Elianto: Young and fresh

By Dinna Chan Vasquez
Fact: Many Filipinos balk at buying specialty skin care and opt for drugstore brands.
?We do not consider face scrubs or toners essential. Some do not understand the importance of using moisturizers. Sadly, a lot of us think that these extra steps are only time-consuming, unnecessary expenses,? says Abigail Lim, brand manager of Malaysian beauty brand Elianto.

Fashion Q/A

By Celine Gabriel
Dear Readers,
The letters just keep pouring in! Thank you so much for reading my column, Fashion Globetrotter. I have a lot of new ideas for the column this 2009. A lot more tips, a lot more interviews with designers, celebrities and personalities, more features on trends, new brands to look forward to, more shopping destinations to discover and maybe some things to be given away to the lucky readers. There is definitely a lot to watch out for and I am so excited. I hope you are, too! Keep reading!!!

Was that Echo in I ??Betty La Fea?

By Isah V. Red
I didn?t think Jericho Rosales could make a decent comeback until I saw him in last Monday?s telecast of I ? Betty La Fea. While, as an actor, he sizzled in last year?s Baler, he still has to prove his clout at the box office, and most certainly on primetime television. The series in which he starred in with Malaysian actor Carmen Soo see-sawed in the ratings race but most of the time was in the borderline.