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Asia Plantation Capital Geared Up To Develop the Agarwood Industry in Malaysia

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Speaking at the biotechnology conference ‘Bio Johor 2014’, Dr Panamas Chetpattananondh (a Partner Teacher from the Prince Songkla University in Thailand, and Head of the Scientific Board of advisers at Asia Plantation Capital) provided a plenary paper on the capacity for Agarwood in Malaysia. Specific significance was offered to the possibilities of using the innovative innovations established by Asia Plantation Capital, and the chances that might be produced in so doing.

With the value of Oud oil (that which originates from the specifically dealt with wood of the tree), being substantially greater than the value of gold (by an element of 1.5), the sustainable Agarwood market is well developed in Asia, with Asia Plantation Capital blazing a trail. The sustainable plantation business is now actively seeking to bring their innovative plantation systems to Malaysia.

“Gaharu (Agarwood) is not brand-new to the area and we see lots of chances for its development in Malaysia. As a leading business in plantation management, we guarantee that our agarwood is gathered fairly and sustainably,” stated Steve Watts – Chief Executive Officer of Asia Plantation Capital Berhad – speaking at the Johor Biotech Conference. “Not just that,” he continued, “however we are among the few plantation business to have our items accredited by CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) which allows us to trade lawfully in Agarwood.”.

Asia Plantation Capital is the major sponsor of the Bio Johor 2014 Biotechnology Conference and Exhibition. APC took pleasure in the very same advantage in 2013 at the very first International Scientific Symposium on Agarwood (ISSA) kept in Malaysia, which was arranged by Universiti Putra Malaysia.

Agarwood (or Gaharu, as it is more typically understood in Malaysia and Indonesia), originates from the Aquilaria tree – a types belonging to Southeast Asian nations such as Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and Indonesia. Exactly what makes Agarwood so extremely demanded is the rarity of the aromatic resin included within. It is produced just when the tree is impacted by a specific fungi (or, when it come to trees handled by Asia Plantation Capital, when dealt with in a certain method).

Oud oil and Oud wood chips have actually been an essential part of Middle Eastern cultures for centuries, where it is not just made use of in scents, however likewise in the wood chips burned in houses as incense. In China, Agarwood sculptures prevail domestic artefacts, and using bracelets made from Agarwood beads is quick ending up being a popular trend, with current record rates at auction having actually been accomplished in China for Agarwood pieces.

Internationally, Oud is now a significant active ingredient in the fragrance and cosmetic market, and is utilized by virtually all of the world’s leading, luxury scent brands. Asia Plantation Capital’s partner business, Fragrance Du Bois, just recently had among its fragrances shortlisted as a leading 10 finalist in the Art and Olfaction Awards (the scent market event kept in Los Angeles, USA) pairing up with and exceeding rivals from around the globe.

The health advantages of Agarwood have actually been well recorded, and have actually been a pillar of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for centuries. Agarwood is renowned to be advantageous in the treatment of digestion system conditions, the relief of spasms and discomfort, in addition to tightness in the chest, stomach discomfort, throwing up, diarrhoea and asthma.

Current research study has actually revealed that, possibly, Agarwood has much more medical advantages, with the oil having actually been discovered to have sedative impacts, while a part reveals pledge for usage in the advancement of an anti-cancer drug. Antioxidant buildings have actually likewise been discovered in the extract of Agarwood leaves, which might likewise be made use of for the treatment of stomach grievances and skin infections.

She continued, “The sustainable plantation of Agarwood trees might be extremely important to the Malaysian agriculture market. The Asia Plantation Capital Scientific Advisory Board is now working with academics throughout Asia to establish and produce pharmaceuticals from Agarwood for larger usage in conventional medication.

All types of the Aquilaria tree are categorized under CITES as jeopardized types – due to prohibited and substantial gathering and logging for Oud oil. Asia Plantation Capital’s Oud oil and woodchip items are all lawfully accredited under the CITES arrangement, making sure that the strictest legal and ethical requirements are supported in the planting, gathering and growing of Agarwood and Oud oil.

