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Great news to all contact lens wearers! As we approach the end of September, the leading global eye health company, Bausch + Lomb is retailing its new LACALLE^TM Grace Daily disposable cosmetic contact lens, which can be found at leading Optical Chain and Optical Retail Outlets!

At the launch party, we were dazzled by the glitzy setup, highlighting three unique and intricate lens designs that add sparkle to the eye – Crystal Brown, Twinkle Brown and Sparkling Black.

Created for comfort and style, the lenses were developed with 55% of water content and high-moisturising Methacrylic Acid (MAA) content to keep eyes moist and comfortable all day long.

Designed with thin and tapered lens edge, LACELLE^TM Grace Daily cosmetic contact lens also increases wearing comfort by reducing friction between the lens and the eyelid during blinking. Since the lenses looked so appealing, I couldn’t resist trying on a pair of the Crystal Brown lenses. Crystal Brown has a lighter shade than Twinkle Brown.

I was deeply satisfied that the colour complements and enhances the Asian eyes perfectly, at the same time, bringing a soft, elegant look. After 8 hours of wearing them at work and doing a fair bit of reading, my eyes were still hydrated.

In addition, with advanced colour treatment, Bausch + Lomb uses the Micro-Encapsulation Technology (MET) in LACELLE^TM Grace Daily to encapsulate the FDA-approved colour pigments (iron oxide and titanium oxide) within the lens so as to prevent any direct contact of the pigments with the eyes. This makes it non-toxic and non-irritating to the eye; an important feature that all lenses should have.

Having said all these, with comfort and beauty all-encompassing in Bausch + Lomb’s latest LACALLE^TM Grace Daily disposable cosmetic contact lens, we can be sure to look sharp and confident throughout the day!

Each box of LACALLE^TM Grace Daily disposable cosmetic contact lens retails for $60 per box of 30 pieces*. From now till 31^st Oct 2017, Bausch + Lomb is having a promotion price at $100 for two boxes and $190 for four boxes. Available at leading Optical Chain and Optical Retail Outlets.

* Price current at the time of this write-up.

Post written by Magdalene Tan. Follow her on Instagram, http://instagram.com/chantalmag.

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Samsung has done it again! Showcasing its competencies in industry-leading technologies and elevating our daily experience; be it walking, exercising or connecting with others.

Besides the latest Note 8 with improved S pen, watch out for Samsung’s latest suite of enhanced wearables, namely Gear Fit2, Gear Sport, Gear Icon X. In addition, Samsung Pay users can now access Samsung Rewards and stand a chance to win attractive prizes from its weekly giveaways.

Make your way to Samsung Galaxy Studio from today till October 29^th (11am to 9pm daily) to enjoy a slew of fun and immersive activities featuring these latest gadgets; including 4D virtual reality experience!

If you have yet to get your hands on Samsung Galaxy Note 8 or preview its latest enhanced wearables, you can try them out Samsung Galaxy Studio, located at The Plaza, VivoCity Level 1.

Check out the newest functions from its comprehensive showcase areas and specially curated experiential zones.

Enhanced Wearables to keep one moving

Leading a healthy lifestyle is more than just eating healthy, it also comprises a well-balanced lifestyle. Samsung’s new line-up of enhanced wearables provide users with easy-to-use and optimal experience on various activities – from robust fitness tracking to nutrition and sleep monitoring.

The Gear Sport: A New Versatile Smartwatch for an active and Balanced Lifestyle. Available in Blue and Black. The ergonomic 20mm strap can be worn in a variety of colours and is easily changeable; perfect for any occasion!

With a 1.2-inch SUPER AMOLED display and an improved user interface, users can easily view information on the go and receive health and wellness updates even when they are offline.

Designed with military-level durability, Gear Sport can handle a wide range of user environments. Lastly, with Near Field Communication (NFC) technology present, users can make mobile payments via Samsung Pay with a flick of their wrist.

Gear Fit2 Pro: A GPS Fitness Band with Advanced Features. Available in Black and Red. The ergonomic and lightweight band is comfortable and versatile for all activities.

With advanced built-in GPS tracking, users can accurately track their runs or activities.

