by Penny Angeles-Tan | Jan 10, 2017 | Awards and Competitions
make up vloggers that use Ever Bilena products
Unleash your inner artist and win big cash prizes as Ever Bilena dares you to experiment with different looks through The BIG Beauty Challenge – a weekly make-up tutorial video contest following different themes.
Who can join the Ever Bilena big beauty challenge?
Open to video bloggers, aspiring and professional make-up artists residing in the Philippines, the contest requires participants to create a tutorial video on how to do a complete make-up look, following a specific theme, using only Ever Bilena products.
Ever Bilena, the leading local cosmetics brand, carries:
- Ever Bilena Advance, a full range of make-up essentials for young professionals
- Ever Bilena Naturals for skin care
- Careline cosmetics for teens
- Blackwater for fragrance
- and other personal care products.
When will the contest run?
The contest, which began on the first week of December and will end on the last week of February, will test the creativity of the participants as they create their versions of Ever Bilena’s weekly theme which will be announced every Monday on Ever Bilena’s Facebook page. One winner will be announced every week and will take home P10,000 cash.
Weekly winners will qualify for the grand finals where the grand prize winner will take home P50,000 along with three winners who will win
- P10,000 for Special Award
- P15,000 for 2nd runner-up
- P30,000 for the 1st runner up
Big cash prizes await make-up lovers, budding artists and video bloggers like Week 3 winner Christine Gem Anicas (shown) at Ever Bilena’s BIG Beauty Challenge!
In Week 3 Christine Gem Anicas won the challenge. Super congratulations, Christine! Your makeup is so fab.
Entries must be public and uploaded on Facebook with hashtags #EBBigBeautyChallenge and #EverBilena and tag Ever Bilena Cosmetics, Inc.
Criteria for judging the Big Beauty Challenge
Participants will be judged based on the following criteria:
- 40% most number of Ever Bilena products used in the video
- 30% creativity
- 20% make-up executions and skills
- 10% most number of views and shares.
Show off your inner artist and join the biggest and most beautiful challenge this season!
To know more about Ever Bilena and The BIG Beauty Challenge, visit Ever Bilena’s website, www.everbilena.com.ph and Facebook page, www.facebook.com/everbilenacosmetics.
by Penny Angeles-Tan | Jan 5, 2017 | Health and Wellness
Holiday rush might be over and It’s officially a New Year. Around the globe, most people are trying get back to their old figure after bingeing on holiday fares and sporting new clothes, new gadgets, and new shoes, but can these make up for looking best at what’s on top of our head, our hair!
Taking care of our mane should be on top of our list just as we go to spa to pamper our body, our hair needs pampering as well. Novuhair, Nature’s answer to hair loss has got you covered.
As we bid adieu to 2016, throw away your difficulties on hair loss and scalp problems with Novuhair’s 19 natural ingredients. Made of herbal ingredients that include moringa oleifera, panax ginseng, virgin coconut oil and the natural essences of rosemary and peppermint, Novuhair nourishes the scalp and hair by increasing the flow of nutrients and improving blood circulation to the scalp.
Novuhair also helps hydrate the scalp, maintain the hair’s natural luster and prevent early hair graying, hair dryness and itching.
The brand has helped thousands of satisfied users here in the Philippines, thus merits its fifth consecutive year of being awarded by Watson’s as the leading Medicated Hair Care Brand in the country.
How to order and where to buy?
Good news to our kababayans abroad and their friends, with the brand’s aim to help assuage hair problems across the globe, Novuhair products are available in Kuwait, distributed by Bee Organic Import & Export Establishment, Kuwait.
For orders:
- you may contact landlines +96524343885 and +96524343866
- or mobile numbers +96550380380, +96565559935 and +96560755122
Bee Organic’s showroom is located at Arabia Mall, First Floor Showroom # 15 Egaila Area, Kuwait.
Novuhair can also be purchased online through our service partner: www.regaloservice.com. Servicing USA, Canada, UAE , KSA and other Asian countries.
Locally, Novuhair Topical Scalp Lotion, Shampoo and Conditioner are available in all Mercury Drug Stores and other leading drug stores nationwide.
