
30Aug 10 Purple Haze
Tags: outfit of the day, rtw, fashion, artI'm supposed to be churning out more product reviews, but I couldn't help sneaking in an outfit post ('cos I'd take fashion over cosmetics any day). Well if I think about it, I should've written about this months ago when, after...

24Aug 10 Solo launches Pinoy Cartoonist Memorabilia Collection featuring Larry Alcala
Tags: philippine fashion, art, fashion, shopping, 90s, modelsI caught a glimpse of Solo’s billboard along Edsa near Rockwell, featuring the works of late cartoonist and illustrator Larry Alcala on their clothing. How timely! I was just researching for a proposed article on Visual Arts in Fashion for...

17Aug 10 Gleeful about my new kicks
Tags: shoes, outfit of the day, vintage, 90s, fashion, grunge, street fashion, accessoriesI actually wanted to blog about this as soon as I got them, but I figured I'd just take a picture with a whole outfit for an OOTD post. Like I said before, I'm in a very lacy mood nowadays. I...

10Aug 10 When the going gets tough, the tough goes shopping
Tags: shopping, fashion, accessories, bargains, street fashion, outfit of the day, people, malls, vintageAbout a month ago when I resigned from full-time work, my cousin Naomi insisted we go out shopping on a weekday. She was in the same boat as I am, and wanted to take advantage of the fact that we...

27Jul 10 Of polka dots and being matchy-matchy
Tags: outfit of the day, fashion, vintage, shoes3 OOTD posts in one month s'not so bad, I'm thinking. I'm getting the hang of it, but I still look left and right before telling whoever it is holding the camera (in this case, "my bff" Marcus) to shoot,...

23Jul 10 OOTD and my Benetton Rosso!
Tags: fragrance, malls, outfit of the day, rtw, street fashion, fashion, philippine fashion, philippine online chronicles, people, eventsI attended the United Colors of Benetton fragrance launch yesterday. Boy do I wish I had taken more time to actually style my outfit because I bumped into several fashion bloggers whose styles I admire a lot and was even...

17Jul 10 So consider this my first "Outfit of the Day" post!
Tags: outfit of the day, fashion, accessories, shoes, peopleAfter much prodding from friends, readers and fellow bloggers, I finally came up with my first "Outfit of the Day" post! After all, what's a fashion blogger who doesn't post her own photos? A fashion blogger who's quite averse to...

13Jun 10 Raiding my mom's shoe closet
Tags: shoes, fashionThis uber busy week found my haggard self going from work and straight to my parents' home, instead of the condo unit I share with my sister in Mandaluyong (if you can spare me Mandaluyong in and out jokes?). I...

20May 10 Get Laud with Wild Things and Sahara Summers Part 2
Tags: styling, photography, fashion, rtw, collaboration, modelsThis is the second batch of the photos after the shoot with Focal Length Studio. For a little refresher (since the first part of the post seems so long ago now), FLS people I worked with were Louie ...

05May 10 Still felt like winning to me
Tags: malls, styling, fashion, rtw, contests, the philippine online chroniclesSo ends the Promod styling contest. This is a little late, actually, as the awarding was last Thursday at Megamall Atrium. But I've been up to my neck with work and haven't had time to enjoy writing in my blog...

28Apr 10 Styling at Promod
Tags: styling, fashion, rtw, malls, the philippine online chronicles, contestsLast Saturday, fellow POC writer Lauren (of I am Bourgeois) and I went to Promod’s Megamall Atrium branch to participate in their styling contest. Okay, whew, that was a mouthful. Actually, it was an event for fashion bloggers as part...

26Apr 10 Get Laud with Wild Things and Sahara Summers
Tags: styling, photography, fashion, rtw, collaboration, modelsSo I collaborated with some old friends: Louie Sagabaen, James Dulay, Albert Narral and Edgar Sañano, collectively Focal Length Studio. I usually don't like having more than one photographer, but I was amazed at how organized they went about it. ...

18Apr 10 It's Getting Laud in here!
Tags: rtw, shopping, fashion, photography, philippine fashionI must say Get Laud is rocking my socks right now. I was browsing through their racks and certainly, if you're looking for some good, affordable dresses for work, they have one of the best collections around. But what really...

21Mar 10 Rockin The POC.net's Beauty and Fashion Channel
Tags: writing, fashion, make up, the philippine online chroniclesNow that I have time off from work, with the film shooting ending last Friday, I sit back and relax and get to know my fellow writers' blogs. That's right, one of the things that kept me uber busy this...

23Feb 10 Freeway National Artists Special Edition: Ang Kiukok
Tags: art, shopping, fashion, philippine fashionI don't normally shop for clothes at the mall nowadays, but if I did, I will certainly head straight to Freeway. I am so in love with their National Artists collection! The first National Artist whose works they featured on...
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- I'll never do two events in one night again
If I use my Avon eye pencil, I dab a wee bit of oil on the tip makes the pencil glide on easily. just sharing *wink* But I am raving about Kate by Kanebo, hop on over my blog to view it. and the magic word wait for a sale...Posted 14 hours ago by MrsMartinez
- I'll never do two events in one night again
Lauren - Thanks! It wasn't til I saw your pictures that I thought I didn't look so much like a haggard chick after all. :)) I was surprised my makeup held up! Ro - They're my sister's, and I think they're too expensive...I've seen similar non-plastic designs that are...Posted 21 hours ago by Alex
- I'll never do two events in one night again
@Rowena Those are actually my shoes, haha! But they hurt like hell because they're so enclosed. That was why she was feeling tortured that day.Posted 23 hours ago by Bea
- I'll never do two events in one night again
waaah i really wanted to meet you! you were there pala i said hi kay Liz and Lauren kaya!:) hehe. hope to talk to you naman next time. You look gorgeous d naman halatang loren haggarda!Posted 1 day ago by pax
- I'll never do two events in one night again
Awww, too bad I didn't see you last nite dear! It would have been lovely to finally meet you. I love your dress! I also got a black lace dress from WAGW but the lining was in black. :) http://deathbyplatforms.blogspot.com/Posted 1 day ago by Kookie B.
- @fayeshka when I found out how much we were spending on our cars weekly. Seems like such a waste unless your job depends on mobility.
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- @fayeshka I dunno ha, but a car is really really expensive to maintain unless you have a gas allowance from the company. I was shocked when
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- @fayeshka I think a condo is a safer investment because cars depreciate and need constant, expensive maintenance.
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- I can't sleep >_< Couldn't sleep a wink last night. Time to check out that Sleepasil. Damn you bottomless iced tea.
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- @vetz everybody hates that coffee, but I dunno why :))
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