GIFT OF HEALTHY HAIR: HAIR DONATION CAMPAIGN FOR CANCER PATIENTS

SM Valenzuela in partnership with Cuts Against Cancer and Human Nature, organized a mass campaign to collect record-breaking amount of hair for the benefit of children and women battling cancer.

Dubbed as #GiftOfHealthyHair Campaign, the drive aims to promote cancer awareness, and ways people can help out. 

“We wanted to help cancer patients to feel normal and beautiful” said SM Valenzuela Assistant Mall Manager Emmanuel S. Gatmaitan. “By way of conducting this event, we hope to collect many hairs as possible to be sewn and weaved into natural wigs” added by Mr. Gatmaitan. 

The hair collected for donation to charity within 6 hour-drive will be made into wigs and will be donated freely to cancer patients. First 50 walk-in hair donors will get free HOT OIL gift certificates from David Salon and other freebies from participating sponsors. Likewise, free hair cut will be given to all hair donors. 

Apart from helping cancer patients and providing them wigs, SM Valenzuela also hopes to beat the Guinness World Record for “Most Hair Donated to Charity in One Day”. As remembered, 881 people donated their hair at the Mississippi Institute for Aesthetics, Nail and Cosmetology in Clinton, Mississippi, USA, last 21^st of May 2007. At least 48.75 kg or 107.4 lbs of hair was collected in support of the Pantene Beautiful Lengths Campaign.

Israel, on the other hand, broke the Guinness world record in November 2013 with 117 lbs or 53.1 kg of donated hair. More than 250 women participated in the haircutting event hosted by Zichron Menachem- the Israeli Association for the Support of Children with Cancer and their Families, together with Pantene Products Israel.

#GiftOfHealthyHair Campaign in SM Valenzuela will be on Thursday, October 23 at 2pm to 8 pm. The event is proudly supported by Papemelroti, When In Manila, Perfect Rhythm Multimedia Productions, David’s Salon and Jollibee.

Cuts Against Cancer is an international organization that donates high quality medical wigs for kids and women with cancer in economically disadvantage countries where people cannot afford to buy medical wigs.

MONDAY

TODAY IS MONDAY AND I CHOOSE ...

to live an awesome week 

to love with expanded heart 

to embrace my strength within 

to move with focused mind 

to thank God for all I have 

to work with limitless source 

to create a life desired

TODAY IS DAY OF THE WEEK BETWEEN SUNDAY AND TUESDAY. 

I THANKED GOD FOR MONDAYS.

COBALT BLUE: BOLD FASHION STAPLE TO SNAG

I got a plethora of black dress, black pants and black tops; name it… I got everything in black. I fell into trap of buying almost everything in black perhaps because of its being easy- neutral color to wear and specially its slimming effect. So before the year ends, I vowed to challenge myself to add color in my wardrobe and try wearing one of the season’s coolest shades: COBALT BLUE. 

Taking inspiration from the aqua blue waters and sky, cobalt blue is a bright and bold color guaranteed to get you notice. It is a medium blue, lighter than navy but bluer than the lighter sky blue colors; almost similar to royal blue. Because this color is so vibrant and striking, it is popularly incorporated in pottery, porcelains, tiles and ceramics, making it the most used color in centerpieces.

Last month, I bought a cobalt blue blazer from Zara (lucky me I got one half price). I totally fell in love with this blazer the minute I saw it, though I wasn’t sure if I’d be able to get a lot of use out of it. After several mix and match, I have to tell that I honestly enjoyed wearing it because it energizes me. As a matter of fact, it has become my newest obsession and fashion staple for this month as seen on my instagram @giadre.

This brilliant shade is surprisingly easy to pull off. It flatters every skin tone and looks great from day to night; all it takes is a little creativity, style savvy and an open mind to own this color trend.

Because I am a firm believer of getting extra mileage out of my so-called investment and wearing the fall piece year round, here’s a recap of how I pulled it off with my favorite pieces. 

Sticking to tried and true style, I paired my cobalt blazer with all-time favorite denim and leopard print for an easy breezy summer frock. You could also take a classical feminine turn on cobalt blue when paired with subdued and softer color

It could be fun sophisticated blazer for the office when paired with neutral and classic white or black pieces. Match it dainty accessories for a chic finish.

There are so many ways to rock this color; the trick here is to match it with your personality to recreate your style.  Also, don’t be afraid to wear this shade head-to-toe as it comes off looking very polished and put together. Below are a few picks to start winning you over.

Stay chic! Giadre!

PASSION

Passion is when you put more energy into something than is required to do it. It is more than just enthusiasm or excitement, passion is ambition that is materialized into action to put as much heart, mind, body and soul into something as is possible.

Do it with passion or not at all- because almost nothing great has ever been achieved without passion.

25 MOTIVATIONAL MANTRAS FOR YOUR BEST SELF

 

Credits from skinnyms.com