Love Chic

Kim Hyun Joong for The Face Shop

This grainy photo of Kim Hyun Joong (looking at me, I swear!—Shai) is the only one from our iPhones worth sharing. Tricia happily allowed us to grab some from her blog because—we have no excuse—we brought our camera but forgot to put the SD card in. Lesson thoroughly learned: never, ever forget the memory card of your camera the night before a press conference by The Face Shop for the Asian Tour of a Korean star who played Ji Hoo in “Boys Over Flowers.”

Along with some beauty and fashion editors of magazines and fellow bloggers who were present, Shai got to ask KHJ one question: “What daily skin care advice can you give Filipino men?” His reply as translated from Korean: “Because of the kind of weather we have in the Philippines, it is important to always wear sun block when going out, as well as moisturizer at night to prevent the skin from getting damaged.”

This pretty shot is a hint at how frenzied the press con was. The usually nonchalant members of the media were suddenly like giggly high schoolers as soon as KHJ entered the room, and the flashbulbs never stopped until he was completely out of sight.

The Gondo Girls minus Crissey and Feanne: Domz, Val, Marj, Tricia and Shai. We’re usually shy around people in events, so coming and bonding with such wonderful friends makes it a lot less awkward and a whole lot happier.

Laidback tops, statement necklaces, tiered bottoms, and snug boots. Love it whenever Tricia makes a cameo!

Love Chic snapshot grabbed from Val’s blog. Our outfit posts for this day here.

Photography credits: Tricia Gosingtian and Valerie Chua.

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BEAUTY BOOTY GIVEAWAY:

No sponsors, no purchase necessary, no catch. We’re simply thankful to have reached the 8,000-fan mark on Facebook, so we gave away these eight goodies:

etude house mini me perfume mist lavender ms twinkle

Etude House Mini Me Ms. Twinkle Perfume Mist. Our favorite! It has a sweet and refreshing scent reminiscent of Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue, but we love it more for coming in such adorable packaging. Tres chic! Spritz some on and feel a happy twinkle in your eye.

The Face Shop Face & It Designing Blusher in Blending Pink. The top color is a creamy strawberry shade, while the bottom color is a swirlful of glittery silver and baby pink. You can actually dip the brush into both and see your cheeks glow and glisten.

skin food lip box strawberry

Skin Food Fruits Brunch Lip Box in Strawberry. For deliciously dewy, luscious lippies. And when we say dewy we mean it quite literally, as you can see. This pretty palette is practically sweating! Food therapy has never looked quite this yummy.

lola psychedelic lip gloss pot flower child

Lola Cosmetics Psychedelic Lip Art Gloss Pot in Flower Child. Lola is an international makeup brand that specializes in runway-ready looks. This one gives you stand-out psychede-lips! Seriously, have you ever seen anything so… sparkly? Wear this with your smile and you’ll be more radiant than Edward Cullen in sunlight.

nivea angel star body soft souffle soft rose lip balm

Nivea Angel Star Body Soft Souffle and Soft Rose Lip Balm. It’s no wonder how this beauty brand has been around for a hundred years now—they know just what to do to keep your skin and lips soft, supple and sweet-smelling.

Bath & Body Works Signature Collection Body Lotion in Wild Honeysuckle. It’s a real shame that this US brand is kind of hard to find in Philippine stores. This honeysuckle lotion with Vitamin E, jojoba oil and shea butter smells and feels heavenly.

These were the mechanics for this Tumblr giveaway.

A. Since this is for our readers, you’ve got to be following Love Chic on all three: Tumblr, Twitter and Facebook. If not yet, click on the links.

B. Like this blog entry to “register.” We’ll compile the usernames that will appear on the Notes section and draw one winner via Randomizer. For a better chance of winning, Reblog this post, since your username will then appear twice.

C. Leave a Disqus comment below beginning with “@sephshai” to let us know via Twitter that you’ve joined (for example: “@sephshai Hi I just joined your contest!”) and we’ll say hi back!

From the valid entries (meaning, followers on Tumblr, Twitter and Facebook) we drew CANDIDSPRING as the winner on AUGUST 28, SUNDAY.

Check back for other contests!