There are those timeless scents - spicy and warm for winter, and Fruity or minty for summer. Here’s looking at some new smells spreading around for breathing a new life in your relationship. You can choose from a whole range of perfumes, which are ideal to spread romance in the air.

Smell of lilies: Body Shop has launched a new fragrance range ‘Aqua Lily’. It’s a fresh, delicate and water floral-based fragrance. This does not merely reflect a product that smells like lilies. Body Shop has moved a step ahead, to dig up some history, to mix it up with the smell. To the Chinese, lilies symbolize ‘forever in love’; the Greeks termed it the ‘flower of flowers’, whereas the Romans often blended fresh lilies with roses and scattered on their beds.
There is a whole range including Aqua Lily perfume oil, eau de toilette, body spray, etc. The fragrance is a blend of watermelon, dewy bamboo, green apple, pink pepper and tangerine in harmony with floral notes of rose, violet, muguet and, of course, lily.

Burberry The Beat: Nothing to beat flower power in a hot, humid weather for women who wish to smell their best; Burberry The Beat is a cool option, which instantly energizes with a youthfulness thanks to its sparkling, woody and floral fragrance.
Bvlgari Omnia Amethyste: This is a young fragrance typically Bvlgari in its subtle sophistication. The perfume is inspired by the amethyst gemstone’s aura. The floral scents exuded by it are refreshing. They remind one of rose gardens and morning dew.
Burberry The Beat is sexy, feminine and vibrant, with its smoky, sensual musk and wooden tones, blended with the aroma of traditional Ceylon tea and bluebells! This gift is an ode to nature and flowers.

Chrome Legend: Azzaro’s new fragrance for men is packed with scents duly extracted from nature- flowers and forests. It is a fresh, intense smell with notes of citrus that reminds one of sea spray and green frosted leaves. There are also under-notes of woody, musky amber essences.

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Archies perfumes: Archies has on offer a range of perfumes that are classy, yet affordable,, including Black Magic, Stupid Cupid Parfum, Voce Men, Stupid Cupid Deo, Lovely Chastity, Happy Days.
NafNaf (for women): A recently launched version of fragrance NafNaf brings a feeling of happiness highly accentuated with fruity accords. It heralds awakening of enthusiasm, and new adventures.
NafNaf fragrance, excitingly romantic, opens a new door to emotions. It creates a fruit cocktail with mouthwatering pear and mango, leading to elegant heart that introduces a floral bouquet of orange blossom, jasmine and iris with hints of watery fruity aromas as well as peony.

Gaultier 2 Perfume: This Perfume by Jean Paul Gaultier, the famous design house, possesses a blend of Vanilla, Musk and Amber. The seductive tones are nicely blended through a smoke screen of myrhh and incense, for a fragrance that impart sensuality.

I Loewe You: This women’s fragrance is aimed at an innocent, extrovert, spontaneous teenager. It belongs to the family of fruity and floral fragrances. ‘I Loewe You’ would serve as an exclusive gift for the lively and ingenious female you want to get cozy with.
Elle: This fantastic fragrance from Yves Saint Laurent will win the hearts of young, modern, urban girls. It is tender and brings joy with luminous lemon’s crisp notes of along with litchi on the peony petal. Elle is perfectly wearable!
The Hugo XX and XY: The Hugo style, the version XX for females, brings gourmand fruity notes, whereas that for men (XY) fetches an aromatic rhythm. The former is available in golden campaign tones, whereas the men’s is metallic grey tone. They are created so for emphasizing the differences between both sexes, also highlighting the mutual magnetic attraction.

Davidoff Adventure: The Davidoff Adventure, a men’s perfume, has been inspired by adventure - the concept of wild nature with hot spices and bright colors has been blended to remind the wearer of the sensuality of exotic woods and the humid freshness of the rainforest.

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Devise a plan to make your workspace pleasant and inviting even while retaining its professional, look and feel on eve of May Day. Involve your employees in the process to build a sense of bonding. Here are some tips to impart a pleasant touch to your workspace

•  Make it a point to deck the office walls, since bare, drab walls will make your office seem dull, lifeless. It can negatively affect your staff. Enhance and warm up your workspace by showcasing some lovely frames or prints on office walls.

•  Invite local artists to showcase their artwork on the office walls. It is a win-win situation as they get exposure for their quality work whereas you ensure office décor at a reasonable cost.

•  Indoor fountains are a perfect accessory for creating a relaxing ambience. Their calming effect will make employees feel relaxed. Research has proved that they can boost the productivity.

•  Use small potted plants and tasteful bonsai arrangements for creating a natural setting.

•  Add a new glow to your office walls by repainting them. Choose a color that will reflect the spirit of your business. For example, if you are in a domain like industry like legal / finance services, you are better off picking a neutral color like light green, a shade of white or beige. On the other hand, go for walls with more visual appeal if you are into a creative business like designing, advertising or media. Using various colour shades to their best advantage will revitalize your office.

There can be no better occasion than International Workers’ or Labour Day on May1 to take steps for providing the best and morale-boosting working conditions for your employees.

