Category: Fashion

It’s holiday season and it’s the time when people shop a lot.  If you have female friends who are always in touch with fashion, you might wanna check out Freeway’s new holiday print collections.

Admittedly, I wanted to change the way I dress.  I feel that I’m starting to lose the magic in putting up the right clothes to wear.  Thus, I make it a point to find new designs and new look online so that I can use them as inspiration for my own outfit.

That’s why I have a certain fondness for fashion these days.  When I got the news about Freeway’s holiday print collection of Moroccan Patters and Macro Florals, I know I have to share it to the world.

See below the beautiful lookbook photos for each of the visually appealing collection.  The shoes featured are from So! Fab and Janylin.

Enjoy!

Moroccan Patterns

If you are up for laid-back catching up with your girlfriends, amp your look with Moroccan patterned pieces! Perfect for the breezy December weather because of its sultry prints intricately put together to highlight feminine silhouettes, this collection comes in pops of fresh colors combined with warm and muted ones creating a balanced modern fun feminine look!

Macro Florals Patterns

Macro florals collection boasts solid shades of blue, green, and red flower patterns in crisp, classic, and tailored cuts which show the smart independent woman!

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Apart from the news that Sofitel had a huge renovation of the hotel, comes a new aesthetic lifestyle center named Vietura.  Vietura is a great place to visit at Sofitel Manila.  I’m not saying this just because it’s new but because I experienced it myself and I enjoyed every minute of it!

Vie is the French word for life while Tura is a Latin word for natural.  There is a whole lot of meaning to that name.  Vietura’s ambience and services are all connected to nature and life.

When I entered Vietura, I was immediately greeted by beautiful smiles from the staff.

I also noticed the vertical garden which is composed of real plants.  It made a lot of sense considering the name Vietura which means we are in commune with nature.

Vietura opened last March 2013.  It is an aesthetic lifestyle center that introduces a comprehensive and holistic approach to wellness.  It’s about going beyond cutting corners and quick fixes with non-invasive procedures that still present you with results that satisfy your goals.  Vietura is about finding the interconnection between aesthetic procedures, integrative medicine and lifestyle coaching.  In short, Vietura is really about us.  Whatever we really need or want to feel, Vietura is there to fulfill it.

The ambience 

Vietura has three Consultation rooms, nine Treatment rooms, two Colonics rooms, two IV rooms, two Doctor’s rooms and one Dental room.  The colors are all neutral which means that Vietura is not only catering to a certain gender.  Everyone would feel at home and comfortable while having their treatments at Vietura.

Even the room names have a certain meaning!  I loved it!

Consistent to the design of the whole place, each room has a vertical garden.  I just love the ambience.  Being inside Vietura is like vacationing in a beautiful place of nature.  It’s so relaxing and I love the things that I see!

According to the manager that I talked to, Vietura taps into our five senses:

• sight – neutral colours, beautiful lighting, vertical garden, clean interiors
• hearing – peaceful and quiet
• taste – welcome drink which I really loved (more to that at the latter part of my post)
• smell – special aroma inside Vietura
• touch – soothing touch

My Vietura Experience

I tried out Resolift/Resodepth, a 15-minute procedure that uses electrodes to tighten the skin on the face.  I’m not really into facials but I gave it a try.

I was asked if I want to have juice or tea.  However, I was lucky enough to have tried both the blooming tea or blueberry sensation and I loved each one!  My golly, I wish I can make those for myself!

The Vietura technician then asked me to wear the Vietura wardrobe and lie down on my back at the bed.  She asked me to put the metal thingy under my knee.  The metal has to touch the skin for the resolift machine to work.

She then started the procedure by putting cream on my face and using the machine to spread it out.  The feeling was warm but it was manageable.

Halfway through the procedure, the technician asked me to look into the mirror and see the difference between the two sides of my face.  Apparently, she applied it on one half of my face first for me to appreciate its effect.

At the latter part of resodepth, my face was wiped clean.

I definitely feel refreshed.  Of course, I was positive that I had a clean face.  That was a good 15 minutes.

If you brought a friend with you who is planning to just wait for you to finish treatment, they can have a soothing experience while waiting at the Vietura lounge.  Vietura really thought of everything that could satisfy their client.

There are a lot more that I appreciate about Vietura:

1. You can check out and pay inside the room.  How convenient isn’t it?
2. There is a secret exit for clients who do not want to be spotted availing aesthetic treatments.
3. Vietura is good for both male and female.  The ambience of the place definitely proved it so.
4. You can book any of the treatments prior to visiting Vietura.  Once you arrive, you can go straight to your room.

Vietura is not our usual beauty center.  You get pampered just the way you like it.  There are currently promos ongoing at Vietura which are really tempting: Laser Hair Removal at almost 90% off and Mesocellulite for Legs at 50% off.

