Thursday, November 27

Fragrance Recommendation for Men for Christmas 2014


Declaration L' Eau by Cartier




It's Christmas time once again. I bet you need more gift ideas. And why not give FRAGRANCES! Albeit expensive, fragrances last for about 1 - 2 years depending on how often the user will apply. Hence, it is still value-for-money, not to mention how the receiver will remember you everytime they use your gift! Remember that fragrance is very emotive and memory based, you would definitely want to be remembered as that person who gives really good stuff!




Congratulations to the Winner of 2600mAH Powerbank



Congratulations Ms. Anne Sapdoy, winner of the 2600mAH Powerbank giveaway courtesy of The World I Nose.  I will get in touch with you on how to claim your prize vie FB.

Thanks for joining and watch out for more giveaways as we reach other milestones in this blog!


CONGRATULATIONS!

Tuesday, November 25

Serenity Monday



Today, to celebrate a serene and calm Monday, Wellness by Clean Purity is my recommended fragrance.

Sunday, November 23

El Nido For First Timers: What Scents To Expect In This Lovely Palawan Destination


El Nido



Are you planning on having a beach getaway in the Philippines? There are many choices, 7,107 islands to be exact. But let me recommend one of the best places you can visit to achieve that ultimate beach getaway - EL NIDO & PUERTO PRINSESA in PALAWAN.  Here are some of the scents and sights you can expect, do's and don't's and how to optimise your first time visit.



Saturday, November 22

7 Memorable Scents At Ocean Park. Number 3 Will Make You Forget Your Sense Of Smell





There's just so much joy in visiting theme parks. The adrenaline rush, that sound of machine, steel on steel, the crazy acceleration and gravity defying moves. Agree?! I'm sure you do! Here are the unforgettable scents and sights At Ocean Park.





Thursday, November 20

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Travelling nowadays means carrying a powerbank to capture and share those wonderful travel moments!

With that and as a way to say thank you for a very warm welcome, I am raffling away a 2600mAH Powerbank!

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Ronin



This restaurant is easily in my list of most memorable places visited.  From the Yardbird group, Ronin, an Izakaya style modern Japanese restaurant, located at On Wo Lane in Central offers the best fresh food based on availability for that day.

The place is hard to find. The entrance looks like this:

Unassuming entrance devoid of any sign of commercial activities

Wednesday, November 19

Hongkong Birthday Trip Day 1 (Continuation)



As soon as we landed, we were greeted by Rayo's mom, Tita Fe. What's nice is she has been there for 25 years or so. Hence, going around was a breeze.



Tuesday, November 18

Caring for The Skin Round The Clock


On Site Rates: PHP 2,900 for Non Members, PHP2,500 for Members


Please join the Philippine Society for Cosmetic Science, Inc.'s 4th Technical Series, "Caring For the Skin Round The Clock" on November 19, 2014 at the New Horizon Hotel from 8:00AM to 5:00PM.

Sessions
1. Baby and Ageing Skin And Its Care, Dr. Heidi Chan
2. Trends on Fragrances, Mr. Ry Feliciano, Account Manager,International Flavors & Fragrances
3. Trends on Color Cosmetics and Skin Care, Ms. Mara Ceguera, Marketing Manager, Eurochem
4. Soap Making Applications: Traditional Soaps, Ms. Emil Ricaforte, DOST

See you there!

Monday, November 17

Hongkong Birthday Trip Day 1



If I have the time and money, birthday celebration means travelling.  This year, Rayo and I went to HK!

November 8, 2014: Taking the early flight out to HK, the scents and sights of NAIA T3:


Of Breakfast: Tapa Flakes from Tapa King = SCENT BLEH
How sad that there aren't that many choices after immigration.

Photo grabbed from http://tapaking.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/tapaflakes.jpg
  • toasted meat note - I think the tapa was overcooked
  • rancid oil - yeah, pretty much strong
  • sour & spicy acetic acid - your typical sawsawan
  • sweet and sour pickled tomatoes with onions - the only thing that saved this meal


I was very much hungry hence the rating. It could have been Scent Agnostic. I should have opted for a pandesal from Bo's Coffee instead.


