Peri-Peri turns 12

Well-loved Peri-Peri Charcoal Chicken and Sauce bar turned 12 and it pulled out all the stops to celebrate this wonderful milestone!

An appreciation night was held at the restaurant’s branch in Greenbelt 3 to celebrate its 12th anniversary and to formally introduce its brand endorser and franchisee Enchong Dee.

In addition to a savvy brand campaign featuring Enchong Dee, the restaurant created a selection of “small plates,” where each plate can be enjoyed as appetizer that complements the already superb chicken and ribs, or stand alone as a dish. Each small plate is priced at P100 or P150. From the grilled bacon-wrapped meatballs to the chorizo con quezo fondido, there are many other must-try dishes.

Guests had their fill of yummy food and drinks and enjoyed the celebration.

(For more information, visit facebook.com/peripericharcoalchicken and instagram.com/pericharcoalph. For franchising inquiries, call Peri-Peri’s marketing arm, BrandAction Inc.,

at 0905-5158463 or 807-0399.)

A very merry MOA Christmas

It was truly a sight to behold when SM Mall of Asia welcomed the holidays!

The holidays officially started at the mall with a show-stopping performance by the Acrobat Troupe from London under Scarlet Entertainment, the lighting of the giant 50-ft. Christmas tree and a gift-giving activity for kids.

The members of the acrobatic troupe amazed the audience with their performance. The 15-year-old Acrobat Troupe is one of the most sought-after entertainment companies in Europe and has performed in Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

In keeping with the mall’s tradition, the event included a tree-lighting ceremony featuring a 50-ft. Christmas tree, which is adorned with over 500 ornaments and embellished with red and white Christmas balls in stripes and polka dots, gift boxes, cute mini-Santas and Santa’s friends Leo the Lion, Ellie the Elephant, Cyril the Squirrel, Benny the Bunny, Hannah the Panda, Hailey the Hippo, Macky the Monkey and Gerry the Giraffe.

SM Supermalls SVP for operations Steven Tan, AVP for operations Perkin So and Mall of Asia assistant mall manager Amy Gonzales shared honors during the tree lighting.

SM also launched its Christmas “Bears of Joy” for the benefit of National Council of Social Development, which helps kids with life-threatening diseases. This campaign allows customers to buy a pair of bears for P200 — one bear for the customer to keep while the other bear will go to the foundation.

SM Mall of Asia will also hold its Grand Festival of Lights every Saturday until Dec. 25.

So much fun!

The SM Store Beauty Section recently hosted an event called “Beauty Holiday Hop” to launch its holiday campaign “So Much Gifts.”

SM Beauty group category manager Sharon Presbitero-Decapia and marketing manager Lexie Coloma welcomed guests, who enjoyed a spread of cheese, cold cuts and drinks prepared by Aperitif.PH. 

Makeup artists Jigs Mayuga, Jake Galvez and Denise Go-Ochoa took guests on a “beauty crawl” around the store’s Beauty Section.

“I had so much fun,” said Go-Ochoa, who does the makeup of stars like Kathryn Bernardo, Lovi Poe  and Maja Salvador.

During the Beauty Hop, guests received gifts by visiting the different counters. Others won in the raffle. Three lucky winners received fragrances of their choice.

The store’s Beauty Section has the widest selection of cosmetics and fragrances from local and international brands and personal care gift sets starting at P99. 

Presbitero-Decapia said, “We have the biggest selection of cosmetics and fragrances to help shoppers for the holiday season. We’re making gift shopping easier for everyone.”

SM Beauty carries makeup brands Nyx, Benefit, Max Factor, Shiseido, Sleek, MAC Cosmetics, Guerlain and The Body Shop.  It also has fragrances from Jimmy Choo, Calvin Klein, Bvlgari, Issey Miyake, Salvatore Ferragamo, Ralph Lauren, Giorgio Armani and more.

Gift sets are available at select SM Beauty and Watsons stores. *

(For more information, visit www.facebook.com/smbeautyph and @smbeautyph on Instagram.)

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