Moving on, Asia Plantation Capital has strategies to check out additional chances by obtaining plantations (or partnering existing plantation owners) to establish Agarwood in Malaysia. Over the last 10 years, Asia Plantation Capital has actually established sophisticated exclusive inoculation systems that have actually been carried out in Thailand, Cambodia and India (with shown outcomes) along with a brand-new, trademarked system which, over a longer timespan, will certainly promote resin production throughout the whole tree.

About Asia Plantation Capital.

Asia Plantation Capital is an owner and operator of a varied variety of office plantation and farming companies throughout the Asia-Pacific area, and internationally, is part of the Asia Plantation Capital Group of associated business. Developed formally in 2008 (although running independently because 2002) the group now has plantation and farming tasks on 4 continents with functional jobs at different phases in Thailand, Malaysia, China, Laos, India, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Mozambique, The Gambia, North America and Europe.

Promoting using qualified wood is the very best method of avoiding logging, consequently securing biodiversity and fighting poverty in the tropical jungle areas. For the yacht sector, which pursues quality and which is currently associated with ecological efforts, this is likewise a method of making sure that no wood from prohibited logging is utilized.

About Fragrance Du Bois.

Fragrance Du Bois is a specific niche luxury fragrance residence working carefully with sustainable plantations inAsia, bringing amazing brand-new 100 % natural Oud oil based scents to special markets worldwide. Sustainably sourcing the finest basic materials around the world, dealing with French perfumers to develop a complete variety of items, as well as offering custom scent services, Fragrance Du Bois is individual luxury with a conscience. With special scent lounges around the world, in Dubai, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore, Fragrance Du Bois develops just the finest experience in custom perfumery.

Fragrance Du Bois Launches Luxury Boutique at the Starhill Gallery, Kuala Lumpur

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Picking a scent that shows one’s desires and state of minds is a sensory treat. French luxury fragrance residence Fragrance Du Bois is now set to provide that experience to customers in Malaysia, at its freshly introduced flagship shop at the Starhill Gallery in Kuala Lumpur.

The Experience
Fragrance Du Bois will certainly take the person on a trip of discovery — the utmost objective being to source, produce, and make manifest the ideal scent, based upon tastes, feelings and the customer’s self-perception.

“When it pertains to a fragrance, tastes vary from one person to another,” states Nicola Parker, Brand Director of Fragrance Du Bois. “We wish to produce an unique experience for our customers, by including them in the consulting procedure in the development of a scent that they enjoy, which shows their characters. It’s a luxury experience, and one with which our customers now associate us.”.

The Boutique.
Rich, advanced and sophisticated, Fragrance Du Bois’ store is resplendent in black with gold accoutrements. Created to show the atmosphere of a special Parisian perfumery, it is the best place in which to experience the world of luxury scent.

The Collection.
Fragrance Du Bois provides its trademark Shades Du Bois collection of 8 fragrances, each created to show minutes and experiences through the spectrum of state of minds and colours. For the utmost in exclusivity, a totally custom scent can be produced for a customer by one of Du Bois’ coterie of Master Perfumers.

The Oud.
All Du Bois’ scents are developed utilizing 100 % pure, natural Oud oil of the extremely greatest quality — provided solely by Asia Plantation Capital and sourced just from their sustainable plantations. Frequently described as ‘liquid gold,’ Oud is removed from the Aquilaria tree, which is belonging to Southeast Asia, and is likewise understood in this part of the world as Agarwood or Gaharu.
Du Bois’ trademark Oud is a magical and wonderful compound that reacts, virtually actually, to the individual touch. Its natural purity indicates that it will certainly connect a little in a different way with each person, developing, in essence, a distinct scent for every single customer.

Sustainability.
“The chances for Gaharu are ever enhancing, and as a leading business in sustainable plantation management, we guarantee that our harvesting is performed in a sustainable and ethical method,” states Steve Watts, Chief Executive Officer of Fragrance Du Bois Malaysia.
He continues, “All the Oud oil is lawfully sourced, and accredited under the CITES arrangement. This implies that the strictest ecological and ethical requirements are ensured when it concerns the planting, collecting and growing of Agarwood and Oud oil.”.

