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Open Sesame

2010-04-20T03:29:00.000-07:00

Magical incantations set the cave open; its treasures exposed, as Affluent steps into a new year with friends at the Treasure Island, Sentosa.

Say the magic words and enter Affluent’s latest event,hosted at Treasure Island on Sentosa Cove. Nicked away from the city’s buzz, breathing calmly in the depths of a laid back island atmosphere, the venue for this month’s event was the perfect after party to what might have been a very hectic New Year’s Eve for most.

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Leading the PACK

2010-04-19T03:05:00.000-07:00

The dawn of a New Year brings with it the roar of a tiger. A true force of nature, the Tiger, in Asian tradition symbolises power, courage and audacity. Passionate and dynamic, the Chinese zodiac sign of the tiger represents the sensitivity of its being, whilst also effusing hot-headedness and strength. Charismatic, the tiger roams the earth with aplomb and élan

Drawing from these qualities, Tittot launches its Thunderous Force Collection, which brings a streak of feisty tigers out from the depths of wilderness.

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Waking up on the right side

2010-04-13T01:31:00.000-07:00

Cock-a-doodle-do; a very Good Morning to you! The sun filters through your windows and in a snap you’re out of bed. Refreshed and well slept, your mornings seem like a Colgate ad commercial, all bright and sparkly. “Good Morning” is no longer a routine blatant lie, you mean every letter of those two words. How is this possible? With the new Isaiah organic regimen mattress launched by om, you can wave adieu to drowsy mornings.

With a well rested body, there is no need for cosmetics to hide the fatigue. For a species that spends a third of their lives sleeping, we don’t pay as much attention to how and where we sleep.

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Life in top Gear

2010-04-05T04:54:00.000-07:00

“Only as high as I reach can I grow, only as far as I seek can I go, only as deep as I look can I see, only as much as I dream can I be,” goes a Chinese Proverb.

A sizzling red Ferrari pulls up into the MOVA driveway and out steps a man whose calm and friendly demeanour tells you at once, of his humble beginnings. It’s one of those days when the Chairman, Mr. Yow Sai Phat drives his beauty to work. Growing up, this might not have been the life Mr. Yow imagined, all he had wished for was to get more than he had been given. As a boy growing up in Muar, a poor small town in Johor, Malaysia, with no funds to even attend secondary school, Mr. Yow had dreamt a dream quite big, but nonetheless.

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The glass is cleaner on this side

2010-03-30T02:42:00.000-07:00

Your life revolves around your home and family and your day runs the routine of the Asian Food Channel. Now, yes the chefs are naturally better cooks but what hassles you more is that their kitchen just seems more inviting. You wish you could cook in a Jamie Oliver-esque kitchen but then you just ‘settle’ for the one you have. You blame your so called handicap in cooking to the lack of a Nigella Lawson touch to your kitchen. The grass is always greener on the other side; and in fact it might as well be so, unless you can boast of the Valcucine Artematica Invitrum; the world’s first 100% glass kitchen.

Hugo Kitchen recently brought the all-glass kitchen by Italian brand Valcucine to Singapore.

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Kaught in your Kitchen

2010-03-25T00:00:00.000-07:00

Retreat from the main door, put down that shopping bag and wear your chef’s cap and apron for it’s time to whip up something great. Turn to stereotypical homemaker, surprise your family with a special dinner menu or just call friends over, find your reason for you’ll need one to enter the season’s hottest kitchen. Spread out the goodies from Toncelli and Zeyko, and surround yourself in culinary bliss.

Toncelli when established in 1983 created magic with its Kaleidos programme for fitted kitchens arranged by an exceptional variety of solutions that included 106 different colours, foam rubber, metallic and laminate finishing.

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Good food with any other name

2010-03-23T02:04:00.000-07:00

At first glance, Chef-owner Adrian Ling’s background reads like typical fodder worthy of a Hollywood script.

