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We’re so excited to be part of the Superb by SuperSale bazaar this May! This is the flyer we made for our booth. The biggest booth goes to the blogger whose flyer gets the most number of “likes” on SuperSale’s Facebook page, and since we’ll be selling a lot of couple shirts, accessories and pre-loved items, we could definitely use a big booth. We know we can count on you guys for this, so we decided to throw in a little thank-you gift.
   
We recently got a box of Nivea Sparkling White and Nivea Visage products from our friends at Nivea Philippines. We can’t possibly use them all up for ourselves so we divided the extra items into two sets, which we’ll be raffling off to all our followers who will show their support for Love Chic at the Superb bazaar. Here’s how.

Nivea Set 1:
Essential Care lip balm with jojoba oil and shea butter
Sparkling White whitening and cell renewal night care
Sparkling White UV blocker SPF 30 PA++ (blocks both UVA and UVB)
Sparkling White whitening and clarifying toner
Sparkling White acne oil control whitening cleansing foam (combination/oily skin)
Sparkling White purifying whitening foam
Sparkling White refining whitening scrub
   
If you want the Nivea Set 1:
Simply go to our flyer here. “Like” it, click “Share” and tag us with this caption:
“I voted for @Love Chic at the Superb by SuperSale Bazaar! Click this photo to vote too!”
From all the “Shares,” we will choose (1) winner via Randomizer.

Nivea Set 2:
Med Protection SPF 15 lip balm with Vitamin E (dry lips)
Visage Q10 plus anti-wrinkle light day care SPF 15
Visage Q10 plus anti-wrinkle cleansing lotion
Visage Deep pore control toner (combination/oily skin)
 
If you want the Nivea Set 2:
For our Twitter followers, tweet this and tag three (3) friends:
“I voted @sephshai for the @bloggers_united x @supersalebazaar! Vote too @Friend1 @Friend2 @Friend3 http://on.fb.me/JVBJkj“ 
From all the tweets, we will choose (1) winner of the Nivea Set 2 via Randomizer.
   
If you want both Nivea Sets 1 and 2:
Simply follow both sets of instructions! :)
   
Winners will be announced on May 26, Saturday at 10AM. 
Thanks, everyone! See you at the Superb by SuperSale bazaar!

Rex Clothing shirt, Terranova khaki pants, Skechers boots, SM Accessories aviator shades and bracelets, Fidelity “Captain America’s shield” ring and “Iron man” pendant. Hype this on Lookbook here.

Had my hair bleached again. I’ve always liked to try different things and experiment with my hair. I missed being blonde, all the more after seeing Chris Evans in The Avengers. I wanted to do a blog entry inspired by Captain America. Maybe next time with enough workout, I could be as buff and fit as he is. But for now, his blonde hair and shield are all I can replicate.

My sister Janine who owns the blog and online store Fidelity made these clay accessories by hand. Awesome right? You can have anything you want made to order by contacting her on Tumblr, Twitter or Facebook.

As for this shirt, it’s one of the pieces from the summer collection of Rex Clothing. What I like most about their shirts is that not only do they have that homey, comfortable feel when you wear them, the graphic designs are also stylish enough to be worn with minimal layering or accessorizing.
  
Want to have your own Rex Clothing shirt? Here’s something even better: You have the chance to own all the pieces of their summer collection by joining their giveaway.

Click here for more details.

Doing a Captain America pose which I found on the internet. Tee hee! :))
  
-Seph

Outfits from the Topman/Topshop event paired with Call It Spring boots, what we wore to the Etude Playhouse Fair last Sunday at The Block SM North Edsa. We’re giving away our Etude House goodie bags to two of our followers—read on for how to win :)

Upon registration, participants are given colored markers to express their love for Etude House on this wall.

Top view. They really went big with the playhouse/fair concept.

Seph spinning the wheel for a prize

Throw the velcro balls to win the beauty booty of your choice

Janine playing buds-ketball

Photobooth with the cutest backdrop

Sweet treats from Tous Les Jours

Cotton candy!

Real-life ballerina music box

Penguin, seal and panda mascots. Hiiiii

There was also this incredibly cute pink Beetle with the false eyelashes and lipstick which Shai wanted to drive home.

It wasn’t just all fun and games though. There were also educational talks on beauty, fashion, and skin care.

There was a long line to get inside the beauty area, where princes and princesses (what they call Etude House customers) are treated to a free makeover and beauty crash course.

People we spotted: Janeena Chan, and Love Chic reader Clair Ching whom we remember for always taking the time to post comments or tweet us on our blog entries. It’s readers like her who make us want to give back, which is why we hold blog giveaways from time to time. We wouldn’t be here without you guys, so the least we could do is share the love!