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Poor office design is often responsible for loss of productivity apart from hurting employee morale. According to a survey, nearly thirty per cent people opt to leave their current jobs owing to the poor office environment and almost an equal number of prospective employees turn down a job offer largely because of a firm’s poor work environment.

The most common complaints from people working in badly designed offices are:

Noise – It affects their work efficiency.
Temperature - The offices is either too warm or too cold for comfort.
Insufficient space - The people commonly find their workspace cramped and constrained.
Uncomfortable furniture – Employees often are dissatisfied with the outdated office furniture.

Other common areas of complaint and irritation are poor ventilation and poor illumination. The ventilation system should provide quality indoor air. It should also provide the right levels of humidity and temperature. Importantly, it should be well maintained. A badly lit office may cause accidents resulting from shadows, glare, eyestrain and fatigue.

The idea of building a pleasant office environment is to create productive and conducive conditions for optimum output. A well-designed office layout improves staff morale and profitability whereas badly designed offices constrain employees. Getting rid of clutter and reorganizing the workspace will lead to a positive working environment.

Take steps to revamp office space. It will be a perfect May Day or International Workers’ Day gesture!

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A friendly atmosphere pervades most offices these days. In fact, most professional organisations understand the importance of making a newcomer feel right at home and everyone from the departmental heads to seniors consider it part of their job to help the new guy or gal learn his or her way around the office and feel a part of the team. The most common way to make a person feel home is with this question, ‘When are you treating us?’ This one treat can smooth the way to a great camaraderie at the workplace, enabling you to not only meet everyone you will work with but also generate goodwill from the word go.
No one expects a lot from this ‘treat‘. The word itself is so vague that it can mean anything from individual pen-holders to a box of mithai being passed around to a cake to a post-office hours drinking session. It is totally up to you. However, there are some rules-of-thumb that anyone should keep in mind when he wants to start off on the right foot.

Decide your budget?

Even when it comes to a box of mithai you must be sure of how much you are willing to spend, and then pick your mithai accordingly. Do you want to give this treat to the entire office or just your department? Must you keep some extra for second helpings or stick to a strict number? Will you be buying a Rs.300/kg sweet or a Rs.100/kg sweet? If you’re taking your colleagues out are you taking them out for drinks or just a simple meal or to that flashy new restaurant that has opened around the corner? The bigger the number of people the more it makes sense to make your gift as economical as possible. With a smaller team you can afford to be more generous and perhaps even give individual gifts.

Food

Distributing mithai is alright, but if you want your new colleagues to remember this treat more than the others, then gift them a jar of olive tapenade each or an imported cheese dip. Bring along a big box of crackers and you can all dig in together during a break. Some of your colleagues might find it unusual but at least it would stand apart from their long line-up of ‘treat memories’.

Office Stationery

No one can have enough of these and they can be very boring actually, but with a little thought and time on your hands you can get something sweet. Make a note of everyone’s names and get pen-holders or coffee mugs with their initials on them – they’re pretty inexpensive. Or pick them out in odd shapes and colours (April is International Frog Month so you could pick out some funny frog designs too). Pens are really very passé – you can never make them interesting, honestly! And steer clear of notepads – they’re of the use and throw variety so even if you hunt down some novelty notepads like ones with animal-print covers and funky add-in decorations, they will eventually be thrown away or maybe perhaps not even appreciated by your colleagues. Other interesting office stationery could be funny desk calendars or ornate paper cutters that stand apart from the usual that one sees in workplaces.

Non-Office Stationery Gifts

If you want to give them anything other than office stationery then re-think that decision for the moment. These are people you are not familiar with and more than likely you will be going wrong with your choice. So stick to something that would be useful for the office when you are thinking of giving individual gifts.

A newcomer who skips this treat usually finds himself to be a bit of an outsider of the team. So be sure to get it right. Your gift should not be ostentatious and try and pick something humorous or dead practical. Mithai is so common that people will take it for granted and forget about it. Making your gift unusual is a great way to ensure that your colleagues feel special right from the start.

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Gone are the days when the employer could afford to take his employees for granted. A decent salary is passé and the Diwali bonus is their God-given right – you have to do more when you want to make your team feel special. Here are some tips on how you can notch up the office atmosphere from good to great and create greater goodwill amongst your team members:

The Mumbai air is still nippy so bring out that picnic hamper. The best solution is to get a huge one – and we mean a really huge one – and fill it to the brim with cold cuts, cold drinks, juice, sandwiches, and whatever else your team would go for. Make sure the food is non-messy, from the best brands and conveniently packaged. But be sure to select a small gift to give to all of them at the end of it. Perhaps Chinese feng shui coins or a unisex watch – something small and inexpensive. Make it more fun by throwing miscellaneous small gifts into a basket and asking them to take a lucky dip.

Just sealed a deal? Don’t forget your team – they are the ones who worked alongside you. Treat them! Scarves for the ladies, belts for the gentlemen. Buying each a different gift makes them realize that you put invested time and effort into making them feel special.

It pays to remember your employees’ birthdays. Have your secretary draw up a list of staff birthdays and keep the gifts ready.