A former US-based commodities trader, Ling gave up on the rat race after nearly a decade of climbing the corporate ladder in 2004. Embarking on a six month sojourn to the Tibetan plateau, the soul-searching adventure made him realize what he really wanted in life, was to cook.

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Sushi, Sashimi and Sesame!

2010-03-22T04:13:00.000-07:00

Making my way through a landscaped Japanese bamboo garden with fountains and streams, I crossed a bridge over a pristine pond filled with golden frolicking koi. Then I was in Keyaki. This restaurant has served authentic Japanese delights since 1986. The newly revamped interior complete with SAS (Sushi & Sashimi) Bar, boasts softly lit high beamed ceilings reminiscent of an Inakaya (country home). The prized resilient Keyaki wood which gives its name to the restaurant, was imported from Japan. The impressive structure is built completely without nails!

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The pulse of Porcelain

2010-03-18T02:23:00.000-07:00

Her head tilts to a side, her clear porcelain skin spotted with blushed cheeks hints a growing shyness, and you wonder if she has a pulse. With life pulsating through her downcast eyes and crimson lips, you wonder if her heart is racing just as yours is. What are the hopes and dreams of this Valencia Girl? Born of Lladró she stands lost in thought, what grabs her attention? The history of where she comes from, the surprises that the future holds, the 1950s Lladró Valencia Girl has come a long way. Past fifty decades she has travelled with you, with me and many that came before. And today, as we stand at the brink of a new year, Lladró steps up to the occasion and wishes you all the luck.

It leads the way to the future with the Tiger, the Chinese Zodiac for the coming year. Carrying its traits of bravery and competitiveness on its strong shoulders,

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So says the Sliver Lady

2010-03-15T02:56:00.000-07:00

Rising from molten ashes, a lady in fluttering robes leans forth from the bow of the car. Dipped in stainless steel, and paused in her attempt to set flight, the Silver Lady whispers the secret of her origins as she takes off. Hushed to silence for centuries, holding the truth of a torrid affair between a royal and his mistress close to heart, the Silver Lady breaks her silence. A vivacious beauty, born from the hands of designer Charles Robinson Sykes, she returns to your life with the new Rolls Royce Ghost.

Launched recently in Singapore, the Rolls Royce Ghost strolls in, bearing the body and the attitude of its forefathers.

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The stone age

2010-03-04T00:49:00.000-08:00

You're not a jewellery designer but you sure do love the bling: a pendant worn too long and you grow tire of it. You wish you could wear the chandelier earrings as studs or your ring hang round your neck. The possibilities are endless, your creativity undeterred, take the first! stop into a new ago and watch as your precious jewels flaunt their facets and show their metal.

Irotgrace! Beautiful stones by Iroshini Chua adds colour to your life; it unearths semi-precious and precious stones from around the world, which are then put to extravagant use. Cut and set by hand into pieces of jewellery by expert craftsmen in Sri Lanka, the brand trumpets the onset of an era whore timelessness lingers and elegance reinvents itself.

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Luxury Without Compromise

2010-03-02T02:06:00.000-08:00

Affluent affinity defines who you are and fulfil your every desire – a request from you is not a task, it is a journey that opens up endless joy and meted out to perfection. If you have a passion, a yearning, endless temptations or just pondering, we would love to hear from you. Whether it is a private dinner party, a cruise on the turquoise Caribbean waters, jet setting in style around the world or organising a corporate event, you will be pampered with the most luxurious and the best because we know your expectations and lifestyle.

If you are looking for a limited edition watch, we will scour the world for you, or if a 10 carat pink diamond is what you plan to surprise your loved one with, we will bring the world’s best jewelers to your feet and find you the perfect gem.

