I have always been careful about my health and figure. Even when I was pregnant I made sure to eat well and keep slim through regular exercise. My last baby, I was expecting to deliver early, just like with my first who was born at
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I'll never forget when my mother took me to high tea at some really posh hotel in London. I was about 9 years old and for the life of me I can't remember where we were, but I do remember how magical it all was.
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I love MAC! And who doesn't love their bold colors, especially a bold red lip. This is one of the reasons why I'm absolutely in love with this latest collaboration. New York-based Taiwanese motion graphics designer, Min Liu collaborates with M•A•C as she fuses both traditionalism
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I stepped out the other day, rushing to the car and stopped for a moment on the street to appreciate this incredibly beautiful weather. The sky was the perfect shade of periwinkle blue with a few clouds softly floating by. The coconut tree by our
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“Our house is going to end up looking like a Philux showroom!” my husband once exclaimed to me as I told him about my latest order for my youngest son’s nursery. I quickly replied “Well why not? They are so easy to work with!” How
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My partner-in-wine, Juana Yupangco and I recently hosted a wine and cheese event at Crate and Barrel for our other blog, www.wine-lips.com. We had such a lovely boozy time! Check out our post here on the events that transpired. In the meantime I would like
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Some time mid-last year, I was sitting in my pajamas, working in front of the computer, when I received a call from Tita Irene Francisco. She announced to me that they had chosen me as Philippine Tatler’s Asia’s Most Stylish for their 15th anniversary. I
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Genetics is an incredible thing – from our eye color to our skin tone to even our build and sometimes I feel like parts of our personality is even hereditary. When I look at my children and see how different they look and yet so
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Wow. What a year that was. I think the best way to describe 2016 is eventful. From hot politics to even hotter topics, the loss of great minds and creatives, tragic current events… It’s been a tough and divisive year. I watched, admittedly passively, on
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Sometimes I feel like we tend to be over-the-top in the Philippines. My very European husband always complains at how come there is always so much food, so much decor and just so much of everything at some celebrations. "In Europe, there is usually just
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