The Istana Ph Grand Launch and Store Tour - Living in Quezon City

Living in Quezon City is awesome! Since I moved here 6 years ago, I've enjoyed being nearer to establishments such as malls, restaurants, and my favorite - lifestyle hubs! Last Sunday, June 16, 2019, I was invited to The Istana Ph Grand Launch. I dropped by for a while to see what they have to offer and loved what I saw. I'm already planning another visit!

The Istana Ph Grand Launch and Store Tour - Living in Quezon City

What is The Istana Ph?

Esfolio Philippines Grand Launch (PICTURE HEAVY POST!) #WelcomeEsfolioPh #EsfolioPh #EsfolioPhilippines

Esfolio Philippines finally had a Grand Launching event yesterday, May 30, 2019, at Happy Garden Cafe in Bel Air Makati and I am so glad I went! It is no secret that I've featured Esfolio Philippines a few times in both the PinayBeautyAndStyle YouTube channel and the #PinayBeautyAndStyleBlog. I even have a hashtag for my Instagram features under #YeyAndieLovesEsfolio!

I'm just really happy that the brand took a lot of time and effort before officially launching in the Philippines. Without further ado, here is what happened at the Esfolio Philippines Grand Launch event!

Esfolio Philippines Grand Launch #WelcomeEsfolioPh #EsfolioPh #EsfolioPhilippines

Don't mind my weird photo, I needed a thumbnail for the vlog of the Esfolio Philippines launch. You can watch the video further below.

Buy Esfolio skin care products  HERE https://shope.ee/4ALLf13fma via their Shopee store <--- avoid fakes by buying direct from Esfolio

Lazada Women Festival Guesting PinayBeautyAndStyle X The Face Shop + Lazada Sale Promos!

Lazada Sale promos are part of the highlight of my past summers. I never thought that I'd be a part of it someday through their Lazada Women's Festival! So, okay, the thing is, a few brands have asked me to be a part of their FB and Lazada Live over the past 8-10 months but I always decline because I feel that I am too old, too ugly, too fat, and too much of a 'no one'...until The Face Shop asked.

Lazada Women Festival  Guesting The Face Shop X PinayBeautyAndStyle

Plus Lazada Sale Promos

PHOTOS WERE SCREEN-GRABBED FROM SHARED IG STORIES BY BLOG READERS

Why The Face Shop? Lazada Sale Promo

#MyUltimateVibrance Revealed at Cream Silk Keratin Rescue Ultimate Color Revive Launch #UltimatelyVibrantHair

Cream Silk launched their newest Keratin Rescue Ultimate Color Revive conditioner a week ago at the BGC Arts Center. After a week of use, I'm totally happy to share what went down during the event!

#MyUltimateVibrance Revealed at Cream Silk Keratin Rescue Ultimate Color Revive Launch #UltimatelyVibrantHair

The Story

Creamsilk recognized the need to create a conditioner that really works for colored hair as hair coloring became more popular locally. As you may have also observed, it is quite normal to see Filipinas sporting blond, all shades of brown, and even pastel hair these days. I've had ombre blond hair from January to April 2019 and recently switched up my blonde hair to red! 

I talked about products for maintaining red hair in this post and today, I'm glad to share that I'm adding Creamsilk Keratin Rescue Ultimate Color Revive to my list!

Creamsilk Keratin Rescue Ultimate Color Revive

Love Beauty And Planet Philippines Summer Collection Launch - Coconut for Haircare and Skincare

Love Beauty and Planet is Unilever's eco-friendly sub-brand featuring sustainable packaging and environment-friendly formulas for their products. I first heard about Love Beauty and Planet from an Australian friend last year and was so glad when they finally launched in the Philippines January of this year (I tried their lavender shampoo and liked it). Yesterday, Love Beauty And Planet Philippines launched their summer range at SM Beauty Activity Center in SM Makati and am excited to introduce them to you guys!

Love Beauty And Planet Summer Collection Launch 2019 Philippines

This is TMI but I've already bathed twice since receiving blogger samples yesterday. Yes, bathed twice in less than 20 hours just so I can 'indulge'...and that is with me trying not to go for a third bath haha! That's how much I like them :) If you love island-tropical coco-nutty scents, you'll love the the new releases too.

So, what's new with Love Beauty and Planet?