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I'm slim lady yes i'm the real lady

2010-02-25T02:44:00.000-08:00

We would all like to have Madonna’s body at age 50; in fact no matter the age, who wouldn’t like to be just as toned as the Queen of Pop? Yoga, Pilates, Body Combat; each New Year leaves you excitedly awaiting the new, natural and strenuous ways to stay toned. But what of the fat that has already left its mark on your soon-tobe toned body? Dimpled or sagging skin is an issue nearly all women deal with on a daily basis no matter the hours of workout you put in. Listen up ladies, all is not lost to the fat yet; it is time to redeem your cellulite ridden bodies with the new Acoustic Wave Therapy treatment created by the Storz Medical AG and recently launched in Singapore, at the Nu.Reflections Centre for Cellulite Therapy.

Nu.Reflections, set up in 2000 is an expert concierge service, run by Dr. Ivan Tan that emphasizes on quality medical aesthetics care.

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Red Riding soles

2010-02-22T01:43:00.000-08:00

AAlas! If only she could get her hands on them. Through serpent alleyways and up winding staircases, she darts in desperate search of the red. Leaving her shadow behind, she breaks into a sprint, when suddenly she hears the knock of stilettos cross her path. A beam of red here, a flash of scarlet there! She knows not who she chases but knows what she pursues. An unforeseen but welcomed dead end and she finds herself face-to face with her catch. She sees not the face of the lady but notices the deadly red soles gleam at her.

The Christian Louboutin Spring/Summer 2010 bears its face, tempting all with delicious new collections for the New Year.

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All that Jazz

2010-02-16T02:58:00.000-08:00

The curtains draw open, the lights dim to a romantic flicker and an eager silence envelops the room; the show is about to begin. Four clicks and its show time with pumping music, quick choreographed steps and chairs being dragged across the floor, the starlets of NINE showcase their energy. Nine women mother, wife, mistress, muse, designer, journalist and whore, each comes and takes the stage by storm, one glowing more than the other in Chopard. Yes, the women of the upcoming musical film, NINE, dance to the tunes of Chopard’s Haute Joaillerie Collection.

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So what's the time in your watch ?

2010-02-15T02:53:00.000-08:00

“May I know the time, please?” one of the most cliched pick up lines, this one has finally taken on a new, more useful meaning. Pay attention ladies, this collection will make you want to have a guy come up to you and be generic, only so that you can look down at your wrist and give him an answer. So for once, let the guy build up all his courage and walk up to you only to use the line, so that you in return can startle him as you look down at your stunning Chanel watch and answer his question with all honesty.

French actress, Anna Mouglalis adds her glamour to the Premiere 2009 collection and beckons you to wrap your wrist in delicate beauty.

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Diamonds on my Fingers, Diamonds on my Wrist

2010-02-11T01:11:00.000-08:00

Tick tock tick tock, on a diamond clock! Breguet dds the sparkle of baguette diamonds to its latest work of watch genius, introducing a high jewellery version of its minute repeater, the Classiqe Grande Complication 7639. Inspired by the legendary guilloche engraved designs from Breguet, the 7639 re invents the famous 'Clou de Paris' pattern of hollowed lines that intersect to form pyramids.

The watch introduces a complete diamond system that performs acoustic sound system

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For little precious me

2010-02-09T00:51:00.000-08:00

Holiday season is round the corner and you haven bought your precious self anything? Well contemporary jeweller, Roger Dubuis' Cabaret Collection offers just the amount of bling this Christmas. The collection takes pink and white gold to new, untouched places where diamonds and coloured gemstones are expertly mixed with gold to create frenzy in the world of women. A real innovation, the pieces appear with spirits intact only to enhance the beauty of the women wearing it.

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Just cool off

2010-02-08T01:14:00.000-08:00

It's been a long day at work, from one meeting to another, the day's been nothing short of a marathon. So finally, you've left work, braved the evening rush hour traffic and you're home. You pop open a bottle of chilled wine and you sit back to enjoy the rest of the day. No, not a dream, kadeka promises to help coll you off at the end of a bad day with a glass of good, chilled wine. It introduces the option for a built in wine chiller in your home, with its KA39WR model. The model, 33.5" high makes itself comfortable in any corner of the house. With the capacity to store 39 bottles, the new Kadeka wine chiller promises to be trustworthy and well stocked.