Equipped with a SUPER AMOLED 1.5-inch curved display and a high-resolution colour touchscreen, it makes real-time updates and notifications easier to read.

Here are highlights of some useful functions of Gear Sport and Gear Fit 2 Pro:

· Industry-leading water resistance and swim tracking – Both are 5ATM² certified for water resistance. Incorporated with Speedo’s latest training app for swimmers, ‘Speedo On’, both devices allow users to easily track swim metrics like lap count, lap time, setting swim times and distance targets, etc.

· Top-of-the-line Heart Rate Monitoring – Gear Sport and Gear Fit2 Pro both offer advanced real-time heart rate monitoring to keep heart activity closely monitored.

· Premium Partnerships – Partnering with Spotify and Under Armour’s fitness apps, users are provided with a holistic overview of their health and fitness through the apps’ activity, nutrition, sleep and fitness tracking functions. Spotify’s Offline mode also allows users to enjoy their favourite music offline without the presence of their smartphones and regardless where they are.

· Auto Activity Detection - Both gears have built-in automated activity detection that is able to recognise users’ activities e.g. walking, running, dancing and even playing basketball.

· Personalised Motivation – Users can customise their own wellness plan with tailored goals and alerts.

· Payments On the Go – The Gear Sport exclusively has the feature of making payments via Samsung Pay. Users can easily make payment on their wrists even while they are on the go.

Gear IconX: Cord-free Earbuds with a Seamless Audio Experience. Available in Black, Gray and Pink. Ergonomic and lightweight design. More secure, comfortable and stylish.

These earbuds are ideal for the fitness enthusiasts and it can automatically track one’s running routine. Tapping on the earbuds will activate the standalone Running Coach function, which provides in-ear audio exercise status updates in real-time even without one’s smartphone.

Enjoy your favourite music offline with up to 4GB of internal storage. Users can conveniently transfer their music from a Samsung smartphone, PC or through Bluetooth connectivity.

With fast-charging capabilities and improved battery life of up to five hours of music streaming or seven hours of standalone music playback.

Lastly, Gear IconX earbuds are incorporated with Bixby. With a simply tap and hold, users can use their voice to control their music or smartphone, without having to hold it on their hands.

* Pricing of Gear Sport, Gear Fit2 Pro and Gear IconX will be available from Q4, 2017.

Samsung Rewards for Samsung Pay

Starting 15 September 2017, Singaporeans can finally access to the incentives from Samsung Rewards, the new loyalty programme of Samsung Pay (secured and easy-to-use mobile payment service). Consumers can earn points from their transactions and redeem rewards in the form of gift vouchers from participating merchants OR take a chance in in-app games like Spin-the-Wheel or Flip-a-Card for additional instant wins.

There are three loyalty tiers – Gold, Silver and Bronze. Users are upgraded to the next tier after meeting a target number of transactions. With each level up, users can earn more points per transaction.

Plan a visit to Samsung Galaxy Studio to discover and try out the gadgets in an experiential manner! You just can’t miss the exciting list of features lined up – Interactive Fitness Journey, S Pen Gallery, 360 degrees Globe with Gear 360, 4D VR Theatre, IP68 Portrait Pool, Samsung Pay Café and dedicated showcase areas with white-glove service by friendly Samsung staff!

If you plan to visit on a weekend, you can also get to visit mySamsung Service Clinic to run a quick check on your Samsung Galaxy devices.

Samsung Galaxy Studio (until Oct 29^th)

Time: 11am – 9pm

Location: VivoCity Level 1, The Plaza

Post written by Magdalene Tan.Follow her on Instagram, http://instagram.com/chantalmag.

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Gift in style this Mid-Autumn as Crowne Plaza® Changi Airport introduces its mooncake selection in a limited edition travel-themed suitcase series. The traditional baked mooncakes will be presented in a chic and sturdy orange suitcase, complete with vintage brown trimming, shiny gold hardware and a matching leather luggage tag.

Baked mooncakes presented in our elegant suitcase and matching luggage tag.

Premium Gift Box consisting of 4 baked mooncakes and a bottle of Bottega Gold sparkling wine.

