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Christmas Gift Ideas 2014

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Happy Holidays!

Our gift to you this Christmas season is a little help in creating your Christmas List to give to your loved ones and to yourself, as well.

Here are products that we and our friends highly recommend. We have tried these products and we believe each one deserves a spot in your holiday shopping list.

MY SKIN ORIGINS BEAUTY BARS

My Skin Origins Beauty Bars

My Skin Origins Beauty Bars

Give the gift of natural beauty with My Skin Origins Beauty Bars. My Skin Origins products do not contain harmful parabens and hydroquinone. All of their products have a natural fruity smell. I highly recommend the My Skin Origins Power Whitening Beauty Bar which acts as a soap, moisturizer, and whitener. It contains Argan Oil and Shea Butter.

My Skin Origins Power Whitening Bar

My Skin Origins Power Whitening Bar

For men, I recommend the Kojic with Kalamansi and Papaya Beauty Bar. It can be used on the face and on the body to clean, refresh, and get rid of acne.

Beauty Bars cost P125 – P195 each. My Skin Origins has an on going 12% off Christmas Promo on products and facial services.

You may buy My Skin Origins products from the My Skin Origins Facial and Skin Care Center located at at Door 2 of #93 Jacinto Street, Davao City. You may also contact them at +6382-3212533, +63946-3030234, +63943-3637754, or at +63908-2339427 for inquiries. For more information, like the My Skin Origins Page at https://www.facebook.com/MySkinOrigins. Follow My Skin Origins on Instagram @MySkinOrigins.

SNOE BEAUTY

Snoe Magic Beso Balm

Snoe Magic Beso Balm. Image courtesy of Yas Fabricante of I’m a Rockstar Mom.

The Snoe Beauty Magic Beso Balm is a great gift for busy women. It is a great lip moisturizer. Some variants has a light tint which will eliminate another step in your make up routine. The Magic Beso Balm is only PhP299. This is a gift idea suggestion from Yas Fabricante of I’m a Rockstar Mom.

Snoe Hair Heroes Beach Waves Spray

Snoe Hair Heroes Super Fresh Beach Waves Spray

For women with straight hair, here’s an amazing product that will give you instant beach curls: the Snoe Beauty Hair Heroes Super Fresh Beach Waves Spray. Spray this on your hair, tie it in a bun and get instant waves in a few minutes. A 60 mL bottles is only PhP299.

In Davao, the Snoe Beauty kiosk is located at the 2nd Floor of Abreeza Ayala Mall, near the entrance of Robinson’s Department Store. For more information about Snoe Beauty, visit the Snoe Website at http://www.snoebeauty.com or their page at http://www.facebook.com/snoebeauty. You may also follow them on Twitter @snoebeautyinc and on Instagram @snoebeautyinc.

BURLOLOY DAVAO

Girls of all ages will surely like the quirky accessories by Burloloy Davao.

Burloloy Davao Cupcake Earrings

Burloloy Davao Cupcake Earrings

I saw my friend post her DavCon Christmas Bazaar find and I got curious that I looked for the Burloloy Davao booth in the bazaar. I fell in love with their cute cupcake earrings and bought one. They have many other unique designs for earrings, bracelets, and necklaces.

To see their other designs, inquire, and order, like their page at https://www.facebook.com/BurloloyDavao.

HAPPY SKIN

Here’s another brand for beauty junkies. Happy Skin is a proudly Filipino brand that formulates cosmetics designed for the specific make up needs for Filipinas and Asians. All with cute memorable names and packaging.

Happy Skin Served on a Silver Platter Set

Happy Skin Served on a Silver Platter Set

One of their products for their 2014 Holiday Collection is the Served on a Silver Platter Limited Edition Set. The set contains all the essential products a girl needs for a daily look:

  • a 10 ml Second Skin Cream Non-Silicone Foundation Limited Edition tTravel Size (Shade 02),
  • a 1 g Eye Am Here to Stay 24H Limited Edition Mini Gel Eyeliner in Watermelon,
  • a 5 g Get Cheeky With Me Hydrating Blush in First Kiss,
  • a 2.7 g Shut Up & Kiss Me Moisturizing Lippie in Honeymoon Glow, and
  • aLiquid Foundation Brush.
Happy Skin Served on a Silver Platter Set

Happy Skin Served on a Silver Platter Set

This is the perfect gift for girls who don’t buy or or don’t often wear make up. The set costs PhP1,999.

In Davao City, you may buy Happy Skin products at Plains & Prints Stores at Chimes Specialty Store, at Gaisano Mall of Davao, and at SM City Davao. For more information, visit the Happy Skin Site at htttp://www.happyskincosmetics.com. You may also visit their social media accounts for beauty tips and make up how-tos: https://www.facebook.com/happyskincosmetics on Facebook, @happyskin_ph on Twitter, @happyskin_ph on Instagram, and http://www.pinterest.com/source/happyskincosmetics.com/ on Pinterest.
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Holiday Gym at Park Inn Davao

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Holiday Gym at Park Inn Davao

Holiday Gym at Park Inn Davao

Great news to all Holiday Gym members who live in the north. Holiday Gym, one of the best gyms in Davao has opened a new fitness center at Park Inn Davao by Radisson.

