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There is no signature more remarkable than a person’s scent – a sophisticated mixture of the explosion of the top notes, the subtlety of the mid notes, and the lingering presence of the base notes, all nuanced to a person’s lifestyle and skin acidity. But getting the right scent is not as easy as picking one off the shelves – there’s a science behind it that one must understand.

Scentsmith pays homage to the tradition of perfume making with the use of amber-hued bottles to help preserve the scent of essences, which are highly sensitive to light.

Scentsmith Perfumery, which means an expert on scents, offers the public just that – an unparalleled knowledge and leadership on the art of scents.

“Scents actually have the power to evoke emotions and moments based on our individual experiences. Just like how fresh linen sheets smells of home or how wood is more masculine, every scent has a meaning for us. And that is what we want to bring through Scentsmith – an experience that goes beyond their sense of smell,” said Kristine Torres, brand manager of Scentsmith Perfumery.

Whether it is the smell of rain falling after a long summer or of freshly cut grass, or the scent of lavender or rose that was long pressed in the middle of a book, scents evokes emotions and feelings.

There’s more to a scent than what we can smell. Scentsmith Perfumery has perfected the art of scents – learning and understanding how each scent works is what sets the brand apart from everyone else.

True to the origin of scenting, Scentsmith maintains a very transparent approach with its product line in simple, straightforward packaging, a clear list of its non-toxic ingredients, and basic no-frills bottles. The personal and homecare products of Scentsmith are formulated without parabens, SLES, phthalate, mineral oil, petroleum, paraffin, and DEA.

“Consumers these days are very conscious of what goes inside the products they use. But there are still a lot of people who do not understand how to get the proper scent that would suit their lifestyles best – a person who is exposed to high humidity cannot use the same perfume as someone who stays indoors the whole day,” said Abdon.

Scentsmith is not just about perfumes but also includes every aspect where fragrance plays a part – from linens to entire rooms, and even the bathroom.

There is more to understand about scents and its power, just take for example the acidity of a person’s skin or the lifestyles that they live. The thing with scents is that it is easily affected by various elements like heat which can come from the body or the environment.

Aside from perfumes, scents play an equally important role in making spaces more livable – home become more homey, offices can become more professional or less intimidating, and beds can become more inviting. One of the quirkier products of Scentsmith Perfumery are the Loo Drops, primarily used to keep the bathroom smelling fresh despite the incidents that may have occurred.

Inspired by how perfumeries were established in early times, Scentsmith uses amber-toned bottles to store its various product lines that ranges from fragrances, body care, hair care, and home products. In development are travel, skin care, and fragrances for the car.

Scentsmith Perfumery brings back the most essential in the art of scenting, a true understanding of the power of each scent.

Every fragrance from Scentsmith Perfumery is carefully crafted to bring together and release its notes at exactly the right moment.

Curious about Scentsmith? Here are the FAQS

1. Who is S C E N T S M I T H?

S C E N T S M I T H Perfumery offers a wide range of safe and premium quality products by blending ingredients from nature with non-toxic alternatives and advanced science with proven record of safety and efficacy. Our formulations are free from paraben, SLES, phthalate, mineral oil, petroleum, paraffin and DEA.

2. Why S C E N T S M I T H?

S C E N T S M I T H takes inspiration from the craftsmanship that comes into “smithing.” When something is called the work of a smith, it is understood that it was created by an artisan. This is the same message that S C E N T S M I T H carries—every Scentsmith fragrance is compounded as an art.

3. What are S C E N T S M I T H’s offerings?

S C E N T S M I T H’s vision is to create access and avenues for the positive effects of aromas on human behavior, including feelings and emotions through our array of products. Our current product lines are the ff:

• Fragrance – Eau de Perfume (Women/Men/Unisex), and Solid Perfume Salve (Women/Men/Unisex)

• Body– Body Lotion, Body Wash, Body Oil

• Hair – Shampoo, Conditioner

• Home – Aroma Mist, Aroma Diffuser, Aroma Candle, Loo Drops

4. What sets S C E N T S M I T H apart from other perfumeries?

S C E N T S M I T H offers on-the-spot blending, compounding, and packaging for Eau de Parfum. Once one has selected their scent, Scentsmith proceeds to hand-blend the bottle and personalize it.

5. Which scents are popular among your patrons, and why?

For Men, the woody scents of 204 Saffron Oud and 203 Lavandin & Sandalwood are favorites. While, the mix of fresh, floral and woody scents of 104 White Magnolia and 101 Bergamot Patchouli are popular among women patrons.

6.    Which scents do you recommend for men and women?

As mentioned, scents 203 and 204 are popular among men, and 101 and 104 for women. However, it is important to note that fragrances will vary for people due to different due to our distinct skin chemistry, and other factors such as fat content, diet and even medication. The more oil-filled your skin is, the more oil the perfume has to cling to.

