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5 Essentials for Manila’s Working Men
June 06, 2024

5 Essentials for Manila’s Working Men

The metro can be the perfect place to start a career. With all its hustle and bustle, who wouldn’t get inspired to get up every morning and seize the day? While you can have drinks with your friends at nightfall, reality has to kick in at day and there are a few essentials you guys will need in order to bring out your best despite Manila’s erratic weather. 1. Deodorant From Axe Philippine’s Facebook Page As a professional, we all know that first impressions last and image is everything so hygiene is of utmost importance. It doesn’t matter if you’re at an entry level position or already the boss. For […]
Gift Idea Series: All Ye Gents
February 28, 2017

Gift Idea Series: All Ye Gents

It’s the most wonderful time of the year… …or not, if you are behind your Christmas shopping. Yikes! Double yikes if you find it doubly difficult to think of the perfect gift for the men in your life. With all the sweet, cutesy and sparkly little trinkets out of the list, what else is there to give aside from that usual Nirvana t-shirt? Fight the urge to around like a headless chicken. Primer Magazine advices you to ACT COOL and check out our list of seven possible presents for the gentlemen: An NBA 2K15 Source: http://espn.go.com/ Holiday appeal: …or any video game related to the following: sports, cars, monsters, heroes, […]
10 Items to Help Every Girl Make It through the Day
June 10, 2024

10 Items to Help Every Girl Make It through the Day

There are things you can leave at home, and there are things that are essential in making it through the day. If you miss these items the possibilities of getting screwed are high. Just kidding! But on a more serious note, being a woman is not as simple as it looks. Imagine always having to be ready at all times and still having to worry about looking good! Well we have the solutions to your problems. Here are 10 items you must always (take note, always) have in handy: 1. Valid Identification Card (ID). Photo from: Flickr.com No matter what happens, you cannot leave home without this. Especially if you’re […]
Gift Idea Series: Scents and Suds
February 28, 2017

Gift Idea Series: Scents and Suds

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire… And so the famous song goes. A few days to go and it’s Christmas! While this festive season begs the aroma of flavorful food wafting around, you don’t want to end up smelling like the Christmas feast, right? Surely, your loved ones wouldn’t want to do so either. This is especially true since our sense of smell is so powerful that it creates and evoke memories that can stay with us forever! So, why not wrap a fragrant bottle up? For the second edition of Primer Magazine’s gift idea series, we present something sweet again…only this time, something sweet-smelling from two local/artisan/quirky businesses and […]
5 Fashion Items Every Woman Must Have in Her Closet
June 10, 2024

5 Fashion Items Every Woman Must Have in Her Closet

You can have a multitude of clothes and fashion items in your closet yet still have that dilemma of not having anything to wear! Imagine staring at your clothes for hours wondering what to wear for the day. How could you have so much yet not have enough to come up with that head turning outfit? Or you could have but a number of pieces and your problem would be how to combine that jaw-dropping ensemble that would garner compliments from family and friends. Well one way you could deal with these problems is to have the right items in your closet. The basics some might say. There are certain […]
Gift Idea Series: Sweets for the Sweet
December 28, 2015

Gift Idea Series: Sweets for the Sweet

It’s the last month of the year, and everyone knows what that means: Christmas is just around the corner! Merry Christmas, everyone! Here in the Philippines, the holiday season comes with one very important tradition: gift giving. The significance of this custom in the Filipino culture can be seen in hustle and bustle of malls and bazaars as Christmas eve draws nearer and nearer and nearer… …just like, well, right now. Feeling jolly yet? Perhaps not so, especially if you are haunted by this one question: have you finished your Christmas shopping yet? Fret not, though, as Primer brings you a list of wonderful gift ideas twice a week for […]
Spend Less and Enjoy the Holidays
December 29, 2015

Spend Less and Enjoy the Holidays

The holiday excitement and rush in the Philippines seconds to nobody else’s in this world. Truly, almost everybody in this country is excited about the Yuletide season. Almost. Unfortunately, with all the joy and excitement come “holiday casualties”: Christmas expenses that put a damper on celebrating the Yuletide season. Everyone wants to be generous during the most wonderful time of the year…with the least peso value possible. Fret not, as Primer gives you four places in the metro where you can bring the whole family to enjoy and spend virtually nothing! (Photo grabbed from GMA Network Website) 1. Greenhills Shopping Centre – COD or Christmas On Display This is the […]