February 2012
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iamshaira asked: Hi, what's the name of your red lipstick? Is that Ever Bilena's "Scarlet", "Love that red" or "Storm"? Will really appreciate your answer. Thank you. :)
antonmiranda asked: Awesome blog! Apparently, I spent an hour checking it out. Keep it up!
January 2012
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Krissy & Ericka's 2nd album and Music Video 12:51
It was my absolute privilege to work with these talented people for this process. These are the photos for the album of Krissy & Ericka Villongco.
If you seriously live under a non-youtube rock, check out their Youtube channel with over 17 million hits. ;)
Photography by: Tricia Gosingtian; Styling by: Marita Galvez Hair & Make up by Lindsay Co-Alog; Styling asst: Rakiel Talan; Shot in...
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Lemondrop's new collection BTS
First of all, HELLO! Yes I’m alive :) I won’t bore you will all the yada yada excuses why I took a vacation from blogging. Work just caught up to me, I guess.
Well, I was booked to organize the local brand Lemondrop’s new collection campaign. They’re gonna launch their new collection this February 18, Saturday! Will give you guys more information soon.
I helped organize...
December 2011
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CBCP wants anti-discrimination bill cleansed of... →
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The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) is now training its guns on the anti-discrimination bill, saying the possible enactment of the bill into law would open the door for the legalization of same sex marriages.
Speaking at a weekly forum in Greenhills, San Juan City, on Wednesday, lawyers of the CBCP and a Catholic bishop hit the Senate for amending the...
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Yard Sale Bazaar! Selling vintage apparel and MILK...
I’ve attended so many bazaars lately, I’m beginning to have the habit of spending so much again!—- Then again if you think about it, you are actually saving. Kind of like an investment.
Ever since I was financially emancipated from my parents, purely my choice—since I have this mentality of not asking shit from your folks when you reach 18— I’am quite the...
November 2011
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Rhapsody.
Mom just told me were going out of town for the weekend. I love the fact that Tagaytay and Nasugbu is nearer than QC from our house! :)
I wish I could’ve taken more photos but Im so annoyed by the size of my tiny camera that I don’t like taking it out so much. Hope I can buy a G12 before Christmas! But judging from all the spending I did this weekend due to the fact that Sta. Rosa...
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Richard Gutierrez for Survivor Philippines
I got to be a part of this cool experience of assisting to style Richard Gutierrez for Survivor Philippines.
I don’t know much, it’s pretty embarrassing! I wasn’t even aware Richard was the host of it until Carlos told me, with a hint of grin evoking “wtf” on his face. Haha. Noted to my stupid self. :) Must watch local tv now besides the news!
Carlos Concepcion...
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"NAKED AMBITION" The Dialogue: Jake Cuenca for The...
This was a long while back. It was just now I thought of blogging about it! :) Well, I’m very fortunate that famous fashion stylist Carlos Concepcion trusts in me to help him with some work he does. I’m pretty sure it gets too busy for him. Was so inspired when he said “Let’s work together on something soon” when we met a while back during at fashion show. & yay...
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Studio Kitchen, Alabang!
Ready to get hungry? Photo diary of my visit to Studio Kitchen, Alabang.
Check out their facebook. Click here. To see my complete review click here.
Located at: Unit 202 Commerce Center Building, Commerce Ave., 1780 Alabang, Philippines
Yum yum in my tumm!
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The fashion show launch of DOVERA for Amway.
I styled 2 photoshoots and this Fashion show for Dovera.
Let me just tell you something about Dovera. It’s a new line of make-up fit for young women to adults. Premium make up made affordable. Current users of mass brands such as Maybelline and Avon.’
It’s gonna be sold through Amway a global leader in prestige beauty, comes a fashion-forward line of colour cosmetics: designed...
Anonymous asked: i saw u last fashion week!! i was gonna approach u but every minute someone asks for ur photo :c ... I wish I look like you... :c
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The Village Bazaar in BF homes, Paranaque
This is really cool. Let me just tell you, I’ve lived in the South half of my life and moved to BF homes, Paranaque about 5 years ago. I’ve always seen this “The Village” place but I thought it was another of those villages. We have a bunch in BF. I got to experience their amenities and Im super impressed! Really wished I could spend my day again there. They have a gym,...
