As you can see, I’m a tad bit obsessed with my lips right now. Curious thing that it’s actually doing alright save the occasional dried up feeling (on the surface, it looks alright though) but I don’t know, I’m really scouring all the possible places to look for something to manage the moisture on my lips.
And then I come across this interesting lipstick from Korres, the Guava Lipstick.
Korres
Guava Lipstick
Korres Guava Lipstick is an extended-wear lipstick that pairs rich pigments with a silky, moisturizing formula. The lips are intensely conditioned with guava extract that offers both a rich source of vitamin …read more

Whenever I think of Guava + Skincare, I’m always reminded of my brother. He’s a living testament of Guava’s effective medicinal attributes. I guess growing up around people who have knowledge of the traditional, organic way to go about dealing with skin problems, we weren’t able to escape becoming guinea pigs of sorts.
Lucky for one reader who wrote to me asking about such DIY skincare using Guava.

Korres Natural Products
Guava Body Butter
What it is:
A divinely rich, guava-scented smoothing cream for dry elbows, heels, and knees.
What it is formulated to do:
The emollient balm can also be used over the entire body, preferably onto warm, damp skin, after bathing to lock-in moisture.
This may be synthetic and the glorified version of the Guava treatment on the skin but I reckon it’s a start. If you’re wondering what I’m talking about, well, here in my country we have this practice wherein we use Guava on the skin. I’ll save further explanation on the treatment for a later post.
I recommend creams or …read more