Starbucks traditions promotions return for the Holidays but it's not what we all expected! Coming from two decades of offering gorgeous planners and travel organizers, they're switching things up by offering different merchandise sets to suit each customer's wants. Starting today, November 2, customers will earn a sticker for every purchase of a Tall, Grande, or Venti handcrafted beverage. An exclusive Starbucks Traditions merchandise may be redeemed for every eighteen (18) stickers collected.

Two of the four 2022 Starbucks Traditions Merchandise Set

Four Starbucks Traditions Merchandise Sets

2022 Starbucks Black Planner with Organizer

2022 Starbucks White Planner with Organizer

New this year with the same modern monochromatic design of the Planner with Organizer, the 2022 Starbucks Traditions Mug and Tumbler with Pouch is an unexpected but welcome addition to the Starbucks Traditions collection. The set's highlight what Starbucks does best: coffee. Each set includes a sleek stainless steel matte black 12oz tumbler or a classic pristine white 12oz ceramic mug, both paired with a pouch customers can carry all day.

2022 Starbucks Stainless Steel Tumbler with Black Pouch

2022 Starbucks Ceramic Mug with White Pouch

Inside Look at the Merchandise Sets

I'm already doing a countdown in my head ever since Starbucks released a teaser about next year's planners. It's mainly because the 2022 Starbucks White Planner with Organizer looked so divine! The embossed details are swoon-worthy and I knew I had to get my hands on one. Little did I know that they'll also offer another merchandise set—a ceramic set and pouch which is a treat to coffee lovers who aren't keen on keeping a planner.

2022 Starbucks White Organizer

The organizer is about a size of a notebook and has sturdy built to make sure that its contents will stay in place. It's actually thicker than the 2019 Starbucks organizer. It also has pockets inside to store other important files—vaccination cards for example. lol 

This page design is also used in this season's Starbucks card!

As for the size of the planner, it's smaller than usual, making it compact to store and easy to grab anytime. As someone who uses a planner to store small wins and other memories in a traditional planner, I'm pleased to see how I can easily grab it with one hand whenever something pops in my head. 

Check out the colorful artwork and unique ribbon bookmark!

I also appreciate the month-on-month artworks featuring Starbucks’ commitment to coffee heritage, partners (employees), communities and customers it serves, and our planet. 

The smallest details make a huge impact on this year's planner. I noticed the specially-designed ribbon bookmark that has the words people, planet, and coffee on it. Add to that the gold star that serves as the zipper slider. So gorgeous! 

Monthly 2022 Starbucks Planners pages

2022 Starbucks Planner's Yearly Calendar and Personal Information Pages

2022 Starbucks Planner's Monthly Calendar Pages

2022 Starbucks Planner's Weekly Pages

Dotted pages for those ideas that suddenly pop into your mind

One thing that is no longer in the Starbucks planner that I will truly miss is the monthly coupons. :( 

On to the ceramic mug and pouch set, I fell in love with this set from the get-go. For one, I love collecting stickers during the Holiday season and I now have the chance to collect not just planners but also limited-time merchandise as well. 

A closer look at the 2022 Starbucks Ceramic Mug

The white ceramic mug can handle 355 mL and is dishwasher and microwave-safe, making it an instant work desk staple. The subtle scale design on this mug also matches the Starbucks planner, organizer, and pouch.

A closer look at the 2022 White Pouch

Speaking of the pouch, the white pouch that comes with the ceramic mug may look plain and simple but it can be very useful to keep important items in your go-bag. It also comes with a plain booklet with no lines inside for you to doodle or write on. The pouch at the back also can fit any card to make sure it will not go missing. 

How to Earn Stickers

For the first time, customers can now collect stickers digitally in two ways: (1) get the new QR promo card in stores and collect a digital sticker for every handcrafted beverage in-store, or (2) use the Starbucks app by opting into collecting e-Stickers every handcrafted beverage purchased using a registered Starbucks Card.

Starbucks has also made it easier to earn stickers from the comfort of home. Customers can now earn digital stickers through their favorite delivery app. Every purchase of four (4) eligible handcrafted beverages on GrabFood or food panda will be issued a QR promo card loaded with its corresponding digital stickers.

"You're still on your adjustment period." I always tell myself when this phrase when things don't go my way after I moved out of my parents' house. There are just too many things to think about all at the same time—work, maintaining the household, taking care of a dog, and blogging. 

That fine morning where I ride a bike to Alabang wearing the Huawei Watch 3

I'm at that awkward learning stage again where I had to deal with keeping up with my to-do list all at the same time without snapping. My realization? The past four months of quarantine-ing alone made me think that I can continue to enjoy the things that I love doing if I keep moving. As they say, physical activity is not only good for the body but is also good for the mind.

 Whether we realize it or not, most of us tend to be brand loyalists whenever we go shopping on or offline. Once we find certain brands we like, we stick to them. 