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Oxygen S/S 2012: Redefining Urban Fashion
I usually don’t get all giddy and excited for a “brand” on Fashion Week as much as I do when I watch haute couture designers. Oxygen was an exception.I’ve been a fan of Oxygen’s aesthetic since I was a young teen. I remembered them as being this edgy brand that reminded me of international brands. Well, that’s the best part isn’t it? ITS LOCAL.
Before...
October 2011
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Anonymous asked: What's your favorite thrift store?
Anonymous asked: YOU ARE AMAZING. I can't say you'll go places cause you've already been to places :) You are an inspiration. Anon cause I'm shy, you don't know me btw :)) Oh and OT, your theme, can I download it anywhere? Thanks!
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Fluorescent Adolescent.
Outfit takes after watching the S/S 2012 collection of Oxygen show at Philippine Fashion Week. Found a really good spot where: 1. No one can see me taking photos of myself. 2. I can try to look relevant 3. This wall is pretty.
“You used to get it in your fishnets. Now you only get it in your night dress. Landed in a very common crisis.”
I felt really lazy. Ever since alot was...
Anonymous asked: Hi, please stop BBM-ing with my boyfriend. I've nothing against you, honestly, I don't even know who you are. Just please, if he happens to add you up again, just ignore the request. Thank you, God bless.
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Philippine Fashion Week S/S 2012 schedule
*Cue music* It’s the most wonderful timeee of the yeaaar! *echos*
Hi everyone! It’s that time again! The gathering of the most prestigious, talented and downright FILIPINO designers we have today. Here’s a better view of the schedule for this season. (Credit from Philippine Fashion Week live (dot) com)
So excited to see Michael Cinco! How about you?
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Tanduay Rhum Rockfest yr V- 2011
Been a while since I went to a “rockfest.” May I just say though, this has been the most organized local rock concert I’ve ever been to. Grabe the coordination with bouncers and all that. I got taken aback cause I thought I had backstage pass since my pass was “all access” but then we were just allowed a portion of the front :( The organizers agreed though to give us...
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We were born and raised in the summer haze.
Hi, love. I’ve been in war with my laptop for the past month. Had to reformat it and lost my photo-enhancing stuff like photoshop. Stuck with Photoscape. But then, I got to adjust the lighting on my photos using my brother’s computer. Haha! Sorry for the inconsistencies on my photos on this post. Proving I know nothing about cameras!
I built my entire outfit around my...
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Patterns & Vodka
Yay! Blogging hiatus over. Wait, before anything else. I’d want to thank y’all for still having the interest for what I post on here even if I haven’t been that active! I’ve been so occupied (insert long rant about my schedule)
Me and Arveen went out to go to Makati. So many reports about this super typhoon again but we still went out. Did some errands in Makati, went to...
September 2011
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Nostalgia.
Discovered so many photos I had from High School and first year of college and the summers in between. I picked the ones that really brought out memories of how I was back then. & I think thats why I’m so mellow and I feel so old now, how I don’t like going out or I just like watching TV on a saturday night is (I think) cause I had a lot of crazy nights when I was younger and I...
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"Young & Reckless" ticket contest
Young & Reckless from moonfire inc on Vimeo.
Giving away a pair of tickets to the Young & Reckless gig at B-side, The Collective Makati! Featuring the young entrepreneurs of this country and our Young & Reckless band line up:
With performances by: Blue Boy Bites Back, Imbue No Kudos, Faintlight, Teenage Daydream, Sirens, Pull-It Surprise
How to win?
1. Answer this on your...
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Mango F/W 2011 collection + Garage magazine...
Backstage photos:
The show was styled by 5 of Manila’s up and coming stylists: Teej Nepomuceno, Myrrh Lao to, Patrick galang, Bianca santiago-Reinoso and Preview’s editorial assistant Anna Canlas. They were all tasked to showcase Mango’s collection through different aesthetic feels and trends: Modern Mystique, Alluring Androgyny, Nudes and Neutrals, Glamorous Getaway and Oriental Opulence.
