Singapore Girl - An Example From The History Of Singapore While it may seem a bit strange to compare our unique Singapore Girl perfume with the history of Singapore, the truth is that they share a lot of resemblances. A Brief Overview Of The History of Singapore As you probably already know, the history of the beautiful Singapore country began due to its special location. After all, it is on the major route between India and China. So, Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles granted Singapore a free-trade harbor status. Back in 1818, Lord Hastings – the British Governor-General of India – appointed Lieutenant General Sir Stamford Raffles to establish a trading station at the southern tip of the Malay peninsula. At this point, the...
CLEAN by Singapore Memories We agree Singapore looks and smells clean! That's what this scent smells like. Simply, deliciously CLEAN It has top notes of Oncidium Sharry Baby, a sympodial orchid hybrid registered in 1983. You can easily find it due to its mouthwatering scent of vanilla and chocolate. It is super easy-to-grow and loved by orchid collectors. It's intensely fresh fragrance is built on the harmony of flowers, wood, amber and musk. The powdery and aldehydic notes of Orchids make it an unforgettable aroma. It’s how the cloths feel drying in warm pure sun. It’s how breeze on Sentosa feels on the skin. It’s how the splashes of water feel just as the rain starts! It's the experience of walking on...
Calm of Buddha Temple by Singapore Memories Singapore as a country prides itself on religious diversity and freedom. Hence, it is home to plenty of temples, churches and other places to practice faith. In these places, besides faith, another thing common is the scent of incense. These experience are new as well as ancient. Archaeologists have found fragments of terra-cotta vessels that were used to cultivate floral waters for therapeutic purposes. These earthy scents date back as far as 3,000 B.C., or about 5500 years ago. But why and how does it work? Well! Something significant happens in the brain when we smell aromas. The olfactory bulb sends information to the amygdala, which is involved with experiencing emotions, and...
Therapeutic orchids of Asia by Singapore Memories : Vanda Miss Joaquim Have you ever been curious as to why we have Vanda Miss Joaquim as our national flower? Vanda Miss Joaquim var. Agnes was chosen as Singapore’s national flower on 15 April 1981 as part of an overall effort to foster national pride and identity. Vanda Miss Joaquim beat 40 flowers, out of which 30 of them were also orchids, to be christened as Singapore’s national flower. Among the different varieties of Vanda, the variety “Agnes” was chosen, particularly for its vibrant colours, resilience and year-round blooming quality – qualities which reflect the Singapore spirit of uniqueness and our hybrid culture of different ethnicity. Now, you would find motifs of...
Atas by Singapore Memories “So Atas!” Or in other words “Sophisticated” & Elegant” is a Singlish complement. What is Singlish? Colloquial Singaporean English is lovingly called “Singlish” . It’s a mix of English, Malay, Hokkien, Teochew, Cantonese, Tamil and perhaps American and Australian as well. This is one of the most sophisticated smell created for an elegant and spirited women’s loving home. The chypre composition develops step by step that starts with citrus freshness and jasmine heart, evolving into elegant patchouli and chic chypre notes of Phalaenopsis Cornu-Cervi. It is one of the orchids selected by MAS to be printed on their $5 silver coin. The flowers of these species are star-shaped and they are long-lasting, and so it its...
