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AS he was growing up, oral hygiene was not a priority in Macoy Averilla’s family.
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AS he was growing up, oral hygiene was not a priority in Macoy Averilla’s family.
YEARS ago, I attended a roundtable discussion hosted by a telco. The panelists were millennial do-gooders who proceeded to say they only wanted to work with young people like themselves because old people were slow, not creative, and too conscious of the time they put in at work.
“IF your suitor has this black backpatch on his Levi’s jeans, it means that he’s rich,” someone jokingly remarked during the Levi’s 2024 Press Preview.
SOME of my friends and work contacts are social-media managers. Most of their complaints about work are related to how their superiors view going viral online. There is much pressure for the things they post to become viral when they are just product launches or personality-driven events and developments.
Faith Garcia is a former beauty queen (Miss Aura International 2021) who has retired from competing in pageants and is now helping raise awareness of how triathlon can be beneficial to the mind and the body. She came to this realization partly because her father has had two strokes.
THE Electric Vehicle Association of the Philippines (Evap), based on data from the Land Transportation Office (LTO), said 2,557 EV (electric vehicle) units were registered from January to June 2023. Of this number, SUVs made up the bulk of these newly registered EVs at 1,077 units followed by utility vehicles at 766 units, cars at 502 units, motorcycles with 208 units, and trucks with four units.
I am not by any means an expert on phone cameras or any sort of camera. I am writing about camera phones in the context of using them for concert fancams. I have been testing the Samsung S24 Ultra for three weeks now. Prior to that, I used the S23 Ultra for around eight months through over 20 concerts in 2023. I have been so happy with the S23 Ultra and it has delivered good videos and photos.
Stadium concerts are slowly becoming more and more common, even here in the Philippines where there are probably less than 10 legit stadiums.
I had the privilege of interviewing two personalities who are both popular on the internet, during the Watsons Health and Wellness Expo, a four-day event held at the Megatrade Hall, SM Megamall.
ONE of the things that a speaker during Shiseido’s “Lavender Ring: Makeup & Photos with Smiles” event struck me.
THE era of AI is upon us, whether we like it or not, and companies like Samsung are making sure that artificial intelligence goes mainstream faster with new products like the Galaxy S24 series.
MY favorite Watsons store is the one in The Block at SM North Edsa but perhaps the second best for me is the newly opened branch in Power Plant Mall. When I posted about this store in my Instagram stories, a lot of people said, “Finally!”
ONLINE and offline, sustainability is a big word. Nearly every corporation has a sustainability program. Swedish multinational conglomerate Ikea is an advocate for sustainable living. It offers sustainable home solutions and food items that are affordable and accessible to its customers.
SINCE the pandemic, I have gone through two jars of Shiseido’s Vital Perfection Uplifting and Firming Cream. I like it because it’s very moisturizing and does have firming properties.
ACER unveiled its CES 2024 showcase at the MOA Arena last weekend with new and revamped PCs and additions to its Acerpure line of air circulators and purifiers. The new laptops include Microsoft Copilot on Windows and have a new built-in Copilot key so you can easily access AI companion in Windows 11.
WHEN you first try anything from Teviant Beauty’s The Ultimate Skin Master Collection, which includes The Ultimate Skin Master Luminous Radiant Primer, Foundation and Concealer and The Artisan Brush Collection, you’ll know that it was conceptualized by a master. The master is makeup artist Albert Kurniawan, whose trademark is a skin-perfect look.
THANKS to RuPaul’s Drag Race, drag queens are having a moment and hopefully they are not just a trend. I am thankful that drag queens are taking a stand and using their platforms to spread acceptance. Let’s be honest, if a drag queen walked down a street anywhere in Metro Manila, they would still be catcalled but things are getting slightly better, in my opinion.
I HAVE never understood the Filipinos’ fascination for pin-straight hair. As a child, I had very straight and thin hair so it couldn’t hold clips or ribbons. So I would look wistfully at the curly and lustrous hair of my classmates and wish I had curls, too. My daughter got her curls from her father and all her life, she has wanted straight hair. Early this year, we went to a Korean salon and the hairstylist gave her a really short haircut that brought tears to her eyes. That unfortunate haircut, however, had a happy result. She realized that styled properly, she could wear her hair down without using a hair straightening tool.
I mean no offense to any individual or group of people but whoever is trying to normalize holding concerts and big events in areas that are literally in the middle of nowhere needs a lesson in empathy.
KROMA Entertainment considers itself a game-changer in the rapidly changing entertainment industry. Its focus on “tradigital” entertainment is aimed at connecting with a diverse audience, not just digital natives.
IT has been quite a year for Filipino beauty and, without a doubt, GRWM Cosmetics is one of those leading the pack when it comes to public recognition and acceptance.
December 14 was a night that Hallyu fans in the Philippines have dreamed of for years. The stars aligned and landed in Bulacan, with over 50 artists making their appearance at the Asia Artist Awards (AAA) at the Philippine Arena.
I RECENTLY attended a jewelry event and had this feeling that the new brand ambassador was someone I knew. It wasn’t until the question-and-answer portion that I realized I did but only from TikTok.
I recently attended the launch of Viral Records and the introduction of its roster of artists, and there was one thing that the label’s CEO Patsy Ferrer said that struck me.
THERE is no doubt that new Ginebra San Miguel Calendar Girl Heaven Peralejo is a looker. But she is also a fighter who has survived a career slump, her mom having cancer, and many other challenges. “I really love my job and I was meant for this so kahit ano pang itapon nila sa akin, ilalaban ko ’to [no matter what they say about me, I will fight for this],” said the 24-year-old actress.
WITH the heavy traffic in Metro Manila and the country’s key cities, it seems like Christmas shopping this year will be an ordeal.
YOU can’t go wrong with the gift of fragrance. One of the best things to do for someone who loves perfumes is to unbox a new scent.
I reviewed the Samsung Z Flip 5 for nearly a month and I was so sad to return it. Even to this day, I miss it. Samsung’s flip-style foldable now has a much larger cover screen and it makes all the difference.
ACCORDING to Eun Seong Hwang of the Department of Life Science, University of Seoul, in a study published in Pharmacoepigenetics (2019), Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) levels in the body deplete with aging, and it is associated with downregation of energy production in mitochondria, oxidative stress, DNA damage, cognitive impairment, and inflammatory conditions.
THE streaming service Lionsgate Play launched in the Philippines with over 16,000 titles in 2022. While many might say that the streaming service market is overcrowded, Lionsgate Play only recently marked its first year in the country.
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