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I am Young & Reckless!
Gosh, I wish I didn’t have class during the shoot of the viral video! I was so prepared for my one liner! Haha. Oh well. Grabe, props to Paolo Ruiz!!!
Young & Reckless from moonfire inc on Vimeo.
So basically, Moonfire, Inc. is an events-focused company that aims to uplift the Philippine music industry and the worthy artists by showcasing their talent without the hassle of...
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"Alice lost in Wonderland"
Many thanks to the 8 photographers we had from Imagine Nation photography. Especially to Shayla Sanchez and Nicolai Melicor who I used fairly alot of frames from! Also, Punky Porca of Box of Sweets, Fashion Designers Gabbie Sarenas and Kirby Cruz. Kaycee Lim for the Make up. Ateneo de Manila University-High School especially to Principal Fr. RB Hizon.
I am so happy. This...
August 2011
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Alice lost in Wonderland (teaser)
I styled this incredible shoot this week. I tell you, it may look easy but was it work! From the preparations and scouting around to find creative people to join the team, I was flustered! Due to the time constrains of this shoot, I personally failed with the set. I was about to get Heima, this wonderful interiors brand but then the schedule was too tight! Well, I’d love to work with them...
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Sexy & Mellow 94.7 Party X The Body Shop
The Body Shop, second largest cosmetic franchise in the world! & Did you know that this is an English brand? Yep! Headquartered in England and was founded in 1976!
Known for their social activism and their passion in producing eco-friendly make up. They also strongly oppose Animal testing. Natural beautiful products with a cause!
Anyway, tomorrow is Mellow 94.7’s listener’s...
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nynej asked: hi marita.. im a fan of yours.. :) i always love checking your accounts and updates from time to time.. hihih.. your so awesome... just so you know.. :* *kisses
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School drool.
How my last week has been: Mostly occupied with school. The dreaded midterms week. Luckily 1 class I have didn’t hail one but a bulk on our Finals (boo). Surprisingly, school is the last place I take stress from. Ironically, it sort of chills me out. I feel so relaxed in school, I have fun. It literally is my haven. From the hustling with work, deadlines and heightened expectations, school...
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July 2011
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Behind the Seams: SoFA graduation fashion show
This is the second graduation show of my school SoFA. I’ve watched the first one in Philippine Fashion Week this was not any less exciting since my friends are graduating! Also, some alumnis and outstanding students will also show their pieces for the contests that they’ve won over the past year. I just have to say I’m so proud of you all!! So many talented people in our school...
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Fashion Rev Manila: a Fashion & Lifestyle Bazaar.
WHAT: One the biggest Fashion and Lifestyle Event in one roof. Fashion Rev Manila is a weekend of fashion, shopping, product sampling, mini makeovers, photobooth, raffles and even FREE Modeling and basic Photography workshops.
A Fashion & Lifestyle Bazaar is the hottest shopping event in the Metro where the style conscious can ultra-pamper themselves in a chic environment with the utmost...
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Styling at INCHES-Trinoma
Inches is a local brand located on the 2nd floor of Trinoma near La Senza and Debenhams. I went there to style some of their mannequins for the window display. I was so excited. When you’re with Ms. Marina Benipayo, it’s gonna be a good day!
Check out some of my styling team: Timmy, Mercille and Carlene(sorry babe, spelling fail! haha)
Timmy always looks so edgy & I love...
aydsguadalupe asked: What kind of lens do you usually use? :)
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Saturday up North.
Hiiiiiiii! Yes, a very happy gif for y’all. Sorry for the lack of make up + not ironing my hair. (I don’t usually get dolled up for my boyfriend haha) I hope you’re all having a wonderful weekend!
I went to Trinoma for Styling. We styled the mannequins of INCHES (2nd floor near La Senza & Debenhams) It was alot of fun! I’ll write a separate post about that but...
Anonymous asked: did you stretch your left ear? if so, what size?
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7/18/11
Pink polka-dotted dress from Topshop, Necklace from Kaviar Creations, Long draped cardigan from Mango, Shoes from Ichigo, Socks from Adidas, Bag from Nine West.
