating Pack at Oils & Scrubs Spa for only P579 (original price was P1,548)!

The package consisted of the Glutathione with Apricot Scrub, which is a "whitening body scrub is formulated with Glutathione which is popularly known to effectively whiten the skin. Regular treatment will make skin lighter while Apricot Scrub gently exfoliates;" the Honey and Oatmeal Treatment and a Body Massage.

The rooms in the spa are only divided by curtains. Before you get started, you're given disposable underwear to change into. Since the room was pretty dark, it took me around 15 minutes how to get the underwear on correctly! Embarrassing experience really, it took all my patience not to call the attendant and have her put on th underwear on me! Haha. But she was very patient with me and gave me instructions from behind the curtain on how to put it on.

It was my first time getting a body scrub as I thought it was a very expensive thing to buy--I mean I can just scrub myself down at home, right? Getting the Glutathione with Apricot Scrub was a very luxurious experience. I was scrubbed down pretty well too, from the back to the front. The Honey and Oatmeal treatment was added, just a quick rubdown of your body with the honey.

After the body scrub, they'll let you rinse yourself off in a small shower. Remember to ask for a fresh towel because the attendants seem to forget to give you one.

The massage? HEAVENLY! It was definitely around 2 hours of relaxation for under P600! So so worth it. My only complaint is that they should advise customers to put their cellphones in silent mode because you can totally here cellphones ringing off everywhere which kind of disrupts the mood inside the spa.

Oils & Scrubs also offers freebies on your birthday, which I definitely love! I do encourage every spa-holic to try it. The massages are reasonably priced and its located near most offices in Makati.


Oils & Scrubs SPA is located at Ground Floor, Gervasia Centre, Amorsolo Street, Legaspi Village, Makati City Philippines. For a map for the exact location, check out their website HERE.

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Asian Secrets Lulur Whitening Body Scrub: Scrubbing Your Way to a Whiter You

I'm not a body scrub person, at all but in times of desperation in trying to get my fair skin back I had to try other products. Here comes Asian Secrets, which is actually a lulur whitening body scrub.

What Asian Secrets say:

Asian Secrets Lulur Whitening Body Scrub is a beauty treatment inspired by a most luxurious Javanese ritual called Lulur. The ritual was originally intended for the bride-to-be in order to beautify, smoothen, and whiten her skin before her wedding day. Lulur originated from the royal palaces of Java, Indonesia and products inspired by this traditional treatment are still used by Indonesian women today.

Doesn't that sound really luxurious that you might think its going to come at an expensive price? The benefits of this scrub is that it actually does all these things:

The product gently exfoliates the skin and removes dead skin cells as it softens the skin giving it a nice and radiant glow.

Frequent usage reduces skin pigmentation, evening out our skin tone by getting rid of dark patches especially in areas prone to darkening such as elbows, knees, armpits and area between the thighs.

It contains Vitamin E and Green Tea Extract, which are powerful antioxidants that protects the skin from free radicals keeping it healthy and young-looking.

It also has Squalene and Olive Oil which will aid in maintaining the moisture to our skin.

Here's a photo of  my almost-empty small tub! I finished this up quickly, I have to say.

I used this for my whole body, and not just only for those "dark areas" such as for your elbows or knees, which is why this lasted for a short while. Its not rough at all and I loved the experience of using it. Its a bit time consuming to use this, because you have to scoop up the product, apply it on your skin, and scrub-a-dub-dub in a circular motion.

I also love the smell--it smells like sampaguita! Although I think its jasmine. It stays on your skin for quite awhile after your bath. I keep smelling myself after I take a bath.

Of course the ultimate question is whether it delivered results. Did I whiten after using it? YES! My skin is now just a shade short of my natural skin color and I'll be buying myself a new tub soon because I've already used up the first one. When I used this on my underarms, it not only whitened it, but it also smoothened it.

Some people still use soap after using the scrub, but I don't because I don't want the smell to go away. Yes it smells that goooood!


Asian Secrets Lulur Whitening Body Scrub is available at 135g at for only P80 and 250g for only P130 at any Watson's!

Suggestion to the people who brought this product in, please package this at bigger tubs!

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