Their monthly membership fee is P2,500. This fee gives the member the following privileges:

  • Unlimited use of the Fitness Center;
  • Unlimited attendance to Group Exercise Classes;
  • A Personalized Exercise Program;
  • Exercise supervision by a licensed, certified, and well-trained instructors;
  • Free use of locker and shower facilities;
  • Free use of Park Inn Davao’s Swimming Pool;
  • 15% Discount at Park Inn Davao’s RBG
  • 10% Discount on Park Inn room’s best available rate;
  • 10 days Free Workout at Holiday Gym – Torres Street, Davao, within the enrolled month; and
  • 3 days Free Workout at Holiday Gym – Banilad, Cebu, within the enrolled month.

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Davao Blog Awards 2014 Nominees

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Davao Blog Awards

Davao Blog Awards

Every year, Davao Bloggers Society (DBS) names the best blogs by Davao Bloggers via the Davao Blog Awards. These awards are given during the Davao Bloggers Christmas Party held every December. This year, the Davao Blog Awards will be given on Sunday, December 7, 2014.

10 Awards will be handed this year. The Best Blog in each of 8 Niche Categories, plus the Blogger of the Year Award, and the Mad Badger Award.

The finalists for the Niche Categories are:

Best Beauty and Fashion Blog

Best Food Blog

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GrabTaxi P50 Off Christmas Promo

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GrabTaxi P50 Off Christmas Promo

GrabTaxi P50 Off Christmas Promo

GrabTaxi has an early Christmas Christmas gift for all Davaoeños and Cebuanos. After their P100 Off Promo and whilst running a Zero Booking Fee Promo, they now have a P50 OFF PROMO, on top of their DAVAO ZERO BOKING FEE.

You get P50 off your GrabTaxi Ride by using promo code: PASKO for DAVAO and promo code: SANTA for CEBU. To avail of hassle-free taxi booking and their awesome promos, follow these steps:

  1. Download GrabTaxi app for FREE.
  2. Choose your pick up and drop off points.
  3. Type in PASKO in the promo code field for DAVAO users or Type in SANTA in the promo code field for CEBU users.
  4. Click Book Now!

This awesome promo is available from November 24, 2014 until December 21, 2014.

For more information about GrabTaxi, visit their site at http://grabtaxi.com/manila-philippines/, like their page at https://www.facebook.com/GrabTaxi.PH, or follow them on Twitter @GrabTaxiPH.

Davao Media Excellence Awards by Globe Finalists

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Davao Media Excellence Awards by Globe

Davao Media Excellence Awards by Globe

Great is journalism. Is not every able editor a ruler of the world, being the persuader of it?
-Thomas Carlyle Quotes

The Globe Davao Media Excellence Awards (DMEA) aims to recognize outstanding media members who have made a difference in society through their work. DMEA pays tribute to print, broadcast, and digital media practitioners.

From 79 entries in 2013, there are 270 entries for 2014. Of these 40 have qualified as finalists for nine categories. These categories areReporter of the Year for Print, Explanatory/Investigative Story of the Year for Print/Online, Columnist of the Year, Photojournalist of the Year, Reporter of the Year for Television, Explanatory/Investigative Story of the Year for Television, Reporter of the Year for Radio, Blogger of the Year, and Social Media Advocate of the Year.

Here are the finalists for each category.

Reporter of the Year for Print

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Snoe Beauty Davao Launch

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Snoe Beauty Davao Launch

Snoe Beauty Davao Launch

Snoe Beauty, Inc. produces a line of skin care and cosmetic products that are all formulated and produced in the Philippines. All their products are designed with the Filipina beauty in mind.

It has caught the attention of many Filipinas because of their cute packaging and catchy names that reference to pop culture. What’s inside the pretty packaging is even more interesting. Snoe Beauty products have unique combinations of benefits and uses, many Filipinas have become loyal buyers of Snoe Beauty products. Imagine a Bronzer with ingredients that actually help to sculpt the face and foundation products formulated for the Filipina skin.

Ralph Layco, Rain Ramas, Kaye Layco, and Jen Diaz at the Snoe Beauty Davao Launch

The people behind the Snoe Beauty, Inc Davao Launch: Ralph Layco, Rain Ramas, Kaye Layco, and Jen Diaz

Snoe Beauty is the brainchild of cosmetics junkie and beauty evangelist, Ms Jen Diaz. Jen is fond of many skin care and make up products by international brands. After buying, trying, and using so many products, Jen decided to develop her own line of products with specific uses that would help solve specific beauty problems. With the Filipina beauty as inspiration, Jen and her team has develop hundreds of cosmetics, frgrances, skin care and haircare products, and other related items.
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