The day I went to see David Archuleta perform. He was adorable! See my detailed post here.
“Like a satellite we’re flying, Overhead where we see it all. Nothing can touch us, we’re everything and more.There’s no turning back from...
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Hire me.
Marita does the following services:
Writing -She has been writing for When In Manila for more than a year. Click here to see all articles written. -Wrote for Nsha, a fashion house based in Thailand. Click here for Nsha posts.
Blogging Promotions -Fashion brands -Event invitations -She’s also a senior correspondent of When In Manila, a website that features the best food, events, chill...
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Walk towards East.
Drove all the way to Eastwood today for brunch at Ramen Bar with Mom, dad, kuya & Arveen. It was brief since my schedule was pretty tight and I had to run to school amongst other places.
I love my hair today. I wish I can just wake up in the morning and have that kind of curls! Cause my hair is long it takes me about 20-30 minutes to curl it with a flat iron. But hey, worth it! :)
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Lace, denim, bullets.
001. So much for my “frequent blog post” has come to an end due to the fact that really good events & my food blogging stuff has been postponed for the following weekend, I had nothing to blog last weekend! Haha. Sorry for that!
002. Beauty fix updates, Lipstick: Revlon. Im currently hunting for some bright hair dye colors in Manila. Good luck to me! For now, Im prepping my...
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Milk tea, chocolates and vodka shots.
Photo dumpin! (June 30-July 2)
001. For the love of milk tea! If you study, live or tambay in Taft (aka me) Im sure you’ve heard of Tea Central. Arveen would take me to all these random milk tea places (since I’ve been a lover of dairy mixed tea since 1st yr college days in UST) From all 3-4 milk tea places in Taft I’ve tried, this would be my favorite. Judging from flavors,...
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Trend Report S/S 2012: Road Warrior
001. For my Fashion Trends class, me and my group mates Dixie and Dan were assigned to report on Fashion forecasting. Specifically what colors will be in for S/S 2012. My part of the report was me taking videos of people and compiling it. When I saw what my group mates researched on, this color story reminded me of David Guison. So, I asked him to star in our little video presentation. Haha. If...
June 2011
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Cuddle sweater ♡
Hi hi hi! Helloooo! I have been so actively blogging lately. I wish I can keep this up. *crosses fingers*
Daddy got this sweater from Singapore. Im a big big fan of oversized anything! Im so unlucky though. When I put on a summer dress, I go on with my day and it rains on me. Then I wear an oversized knitted sweater and find myself under the heat! Manila weather, why you so unpredictable? :(
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My tumblr is currently down.
Sorry! I have been so HTML challenged for the past days! I’ll organize it later. It’s so frustrating. I was just adding widgets then boom, ugly fucking blog. Lol
Follow me on twitter for the mean time?
http://twitter.com/marita_galvez
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McQueen
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Tugtug Pinoy Series: Manila Beer 2011
I know this is such a late post. I swear I have tons of photos I’d love to dump on here!
So I hosted the Manila Beer tour Tugtug Pinoy series in Bangkal, Makati. I was super stoked to host this since duh, Random Minds Prod really gives it all out with the line up: Grace Note, Jejaview, Rico Blanco, Tricia Garcia, Kenyo, Imago, Razorback, Tanya Markova, Top Junk.
The crowd was amazing!...
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Flatform Nation
001. The weather has been so moody for the past week here in Manila. Makes me want to be in Japan for Spring. Cherry blossoms make me so happy. Even if it has been very gloomy, I tried my best to put color on my outfit. Credit.
Quilted denim vest from my mom, Jersey dress from People are People
Im so happy with my shoes! I have been looking for flatforms since I saw them on the runway...
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Bring in those rings.
Better post on When In Manila later. People have been asking me alot though. Aggressively, if I may add. Haha. (*cough* SoFA people) I’ve been wearing them every chance I get. Everyone loves them. Except my boyfriend who takes it off all the time cause it hurts his hands. :| Haha.
My rings are from Bring Rings.They’re available right now. They run out fast so be quick!! They are so...