Beauty

Balesin Island Club Picture time comes and it’s all smiles but one reaction is common: we all freak out when the camera has flash! I wonder why? It is cos of oil or uneven skin tone? One thing’s for sure: having great skin is essential if you want to be more confident and get closer. NIVEA shows us how! (And it had to be on this beautiful island.) NIVEA Welcome Dinner To wrap up Day 1, we gathering in a pleasant evening in one of the resorts as the NIVEA team shared about the brand history. I enjoyed the videos and I love how one product remains constant every year: the NIVEA Creme in a blue tin. “NIVEA revolutionized skincare when it released NIVEA Creme back in 1911. It was the first ever all-in-one moisturizer in the world. Today, our roster of products has grown more than tenfold. Why? Because people’s needs change. And together with that, we also grow; we evolve to make sure that we provide everyone the best solution that science can offer, at the best price that we can provide.” Yuki Tansengco | Thrifted colorful cover-up Speaking of growth, NIVEA stands strong and shows no signs…

                              A Closer Look At The Other World of Balesin I couldn’t explain the feeling when I received a blogger event invite to.. what – Balesin? Where’s that? Did I read it right? I was in for a treat when I hit that Google button. I couldn’t believe my first out of town event would be held in this beautiful 500 hectare island inspired and named after some of the most luxurious beach resorts around the world—Mykonos, St. Tropez, the Costa Smeralda, Bali and Phuket. Welcome to Balesin!                                             Touchdown, Balesin! Whoever saw the potential of this island (and developed it!) is pure genius – our view from the plane window shows more than seven kilometers of white-sand beaches. We arrived shortly in just a 20-minute private transfer from Manila to Balesin, departing at 6AM at the CAAP hangar.                                   Yuki Tansengco | Designs by Abby Jocson Tote This year, leading skincare brand NIVEA,…

             Two of the country’s brighteststars – Piolo Pascual and Iya Villania They say we always long for something that we don’t have. If youlook around, there is no doubt that we have a wide selection of whiteningproducts. Being in a tropical country wherein the majority of the population is fair-skinned, Pinoys are on the lookout for something to make complexion lighter but how do we know what products actually work?                                              Silka Welcomes Papa P! We’ll know with the ones that surely pass the test the time, of course! Being one of the pioneer players in the whitening industry, there is only moving forward for Silka Skincare! What better way to move forward than to partner with one of the pioneers in the acting industry and welcome Silka’s newest endorser – Piolo Pascual!                      Iya and Piolo gamely answer questions from press Together with Papa P is Silka’s pioneer ambassadors, Iya Villania. Having an active and sporty lifestyle, Iya is always exposed under the…

Heaven scent! Do you ever get the overwhelming feeling when walking into the Beauty Section of a department store? I get that all the time, especially when everyone is suggesting you try EVERY scent so I was so excited when I heard about the SM Beauty Fragrance Festival! An intimate event to get to know the scents and sniff away! 🙂 with Beauty Blogger Shari of The Misty Mom Held in SM Aura, the SM Beauty Fragrance Festival had fun several pop up booths of fragrance brands available in the SM Beauty Section at the Main Atrium. It gave awareness because personally, I did not know they carried AMAZING brands which I thought weren’t locally available. SM Fragrance Festival The SM Beauty Store, heeding to the industry-standard fragrance wheel, had sections solely devoted to each fragrance family. I had so much fun going around and learning about different fragrance families! Let me show you my favorites. Versace Bright Crystal Absolu If you are a feminine floral type of person, you’ll definitely like this one from Versace. Just by looking at the crystal packaging, you can already smell what you’re in for. Tessa Prieto-Valdes stayed a little bit longer checking this perfume…

