Author: Yap Jin Wen

Editor of THREAD by ZALORA PH ✨ A curious soul with a penchant for horror 👻 Passionately exploring the world with endless questions. 🌎 A dedicated enthusiast of fashion, beauty, and lifestyle. 💟
Kids, Parenting Tips

Diaper Bag Checklist: 6 Baby Essentials New Parents Swear By

Parents, you really have to read this! Parents, meet your new best friend: the diaper bag. Though you might have other ideas (say the baby rocker or pacifier that does an incredible job at keeping baby hush), this must-have accessory follows you everywhere. Literally. The emergency kit that lets you solve whatever your kid throws your way — from incomprehensible tantrums, leaky diapers to sudden hunger pangs. … Continue reading Diaper Bag Checklist: 6 Baby Essentials New Parents Swear By

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Health & Wellness, Lifestyle

Diet & Detox Supplements To Take If You’ve Been Overindulging

Look who’s taking care of themselves this year? Though a five-course meal puts you in good spirits, the food coma that comes after is a real diet and detox determinator. That feeling of bloatedness and sluggishness will be hard to combat without a thorough cleanse. What’s more, your friend successfully shed a few pounds after doing one, so it’s got to be a good idea, right? … Continue reading Diet & Detox Supplements To Take If You’ve Been Overindulging

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Kids, Kids Fashion

We’re Sensing A Pattern: Prints For The Kids This 2022

Time to get risky Life’s been dull ever since the pandemic hit, and boy did it impact our fashion choices too. Loungewear and pajamas were the main dress code. In terms of color, the temptation to dress exclusively in black, white, beige, and grey had never been more real. Well, new year, new me, right? Let’s ditch the old ways and start taking some fashion risks. … Continue reading We’re Sensing A Pattern: Prints For The Kids This 2022

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Home, Lifestyle

6 Signs That It’s Time To Upgrade Your Work Tools

Say goodbye to the old, and hello to the new When will we ever see our offices again? With the surface of a new Covid-19 variant and daily cases hitting an all-new high, not even a fortune teller can give us a definite answer. So back to working from home it is, and we’re doing it properly this time around. That is — we’re no longer leaving our … Continue reading 6 Signs That It’s Time To Upgrade Your Work Tools

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The Right Way To Step Into 2022 Is With Cool Kicks

That’s the right way to do it! Regardless of what 2022 shall bring, we’re stepping into the new year fearlessly. Aside from being armed with ambitious goals, we also have *drumrolls please* shoes! They say good shoes bring you to far places. And we’re not the least abashed to admit, we’re slightly obsessed with them. Considering them to be our lucky charm, obviously, the first thing … Continue reading The Right Way To Step Into 2022 Is With Cool Kicks

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Home, Lifestyle

Usher The New Year In With Tasteful Living Room Decor

New Year, New Me & New Living Room A s much as we hate to admit it, we were couch potatoes for the entire past year. Spending time on our sofas reached an all-new height. If we had not been particular with dictionary definitions, we would’ve called the living room our second bedroom easily. It’s a heaven for rest, though seeing how a new Covid-19 variant … Continue reading Usher The New Year In With Tasteful Living Room Decor

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Kids, Parenting Tips

Baby’s Skincare Essentials That All Parents Should Know Of

Baby’s skin needs work too The baby’s skin is delicate (like we need to tell you). The slightest thing done wrong can render horrible consequences such as dryness, rashes, and warts. The treatment goes a long way with these issues, and no parent would want their little one to feel the least uncomfortable. So, parents, especially first-timers, look over here. Before you can master the art … Continue reading Baby’s Skincare Essentials That All Parents Should Know Of

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Health & Wellness

Sports Gear To Kick Start Your New Year Resolutions

Time to move it, move it! Too early to start thinking about your fitness resolutions for next year? We don’t think so. In fact, now’s the perfect time as sports gears get a big slash in prices. Don’t ever wait until next year to start the planning or there will be a high chance you wouldn’t begin at all (like what happened with every year). Besides, … Continue reading Sports Gear To Kick Start Your New Year Resolutions

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Kids, Parenting Tips

Tis The Season To Be Jolly In Cute Sweaters!

Baby, it’s a little cold outside It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Though weather-wise, the Philippines will never see a day of snow, let alone sweater weather in December. The idea of us teasing each other over ugly jumpers is far-fetched, but mind you, that doesn’t mean we don’t enjoy ourselves a cute, snuggly sweater. The temperature drops at nighttime and the rainy season … Continue reading Tis The Season To Be Jolly In Cute Sweaters!

