Le Roi Sans Couronne

OK I totally copy-pasted this from my friend Henri's blog! She's a J'AMAZING photographer guys. We did  this shoot the day after my birthday as her gift to me. I had so much fun making a fool of my self in front of the cameras. But it totally looks amazing, right?

I love how the first sets were totally dark j'adoritorial and then when my friend Martha came, that all went to hell. 

OK, I know how crappy the editing of the post is. HINDI AKO TECHY OK. 

Le Roi Sans Couronne

It's been a series of music-related posts the past few days and this is just begging to happen already. 

Because I had this shoot weeks ago and it's taking ages for me to post this.

Pardon the overly obvious gif. I'm learning to make cinemagraphs. The essence is there tho, don't you

think? It's just the seamless looping that needs some work. Anyway, a few weeks ago, we had a 

semi-spontaneousshoot with le fabulous Josh the day after his birthday. Because nothing says 

"fabulous" better than a photo shoot to celebrate your birthday, right? Also, if we were the same size, 

I'd probably steal a piece or two from his closet. Shh!

Serving up some serious Ria Bolivar cheekbones here -- Josh

This shoot was the perfect excuse to play around with lights and lenses and things. Because 

with a well dressed subject, how can you possibly go wrong? We started out with a darker 

theme in mind, but as soon as we had some junk food in our system, it quickly changed 

to something more random with Martha.

So gwaping lang at that last photo. Even my co-interns said so. Come on, doesn't it scream 

matinee idol? It was such fun shooting that day. Sadly, there were too many looks and not 

enough time, we didn't get to shoot his Preview Ball lewk. And I was kinda looking forward to 

that. Maybe next time? I swear I'll have a makeup artist on board too.

And gerl, get used to seeing your photos on blogs already. Such is the fate of a socialite. Char! 

Say hey to Josh on his blog Diary of A Wannabe.

La Bal de Preview

So the Preview Ball was last Saturday. It was held at 7th High. LOL the invite said 8, and I left GreenBelt w ErikaHof at 845. WRONG MOVE. When I got there at 9, the place was PACKED to the brim. And people were still coming in. Halleluja for friends in the sponsor's area, which wasn't crowded, had food and hot models as servers (Hi Mark:"> if you're reading this, come find me). Anywhoo, I had so much fun. Let me show you pictures!

Preview's best dressed: Mara Coson, Tessie Singson, Linda Ley (lying down), Emi Jorge, Dawn Zulueta, Joyce Makitalo, Vania Romoff, Megan Young (sitting down), Lovi Poe and Pie Alvarez. (source)

An un-Instagram-ed version of the picture above from Preview's Facebook.

OK fair warning, I suck at taking phone camera pics. So my pictures are medyo best in blurry. But you can still tell the faces. :)) Kaloks lang ng slight.

But let me start off by showing you guys what I wore!

I wore a custom Louis Claparols top w everything else by me. I'm still waiting for Victor Basa's pic,  cause I was wearing the jacket then. Oh well. Picture by Louis Claparols.

A picture w the Havaianas people. Pic by Ashley Flores.

OK so my pics start here:

W LaHof. We make it a point to go every year. And every year, Erika Hof makes it a point to be an ass that needs forcing. LOL Love you betch. Made the pic smaller para di naman kayo mashock sa lafez ko! (that's my looking for kanin look)

If your eyes are extra malinaw, this L'editrice de Preview, Pauline Juan!

Tessie Singson. When I grow up, I want to be just like her. She outfierces a LOT of bitches.

The incomplete best dressed. Megan and Dawn weren't present. 

Me looking hungry by the stage.

LaHoff looking like a magnificent dainty flower.

Andre Chang being a very fabulous football player! Those shoulder ornaments are serious business!

Top model Ria Bolivar. My girl crush. She was there during my fitting. Nahiya ako ng slight sa payat at cheekbones nya!

Me, Ashley and Hoff. I swear. Hoff looked like a dainty santan in every pic we took that night

Best in blurry 1: Jerome Lorico (J.Lo) w the other half of AC/DC, Daryl Chang in Noel Crisostomo.

My fave couple on earth: StyleBible.ph's Janey Aniban and Alec Rivera (pic fr StyleBible duh)

La Divina (who forgot her pants, CHARS) and the ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS handsome Victor Basa!

Moonleaf's Thysz Estrada in Mark Bumgarner. 

Best in Blurry 2: Jerome, Mark Bumgarner and Thyszzzz.

JLo, MarkB, Civic Duty's Aren Pe, Thysz and Mega's Elle Ong. Tarush lahat may title.

Best in blurry 3. The forever mahangin ang suot, Anna Canlas

JLo, MarkBum, Anna C., and Summit's in house creative wunderkind Vince Uy. Bet na bet ko yang stripes sa fez! 

Best in blurry 4: Elle, Aren, JLo and Thysz.

A clearer pic of JLo and DC.