“We extremely applaud Fragrance Du Bois’ technique of leveraging the wonderful qualities of Oud oil without jeopardizing its values and its social and business duty,” states Guest of Honour, Tan Sri Dr. Francis Yeoh, Managing Director of YTL Power. “We comprehend that it is constantly more difficult to preserve sustainability and ethical values when satisfying the needs of the luxury market. Fragrance Du Bois is setting the requirements that numerous others need to follow.”.

Supporting a Good Cause.
Fragrance Du Bois’ mantra is ‘luxury with a conscience’, and the business, in addition to all its partners, is dedicated to social and business obligation. As an outcome of Fragrance Du Bois’ dedication to making use of just sustainably sourced components, their scents have actually been backed by the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation.
For Oud Amber Intense– a scent developed particularly for Sonia Irvine, creator of the Amber Lounge – 5 % of the earnings from sales goes to the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, and another 5 % goes to the Brain and Spine Foundation. The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation is one devoted to the security of the environment and was established by His Serene Highness Prince Albert II in 2006.

With the sale of each scent, Fragrance Du Bois and Asia Plantation Capital will certainly grow one Aquilaria tree and one Teak tree, in combination with the Thai Royal Family’s Plant Genetics Programme.

About Fragrance Du Bois.
Fragrance Du Bois is a specific niche luxury fragrance residence working carefully with sustainable plantations in Asia, bringing amazing brand-new 100 % natural Oud oil based scents to special markets worldwide. Sustainably sourcing the finest basic materials around the world, dealing with French perfumers to produce a complete variety of items, as well as offering custom scent services, Fragrance Du Bois is individual luxury with a conscience. With unique scent lounges around the world, in Dubai, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore, Fragrance Du Bois produces just the finest experience in custom perfumery.
Fragrance Du Bois is referred to as Parfums Du Bois in France and in non-French speaking markets, as Fragrance Du Bois.

About Asia Plantation Capital.
Asia Plantation Capital is an owner and operator of a varied variety of industrial plantation and farming companies throughout the Asia-Pacific area, and internationally, part of the Asia Plantation Capital Group of associated business. Their focus is on varied and multicultural plantation tasks tailored to the domestic and business needs of the nations where they run.

Working carefully with and supporting regional neighborhoods is a hidden core concept of the APC company, supplying cultural and social assistance, in addition to financial investment, to move these neighborhoods far from logging and unlawful logging activities, formerly viewed as a primary income source in some areas of Asia.

Developed formally in 2008, although running independently because 2002, the group now has plantation and farming tasks on 4 continents with functional jobs at different phases in Thailand, Malaysia, China, Laos, India, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Mozambique, The Gambia, North America and Europe.
Promoting using qualified wood is the very best method of avoiding logging, securing biodiversity and fighting poverty in the tropical jungle areas. For the yacht sector, which pursues quality and which is currently associated with ecological efforts, this is likewise a method of making sure that no wood from prohibited logging is made use of.

About Amber Lounge.
Amber Lounge was established by Sonia Irvine, sibling of previous Ferrari F1 star Eddie Irvine, and was introduced at the Monaco Grand Prix in May 2003. The facility was easy: the development of a really VIP celebration that showed the beauty and exclusivity of one of the most prominent sporting occasions in the world.

About the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation.
The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation works for the defense of the environment and the promo of sustainable advancement. The Foundation supports efforts carried out by personal and public organisations within the fields of research study, technological development and activities, to raise awareness of the social problems at stake.

These 3 sectors are focused in one single environment: the tropical jungles. The ecological repercussions at stake, for that reason, are significant, when we understand that the tropical jungles harbour over 75 % of the earth’s biodiversity which their damage is liable for more than 20 % of greenhouse gas emissions..
As part of its actions to combat versus logging, the Foundation introduced the Wood Forever Pact, to promote making use of wood gathered from sustainably handled forests within the yacht market.
Promoting using qualified wood is the very best method of avoiding logging, securing biodiversity and combating poverty in the tropical jungle areas.

Asia Plantation Capital reveals commercial collaboration in India.

