Michelle Phan: taking over the world with one lipstick at a time.

Michelle Phan - Honest, Elegant and Artistic.

This is how Michelle Phan describes her videos. However these three words also describe this Vietnamese beauty who started to teach herself how to paint at the age of 12. Exchanging her paintbrushes for her make-up brushes, she went from being a girl who wanted to help women look the most beautiful to gracing the covers of several magazines and becoming a spokesperson for Lancome.

Her initial plan of taking up dermatology, a request of her mother, was pushed aside by her determination to major in illustration. Michelle inspires women to not only be beautiful but also follow their dreams. On her ‘about me’ section in her YouTube channel, she describes her dreams:

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Ever wonder how celebrities like Chris Tiu are able to handle facing all sorts of people with that aura of confidence that seem to emanate from within?

Prevent Somatopause and Run Against Time

Run and Learn with Immuvit’s Run Against Time and learn to prevent the symtoms of Somatopause.


Going through somatopause? Not sure what somatopause is? Are you at least in your late 20s/early 30s? Have you realized a change in your metabolism, energy and fitness levels? Then come to Greenhills Shopping Center this 26th of September 2010 for Immuvit’s Run Against Time.



This upcoming event is the second of Immuvit’s Run Against Time campaign that aims at educating consumers on how they can proactively manage the symptoms of somatopause. The event includes a 3-5 km fun run that starts at 5:30 AM and a chance to learn about a 5-minute fitness program, META – Fit, that is developed specifically to help those in the somatopausal age.



Somatopause starts when you’re in your late 20s/early 30s and start seeing physical and physiological changes that is related to the decrease of somatotropin produced by your body. This is a growth hormone that META-FIT, developed by one of the country’s most sought- after coaches – Jim Saret, is designed to help the body produce more of.



The first Run Against Time was held in Bonifacio Global City where over a hundred participants attended.

For Immuvit’s Run Against Time at the Greenhills Shopping Center, interested participants may send in their name, age and contact details to: immuvitrunagainsttime@gmail.com. The first 100 registrants will get a free Immuvit Run Against Time singlet.

Find your way home with Avida

Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz chanted “There’s no place like home” three times to be transported back to her aunt’s house. Dr. Carlo and Carlota Magno found their home, not in Kansas, but in Cavite – Avida Settings, Cavite to be exact.

After living in Southern California for a long time and working hard in order to be able to move back to the Philippines upon retirement and settle here comfortably, the Magnos wanted a place that resembled the surroundings and feel that they’ve grown used to and be able to be actively part of a community.

Lucy Torres- Gomez shares her secret to beauty

Ever wondered what Lucy Torres- Gomez’s secret to her beauty? It’s not that she discovered a fountain of youth. She just knows the value of antioxidant- rich vitamins, fitness regiments, healthy diet and good attitude.

Lucy’s schedule involves going from home to taping to attending her responsibilities as a government official. In order to keep up, she started to take the multivitamin supplement, Immuvit. Because of the you immediately can feel the benefits to your health and looks, this has become her health partner.

Immuvit is the only multivitamin supplement that contains a combination of two ginsengs, Korean RPC Ginseng and Siberian Ginseng, and CoQ10 along with a host of essential vitamins and minerals. This combination will help you looking and feeling young and energized as CoQ10 is an antioxidant that protects your body against damages caused by free radicals, maintains cell growth and boosts immune system. The ginsengs help revitalize the body and increase its resistance and energy.

The extra energy boost from Immuvit not only helps her through her day-to-day responsibilities but also gives her the energy to maintain her figure with dancing. Having found a fitness regimen that does not feel like a chore, she feels like a child every time she dances or does yoga- carefree and energized, it’s as though she can do anything!

Although fitness regimens and vitamin supplements may help you looking and feeling young, you must also consider what you eat. Appropriate portions, healthier food choices are vital for women who do not have the same metabolism as when they were in their teens. Choose well and know your limits.

Finally, Lucy is the perfect example of inner beauty. With a positive take on life, she feels good as she takes on what life throws her way with the grace and charm we all have come to know and love.

Are Your Vitamins and Supplements Working?

Most Filipinos are going on a health craze now-a-days. People are playing sports, joining runs, eating yogurts and a whole lot more – in short, their getting healthy. With all the physically demanding activities of our day-to-day doings, we have to maintain our youthful energy to cope up with all these demands.

Coach Jim Saret, a sought-after Sports and Fitness Science specialist, found a way to do this. He discovered that Immuvit contains the unique combination of two powerful ginsengs – Korean RPC ginseng and Siberian ginseng – as well as CoQ10, which was exactly what he was looking for to help revitalize his body, increase resistance to physical, chemical, and biological stress. “It really helps me sustain my energy all day long” says Coach Jim.

