In 2 days (that’s right, July 27!), the year’s most anticipated beauty event is happening again — the 3rd Annual SM Lipstick Festival! This is your chance to get up to 50% off your most coveted lip color products. Participating brands include Benefit Cosmetics, Shiseido, Clio, Revlon, Happy Skin, Max Factor, Covergirl, Pop Beauty, Sleek…
Healthy cooking with Grande Rice Bran Oil
Ever since I started cooking, I’ve banished canola oil from my kitchen. First of all, there is no canola plant. Canola was developed from the breeding of the rapeseed plant. Maybe it’s just me but I prefer to use something more natural when I prepare food for the family. As a result, I’ve stuck mostly…
Anello is now in Manila!
I first came across the Japanese bag brand Anello earlier this year when we went to Tokyo for a vacation. I saw nylon backpacks being sold for a little over 3,500 yen (around P1,600+). When school opened this June, my daughter told me a lot of her schoolmates were using Anello bags. It’s definitely the…
Introducing the new Shopwise Express!
A mom’s work is never done. I was so happy when summer vacation started. I thought I’d get a couple of months off from ferrying the kids to and from school. But it wasn’t to be. My son is entering 12th grade and I found out I had to enroll him in a college entrance review…
Online Car Registration: Yay or Nay?
Renewing anything here in the Philippines is a pain. Whether it’s your passport, driver’s license, or car registration, most of us have come to expect long lines, fixers, uncomfortable waiting areas, and a host of other inconveniences. I was just processing my US visa renewal this week and you know what, more than half the…