Most of us do. Most of the time. In honor of our blog of the month for August, Burning The Scale, our esteemed Beauty and Style bloggers are talking about weight loss. We hope you will join us and join the conversations on our blogs!

Teri from Aging Fabulous embarks on her new weight-loss program - Sensa.

CelebLOOK takes a look at Marie Osmond and her weight loss.

Style It Less suggests swimming for pregnancy exercise with affordable Maternity Tankinis

She Knows Best is very happy that the Americans “smashed” the French in the 4 x 100 freestyle relay.

SP at Shopaholics Daily prefers to Bounce off her calories. It’s as simple as that!

Find a great outfit with ecofriendly and gorgeous workout gear over at Chic By Nature.

Kori at Shoe Blitz talks about the new Nike Sportswear website, where you can get some fabulous new running shoes.

Just A Formality offers a list of terrific tips to lose weight and get in shape for your wedding day.

Glamour Gift Guide suggests this adorable Dolce & Gabbana duffle bag to carry all your stuff to the gym.

The Scented Life sadly reports that Boots Feel The Difference 5-Day detox is no quick route to weight loss, although it does encourage lots of water-drinking!

Snarkstress gives you the inside scoop on how the celebs lose their baby weight so darn fast!

Teen Style Lounge has some great and simple tips for freshening up after a steamy workout.

Style Tots says it’s important for kids to stay active during the summer and a great pair of sneakers is the best footwear to do so.

For the month of August, the Beauty & Style Channel of b5media highlights one of their channel member blogs. Last month, July, twas The Scented Life but for this month, the spotlight’s on Burning the Scale. It’s time to turn our eyes and ears on talks on weight loss and dieting. Let a number of our very own Beauty & Style bloggers talk about their personal trek in battling the scales, burning the excess and basically keeping fit and healthy.

If you’ve got your own story to tell or someone who is in the middle of finding that perfect method of shedding off some pounds, these folks can help you find the strength and confidence to keep at it. They may just give you that great idea that will suit your schedule and ability perhaps a new way to add a bit of spice to your daily healthy regimen so I suggest that you give them a visit. Don’t be afraid to ask for recommendations, too!

Happy reading!

In celebration of last month’s blog of the month, The Scented Life, b5media’s Beauty & Style Channel has put together lists and lists of our favourite scents.

So without much ado, I’ll let the rest of the girls take the stage:

Teri at Aging Fabulous

Sasha at Beauty Bento Box

Teri at Celeb Look

Christina at eBeautyDaily

Kori at Glamour Gift Guide

Chloe at Gleaming Things

Chloe at Her Accessories

Kori at Just A Formality

Dexie at She Knows Best

S.P. at Shopaholics Daily

Liberty at Snarkstress

Dexie at Style It Less

Liberty at Teen Style Lounge

I’m looking for the blog of the month for August! I’ll let you guys know as soon as I can.

Happy reading!

The Beauty & Style Channel of b5media is currently holding a series that aims to build awareness to its channel member blogs. Last month, June, twas Indie Style File but for the month of July the spotlight’s on The Scented Life. It’s time to turn our eyes into all things scented. Let Amy George talk all about fragrance in her 18-month old perfume blog.

If you’re one of them who loves fragrances and think that perfumes or colognes are a way to have a comfortable and relaxing time, Amy can help you find just the right one to suit your taste esp if looking to spice up your look or get a fresh scent to inspire you so I suggest that you give her a visit. Don’t be afraid to ask for recommendations, too!

Happy reading!

Beauty comes in various shapes and sizes. Our desire to maintain our skin glowing and radiant measures up to our wanting to accentuate with them shiny, gleaming jewelry. Yes, we find beauty in what we wear over our skin, too.

Another blog joins the beautiful and stylish folks of b5media’s Beauty & Style Channel! Let’s all welcome Gleaming Things!

Chloe Findlay-Harder takes on a trip, discovering the joys of jewelry, from gorgeous gold to funky fashion. Every woman has a soft spot for them lovely, shiny accents, right? With her taste and rigor, she’ll show us her fabulous jewelry finds plus a dash of trivia every once in a while.

So, my dear beauties, let’s give a warm Beauty Bento Box welcome to Chloe and her new blog, Gleaming Things!

The beautiful and stylish folks of the b5media Beauty & Style Channel welcomes a new man in their midst. It’s Tris Hussey and his own take on Men’s Grooming with MANSCAPING 101.

MANSCAPING 101
Because guys like to smell good too!

Men’s Grooming Tips for Groovy Dudes. Advice and tips on shaving, cologne, hair, soap, shampoo, and other men’s products.

