Fashion and Beauty Reads

It’s another week of fashion and beauty conversations over at Beauty Bento Box for all you beauty aficionados and over at Tops 2 Bottoms for all you fashionistas. Come on over and jump in on any topic that catches your fancy. You can laugh at a SRSLY moment or learn from my personal experience with getting a skin peel. Pick your poison!

Over at Beauty Bento Box

What’s Your Favourite Perfume?
Fragrance in Fives
SENSAI SILK, Basic and Special Treatment Sets
Eastern Experiments: PCA Skin and the Skin Peel
Shu Uemura Lash Repair

Over at Tops 2 Bottoms

SRSLY?!?
I Miss Denim Jackets
MANGO | The Fashion Circus, Autumn 08 Collection
Purple Mango Goodness
Work Wear Monday: Going for Length

I sure hope you’ll find these options both entertaining and educational. I sure learned a thing or two while writing them.

Happy reading!

From the Splendicity community, comes this week best in beauty, fashion and shopping.

BEAUTY

NY Spender remembers all of her past anti-frizz products and raves about her newest one.

Beauty and Fashion Tech looks at everything you need for a perfect brow from Anastasia Beverly Hills

Viva Woman finds out the types of Vitamin C in skincare products and what works for our skin.

Beauty Bento Box offers her first impressions on the OLAY White Radiance Foaming Cleanser.

My Women Stuff discusses what are chemical sunscreens and physical sunscreens.

Beauty Blogging Junkie shows you how you can channel a Mad Men character at various price points.

Cinnamon Kitten forsakes her M.A.C. brushes for a few weeks to try out a couple of eco-friendly ecoTools.

Beauty Match has a video review: Should you buy Cover Girl Lash Blast or Maybelline Collosal Mascara?

Beauty Secrets Revealed is Giving Away AminoGenesis Anti-aging Skin Care Products Worth $119

Makeup and Beauty Blog gives you details on how to attend a free Chanel master makeup class.

SHOPPING

Shopalicious wants to share the wonderful jewelry concoctions of Amy of the B-Line, chemistry teacher by day, jewelry designer for fun!

ShopDiary loves the scent of Hermèssence Vétiver Tonka.

Laya’s EYE has fallen in love with the prettiest cupcake wrappers she has ever seen.

Shoe Blitz talks about the hottest shoe trends for fall.

Glamour Gift Guide loves the look of Lori Bonn jewelry, including coordinating necklaces, bracelets and more.

FASHION

Style…a work in progress is looking forward to a Gothic-Victorian-cowgirl style Fall and tells us about it when she says “Real cowboys never run, they just ride away“

Style Manila invites all to support the Style Manila Page on Facebook!

Tops 2 Bottoms shares some shirred and bubble style ideas for your work wear.

Just A Formality talks about trends in bridal shoes.

The Space Between My Peers wonders if long floral dresses are hopelessly dated.

I’m christening this month, August, as the shopping month. Curious? Well, if you’ve noticed, there are a lot sales and bazaars scheduled on the calendar! Personally, I’m actually planning on a big splurge this month and am absolutely excited about it! LOL.

Again, to name the ones I’ve already told you guys about:

The Grand August Sale, Robinson’s Department Store

Aloha Boardshorts Sale

Rockwell’s Urban Bazaar in August

I wouldn’t be surprised if there will be a few more that’ll turn up. I’m actually hoping they would! So, if you know any more good deals going on, bazaar schedules, or any shopping events, let us know! You can leave details in the comment area below or just send me an email, sasha[@]stylemanila[.]com. We’d love to hear from you!

Happy shopping!

Just heard about Rockwell’s Urban Bazaar schedule for next month and it’s going be on August 15 - 17, 2008, from 10am to 9pm. Of course, the venue’s at the Rockwell Tent.

I also found out that B.C. Manila will be there. We can actually check out the fabulous dresses of Berry Tenchavez and Celline Salapantan in person. I reckon that’s one reason not to miss this bazaar.

If you know any other seller who’ll be there, feel free to leave a comment with their names below!

