Unbeatable savings, expert advice, celebrities galore, the SM Home Fair had it all.

SM never does anything small, but those who came to the SM Home Fair that was held from June 28 to June 30 were left in awe by how much actually happened.  Held as a follow up to the successful SM Home Turnover Fair in 2018, just the scale of the SM Home Fair, the number of participating brands and eye-popping fair exclusive discounts would have made it the home store event of the year, but the SM Home Fair had so much more and was so much more.

For starters, celebrity interior designer Tessa Prieto-Valdez was on hand to launch the grand event.  Not to be outdone, many endorsers of SM Home’s premium brands also graced the occasion. The Kramer family was at the Uratex booth for an hour for a meet and greet.  Celebrity chef Nancy Reyes- Lumen showed how to cook in volume for family reunions for Masflex, Lifestyle’s Chef Next Door Jonas Ng wowed with interesting new ways to cook with Tefal’s clay pots. The great Gene Gonzalez taught professional cooking techniques for KitchenPro.  Japanese culinary legend Kei San shared cooking hacks made possible by Tacook,and Philippine culinary icon Reggie Aspiras showed how easy cooking can actually be with Cuisinart.

What came as a pleasant surprise to many is that SM Home actually carries appliances for making designer beverages right at home. Brewmaster Lloyd Eric Lim demonstrated just how easy it is to tweak a brew to fit your own definition of coffee perfection with Hario, and master barista Ernesto Mesina Jr. showed how Saoco and Gaggia have made it possible to be an instant home barista.

As befits an SM Home Fair though, the three-day bonanza was loaded with designer-led talks by some of the most respected and impeccably tasteful designers in the business such as Rachel Medina and Grace Moslares; as well as rising star Erika Uichanco-Villanueva.

“SM Home has always been more than just a ubiquitous home store with unbeatable prices on a wide range of home items. We’ve always strived to have our customers think of SM Home as a partner in making their house a home,” shared SM Home AVP for marketing Tom Castaneda, “That’s why this year we decided to take the store on the road, so to speak, at the SMX Convention Center Manila, and offer three jam-packed days of activities to help more people make their houses, apartments or condos homes.”

Apart from the usual talks one would expect from a home fair, this year’s SM Home Fair also featured talks on more holistic topics such as “Healthy Slumber” from Uratex, conducted by noted wellness guru and stress management coach Mary Lagdameo.  There was also a very practical talk on the very new KonMari method of organizing, given by certified KonMari consultant Christine Dychiao for the innovative Asvel brand of storage solutions.

 For additional inspiration, SM Home turned the venue into an incredible show house for the entire weekend with creatively executed booth spaces, special pop-up vignettes and stylish photo booths.

“From the moment attendees reached the registration area for the SM Home Fair, we wanted to have design inspiration waiting for them,” explained Castaneda. “Along with our own special pop-up vignettes, we asked all participating brands to spruce up their booth spaces in stylish ways, as a way of inspiring people to say ‘Hey, I think I know how I can do something like that at home.’”

“With more than 60 branches nationwide, SM Home is your one-stop-shop for the home. So if you didn't get a chance to attend this year's SM Home Fair, you can still feel at home with SM Home by visiting a branch near you; where it will you can still get great bargains on the widest range of home items.” says Castañeda.

About SM Home:

SM Home is an affiliate of the country’s leader in retail industry – SM. It is a one-stop home shop for Storage and Organizers, Furniture, Kitchenware, Glassware, Linen, and Décor items for the modern home. The company started out as SM Home Center in 1975. As SM preeminently grew to be the largest chain of department stores in the Philippines, Home Center likewise received an overwhelming response from its customers. Prompted by the need to create a separate team to manage and control its operations, it was then recognized as an affiliate of SM on April 6, 1992, officially named as Homeworld Shopping Corporation. Come 2014, due to emerging trends where Homeworld felt the need of leverage for its overall identity, it was re-branded as SM Home on August 1 Today, SM Home is found in all SM department stores all over the country.

https://smhome.com.ph/

Team Kramer for Uratex Philippines: Why They Trust URATEX

Uratex recently held an event called "URATEX MY HOME" at the SM Megamall Atrium in partnership with SM Home, SM Store, and SM Megamall where they had showcased their latest and classy comfortable beds, chairs and pillows + how they provide comfort to the lives of every Filipino families through all these years. Each family member has various needs when it comes to sleeping since we have different position when we sleep. We can only achieve a real good night's sleep when we use a high-quality bed such as URATEX. 