For more information visit www.novuhair.com, like the brand’s official Facebook Page at Novuhair Official, and follow it on Twitter at @NovuhairNatural. You may also call the Novuhair hotlines at 4136570 and 09228830575 and order online at Lazada.
by Penny Angeles-Tan | Jan 1, 2017 | Discounts, Sales, and Giveaways
The three kings used camels to travel across the desert. While we don’t have deserts here we do also have to travel. Without our own vehicle we often commute via jeep, bus, or taxi or … we use ridesharing services such as Grab and Uber.
Can’t decide which ridesharing app to use? Let Google maps help you decide. Below are some promo codes to make our commute more affordable.
Uber promo codes
Google maps promo
Use Google maps to book your Uber ride and get a P100 off your trip.
Promo code: LUNCHATUPTOWNBONIFACIO
Have lunch at Uptown Bonifacio and avail of this promo
- P50 discount
- valid for two (2) rides from 10am to 3pm going to and from Uptown Bonifacio at Fort Bonifacio, Taguig
- valid from Monday to Friday only
- valid in Metro Manila only
Sinulog Festival in Cebu
Sinulog 2017 by Moon Ray Lo of The Traveler’s Couch
Promo code: LIFEDANCEUBER
- P150 discount
- valid for two (2) rides only
- valid from December 17, 2016 to January 31, 2017 only
- valid for new users only
Promo code: PLUS63CEBU
- P100 discount
- valid for one (1) rides only
- valid from January 12 to 16, 2017 only
- valid for new users only
Promo code: SUGBOAYALA
- P100 discount
- valid for one (1) rides only
- valid for new users only
Grab promo codes
GRABPAY now supports credits. You may now top up using even more payment options, such as:
- online banking
- via ATM
- eCard or eWallets
- over the counter
Grab also has Phone support. This means that you can call them if you have any issues you would like to have addressed immediately instead of having to wait for an email. Hooray! Good work, Grab!
Promo code: GRABTOMRT
- P50 discount
- valid for three (3) Grabcar rides to Taft Avenue, Araneta Center (Cubao), and North Avenue stations
- valid from January 19 to 31, 2017
- valid in Metro Manila only
Promo code: MSUNIVERSEGC
- P100 discount
- valid for two (2) Grabcar rides to the Mall of Asia Arena
- valid on January 26, 29, and 30, 2017
Promo code: MSUNIVERSEGT
I don’t usually post promo codes for Grabtaxi but this is an exception because it isn’t a discount on the booking fee. Instead, it is a discount on the fare itself.
- P50 discount
- valid for two (2) Grabtaxi rides to the Mall of Asia Arena
- valid on January 26, 29, and 30, 2017
Promo code: FLAWLESS15
Get a FABulous treat care of Flawless as they celebrate their 15th anniversary! Use promo code FLAWLESS15 and get PHP150 OFF your GrabCar ride when you book going to select Flawless branches. #GrabPH #FABat15
- P150 DISCOUNT for one-time use only
- valid for rides going to any of the following Flawless branches:
- Eastwood Cyber And Fashion Mall
- Farmer’s Plaza Mall
- Festival Super Mall Alabang
- Trinoma
- SM Malls (BF Home Paranaque, Bicutan, Fairview, Las Pinas, Makati, Mall of Asia, Manila, Megamall, North EDSA Annex, San Lazaro, Southmall, Sta. Mesa, SMDC Light Residences)
- valid from December 8, 2016 to January 30, 2017
Promo code: NIGHTSHIFT
- 50% discount for up to P200
- valid for two (2) Grabcar rides from 12am to 5am
- valid up to January 25, 2017
- valid in Metro Manila only
Promo code: MIDDAY
- P50 discount
- from 12pm to 5PM
- valid on January 19, 2017
Promo code: GRABPAYDAY
- P100 discount
- valid for two (2) Grabcar rides
- valid on January 16, 2017
- valid in Metro Manila only
Promo code: NIGHTSHIFT
- 50% discount for up to P200
- valid for three (3) Grabcar rides from 11pm to 5am
- valid from January 5 to 11, 2017
- valid in Metro Manila only
Angkas promo codes
New year = new ridesharing service! Angkas is the newest player in the ridesharing market. Instead of car rides they offer motorcycle rides to and from different points in Metro Manila. I wonder, is this an offshoot of Grabbike? Hmmm … at this point all I can do is speculate.
