Orange Blush Salon Cubao Opens, Franchise Branches Inaugurated Soon

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With more than 20 branches, to conquer the metro carrying with that unique and "probinsiyano brand" that they represent, Orange Blush Salon launches its first Metro Manila flagship salon located in Spark Place Cubao.

 Franchising has been at the forefront of Orange Blush expansion plans.

"We want to broaden our reach to as many markets, not just in the provinces but in the metro as well," she explains.

"We want the people to know that they, too can own a salon," says Joby Linsangan Moreno, president of Orange Blush Salon.

Very soon, two franchise branches will open: one in Sta Cruz Manila and another in Quezon City area. "We are targeting to launch 8 more franchise branches this year," she says.

Orange Blush Salon is a story of success from being a probinsyano (brand) conquering the the big city. 

Joby Linsangan Moreno, president of Orange Blush Salon

"We carry with us that unique and probinsiyano brand that we represent,” she explains.

Orange Blush Salon opened its first branch in Nueva Ecija in 2003. Joby who has always been interested in the beauty business started the first Orange Blush Salon from the remnants of a financially strapped salon about to close shop. "I was then looking for a small place to set up my own beauty business when I saw this small beauty salon about to close." Several years later, Joby has grown her beauty salon business that it now has franchise branches.

"We want to inspire people. We also want to encourage them that they too can open a business of their own."

For franchising and other info visit http://www.orangeblushsalon.com

The best of Taiwan comes to Manila - “Wow! Taiwan Selects Pop-up Store”

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“Wow! Taiwan Selects Pop-up Store” debuted in the Philippines to support Taiwanese manufacturers in exporting products to the country while giving Filipinos a fresh impression of Taiwan. The Philippines is only the store’s first stop in the ASEAN region this 2016.

Authorized by the Bureau of Foreign Trade of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), the Commerce Development Research Institute (CDRI) ran the week-long exhibition from May 23 to 29 with the theme “Let’s Home Party!” the at the Glorietta Mall to showcase products that appealed especially to younger consumersm.

“We’ve studied the Philippine market for years, and have seen that the youth made up most of the population,” said Josh Kang, Director of the Department of Global Marketing & Consulting Division of Marketing Research, Wow! Taiwan Selects.

“We were convinced about the strong market potential of the country, and that’s why we decided on a store theme that grabs the attention of young Filipinos.”

The pop-up store featured delicacies, cosmetics, fashion, technology, and modern household goods catering to a younger market. The store was designed to exude a party-like vibe, while the use of bright, energetic colors such as blue, yellow, and orange that created an atmosphere modern Filipino families would enjoy.

For the Philippines, 15 popular Taiwanese brands were introduced, with freebies and demos so guests would get a taste of Taiwan’s best.

Featured beauty and skincare brands included Dr. Morita, a facial mask brand that has sold 30 million pieces worldwide; Naruko, which makes natural skincare products; TS6, a globally famous probiotic brand for women’s health; Hydron, the top Taiwanese contact lens brand; Dr. Formula, a body and beauty care line developed by a professional medical team; and City Color, a brand known for its affordable fashion cosmetic products.

As for lifestyle, the pop-up store introduced Filipino consumers to Sakura, one of the best brands in integrated kitchenware; KTV-Brio, the smart mobile product manufacturer; O’Ringo, a well-known handmade leather shoe brand in Taiwan; and Kimo Footwear, which adopts German design to Asian needs to design comfortable shoes.

Finally, guests indulged in delectable treats and beverages from Taiwan, including Seven Seven, a chocolate snack brand that has sold 6.75 billion chocolate treats worldwide; Taiwan Beer, an authentic Taiwanese beer in classic and fruit flavors; Sweet Mountain, which offers updated versions of traditional cookies and jelly treats; Royal Family, a brand famous for its Japanese-style rice cake; and Yon Ho, a soy milk brand that is popular internationally.

The “Wow! Taiwan Selects Pop-up Store” will next be making stops in Indonesia and Vietnam.

