Here’s a preview of today’s shoot for my swimwear line CITY OF VINTAGE. I am obviously excited to share it to you guys! Like City of Vintage in Facebook to see the rest of the shoot ♥
Photographed by: Mark Cantalejo (http://www.markcantalejo.net)
Model: Lana Novikova
Make-up: Pearl of Dollface Cosmetics (http://www.facebook.com/dollfacecosmeticsphils)
Hair: Ruby Sandoval
Stylist: Nicoco Roa & yours truly
Accessories: Young Folks (http://www.facebook.com/youngfolksbrand)
Swimsuits: Of course, City of Vintage (http://www.facebook.com/cityofvintageph)
 

CEBU!
Do not miss out on a bigger Make Your Own Havaianas coming your way!
“From August 2 to August 5, step into the most special Make Your Own Havaianas yet at the SM City Cebu Northwing Arium. By mixing and matching colorful straps, soles and pins inspired by the brand’s heritage, vintage fashion and golden anniversary representations, to learning the story of their much-loved flip-flop brand, Havaianaticos will truly take part in creating yet another history by making a pair that will stand for their taste and will bring happy-fashion right …

50 Colorful Years of Summer and Style:
Havaianas Celebrates Golden Anniversary in MYOH 2012
This year, Havaianas will take you through a colorful and exciting tour back to where it all started. As the brand celebrates its 50th anniversary, Make Your Own Havaianas 2012 is geared to be the most special one yet. Havaianas will let you experience this through Make Your Own Havaianas’ exhibit. The Havaianas story is told through a blaze of color and fashion, showing how Havaianas paved the way for flip-flops to become a respected style statement the …

Because if we can have it my way, it’ll be FOREVER SUMMER!
City of Vintage’s swimsuit is still ongoing so if you want this striking vintage swimsuit, go like CITY OF VINTAGE‘s page and find out how. And with just a few clicks, this swimsuit can be yours!
 

 Summer season often inspires people to sport a style that features vivid colors, vibrant patterns, and quirky embellishments, but for Havaianas, such designs are not only for the warm season; they are year round staples that complement your taste and style in a way that only the world’s leading flip-flops brand can banner.
 This summer, Havaianas introduces new pairs which take the elegance of Havaianas Slim to the next level.  The newest lines of the Havaianas Embellished Collection, exclusively offered in Rustan’s Makati, Rustan’s Shangri-La Plaza Mall, and Rustan’s Ayala Center …

Well, somebody will have an extra special post-Valentine’s treat! We already picked our winner for the Style Cebu x Bees’z Closet shoe giveaway!

 
CONGRATULATIONS, GILLIAN!
Please check your email as to how you can claim your prize.
Don’t forget to check out Bees’z Closet’s new shoes! You can see it HERE .

Brave. Bold. Original.
I was invited to the press conference of Cinema One Originals Cebu Festival held in Radisson Blu. And I was overdressed (hence, my Facebook status that day: When in doubt, overdress). They were all in jeans and chucks! Well, what was I thinking? I was attending the press conference attended and made for the “rock stars” of our film making industry. Those guys who does not just think outside the box but rips the box apart and makes a whole new box of their own, a box with …

If the young group behind Blanc cannot be considered VERY, VERY talented then I do not know what can be. They once dreamed of being in the cover of a magazine and they thought “why not create one?”. Viola! Blanc Magazine Online was conceived. According to Matt Aesthetics, who have resigned himself to a whole lot of sleep and rest, it wasn’t easy as they have been working on their first issue for months now. But young talents of their caliber sure make it look like a piece of cake …

I looked around the room and saw a room full of girls in different shades of lipsticks, in well-drawn brows and well-contoured cheeks. However, I did not see girls who are consumed with vanity, rather, I saw girls who know how to take care of themselves. I saw empowered women who knows how important it is to look presentable and beautiful. I saw a girl wearing the brightest shade of red lipstick and I saw confidence. I spotted a lady in plum lipstick and I saw boldness. Make-up should not …

“You put your high heels on and you change” – Manolo Blahnik
I could not agree more and I think every lady who has been instantly transformed will nod in unison. All superficiality aside, a pair of stunning stilettos can indeed boost a girl’s confidence.  But a downside cannot be avoided. It can also be headache inducing! A headache is exactly what I got when I won a shoe contest hosted by my friend Rhea of Beez’s Closet. A headache I’ll have any day at any given time! She asked me …