
Wild cinnamon bark tea, berry wine, coco sugar brownies–Hindy Tantoco’s ‘Balik Bukid’ buys »
Hindy Weber-Tantoco could very well be our generation’s poster child for hip and stylish country living. After living it up in the…
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Don’t be afraid of color, says this Japanese makeup artist »
Few imagined a boy from rural Japan would grow up to be a globetrotting makeup stylist save perhaps for Sadafumi Ito, Nars…
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La Mer supports World Oceans Day with limited-edition jar »
There are some products that I wish I could bathe myself in, and one of them is La Mer. When I…
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Consider a targeted skin peel for multiple concerns »
If you have multiple skin problems, it is quite the dilemma figuring out what to deal with first. …
May 24 2013 / No Comment / Read More »Imperial and ‘monarchic’ scent–it could only be French »
There’s a certain kind of attitude and swagger—the French way of doing things. “The French behave as kings,” Philippe Charriol explained the idea behind and the name of his house’s new men’s fragrance, Royal White, in last week’s launch at The Peninsula Manila. “It’s very monarchic,” he said, enumerating the similarly regal monikers of his brand’s fragrances: Imperial Ruby, Imperial Saphir, Royal…
May 24 2013 / No Comment / Read More »‘Asian fit’ menswear by way of Savile Row »
If T.M. Lewin had expanded in the Philippines four years ago, the respected British men’s shirting brand would have…
May 24 2013 / No Comment / Read More »Punk meets history in first Chanel show in Asia »
Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld’s Cruise 2014 collection mixed the wide pants and hobble maxi skirts that Coco Chanel wore…
May 24 2013 / No Comment / Read More »Yellow chicken fast gaining popularity at Wee Nam Kee »
To give its clients options, a Singaporean food retail chain is offering a fatter and far tastier version of…
May 23 2013 / 4 Comments / Read More »Chicken mangosteen curry, papaya salad, soft-shell crabs–Thai cuisine reworked for the Filipino palate »
While researching on Thai cuisine in Bangkok, executive chef Cheryl Pineda observed that the locals liked to mix their…
May 23 2013 / 1 Comment / Read More »‘Turon’ with ‘panocha’ »
We see them in the market being peddled by street vendors, especially where tourists congregate: clusters of peanuts in…
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