Close shave: After prolonged research and development, Gillette has come up with a product specifically designed for the average Nepali man ie, someone with low shaving frequency, lack of running water and a tough beard. The Gillette Vector Plus has an anti-clogging twinblade system with a push button to clean the blades, a lubricating strip to reduce pulling and skin irritation, and is comfortably priced at Rs 78 for a razor and cartridge. Extra cartridges are available for Rs 56 for two and Rs 104 for a four pack.

Photo finish: Brilliant photo-quality output at a print resolution of 2,880 optimised dpi at an affordable price for the home office is what the EPSON Stylus C43UX will deliver to the budget-conscious consumer. Introduced to the Nepali market by Mercantile Office System at Darbar Marg, the printer includes an easy to use photo utility that makes printing a breeze with a large previewing window and new red-eye reduction feature.

Odour-free: Faber's new electric kitchen chimney promises to banish the smell of Nepali spices that permeates our kitchen. Designed for the South Asian kitchen by a collaboration with Faber SpA of Italy, these chimneys extract kitchen vapours with minimum machine noise and low electricity consumption. Universal trading Circle, the local importers and distributors, say the secret lies in its anti-grease filter technology.