What we’re giving away: two (2) Etude House goody bags containing Dress Room Lovely Look shower cologne, Milk Talk Oh Choco body wash and Missing U Hand Cream #2: Honey Bee Story. Open to Love Chic followers. We’ll check!
  
Just like our Mandaue Foam giveaway, all you have to do post this on Twitter and tag two friends: “I want to win an Etude House goodie bag from @sephshai! http://lovechic.com.ph @friend1 @friend2”
  
Deadline for tweets is next Friday, May 4 at midnight. We’ll choose two winners using Randomizer and announce them via Twitter on Saturday morning. Stay sweet and playful!
   
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UPDATE 05/05/12: WE HAVE WINNERS!
   
 

Congratulations to @bebelycah and @harranicks. Email lovechicmail@gmail.com with your full name, shipping address and contact numbers. Thanks for joining, everyone! We’re already cooking up another beauty booty giveaway so keep posted :)

Here’s one giveaway you wouldn’t wanna pass up! An ultra-chic @Mandaue_Foam set of armchair and footrest, plus five Fantasy pillows up for grabs and it’ll only take minutes to join. Read on for details.

This couldn’t have been a more serendipitous circumstance: as you may have read in our previous posts, we recently got ourselves a condo unit which is to be our future home/office. Being genuinely interested in interior and industrial design, we’ve not only been familiar with Mandaue Foam, but have actually been planning to go to their Quezon Avenue showroom for our home furnishing needs. Needless to say, when they invited us, we were beyond excited.

It started out as a foam manufacturing company in Mandaue City, Cebu in 1971 by entrepreneur Rosita Uy. With affordable quality, excellent workmanship and great customer and after-sales services, Mandaue Foam has grown to become one of the biggest and most preferred furniture companies in the country today.

Their approach to finding the perfect mattress and pillows for you is a combination of scientific and emotional: you can actually make like Goldilocks in the Mattress Testing Area and try on the different beds. An assistant could give you a run-through of the different materials under each one and help you decide which suits you best.

Form and function—the vast showroom also presents various suggestions for designing your bed space.

Among all the beds we saw, this is by far our favorite…

Yes. It’s the Sofa-bed Transformer. *REE-RAWT-ROW-RA-ROOT*

Perfect for condo-dwellers who don’t have a lot of rooms for family or friends sleeping over. Especially for us two, because we don’t really like the traditional foldable ones that are obviously sofa-beds.

Other couches that caught our fancy. The best thing is you can have yours customized or made-to-order. Your own design, your own choice of upholstery, fabric and accents.

These stylish pieces are proof that outdoor furniture don’t have to mean stainless steel tables and monoblock chairs.

Guess how much these beautiful lighting fixtures are? Believe it or not, most of them cost less than a summer trip to the beach or a complete head-to-toe outfit. They make for great accent pieces! We are definitely taking those light bulbs home the next time we come here.

Even if you’re not that big on furniture, you’d still enjoy a shopping trip to Mandaue Foam. From pillows and curtains to clocks and mirrors, the showroom carries inexpensive statement pieces to suit your personality. Emphasis on “inexpensive,” because when you’re used to department store prices of similar items, it’s unbelievable how affordable the ones at Mandaue Foam are. 
   
Special thanks to Jonver David, Thysz Estrada and Mandaue Foam Quezon Avenue manager Sir Jojo for the showroom tour :)
   
On to our giveaway!

• Open to Love Chic followers on Twitter and Facebook residing in the Philippines.
• Follow Mandaue Foam on Twitter and Facebook.
• Leave a Disqus comment below about why you should win the armchair and footrest. Where will you place them in your home? Be honest and creative with your answer! Don’t forget to include your Twitter username in the comment.
• Tweet this and tag two friends: “I joined @sephshai’s blog giveaway: @Mandaue_Foam armchair + footrest! http://lovechic.com.ph @friend1 @friend2”

That’s it! Deadline for entries is midnight on Saturday, May 5. Make sure you follow the mechanics because we’ll be checking! We’ll choose the winner of the armchair and footrest based on their answer, while the five (5) Fantasy pillows will be raffled off via Randomizer among the remaining entries. Winners will be announced the next day at 11AM.
Best of luck!
     
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UPDATE 05/05/12: WE HAVE WINNERS!

It wasn’t easy choosing from 57 wonderful entries, but @danzendear wins the armchair with footrest for an answer that was well-designed, straightforward and practical—qualities that Mandaue Foam products are also known for. 