100 Years of Glowing Skin With Jergens Celebration in the Philippines!

I seldom write celebratory blogs, but I can't help talking about celebrating 100 Years of Glowing Skin with Jergens as I have a lot of fond memories with products from the brand. Jergens was the first ever lotion I used on my skin. I fondly remember my grandma asking me to give her a massage (apply Jergens lotion on her legs because she can't bend over) when I was around 5 or 6. I bet she'll be happy to see me getting a glimpse of the very first Jergens bottle in person!

100 Years of Glowing Skin With Jergens

I'm a bit of a snob for invites. I won't go if I don't care about the brand/product or bad trip ako sa PR, hahaha! Anywhoo, Jergens and I go wayyy back so of course I said "YES!" to Digify's invite :)

The invite itself was pretty neat too!

Below is a clip of me right after I arrived at the venue. You can watch the rest of the video at my vlogs for my reviews of the Maybelline Superstay Foundation and the EB Advance Contour Palette over at the Pinay Beauty And Style YouTibe channel :)

Kris Life Kit Review, Swatches, Price, Wear Test from Ever Bilena #EBKrisLifeKit

Kris Life Kit has been making the rounds on social media for about a week now and I'm only posting this review today! The truth is, I've been super busy the past two months (I only published one blog for May! gasp!) and if it didn't rain the entire day today I wouldn't be able to find the time to create this post. 

What better way to make a blogging comeback than talk about the latest makeup release from one of my favorite Philippine makeup brands, right? I figured people will appreciate a review post on the #EBKrisLifeKit more than if I decide to write about the EB Kris Life Kit launch first, so here goes!

EB Kris Life Kit Review

As much as I would like to claim that this is going to be a full review of all the products in the EB Kris Life Kit Collection, this will only focus on the two products that are already in the market as of May 31, 2018 - the Ever Bilena Kris Matte Brow Liner and Brow Mascara and the Kris Matte Matic Lipstick. 

but first,

What is the EB Kris Life Kit? (chika in this paragraph, haha!)

Ever Bilena Celebrates 35 Years Bringing the Best Color Cosmetics to Filipinas! I Found A LOT of Ever Bilena Secrets!!!

I seldom go to events (because of sched constraints) but when I got an invite to the exclusive Ever Bilena 35 Years Anniversary celebration at SMX MOA, I really made sure to go because I was curious to know secrets they could have to still be in business after 35 years! Man, that's older than all my days here on earth, haha!

Ever Bilena Company History Ever Bilena Company Information Ever Bilena owner

#EverBilenaAt35

My Ever Bilena Story Ever Bilena Company Information

---if you don't want to read this part, you can skip to the video. Just scroll down below :)---

Now, what is not a secret is the fact that I review and post a lot of Ever Bilena product reviews and news. Some have raised their eyebrows about this and there are actually brands who won't even respond to my queries because they think I work for EB...so I'm going to share a bit of why I like featuring EB so much...and of course talk about the Ever Bilena 35 years celebration later!

Eren McKay Showroom Grand Opening in Quezon City

I've been using Eren McKay makeup and beauty products for about a year now since I discovered them a year ago (I have a blog for that, click here) and so when I heard that their flagship store in Fishermall is moving to another location that's bigger and better on Feb 28, 2018, I just had to see it for myself!

Eren McKay Showroom Grand Opening in Quezon City

What is the Eren McKay Showroom?

The Eren McKay Showroom is the new 'main' store for all Eren Mckay products, their inhouse brand of color cosmetics, their skincare brand Elella Ginseng Therapy, and the all types of hard to find makeup that they carry.

Their store carries the following brands (this is not a complete list)

Meet Careline's New Better Than Basic Makeup and #CarelineGirlGang Endorsers!

It feels like it was only yesterday when I came across Philippine drugstore makeup brand, Careline. Back then, I had no idea that Careline was under Ever Bilena together with EB Advance and I mostly thought of the brand as a makeup brand for teens. Well, things have changed quite a bit and Careline Cosmetics now has a new look, new set of endorsers, TONS of new makeup, and a truly Better Than Basic campaign. Read on below to find out more about Careline's new makeup and endorsers!

OMG! they did not disappoint!

Careline is Better Than Basic Indeed!

Origins Exploring KBeauty? Origins Flower Fusion Sheet Masks Launch Philippines

To say that I love sheet masks is an understatement. Some of you know me from the Pinay Beauty And Style youtube channel and know for a fact that I'm a sheet mask junkie! It's like whenever there is a new promising sheet mask in the market, I gotta try it!