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After visits  by Dharmendra Kumar-the creator of Vanadurgi-to Thailand, and to other nations in South East Asia, to research as well as develop partnerships with various other business agarwood plantations, Asia Plantation Capital is honored that the team havechosen Asia Plantation Capital to function with them on creating shot remedies andtheend-processing of agarwood right into all the different (as well as boosting)items it could offer.During very early July, a group from Asia Plantation Capital’s Specialist Inoculation and also Research Department brought out area tests in India to evaluate the ideal shot systems-based on our encounter in developing a system in Thailand as well as Malaysia which has a 100 % success price in promoting the manufacturing of agarwood material, and also which is 100 % natural; similar to oud oils made in nature. We were bewildered to discover so lots of individuals which discuss our interest for establishing the agarwood sector as well as for using the finest husbandry andocially accountable administration methods to progress this huge plantation market in a comsustainable way.

About Asia Plantation Capital , Asia Plantation Capital is a proprietor as well as driver of a varied array of business plantation and also farming commercials throughout the Asia-Pacific region-and internationally, component of the Asia Plantation Capital Group of linked firms. Developed formally in 2008, although running independently considering that 2002, the team currently has plantation and also farming jobs on 4 continents-with functional jobs at different phases in: Thailand, Malaysia, China, Laos, India, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Mozambique, The Gambia, North America as well as Europe.Promoting the usage of accredited timber is the finest method of stopping logging, securing biodiversity as well as battling hardship in the Tropical Rainforest areas.

Asia Plantation Capital is happy to reveal Stage 1 of a commercial collaboration in India with the nation’s biggest, public market, agarwood plantation group-an area based task, extendingacross the entire of Southern India.

Stage 2 of the partnership will certainly see Asia Plantation Capital and also Vanadurgi working with end-processing options, purification, and also creating customer items which we could collectively market-creating the globe’s biggest, integrated producerandsupplier of agarwood -with the abilityto deal long-term, sustainable products of regular high quality to the international market place.Asia Plantation Capital selects, extremely thoroughly, whomit collaborates with andwith which itshares its technologies.The advantages fort the biggest agarwood plantation team in India-gained byjointly collaborating with Asia Plantation Capital-arethe possibility to produce the biggest, solitary supplierandgrower around the world and to increase the market share for both firms. This offers both business the chance to profit from joint study as well as innovations; helping to further secure the future market and also sustainable products of agarwood, for both business and also the market.

The Asia Plantation Capital group will certainly currently be functioning carefully with Vanadurgi to check and also examine our vaccination processes. All nations (or even areas) have varying weather and also biodiversity conditions-all which have a significant impact on the efficiency of these systems-and it is important that we tailor and also study our techniques to provide the maximum return as well as high quality of completion oud that is generated in all the areas.

The firm has actually expanded, andhasnow developed over 5,000 farmer plantations throughout South India; accountancy forabout 99 % of agarwood trees presently in South India. In the prime plantation area at Sringeri, in Karnataka, the business has actually developed an old-model plantation system, a farming study terminal, an artificial-inoculation system, warehousing as well as a packaging as well as forwarding center.

Regarding Vanadurgi

The firm has actually developed over 5,000 agarwood plantations and also is arising as one of the globe’s biggest agarwood plantation firms. We prepare to satisfy that objective with a combo of encounter and also collaborations with leading specialists from around the world.The business has actually developed over 5,000 plantations throughout South India, accounting to concerning 99 % of trees presently in South India. In the prime plantation area at Sringeri in Karnataka, the business has actually developed an aged version plantation, a farming research study terminal, a fabricated inoculum increasing system, warehousing, as well as a packaging and also forwarding center.

Oud and the French Connection

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Sought after considering that the dawn of time; revered in Middle Eastern and Asian cultures; Oud has quickly end up being the active ingredient of option on the planet’s special scents.

Magical, enigmatic, and essential, Oud is drawn out from the extremely valued and quick vanishing Agarwood tree that is belonging to Southeast Asia and its environments. It has a remarkable history and intricacy, and is now to be discovered in the shops and high-end branded shops whose names are redolent of Parisian Haute Couture and French finery.

