The brainchild of Giorgio Grimoldi, a son of the Grimoldi Milano jewellery dynasty in Italy, Vabene is an all-Italian lifestyle watch brand that has made a colourful splash into Singapore’s vibrant Orchard Road shopping scene. As you walk by its new boutique at Mandarin Gallery, it’s hard not to be lured into its fun and funky interior, full of tongue-in-cheek blocks of colour popping out from the bright white background.

It’s the perfect backdrop for the Vabene brand, one that thrives on everything enthusiastic, happy, youthful, fun-loving and passionate. Its hip and bold philosophy carries over into its glitzy and playful timepieces, each piece a personification of the creative genius of its founder. Combining stylish aesthetics with true quality and substance, each piece of wrist candy is distinguished by three punctuation marks in the colours of the Italian flag.

According to Giorgio, ‘Vabene embodies a funky, ironic, colourful and highly glamorous universe. Its basic values are those of design, innovation, creativity, sophistication, style and originality. Above all, fun!’ At Vabene, a new model is launched every six months, capturing the spirit of the times and incorporating enough of the future to enthrall a devoted following. Not surprisingly, these include celebrities from Michael J. Fox and Jackie Chan to the Osbornes, Ozzy, Sharon and Kelly.

Get your own piece of fun at #03-33, Mandarin Gallery

This just in! For all ladies who have always wanted try IPL but thought it was too expensive, or perhaps you’ve tried it and would prefer a less painful experience, Strip has the answer.

After working on more than 800,000 IPL treatments in over ten years and nine major cities around the world, including New York and London, Strip’s dedicated R&D team has created the next big thing in IPL technology. They call it IPL Ace.

Unlike traditional IPL treatments, IPL Ace uses a gradual heating system that is painless and comfortable on the skin, yet delivers maximum results, reducing hair growth permanently. What’s more, it doesn’t stop there. IPL Ace also delivers a multitude of other benefits, treating dreaded skin conditions that plague so many women out there, such as pigmentation, broken capillaries, fine lines and stretch marks.

Sounds too good to be true? Well, Strip would like you to try it to believe it. Between now and 30 June 2013, brighten your skin by a shade in just one session with the Strip IPL Ace Brazilian Trial at just SGD188. The usual price is SGD963, which means you get a whopping 80% discount!

Head down to Strip at #03-37 Mandarin Gallery or click here for more details

Celebrating 10 years of Y-3, Y-3 Singapore has kicked off a really cool Instagram contest. Simply put, one lucky winner will receive 6 pairs (yes, 6, 3 from F/W13 and 3 from S/S14) of shoes. All you’ve got to do is to follow @Y3SG on Instagram, upload a snapshot that expresses the number 3 creatively and hashtag #HAPPY10y3.

And that’s it. Contest ends 19 May 2013 and Y-3 Singapore will be in touch directly with the winner. For more details (and/or if you have questions), give them a call at 6838-0292.

Y-3 is located at #01-05, Mandarin Gallery

In 1938, Erle P. Halliburton commissioned a team of aircraft engineers to build him cases that could withstand the rough terrain of the Texas oilfields in the back of his truck. That led to the birth of the original aluminium attaché case crafted with the finest materials and the most advanced techniques, a heritage that continues today.

ZERO Halliburton has evolved, just as travel has. After over seven decades of trailblazing design, the current collections feature computer, business and travel cases in aluminium, polycarbonate and nylon, each redefining the meaning of security, strength, durability and reliability.

In celebration of its 75th anniversary, the premium luggage brand has just opened its first flagship boutique in South-East Asia right here in Mandarin Gallery. Boasting modernistic accents of blue panelling and burnished aluminium set within 75 square metres of sparkling white, its clean, almost space-age minimalist-chic interior suits its brand image to perfection.

To mark its launch in Singapore, it is also unveiling the new range of ZR Geo Black and Silver aluminium suitcases. Sporting the ZERO Halliburton iconic double rib design, a fully-lined interior, multi-position telescoping handles, castors with a one-touch stopper function and distinctively devised locks, the ZR Geo brings functionality and design to a whole new level.

So much so that it’s quite easy to see why ZERO Halliburton products have appeared in many futuristic movies such as Independence Day, Inception and Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, and been used to carry anything from Apollo mission moon rocks to cherished Academy Award Oscars. Think it’s safe to say it’ll protect anything you throw into it, and with suitable aplomb.

ZERO Halliburton is located at #02-19, Mandarin Gallery