Living the good life

Security Bank treated its Platinum MasterCard cardholders to the concert of multi-awarded theater star Lea Salonga at the Philippine International Convention Center. Titled Your Songs, the concert featured a repertoire of fan-requested songs that were culled from Lea’s website. 

Throughout the evening, Security Bank Platinum MasterCard cardholders enjoyed songs like Chicago’s If You Leave Me Now, Michael Jackson’s Gone Too Soon, Beyoncé’s Halo, Amy Winehouse’s Rehab and The Dawn’s Salamat, which Lea sang with Jett Pangan. 

It’s just one of the many perks that Platinum cardholders of Security Bank get to enjoy. After all, the Security Bank Platinum MasterCard is loaded with features that make living the good life, like getting to watch a great concert for free, that much easier for its discriminating cardholders.

Security Bank EVP for commercial and retail segment Patricia May Siy explained, “This concert allowed us to give again our discerning cardholders another first-rate experience befitting their status as accomplished and discriminating individuals who have a taste and appreciation for the good life. With this in mind, we will continue striving to provide our valued cardholders with finest premium experiences.”

Security Bank Platinum MasterCard cardholders went with an experience that can only be described as “priceless.”

Creating beautiful hair

Many women concentrate more on a strict skin care regimen often that they don’t pay just as much attention to their hair. For standout hair, a deeper therapy is necessary to revive the hair’s full beauty and reveal its true shine. Drawing on the technical expertise gained throughout their 111-year history, Schwarzkopf Professional has created the new BC Bonacure Hairtherapy: a complete range of hair care products specially formulated to rebuild beauty from within. 

The revamped BC Bonacure Hairtherapy line was recently launched at the ASK Studio of Topstyle Marketing Corp. in an event hosted by Cesca Litton. The BC Bonacure Hairtherapy prides itself in being the first personalized hair care program that rebuilds the hair from inside out, through the Amino Cell Rebuild technology. Technical manager of Topstyle Marketing Corp. Remy Soberano offered guests an insider’s view on this innovative technology.

Head of the Hair Unit at St. Luke’s Medical Center Dr. Rica Mallari lent her expertise on common hair and scalp problems that most women face every day. With BC Bonacure Hairtherapy, hair stylists can now offer women a selection of treatments that actually tackles their specific problems and devise an individual regime, starting in-salon and continuing at home. Beautiful hair is now within reach.

Of prints and fabrics

Silyado Inc. launched John Robshaw Textiles at Rockwell’s Garden View Unit (South of Joya) showcasing its unique fabrics, prints and designs along with its mission of encouraging appreciation of textile from different cultures. Prints ranged from block-painting from India, court batik prints from Indonesia or vegetable-dyed ikats from Thailand that Robshaw has reinterpreted for international markets.

Silyado’s owners Akiko Thomson-Guevara, Julia Thomson-Fontana and Lenora Luisa Cabili are one with Robshaw’s prime goal of preserving and celebrating the precious works of artisans from all over Asia.

The event previews the international textile designer John Robshaw’s collections, which is now available to the Filipino market.

 (John Robshaw Textiles’ collections are available at Focus Global Inc. For more inquiries, call 634-8587 or 0935-1432087. You may also e-mail [email protected])

Paramore live in Manila

As members of Paramore embark on the most successful year of their career, there seems to be no limit as to what they can accomplish. The band’s 2007 album RIOT! has sold over two million copies worldwide. The group was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2008 for “Best New Artist” and even their live CD/DVD The Final Riot! has gone gold.

Considering that RIOT! went gold in Ireland, Canada, New Zealand and the UK and the band cracked the top five on the radio charts in the UK, Australia, Mexico, Brazil, France, Germany and Southeast Asia, this global success story had a lot to live up to with brand new eyes. Co-produced by the band and Rob Cavallo (Green Day, My Chemical Romance), with whom Paramore also worked with on the track Decode from the double-platinum soundtrack for the movie Twilight.

Watch them as they finally arrive to perform live in Manila on March 9, 8:30 p.m. at the SM Mall of Asia, Concert Grounds, Pasay City, featuring their hits That’s What You Get, Decode, Crush, Crush, Crush and their latest single Brick by Boring Brick.

Paramore Live in Manila is presented by Globe Tattoo and co-presented by Jag and Little Asia. Major sponsors include Converse, McDonalds, Jim Beam, Bandmaster.com.ph. and PCSO. Official Residence is Edsa Shangri-La Hotel. Supported by Tides Hotel Boracay, Seair, Fish and Co., Tapa King and Warner Music Philippines. Official Music Channel: Myx with media partners: ABS-CBN, Fox Asia, StarWorld, Velvet, Maxx, Manila Bulletin, The Philippine Star, Business World, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Circuit, Pulp, Candy, Garage, Status, Rogue, UNO, Friendster, Odysseylive.net, Pinoy Exchange, Click The City, Spot.ph, StyleBible, Pep.ph, Jam 88.3, Wave 89.1, Magic 89.9, 99.5 RT, 103.5 Max Fm, Rx 93.1, Club Radio Cebu 93.1, Mellow Touch 94.7 and NU 107.

(Tickets are available in all Ticketworld outlets. For inquiries, call 891-9999 and 0917-8334223.)