Tribal Funk [Day 2]
31 Days of Style: Day 2
Tribal top, FOREVER21| Skirt and sunglasses, NAVA | Sandals, CHARLES & KEITH
Going both tribal and funky—paired my cropped tribal print shirt with these Prada-esque sunnies from NAVA. And yes, it’s okay to mix outfit inspirations.
Check it out (and comment!): http://www.candymag.com/fashion/31-days-of-style-alyssa-lapid
Thinking of doing a blog giveaway for my birthday next month. What do you guys think? 
btw, can I just say, I LOVE getting tweets! Tweet me? *bats eyelashes* @alyssalapid *another round of eyelash batting*
She Said, She Said
As promised in my last blog post, here are those outfits!
Because coming up with outfits seemed like so much fun, Arriane Serafico – Ms. Wanderrgirl herself – and I decided to come up with 4 sets of outfits with each of us interpreting a certain piece according to our personal styles. To quote her, it was a “she said, she said style juxtaposition game.”
Our picks were a neon bangle by Veva Deeluxe, a tribal print bag by VESTI, a crop top by Street Beat Boutique and Printed high waist shorts by Pinkaholic. 
And here are the outfits!! Arriane’s are the ones on the left and mine are on the right!
Pictures from themall.ph | Design & layout by Arriane
Now I’m really wishing I had all those pieces!
Wanna make your own? Visit themall.ph
TheMall.ph
I’m sure you guys are all familiar with Stylebible.ph, so it shouldn’t be that hard to introduce its sister site, themall.ph.
Themall.ph used to be a part of stylebible.ph but now they have their own website. It is a storefront – a virtual online shopping mall minus the actual shopping. The site houses several curated brands and product categories ranging from womenswear to childrenswear to beauty products. Aside from having the products, the site is also very interactive – you can create your own outfits ala Polyvore, you can make wishlists, you can join and win contests and a whole lot more.
But what I love the most about themall.ph is the fact that it strives to help out local entrepreneurs. I personally know how hard it is to put up a store – be it online or physical – and get your brand out (I see it all the time in SoFA). This is a concern that I also personally want to address, hence Platform, Postura.ph, and just trying to blog about local brands. So kudos to themall.ph for serving as a platform for these e-preneurs and as an ultimate shopping destination for the rest of us.
Here are some pics from the blogger lunch/event last week held at the Eastwood Richmonde Hotel.
Bloggers with Mark and Janey Nikki, Arriane, myself, Mark, Janey and Lana
meet the people behind Stylebible and TheMall.ph: Nikki Santiago, Mark Buenaobra (wearing that awesome tie) and Janey Aniban
with mother Pax and mother Shen! missed you girls!
and with Stylebible’s Managing Ed Isha Andaya :) (who is just the nicest!)
Remember I mentioned that you can come up with outfits at their site? Well, Arriane and I came up with a little something. I’ll show you in the next blog post!
So shopaholics, do visit themall.ph! and to the entrepreneurs, if you are interested in registering (which you should be as it is backed by Summit!), register at http://www.themall.ph/themall-subscription. You can also email themall.ph@summitmedia.com.ph or dial 451-8888 loc 1151. Good luck!
31 Days of Style with Candymag.com [May 1]
I’m super happy to announce, albeit late, that I’m doing Candymag.com’s 31 Days of Style this May! Yes, that entails posting a different outfit daily on Candy’s site (and hopefully here as well) and showing you guys how I dress for the summer.
I know I don’t blog (nor snap photos) everyday, but because it’s for Candy…CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.
Here’s the first outfit for the very first of May! (Expect around 2 posts daily to catch up with the dates!! hahaha)
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Starting the summer with a splash! Wearing a summer dress while enjoying the beaches of Boracay! Can’ t wait to share the rest of my summer outfits with you!
Dress by NIMA, sunglasses by Forever21
Check it out at: http://www.candymag.com/fashion/31-days-of-style-alyssa-lapid/
and this last pic is just to show you how much fun I was having. I miss Boracay already.
Beach Essentials
A quick blog post on my summer essentials! Some of the things that I brought to Bora…in my overweight luggage.
Clockwise: 1) Sunglasses – coz the sun was intense.
2) The Face Shop’s E’thym Aura Cream – my face was getting dry from all the swimming so I used this to keep it moisturized.
3) Smart Rocket Chic Plug It – I had to work and couldn’t get stable internet (even in the hotel!). Thank you Smart for always saving me.
4) Sunblock – Never EVER go to the beach without UV protection.
5) Nivea Extra Whitening Lotion – I know, I know. People like getting tan. I don’t. So I try to offset it with this. haha Applying again in 3…2…
Unexpected Evenings: Bench Mastercard
A few nights ago I attended the Bench X BDO Mastercard Launch at Salon de Ning and got to hang out with lovely ladies Pat, Vern and Tracy.
The event was star-studded, a common thing for Bench, and presented the very first mastercard for the retail giant. Bench teamed up with BDO to present a card that offers numerous benefits like earning double rewards points, 0% installment for up to 6 months, birthday discounts, sale perks, and invites to Bench events and shows.
Here are some pics from that night.
So I just had to ask…”how did you do it?” [build a retail giant].
And he replied, “I just do what I love to do.” #inspired
then I asked about Cotton On, because Suyen is bringing it to the Philippines and just talked about when they’re opening – the answer being July/August.
We also got to talk to Ogie and he gave us sample pick up lines as he is “Boy Pick Up”.
Events that night were so unexpected but it was awesome.
Group pic! Myself, Patricia, Tracy, Ogie Alcasid, Ben Chan and Vern
Platform Pre Prod
I can’t seem to stop thinking about Platform. Anyway, this was what we looked like the day before the event. All stressed and excited at the same time. Wonder if we’ll have a day-before meeting like this anytime soon. #hopefully
I’m tot
SoFA Make it Happen Promo
Ever wondered what it’s like to be a SoFA student?
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GET CLOSER TO YOUR DREAM:
1. Like the SoFA fanpage ( https://www.facebook.com/SoFAcollege )
2. Go to our Make it Happen album in the SoFA fanpage.
3. Tag yourself in the PROGRAM POSTER of your CHOICE.
4. Comment the battle cry, “SoFA, make it happen!” and let us know why you deserve to be a SoFA student for a week.
The top two winners will experience the DREAM for ONE WEEK and take as MANY CLASSES as they can under their tagged PROGRAM POSTER of CHOICE. Ends on May 4, 2012. Winners will be announced a week after.
I suggest you guys join
Winter Dressing
Michigan Ph0to Diary Part 2!
Here are some outfit shots I took while I was there.
If you were wondering why there’s no snow in the pics well, I shall give you two reasons. 1) Snow was rather late last year thanks to global warming and 2) I don’t like the cold, so I didn’t take outfit shots whenever there was snow.
Hope you like em! Beach pics coming next week
Family Affair
My thought process: It’s so hot outside –> I miss winter. –> oooh, winter! Michigan! —> oh. I still haven’t shared that.
Hence, this Christmas photo diary with mi familia when I visited MI.
1) Baby girl of the family, Kiara
2) Myself with my girls, Kiara, Kennedy, Jordyn and Mack
3) My momma
4) my cousin’s bake.
5) family pic! The grandkids with their grandparents
6) cherry coke! I missed this!
7) With my cousins (who are way more gorgeous live.)
