Lounge Loves: Ambient Renders on YouTube, a hanging neck fan and more

Making a signature scent

Have you ever ever beloved a fragrance a lot you can spray it even whilst you sleep? I just lately made one from scratch and used some earlier than mattress. Throughout a media journey organized by the Singapore Tourism Board, I visited the lab of perfume workshop firm Oo La Lab, which presents hands-on periods for members to hit the precise notes. Saved in small dropper bottles, there are 27 perfume choices from oud, leather-based, vanilla and grass to musk. An teacher guides members in shortlisting their likes; These are then combined and matched by the members in vials – a bit like a chemistry lab – to create an eau de parfum. The ultimate product is packaged in a 50ml bottle, labeled with a reputation of your alternative and sealed with an inventory of perfume notes that will help you recreate it in your subsequent go to. —Jahnabee Borah

Ambient sound heaven

White noise lovers typically spend loads of time looking for sound they’ll hearken to whereas working or sleeping. YouTube is a treasure. I just lately discovered an fascinating channel referred to as Ambient Renders, which mixes ambient sound clips with nice visuals. The channel is led by a sport business artist who makes media content material and scenes utilizing the Unreal Engine and different functions corresponding to Adobe After Results, Premiere and Photoshop. What impresses me most is the number of movies: from a comfy Christmas fire in Brooklyn to a dorm room impressed by Wednesday Addams, full with the sounds of thunder and rain. There’s even a zombie secure zone themed. Whereas a few of these movies are broadcast reside, some clips run for hours, good for individuals who prefer to sleep with ambient sounds. Nitin Sreedhar

candy style of house

Rising up, sunbathing on the terrace in winter afternoons meant consuming gond laddoos and panjiri. However over time, the apply of creating them at house dwindled, and market-produced ones simply did not lower. He recreates age-old household recipes with wholesome components till he stumbles upon Viraasat, a small artisan model in Gurugram. I attempted their scrumptious panjiris; makes use of poppy seeds and dried fruits as a substitute of wheat flour and semolina. Roasted chana sattu barfi is made with desi khand and desi ghee. Viraasat’s date matrices are additionally a fantastic accompaniment to morning teas and coffees. The model delivers house and can be obtainable at choose farmer’s markets. —Avantika Bhuyan

Carry the wind with you

A good friend of mine whose particular expertise is discovering bizarre items that arrived months after I laughed at her decisions, despatched me a conveyable neck fan final week as a birthday current. He used the M6 ​​Gaiatop Leafless Neck Fan in Kerala’s sweltering summer time and he swears by it. Designed to seem like a headset, the fan directs a breeze throughout your neck and face. Proper now, with winter in Delhi and heat as normal in Bengaluru, the fan is simply enjoyable however I can solely think about how enjoyable strolling can be in summer time. The bladeless fan weighs a snug 200g; it is there, together with different quirky assemblies like small, built-in followers and lids with transportable face mists, but it surely’s a lot better-looking, light-weight, and – pardon the phrase – ethereal. —Shalini Umachandran