Mark Bum and DC

Forever sexy Boom Sason and the walang makakatalong Xtina Superstar in Martin Bautista

There you have it kids. I'm sure other people have nicer pics. I left at arnd 2, and people were still piling in by the dozen. Kaloks lang the crowd. And hello to all the other people I saw there but did not get to take a picture of. To the Absolut boys and girls, I want to see our picture!!

Congrats to Preview for such a fun party!! Can't wait for next year!

Till next time!

Kiss kiss!

Tonight's the night!

Tonight is one of the biggest nights in Philippine Fashion. It's the Preview Best Dressed Ball! Will I see you guys there? Tweet me your athletic chic outfits!

Till next time!

Kiss kiss!

Belle de Jour

Aujourd'hui est une belle du jour. Today is a beautiful day... because I am beautiful. CHARZ. I'm sure most of you, well my Filipina readers anyways, have seen or heard of the Belle De Jour planner. It's a planner targeted to girls of different ages choc full of discounts, freebies and other pampaganda ganaps! Actually, dati bet ko rin magkaganto pero wititit ko naman magagamit yung pang gerl talaga na freebies! Anyway!

Online retailer, Zalora.com.ph, has made the Belle De Jour EVEN BETTER, with even more discounts and other ganaps! Zalora is selling a limited edition (extra limited like you don't even know) version of the planner full of Zalora styling and shopping tips. PLUS PLUS PLUS! Discount vouchers for the whole year round. THAT on top of the stuff that you get with the Belle De Jour planner. Isn't that j'amazing!!!

Cutikels sya diba! I love the pastel colors and the illustrations! So adorable! Why not get copies for yourself, your little sisters, your nieces and all the other bebeh girls in your family para mas bongga ang ganap diba! If you want to buy just the planner, it is P795 on the Zalora website! BUT there's a very special limited offer! You can get it for FREE (AS IN LIBRE), for a minimum purchase of P2000 from the site! Just put in the voucher code "ZALORABDJ12"  at check out. O DIBA BONGGANG BONGGA! 

I've actually seen this version of the Belle De Jour planner and it really caters to girls in school! It helps you organize your school schedule, your homework, your tambay schedule, your takas nights with the girls... or boy! (y'all know you've done it!) all in one book! And just look at it! It's so adorable!

If you want to know more about the Zalora x Belle De Jour ganap, click here. Or if you wanna Be A Model Student With Zalora, click here.

To know more about their ganaps, just click on the links above! So much to click on! Enjoy! 

Til next time!!

Kiss kiss!

21 things I want for my 21st birthday!

I'd like to apologize in advance to my foreign readers as this post will be mostly in my native tongue!

HELLO NAMAN SA INYO. Alam kong miss nyo na ako! So today, I turned 21. Instead of my normal bitchy routine, I will be full of love today. I think it is only right that I give back or share to the rest of the world the over flowing love that has been shown to me in my life. SO ABUSUHIN NYO NA. Parang sale to, pang isang araw lang! I will be listing some of the stuff I want for my birthday. Once you read this post, you are REQUIRED to give me something from the list. Lalagyan ko ng presyo para alam nyo kung magkano gagastusin nyo!

1. The Mikimoto Miss Universe Crown. HOY lolo Donald, ano ba yang chakang pinalit nyo dito. The new crown's so ugly. It looks so street walker-ish. Gusto ko to kasi mas class. Mas bagay sakin kasi clazz na clazz AKO! CHARS! Last I heard the crown was priced at $250,000. Sakit sa bulsa, pero you guys love me naman diba!

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2. World peace. Para matching dun sa korona ko diba! Tama na pagaaway away. Lahat ng problema ay madadaan sa lafur at pagbirit sa karaoke!

3. End of world hunger. It's not right that a person has to go starving. MASARAP KUMAIN DIBA. Ishare natin ang blessing na ito sa mga nagugutom. Kahit di mo pakainin buong Africa, basta alam mo yon, may nabusog ka w lafuk or sa katawan mo (hi Jake Cuenca, lagi akong busog sayo!)

4. Marriage equality. Lagi ko tong idedeny, pero may balak din ako magpakasal balang araw. Mahirap yon without marriage equality. Pero syempre, tulungan nyo muna ako maghanap ng papakasalan diba!

5. OK, dito papasok ang audience participation. A small donation (kahit not in my name, basta gawin nyo to), to a charity that helps end 2-4. Just make sure na bago kayo pumili ng charity eh alam nyo kung san napupunta yung pera. Dapat sa mga kailangan ng tulong hindi sa bagong Birkin ni madame. But, the charities aren't limited to the causes that help end the above. A charity that is close to my heart is To Write Love On Her Arms. It's a charity that helps suicidal teenagers. HINDI MAGSUICIDE HA MGA GAGA KAYO. They help them via counseling and other bonggang ganaps. Look also at Save the Whales, yung clean-up ng coastal areas, breast cancer, human trafficking in any form, actually, in short kahit ano. Pakita nyo resibo ha. Hahabulin ko kayo lahat!

OK yan na ang katapusan ng Ms. Universe question and answer ko. Yung mga medyo selfish naman.

