[Post by Eena Acuña]
Coachella (California, USA), Summer Sonic (Japan), Laneway (Singapore), Glastonbury and Reading & Leeds (The UK), Bonnaroo (Tennessee), Soundwave (Australia). These are just some of the biggest well known music festivals from around the globe that makes me want to pack my bags, leave everything behind, and just go.
But at the same time it also makes me wonder: why can’t something like this happen in Manila? Given our annual local music festivals such as Pulp Summerslam, Oktoberfest, and Fete dela Musique, Manila’s music scene is no doubt ripe …

Wishing I can say it’s inspired by the current season but I have to admit that this is a typical everyday outfit for me. Yes, a cut-off has become a staple and I would simply rotate my shirts, camis or some breezy top. What I can say is that today, Easter Sunday, I felt like wearing something colourful. It was a simple, hassle-free, happy look. I guess I needed a bit of colour to un-dampen the mood I’m in over the last few weeks. I’m wishing that I’ll be able …

Call it positive thinking. Regardless of my present schedule and work load, I recently bought a new bikini as if I’ve made vacation plans this weekend. I didn’t. Make plans, that is. It’s just my way to will something I’m wishing for into being. It is Summer, after all. I’m not going to waste away indoors and in front of the laptop for the next couple of months. The heat is driving me mental.
I want to be near the water — salty, if possible. I want to get toasted again. …

An effort to diversify the sort of shoes I own and wear, I came responding to a whim as I indulged an experimental buy. ‘Twas one of those days wherein I was distracted by an update — unsure if it was on Facebook or elsewhere — and I suddenly found myself window-shopping-turned-buying on Chick Flick’s online store. I believe each trip to Chick Flick is quite dangerous because it seems I often end up placing an order, haha. See exhibits A, B, C, D, E, F.. — er, you got …

Though I’m still a huge fan of MAC lippies, I couldn’t resist the urge to sample ones from NARS. I’ve been hearing and reading great reviews on the brand (esp the lipsticks) so on one of my trips to Rustan’s in Alabang Town Center late last year, I decided to grab a couple of tubes. I opted for the popular lipstick shade, Dolce Vita, and another popular shade, Orgasm, but a lip gloss this time.

NARS Lip Gloss in Orgasm x Lipstick in Dolce Vita
I noticed that Dolce Vita is a …

If you were able to grab a copy of Business World newspaper last Friday, 30 March 2012, you would’ve chanced upon an feature article that talked about Summer trends. I received a set of interview questions via email last week and managed to squeeze in a response right smack in the middle of making a report and a conference call. Grateful that the special features writer still considered using my somewhat brief input in her article.

Here’s the verbatim Q&As for those of you who weren’t able to read it but …

[Post by Eena Acuña]
“What is the other duck? You know… It’s the other duck. The outcast, thee underdog, the other. The Ugly Duckling. Embrace that inner other and you will discover that at the right time, your ugly duckling will transform into the beautiful swan in time. Don’t force it. Don’t avoid it. Embrace it. Be proud of it. It’s who you are. Your essence. Don’t let anyone take it away. Ever.”

 
 
“Just watch the Dougie video.” We all have our stories to tell – and the best part of this is …

It’s Friday Night. You quickly took a last glance at the mirror, checked to see if your lipstick’s still in place. Waiting at the other side of the door are your girls and the rest of the night. You know not to leave your purse, which holds all the night’s essentials. You step into the night ready to embrace what stoke you’d get from hanging out with your favourite people and Jack.
Have you ever really given it a second thought? I mean, do you know what makes a bag THE …

[Post by Eena Acuña]
I can’t seem to stress enough how much I appreciate guys who can carry the simplest clothes in an elegant but still laid back way. I have never seen anyone wear this kind of Pumas before nor is this the easiest style to carry. Then I realized that every time I bump into Russ, there was always something about his shoes that made sense, like, he was really meant to wear them. Balancing between blues and greys, at the end of the day, its all about the …