You can also keep gifts and cards handy by stocking up on them. Belts, watches, scarves, desk clocks, pens, fancy folders and basic cards like happy birthday, congratulations and happy anniversary. If you keep a small fridge you can even stock up on health drinks like aloe vera juice and make an evening ritual of it with your team.

There are many imaginative ways to maintain an emotional bond with your employees. Figure out what works best for you and watch them become your loyalists for life, even if they have to move on!

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Bosses can be tough sometimes, but those whom you directly deal with on a daily basis can be tougher. Often, impressing your boss is not as crucial as it is to stay in the good books of his right-hand man. And contrary to a popular saying, flattery will get you everywhere.

Be alert and pick up on clues to what your colleague or immediate superior(s) want. Does your colleague like to read? Buy a small, portable magazine or book rack to keep beside his chair. They’re reasonably priced, easy to deliver, and for presentation purposes tie a satin bow around the handle. Casually mention that when you saw the rack you immediately thought of his love for reading and bought it on an impulse.

Has his clock stopped working? Browse through your online options and select the most appropriate one. Always be quick to offer to exchange it for him if he mentions it’s not the right size or the right colour.

Always keep hierarchy in mind – your colleague’s gift should be smaller than that of your immediate boss, but equally special. When it comes to gifting the head honcho, discreetly find out what your superior is giving him and select something that is not ostentatiously better. At no point should your colleagues feel that you are trying to upstage them.

The rule of thumb in any organisation is being non-threatening to those who are close to your superior(s) without appearing eager-to-please; you’ll just be named an ass-licker if you do.

Gifts, when chosen thoughtfully and presented intelligently, can go a long way in securing your position in the company. Teaming a great performance with an image of being thoughtful and caring – that’s mastering office politics!

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Companies celebrate their victorious achievements in style and it is that time of the year when the company unites to rejoice the occasion with all glitter, style and camaraderie. It is the golden opportunity for top executives and the board management of the company to unite the employees and build a “company culture”.

At these occasions, the top executives have an opportunity to speak in front of the whole bunch of employees right from top to the entry level executive / trainee. Corporate gifting at these occasions help make a very big impression on the minds of each and every employee.

A memento with a box of sweets though is a must, a corporate gift such as a handbag or a trip to any location for three-four days would exquisitely be a great idea.

Moments such as these can help build a chain of motivating situations of sorts and have to be handled very carefully as these moments can leverage or even destroy the enthusiasm of the company’s employees. Choosing a corporate gift at these point of times is not only crucial but also should prove to be special too. Discussions with superiors and higher management is a must and the company must identify the ‘perfect corporate gift’ by encouraging a survey across the company asking employees what would they prefer to receive as a corporate gift.

A gift that soothes the employees throat and gives them a multiple boost in efficiency and self esteem would be a great deal and must always be the factor while choosing gifts for employees and the top management.

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A wedding for most Indian people is once in a life-time affair. Indian culture is so diverse and rich in tradition that an Indian wedding is performed in its most natural, religious and traditional way.

If its the case that your employee is getting married in the most religious and traditional manner, there are some corporate gifting tips an employer must not forget.

The employee is special to an employers business and so is the employees spouse. An employer must gift not only to the employee but also gift his/her spouse. This way, an employer can also encourage and motivate a relationship with the newly wed spouse and create a very good image of the company.

Corporate gifting a not very expensive set of gold jewelry for both the employee as well his spouse with a bouquet of flowers will definitely prove the employers reputation of being a very good company. A set of traditional crockery would also be a good gift if in case, an employer chooses to gift an inexpensive gift.

A very romantic corporate gift to the newly weds such as a honeymoon package would be awesome.

An employer must not forget to brand the gift by wrapping the gift meticulously in an artistic manner so as to create a smile on the employees face.

Most importantly, a greeting card that expresses blessings of a long happy married life is certainly a must. An employer must not forget to express his good wishes to the employee and his/her newly wedded spouse.

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Companies look forward to celebrate Diwali in every unique way possible to make it a remarkable festive season for employees to cherish it all their lives. As companies  across India give their employees a Diwali bonus as a usual practice every year, companies usually pay the bonus in cash. This year the trend of gifting bonuses has evolved into a completely new way. Companies have started giving Diwali bonuses in kind as well.

Since you as an employer might want to give a Diwali bonus in kind, you can make use of the offers from various brands that offer special Diwali gift vouchers during the Diwali festive season. As employees look forward to shop around for the coming new year, a gift voucher that will enable them to shop for the accessories they were about to shop as a matter of fact would be ideal.

Ultimately, making your employees happy this Diwali would surely be your objective so as to welcome the new year with a bang and ensure your company reaches its pinnacle point.

Make sure you give a voucher that enables the employee to shop across a variety of items at a supermall.

Make sure you give a voucher of an amount equal to at least 20 - 30 % of the employees salary as the voucher you will gift will be in respect of the bonus that you would be offering.

Make sure you do not forget to offer a box of mithais/sweets as it is termed auspicious to exchange sweets during Diwali. 

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