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YSL Cruise 2010

2010-02-04T00:17:00.000-08:00

With no pretentions what so ever, the YSL women stomp out of their shells to display the YSL Cruise collection for 2009-2010. YSL’s chief designer, Stefano Pilati floods the fashion scene with a collection inspired by seashells. From subtle prints to the Lesage embroidery on the shoulders of printed shifts and long, gauzy white dresses, this collection spells relaxation. A chic bronze silk cocktail dress from the Soir mini evening line, adds elegance to your nights. Fluid tailoring gives the collection an edge above the rest. Fling a deconstructed, unlined jacket over your stunning YSL bustier dress and you’re ready to rock it; or choose the classic YSL trench that is revamped with a shawl collar and trumpet cuffs to keep you warm and snazzy.

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Spa and the city

2010-02-01T00:11:00.000-08:00

Tall buildings cloud even a sunny day with no time to make small talk, people pass you by like you’re inconsequential. Cars and chaos monopolize the roads and the red man at the signal sets countless tongues twitching. A concrete jungle, the city has become exhausting, even for a city bread girl like you.

And right in the middle of all the pandemonium of a day in the cosmopolitan city stands a structural paradise. Here there is no noise, no rush; life in this structural paradise takes a back seat and lets time pass you by.

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Luxury Without Compromise

2010-01-28T01:02:00.000-08:00

Affluent affinity defines who you are and fulfill your every desire – a request from you is not a task, it is a journey that opens up endless joy and meted out to perfection. If you have a passion, a yearning, endless temptations or just pondering, we would love to hear from you. Whether it is a private dinner party, a cruise on the turquoise Caribbean waters, jet setting in style around the world or organising a corporate event, you will be pampered with the most luxurious and the best because we know your expectations and lifestyle.

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Spray me Scentless

2010-01-21T01:33:00.000-08:00

Nature is the greatest perfumer of life,” is Issey Miyake’s approach to fragrance. Born of nature, a creature of the wild, lying in the arms of flowers and swaying from the branch of trees, a scent by Issey Miyake is the clothing designer’s latest fragrance for women. A scent as subtle as a green breeze, it sprouts from the essence of the rich, white floral scent of jasmine flowers, the green honey like notes of Arabian Jasmine, mixed with the sensuality of musk, the crispness of Hyacinth and drops of woody Cedar and citrusy lemon. Protected within the naked originality of a straight cut glass bottle, the green essence of the perfume is highlighted by the green box that protects the bottle of Issey Miyake’s fragrance within.

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In the hands of a Lily

2010-01-18T03:11:00.000-08:00

Clothed in scarlet red, the Lily speaks of royalty and exuberance. The messenger of its symbolic language is Lys Carmin, the new fragrance by Van Cleef & Arpels. Mixed in its signature carnality and spiciness, the Lily’s animalistic senses gradually sharpen, beginning from the lightness of a full blossom to the immediate spice of pink peppercorn and cinnamon before the scent trails off in the sensuality of the flower’s being. Also launched under Collection Extraordinaire is the ultra feminine Gardénia Pétale, the bewitching Orchidée Vanille, the tenderness of Muguet Blanc and the woodiness of Bois d’Iris.

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Guerlain finds love

2010-01-12T00:37:00.000-08:00

An unforgettable past and in that the past an unforgettable woman, once loved, dearly loved! With the power to conjure up sweet memories of the past, the latest fragrance by Guerlain, Idylle is a light and airy scent that whiffs of love, eternal love. Born of flowers, the fragrance is a delicious mix of roses, lilies, peony, lilac, freesia and jasmine, with hints of warm patchouli and white musk. It knows to possess, to hold a loved one captive so he dare not look elsewhere. Elegant, sensual and subtly romantic Idylle sparks a sense of desire and longing that strengthens the bond of love.

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