Innholdsfortegnelse for May 2021 i Lifestyle Asia

If you’re starting to lean closer to the mirror and brushing your fingers on the surface of your face is starting to become a force of habit, then this curiosity on your skin should be more of a concern. Over time, our skin’s inherent defense properties and cellular composition deteriorates. If these are left unattended early on through proper skin care, their long-term effects will reveal itself as we age. But if web results and all the hearsay of skin care hacks don’t give you skin confidence, then turn to nature-derived ingredients and research-based science—two key foundations of Lemeur. Lemeur is a product of 26-year old entrepreneur Mae Ng’s curiosity in skin care innovation after observing the attention and care the French put into beauty. “During my years of travel…

Last 2015, the United Nations launched an urgent call for transformative action synthesized in 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Since then, the automotive industry has entered a period of once-in-a-century transformation. With new smart technologies, the customer’s lifestyle demands have evolved. Through it all, Lexus has been building their roster of an electrified future and now begins the next generation of luxury-meets-sustainability. THE LF-Z ELECTRIFIED CONCEPT CAR Lexus premiered the “LF-Z Electrified”, a battery electric vehicle concept that provides a sneak peek into the driving performance, styling, and advanced technologies set to be realized by 2025. At its core is a new four-wheel driving force control technology known as DIRECT4, creating seamless operation and exhilarating performance while still retaining the signature Lexus ride comfort. More than performance, the design language also…

As a veteran in the fashion industry, it is natural for a designer’s style to evolve not only as times change but as life takes a major shift as well. Looking back to her 30 years in the business, Rosanna Ocampo-Rodriguez shares that her social life changed. As someone who likes meeting people and going places, it was a defining moment when she had to balance working full-time while spending time with her children. This change bore the decision to create her first ready-to-wear label for her eponymous brand—a turning point in her career. “I'm more of a ‘dress up’ than ‘dress down’ and so I wanted to keep in line with that,” she explains. This paved the way for intricate tops and dresses, each still carrying her feminine and…

“Now more than ever we need to stay inspired,” says Solenn Heussaff on an Instagram post showing a piece from her most recent exhibit, Kundiman. She says that her art is meant is to honor by way of depicting social reality and seeing people for who they are as is shown in this piece titled “Within Reach 2030.” But, as with all artists, sometimes creation is met with criticism and just discussion, as was the case when Heussaff posted a photo of herself sitting in front a painting along an impoverished Metro Manila street. Many online called her out for apparently using “poverty as an aesthetic.” This was not her goal, she says, and quickly apologized for any hurt feelings the post, which has since been taken down, led to.…

Manila is home to millions of Filipinos, and for decades, it has served as the nation’s capital. But behind the grandeur of the once dubbed “Paris of Asia” lies a city left to ruins. One man has set a mission to bring back the splendor of Manila, reclaiming its former glory into the current century. Hailing from a family with no political background nor old money lineage, 29-year-old Jesusito B. Legaspi, Jr. took on the Horizon Manila Reclamation Project with nothing but grit, guts, and generations’ worth of construction expertise. The UP Diliman-graduate civil engineer is the president of the JBros Construction Corporation. He learned the ins and outs of the construction business from his parents as early as high school. His parents’ tips proved to be most useful as…

At 10 years old, Kelly Mi Li moved with her mother from Kunming, China to the US for better opportunities. Without a set goal for her new life, she knew that following her intuition would lead her to fulfillment. As one of the producers and cast members of Netflix’s Bling Empire, she shares how the show was conceptualized as well as the importance of the Stop Asian Hate movement and her advocacy on mental health. “Start conversations with the people around you about Asian hate crimes, racism, and discrimination” CONNECTING WITH AUDIENCES Kelly Mi Li was reading Kevin Kwan’s Crazy Rich Asians when she recognized the book’s fictional characters were similar to her actual friends. This moment provided the spark for Bling Empire, which was developed together with Keeping Up…

Seeing her mother Julie run the ice cream parlor turned restaurant Milky Way since the ’60s, Malu Gamboa realized she would gladly join the food business one day. Upon finishing her college and master's education in the US, it was time to come home and take over. TRAVEL INSPIRATION In 1980, Malu's parents together with architect Raul Locsin constructed a building on 900 Pasay Road. This housed a Milky Way outlet and the Gamboas’s Japanese restaurant Tsukiji along with a sandwich bar and a pizza spot, which were both leasees. "I was tasked to come up with a concept that would not compete with the existing restaurants in the building, yet would be a popular choice for lunch, dinner, and late-night dining,” she shares. “The restaurants thrived for so long…

“Many people say my artwork is social realism, yes in a way because I paint from photos I take, but I also re-write a part of the person's story... which is why I like to paint people that I don't know” A browse through Solenn Heussaff’s Instagram conveys the many hats she wears: mother, wife, artist, actress, fitness fanatic, brand ambassador, and business owner. But that's just the tip of the iceberg of what she wants to become. “I just want to keep growing and learning. I am excited to see what I am capable of doing," she shares. In the middle of the pandemic we are all living through, Heussaff finds the drive to broaden her horizons by knowing that humans have the capabilities to adapt. The 35-year-old has…

“Beauty is really my passion and I want to contribute to make the Philippines confidently beautiful,” says Christopher Cachuela, founder and CEO Avignon Clinic. And he has been pursuing this passion for quite a long time. “Since childhood it's been my dream to be a doctor that's why I took Pharmacy,” Cachuela shares. “After graduating in 2004 I got hired from Zuellig Pharma, the biggest pharmaceutical at the time and this is the start of my career in the beauty industry.” FINDING BEAUTY After Zuellig, Cachuela continued to work at different pharma companies, handling dermatology products in all of them. This included pathological derma creams, ointments, and gels as well as aesthetic and therapeutic medical devices such as dermal fillers and toxins. He also spent a substantial amount of his…

“I literally grew up in the store,” shares Toby Claudio. “I was [five] years old and was given my first job to sit on my skateboard and roll over all the freshly-laid tiles of our first Toby’s store in Greenhills.” The vivid memory of seeing the store open with his name on the sign realized the role he was about to play in what will become a family legacy. His family founded and owns the full-line sporting goods store Toby’s Sports and its succeeding businesses, Toby’s Sports Arena, RUNNR, and urbanAthletics. These are all under Quorum International Inc, with Claudio currently sitting in as president. When he officially stepped into the family business, he brought and spearheaded major projects like Toby’s Arena and the first RUNNR store. This and his…