Blog Posts on local love

The Little Pinky Store by Trust Me, Its Paradise on Dec 5, 2011 If you are into all things bohemian, handcrafted, pretty and affordable.. you have hit the jackpot. The brainchild of model and beach baby Ayla Gomez, The Little Pinky Store offers an array of adorable little pieces, just as its name would sugg...

Wait for the summer.. we'll sleep when we wanna.. by Trust Me, Its Paradise on Apr 28, 2011 A quick post about sunsets, Eden, hats, shoes, tequila, temporary tattoos, giant headphones and twin cameras! LEE rocked Boracay all over again, in neon, loud and happy. My good friend Earl forcefed me too much of the Cuervo (bad, Jose!) and ev...

I hear footsteps in the dark when you hijack my heart by Trust Me, Its Paradise on Apr 22, 2011  wearing Forever 21 cut-off pocket tank, The Landmark black shorts, DIY leatherette & feather headdress, Bershka feather necklace worn as bracelet & Forever 21 tribal shoulder bagInstead of posting the Manila photos that have been clogg...

This is a gift, it comes with a price, who is the lamb and who is the knife? by Trust Me, Its Paradise on Mar 14, 2011Sometimes life just takes over! This past week has been beyond busy, I have barely had time to breathe and there is a growing pile of dishes in my sink.. Help! We just wrapped up this season's KTA Boracay stop, yet another week filled with the kind o...

The cold heart will burst If mistrusted first.. And a calm heart will break when given a shake.. by Trust Me, Its Paradise on Dec 7, 2010Photos by Allyssa HeuzeToo often do we waste time on the unimportant. We judge others when we feel judged, we jump to conclusions, we accuse each other of things our own paranoia fuels us to think, we say things that can not be un-said, we neglect th...

I will never know what had rot my heart it just came and went in the dark by Trust Me, Its Paradise on Oct 6, 2010Photos by Hannah BacallaBTS & Makeup by Michael Chavezwearing Forever 21 tank, Terranova leggings, Monikapolitan cat-eye sunniesThese are the last shots from my shoot with Hannah. The sunnies just deserved a little attention, that's all. You can...

I'm the hero of the story, don't need to be saved by Trust Me, Its Paradise on Sep 18, 2010Photos by Hannah BacallaBTS & Makeup by Michael Chavezwearing Topshop ribbon tank, RenegadeLovers bandage skirt, Yves Identify jacket, SoulePhenomenon B&W wedgesAgain, thank you for all the supportive feedback Ive been getting from all sides.

You trick your lovers that you're wicked and divine by Trust Me, Its Paradise on Sep 6, 2010Photos by Hannah BacallaBTS by Michael Chavezwearing Mango cut offs, TopMan tee, vintage jacket + bootsTo all my readers who have written emails of concern to me, thank you. I feel so incredibly fortunate to have a battalion of hearts behind mine, of...

And then came the rush of the flood stars of night turned deep to dust by Trust Me, Its Paradise on Sep 3, 2010Photos by Hannah BacallaBTS by Michael Chavezwearing vintage skirt, old tee, Parisian wedgesBefore I left Cebu, I squeezed in a last minute shoot with the most amazing Hannah. All we did was run around the industrial area and laugh our asses off. I w...

And to think it was all just a dream, one fantastic hallucination by Trust Me, Its Paradise on Aug 3, 2010wearing RenegadeLovers maxi skirt, Mango top, thrifted & DIY acid wash vest, RenegadeLovers bag, Parisian wedgesI know you hard core fashion bloggers are not into flip flops.. but I cant live without them.. You can never have enough pairs, I say.