Brand sukis, don’t miss out on the biggest deals from your favorite brands at the 10.10 Brands Festival, Shopee’s biggest brands sale of the year. Aside from big discounts, you can also enjoy branded giveaways, exclusive deals, and the best entertainment on Shopee. Check out this handy guide for all the things you can look forward to at Shopee’s 10.10 Brands Festival:

As we continue to deal with the changes brought by the pandemic, I easily knew I had to go easy with myself, step back, and think of ways to maintain a positive mindset. Now that I was finally able to juggle the solo-living-slash-pawrenting sitch, I realized it's time to overcome the exercise relapse and release endorphins. What better way to kickstart this by equipping myself with the new Huawei Watch 3 and Scale 3 Pro. I already shared my first impressions here, but you can read on for my full review of these devices! 

Looking back, I'm glad to start #skinvesting as soon as I discovered Luminisce Holistic Skin Innovations in 2016. I was one to follow skincare fads before with the hopes of having better skin, only to not get my desired results later on. It was through Dr. Kaycee Reyes and her team who made me realize that my major breakout last year was because of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) and encouraged me to check with an OB-GYN while having a skincare regimen on the side to take care of the existing pimples and inflammation.

Dr. Kaycee Reyes | Luminisce Holistic Skin Innovations in BGC

Before and (a few months) after my Luminisce treatment and medications

They also adapted through the times and innovated holistic products in these uncertain times: Skincare-At-Home Kits, Glambox and Innosense. Despite the clinic's limitations due to COVID-19, they found a way to help their skinvestors get the best at-home skin and body remedies.

Luminisce's Glambox and Innosense

As Manila's premiere boutique skin clinic marks its ninth year as one of the leaders in the beauty and wellness scene, they're giving back with their grandest anniversary promo ever—nine amazing deals for nine days beginning October 8, 2021!

All offers below are valid only during the inclusive dates.

• Buy 9, Get 9! Receive nine surprise gifts when you buy any nine of Luminisce’s products in-store or online. No minimum purchase required.

• Spend 9k, Get a FREE Facial! For every P9,000 worth of services, you are entitled to one FREE facial.

• Refer 9 friends, get a FREE Facelift! When you bring or refer nine friends to Luminisce, you’re entitled to get one Facelift Tite treatment for free.

• Book a facial at 9 a.m. for 20% off! Enjoy a 20% discount on your facial treatment when you book as early as 9 a.m.

• Book a laser treatment at 9 a.m. and get a FREE facial! You’re entitled to one free facial when you book a laser treatment as early as 9 a.m.

• Get 9 Glam Boxes for FREE when you avail of a 9-month Glam Pouch subscription! You are entitled to nine additional glam boxes with every 9-month subscription.

• Get 9% cashback for treatments worth P90,000! Get your money back with a minimum accumulated spend of P90,000 within the promo duration.

• FREE shipping on Luminisce RX orders! For clients who prefer to maintain their regimens at home with Luminisce’s comprehensive array of at-home treatments, kits, and products, you can enjoy free shipping for purchases worth P3,000 and above—valid anywhere in the Philippines.

• Get 9 FREE sessions when you avail of 9 signature treatments! Clients can combine at least three of their favorite treatments (availing of three sessions each), and Luminisce will match each with three more sessions for FREE.
  
  For example: When you avail of 3 Full Radiance Facials + 3 Lustrii Laser + 3 Exilis, you will get 3 free sessions of each selected service for a total of 18 treatments in all. These are consumable within one year, allowing you ample time to maximize the benefits.

After opening its doors in 2012, Dr. Kaycee Reyes also just launched her own YouTube channel called Luminisce by Doc Kaycee where she'll be talking about health, wellness, and all things beauty. Her first feature? It's a 3-part series with our favorite celebrity family, the Legaspis—Mina, Zoren, Cassy, and Mavy. 

In case you don't know, they're longtime skinvestors at Luminisce and it started when Carmina was looking for a treatment for Mavy's severe acne back in 2015. After Dr. Kaycee was able to treat his acne scars through her trademark holistic innovations, the rest of the Legaspis followed suit and trusted her as their skin doctor.

Already thinking of booking an appointment at Luminisce? You may contact them at (0977) 804 4601 or visit their website here. You may also message them to order their products through their social media accounts on Facebook and Instagram. 

For in-clinic consultations, you may set an appointment at any of the Luminisce Holistic Skin Innovations branches: 

• Luminisce BGC: 2/F Mercury Drug Bldg., 32nd Street, 4th Ave., Fort Bonifacio Global City
• Luminisce The Podium: 4/F The Podium Mall, 18 ADB Avenue, Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong City
• Luminisce Alabang: Unit 5 Bldg. 8 Molito Lifestyle Center, Madrigal Avenue cor. Alabang Zapote Road, Alabang, Muntinlupa City