Occasion where it was worn, as well as the season/weather also play big roles when choosing the right scent.

7.    What are the unisex scents?

S C E N T S M I T H also offers a selection of gender-neutral fragrances, and these are 301 Citrus Vetiver, 302 Pepper Guaiacwood, 303 Ambrette Sea Salt, 304 Lavander Nectarine, and 305 Lavender Tonka.

8.    What’s a common perfume misconception that you wish to correct, to help people better appreciate scents?

One common misconception is that quality perfume has to be expensive. The price of a certain fragrance is usually dictated by supply and demand. But quality perfume is possible at the right price if crafted cost-efficiently, like as S C E N T S M I T H does it.

9.    What can we look forward to from S C E N T S M I T H?

S C E N T S M I T H just introduced eight more fragrances, and will be launching new product lines specifically for the home, which are: candles, humidifier oils, and blended aroma oils.

We will also be following up the success of the first store here in Greenbelt by opening new branches, so stay-tuned for details on that. 11/08/2018 (The Lifestyle Portal)

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Pink is womanly and charming, warm and intimate. Pink tempers the fire of red with a mellow loving spirit. Pink calms and heartens our sensibilities, calming negative feelings of aggression, animosity, and cynicism. Pink composes the nerves which brings an overall feeling of love and tenderness.

But pink does not always represent femininity or superficiality. Pink, on the other hand, has become a symbol of feminine power with the color associated with female-centered advocacies such as championing breast cancer survivors and warriors against gender-biases.

Pink is both a symbol of femininity and power. Here are the five reasons there is power in pink:

1. Pink is a color of Support, Unity, and Survival – Pink Ribbon

A pink ribbon symbolizes breast cancer awareness. The breast cancer awareness pink ribbon emerged in 1982 under the initiative of Susan G. Komen of the Cure®, the largest, best-funded breast cancer organization in the United States. The first breast cancer survivor program was launched during the Komen National Race for the Cure® where survivors initially wore black and white. Late that year, pink was used as the official Komen color. In 1991, pink ribbons were distributed to all breast cancer survivors of the Komen New York City Race for the Cure®.

The pink ribbon signifies the promise Komen founder Nancy G. Brinker made to her sister Susan G. Komen on what she could do to fight breast cancer. Today, the pink ribbon stands not only as a symbol of female strength and spirit against the disease but also as a testimonial that pink is powerful.

2. Pink is a color of Friendship

Bring together friendship and unity and they can move mountains. The power of female partnerships has shaped societies and changed the world and history for generations on end. One important example of this strong female friendship is the Zohra Orchestra, an amazing group of female friends from Afghanistan who became the nation’s first all-female musical group. Under the strict Taliban rule in the 1990s, music was thought of immoral and, as such, were banned especially for women. But the Zohra Orchestra ignored perils to their life and constant threats and dangers to embrace their rights as women and their love for music.

The Haenyeo are also an example of how a team of women could bring progress not only within their household but in the community as well. The Haenyeo are a group of Korean women divers, all aged over 50, who live the island of Jeju in South Korea. Diving is seen as a woman's profession on the island that so many Korean households in Jeju have seen a complete role reversal of the genders, where men stay home to look after the children while women work for the family. These women have ran the economy of Jeju and have since built a tight-knit community.

Here, women have challenged gender roles and have done so together as a strong band of game-changers, very much like how pink is seen as solely feminine but also serves to symbolize strength in women in so many ways.

3. Pink is a color of Self-Love

Pink also represents beauty and self-love. The beauty of a woman has, time and gain, proved powerful when it comes to changing the course of life and history. Cleopatra, the queen of Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, was famous not only as an acme of intelligence but mostly because of her surpassing beauty. Helen of Troy, with a superior beauty that popularly “launched a thousand ships”, ran away with the Prince of Troy which erupted a 10-year war between the Greeks and the Trojans in the latter’s desperate battle to win her back.

Beauty in women has been a subject of admiration for poets, artists, and even powerful men in politics. Their skin of blushed pink is an indication of health and charm and the roses and corals in their clothes and bosom exudes femininity.

The power of make-up has also, time and again, proved to be an effective agent when it comes to female world domination. The make-up revolution has placed women in the pedestal, not just for their beauty but also for their power to stir the world and its modern view on the modern women.

4. Pink is a color of Feminine Pride

Pink is the new black in fashion. Women in the workforce has worn their colors loud and proud—feminine as they may be—but minus falling into the cookie cutter image of being the inferior gender in the rat race of the work world. Wearing pink and other colors of femininity in the office allow women to show that they are unapologetically embracing feminine strengths while conquering the world. In the world of grays and browns, pink is a bold statement to make that women who wear them are out to get their goals and missions and get things done.

