TO MAKE the launch of Lush’s new boutique in Glorietta 4 extra-special, Stores Specialists Inc. flew in Lauren Savage, who handles international business development and support for Lush International.
Multi-awarded Korean makeup and skin-care brand Banila Co. launched this week with CEO Chang Soo Kim and chief makeup artist Kangpil Kim flying in to Manila for the occasion.
As a teenager I used to derive a perverse sense of satisfaction from running a cotton ball doused with astringent across my face and staring at all the dirt it picked up. If it stung, I felt like the product was working.
“At Fashion Week last month, it was all about illuminated skin, which has a lot to do with moisture, but you can fake it with lots of illumination products. We’re also noticing in the region that red and burgundy lips are just flying off the counters,” said Nguyen of Bobbi Brown.
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Over the years, erstwhile model Borgy Manotoc has appeared less and less in the public eye, giving fewer and fewer interviews. So when his sister Mavis Fuentabella told me back in July that he was having a private trunk show for his first men’s line, I had to admit, I was intrigued.
My newfound enthusiasm for fitness has naturally seeped into my shopping habits. This was evident last Saturday when I went to yoga with a friend who saw me whip out not just a water bottle, but also a yoga towel and gripping gloves. As with any hobby, once you get into it, you’ll discover that there can be an endless amount of stuff to buy.
We celebrated all things fitness last month on Preen.ph with a range of articles like how to choose the right pair of training shoes, couples on Instagram who embody (literally) our #fitspiration and #relationshipgoals and mobile fitness apps that suit your activity level.
The first pop-up I attended was for chic handbag brand Tali Handmade, which are hand-woven by female inmates at the Manila City Jail. Her next pop-ups hosted Borgy Manotoc and Japanese designer Takashi Uokawa’s collaborative clothing line, Cavelaborem, and Japanese bespoke eyewear brand, Nackymade, which counts Yoko Ono as a client.