For more about the featured products, please visit http://www.wowtaiwanselects.tw.

G Stuff Hits the G-Spot of Your Health With New Store!

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GStuff Alabang Store Opening is GS! Great Success!

Emphasizing natural goodness, G Stuff finally reopens its doors to a more improved location to shoppers last February 29 in Alabang Town Center. Shoppers will enjoy a wide variety of sustainable produce from herbal remedies, aromatherapy oils, personal care, home remedies to food products.

Ms. Gina Lopez  and Ms. Dyan Castillejo,

Simultaneous to its store re-launch last Thursday is another successful health and wellness fare held at the ground floor of the mall as it offered a wide variety of G Stuff’s well-loved locally sourced products. Part of the fare’s program included a Health and Wellness talk prepared by G Stuff’s founder, Ms. Gina Lopez and Wellness advocate, Ms. Cory Quirino.

The Health and Wellness talk started with a powerful fitness prayer routine conducted by Ms. Dyan Castillejo, in which she shared that exercise is also a form of prayer.

Ms. Dyan Castillejo

In her talk, Ms. Gina Lopez enthusiastically shared about the healing testimonials of using the products of G Stuff.

Ms. Gina Lopez 

Ms. Cory Quirino also gave her wisdom on wellness to participants as she shared her secrets in staying young and beautiful.

Ms. Cory Quirino 

Visit G Stuff at the 2nd level of Alabang Town Center’s main building for all your all-natural needs. 

For more information, you may visit their website at www.gstuff.ph, 

Facebook at www.facebook.com/gstuffph and Instagram at @gstuffph. Or call 09175864530 or 5005623

James Reid and Nadine Lustre as the new faces of City Blends coffee now brewing at 7-Eleven

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Now Brewing at 7-Eleven, City Blends makes JaDine the new ambassadors for Honest-To-Goodness Coffee!

It's #JaDineFor711 as the Philippine Seven Corporation (PSC), country licensee of leading convenience store chain 7-Eleven, present James Reid and Nadine Lustre as the new faces of City Blends coffee.

With James and Nadine staying atop social media trends due to their undeniable charisma as well as the relatable kilig that they bring to fans of all ages, 7-Eleven has really found the honest and down-to-earth personalities that are the perfect fit for City Blends coffee.

Honest-to-goodness Coffee

With JaDine as the new endorsers, City Blends gets its well-deserved turn in the spotlight. The coffee is made from 100% Arabica beans, with each cup made fresh as you order. The City Blends machine grinds the beans on the spot, giving you unparalleled freshness: the secret to quality coffee. 

Even the pricing is great, with City Blends starting at 20 pesos, honest!

To excite fans even further, 7-Eleven is releasing limited edition City Blends cups with photos of JaDine! The 8oz cup features Nadine, the 12oz cup features James, and the 16oz cup features the couple. The JaDine cups do not only have hugot quotes from the TVC, they are also interactive so customers can have fun writing their own honest hugot as well. The cups will be available in City Blends stores by November 4, 2015.Aside from its brewed coffee, City Blends also offers other flavors such as French Vanilla, Mochaccino and Hershey's Dark Chocolate.

For #JaDine,  Honest-to-goodness hype

Fan response to the selection of the two has been positive across the board, with Reiders and Naddicts alike sharing the teasers, memes, as well as lines from the TVC on social media causing #JaDineFor711 to trend on Twitter.

The overwhelming fan response has prompted 7-Eleven to release an exclusive never-before-seen footage from the TVC and print shoot plus the alternate endings that fans – what James could have said to Nadine. This is also 7-Eleven’s way to thank JaDine fans for the unexpected support, as well as for integrating the hugot lines in their social media posts. Apparently it’s hard to move on, especially when we’re talking about James Reid and Nadine Lustre. And that’s a good thing for #JaDineFor711.

Try the new 7-Eleven City Blends coffee currently available in 565 7-Eleven stores nationwide. 7-Eleven will end the year with 712 City Blends stores! 