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Christmas, Festivities

Pawsome Gifts To Get For Your Furry Friend This Christmas

Santa paws is coming to town! Before you exhale that sigh of relief, you sure you’ve covered everyone on your shopping list? Family, significant other, friends — and we mean including furry friends. If anything, the lockdown has shown us what a loyal companion they are. It’s them who stayed and listened to all our problems, comforted us when we feel down, and gave us attention when we … Continue reading Pawsome Gifts To Get For Your Furry Friend This Christmas

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Kids, Kids Fashion

Get These Toys For Your Kid For Christmas Before They Sell Out

Don’t think, just grab! We’ve all heard about the hackneyed saying of the fastest way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, but what about the kids? After rounds of Christmas movie marathons, the answer’s conspicuous: bribe them with toys. We know, it’s hard buying for a kid who said they wanted nothing this year. Even harder, now that we’ve lost touch with the latest … Continue reading Get These Toys For Your Kid For Christmas Before They Sell Out

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Christmas, Festivities

Dinnerware That’s Perfect For Noche Buena

Deck the halls, erm, table After last year’s unfortunate event of Christmas being canceled, we’re making sure this year’s comeback will be one to remember. That means going all out with the decorations — the living room, the tree, and the dining table. Don’t be surprised to see us bringing out our vintage dinner plates, fancy drinkware, and the best holiday table decor — we’re that desperate to recompense. If … Continue reading Dinnerware That’s Perfect For Noche Buena

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Shoes

Shoes Designed With You In Mind: Easy Spirit

Shoes that put you in good spirits! Comfortable shoes that’ll put you in good spirits? Without a shadow of doubt, those from Easy Spirit! Rooted in creating simple solutions to a universal need, this footwear brand has been crafting women’s shoes that feel like second skin for over 35 years. Dare we say, no other brand knows them quite as well as they do. Shoes that … Continue reading Shoes Designed With You In Mind: Easy Spirit

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Home, Lifestyle

Dreaming of Luxury? Follow This Guide To Nail Down The Hollywood Glam Design

G-L-A-M-O-R-O-U-S Not everybody appreciates the beauty of minimalism in a time chockful of depressing events. Bare walls and clean designs can appear cold while somber hues only reiterate the fact of how gloomy life has been. Hence, if you’re passionate about turning your lifelong abode into a bit of an escape from the real world, lose yourself in the glitz and glamour of Hollywood glam. … Continue reading Dreaming of Luxury? Follow This Guide To Nail Down The Hollywood Glam Design

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Kids, Parenting Tips

6 Easy Home Décor Ideas That’ll Transform Your Space To Contemporary Chic

No need for big refurbishments, just bibs & bobs here and there D o you find yourself gravitating towards whites, greys, and blondes? Have a penchant for clean lines with smooth, sleek surfaces? Understand the beauty of keeping things to a bare minimum? Then, you’re at the right place! This week we’re starting our weekly home décor series with the theme Contemporary Chic. If your home … Continue reading 6 Easy Home Décor Ideas That’ll Transform Your Space To Contemporary Chic

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Home, Lifestyle

7 Stylish & Functional Home Pieces To Hoard If You Love Scandinavian Design

For the ones who love minimal & functional pieces! Few instances have required us to stay indoors quite like the past few months. But if we’ve learned anything, it’d be the importance of creating a home we can truly be comfortable in. We all have our preferences and definitions as to what a cozy living space means. From a more logical perspective, though, we must … Continue reading 7 Stylish & Functional Home Pieces To Hoard If You Love Scandinavian Design

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Kids, Kids Fashion

Look Good On Christmas Day With These Stylish Outfits For Kids

Make it a December to remember The next big question following Christmas present shopping is usually: what to wear. Literally, the one thing we ask ourselves over and over again every morning. But take that to the next level because Christmas is huge. With the Philippines cautiously opening up to possibly a decent-size shindig, everybody’s been scrambling to search for the perfect Christmas outfit, and that … Continue reading Look Good On Christmas Day With These Stylish Outfits For Kids

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Health & Wellness

No-Fail Gifts For The Sporty Friend In Your Life

Pressies that’ll make the heart pump There’s bound to be someone in your life who lives to work out — aka the hardest person to shop for during Christmas. Well, mainly because we’re not exactly a gym rat ourselves, anything sports-related sounds entirely foreign. Like what do you look for when buying a protein shake? Or how do you choose the best kind of badminton racquet? Though that … Continue reading No-Fail Gifts For The Sporty Friend In Your Life

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Christmas, Festivities

Kitchen Tools To Hoard If You’re Cooking Christmas Dinner This Year

Everything’s *chef’s kiss* Christmas — it’s the most wonderful time of the year, but also the most stressful. As we slip into the final countdown to the big day, many of us are running around like headless chickens, doing our last bout of shopping. While you scroll through the endless catalog pages trying to scoop up every item on your gift shopping list, don’t forget the essentials … Continue reading Kitchen Tools To Hoard If You’re Cooking Christmas Dinner This Year

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Home, Lifestyle

Have An Awesome Dinner Gathering At Home With These Must-Have Tablewares

“Lovely indeed” We’re pretty sure many have penned this down as their number one to-do list once life returns to normal. A lovely dinner with friends and family, complete with a buffet spread of mother’s best dishes. While all we can do now is patiently wait, perhaps we can get a head start by collecting fancy tableware first? It’ll take some time to hunt for … Continue reading Have An Awesome Dinner Gathering At Home With These Must-Have Tablewares

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