5. Pink is a color of Powerful and Smooth Performance

Choreographer George Balachine once said that “ballet is woman”. Ballet shows the sublimity of the female form and the grandeur of ballet is something that women ballerinas have impressed upon in the world of arts. In the stage of ballet, the woman rules. Elegant, graceful yet strong, ballerinas in their pink tutus epitomize femininity with a purpose.

Much like the femininity of pink and all things women, Vivo’s limited edition V11i in Fairy Pink is delicate and chic but boasts of powerful features underneath its hood. Its smooth performance complements its beauty.

The Vivo V11i has AI dual rear cameras which offers an augmented perspective with the second lens allowing for improvement of sharpness. The ever popular Bokeh effect enhances photograph focus with a blurry effect thrown in for added drama. Its 12MP (24 million photosensitive units) and a 5MP dual rear camera fusion increases the amount of perspective, giving a near 3D image effect on photos. The superior photo quality is supported by Dual Pixel Sensors which boosts light sensitivity and focusing speeds.

It also has a 25MP front camera that renders high quality selfies. It is also equipped with the AI Face Beauty, the AI Selfie Lighting specs, and the newly-updated AI Face Shaping technology that adds oomph to every shot.

The smartphone is also popular for its gaming specs. The Vivo V11i has an Artificial Intelligence (AI) assistant packed in which aids in its superior gaming performance. With the Game Mode on, the CPU and RAM are automatically optimized, allowing for an uninterrupted gaming experience. A button for auto-rejecting calls and temporarily blocking of background calls are the features under Game Mode, with added dynamic specs such as the Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 octa-core chipset, an Adreno 512 GPU, and spacious 6GB RAM which allows for smoother gaming action.

Do not be fooled by the Vivo V11i’s outer beauty because it is an overall powerful phone in one splendid compact.

Experience the power of pink with the limited edition Vivo V1i in Fairy Pink all yours for only P15,999 available at Vivo kiosks and concept stores and exclusively online on Shopee. 11/08/2018 (The Lifestyle Portal)

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While artwork from local comic strip legends such as Mars Ravelo (“Darna”) and Carlo J. Carapas (“Panday”) are utterly adored throughout the country, there is little local attention being given to a Filipina cartoonist who is making big waves all around the world.

From critical acclaim and major showcases, to features in prominent comics conventions and anthologies, November Garcia’s wild ride to international notice began in earnest just a few years ago — yet, it is something that she’s been working towards her entire life.

Born and raised in the Philippines, November Garcia always drew and created comics for fun. However, it wasn’t until she moved to San Francisco in her early 20s to attend art school that she discovered indie and underground comics. “Reading Peter Bagge, R. Crumb and Jim Woodring is what made me want to seriously make comics.”

“I tried to avoid doing any real writing because I wasn’t confident in my abilities. Meanwhile, my professors would encourage me to enter pieces into the school’s art shows even though I never got in. I guess they always loved my funny ideas and weirdo characters but my art was lacking in execution.”

Returning home to the Philippines in 2014, she continued to make comics, persistently and diligently focusing on improving her craft, often just posting her work online to little notice. Then, in a combination of sheer luck and fortuitous timing, Matt Moses of Hic and Hoc Publications happened upon her blog and offered to publish her first comic.

In 2017, Foggy Notions was released and globally distributed. It soon garnered near-universal critical acclaim around the world. It has also been featured in The Comics Journal, Broken Frontier, High-Low, Just Indie Comics, and more.

Foggy Notions is a collection of autobiographical shorts that details November’s episodic misadventures during the many years that she spent living in San Francisco.

Malarkey #2 was listed in the “Top Ten Single Issues of 2017” by the Daily Grindhouse.

November’s figure drawing is simple and efficient, but that aesthetic is also homage to her roots in the underground, indie comics of her predecessors. Whereas her style is nothing like the ultra-rendered superheroes people sometimes associate with the words “comic books”, hers is based on the influence of Peter Bagge, Gabrielle Bell, John Porcellino and Lynda Barry on her, with storytelling increasingly becoming a focal point in her craft. It is the conscious and complete antithesis of flashy superheroes. From the subtleties of real life, alcoholism, and the mundane come moments of great humor and the occasional difficult times.

Her serial comic, Malarkey (which captures funny events from her daily life, random (mis)adventures, and oddly hilarious conversations with her mother), has also generated its fair share of critical praise.

Malarkey #1 made the list of “The Best Short-Form Comics of 2016” in The Comics Journal. Malarkey #2 was listed in the “Top Ten Single Issues of 2017” by the Daily Grindhouse.

This year, November is the recipient of Short Run Seattle’s Dash Grant, and will be featured as a special guest at the Short Run Seattle festival, where she will be premiering Malarkey #3. Its original cover art will be featured at the Fantagraphics Bookstore and Gallery show.