     
     
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Next, we drew five (5) winners of Mandaue Foam fantasy pillows via electronic raffle: @chubxyden, @tetrice, @Seven12Seven7, @hollowedevil and @crystahal. 

   
Congratulations to the winners! Please send your full name, address and contact info to lovechicmail@gmail.com :) To those who haven’t won yet, keep posted because we hold giveaways from time to time. Thanks to Mandaue Foam for providing the prizes and thanks to everyone who joined!

As promised, two readers will win their favorite look from our “12x12” feature! Here’s how.

1. This giveaway is open to all Love Chic readers in the Philippines who are following us on Twitter and Facebook. Follow Bench on Twitter and Facebook too since they’re one of the brands who will sponsor the winners. We’ll be double-checking on these! :)
2. If you’re a guy, click here to see the 12 looks by Seph. If you’re a girl, click here to see the 12 looks by Shai. Choose your favorite one and grab the photo.
3. Post the photo on the wall of our Facebook Page. In the caption, tag @Bench then write down why you chose that outfit and how you’d wear it if you win.
   Sample caption: “@Bench/ lifestyle + clothing My favorite is Look 11 because it has all my favorite colors and styles! I would wear it to a special date with the girl I’m courting.”
4. Ask your family and friends to Like your entry. It won’t be the sole basis for winning but it would help to show the amount of support you get :)
5. Tweet this: “@sephshai I joined your giveaway! http://bit.ly/xQ2kuf #lovechic”

Deadline for entries is Friday, Feb 3 at 11:59 PM. We’ll choose the most creative captions: one (1) from the guys and one (1) from the girls. Just like that, they’ll win all the items from their chosen look! In case the item isn’t available in the winner’s size or is out of stock, it’ll be replaced with something in a similar style.
   
Winners will be announced via Twitter on Saturday, Feb 4. Best of luck, everyone!

We often get questions about what Shai uses on her face on a daily basis. Some questions specifically ask for makeup brands, while others, skin care products. We’d like to answer more on the latter, since as much as possible, we like to keep artificials (makeup, cosmetic accessories, hair products, etc.) to a minimum.

In Shai’s case, the only beauty booty she regularly uses are Freshlook Colorblends (she’s nearsighted with a grade of 700), eyebrow filler, eyelash curler, volumizing mascara, and concealer (under the eyes, around the brows, and on the bridge and sides of the nose). She has no problems going out in public wearing absolutely nothing but moisturizer on her face, unless the day’s schedule calls for full makeup, like in this outtake from a photoshoot.

Not to say that there are days when she doesn’t feel insecure of her skin, days when blemishes appear. No amount of primer, foundation or BB cream can conceal blemishes and rough spots—the sad reality is, thick makeup actually emphasizes these. The real secret to looking nice in photos lies not so much in beautiful makeup, but in clear, smooth, blemish-free skin.

A recent discovery: Nivea Sparkling White day care cream and whitening cleansing foam. From a few weeks of use, it’s actually been doing what it says on the bottle, cleaning “deeper into pores to prevent acne and reveal fairer skin.” Plus, the foam smells and feels good to lather on the skin. Blemish-battling in a bottle, designed to keep skin looking photo-pretty, anytime!

Speaking of pretty, the Gondo Girls have some treats in store for you. Click on the picture, Like NIVEA Philippines on Facebook, and stay updated.

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Giveaway Alert: Would you like your own pair of sparkling Freshlook contact lenses? Simply share a link to this post and tag us on Twit ter (@sephshai) and Facebook (@Love Chic) with this status: “http://tumblr.com/Zb7HPyB8StLj Love Chic’s Freshlook giveaway!” Ask your friends for support—most number of Likes and Retweets combined by the end of the month wins a pair of Freshlook Colorblends in Pure Hazel and a pair of Freshlook One-Day in Green, plus a pair of Freshlook One-Day in Pure Hazel for a friend of your choice (maybe the one that really helped you win? Haha). Perfect for the upcoming Holiday parties ahead!

Scroll down below for the mechanics and prizes :) But first, the obligatory fashion post.

Me&U Lovealot shirts, Chemistry cardigans, Human skirt and Asian Vogue pumps on Shai, Bench jeans and Adidas sneaks on Seph. Photos by Kristine Garduque aka Heteroheroine (check out her cinemagraphs!) and post-processed by Shai.

We shot at our friend Michi’s beautiful 2.3-hectare family garden tucked away in Marikina called Greg & Sally Tree Garden Cafe, named after her lovely grandparents.

Homemade goodness: warm egg sandwiches and brewed coffee in Me&U Human Touch couple mugs, perfect for this lazy rainy-sunny afternoon.

