June 2012
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Alessi Likes CMG Philippines
Photos from CMG Philippine’s Facebook page
It’s like a fashion blogger conspiracy. CMG Philippines sends out a pair or two of these lovely babies to all of Manila’s top fashion bloggers, bringing about a slew of blog posts, instagram photos, and tweets about these color block shoes that aren’t even in stores yet! Way to go CMG, I must say that is some very...
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Alessi Likes Lana Del Rey
This is a Lana Del Rey appreciation post, as I’ve learned to appreciate Lana Del Rey only recently *LOL*
Unlike the rest of the world who has taken to Lana Del Rey’s melancholy screenplay-like music a while back (like August last year), I was too busy avoiding the “Blue Jeans” outbreak that has spread at Hype Machine. It just wasn’t my thing back then; I initially...
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Alessi Likes Sparkling Magazine Spring 2012...
These are so cute. Solid mustard over Hawaiian print? Coolbeans! That sweater in the second photo somehow makes me reconsider tacky Versace-ish rich grandma prints. Peach and mint? Also a good combo. And that parka over the dress with sneakers, Sketchers in fact, totes adorbs. Couldn’t resist posting!
Sparkling Magazine Spring 2012 Airport Fashion Photography BJ Pascual ...
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Alessi Likes Japanese Magazines
The measure by which Japanese magazines push versatility is remarkable. I don’t know, they have their own fashion bubble down there. It’s so separate from the trends the rest of the world is following, it’s very miss-matched and cluttered, but at the same time it works. I don’t even care if they’re behind or a step forward in terms of trends; Japanese magazines help...
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Alessi Likes Asian Bloggers
I love love loooove reading Asian blogs for many reasons. Asian bloggers are totally unpretentious. You won’t get that arrogant air when reading their blog posts. They’re raw, honest, and a tad bit tactless, but I guess that only adds to their charm. They generously share their beauty secrets and candidly open up about bad days, the down sides of being unemployed, and the secrets to...
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Alessi Likes to Blog (Thought Swimming)
On Oversharing Online
I think there’s a fine line between sharing your thoughts and being too personal online. Sometimes I’m too scared to voice out my personal opinions when they aren’t called for, or when I see them inappropriate. I have to admit, I have one or two unsavory blog posts lurking in my drafts folder. I write them because I need to vent, but I don’t think...
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Alessi Likes The MEG Magazine 14th Anniversary...
Wednesday finally got her lazy ass off the bed and uploaded our photos from the MEG 14th anniversary party. It honestly astounds me that MEG magazine is one of the few magazines out there that has survived through the years. Badass status! I practically grew up with it, and it has sure switched it up in so many ways. The night was nothing short of awesome, as MEG magazine celebrated its 14 years...
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Alessi Likes Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer 2012
I don’t care if I’m one million years late, the Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer 2012 collection will look cute forever.
The colossal exaggerated eyelet details. Those collars *massive drool*
This is the cutest ad campaign I’ve seen in a while. Totes adorbs!
I’m starting to understand the peg: Gossip Girl! Haha! Am I right?
I think I am, they look like...
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Alessi Likes H&M Spring Summer 2012
photos from marieclaire.co.uk
Yum Yum in my tum. H&M’s Spring Summer 2012 collection is a cute mix of rich satin and spandex in sorbet shades, with deep maroon to cut across and give it some bite, and some fabric in a flattering shade of gold dust reminiscent of upholstery to wrap it up. It’s making me reconsider plum lipstick. It’s not that bad pala. That spandex...
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Alessi Likes Miley Cyrus Slutty Peg
I WILL NOT DENY IT. I am sooo into Miley Cyrus’ slutty pegs these days. It’s very American Apparel-ish. Super understated but super hottt.
No wonder! She shops there. *jelly*
Good on you Miley! You look so fresh I made a collage of your outfits. I’m making this my new peg for the next forever. So appropriate for Philippine weather.
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Alessi Likes Father's Day
I have finally done some good in this world and have made father’s day a happy one for my daddy. I feel so accomplished!
Mummy and daddey
My parents are so crazy skeptical about my WheninManila.com assignments, going on about how much time I waste in front of the lappy and stuff, so I thought that the perfect way for them to know more about it is to invite them along on one of my...
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Alessi Likes 2011 Playlist
Rough day today, so I’ll just post a happy playlist of all the awesome songs I’ve discovered last year. 2011 was such a gem, collected dozens of nice songs and nice memories throughout the year.
2011 by Alessi Brugada on Grooveshark
Despite my chronic negativity and lucklessness, I shall try my best to be positive about everything happening. I shall instead treat myself to a nice...
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Alessi Likes Ash and Trix!
It is now 1:20am. I am tired as fuck, my eyes are begging to be shut, and I have to wake up early tomorrow for an 8am activity; yet right now I am still awake typing this post furiously in front of the laptop because I LIKE TO BLOG SO MUCH. The weekend was entirely wonderful and very productive (actually a little to productive for my taste, but whatever, I like being productive.) Saturday night...
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Alessi Likes to Build a Dream House (ver. 2.0)
My future house will have badass iron-frame beds
It’ll have awesome white wooden floors and distressed wood furniture
It’ll have canopies and lots of windows
It’ll have a badass living room with a high ceiling, white couches and iron railings on the staircase
It’ll have a very rustic-looking kitchen and a smeg fridge woo
And it’ll have the cutest...
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Alessi Likes to Celebrate Father's Day at the...
When in Manila and thinking of the perfect way to spend Father’s Day, why not visit theAscott Makati and treat the most important man in your life to a relaxing stay at one of their luxurious suites? You can avail of Ascott Makati‘s one-bedroom suite at the special price of PHP8,195nett! And for an additional PHP471 you can even upgrade to a two-bedroom delux suite. Surely sounds like a treat for...
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Alessi Likes Uniqlo Manila
I feel like a very lucky girl this week, cause I got to get an exclusive first look at the new Uniqlo Manila flagship store at SM MOA before it even opened today! It all started from my inherent greed for WheninManila.com features. When we were asked who wanted to get invitations to Uniqlo’s pre-launch party, I figuratively pounced on the opportunity and speed-typed an email message saying...
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Alessi Likes Yummy Eats 2012 (a photo dump)
I finally got hold of Hannah’s photos of the Yummy Eats 2012 food fair and I knew I had to make a feature about it even if it’s two weeks late! The photos were just too pretty (and yummy LOL) to waste! Here’s the link to my feature about it, which I had so much fun writing, cause it’s more fun to write about food LOL.
And here are the much-awaited photos! Nom nom reliving...
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The People You Will Fall In Love With In Your 20s
“You will fall in love with someone who annoys you, whose orgasm face looks and feels pathetic. Despite all of this, there’s something keeping you drawn to them, something that makes you want to protect them from the harsh world. What you fail to realize, however, is that you are the harsh world. You aren’t their noble protector — you are someone to be protected from but it takes a lot of...
