Ambassador Highlights #4: Flight School, Alter Ego and Riverside Grilled Fish!
Another month has just gone by so quickly (time really does fly at this time of the year)! We’re back for another monthly round-up of the events our ambassadors had the chance of dropping in on! From food tastings to ‘do not miss’ events our ambassadors were there to witness the fun and indulge in delicious eats! Here are some of November’s highlights!
1. Nail Deck
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Freshly polished nails are a girl’s best friend. Nail Deck is a new app that let’s you customise your own colour and virtually “try on” various hues. Lacquer Bar is the real life counterpart of Nail Deck. Mixing your customised nail polish by hand and in under 10 minutes!
Our ambassador, Diana, got a chance to witness the magic of her own customisable colour being made right in front of her very own eyes!
Head down to Lacquer Bar and get your customisable polish. Best part? They’re not too expensive at $11 for a 5-ml bottle and $16 for a 10ml it’s a steal considering you’ll be the only one donning your own masterpiece!
Want to find out more? Check out our article! Perfectly Nailing It! This Lacquer Bar Can Make Any Nail Polish Colour You Want
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Sarnies’ New Menu Packs A Solid Punch: From Curry Pasta To Overflowing Burgers!
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Always Wanted To Be A Pilot? Get Your Licence To Fly Without Emptying Your Bank Account!
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Reignite The Magic Of Christmas On Orchard Road With ION’s Tiffany & Co. Xmas Tree!
5. Balvenie
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The world’s most handcrafted single malt, Balvenie is renowned around the globe for their award winning malt whiskies.
Earlier this month, Balvenie teamed up with acclaimed photographer James Stroud to showcase the history and the culture behind Balvenie. The showcase’s art pieces highlighted the Balvenie distillery in Dufftown, Scotland.
Our ambassador, Janelle, dropped by the National Museum of Singapore to catch a glimpse of the Balvenie x James Stroud exhibition and experiencing the craft of making whiskey!
Want to find out more? Check out our article! The Balvenie x James Stroud Partnership Is A Shining Light For Craftsmen Worldwide
6. Alter Ego
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Located at Esplanade, Alter Ego offers up both “clean eating” Poke Bowls that Poke Theory is known for as well as a more decadent selection of eats. Bar snacks like Loaded Taters and a mouth watering Chilli Cheese Dog make up the bulk of the menu at Alter Ego.
Our ambassador Nicole dropped by Alter Ego to indulge in some of the delicious (and seriously sinful) fare that Alter Ego is known for!
Best part about Alter Ego? It stays open pretty late and they offer a pretty wide selection of ciders, ales and draft beers!
Want to find out more? Check out our article! A Poke Theory’s Alter Ego Serves Up Irresistibly Sinful Food You Cannot Say No To
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Riverside Grilled Fish – For Lovers Of Tongue-Numbing And Spicy Ma La Goodness!
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Address: Raffles City Shopping Centre, #B1-06/07, 252 North Bridge Road
Opening Hours: 11am – 10pm daily
Tel: +65 6352 2035
If you’re looking to increase your brand’s awareness and you want to introduce products both old and new to more Singaporeans! Drop us an email at [email protected], we would love to work with you!
We’re also on the lookout for more ambassadors who are on the mission to discover the fun and exciting things in Singapore! If you love eating, shopping, and discovering new places in Singapore, just drop us an [email protected].
Also Read: Ambassador Highlights #3: DSG Meetup, Atlantis Fright Night and Singapore Fashion Week!
Perfectly Nailing It! This Lacquer Bar Can Make Any Nail Polish Colour You Want
Nail Deck – you could call it a nail polish GPS – guiding you to that oh-so-specific hue of nail paint you’ve been lusting over. Or better yet, think of it as the Shazam of nail polishes.
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Not only will homegrown , it’s the real life version of the virtual Nail Deck app.
[embed]Nestled in acclaimed nail salon, esBoudoir, in Vivo City, customers can watch their perfect nail colour being mixed by hand.
Despite being tailor-made to cater to your wildest whims, a 5-ml bottle of your desired colour only costs $11, while a 10-ml bottle goes for $16.
From 17 October 2016 to 31 December 2016, feel free to bring in discontinued lacquer and a picture or an item of colour you wish to bottle. Within 10 minutes, Lacquer Bar will have that colour blended and packaged like a genie in a bottle.
If you have no colour in mind, the colourist will most gladly assist you.
Our Experience at the Lacquer Bar
We popped by, and were blown away by the warmth of the colourist in session and the staffs’ level of professionalism.
For the first time in our lives, we felt as though we were peeking behind a magician’s curtain.
Except, instead of pulling rabbits out of hats, we were creating concoctions that went onto our nails.
[video width="960" height="540" m4v="https://discoversg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/large.m4v"][/video]At the lacquer bar, we had an impromptu flash of inspiration from a pair of beloved faded denim shorts.
During our one-on-one consultation with the colourist, we asked for the nail polish colour to resemble “old jeans”, an all-time comfort wear close to our hearts.
We pointed at a sky blue pamphlet close by for reference, and requested for the colourist to “add a bit of grey into that blue”.
The Science of Beauty
Now, here’s where some technical jargon comes in.
The colourist used a device, called a spectrometer, to analyse the colour of the pamphlet and pick out the exact shade of blue on it. After that, the spectrometer used an in-house algorithm to convert the digital colour to a formula. How cool is that?
From there, the colourist used chemistry laboratory equipment to blend the colours by hand.
After the colours were blended, we were given small samples to test on our nails, under white and warm lights respectively.
We thought that this was especially thoughtful of them!
This countered one of our greatest worries as discerning nail polish buyers.
Our major pet peeve when buying a nail polish, is when it turns out looking like a new colour under a different lighting from the one we tried it under. Say, when it looks like a lovely violet indoors but ends up like a Barney purple outdoors.
Once the colourist had finished making adjustments to the hue, he bottled up the lovely shade for us.
FYI, never be afraid of commenting on the colour, because the Lacquer Bar accurately tailors your polish according to all the information you tell the colourist.
We even got to name our newly-created colour! We called it “Ripped Jeans” because we’ll always be rebels at heart.
Our ambassador, Diana, also visited the Lacquer Bar! Here’s what she had to say:
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Modus Operandi
Lacquer Bar keeps a record of every colour made by any customer, so you can always go back to purchase a colour you previously created.
To shake things up, the Lacquer Bar comes up with new colours every month. This November, their signature colour is a sumptuous dark plum, heralding the start of the winter season.
According to the colourist, Tiffany Blue and nude hues are the most popular nail polish shades created at the Lacquer Bar. Just so you know, this is where you can lay your hands (and nails) on them!
What is in the Works
Though crème is the only finish available at the moment, other finishes such as shimmer and glitter will be unleashed very soon.
Currently, the Lacquer Bar has an internal catalogue and a database of every colour they’ve ever made. Yes, yours and ours too.
We’re over the moon to know that they’re working on a catalogue for customers to choose colours and derive inspiration from.
Last but not least, Lacquer Bar’s upcoming Collaboration Collection will see them cooperating with local businesses and iconic personalities, so stay tuned!
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