The lamp behind us is called “Oh sh*t!” also in Me&U. Cute doogie, and you switch it on and off by stepping on his poo. Hahaha!

The popular Mr. P in colorful grinning trash bins to dump your troubles away.

Human Touch body pillow shows a stick boy and stick girl having a can-phone conversation. Adorable!

Now for that giveaway

First prize gets the “Oh sh*t!” lamp, second prize gets a body pillow with the design of your choice, and third prize gets one big and one small Mr. P trash bin with the color(s) of your choice. Open to everyone in the Philippines, and here’s how you can join.

1. Follow Love Chic on Twitter/Facebook and Me&U on Facebook/Twitter.
2. Take a photo of yourself that answers, “Where do you feel at home the most?” It could your bedroom, a friend’s house, your car, a cafe, anywhere you call home.
3. Post your photo on the Love Chic Facebook wall. Tag @Me&u and write a short caption that tells us about your answer. Sample caption: “@Me&u I feel most at home in my kitchen, because here is where my mom cooks delicious food all the time.”
4. Ask your friends to Like your photo. Only Likes from real accounts please!
5. For extra +1 point, reblog this post on Tumblr and share on Twitter:
“@meandushop x @sephshai giveaway! http://tumblr.com/Zb7HPyATKQjW” You may also share the Me&U video we posted on YouTube. Feel free to leave a Disqus comment below to let us know you’ve joined.

Deadline for all photos and Likes is November 30 at 10PM. Winners will be chosen based on the following criteria: 40% best photo, 30% best caption, 20% most number of Facebook Likes, 10% Love Chic favorite. Have fun!

We have winners! :) Allyzon Mae Sabio gets the “Oh Shit!” doggie lamp, Dane Bangalan gets the body pillow, and Amanda Paredes gets the colorful bins! Congratulations, girls! Please email Me&U at meandushop@gmail.com for how to claim your prizes.

An invite to try out Freyja Day and Nail Spa couldn’t have come at a better time: with everything so hectic at work, we both needed a quick relaxing break. And so we happily went. We were welcomed by a clean, invigorating scent and cozy interiors.

Freyja is the Norse goddess of love, beauty and war. Cool, huh? You’ve got to check out their Facebook page to see the many pampering services they offer for both guys and girls. We were both treated to Vana-goddess Whitening Hand and Foot Spa, plus Reflexology for Seph and Nail Art for Shai. But first…

Tacos! And Sola! How did they know we love munching on these?

Om nom nom

Time to take off those shoes (Adidas Porsche sneakers, Asian Vogue pumps) and wear these cutie booties!

The booties are snug and warm, and they vibrate to give your feet a massage. So awesome.

And then there’s this. Our feet have been thanking us all week.

Shai’s musical nail art in turquoise and pink. Neat, isn’t it?

This October we’re holding a ton of giveaways. Two Love Chic readers will be treated to a blissful “Mellow Me Out” package. Open to both guys and girls. You must be following us on Tumblr, Twitter and Facebook to join.

To join, reblog this post on Tumblr, share on Twitter (+ tag @sephshai and @FreyjaDaySpa) and Facebook (+ tag @Love Chic and @Freyja). You may leave a Disqus comment to let us know you’ve joined. We’ll be choosing winners via randomizer and announcing them on November 5. Yay!

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UPDATE: We have a winner! See here.

@HangTenPH invited us to SM Mall of Asia last week for the launch of their flagship store there. It was a hectic week, but there was no way we wouldn’t show up—our friends makeup artist Anton Patdu, photographer Dookie Ducay, hair stylist Mycke Arcano and wardrobe stylist Argie Salango were all part of the creative team that produced the current campaign to go along with the boutique’s makeover.

“Forever Summer” features a catalog of overhauled jeans, tops and fashion accessories for guys and girls, in addition to the surf-inspired, retro-contemporary casual wear that Hang Ten has been known for in the past 50 years.

We didn’t get to take a lot of photos of the happy chaos that went on, but basically, after performances and whatnot from some celebrities (can you spot one of them above?) everyone was ushered in to check out the stuff.

Another reason we were glad we came: Gondo Girls Val and Marj! It slipped our minds that they’re friends with the guys behind the brand.

Hang Ten’s Creative Director Kyle De Leon in white and his brother Kirk in black.

This October, we’ll be holding a ton of giveaways, from the simplest to the grandest. Would you like to own a pair of jeans from the new collection? If you’re a size 25-26 or a 30-31, share this post via Tumblr (+ leave a comment), Twitter (+ tag @sephshai) or Facebook (+ tag @Love Chic). We’d be glad to give you the jeans we scored.