This year, she was approached to contribute a comic to the Illustrated PEN, a prestigious American literary publication. It will feature her comic about growing up Catholic in the Philippines, this November (the month, not the person). She will also be part of the Sweaty Palms 2 anthology coming out next year (which will feature a fellow Filipino cartoonist).

Two critically acclaimed ‘zines: Rookie Moves and More Diary Comics from a Relative Nobody

November exhibits and sells her comics at various alternative comics shows. Most recently, she exhibited at the Chicago Alternative Comics Expo in 2017, debuting two more critically acclaimed ‘zines (Rookie Moves and More Diary Comics from a Relative Nobody), Small Press Expo in Maryland, and locally at Komikon (the biggest and longest running Filipino comics convention) for the past 3 years.

She is thrilled to debut Malarkey #3 at this year’s Short Run Seattle on November 3rd and at Komikon on November 17-18.

Now that she’s back in her home country, November is able to cut back on her graphic design work in order to dedicate more time to her comics. Her books are distributed locally through distributors and bookstore such as the Studio Soup Zine Library, Mt. Cloud Bookstore, Buku Buku Café and Comics Odyssey. They are also available abroad through the famed Spit and a Half distributor in the U.S., and the Hopeless Sapling distributor in the U.K. It’s hard to tell what the future holds, but for now, November promises to keep making better comics and working a lot harder each and every day. “It’s a blessing and a curse,” she said, “but I’ll probably do comics until the day I die.”

You can find her at novembergarcia.com and on social media as @novembergarcia. 11/08/2018 (The Lifestyle Portal)

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One of the biggest investments you can make is buying a new home. More than just a structure with a roof for shelter, a home is where you can find peace and comfort from the hustle and bustle of everyday life, a sanctuary where you can create precious memories with your family.

In the metro, there are emerging residential areas but only a few handpicked properties can provide the ideal environment for your family. To guide you in searching for that perfect neighborhood, here are some things you need to know before you settle in your home:

Location

Having an accessible neighborhood is one of the things to consider in scouting for a home. When you live in a community that is near the office or school, you will enjoy convenient everyday living. It is also nice to know if your desired home is close to malls and parks that can cater to your family’s weekend leisure activities, and supermarkets for your daily grocery and necessities.

Amenities

Considering the features of the unit and the facilities of the community will guarantee that your stay will be worthwhile. It is nice to have recreational areas like an infinity pool, fitness gym, and even a garden within the neighborhood. With spaces for outdoor activities such as swimming and jogging, you can relax during the weekends without going far from your home.

Environment

Living in a community with a green open space can not only relieve some of your stress and anxiety from a busy lifestyle, it can also provide your kids the best environment that is conducive to their learning. With tree-lined outdoors and surrounding landscape, you can enjoy cooler summer days and lesser air pollution when you take strolls around the residential area. You should also consider a home that is situated within safe and secured surroundings that assures your family’s protection and well-being.

Property value

The value of a property is usually determined by its location and host of amenities. As more developers are offering the best of modern living features, the trendiest condominiums and houses can sometimes value around P3-5 million. When you are ready to purchase your home, make sure to check if you will get your money’s worth or receive a great return on investment when you decide to sell or rent your property in the future.

Reputable developer

Make sure that the home you are eyeing is from an established property developer that is truly committed to building quality homes inside communities that harmonize with nature. Find a real estate developer that inspires sustainable urban living amidst the hectic city lifestyle, and brings to life a vision of purposeful communities for families.

One property developer that has taken to heart its commitment towards building sustainable urban communities is Primehomes. As one of the country’s dynamic real-estate developers, Primehomes has carefully considered factors such as location, amenities, environment, and property value into its flagship property, Larossa, where families and individuals can experience modern condo living at its finest.

Strategically located in Capitol Hills Drive in Quezon City, Larossa boasts of a neighborhood that has it all–refreshing environment with its nature-centric landscape, world-class amenities such as outdoor swimming pool, sun decks and gazebo areas, and accessibility to premiere universities and other schools, malls and weekend markets, parks, and restaurants, all of which offer a great return on your investment.

The Garden Row, the first of the community’s four development phases, comprises of three 10-storey buildings—Camia which is ready for occupancy, and Sampaguita and Magnolia which are nearing completion—that can give families the home that they are looking for. Interested buyers can choose from one-bedroom, studio, and studio premiere units that are complete with modern features.

With a property in Larossa, you are guaranteed only the best of residential living in the city. For more information, visit www.primehomes.com.ph/larossa.

PRIMEHOMES is a comprehensive real estate development enterprise, dedicated to building quality homes in harmony with nature and today's fast-paced lifestyle. The company utilizes progressive design, concepts and approaches to create not just homes, but communities that nurture nature, cultivate vision, and inspire innovation. 11/08/2018 (The Lifestyle Portal)

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