Flaunt Your Pride with Pantene

 

The freedom to fully express one's identity without fear of judgement is the fruit of years of fighting for equal rights and representation, and every June, we celebrate how far we've come with LGBTQIA+ Pride month. 

 

It takes courage to embrace your truth and tell your story to the world. 

 

That's why it's important to put the spotlight on those who have already found the courage and confidence to flaunt their pride, so that they can inspire others to do the same — just like these strong women. 

 

Mela’s journey to womanhood began with her hair. After years of wearing synthetic wigs or putting a bath towel over her head, she finally let her hair grow long. 

 

“At first, I tried to joke about it, “Ma, pagbigyan mo na ako! Rocker na ako ngayon!” She shared on her Instagram post. As time went by, she realized that having straight, smooth, and jet black hair felt right. 

 

“I was meant to rock my hair with confidence.” She found pride in her crowning glory and made sure to give it the proper care it needed.

 

Every time people complimented my hair, my honest, consistent, and confident reply has always been, “Alagang Pantene yan!”, Mela proudly shared in her Instagram post.  

 

“I have always flaunted my hair with pride because [it] reflects my journey to being the free and authentic Mela that I am today. 

 

As a proud trans woman with feminine expression, my hair has been my source of power. And that’s definitely Salontastic!” 

 

 

“As a member and supporter of the LGBTQIA+ community, I, too have my own journey in raising my voice for my happiness and myself.”

 

Chezka shared on her Instagram. Chezka, like many others, was afraid of how her family and friends would react to her identity.  So, she joined predominantly female activities like modelling and beauty pageants as she tried to figure out how she wanted to present herself. Later on she realized that she wanted to express herself physically as a woman, “…and that’s why I started growing my long straight hair with Pantene. 

 

Because Pantene has always been there in helping me feel stronger and Salontastic! Flaunt your #Pride with Pantene. 

 

I’m truly thankful for my community in helping me understand them and myself. Know that you are not alone and that we are heard.” 

 

Allies also play a role in helping make the LGBTQIA+ community a safe space by fostering a culture of acceptance and respect, and advocating for equal rights and opportunities. 

 

Gabbi, an ally, shows her full support for the LGBTQIA+ community in her Instagram post. “I’ve always been a proud supporter ever since I was young. 

 

I believe that everyone should be treated with love and respect. There is definitely no room for hate in this world! 

 

Everyone can be Salontastic regardless of gender!” Let your hair take pride and flaunt it with Pantene Miracle Conditioners. 

 

With Pantene Keratin Straight Miracle Conditioner you can help reduce frizz for that sleek, straight look. 

 

While with Pantene Collagen Miracle Conditioner, you can turn dry, frizzy hair into shiny, Salontastic hair.

 

 

*Both conditioners are formulated with a blend of Pro-Vitamin B5, with special ingredients like Miracle Serum, real Collagen, and Keratin straighteners that moisturize hair and help strengthen hair against damage* to give you everyday #Salontastic results. Take pride in your hair and get that #SalontasticTransformation with Pantene. Explore more from Pantene’s wide range of haircare products through the P&G Shopee Mall store.

 

 

Effective Ways To Manage Money

There are many ways and tips on effective ways to manage money in general. Technically, all these tips talk about one thing: being able to have money when needed, where needed. A lack and wanting desire to acquire money when the all arises does not necessarily mean not being able to manage money effectively, but may just be an overshoot of unexpected events. Nevertheless, the person should be able to acquire and find ways to come up with the needed amount if ever there is a strapped budget from the unexpected event that needs to be complied.

Look At The Future Goals

One of the most important and progressive value of a person to have effective ways to manage money is to have a sense of foresight. This foresight pertains to the ability of a person to know what things is most probable going to happen to him in the future and be able to prepare beforehand with substantial amount of time. With this is a  responsibility of being able to properly organize the timeline and the budget allocation of funding and financial  allocation. Also in this regard, the consideration of all other fees, bills, and payment allocations would have to be

properly identified and included in the plan.

An option of having to put an allowance or extended goal would be beneficial to the planner to allow himself to adjust and be able to cope up with unexpected events with a bit more ease. In this manner, the one who manages the money is able to have an extra for a rainy season ahead.

Invest, Invest, Invest!

Another method to effectively manage money is to invest in progressive and productive endeavors which could be other sources of income. Instead of just allowing the savings to rest in a bank and earn a small amount of interest per year, it would be wise to allocate some of the money and other resources into a business. Of course it may prove  unproductive and detrimental, but the allowance of such resources to different paths of productivity would widen the scope in which a person could determine and discover the best way to manage and have more money to alleviate

the status in society.

Investing does not only mean having to go into a business venture but also in being able to become a stockholder, no matter how small into an existing business. Being a stockholder and becoming a part owner of a running business puts the self into a profit oriented state by having a percentage of the earnings that the said business generates. Nevertheless, the risk of losing the capital used for this investment is as great as having a self owned one.

The 3:3:4 Paradigm

This paradigm takes into account that all the other utilities and monthly bills have already been paid and the amount left is the extra money that is left floating. Most probably many would not be lucky enough to have this, or if possible  just with a tiny amount. Still, no matter how small the amount is, it is a good start. The 3:3:4 paradigm means that 30% of the floating money is to be saved in the bank, 30% is then used to allocate for the investments of choice, and the  remaining 40% is allocated to the leisure and luxury of the household. The last aspect is important to provide a sense of reward for the earner to clear the mind of burden and discouragement.

These aspects when combined together are more often than not effective ways to manage money and not be burdened of having to earn money to pay off a previous debt. This would be helpful to the earner to look forward in a progressive pace of living rather than retroactive maintenance.

 

Coffee Facts

A good cup of coffee is like fine wine and good quality cigars. There are various different types of coffee beans and these determine the flavors that the blend presents for the coffee connoisseur.

Many coffee makers blend a combination of the lower cost Robusta beans with the more expensive Arabica gourmet beans. The Arabica beans have a finer aroma, a richer flavor and more body than the less expensive beans.

The quality of the coffee is dependant on the proportions of the mix of these beans. Quite often a coffee might be advertised as a blend of gourmet beans and lower grade beans when in fact there are only small traces of the gourmet beans in the blend.

The gourmet beans gain much of their flavor from the soils they are grown in, with the best beans coming from the volcanic regions where the rich soils produce the best tasting beans.

Coffee should always be made from fresh beans as the quality diminishes rapidly with age. This is quite noticeable when comparing a supermarket grade coffee with a coffee made from freshly ground beans at a coffee shop. Bear in mind that the supermarket coffees generally have a lower blend quality and in many cases the blends also have a proportion of older beans to reduce the production costs.

The only way you can be assured of quality and taste is to buy fresh gourmet quality. Once you have acquired the taste for gourmet coffee you might never want to drink commercial grade coffee again.

You can buy coffee from many different regions throughout the world and each one has it’s own unique flavor.

Coffee aficionados can pick the region where the coffee bean was grown just by tasting it. The method of processing the beans also has an effect on the final flavor so you can’t always assume that a coffee will be good just because it came from a particular region.

Coffee is one of the world’s most popular beverages and more suppliers are catering to the needs of an ever-growing demand.