During the said event, a sleep medicine expert discussed the importance of sleep and what to does to help repair and rejuvenate our body. An average person sleeps 6 to 8 hours a day and it is the required number of sleeping hours for the body to keep at its best. Getting enough sleep is a significant factor in maintaining good health as it ensures energy, mental sharpness + happier disposition in life. If you notice, when one did not get enough sleep for a night, he becomes irritable, moody and grumpy. 

Uratex provides uninterrupted sleep and quality foam because of an innovstion called "Quali-5 Cellular Technology" which makes sure that all Uratex foams are produced with world-class quality. It also shows the company's superior formulation and stringent process through its ISO-90001 certified facilities and top of the class equipment. 

Team Kramer, the newest brand ambassadors of Uratex are composed of the lovely couple TV Host/actress Cheska Garcia-Kramer, together with her family, popular basketball player Doug Kramer, along with their cute and adorable kids namely, Kendra, Scarlet and Gavin. The Team Kramer had a lot of followers on social networking sites which made them oerfect to endorse Uratex. During the said event, the Kramers are happy that Uratex had chosen them among all the other celebrity families. "We used to have a king sized bed," shares Doug Kramer. "But when since the kids love to sleep with us, we needed a bigger bed that can be shared by five! The kids occupy more of our bed and we're so happy that URATEX had made us a customized and personalized bed which I call as Emperor's bed," Doug recalls with a laugh. "We love sleeping together as a family and thanks to Uratex for making sure that we get enough sleep because you could never go wrong with their super comfy beds," added Cheska. 

 Proudly celebrating their 46 years as the leading foam manufacturer in Southeast Asia, URATEX Philippines had always been the brand that most Filipinos had trusted for years. No doubt about that, as Uratex had eon the Reader's Digest Trusted Brands awards for six consecutive years. These were nased and chosen on their trustworthiness and credibility, quality, value, understanding of customer needs, innovation, and corporate social responsibility.

For more information about URATEX, visit their website at www.uratex.com.ph

Disclaimer: I am not compensated for this post. Opinions are my own. 

Cheska Garcia-Kramer has moved on with Contractubex

She grew up before our very eyes and we've all seen how she has blossomed into a very pretty lady. She was part of the afternoon children and teen show in the 90's called, "Ang TV". We were witnesses when she tied the knot to good looking basketball star Doug Kramer. Indeed, former TV host/entrepreneur/actress/celebrity mom Cheska Garcia-Kramer is an epitome of a woman blessed with a happy family. The popularity of 'Team Kramer' on social media platform Facebook even shows Cheska as a hands-on mom to her three lovely kids namely Kendra, Scarlett and Gavin. 

"I'm glad Doug supports me in all my other endeavors," says Cheska who manages to find time to do other things such as attend to her business, accept endorsements and even squeezes time for several guestings and event hosting. But her top priority remains to be her family. "Family always comes first. I love doing my job, but having three kids isn't easy. So I decided to prioritize my family over my career when I had kids," Cheska adds. 

Although her showbiz career has to take a back seat now that she has a family, Cheska makes sure she still maintains her good looks. It's pretty amazing that despite having three children via caesarian section, Cheska remains to be pretty, sexy and someone who possess flawless skin. 

"I used other brands on my C-section scar during my first and second pregnancy but I was not happy with the results. After giving birth to my youngest Gavin, I switched to Contractubex. I liked how my scar has lightened with no nodule formation under my skin. In just little as eight months, you can hardly see my scar," enthused Cheska.

"I can now afford to wear a bikini at the beach or the latest in fashion called crop tops. Using Contractubex has helped boost my self confidence. In fact, I believe in Contractubex so much that I even use it on my kids like when Kendra had a fall which resulted in a deep scar on her thigh. I also tried using Contractubex on Gavin's upper lip when Scarlet accidentally bumped into him which left a small scar on him. After three months of using Contractubex, those scars are no longer visible," Cheska said. 

Contractubex is the world's number one topical scar treatment which is clinically proven to help reduce the appearance of unsightly marks or scars.  Recommended and trusted by doctors worldwide, Contractubex reduces scarring from within because of its three main components: Allantoin, Cepae extract and Heparin sodium.

Personally speaking, I've experienced the healing wonders of Contractubex too as I've once shared on this same blog last year. Contractubex is easy to use: simply apply on the affected area three to four times a day. It works well on raised scars like keloids and hypertrophic scars. Contractubex is exclusively distributed by Merck Sharp and Dohme (MSD Philippines) and is available in leading drugstores nationwide. 

Disclaimer: I am not compensated for this post, Opinions expressed are my own.