Shangrila Makati Hotel played host to this prestigious royal affair.

Seen enjoying the beautiful music that played throughout the evening were Inquirer’s Alex and Marixi Prieto

Moet Hennessy’s Chad Alarcon with Lifestyle Asia EIC Anna Sobrepeña and Inquirer’s Alex Vergara

Makati Shangrila Hotel’s Lesley Tan

Lifestyle Asia’s Social Editor Cristina Gomez with Frannie Jacinto

The Bag Hag with Sea Princess Tessa Prieto- Valdes

Aziza Mondoñedo, Lifestyle Asia Associate Publisher & Deputy Editor Cheryl Tiu, The Events Architect’s Ferdi Salvador, and Dusit Thani Manila’s Danelle Ruth Palang

Bridges’ Annie Ringor and Lia Bernardo

Richmond Velayo with LA & Mega Creative Director Suki Salvador and Manila Bulletin’s Marbee Shing Go

Eon PR’s Ramon Lopez Vito Bucoy with Jewelmer’s Janthina Fong

The Royal Gala gave the chance for friends to get together as well

Click on the thumbnails below to see the other glamorous women and dapper men who attended this momentous affair:

Congratulations to Lifestyle Asia on your 26th anniversary and for being the #1 luxury lifestyle and society magazine in the Philippines!

as Lancôme unveils its newest youth serum yet– the New Advanced Génifique.

This new and innovative formula allows your skin to become more radiant and smoother, with results in 7 days. This powerful serum also features an exclusive advanced self- loading dropper that automatically gives you just the right dose per application.

Guests at the dinner were treated to personalized ghost chairs and were served Sofitel’s best: truffle eggs brouillade, king prawn salad, grilled sea bass,

beef mignon, and sweet French delights for dessert which also revealed the upcoming collaboration of Lancôme with Lanvin designer Alber Elbaz,

with entreés paired with different wines.

Fashion designer- singer Kate Torralba entertained everyone with songs that fit the night’s mood.

In attendance at the event were

L’Oreal’s Charisse, Lancome’s Sheena, Shu Uemura’s Nina, and designer singer Kate Torralba

Please click on thumbnails below to see more photos from the dinner:

And it was last April 5, 2013 that Shu Uemura celebrated an important milestone — the brand’s 30th year of being in the Philippines. Along with the celebration came  a special beauty and makeup demonstration by Shu Uemura’s international artistic and creative director Kakuyasu Uchiide who flew in from Japan for the occasion. Some of the country’s best make- up artists along with members of the press attended the event held at Mango Tree at Bonifacio High Street.

The L’Oreal Philippines family with Uchiide-San.

See who else came to celebrate Shu Uemura’s 30th that night:

Mandarin Oriental has again outdone themselves this year with an even bigger attendance and a fun-filled itinerary for each of the guests who attended, as well as for the revelers on the street who came out to accept the Chinese New Year’s blessings from famed geomancer Master Joseph Chau

and to witness Enchanted Kingdom’s elaborate fireworks display.

Guests at the Mandarin were later treated to a sumptuous and auspicious first meal for the Year of the Snake, with drinks provided for by Moet Hennessy. Everyone was likewise treated to a jaw-dropping display of live sand art from the very talented “Joseph the Artist” who had won the prize in “Talentadong Pinoy”.

Seen enjoying the CNY celebrations:

Moet Hennessy’s Chad Alarcon and Olga Azarcon flanked by Owee Cruz and Manila Bulletin’s Marbee Go

Liu Jo’s Roxana and Fernando with Tim Yap and Tessa Valdes

Jullie Yap Daza with Cong. Rachel Arenas and Pat P Daza

Show director Ariel Lozada with Fox’s Charo Espedido

Click on thumbnails below for more photos of party goers who shared in the festivities

The launch was very well- attended and was held at the Raffles Hotel lobby and Writer’s Bar. Seen entertaining the guests were OMG’s group chairman Jerry Tiu with gorgeous wife Lianne and daughter/ managing editor Cheryl, Lifestyle Asia editor Anna Sobrepeña and husband Chito, LA’s Cristina Gomez, Mega Magazine & OMG CEOSari Yap, Mega Fashion Crew’s Suki Salvador and Meryll Yan. Early guests included McDonald’s George Yang, and Metrobank’s Arthur Ty with wife Zandra among others.

Also present at the event

Click on the gallery below to see who else attended this very successful launch!

More photos of the event below:

Contributing Writer:  Christine Abu- Dychiao, Manila Fashion Observer

Excellent food, exceptional champagne by Moet & Chandon, and great company were the order of the night.  (For The Bag Hag’s review of the Moet & Chandon dinner, please click HERE.)

Seen enjoying the Paparazzi degustation were:

Tim Yap

Tatler’s Mia Borromeo, Consul Patsy Zobel, Lifestyle Asia’s Anna Sobrepeña, Phil. Star’s Pepper Teehankee

Johnny Litton and Moet Hennessy’s Randy Uson

Moet Hennessy’s Chad Alarcon, Garage & WE Magazine Publisher Marbee Shing Go, The Bag Hag, Moet Hennessy’s Olga Azarcon, LA’s Cristina Gomez, Food Magazine’s Nana Ozaeta, Princesse Lim, Edsa Shangrila’s Lesley Tan

Click on thumbnails below to see who else enjoyed the dinner at Paparazzi

Her pieces represented the style of the Love, BAYO fashionista, as well as the empowered KOTEX® woman.