Disciples of Oud are legion– especially amongst the coterie of the world’s Master Perfumers who value its remarkable qualities and the depth it provides to a scent. To that group of cognoscenti, we can now include, rather all of a sudden, the Private Banker, Wealth Manager and Family Office.

The brand-new brand of fans is not always drawn to Oud for its nearly legendary health-giving, wellness or perhaps aphrodisiacal qualities occasionally represented in tv projects or in shiny periodicals together with the current fragrance du jour. Nor possibly for its superb scent and richness of olfactory structure. Exactly what’s promoting interest are difficult money, and the nourishing of ecological and sustainable consciences.

Considering that 2000, the trees from which Oud is gotten has actually been put on the CITES threatened types list, and their harvesting in the wild has actually been made prohibited. Need is pressing, and growing, and has actually added to the trees in the wild being gathered to near termination due to their value in Chinese and Middle Eastern cultures, along with a myriad of other usages in the pharmaceutical, cosmetics and scent markets and beyond.

Stocks remain in brief supply, while need is enhancing, and that just 7 in every 100 trees produce Oud, which even those 7 can just produce a small quantity of the wonderful oil, has actually caused an unmatched denudation. It has actually likewise produced a special financial investment and sustainable company chance.

The option would seem a simple one to get to; plant more trees, await a couple of years, and get rich.

In fact, growing the trees and growing them is fairly simple. The secret lies in having the exclusive innovation, experience, knowledge and production systems through to final result distribution to turn an easy tree from a near useless softwood, into an oil that is valued at approximately US$ 50,000 per kilogramme.

In this circumstances, it is a carefully concealed (of substantial value) and Asia Plantation Capital (APC) is among the few business who, over the last 10 years, have actually accomplished the apparently unlikely. Lots of business assert to have actually made the most recent and biggest clinical developments, however just APC and a handful of smaller sized business and growers – numerous of whom work solely with the APC Group– have actually regularly produced outcomes that confirm their claims.

Backed up by all the pertinent accreditation and approvals, along with the necessary distribution network, Asia Plantation Capital has an exclusive ‘Soil to Oil to You’ company design that includes vertical combination in the whole supply chain, from seed proliferation, all the method through to informed customers purchasing retail items.

The Asia Plantation Capital Group has actually just recently been engaging with European and Middle Eastern based financial investment supervisors, funds, household workplaces and personal lenders to inform its distinct story.

Eyebrows were raised, interests stimulated, and interest signed up, with numerous groups seizing the day to visit the business’ plantations, factories and retail outlets in Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore, to see on their own exactly what all the buzz had to do with.

It was a buzz developed by the business and its jobs being bestowed with the “Best Forestry Asset Management Award 2014” by CFI Magazine, and being shortlisted as a finalist in the “World Sustainable Business Awards”, kept in Paris by Organic Monitor. And possibly it had something to do with more awards being amassed by fragrances produced by Fragrance Du Bois– among APC’s associated business, to which it provides the remarkable, 100 % ensured natural, natural Oud oil.

“Having seen our possessions under management grow to US$ 600 million at the end of 2013,” stated Gary Crates – CEO Europe, “from financiers in the understand and our own investors in the Group’s plantation tasks in their nations, we discovered enhancing interest from institutional financiers, pension funds and household workplaces from more afield.”.

The huge distinction is that 95 % of our typical visitors are Asian, who comprehend first-hand the chances in the plantation sector. Seeing European Asset Managers and some from the Middle East was a brand-new experience for us, and plainly an outcome of the tough work our groups throughout Asia have actually contributed to the business’s and plantations’ hidden success and development.”.

“Mister Vincent de Meaux, from Athos Patrimoine stated, “I need to state I have actually been taking a look at numerous chances in the plantation sector, and performing due diligence on behalf of customers for a variety of years on tasks and business. Prior to my visit, I was open minded, however maybe a little doubtful. The big scale of operations and professional management and systems Asia Plantation Capital have actually established and put in location, total up to among the most remarkable total plantation company designs I have actually seen.”.