6. An HTC One X. Mej luma-luma na BB ko. Matagal ko nang inaasam asam at minamahal ang BlackBerry. Pero di ko na kaya to. Abuso na to sakin. Wag kang magalala Blackberry, you and I will always have a special relationship. Lagi pa rin kitang kakamustahin, titingnan tingnan, hahawak hawakan. I will always love you, but I want to try something new. It's not you. It's me.

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7. The Valentino, Mugler and Givenchy menswear SS13 collections. OO tama nabasa nyo, nanghihingi ako ng menswear! Just go to Style.com and look the collections up, mapapamahal din kayo!

8. This Givenchy SS12 jacket. I've actually tried this on, and it felt like heaven on me. I will always love you. Mahalin mo din ako!

The one in the middle! It's so perfect. Source

9. The Gucci SS12 jackets. Oh my god, I DIE for you.

10. Anything Jil Sander. Raf, why did you have to leave. :(

11. A vintage ganap shopping spree. Alam nyo naman na naliligo ako sa vintage. So direcho tayo ng ukay at ilibre nyo ko ng vintage shopping spree!!!!

12. More clutches. I'm starting to love clutches. Dati never kong naget yung point nila kasi maliit, eh ako yung tipo ng tao na yung buong bahay nasa bagels. Pero dahil experienced na ako sa pag gamit ng clutches (I can put outfit changes in clutches now. SAN KA), mas nagugustuhan ko na sya ng unti unti. I want more hard clutches, ala Alexander McQueen or Bottega Veneta ganap.

13. More shoes. As in kahit anong sapatos. Oxfords, brogues, sandals. Mas need ko formal shoes kasi mej kajirits magsneakers sa event. LEWL.

14. ANYTHING FROM THE MARGIELA X H&M collection, alam kong advance itong request na to. But any item from that will merit you a special place in my heart.

15. Any item from COS. OMG Sobrang in love na ako sa COS. Lakas maka shala. Mukha akong clazz na clazz parati to match w my Miss Universe Crown!

16. Normal clothes, cause I noticed that I don't have that much pambahay, or pang grocery. Kailangan ko mga tshirt, shorts. Yung mga normy normy lang. Yung bawal butasan sa likod. HAHAHAHAHA.

17. A crown from Xernan Orticio's latest collection. HOY BAKLA PAKINGGAN MO KO DESPERADA NA AKO PARA SA KORONANG YAN HA. PaLBC mo na yan sa balur. May kapalit akong alam kong magugustuhan mo talaga!

18. A piece from any of Xernan's collections. Kasi love ko to si bagets. Mas love ko ang mga damit nya. Lakas maka-fresh. So bili na kayo sa Myth!

19. A piece from any of Louis Claparols' collection. Ako na ata ang biggest fan ni Xernan at ni Louis. Bilib na bilib ako sa talent nitong dalawa. Sobrang babait pa nito sakin, lagi kong kinukulit, lagi din akong pinapansin. In any way possible, I would like to support them. Pero alam nyo naman ang lola nyo, pang vintage lang ang budget. Actually, pwede din na bumili kayo for yourselves fr the two designers. Basta masuportahan nyo yung talents nila!

20. A piece from Mark Bumgarner's collection. KALA MO NAKALIMUTAN KITA NO! HOY YUNG CLUTCH NA FAVORITE KO, IPADALA MO NA. CHEZ. Bili na kayo! Kaka-release lang ng RTW line nyan! Kahit hindi para sa akin, kahit para sa inyo na ito. Mahal ko din to si Mark, so supportahan nyo sya. Supportahan nyo silang lahat! Love ko yang tatlong yan, and syempre, I only want success for them. Kasi iba talaga tong tatlo. Minsan di ako makapaniwala na kaibigan ko tong mga to.

21. A job. As of now, full-time socialite lang ang ganap ko. Aka walang trabaho. Kailangan ko nang magkaanda para ako na mismo makabili ng mga ganap ganap ko at di na ako nanghihingi sa inyo diba. Kung may alam kayo, sabihin nyo sa akin. Ready akong gumanap!

And lalagpas ata ako sa 21.

22. More love. Galing sa inyo. Mahalin natin ang isa't isa. Let's love one another. Mas dadali ang buhay nating lahat. Pero syempre, hello Jake Cuenca, nandito ako para sayo.

23. THE ONE DIRECTION BOOK AND DVD. I'm such a big fan of 1D. So bonggang regalo itich! Murang mura lang!

24. Moisturizer and face mist. Mas tuyo pa sa tuyo ang fez ko. So kailangan ng ganap. Here is what my friend Martha recommends: Kiehl's ultra facial moisturizer and L'Occitane's angelica facial mist or Mario Badescu's rosewater face mist. Di naman ako maarte kung ano ibigay nyo. Masaya na ako basta moisturizer! 

That's it. for my international readers, if you want a translated version, you're gonna have to email me WUAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA.

Til next time!

Kiss kiss!