Beauty by LazMall | Your Favorite Products In One Place!

Our favorite online shopping destination recently launched the new Beauty by LazMall where shoppers redefine the digital beauty experience.

At the event, Lazada welcomed avid beauty enthusiasts Vern and Vernice Enciso, Rei Germar, Albert Kurniawan, Johnreylife and Michelle Dy. In this panel, they shared their thoughts on beauty, diversity and what they love about the new Beauty by LazMall.

Beyond a one-stop destination for shopping needs, Beauty by LazMall provides an end-to-end innovative digital beauty shopping experience through the widest range of on-trend beauty and makeup brands, exclusive beauty sets, and beauty tech innovations, such as the L'Oreal Magic Mirror, shoppers can try the lip shades digitally before adding to cart. They have a wide variety of local and Internation brands you can choose from!

Not only do they have these amazing beauty brands, but you can also add to cart your favorite fashion pieces, necessities for your home, mommy supplies and many more!

It was such a fun experience to witness these wonderful people inspire us to love ourselves and be confident in who you are.

Paymaya in Balikbayad | Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla

I have never been so excited when I heard Teen Royalties Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla reunite for an action-packed project with Paymaya's Balikbayad campaign. Last year they launched the "Don't Pay Cash, Pay Maya" campaign which is a huge hit with a catchy video and jingle set to the tune or Eraserheads song "Ligaya".

 

Friends of the Teen Royalties showed support for the premiere of Paymaya's Balikbayad campaign.

Set as a typical ‘90’s action movie complete with guns, goons, and even the penultimate “Pinoy Kontrabida” in the form of Rez Cortez, the campaign video features the two young celebrities using the powers of PayMaya to tackle everyday transactions that are typically paid with cash, such as grocery shopping, paying bills, buying load, and online shopping, among many others. 

Filipinos can get in on the most rewarding mobile wallet experience by downloading the PayMaya app on their iOS or Android devices and using the code PAYMAYAKATHNIEL upon signing up to get an instant reward, apart from the many other cashback and discount perks they can get by being a PayMaya user.

In February alone, PayMaya users can get as much as P6,000 in cashback when they participate in the mobile wallet’s various promos for bills payment, buying load, paying for goods and services via QR, online shopping, and sending money, among many others. 

PayMaya has also expanded the list of merchants and establishments under its PayMaya Preferred program, which gives additional cashback to users who scan to pay with PayMaya QR on top of the regular cashback that they usually receive. Some of these new partners include Landers Superstore, Mercury Drug, KFC, Robinson’s Department Store, Total Alabang and Valenzuela, and Toys ‘R Us, among many others.

But aside from getting monetary rewards in the form of cashback every time they pay, users are also able to make more time and experience greater convenience when they use PayMaya.

With PayMaya’s virtual card, for example, users can instantly gain access to a payment card which they can easily use for online shopping and other digital payments for a faster, more efficient payment experience.

PayMaya also recently introduced the ability to transfer money from users’ PayMaya account to other bank accounts, eliminating the need to wait in line at bank branches in order to make a bank deposit.

I personally use Paymaya whenever I dine out, less hassle when I don't have cash around! I just bring my phone or my Paymaya card! Paymaya is a big convenience and this is the future, cashless transactions! If you haven't watched the video yet CLICK HERE 

Cocina Peruvia | Authentic Peruvian Cuisine

In today's food industry there are tons of food options, a wide variety of cuisines and some are made to match the palate of Pinoys. I know comfort food is always the way to go when your outside and want to have lunch, but have you ever thought of trying something new? Maybe something you might be interested in and not have the courage to try yet. Well now is the time! If you are looking for a new restaurant or dish to try I recommend Cocina Peruvia!

Cocina Peruvia is an authentic Peruvian restaurant that has been heavily influenced by the Spaniards and other nations which made an impact on their food. As of now, Cocina Peruvia has 2 branches, The Podium, and Ayala Malls Vertis. I have tried their dish once during a food crawl but they were just bite sizes, now I get to try the real deal!

I love their color palette for the interiors, plus their Mexican Talavera tiles look so nice!

Now starting with their dishes, the first one up is the Ceviche Mixto.