Watch out for more of #JaDineFor711!

Visit :

Facebook: facebook.com/711philippines 

Twitter: @711philippines 

Instagram: @711ph

Satchmi Celebrated their Special Day with Free Food, Coffee, Drinks, Alcohol, Music, and Fun

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Satchmi is a music and lifestyle brand with a love for vinyl records, worldly goods, and everything in between.

The Satchmi Store was packed to the brim for their 1st birthday. A celebration of Satchmi’s love for records, music, and the lifestyle they cultivate together with their community of friends and loyal customers.

It’s no surprise when we saw people pouring in from all directions to the store. When you step in, it’s as if you’re in another world separated from the mall itself. There was free food courtesy of Mr. Graham’s Sandwich Shop, their highly talked about Cebuano along with chips and dip filled everyone’s appetite throughout the event. In tandem was Mrs. Graham’s macarons straight from her cafe, specially made for the event complete with vinyl record designs and plating. Their Apple Pie Soda was also served during the party as well as Craftpoint’s Summer Sessions. All free aside from Satchmi’s esteemed third wave coffee.

People got to experience fun and games throughout the event like spin the wheel with prizes from Satchmi’s lifestyle brands Happy Socks, Lost Nomad, Gouache Bags, The Green House Project, Sunday Paper Co and more, there was also a sleeve face Photo Booth contest, by the end of the night the most creative photo got to take home a Motorino Mk II. A Satchmi event wouldn’t be complete without performances from their favorite artists BP Valenzuela, Reese & Vica, CRWN, and up and coming Coeli. Chip Balbuena a comedian from Comedy Cartel’s line up was also their to provide some laughs for the night.

The placed was packed by 6:00PM with Coeli as the first performer. Photo c/o Shutter Panda Photography.

The main event was when Satchmi released a video showcasing what was next for them this year. Some of the things announced were that they are opening a 2nd branch in Quezon City (exact location still top secret) early 2016, the Motorino Mk II now comes in the new color Silver bidding goodbye to the Ivory model, a new Satchmi Blend of beans exclusive from EDSA Beverage Design Studio coming soon to the store and most importantly, a new vinyl compilation that is composed of some of their favourite performers from Vinyl Day 2013 to 2015. Some of the artists include Autotelic, Oh, Flamingo!, BP x CRWN collab, Tandems ’91, She’s Only Sixteen, Reese & Vica, Imago, Taken by Cars, and more! A total of 12 tracks for a vinyl produced and manufactured entirely by Satchmi. The vinyl, entitled “General Assembly” (and rightly so) will be released sometime in 2016.

The store was decorated special for their Birthday

“It definitely is hard to believe how far we’ve come” says Edric Chua, co-founder of Satchmi. “When we started out with just a couple of records and an online store, we always used to talk about opening a brick and mortar store until eventually the opportunity presented itself to us and we took it.” he adds. “From an online store to an actual physical store, and now we are not only distributors but producers and manufacturers of actual vinyl records for a couple of vinyl enthusiasts, it’s amazing to see how far we’ve come.” says Aislinn Chuahiock, another co-founder of Satchmi. When asked what their secret was into getting this far, Ronald Sy – Managing Director and co-founder of Satchmi simply said “It was really a collaborative effort. Both within the team and with everyone we’ve ever worked with. Our loyal customers and everyone who has ever supported us also helped materialize what we’ve been planning for how many years.”

Satchmi’s First Birthday

Vinyl records have been around for a while now and although the emergence of technology and digital music has proven to lessen physical music sales, the fact that vinyl is slowly growing and emerging to be the ultimate and most genuine medium shows that a love for the good old days will never go away. Satchmi has been the frontrunner into making vinyl records accessible to everyone and as proven today, they are here to stay and we couldn’t be any happier.

Love music, vinyl records, worldly goods, and everything in between,  visit their online store at www.satchmi.com or their physical store at the 4F Mega Fashion Hall, SM Megamall.