August is turning out to be every shopper’s dream, with all the sales and bazaars happening. Enjoy it!

Just received word that Aloha Boardshorts is currently having a sale. You can enjoy great discounts on selected items. Here’s a quick rundown:

40% off on ALL LOST apparel

20% off on selected VOLCOM items

20% off on selected DAKINE tees and rashguards

Sale schedule: 25 July 2008 to 30 August 2008.

They’re located at the Power Plant Mall, Rockwell, Makati City.

Happy shopping!

Fashion and Beauty Reads

If you’re new here at Style Manila, I reckon it’s best to let you know that let you know of the two (2) other blogs I manage, one is also on fashion, Tops 2 Bottoms and the other is on Asian beauty, Beauty Bento Box and I’d like start a weekly update on some of the conversations found there; in the hopes that you may find them useful and/or entertaining.

Over at Beauty Bento Box

Falsies: Basic Touch or Fantasy Splurge?
Shu Uemura Depsea Water Facial Mist
What is Your Preferred Cleanser-Makeup Remover?
On Hair Talks
Shiseido, The Makeup Sheer Enhancer Base SPF 15

Over at Tops 2 Bottoms

Dress and Skirt in Drapes
I Feel Pretty in a Dress
Christian Siriano for BLUEFLY
Cookie Monster Tee
Work Wear Monday: Shirred and Bubble

Nurturing conversations with people who share the same passions will always have good returns. At least, that’s what I’d like to think. It’s always fun to talk about fashion and beauty, don’t you agree?

Happy reading!

First there was the Style Manila Facebook Group, now it’s getting better — it’s Style Manila’s very own page on Facebook!

I just want to let you guys know that Style Manila has just put up our very own page on Facebook. I reckon this ought to be an easy way to let the Style Manila readers in on what’s happening, may it be events, random thoughts or simple Facebook interaction. If you’re on Facebook, you’d know just how fun it is, right?

The Style Manila group will still be around cuz it does allow us to interact, share tips, photos and links, and mostly just get to know each other better. But the members of the Style Manila Page will definitely have first dibs on the latest news from and about Style Manila.

I hope you guys would drop by and decide to join Style Manila on Facebook! You don’t have to pick one, you can choose both! See you there!

In a conversation I had a few days ago, a sentiment on the subject of shoes was raised. She had voiced an apparent disdain on the makes of available shoes lately. Yes, some still prefer to own shoes that can last at least a couple years before they throw it away. And yes, a lot of the shoes in the market right now are affordable but of poor quality.

As a shoe person, I do love to buy pairs just for the heck of it. Don’t mind that it’ll go out of season, I would sometimes reason out that I can easily dispose of it when I get tired of using it or replace it when it’s worn out, regardless of its lifespan. I guess I’ve taken on a “disposable” mentality when it comes to shoes. An expensive bad habit, I know.

However, there are instances wherein I’d invest in a pair that I would want to last. I would weigh in its quality and timeless design without prejudice. There are shoes that I would want to own and use for a longer time. But does that mean I should turn to designer shoes?

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Image: Robinson’s

August will cease to be just an ordinary month for you shoppers out there. It’ll be 31 days of great perks and fabulous discounts as Robinson’s Department Store holdsThe Grand August Sale. Enjoy up to 50% off on selected items.

No need to tell you when it’ll start and end, yea? Heh. I reckon it’s best that you save up, ready them plastics and stock up cash on your pretty little purses. Oh, yea. Get a foot massage while you’re at it. That way, you’ll be raring to hit the mall next month!

Happy shopping!

There’s a reason why individuals are drawn to certain things in life. In the area of fashion, you’ll notice how we’ve put importance on what sort of clothes you wear rather on how you wear them. Most have the notion that wearing designer labels or branded items will automatically earn them a ticket to becoming the a recognised fashionista. But we all know that it’s not true, right?

I’ve noticed that Manila has become the next destination of well-known brands, ones you had only seen in them Western magazines. I’m hearing more and more Filipinos paying ridiculous amounts of money to wear them labels.

What is in a brand anyway? Do we truly recognise the value behind each brand that enter our market?

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