Origins launched their Flower Fusion line recently in the Philippines and I've been meaning to get a few. However, being a north girl, I just can't bring myself to travel all the way to SM Makati or Megamall to purchase them.

#ProjectVanityXOrigins Floral Soiree

Enter the #ProjectVanityXOrigins Floral Soiree event. Being a reader of Project Vanity, I was thrilled that I'll get to try out the masks, learn something new (because the event announcement said there will be a flower arrangement activity), meet the Project Vanity team, and pass time (because I was supposed to meet up friends later that day!) if I sign up for the event. I did and here we are!

Origins Flower Fusion Masks Launch Philippines

Highend Makeup for Drugstore Price? Checkout Makeup World Ph Launch!

This would sound super cheesy and all but I feel that these days are a great time for those who love makeup because so many new brands are launching. Not just that, but quite a number have really promising products. One of such brands is MakeupWorldPh, a proudly pinoy makeup brand that has brought an entire new world of makeup possibilities to the Philippines!

MakeupWorldPh Launch at Pure Beauty Serendra

La Girl Philippines Fully Launched here with the LA Girl Beauty For All Bloggers Kick Off Event

LA Girl Philippines launched their #BeautyForAll campaign in the Philippines amidst a literal and figurative storm last night, and it was a blast!

The LA Girl Beauty For All Bloggers Kick Off Event was held at Lazat restaurant in the heart of Quezon City yesterday night and featured a night full of informative beauty talk and makeup demo with celebrity makeup artist Owen Sarmiento, the LA Girl Philippines team, and the country's top beauty bloggers, vloggers, and influencers. 

LA Girl Beauty For All Bloggers Kick Off Event

The night ended with the brand sending guests home with a personalized train-case containing some LA Girl makeup products that they wanted the beauty bloggers, vloggers, and influencers to try. 

Ever Bilena Bold Beauty Blogger Event #EBBoldBeauty

So I figured that I should take a rest from the Pinay Beauty And Style Youtube channel and concentrate on blogging for a while. What better event to start that with than with Ever Bilena's Bold Beauty Blogger event right? (since most of you found my blog and vlog via reviews of their products). Truth be told, I'm not really into attending beauty events and the like unless I REALLY like the brand, product to be launched, or the people who will be there. I'd rather just buy new releases or wait for PR parcels than mingle with people....IKR? Weird beauty blogger haha! #introvertproblems Luckily for me, the Bold Beauty Blogger event by Ever Bilena combines all that. 

#EBBoldBeauty Blogger Event

Okay, all I know of the event from the invites that was sent was that we are supposed to show up fresh faced or bare faced and that we will be applying makeup and then participating in a photo shoot. For me this means that we 'might' get to try new products or up and coming ones. I also know that the freshest Philippine talents in makeup artistry will be there so of course I ended up going.

And oh boy, was it super worth it!

my finished #EBBoldBeauty look - I love it!

NEW MAKEUP! Cathy Doll Nude Me Makeup Launch and Cathy Doll Philippines 1st Year Celebration

I'm usually not someone who's into celebrating anniversaries, birthdays, and the, like but Cathy Doll Philippines is one of those brands that I've been following the progress of and they've recently turned 1!

It's Cathy Doll's First Birthday in The Philippines!

Read about Cathy Doll Philippine's first year anniversary celebration and launch of new products farther down in this post!

I first heard about Cathy Doll from a friend in Thailand. She was raving about some whitening cream from the brand but I wasn't really paying attention because it wasn't like I can go out and buy what she was talking about, right?

Wrong!

Eren McKayE Makeup First Year Anniversary

I first heard about the brand Eren MckayE while browsing Instagram and I thought that they were really a foreign brand. Was pleasantly surprised that they're proudly pinoy and that the products are meant to cater to mature filipina skin!

Eren McKayE Makeup First Year Anniversary 

The Pinay Beauty And Style Blog was fortunate to be part of the media invited for the first anniversary of Eren McKayE Beauty as well as the launch of the Ellela Ginseng Therapy Skincare line. The brand Eren McKayE also goes by the name Beauty Essentials by Eren McKay <-- click this, this is also their website :)

So what is Eren McKayE Beauty?