So, for the more adventurous souls out there, this may be the ridesharing app for you. More promo codes to be posted as I catch them. 🙂
Promo code: MANILA
Angkas is now riding in Manila City!
- P30 discount
- valid for three (3) rides
- valid up to February 1, 2017
- valid when pick up point is in Manila City only
Promo code: ANGKAS RAMON
- P40 discount
- valid for one (1) rides
- valid up to January 29, 2017
Promo code: HOLIDAYS
- P20 discount
- Maximum of five (5) rides
- valid up to January 4, 2017
Promo code: ANGKASNA
- P100 discount
- One use for NEW RIDERS only
- valid up to January 4, 2017
by Penny Angeles-Tan | Dec 28, 2016 | Discounts, Sales, and Giveaways
Give love to your family and friends beyond Christmas Day by shopping for presents through Citi Credit Card’s PayLite PayLater promotion.
Choose from a variety of bags and travel gear from Bratpack, Columbia, Tumi and Travel Club. You can also shop for clothes and accessories from Zara and Store Specialists brand boutiques. Or, just fill your shopping bags with a plethora of items from Metro Department Store, Rustan’s and SM Store!
You can take advantage of 0% Citi PayLite for 3 months and what’s more – you will start paying only 3 months later thanks to your Citi Card! This irresistible deal runs until January 15, 2017 only.
You can also grab this deal from Robinson’s Department Store, but only until December 31.
So spread the love and do your holiday gift-giving today.
For more information about Citi’s PayLite PayLater promotion and other unforgettable privileges only available to Citi cardholders, log on to www.citibank.com.ph or call the 24-hour CitiPhone at 995 9999.
by Penny Angeles-Tan | Dec 25, 2016 | Health and Wellness
NOTE: This is an old article, pre-pandemic. To find out how to get a letter of approval today (starting 2021) please visit the article on HOW TO GET AN LOA FROM MEDICARD FROM 2021 ONWARDS instead.
For some, part of having an HMO is securing a letter of approval (LOA) for laboratory tests requested by doctors to help them diagnose health problems accurately. These tests include blood tests, urinalysis, chest x-ray, among others.
What is a letter of approval (LOA)?
A letter of approval basically confirms that such tests are indeed part of a member’s HMO coverage and authorizes the diagnostic clinic to proceed with the requested tests. However, securing an LOA may mean going through a process that can be slow and inconvenient sometimes: A medical attendant gets your card, then calls the HMO provider to advise them of the laboratory test that needs to be done. After which, the patient waits for approval.
Medicard Online LOA
Now, Medicard, a leading health maintenance organization in the Philippines, takes the hassle out of getting LOA as it introduces Medicard Online LOA — an online application that allows you to easily request a letter of approval for your laboratory and diagnostic tests in the comfort of your own home or straight from your mobile phone on the go.
Dr. Nicky Montoya
President of Medicard Philippines
“MediCard constantly aspires to make quality healthcare accessible and more convenient for our members because we value their time. With innovations such as the Medicard Online LOA, we are able to eliminate a lengthy and time-consuming wait period to get your LOA since the online application allows quick user convenience,” said Dr. Nicky Montoya.
Steps in getting approval for laboratory tests
Getting an LOA for laboratory and diagnostic tests can be done in five easy steps.
- Go to www.medicardphils.com
- Click the MediCard Online LOA tab.
- Fill out the online form with your MediCard ID number and upload a copy of your doctor’s request.
- Choose a MediCard free-standing clinic or any accredited clinic/hospital where you wish to avail of the test, and then your LOA and instructions will be sent via e-mail.
- Submit the LOA to the hospital together with a copy of your doctor’s request and a copy of the email.
Save yourself the inconvenience of waiting or long procedures and prioritize your good health now with the MediCard Online LOA.
Issuance of the LOA and access to select providers are dependent on the existing plan and coverage.
For more information, call 884-9999 or visit http://www.medicardphils.com.
To know more about Ever Bilena and The BIG Beauty Challenge, visit Ever Bilena’s website, www.everbilena.com.ph and Facebook page, www.facebook.com/everbilenacosmetics.
Holiday rush might be over and It’s officially a New Year. Around the globe, most people are trying get back to their old figure after bingeing on holiday fares and sporting new clothes, new gadgets, and new shoes, but can these make up for looking best at what’s on top of our head, our hair!
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