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Crown Jewels: Candy, Ginny and Lucille Dizon celebrate Jul

Candy, Ginny and Lucille — three women who are as lovely as their names that effortlessly land on the ears and escape the lips of those well-versed in the art of luxurious, timeless jewelry. These three ladies are none other than the Dizon women, all related to celebrated jeweler Jul…

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The Gates of Shopping Heaven Open with Hermès’ Re-opening

Committed to excellence in everything they do, beginning with sourcing the finest materials to seeking only most skilled artisans to create their masterpieces, Chief Executive Officer Axel Dumas and Artistic Director Pierre-Alexis Dumas make sure they are always on top of things, both of whom are sixth-generation family members. Their…

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Calling all brides-to-be! Come Join The Wedding Project this weekend

It’s always interesting to ask wedding guests, members of the entourage, the bride and groom and even the couple-to-be’s families what they love most about weddings. Sometimes it’s the set-up — beautiful, velvety flowers in full bloom alongside votive candles that borrow their light from the stars up high — …

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Be SPECS-tacular with new Sunnies Specs!

It’s always sunny in Manila with super hip and trendy — and most importantly pocket friendly — sunglasses and glasses frames brand Sunnies. Business partners and couple Eric Dee Jr., and Bea Soriano-Dee along with cousins Georgina Wilson and Martine Cajucom are the brains and brawn behind the exceedingly popular…

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Cozy up for the rainy season with these home decor and design inspirations

Pull out those ultra-fluffy bunny eared bedroom slippers and scatter all your throw pillows and plush blankets all around because the rainy season is prime time to stay indoors. With this Wednesday doing double duty as a likely rainy day + national holiday, what else is there to do except…

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Tired from work? Go home to a house filled with GROHE

It’s been a long day. The commute home was even more grueling than the multiple meetings, conference calls, and presentations crammed within the week and, oh my, will you look at that — it’s only Tuesday. You walk into your home, leave your keys and hopefully the day’s troubles too by the…

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How do you check your skin’s firmness? With a bungee trampoline, of course.

Science shows have showed us how fun it is to watch ordinary things turn into fascinating sights of ripples, waves and bounciness when filmed with a high speed camera — a baseball being hit with a bat, popping soap bubbles and even fish flying out of the water. What if…

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Ever wonder what the Queen likes to have for snacks?

We don't just have the answer to that; we make everything that she — and perhaps the rest of Great Britain —  loves about British snack time available to the whole of Manila. The British invasion came and it’s here to stay, what with the new, improved and expanded Marks &…

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Man Up! The Gentleman’s Guide to Grooming Essentials

It’s the small details — and efforts — that separate the men from the boys.  And while most boys cringe at the idea of soaps, suds, lotions and creams, it takes real men to embrace the masculine wisdom of unabashedly following a tried-and-tested beauty regimen. With the summer on its way out and…

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Hannah Kong: Fairy Godmother to Fashion

Take a look at these gowns. Really zone in and focus on every bead, every precious stone and every evenly spaced stitch as if each dress were a work of art. The longer you look, the more the dresses look like the creations of a fairy godmother — dresses a…

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