CEVICHE MIXTO (290PHP)

Starting with the appetizer we have their Ceviche Mixto, this is the freshest appetizer I've had so far. It has shrimp, mussels, squid, octopus, aji rocoto, and lemon juice. This one can really cleanse your palate, although it's full of fresh seafood it doesn't have that fishy taste to it. I can sure finish this whole thing and not share! ;D

BEEF HEART SKEWERS (320PHP)

When this was served I had no idea it was a beef heart! After devouring a whole stick did I discover what this wonderful dish was. It was the most tender meat I had, I thought it was a rare steak that's been cut to cubes but man was I wrong. It was surprising because the texture is just like a steak! Although it has the tiniest bit of powdery texture like of a liver, it's still good. I mean the marination is on point and panalo! Don't forget to partner it with their aji anticucho and chimichurri. Mas panalo swear!

PARRILLA PLATTER (1050PHP)

If you can't choose what Parrilla line you'd want to try then better order their Parrilla platter. It has chicken, pork belly, salmon, chimichurri sauce, aji mango barbeque sauce, patacones french beans. I didn't get to try the aji mango barbeque sauce but the chimichurri already made up for it! The meats are all tender, well marinated and juicy as well. I really recommend the pork belly! Don't forget to order rice for this, nakakabitin! Try their chorizo rice which is 300php regular and 750php for grande.

SALMON (550PHP)

LEFT: PATACONES FRENCH BEANS, RIGHT: CHICKEN (350PHP)

PORK BELLY (350PHP)

BEEF SALTADO (450PHP/1190PHP GRANDE)

Their Beef Saltado has beef tenderloin, onions, tomatoes, and fried potatoes. I think I liked this too because it has lots of garlic in it and the sauce is superb! Not too salty, just the right amount. The fried potatoes also made me happy! Just look at it :D

GALERA DE CHOCOLATE (320PHP)

Last is the dessert, it has dark chocolate ganache, blue crisps, tortillas, dried figs in syrup. I'm no big fan of dark chocolate but surprisingly this is the only dark chocolate I ever enjoyed! Since it's a ganache the dark chocolate doesn't have that bitter taste. It may look like a bar of hard chocolate but it almost slices like butter! The dried figs also gave more texture to the dark chocolate ganache and well eaten together. Oh and the design of this dessert looks like a boat and the tortillas are the mainsail. This dessert is a definite must-try!

Although Cocina Peruvia is an authentic Peruvian restaurant, Pinoys can appreciate and enjoy their dishes because we can relate to their food. I highly highly recommend this place!

Overall
Food - I've only tried a few, but they already made me want to try more!

Price - Their dishes are not too expensive, but you can dine here every once in a while.

Ambiance - I really love how festive their color palette is plus the Mexican Talavera tiles are so lovely
Parking - The restaurant is inside the mall so no problem with parking.

Cocina Peruvia

- The Podium 5F

- Ayala Malls Vertis 2F North Mall

Hours:

Mall hours

Contact:

2F Vertis North Mall, Quezon City
(02) 7-753-6207

L5 The Podium, Mandaluyong City
(02) 8-477-7674

Facebook: @cocinaperuviaph

Instagram: @cocinaperuviaph

Zomato: Cocina Peruvia

Le Reussi | Happiness in a Cake

I love cakes, whether it's a special occasion or just a casual dessert. They bring a sense of completeness after every meal and put that cherry on top. Now there are a lot of cafes who serves cakes, but never have I seen and tasted a mini cake like this!

We all know Banawe is one of the places you have to go when you are on a food trip, it has a variety of Asian and Western cuisine and some dessert place as well. Now even when we're already full, we know there's always room for dessert and I'm sharing with you this new store which serves their novelty mini cakes that's heavenly! Le Reussi just opened its doors this year and they are located at 808 Banawe, right next to Gears.

Inside Le Reussi you can see Mid Century modern interiors with big windows to let the natural light in. The place is a little small but feels intimate, which I like. Since they are on their soft opening, you can see bare walls on one side but this place will soon be filled eventually. On the right side of the cafe, you can see a simple but elegant wall decal with the name Le Reussi which means successful in French.

With this soft opening, they are currently serving cakes and hot and cold beverages. Oh and by the way everything is on 30% off until their grand opening! On their menu, they have 6 flavors of cakes and each is so heavenly and mouth-watering!