How A Simple Gift Can Mean A Thousand Words We all have that one relative that no matter how hard we think, it’s so difficult to give something cos that person seems to have everything. In my case, it’s my 93-year old Grandfather whom I call Angkong. Yearly, I always have a hard time thinking of what to give him until I brought out my Instax during our Christmas dinner this year! Instax Mini 8 | Newly released Raspberry color When I first laid hands on my first Instax Mini, I was ecstatic! I couldn’t believe how easy it was to take this cute camera anywhere and anyone who gets their photo taken with it smiles widely. Most recently, Fujifilm’s Instax Mini 8 Instant camera released 2 vivid, fun colors added to the current lineup: Grape and Raspberry! I’m eyeing on this one! Snaps from my Instax Mini 8 | DIY photo frame Usually, I’d keep my favorite shots of the credit card-sized photos or send out some with short written messages. This year, I took out my Instax during our annual Christmas dinner and I took one of my Angkong (wearing pink). He was surprised he got his photo right away…

My Burberry They say perfume is the strongest form of memory. Imagine a fragrance that captures the scent of a London garden after the rain? That’s exactly how My Burberry smells like. Referencing the Burberry trench coat colour palette, the My Burberry juice is reminiscent of the signature honey shade, one of the three colours used in the brand’s Heritage Trench Coat collection. Yuki Tansengco It’s now here in Manila! The new My Burberry fragrance launched globally with a campaign featuring British global fashion icons Kate Moss and Cara Delevingne, shot together for the first time. The fragrance – My Burberry – takes its name from the affectionate way in which people refer to their Burberry trench coat.  My Burberry now in Manila! The My Burberry campaign launched globally in September 2014 and October 2014 for the Philippines – for the first time in SM Aura! The Bottle I love the design! The glass bottle and overall design reflect the details of the Burberry trench coat: a bold horn-finish cap echoes its distinctive buttons and the hand-tied knot is English-woven gabardine, honouring the fabric invented by Thomas Burberry over 100 years ago. The gold lined interior is embossed with the iconic Burberry check design.  My Burberry Campaign For the first…

The next big thing in beauty Gone are the days when “beautiful” was based skin-deep. Now, women are more phenomenal and more career-driven as ever! The SM Store looked for beauty that stood out, whether it is au naturel or all glammed up so here are the winners of SM Beauty store’s Face Search 2014! Patty Laurel-Filart with the Top 6 Finalists All the ladies went through a series of challenges and makeovers – including a one-on-one session with Metro Magazine’s Charmagne Garcia-Laconico. Hundreds of applicants were screened so a huge congratulations to the Top 6 ladies who made the final cut!  With Ruth Jimenez and Ellyz Santos I am so proud of these girls! I personally know 2 of them, Ruth and Ellyz, and these ladies are smart, well-rounded and empowered. We met in I Am Meg Season 2 and if you remember, I picked them both as my groupmates in one of the challenges. Congrats to these two hardworking ladies! with Liz Oren of Make-Up Magazine Thank you Paint It Red and The SM Store for inviting us as one of your guests to witness this event. Liz is a fantastic make-up artist and one of the content creators of Make-Up Magazine.…

Beats and treats til sunrise Me and physical exercise never seem to co-exist since I found it a struggle to keep my weight up but I realized that working out doesn’t mean losing weight – it means being healthy and strong. So I decided to give this one a go! There’s something about this run that got me all excited – the beats! Rexona Run To Your Beat Imagine tunnels with sounds on full blast plus visuals to match! So happy to finally be part of one of the most sought-after runs in the calendar, the Rexona Run To Your Beat 2014. In Mall of Asia It’s the first ever run I joined and I love how it’s powered by music. Rexona has chosen to collaborate with the Republiq group and the top DJs in the Philippines to fuel your run with live music. Pushing runners to the finish line were DJs Ace Ramos, Mars Miranda, Deuce Manila, Martin Pulgar, Euric, Motherbasss, and MC Pao.  In partnership with Coach Rio This run is in partnership with Run Rio. To prepare for the run, Coach Rio conducted several running clinics to make sure no one gets injured. Haha it was indeed…