I reckon this will benefit you guys who are perennially on the lookout for the latest beauty product that will help you look and smell better for yourself and for yer ladies. We all know that there are a lot of beauty blogs out there but ones for men are scarce.

Let’s all welcome Tris and MANSCAPING 101! I invite all you readers of Beauty Bento Box to give Tris some love by giving him a visit. Feel free to join his conversations, too!

The newest addition to the Beauty & Style Channel of b5media, let’s all welcome Deb, The List Maven!

It will all be about lists. I love lists, don’t you? Here’s a taste of what you can expect —

Five great lists that’s up on the blog

1. Top 10 Foods for Your Skin

2. 5 Things You Can Do to Pamper the Feet at Home

3. 8 Things You Never Knew You Could Do With Vinegar

4. Five Great Places to Find Free Beauty Samples!

5. 3 Steps You Can Take to Protect Your Skin This Winter

Go on, visit Deb in her new blog and make sure to say hi! I’m sure we’ll all enjoy her stylish and beautiful discoveries made easy to read through lists.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t be managing the newest blog that b5media just launched, right? The Beauty & Style Channel family is definitely still growing!

In the ideal world, I would’ve wished I’d spend weekends going on luxurios spa places like the popular one in Tagaytay called Nurture’s Spa. Hours and hours filled with body scrubs, massages and foot spa. That would’ve been divine! But — reality check — I’m slouched in front of the laptop, tapping on the keyboard, carefully dishing out my thoughts on relaxation but here I am tensed from wondering on the next possible time I could actually drink a refreshing Iced Tea. Gawd. It’s stifling in this room.

Anyway, if you, my beauties, would want to know everything about spa and spa treatments, join Ellen Mirza over at Spa Beautifully. She’ll point you at the right direction. Probably make you green with envy, too — with all that glorious spa experiences! Dear me. I really think I should schedule myself a massage soon. I need to release some tension! Gah.

Last month, I was one of the newbies but this month, the b5media launches two new fashion blogs to the Beauty & Style Channel blog roster.

Written by Kim Bui, Indie Style File will be exploring independant fashion designers.

Written by Meieli Sawyer Detoni, Dapper Diva is all about unleashing your inner diva with great styles to fit your body!

Find time to welcome them so, do give them a visit!

Beauty has always fascinated me. As a wee kid, I’ve picked up my mum’s lipstick and had squashed it all around my lips, hence, ending up looking like a clown — even when I try to pucker up in front of the mirror. And the minute she finds out that I’ve ruined her favourite tube, I’d adamantly claim that I did not do it, how dare she accuse a 5 year old kid. Heh.

Ah, the joys of playing dress up.

I grew up leaning towards boyish activities and that’s one of the main reasons I dropped makeup and all the girl-y things. Most of my classmates in highschool were starting to put on powder, eye liner and lipstick as I strangely look on wondering why I’m drawn to it and why I’m not doing it myself. I even watched my sister put on makeup one day then said, “Yech. Makeup! You’ll never catch me wearing makeup!” Then years passed, growing up an awkward female. Until I entered the world of fashion.

There was a period in my life when I had hated the colour of my brown skin (twas during highschool, too). My mum can only shake her head as she watch me go through product after product just to make my skin lighter, fairer. I had believed in the myth that having a light skin tone will automatically make you beautiful. I had desperately wanted to be pretty (yes, me and my childhood insecurities, heh). Twas only later on that I realised that it doesn’t really matter, anyone and everyone can look beautiful. We just need to learn how to embrace ourselves. I know it sounds cheesy as hell but hey it’s true, learn to love yourself and you will look lovely I’m sure.

Hi, I’m Sasha and I’m an Asian. I mainly blog about fashion over at Tops 2 Bottoms and Style Manila. Been at it for the past couple of years. But now, I’m here to let you in on the secrets of Asian Beauty. Er, not that there’s any at all. LOL. Though, I’ve heard quite a number of people comment on how beautiful the skins of Asians are. I often get compliments about mine when I travel or friends I meet online and they’d see my photos. Well, enough about that.

I’m looking forward to getting to know you all and engage in all the conversations we’ll have on Asian Beauty. I’m planning to share beauty finds on skin care, makeup, and even hair care if it’s possible. Also, if you want me to tell you my own personal beauty regimen and makeup application techniques, just let me know. I’ll be more than happy to share.

Feel free to shoot me an email at sasha [@] b5media [.] com if you want to throw some questions my way.

Keep me company, alright? Boy, am I glad to be here! Thanks for the opportunity, CJ! And welcome back to Beauty Bento Box!