He went on, “Add to that their back-end processing and distribution through their own business’s retail outlets in Asia, the Middle East and Europe, produces a real, vertically incorporated and distinct sustainable company chance. It likewise resembles among the very best strategic hedge methods I have actually seen recently. It’s not a surprise this business has actually currently attained a lot,” he concluded, “and the included reward for today’s world is that it is 100 % sustainable; the business even has ISO status for its carbon footprint.”.

Fragrance Industry Expert Simon French stated, “Having invested more years than I care to discuss at director level in a few of the world’s biggest scent and flavourings business, I can truthfully state that no component has actually recorded the marketplace or certainly had such need as pure Oud. While lots of important oils have actually been effectively developed in artificial kind, and numerous business have actually produced artificial Oud-style active ingredients, the animalic nature of natural and pure Oud in fragrance is amazing and apparent. Any perfumer or Nose will certainly verify; pure Oud is unmatchable and distinct in its capability to sustain, reinforce and lengthen the great scent experience.”.

The Group has actually opened, and is opening more luxury flagship shops in a few of the world’s most renowned places, to display its expert fragrance brand, Fragrance Du Bois. Strategies are afoot to partner numerous of the world’s leading scent homes to develop an international chain of specific niche retail outlets providing the most special choice of great scents and bespoke developments for a critical clients. This will certainly make up an option from the supreme collection of 100 % natural Oud scents developed by an elite group of global perfumers.

With the scent market being just one of the numerous office applications for Oud and the Agarwood tree, business case is strong, sustainable, and nigh on alluring.

Pure Oud. Pure high-end. Born in nature and crafted in France, a genuinely French Connection for the existing age.

Fragrance Du Bois Brings Xerjoff to Asia

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“We are delighted to be in Singapore to display our finest and special fragrances under Fragrance Du Bois,” stated Sergio Momo, Xerjoff’s Founder and Creative Director. “I think Fragrance Du Bois shares essential concepts with Xerjoff in the universe of creative perfumery.

“It brings us excellent satisfaction to be the very first (and just) scent home in Southeast Asia, to host and partner with the world well-known Xerjoff,” stated Nicola Parker, Brand Director of Fragrance Du Bois. Xerjoff will certainly be readily available in all our flagship stores, outlets and scent lounges around the word in the coming weeks. This collaboration with Xerjoff,” Parker concluded, “will certainly even more improve that experience.

At the heart of the Xerjoff brand and all of its productions, is a mix of standard perfumery (going back centuries), and modern-day, handmade bottles. Sergio Momo’s motivation is stemmed from his Italian roots, and his commitment to a time-honoured craft has actually resulted in the formula of a few of the most initial and unforgettable scents presently on the marketplace. Momo’s compassion and understanding of the natural world has actually likewise played a part in the total visual, with a mix of semi-precious and valuable hand cut stones, quartz, Murano glass, wood, brass, bronze, leather and gold, taking functions in the succession of work of arts.

Likewise providing some weight to the valuable and unusual artworks that catch these extraordinary scents, are the lots of years of research study and advancement in the art of perfumery, along with the partnerships with prominent Italian artists. International and Italian ‘Noses’, carvers and painters – in addition to jewellery designers, glassblowers, diamond cutters and wood engravers – collaborate to distil, mix and package the valuable essences developed in Grasse (South of France), Spain and Italy.

Xerjoff’s collection – redolent of history and custom, and motivated by aspects and occasions as varied as Siberian meteorite showers and the ancient Arabian art of perfumery — makes certain to consist of a fragrance that will certainly delight and promote the senses of even the most seasoned scent fanatic..
Working along parallel lines with Fragrance Du Bois, Xerjoff has actually committed 2 outstanding collections to the enigmatic and magical Oud oil – both provided in perfectly crafted crystal bottles. Sourced from Laos, Indonesia, Thailand, India and Cambodia, the Oud-inspired productions are catching the creativities of scent lovers worldwide.

An option of Xerjoff’s high-end scents will certainly be readily available at the Fragrance Du Bois flagship store in Singapore from today. They will certainly likewise be offered in Du Bois’ 2nd flagship shop in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, within a matter of weeks.
Xerjoff in Southeast Asia is solely given you by Fragrance Du Bois, and rates begin with SGD 225.