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Spain's Neck & Neck is muy bonita

by Tetta Ortiz Matera - September 28, 2012 - 12:00am

My baby girl Riana is already 17 years old and my baby boy Sebi is 13.

Randy Ortiz talks food & fashion with Chef Bernard.com

by Tetta Ortiz Matera - August 30, 2012 - 12:00am

It was no surprise when fashion designer and confessed foodie Randy Ortiz told me a few months back that he was opening a restaurant. Randy is a great host and loves to entertain at his home; his dinner parties are...

JC Buendia: A class fashion act

by Tetta Ortiz Matera - August 26, 2012 - 12:00am

I first met JC Buendia in1985. I was a 20-year-old model and he was a fourth-year college student at the University of Santo Tomas.

Yokoso (welcome) to Central Japan!

by Tetta Ortiz Matera - July 29, 2012 - 12:00am

For five days I tuned out digitally and reveled in the beauty of the real world, the one I could touch, smell, see and hear. With no Internet, e-mail and BBMs to distract me, I took in the natural wonders of Gifu...

Revisiting Europe at New World Hotel

by Tetta Ortiz Matera - July 5, 2012 - 12:00am

Having just recently arrived from a three-week trip to Europe with my daughter Riana, I was still craving for European food delights.

America's top models wear top Filipino brand

by Tetta Ortiz Matera - May 27, 2012 - 12:00am

With Bench scoring a major fashion coup for being the first and only Filipino lifestyle brand to take part in America’s Next Top Model (ANTM) All Stars episode in Greece, it was simply a matter of time before...

Look fab and 10 pounds slimmer this summer

by Tetta Ortiz Matera - February 29, 2012 - 12:00am

Have you ever found yourself falling in love with an eye-catching swimsuit on the hanger but fall quickly out of love with it once you try it on?

Makeup is bold for the holidays

by Tetta Ortiz Matera - November 27, 2011 - 12:00am

What it is: The Rouge Coco Shine line of lipsticks is a poetic tribute in colors to the extraordinary life of Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel expressions of absolute longing, tokens of her legendary success,...

The preppy handbook

by Tetta Ortiz Matera - October 19, 2011 - 12:00am

The word “preppy” conjures images of Ivy League students — of polo mallet-hitting, paddle-pushing, golf club-swinging and tennis racket-smashing WASPs (White Anglo-Saxon Protestants) in classic,...

Perricone MD: Plasma is the newest skincare technology

by Tetta Ortiz Matera - September 4, 2011 - 12:00am

it is the newest paradigm in skincare technology. Cold Plasma technology, created and patented by Dr. Nicholas Perricone, is the revolutionary way of delivering skincare ingredients topically for visibly firmer,...

Exclusive report from Japan: Bench spreads the love to Japan's tsunami victims

by Tetta Ortiz Matera - July 10, 2011 - 12:00am

When the unprecedented devastating earthquake and tsunami struck Japan in March, it was like the whole world stood still.

H. Stern: Love at first touch

by Tetta Ortiz Matera - February 6, 2011 - 12:00am

First impressions always last.

Food tripping in Tokyo

by Tetta Ortiz Matera - February 3, 2011 - 12:00am

I just came back from Tokyo and it was much colder this time around than in November when I ran the Lake Kawaguchi Marathon.

Harry Winston equals happy wedding

by Tetta Ortiz Matera - December 19, 2010 - 12:00am

Will you marry me?” are probably the four most important words a woman will hear in her lifetime.

Yes, we've arrived. We've done an Inno show.

by Tetta Ortiz Matera - November 14, 2010 - 12:00am

It was every model’s dream during my time to do a show for Inno Sotto; to be able to say “Yes, I’m doing Inno’s show” was kind of a validation of our work and our stature as models...

Nagoya: Tokyo's big little sister

by Tetta Ortiz Matera - August 22, 2010 - 12:00am

I have always considered Japan, particularly Tokyo, as my second home; when I am there, I never feel like an outsider or an alien and I never get treated differently.

The weight of the matter

by Tetta Ortiz Matera - August 4, 2010 - 12:00am

Weight, just like age, is a touchy subject for women; I don’t know how it is with men but it is considered rude to ask a woman how old she is or how much she weighs.

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