Visit Vietura Aesthetic Lifestyle Center’s website for the complete list of services.

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Vietura Aesthetic Lifestyle
G/F Sofitel Philippine Plaza, Manila, CCP complex, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City, 1300 Metro Manila, Philippines
+63-2-5515555 extension 1656, 1658
info@vietura.com
http://www.vietura.com

I was browsing through Twitter like I usually do.  Then I saw a post wherein Tinette & Co. (@TinetteCo) was holding a contest in celebration of the opening of their newest branch in San Antonio Plaza, Forbest Park.  Interested tweeps just had to reply to the tweet with a picture of their own.  I do not usually join contests as I do not want to flood my followers with contest entries.  However, that day, I wanted to take the chance so I responded with a photo of mine.  Guess what?  After two weeks, I got a tweet that I won the prize!  How cool is that?

Last Valentine’s day, I decided to claim my prize at Tinette & Co. Salon Professionals.  I was given an option to choose any hair treatment that I want.  Since I’ve been itching to have red hair (which I failed to achieve last year), I choose that plus, haircut & bleaching.  While I love my previous hairstyle, I’ve grown to be more adventurous!  So this time around, I went crazy & experimental!

I arrived around 10:30AM and was shocked as to how full the salon was on a weekday!  I thought why would they even hold a contest if they are already successful?

My hairstylist told me that the owner, Tinette Ozamiz-Puyat, is a very humble lady.  While everyone around her was telling her how famous and successful she is, she still felt otherwise.  I was lucky enough to meet her that day and she personally congratulated me for winning her contest.  I was honored to meet her and to be able to get a hair makeover from Tinette & Co. Salon Professionals for free!

Tinette & Co Salon Professionals has been successful in the business for over a decade now.  It has been several families’ go-to-place for beauty and pampering.  Her first branch was in Pasong Tamo and now, she has two babies: the one in Forbeswood Heights, Taguig and the one I went to, San Antonio Plaza, Forbes Park.

I heard she owes her success to her in-depth training.  She studied hair and cosmetology at different international schools.  Plus, she continues to take refresher courses to keep herself updated with new trends.  Tinette & Co. Salon Professionals has great stylists but if you want Tinette herself to do the haircut, you can set an appointment by calling their hotline.

Okay, so back to my hair makeover… I was initially thinking of getting a hair color+ perm but unfortunately, those two hair treatments can’t be done at the same time.  So I said, okay, let’s be bold!  I’ll go for short hair and I want my hair to be colored red (real red!).

Pachit, my hairstylist, followed my wishes literally!  I’m extremely happy with my new hairdo!  I even have more than 100+ likes in my personal Facebook Page for my new hair photo, hehehe!

First up, Pachit cut my hair (Php 700+).  I think I lost about 5 inches of my hair.  Well, I’ll be able to grow them again so no worries.  I also feel that cutting my hair short will make look younger!  I never really worry about my age but it’s just that everyone’s so young around me so I have to catch up.  I can’t change my age but at least, I can change my look 😛

I wanted my hair color red.  This time around, I did not want to accept any more advice that my hair could be damaged or it would be hard to manage.  For me, I just wanted to have real red hair at least once in my life.  So what the Tinette & Co. team did was to apply a milder bleach to my hair.

My hair reacted so quickly with the bleach that I ended up having blonde hair after a few minutes.  My gosh, I was that shocked!

I can conclude that blonde hair is not for me!  Hahaha!  At least I was able to experience it for a few minutes, but boy, having hair that is of the same colour as your skin is a no-no.  I told them to apply the red colour to my hair ASAP.  I can’t stand to look at myself so ugly! 😀

Justin showed me the color they would apply to my hair.  I loved it!  I felt it was perfect.  It was exactly what I have been envisioning since I’ve thought of having my hair color changed.  Red is my favorite colour.  Almost all of my things are colored red: my bags, iPad case, iPhone case and even my car!  So my choice of color for my hair is a very obvious for people who know me.

After Justin & Ron applied color to my hair (Php 1,650+), they also put keratin conditioning treatment (Php 625+).  They said that it would protect my hair since there were too many chemicals applied to it.  I was also advised to get treatment at least every quarter so that my hair won’t be damaged.

There’s a big difference in wishing for something and having it in reality.  I was surprised when I saw myself in the mirror.  I then doubted myself if red hair color would really suit me.  I feel like I’m an oldie trying to be a teenager.  I was scared of people’s reactions.

But then, after everything’s done.  I saw myself and said, “wow!  I looked different!”.  I welcome this change and I will stick to it!  Luckily, everyone thought that my complete hair change suits me!

I’m super happy and I’m truly thankful to Pachit, Justin & Ron for patiently working on my hair for 4.5 hours!  It was worth it because everyone loved it!  I super love it!  Apart from looking so different, I also feel like a renewed person.  This hair makeover do have a large impact on me!

