Wednesday, November 23, 2022

Panthére de Cartier - BEST CARTIER PIECE | Singapore 🇸🇬 First-ever Cartier Into The Wild Experience

ABBEY: The Cartier’s Into the Wild experience was held at Bayfront Pavilion, Gardens by the Bay. It was a guided tour where you can see how the Cartier Pathere unfolded and evolved. 

Three concepts; naturalist, abstract and graphic were displayed. The process it takes for a single piece of jewelry takes so much time and passed to different artisan. Now I knew how those spots are placed specially the eyes as they require time, skill and precision.

At the end of the tour you can relax while you sip your coffee, tea or juice and take a snap with the panther to take home with you.


WILL: We experienced first hand how important the customers’ feeling for Cartier. They treated everyone like their VIPs. They got us hooked-up by that. 

Cartier’s Into the Wild Experience is pretty immersive. You will be greeted with a poem by a famous Ah Boys To Men lead actor. Then touching the historic and birth of PANTHÈRE DE CARTIER. They gave us the three impressions of the design: Graphic, Naturalist and Abstract. These are the ways of Cartier for a greater customer conversion rate and they are successful with that. Cartier have three two-storey stores in Singapore and the most prominent is their Ion Orchard Boutique. 

VIP or not, they will treat you like a royalty! Book your visit now.


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Cartier® Official Website - Luxury Jewellery & Watches 
(H) 11:00AM to 10:00PM 
(A) 2 Bayfront Avenue The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands Singapore 018972 
(T) 6929 8703

Sunday, November 20, 2022

Authentic Hermès Bookmark for FREE - Trained by Hermès Artisan Hermès in the Making Exhibit

ABBEY: This is the third Hermes exhibition we attended. But this one really showcased how the products are sourced and be made in to an art. 

I related to the silk screen of the scarves as I did that process back in the days. And they’re doing it large scale and with help of machines. We also saw the ceramic paintings, hand gloves and saddles. They even offer how to stitch and create your own bookmark. And boy, that is no joke but fun. 

The time spent on every product is remarkable. 

Authentic Hermès Bookmark for FREE - Trained by Hermès Artisan Hermès in the Making Exhibit
Authentic Hermès Bookmark for FREE - Trained by Hermès Artisan Hermès in the Making Exhibit



WILL: This will be our third time to attend an Hermes Exhibit. First was held in Tanjong Pagar Railway Station, second was in ArtScience Museum and the most recent was at Marina Bay Sands Events Plaza. 

Of all, this is one of the most hands-on! We got the chance to mount a Hermes Saddle, color a scarf design, and the limited Hermes-Bookmark sewing session. The artisans are all from France and some of them need English translators. We enjoyed every second of it and we were there for two hours curiously observing.

Thank you Hermes for the experience. Definitely will always be in my mind that someday I will own something from your brand.

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Hermès Singapore Marina Bay Sands
(H) Monday to Thursday - 11 am to 10 pm / Friday to Saturday - 11 am to 11 pm / Sunday - 11 am to 10 pm
(A) 2 Bayfront Avenue, B1-32-33-34 B2-30-31, The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, 018972, Singapore
(T) + 65 6688 7111

Saturday, November 19, 2022

ALL YOU CAN EAT Italian Burrata, Mozzarella with Truffles and Porchetta | Luxury Buffet in Singapore

ABBEY: We have a mission coming to this restaurant at Regent Hotel. Basilico offers a buffet of cheese. And not just cheese; we’re talking of burrata, fresh mozzarella and with truffle. And they didn’t disappoint even though the burrata is not that gooey or runny. But still they’re creamy, bouncy and delicious. I ate them with artichoke, cherry tomatoes and asparagus.

Along with that they also have pecorino, piemonte and asiago cheese as well as cold cuts like mortadella and salami and salad.
For hot food we got porchetta, honey glazed chicken, baked salmon, grilled chicken and beef stew. Pasta like pesto, spaghetti with squid ink and beef lasagna are also available.

And to wrap we have a couple scoops of vanilla and chocolate gelato and pralines. 

WILL: We watched a travel show that showcased how an Italian farm makes burrata cheese and it hit us hugely that we went out to look in Singapore and we found a restaurant specialising in fresh burrata every day. Sadly, they didn’t survive the pandemic era. Gladly, we found another restaurant.

Basilico in Regent Hotel serves not only burrata but an array of delectable cheese! We were there for cheese so once we got our seats, we straight away took cheese, meats, cracker and nuts. Yep! We made ourselves a charcuterie in an instant. Wine please! Haha! We stayed a little bit longer than everyone (as usual) because I want to settle down the main courses in my stomach for desserts but is is a shocker when they serve porchetta. Of course I took some of those! Don’t forget to taste their vanilla gelato and praline. 

Very recommendable for Italian cusine buffs. You might strike a conversation too with their Italian Chefs.


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Basilico | Dining | Regent Singapore
(H) Lunch (Mon to Fri): 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm 
(A) 1 Cuscaden Rd, Level 2 Regent Singapore, Cuscaden Rd, Singapore 249715 
(T) 6725 3232