Of NAIA Terminal 3: SCENT BLEH
  • of cold concrete and metal
  • dusty, earthy note mixed with faint coumarin-tobacco note
  • morning dew

Photo grabbed from Wikipedia

This airport is cold, lonely, sad. It's not giving you that happy vibe, that feeling when you go on a vacation. It is poorly lit and ventilated. The commercial spaces are still vacated. I wonder why nobody's renting. It should be good business now since SQ, Delta, Ana and I think even Emirates are already there. Plus the fact that the PH tourism industry is growing.


Of My Scent: Lanvin Avantgarde = SCENT NEUTRAL
I got this fragrance from the Gilt app. I had no idea how this smells like until I received the package. I don't think it is a good travelling fragrance. For party, night events and something formal, this fragrance would be perfect.


  • oriental woody fragrance
  • warm and sensual
  • heavy sweet mixture of woody and ambery notes
  • with citrus spicy notes of bergamot, pepper and nutmeg

When travelling, I recommend something light, fresh, citrusy fragrances or light floral fruity fragrance for women and fougere green fruity fresh or woody aromatic fragrances for men.

Of 5J 108 Flight: SCENT NEUTRAL
We took the earliest flight out to HK from Manila via Cebu Pacific flight 108. For me, Cebu pacific is super fun when the FAs start offering items for sale - "for sale noodles, chips, coffee, tea, premium items". The tone, diction, delivery - very consistent to all the flights I had with them.
  • Heady mixture of perfume aroma - Woody, tobacco, whiff of floral fruity note and strong amber and sweet citrus (I think I was smelling myself more than the fragrance of other passengers, LOL)
  • Industrial scent of jet fuel, carpet and seat cleaner
  • Garlic savory noodles with beef and chicken notes
  • Brewed coffee
  • Synthetic leather



Up Next........
Scents and sight of Hongkong International Airport

Scent of Smell and Scent of Taste



When we were kids, oftentimes, moms would pinch our noses when we are forced to drink our medicines - be it antibiotic, vitamin supplements or even for diarrhea. There is logic behind this.

Do you remember this?
Photo from: http://earlyyearschildcare.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bad-tasting-kids-medicine.jpg

Try this out. Pinch your nose then chew on a mint gum. After several seconds, release your fingers and observe what happens.

Chew this.
Photo from http://mentalfloss.com/sites/default/files/iStock_000003107516-mint_6.jpg

Suddenly, you feel that burst of flavor rushing through your mouth. And that is why the nose pinching, so that we taste nothing to easily swallow the meds. Yes, the both senses are important for us to enjoy our food.

Remember in elementary science courses, our tongue can only distinguish 4 kinds of taste - sweet, salty, sour, and bitter. (There are some ideas behind umami as the fifth kind of taste but I cannot validate.)

TheTongue
Photo from: http://puertoviejowines.com/wp-content/uploads/tongue.jpg


The sense of smell is important for us to "taste" other things - vanilla, milk, coffee, mint, chocolate, etc.  That's why when we are sick or have colds, we seem to think that all things we eat are just bitter or sour or sweet and nothing else in between. This demonstrates that our sense of taste is dependent to our sense of smell.

Hence, sometimes, when we describe the food we eat, we normally use the sense of smell to describe them - tastes like pepper, like herbs and spices or, worse, like fart.

Remember this? Harry Potter's Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans
Photo from: http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100908161406/harrypotter/images/a/ac/Jelly_belly_bertie_botts.jpg




Olfactive Meter / Rating



Throughout this blog, I will be using the following Olfactive Meter:

5 - Sensorial Overload
  • wonderful, awesome, must-try, must-eat, must-do
4 - Scentsational
  • Interesting, for your consideration, great but not quite

3 - Scent Neutral
  • neither here nor there, can't say, not interesting but not annoying
2 - Scent Bleh
  • Boring, not interesting, don't even bother
1- Scent Agnostic
  • Pass, move-on, totally not worth your time


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