It’s very important for us to receive feedback from our customers, especially the modern Moms who are well-educated and conscientious about the products their family use.

It made our day that one such modern Mom (who is quite the knockout, too!), Tricia Data, had this to say about Leyende:

I love this because it’s not heavy and sticky as well. It feels light on the skin, the cocoa scent is not heavy, it’s rather YUMMY and leaves your skin moisturized. Since I have a growing belly, it also eliminates the “itchies” thus preventing more stretchmarks (oh yes, I still have some since my first pregnancy and I am now on the look out for a remedy without having to get a tummy tuck!)

Read more about it in her very informative blog, Mommy Goes to Market.

For the first time, Leyende is going to be at the US Embassy Club’s Shopper’s Day Bazaar!

Happening only twice a year, this celebrated bazaar brings together the best selection of high-quality specialty products and wares not usually seen in malls.

WHEN: Saturday, March 13, 2010; 9:00am to 5:00pm

WHERE: World Trade Center, Sen Gil Puyat Ave corner Diosdado Macapagal Ave., Pasay City

Leyende is sharing a corner booth with Rina Pe’s wonderful selection of baghooks and accessories.

As usual, we will offer one-day-only discounts for our customers who make their way to the bazaar.

Hotter than hotcakes, Skinny Dip bar has been a facial staple for many.

It’s chock-full of skin-softening benefits from wild honey, organic Meyenberg goat’s milk, and the moisturizing trifecta of sweet almond oil, macadamia nut oil, avocado oil. The anti-aging properties of carrot extract teams up with bearberry extract which evens out skin tone.

Due to customer recommendation, Skinny Dip soaps are now available in bigger sizes (more than 150g) for P250. But for one day, February 12 - February 13 10pm, Skinny Dip will be the same price P185.

Skinny Dip is not available in the stores where Leyende is consigned. Buy them from your favorite resellers or online!

Watch our interview at Pinoy Organics TV. And the article about our classic face duo: Clean Slate and Face Canvas.

Pinoy Organics is your one-stop online resource about organic, natural and eco-friendly products from the Philippines. By sharing the information we as consumers gather in our day-to-day journey to a healthier lifestyle, we hope that you, too, are encouraged to buy local and choose organic. You may not be aware of it but each time you purchase these products, you support our local entrepreneurs, producers and yes, even our local farmers!

Looking for something different for your Friday night and weekend? Here are must-attend events:

Apol Sta. Maria and Manix Abrera Art Exhibit (with comics signing and drawing)

FRIDAY, Jan 29 — Comic book creators of  “Ang Alamat ng Tae” and “Kiko Machine Comix” will be at Sputnik comics shop at Cubao Expo, Araneta Center (behind ACS building) tomorrow from 9pm on.

Leyende on sale at Whitespace Green Market

SUNDAY, Jan 31 — Leyende products will be on sale at the Green Market at Whitespace 2314 Chino Roces Extension, Makati City from 12nn to 7pm. This is a great alternative to the Saturday Salcedo Market

for map to Whitespace, click here

We’ve been fortunate enough to have enthusiastic supporters who use and believe in our products. Here is a post by Anina Abola in FemaleNetwork.com about classic favorites Clean Slate and Face Canvas.

There is also a comprehensive article on Pinoy Green Academy about Leyende as a growing Filipino company.stories about

It’s the first American Women’s Bazaar of 2010! To start the year right, we’re giving our regular bazaar clients a Leyende O.D.D. — One Day Discount on your favorite Leyende products.

Visit us tomorrow:

8:30am until 3:00pm (gates close 2:30pm)

World Trade Center, Roxas Blvd corner Sen. Gil Puyat Ave.

*This promo is not applicable to Leyende resellers

Why not kick-start 2010 by taking matters into our own hands? Stop worrying, stop complaining and start DOING.

A good place to start: We Are What We Do — “a global movement that believes it’s not just politicians, institutions and big businesses that can change the world - ordinary people can do it too.” The movement hinges on the idea that collective small actions of many people across the world can equal to big, positive changes to our physical, social and political environment.

Going through this site gave us important information about the impact of our everyday personal habits, and inspired us to make small, easy changes. Things like setting our toilet’s flusher to use minimal amount of water, unplugging appliances when not is use (not just turning them off) and not singing in the shower (click here to find out why).

Start making your own change in 2010.

Christmas Poem, 1990
by Kathleen Raine (1908-2003)

Dear friends, whose letters alight like birds in my mornings,
Had we been together in some happy remembered place
We would have lived and told
The stories and the news, the long deep conversations
In rooms and gardens where we might have been
With an old friend too long unseen,
Or one too briefly known.
Many, many the unsaid words, the unparticipated joys,
The unexpressed affection, unshared laughter, and yet
In the unrecorded to and fro of thought
Are we not often together, the unspoken
Traveling between us in the invisible ways?
The words we write only the signature
Of boundless life, that makes us one
With those we know and love, and the unloved unknown.

We’ve had many pleasant surprise visits from both old and new customers at our Head Office, and we truly enjoyed putting faces to names that we’ve only encountered online. We’ll always be glad to entertain shoppers during our office hours (or by appointment).

While we strive to always put you first and continue our service, we must also take time to regroup and recuperate over the holidays. Below is our schedule of operations for December 2009:

Thank you again for another wonderful year. We look forward to bringing you our exciting collections and concepts for 2010!