Dress cute wherever you go. Life is too short to blend in.

Famous words from hotel heiress and fashion icon Paris Hilton that young fashionistas the world over took to heart. Sisters Vern and Verniece Enciso pushed the envelope further and started V ❤ V, a lifestyle blog that seeks to guide their readers on how to be hip and trendy, all while maintaining a certain sophistication that seeks to showcase the wearer’s personal style and preference.

Two years after the blog became a hit on the internet, Summit Media has taken on the cudgels of bringing the Encisos’ unique style to the Filipina fashionista, printing a compilation of V ❤ V’s best tips on a variety of lifestyle topics like fashion, travel, beauty, music and wellness into a life and lifestyle diary.

The book is compact and easy to read. It serves as a cheat sheet for Pinays who want to be fashionable but are cautious about committing fashion faux pas.

The layout is fun and chic, and Vern and Verniece’s take on what’s trendy and what’s not reads like refreshing suggestions to their readers. In presenting the same fashion pieces in multiple ways, they are able to provide options, giving their audience a peek at the possibilities for basic items of clothing and accessories.

Because the sisters, despite looking alike, have different interests and styles, they are able to relate to different types of readers.

The Enciso sisters made sure that most of the recommended items and accessories featured in the book can easily be bought from the mall. For Pinays on a budget, similar items can be acquired from the local tiangge, giving them the power to look their best given the limitations of their own budgets.

Of course, an entire section is devoted to make up and hairstyles for various occasions where the sisters provide step by step instructions on how to achieve certain looks to give readers that much needed boost of confidence when going to the mall, partying with friends and even going to a job interview. The best thing about these tips are the fact that they were acquired through years of trial and error so they are presented in a practical and understandable way.

The Encisos travel a lot and their book serves as a travel journal of sorts, filled with magnificent photos that encourages readers to pack up their bags and head out to their next destination.

Its ironic that these young girls would have a section entitled Life 101 in which they share thoughts about their journey so far, but despite their youth, the insight that these two sisters share with their readers would no doubt relate to anyone who has ever had their heart broken, their dreams dashed, or found inspiration in the little things.

V ❤ V is a book that every young Filipina should have. It inspires confidence and gives budding fashionistas the tools that they need to be stars they were born to be. Girl power all the way.