Recognizing that women today are increasingly active, savvy, and fashionable, Kotex has risen to the occasion by developing a pad that rises to the occasion -KOTEX® ProActive Guards Technology. The first ever sanitary pad that comes with intelligent guards that gently rise as soon as they come in contact with fluid. This incredible technology frees the modern and empowered Filipina to live and move as she pleases—even on the runway.

True to its commitment to the Filipina, Kotex partnered with the masters of feminine style Love, Bayo and SoFA (School of Fashion and the Arts), gave seven of SoFA’s best students the opportunity to create a collection for the “love, BAYO”, a sub-brand of BAYO specifically targeted to the younger market to be sold in BAYO stores nationwide.

In the first ever SoFA Young Designer for BAYO Design Competition, the designers
were instructed to create a collection with the theme “modern fairytale”. The
winner of the competition was eighteen year-old Korean Sylvia Park, whose floral
and lace collection was inspired by her favorite novel, Anne of Green Gables. Like
the kind of woman Kotex represents, the story’s protagonist Anne is an active, self-
assured and uncompromising young woman always on the go.

The attendees for this fashion show/ party included

BAYO founders Yvette Lejano, Corcor Bitong, Lynn Agustin

Bayo’s Rosemin Tan Lee and Marian Flores

Katrina Dy and Nicole Romero

Event host Bianca Roque

Style Bible’s Jacque de Borja

The Bag Hag with Kotex Brand Manager Ritz Tan

Bianca Valerio,

Pablo Cabahug, and Renan Pacson. Held at the 32nd floor of the newly inaugurated Zuellig building,

guests were treated to “creative” and delicious hors d’oeurves

as they watched models show off the latest styles in legwear and footwear by way of decorated socks and tights.

Guests included

Phoemela Baranda

Juana Yupangco

ABS CBN Publishing’s Philip Cu Unjieng with Las Flores owner

Rima Otswani, The Bag Hag, Bianca Valerio, Sarah Santiago

Connie Haw, Claudette Vitug of CV Travel, Chef Stevie Villacin

Click on gallery thumbnails to see more guests who attended this very special affair.

The luxury yacht gathered Manila’s crème de la crème to experience the pinnacle of luxury craftsmanship, heritage and modern innovation, and launch the new rare triple malt, JOHN WALKER & SONS ODYSSEY (see photos of guests below).

A global campaign of extraordinary proportions, John Walker & Sons Voyager is a literal reproduction of an epic journey, which evokes the nautical and game-changing heritage of John Walker & Sons. Having first set sail from Shanghai last month, the journey through Asia Pacific will take the Voyager through nine key ports of call. Its arrival in the Philippines last October 29  marks its fourth stop in this epic ocean voyage.

“Celebrating journeys without boundaries – John Walker & Sons Voyager pays tribute to the Walker family, whose unwavering vision took the brand beyond a small town in Scotland and across the seas to exotic new lands, and the indelible impact they left on history,” shares Mr. James Thompson, Diageo Chief Marketing Officer for Asia Pacific.

Arif Esenc, Managing Director of Diageo Philippines said he is thrilled that the Voyager is now in Manila. “The Philippines was a key port in the original trading routes of the Walker family and was instrumental in helping John Walker & Sons achieve the global reach it enjoys today. We look forward to celebrating the vision of the Walker family and the game changers of Asia Pacific who have inspired, and continue to inspire, a generation,” concluded Esenc.

The Beginning of a New Odyssey

John Walker & Sons Voyager also served as the fitting stage for the launch of John Walker & Sons Odyssey here in the Philippines, a new blend which commemorates the 80^th anniversary of one of Sir Alexander Walker’s greatest innovations – a whisky decanter that could move to match the motion of the sea. Esteemed guests were invited aboard Voyager for a luxury mentoring session with John Walker & Sons Global Brand Ambassador Mr. Tom Jones.

“John Walker & Sons Odyssey stands proudly amongst the rarest of blends – a unique triple malt inspired by the golden era of sea travel,” shares Mr. Tom Jones.

Developed by Master Blender Jim Beveridge using Sir Alexander’s original hand-written notes, John Walker & Sons Odyssey has been carefully blended and married in European oak casks to create a drink that brings to life the House of Walker’s signature big, bold flavours, and delivers exceptional smoothness.

To punctuate the uniqueness of the blend, an exquisitely crafted, crystal-grade glass decanter has been created to house John Walker & Sons Odyssey.

This stunning work of art is a reflection of the nautical heritage and success of the Walker business that perfectly captures the motion and romance of the sea. When gently pushed, the bottle swings elegantly to and fro and as the case is turned, rotates fluidly 360 degrees. When at rest, it will always point up, paying homage to the steadfast and progressive direction shown by Sir Alexander himself.

From China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and the Philippines, John Walker & Sons Voyager will proceed to Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, and India. As the boat journeys through Asia Pacific, leading authors, photographers and illustrators from around the region will capture the progress of each port-of-call from the Golden Era till present day, recreating one of the first luxury travel guides written –Around the World.

First commissioned by the House of Walker almost 100 years ago, the guide was developed with the assistance of John Walker & Sons in-market distributers who each contributed a chapter on their country.

Aboard the Voyager were guests like CATS’ Felix and Grace Ang

Andrew Gan and JM Rodriguez

Pepper Teehankee

Tim Yap and Ramon Lopez- Vito Bucoy

See more of who went onboard the magnificent Voyager