The snow skin mooncakes will be presented in our sleek silver metal suitcase, which is back by popular demand. The suitcases can be reused for other storage purposes by removing the inserts. They make splendid gifts for your business associates, loved ones and friends. Halal options are available Our traditional mooncakes are available in three variations; White Lotus Paste with Double Egg Yolk, White Lotus Paste with Single Egg Yolk and White Lotus Paste with Melon Seeds, the mooncakes are meticulously crafted and are filled with delectable smooth white lotus paste and baked to golden brown perfection. The sweet white lotus paste is complemented by the salted egg yolk, and pleases the palates with a superb balance of sweet and savoury. The white lotus paste with melon seeds offers a satisfying crunch in every bite and a healthier option. The traditional baked mooncakes are available in a box of four from $70 nett ($53 nett for early birds) or impress with our Premium Box, which includes a 750ml bottle of Bottega Gold, a Prosecco Doc Brut sparkling wine from Italy. An ideal gift for those with exquisite palates, the fruity, and floral sparkling wine complements the sweetness of the baked mooncakes perfectly.

New flavour: Salted Green Bean with Taro snow skin mooncakes

This year, the hotel introduces a new snow skin flavour, Salted Green Bean with Taro. Filled with a delightful combination of savoury green bean paste and sweet purple yam mash centre, the mooncake offers a wonderful creamy texture that melts in your mouth. Our signature Lychee Bits with White Lotus Paste snow skin mooncake presents a refreshing and subtly sweet flavour. It features delicate white lychee bits that emit a fresh, fruity scent and lima beans, which enriches the flavour with a buttery texture. Our snow skin mooncakes are available in a box of four at $85 nett ($64 nett for early birds).

Our Mid-Autumn treats are now available for order from now till 4 October 2017 at the Lobby Lounge of Crowne Plaza Chang Airport and collection will commence on 4 September.

The mooncakes are also available for purchase and collection at the following location between 18 September to 3 October 2017:

Junction 8 (Level 2 Atrium)
Tampines Mall (Level 1 Atrium)
Jurong Point (Level 1 Atrium)
Changi Airport Terminal 3 (Basement 2, opposite Kopitiam Food Court)
Compass One (Level 2 Atrium)

Enjoy 35% off when you purchase 100 regular boxes or more.

To order, please call Lobby Lounge at (65) 6823 5367 between 9.00am and 7.00pm or email LobbyLounge.cpca@ihg.com. For more information, please visit the website: ChangiAirport.CrownePlaza.com.

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To celebrate the mid-autumn festival, Shang Palace at Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore presents a selection of limited-edition mooncakes with traditional and contemporary fillings that are available for purchase at the hotel lobby, or at the restaurant from now till 4 October 2017 and online at https://slsfestive.oddle.me/ till 2 October 2017.

There are three limited edition Shang Palace gift boxes on offer for sharing or gifting: the Mini Snow Skin Eight Treasures collection, the Mini Eight Treasures collection, and the classic Four Treasures collection, all wrapped in handcrafted blush-, celadonand crimson-hued silk boxes that resemble imperial jewellery boxes adorned with pearl buttons.

The Shang Palace Mini Snow Skin Eight Treasures Gift Set (S$88) features two new flavours: Yuzu Bird’s Nest and Chocolate Salted Toffee, with four pieces of each flavour.

The luxurious Yuzu Bird’s Nest mooncake has a tangy sweet and sour yuzu filling with premium bird’s nest in its core, wrapped in delicate snow skin. Area Executive Pastry Chef Herve Potus specially created the Chocolate Salted Toffee snow skin mooncake with an exclusive French chocolate blend made of 40% cocoa milk chocolate and 66% cocoa dark chocolate at the core, mixed with sea salt toffee, and encased in a layer of crisp milk chocolate.

The Shang Palace Mini Eight Treasures Gift Set (S$88) includes eight mini baked mooncakes– Low Sugar White Lotus Seed Paste with Quarter Yolk and Red Bean with Almond – with four pieces of each flavour. The classic favourite flavour, Low Sugar White Lotus Seed Paste with Quarter Yolk, has been re-introduced to the Mini Eight Treasures this year in a mini version with a quarter yolk. Meanwhile, the Red Bean with Almond offers an added crunchiness to the classic baked mooncake with the addition of baked almonds.

