What Women Want-Luxury !!

Luxury perfumes are a must-have in your accessory list. Splurge on these fragrant buys
DISCOVERt he mesmerising fragrance of luxury perfumes. Featuring aromatic accents of rose, jasmine, lavendar,violet and many others, these are a must-have in your accessory list. Brands such as Moschino, Lancome and Fendi have some interesting new ranges in store for women. And they don’t just smell good….they look good too
with their unique packaging features.
Moschino’s ‘Hippy Fizz’ perfume is the new perfume from the Moschino Chic and Cheap line. Notes of raspberry leaves, rose, violet, magnolia and lotus make it a good buy. Even the bottle reflects the feminine element with its bright pink cap vibrant against the yellow and bright flowers on the bottle. ‘I Love Love,’ from the same line is as lovely with the explosion of colours and the amusing graffiti on the bottle.
Eau Vitamanee by luxury cosmetics brand Lancome is a unique cocktail of citrus fruit. The musky floral note,consisting of freesia, white lily and white musk, gives the fragrance an opulent dimension teamed with its long-wearing and residual qualities. For a mood enhancing fragrance, choose Eau d’Energie, a scented body spray which is fruity and soft. With 27% natural essences of sun-ripened fruit, the perfume is a concentrate of natural active ingredients with energizing elements. And if there is something simple and sophisticated that you are looking for, the brand’s Miracle perfume reflects the splendour of magnolias in stunning style.
Fendi’s new perfume, Fendi Palazzo is fancy and feminine. Notes of rose, orange blossom, bergamot, pink pepper and lemon lend charm to the fragrance. Infact Palazzo signifies more than just a name. Situated in the vibrant heart of Rome, Palazzo Fendi or the Fendi Palace lends the bottle its beautiful architecture. Its beauty lies in the contrast of the classic simplicity of a rectangular body and Baroque style with the top of the structure struck with a double ‘F.’ The façade of Palazzo Fendi, the brand’s home in Rome, is illustrated on the back of the bottle. Splurge on these fragrant buys. And enjoy
all the admirable glances that come your way

Brand Value In Luxury Market

Emporio, home to 90 top-of-the-line brands, comes as a delight for the uber rich craving for luxury products .
LUXURY has a new address. DLF’s luxury mall, Emporio, in the capital has created a 3.38 lakh square-feet home for luxury brands in the country. For years, luxury brands in India have been limited to small confines within the five-star hotels. Less traffic in hotels and a limited scale of operation has always posed a problem for these brands. But Emporio, set to be open soon to public, comes as a delight for the uber rich who craved luxury watches, handbags, shoes and other lifestyle products,
but had a limited choice in the past.
What attracts you even before stepping inside the mall is the building itself. The huge display of brand names such as Louis Vuitton, Dior and Burberry on the glass panels add to the pull factor.
Inside, it is 90 top-of-the-line brands, four levels and plenty of visual delights that Emporio brings for the luxury-starved consumer. As you enter the mall on a dry August day, the Mughal fountain teamed with an artistic display of plants gives a soothing and cool effect. The champagne coloured Italian marble and mosaic floor sparkle, lends an opulent yet elegant look to the mall. Nothing is over the top. Designed by architect Mohit Gujral, the mall has four floors that include spa, wine bar,atrium lounge and restaurants along with the shops. The interiors have been done in burnished wood with brass detailing.
Even the washrooms reflect the rich ‘n’ royal look and are spacious in themselves. Undoubtedly, every detail has been treated with careful attention in the mall.
Rentals, not surprisingly, are steep here. Retail rentals here can be between Rs 1,200-Rs 2,000/ sq ft, say sources. And while not all of these are open yet, some of the stores on the upper ground and first floor are ready for business.
Emporio has brought almost all the world’s luxury brands together under one roof. There are brands such as Cartier,Tod’s, Dolce & Gabbana, Louis Vuitton, Dior, Tiffany’s, Zegna, Paul Smith, Versace, Jimmy Choo, Burberry, La Perla, Hugo Boss and Escada apart from the famous Indian fashion designers such as Rohit Bal, Rina Dhaka, Tarun Tahliani, Abu and Sandeep Khosla, Ranna Gill et al. Several product categories jostle for a dekko, including apparel and fashion, accessories,watches, perfume, jewellery and lifestyle.
And it’s not just fashion or luxury that Emporio limits itself to. The dining arrangements, too, are classy. Terrace cafes,restaurants or confectionaries — the options are aplenty here. It’s like stepping into another realm — magnificent and majestic. The luxury customer need look no further. She can experience luxury’s one-stop-destination on her home turf

Every Indian Will Go to mobile by 2012

Every 2nd Indian will go mobile by 2012
With India now adding 8-10 million mobile subscribers every month, up to half the nation’s population—or
one in every two citizens—will own a mobile phone in India by the middle of 2012.
According to Business Monitor International, a renowned London-based research firm, 612 million mobile
subscribers by 2012 will help India clock a mobile teledensity of roughly 51% by 2012. This scorching pace of growth is unlikely to falter unless the sector faces unforeseen policy disasters or if India’s operators fail to roll out their networks.
International Telecom Union’s (ITU) projections are in the same range.India is already the world’s second largest mobile market, behind China’s 500 plus million mobile subscriber base.
Increasing incomes, changing lifestyles and lower cost of technology are allowing more and more Indians to ride the telecom wave. The new numbers overtake earlier estimates, including from UBS, Citigroup and Credit Suisse,predicting a mobile population of 400-450 million by March 2010. Merrill Lynch and Lehman Brothers have been more even conservative, betting on a base of just 400 million by 2010.
However, India will reach this milestone in 2009 itself. India’s mobile revolution has been a huge social leveler, with the growing number of users tying a diverse nation in a manner rarely seen before.
Its youth are expected to contribute significantly to these surging numbers. Sir Richard Branson, founder, Virgin Group, which tied up with Tata Teleservices to launch branded services in India recently said, “An exciting market, with over 215 million Indians aged 14-25 years. Over the next three years we expect to be adding 50 million new youth subscribers.’’
While companies like Virgin are currently focused on the urban market, it is clear that the next set of growth will come from B and C category cities as well as rural India. Mobile penetration of this magnitude has the ability to revolutionalize long distance learning and health care quickly reaching some of the most far flung and difficult terrains.
Where mobile content is concerned most analysts agree that, largely on the back of India’s popular film industry,music services will grow very quickly, even if other content related revenue lags behind.
Given that a reasonable part of the population by 2010 will be children below 14 and senior citizens, it seems mobile access among the youth and working classes will be more in the range of 70-80%. In policy terms, government needs to quickly turn its focus on redirecting funds for rural mobile access, manage spectrum efficiently and invite multi-billion dollar investments at a pan-India level to fuel this already scorching telecom growth.