Immuvit, a multi-vitamins supplement, has active ingredients which helps revitalize and restore energy. Not only does it contain two powerful ginsengs, it also contains CoQ10 that plays a key role in producing energy as well as cell growth and maintenance. It also acts as an antioxidant which protects the body from damage caused by free radicals. CoQ10 is naturally produced by our body, but as we grow older, our body produces less. Because of that, our energy starts to dwindle, our immune system slows down, and our risk of getting heart condition increases. With Immuvit, we can get the right amount of CoQ10 supplement back in our body.

The busy life of Coach Jim includes conducting workshops for national sports associations, coaches, and athletes that help their training programs, handling the country’s top three sports teams: the RP Smart Gilas Basketball Team, the RP Swimming Team, and the RP Boxing Team, writing columns and advices for a men’s health magazine, guesting regularly in several health and morning shows. He is also the current president of the Scientific Sports and Fitness Council, the very first scientific sport and fitness academy in the Philippines, and the Training Director of the Advanced Performance Enhancement Training, which crafts scientific programs for local athletes.

Despite all these, Coach Jim looks younger than his true age and has the stamina to carry out his activities.

Coming from someone who believes that fitness has become more than exercise but a way of life, “despite the physical rigors that come with these responsibilities, I feel more energized that ever. With Immuvit and a healthy lifestyle, I know I can do more.”

Love for beauty, love for nature - One Naturales

Caring for your body and being environmentally friendly has never been so easy! Starting August 18, Thursday, ONE Naturales, a personal care and beauty line that offers natural luxury at affordable prices, will be available at Watsons stores.

ONE Naturales stands for Price and quality were big influences for Charade Galang upon creating ONE Naturales. What begun as a way to earn extra cash on top of her managerial position in a top international fashion retail chain, ended up as a line of products being picked up by Watsons to be an exclusive brand for them.

Skin care should be about applying natural products that would “feed” your skin proper nutrients and not chemicals that are not as friendly to your face and the environment. As a trained pharamacist, Galang uses ingredients which she know would work best for the skin and having in mind that she is a consumer herself, keeping the price affordable.

ONE Naturales’ current product range includes body soaps, solid shampoos, moisturizers, skin bar conditioners, body butter, lip butter balms, hair conditioners, and lotion massage bars. All products were created using the best combinations of naturally sourced ingredients and organic extracts, exudates, purees, and essential oils at high levels.

A growing line, ONE Naturales will soon be introducing cosmetic products and advance skin care systems in 2011 adding to their already existing product line.

A Good Investment for OFWs

Avida Reaches out to Global Pinoys

As more and more Filipinos work overseas, Avida will also be reaching out to them. As early as 1998, Avida opened an international office in Milan to address the needs of OFWs in Europe. A few years later, Avida offices were also opened in Singapore and Dubai.

The company continues to strengthen its sales force in areas where there are OFWs in Europe, the Middle East, Australia, and select Asian countries. These efforts will include setting up sales offices, a more aggressive brand building/marketing campaign, as well as a series of road shows. More tie-ups will also be established with financing institutions like sister company BPI and other remittance services to make it more convenient for OFWs to buy properties overseas.

...and, this is Avida's promise of quality!

Avida is celebrating its 20th anniversary with confidence that with the expansion of current projects, plus the opening of new projects, combined with a dedicated, highly-competent 2,000-strong stales force, it can double its sales target in the next two years.

Inspired by its mission of helping thousands of Filipino families reach their own happily-ever-afters, young couples starting their own families will find in Avida a reliable partner. Together they can provide a safe, secure, tranquil and beautiful haven for their children, where they can build and realize dreams for a lifetime.

There’s nothing sweeter for a Filipino couple, or an entire family than the chance to say to one another, “Dito na tayo forever” as they sit back and enjoy the life that they have long dreamed of.  As they experience the lifestyle that only Avida can offer—beautiful, safe, tranquil and convenient—they will surely be glad that they made the right choice.

Reaching New Markets
After providing dream homes for the middle-class, Avida is now poised to reach out to the Broad C market, aiming for families with a combined income of P20,000 to P60,000.

In NUVALI, Avida is set to launch a new development that will offer house and lot packages starting at a very affordable P1.4M.  This new residential haven was designed along the envoronment-friendly and sustainability thrust of Nuvali, which will allow more families to experience ecologically-sound living at its best. As with other Avida developments, the village will encourage interaction among members of the community through its open spaces, facilities and amenities.

Avida’s new brand, Amaia, will also launch a line of economic housing packages priced from P600,000 to P1.2M in Calamba, Laguna. Amaia will launch innovative house designs and distinctive community concepts all for the benefit of young Filipino families who want to start right in making their dream homes a reality.

For more information, visit http://www.avidaland.com/