Get in the Christmas mood with Holiday by House of Sillage parfum

Source: House of Sillage.

House of Sillage, a specialist in haute parfumerie, celebrates the Christmas season with Holiday by House of Sillage, which features the festive scents of mandarin, peach and vetiver.

Inspired by the bright lights of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in New York City, the snow globe cap showcases sparkling scenery plated in 18 karat gold and white gold, showing freshly fallen snow descending. The floral and citrus fragrance comes in a glass bottle that is hand-polished, ombre-lacquered and adorned with 63 hand-placed, custom-coloured Swarovski crystals.

House of Sillage pays homage to the artistry, traditions and unmatched expertise of the classic parfumerie, while transcending modern conventions. The company creates fragrances which are rivalled only by their bottles. “We have created a line of luxurious and sophisticated fragrances, gathering wisdom from people who have devoted their lives to this particular kind of beauty,” explains founder Nicole Mather.

Interested?

House of Sillage parfums are available in the GCC and in Indonesia.

Read the WorkSmart Asia blog posts about the 2015 festive season, including:

Singapore Gift Guide 2015, the pleasure edition
Singapore Gift Guide 2015, the tech edition

Who in APAC will be spending the most online, according to the Adobe Digital Index
How Facebook sees mobile redefining the season

Hong Kong's Winter Wonderland experience
The City of Sydney's Christmas programme

Sofitel So Singapore's French fusion Christmas menu
The launch of Casa Ferrero, Ferrero Rocher's popup store

New Ralph Fresh adds floral citrus note to life

Source: L'Oreal.

Ralph Lauren Fragrances has introduced RALPH FRESH, a mix of magnolia and sparkling lemon. Matching the sunny disposition of the RALPH FRESH woman, this scent captures a zest for life with a bright and feminine air, and is a cool, fun and flirty addition to a perfume collection, the company said.

The floral citrus scent was inspired by a sparkling sorbet:

Top notes*: Watermelon accord**, lemon sorbet accord, mandarin oil
Mid notes: Magnolia accord, chilled freesia accord, rose absolute***
Base notes: Dry woods, musks, white orris accord

The RALPH FRESH frosted bottle features a crisp, white opaque label with a fun pop of pink. The design is topped with the signature RALPH blue transparent cap.

*The top notes are the fragrances that are immediately obvious after the perfume is applied. Mid notes appear anywhere from a minute to an hour later, while base notes show up at least 30 minutes after the perfume has been applied, and may still be discerned as long as 24 hours later.

**An accord harmonises individual fragrances into a new, balanced scent

***An absolute is an essence

Why pomelo is good for you

Associate Professor Dr. Sirichai Adisakwattana from the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University in Thailand has found that pomelo concentrates have antioxidant and lipid-reducing (fat-reducing) properties. Antioxidants help to prevent illness.

Source: Chulalongkorn University website.

Dr. Sirichai Adisakwattana chose six pomelo cultivars, Kao-Yai, Thong-Dee, Kao-Tangkwa, Kao-Numpueng, Ta-Koi and Tubtim Siam, extracted pomelo concentrates in powder form, and then analysed them. 

According to the findings, the pomelo concentrates could reduce cholesterol, and lower lipid levels in blood. 

Because of the high sugar content however, the university suggests just a small serving of pomelo a day.