I definitely followed Tinette & Co. Salon Professionals’ tagline:

Don’t be a fish out of water!  Get hooked on looking good and feeling great!

and I didn’t regret it!  Thanks again Tinette & Co. Salon Professionals!  This is definitely not going to be my last visit to your salon 🙂

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Tinette & Co. Salon Professionals
G/F San Antonio Plaza McKinley Road, Forbes Park Village, Makati City
+63-2-8067148

Attention creative people!  Solo has a contest for you!

To celebrate the love month, Solo kicked off its first ever His & Hers Graphic Tees Design Competition.  The challenge is to submit your very own original design of a His and a Hers matching graphic tees.  If you’re an artist then you’re also a romantic, I’m pretty sure that whatever you will draw out will definitely capture the hearts of the people looking for a matching outfit for them and their better half.

You see, 20% of the criteria is voting.  People would definitely vote for your designs if they see themselves buying it in Solo branches.  Even if you don’t get to win the major prize, I think it’s a big boost already having your work posted in Solo’s Facebook Page.

I wish I had a creative mind, however, it’s not really my thing.  So what I will do is vote for your work!  You have till March 15, 2013 to submit your designs to Solo via their email address: marketing@elitegarments.com.

Here’s the complete mechanics:

1. Visit the Contest Mechanics Page or Solo Facebook Page for the complete set of rules.
2. Download the contest application form and His&Hers T-shirt template from Solo Facebook under “His & Hers Graphic Tee Design Contest” app.
3. Together with the filled out application, submit only 1 JPEG file for your 2 original designs of a His version & a Hers version of your design.  No actual artwork needs to be submitted, just a digital file of your designs.  You may send your entry to marketing@elitegarments.com.  Submission period is from February 1 to March 15, 2013.
4. Wait for Solo to post your designs on their Facebook Page.
5. Once your design is uploaded, invite your family & friends to vote for your entry.  Voting ends on March 31, 2013 and is 20% of the criteria.
6. If your design wins, you will see them being sold at Solo stores by May 2013 with your name credited as the artist!

There will be three grand winners for Solo’s His and Hers Graphic Tees Design Competition.  Each winning designer will get Php 15,000 cash and Php 10,000 worth of Solo gift certificates, their winning shirt designs featured in a campaign photoshoot with Solo’s newest models for 2013 PLUS the His & Hers shirts with the artist designs will be available for sale on May 2013 as part of Solo’s His & Hers Back to School collection.  How cool is that?

As of this writing, I’ve seen a lot of submission already.  And boy, they look nice!

Learn more about Solo’s His & Hers Graphic Tees Design Competition in Solo’s official sites (website, Facebook Page  and Twitter).

As the year 2012 comes to a close, Meg Magazine launches Meg Top Choice 2012.

The campaign gives Meg Magazine readers a chance to decide who are popular this year.  Filipinos are known to support their favorite stars.  With Meg Top Choice 2012, fans have the power to contribute votes so that their favorite celebrities get due recognition.

Mega Publishing Group started Meg Magazine in 1998.  Meg Magazine is a fashion & lifestyle magazine targetted to young Filipino women.  The magazine’s mantra is not just to teach women how to dress, but also to have fun, to keep thinking and to respect self and others.  I got myself a copy of their latest issue during the launch, and I must say the magazine has a lot of quality content.

I was told that Meg Magazine is going big.  If you notice, all their covers this year feature the hottest stars of the Philippines.  Georgina Wilson is this month’s Meg magazine cover. Don’t we all agree that she’s hot and popular today?

Meg has also ventured into TV. They brought their brand ambassador search to ETC.  The reality show is called I am MEG: Own the World in Style.  I was able to catch one of their episodes before.  Coincidentally, the final challenge of the contestants will happen during the Meg Top Choice 2012 awards night on November 27, 2012!  Wow, definitely an event that both Meg Top Choice 2012 nominees and I am MEG finalists will look forward to!

A few bloggers were given the opportunity to get a sneak peek at the Meg Top Choice 2012 voting site before it was available for public voting.  While I was browsing through the nominees, I already was rooting for some stars to win!

Today, the Meg Top Choice 2012 voting site is up!  I have voted for my favourites (noticed some bugs in their site though, hope Meg fixes it) 🙁

Here are the list of this year’s nominees:

Fashion & Beauty

• Top Fashion Forward Celebrity
  • Female: Sarah Lahbati, Divine Lee, Kris Bernal, Jasmine Curtis-Smith, Megan Young
  • Male: Vice Ganda, John Lloyd Cruz, Mikael Daez, Enchong Dee, Alden Richards
• Best Red Lips
  • Anne Curtis, Marian Rivera, Iza Calzado, Heart Evangelista, Georgina Wilson

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Meg Top Choice 2012
http://iammeg.ph/?top_choice_set=all