ARE you buying gifts for family members, friends and colleagues this Christmas? Many people have lost their jobs and others are uncertain about their futures, so will gifts still be part of our holidays?
For myself, I just want food and skin care. I also want a Levi’s Trucker jacket that’s lined with faux shearling. I don’t know if such a thing exists but I
can always DIY one with faux shearling or whatever warm material is available. I plan to use this jacket when traveling is allowed again. Okay, I’m just dreaming here.
I’m not sure what I’ll be gifting others. For family, it would probably be cash. Not sure what to give friends yet. If you’re looking for ideas, here are two:
For the holidays, Levi’s is going the personalization route by launching their “Tailor-It-Yourself” kits, which you can gift to your loved ones or even yourself. It’s not cheap but if you’re a denim and/or Levi’s fan, it’s worth it. The limited-edition kit comes with P4,000 worth of Levi’s products that include a Levi’s Box, a Levi’s Trucker jacket, a T-I-Y Kit Pouch with a piece of cloth, patches, pins and fabric glue for easy application.
The T-I-Y kits will be available until supplies last or until November 22 at Levi’s Tailor Shop branches: SM Makati, Robinsons Place Manila, Ayala Manila Bay and Robinsons Place Iloilo. Kit contents may vary and are non-exchangeable. The kits come in four sets for different styles and personalities:
- The Basically Cool set includes trendy and bold statement patches.
- The Down to Earth set includes floral prints and patterns.
- The Trend Setter set makes a statement with its bold and loud colors and trendy patterns.
- Last, the Creative Spirit set has mismatched colors and patterns that includes fabric pens that allow you to really personalize your denim.
As each individual owns at least one denim clothing in their closet, it’s how you style and wear it that will make the Levi’s Trucker uniquely yours. Wearing denim is about making it your own, be it how you wear it, repair it, or customize it to your personal style. Levi’s has made it easier for you to own your denim with the Levi’s Tailor Shop offered within select the brand’s stores.
Here’s the exciting part: Levi’s is offering the Tailor Shop services online. Those who don’t leave the house can have their Trucker jackets personalized with just a few clicks.
“We know that the holidays are going to be a bit different this year. We hope everybody is staying safe. At Levi’s, we’ll show you how to turn denim into something different and personalized with these kits,” said Kat Costas, Levi’s Philippines marketing manager. To learn to more about Levi’s Tailor Shop services, visit www.levi.com.ph.
Levi’s also has exciting holiday promos coming up. All Levi’s VIP club members (old and new) will each get Tailor Shop service voucher from November 16 to 17 and November 27 to 30 only. On December 4 to 27, during Fridays to Sundays only, each customer will each get 3 free Tailor Shop Services for purchases of P3,500 and above. The vouchers can be used at all Levi’s Tailor Shop branches.
The personalization route I plan to take is to find fake shearling online and have it sewn as the jacket’s lining and then have some fabric sewn on the collar.
DISCOUNTS ON HADA LABO TRIAL SETS
TO be honest, I would prefer to receive skin-care gifts more than makeup this year. For brands that I
haven’t tried, trial sets would be great gifts to give and receive. I discovered the Japanese brand Hada Labo via a trial pack. Since its 2019 launch in the Philippines, Hada Labo Hydrating Lotion, the No. 1 facial lotion in Japan for 13 consecutive years and one of top 3 drugstore skin-care brands in Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia, has helped Filipino skin-care enthusiasts achieve super hydrated skin.
Hada Labo provides intense hydration by harnessing the water-binding power of hyaluronic acid—a substance naturally occurring in the human body that attracts and binds water—to help achieve the Japanese beauty ideal of mochi skin.
Hyaluronic acid’s main function is to retain water so your skin is soft, supple and bouncy. It will make the skin appear more dewy and younger because it improves skin elasticity.
Hada Labo’s less-is-more approach to beauty that includes a cleanser, the lotion and a light moisturizer.
Here’s the good news: the Hada Labo trial packs are on sale right now until November 15 at 20-percent off, exclusively at selected Watsons outlets nationwide and through all Watsons e-commerce platforms, such as watsons.com.ph, and Watsons channels in Shopee and Lazada.
My favorite from the Hada Labo brand is, of course, the The Hada Labo Hydrating Lotion, which I use after cleansing and before moisturizing. I even use it to moisturize my hands.
This fragrance-free lotion might look clear and almost watery but it is a powerhouse of hydration with four types of hyaluronic acid.
My Christmas wish is for the Philippines to have different Hada Labo variants so we can try the others. I’ve been wanting to try the Hada Labo Koi-Gokujyun Perfect Gel, which users have described as one of the best light moisturizers in the market. One of the beauty accounts I follow on Instagram swears by this. She uses this after cleansing and she says her skin is reacting well to it.