The Shang Palace Four Treasures Gift Set (S$78) is an ideal gift comprising four traditional hand-baked mooncakes: Low Sugar White Lotus Seed Paste with Double Yolks, Low Sugar White Lotus Seed Paste with Single Yolk, Low Sugar Plain White Lotus Seed Paste and Mixed Nuts with Chicken Sausage Ham, with one piece of each flavour.

Promotion:

Guest who order the baked mooncake gift sets online will enjoy 15% savings.

Orders of 60 boxes or more from the hotel lobby or restaurant and orders of more than S$4,500 online can avail of complimentary delivery to one location within Singapore.

A delivery charge of S$50 nett per location in Singapore (during office hours) is chargeable if purchase is below 60 boxes from the hotel lobby and restaurant or below $4,500 online.

Delivery service is available from 22 August to 1 October 2017. Mooncakes may be ordered at Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore’s lobby, Shang Palace or at the pop-up shops at Takashimaya, Vivocity, Parkway Parade, Jurong Point, NEX, Suntec City and Raffles Xchange.

For orders and further enquiries, please call (65) 6213 4398/4473 or email shangpalace.sls@shangrila.com .

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Savour an enthralling ensemble of seven delicately handcrafted baked mooncakes from Hai Tien Lo (海天楼) and experience a joyous reunion this Mid-Autumn Festival with the Six-Course Mid-Autumn Reunion Set Menu. The exquisite Mid-Autumn collection will be on sale from 7 August to 4 October 2017.

New flavours this year include the Pandan Paste with Single Yolk, featuring the aromatic blend of pandan-infused lotus paste and salted egg yolk, cocooned within golden brown pastry. Also making its debut this year is the Caramel with White Lotus Paste Single Yolk, a seamless blend of rich caramel and fine textured egg yolk that promisesto charm with its contrasting sweet and salty flavours.

For the health conscious, the newly launched Low Sugar Purple Sweet Potato with White Lotus Paste Single Yolk will please with its purple sweet potato imbued lotus paste that is rich in anti-oxidants. Also new this year is the Mixed Nuts with Chicken Ham, a textural combination of walnuts, almond, preserved melon, sesame seeds, melon seeds, olive seeds and macadamia nuts; chicken ham is added to lend a savoury hint, enhancing the overall nuttiness of the mooncake.

Hai Tien Lo’s signature and iconic baked mooncakes include the Traditional White Lotus Seed Paste with Single or Double Yolk and White Lotus Seed Paste with Macadamia Nuts

Presented in an elegantly designed packaging, the box of Traditional Four Treasures Mooncakes containing four different flavours of new and signature baked mooncakes (White Lotus Seed Paste with Double Yolk, Pandan Paste with Single Yolk, Purple Sweet Potato with White Lotus Paste with Single Yolk, Mixed Nuts with Chicken Ham) is perfect as gifts for business associates, friends and loved ones. These delightful mooncakes are available from 7 August to 4 October 2017 at Pan Pacific Singapore. Advanced orders placed between 3 July and 6 August 2017 will enjoy an exclusive early bird deal of 25% savings on all prepaid orders. Guests may purchase these seasonal treats from Hai Tien Lo, or by calling 6826 8240, emailing celebrate.sin@panpacific.com, or via online orders at pacificmarketplace.sg.

Apart from the traditional mooncakes, guests who would like to dine-in at Hai Tien Lo with their family and friends to celebrate this significant Chinese festival may opt for the opulent Six Course Mid-Autumn Reunion Set Menu. Culinary highlights of this prix fixe menu include the Drunken Chicken with Prawns, Mushrooms and Chinese Herbs, Braised Classic Whole Abalone with Spare Ribs and Hai Tien Lo’s signature Stewed Inaniwa Udon with Sea Cucumber, Scallops and Boiled Egg. Guests will also be gifted with a complimentary box of Traditional Four Treasures Mooncakes with every order of two set menus. Priced at SGD128 per person, the Mid-Autumn Reunion Set

Menu is available from 7 August to 4 October 2017 for dine-in at Hai Tien Lo.

For orders and enquiries, please call +65 6826 8240, email celebrate.sin@panpacific.com or visit www.pacificmarketplace.sg

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