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As the marketing director of Tian-Di Urban Lifestyle Destination, Cathy proves that it is possible to mix business with pleasure

Story Cai Subijano
Photography Zac Moran
Makeup Kaycee Lim of the Australian
College of Hair Design and Beauty

Hair Niño Ramirez
Shot on location at
Tian-Di Urban Lifestyle Destination
“I read somewhere once that if you dress for the kind of life you want, eventually it will happen. Lo and behold, it did!” shares Cathy Santamaria, the marketing director of Tian-Di Urban Lifestyle Destination, a high-end spa, restaurant and wellness facility tucked in San Juan. “Tian-Di suits my personal style perfectly,” she continues, “I am a big fan of maxi dresses and tube, racer back and halter tops paired with fisherman’s pants and embellished thong sandals that are pretty enough to be worn day or night.” As a testament to this statement, Cathy brought to the shoot 10 maxi tube dresses, along with a casual cool pair of fisherman’s pants paired with a tube top, a gorgeous multi-use wrap top by Dita Sandico Ong (she is a big fan of breezy organic fabrics) and pairs upon pairs of beaded flip flops.
  A model in her younger days, having appeared in commercials for Pond's, Palmolive Shampoo, Johnson's Baby Oil and Heno de Pravia, Cathy ventured down a road where very few pretty faces dare. As a former partner at Deutche Morgan Grenfell, she was able to retire from the stockbrokerage industry at the age of 35. In charge of her own time, Cathy was able to channel the extra energy she had left from raising her three children—Ignacio, 12 years old, Rocio, 11 years old and Natalia, three years old—to different business ventures. She manufactures a clothing label called Lola Couture, along with a line of embellished thongs under the Atillo label that she makes and uses herself. She also blends her own line of fragrances for kids called Bella Bimbi and a home fragrance line called Scents & Sensibilities.

It was by chance that she first stumbled upon the stylish Tian-Di Spa, where the MEGA June cover and Kashieca ad campaign featuring Bea Alonzo was shot. One night for some much-needed pampering, she arrived at Tian-Di, but unfortunately, the spa was already closed when she arrived. Disappointed, she turned around to leave. Luckily, Steven Uy, one of the owners chanced upon her and told her "Sorry we are closed, but for you, we shall open."
  After her session, Cathy and Steven talked and he told her that Tian-Di Spa needed a woman’s touch. Within a few months, Cathy found herself working as the spa’s marketing director—a dream job, according to her, especially since part of her job description includes
tasting the food, wine and desserts at 8 Resto/Bar
of Tian-Di and road-testing massage services.
In addition to this, the calm and relaxed
atmosphere of Tian-Di suits her personality
and demeanor perfectly. “I really fell in love
with the place,” Cathy confesses.





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