CARAMEL MINI CAKE - 268PHP

The Caramel Cake is one of my favorites because it's not too sweet and the icing is not overwhelming. If you've tried Estrel's, the taste is almost similar to that.

*recommend

CHOCOLATE MINI CAKE - 268PHP

I'm not the biggest fan of Chocolate cake because most of the time it's too sweet for me, however, this one is not! The ratio of their cake and icing is great and it's perfectly balanced.

*recommend

MOCHA CAKE - 268PHP

Mocha cake is one of my go-to cakes because you can never go wrong with this one. As much as I love the cute design it did not give me the wow factor, it's just like any regular mocha cake but with an upscale design. It still tastes good!

MANGO CAKE - 268PHP

I love mango cheesecake and I was excited to try their Mango cake! The taste was very subtle, however, you won't taste the mango flavor that much if you won't take a piece of the toppings.

MATCHA CAKE - 268PHP

Their Matcha cake is a great one, although I really don't lean into that flavor, it has that subtle taste that everyone would like. If you're a hardcore matcha lover this is an option.

UBE CAKE - 268PHP

Surprisingly their Ube Cake is one my favorite! The taste is spot on and it's really not sweet. The center does not have that Macapuno bits on top, which is iconic but the Icing in the middle makes up for it.

*recommend

Their cakes are really small but it has one of the most fluffy and moist cakes I've had! Every bite is really heavenly that you'd want to slow down and take small bites with their cakes. The great thing is their mini cakes are also the exact same as their regular cakes which are priced at 1388PHP! If you plan on buying the regular-sized cakes they advise to have an advanced order of 1-2 days so they can prepare and make the cake fresh. The cakes can last up to 1 week chilled and 2-3 hours outside the ref.

Now if you are gonna dine for dessert, whether you order drinks or cakes you'll get a complimentary cookie! They have 3 flavors at the moment, regular chocolate chip, dark chocolate chip and ube cookie. Try them now because soon they'll be offering this separately.

HANDCRAFTED SODAS - 138PHP

One of my favorite refreshment drink is their handcrafted sodas! They have the lemon and blueberry (my favorite!) It's very fresh, sosyal and a real thirst quencher!

*recommend

SPARKLING ICED TEA - 168PHP

There are 3 flavors for the sparkling iced tea, lemon, peach and passionfruit. The one we have here is the lemon sparkling iced tea. I think for this one there's no middle ground, you love or you just don't. For me it was a miss, but there were some people with me who tried it and they loved it! maybe I'd go for a different flavor next time.

LATTE DRINKS - 198PHP

Their latte drinks I liked so much! I'm not sure tho if they should call it latte because there was no hint of coffee in it, but I still love it! There are 6 flavors, ube, matcha, cacao, strawberry, blueberry, mango. My favorite is the strawberry and ube! Really loved this one among others, well this and the blueberry handcrafted soda too.

*recommend

HOT BEVERAGES - 168PHP

They also serve hot beverages like brewed coffee, hot chocolate tablea, hot dark chocolate, jasmine green tea and assam black tea.

COFFEE - 168PHP

Their cold coffees are also a hit. They have 3 flavors at the moment, ice, latte and mocha.

What I also like about this place is they use tapioca straws! They heard us guys and they are not using the paper ones, which doesn't last that long. I love how they wanted to lessen the trash and used organic ones. They don't actually taste like anything, but I enjoyed biting the straw so for those who enjoy biting their straws this is for you!

I'm glad I've tried their cakes because I was really looking for a new place to buy cakes at a reasonable price that is top quality and then I was introduced to Le Reussi. It's a good place to have your dessert, get a birthday or any celebration cake. Soon they will be expanding their menu, have wifi so you and your partner or friends could chill, date and catch up.

Overall
Food - Really good, I love their cakes! Very soft, fluffy and moist.

Price - For a mini cake it's alright, I mean with the taste and design I can say it's reasonalbe.
Ambiance - The interiors are simple at the moment, but it's relaxing and chill. Malamig sa loob perfect for summer!
Parking - Good thing, even it's in Banawe they have at least 2-4 cars that can park in front of the dessert cafe.

Le Reussi

808 Banawe Street Quezon City

Hours:

Open daily from 10:30am - 10pm

Facebook: @lereussiph

Instagram: @lereussiph